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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My Dear Kojo….Grand Wizard Of L.A.
Jings..! Crivvens..! Help M’Bhoab..!
Whit Hiz Happened Tae The Qwality O’ Yer Posts Over The Last Few Days..?
Used Tae Be That Yer Posts Were The ‘Thinking Man’s’ Version Of The Ones That Were Oan The BBC Wireless Every Week…
From Yon Mealy-Moothed Lefty Fraud…….Alistair Cooke…..
Under The Title…”Letter Frae America”…
Yer Usual Posts Are Witty ,Incisive , Perspicacious….
And Unique….!
Most Of All….They Were HONEST….
Not A Commodity Associated…
With The Generality Of Posters……
On This Sainted Blog….
Now You Are Reduced To Offering Us Stale, Re-Cycled “Kilbowie Kelt” Meanderings…
Re-Hashed, Mindless Mumblings…
During The Adverts On “The Jeremy Kyle Show”……
Poor Man’s Pablum……Tae Be Sure….
Where Dis It Go Fae Here…?
Grits ,Chitlins…..An’ Collard Greens…
No Doubt..!?
Gie Yersel’ A Slap…..My Guru…..
Yer Readership Expects MAIR…
Fae The Devilishly Handsome Mercurial Genius…..
Who Illuminates This Blog….
Whenever He Can Drag Himself Away…
Fae They Honey-Skinned,Dewy Eyed,Lissom-Limbed Snow Bunnies…..
Who Pursue Him Mercilessly…..
Doon At The Jiggin’….
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Oor CannonBall Kid….Wull He/ Won’t He..Play..?
Wull He Be Oan The Bench..?
Never Mind Whether He Should Be Played In His Maist Effective Position…
Through The MIDDLE….
Not Doon The Wing..
Oor Ginger Helmsman Has Reached The Rubicon …Oan This Issue…..
The Wrang Decision…..
Could See The Pitchforks Of The Kojo Brigade….
Marchin’ Up Kerrydale Street….
Pinkety..?
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Here’s One Fine-Lookin’ Collie Dug….
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It’s Almost As If Ye Kin Look Intae His Eyes….
An’ Tell Whit He Is Thinkin’……
“Er*** Is An IDIOT”….. ?? Ah’m Guessin’..
[ Enough……….Ed! ]
My dear old Dad took me along to Easter Road dressed in the hat and scarf ma Mammy had knitted.
These were the days when a young Teuchter was learning the meaning of the word “Magic”
Anybody oot there remember this yin’?
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CELTS BLOW THEIR TOPS.
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The Moment Easter road caught fire.
By Jack Harkness
Nov 30th 1968
Hibernian 2,Celtic 5.
Scorers: Hibs – McBride (23 min),Davis (pen74);
Celtic – Gemmell (pen 8), McNeill (79) Hughes (80, 84), Lennox (82).
The shape of things to come as far as Celtic are concerned is the Scottish league Championship flag with the date 1968-69 scrawled all over it.
That anyway, was the impression of the 35,000 crowd as they scaled out of Easter Road at the end of this crazy ,amazing, fantastic, sensational game.
The Celtic football machine suddenly turned into a mangle in the last ten minutes. Hibs,poor Hibs, who had played so well, who had fought
so valiantly, and who really looked like winning with those vital last ten minutes to go, were put through it with a vengeance.
Sixteen minutes from time they had gone into a lead which nobody could have grudged them. Gemmell upended McBride inside the box, and Davis scored from the penalty spot.
On the touchline, Jock Stein was doing his homework. He sent John Hughes into the middle and Lennox out to the left wing.
Whether it was that move that set the game alight, I don’t know. But the facts are that, from a Lennox corner, McNeill headed the equaliser 11 minutes from time – AND INSIDE FIVE
MORE MINUTES CELTIC HAD SLAPPED ON THREE MORE GOALS.
The final scoreline showed Celtic for what they are. And what they are capable of doing when the chips are really down. But one it did not do was give a true picture of this
magnificent game.
From the kick off it was football entertainment at its best.
As it takes two teams to give us a game like this, Hibs must get sympathy for the final score making a mockery of their really grand all round display.
They just didn’t reckon on that grand finale when the Celtic team burst its seams.
Celtic got off to a bright start when Cousin handled a bouncing ball from a throw in by Johnstone. Gemmell scored from the penalty kick, but those who thought the show was over had another thing coming.
If John Fallon plays till he’s 80, he’ll never bring off a better save than his flying dive to knuckle Stevenson’s shot round the post.
It was Joe McBride who got the equaliser at a time when Hibs were actually on top. Over came a peach of a cross from Alex Scott and McBride, running in, hit the ball home at the far post.
It was a first class effort by Joe who, last time he appeared in a Hibs-Celtic game, scored four goals – for Celtic.
A draw it was now, and a draw it looked as if it was to finish when there was less than 20 minutes to go.
One reason was the magnificent goalkeeping with which we had been regaled at both ends – and you don’t get this kind of goalkeeping without forwards, half backs, uncle Tom Cobly and all hurling in shots.
Then came that late penalty goal for Hibs that sent Easter Road hopes sky high. Rightly so, too.
