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Faux grievances, summer shocks

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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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  16. GFTB on

    Always liked our Leigh ..

     

     

    Just watched the latest interview …

     

     

    Pre Covid .. Leigh & Edouard were flying, Neil had Stevie loser in his hip pocket ….

     

     

    Leigh was a terrific Celtic striker … (like many others who could have been much better)

     

     

    Leigh Griffiths CSC

  19. clunks on

    Better man

     

     

    https://soundcloud.com/keclcum/better-man

     

     

    Recorded as I was thinking about doing myself in

     

     

    Couldnt figure whether it would be better to use a rope on a garage beam, or stick a fork in a socket

     

     

    Genuinely this song was the thing that pulled me back from the above

     

     

    So glad I pulled back

     

     

    Love you all

     

     

    And night x

  21. GFTB on

    Leigh’s top 3 players he played with .. oh there is a few things

     

     

    Broony

     

    Callum

     

    KT

     

     

    Then flings in Virgil :-)

  22. GFTB on

    My dad loved George Connolly thought he was a terrific fitballer who could have been much better if other things didn’t happen …

     

     

    I think …. Leigh Griffiths (not the same player) but for my kids/grandkids will be the George Connolly of my dads memory for my lot …

     

     

    Loads of goals in not too many appearances

  23. GFTB on

    I enjoyed the Leigh Griffiths interview, sad in parts, even sadder as the wee man could have broke many records … but fitba isn’t that important

     

     

    Good night CQN and on the topic of music (if it is music) if Petec is lurking ….

     

     

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CFmeoCe-pAY

     

     

    Mon the Morton 🍀

  24. Greenpinata on

    Paul 67,

     

     

    Who would force us to give tickets to the huns ?

     

     

    Football authorities do not trump the duty of care we have to all attendees.

     

    Health and safety issues must be paramount.

     

     

    We rightly refused to take 700 tickets for Greyskull. The thought process is correct in that instance and it will be correct when we refuse them tickets for Paradise.

     

     

    Sell the tickets to our own support and put the sold out signs in their faces.

     

    In summary f@ ck them.

     

     

    We don’t need them and we certainly don’t want them.

     

     

    HH.

     

     

    Give them

  26. petec on

    CELTIC

     

     

    CELTIC

     

     

    All who Support are Truly Blessed, to be so Lucky.

     

     

    I just wish there were no divisions leading to so much redHat and senseless loss of Life.

     

     

    Killie will be a tough game but I reckon we will prevail. CCV wouldnae huv played fully fit anyway as those pitches dinnae agree with him, if my mind is not berserk.

     

     

    Great that the Hibees & the Farts got coefficients on the board.

     

     

    I really hope all the Scottish teams are playing Group stage fitba – Hibs are unlikely to be so they will, IMHO, be 3rd this Season in the League.

     

     

    As Victor Wanyama said – It’s not easy.CSC

  31. lambert14 on

    TURKEYBHOY on 18TH AUGUST 2023 8:50 PM

     

    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

     

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    The delusion is strong in this poster

  32. David66 on

    Clunks, sorry to read the way you felt amigo.

     

     

    That was heart on sleeve.

     

     

    I hope you are in a better place now.

     

     

    God bless

     

     

    D :)

  33. Tom McLaughlin on

    TURKEYBHOY

     

     

    Brendan did NOT shut down the Podence rumour. He was asked if there was anything to report on Podence and he said NO.

     

     

    He was asked a week ago if there was anything to report on Lagerbielke and he said NO.

     

     

    Celtic won’t say anything on rumours until there is something to report.

  34. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    Good morning CQN.

     

     

     

    Some rumours this morning that some earlier rumours are just rumours and others aren’t.

     

     

    Contacted an impeccable source this morning.

     

     

    Asked him to give me the lowdown without using the words “could”, “should”, “might”, “suspect” “understand”, “reports emerging” or “led to believe”

     

     

    He didn’t make a sound.

     

     

    He’s still impeccable though. Beautifully dressed, shaved close, not a hair out of place, perfectly manicured finger nails.

  35. Tom McLaughlin on

    When it comes to the League Cup and Scottish Cup, home clubs MUST offer the visiting club a percentage of the capacity. Most cup visitors to Celtic Park usually take up an allocation below that percentage.

     

     

    There is not now and never has there been such a provision for visiting clubs with regard to league matches.

     

     

    Old Rangers were the first to ban visiting supporters at Ibrox when Celtic played there in 1994. I drank a lot in those days but don’t recall the Scottish media crying foul and shouting about rules being broken.

     

     

    Why now all of a sudden?

  36. lambert14 on

    TURKEYBHOY on 18TH AUGUST 2023 8:50 PM

     

    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.

     

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    Amazing what someone can deduce without having watched the plater in action even once.

     

    Turks is, ive long suspected,a hun on here trolling as surely no one can be that clueless.

     

    Every time I see his moniker pop up, I will keep in mind ‘..Not far fetched,and you know it..’

  37. Tom McLaughlin on

    MELVIN UDALL

     

    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?

     

     

    Unfortunately I am still housebound due to problems with my right foot which is still heavily strapped, so won’t make it this weekend.

     

     

    My last hospital visit was very positive and the wound is healing nicely. I have set a target of Sunday 3rd Sep v Sevco and have booked a room in Kitty O’Shea’s Edinburgh. You are very welcome to join us if in Auld Reekie.

     

     

    Really looking forward to a cold pint of Guinness on arrival. It will be my first drop since 30th June.

  40. DeniaBhoy on

    The ticket story rumbles on. When it comes to setting the narrative, the rangers have always acted first and to hell with the consequences which can be dealt with later. They know the media will run with whatever story they put out. When it comes to PR, by the time we say anything, if we do say anything, the story just becomes an”old firm” one where we are guilty by association and one is always as bad as the other.

     

     

    Damned if we do. Damned if we don’t.

     

     

    This particular issue should only have two outcomes. No fans or full previous allocation (circa 7k).

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