I’m still meeting people who haven’t noticed. Hibernian are on an outstanding run of form, having won their last three games and undefeated in six. The last reversal they had was at Celtic Park the first weekend in April. On Sunday we’re playing the team with the best recent form in Scotland; the warning signs are painted in large green font.
They are dangerous up front, Leigh Griffiths has scored four goals more than any Celtic player, including several stunners.
The weight of the world rested on Hibs’ shoulders at last season’s Scottish Cup final, when the stage was set for a century of pain to be wiped away by defeating their greatest rivals. It was too much. Now they take the field unburdened and vastly more dangerous than St Mirren, Hearts or Kilmarnock were when they overcame Celtic at Hampden recently.
Odds on Hibs are very generous.
I caught some chat online last night. “Blackmail”, “extortion”, “imprisonment”, “getting rid of the problem”, “a catastrophe of an intensity that you…. clearly do not appear to understand”, “fraudulent”, “once the genie is out it will have a life of its own”.
What an unimaginable mess.
I think “Been an admirer of your recent work” is bound to become a euphemism in years to come for when something that should never have been said or written slips out. This is a small glimpse into how the whole thing happened.
Fantastic Q&A with Willie Wallace this morning, thanks to Willie and Winning Captains. Willie’s recollections of our great times are irresistible. Reading the book as it came together was a joy. You’ll love it.
Remember you can start Cup Final weekend by meeting Willie at a book signing at Waterstons’ on Sauchiehall St, tomorrow – 25th May, 46 years on from the day – from 2pm until 4pm. If you can’t make it you can order a signed copy below.
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petec
22:55 on
24 May, 2013
Andrew Weatherall, take a bow, take a bow Son.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOvnNJ83wBI
Incredible dance Music.
pure.csc
That Sabre’s LP is a total classic!
Tbj.
Most definitely not, as billynowel doesn’t change with the flow. Think I mentioned before…he was a celtic fan and attended celtic park before the dark side dragged him into their dungeon.
He’s not spoke to me since administration day…lol
Nice one you did in USA…get him pist and getting him to were a celtic top.
His son in the ub lol.
Gordon64,
Evening Big Chap…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYsQcIMPOnQ
3 weeks until the biggie. ;))
An unusual request,
My mate (hibbee)is travelling through hoping to get a brief at the gate…if he doesn’t manage it can anyone recommend a pub for him to catch game?
Petec
21 days and counting until
the second coming of the Stone Roses.
HH
http://youtu.be/YwSZvHqf9qM
happy bob day
NatKnow – “We welcome the paper-chase…”
23:19 on 24 May, 2013
petec
22:55 on
24 May, 2013
Andrew Weatherall, take a bow, take a bow Son.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOvnNJ83wBI
Incredible dance Music.
pure.csc
That Sabre’s LP is a total classic!
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I know hehe….. ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnbTvA6UhIs
His 1993 essential mix is harder and not so easy to access but incredible, IMO.
Njoi
Drone Strikes…
The Bravery Of Being Out Of Range…
ernie lynch
12:51 on 24 May, 2013
Ernie I take it you remember the Hibs of the 70’s pulling down the Shamrock wall and also not allowing our championship game to be filmed in 77… I woudl never be happy losing to anyone but dont try and put them into a mini us..
Gordon64
23:26 on 24 May, 2013
Petec
21 days and counting until
the second coming of the Stone Roses.
HH
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aye ok, subliminal G64. ;))
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6QnK0yql8s
The story about this song at the Green back then, well I’ll tell ya at the event.
excited.csc
cadete was for that wee spell a perfect striker, so fast in getting a shot off, amazing movement, he could have been a henrik, but he didnt know the stage was set for greatness.
ps, will smith and his boy, a pair o show affs or whit
smoke belching
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsWASI-4huY
Well done, joe_joe_john_bobby_teddy.
but 5 kennedys vs 1 saint sno fair.
no , well done, very impressive
booker t
23:24 on 24 May, 2013
Tell him to go the international on aikenhead rd.
He won’t have any probs in there.
A Wonderful Life……..
Ye better believe it, imagine you were a hun for a nanosecond at this moment? Wow….
Detroit Techno…….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1E-F4Ul0_s
46 years ago tonight our greatest heroes were
on the eve of immortality
Greenlion2
23:30 on
24 May, 2013
ernie lynch
12:51 on 24 May, 2013
Ernie I take it you remember the Hibs of the 70′s pulling down the Shamrock wall and also not allowing our championship game to be filmed in 77… I woudl never be happy losing to anyone but dont try and put them into a mini us..
