‘The magic of the Cup’ was perhaps missing as Celtic eased Brechin City out of the competition on Saturday but the occasion provided Brendan Rodgers with the perfect opportunity to exercise limbs in competitive action for the first time in three weeks.
Four games now stand between Celtic and a second consecutive treble, at least one of which will be at home (to Partick Thistle), with two at neutral Hampden, should we get there. Celtic have won six on the bounce at Hampden since Tom Rogic’s penalty missed the target in the Scottish Cup semi-final of 2016. Whatever mental block we had at the place before Brendan arrived, it is well and truly sorted now.
More about Thistle tomorrow. They may be second bottom of the league but there are reasons to believe tomorrow’s game at Firhill will not be straightforward.
It occurs to me that you and I have talked about making history so often in recently. These truly are incredible times.
I see Chris McCart has been busy with plans for a ‘colts’ team to enter the bottom tier of Scottish football. Not sure how this would workout but I just hope the hoards of conservatives (small c) in our game don’t block an innovative change without just cause.
NEW CQN PODCAST OUT TONIGHT WITH THE ORIGINAL HOLY GOALIE, JOHN FALLON
A Celtic State of Mind presents its 31st instalment of insightful discussion around the culture of Celtic Football Club, the city of Glasgow, and fans of the reigning treble-winning Scottish champions.
Paul John Dykes and Kevin Graham are joined by Lisbon Lion, John Fallon, at The Penalty Spot in Glasgow.
The interview took place as part of A Celtic State of Mind’s first live event – Five-a-sides at The Penalty Spot – and, as such, there is some background noise (including mobile interference – apologies) from the audience.
John – The Original Holy Goalie – discusses pay disputes, bonus rows, cigarettes & alcohol at Seamill, breaking up The Lisbon Lions and The Quality Street Gang, the battle of Montevideo, his volatile relationship with Jock Stein, and he finally tells the full story behind his European Cup winners’ medal.
The CQN Podcast has gone from strength-to-strength over the last few months, and there are many more guests lined up in the months ahead from the world of sport, music, film, art, broadcasting, literature and politics.
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I thoroughly enjoyed the Celtic state of mind podcast with the original holy goalie.
A fabulous insight to some of the going ons at Celtic when John played.
You came across really well John.
Hail Hail
Turkeybhoy on 22nd January 2018 9:56 pm
Dont be absurd
Ralston, is that not just Penilee anyway? :-)
Hail Hail
SFTB
LOL
The SNP supporters are acting like they did on here leading up to the Referendum: abusing anyone who does not agree with them. Sad.
Don’t know about maths teachers being “middle class” . Don’t really care to be honest.
But wow they are clever.
Whose patrons would win in a fight between the golf club and the bowling club ?
JIMMYNOTPAUL
Posh Penilee (:-)
KEEP THE FAITH
GORDYBHOY64 on 22ND JANUARY 2018 9:58 PM
Not wanting to come across as a Mairi Black supporter,
but unless i am reading it wrong,and that could easily be the case,
she has voted in 60% of votes she was elogible to vote in
So why would you not like to be a Mhairi Black supporter?.Do the things she fights for not interest you?.
I will tell you,if she was a Tory,fighting for what she is fighting for,I would back her all the way.
JIMMYNOTPAUL on 22ND JANUARY 2018 10:00 PM
Ralston, is that not just Penilee anyway? :-)
Hail Hail
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I had relatives who lived in Penilee. They regarded Ralston as being the posh end of town but looked down on emdy fae Hillington. That’s no where Ernie stays by any chance?
TURKEYBHOY on 22ND JANUARY 2018 10:03 PM
NATKNOW on 22ND JANUARY 2018 9:52 PM
TURKEYBHOY on 22ND JANUARY 2018 9:44 PM
Shut up,you are adding nothing to the debate.I explained why she is not in Parliament as much.
But you obviously have your own agenda.You see,the thing with me is,I dont have an agenda.I dont vote for anyone.I used to be a Labour activist,until they became the disgrace they are today.Now I would not piss on them.I like MPs that stand up and try for the things they believe in.Black is one of them.
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Shut up? How grown up.
I’m adding nothing to the debate? I started the debate – see the end of the last blog….
You wouldn’t piss on them? I think it’s the Tories that are more likely to be into that kinda thing.
Here’s the thing – the debate is about this – bigoted remarks from an MP – who is she talking about when she refers to “plastic Irishmen”? Take your time….
Pfffff…Those middle class Irish girls can dance!
Having read back the blog today, it’s little wonder I and many others are posting less and less, weans read the blog, and manners are free, maybes that should sink in to a few on here.
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Timbhoy-Jimbob
I agree, the job should go to someone like Jim McIntyre, give him a long contract and let him build things from the bottom up, shame those at the top are clueless.
HH
She never fought successfully for the RAH children’s ward that is shutting despite assurances from the top of her pile that it would stay open.
As that is in her constituency should she consider her position ? Is her loyalty to the cult greater than the wishes of applicable parents who have been lied to.?
Gordybhoy
According to the Sunday Times in October:-
“Mhairi Black, the SNP’s youngest MP and one of the party’s rising stars, is facing criticism for having the worst voting record in Westminster since the election.
Black, 23, has voted in only one-fifth of divisions since June. According to well-placed SNP sources, her absences are “becoming an issue”.
Analysis of voting records of 650 MPs, compiled by They Work for You, an online resource, reveals that Black, who represents Paisley and Renfrewshire South, is at the bottom of the league table.
