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  2. Weeroch1 on

    Neustadt-braw 10:52

     

    Hadnt thought of that🙂

     

     

    Glendalystonsils 11:00

     

    Yes Ajer still has a wee bit to learn but hopefully the more experience he gets the better he will get.

     

    Re my moniker yes I was at st rochs. Left way back in 1967!!!!

  3. celtic40me on

    “Neil Lennon comes into his own on these nights”

     

     

    As the torn-faced misery scholes pointed out we were technically inferior to them but thankfully football is about more than that and not just home advantage and a “crazy” home support.

     

     

    NL’s Celtic are a team in his image – fight and self-belief

  4. Matt Stewart on

    He was thirteen years old. But tonight he was a man. He had his own ticket and he was about to witness

     

    a game that would not only be his first European match at Celtic park, but would also claim a special

     

    place on his mental-mantel-piece of mementos.

     

     

    One-all, and the clock was ticking down to that shrillest of unwanted screeches, the ref’s final whistle and a winless disaster(there are no grey areas in the life of a thirteen year old).

     

     

    One final raid perhaps…one last push…one hope and a prayer…

     

     

    “We’re going to score” he said to everyone, anyone and no-one.

     

     

    One corner….one swing of a boot… one head bursting like a missile from the sea of upeward gazing eyes….and everyone….EVERYONE went equally ballistic.

     

     

    2-1 Celtic….the date 8th March 1967…the opponents Vojovodina. The man wae the golden foot…. Charlie Gallagher. The ICBM…..Billy McNeil.

     

     

    52 years, 7 months and 16 days later and that young lad was a couple of months away from turning the same age as the number of the archetypal route that runs from Chicago to Santa Monica.

     

     

    Tonight I (for that 13year old was indeed me) was now an old(er) man, no wiser but older. My season card (tickets are so 20th Century) now make a wee yellow light come on just to ensure that everyone knows that it belongs to an auld git (although to be fair there is a wee bit of satisfaction in expecting the long arm of a steward to reach out and demand for ID since “No way are you a day over 45 sir”!….till now he always seems to be busy as I am going through and doesn’t clock the amber warning).

     

     

    I was also about to witness another game that would also lodge a special place in my mental-mantle-piece of mementos.

     

     

    One-all again! The clock was ticking down once more to that teeth grinding final blast and a winless disaster (there are no grey ares – hair apart- in the life of putative 45 year olds .)

     

     

    Then deja bleedin vu …yah feckin dancer!

     

     

    One final raid! One last push! One hope and a prayer that came back to me from all those years ago.

     

     

    “We’re going to score” I said to wee lhass beside me. She had chewed through her programme by now!

     

     

    “From a corner? Don’t be daft? We never score from corners!” she stuttered.

     

     

    “We will tonight….trust a forty five year old” I dangled for confirmation. She never replied, obviously a bit of page 24 had lodged in her teeth.

     

     

    Then….Ball placed on the corner curve…a quick look up…one swing of a boot… one head bursting like a missile from the sea of upeward gazing eyes….and everyone….EVERYONE went equally ballistic.

     

     

    2-1 Celtic….the date 24th October 2019…the opponents Lazio. The man wae the golden foot….. Ryan Christie. The ICBM ….Chris Jullien

     

     

    She hugged me…the wee lhass did…. and said….”Your never 45….not a day over 40″. (Well I heard her…I did!)

     

     

    History isn’t always about the repetition of errors, failure and lessons not learned.

     

     

    Sometimes….sometimes especially when it’s steeped in the irrational devotion to a bloody football myth, legend, a fairytale called Celtic…there are histories that repeat themselves as smiles. We need to be shout a bit more about those…..that’s what will make today’s 13 year olds remember tonight and in another 52 years, 7 months and 16 days…..9th June 2071 to be precise…when I’ll probably look about 75…I’ll tell you all about it again.

     

     

    Hail Hail

     

     

    Matt

  5. setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on

    We beat an Italian team when we were ourselves below par as an outfit. That shows this group have something about them.

     

     

    I want to see Elhamed tried out at Centre back- he is a guy who rarely drops below a 7.5 level. I would like to get a more reliable centre to our defence.

