Issue 5 of CQN Magazine is out today with some exciting changes. We’re moving print production into the UK for this issue, which will be available after the game against Rangers, with 8 extra pages not included the online version, covering all the drama from next week’s game.
We have a couple of retrospective articles touching on the momentous events of 2011, including an interview with George Galloway, discussing his book about the life Neil Lennon has had to endure. As you would expect, George doesn’t shirk out of the tackle.
We also have an excellent interview with Elaine C Smith, talking about growing into her life as a Celtic fan, her work and tackling domestic violence. We cover the recent Football Bill and question the possible agendas behind a senior police officer, and recent striking referee, reporting Celtic fans to Uefa.
We stick our first toe in the short story water, a clarion call to Reclaim the colour Orange, tons of great fan memories, many of which you’ll share and plenty more, it’s all there, including typos and deliberate mistakes!
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Many thanks to those who have helped get the magazine off and flying this year. Everyone who has contributed (or even read) are invited to the Cathedral House Hotel in Glasgow on Friday evening for a Christmas drink. Target time is 20:30, see you there.
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Vmhan
If your there , I will be up for the 28th ,would like to meet for that pint and sort out the wee message with you.
HH
Greenjedi
Sounds like double standards. I don’t know why anybody has to mention colour at all?
share
I didn’t mention it. I was genuinely trying to answer your question.
What I was saying was, that if the dominant culture is white, then black people may feel inferiorised and it’s then that racism comes into it.
For many, being called a jock or a paddy may be fine, for others it may not. It all depends on the power structure within the culture, or the relationship.
Not sure if this is a coincidence but I have just received a rather worrying text apparently my “Orange Order” is being delivered tomorrow between 2 – 4 tomorrow ?
I only live in a two bedroom flat !!
PanickingCsC
Kitalba
A few weeks ago there was a YouTube posted on here with Bhoys from around the world standing in front of well known places with their FAC banners.
Sydney Opera House
Times Square
etc
Can’t find it now though.
MWD
Bourne ye could put a sock in it, I hear ye have more than enough :>)
V
KevJungle – “Bring Back The Jungle!” says:
22 December, 2011 at 09:52
Absolutely agree – Orange jerseys, green/white hooped socks. The Mutt’s Nuts. (and right up the noses of Harry Hun…)
Has media house broke up for the holidays ?
Lets reclaim the colour Orange from the Dark Side!
I’ll fight your case for FREE to prove new SFA system doesn’t work – Paul Mc Bride look out ?
By GARETH LAW
GRAHAM BEAN claims the SFA’s new disciplinary system is flawed — and wants to fight a Scottish club’s case to prove it.
The English FA’s first ever compliance officer has crossed the divide and now fights FOR stars who have been hit with disciplinary charges.
His company Football Factors does work for top Premier League sides including Manchester United, Liverpool, Everton and Bolton.
He’s willing to scrap the £175 an hour his company normally charge to take on a case up here for FREE.
Former cop Bean put that proposal to St Mirren when skipper Jim Goodwin was hit with a two-match ban for lashing out at Steve Jennings after being clawed by the Motherwell man on Saturday.
He says he’s still waiting for a reply, while Motherwell’s appeal against Jennings’ ban today is likely to come too soon for his help.
That won’t stop Barnsley-based Bean, 50, in his pursuit to help players get off the hook.
He said: “These complaints from clubs are ones I’m all too familiar with. It’s down to consistency and it sounds to me that the SFA’s system lacks that.
“We are very keen to break into the Scottish market and I had emailed St Mirren offering them our services free of charge.
“I wanted to let them give us a chance to show what we can do.All we’d asked for was travelling expenses which would probably have been a couple of hundred quid.
“We never got a reply back and I plan to speak to Motherwell to see if I can help out in a similar way.”
Vincent Lunny became the SFA’s first compliance officer in October. It was the key role in chief executive Stewart Regan’s revolutionised regime after a controversial season dominated more by legal speak than by football talk.
