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Fixtures in 2003, 2008, and 19th C Glasgow

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The mind is a remarkable thing.  If you ask around, you’ll find Celtic fans tell you we played Boavista in the Uefa Cup semi-final in Porto on the Thursday night, before going to Ibrox on the Saturday (it was the Sunday).

Similarly, Barry Ferguson is mumping his gums without restrain today, complaining about Rangers fixtures in May 2008.  Rangers were due to play a ridiculous number of games in May due to qualifying for the Scottish Cup and Uefa Cup finals, while catching up on postponed fixtures.

The SPL decided to accommodate them by extending the league programme until two days before the Scottish Cup final.  This final was on the last possible date before clubs were ordered to release players for that year’s Uefa European Championships, which started 14 days later.

This season has echoes of 2008 but nothing more.  Whereas clubs would have been forbidden from using certain players after the date of the Scottish Cup final in 2008, under current proposals for this year, the second bottom club from the Premiership and qualifier from the Championship will need to retain a number of players beyond their contract end date of 31 May.

Retaining players beyond 31 May will cost clubs money, and players could theoretically refuse to extend their season by a few days, which is this season’s problem.  2008’s problem was a hard deadline imposed by Uefa with no extensions possible.  The decision was out of the SPL’s hands.

Great article on the club site today marking Br. Walfrid’s passing and the struggles faced by our forefathers in the late 19th Century.  The news that the Foundation are feeding 500 of Glasgow’s homeless today continues the momentum from Wednesday night.  Well done to all involved.

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  2. F.A.B. Virgil (WATRC) on

    st stivs

     

     

    you could always try ‘Garland’ as a middle name?

     

     

    HH

  4. dena29 on

    butsybhoy

     

     

    That pict would have made agreat spot the Baw competition .

     

     

    Even 2,000 x’s wouldnt have helped me with that one :-))

     

     

    HH

  8. Careful With That Tax, Moonbeams on

    Well done Edinborro ..

     

     

    Good performance at the egg chasing tonight :)

  10. Saint Stivs on

    F.A.B. Virgil (WATRC)

     

    21:51 on

     

    17 April, 2015

     

    st stivs

     

     

    you could always try ‘Garland’ as a middle name?

     

     

    HH

     

     

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    over my heid, not thinking smart enough, help me

  12. dena29 on

    Regarding ST renewals….. I havent received mine ….I’m in north stand upper section 412 anyone else up there already got theirs? I hope its not cos they want to move me I’ve been there from it opened and wouldnt want to move

     

     

    HH

  18. WeefratheTim on

    dena29/jamesgang

     

     

    Both of you are what supporting Celtic is about. That’s why I love both of you in equal amounts. (Does that make sense). Who cares, we all love Celtic and will support them forever. “We don’t care if we…….:-)))

     

     

    Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.

  23. jmccormick on

    sipsini

     

     

    The Dallas dynasty is classic Hun tactics, behind it lies the power of the SFA referees, particularly the Lanarkshire cabal….the decision makers. I have posted on here for a while, infrequently for sure, however the power base is still strong there.

     

    I do not doubt the Manky Mob will be promoted, it will happen because the brotherhood have decreed it to be so. They justify it to themselves by thinking it is all for the good of Scottish football.

     

    A massive lie…it means that the Blazers get more sponsorship, the referees get their 800 quid per game. Ticket prices go up, crowds go down but who gives a flying feck about that? ” Cambpell. Who signs off the expenses?” That’s what matters to that lot. Clean out the refs and you start to clean up our game.

  30. Delaneys Dunky on

    RC

     

     

    Just on to hear Bob and U2. Think I have arrived at my shared student flat mid 80s. 2 classic U2 tracks there. Magic! :)

  31. Saint Stivs on

    F.A.B. Virgil (WATRC)

     

    21:59 on

     

    17 April, 2015

     

    st stivs

     

     

    starts Norman

     

     

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    hahahahah.

     

     

    i am an eejit, again,

     

     

    ta

  36. THE EXILED TIM on

    jmccormick

     

     

    I have been sin died from TSFM twice, no bad going, different monikers :)

     

     

    First time was from the tax case blog, cos I told them that the hun wouldn’t get punished, my reasoning was te cabal, they thought that I was mad, and that justice would have to prevail, and it should have, I take no pleasure in saying I was right.

     

     

    Second time from TSFM for wanting to talk about the corrupt refereeing system in scotland, was told that it had feck all to do with scottish football matters, well blow me down with a sook, feck all to do with football, dearie me is all I can say.

     

     

    HH

  37. Gene on

    Just back from vale park – great second half, down to 10 men valuable point. Gary Caldwell sitting behind me and Jim mcintyre in front. Think jim was watching our goalkeeper.

     

    Off to bed early start tomorrow.

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