It’s been so long since we lost a goal it feels like there should be an inquest today. A couple of mistakes in a wide position, followed by two deflections, which confused Craig Gordon, and that’s all it took. I’m OK with this. We’ll make mistakes and lose goals, this is one of the better ways of doing so.
Of slightly more concern was how St Johnstone match us for possession and chances created or long period during the game, belying their bottom half of the table position, some 7 points shy of Hamilton. Ronny will be keen to turnaround this specific ill for next week’s game against Accies, but the plan for Thursday will be altogether different.
Had a great time on Friday at the Irvine CSC, a very impressive club in the Ayrshire town. Get along and support it if you are in the area, they are doing a lot of good work. There’s no better way to prepare for a game against Inter Milan than to listen to Stevie Chalmers and Bobby Lennox telling you how it’s done, as they did at Irvine.
Thanks in particular to the man who put a bunch of tenners in my hand for Mary’s Meals. What a club!
Big week ahead……
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thomthethim
different class
That video is hilarious,brilliant!
Turkeybhoy
What a month March could be Sir :)))
19:08 on 15 February, 2015
Sun, 1st Mar
Aberdeen
Scottish Premiership
12:00
H
Wed, 4th Mar
St Johnstone
Scottish Premiership
19:45
H
Sun, 8th Mar
Dundee United
Scottish Cup
15:30
A
Sun, 15th Mar
Dundee United
League Cup
14:30
N
Sat, 21st Mar
Dundee United
Scottish Premiership
15:00
H
almore
If you’re a hun then you are the most foolhardy of a daft species to have attended the Hootenany! And they probably converted you to the side of the Angels by the end……
gearoid1998
So sorry I missed it. Bealin’ so amur!
HH jamesgang
Fitel Nominees own 585,603 RIFC shares and shares in Worthington Group. Fitel Nominees is a subsidiary of WH Ireland; the RIFC Nomad.
@STVGrant: @g51_dan @andybearz @secret12345 @missteeray @PeterAdamSmith Already digging in to all of the newly identified shareholders…
H,mmmm,some Monkey business afoot here,methinks.It would be hard not to be Monkey business,but you catch my drift.
gearoid1998
18:18 on 15 February, 2015
Cheers, I just post here as I love the CeltIc chat, sometimes it strays but hopefully I never annoy anybody, as I hav typed before there is far too much good stuff on this blog to let the wee 1% rubbish bring it down, loved the talk about Bobby Murdoch earlier and Bhoys discussing their favourite players, if my old man was still with us he would have been 90 today, always remember him saying that George Connolly was the best he ever saw wearing the Hoops, in his eyes wee Jinky couldn’t have laced Connolly’s boots, it is all about opinions but I love reading other good Celtics men’s opinions, for me the maestro is/will always be my number 1, CeltIc = Paul McStay
Keeping the Faith, I was only in 2nd year in 84 so you must have been a couple of years ahead of me…..in fact as I mentioned my old man, seemingly I was taught by a Lisbon Lion (squad member) Mr J Cushley, in the 6years at school I don’t think I ever heard him talk about football, my father also said he could kick a ball, couldn’t believe it when my father informed me that my English teacher could have been on the park in Lisbon
Almore
Welcome!!
I dont remember leaving the Rock last night or the way home. My mates Da picked us up and apparently i assigned each of us to members of the A Team
I was Face, big Aidan was Murdoch and his Da was Hannibal
My God I talk some shyte when i drunk (as some of u will remember)
His Da must think im insane
dallas
18:47 on 15 February, 2015
If that happened now your bus would have been lifted under our new “offensive behaviour fitba laws”
gearoid1998 & 16 Roads
Sounds like you bhoys ensured BMCUW’s hootenany on tour was a brilliant success.
Dena29 – I’m hearing you led the choir in fine voice!
I had the absolute pleasure of picking up HT, Roy Croppie and the delightful Voguepunter from the airport earlier, listening to their stories of the fantastic time they had, the wonderful hospitality shown to all! I’m Proud to be a part of this family,
Tis true we are more than a club … way, way, way more!
Jamesgang,
I think I eased myself in cleverly last night, arrived late and left early! I’ll be more adventurous next time.
Bhoylo, don’t remember seeing you at Kelly’s but helped Dena29 into new levels of alcohol consumption with the pint I bought her.
Anyone on here a member of Irvine celtic supporters club?
