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Cognitive challenge when supporting anyone but Celtic

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In a world where Oh Hyeon-gyu is worth £3.5m, Adam Idah is worth significantly more.  The players were born 61 days apart and have made vastly different impacts at Celtic.  Oh travelled to Europe as a 21-year-old and clearly took time to settle, but you could make youthful excuses for Adam, if his stay in Glasgow had not been so spectacularly successful.

Caveat: notices of interest in a player is not always carried through, but if Genk are keen, £3.5m is right in their sweet spot.

I enjoy international tournaments.  The Olympics are great, the Euros are better and the World Cup is best.  But is it not easier when you don’t have to worry about scores?  You and I look at football through the lens of people who expect to win almost all the time.  This presents a cognitive challenge when supporting anyone with a lower win profile.

So officially, “I’m not bothered” about results.

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  2. Saint Stivs on

    re-reading the annual reports, just to pass the time and become a bit informed.

     

     

    Celtic spent £1.8m on Celtic Park during the 2022/23 fiscal year.

     

     

    and £7.6m in the 5 year cycle.

  3. Saint Stivs on

    From the accounts, Celtic Park capacity is 60,363.

     

     

    I will use this number for all attendance comparisons going forward (good old business speak there).

     

     

    Season card sales last 5 seasons

     

     

    53,080

     

    52,562

     

    55,320 – covid season, incredible show of loyalty.

     

    52,457

     

    52,520

  7. Saint Stivs on

    League attendances – % v capacoty.

     

     

    58,714 – 97.2%

     

    56,177 – 93.0%

     

    n/a

     

    57,857 – – 95.8%

     

    56,729 – 93.9%

  9. Saint Stivs on

    League Attendnaces 2023/24, 19 home games – capacity 60,363

     

     

    Total – 1,117,712

     

     

    Average – 58,826 – 97.5%

     

     

    Highest – 59,664 – 98.8% – v “the rangers – new year fixture.

     

     

    Lowest – 58,140

  10. Saint Stivs on

    Celtic played 24 home fixtures last season attracting 1,359,422.

     

     

    I dont have time now, and doubt anyone is interested but suprisingly this will not be our all time record.

     

     

    That is most likely around MON time, when one season we had near 60,000 average for home games, and CL Qualifiers without the restrictions behind the goals.

     

     

    right aff ooot.

     

     

    cmon the gaels.

  12. Tom McLaughlin on

    Off to the Ball Room Sports Bar, Meadowbank for the big game.

     

     

    4 of us meeting up — 2 Celts, 1 Hibby and 1 Par.

     

     

    Gerrintaethum.

  13. clunks on

    TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 14TH JUNE 2024 4:23 PM

     

     

    KINGLUBO

     

     

    Which Adblocker are you using?

     

     

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    Seems weird adverts are appearing after a virus software is added

     

     

    Are the ads just on browsers, or do they appear on the PC when the browsers are not on?

  14. Saint Stivs on

    4 of us meeting up — 2 Celts, 1 Hibby and 1 Par.

     

     

    and to support scotland ……….. Jock Steins Tartan army surely.

  15. scullybhoy on

    Billy Fury was born Ronald Wycherley on April 17th 1940 in the Dingle area of Liverpool to Albert and Sarah Jane (Jean) Wycherley.

     

     

    A bout of rheumatic fever at the age of six and another at sixteen led to periods in hospital resulting in a permanently damaged heart which was to trouble him throughout his life.

     

     

    I was always sick, I was always in hospital, lying in bed somewhere and I missed a hell of a lot of schooling. I didn ́t get on with the kids, I didn ́t get on with the teachers. I was just glad to leave.

     

     

    He first worked as a riveter, then a deckhand on the River Mersey tug- boats. While working on the boats his interest in music was broadened by listening to Rhythm ́n ́Blues and Rock ́n ́Roll discs, brought in by seamen from across the Atlantic.

     

     

    “We went to see the movie ‘The Girl Can ́t Help It’ and one of my mates said I looked a bit like Eddie Cochran. So I bought a guitar and started writing songs.

     

     

    While working at Joshua Harris store he met Margo King, who was to be the inspiration for his second single when she left for Australia.

     

     

    In 1958 he sent a tape of “Maybe Tomorrow” and “Margo” along with a photograph to impresario Larry Parnes, who’s act, Marty Wilde, was appearing at the Essoldo Theatre, Birkenhead. He took the ferry across the Mersey, was invited into Marty ́s dressing room where he sang the two songs. Parnes was impressed.

     

     

    Then Larry said ‘If I say to you you ́re going on stage in eight minutes, will you say yeah?’, and I really felt like saying no, but for some reason I thought I ought to say yeah.”

     

     

    He performed on stage after the interval and received a terrific ovation. Parnes signed him on the spot. The next day he was heading to Manchester with the rest of the show.

     

     

    But the name Ron Wycherley didn ́t have the right sound for a pop star. Larry Parnes came up with a new name – BILLY FURY.

     

     

    He signed with Decca Records, his first release Maybe Tomorrow reaching number 18. His second single, Margo reached 28. He soon became a regular on Jack Good ́s Oh Boy! TV show.

     

     

    Billy was capable of dark, brooding, intensely sexual performances. On October 30th at the Theatre Royal, Dublin, the curtain was dropped during his act.