Bean took up the same role with the FA 12 years ago. In his four years he dealt with high-profile cases involving the likes of David Beckham, Patrick Viera, Robbie Fowler and Paolo di Canio.
He quit in 2003 amid rumours he wasn’t given the support by the FA to carry out the job he wanted.
It was one of the reasons he feared for the new Hampden setup when he spoke to SunSport in the summer before Lunny’s appointment.
Now he claims it was a mistake to turn to the former war crimes prosecutor because of his lack of experience in the game.
Bean said: “I never played the game professionally but I did have experience working in football.
“I worked on the football task force and was also chairman of the Football Supporters Association.
“Through that I understood the workings of football and knew administrators and other people behind the scenes.
“That gave me a head start.While I don’t know Vincent Lunny’s pedigree, his CV shows he’s done a lot of work with war crimes. I’m sure he did a very good job at that but it’s not exactly the right way forward if you’re wanting football to take you seriously in terms of governance.”
Bean is adamant more than one person is required to carry out Lunny’s role and reckons the SFA should look at the way the English system has evolved since he left.
He also believes things could still be improved down south.
He said: “When I started, the FA had a very similar set up to the way the SFA are running things, but we quickly turned it around. I got taken out of the decision-making process and we had a video panel who’d decide whether a charge should be issued or not.
“I actually think the model the FA use now is an even better one.
“While Scottish football is a smaller set up than England, one guy can’t do that job on his own.
“He needs a team around him with specific jobs simply so he’s not overladen with the work.
“That was the problem when I first went into the job. You just weren’t able to give everything and everyone your undivided attention.
“That’s why the FA brought in these other investigative individuals to develop it in that way. It’s just not a job for one.”
There is an independent three-man judicial panel which rules on any appeals in Scotland — but Bean said: “How can that be when they’re brought in by the SFA?
“It should be completely independent individuals.”
Ryan walks out on Hearts
By ROBERT MARTIN
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SHATTERED Ryan Stevenson dramatically walked out on Hearts last night — and has told the club he is no longer willing to play for them.
The Jambos star dropped the bombshell news on boss Paulo Sergio yesterday as the squad’s wages war with owner Vladimir Romanov claimed its first high-profile victim.
SunSport can reveal that Stevo, who has six months left on his contract, has effectively withdrawn his services and no longer wishes to be considered for selection.
The player’s morale has hit rock bottom as he cares for pregnant wife Hannah, who is expecting their first child, while being given no indication when he will next be paid.
And he is now hoping to agree some kind of severance deal with Tynecastle officials that will allow him to find another employer.
The 27-year-old became Jim Jefferies’ first signing on his return to the club in January 2010 and became an instant hit with the Hearts support.
That saw him extend his deal by another 12 months in the summer, and Stevenson has gone on to become a regular under Sergio.
Now, though, he has become so disillusioned by events at Tynecastle that he believes his controversial decision is the only answer.
The player made high-ranking club officials aware of his feelings yesterday as well as boss Sergio and is not expected to attend training at Riccarton today.
And SunSport understands Stevenson’s refusal to play will stand even if Romanov insists the player sees out the final months of his deal.
It now appears a January compromise, which would at least see Hearts earn some money for the player, is in the best interests of both parties.
But his move, which comes just 24 hours after Eggert Jonsson left for Wolves and two days after Andrew Driver handed in a transfer request, is sure to shock Hearts fans.
And it is also sure to put a number a number of clubs on alert with Bristol City boss Derek McInnes a confirmed admirer.
Meanwhile, Jonsson admits he couldn’t wait to join up with former Hearts team-mate Christophe Berra. He said: “As soon as I knew of Wolves’ interest I was really excited.
“I’ve been in Scotland for a long time and feel ready to take the next step. Wolves is a great club for me to do that.