How do you join?
Hi Ghuys.. Good to see us get all 3 points at Perth yesterday.. We cant ease up on our challenge for the title.. the sheepfanciers aint gonna give in without a fight.
Right, ahm on the scrounge for a spare for Thursday night! The son in law was out of contact when his letter came offering him his ticket.. Will take a seat anywhere ghuys.
Take Care All.. Hail Hail and KTF!!
clunks
http://irvineno1csc.co.uk//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=54
Gerry we’re sure to know each other somehow , I had a brother in your year too. Might even bump into you on Thursday without knowing it!
Catch up another time , I’ve been summoned
Gerryfaethebrig, it certainly would have. During the miners strike it was alleged that some english polis involved weren’t in fact polis but soldiers and others brought in in to break the strike. Some miners who were lifted said that some of the polis on duty never had badge numbers on their shoulders. This has not been substantiated .
Almore
Hows the head?
Im struggling, glad i booked tomorrow off work
B-)
minx1888 praying to Wee Oscar
fine voice is pushing it H screaming more like it but in my defence it was quite late in the evening and a lot of alcohol had been consumed (by me)by then
so glad the bhoys enjoyed themselves pity you didnt make it over , next time maybe???
Almore
welcome to posting at the mad hoose………..you must let me return the pint soon :-))
HH
Turkeybhoy
18:32 on
15 February, 2015
FOS is a song about the greatest moment in Scottish history,The Battle Of Bannockburn.
The song is wonderful,but only when being sung by The Corries.
*in the early 80s there was an ex-pat radio show on a Saturday morning that gave out the day’s scores, periodically a visiting celebrity was handed the task, i.e. Billy Connolly, Steak and Kidney Devine etc.
One day the visiting duo were asked to read out and the following was heard “Celtic 0 Aberdeen 2 and quite right tae”. Eff them and their flooer of Scotland.
After that day a live recording straight from the Beeb was used.
big-cup-winners
Cheers!
Gerryfraethebrig
No wish to cause offence by arguing with your dad. George Connelly was a fantastic player- his goal against Rangers in the 69 Cup Final remains my favourite ever Celtic goal against them and in seasons 71/2 and 72/3 when he moved to sweeper beside big Billy he was by far the best we have had in that role in my time. But better than Jinky? Nah.
Now the player who could have been the best ever was one Brian McLaughlin ( about whom I usually bore some unfortunate into buying me a drink simply to escape me droning on about him at Hootenannies) who was poised for greatness until being injured in a match against Clyde in September 1973 after a tackle that made Neil Simpsons on Durrant look fair. The injury was serious enough to reduce even big Jock to tears and the sad comment ‘ all that talent, ruined.’
Big George was great and when it came down to it he just could not handle being a success but he had enough of a career to be classed as a Celtic great – he’d get in my all time XI- but sadly Brian did not.
Jimbo67
andyR53
Keep re-posting a lot of posters sign in and out without scrolling back so some may miss your request,
hope you get sorted
HH
Any betting bhoys out there that like a wee fiver on, Aston Villa btts & win was 5/1, stoated, Ajax btts & win 12/5, stoated….. Lyon to win with both teams scoring is 3/1
Lyon are going well and with Laccazette (??) scoring 3/1 could be a goer
Just a pity I didn’t put the treble on
Wiseaftertheevent CSC
Good days craic yesterday, thank God I didn’t stay any later as my head was bad enough today, don’t know how I missed Dena29 giving it lady :o)
Good to finally put faces to names, thanks all, HH
gearoid1998
I cannot thank you enough mate for the time you gave us this morning. For a ‘student’ of Irish history it was mind-blowing. Much appreciated.
Also thanks for organising the Felons yesterday along with the bould 16 Roads, some stamina that bhoy.
To everyone I met and shared time with in Belfast, thank you. Humbling.
wekneweverysonginKellysCSC
Clearly not as in touch as he likes us to believe.
https://twitter.com/laytonbhoy/status/567034121466028032
jimbo67
19:54 on
15 February, 2015
Gerryfraethebrig
Now the player who could have been the best ever was one Brian McLaughlin ( about whom I usually bore some unfortunate into buying me a drink simply to escape me droning on about him at Hootenannies) who was poised for greatness until being injured in a match against Clyde in September 1973 after a tackle that made Neil Simpsons on Durrant look fair. The injury was serious enough to reduce even big Jock to tears and the sad comment ‘ all that talent, ruined.’
