As the players prepared for kick off four-year-old Oscar Knox turned and raised his arms towards his father on the touchline. It was a great Celtic Park moment.
Amido Balde got 14 minutes at the end of the game last night. By then Cliftonville were well beaten, but Amido’s physical threat was undeniable. He’s a big, broad, lad. Very much in the ‘Balde’ tradition.
Neil Lennon correctly suggested that a week is a long time in preseason football. I remember the son of a former Celtic striker making the same observation after we transformed a 5-0 deficit into a 4-0 victory in August 2005. Watching last night, you get the feeling there is still a lot of work to do before we face super-fit Elfsborg next week. I know there has been a lot of stress about having to play three Champions League qualifying rounds but I’m pleased we have the Cliftonville games under out belt.
More on the Uefa monies later……..
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Wee Oscar
Malone Bhoy, indeed.
DougC, and others who had commented on the PA volume last night:
From my seat at the back of the North Stand, announcements were previously scarcely audible. Last night was the first time I’ve heard announcements clearly at the new stadium.
ERNIE LYNCH
Good spot!
weeminger
14:00 on
24 July, 2013
‘They haven’t traded a single share today.’
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‘What we have, we hold’ ?
BBC saying the crowd was 29k.
I don’t see anything on the official site.
I thought it was nearer 40k.
Paul. Re Balde.
His 15min cameo appearance certainly got my hopes up.
I hope he’ll be great asset to our club.
~SPF~
BMCUW
Howdy bud.
Hope you are taking care of your nephew – or should that be the other way about?
Watch what you post, because his mammy will no doubt be lurking!
Have fun.
HH!!
Can I just apologise for the “their’s”/”there’s” error. It’s unforgivable.
40K of the Blessed Faithful at ,largely, meaningless game was a good show…………
Take a bow Bhoys!
Elfsborg .
I think their best player is ——
Anders Svensson .
Swedish international , creative mid fielder , good passer of the ball, good at set pieces.
SPF
Somebody – cant remember who – posted earlier that the official attendance was just over 37,000.
HH!!
Silly transfer season,Graham Dorrans for Celtic,surely not.
Hope Stokes proves me wrong but unless he defies the odds and plays a good game we’re going to struggle against better opposition with him in the attack.
Scarey prospect given what lies ahead in the coming weeks.
This time last year a lot of posters on here were urging Celtic to sign Jordan Rhodes.
I don’t think I’ve seen his name mentioned once this summer on CQN.
HH!!
Paul67
I think mrsweefra heard the stadium announcer in Strathaven :))
Weefra HH
Sir Paul..
Nice Leader,Kiddo..
But, did ye hear ,this wan?
How much is that Doggie in the Window?
Yes.. How Much wull it coast us.. tae Be Burdened by anither Big Stiffy the Target Man?
Neil.. If Ye sign Yer fellow Irishman, Ah swear Ah wull Gie Up Sweeties Fur Lent!(Whit Kinda Sweeties Ur we talkin’ aboot, here?… Oh.. That Kind!.. Jeez,pal.. Ah wid jist luv tae see YOU .. dae That!)
We Never Don’t Not Need No ‘Nither Fellow who Believes that…
It’s No How Miny Goals ye score…It’s How ye Play The Game!
Whit we Need ,of Course …
Is Anither, Henrik..
But Godot, jist done tole Me..that St.Peter, the ither day..Inadvertently, Sat oan the Only Henrik Mold that we Hiv in the Place…and Smashed it tae Pieces..
St.Pete , says he’s Sorry.. But,It wuz the Devil That Made Him dae it!
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm
Kojo
Still, Laughin’
Kojo
Still Laughin’
Beating the elves assures us of Europa league at least. Hooper and sammi are our two proven goal scorers in Europe.
I wouldn’t sell Hooper until after this tie. Otherwise we are gambling with maybe men.
TALLYBHOY
War of attrition continues unabated,last liver standing!
Been excellent so far,but Jee-zoh can he eat. Dunno where he puts it,tbh.
Offski to town shortly,he fancies a rest after the last coupla arduous days.
Hmmmm….
Has your oul’ fella scoffed all his cake yet?
Tallybhoy
I said a few weeks back,with all the money we have wasted on crap strikers we could’ve sign Rhodes.
Kikinthenakas, the bast ideas are usually simple ones. That one is easy to agree with, logic. A Champions League with Champions in it, it’ll never catch on.
garygillespieshamstring
14:16 on 24 July, 2013
FULLY AGREE……and I think that’s why Hooper came on last night ?
Remember the Artmedia game, spent the night in hospial waiting on a friend getting treated for headinjuries after the guards where chasing us with dogs down the road…
BMCUW
Cake, and bubbly, long gone.
