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There’s something not right about a free weekend in early March; we should still have been in the Cup.  Congratulations are therefore due to the five managers who remain in the competition, who have each shown remarkable abilities and are truly invaluable resources to their respective clubs – worth contract extensions all round.

Congratulations are also due to the 40,000 Aberdeen fans who will pack Celtic Park next weekend for the League Cup Final.  Opponents, Inverness, have shifted only 7,000 of their 20,000 allocation, although I hear there is a brisk trade in tickets this morning, many of which will end up in the hands of Aberdeen supporters.

40,000 Aberdeen fans at a game may be unprecedented, despite the 147,365 attendance at their 1937 Scottish Cup Final against Celtic.  No one was to know demand would be so buoyant from Aberdeen, but now the SPFL do know, they need to ensure the spare circa 13,000 tickets are sold to Aberdeen fans in a controlled manner.

Many thanks to everyone who donated to Mary’s Meals since the MyDonate link went up on Friday.  We are more than halfway there to funding the second school kitchen, at St Joseph’s Primary School in Kasungu, Malawi.  Stunned at the response.  You can get involved here.

Seville, The Celtic Movement, launches this month.

“It might not happen anytime soon but sometime down the line I’d like to think we could get there again. Maybe even go that extra mile and win the Cup. Henrik Larsson was our hero in this outstanding run and we’d probably need to look at finding another Henrik to get us there again! Remember that Celtic recently finished ahead of Benfica in Champions League Group stages and they dropped into the Europa Cup, reached the final and were very unlucky not to win it.”

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  1. 67Heaven ... I am Neil Lennon, supporting WEE OSCAR..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors on

    !!bada bing!!

     

     

    16:15 on 10 March, 2014

     

     

    And mine…….!!!!!!!!!!!!

  2. Steinreignedsupreme on

    gordybhoy64 16:12 on 10 March, 2014

     

     

    “Did anyone see Dermot Gallagher on SSN this morning.what was his view on the sevco goal,did he stick by the referee brotherhood”

     

     

    He wasn’t asked about it. Clearly it wasn’t controversial enough…

  3. mighty tim supporting wee Oscar on

    gordybhoy64 Dermot Gallagher said it was a good goal as he never once looked at the keeper always on the ball.

     

    Alan Curbishley. However said not a chance he fouled the keeper by barging into him and also by having his arm so high it impeded the keeper.

     

     

    HH

     

     

    KTF

  4. Steinreignedsupreme,

     

    cheers mate,thought I had seen a bit on SSN where they said they would be asking him about it

  5. I just saw the goal Sevco got against Albion Rovers. There is no way that goal would have stood in any other game, at any level, anywhere on the planet. Well, not since 1950 anyway.

  6. awe_naw_no_annoni_oan_anaw_noo

     

     

    16:00 on 10 March, 2014

     

     

    That’s new information, next you’ll be telling us Elvis is dead or the Huns are dead …….

  7. Steinreignedsupreme on

    Albert Camus: “Fortunately Kirk Broadfoot did not put all his eggs in one microwave.”

  8. Steinreignedsupreme on

    gordybhoy64 16:34 on 10 March, 2014

     

     

    “cheers mate,thought I had seen a bit on SSN where they said they would be asking him about it”

     

     

    I must have missed it. Maybe they did show it then.

  9. Kojo

     

     

    I would play either

     

    Frser or O’conell for VVd

     

    And Henderson for Biton

     

     

    Absolutely pissed off hearing of Bitons injury

     

     

    Reminds me.of one of the best prospects Celtic had …big John Kennedy

     

    What a waste of talent trying to prove himself chasing a nothing ball too , he wiz the real deal

     

    Anyhoo i enjoy yir posts

     

    Toodles.

  10. Carrigan.

     

     

    at 16.11

     

     

    Pal.. You are Correct.. when ye Say that .. Ah loata oor Present Cadre o’ Players..

     

     

    Want .. tae Bettah themselves..

     

     

    N.. the Reason, why THAT is…is THAT..

     

     

    Oor ..”Itchy Feeters”.. ur Human Beans..

     

     

    N..

     

     

    Human Beans.. Hiv a Nasty Predilection..

     

     

    n .. It is.. Called…

     

     

    “Self Interest”.

     

     

    At wan Time.. Celtic Players, didnae Hiv any…such Predilection

     

     

    as…

     

     

     

    Why .,, that Thing called…. “Self Interest”

     

     

    Na.. Wance upon a Time..

     

     

    Celtic Players hid… Shall Ah say It?

     

     

    Right ..OOT LOUD?

     

     

    Ach.Ah wull..

