You will remember times, not so long ago, when a successful Celtic team went 15 months without keeping a clean sheet away from home in any competition, even against lower league opposition. Already this season we have achieved what until recently was regarded as beyond the club, won two games away from home without conceding.
Helsingborgs are not of the calibre of opponents Celtic can anticipate facing in the group stages of the Champions League (assuming no bizarre reversals), but they disposed of the Polish champions 6-1 on aggregate in the previous qualifying round and are as resourceful as Aalborg or Utrecht.
There was plenty to be pleased with in last night’s but the most striking element was the performance of Kris Commons. He scored goal and was credited with an assist, has scored both our league goals this season and had a further assist against Helsinki; an incredible return for a player who three weeks ago was drawing comment on the size of his shorts!
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navanbhoy
you write a feckin song then!
HH
Starry,
So good i’ve tried it twice!
Still trying to arrange a second escape committee.
starry plough
10:47 on
23 August, 2012
Estadio
I think everyone should try to live in Lanarkshire at least once in their lives..
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As a Gorbals born and bread bhoy, who now lives in Bothwell, I agree. However I will always be from The Gorbals!
traditionalist88
Ha Ha, me write a song!!!
being creative and witty are not talents i possess!!!! singing them maybe!!!!
Hail Hail
greenjedi
I thought only footballers and gangsters stayed in Bothwell? :-)
Booker T
I left in ’81 never to return and since I’ve been living in Europe these past 14 years I would seriously doubt a return would ever be possible, next stop Japan maybe!!!
HT
Ahuh
:-)
A few days back, someone posted that we required three seeded clubs to be eliminated at the play off stage, for us to possibly move up from Pot 4 to Pot 3 (all going well of course….)
Does anyone know if the results over Tues/Wed make this any closer to reality?
Cheers!
Starry,
The Observer used to do a feature called ‘A life in a day of…..’.
They could have had a wealth of material from the old coal and steel towns that would have filled an encyclopaedia!
For instance, when I was four, I went to the Smiddy to see ma Granda who was just about the last Blacksmith in Coatbridge. He raised himself between his two ingles, resting his calloused hands on the red hot surfaces. His hands singed, burned and smelled like a slaughterhouse incinerator. He just smiled…..and lit his pipe with a burning coal.
Outside there was an almighty roar of what was called a flashback when the molten pig iron blew back up the furnace chimney. Everyone ran otherwise you ended up like a refugee from Pompeii – rigid, fossilised and dead!
Sadly Cammy’s canal horse that pulled the barges didn’t know this and as the molten death rain fell down on him he squealed in his death throes. It was a sound I will never forget especially as the red hot lava and slag also formed a pool around him. His feet and legs caught fire. Cammy ran to help him. He perished as well.
My uncle Peter said they were buried thegither in a specially constructed coffin. I think he was ‘joking; about that.
Flashbacks weren’t unusual and the women used to arrive in their shawls checking for their men and then comforting the relations of those who who had been lost.
In Cammy’s case he only had his horse and his horse was an only foal!
Ach I’m rambling now…..but I think of them when I pass the Lobby Dosser sculpture in the West End.
Hail hail
Estadio
navanbhoy
give us a laugh then and give it a shot;)
HH
Som mes que un club
Basel (1-2 at home) & Panathinaikos (0-2 away) looking dodgy (for them), still need Limassol (2-1 at home) to hold on v Anderlecht
Starry,
I had a 11 year stint in the west end,now back in M’well for family reasons.
Always fancied living abroad…Japan eh…sounds interesting.
Kayal33
Thank you.
Still think we dodged a bullet with AEL.
Estadio
On my birth certificate it says Fathers Occupation- Blacksmith’s Striker, I can’t remember where he worked at that time, my Grandfather worked in the pits and later in the Delburn when the pit water had rotted his ankles!!
The first time I was in Carfin after they pulled down the Craig I was taking some pictures and couldn’t worked out what was missing until I realised, that night sky of the molten slag orange glow and the sound of the oxygen plant where the sight and sounds of my early life.