Mrs Tally got the keys yesterday, btw. Hoping to be operational very soon.
Dont know if you got my last mail – sent on Saturday just before ko.
HH!!
Jordan Rhodes?
He cost £8m and scored 27 in 43 .. reportedly with little in the way of assistance from his team-mates.
A year into his contract must be worth >£10m in EPL money. The only hope of Blackburn to regain EPL status.
Nobody is talking about him because he is not an option.
weeminger
14:07 on
24 July, 2013
Can I just apologise for the “their’s”/”there’s” error. It’s unforgivable.
+++++++++++++++++++
Their, their. I forgive you.
Happiness is when the water from the cooncil shower on the beach is fabulously cold.
proudbhoy
What part of the outback are you in I’m in?
James Alexander Gordon, one of the most recognisable voices in British broadcasting, is to retire from his role reading the classified football results on BBC radio.
He recently had surgery to remove his larynx after being diagnosed with cancer and his voice is no longer strong enough to broadcast
-from the BBC.
TALLYBHOY
Sure did,bud. Replies to be sent once I sober up on Sunday.
BESTALUCK to Mrs T in the new venture.
Nice wee place,Prestwick.
West Angelas WA
67heaven
Hope you are right. Thought he looked sharp.
Bhoys and Ghirls ,
Begging bowl time – not for money but an hour of your time .
We’re looking for volunteers to help with a Bucket Collection before the first league game of the season on Saturday 3rd august against Ross county .
As you know this is a 5:15 ko so it causes us (the fans) some issues but also gives us the chance to collect some well-needed funds to help us keep bringing kids along to Celtic Park.
So , if you’re interested AND can spare an hour or so pre-Match , can you drop me a line to contactus@thekanofoundation.com ?
Also, could someone do me a favour and re-post this every 4-6 hours or so if I don’t get to it myself ?
Hail Hail
Sanna
Bid accepted for Hooper
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A Striker Need to be Mentally tough..
If Gary Hooper does Not know if he wants to go to a English Club or Stay at Celtic FC..(Second Choice therein)..
He should Never be Near a Starting Place..
Give a Player a game..Who knows if he Plays well and we Qualify He might Play against Barcelona instead of Bradford..
Summa
QPR some ambition
Well.. Ah see that the Brentford C.E.O.
jist gave Neil.. A Black Eye?
Yep..He sure did.. and Did Ah no tell You guys.. Yesterday that Neil hid …Made anither wan of his . Faux Pas?
Which Ah hid Pointed Oot. in Ma Submission, Pertaining tae Neil’s Gigantic Mis Cue.
When, Neil
DID NOT APOLOGISE fur the Misbehaviour of A Portion of The Celtic Travelling Support, at .. the Brentford game..
Instead , Neil.. opted tae .. Mak Excuses fur The Celtic Followers. Glaring Depredations.
Yep… Ah Hate Excuses,as ye Know folks.. Kojo Dinna Cotton.. AAATAAALLL…
Tae Excuses!
Oh.. The Black Eye?
Well , Indeed, the Brentford C.E.O. Today , gave the Celtic Manager a Big Beauty of a Shiner..
When The Brentford C.E.O. .. Did the PROPER THING..
and APOLOGISED.. to his Team’s Fans..
for the Bad Behaviour of Some of the Six thousand Celtic fans , who Came down to support thur Team
He made it very Clear that He was Thoroughly DISAPPOINTED n Saddened at Such
Bad Behaviour..by those Recalcitrant Celtic Fans.. and He said that He Had NEVER WITNESSED .. Before….such Misbehavior by visiting Fans.
Read the Article.. in
“News Now” .. Celtic.
Yep.. those MANIC Celtic Fans who Caused to much Grief To Our..Hitherto.. Withoot Stain
Reputation, of Having the “Greatest Fans in the World”
Hiv aloat tae Answer Fur..
Ah Declare!
Kojo
Still Laughin’
Given the mini-pitch invasion at Brentford last weekend, im sure many of you, like me, were present at this game too:
http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/sport/sport-opinion/ayresome-park-1992-tony-mowbrays-5263707
That was some weekend……closely followed 2 days later by 2 weeks in Kavos with the Boys!
Ah the joys of being young free and single with cash in your pocket!
Sheeesh seems like a lifetime ago.
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
Malorbhoy.
Back to you.
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Ayresome Park 1992: Tony Mowbray’s testimonial
Anthony Vickers looks back on when thousands of Celtic fans descended on Boro to mark the emotional return of Tony Mowbray
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Holgate hero Tony Mowbray made an emotional return to Ayresome Park in July 1992 for a testimonal clash that pitted his new team against his old.