Ohits getting a lift up early and meeting a few Celts for a pint, not sure where we’re going but I’ll give you a call and let you know, you can hand it over to the bhoys yourself.
V
SFA urged to bin new rules
By GARETH i hate the LAW
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THE SFA must scrap the new disciplinary code and start over.
That warning comes from Graham Bean, the English FA’s first compliance officer.
The ex-cop reckons a complete over-haul is needed just four months into Stewart Regan’s new regime.
Bean told SunSport in the summer that copying England was doomed.
Bean said: “The SFA have to go back to the drawing board and start again.
“The way decisions are made isn’t working.
“It might only be December but the SFA should take stock, start again and use the experience to develop a more consistent structure.” He says it was wrong to hire Vincent Lunny as compliance officer, with no background in football.
He said: “I don’t know the pedigree of the bloke but his CV shows he’s done a lot of work in war crimes.
“I’m sure he did a very good job at that but it’s not exactly the right way forward if you’re wanting football to take you seriously in terms of governance.”
jhilday says:
22 December, 2011 at 10:28
Greenjedi
Sounds like double standards. I don’t know why anybody has to mention colour at all?
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I didn’t mention it. I was genuinely trying to answer your question.
What I was saying was, that if the dominant culture is white, then black people may feel inferiorised and it’s then that racism comes into it.
For many, being called a jock or a paddy may be fine, for others it may not. It all depends on the power structure within the culture, or the relationship.
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I wasn’t having a go at you, just the general need in the world to divide people by colour.
The exodus factor
By ROGER HANNAH
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A LOST generation of fans has forced the SPL to consider bringing back terraces.
But 2011 will be remembered as the year when Scotland’s top flight lost a generation of PLAYERS.
The talent drain saw all but one SPL club lose a key man to the English game.
Former Aberdeen ace Zander Diamond was one of countless stars to join the spectacular exodus.
After almost a decade at Pittodrie, he knows all about the cash troubles which have prompted the high-profile departures.
And he believes the only hope for Scottish football in 2012 is to keep rearing players capable of winning big-money moves south.
The Oldham defender, 26, told SunSport: “It’s a shame so many players have left the SPL in recent times.
“When I came through at Aberdeen, there was real quality everywhere. Celtic had Henrik Larsson, Chris Sutton and John Hartson. Rangers had Ronald de Boer, Arthur Numan and Stefan Klos.
“Hibs had that great young team with Garry O’Connor and the rest.
“Dundee United had so many fine players — the list goes on.
“The problem today is just down to money. Clubs in England can pay more than SPL ones.
“But for me the situation could be a lot WORSE.
“If SPL clubs weren’t producing players good enough to go to England then they’d be in real trouble.
“It is nothing to be ashamed of. You have to sell to survive.
“Look at St Mirren. They have a new ground, a training ground and no debt.
“They sold Stephen McGinn last year and have other young players coming through.
“I’ve heard great reports about Kenny McLean this season.
“Nurturing young talent then selling it is the way forward for many clubs in Scotland.
“I know lots of players headed south in 2011.
“It’ll be fascinating to see who is the first one to make that journey in 2012.”
Saints kid McLean has already been watched by English clubs including Burnley.
When the transfer window opens next week, he could be among the next batch of SPL aces destined for pastures new. Diamond and Chris Maguire led the Dons players who quit Pittodrie for England in 2011.
Kilmarnock lost captain Craig Bryson, who joined Maguire at Derby in the Championship.
Mark Reynolds and Sol Bamba started the exodus last January as they left Motherwell and Hibs for Sheffield Wednesday and Leicester.
Rangers lost Kenny Miller to Cardiff via Bursaspor while Shaun Maloney left Celtic for Wigan.
Dundee United lost 2010 Scottish Cup Final heroes David Goodwillie and Craig Conway to Blackburn and Cardiff.
Caley Thistle saw top scorer Adam Rooney quit for Birmingham and newly-promoted Dunfermline weren’t immune to the talent drain with Willie Gibson signed by big-spending Crawley.