     

     

    Still buzzing about the great atmosphere- even Abellio running trains with closed carriages and others running empty through stations, not stopping, could not dampen this night. We have a right good chance of being in Europe still in 2020.

  8. marspapa on

    Great result, absolutely shattered.

     

    Thought RC was the catalyst that drove us, chasing them down, harassing them into errors.

     

     

    Well done LENNY ❤️😀👍

  10. Hrvatski Jim on

    Brilliant post from Matt Stewart.

     

     

    Still buzzing about tonight. I had lost all track of time and didn’t know that we were well into injury time when I saw the referee point to the tunnel.

     

     

    Question…does anyone know the last time that we beat a team with a higher seeding in Europe

     

     

    Beating a higher seeded team is one of my criteria to assess a manager’s performance. I don’t remember Brendan or Ronnie doing it so was Barca in 2012 the last time that we did it?

  12. ‘GG on

    Matt

     

    You revived memories of a great misty night, Charlie Gallacher’s educated left foot and the majestic Billy McNeil soaring above the fog to score an unforgettable goal.

  13. Saint Stivs on

    “From a corner? Don’t be daft? We never score from corners!” she stuttered.

     

     

    and that was a brilliant delivery

  15. Fritzsong on

    Have followed the Celtic for more than 60 years. Cannot believe the smart ass , wide boy comments about the team tonight. The truth is that it was a first rate contest between a Serie A side and any SPFL team. We showed character and we won with no little skill.

  20. Delaneys Dunky on

    We were not at our best tonight, but I saw a team that fought to the death. Bravo Jullien and bravo Neil Lennon, who has created a team in his never say die image. I can not remember a better save than Gran Muralla’s in injury time. To think I was cursing him at half time for conceding the Lazio goal.

     

    Forgive me Father for I have sinned.

  23. Tobago Street on

    Great post Matt Stewart!

     

     

     

    A result that didn’t look feasible at half time. But then; they hit the post, belief returns, Foster finds his concentration and loses his nervousness and Ryan Christie slides into overdrive and creates room for Eduoard! There were passages of play when Lazio seemed to have an extra man and everything bounced their way. it didn’t register with the Celtic team though. More harrying, more running, better passing, closer marking, louder singing and spreading of belief. And one strained neck as I stretched to head the ball with Chris Jullien!

     

     

    It’s such a joy for us to see,

     

    for they play football the Celtic way!

     

     

    T

  24. FrankMarker on

    Thu 24th Oct 2019

     

    Odsonne Edouard

     

    100 Games for Celtic

     

    070 Starts

     

    030 Sub

     

    036 Subbed

     

    000 Sent Off

     

    *44 Goals for Celtic

     

    Or

     

    *45 Goals for Celtic

     

    002 Pens

     

    001 Hat Trick

     

    066 Wins

     

    017 Draws

     

    017 Lost .

     

    Kristoffer Ajer

     

    100 Games for Celtic

     

    090 Starts

     

    010 Sub

     

    009 Subbed

     

    001 Sent Off

     

    003 Goals

     

    000 Pens

     

    000 Hat trick

     

    071 Wins

     

    017 Draws

     

    012 Lost .

  25. Billybear on

    Vaffanculo Lazio.

     

    Its worth the fine?

     

    Yes, if The Green Brigade pay it. Why should Celtic have to pay it, Not all Lazio fans are fascists. Not all Lazio employees are either. Celtic fans are going to Rome in two weeks. antagonising the bad element in their support puts Celtic fans in danger.

  29. ‘GG on

    Rewatched the game. Knowing the score removes the anxiety.

     

    At the winning goal.

     

    AJER drags two defenders to the near post and Julien Runs into the vacated spot.

     

    Training ground move?

     

    At our leveler Lazio had 9 men in the box. Great play from Eddie to find Ryan.

     

    As Neil said “There’s more to come from this young side.”

  30. David66 on

    Good morning CQN from a very cold, dark but dry Garngad current temp 2degrees⛄️⛄️⛄️ Feels like -1

     

     

    What a determined performance last night.

     

     

    Now onto the sheep.

     

    It was good that Rogic got some game time under his belt again.

     

     

    What about Forsters saves.. Top drawer.

     

     

    HH

     

     

    D. :)

  31. Chairbhoy on

    Grand Morning In The Verdant Chilterns.

