Extinguished hope is brutal

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In these times, when most of us do not face the dramas of war and siege, football acts as a proxy.  The ancient part of our brains are conditioned to be tribal, which is why our tribes, all of us still on earth, are here.  Those without that instinct died out long ago.

It was all there on the desert last night.  Two magnificent tribes fought an epic battle.  There were no bad guys, but the best of the good guys won.  It was a triumph, football may never again be blessed with a cliff-hanger like that on such a stage.

Messi is right to stay for a lap of honour in international football.  Win, lose or draw, he deserves the acclaim coming his way.

On Saturday, Celtic were as dominant as I can recall them at Aberdeen.  It would have counted for little were it not for Callum McGregor’s late winner.  Results: first and last.  Our challengers have a modicum of momentum since appointing Suits and Brogues, give them no encouragement.  Even better if we leave it late to let them believe we will always pull something out of the bag.  Extinguished hope is brutal.

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  1. In a real dearie me moment in life.

     

     

    Terry Hall.

     

     

    We share a birthday. 19th march. Saint Joseph’s day.

     

     

    My go to guy for everything at that 78-81 time in life.

     

     

    The specials. So special.

     

     

    At the same time. This morning.

     

     

    Bridget. Bridie. Breeda Falconer nee O’Conner from Kerry passed on. A beautiful person. I met her only once in Salisbury at her home. Her husband was jack Falconer from lochee Dundee. Her daughter Kim works with me. She and her sister jo nursed her at her house these last years. Her grandson jack is a great Bhoy. his loss today will shape the rest of his life.

     

     

    Life.

     

     

    Your doing fine and it comes along and gives you a dig in the ribs and a punch in the face.

  2. Nick.

     

     

    I wish it was as simplistic a politician wants it when it has been an overt and covert part of polis operations since the early 80s,it has become integrated into most policing via body cam and filming in uk

     

    It went on in the 80s with miners as the right wing idiom ,90s our war crim didn’t like dissent to war and its aftermath,in the notties in Glasgow,Woman started to ask for equal pay(fook!instead of knowing their place:-)filmed!! They were dead by the time the claim was settled that started under Gordon,then there’s the use here since,no different as before.

     

    its still the state augmenting it’s power exuding control,intruding and rolling back our rights be it legally or illegally in any mass group setting,be it football,strike,union march.etc.it won’t change one bit regardless of whatever ideology articulated.

     

     

    HH

  3. Just been catching up:

     

     

    CELTIC MAC on 19TH DECEMBER 2022 12:59 PM

     

    Great final yesterday spoiled only by penalties.

     

     

    Give me the old final replays.

     

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    1955 Clyde my first cup final (9 yr old)- lost replay

     

    1961 Dunfermline – lost replay

     

    1963 Currants – lost replay

     

    1965 Dunferline (19 yr old) no replay VICTORY

     

     

    Ye can keep your replays, although would have accepted one in Milam 1970

     

     

    HH

  4. BELMONTBRIAN on 19TH DECEMBER 2022 7:19 PM

     

    Evening all.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Happy birthday to the living legend that is BIG JIMMY.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    HH

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Brian

     

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    Cheers mate for your kind words.

     

    Once again, THANK YOU to ALL of the BHOYS on here who sent their good wishes to me yesterday, it meant a lot to me.

     

    I managed to sink a few Beers yesterday in celebration of my Birthday and my 50/1 Winning Bet at the World Cup Final, and I played many auld Songs on the Juke Box.

     

     

    HH to BRIAN…..and ALL the other GOOD GUYS on here.

  5. Big Jimmy

     

     

    Sorry big mhan meant to say this yesterday, got distracted (age thing :) ….Happy Birthday Big Jimmy .hh

  6. VOGUEPUNTER on 20TH DECEMBER 2022 3:56 AM

     

    Big Jimmy

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Sorry big mhan meant to say this yesterday, got distracted (age thing :) ….Happy Birthday Big Jimmy .hh

     

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    Cheers Mate, Thank You.

     

    HH

  7. I made my piece that I wullnae be getting Sun Burnt ever again at the top of a mountain…..trying to Ski.

     

     

    20° and the Snow was real.

     

     

    Jouvenselles.CSC

  8. My friends in Celtic,

     

     

    Let’s hope that our refereeing officials emulate the world Cup and add circa 10 minutes of extra time tomorrow night.

     

     

    We know Livingston will start time wasting anti football from the kick off.. we can send a message out that the beautiful game can still flourish in Scotland.

     

     

    Football should be entertaining. The public who make the effort to attend deserve respect.

     

    We are so lucky to have Ange. Even against the biggest name in club football we played the game the way it should be played, and we were sooooo unlucky.

     

     

    On another note, let’s hope common sense prevails today and our female population in Scotland are also respected.

     

     

    HH, the journey continues.

  9. I canae sleep.

     

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1uRgH3Ejxk

     

     

    Don’t ask me why……..

     

     

    I Certainly don’t want to Live Forever.

     

     

    Noah knows.

     

     

    Celtic European nights. :))))))))))))))))))))

     

     

    And that Magical Night Liel was running amok.

     

     

    the more Celtic Sevco games with the lights on the Bettah.

     

     

    twas right up there with the Sporting Lisbon game.

     

     

     

    CELTIC

  10. Belated Birthday wishes Big Jimmy – sorry was missing in action yesterday, hope you had a good one

  11. God Bless the Legend Jobo.

     

     

    Respect CQN Great.

     

     

    And ye, ya auld Cheesey Quaver….. yer in amongst the possee.

     

     

    When I was 16/17/18 I made sure I got to the middle of the Jungle. that’s why I Know Paul was the Greatest.

  12. Interesting to see the usual suspects ignoring the fact that their Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 marked a step change in the level of police surveillance of football fans and Celtic fans in particular.

     

     

    It’s like the whole ‘smash the Marxist Green Brigade’ thing never happened.

  13. SAINT STIVS

     

     

    I remember reading the story of a large queue outside the ABC in Renfield Street waiting to see ‘The Usual Suspects’ while across the road in full view someone had scrawled in white paint KEVIN SPACEY IS KAISER SOZI.

     

     

    Only in Glasgow 😂

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