St Johnstone kept their big-name players but lost manager Derek McInnes to Bristol City.
And Hearts yesterday became the latest club to lose a star when Eggert Jonsson signed for Wolves.
Diamond doesn’t think they will be the last players to make the journey south.
He hasn’t looked back since heading to Boundary Park in the summer and he said: “I don’t like to knock my old club or Scottish football, but it’s been a new lease of life for me.
“People told me I was moving down to a weaker division, but there are teams in this league with bigger budgets than any SPL club outside Celtic, Rangers and maybe Hearts.
“Look at Charlton, the two Sheffield clubs, Huddersfield or Brentford, where Niall McGinn is.
“We played Charlton at The Valley last Saturday and there were 19,500 at the game.
“I think there were just 6,000 or 7,000 at Aberdeen v Hibs.
“It’s a different world down here with so many big games.
“Even Bradford brought 4,000 to Oldham for a cup tie and they’re in League Two.”
Oldham defeated Paul Sturrock’s Southend last week to reach an FA Cup third-round clash with Liverpool at Anfield.
Diamond is now poised to tackle Luis Suarez, Andy Carroll or Craig Bellamy on the same weekend Aberdeen travel to Forfar in the Scottish Cup.
He said: “After so long in Scottish football, there were deja vu moments.
“There is a different kind of pressure in England.
“You can enjoy it more and express yourself more.
“You’re going to great grounds and the calibre of player is high.
“We will take 6,000 fans to Anfield and could have a cup final at Wembley on the horizon in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy.
“You need a freshness in your career and I’m getting that here.
“I’d been at Aberdeen for nine years but didn’t enjoy the last two.
“Luckily Paul Dickov has given me a chance at Oldham.”
bournesouprecipe says:
22 December, 2011 at 10:21
That awkward period at work, where it’s too near Christmas and you’ve still got loads of work to clear.
******
……. you’d better get on with it, then! c.thomthethim :>)
Should he have been sent off?
It’s probably somewhere in the rules that he should be but still it is a rediculous decision.
MWD
Does Richard Wilson of the Herald and Darry Broadfoot of the SFA share a parent ?
Or were they an extension of the Dolly experiment ?
Hail Hail
Vmhan
Mail to you.
HH
Good Morning to the Celtic Family from a dull damp Central Scotland. Well there must be a game coming up with the poundland mob as every time you look at the paper Newcastle are going to sign a different Celtic player.Now if any of it is true it shows that we are on the right track with our young squad players like Victor,Kayal,Ki,Izzy,young James,Hooper,Ledley,Matthews, as well as being good players are great prospects for the future and Celtic are in the driving seat as they hold there contracts.It is a long time since ive seen such a good squad at Celtic Park and much of it is down to Lennie.So lets go to Celtic Park lets encourage these youngsters and send Kilmarnock home empty handed.H.H.
A good mate of mine told me today that the biggest whore in Scotland is the Governance of the soul of Celtic F.C.
Right on Cue
Sproule faces probe after calling referee ‘a shambles’
Published on Thursday 22 December 2011 01:25
Hibs winger Ivan Sproule could be hit with a ban after the SFA decided to launch a probe into his scathing attack on referee Craig Thomson in the aftermath of the weekend’s defeat to Aberdeen.
SFA compliance officer Vincent Lunny is set to write to the 30-year-old to seek an explanation over the comments and to check whether the quotes attributed to him are accurate.
Sproule described Thomson’s handling of the Pittodrie clash as “one of the poorest refereeing performances I’ve seen in a long time” and a “shambles”.
He also branded the decision to award the Dons a match-winning penalty as “ridiculous”.
The Northern Irishman was adjudged to have fouled Peter Pawlett in the box, although Lunny has since examined the incident and charged the Aberdeen midfielder with diving.
