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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Mr Gemmell
Do you see our future playing outwith Scotland?
Ohhhh and from a poster yesterday
“Era bar or King lud”? :)))
Thank you for enough memories to last a lifetime and beyond
HH & Y.N.W.A
Awe_Naw
Cyber pint gratefully accepted.
Maybe get a real one some time, hopefully!
Awe Naw
Thankyou for your efforts at keeping the links together Sir
squire danaher,
ah knew ah hudnae dreamt it, lol, aye we still went tae it
HH
beatbhoy
13:07 on17 May, 2014
Maybe sooner than you think
HH
From Celtic wiki
This game was arranged to assist Celtic before playing Zagreb’s fellow Yugoslav’s Vojvodina in the European Cup quarter finals in a few weeks time.
Review
Jock Stein fielded the most experimental side he had ever picked in this friendly game.
He sent out his team in a 3-4-3 formation with 3 centre backs – Cattenach, McNeill and Clark and had Gemmell and Hughes as wide midfielders with three fast runners up front in Chalmers, Wallace and Lennox. Murdoch and Auld were central midfielders.
Some players wore unusual numbers – McNeill 3, Hughes 5, Murdoch 6, Auld 7, Gemmell 8 and Wallace 10.
Despite the experiment Celtic played well and had Chalmers and Lennox not missed sitters then they would have won.
Teams
Celtic Simpson, Cattanach, McNeill, Clark, Hughes, Murdoch, Auld, Gemmell, Chalmers, Wallace, Lennox
sub Johnstone (Lennox)
beatbhoy
I answered this question in my earlier post early this afternoon.
If you can’t find it, let me know and I’ll answer it again. Okay?
TBB
It’s got to be square sausage.
Ps
Mr Gemmell
You can now come on anytime just to pass a while, though it’s advisable to say goodbye to your loved ones as you may be a while.
Till later all
Cheers beatbhoy and jobo:-)) hh
MWD
I just read your post.
Four Rangers newses.
Bad breath crisps and a can of ginger in a private female ward
You filthy bugger ;-)
I hope your condition has been rectified ;-)
HH
beatbhoy
The coach taking us to Estadio Nacional in 1967 actually got lost.
We got there with about half-an-hour to spare.
We reckoned they wouldn’t start without us.
It was a lot easier in 2004.
that’s why it’s raining
hail hail
leftclicktic we are all neillennon
It was a pure pleasure
HH
Paul67
Should they deliver on two fronts, it will be the most stunning achievement in European football in 47 years.
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I didn`t think Bayern Munichs result in 1967 was that stunning.
Mr Gemmell,
Thanks for taking the time to read and reply to all the questions.
Do you think Celtic are going places under the present managment team and can we go further in Europe with the recent fair play sanctions adopted by Uefa no taking effect?
awe_naw_no_annoni_oan_anaw_noo
…. MWD tells porkies.. Also referred to in excess o 6 inches.
Oops I have to go.and read the actual article.
HH
Sitting in The Shamrock pub Via Cavour Rome and the TV has an Italian documentery about Inter Milan with Faccetti which is now showing the greatest game ever played. Big Billy holding the “Big Cup” aloft. Fantastic…….
big-cup-winners
The form book says Dundee United and they can play some good football when they get into their stride.
But every side needs a goalscorer and St Johnstone have got one in Stevie May.
It’s a very tight call and I think one goal will settle it. I think I’ll sit on the fence, though, as I still have some very good friends in Dundee and Perth who will be at Hampden today.
I just hope it’s a good game for the fans to enjoy.
May the better team win.
No, I didn’t have a flutter yesterday. if I has put money on that horse it would still be running!
Mr Gemmell
It was after your time I know but – as Mr Haller and the Racing guy would surely agree – you weren’t one to be messed about.
How do you think you would’ve reacted had you been playing in THAT game against Atletico Madrid ?
beat buoy
Thanks for the tip re the restaurant. I’ll see if some of the lads fancy a wee walk before the game.
lionsroar67
Thanks for the kind words. I’m beginning to well up here!
Off topic, and apologies for the gratuitous plug from an only occasional poster:
These mental guys from West Linton in the Borders have just set off on their way after an early lunch stop outside Buckingham Palace. They have cycled there from Edinburgh, which they left on Tuesday morning.
They will now proceed to Cardiff, Dublin, Belfast, and back to Edinburgh, where they will arrive next Saturday having cycled an incredible 1,100 miles in 12 days to raise funds for the Cystinosis Foundation UK.
Find out all about their challenge and their reasons for doing it on their website, and by linking to their FB and TW pages via the “Social Club” button at bottom right of the home page.
You can track their progress live here, to see exactly where they are at any time.
They are trying to raise £100,000 for this great cause and are just over half way there, but they would of course appreciate any and all contributions, however small. These can be made via their JustGiving fund-raising page.
Thanks to anyone who is able and moved to support their gargantuan effort, and don’t forget to share this with your friends and family, especially overseas… let’s go GLOBAL with this and help them achieve their target!
THE GREAT BIG CYCLE
1 goal … 5 capital cities … 10 cyclists … 12 days … 1,100 miles … £100,000 target
beatbhoy
Thank you for your efforts also in keeping the links together .
fancy Utd as they seem to enjoy playing at oor place.:))
clashcitybhoy
Square sausage? Sliced sausage? Lorne sausage? Is there a world out there I don’t know anything about?!
Crowd at final today may be less than expected ……….. 4 supporters buses parked in Mount Florida.
Steven Thompson sporting the Tommy Gemmell quiff today.
HH
TnT
Dropped you quick e-mail regarding the nags – good luck.
Cheers,
BJM
an tearmann
Yes, good point. We played in some mud heaps back in the day and I was amazed Wee Jinky simply didn’t disappear in the glaur.
Today’s bowling green pitches would have been ideal for our passing game.
All this talk about links,lorne,sliced,squared is all wurst I tell ya
HH
Only in Glasgow
Orange walk from Glasgow green to Bridgeton Cross at 1230 when the Scottish cup final is at Celtic park @n
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No much of a walk that, is it? Gettin aw dressed up to walk a quarter of a mile?
wellimprayinfortheraininsouthernglasgowcsc
Big chips
I used to stay in West Linton every weekend so that is for.
Cayman. How long are you in Rome for? E-mail me at editor@cqnmagazine.com
Cheers
Brth
mayanman
It wasn’t a Russian team it was Dinamo Zagreb from Yugoslavia. Yes, Jock changed things around that night, but it didn’t work and he never tried it again. We lost 1-0 and, to be brutally honest, we were awful!
Hi Tommy.
I am sitting here with Celtic 125 history and on page 358 is about our teams Lisbon triumph.page 359 is yourself Tommy and I think that is fitting.
You are part of the history that we know and I thank you and your mates for your contribution to our club.
May I ask what Celtic triumph since you stopped playing impressed you most?
HH
God bless Tommy Gemmell.
That is all.
Tommy G, what did you think when the board replaced Big Jock with Billy?
Bjm68…. Anything useful??