Scottish football was waning in 2016. In the five years before then, Celtic won all league titles, while the Scottish and League Cups each saw five different winners – nine clubs won cups across both competitions. The ‘neutrals’ raved at this and fair play to the likes of Ross County and Hibs, (especially Hibs), but there was something missing.
Brendan Rodgers arrival gave Scottish football a team who were not just champions, but imperious champions. 18 trophies have been awarded since, 14 to Celtic. Those neutrals (yet to meet a neutral) bemoaned a lack of competition, but you and I know the truth. The value in even the League Cup has never been higher.
Other teams want to win it because so few sides apart from Celtic get to win anything. Celtic want to win it because we know the historic significance of these times. We are living in a period that 100 years from now football fans will look back at the records and marvel. This. Is. History! You and I know it and we kicked every ball.
When I think back on highlights from those 14 trophies, that magnificently-horrible League Cup win in December 2019 jumps out first. The thought of losing our run, history denied, was such, that the eventual relief was euphoric.
Next is the game we watched from home. We knew the run that led to the Quadruple Treble was over before the Scottish Cup Final against Hearts in 2020. An equally horrible performance before Kristoffer Ajer blasted his deciding penalty into the net brought a feeling no less joyful than beating Newco 5-0 to win the league.
When your status is as high as Celtic’s has been since 2016, historic significance is always on the line. This is Celtic’s gift to the rest of Scottish football. Every competition here has an importance other countries could only dream of, and I include the often-vaunted English game. There, their top clubs use the League (and increasingly FA) Cup as a development opportunity.
Even the second strongest team in Scotland is not robust enough to do that. They need the League Cup. A loss there, while miles behind in the league, would be a disaster. February is a bit early to have only the Scottish Cup to look forward to. Can you imagine looking at the months stretching out between February and August and thinking, ‘at most, three games in the Scottish Cup”? They cannot walk out of Hampden on Sunday muttering, “Bigger fish to fry”, it all goes on the line.
Celtic are playing so well, some of us are disconcertingly confident. Hatate, Kyogo, Jota and Maeda are on fire. The back line is rock solid, and Joe Hart looks ready for anything (except a back pass). McGregor and Mooy will move, block and pass their way through the game, while Ange will make changes that reinvigorate the second half.
Five League Cups out of six, you know the script, Celtic, Hampden is ours!
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BIG JIMMY re: The Spinners!
Please don’t think I was advocating for them, was just a strange wee sound from a big brown box when I was 8 or so.
GLENDALYSTONSILS
Did you know that Gene Pitney joined The Stones in the recording studio and sang on ‘Little By Little’ and ‘I Wnt a Witness’? He was thanked and referred to as Uncle Gene on the LP’s cover.
I don’t think the outcome on Sunday will change the climate of Scottish football, just the weather, should they win.
Overall, we will remain the strongest team in the country and can look ahead with considerable confidence for next year’s league race.
They’ll be hard to listen to but nothing significant changes should they win.
I think we’ll win though. I’m confident but don’t buy into Sunday being the be all and end all. I’m fairly relaxed but that could change at kick off !
Just a wee reminder that there is a 4 game Superbru fixture list tomorrow at 3pm- get your predictions in!
AIPPLE on 24TH FEBRUARY 2023 2:54 PM
BIG JIMMY re: The Spinners!
Please don’t think I was advocating for them, was just a strange wee sound from a big brown box when I was 8 or so.
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I understand Mate.
No worries, even IF you were a Fan ?
LOL
HH.
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 24TH FEBRUARY 2023 2:30 PM
Ange’s message to Brer Hun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmGDIMDDmuA
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thon tambourine guy looks like one of their mates. At least Bez had rhythm
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BIG JIMMY
The Spinners were excellent as were this detriot grouo (Emeralds)
https://youtu.be/0ul0v9mlhVY
MARSPAPA on 24TH FEBRUARY 2023 3:40 PM
BIG JIMMY
The Spinners were excellent as were this detriot grouo (Emeralds)
https://youtu.be/0ul0v9mlhVY
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Great sounds Mate.
From 1977…I believe ?
That was the year that I Married my 1st wife……..obviously NOT a great year !
LOL
Only Joking.
HH Mate.
Big Jimmy an early kick aff next Friday you say.
Why, has BRRB said he would buy a round.
:) D :)👍🍺
47 hours before Cup Final KO against a team we all love to beat and we are talking about music !!!
I love it !!!
RON BACARDI
Didn’t know that .
Marspapa…since you mentioned it. This an old Jimmy Ruffin song. I love this version…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA0GcXV2njY
And this version of a great Sam Cooke number. This is another guy who died far too young…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL-yjs5_C3s
LC Final 2009 https://youtu.be/SepkYAek-pk
Brilliant 💚🤍💛
coneybhoy
thon tambourine guy looks like one of their mates. At least Bez had rhythm
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There’s a reason they don’t hand out awards for Tambourine player of the year😀
It reminds me of that joke that goes-
q. “What is the definition of a gentleman?”
a. “Somebody that knows how to play the banjo but doesn’t do so.”
imho
Cameron Carter-Vickers Media Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rWVcJ91og4
DAVID66 on 24TH FEBRUARY 2023 3:54 PM
Big Jimmy an early kick aff next Friday you say.