The Hibs midfielder also claimed the official was wrong to have red-carded Pawlett for a challenge on Lewis Stevenson, with Aberdeen submitting an appeal over that decision.
Sproule went on to suggest Thomson, who is celebrating his appointment to next summer’s Euro 2012 finals, should be demoted to the First Division as punishment.
Since the comments appeared in print and were not recorded on television, Lunny’s first move is to write to Sproule before deciding whether there is a case to answer.
He could be charged of breaching rule 68 (publicly criticising an official in such a way to indicate bias or incompetence) of the SPL’s Articles of Association. If found guilty, it would then be up the judicial panel to decide what punishment to mete out to the player, with a reprimand and suspension – ranging from a three to five match ban – among the options available.
The threat of a suspension for Sproule is sure to annoy Hibs manager Pat Fenlon, with the Dubliner having laid down the disciplinary ground rules when he replaced Colin Calderwood a month ago.
Fenlon was disappointed with Leigh Griffiths after the on-loan Wolves forward served a one-match ban against Aberdeen for being found guilty of making an offensive arm gesture to Rangers fans a fortnight ago.
Meanwhile, Sligo Rovers could demand compensation should striker Eoin Doyle join Hibs.
The 23-year-old appeared to improve his chances of winning a move by scoring in a trial match and Sligo spokesman Keith O’Dwyer told the BBC: “He is under 24 and we would seek clarification for the FAI and Uefa about the need to pay a training and development fee.”
“Financially, I would imagine we would not be able to compete with the clubs interested, but we won’t let him go without a fight.”
O’Dwyer hopes that qualification for next season’s Europa League qualification round will persuade Doyle, who featured for Hibs in Monday’s 3-0 closed-doors win over St Johnstone, to extend his stay at the Showgrounds.
Doyle scored 25 goals last season as Sligo finished runners-up in the league of Ireland and three of those came against Bohemians before they
Kitalba when I was an apprentice working at Coulport,’my girlfriend/ fiancée/ wife worked in an opticians in Greenock, I had easy access to appointment cards, stamped and Erm signed with whatever date/ time I wanted, as I had to go across the river to work, it was as good as a day off on full pay….. It all went doon the pan when the Greenock telegraph took a picture of me, the wife and just born son Ryan down the Gourock outdoor swimming pool in our bathing costumes. :>)
caughtrottenCSC
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Alan Pattullo: The future well-being of a game that has over a century behind it hinges on responses to a mere ten questions
Published on Thursday 22 December 2011 01:11
THERE is still a long way to go, but the proposed changes to the structure of Scottish football, to be implemented over the next two seasons, is a start in the struggle to revive the game.
All 42 senior clubs will have their say before the set deadline day on 23 January. Limited space though there is on the questionnaire sheets which have been sent out – unless the club wishes to respond online – this is at least the next step in an on-going, rigorous debate. Each club is being canvassed for their views, and it’s take it or leave it time. Despite the recent signing of a new television deal with Sky and ESPN, there is not much obvious merit in keeping the status quo.
At last week’s game between St Johnstone and Aberdeen there was a crowd of only 1607. At Ibrox and Parkhead, the empty seats are becoming ever more noticeable. Dunfermline, quickly learning that the SPL is not all milk and honey, have closed a stand to save on costs.
That said, the proposals do not seek earth-shattering alterations to the SPL – it will remain at 12 clubs, therefore maintaining the required quota of four Old Firm games in order to meet a central stipulation in the aforementioned television deal. This will disappoint many who felt that a larger, less exclusive top division was required to stimulate interest.
More than 100 years of Scottish football history hinge on ten questions included at the back end of the draft proposal – there are actually 11, but the first one asks only for the name of respondent. At least one answer won’t be influenced by self-interest. The hope is that none are. While the change doesn’t go far enough for some, the proposals do cover most crucial and contentious areas. There is a new pyramid structure, for example, which connects the SPL and SFL with new ‘Lowland’ and ‘Highland’ leagues.
