I discussed their winning of the European Cup with each of the Lisbon Lions. To say they knew nothing the impact their achievement would have is an understatement. While the uniqueness of the event was clear at the time, they were the first British team to reach the final, never mind win the trophy; they could never know light from that day would shine as brightly half a century into the future.
Celtic fans won the ‘The Best’ award from Fifa yesterday for the full stadium tifo at the game against Hearts in May to mark the 50th anniversary of Lisbon. We won it because football people, of all colours, respect heritage. And heritage comes no greater than Celtic’s.
None of this would have happened without Jock Stein and his players. They provided the foundation for everything that followed, including Martin O’Neill’s revival of the club in 2000 and Brendan Rodgers’ general Invincible-ness.
Just about every element of what you recognise as Celtic today is due to them: the trophies and glory, Champions League nights, the stadium and Celtic Way, even achievements of the Foundation can be traced back to the foundations laid in ‘67.
Congratulations to everyone involved with the tifo display. Which I missed. But I’m sure it was nice.
The players send their appreciation to all the #CelticFC fans for being #TheBest! pic.twitter.com/rgH4Kao7mv
— Celtic Football Club (@celticfc) October 24, 2017
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BIGCHIPSUK – 10 IN A ROW (2001-2010)
Great stuff by the Dortmund fans.
The charitible work done by our fans should not be ignored, I could list the deeds but I feel by reminding you I have no need to. The £186,000 for the Palistinian folk is a particular favourite of mine but Mary’s Meals, the Kano Foundation, foodbank collections, Poppy appeal donation (unsurpassed in Scotland/probably Britain), to name but a few. AWESOME!
WWW , CCB and BMCWP no words can possibly help at this time but hope that the knowledge that so many of the Cqn community are sending thoughts and prayers wIll give you some solace
HH
MURSHEEN
Thanks for your support.
The control of mass media, really does shape opinion. The Internet has gone some way to breaking the yolk of news control and promoting a kind of freedom of speech, but control is being re-asserted inexorably, bit by bit. Orwell was bang on.
Who are we at war with anyway? I am sure I remember a time when it was Eastasia.
;-)
CCB and BMCUWP – Thoughts and Prayers offered for Margaret, yourselves, family and friends at this sad time.
WWW, CCB and BMCUW
Sorry to read of your respective losses.
May the souls of Jacqueline and Margaret RIP.
CCB,BMCUW,WWW…
Sorry to hear your sad news.Condolences to all loved ones.
May Jacqueline & Margaret RIP.
Sorry I cannot get too worked up about any award sanctioned by FIFA. They probably are looking for a back hander for giving us it. Look we know we are the best supporters in the world, we don’t need a corrupt organisation like FIFA confirming it. By the way no reaction over on Fester Fester about it yet.
BOGNORBHOY
What,they didn’t even mention that we were shortlisted for TWO awards and won one?
Weird. When a film is even nominated for an award,that is headlined,win or not.
And when a journalist,similar,he dines out on it for years.
Of course,when you see Jabba,that might not be wise…
Jacqueline and Margaret RIP. May God give you strength to get thru this sad time.
WEET WEET WEET ,COSY CORNER BHOY and BMCUW
May I add my condolences to you for the loss of your loved ones, I will add them in my prayers.HH
Heartbreaking
https://mobile.twitter.com/BernieDevlin68/status/922758060950675461/photo/1
RIP Oskar
Davidopulous
Yes the originals were on Scribe.
I’m out and about but I’ll scrounge around for one of the Timelines used in the development of the case that links to supporting documents.
Some of the comments no longer apply or are are as apt because of later information emerging or increased understanding of the process, but from memory one original comment around an e mail of 19th September is looking to be right on the button and why an investigation is unavoidable.
bmcuw just read back. with ccb and yourself. sad times ynwa.
Weet Weet Weet
I think the word devastating has already been used but the passing of a life long love, partner and friend is just that.
I recall when facilitating a bereavement program dealing with a gentleman who was devastated and the mark that made on me in empathy terms.
My condolences of course and strength on your ongoing journey through grief.
It is a road best travelled with friends who understand.
BABASONICOS 71
Two years old,what a crying shame. I’m off to bed for nightshift soon,I hope I get my wee talk finished before I need to waken up.
HH,wee Oskar!!!
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 24TH OCTOBER 2017 2:44 PM
It’s their highlights show ..reruns of lots of games ,and along the bottom of the screen they run news type headlines …. not a word about our award..
But.. apparently Scotland have named a new look rugby squad … ;-)
BOGNO
Mail you in a mo,hope you like it!
And,thanks…
BMCW & CCB.
Sorry to hear about your loss.
Thoughts and prayers are with you both.
Class Bobby .. \//
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I have just came back from the funeral of my friend Big Davy Welsh at St Fillans RC church in Crieff, The order of service had the Celtic crest below his picture and also a beautiful wreath of the crest on top of his Coffin.
Dave,s nephew Tommy lurks on here and is season ticket holder with his son in the lower section of the Lions stand. It was sad when he told me that his 2 boyhood heroes had died in the same week Peter smiths funeral in same place on Thursday,they instilled in Tommy his love for Celtic and for that he is eternally grateful. Dave was 83 and had been ill quite a long time but Peter was only 66 and lived for just 6 weeks after being diagnosed with the big C. Peter was a fantastic sportsman great football player, 100 plus break player at snooker great darts player and recently took up bowls and won the club championship at our local club, but most of all one of the nicest guys you’d ever meet and big Celtic fan. If you could add these bhoys to your prayers it would be much appreciated.HH
Hello this is WEE BGFC. BMCW CCB WWW, so sorry to hear about all your losses.