Between June 28 and this weekend, she cast just five votes in three days at Westminster”
Now, to be fair to Mhairi Black, I believe that she was suffering from the norovirus at the time so no wonder she was having attendance issues.
However, that is still no defence of her statement and unrepentant attitude.
Hullo again all you young rebels.
Whoos Mhairi Black ?
and whit aboot Ian Black?
Or even the Men In Black?
Am fer flummoxed.
Away tae listen tae my auld L.Ps maybe a bit
of Black Sabbath. (8-))
H.H Mick
“The incubation period for clusters of disease caused by the norovirus is 12 to 48 hours, and the average duration of illness is 12 to 60 hours”
A sore tummy can be bad mind….
So, Crystal Palace are next up for Moussa, £27M rising to £30M.
NextCSC
People here sometimes ask me if I miss Scotland:)))
Waggytailedwhiskeydrinkingdugsmileything
SFTB,
i got my figure from the public whip website,
i may have misread it,
in no way am i justifying what she said,
and i am neither a Mairi Black or SNP supporter,
just responding to a couple of posts thats all
CALTONTONGUES on 22ND JANUARY 2018 10:22 PM
So, Crystal Palace are next up for Moussa, £27M rising to £30M.
NextCSC
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I’ll drive him to the Airport :)))
Alasdair mclean
“Anyway, one of the interesting views offered today was that Maths Teachers are not working class; they are middle class. Don’t know where to start with that one.”
Yes! Should they not be median class, modal class or just plain mean?
I had my suspicions about them using set squares and protractors- Maths was such a Masonic subject.
When I passed my Higher Maths, there was a stewards enquiry.
I did statistics for one year at Strathclyde Uni and an Australian Professor marked one of my answers as 11 out of 10- never worked that one out.
One final Maths observation- Trigonometry and Calculus- that was all just made up nonsense, right??
Gordybhoy
I would not trust my figures either as they came from the Sunday Times- who play fast and loose with the truth.
THETIMREAPER on 22ND JANUARY 2018 10:24 PM,
Get in the queue behind PL. -:)
I’d much rather debate what is a good and what is a bad Celtic song…..I mean……how good is that new Kristoffer Ajer song?
Altogether now……….Kristoffer Ajer…….ra ta ta ta ta…….
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 22ND JANUARY 2018 10:26 PM
Gordybhoy
I would not trust my figures either as they came from the Sunday Times- who play fast and loose with the truth.
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The Sunday Times figures come from They Work For You( who collate all information relating to parliamentary attendance and voting patterns) – says so in the article. That was from start of the parliament until October when their article was published.
But as you say – nothing to do with the original point under discussion.
£ 30m would pay for our new 4 star hotel.
Decisions decisions.
Great to see our esteemed chairman is a guest at the No.10 Burns supper this year
Just proves we are the establishment club
BT
That would make me boak on my haggis.
Irreconcilable with our ethos as a Club imho.
HH jamesgang
setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on 22nd January 2018 10:25 pm
probably.
Thanks for all the prayers and wishes. A wee improvement for my dad tonight compared to yesterday but a long road to go.
MWD
Take care Dannybhoy
BroadswordCSC
Hi MWD
Not been on much recently. Hope your Dad is ok?
HH
CRC
MOONBEAMSWD on 22ND JANUARY 2018 10:45 PM
Thanks for all the prayers and wishes. A wee improvement for my dad tonight compared to yesterday but a long road to go.
MWD
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Heartening news MWD – power of prayer not to be underestimated
Moonbeams
Thoughts and prayers for your dads recovery pal
Jamesgang
Indeed
MWD,
good to hear some positive news,
prayer said for you and your family
SFTB,
As a Norwegian colleague said to me once in reply to some attempt at wit by myself:
“Ah, that is humour. It is good to have humour on the job. Ho ho.”
I was so bad at maths, (C at o grade), that I’m not sure what parts of your post are whooshing over my head in the humour sense or in a serious sense. All nuances are flying along with them!
I think I get them all – but the last one; totally wasted on me!
Funny thing is though – in my working career – after English, it would have been the subject most useful to me. Certainly much more than my A in higher Latin.
I KNEWW when I wrote that post I should leave the Maths bit out – but being the stickler for honest accuracy I had to quote Ernie fully.
So I wonder what careers are considered working class in the UK now?
Now that almost: every stitch of clothing we wear; every daily gadget we use; every piece of……fabricated matter we touch; has been made by people for whom the UK minimum working wage and conditions we have would be a dream.
The reason we can quote the UK as being a dream for these people IS of course due to the socialists in our history. But that, in the UK, is history.
And has been for a while now.
Maggie Thatcher and her lot won.
We are now globalised.
I don’t have much time for our political parties in the UK.
I find them out of touch, out of date and useless.
That goes for Labour / SNP / Tories.
The Green Party at least have some kind of real meaning on a Global scale. (But I struggle with them as well.)
They’ve all got a bit of good in them….but too full of self-interested career people I wouldn’t see in my way.
Bitter and twisted. Yes I am a bit. Despairing would probably be a better description. Look after home is what I do now. And anything else I can if it crosses my path.
Anyway, I hope Celtic win this unprecedented treble – but should that not be “unprecedented quadruple”?
Now that Ross County’s only hope of glory this season is staying up!
MOONBEAMSWD,
My thoughts are very much with you and I hope your Dad pulls through.
It’s a situation that has been close to me recently with friends and family and I feel for you.
Al.
JAMESGANG on 22ND JANUARY 2018 10:47 PM
Take care Dannybhoy
BroadswordCSC
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Hail Hail big fella.
Now THAT – is a film !!!
Burton&EastwoodCSC