There will also be a potential extra promotion place between the Premier League and the division below in the form of a play-off competition and enhanced parachute payments for clubs relegated from the SPL. Indeed, this concern is a main consideration – one of the five principles outlined by Stewart Regan, the chief executive of the Scottish Football Association, is establishing an “all-through distribution mechanism for all 42 clubs which, in particular, bridges the gap between the bottom of the SPL and the top of the SFL”.
In fact, any difference this new structure will make for the vast majority of clubs in the existing SFL is marginal, and some Third Division clubs will be slightly worse off. The changes most benefit the top clubs in the First Division, even though we are being told it is for the good of everyone.
Most of the questions included in the document seem straightforward enough. It hardly seems necessary to have a ‘no’ box next to the one which asks whether there is support for the principle of one combined league body to administer the competitions in which all SFL/SPL clubs participate. This is a proposal to be welcomed by everyone.
The fact that a body called the Scottish FA’s Professional Game Board had to be formed in order to provide a forum in which the SFA, SPL and SFL could address and debate these issues says it all about the need for one combined organisation.
One First Division club director, who spoke to The Scotsman yesterday, complained about the changes not going far enough. The official in question believes that the 90 per cent slice of the revenue pie, which represents a fall of only 2.18 per cent on the current distribution model, is still too much for SPL clubs to demand. In any case, the model used to illustrate how this change would filter down the leagues is slightly misleading since it is based on a total distribution pot of £20 million – a figure more than £2 million greater than the likely revenue total for the current season. A more relevant comparison would have been to demonstrate what clubs will receive this season against what they would receive from the same pot using the proposed new distribution formula. But the exercise of the report is to illustrate to enough chairman that their clubs would be better off if they embrace the proposed changes, and the provided model does just that – one way or another.
But the reaction from clubs appears to be broadly supportive. Henry McLeish, who has spent two years wrestling with many of the dilemmas tackled in this draft proposal, is also receptive to the changes outlined, most of which take on board the findings he published in his two-part Review of Scottish Football. However, many remain concerned that self-interest will again serve to obstruct a bid to move in a new direction.
It is hoped that even those clubs normally resistant to change will look around at the current state of Scottish football and acknowledge that there is very little left to lose.
Imagine “Stevo” was a bus or train driver, anybody here thing the scum would be building a hero out of him Hmmm
Hey greenjedi @9.49am.Gorbals to Hampden in 15 minutes.That’s some going even for a young ( ish ) man that I was then.I lived on Crown Street above the Wheatsheaf Bar.
Anyway the serious point was that one of our group,now a Glasgow taxi driver,fancied himself as a bit of a Stirling Moss ( now I am demonstrating my age )and he had acquired a car.So we crammed ourselves into his flying machine and set off for Hampden.Can’t exactly recall how it all played out but such were the queues of traffic that my man took every possible twist and turn ( the budding taxi driver ) to get us to our destination.Ended up at the bottom of Polmadie Road and abandoned the damn thing.
I have a much greater and possibly even happier story about Gorbals/Hampden.I vividly recall walking from Hampden with my big brother back to the Gorbals after the 7-1 final.The reaction of the police to the crowds on the streets in Crown Street was educational to a young boy.Funny how with the passing years some events stay clearly in the memory.Those Gorbals crowds realised something special had happened that day -beating Rangers 7-1 in a Cup Final ( sounds nice even today )-but not as special as the day we beat Dunfermline 3-2 to begin Jock’s era.That feeling of a page in history being turned will live with me till I die.
Good luck to all Celts next Wednesday.
kitalba says:
22 December, 2011 at 10:47
A good mate of mine told me today that the biggest whore in Scotland is the Governance of the soul of Celtic F.C.
Kit,you and I are the governance of the soul of Celtic F.C.
I`m no whore. How about you?
