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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Asonofdan
Vic suspended.
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KevJ..
Hey Buddies..:o)
Is it No Time You were Off Oot..
Summa
Paul
Thought it was only league goals you were talking about but as this is the cup, it is better to talk about overall goals and on that note Hoops wins.
Mort
If we had to lose a Scottish cup final the only team I would accept Celtic losing to is the old lady that is Queens Park, but I wouldn’t be ‘happy’ to lose.
asonofdan
You may want to rethink that defence
LIVIBHOY
As long as it is not the first few days of Oct,magic!
Paul67
13:06 on 24 May, 2013
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Thank You.
Hail Hail
TheBarcaMole
13:08 on 24 May, 2013
!!Bada Bing!!12:26 on 24 May, 2013
Good to see Willie Henderson keeping up his late daughter’s Charity work.A wee bluenose for sure but when Tam Gemmell rushed to hospital last year,Willie was first up to see him…………..
Absolutely…………… A great wee guy!
TBM
Summa of Sammi….
13:08 on 24 May, 2013
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KevJ..
Hey Buddies..:o)
Is it No Time You were Off Oot..
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Awwwwwe – OK – Off oot.
Ghood Luck Bampots.
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tommytwiststommyturns
13:05 on
24 May, 2013
Is TBJ really Philvis?!
Is Kev Jungle (KJ) really Mad Mitch (MM)?!
I really think we should be told….!
Hmmmmm
T4
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I Always thought TBJ was Yon Singing Guy..:-)
Summa
just received from Siobhan McMahon MSP a police account re green brigade complaints.
In total there have bee 72 members of the public who have made complaints either directly to the police or via their MPs, MSPs & local councillors in relation to concerns they have about policing this incident. these concerns vary from complaints about police ‘heavy handedness’ to issues about wasting tax payers money. In the very large majority of cases the complaints have been made are generic & relate to unspecified allegations of misconduct against unspecified officers, mostly ref to video footage seen on TV or on social media sites. Of these34 have refused to engage with police beyond their initial email despite a number of attempts to contact them & 5 have withdrawn their complaint. Of the 33 people who have complained few were actually present at the incident & correspondence has come from all over Scotland & as far afield as the very South of England & even Cyprus. Many of these people are not making specific complaints & merely wish to register their disapproval at alleged treatment of Celtic fans.
I can assure you no one has even attempted to get in touch with me & would be surprised if this wasn’t the case for majority of people who have registered complaints, I would be very surprised if the number of complaints were any where near as few as he has stated?
Stephen House Chief Constable
HH
Gary Hooper has 29 goals from 50 games, according to soccerbase.com. A pretty decent strike rate for someone who has supposedly had a poor season and not been interested according to many.
Griffiths has 28 from 42 and Higdon 27 from 43, so both have slightly better scoring rates than Gary.
the token tim
13:04 on 24 May, 2013
Roy Croppie @ 1249.
Totally agree.
and re their fans, if anything those i have met over the years have a major chip on their shoulders re us and the Green-and-White and have no love towards us at all!
I hope we have a repeat of 2001!
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
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A number of people have said their first final was 1972,6-1 to the good guys.
I was there,I’ll settle for a repeat-and THAT Hibs team were class,btw!
Rather not mention my first final of any sort,earlier in the season.
Paul , mmmmmmm
Not what you said . Now i’m beginning to sound like Ernie or Canamalar .
Need a CF to soothe my nerves .
4-2 to the good ghuys .
Sanna
unionbearbhind
13:13 on 24 May, 2013
I would be VERY surprised if so few people had contacted MPs or the police about this.
Perhaps data has been inadvertently destroyed?
Any tweets from the sfa about nicky laws lack of desire and ambition by opting to play in scotlands third tier….
thought not
BMCUP,
whilst i was around in ’72 (being a mere 18 months old!) it was far from my 1st Cup Final.
However I DO like that scoreline and will happily accept that again on Sunday
:-)
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
BMCUWP
looks like another fudge, is there anyway we could correlate these figures, show how much this is being hidden?
