I’m older than Virgil van Dijk and I’ve seen more football scenarios than he has, so in this respect it is forgivable for him to be talking about Celtic going through the entire league programme undefeated, but Virgil was in the Celtic team who lost at home to Morton less than two months ago, so he really should know the only place to do your talking is on the football field.
Celtic have a rather important game on Tuesday, which the manager will quite rightly be preparing for, making tomorrow’s game against Aberdeen an open race. If Virgil’s (reported) mind-set is shared by many in the dressing room the 7/1 odds against Aberdeen look generous.
Better all-round if we knock any ‘undefeated all season’ talk on the head. It’s fine fare for fans but not for players.
Feeling gutted for the five Celtic fans who failed to get justice in Amsterdam yesterday. The rest of us can busy ourselves campaigning on their behalf but verdict will be a blow to the five and their families.
Have you heard the ‘Tommy Burns – single’, in aid of the Tommy Burns Skin Cancer Trust? Available on iTunes, 99p. Wire in.
I hope you’ve enjoyed the current edition of CQN Magazine, not that I want to divert you away, but… The Football Pink magazine is well worth a read. We don’t get to read about Hugo Meisl and the Winderteam enough. Hugo’s in the current issue, along with an excellent article on The history of Irish centre backs, the player loan system, and an article on Gunter Netzer, the midfield general who brought West German football into the modern era.
Columba Club, Blantyre, tonight, 8pm, me, Phil, Paul, Lourdes Fund, Q&A, general revelry. Tickets on the door.
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Book Club ————-
Savage Continent –Europe in the Aftermath of World War 2 —Keith Lowe [ Penguin Books ]
Searing ,chilling , nauseating , harrowing account of vengeance after the end of World War 2.
for BOBBY via FFM…..
One day at a Time….
The Arrows
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Daytime moonhowling.
South Of Tunis
13:50 on 22 November, 2013
petec @13 28
” Milan know how to get results ”
Mmm, they have won 3 of 12 Serie A games this season., they have won 1 of 4 Champions league games.. It took a classic ” big club penalty ” to earn them an undeserved draw in Amsterdam . Ajax were far the better team but failed to take their chances.
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Shhhh, I am trying to get AC treated like Juve. We will beat Juve the next Time we meet them, hopefully!!!!!
shady
Over in the West in Halls Head, Mandurah, just coming up for 16 years, been very good for me and my family, still rarely miss a game through either Celtic TV or the wee club that we just got off the ground this year. Used to go through Adelaide about 5 or 6 times a year doing various power station contracts. My aunt lives in Hyde Park and I used to try to get to see her when in town, haven’t been across for nearly two years after changing jobs, loved Gauchos in Gouger Street, great steaks and as Neustadt would say, braw black pudding.
AR
asonofdan
13:31 on 22 November, 2013
ryecatcher
The mounted police charge into women, pensioners and kids. A railing and wall collapsed under the pressure of Celtic fans trying to get away.
A dark day…
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My mate got two toes broke that day…a poof on top of four hoofs to blame.
Cyber pint for anyone who can get the connection between this
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5JuD9umfGo8
and the clip from PETEC,
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dz2LTIkWIB0&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Ddz2LTIkWIB0
Bobby
The arrows wrote I love rock n roll. Lager.
SofTunis -my dad was still in Germany after the end of WW2.
He said there was a tremendous amount of weaponry and ammunition etc lying around and people would use it to settle scores. In the main they were left to get on with it.
I think ‘Savage Continent’ is in my book stash.
I don’t know how you feel about Steeleye Span but the new album ‘The Wintersmith’ is fantastic.
It verges on prog-folk at times, great singing and playing.
[It’s based on the book by Terry Pratchett, but don’t let that put you off, if TP isn’t your cup of Rosie.]
Almost the best thing I’ve heard all year that doesn’t feature Bro Duane Allman ;/)
HEBCELT
I have cleared a place in my freezer for it,awaiting the arrival of The BARCA MOLE to enjoy it with.
I have also cleared a place in my heart for yourself,for taking pity on a poor exile in desolate Wiltshire. Hardly the land of the galloping gourmet.
On the other hand,some thick-cut Wiltshire bacon will do the trick for the serving suggestion of WHITEDOGHUNCH!
One I owe you,mate. Possibility of a,well,I’ll mail you with a suggestion.
The other part of the bargain is a given,of course.
Grateful thanks.
I would like to say big thank you to all of you who posted regarding my Dad, Pat Woods. All of the family have been touched by your thoughtful comments and it was particularly poignant to hear from some of you who knew my Dad and hear your stories of how you met him.
The funeral will be held in St Pauls in his beloved Shettleston on Monday morning at 9.30 and then onto Daldowie Crematorium. If you are in the area you are more than welcome to come along as he starts his final journey.
