It’s one of those obscure football facts which appears more likely to be an urban myth, but when he jogs out onto Celtic Park on Sunday the proof will be there for all to see: Chelsea captain John Terry is a Celtic fan. I’ve heard many wide ranging reasons why people become attached to the club, not everyone was born into it as an accident of paternal heritage, some of us made our own way there.
I know one Ulsterman, from the loyalist tradition, who has lived in Scotland for decades, and, along with his friends, is a Celtic supporter. One season ticket holder told me he started shouting for Celtic as an infant, to tease his Rangers supporting father, but one day the teasing developed into the acquisition of a green jumper, an unusual occurrence in the family home. A bridge had been crossed, soon posters were on the bedroom wall, a Celtic Subbutteo team was bought and after a few years, a Celtic top made its appearance.
There are hundreds, possibly thousands, of great stories like these.
Sunday’s #19 Legenda’ game will be a chance for some of us to reminisce about the days when Pierre, Lubo, Jorge, Bobo, Tommy Boyd, the man himself, Stiliyan Petrov and, of course, the Swede, graced Celtic Park every week. It will be a rare chance to see Martin O’Neill on the on the touchline, perhaps without bouncing up and down. Well done to Carlos Cuellar for pitching up, even if he has to play the inevitable pantomime villain.
Monies raised will go towards Stiliyan’s Foundation and to stock a food bank, which will open in Glasgow this month with the aim of alleviating food poverty. Which takes us back to where we started.
Enjoy your day.
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Provan talking utter pish!
Damn International football is bad, watching two games at once and wondering why.
If club football didn’t exist International footy would kill the game within a year.
Lustig playing …hells teeth looked absolutely Donald Ducked last week …great to see
POSTIGA SENT OFF FOR PORTUGAL
….PFayr supports WeeOscar
Lustig playing …hells teeth looked absolutely Donald Ducked last week …great to see
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Think someone on here a few weeks back posted “Lustig 75mins”
Maybe one of these guys that doesn’t like doing a full days work :O)
NatKnow,
Negroamaro is (IMO) Italy’s finest grape – treated properly. Noticed the offer 2 or 3 weeks ago but lacked nerve – is it still on?
Anthony Stokes @stoksey10 1m
Wouldn’t have heard the end of it had that gone in lol #brownie #striiiike
Lustig started poorly but has come on to his game big time. Last 20 minutes he has been brilliant, Goddammit.
Goal Belgium
GTF!
BBC SCOTLAND (latest)
“A football club, once incorporated, is indistinguishable in Scots law from its corporate identity.
“If the club was separate it would need its own constitution, committee members, trustees, etc.
“Rangers Football Club does not have that because it is incorporated.”
https://twitter.com/Wee_Oscar/status/375978998519431169/photo/1
HH
CRC
The right back from Belgium is very good …was with Ajax last season …glad he is not still there
Pogmathonyahun
Got ma first 10 points as well, looking like the only one tonight >}
HH
#Fearless Wee Oscar is on a Celticrollercoaster
20:40 on
6 September, 2013
https://twitter.com/Wee_Oscar/status/375978998519431169/photo/1
HH
CRC
great picture, thanks for that.
the wee mhan must be just about the greatest fighter in the world ever,
and thats a FACT.
….PFayr supports WeeOscar
20:41 on
6 September, 2013
Did you ever sort out a CQN trip to the Ayr Gold Cup on 20th?
HH
CRC
CRC
Still on the cards …fluid re numbers …l
There isn’t much to organise ….I will confirm mid next week …you still interested
Thus far there are four confirmed..a few probables ..some possibles and TTT
Invercelt
20:35 on
6 September, 2013
NatKnow,
Negroamaro is (IMO) Italy’s finest grape – treated properly. Noticed the offer 2 or 3 weeks ago but lacked nerve – is it still on?
It was at 17:30 tonight mate! I’m going back to see if there’s any left. For £2.99 I’m delighted. It was reduced significantly.
Belgians putting the Tartan Army to shame!
A Friday night music offering in honour of he woh woz a maestro of such a thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8U-I0RH8Cc
The Black Keys – Lonely Bhoy
http://youtu.be/a_426RiwST8
Just meeting up with a couple of old friends from my limbo dancing days.
We go way back
Is it true that Shane Long is a cousin of Labour MP Clare Short?
Estonia 2 – 1 Netherlands
whitedoghunch
20:53 on 6 September, 2013
Where’s your coat .?….hahahahahahaha
I heard this week that famous newspaper and TV cartoonist Bill Tidy is the uncle of Barcelona star Lionel Messi. How Bizarre.
http://www.kulfoto.com/funny-pictures/15019/hmm-pavlov
bsrcsc
Honestly world class side my arse, this Belgium side are like the country they live in borking.
Boreing
borking indeed
C’mon the Oirish….!!!!!!!!
Very good keeper is Forde, plays for Milwall, been well impressed every time I have seen him.
ahhh knackers
Norn Ireland 2 Portugal 1
Belgium, prob, next to the Austrians, most ignorant people in Europe.
Oops, David >}
Pish by Ford
Come on you cans of beer