HH
ernie
What about St Roch`s ? 0:-)
I think most Tims would agree with you apart from those who judge all Hibs fans by the actions a few. Nevertheless, I was surprised when I read your post. Seemed far too mellow for you.
JJ
Sammi – naw, that’s really SFTB! :-)
T4
ernie lynch
12:42 on 24 May, 2013
There’s no other team I’d rather lose a Scottish cup final to than Hibs.
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I’d second that wan.
I’m not suggesting we will but if we do, well I’d not be that disappointed, especially after all we have achieved this season, this season has been sensational for Celtic, IMO.
My ole gaming pal Lehmann really is a Gem of a person and he was one of the very best 1.6 counterstrikers oot there. He is Hibs daft and well he isnae that daft.
31003 , you’re a gent .Drop me a line please .
Sanna
UBB
Absolutely no way of proving her to be economical with the truth unless people who have previously contacted their MSPs and the police have their original e-mails,resend them to her and post them on the likes of TSFM.
Alternatively we could start one of them dreaded list thingies of people who did so.
Under the heading of I AM SPARTACUS for example…..
Paul is talking up the opposition before the big game and is damn right. Its essential that both the team & the crowd go into this game in the right frame of mind. We have lost too many crucial Cup games in Hampden. There can be no complacency, if we play well we should win, if we don’t play well we will lose. The crowd has a part to play, everyone must get right behind the team from the start & roar them on to victory. Sunday will be the difference between a good season & a very good season.
I’d go for:
Lustig Wilson Mulgrew Izzy
Brown Ledley
Forrest Commons Samaras
Hooper
…and Forster in goal!
Foster
lustig wilson mulgrew izzy
forrest brown ledley commons
stokes hooper
too many potetial goalscorers for the Hibbees me thinks
See you Sunday?
what is it with some celtic fans with this ‘no other team I’d rather lose to’ crap….defeatist attitude, awful attitude, defeat shouldnt even be on the agenda for sunday!!!!! its a must win for celtic as far as i’m concerned and for lenny even more important so!!! lenny wont survive a defeat on sunday if it happens!! 3-1 Celtic………..
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@pbmchugh Perhaps this offers further clarity. You can update TSFM with your findings. http://i.imgur.com/Wvse3xE.jpg
Hibs – The term chip on their shoulder was invented for them. They still cast up that we stole their team in 1888.
They hate Celtic for 1 reason. It should have been them that got all our glory but they sold out. Shame. Most of their fans are decent though and they have no sectarian policy against us.
If they were playing anyone else I would want them to win.
My wife is a Hibee so I always want them to win unless they play us. She has said that Hibs have not lost a big game since my son was born last July. They haven’t been beaten by Hearts this season and they would never have come back against Falkirk in any other season they would never have came back.
Shaping up to be a great final though and Griffiths is a real danger. Any man that can score goals from 40 yards worries me. I agree with the Lisbon Lion though and have gone for 3-1 to the Hoops and Charlie Mulgrew first goal 100/1.
LB
roy croppie
12:58 on 24 May, 2013
Forster
Lustig Wilson Mulgrew Izzy
Forrest Brown Ledley Sammi
Commons
Hooper
Celtic 6-3 Hibs.
Plenty match winners for the Celts.
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My selection also!!
rocket man-I agree with your team.
BMCUWP
will re post tonight for wider audience see if we can start the dreaded!
HH
BMCUW ,
I’m not Spartacus. I’m Brian and so is my wife .
Sanna (alotbsol csc)
Bhoys –
Any reccos for watching the game in an Edinburgh pub on Sunday? Not sure if the International Bar still has tellys.
Think we’ll be alright wearing green stuff…? :-)
NatKnow – “We welcome the paper-chase…”
The IB still have tellies. May be a mixed audience Sunday though with Bhoy and Hibee’s from Tollcross.
Not sure there is any bar that will be just Celtic in Edinburgh this weekend.
LB
I’m new on here – I’m heading to New York in the morning – staying in Mid Manhattan – what’s the best place to catch the match on Sunday. I looked at Manhattan No1 and Celtic Supporters NY but neither sites are very up to date – can anyone advise.
I just saw Roy’s and it’s the same side different formation!