You well remember the entire Celtic community in a nervous disposition at the prospect of Kieran Tierney leaving the club. There was certainly no campaign, subtle or otherwise, to punt him after his first weeks in the limelight, he was performing at a Champions League level and we wanted him to remain for as long as possible.
Compare and contrast to what is happening across the city, where left back and occasional central defender, Calvin Bassey, is being excitedly touted by everyone remotely connected with his club.
Earlier this month we discussed the many financial benefits Newco would gain from their Europa League run, including an appreciation on the perceived value of their players. Bassey is a prime example. Sell him, sell him now, before the inevitable return to the mean. Do whatever you can to make sure highlights of his performances this year at Ross County, or home to Celtic, are obscured in searches.
Until recent weeks, it was their chubby striker who was the focus of sale efforts. He missed out on European games since March, if anything his value will have suffered – a blow to a campaign that’s been running for years.
When transfer heat first took hold around Kieran Tierney, Celtic pulled the stops out and agreed a five-year contract. The player had the same balance on his previous contract as Bassey has now. Celtic got another two years out of the player and sold him for record terms (with a persistent injury). If Newco were wise – and if they truly rate Bassey, they would spend some of their European bounty on securing the player on a lucrative long-term deal.
“If Newco were wise”, listen to me.
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Tlt
My condolences to you and your family ,may your dad Andy rest in peace.
TLT
Heartfelt sympathy to you as the family on the loss of your Dad
May you Rest in Peace – Andy Darroch
And
Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon You
TLT, My sincerest condolences to you and yours.
TLT,
Sorry to hear your news. I hope you’re as as can be expected.
RIP Andy.
THELURKINTIM
Awe, terrible news mate!
May Andy rest in peace.
Prayers said for those who remain.
Take care!
By steering Real to a 35th La Liga title last month, Ancelotti became the first manager to win the league in all five of Europe’s major leagues.
The Lurkin Tim
Condolences for the loss of your dad
R.I.P. Andy
THELURKINTIM
Condolences on the loss of your Dad 🙏💚
The Lurkin Tim
My condolences to you and your family, may your dad Andy never walk alone
TLT,
May Andy rest in peace.
To all,
I watched that BBC programme last night about our winning the league. It was more an attempt to say what a wonderful season the team from Govan had. Miller has obviously decided he’s a follow follower.
TLT,
Deepest sympathies to you and your family.
YNWA.
THELURKINTIM
May I add my condolences. You will always have the precious memories.
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I felt the same watching that BBC documentry about how the league was won.
Pathetic attempt to appease the hordes.
D :)
Lisbon Lion
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Morning all, May 28th 1888 saw a new football team play its first match. 2000 fans watched Celtic defeat Rangers Swifts by 5-2. It was to be the start of a remarkable story.
TLT
Sorry for your loss. Great that your most recent memories of Andy were so much more positive – its those memories we carry forward.
Ave Ave
TheLurkinTim- so sorry for your loss, may Andy RIP
Uvalde funeral parlours, burying the kids at no cost to the families, another horrific episode in America, there will be another one next week.
Years ago (too many 😀) I was shown a simple way to gauge positivity/negativity in the written word.
Breakfasting in an in-law’s house this morning gave me the opportunity to try that technique out again, because lying on the table was a copy of The Herald!
Now it is nearly 15 years since I last paid for that crud, but as there was nothing else around I picked it up. Front page, pack page and a page and a half inside were devoted to Sevco puff pieces. There was a page and a bit about Celtic, but what caught my eye early on were the regular (and often irrelevant) negative references. So, I thought, lets try to do this objectively.
In our media studies lecture of the time the point was to show how choice and use of words could influence a reader’s views over time. Our lecturer gave us copies of two stories about the same topic and two highlighters, one green, one red. The simple trick was to read through each copy and highlight a positive word/term (green) and the negative ones (red).
So I went to work on the Herald stories and guess what? Over 80% of the three Sevco pieces were positive and 60% of the single Celtic copy contained negative usage! Now there’s a shock, ….. not.
No feckin wonder that crowd are disappearing done the cludgie (not the Seville ones of course).
THE LURKIN TIM
My sincere condolences A hope you can find the strength to see yourself through this very difficult time.
God rest Andy R.I.P.
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Hi Bhoys
I heard that on the plane home from Seville the huns complained that there was no drinking water in the toilets. 😂😂😂
Got my best mates stag doo today so i’ve every intention of getting blootered 🍺🥃
KEEP THE FAITH
TLT.
sorry to read of the passing of your dad 🙏
There was a Darroch family went to the schools I went to in Easterhouse 60/70s.
Your post brought back memories of that family.
THELURKINTIM
May your father rest in peace
Condolences
Gallagher
TONYROME
Got my best mates stag doo today so i’ve every intention of getting blootered 🍺🥃
KEEP THE FAITH
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Tony I find its best to stick to 2 pints!!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Have a great day 🍻
marspapa on 28th May 2022 11:09 am
TONYROME
Got my best mates stag doo today so i’ve every intention of getting blootered 🍺🥃
KEEP THE FAITH
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Tony I find its best to stick to 2 pints!!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Have a great day 🍻
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I see were you’re coming from B but it just ain’t happening
Looked like you had a great night last night.
Wish I was going out with 4 women but it looks like a bunch of sweetie wives is the best i’ll get.
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Mon The Vale
TONYROME
It was fantastic, the girls are mad/fun.
God knows what the old taxi driver made of the conversations on the way home 🤣🤣🤣
Catch up soon pal, have a blast🍻🇮🇪💚
The lurking Tim
Rest in peace Andy Darroch.
Take care A.
HH
TNT. Condolences on the death of your father. Have offered a prayer for the repose of his soul. Will keep you in my prayers. Rest in peace Andy.
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A plaque on the cemetery wall commemorates the first Celtic Park. It was ironic, given the history of dreadful landlords in Ireland evicting people, that Celtic’s landlord put the rent up hugely, forcing the club to move a few hundred yards to their current home.
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Celtic’s first match took place on their humble little ground just the other side of the Janefield graveyard. The ground had been mostly built by local volunteers who gave up their free time to help put the stadium in order
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What a season!
Just watched How Sevco Lost the League ,on BBC last night, typical guff from them
TLT,
Sorry to hear your news.
RIP Andy.
YNWA
THELURKINTIM
His name is Andy Darroch
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So sorry for your loss.
May Andy Darroch Rest In Peace
Gene
If you are looking in Good Luck for The Vale today.HH
THELURKINTIM
Sorry for your loss RIP
THELURKINTIM
So sorry to hear about Andy.
My sincere condolences to you and your family.
HH