     

     

     

    At wan time.. Celtic Players hid..

     

     

    Burned in the Jersey… Club… LOYALTY!

     

     

    They Jist….. Luvved the Cetlc..

     

     

    They didnae Know the Meaning o’ ”Self Interest”.

     

     

    In Fact..they Didnae know the Meanin o’… “Predilection”.. eethur!

     

     

    N..the Reason fur that?

     

     

    Wiz.. Maist of They Auld Celtic Guys.. Wur being Paid in ..”Wallies”,or..if ye Prefer..

     

     

    Peanuts..

     

     

    Fifty Pounds a Week.. n awe the Lorne Sausages n Rolls.. that Ye could Haundle..

     

     

    alang wi a Cuppa Tea, at Hauf Time..

     

     

    Pure, Luxury.. it wiz.. well.. In Those Bygone Days..

     

     

    In Fact,, those Auld Celtic Players wid hiv Played fur.. Nuttin’!

     

     

    Hard tae Believe. but.. that is No so Faur fae the Trewth…

     

    Noo..

     

     

    Things hiv Chinged at Parkheid oan the Clyde.. Big Time.

     

     

    Player ur Nae Longer Satsfied tae be Paid in Well..r Peanuts….

     

     

    Noo the want… Jist.. Lolly ..

     

     

    That is whit the Celtic Players ur getting Nooadays.. Lolly..

     

     

     

    N.. Ye know whit They Say.

     

     

    Getting a wee Taste o The Lolly, is Jist like.. Eating a Smith’s Potato Crisp..

     

     

    Fur Wance ye get a wee Taste of Wan.. Ye Jist Canny wait .. tae Finish The Whole Packet..

     

    So..

     

     

    The Taste o’ Lolly, is Jist as Addictive..

     

     

    Only, A Loat.. Mair Addictive…

     

     

    A Hellava Loat MAIR!

     

     

    So…

     

     

    Well..Like Ah said.. the Celtic Players ,Nooadays..

     

     

    Want.. MAIR n MAIR.. Lolly!

     

     

    n.. as they hiv.. Not WAN SHRED O’ CLUB.. well.. Club… LOYALTY..

     

     

    But .. They hiv jist..

     

     

    Oodles n Oodles o’.. “Self Interest”

     

     

    ( Which suits. Peter.. Jist .. Dandy!!)

     

     

    Well ,that bring us Back tae whit Ah said at the Beginning o’ this Submission.

     

     

     

    “Pal.. You Are Correct…” n Ah thoroughly Agree Wi’ Ye…

     

     

    Soon ,we wull need tae

     

     

    Start .. Rebuilding Oor Team.. Again!!

     

     

    Yep.. Blast that.. “Self Interest”, Thingy…

     

     

     

     

     

    Kojo

     

    Still,Laughin

  11. thomthethim for Oscar OK on

    SOT,

     

     

    It’s always sad when the great ones retire, but it is sadder when they stay too long.

  12. rubbish the Johnatron – the Italian blogosphere is all over Scottish football – I just cut n pasted this one

     

     

    hai visto il slleekit gol dale a bassa frode sevcone versus bravo albion

  13. Amaruso

     

     

    Gattuso

     

     

    Negri….

     

     

    Winning Captains

     

     

    Was at the Morton game , we did everything but score , pretty poor final third , we were at the opposite end of stadium , it looked like Efe tried to turn back , slipped and his arm brushed the ball in your opinion was it a stonewaller ? Was it even a pen ?

  14. Saw the greatest ever ,Pele when Scotland played Brazil at Hampden.

     

    Pele had the misfortune of being man-marked by a young Billy Bremner.First cap?

     

    It was the most extreme man-marking Ive ever seen .Bremner stuck to the great man like glue and didnt give him a sniff of the ball for 90mins. He even did his own bit of showboating dribbling round Pele. The Brazilians complained after the match as they had never seen anyone sticking so tight to Pele before. Bremner wasnt dirty just very single-minded.

     

    Jim Baxter ran the show in that game and Stevie Chalmers scored in the draw.1-1?

  15. valentinesday on

    BocchiniBhoy

     

    17:07 on

     

    10 March, 2014

     

    Facchetti Meazza Rivera……well done pal, you’ve saved the

     

    credibility of CQN , HE WAS THE GREATEST…. ma daddy

     

    told me so!!!!

  16. Green Lantern (((((0))))) on

    Cheatin’ Beaton is merely the latest in a long line of rangerees/ludge brithers to officiate in Scoddish Foodbaw.

     

     

    They have no shame, nor do their apologists in the MSM.

