Let’s be clear about this, there are Celtic fans who believe we need a club called Rangers to survive in the manner which we’ve all become accustomed to over the last couple of decades. That without them, we will wither on the vine.
Some of this is correct. In the years following the liquidation of Rangers we lost TV, commercial, mechanise and season ticket income. We play in a league with significantly less competition, which blunts players’ edge and makes Celtic Park a less attractive place to play or be a spectator.
The important question for Celtic fans is what do they actually want from their club? I’ll cope when we were only a few points ahead of Aberdeen, or getting knocked out of the League Cup by Ross County, while being eliminated from Europe by increasingly obscure teams. I’ll still be there supporting my team.
I accept that not everyone will, some of us want the edge of your seat tension – and that’s all right. But I’d ask anyone who pines for the old days to consider the omnishambles of a football team we glimpsed over the weekend. There was no wonder era in the past when we benefited from a great rivalry without destructive contagion.
They were never good for us. Whatever about Celtic is dependent on them is not worth having.
This afternoon we welcome our new manager, Brendan Rodgers, to Celtic Park for the first time. This morning I recalled Ricky Fulton’s words in the video clip below, “It only remains for me to welcome you to the club, Brendan.” A different club, of course, but there’s a morality tale within.
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Come on Brendan
Just brilliant
Live Link over at the Deid Dome
BSR:)
HH
Summer. “Sun shines on the righteous”. :)
HH
Magic seeing so many happy Celts.
Good stuff indeed:)
HH
Proceedings delayed for “People coming in.”
Here we go……Brendan time
HH
I could be wrong but Bartons tweet of “Roll up & spend your last Dime” seems more like an insult than a hint he has signed for thems.
Bawling here
Brendan comes down the tunnel holding a scarf aloft.
Celtic getting our money’s worth as BR waves his scarf and poses for pictures
tears of joy:)
Tommy getting quoted.
Great scene at CP
He’s mentioned Davie Hay a few times.
I’m happy with that. David is a legend.
Brendan the Dominator, aka Brendan Slays Rangers, or BSR for short!
Just watched Brendan’s presser and not a mention of anything Sevconian. Could the hacks have been warned beforehand?
Wee Rachel Reilly
Wants to make top of Lisbon Lions stand no longer redundant.
Brendan was just great responding to the hacks and made it clear that he would decide on squad size etc; Pistol Pete gave him plenty of headroom in that regard. Good TIMes will be a rollin’ shortly. The Sevco are petrified by this and without what they thought was an easy in to Europa League, they are well and truly stuffed. They know it, are skint and hence the puerile, screaming, deflecting, supremacy, threatening gibberish from Jabba & Co.
Well done to the Hibees and welcome to the Bhoy Brendan!
Great scenes at Celtic Park!! Bugger crowd than at Rugby Park yesterday!!!
Bigger even FFS!
Impressive…
Joey Barton signed for TV3 in Ireland, for pundit duty for the Euros.
Mike Edwards………………………………..@%&$
Forget about hairs on the back of your neck I had a tear in my eye
☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘☘
Wow, F**king Wow, What a reception, as Starry said, Tears flowing here as well.
Walk On.
I’m greetin’ here. Looked like Brendan wasn’t far off it either.
Brendan’s first Celtic game
BOURNESOUPRECIPE
:))))
THOMTHETHIM
☺️
Said it when Brendan was appointed and I’ll say it again. Well Done Celtic.
Press conference and fan reveal was very well done. YouTube stream brilliant for fans all over the world.
HH
PL getting hourly updates on ST renewals.
That was a shocking presser!
NO questions about the O** F***, R*****s, Saturday’s riot, growing up during ‘the troubles’, a United Ireland, Scottish Independence, his divorce, new partner, his property empire…!!!
Just as well Ian Bankier was there to add gravitas and authority to proceedings!
HH!!
Brendan formerly ‘GG on 23rd May 2016 6:11 pm
Wants to make top of Lisbon Lions stand no longer redundant
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Yo. Kev Jungle. What’s yer view on that? :)
Iain Bankier needs to get some shirt and style tips from Vogue Punter, disgraceful turning up in that shirt:)))
Welcome to Celtic Brendan. Now go make yourself a legend!
Hail Hail