HH
WEE BGFC
This day just gets sadder
RIP wee Oskar – asleep with the angels.
BROGAN ROGAN TREVINO AND HOGAN on 24TH OCTOBER 2017 11:13 AM
Further message from Jorge Sena e Silva in Lisbon.
As a former and very different American president would say, “Ich bin ein Celtic !!” As so are we all here at Jamor !
*I have posted on here several times about my distaste for Portuguese fitba, I really shouldnae allow the antics of a wee ned that’s down at OT now and the ones over in hades.
I had a couple of lads who are of Portuguese dna playing for me this summer and they were brilliant on and off the park.
They and your posting Jim should maybe allow myself to temper my feelings toward a race based on the antics of a few.
Afternoon all
Condolences to Cosy Corner Boy and BMCUWP on the loss of Margaret. RIP
Jimbo67
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 24TH OCTOBER 2017 12:37 PM
Those men will live forever and the FIFA award just reminded non-Celtic supporters worldwide of that momentous day. It was a fantastic tifo,and well-worthy of the event it commemorated.
Simpson.
Craig McNeill Clark Gemmell
Johnstone Murdoch Auld Lennox
………Wallace Chalmers
*Hate tae be pedantic but we played 4-2-4 NOT 4-4-2.
thanks for sharing papajo, a sad day
more than a club
Rest in peace wee Oskar.
So sad.
TONTINETIM
I know. But if you want to be really pedantic,we played 1-10.
Sitting here waiting for Mrs TT who I have known for over 50 years tae get dressed so’s we can go oot, she was doing ma heid in. That is until I read WWW and CCB/BMCUWP and now Babas posts.
We’re no spring chickens anymore which was why we were over hame in the summer. Some day I may wake up and she’s not there don’t know what I would do really.
I’ll be up at 7 pm Mass the night and all 3 will be remembered in my prayers.
https://twitter.com/andrewkentigern/status/922787490452385792
Roger Waters
RIP wee OSKAR
Will add you to my prayers
https://twitter.com/scotmailsport/status/922826001746407424
Alves gets 2 game ban, can we appeal it?
WeetWeetWeet
So very sad to read about the sudden passing of your wife Jacqueline. Prayers will be offered for Jacqueline (RIP) and for you.
BILLY BHOY on 24TH OCTOBER 2017 12:49 PM
Timgreen
I just wonder about Celtics policy about the term Old Firm. There’s no doubt that we retired it in 2012. The match report in the Celtic View clearly stated “last ever OF game”. However, apart from PL’ s Rory Brenner quip the club has been strangely quiet. Occasionally, a player or manager will slip OF into a quote. So, I doubt there has been an internal ban on the phrase.
* The term comes from the commercial benefits of the two clubs’ rivalry, which were viewed with distaste in some parts in the early days of the game, or alternatively may stem from a satirical cartoon published in a magazine prior to the 1904 Scottish Cup Final between the sides, depicting an elderly man with a sandwich board reading “Patronise The Old Firm: Rangers, Celtic Ltd”, highlighting the mutual commercial benefits of their meetings.
No matter what at the time we were happy to go along with this and often dined out on it.
There was a time when deidco were evidently non-sectarian and whose 1st chairman james henderson was a fairly decent man. He was renowned for his work among the poor children of Govan and the club had a notable record of helping charitable causes including Catholic charities. Matches were played for the benefit of the unemployed in 1886 and donations made to help the Unemployed Relief Fund in the Kinning Park area.
There were good relations between both clubs in spite of primrose-ure and the lonesome boatman pledging them tae the trooser lifting cause. The first persons to greet the Celtic party on arriving at Abbotsinch Airport were john lawrence and his board, they also toasted Bob Kelly 20 months later in their boardroom on his receiving his knighthood and it was they who backed us when graham and swann tried tae put us out of the game on account of the “Flag”. Money was probably behind that. so what, they did it in spite of our alleged Edinburgh “cousins” distaste for us.
Personally I feel that relations deteriorated when the rugby supporting scrap man arrived on the scene and his motive was not sectarian but purely money. A mendacious narcissistic bird man who was put in his place by a wee a Croy bookkeeper even though w e had CA’s on our board unable to do so.
PAPAJOE55
Your friend will be in my prayers R,I,P,
HH
CCB/BMCUW.
Sorry to hear about Margaret.
BMCUW from the snapshot you gave us about her, she seems a fun loving person who loved life. Condolences to you both.
Hail Hail
Complaint away….
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I noted that BBC 2 gave coverage to yesterday’s FIFA Best Awards on this morning’s Derbyshire & BBC Newsroom live programmes – this was one of their lead stories.
I would like to know why the BBC was happy to cover a Portuguese winner and a Dutch winner of FIFA awards, but did not feel it appropriate to even mention the only UK award winner – the Fans of Celtic FC?
I would be grateful to know what was the editorial decision making process around this blatant omission?
Were this the fans of an EPL team, or perhaps another Scottish Team, what would the coverage have been?
I look forward to your reply.
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HH
BGFC