     

     

    Brilliant result Lenny and the bhoys – still top of the leagues.

     

     

    Thought we were up against a very smart, technically good team, didn’t expect anything less of the Italians.

     

     

    My feelings is, it takes quality to compete at this level in Europe and although it was top class footballers that got us our equaliser and top quality keeping that saved the three points, it was the team’s determination and never say die spirit that got us the win.

     

     

    Tremendous!!

     

     

    From yesterday morning, apologise for delay in replying…

     

     

    HOT SMOKED @ 9:40 AM,

     

     

    Yes, I thought that was the case in Scotland, not at all sure it is elsewhere – when KT was going to Arsenal and getting a “huge pay rise” I wondered about the average wage of a first team Gooner.

     

     

    Now I’m going from (a hazy) memory here but there was a lot of info out there on Arsenal wages including the first team wage bill, which was circa 150M!??

     

     

    THE BATTERED BUNNET @ 11:08 AM,

     

     

    Thanks for the reply and info.

     

     

    As said above I thought it might be our total wage bill. Had no idea really what percentage would be first team, other football related staff and what would be admin, general staffs’ wage bill.

     

     

    Therefore the headline figure is very hard to interperet.

     

     

    I’ve got to say your 13M figure was interesting, as you say, Celtic have a lot of inside functions that other Clubs could outsource.

     

     

    It does suggest that there is a very large football operation outside the first team players, much larger than I’d have thought.

     

     

    An aside – Your avg wage figure for Scotland @ 29K intrigued me. I live in an “affluent” part of the UK. The avg wage figure in the town is 27K, the avg. house price 350K – Crazy.

     

     

    Thanks Again

     

     

    Hail Hail

  32. Greenpinata on

    Yes it was stressful, yes it was emotional. It was brilliant

     

     

    Now tell me we shouldn’t prioritise European football.

     

    Put simply it creates an atmosphere and europha that a domestic game cannot reach.

     

     

    Still buzzing.

     

     

    HH.

  34. David66 on

    Greenpinata – Easy, let’s prioritise the league.

     

     

    There I told you.

     

     

    HH

     

     

    D. :)

  35. gorbalstam on

    Billybear on 25th October 2019 1:17 am

     

    Aye, Celtic fans will need to be extra vigilant because the bad element in the Lazio support are now more likely to attack Celtic fans because of a banner. Deary me.

  36. Jobo Baldie on

    Good morning, friends and a really extra specially Big Happy Friday to you all from a still jubilant, clear skied, cold and crisp, top of 2 leagues East Kilbride.

     

    And just when I think things can’t get any better I scroll back this page and come across Matt Stewart’s brilliant wee story – at 11;39 – now there’s a gifted writer.

     

    And if you haven’t done so already (or ever!) why don’t you have your say on who were our top 3 performers last night and stick a short email over to me at cqnpoty@gmail.com . Voting is open until 10pm tonight

     

    I’m going to enjoy this working Friday!

  37. Moisey17 on

    Another fine and another step closer to part of the ground being closed. If you think that will not motivate some revenge against our fans in Rome you know nothing of Italian ultras. Yet more poor judgement by the GB – it’s all about them and f..k the consequences

  38. GFTB on

    European football after Christmas is one of the reasons (I think) that we come back from winter break very strong … we then don’t have 2 games @ week and have knockout football to look forward too gives Neil more time on the training field between games and all players have a wee extra incentive to keep their place in the team… I know we aren’t there yet but Neil & the bhoys have gave themselves a right good chance, Rennes could be more or less out by the time we play them … European football is massive to keep & attract players to Celtic and us only a positive for the club.. tremendous result last night considering Ryan’s goal might have been first shot in target, hitting the post isn’t on target by all accounts :-)

  40. SuperSutton on

    MATT STEWART on 24TH OCTOBER 2019 11:39 PM

     

     

    Superb. I usually scroll past long posts* – attention span of gnat – but I was hooked with the first sentence.

     

     

    *BRTH posts excluded.

  42. NorrieM on

    Goooooood Morning CQN 👍

     

     

    Stevo62 – that wee result will have worked a treat for your Dad – hope it speeds up his recovery

     

     

    Now anyone hear anything about my lost season ticket ?

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