Thanks again for your support. YNWA.
Antipodean Red – still trying to get your contact details – please dont give up on that offer regarding the cricket!!!
Celt for life,@14:13 if you still have them, that’s exactly what I’m looking for!
Oh,bullocks!
Just remembered my postie is a Yorkshireman!
Is it wrapped real tight,cos he will sniff it out otherwise. Nae kiddin’,btw….
Lots of sales today for the Annual – thanks guys.
Re comparison with last year’s Annual – this one is bigger and better.
Do you remember those great CQN TV videos?
Well CQN TV makes a welcome return tomorrow outside the Celtic superstore and we have not one but FOUR gorgeous girls ….and BRTH!
We will try to have the video ready for Monday to post on the blog.
Talking of BRTH – I’m going along with him to the Bampots meeting tonight and we will have copies of the Annual with us if anyone wants to get one there.
The Janefield Street ‘Riot’ (1985)
Incidents, Events & Controversies | About Celtic
Brief outline
1 May 1985 Celtic 1-1 Rangers
Match page
Aitken penalty on 2 min; scored but retake ordered because ball moved;
2nd one saved off the Rangers keepers legs;
52 minutes Davie Cooper sent off (2nd yellow) for foul on Peter Grant;
71 minutes Dawson off for an off-the-ball against Johnston;
77 min penalty to Rangers Aitken handled
So an interesting game leading up to ensuing “riot”.
4000 plus Celtic fans exit via Janefield St. Crowded. (in the past many more had exited this way without problems)
At some point a mounted police decides there is a ruck developing between opposing fans (denied by all subsequent statements by those involved). He orders 5 mounted police horses to charge through the crowd.
‘Balaclava’ style charge through absolute mobbed street. Mayhem results.
They turn at the top of the street and charge back down again.
People already panic-ed start in on police and second charge is met by coins and stones
Police, not content and they call for backup – more mounties and plods arrive. 2 further charges follow. Open battle breaks out with police. Police start snatching people when full marias arrive. Numerous examples of excessive force in arrest. Many innocent bystanders nabbed.
100 yard of brick wall topped with steel railings collapses; people being let in and thru houses to get away from police, people handing kids up onto verandas to get them out the way
9 police injured including the original 5 mounties, 1 police with broken nose requiring hospital
39 fans injured, 10 requiring hospital treatment
69 arrests made (41 for breach of the peace – all the police figures confusing as it also includes arrests made inside the ground and pre-game also, 19 for carrying drink, 9 for minor offences.)
Strathclyde Police Chief Constable Sir Patrick Hamill launches immediate full police enquiry.
Kevin Kelly, Celtic Director, makes immediate call thru Celtic View for eye witness statements from those involved and gets statements from Janefield Street residents. Next 2 Celtic Views publish 4 pages of statements all stating that there was a peaceful but crowded exit before the police decided to charge.
Results of Police Inquiry published December 1985 exonerate police – no action to be taken.
An exert fom wiki.
LB
Aye pretty sure I know you too, the old memory has never been that great though :-)
Some crazy away days on the Emerald, mind you some crazy home days as well! I still remember the night of the neutral venue (ha ha) league cup semi final against the deadco and the bus losing a window on the way through!
I’m sure there will be a great turnout on Monday
South of Tunis
I came across this a wee while back if yer about…so push the furniture off to the sides and roll up your carpet..
Greg Wilson, one of the originals and still going strong…
https://soundcloud.com/gregwilson/soul-food-the-broad-church-of
Starry in the Snowy Valley..
AR,
Only been here since March.
Got a mate from Cardonald flies helicopters over near Perth now. Maybe heading over that way early next year to catch SLF live if I can save up the cash.
Should still be in season so you can take us to that wee club.
Time for bed.
S
Sipsini- I was a that game,but even though I was in the Jungle I somehow managed to avoid the Cossacks[ my pal wasn’t so lucky]
I think in the mid 80s the police took the tactics they were encouraged to use against the miners and used them wherever they could, for the slightest of reasons.
BMCUW no probs that Wiltshire bacon is good scran should compliment it .Best check it out as soon as it arrives-just in case!!!! Hail Hail Hebcelt
I remember the next home game after the battle of Janfield St.
It was the most tinderbox I have ever been at – the police were terrified of the reaction. After the game I was sitting on the bus when the police tried to arrest a couple of guys walking down the road (I didnt see any offence by them) – they were immediately surrounded by Celtic fans and I honestly thought they were going to get torn apart. A cop car arrived and out jumped the chief constable guy – my memory was that he stood on top of the car appealing for calm. They let the guys who they were trying to arrest go.
That was the closest I have ever been to a riot – it was pretty horrific.
