Football the morning after the night before

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We should commission a study into what happens to football teams immediately after a big game when they need to play a less illustrious opponent.  This week Kilmarnock got a better result against Celtic than Barcelona, and unlike the Catalans, Kilmarnock were away from home.

Cast your memory back five years for a better example.  Celtic beat Champions League holders, Milan, remarkably the only time the club have recorded a win against reigning champions, and met Gretna the following weekend, at Fir Park, Motherwell.  Gretna were promoted that summer but had cutbacks forced on them, as the financial gamble to promote them to the top flight.  Still, a James Grady free kick caught Artur Boruc on his heels.  It took goals from Chris Killen (remember him?) and Scott McDonald in the final three minutes to save face for Celtic.  Gretna failed towards the end of that season and were subsequently liquidated.

Celtic got the better of both Spartak Moscow and Benfica that season.

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  1. I’m not so keen on Pat (the snivellin’ crawdaddy) Nevin, so he can keep his sleekit hun’ appreciation society gob closed. He is Jabba’s inner anorexic as far as I’m concerned.

  2. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    TGCW

     

     

    Nobody’s died yet?

     

     

    Jee-zoh man,yer no’ daein’ it right-saves a fortune at the butcher…..

  3. Weefrathe Tim

     

     

    The smile was for your wether post

     

     

    Hunger should by now not be a thing that exists

     

    on this planet

  4. Thetimrieper

     

     

    Bang on my good buddy. It is a disgraceful situation when adverts on national tv are pleading for £2 a month to save a childs life. Ffs let the broadcaster, at least, chip in.

     

     

    Weefra ahah

  5. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    Dinner roast beef mixed veg and spuds with lashings of gravy. I sated it all up like a good bhoy

  6. •-:¦:-•** -:¦:- sparkleghirl :¦:-.•**• -:¦:-• on

    thetimrieper

     

    17:45 on

     

    28 October, 2012

     

     

    Hunger should by now not be a thing that exists

     

    on this planet

     

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    And yet it’s getting worse, not better. It even affects people in the so-called developed world. The Spanish Red Cross annual appeal this year, rather than going to victims of disaster abroad, is destined for victims of the crisis here in Spain.

  7. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

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    Good man-personally,I’m fattening up my big hun mate for Christmas.

  8. sparkleghirl

     

     

    It is quite disturbing the poverty that exists everywhere, and the

     

    rich get richer

  9. Thetimrieper

     

     

    That’s the point I was making, sorry if it didn’t come across that way. That abramovitch (spl) asshole does ma nut in wi’ wit he does wi’ his “revenue” streams. Just don’t mention it to Kojo. :)) Nae offence Kojo if yer lurking.

     

     

    Weefra HH

  10. •-:¦:-•** -:¦:- sparkleghirl :¦:-.•**• -:¦:-• on

    thetimrieper

     

     

    I remember a primary school teacher of mine telling us, when we were studying some part of british history about the gulf between rich and poor, that things had changed now, people were much more equal and there’d never again be such gaps between rich and poor.

     

     

    I think of her often.

  11. theglasgowcelticway on

    bmcuw

     

    Lol!Are you telling me you’ve found a slim hun?He wasn’t sitting on a dinosaur was he?

  12. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

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    Strangely enough,he looks like he ate one.

     

     

    A big lad,Jimmy. He canny believe the abuse he puts up with from me,but I’ve kinda cut back on that recently.

     

     

    Stress toughens the meat……..

  13. Sparkleghirl

     

     

    I remember giving to a collection in chapel for the “black babies” when I was in primary school circa 1951-1958 . Yes, we really have moved on, NOT.

     

     

    Weefra HH

  14. Weefrathe Tim

     

     

    I did get your point, i was probally over elaborating

     

     

    sparkleghirl

     

     

    At school, as like yourself, i thought that i would be going

     

    out to a fair and equal society. Thatcher showed me the

     

    error of my ways

  15. Circus finished for the day. Cannae be bothered with gobbers analyzing what I’ve just seen for myself…especially truncheonheads like Souness the violent fraudster givin’ it large, the unrepentant psychofud. There : three decent insults in one sentence: more than that fool could manage in a paragraph of trying.

     

    Off to cook up some succulent.

     

    See yez bhoys and ghirls!

     

    KTF.

  16. Gene's a Bhoys name on

    Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire

     

     

     

    18:04 on 28 October, 2012

     

     

     

    Jean’s a boys name :o

     

     

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    It is in France – but not on here!

  17. One last thing: The British Red Cross is appealing for funds to deal with hunger here in The ConDemNation. 2012 in the 19th. Century faster than you can say gie us a sandwich.

  18. Gene's a Bhoys name on

    Weefrathe Tim

     

    We had to take 1p into school every Friday for the black babies (1957 – 1961)

  19. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    Anywhere a boy is called jean its a boys name, I’ve never had a problem with that.

  20. The Red Telephone.

     

     

    I have a faint memory of the Sheet going around the track.

     

     

    Not sure if it was a Celtic park, though. I seem to remember it at Firhill.

     

     

    I don’t think the practice survived into the sixties, though, unless in the early part of the decade.

     

     

    There was also a custom of boxing fans throwing money into the Ring , to show appreciation of a good bout.

     

     

    These were called, Nobbins.

     

     

    After the Ronnie Simpson testimonial game at Newcastle in 1968, we went through to Whitley Bay for the rest of the week end.

     

     

    The St.Mary’s Catholic Club, where we spent the evening, had a Boxing Club.

     

     

    During the evening’s entertainment, the MC announced a method of fund raising they had.

     

     

    He sang the old song, “Pennies From Heaven” and the idea was, as he sang, the audience would throw their loose change on to the stage.

     

     

    The poor guy didn’t fully appreciate the generosity of the Celtic support, who had filled the place. The Croy CSC were there, (I wonder was Fergus present?)

     

     

    The crooner was bombarded with the Nobbins and had to beg us to stop!

  21. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    In the sixties the primary school pupils were raising money for the biafrans. Conditioned to give without question

  22. Henryclarkson…..

     

     

    Many thanks for the link to the Celtic grave society……..truly , truly awe inspiring , certainly snapped me out of my depression at yesterday’s result!

     

     

    Heroes all and fundamental to the fabric of our club, God bless everyone of them

     

     

    How fortunate are we to be part of this ?

     

     

    Thanks again

  23. Gene

     

    Your’e just a bhoay :)). Yes I remember the “bad ol’ day’s”, but, thankfully, I managed to create a reasonable career for my family, and am now enjoying my retirement. My main concern is the fact I used the Salary Sacrifice to contribute to Cancer and other charities, which I just cannot afford to do so now. Hopefully others will take up the mantle. :))

     

     

    Weefra HH

  24. Gene's a Bhoys name on

    Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire

     

     

    18:14 on 28 October, 2012

     

     

    Anywhere a boy is called jean its a boys name, I’ve never had a problem with that

     

     

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    It wasn’t a great name to have in a Glasgow tenement in the 50s – although it did toughen me up – a bit like Billy Connolly’s story about Tyronne

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