     

     

    We must continue to expose these scoundrels at every opportunity and keep up the pressure on them since nobody else will.

  17. MarsPappa

     

     

    at 16.48

     

     

    Nice tae Meetya ,Pal..

     

     

    n.. Thanks fur the Nod.. It’s Awfy ..Appreciated.

     

     

    Ah agree wi ye.. Right doon the Line..

     

     

    Young Henderson,is soitenly ..wan fur the Future.. who wid No be .. that oota Place..

     

    In the Present.

     

     

    Ah Like Him a Loater.

     

     

    As ye Know..or. Mebbe ye don’t..

     

     

    Ah am A Great Believer in “Rollin’ Yer Ain”.

     

     

    n.. that is Whit Ah believe that the Celtic, should be Daein’

     

     

    ..”Rollin’ Thur Ain.. Instead o’ Bringin in.. a Loatta.. well.. Merceneries… ”

     

     

    Ah am a Great Believer in..”Rollin’ Yer Ain”..

     

     

    as that is wht Ma Crafty Auld Uncle . Moishe, Did..

     

     

    When he Landed..Penniless, in the Good Old U.S. of A.. Many, Many ,Years Ago..

     

     

    He Decided that..Mebbe.. the Streets of Noo Yoik .. Wiznae Paved in Gold.. efter awe..

     

     

    but… as he looked aroon.. He Saw that The Streets of New York wiz..

     

     

    Simply… Littered wi…. ” Doubts”..

     

     

    Na…. NO…. THOSE KIND..

     

     

    Heck!,,,

     

     

    The . Tobacco Kind!

     

     

    So.. wid did he dae??..

     

     

    Well.. Suffice tae Say.. He Picked Up . as Many of Those “Doubts”.. as He Could..

     

     

    N.. So he Figgered that… while He wiz Waitin’… tae Come Up wi’ an Idea o’ how tae Go Aboot Making His Fortune..

     

     

    Well.. He could.. ” Roll His Ain”… Which, enabled him tae Enjoy a wee Fly Smoke..oan the Cuff..

     

     

    N that wiz the basis… of how he Eventually Made His Fortune..

     

     

    He hid Learned.. awfy fast.. o’…. How tae Squeeze the Nickel…

     

     

    My Uncle, Moishe, never Looked back..

     

     

    and went Oan tae Became a Very Rich Man..

     

     

    Na.. It wiznae because He sure Knew How tae Squeeze a Nickel..

     

     

    Na..

     

     

    It wiz Because… that…

     

     

    the Very Next day.. His Ain … Uncle.. Abe.. who, he wiz gonna Stay wi.. during his Time In America..

     

     

    Died..Un- Expectantly..( Isnae that.. Always the Case, though?)

     

     

    N Left him..

     

     

     

    Five Million!

     

     

    So..Ah never Furgoat aboot that…

     

     

    No.. The Part aboot .. How Ma Auld Uncle . made his Fortune..

     

     

    Na.. it wiz…

     

     

    Ma Auld Uncle Moishe’s.. Idea o’ .. “Rolln’ HIs Ain”

     

     

    N..

     

     

    That is whit Ah Believe Celtic Should Dae..

     

     

    “Roll .. Thur Ain”

     

     

    Don’t You???

     

     

    Maks Sense, tae Me…

     

     

    Nice Chattin’

     

     

    Kojo..

     

    Still,Laughin’

  18. And as for yesterday’s goal, I’ve now seen it from 4 different angles but still not entirely convinced that the whole of the keeper crossed the line ;-)

  19. Sevcomedians bemoan infiltration:

     

     

    “This forum is undoubtedly riddled with [Tims]”

     

    ——

     

    ” For the record I spent a couple years with the Corby Loyalist FB, just to clear up any uncertainty.”

     

     

    Now that’s deep undercover.

  20. Taken from Skysports.com:

     

     

    When the League One leaders did vary their play they found a resolute Rovers defence marshalled by their tax inspector goalkeeper Parry.

  21. Hi Kojo I am trying to reach a blue nose pal who lives in Las vegas his name is Jack Morton ,he was a great wee player ,just wondering if you have met up with him in the Scottish or football circles.I lost touch with Jack after the NAFC supporters convention 6 years ago.He is about 65 years old now ,formerly from Barlanark,Boston and Portland.Any help will be appreciated

     

    Cheers

     

    John

  22. Lots of greatest players mentioned earlier but was Holland missed?

     

     

    1st name on the teamsheet – Jansen :)

  23. Ugh Aye

     

     

    Hiya, Pally..

     

     

    Pleased tae Meetya!

     

     

    Na.. Ah do not know any.. Jack Morton.