Then came Celtic’s positional switch. Then came McNeill’s equaliser. Then off went Wallace and on came Chalmers. And then the balloon went up. Within a minute Hughes had scored.
Two minutes later, Lennox went down on his knees, almost on the goal line, to head home a low Johnstone cross. And less than a couple of minutes after that, Hughes dribbled
through to score and make it a nap hand for Celtic.
There wasn’t a bad player on that field, and with 10 minutes to go, both sides, I felt would have been happy to settle for a draw. And it would have been quite a fair result.
Then Celtic went on that goal spree which left even their most fervent supporters with a little sympathy spot in their hearts for those gallant Hibs.
Outstanding players in two outstanding teams were Wilson,Davis, Stanton, Cormack, Stevenson (Hibs); Fallon, Gemmell, Murdoch, McNeill, Johnstone and Hughes for Celtic.
I left Easter Road knowing full well that, although we are still in the first half of the fixture list, I had just witnessed the greatest game of the season.
Crowd – 34,888
Hibs – Wilson, Shevlane, Davis; Cousin, Stanton, O’Rourke; Scott, Quinn, McBride, Cormack, Stevenson.
Celtic – Fallon, Craig, Gemmell; Murdoch, McNeill, Brogan; Johnstone, Lennox, Wallace (Chalmers), Callaghan, Hughes.
Referee – R. C. Greenlees, Lochgelly.
corkcelt
They extend it every year, it is a bit of sales psychology.
Good bhoy last week told me to watch The Fighter,very good and funny when the family spats were happening.
Nut allergy ,laters.
Saint Stivs let me know how it pans out would be delighted to help one of CQN,s prize assets.Hail Hail Hebcelt
Hi Celts, looking forward to this cup final.I expect a thorough and professional job and the cup coming home to rest at Paradise.
I am walking tomorrow so hopefully will have me feet up and watch it on Sunday.
I would love to see everyone at Hampden POINT IN UNISON at Cambell Ogilvie and the SFA and bellow out
CHEAT CHEAT CHEAT CHEAT CHEAT
Let them know we know.
An T
It is good to see our former Chairman, Brian Quinn, getting some well-deserved praise from our media – allbeit belatedly. I hope those so-called Celtic supporters who booed him at Celtic Park, have the decency to blush when they read it.
Teuchter..,
Cheers for that, I enjoyed reading that report, brought a chuckle with some of the language used. I also have a hazy memory of the game.
Hail hail
HH
CUP final weekend….. Fantastic..
Comedy as Sevco try and say “look at us” , we ve got money .. Buy SBs…FOOOLS
We re not fooled.. But the SMSM will focus on this rather than the cup final..
Hope to make Waterstones tomorrow and perhaps meet some CQN ers..
At the moment I m pondering an outfit for ID purposes or will I just wear a big badge sayin
ArranmoreBhoyLXV11…if found , return to Glasgow!
HH
Does anyone know the arrangements for the bus to Aberdour from Glasgow??
Pod i,
Yes,
The driver.
Shieldmuir….,
What was the point of that post ?
Someone asked earlier about the number of complaints against the polis from their aggression at the Gallowgate, questioning a letter from the chief constable saying there were 72 in total- that sounds like a crock as I’m sure the FAC have confirmed over 10,000 complaints sent in to either MP’s or the polis
Season Ticket frenzy on deadline day
By: Newsroom Staff on 24 May, 2013 16:39
IT’S been a fantastic day in the sunshine at the Ticket Office here at Celtic Park as the supporters turned out in their numbers to renew their seats for the 2013/14 season.
Supporters queued out the Ticket Office from first thing this morning, with no sign of a let up as they day progressed, with our booking lines also red hot with fans renewing to #BeCeltic, Belong on a manic day for our ticketing staff.
First-team stars Victor Wanyama and Efe Ambrose made their way to the Ticket Office, with the SPL trophy in tow, and spent the afternoon signing autographs and posing for pictures with fans, young and old alike, as the office buzzed with excitement as fans clamoured to meet their heroes on deadline day.
Such has been the demand by fans to #BeCeltic, Belong we have now extended the deadline by one week until next Friday (May 31) allowing Season Ticket holders additional time to secure their seats for 2013/14 before the general sale begins.
Supporters can #BeCeltic, Belong for 2013/2014 by renewing now on 0871 226 1888*, online at http://www.celticfc.net/beceltic or at the Ticket Office at Celtic Park.
Ticket office opening hours this Bank Holiday weekend:
Saturday, May 25: 9am – 12.30pm
Bank Holiday Monday, May 27: 10am – 4pm
Shortbread doing a grand job of minimising and downplaying Celtic……..
I suppose it makes a change from openly kicking us
Shameful.
Well thats the season book (or is it card now) for next season bought after not having one for three seasons. It has its advantages being an O.A.P. £184 for me and I splashed out on the grand-daughter £50 for her. No bad if you can get it
pod i
16:52 on 24 May, 2013Does anyone know the arrangements for the bus to Aberdour from Glasgow??
