There will be no mention of ‘Drama Queens’ from me, but those who were uncontrollably distressed by ‘defeats’ in meaningless friendlies will no doubt be delighted to lean a Celtic team largely staffed by undergraduates got the better of Brentford yesterday. The rest of us remain unmoved, although I was pleased Amido Balde received some encouragement.
As many of you will know, the LostBhoys have been broadcasting podcasts covering Celtic’s history in recent months. It has been an incredibly professional, informative and entertaining look at our club through the years. This weekend they broadcast a decade I helped them cover, 1950-1960.
It encapsulated a seminal period for Celtic. When the SFA ruled the club would face suspension if they continued to fly the Irish flag, we could have gone out of business, or forever been robbed of our heritage. The decade saw many of the great names in our history at Celtic Park: McGrory, Tully, Stein, Fallon, McNeill, Chalmers, Auld, Gribben and Hogan, as well as the ever-influential, Sir Robert Kelly, but to those at the time it looked like we were heading nowhere. Celtic lost more games in the 50s than in any other decade, but as we know, it’s darkest before the dawn….
There are great contributions from Charlie Gallacher and John Fallon, and Terry Dick, son of Glen Daly, who recorded The Celtic Son, told us how the song came into being (it was basically the work of Charlie Tully).
You can download this episode here but catch them all, you’ll be glad you did.
Two days until football returns to Celtic Park; can’t wait.
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Go on the Farney Men, get in there, Ulster Champs……
Congratulations to Monaghan.
Better team won
See you at Croker
Well done Monaghan ! Fantastic performance ! Men from the hills out thought out fought ! Cheerio three in a row !
Update on bus fire
Did Swally leave a pie in the oven.
That bus cost 350,000 max.The bus is only hired by sevco from Bruce coaches most bus garage fires are insurance jobs or by rival firms.Hiring the bus to sevco once or twice a week gets 1000 pound max this bus will never make its money.Parks celtic bus costs 250,000 and renews it every 3years he does not make money on it but can afford to do it as he has a massive profitable company.
No doubt when sevco get a new bus the papers will run a story it will be kept in a secure shed in fanslane.
Sorry faslane
Jimbo Also delighted to realize that is Mickleson’s first open and agree that Lee has probably missed his last chance
Unew mike
What’s the chances of getting a discount on the 99p virtual tour of the scorched bingo bus ! Two bob about right for a look at the toasted tram !
F the BBBC, how many butchers aprons can they find?
CoyntingwinningsforbigphilCSC
Unew Mike.
Shame about Lee because worse players have won majors. Mind you a year ago I said that Scott would never do it and he’s won the Masters since. I thought Tiger looked truly despondent at the end
Jimbo
This is Lee Westwood’s 62nd major.
The ‘nearly man’ yet again.
Beginning to resemble Montgomery.
Congrats to Phil Mickelson.
HH!!
Note to the guys at Green Motion cars in Luqa:
The Peugeot’s parked up in bay 73. To help the guys out, I’ve left the engine running.
The front valence is in the boot.
Love
Tallybhoy
Aye but LW supports a team that still exists and which won the European Cup!
Jimbo
Auldheid,
They shouldn’t go writing stuff down and making it legal then should they :o)
Very happy that Mickelson won the Open. Very happy too that the lad Froome (?) who won the Tour de France talked of his hope that it would inspire the yong people of his native Kenya. I say this because the BBC English commentators went into overdrive about how good they were at sport, even condescending to say that Andy Murray was, of course, Scottish and now a true Brit. Awful triumphalist stuff, worthy of thon deid team’s support at its worst. By the bye, isn’t their cricket team a southern african select, with the odd Irishman thrown in?
canamalar1 you are a clown and your diatribe is utter dross and should be treated as such so run along and play peever because thats your level. UTTER IDIOT
Parkheadcumsalford – Of course you made that all up, when did the BBC say Andy Murray was a true Brit?
Celtic chumps erect,
Thanks for the input, now scurry back to KDS little boy
Paul67
Sorry Paul, you are on record as not caring about pre season, now you are using results as a stick to beat us Celtic drama queen’s, from in lower East Kilbride
Celtic were utterly dreadful viewing from Sevastapol to Berlin and a hiding for thoroughly B division Cliftonville *no disrespect intended to Reds Tims* a result against a lower English side, – tells both of us nothing.
