Back in the 80s, when Billy McNeill was in charge, you could relay in Celtic responding after a defeat by giving the next poor team to face them a pasting. They played with urgency from the start, which they often only deployed in the closing minutes of games when they were chasing a winner.
Football then got a whole lot more methodical, especially since Martin O’Neill arrived and instilled a discipline unseen in my time watching Celtic. Under O’Neill and Gordon Strachan, Celtic would open the next game on-plan, without giving the impression they had something to prove. It might be different tonight. Neil Lennon has made it clear that the 11 who take the field against St Johnstone have something to prove to him, as well as to the support. I’m expecting a big result.
Blogging on the go today so not really got time to deal with Our Pal Charlie but I’ll catch up tomorrow.
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ASonOfDan
I saw that.
So basicly he is telling porkies, well I never !!!
As for external debt….they see themselfs as a nation,
[ thiefs, liars, spivs, cheats, con men, fraudsters ] so a good choice I suppose.
Good Competition JungleJim helped pass a bit of time before we get into matchmode.Don’t be deflated every Celtic Fan is a winner.
T4
Don’t know, but he’s Pharaoh runnin rings round they stupid huns.
dena29
How did your sister and nephew get on ?
Jonny,
My family still lived there during your time but I moved to England in `66 ( I am 65) and do not recognise those names. I do, however, remember every family from my time there so those you mentioned must have arrived later.
DENA 29
Good to see you back on-did the Barca nonsense get sorted ok?
Forster
Lustig Ambrose Wilson Izzaguirre
Forrest Wanyama Ledley Commons
Watt Hooper
Subs. Zaluska Mulgrew Kayal Miku Lassad (if fit)
Sorry,THE EXILED TIM reads and types faster than me!
How you doing,TET?
Hunkering down for the winter?
Jonny
I went to Harry Hood`s 16th (or so) birthday party. In those days, most of us had one suit and after it had been paid off, we generally bought a new one. Harry appeared in no less than three suits during the party!!
JJ
Hope one wasn’t his birthday suit – or did he get lucky?
Gene’s a Bhoys name
15:16 on 30 October, 2012
Reading Phil’s article he gives a lot of credit to Spiers – maybe we underestimate the threat under which some journos are working.
Difficult to tell
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One thing I’ve always respected Spiers for was the fact that he has never denied he is a Sevconian, unlike Chick, Jabba and the likes. He has spoken openly of his love of the cold club as a boy.
And Spiers has in the past had a go at the various regimes famously falling out with Minty for several years.
However he is still a Hun at heart and his true colours and allegiances were shown last season when he defend the oldco at every turn and tried to spin the MSM message that it was just a few internet bampots at it.
His involvement in the nightly STV Tonight show I think demonstrated this best.
Once a hun, always a hun!
HH
/Bishop B
Corkcelt
I am not going to post the story but happy for you to get my email from paul67 and can relay it that way……way to unbelievable but do have 2 good sources to back me up!
HH
BobbyM
Doing good, winter is on the way, lots of rain, even had a hard frost yesterday morning, lit the wood stove today, 2nd time so far. but when it’s no raining it gets to decent temps during the day, mid 20s, so no too bad.
he got done for disturbing the public (something must have got changed in translation)
sister wasnt allowed to see him until he appeared in court. has to go back in november unless he doesnt contest charge (catch 22) sister says the charge is crazy but consierge’ word against theirs.A bit like justice here in old NORN IRON suck it up,
But at least they are both back home safe
HH
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Perhaps its just me but im neither surprised nor shocked that the great unwashed chose to threaten bully or harrass certain individuals who dared to criticise THEIR club,
the suggestion from the NUJ is that 32 of their members have been in some way affected, the lack of public support from their colleagues and fellow journalists has been astonishing, this attempt at intimidation should be front page news, whether its tabloid or broadsheet, it is a blatant attack on the right to report,
the fact that no one, not one media outlet, written or broadcast has had the courage to publicly support their colleagues is appalling, the fact that not one of them has publicly decried the threats and intimidation speaks volumes,
whilst many of us will have little to do with the old media, whilst the majority will have our doubts in relation to their impartiality or agenda, this continued attack by the underclass insurgents on individuals doing their jobs (or in the case of the QC and others, assisting with due process) is one that should be roundly and publicly condemned,
By us all.
