We lost at Ibrox in January to a team that did not record a single attempt on target, not even at the own-goal we conceded. We lost there again this month having missed a penalty and even better chances, while assisting the effort with another own-goal. Frankly, Newco must be wondering how poorly they need to play against us to lose a game. Nothing I saw from the home team in either of our recent defeats there justified fear of them.
If the old adage ’beware the straw man’ holds true, Celtic will deliver. The straw man has nothing to lose or fear. What have Celtic got to lose heading to Ibrox on Sunday? This should be the most relaxed Celtic team to head there in Newco’s 9-year history.
The dubious motivation, to stop Newco’s unbeaten run in the league, feels a bit beneath us, but still…..
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SAINT STIVS on 1ST MAY 2021 5:08 PM
no no no no no how very dare you, everybody knows that Gergeo Michael was Alex Raes stunt double.
GLENDALYSTONSILS on 1ST MAY 2021 5:14 PM
SAINT STIVS@ 5.08
Are you not mixing him up with Azog the defiler from the Hobbit film?
Now there’s two posts that remind me why I tune in here, por cierto :))))
GO TELL THE SPARTIM on 1ST MAY 2021 3:58 PM
Roddie MacDonald or that halfwit that lost his debenture seat at “the Victorian toilet block” Roddy Forsyth, if it’s the latter he’d be the last person to know, I’m surprised no one has alerted Radio 5 Live to this charlatan.
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Yes you’d think RTÉ would figure out as well as they always have him on when talking Scottish football. This is the guy who said Rangers going into administration would save them. And then they were liquidated that ‘they’d come back stronger ‘. He has zero insight considering that as a debenture holder he’d know that Rangers died but is happy to proclaim the continuity myth. I emailed RTÉ to complain about the complete and utter nonsense (and lies he spouted) didn’t get a response, no surprise from them all starry eyed about English football.
Season Ticket – Lost
Shares – Lost
Debenture seat – Lost
History – Lost
Saint Stephen Bike – Lost
Arsenal Shares – Lost
Clumpany – Lost
Roddie was right
My photo on Twitter is my T-shirt of big Billy holding up the cup.
I couldn’t care less how we spell his nickname.
McPhail Bhoy & St Stivs
I could understand him getting a gig on BBC Shortbread but 5 live (who knows why).
Thanks for correcting my historical architectural period as well. Also liked your “pair of cults “
It’s always Snake Mountain. Hoping for a good win tomorrow, though any win would do, give us some cheer until Tuesday comes around
Moderator
Any chance of closing down the blog for a couple of hours to give everybody a time out in order to calm down ?
PS Had my second vaccination on Wednesday. Still a Tim.
Hail Hail
Stay Safe
POR CIERTO @5.18
I must confess it’s not, strictly speaking , a football related post since we’re talking about Alex Rae who , strictly speaking , is not a footballer .
or as Alex himsell might say “stricklestly speakling”
Hunskelpin has 2 time periods within our one continuious history.:-)
pre shatooot
post shatooot.
it happened.it cant be unhappened
https://youtu.be/_eq2YPqKSXI from moravcik67.
hh
Caddington
Don’t take this as a criticism.
What comments or themes would you seek to curtail / censor?
FAIRHILL BHOY on 1ST MAY 2021 5:36 PM
My photo on Twitter is my T-shirt of big Billy holding up the cup.
I couldn’t care less how we spell his nickname.
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thats it FB.nicknames an afterthought
its what he symbolized.the man,the club,the place,the historical signifigance of what took place,many more am sure when i sat in estadio 50 yr after that pic°was taken.
° no description needed :-))
hh
Go Tell the Spartim
I’d imagine it’s like most things in life he got the gig with Radio Scotland, once you’re in you’re in especially with organisations like the BBC. Its like George Hamilton who does tv commentary on soccer (as football is called here) for RTÉ, you’ll also hear him commentating on athletics, boxing and hockey. He also has a Saturday and Sunday show on Lyric FM, the classical music radio station here. I might add he’s as knowledgeable as Roddie. As my youngest says he comments on soccer like it’s the first time he’s ever seen it! He’s being doing it for 30 odd years incidentally. Don’t get me started when he tries to explain the away goals rules in European football!!
YogiHughes on 1st May 2021 4:43 pm
LETS ALL DO THE HUDDLE,
Check your history – it’s Caesar. Big billy was named after the Roman leaders. Nowadays, Cesar is accapted as well.
HH
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I thought it was to do with some film character – something about only Billy having a car. Could be wrong – small issue really.
HH
Would King Billy (as in there’s only one) qualify as a cult hero?
HH
Well done to the fan group Bhoys who presented Broony with a lovely gift. Nice to see.
Does talking about the poor facepainter count as a footie related post.🤠
SAINT STIVS on 1ST MAY 2021 5:03 PM
It is less well known that Georgios Samaras was knicknamed “Sammi” because of a uncanny likeness to another member of the Vegas Rat Pack “Sammy Davis Junior”
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Brilliant :-))
McPhail bhoy
That indeed is the case, once your in your in.
I think Legends and Cult Figures are different things, but you can also be both
Jinky – Legend and Cult Figure
Cesar – Legend
Anton – Cult Figure
and a couple of hundred more.