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well remembered, huge stooshie at the time, i am gonny go searching for that,
harte chairman i think
celtic dawn
21:47 on 24 May, 2013
Evening folks,
Just watched a wonderful You Tube video on the story of the Clancy brothers
*oh my God that took me back, loved the Clancy’s, bought my first album, “Live at Carnegie Hall”, in a pub one Saturday night in Balloch fae a wee ken dodd folky who’s da told him tae get it oot the hoose, nae wonder “my name is O’Hanlon” etc.
Saw them up the toon in April 1966, ma da got me the tickets and a seat on a bus, me and ma Carolina Danny have a bottle of Lanny but didnae want tae drink it on the bus as ma da’s workmates were on it.
Didnae feel like drinking it in the hall as naebody else was so at the intermission we went tae the lavvy, as we opened the door tae the sounds of the Soldiers Song everyone in there was bevvying.
8 weeks later saw Mr. Zimmerman at the same venue.
fine girl you are csc
gordon64
23:38 on 24 May, 2013
I wonder if they slept?
Or lay wondering about what was coming, did Stevie Chalmers dream of scoring the winner?
Did any of them imagine beating Inter Milan so badly the Inter players were talking about throwing in the towel as soon as we equalised.
Gordon64
23:38 on 24 May, 2013
46 years ago tonight our greatest heroes were
on the eve of immortality
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You know that history has a habit of repeating itself. ;))
We are not that far away IMO, maybe not with this current team but with the upcoming teams that are being grown inhouse, we will have everything we want in a Team. ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfEoVxy7VDQ
Phylliss Dietrichson
The biggest mistake made byJock.My guess was one of sentiment,Yogi missed out in Lisbon,it may be hard to believe but thats my Opinion.
Pink Floyd — Summer ’67
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veSyrtnPLnM&feature=player_detailpage#t=1695s
Playing football the Celtic way lives on.
And long may it continue.
GL2
Re lisbon teddy bear..
I remember a pic of Bobby Murdoch abd John Clark sleeping with the white bear in the big cup.
My dad seens to remember Charlie Gallagher with it but no one knows where it ended up.
Fanad
Big jock didn’t do sentiment. Look at Fergie he learned that and dropoed Jim leighton from a cup final replay. .
Apologies for the bad language in this track.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8I1oA9uBFU
Resistance to human bar coding, the logical progression. :D
Tontine Tim, Had that record too by the Clancys absolutely loved then, Liam had a haunting voice and Tommy Makem an incredible lilt. Still have a few of theirs on my mp3 player, Tommy Makem singing “Gentle Annie” is a favourite of mine. In later life Liam Clancy lived out his life in Helvick Co. Waterford at the time of his arrival there I worked nearby and got to know him well and was lucky enough to be in on a few back room sessions. Hearing a lad like that sing for an audience of about a dozen or so is fairly special.
Re the speculation as to whether there is any special connection between us and Hibs, I would just say that we have extended the hand of friendship on occasion in the past and it has been rejected.
More fool them and their loss.
We don’t need them or anyone else.
We Ourselves or if you prefer, Ourselves Alone.
Henry Henry Drop the Ball……..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw3cf2Veyjc
been looking at a few hibs blogs tonight ,
to be fair the “sunshine on leith” anthem is very very good when sung on masse,
also lots of the bloggers have familiar tags “harp, shamrock and saints”
but my favorites by far at the number of references to Albert Kidd,
Blantyretim
I know what you are saying,and I appreciate your point of view,but it has bothered me as wellsince then,I cannot find any other explanation except complacency.George Connolly should had been a shoe in for the final,but I suppose we will never know why he was left out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9wWgzUygkk
Tontine Tim, This one was written by Tommy re the men of the Easter Rising.
TontinTim/Corkcelt
Liam Clancy what a singer.Tommy Makem The Four Green Fields,my party tune,memories.HH
tommy mackem you say
gentle annie you say
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrIXPQ-Vspk
Tontine Tim,corkcelt
Still have the “Live at Carnegie Hall” LP
Can’t believe I’ve been listening to it for 50years
The sleeve is in a mess and have to put up with a few skips and jumps but still gets an airing when the drinks in and the bloods up
corkcelt
00:00 on 25 May, 2013
Tontine Tim, Had that record too by the Clancys absolutely loved then, Liam had a haunting voice and Tommy Makem an incredible lilt. Still have a few of theirs on my mp3 player, Tommy Makem singing “Gentle Annie” is a favourite of mine. In later life Liam Clancy lived out his life in Helvick Co. Waterford at the time of his arrival there I worked nearby and got to know him well and was lucky enough to be in on a few back room sessions. Hearing a lad like that sing for an audience of about a dozen or so is fairly special.
*Bob Dylan reckoned that Liam was the finest ballad singer of all time.
liam clancys tribute to luke kelly,
have a listen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=jAPM4G5PJHo&feature=endscreen