It remains a possibility that Atletico Madrid will lose today’s league decider against Barcelona and next week’s Champions League final against Real Madrid (vernacular: ‘do a Hearts), but I hope not. The fact that they have pushed the two most celebrated football clubs on the planet to the limit, across two tournaments, is already remarkable. Should they deliver on two fronts, it will be the most stunning achievement in European football in 47 years.
There was a healthy amount of bloodlust for the Uefa Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules to fine the life out of the likes of Manchester City and Paris St Germain, before banning them from Uefa competition. This was never the point.
What Uefa have done is bring Europe’s two most freely spending clubs into line. FFP will restrict City and PSG’s expenditure, transfer market activity and squad selection. This is a result.
It’s a pity we’re not at Celtic Park to lift the Scottish Cup today. *!*!
Enormous thanks to Tommy Gemmell and everyone who participated in the entertainment here yesterday. Tommy thoroughly enjoyed the banter and will be back on the blog below this article early this afternoon to catch up with the questions he didn’t have time for yesterday.
You can buy a signed copy of his new autobiography, which he can add a personalised message to, by ordering below:
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minx1888 praying to Wee Oscar
12:35 on
17 May, 2014
Bhoys you would be better going onto the last blog for TG he mentioned he is on his own for first hour.
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That HT wants to chin the Minx….she’s always telling us men (?) whit to do :O(
tommy gemmell
12:43 on17 May, 2014
shady
Hello Adelaide! Lisbon went very much to plan although we hadn’t budgetedfor Inter Milan getting a seventh minute penalty! But thatactually workedin our favour because they retreated into defence and that gave us the chance to get at them. Assoon as I scored I knew we wouldwin. The Italiansjust didn’t have ananswer to us that day. Mind you,I’m not being big-headed when Isay this, but not many teamswould have livedwith Celtic in that mood.
HH
Only in Glasgow
Orange walk from Glasgow green to Bridgeton Cross at 1230 when the Scottish cup final is at Celtic park @n
tommy gemmell
12:46 on17 May, 2014
jer57
It would have beenmarvellous to parade the EuropeanCup in Lisbon. But what could we do?Our wonderfulfans just couldn’t stay off the pitch. They wanted to joinin andI didn’t blame them
HH
Awe Naw
I’ll take a shot at c&p for a while if you like.
My cut and paste function is screwing up Tommys posts. Come on who has a functioning cut and paste facility ????
Lets be having ye !
HH
Beatbhoy
I buy you a pint thanks
HH
Awe naw is doing a heroic job here BUT IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO TOMMY G GO BACK TO THE PREVIOUS ARTICLE. IT IS RUNNING CURRENTLY!!
JJ
TG
Mncelt
Hello Minneapolis! I’ve just mentioned the crowd invasion in Lisbon. For me, it didn’t spoil the occasion.
Those supporters had been through a lot as Celtic fans and they just erupted with joy.
conair12
Yes, I played as an old-fashioned centre-forward in one of the American tour games in 1966. I badgered Big Jock into it.
It was a game against the local footballers, so I wasn’t really tested. I scored a hat-trick, but was always more at home at full-back.
JJ…. How did the sclaffbaw finish up?
TG. 12.49
jamesgang
Yes, it was a special goal against Inter Milan, but I’m not sure I want it to bring tears to your eyes when you watch the footage!
Just enjoy it – I know I did. And still do!
Afternoon Celts,
40ml cycle complete then garden done, time to relax and enjoy the Tommy Gemmell quicknews blog (thumbs up)
V
VP – your Mrs just phoned me get the dishes done!
cadizy
The score of 2-1 against Inter Milan obviously didn’t reflect our superiority, but no-one was complaining, I can assure you.
If we had scored six goals people may have thought it was a walkover against second-rate opponents and that wasn’t the case.
TG sell JJ a dummy !
desertbhoy
Yesterday was very poor. Today much better.
Thanks for asking.
JJ
cadizy
Sorry, missed the last part of your question.
