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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St Johnstone knocked back 500K for May.
He is supposed to be signing a bigger contract.
They’d want a milion I reckon
Hi Celts
St j to win 3-1 or United 3- 2
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Neutral eh just hope its a good game
No room for any other team in my DNA
Good luck to both
HH
30min
0-0
DUnt coming more into it, but still pretty evenly balanced.
Off the post D U
United hit the post.
Very unlucky
Dow hits post for Utd.
great move Unt, off the post
Point taken with the likes of Balde and Pukki,but in my opinion not as good as Stokes ,Leigh or Watt. Also think Pukki could be a player but not as a striker.
Aiden
Cifcti is!!!
Cifti (sp) however i do like
Would have finished off a great move. Unlucky!
May shot lands on the roof of the Springfield Vaults
May hits one over the stand and out into the Celtic Way…
Bhoy83
Stoner bongs?? All new to me btw. But ta anyway lol
bhoylo83
15:27 on 17 May, 2014
Yh I think he is mate, it’s not a lot these days. He’s young,holds the ball up well, full of running and going by this season can score a goal. HH
Sixtaeseven 15.25
They were a good side connolly, aird and the sweepover hair hero hall lol I think they came third in league that year or next.
HH
Jude
Think Cifti is a good player , but I would rather see Watt given a chance.
the spirit of arthur lee
15:35 on 17 May, 2014
May shot lands on the roof of the Springfield Vaults
Hope he’s not damaged the ole CP local…….not much to damage mind you.
Ciftci is the big C F we need!!!
Aiden
Yippp
An tearrmann
In 1970–71, Saints finished behind Celtic and Aberdeen but ahead of Rangers. The team was mostly the 1969 League Cup team, managed by Willie Ormond, who eventually went on to manage Scotland.
Jude
Haha maybe iv said to much…
hi tommy away back in the sixties when the citizen newspaper done a souvenir edition with a photo of you leaving the tunnel, there was I clear as you like in the enclosure right behind you. this was the only poster my mother allowed either me or my big sister to adorn our wall (much to m sisters, great chagrin) when you get one over yer big sis is something special and for that I will always be grateful however you left abbey life just before I returned after my motor bike accident in 81 I was so looking forward to meeting you c’est la vie……..do you still have your LISBON reg? .(priceless, sorry lurking huns ,couldnae resist)
Hope the tractor boys get humped! After their wee ” no clapping ” on the champions last year
C’mon wee Jackie darren and simon and the Dundee hibs !!
BadaBing 15, 29
Regarding johnny russell I believe he is championship player of year this year.bad miss me thinks.
HH
Andy Bell of erasure playing for St Johnstone
Johann
Hope the tractor boys get humped! After their wee ” no clapping ” on the champions last year
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My sentiments exactly. I also seem to recall they were dishing it out that day.
HH
Tlwio
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/share-option-authorised/#more-4671
HH
Sixtaeseven well corrected my mhan
Had me scurrying for me wee red book box there.lol
HH
sixtaeseven
Yes was there. Dozen cans the bottles of best vintage too. Ah them were the daze!!!!
1-0
1-0 St Johnstone
Howler from the United keeper
C’mon jackie bhoy
Goal st j. Howler from other keeper!
Goalie sells the jerseys..
Goal St Johnstone from corner
Dundee Utd goalie having a nightmare again.
Aye prefect timing.
Maybe that’s why big FF stays on his line.