Celtic have not beaten either of the Rangerses in a Scottish Cup Final since before the Berlin Wall fell. Joe Miller’s 1989 winner after the most moaned about throw-in in history is the landmark moment. We were poor that season yet managed to hold the line at Hampden in the sun.
In the remaining 23 years of Oldco we met and lost to them twice in the Final (1999 and 2002), both by a single goal. The last seven of these finals, since the epic 4-0 in 1969, were decided by one goal. With so much on the line, underdogs often find strength. We have twice lost to Newco at Hampden in the Scottish Cup, both semis and both defeats, despite Celtic being strong favourites, just as we are tomorrow.
Despite being champions, Celtic have an interesting edge to them going into the game. Their win in the crucial league game between the sides this month was followed by a chorus from the losers that they were heroic in defeat. That is not how I saw the game, but apparently, we got the edge on a better side that day.
Fix this narrative, Celtic.
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MNCELT you could try the https://www.nafcsc.com/ site for the US locations, there seems to be 3 in Florida, one in Orlando where I have watched games and 2 more, Tampa and South Florida although the venue where the latter watch is now permanently closed although they do have email addies of the exec
i wish official channels , bloggers and people in general would stop using the deid club as some sort of references point,
that team that won in 2002 had 11 ebt recipients on the park, their manager, coach, physio, chairman, ceo and even john greig had an ebt in use.
if we want to refer to them tell the truth, they cheated to win, ten died because of it.
same with the “combined” trophies, stop doing it, stop using it, you cant buy anyones historical titles.
did i show you my charlie chaplin oscar ? well mines.
Indeed SAINT STIVS
But the thing is, once we pass the 55 mark and combined trophies thems will implode. They will have nothing left.
A meeting of the Dublin Shipwrecks has been arranged for Tuesday 4th June at Mulligans, Poolbeg Street. BRRB, What is the Starz, Almore and Coneybhoy in attendance. Any Greater Dublin drunkards wishing to join us please let us know. Bring a spare liver and a paramedic.
7pm onwards.
Date: January 1888
Ref: This following circular was issued in January 1888, asking for financial assistance, which came along, but not in the amount that was desired.
Circular
CELTIC FOOTBALL AND ATHLETIC CLUB
CELTIC PARK, PARKHEAD
(Corner of Dalmarnock and Janefield Streets)
Patrons
His Grace the Archbishop of Glasgow and the Clergy of St. Mary’s, Sacred Heart and St. Michael’s Missions, and the principle Catholic laymen of the East End
The above club was formed in November 1887 by a number of the Catholics of the East End of the City.
The main objective of the club is to supply the East End conferences of the St. Vincent De Paul Society with funds for the maintenance of the “Dinner Tables” of our needy children in the Missions of St Mary’s, Sacred Heart, and St. Michael’s. Many cases of sheer poverty are left unaided through lack of means. It is therefore with this principle object that we have set afloat the “Celtic”, and we invite you as one of our ever-ready friends to assist in putting our new Park in proper working order for the coming football season.
We have already several of the leading Catholic football players of the West of Scotland on our membership list. They have most thoughtfully offered to assist in the good work.
We are fully aware that the “elite” of football players belong to this City and suburbs, and we know that from there we can select a team which will be able to do credit to the Catholics of the West of Scotland as the Hibernians have been doing in the East.
Again, there is also the desire to have a large recreation ground where our Catholic young men will be able to enjoy the various sports which will build them up physically, and we feel sure we will have many supporters with us in this laudable object.
Below is a list of those who subscribed as a result of the circular:-
The first circular. – The Celtic Wiki
The first circular. – Kerrydale Street
From The Story of the Celtic, by Willie Maley
Thx BognorBhoy & TontimeTim. The csc’s are too far away. I’m down on Ocean Drive. Loads of restaurants but haven’t seen anything that looks likely for the game.