Celtic are a work in progress, and Elfsborg will prove a much tougher test, against a club in flux, who’ve sold the family silver, and we’re to waiting to see, what happens next in the Celtic story.
Hola Hola
Jimbo I have no sympathy for the arrogant Tiger Woods a false role model who persisted with and covered up despicable behaviour his fall and self destruction is entirely self inflicted
Can’t understand some people on here with their personal attacks whats the story?, i appreciate we won’t always agree and thats part of the debate but getting fed up seeing a few ruin it for the many that enjoy the site!!!!
Unew Mike
I like Tiger but if ever there was a clay footed idol it was and is he.
Jimbo
Just watching the Honourable Gentleman Golfers of Edinburgh present the Claret Jug.
Doubt there is a Tim amongst them.
My brother in law told his wife he was going fishing on Saturday, never even seen a rod n line, – he’s in a bar right on the beach drinking Peach Schnapps.
Do we not have 2 Lord’s on our board (or one now ex)?, highly possible there are Tims within the Honourable Gentleman Golfers of Edinburgh, who thought we’d have Lord board member?
Googybhoy
If there is I’ll buy you a case of something.
Jimbo
The brother in laws wife thinks it would be a good idea if they widened all the wee winding roads we’ve been on in Spain.
FFS CSC
TheOriginalSadiesBhoy
16:27 on 21 July, 2013
Parkheadcumsalford
That was Tom Hart. He was a Jambo but his wife was a Hibs supporter. They’ll try anything to suppress the green in Scotland.
*ex-hun alex miller eventually had purple as their away strip.
Kilbowie Kelt
16:34 on 21 July, 2013
It should not be forgotten that in Bob Kelly’s stand-off with the SFA over the Tricolour, Celtic’s only support came from our ancient enemy across the river.
They may be thick,..but they are not THAT thick.
*it was all about money not principle.
jimbo67
18:14 on 21 July, 2013
Googybhoy
If there is I’ll buy you a case of something.
Jimbo
Well of course cold chap it will have to some good stuff.
“The six-litre bottle of 1947 Cheval Blanc was found hidden in the cellar of a great wine collector and put up for sale at Christie’s in New York. An unnamed investor paid $304,000 (£191,000) for the rare wine.”
it’s too late for Lee Westwood to win a major at 40?
Phil Michaelson just won one at 43.
googybhoy ♥ Celtic
18:10 on
21 July, 2013
Just watching the Honourable Gentleman Golfers of Edinburgh present the Claret Jug.
Doubt there is a Tim amongst them.
“”””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””
One thing’s fur sure…..there’s nae Mary amongst them.
Tenner each way on Phil
Fiver each way on Poulter
Had to laff at the stoosh about women not being allowed to join Muirfield. Pity they didnt do the same when Catholics wernt allowed to join Drumpellier golf club and Whifflet tennis & bowling club in Coatbridge. That was until they realized they needed our money.
unew mike
18:08 on 21 July, 2013
Jimbo I have no sympathy for the arrogant Tiger Woods a false role model who persisted with and covered up despicable behaviour his fall and self destruction is entirely self inflicted
*Mrs TT feels sorry for Tiger and believes he was led astray by the wrong crowd he was hanging around with.
She hates wee McIlroy because he dumped his lemon curd as soon as he became famous.
Women, after all these years with a wife, 5 sister-in-laws- 3 daughters and 2 grand daughters, I still cannae fathom them.
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/
Had to laff at the stoosh about women not being allowed to join Muirfield. Pity they didnt do the same when Catholics wernt allowed to join Drumpellier golf club.
Had that conversation with someone this morning :))
Allegedly – the Tiger Woods caddy is a millionaire.
RUThatFondofGolf? CSC
Bourne – send her here: http://broganrogantrevinoandhogan.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/johnny-rocks-and-the-107-an-apocryphal-tale-a-guest-post-by-the-battered-bunnet/
If Tiger cheated on mrs TT the way he persistently cheated on his own wife would mrs TT be so tolerant