*a few years back Brian was in a Celtic establishment over here and made the same comment about simmy/durrantyay.
lovejoysalegend
How did you get home? I got delayed in the rock and when I was leaving you had gone. How did you get home?
HH
dena29…
Yea, will do.. cheers for reading, and responding!!..
Mon the Hoops!!!!
Mancini – post match .
Man treats the media with a chore bore approach .Struggles to avoid saying – **** off with your stupid questions.
Interviewer
” Do you think you can get 3rd place ?
Mancini – ” Extremely difficult .One game at a time .Our next Serie A game is a week on Monday v Cagliari .They beat us 4 -1 earlier in the season ”
Interviewer .
” You will know that winning the Europa League will get you a CL place ?”
Mancini ( with an expression suggesting that the interviewer has farted ) –
” Extremely difficult. There are lots of very good teams in The Europa League. We play one of them on Thursday .My philosophy is one game at a time and my primary objective is to be better tomorrow than we are today “
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=UkBCgsFkcDE
I thought this was the best version of this song…then I met dena29
HH
lovejoysalegend
Nice to meet you after hearing about you from H. Met B for a pint today before the flight he was struggling a bit :-)
Dena29 – I’m assured it’s an annual trip now! And I’m more than happy to be the taxi driver for the bhoys.
Myself and HT are over for a few days in April maybe catch you then?
Dallas Dallas
I remember very clearly that many of the polis during the Miners’ strike were “specials” with no badge nos. Bassas used to brag about the new cars/houses they were buying with their overtime cash whist slagging off the miners who were reliant on food parcels to survive.
Dena29 jumped on train, doorman at Rock thankfully got me a taxi, no way on earth I was gonna walk to station :o)
jimbo67
19:54 on 15 February, 2015
My dad loved wee Jinky, I think he used to say George Connelly was better to start a “debate” polite for argument, as I said I never saw any of them but what you say rings true that George C could have went onto greater things, trust me the post was and never would be taking anything away from Jinky
Get in there Cesena
gerryfaethebrig
18:17 on 15 February, 2015
an tearmann
17:34 on 15 February, 2015
Funny you mention the teachers strike, 1984 ?? The Rapid Vienna 3rd game at Old Trafford our bus from St Ambrose got cancelled because any teacher that went were breaking the strike, not the teachers faults Maggie was trying to destroy every single Union, by the way see the Peter Lawell haters, what did they think about Celtic’s board sitting at the back of the bus then, by the way KevJungle, the jungle was still on the go then, in fact that bottle that landed about 20ft away from the Austrian was thrown from the aforementioned jungle…..just sayingThe Milk Snatcher destroyed school fitba in my humble opinion
Afraid I was 10 years previous 1974 at the noo Silverburn.it was under Labour 74-9
School consisted of 4 months of strike.so that meant monday reg. was for the week and travel pass given so for bellarmine bhoys we could explore glasgow.
It was first ever strikes but everything appeared on strike.it disrupted 2nd and 3rd year too…and from those little acorns Thatcher carried on with her scummery..The decline started,from then on*74 football in schools was not the same after.lots of teachers were doing it of their own backs and bein taken advantage.
I recall the rapid game.it done a lot to change the psyche of Celtic,I remember a big debate at time of -should we play.and anger at being ordered to replay.White was not the same as bob kelly the old school said; us young ones just wanted to gub them again.a lot of chat ensued.the guy that threw the bottle cost Celtic as it gave rapid an excuse.
Hope all is good wi you mhate
HH
HT
Likewise good to finally meet up, hopefully catchup again in April, as I was telling yer “wife” :o)
Was talking to Ard Mhaca this afternoon, he said he met up again before you left, he was still out having a coupleto kill the afternoon , whereas I was dragged out to a kids birthday while my head was doing the lambada :o(
minx1888 praying to Wee Oscar
20:01 on
15 February, 2015
Dena29 – I’m assured it’s an annual trip now! And I’m more than happy to be the taxi driver for the bhoys.
Myself and HT are over for a few days in April maybe catch you then?
that would be good if possible ….HH
Ha Ha ……….C.O.Y.B.I.G……….HH
lovejoysalegend Thats good I was worried you waited for me but acgr assured me you had gone before I left ….HH
KTF
HH