European football forever shocks, never more so that when Hibs and Hearts eliminate two teams you have heard of. Rosenborg’s star rises and fades with the clock, but they are still vastly more experienced in Europe than Hearts. Coming from two goals down in the tie to win last night was an heroic result.
The ground under Easter Road has been rumbling since the season kicked off. Defeats in both league games to St Mirren and Motherwell, on top of the away loss in Andora in the last Conference League qualification round, suggested Hibernian would lose to Luzern, with Lee Johnson packing his bags before the Festival ends. If he could win next week’s home leg against Aston Villa, they would erect a statue to their diminutive manager – or maybe a life size figurine.
Tottenham’s Irish hero from the 50s and 60s, Danny Blanchflower, once said, “We aim to equalise before the other team score”. It’s a brilliant quote and I forever see echoes of it as teams prepare for a loss. They look for an easy headline, something that shows them on the front foot, before an impending defeat.
For evidence, just look at the headlines Newco have made for themselves this morning. They’re all ‘demandy’ – for tickets to Celtic Park, proffering faux grievances. 700 tickets is not a safe allocation for these games, I have been there and can testify. That lot really need to take crowd safety more seriously.
7,000 is the correct allocation. 700 is an arbitrary nonsense. If forced, I would offer 19 tickets, nine each representing our two nine-in-a-row campaigns and one for our European Cup win. Let 19 of them honour Celtic in this unique way. I am being ridiculous, of course, but they started it.
All we need to see a resolution here is patience. When I first started going to Ibrox, Rangers were rubbish and Celtic fans were welcomed at three sides of the stadium. The Broomloan Stand, half the Standing Enclosure, a third of the Main Stand and the unsold part of the Govan Stand. You can see the stars aligning again!
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AnTearmann.
The criteria is 6 away matches last season for normal season ticket holders .
I’m in club Celtic .
There is a separate allocation for members from Celtic .
Last season and this season it has been a straight ballot .
Although I have 2 tickets .
I was only successful on 5 occasions last season .
2 ballots this season and I’ve been unsuccessful in both .
Hopefully my luck changes over the season .
TT
P.S. I am also a normal Celtic supporter 😀
Good evening all from the Queens Park Cafe. You are an absolute rabble. So there.
BRRB
You’re that much of a rabble, you broke the blog……
“Shut your mouth fat boy”
Still a classic
Oh I say…
Interviewer “What do you think the score will be Willie (Waddell)?”
Waddell “It’ll be close, but 2-1 to The Rangers”
Interviewer “What do you think Jock?”
Big Jock “Only a fool would try and predict the result in an Old Firm match”
Another classic
Celtic 2 Inter Milan 1
Bill Shankly “John, you’re now immortal”
Another classic
Threesies
Pretty sure it was Davie White that Jock spooked
Great quote though
“They’re there, and they’re always there”
TB
Another classic
Scaniel
You could be right
Still love it though
“Ole, ole, ole”
Real Madrid fans to Jimmy Johnstone at di Stefanos testimonial
Another classic
“In the first game we played shit, we had to show them”
Henrik after the Blackburn 2nd leg
Another classic
“Boo hoo, boo hoo, boo hoo, sob”
Rod Stewart after Celtic 2 Barcelona 1
Another classic
“Not one thin dime”
The Bunnet
Another classic
“There’s a buzz about the place”
The Maestro
Another classic
“Where’s ma sannies?”
Big Yogi before. Certain Aberdeen game
Another classic
Thing about Rocco…..don’t really know didley squat about Rocco apart from a couple of B team games which he didn’t stand out in (Ben Summers did in both matches), but I suspect the bigger loss would be the support from Albania’s president…….. if he’s still on office.
I see reading back,we had a post from our resident Mensa member,Brian F,the F could stand for a couple of things.So refreshing to hear his witticisms.Its amazing how advanced these 11 year olds are now.
H,mmm,a Sunbed Parlour in Turkey.Why has no one gone for that?.
Maybe he means Sunlounger.But,then again.
“Take that”
Big Bobo to a Barca player in the tunnel at half time
Another classic
Unlike many other Celts, I cannot claim that Celtic was my first love but I can say that it will be my last love.
Jock Stein
Wee Jimmy “Ah don’t want tae go boss, ah hate flyin”
Big Jock “Ah tell ye whit…………”
Another classic
“When Bobby plays, Celtic play”
Another classic
“Well it was worth it just to pull on those Green and White Hoops”.
James McGrory
“Yir teams deid mate”
Leigh Griffiths
‘I felt McGrory of Arsenal did not sound right. It wasn’t like McGrory of Celtic.’
“McGrory of The Arsenal just doesn’t sound right”
Another classic
“They really are the most horrible people.”
Jim Craig
Glad BR shot down the Podence story.As I said the other day,the EPL is not our market.There will be players out there for a quarter of that fee,every bit as good.Super inflated prices for bang average players.We are doing great without buys at the moment.If Gustav had been playing for Barnsley,some mob would have thought him a bargain at £ 30 million.Not far fetched,and you know it.
“you might be the chief executive of Celtic football club, I am the chief executive of Bobo Balde”
Maybe dreadful. Game at Paradise he commentated on.
Wee Bertie “Ref,if I call you a Bastard will you send me off?”
Ref, “Aye”
Wee Bertie “What if I just think yer a bastard, is that ok?”
Ref, “Aye”
Wee Bertie, “Awrite, I think yer a bastard”
Another classic
Terrible thing, the drink. 😏
TURKEYBHOY
Prodence is a first class player. Would be great in Europe
Would tear our league up
I really hope we get him
Pique “Lio cupped his ears to try to hear me. Shouting was pointless. The noise from the fans was just unbelievable. We could only play by instinct”
Another classic
Ramon Vega “I only had one year there. I wish I’d never left”
Another classic
Big Billy, during live interview after we’d just knocked Deidclub out of the Scottish Cup, February 1990, as Butcher almost boots door off it’s hinges, live on camera.
“It was a superb team performance, and you can see the frustration that Rangers feel”.
Celtic fans “When I see you Celtic, I go off my head…..”
Another classic