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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  1. remember its 1966 questions , given this if you want to google go ahead.

     

    better still if the auld gaurd can actually give us the answers.

     

     

    1,

     

     

    Liverpool, our opponents in the Cup Winners Cup semi final. had up till recently a very well know scottish international winger ………

     

     

    who was he ?

  2. Big Georges Fan Club - Hail, Hail, Wee Oscar on

    Saint Stivs

     

    20:37 on

     

    17 April, 2015

     

    So, another tradition, with a twist (and turn)

     

     

    I have in my possession the celtic view of 23rd march 1966.

     

     

    each week they have a quiz, just for schoolboys under 15, to win a guinea.

     

     

    If your ready to rack the old brains, question 1, will be up in a minute.

     

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    Aaaaarrrggghhh – I was one day old !!!!!!

     

     

    Saint Stivs – sorry to be so forward – is there any any chance – please, please, please – of a look at the front page? Paul has my email address?

     

     

    HH

     

    BGFC

     

     

    No problem if that’s not possible!!! Date just jumped out at me :-)

  3. Big Georges Fan Club – Hail, Hail, Wee Oscar

     

    20:47 on

     

    17 April, 2015

     

    Saint Stivs

     

    20:37 on

     

    17 April, 2015

     

     

    ————————-

     

     

    Ive waited to find it a long time, I am going to link back to a few posts i made the other night when I got it.

     

     

    i will try see if the ebay link works , its fascinating.

     

     

    in my old grans house there was a suitcase full of original celtic views.

     

    i was 5 in 1971, and i used to read one every dinnertime when i went there from school.

  4. Big Georges Fan Club - Hail, Hail, Wee Oscar on

    Saint Stivs

     

    20:52 on

     

    17 April, 2015

     

    Big Georges Fan Club – Hail, Hail, Wee Oscar

     

    20:47 on

     

    17 April, 2015

     

    Saint Stivs

     

    20:37 on

     

    17 April, 2015

     

     

    ————————-

     

     

    Ive waited to find it a long time, I am going to link back to a few posts i made the other night when I got it.

     

     

    i will try see if the ebay link works , its fascinating.

     

     

    in my old grans house there was a suitcase full of original celtic views.

     

    i was 5 in 1971, and i used to read one every dinnertime when i went there from school

     

     

    —-

     

     

    Great mate – thanks!!!

     

     

    Just told Wee BGFC – he said “Waawww – that’s amazin’ !! ”

     

     

    HH

     

    BGFC

  5. ok…Gambling Time….Hibs 4/5….would they Beat Falkirk 5 times outa 9…mmm Dont know about That…Falkirk …7/2….would they beat Hibs 2 times outa 9….No Doubt….Value is in Falkirk…Imo…

  6. worth a repost, as my post of the week.

     

     

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    bournesouprecipe

     

    18:19 on

     

    16 April, 2015

     

    It was a beautiful early summer but still very cold sunlit night at Paradise, where Celtic wiped the floor with Kilmarnock as you would expect as a modern day Celtic person.

     

     

    The new Celtic Way the changed with more change to come Parkhead environment truly is something only an oldie can fully understand. What lucky, lucky gifted Celtic fans we are, in a family to add to your family, we roll up and smite all comers, in sport, then you consider what our forebearers suffered under the same alleged banner.

     

     

    Just for good measure, forget the game the poor ‘immigrants’ bring essential parcels as gifts, and lay them out on the ground, for the poor people of Scotland.

     

     

    We’re at the front of the bus, having slayed every dragon, a miraculous club, followed by captivating people.

     

     

    Saint Stivs

     

    18:26 on

     

    16 April, 2015

     

    bsr,

     

     

    thats a wonderfull wee post espicially that bit –

     

     

    We’re at the front of the bus, having slayed every dragon, a miraculous club, followed by captivating people.

  7. pintaguinness on

    Roy

     

     

    Any of my hero Bobby Murdoch?

     

     

    Story from his Boro days. Bobby was such a majestic passer of the ball. Team mate shouts to Bobby ” Put it there, put it there! ” Bobby “Valve side up?”

  8. Evening Timland from a warm and windy hun free mountain valley.

     

     

    Ah, the ole honest mistake, phrase coined by brother thompshun was it not, funny how they always are honest mistakes when they favour the hun, and incompitance when they favour the hun opposition.

     

     

    Tom, we don’t often agree, but you are spot on, the honest mistakes make little difference to them cos they are shite………in saying that, without them, I doubt they would be challenging for a playoff place this season.

     

     

    Was that disagreeing :-)))

     

     

    HH

  9. Saint Stivs

     

    18:34 on

     

    16 April, 2015

     

    i treated myself to a late birthday present , been looking for this for years and finally found one.