Lanarkshire seems different to me now, I’m a stranger when I journey there…
Estadio
Gonnae stick to funny stories ,please.Am all upset now.
Booker T
Canny whack the West End one of the best times of my life…
Just had a look at the photo of Izzie with wee Izzie , take a look at his eyes , thats a fathers pride.
The wee mans struggling a bit at the moment but there are signs hes getting back to where he wants to be , hopefully we will see more pics like this one with him celebrating with his son .
Champions league were having a laugh , a right good laugh . KTF
Greenjedi
Was brought up in Hutchesontown. When did you live in the Gorbals?
Like Starry now live in Switzerland
BookerT
Moved to Motherwell ten months ago and loving it.
Where in Motherwell are you?
Starry
Shame you never made it over this summer.
Sally jumping the dyke, surely no!!!!
Billy Sweeney @BillyBhoy88
Im sure this will go down well among the sevco ranks http://instagr.am/p/Oqp7qsPXyN/
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Nutcase Leggat has a new blog today and I agree with almost every word of it with regards to Celtic’s benefits.
I disagree about the tripe about bigotry of all other non sevco fans in not allowing the new club a free passage into the SPL but all the stuff he is clearly having nightmares about is very amusing.
I’d post a link but I know a lot of folk don’t care.
I would suggest you read it. It made me laugh and it shows the new realities dawning on the world record 4th division outfit as their measly 10M quid (before tax) team face up to 3 years at least without European football.
The pain is so enjoyable. Schadenfreude is such sweetness.
assetmanager
I live in Hutchesontown Court, just opposite and between the Polis Station and St Francis.
It’s probably all changed since you left. The pubs are few, chippies even fewer, tanning salons a no no, and bookies banned to the outer limits of Tradeston and Govanhill.
Now all we do is grow tomato plants in the climate-change induced all day long sunshine, watch the sheep happily grazing by the crystal clear waters of the holy Clyde, spend winters skiing down the ski slopes over Dixon Blazes and joining in communal hymn singing as the sun goes down on St Andrews Bridge.
Life is really a musical now in The Gorbals.
I think they are tomato plants!
hail hail
Estadio
The Title os Legless’s new rant is
SPL Bigots boost Celtic’s Euro hopes.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
8
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hail hail
Estadio
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo
17:24 on 22 August, 2012
We all want the best for Celtic, we just have different ways of expressing it :o) that said, I amn completely against the straight knocking of our players. Worst ‘celtic’ post I saw was soneone saying the were ok about mcmanus getting ko’d by d’arschole (or was it daniel cousin of william) as it meant he wouldn’t be playing for a bit.
Barcabhoy – agree 100% – mulgrew will be a legend, if we use him right. As for bringing in a pujol type player – those feckers are rare, and priced accordingly. We may have to find a diamond in the rough, but we as a team, and as fans, don’t (or can’t afford to ) have such an important position making mistakes. That’s the conundrum.
As for a new bobo: I loved bobo, he was big and fast, but only in a straight line: he had the turning circle of an aircraft carrier – that’s why he struggled with 2 CB set up. We need fast and agile, good recovery speed.
Final point: anyone know anywhere in beirut showing the bhoys?
kikinthenakas
Aye the time and the money just ran away like Sevco Mate the numbers just didnae add up!!
Iplayed most of my football in Motherwell for Jerviston Boys Club, good team…
Kikinthenaks,
As Musical Youth once sang ” coming along Avon St,you pass the Duchy* on the left hand side and i’m around there”.
* The Duchess Park.
Estadio
11:30 on
23 August, 2012
8
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And counting
hail hail
Estadio
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¿Qué?
HH
/Bishop B
Interesting article by Phil Mac…
Now a fairly recent F.C. insolvency event has largely went uncovered by t’nternet bams & MSM alike when finding parallels with the RFCia situation.
The reason, at first glance it doesn’t seem to have the contiguity to the R@ngers situation of an Airdrie, Leeds or Florentina.
The Company/Club was not in insolvency, though there was a rather unique and possible defining aspect to this administration.
I’m doing this mainly from memory so as per… looking/hoping for clarification.