Mogga had made a £1m switch to Celtic the previous November saying he needed a fresh challenge and had quickly become a fans’ favourite in one half of Glasgow too after slotting neatly into the team and dressing room.
He even introduced the pre-match ‘Celtic’ huddle to emphasise team spirit.
And when he arranged the cross-border clash for his benefit game, a reward for 10 years sterling service at Boro, he was backed by a hooped army of an almost 10,000 fanatical visiting fans, many mingling in home areas.
For buzzing Boro supporters it was a tasty pre-season treat and a good chance to see how Lennie Lawrence’s newly promoted side was shaping up ready for the inaugural Premier League campaign.
And it was an opportunity to hail mighty Mogga, the inspirational skipper who personified the spirit of the fierce fightback that saw Boro climb out of the coffin of liquidation and bounce back to the big time.
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But Celtic ‘didn’t do friendlies’ and the Bhoys brigade treated the Sunday lunchtime showdown as a competitive European fixture.
They travelled en masse and came to party and were far more focused on victory. Middlesbrough was briefly occupied with the town rammed on Saturday night.
With hotel space at a premium and the weather kind, many Scots slept out in impromptu transit camps in Albert Park, Clairville Common and the Old Man’s Park on Linthorpe Road.
On the morning of the match the approaches to Ayresome were awash with swathes of green and white and the strange sight of good natured Glaswegians enjoying a Buckfast breakfast, swapping scarves and trying to offer cans of beer to passing rivals.
All the ingredients were there for a cracking atmosphere and a decent match.
Ayresome was crackling with Celtic fans creating a wall of sound, singing rebel songs and waving massive surfers and Boro responding in fine voice.
It soured a bit briefly in the half-time break as a small section of Celtic fans invaded the pitch waving a tricolour and a similar sized group of irate patriotic Boro fans rose to the provocation and staged a counter-incursion.
There was a lot of pointing and gesturing and insults but few punches were exchanged and police and stewards quickly cleared the pitch ready for the second half and the flashpoint didn’t poison the atmosphere.
The match itself wasn’t bad. Paul Wilkinson slotted Boro ahead just before the break after racing free onto a Willie Falconer ball while Celtic levelled 10 minutes from time thanks to Tommy Coyne.
In the second half Andy Payton came on and must have impressed Celtic boss Liam Brady as he was wearing green and white hoops within the month.
And coming the other way as part of the same complex deal were Celtic defenders Derek Whyte and Chris Morris.
Ayresome Park turnstile operator Paul Whatmore recalls a lively day in the away end.
I THINK that as well as the 6,000 or so official Celtic fans there was as many again trying to get into Ayresome Park for the game and loads of trouble before, during and after the match.
I was working on a turnstile on the Clive Road side of the ground where it was ticket only and I had to continuously turn away Celtic fans trying to get in the Boro end.
The poor stewards spent most of the time trying to stop Celtic fans from jumping over the turnstile.
I think I could have made a small fortune if I accepted the number of bribes I was offered to let Celtic fans into the game.
I think I was getting £10 a game to work in those days and I was offered £100, that was for six Celtic fans to jump the turnstile.
Lively would be an understatement of the day’s events.
I WALKED to the game from Grove Hill through Albert Park with my brother and there were thousands of Celtic fans milling around.
I think a lot of them had slept on benches and the grass.
As we walked past they were very friendly, offering us cans of beer and shaking hands and talking football.
A few were a bit tipsy but the atmosphere was great.
It was a decent game I recall.
The pitch invasion was funny more than threatening.
Celtic fan Michael Adair was also there.
IT was a good trip. I always liked the Boro and was never missing Tony Mowbray’s testimonial.
He is a good football man and also a nice genuine guy.
The game was a bit of a sideshow as we just sang songs at this huge, fat, bald Boro fan who wanted 15 mins of fame by showing off his grotesque ‘Roger Melly’. Funny.
We went into Newcastle that night and got into a wee ‘scuffle’ with some locals as we were wearing Celtic/Boro colours!
That’s all I remember. Good times.
MATCH FACTS
Score: Boro 1 Celtic 1
BORO: Pears, Parkinson, Phillips, Kernaghan, Mohan (Gittens 46), Proctor (Peake 46), Slaven (Wright 77), Falconer (Mustoe 46), Wilkinson, Hendrie, Wright (Payton 46).
CELTIC: Marshall (Bonner 46), Morris, Boyd, Galloway, Mowbray, Gillespie (Whyte 46), O’Neil, McStay, Creaney (Coyne 46), Nicholas, Collins. Subs not used : Grant, Wdowczyk, McNally.
Attendance: 20,566 .
Referee: Ken Lupton (Stockton)
Summa