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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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  3. scullybhoy on

    “This has to be said about Rangers, as a Scottish Football club they are a permanent embarrassment and an occasional disgrace. This country would be a better place if Rangers did not exist.”

     

    Ian Archer (journalist, 1970s), for full article see: link

  4. scullybhoy on

    “The incessant bigoted chanting by Rangers fans at Hampden was shocking. Unarguably the most socially-backward fans in British football. The really damaging thing for RFC is, it’s not the mythical ‘small minority’. There appear to be 1000s upon 1000s singing these songs.”

     

    Graham Spiers (Journalist) on his Twitter feed commenting on the Huns in their league cup final appearance (March 2011) (match)

  5. scullybhoy on

    “Celtic came from the poorer classes from the East End of Glasgow, to a certain extent Rangers had gone the other way because they had become popular with the aristocracy with managing directors for example, magistrates who came to Ibrox and there started to become a division between the two. So Rangers were seen to be the club of authority of the union, and Celtic had their Irish which to some extent was suppressed as well. So that’s what started to create the divisions.”

     

    David Mason – Club historian for Rangers/Sevco; From TV Documentary “Football: A brief history of the game”

  7. CT67 on

    Forget History, Official or What….

     

     

    They, and only they(m), are vile, EXTREMELY UNPLEASANT.

     

     

    But ask STV & BBC who pay 25K a year to listen to their, to keep it clean, NONSENSE.

     

     

    And, Bobs not yer actual uncle.

     

     

    As for Snake Mountain Tickets?

     

     

    Cos, we kept were celebrating winning and, guess what, The Orange Lodge and hun fans were greeting like the wooses they are. “Oh Ban they Fenian B’s”, “We cant be seen to be bettered by FENIANS.

     

     

    That, Everyone, is why this allocation has been introduced.

     

     

    HH

  8. Melvin Udall on

    Hello fholks!

     

     

    Having my first drink in nearly 4 months and absolutely loving it. With my good lady, a good pal and his lady and enjoying classic whisky old fashioned cocktails.

     

     

    What a way to get back into the good stuff! 😃👍

     

     

    Tom and Prestonpans Bhoy, I’m in Edinburgh this weekend and would love to meet both of you, are either of you in town or out for the game on Sunday?

     

     

    Let me know where and will get myself there? 😃🇮🇪🏆🏆🏆🍀

  10. CT67 on

    Ha Ha,

     

     

    The Onion Bears have declared there will be a Celebration in George Square after they beat us on 3 September.

     

     

    Plod, get on yer marks….

     

     

    Then maybe not 😀

  11. TheLurkinTim on

    Melvin Udall

     

     

    And with this quote ”

     

    enjoying classic whisky old fashioned cocktails” you’ve proven you’ve had enuff ;-))

     

     

    H.H.

  12. TheLurkinTim on

    Did Brendan really troll the media, and they swallowed it, that he’s happy to work with the players he’s given ;-))

     

     

    H.H.

  13. setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on

    Worthingbhoy @ 6.59pm

     

     

    The procedure for joining Superbru is:-

     

     

    Just go to Superbru.com

     

    Choose Scottish Premiership Predictor

     

    Choose “Join a Pool” under Pools icon (type Quick News Quinta Sentinels)

     

    add password honenoun

     

    Fill in first set of SPFL predictions by August 5th by 12.30 pm

     

     

    you will be 2 sets of predictions behind everyone else so it might take a few weeks to climb the table.

  16. Melvin Udall on

    CT67 on 18TH AUGUST 2023 10:11 PM

     

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    We will smash them into the dirt on 3rd at the Bigot Dome. Bring it on!

     

     

    Would like to see us sign a player or two that Brendan has chosen/highlighted. Although, going from his interview and what James Forrest has said, he’s not picking the players, they are being presented to him to rubber stamp! That is not ok! Wtf? 😳🤷🏼‍♂️🤬

  18. TheLurkinTim on

    SFTB @ 22.24…I hope thats a copy n paste…August 5th you say? Or I’ll just wait till end of season for maximum points ;-))

     

     

    H.H.

  21. CT67 on

    MELVIN UDALL on 18TH AUGUST 2023 10:31 PM’

     

     

    Honest, I don’t care how, why or WTAF,

     

     

    Just do them, their arrogance knows no bounds.

     

     

    HH

  38. GFTB on

    TLT 11.18pm

     

     

    Tell the surgeon I could do with a brain too

     

     

    Loving our Brendan 🍀

     

     

    Fickle fitba fool fud = me :-)

     

     

    A few years ago he broke my heart .. today he makes my heart beat more :-)

     

     

    In my opinion Brendan = Success

  41. Melvin Udall on

    CT67 on 18TH AUGUST 2023 10:37 PM

     

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    Totally agree. Never met a more arrogant bunch of losers in my life.

     

     

    Feck them all.

     

     

    First 4 games v them I went to, we drew 1 and lost 3.

     

     

    When MON came in, he took us to a different level. 😃👍🇮🇪🏆🍀

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