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire says:
22 December, 2011 at 10:50
Imagine “Stevo” was a bus or train driver, anybody here thing the scum would be building a hero out of him Hmmm
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Why has the foul mouthed waste of space student not been done with Breech of the Peace?
Must admit I liked the Werder Bremen top from a couple of seasons ago when they played TFOD in CL. Did it not have orange in it. I thought it was a belter.
Forrest to Sunderland
Kayal to Liverpool
Victor to Newcastle
Izzy to Manu
Hooper to Newcastle
Let me see now is there anyone else the meeja can link checking out of paradise.
Lots of brown stuff in the making over at iPox worrying about the 28th methinks.
greenjedi says:
22 December, 2011 at 10:54
Did he have loud trousers on ? ;-)
Hail Hail
garcia lorca says:
22 December, 2011 at 10:54
Hey greenjedi @9.49am.Gorbals to Hampden in 15 minutes.That’s some going even for a young ( ish ) man that I was then.I lived on Crown Street above the Wheatsheaf Bar.
Anyway the serious point was that one of our group,now a Glasgow taxi driver,fancied himself as a bit of a Stirling Moss ( now I am demonstrating my age )and he had acquired a car.So we crammed ourselves into his flying machine and set off for Hampden.Can’t exactly recall how it all played out but such were the queues of traffic that my man took every possible twist and turn ( the budding taxi driver ) to get us to our destination.Ended up at the bottom of Polmadie Road and abandoned the damn thing.
I have a much greater and possibly even happier story about Gorbals/Hampden.I vividly recall walking from Hampden with my big brother back to the Gorbals after the 7-1 final.The reaction of the police to the crowds on the streets in Crown Street was educational to a young boy.Funny how with the passing years some events stay clearly in the memory.Those Gorbals crowds realised something special had happened that day -beating Rangers 7-1 in a Cup Final ( sounds nice even today )-but not as special as the day we beat Dunfermline 3-2 to begin Jock’s era.That feeling of a page in history being turned will live with me till I die.
Good luck to all Celts next Wednesday.
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Its 15 minutes from McNeil St. When I was in the James Stokes we used to walk up from the Blarney and it took 15-20 minutes depending what part of the ground you where going to.
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo says:
22 December, 2011 at 10:57
greenjedi says:
22 December, 2011 at 10:54
Did he have loud trousers on ? ;-)
Hail Hail
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A loud mouth for definate!
Wife asked what I got in the Secret Santa
greenjedi
I was a member of the Sarsfield out of the Tavern Bar on Florence Street.
Now live in London but still a season ticket holder.
macjay:
You and I and every Celtic Supporter around the world are not the ‘governance’ we are the pulse. You are only the governance in a small way if you are prepared to walk away, and in that isolation it may very wll be self-defeating… are you prepared to walk away? Are you prepared to give up your Setanta subscription? Are you prepared to givbe up your Channel 67 subscription? Are you prepared to give up your season ticket?
I am.
Vmhan,
mate you’ve never known pain until you’ve been the victim of a vindictive dentist’s revenge. But it was worth it.
garcia lorca says:
22 December, 2011 at 11:01
greenjedi
I was a member of the Sarsfield out of the Tavern Bar on Florence Street.
Now live in London but still a season ticket holder.
…….
Now that was way before my time, but my Dad was one of the Garry Owen conveeners a long time ago
YOKO ONO’S the red hot favourite for the next I’m a Celebrity…get me out of here.
Anyone who can live off a dead beatle for 30 years should do very well!!
greenjedi
I thought he was within his rights.
Scot raill take money off the guy in false pretences and then start to threaten him with fines and expulsion from the train cos they cannot do their job properly ??? and then big fat brainless numb nuts comes along and physically assaults him ??? If it was my bhoy numb nuts would have a target painted on his back, the cheque would be paid and the resulting video uploaded onto youtube regardless of hos his breach of the peace charge panned out. The guard has to expect verbal abuse due to the incompetence of the company he works for. Sticks and stones etc.
Hail Hail