     

     

    But, Ah wull Mak an effort tae try n Locate Him…

     

     

    If Ah dae.. Ye wull be the First tae Know..

     

     

    Whit Ah wull dae.. As soon as Ah kin.. (As Ah am no In . Las Vegas. the Noo.. Ah am in L.A….

     

     

    Ah wull Look Up ..

     

     

    The Name….Jack Morton, in the Las Vegas Telephone Directory….

     

     

    Ah should be going tae Last Vegas.. eethur. Tomorrow or Wednesday..

     

     

     

    Ah wull Keep ye Posted, pal..

     

     

    Kojo

     

    Still, Laughin”

     

     

    Gotta Go No.. Joe..

     

     

    Seeya..

  24. Talking earlier about the best Italian players to play at Celtic Park

     

     

    I saw the following over my 50 years of watching the Celtic

     

     

    Gianni Rivera ( awesome midfield player )

     

     

    Franco Baresi ( one of the best defenders of his generation)

     

     

    Paulo Maldini ( class )

     

     

    Andrea Pirlo ( quality )

     

     

    They all spoke highly of the Celtic Park atmosphere

  25. South Of Tunis on

    The Johnatron @16 00

     

     

    ” Do you think there will be a supporters blog somewhere in Italy discussing their top Scottish players ? ”

     

     

    Unlikely — but in 13 plus years of living in Italy , I have heard fitba fans voicing admiration for –

     

     

    Charlie Cooke

     

    Kenny Dalglish

     

    Jimmy Johnstone

     

    Bobby Murdoch

     

    Jim Baxter .

     

    Dennis Law

     

    John White

     

    Tony Green

  26. Kojo

     

     

    I firmly believe the young yins have got at most 2 more seasons before we start buying foriegn again , the three seasons without Rangers gave us tbe best chance ever to blood them , we will see how NL sees the rest of the season

     

    Foster gb

     

    Fisher rb

     

    Efe cd

     

    Vvd cd

     

    Izzy lb

     

    Mathews rm

     

    Brown cm

     

    Johanson cm

     

    Henderson

     

    Griffiths cf

     

    Stokes cf

     

     

    O’connell , Fraser , herron George , Twarzick not to mention Balde the Icelandic kid i’m sure we could slip a couple on in a few games

     

    We have enough talent to cover suspensions and injuries , we’ll see the qualifiers wbar we’re made of … Toodles

  27. STV news will include a report on a “controversial” goal a tbrox.

     

     

    Not sure what the controversy was. We all know that it would only ever have been given to two clubs in the history of Scottish football.

  28. All seats are now taken for CQTEN on Friday evening. Completely sold out.

     

     

    We have also sold 24 of the 30 virtual tickets. The virtual ticket is ideal for those who can’t make it to CQTEN but would nevertheless like to participate. This ticket costs £50 and for this you get a big bundle of goodies plus a £20 donation to the CQN kitchens fund via Mary’s Meals.

     

     

    The goodies include a copy of the new CQN book – SEVILLE – The Celtic Movement. This will be signed for you by your fellow CQNers on the night. You also get a CQTEN Programme which will be signed by a handful of Lions – a CQTEN match day style event ticket! a CQTEN badge – the green one which is the best! – a Celtic t shirt and a wee bottle of Scottish Leader whisky plus other odds n ends we have for you. These will be posted on Monday next week to where you are in the world.

     

     

    To order a CQTEN virtual ticket email BRTH at editor@CQNMagazine.com

     

     

    To order SEVILLE – The Celtic Movement see below Paul’s post for details or you can also get your copy at CQTEN.

     

     

    Anyone who wants to write an article for the next edition of CQN Magazine can also email BRTH at address above or me at david@CQNMagazine.com

     

     

    Four more sleeps…

  29. TheOriginalSadiesBhoy on

    bamboo

     

     

    17:08 on 10 March, 2014

     

    Saw the greatest ever ,Pele when Scotland played Brazil at Hampden.

     

    Pele had the misfortune of being man-marked by a young Billy Bremner.First cap?

     

    It was the most extreme man-marking Ive ever seen .Bremner stuck to the great man like glue and didnt give him a sniff of the ball for 90mins. He even did his own bit of showboating dribbling round Pele. The Brazilians complained after the match as they had never seen anyone sticking so tight to Pele before. Bremner wasnt dirty just very single-minded.

     

    Jim Baxter ran the show in that game and Stevie Chalmers scored in the draw.1-1?

     

    …………………………….

     

     

    I was at that game too. Stevie scored in the 1st minute. 1965 if I remember correctly but I’m sure Pele only played a half of the game.

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