It must seem inconceivable to the younger generation, but those older saw Scotland compete at World Cups in 1974, 78, 82, 86, 90 and 98. When I turned 35, the only tournaments Scotland had not reached in my lifetime happened when I was 3 and 27. Wales had never been there (still on a 64 year dry patch) and England missed out in 74, 78 and 94.
Back then, it meant something to me; today, I’m all about the Celtic. That nationalism thing has gone, Celtic is my nation and the only flag that represents me. If Scotland lose, it will not move the dial of my mood one degree.
If anything could come close to changing this, it’s a former Scotland captain wanting Ukraine to win at Hampden tonight in the ludicrous belief that would send a message to the Kremlin. A child-like belief that football support can impact a man who is prepared to kill thousands.
Still, the World Cup is always a great sporting event, the younger generation has been robbed of the meaningful interest many of us had, it is churlish for me to “humbug” at what I once enjoyed. There’s also Callum McGregor to think about. He would grace the tournament as the heartbeat of the Scotland side and deserves the chance to perform on the top international stage.
So for the younger generation, Callum, David Turnbull, Greg Taylor and Anthony Ralston, best of luck tonight. Just don’t ask me to stand for a blue flag.
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Ziggydoc
I don’t think I would have like Steve Clarkes football,it is to similar to Mourinho(stop) football which focuses on stopping your opponents play,stop start play,he does not really make teams that are forward thinking and takes the game to opponents.
His teams will be highly organised,just like Jose and are effective in keeping that organisation,especially if they take lead.thats why he is prob better suited to national team with a few stars and lot of carthorses.
A lot of what ifs but like you ziggy am happy wi Ange
HH
PPB @ 11.42
Not splitting the gates — look for the TFOD1.0 angle.
They were spending the money to put in new all seated stands.
Seats brought in more money — did they want to split the money with clubs that were spending zilch?
Not splitting the gate money — reason for the collapse of Scottish football?
To me that dog don’t hunt — the 80’s were good to Scottish football.
Does anyone know when the next Celtic F.C. match is? I’m seriously bored. 😴
Last night we were totally disorganised.
Three in the MF had us chasing shadows.
With a back 5 that were either out of position / suffering from relegation PTSD / recovering from Saturday.
Horrible at every level.
Plus we were not playing for each other.
CA’s wastefulness / can’t be ersed vibe will become the stuff of legend.
Should be getting an email from Celtic this week to see if I have a season ticket for this year. Hopefully.
BIGRAILROADBLUES on 2ND JUNE 2022 11:40 AM
AT, “convicted tax avoiding criminal”. That’s a bigger hun cast list than Ben Hur. The South African reprobate?
Ssssssshhhhhh No1
No I mean Sir Hunner of Pence.
That tax case he won at level 1 went to final appeal court,level 5,and he was found to be a tax avoiding criminal.
Ssssssshhhhhhh no 2
Jeez you just need to look the Div King in the Eye to know your looking at a criminal.
The South African revenue services looked into those eyes over 500 times,eventually settling to desquintify his gokky criminal speak and call him a criminal 49 times.
HH
Interesting comments about CS on one of the other artcles.
Gives some detail about the job / tasks WGS was given when he arrived in 2005.
Seems to back up the view at the time that WGS was a board friendly manager who was told to cut the wage bill by every means available.
Big change from the old pals act put in place by MON.
Change was needed but WGS was just a yes man for PL / the board.
More a supervisor than a manager.
Toaty Trumper @ 12.00
Your bean counting experience is starting to come to the surface.
Big Bang / City / Maggie luv backstory — is that who you really are?
AT, I didn’t know that Murray had been convicted. Always reckoned he was the teflon don.
SDM being “convicted”?
He is rapidly getting the band back together with a few sweetheart deals with the MIM administrator.
Funny that.
Japan winning 2-1. Maeda on in second half. Will these guys get any kind of break? When does pre-season start?
lsjlsjdslkjdlksj
BRRB
Yup,Her majesty said they would go thro every appeal rung until final appeal court until the decision went their way,and it did.final appeal court.
Sir Hunner of Pence deemed to be like his father as Tontine informed us.a tax evading criminal.
Had one or two problems paying pensions too!
HH
AN TEARMANN
read the comment about Ben Hur as
Ber Hun.Had to do a double take there😁
Paul must be watching Trooping the Colour…
Philbhoy
Mrs Gene runs the local foodbank and it is closed today
GENE on 2ND JUNE 2022 1:18 PM
Philbhoy
Mrs Gene runs the local foodbank and it is closed today
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A sad highlight in an imbalanced society Gene.
Was reading there are now more foodbanks than McDonald’s,sad 😡
HH
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As limited as Scotland are we lost 2 dreadful schoolboy goals and the McGinn miss was worthy of Van Vossen, Then not putting the keeper under any pressure when he was flapping about like a wet hen.Pathetic. I think Wales will beat them.
Paul must be mourning the Sconny Botland result last night😂
BIGRAILROADBLUES
“Kyogo and Daizen on bench for Japan. Where’s Iniquitousiv with live updates? 🤔🤣”
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Mea Culpa, mon ami. It kicked off at 6:00 AM US EST, and I forgot it was on. Deplorable, I know.
Must do better.
Finished 4-1 to Japan. Brazil beat South Korea 5-1 in Korea.