Why, has BRRB said he would buy a round.
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No chance Mate ….are you aff yer heid ?
LOL
HH.
First single I bought was “Voodoo Child” by Jimi Hendrix and first album was “Paranoid” by Black Sabbath. Ramalama!!!!
Outrageous comments. I am an impoverished pensioner.
WEEBOBBYCOLLINS
Brilliant …👍
I remember we / a few of us late at night would put on songs and as I was going to bed you’d put on a tune that would smash it and then I’d look for another eventually going to my kip 2/3 hours later .
Hope you and the family are well .
Marspapa…yes, doing well thanks. Looking forward to Sunday, as I think most of us are.
Nowadays when I hear any of our players make comments at media things, I always hear Ange coming through or the philosophies that he believes in, por cierto
Official advice
As the Celts prepare for this weekend’s Viaplay League Cup Final at Hampden Park, we’re asking supporters to prepare for the game with some useful information available online to help you plan your journey to the terrible stadium.
Due to excellent pubs around Victoria Road, delays are highly likely, so please allow extra time for your journey.
As always, Celtic encourages our supporters to bring banners and flags, and to sing songs which slag off the Huns. The possession and use of fireworks, smoke bombs, firecrackers and all pyrotechnics are absolutely encouraged.
BRRB
cool tunes for your first purchases
Respect
MODERATOR1888 on 24TH FEBRUARY 2023 4:38 PM
Cameron Carter-Vickers Media Conference
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Is that his full Communion name?😎
Coneybhoy
Only on a Sunday
JIMTIM on 24TH FEBRUARY 2023 8:22 AM
I don’t think in all my years following the celts I can recall the hostility towards our club being so bad . They are all at it , every evening on stv we are subjected to Raman,s rangers review ,I won’t even mention the bbc,record,sun,herald etc back in the early sixties Es we had some right blue noses on tv and red tops but nothing as bad as at present . What are Celtic’s reasoning for not telling them to be more even handed in there reporting . Why do Celtic accept all this rubbish at press conferences loaded questions all the time . Are we ever going to fight back against these anti Celtic people
*when Jock agreed to take the position of manager instead of going tae Wolves allegedly Sir Bob said that there were things said and done that were out of our control and seemingly the big mhan replied under his breath “aye that’ll be effin right” and we all know how much contempt he had for some, not all of the smsm, but definitely all at Park Gardens at the time.
Mod
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Jimtim/Tontine
Living outside Scotland for 29 years, I definitely feel no stress from the media. In England, i read the Record for info and got a few games on the telly in the 90s.
Once we got Sky and the local CSC got trips going, it was great
In Ireland there is a fairly low level of Celtic news but pretty positive. It is the young Anglophiles who wind you up but still love the hoops
It is a shame that the ScotMedia had followed ScotGov
Sounds like the Gov is going more open so maybe the media will too
The Cult is breaking up right now
#freeernie
WEEBOBBYCOLLINS on 24TH FEBRUARY 2023 9:05 AM
Celtic right-back Alistair Johnston will soon have Premier League clubs fighting for his signature, says ex-coach Steven Caldwell…(so says the Sun.)
We’ll have no manager and no players next season, they’ll all be in the EPL…
*Steven Caldwell is one of the more articulate and better commentators over he and no like that wee roger hunt graham leggat who couldnae say Celtic and fawned all over the beast as well as calling mcleekit “bonnie prince ally”. The Heids brother speaks well of us
The hun will fly into the first 15 mins to take the lead; they might, though pen, FK or mistake
Overall, they are bested in every position so we need to be patient and support the team for 90 mins. Can’t have extra time as i get squeeky bum for my flight
BURNLEY78 on 24TH FEBRUARY 2023 9:21 AM
Late addition to disprove the theory was the Harry Hood hat trick semi final game which I didn’t attend.
*That was during the power cuts with the lights only on about 75% both flanks were pretty much obsolete, I left hunden that night thinking Harry Harry had a poor game and Kenny had scored a hat trick.
That was the time of the 3 day week, an election had been called, I was doing some contact work in Ballantynes at the time and on one of the elevators was written “don’t be silly, vote for Ted, 3 days at work and 4 in your bed”.
Women’s game against the huns on Alba
Evening all..
I have it on good authority that BRRB first Long Playing record was 78 RPM shellac recording of That’s All Right by Elvis Presley in 1954 as a 31st birthday present to himself, played on a ‘His Masters Voice’ gramophone. :)
Sorry, I tell a lie , it was his 21st
1 – 0 to the ghirls