Another less known misspelling of the nickname of a Celtic legend is of another captain, twice manager and statue-in-waiting, Neil Lennon
Lennon grew up with with a taste for hard rock, amphetamines and Nazi memorabilia that got him the schoolboy nickname “Lemmy” after the hard living Motörhead front man. Not being Au fait with heavy metal heroes his Leicester academy team-mates assumed it was a simple play on his surname, and when Lemmy decided to save the blushes of his ignorant friends it stuck.
Bobby Lemmon
Hey Jude, gies some weather
https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/pa7
In his time on loan at Notts County Callum Macgregor became addicted to chocolate substitute confectionery, and Caramacs in particular.
On his return to Celtic…
record breakers
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E0K9GZxXEAohPfN?format=jpg&name=small
Saint Stivs on 1st May 2021 7:10 pm
I think Legends and Cult Figures are different things, but you can also be both
Jinky – Legend and Cult Figure
Cesar – Legend
Anton – Cult Figure
and a couple of hundred more.
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Good point. I dare to suggest that a cult hero is may be more likely to be liked for their image or aura than for their talent. So players like Jonny Doyle, Alfie Conn, Broony, or The Holy Goalie would be cult heroes and Jinky, Big Billy, James McGrory, or Paul McStay would be legends. Just an opinion.
HH
HI GHUYS, as you know im a sentinel celts poster, but have just been informed by another sentinel celts poster the both of us have our roots here on CQN, anyway those of you who have been on here from the beginning will remember pablophanque, AKA stevie reynolds, well its 10 years since his passing, time does certainly fly ,pablophanque RIP .H.H.
big packy 1 on 1st May 2021 7:27 pm
HI GHUYS, as you know im a sentinel celts poster, but have just been informed by another sentinel celts poster the both of us have our roots here on CQN, anyway those of you who have been on here from the beginning will remember pablophanque, AKA stevie reynolds, well its 10 years since his passing, time does certainly fly ,pablophanque RIP .H.H.
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pablophanque RIP
H.H.
Stevie Reynolds RIP. Seems like yesterday that he passed away.
JHB
Celtic40Me 8.44am
If you go to this link
https://philmacgiollabhain.ie/2020/11/23/rugger-guy-does-a-deep-dive-in-to-rifc-year-end-accounts/ you will find Phil’s Rugger Guy did his usual on the last set of accounts to 30 June 2020 issued Nov 2020.
What I noted at the time, being a bit of speciality of mine, if you scroll down the pages is that RIFC/RFC plc owed HMRC £9.7m in unpaid tax.
Now due to Covid UEFA relaxed their rules on money due to social tax authorities but what is not clear is how relaxed HMRC are.
In normal circumstances to get a UEFA licence now Rangers either paid the sum before 31st March or had a written agreement to postpone collection until a date after 31 March or were disputing they owed a penny or the claim was unsubstantiated under Annex Viii to Article 50 of UEFA FFP.
Given they lied in 2011 to get a licence, most probably with SFA knowledge (Dickson a current RIFC Director was on the Licensing Commitee) but Celtic care not a jot, then there is little point hoping that a licence will not be granted to them this season using the Covid card.
However JHB asked for evidence of external debt and at 30 June they had at least £9.7 tax owed to HMRC.
Yet their wage bill rose by around £6m! and helped pay the players that stopped 10iar.
Covid has been lucky for RIFC in all kind of ways and where the Board are responsible is their ongoing reluctance since 2013 to call them out as a matter of policy, even when presented with compelling evidence to do so from Aug 2018 that the licence in 2011 was obtained by false pretence.
Big Packy
I seem to remember his musical posts were quite inspired.
Thoughts with those whom he left behind
Auldheid – Well said sir.
D :)
old fashioned 4-4-2 cult hero eleven
1. Borus
2. Agathe
3. Rogan
4. Bobo
5, mccarthy
6. murdo
7, mccourt
8. bobby collins
9. tommy mcinally
10. teesy weesy
11. doyle
God Bless Stevie Reynolds, 10 years already is just surreal.
Many a brilliant over-indulgent friday music night after the quiz getting educated by thew good bhoy.
Peter Latchford was more of a cult figure than a great goalkeeper.
Saint Stivs
Paul Byrne for Murdo (who I would consider mainstream) and you’re onto a winner there
Man, look at this for a piece of history
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St.Anthony
@Stephen4_2
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That is absolutely superb Thomas Thumbs up. Real unique piece of Kenny history. Wish I’d seen that when I was writing the Kenny of the Celtic book. By the way my Dad always said John was a great player, very unlucky with injuries.
Thomas
@tkerr76
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@Stephen4_2 my father in law was Celtic scout back in the day (John Higgins), here’s a wee entry in his note book I thought you may find interesting
https://twitter.com/tkerr76/status/1388418612562735108/photo/1
My last post tonight.
My team:
Bain
Big Kris – Welsh – Bitton
Jamsie – Broony – Soro – Taylor
Turnbull – Calmac – Eddie
Griff
I think Calmac has been wasted by playing him too deep and the French Eddie has nbeen misused as he is never a lone striker nor a centre forward. Anyway, it’s all about opinions. I am a failed school teacher never mind a soccer coach.
GOYBIG
Praying to Jesus, the Child of Prague, Mary, all the Saints and God forbid dear old St. Jude (only Catholics on here will understand that refence).
Please, please, please Celtic win tomorrow. I have to live in this excuse for a ‘country’ called the North of Ireland. Let me walk with my head held high on Monday morning.
COYBIG
Give Broony (no red card tomorrow son) and Griff a Beautiful Sunday!
HH
SCULLYBHOY
That’s 12!
The mib’ll no wear that!