Though wiki Southhampton F.C. – History – Administration and relegation to Div 1, has an overview.
Southampton had been struggling with owners/finance for several years, now the Club was eventually structured with a parent company with the debt and the Football company limping along.
They cut back on costs, sold the likes of Theo Wallcott and Gareth Bale, played the youths but alas to no avail, the numbers caught up with them.
At the end of the season the parent company went into Administration, however the Football Club argued that they should not receive the 10 point penalty, that would see them relegated from the Championship to the First Division.
The Football League took the view that putting the debt with the parent Company was a contrivance and the Club and parent company were explicitly fianancially linked.
The Saints would have to take the 10 piont deduction.
Matt Le Tissier headed a rescue consortium to buy the stricken club and put down hard cash, but refused to take the 10point hit, as he headed a different company.
The Football League refused to grant them a licence and MLT did bitterly walking away.
Another consortium came in put in their money took the 10 piont deduction and so got the licence and Southampton were relegated to Div 1 but played on.
They got their act together and are now back in the EPL.
So the Football League decided the Club and Parent Company were inactual fact the same entity.
The also refused point blank to issue a licence without the Club taking their penalties.
MMMmmmmmm
I never posted yesterday so here goes. “well done big sami, you put me in my place AGAIN”
The result was probably better than the overall display and hopefully secures our place in the CL sections. At the end of the day we could have scored 3 or 4. So what if Helsinborg put us under pressure now again, I saw at least a decade of celtic putting teams under pressure at CP and getting beat in Europe so I have no sympathy, they simply lacked quality in key positions.
By the way when is Armageddon starting this season, I wouldn’t like to miss it? Is it on a working day or a weekend?
The pressure on the huns seems to be easing a little
Campbell Ogilvie is still there along with the other two amigos
The sevconians are still calling themselves rangers
No sign of Craig Whyte or Ticketus
Charles Green is now the saviour incarnate apparently
Bomber brown has gone into retreat
Not good enough, lets get digging again !!
Len,
Following my final set of medical tests this morning, I have been cleared to ‘social’ and ‘Moderate’ drinking on September 1st.
Now I could return to my old ways and get over the barras or Saltmarket for a drink at 8.00 am on that day. But being a man of moderation and in control of my more animal urges, I am going to hold back till Sharkeys opens at 11.00 and have a couple before the game against Hibs.
8 days 23 hours14 minutes 48 seconds AND COUNTING :-) But whose counting???
hail hail
Estadio
Estadio
11:46
on
23
August,
2012
Len,
Following my final set of medical tests this morning, I have been cleared to ‘social’ and ‘Moderate’ drinking on September 1st.
Now I could return to my old ways and get over the barras or Saltmarket for a drink at 8.00 am on that day. But being a man of moderation and in control of my more animal urges, I am going to hold back till Sharkeys opens at 11.00 and have a couple before the game against Hibs.
8 days 23 hours14 minutes 48 seconds AND COUNTING :-) But whose counting???
hail hail
Estadio
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Ah, now that’s something to countdown mate.,make it all the better when you get it.
I was aff it for 12 weeks just before the summer (was training for a race) and the first pint after that was almost spiritual!
HH
/Bishop B
Came across this wee Docu on youtube the other day, ye’ve probably see it, but its quite interesting to see how others view us. I am biased but at least the guy an his camera crew didnt get kicked by Celtic fans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cggTbCcbcNA
Estadio & Len Brennen
I was also off the drink earlier on this year for a couple of months.
My first pint was the one I had about five minutes before my second one!
Stayed in Benthall St, in the 70s, then moved to Queen Elizabeth Sq, then in 91 to Snowdon over beside McNeil St till I left for Uddingston and now Bothwell a few years ago.
I also did 12 weeks of abstinence after the diets semi final,since I started back on the beer I’ve had nothing but bother with my throat n chest,had a good time though!
i have had two calls this morning enquiring if i am an celtic
shareholder
this was from a consulting co.didnt catch the name due to
the foreign accent.
did not take the calls any further.
anybody else getting these calls?
greenjedi
Well I know ye ain’t a footballer :-))