Not sure about the surname, but the link at the bottom of the article is certainly entertaining. A bit of a bull of a guy.
https://thecelticstar.com/celtic-interest-in-midfielder-mohammad-abu-fani-of-maccabi-haifa/
JAPAN V PARGUAY…
I watched the whole game, and SAD to say…..
Diazen Maeda came on at half time as a Sub.
He had a SHOCKING 45 minutes of action. the usual work rate was there, BUT He MISSED TWO absolute ” SITTERS” , and another half chance.
His first sitter, was again with his head, when he appeared to CLOSE his eyes ( just like he did against the Huns), and was only a few yards from Goal.
The 2nd ” SITTER” was one of the WORST that I have EVER seen in my life…..
Maeda had the WHOLE EMPTY GOAL in front of him with the Goalie on the ground……..He tried to VOLLEY it HARD with his right foot, when all it required was a simple touch…he sent the Ball about 20 YARDS over the Bar.
He got up holding his head in hands, and looked VERY embarrassed. even the Paraguay Goalie tried to console him by helping him to his feet.
KYOGO came on for the last 8/10 minutes or so…and didnt have a chance to get into the action.
EMERALDBEE \O/ A DOUBLE NINER!! on 2ND JUNE 2022 2:58 PM
Not sure about the surname, but the link at the bottom of the article is certainly entertaining. A bit of a bull of a guy.
https://thecelticstar.com/celtic-interest-in-midfielder-mohammad-abu-fani-of-maccabi-haifa/
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Celtic perhaps doing what many red-blooded Celts have done over the years – chasing Fani.
HH
Noticed an image of the Duke of Kent up there on the balcony of Buckingham Palace with Elizabeth R. Fitting indeed for the Grand Master of the United Lodge of England. Adorned with more medals than the last Czar of Russia, a close relation through his father, or would have been had Nicholas II not been given the Order Of Lenin. Still no need to look too far for Royalists, we have more than a few in this very Parish, all notable by their absence today. Has Paul 67 finally been rewarded for services to the Union (not to mention the Board) with his very own OBE? I’ll need to check the latest edition of Burke’s Peerage.
QUAD @ 3.06
😈😏
Good afternoon all from the Laurieston Bar. A truly great Glasgow pub and lovely Guinness.
Celtic Mac,
” Noticed an image ” or avidly watching.
Fine margins 😀😀😀
BRRB,
Indeed, the Laurieston is a great tradional boozer.
If only it had a beer garden 🍺🍻🍺🍻
HH.
Good afternoon from a disappointedly cool and dull Talacre.
Managed to miss the goings on in London this morning.
Celtic Mac – not much going on in the Celtic sphere at the moment
Brrb
Did your Liver receive an award from Lizzie – services to Glasgow pubs. 🤭🎖️🎖️🎖️
Greenpinata 4.43. It has a beer garden old chap. Bridge Street. 😂
Just had ‘breaking news – Andy test positive for covid’
Didn’t think he was allowed near enough anybody to catch it.
Gene 4.55. Yes indeed mate. Been invited down to Buck House with GFTB and BelmontBrian. All you can drink buffet. Nice wee wummin. 🍺😁
BRRB
Don’t forget to pass the port to the left – better still drink the lot
😂😂
BRRB,
I hope you get your ST. Think of all the dosh you will save over a season.
Then again, just need to drink quicker before the game with a mad frenzy after it.
HH.
PS : And no watering the bushes.
Celtic Mac
Still no need to look too far for Royalists, we have more than a few in this very Parish, all notable by their absence today. Has Paul 67 finally been rewarded for services to the Union (not to mention the Board) with his very own OBE?
First of all, Paul is absent from the blog on most days and tying his absence into any imagined theme of the day is just simplistic and, frankly, bit of childish reasoning and argument.
Secondly, “Unionists” (of the “it’s a mad idea to have another divorce just after our unsought Euro divorce and in the midst of post-Covid poverty”) are to be dubbed Royalists now, by default. Even though the Independence movement in Scotland has, shamefully, adopted Royalty too (and the currency of the nations it is divorcing from).
Well. I have never worshipped a king or queen, I have never fetishised a flag of any country, and I have never mistaken Nationalism for freedom or any variant of it. Our masters in this world don’t wear crowns and wave at you- they just steal your money – so that 8 men own the same amount of wealth as the poorest half of the world (3.6 billion people). Changing borders affects this not one iota. It is deckchair re-arrangement and deeply, deeply, unconvincing.
I found myself warming to the change of outlook in the SNP recently when Kate Forbes courageously outlined the truth about Scotland’s economics. She did not outline a pursuit of a socialist policy- it was very much a Social Democratic outlook of encouraging “entrepreneurs” and “wealth creators”. If it had come out of the mouth of Keir Starmer, he would have been dubbed a Red Tory. If Anas Sarwar had said this, he would have been told he is talking Scotland down.
But every SNP outlet accepted this 2nd attempt to tell the truth (the first was the White Paper, which was immediately dropped and forgotten about because it’s truth didn’t fit the narrative) as if it was business as usual and not a complete U-turn.
I don’t personally care too much which nation I belong to, or which group of nations I share my sovereignty with, but I care very much about needlessly impoverishing my fellow citizens for the price of a flag and a border.
Stuff the Jubilee
Stuff the Monarchy
Stuff all the Robber Barons
Stuff the flag worshippers and the rascal patriots.
They have nothing to do with my priorities.
NEW ARTICLE up ages ago!