     

     

    THE CELTIC VIEW, ISSUE NO 33, MARCH 23RD 1966.

     

     

    price 4d.

     

     

    4 pages.

     

     

    Headlines –

     

     

    Hampden not Considered (for the CWC semi with Liverpool).

     

     

    2 pictures of Hamilton1 Celtic 7, on saturday the 19th.

     

    highest victory of the season.

     

     

    I was born at 11am in the rankin greenock.

     

    my father was allready away to the match.

     

     

    Celtic & scorers

     

    Simpson, Craig, Gemmell, Brogan, McNeill, Clark, Johnstone (2), McBride (2), Chalmers (1), Lennox (1) , Auld (1).

     

     

    no away strip, both in hoops with white shorts

  10. sipsini

     

    20:40 on

     

    17 April, 2015

     

    dena29

     

     

    20:16 on 17 April, 2015…

     

     

    Look at Dallas’s face far left :))

     

     

    As I said priceless………the camera never lies :-)))))

     

     

     

    HH

  11. blog hogger i know,

     

     

    but george did ask –

     

     

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    Saint Stivs

     

    18:42 on

     

    16 April, 2015

     

    At March 23rd 1966 –

     

     

    A headline statement in the view –

     

     

    INCENTIVE –

     

     

    The league title is celtics for the winning if they dont slip sensationally, With 7 fixtures to go the two leading clubs are

     

     

    Celtic P27, W21, D2, L4, F91 A29 P44.

     

    Gers P27, W18, D5, L4, F74, A26 P41

     

     

    theres confidence for you. 3 point ahead , during 2 for a win, with 7 games to go.

     

    if it was us now we would be frettin bad.

  12. Saint Stivs

     

    18:47 on

     

    16 April, 2015

     

    From the view –

     

     

    any of these bhoys on here ? or anyone recognise anyone –

     

     

    Six winners of 1 guinea –

     

     

    James Rodgers, thronliebank , age 12, st gerards.

     

    Alan Craythorpe, newtongrange, age 11, newtongrange primary

     

    Patrick Ward , Glenrothes, age 12, st pauls

     

    Matthew McCafferty, Hamilton, age 14, John Oglivie

     

    Edward Coogan, Millerston, Glasgow, age 13, st barbaras (thats a new one on me !).

     

    gerard ramsay, barlornock, age 11, saint marthas

  13. Saint Stivs

     

    18:56 on

     

    16 April, 2015

     

    SCORERS –

     

     

    McBride – 41

     

    Hughes – 22

     

    Lennox – 19

     

    Chalmers – 16

     

    Johnstone 12

     

    Murdoch – 11

     

    Auld – 10

     

    Gemmell – 6

     

    Gallagher – 4

     

    Diver – 3

     

    Young – 3

     

    McNeill 1

  14. Saint Stivs

     

    19:03 on

     

    16 April, 2015

     

    does Norman McLeod post on here nowadays about kick off times ?

     

     

    The View Letters page –

     

     

    Sir,

     

    I would be very much in favour of an eight o clock start for midweek games. The way I get to the parkhead is on a no 58 bus and this service is very crowded on big match night and I have to wait half an hour for a bus that is not allready full. Consequently I dont reach Celtic park till 7,25 and then have problems getting in.

     

     

    Yours, Norman McLeod, Hyndland , Glasgow (age 14).

     

     

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    wee bandit was lucky he had bus fare, surely he could have walked for half hour and caught a different bus route.

     

     

    lazy

  15. Saint Stivs

     

    19:07 on

     

    16 April, 2015

     

    BE RIGHT ON THE BALL

     

     

    for the latest Carnaby Shoe Models, See them at

     

     

    GORDONS FASHION FOOTWEAR

     

     

    stockwell st, gallowgate, dumbarton road

     

     

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    provi checks at the ready

  16. If You Dont Recognize the Times They are a Changing….Then The Times Will Change without You…And You Will Be Stuck In The Past….

  17. BGFC.

     

     

    if you get my email from P67, I will scan the view , all pages, and send to you, will be next friday though , next time i am back in the hoffice

  18. Roy, brilliant photies that bring it all back; keep ’em comin’

     

     

    HH

     

     

    Gerry

  19. jmccormick..

     

     

    The corruption continues as his son gets catapulted through the ranks, to get paid a grand a game to follow in his cheating masonic fathers ways…

     

     

    It’s so bare faced as is all skullduggery that’s is going on behind closed doors to get thems up.

     

     

    I still have my doubts if the monkeys (which I expect them not to) can’t play their way up…some game plan has been drawn up…ie an enhanced sky/tv deal on offer for an expanded top teir.

     

     

    After what has went on in the past…nothing could surprise me anymore regarding them monkeys.

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