MNCELT
I was in Ocean Drive with the small doll in January. Murphy’s Bar shows loads of sports but it’s not an Irish bar. And like the rest of that area, grossly overpriced. Thieving canutes. 😡
BRRB – thx pal, will check that out. Yes, $9 bottles of beer are the norm here
MNCELT
I couldn’t believe the prices. It was dearer than Manhattan and Temple Bar. That takes some doing.
Texts coming through to me from some notorious drunks who post here and SC. Absolutely no willpower or moderation the night before a hun game. And they’ve all got tickets for tomorrow. I keep bad company.
Another name for the horrible scroats XI
I would like to nominate Alex “Doddie” McDonald.
A Doddie Shite imo.
I’m wondering if scroat as an insult is a shortened (or more polite) form of scrotum.
In which case, bud johnston was a horrible Bawbag.
It all fits.
Ewan Murray’s headline in the Guardian Football pages: “Rangers and Clement must break grim Celtic cycle.”
How this guy got a journalism job is a scandal. Bitter hun. Whenever Sevco win his report is in pronto; whenever Celtic win, it’s filed 2 days later, after he’s wiped his tears.
fitba fixes
bbc scotland now steve archibald icons of football.
next
the lost final wee pat and the uner 18s in 1982
9pm alba – third lanark
Very little noise coming from Celtic this week.
I really like that approach.
We do our talking on the pitch.
Feeling relaxed now, nerves will undoubtedly kick in tomorrow morning.
Winning the Championship this season was the all important focus for me and i never really gave a great deal of thought to success in the Scottish Cup. Considering all the injuries and five or six of Ange’s frontline players departing the club and qualifying for this new Champions League format, this was the sweetest title win in recent years. Sure I want to see the Hoops win the Cup and continue our dominance over Rangers , no doubt about it.
TONTINE TIM on 24TH MAY 2024 6:51 PM
MNCELT you could try the https://www.nafcsc.com/ site for the US locations, there seems to be 3 in Florida, one in Orlando where I have watched games and 2 more, Tampa and South Florida although the venue where the latter watch is now permanently closed although they do have email addies of the exec…..
Whatever info you get, google the location and make sure that it is still open. I asked the NAFCSC about other clubs. They sent me a link which was way out of date.
Cheers,
Ronnie
All the sb lads in the Vicky Bar have got a ticket for tomorrow. Quite right too. Real diehard supporters. 👍
I’m never relaxed about this fixture and the older I have become, the more I worry about it.
I won’t watch it live tomorrow and will have radio silence until it is over.
If the result is positive, I will watch on catch up.
If not, I will avoid news and sports programmes, papers etc for at least a week.
I really can’t stand watching them beat us. I know it is ridiculous that a man in his 60s gets like this, but I can’t help it.
Gary Gillespies Hamstring
‘Doddie’ sh…. haha GGH ,youv been in fine form wi the quips recently :-)))
HH
GARYGILLESPIESHAMSTRING on 24TH MAY 2024 9:18 PM
I’m never relaxed about this fixture and the older I have become, the more I worry about it.
I won’t watch it live tomorrow and will have radio silence until it is over.
If the result is positive, I will watch on catch up.
If not, I will avoid news and sports programmes, papers etc for at least a week.
I really can’t stand watching them beat us. I know it is ridiculous that a man in his 60s gets like this, but I can’t help it.
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Wait ’til you get to your 70s! (I do exactly what you do – but I get updates by text from my daughter)
GARYGILLESPIESHAMSTRING on 24TH MAY 2024 9:18 PM
I’m never relaxed about this fixture and the older I have become, the more I worry about it. I won’t watch it live tomorrow and will have radio silence until it is over. If the result is positive, I will watch on catch up. If not, I will avoid news and sports programmes, papers etc for at least a week. I really can’t stand watching them beat us. I know it is ridiculous that a man in his 60s gets like this, but I can’t help it.
*Not really as my da and father in law, both huge tams were like that, in fact when 10 men won the league I went down to the lattes basement and called a national newspaper for the scores as I had only found out about half and hour before that we were playin that night.