Yes, Jim Craig was a very good dentist compared to a footballer.
Only joking, Cairney!
That us sorted now?
Tommy G at 12.53 on right page.
All change!!
Moonbeams WD. Wee Oscar’s our Bhoy and Kano’s our mhan. @ 09:47
Your penance for your literary indiscretion would be to go to the world famous Roseburn Bar and buy any CQNers at the bar lots of Guinness …. wait just now … a flashback ;-)
JJ..
Need to hook up a round sometime when I’m home; could do with a lesson.
TBJ
That Orange Walk could be a bit of a laugh ( I know) if the United fans think it is a load of Arabs in Tangerine having a bit of a Cup Final do 0:-)
JJ
senor pablo diablo
I haven’t read that particular book, but it’s good to get a mention. Actually, no-one ever needed to read books on tactics at Celtic because we had Big Jock to guide us through football’s minefield!
Tommy,
Can you point out to the battered bunnet that it is neither square or sliced sausage, it is lorne sausage :-)
An Tearmann. 12.56
Hi Tommy
Kind of related to jobo’s question earlier
How do you think the team you played in would fair ob todays bowling green pitches?
hh
Hi Tommy
i vaguely remember a mid week friendly, against a Russian team, where big Jock as an experiment, played a number of players out of position, can you help?
thunder road
Thank you for the kind words and I can say your dad was a good judge of a footballer. Bobby Murdoch was an exceptional talent. He could do anything with that ball at his feet. I think I’ve said this before, but his vision was simply awesome.
It was a privilege to share a football pitch with that man.
desertbhoy
Considering your blog name it is appropriate that the only part of my game at which I am competent enough to offer advice is the bunker shot!
JJ
Bobby russell
If I’m a Hun I would say my disguise has been fairly perfect for the last 70 years.
Surely you must know I’m a Celtic man.
An Tearmann – and here is that earlier question that Tommy’s still working on…..
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Jobo Baldie at 11:57 on 17 May, 2014
Mr Gemmell,
Did you prefer playing on rain sodden muddy pitches or was the smooth billiard-like parks, bathed in sunshine more to your liking? And did you think it was vital, when you woke up on a match day, to stick your head through the curtains and see what the weather was like? ;-)
May I end by wishing you many more years of good health and happiness.
Jobo
st patricks day 1956
12:59 on 17 May, 2014
Tommy Gemmell
Hi Tommy, did you or any of the others in the team regret playing the third game against Racing Club , not taking into account the £250 each Celtic player was fined, but because they did everything they could to stop Celtic playing football.
Thanks for all the special memories I have of you and what you gave to all Celtic fans,
Best wishes and good health to you.
SPD 1956
St, Patrick’s day 1956. 12.59
Last one I’m doing! Everyone should know where they are by now!!
Tommy Gemmell
Hi Tommy, did you or any of the others in the team regret playing the third game against Racing Club , not taking into account the £250 each Celtic player was fined, but because they did everything they could to stop Celtic playing football.
Thanks for all the special memories I have of you and what you gave to all Celtic fans,
Best wishes and good health to you.
SPD 1956
fin75
Roasted or toasted? Am I in the right movie?
Could I have broken the sound barrier with one of my shots? Well, I would have given it a pretty good try!
Great post SPD, worth repeating!
Tommy Gemmell
Being called a hun on CQN is a rite of passage.
We all have to go through it.
You are now a CQNer
HH
Mayanman
You are thinking of a pre Vojvodina friendly v dinamo Zagreb Feb 1967
ulysses
The fans are allowed an opinion and some do go into overdrive with their comments. I think it’s got a little better.
Well, at least, I don’t hear shouts of “Gemmell’s a b*****d” at a certain ground any more!
Tommy…
Again off piste.. were you ever in slim Jim’s company when he visited Kirkcaldy?
sipsini
Rangers were the establishment club back in the day and possibly they got the odd break.
However,. there was nothing any could do when Celtic really impacted on the scene. I take your point, though.