Folly Folly
13:59 on
22 November, 2013
MWD @ 13:47 said:
’84 I believe. Few injured Tims as the horseback polis splattered the support, defending themselves saying they were trying to get to a fight at the bigots end.’
Can’t remember hearing that excuse at the time: if that’s the excuse they used, they must have got lost trying to find the other end, since (if memory serves me) they charged up the street, then charged back again …
FF
Correct.They came from the Rangers end,Charged up Janefield St,turned at the bottom,then charged back up.I managed to throw my olf feller into one of the paths of the old houses there,or he would have been trampled.Shocking.
SoT – agreed, excellent book.
dontbrattbakkinanger
14:40 on 22 November, 2013,
I was in section five, where we always went that or four in the celtic end. My mate got split up from us so got caught up in the barbaric charge of our mounted bigots.
He didn’t even realise his toes were broke until the next day… Anger and adrenalin at what he had witnessed I suppose.
Winning Captains how do I buy an annual?
starry plough
Grazie !
I know the name ———- I’ll give it a listen..
I’m struggling to keep up with online choons . I recently noted that I was 6 months behind re the excellent Pirates Choice selections. .
Pouring here.
Sipsini
Remember it like it was yesterday. I ended up underneath a parked car. They charged from the turnstiles at the park to the waste ground at the end of Janefield St, regrouped and as people were picking themselves up charged back down towards the ground again. On the 2nd charge they were pelted by bricks from the newly knocked down wall that had collapsed into the gardens by the force of people trying to get out of the way.
How no was was killed or very seriously injured that day was a minor miracle
turkeybhoy-remember it well ,bodies diving over fences in to the gardens to avoid the chaos.Started over nothing,a lot of terrified people that day,as it was jam packed along that street after the final whistle,at the best of times.
Hey BobM, at the risk of stating the obvious, DONT FOGET TO SLICE THA BAD BHOY UP BEFORE STICKING IT IN THE FREEZER:_)
Apologies for shouting.
Janefield St for me sums up what someone said earlier.
Although we usually went to The Jungle-and did that night too-we normally left at the exits between the stand and the Celtic end. So,thankfully,we missed the carnage which ensued.
And,later in the pub when we were told about it,didnae believe it.
To be honest,I didnae believe it till the next game as it wasn’t reported in the papers.
There are still some people like that,though they support a deid club….
A CEILER GONOF RUST
Problem,buddy.
I know the protocol. But…..
If I take a knife to it,is it likely to go into the freezer,or into the frying pan?
Ooooooops,sorry,under the grill?
aye a wid like to say its been a braw day here in Lower Saxony ,but that widnae be true ….its been dreich awfy dreich…..aye (shaking his heid fae side to side) …
DBBIA.
I don’t like Steeleye Span .
It took me a long time to read Savage Continent. I felt the urge to check his sources , which led to more surprise and more horror. A real things I didn’t know experience
A cgr
That a ref to me..
No fun using a power saw at 8.30 on a Saturday morn to cut up yer black pudding
catman supports wee oscar,
It would probably have been reported as a celtic fan throws himself under a horse. RE: the goings on with our smsm.
Winning Captains, CQN annual ordered. Right that’s mrs acgr sorted oot for crimbo.
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Next stop… Vanity.
That’s your stop. It’s a stop for fools. It’s a stop for tools too.
Whoa! Feck me! So many seats.
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Next stop Regrets.
That’s your stop. It’s a stop for antipathy. It’s a stop for ………………………….
Well I don’t know, maybe its a stop for pretenders,
Oh look, here comes my boy.
Yah beauty! I love kin. I love my son. I love my brothers. I love my Mother. I love my sisters.
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Son to father…
“hey pensioner”
Father to son…
“Hey bhoy”
“have we signed a striker yet?”
“ Do bears wipe there arses with Andrex?”
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Son to father…
“Dad, are we there yet”
Father to son…
Tiocfaidh ár lá son, I’ll be drinking with the angels in that no swearing bar, but son. Tiocfaidh ár lá.
Son to father…
“Dad, I’m scared”
Father to son…
“Well we’ll be scared together, just me and you, and all the family too. And let’s see where the life of the brave takes us”
Son to father…
“Dad, I’m still scared”
Father to son…
“Let’s fight those who want to hurt us, one at a time”
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(THINKING)
I remember the day I spoke to Kano in Fenians Bar, in Perth, W.A., and Kano saying how much he admired neganon (My God strike me down right now if I lie)
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Son to father…
“Good luck”
Father to son…
“Boy, I don’t need luck, I’m soon for my box; I failed you. I ask your forgivness”
THE RED TELEPHONE
Please accept my condolences too.
I was absent for a change when you related the news of your Dad’s passing.
But I smiled when I read that he would be dressed in his finest Celtic Sunday Best rig-out to make his grand entrance!
A life well-lived,and you must be proud of him.
HH&KTF