     

     

    “All I did was squirm about a bit and they banned me for that.”

     

     

    “Later on Decca Records got really heavy with me and persuaded me that I was going in the wrong direction and slowly swayed me towards the ballads.‘

     

     

    A Thousand Stars reached the bottom of the charts, but it was Halfway To Paradise that really made him a star, earning him a Silver Disc for 250,000 sales. The follow up, Jealousy reached number 2, then I ́d Never Find Another You got to number 5.

     

     

    Billy made his silver screen debut in the 1962 low-budget movie “Play It Cool. An EP from the film was launched and it was a huge success, spending 45 weeks in the charts, reaching number 2. The single “Once Upon A Dream”, also from the film, reached number 7.

     

     

    1963 started with a single “Like I ́ve Never Been Gone”, reaching the number 3 spot.

     

     

    But this was the year the Merseybeat emerged and it meant the end of the road for the old style pop stars. The next singles “I Will”, “It ́s Only Make Believe” and “I ́m Lost Without You”, still made the Top 20, and Billy made his second movie “I ́ve Gotta Horse”. “In Thoughts Of You”, Billy ́s 25th Decca single reached number 9 and was to be his last Top 10 hit.

     

     

    In December 1971 Billy underwent his first major heart surgery at the National Heart Hospital, in London. After a good rest he returned back to cabaret circuit backed by Milky Way (later to be rechristened Fury’s Tornados by Billy when they released Telstar 74), and the next year he established his own Fury record label and issued a one-off single Will The Real Man Please Stand Up.

     

     

    In August 5th 1972 Billy appeared at the Wembley Stadium at “London Rock ́n ́Roll Festival”, sharing the bill with Little Richard, Gary Glitter, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Haley, Bo Diddley, Heinz etc. The year ended with the filming of David Essex / Ringo Starr movie “That’ll Be The Day” the album spent 7 weeks at number 1, and contained 5 of Billy’s tracks.

     

     

    Billy bought a 100-acre farm in the Welsh mountains, near Llanwrda, where he began to slow down, breeding horses and sheep and bird- watching. The year 1974 saw Billy on a Rock ́n ́roll revival tour with Marty Wilde, Heinz, Tommy Bruce , Furys Tornados etc

     

     

    He returned to cabaret work but in 1976 his health failed again and on his second visit to Harley Street his valve was replaced, which forced him into retirement for the rest of the 70 ́s.

     

     

    On March 7th 1982 Billy collapsed at his farm with critical kidney and heart condition. His doctors didn’t think that he would make it through the night, but he did. A picture in the Daily Mirror of a smiling Billy resulted in a flood of get well cards from fans.

     

     

    The year 1983 looked promising for Billy, with a brand new album was on it ́s way, but on January 27th after working late in the studio, Billy returned home and collapsed during the night. He was found unconscious the next morning and rushed to hospital. This time he lost his battle and died at the age of 42. His funeral was held at the St. John ́s Wood Church in London. After the service Billy was buried at Mill Hill cemetery.

     

     

    http://www.billyfury.co.uk

  21. moravcik on

    Won’t be supporting anyone tonight.

     

     

    Be nice for a change to watch a game where the final score means nothing.

  22. lets all do the huddle on

    Celtic played 24 home fixtures last season attracting 1,359,422.

     

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    ‘attracting’?

     

     

    im surprised that you of all people worded it that way given your many posts on the official attendance v actual attendance during the season

     

     

    i think that will be the official attendance total, but as you and me both know, we didnt actually ‘attract’ as many as that to the stadium

  23. fanadpatriot on

    I have a feeling Scotland will be under the cosh tonight.

     

    3,4 or 5.

     

    Wharf’s the opinion of the blog ?

  27. leftclicktic on

    BRRB

     

    My favourite Rory track.

     

    Was played at my guitar, music mad friends funeral in recently.

  29. Turkeybhoy on

    In my mates boozer in Kusadasi to watch the game.Full of Irish from hotel across the road.About 20 Germans in,all bedecked,great Craic,.

     

    Should be good.,.Irish all supporting Scotland.

     

    The Germans are soooooo funny.

     

    Aw ur ,they,Aye.Bunch of Herrmans.

  32. Saint Stivs on

    URKEYBHOY on 14TH JUNE 2024 6:08 PM

     

    In my mates boozer in Kusadasi

     

     

    pure random question, is that near where the cmal ferries are getting built ?

  36. Saint Stivs on

    doesnt fit,

     

     

    better would have been,

     

     

    the dodgy trophies

     

     

    or

     

     

    the taxes dodgers

  37. Saint Stivs on

    bishopton, the new dargavel side is jumping, everyone as shops bedecked in scotland favours.

     

     

    apart from two in the shop,

     

     

    were you watchin the game billy,

     

     

    am mo, ah hope they get pumped.

     

     

     

    hahahahaha,

  38. bigrailroadblues on

    Ye have to laugh at the hun. Again. Years ago they abused Celtic players, booed at the national anthem. Now they support England and hate the fans who support Scotland. They really are the most dreadful bunch of morons. And I’m being polite.

  40. bigrailroadblues on

    Fook polite. Low life trash and shite that deserve nothing but abject misery. And that’s just the women.

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