Dateline 66-67: Celts open League Cup defence at Tynecastle

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The Football Specials will be packed today with optimistic Celtic fans ahead of their opening competitive game of season 1966-67 at Tynecastle.  The Glasgow club hope to win the League Cup for the fourth time in their history. They face a Hearts team looking to win the League Cup for the firth time, which last season became increasingly dependent on lightning-fast striker, Willie Wallace.

By comparison, the reigning Division One and League Cup champions have two of the best wingers in the country. Bobby Lennox and Jimmy Johnstone were the only Celtic players to score in their final eight competitive games of last season, as Jock Stein’s team’s fitness proved crucial with a barrage of late goals.

St Mirren visit Clyde in the other Group 4 game, the only group with all Division One teams, but it’s the two giants who meet in Edinburgh who are favourites to produce the group winner.

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  1. Paying in my Celtic Pools this morning,and Lo and Behold,an actual Gazebo in the entrance to the Superstore,its in Homage to the Lisbon Lions,hope the CQNers dont get miffed when they turn up on Wednesday

     

    HH

  2. Saint Stivs says SACK THE BOARD on

    my nephews nephew,

     

     

    that would make me 160.

     

     

    i , meant my nephews son.

     

     

    that makes me 50.

     

     

    anyways , age 6, he loves the griff, and finds it hard to believe someone called larsson ever existed,

     

     

    wait till i tell him about bobby lennox

  3. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    Brendan Rodgers speaking to the media in Limerick after the @IntChampionsCup clash with @Inter: ‘It was a really good exercise for us.’

     

     

    BR: ‘The competitive games have come upon us very quickly so we had to reduce some of the time with guys who played tonight.’

     

     

    BR on latest injury news: ‘Nir trained this morning & he looked fine so he comes into the reckoning & Eric is back training tomorrow.’

     

     

    BR on approach for #UCL first-leg on Wed. ‘We are a team that wants to win and play offensively and aggressively in defence.’

     

     

    BR: ‘Ideally, we take a lead and as big one as we possibly can to 2nd leg and every game we are getting better offensively.’

     

     

    BR: ‘I thought the Motherwell game was a good example in how they might setup and if we can do something similar that would be great.’

     

     

    BR: ‘We’ll be ready. Their mentality and football is getting better every day.

     

     

    BR: ‘As much as it will be difficult game for us, will be a difficult game for them.’

     

     

    BR: ‘What did we get from today? We got young players getting a great experience and we will take something away from it.’

  4. A fantastic night in the Vogue Bar in memory of the one greatest Celtic supporters that ever was. God bless you Brian. Hh

  5. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    I watched the whole of the hun game yesterday.

     

    Forrester , who was taken off before he risked being sent off , is the archetypal hun.

     

    He `ll need sorting.

  6. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Saint Stivs

     

     

    My memories of Celtic were of us never winning :-)

     

     

    Cqn is a new concept, we can talk (type) about Celtic, Celtic now winning all the time isn’t the Celtic I grew up with, the Huns cheated and will still cheat but now it’s more noticeable, my own father who passed in 1995 would call me a liar if I told him the cheats were found out, never let them ever forget …… They never paid their queen’s taxes, they sing about her but the tax dodging tramps never paid their dues

     

     

    Things change in life and priorities get prioritised, years ago,I would have begged and borrowed to go to a game, now my 7 nearly 8 year old will be the only person that decides if I go to a game, some might slag the pink strip but I can assure you that strip is enticing her and that pink strip will hopefully get me back at Celtic Park, although canny dog the train or get a lift over these days, as even though the Huns are still cheating, we still have to pay our way………

  7. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    From that I take Brendan is just glad to get that trick friendly out of the road and it’s full steam ahead for Wednesday.

     

    The game is up for Ambrose,Boyata,Johansen,Armstrong and possibly Izzaguire.

  8. Saint Stivs says SACK THE BOARD on

    i wasnt a big fan of Rod the Mods actual music output,

     

     

    but the older you get the more catholic (universal) you become.

     

     

    this would make a great green brigage celtic anthem

     

     

    FOREVER YOUNG

     

     

    watch the lyrics, young ruby, she is a real celtic supporter bye the way.

     

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3_RCJ3Szjc

  9. Delaneys Dunky on

    MacJay

     

     

    If you were in your prime?

     

    Could you sort the forrester? :)

     

    The huns love their anti fitba villains. :)

  10. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    Macjay,

     

    He’s an insignificant lightly built wee scrote.

     

    Henderson for me the boy to do him.

  11. Saint Stivs says SACK THE BOARD on

    doggin the train is quite funny,

     

     

    my 13 year old daughter , only today, said to me , auntie brenda (47 coming up from carlisle ) is meeting me at central at 2. she said just jook the train, like yir mam and dad did (us respectable parents) and i will get you at platform 13.

  12. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    Andrew Cotter,the commentator on the athletics at the Olympics is fantastic to listen to.

     

    Brilliant.

  13. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    DELANEYS DUNKY on 14TH AUGUST 2016 12:21 AM

     

     

    No , mate.

     

    I was the one that got kicked around.

     

    Wee Pete Sull ( from Mitre Rd. ) in the Guild never took a backward step.

     

    Or Tumshie.

     

    Instantly transported to the ash pitches of Victoria Park. :-)

  14. TCR,

     

    alright mucker, am trying to stay awake to see Jessica Ennis,

     

    might need to set an alarm for later

  15. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Cqn

     

     

    Good night and God bless, what is the betting the our very own Jobo Baldie is now Doug the Sloosh

     

     

    Anybody looking for a weather report from EK, stuff the morra, you might get one on Monday !

     

     

    Rolls on Wednesday……… Brendan v Beer…….. Mon the squirrel

  16. Delaneys Dunky on

    MacJay

     

     

    Mitre Road Jordanhill. An infamous Glasgow gangster just got buried out of there.

     

    James Daniel RIP

  17. SAINT STIVS SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 14TH AUGUST 2016 12:21 AM

     

    i wasnt a big fan of Rod the Mods actual music output,

     

     

     

    but the older you get the more catholic (universal) you become.

     

     

     

    this would make a great green brigage celtic anthem

     

     

     

    FOREVER YOUNG

     

     

     

    watch the lyrics, young ruby, she is a real celtic supporter bye the way.

     

     

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3_RCJ3Szjc

     

    ____________________________________________________

     

    And now, how it should be sung – by Mr Zimmerman himself!

     

     

    http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xs13ou_bob-dylan-forever-young_music

  18. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    TRICOLOURED RIBBON on 14TH AUGUST 2016 12:24 AM

     

    Macjay,

     

     

    He’s an insignificant lightly built wee scrote.

     

     

    Henderson for me the boy to do him.

     

     

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    Yeah ?

     

    He took on Darren O`Dea several times and offered Darren the handshake which he refused.

     

     

    Henderson ? Interesting . I wouldn`t have thought so.

     

    However, as long as Brendan is aware of Forrester`s tendencies.

     

    I can see interesting times ahead.

  19. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    Here’s my stab at what I would like on Wednesday. .

     

    Gordon

     

     

    Janko

     

    O’Connell

     

    Toure

     

    Tierney

     

     

    Brown

     

    McGregor

     

    Henderson

     

     

    Griffiths

     

    Dembele

     

    Sinclair

  20. The referring today at Dens was what to expect from a farce of a league where fairness is thrown out the windae. Thankfully we are miles in front in football terms.

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    A right good hard distributing midfielder and another striker and I can honestly say I am getting to like this..

     

    C’mon Brendan get the pressure on pal.

     

    The cash is there.

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