As soon as I asked for the “Scottish soccer scores”, the girl on the switchboard answered “Celtic won it 4-2” so as I bounded up the stairs I did I did a mental calculation and ascertained that we had NOT only beat them but won the League tae, the oul yins face beamed when I told him and he called all his friends and family over here to tell them.
The following night when I got home from work I asked mrs tt had my mum or dad called and when she said naw I was right on the phone tae them, thats when my da told me there had been nae telly coverage and we hudnae had a great so off he went tae bed and it was only the followin morning that he heard on the radio we had won, his first words though were how his bhoys over here would be delighted with that .
Saw Boney M on TOTP from 1978 “performing” Rivers of Babylon.
Wasn’t that the A side of “John Greig is a ….. tra la la la la?”
Tontine Tim
A great story.
I went to the game that night. Still my favourite game I attended. I remember screaming “ just boot it anywhere’” before Murdo dispatched the fourth goal behind the Girvan Shi..,house.
Any Edinburgh CQN’ ers heading into Kitty O’Sheas for the game tomorrow ?🍀🤔
Well if the weathermen know which way the wind blow mid-afternoon tomorrow is set fair for Glasgow with a good chance the sun will be shining at full-time. On us.
I’ll restate what I said before the recent game at Celtic Park against the same opponents.
The problem will not be letting them into the game, but rather letting them back into the game.
And I do not say that lightly, it has happened in our last three games against them.
We scored three great goals against the Saints last week, needed too cause we were weaker in defence than we will be tomorrow. We have a team full of players who have handled this fixture before, and I expect them to do it again. We’ll score goals against them, Hearts scored three, defend well and there will once again be green and white ribbons on that Old ScottishCup.
Oh and another thing, biased as I am, if that sun shines there no football strip or scarf on the Planet that shows up better than the green and white hoops or stripes of our team and our supporters.
And you can take that, and the takings, and the winnings…..to the bank!
Beaton on VAR …Walsh on the park …not a good combination 🤔…but hey what is up here !?…just beat THEM ALL Celts …. Just realised an interesting stat today …Celtic have never been beaten on 25/05…and as we all know the date has other special significance to our club…,,anyway oh when the Celts go up to lift the Scottish cup ..we will be there 💚🍀
https://x.com/LilZe785/status/1793737414831456320?s=08
Also good ….
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/SvkFtFG7S3Hvag4h/
Mon the Celts
https://x.com/TamseIIicsonIII/status/1794145416377708694?s=19
HH
@Big j .When you see this …Our Ghirl went to her first “Swifty “dance tonight..
Help!!!..five mins in…3 wee guys ..Askin her to dance…..Now most dads will know that feeling..
But as a Too old Granda…?? One wee guy Sean fae Devol….Fae the Port….
Asked 7 feckin times………Aye i was countin……I says to him
Ok son ?You like dancin wae Indie……..He says and i quote ..
“Oh aye big man me and her like Celtic” wtf…. He’s 9….
God help me…….
I Watch the Sunrise (Close to You) –
The Wullie Malloy Experience
https://youtu.be/nUB-nrvHDPA?si=HdcFGdzQBfrey07w
Ave Ave
It Had to Be Celtic –
The Wullie Malloy Experience
https://youtu.be/2tUb8ypjMM8?si=jVJH0QysEhFdXOat
Mise Eire – Piling On The Agony
https://youtu.be/RHoL345GNC8?si=0mxmysrvm3KJldZv
Vatican (Live)
https://www.youtube.com/live/M_W3ppj-Umg?si=WgWshrQccZIdrxH1
The Celtic Song – The Original
https://youtu.be/3dDrO4eyI8U?si=FuufJBT4ELvfgjn2
Ave Ave
COYBIG!!!
When Saturday Comes Around –
The Blarney Pilgrims
https://youtu.be/DIfdehk-MFk?si=kCpyHzPZrQeYzOkw