Len
I had no doubts about Spiers allegencies – I was wondering which other journos were keeping their heads below the parapet because of genuine fears
MWD
Auldhieid – I believe it was Wolves – and we got beat 2-0. Celtic team that night (from Celtic Wiki).
Fallon, MacKay, Mochan, Smith, Evans, Peacock, Chalmers, McVittie, Lochhead, Divers, Auld.
*I was at that game with my da’, he raved about our new goalie, my hero then was Frank Haffey who I met in Gordons on Glassford Street, couldnae talk.
Another former Celtic goalie was at both my parents funerals.
TET
The auld cave getting cold! Winter as you well know is a time for rich red wine around you’re stove! Sounds like a great night/day to me!
Hope you are well and survived Barca relatively intact!
Heading for a few beers before the game tonight!
Kikinthenakas HH
dannysbeard
12:46 on 30 October, 2012
Tenuous links
In Drumchapel in the late sixties I went to the dentist and Jim Craig took my tooth out
*Used tae run doon Cardross Road on the opposite of Cairney when he was winching a lassie whose 2 brothers were in my class at St. Pats, he was going for the last train tae the toon and me for the last one oot Balloch, both trains passed each other on the Dalreoch Bridge over the Leven.
junglejim.you are same age as me.i must know you if you went to st marthas or st catherine’s church.
The Laddy McGeary
13:54 on 30 October, 2012
Also i usually end up sitting next to Kevin Kelly (yes that one.
*met Kevin at an event many years ago, me, him and the wee punter I was with were the only ones sober, it was Lent. We got talking about the Renton and he told me that night why we sold KD and Charlie Nick.
BTW both Kevin and Alex Ferguson’s great grandfathers hailed from the Renton and both had Celtic connections.
ASonOfDan
RTCs take on EXTERNAL debt :))
Rangers Tax-Case @rangerstaxcase 1h
“External debt” sounds very familiar. Anyone remember this article from 25th May 2011? wp.me/p1sJnS-6j
I played with my all time Celtic Hero Sir Danny McGrain in a Charity Match,and have it on video…..unfortunately Duffield also played……
THE EXILED TIM
Yer getting saft in yer ould age-wood stoves,bejayzus.
In October as well!
I turn the ole boiler on at Christmas just as a wee treat.
OOOOOOO-er,missus………
kikinthenakas
No the cave is quite warm, the temp never changes whatever the weather outside, constant 20-22 deg.
Now the vino, been stocking up during the summer, loads of bargins as nobody was buying it :>)
Barca was good apart from the result, looking forward to Lisbon.
Doooooooooh
http://rangerstaxcase.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/the-deceptive-craig-whyte/
Bada
Hope you nailed the wigged one
leftclicktic
can you post that link again I cant access it
cheers
Dooohhhh leftcliktic
Thanks for the link
ET..mid 20s and your lighting the stove!..get the BBQ on man!.HH
Gene’s a Bhoys name-He was in the same team mate,but if I knew then what I know now…….
TET
No made ma mind up about Lisbon yet! Still drying out after Barca only managed a few glasses of wine, see how the beer goes later this afternoon, to be honest feel the boak coming on at the thought of it!
‘Once a hun always a hun’?
Absolutely!
In my 58 years on this earth I have NEVER EVER met someone who turned round and said to me – “I used to support Rangers, but I’m a Celtic fan now!”
I believe they do exist though!
HH!!
Proudbhoy 13:35
Not heard Quadrofenians yet, but if you like Mod Music, you’ve got to have a listen to ‘Missing Andy’. Fabulous band.
DENA29
Mibbe best to put it down to experience,things happen,etc. Unfortunately.
At least they got back. Glad to hear that,at least.
Tallybhoy
Have you not read Doninic Diamond’s book
FPLG just on Skysports news discussing Chuckie’s willingness to have the crdigan on the sevco board. He used the expression ‘no-brainer’ at least 5 times.
What is it about this mob and no brains?
King Fud Sally nittering on on SSN about Sir Walturd, Laird Chunkles and “no-brainers”.
Well he’d ahbsowlootlay be the go-to-guy for no brains.
4th. Division prophet of galootery.