Book it
Pay for it
Everybody chips in
Get on it
Open a beer
Get aff at Aberdour
Play golf
Get drunk
Fumble dinner
Guy shouts”that”s the bus!”
Stagger back oan
Open a beer
Be sick in a plastic bag you knew you needed
Forget golf trolley
Fone one of the bhoys that is staying
Hat for the driver
Sing some songs
Fall asleep
Get aff miles fae naewhere
Fone a taxi
Bed
hoopy-do, whoopy do
good one
Bada, smashing
that’s about right for a golf away day
Timjim- if its for section 111 you’d better get in training now
Speaking of Griffiths, – ole Mo the bounce Bangura bangs in two stunners for Elfsborg.
Bada
Think you forgot ‘pee in a can’ at least twice
The Huns are losing £1m a month
Signing new players….are losing anyone on big wages
Micawber economics continue at Stinkbrox
Canalamar
Aye the auld meeja :)
Teuchter ár lá
BSR
Have we got rid of him permanently yet ??
ol’Tim:
If Hibs beat us I wouldn’t miss a heartbeat; nor a moment in sorrow either. In fact I would be happy for them.
Hibs are worth a wee bit of glory too.
Celtic’s glory is not measured in a trophy count and never should it be so.
Celtic’s glory is the homage we pay our ethos and if that is not true, then God be my judge… I wonder why after thirty odd years of not living in Scotland my heart bleeds greener today than it ever did away back when.
Stairheedrammy
You are correct, that one reason she going with me to help me up the stairs:0)
Each way tip for Manadam in the 7.55 at towcester tonight.
Canamalar…Even :)
Pod i-a day like today would do fine for you bhoys.
Pod I:
Arrangements for Bus to be confirmed all you need to do is let Taggysbhoy know if you want to go on it. Let him know when you pay your cash for the day.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Due to a last minute mishap I wont be travelling to game tomorrow
Anyone whos going from cork I have two stand tickets (Hibs section) going spare.
I also have two nights in jurys inn going cheap if anyone needs them?
Board meeting at Mordor just now according to BBC.
At the risk of sounding like an idiot in search of a village, was Paul ‘monkey/organ grinder’ line a reference to Charlotte??
Pod I
Yes if you order using the link below Paul’s blog then email celticquicknews@gmail.com I will post you one in morning first class. It will be a signed copy. Include your address details on the email too please
Confirmed Daly signs for Sevco FC and cements his place in history / shame as a Cap doffing, Soup taking, Forelock tugging West Brit.
Rosa Parks he ain’t.
Still Oan Aboot.. That… Extra Dividend.. that ..only .
Hivin’ the Right Attitude .. wull.. Add,, tae
A Fitba’ Player’s Performance.
Here is a List o’ the Present First Team…Celtic Players ..
Who..
In Ma Opinion..
Display.
The Right Attitude…No jist NOO AND AGAIN..
But..
Every Single Time when Ah see them Play..
Sammi… Sammi.. despite, Ma ..Constant Critique ..of his Performances..
Has the Correct Attitude..Godot Bless ‘im.
Broonie… Broonie.. again.. Despite Ma Occasional Critique of this Performances..
Has the Correct Attitude.. Again. May . Godot, Bless ‘Im.
Darlin’ Charlie.. He has the Correct Attitude..and Ah Nevah . Criticize Him.. Ah jist Luv How Charlie Make us Tick..
Commons.. Again.. Ah Soitenly Do not think that His Acceptable Performances ,are
consistent ,Enuff..
Nevertheless..
Commons, Has the Correct Attitude.
Izzy,has the Correct Attitude.. But.. If Only He could Improve oan his ability tae
CONSISTENTLY . Cross a Good Ba’ into oor Opponent’s danger Area.
Matthews.. This Guy has It all.. The Correct Attitude..Plus..
his Soccer Skill Factor,is
Way, way up there…and still Increasin’ ..In Bounding Leaps.
Wayama.. Has The Correct Attitude.. and .. His Soccer Skill.. while still Patchy..will only get Bettah, wi’ Age and experience..
Forrest… Has the Correct Attitude.. Although, many of Ma Fellow subscribers mayn’t agree wi that… Ah Soitenly do do. Also…His Skill Factor is Off the Charts.. this kid is
Gonna Be a real Brammer.. if..
Tony Watt..
Well.. Whit Dae Ye expect me Tae say aboot this young Fellow Me Lad?
So Ah wullnae disappoint ye…
Yep..
He has It All.. the Correct Attitude..and He is..
AT THE MOMENT..
Our BEST STRIKER.. by an Inverness Mile..!!!
And when Ah say that…
Ah am wearin’ Ma.. Very Best.. Sunday, Go tae Meeting.. Black Homburg.
Ah kin Assure Ye.. that..
Ah am NO wearin’ Ma ..Usual.. Red ,Yellow. and Black Beanie.. wi’ the Purple Propeller oan Toap!
So there ye hiv it
Awe the rest of the Celtic First Eleven..
IN MA OPINION..
Dinna have the Correct n Proper Attitude..
And thereby
Hangs a tale.
Kojo
Still.. Laughin’
PF
Nope he’s only on loan to Elfsborg.
BeAfraid CSC