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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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  5. tonyrome on

    MM

     

    Slaters is still open. The place they are in is in the merchant city. A lot trendier than Slaters.

     

     

    WE SHOULD HUMP THIS SHOWER OF DOUGLAS ROSS’S TOMORROW

     

     

    KEEP THE FAITH

  8. tonyrome on

    MARSPAPA

     

     

    How you doing B hope you and yours are all well.Have a champion day tomorrow.

     

     

    I’m not really a dog person but I like your two. Thw wee barra is a cutie too.

     

     

    KEEP THE FAITH

  9. marspapa on

    https://youtu.be/tqXrAHuLksU

     

     

    TONYROME …this one’s for you as I knew you would know where to get good threads. .

     

     

    We’re good pal thanks , a wee catch up for a champagne breakkie would go down nice .

     

     

    Enjoy tomorrow pal and tell all the lads I was asking for them ..

  10. tonyrome on

    MARSPAPA

     

     

    Chers mate thats good news i’ll let them know.

     

     

    Yeah the breakfast is a good idea I’ll put it to the usual suspects.

     

     

    KEEP THE FAITH

  11. Moderator1888 on

    What we reckon for the score tomorrow

     

     

    Think it will be a tight game or we pump them?

     

     

    I reckon 3-1

  16. THE EXILED TIM on

    Logging in and logging off, nothing personal of course, been rather busy.

     

    First and last of the day, this is esp for Big Jimmy, but it’s well worth the listen to anyone who appreciates a superb voice.

     

    As for the morra, it will be what it will be, I honestly don’t like all the we will pump them stuff, IMO, we turn up we win, it’s down to us.

     

    Sleep well Timland

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4Q7P79zF14

  18. Aipple on

    If tomorrow was a league game I’d be calling it 4-0 but happenings may happen and make it tighter.

     

     

    If we play our game and don’t get dragged into theirs then Kyogo for first goal, Tav to miss a dubious spot kick and 3-0 us.

  19. !!Bada Bing!! on

    Trying to find a clip from Ray Donovan, where Tony Curran is in his local in Boston, and there’s a Celtic scarf on the wall,which was his idea….ta

  20. marspapa on

    Just about to watch

     

     

    Mission impossible -Fallout

     

     

    Hope the mission tomorrow is successful so there is no fallout !!

     

     

    Me nervous …… I think I’ve ate my weight in chocolate .

  22. timhorton on

    TET

     

     

    What a voice brilliant.

     

     

    Never say we will pump them it’s a one off but as you say if we turn up.

  24. Melvin Udall on

    Not been this excited about a game for a while. Just do it Celtic. Take the MIBs out of the equation by going in 3-0 up at half time.

     

     

    Ange is the best thing to have happened to Celtic since Jock Stein. There! I’ve said it.

     

     

    We shall not be moved!

     

     

    HH

     

    😃🇮🇪🍀🥃 🍷 🤷🏼‍♂️

  29. GFTB on

    Ange Ball

     

     

    Enjoy the hoops …

     

     

    God Bless our Neil

     

     

    Covid …. robbed him of sacking Stevie Gee … never let anyone forget Celtic … Leigh & Odsonne were unstoppable (well apart from a pandemic) pre March 2020

     

     

    But we move to on

     

     

    Ange ?

     

     

    Amazing ,,.hope he stays for many a season

     

     

     

    We are all Angel (think I have wrote similar before )

  30. GFTB on

    Angel = Ange

     

     

    Typo ?

     

     

    Or maybe he is our angle (sic)

     

     

    I think we will pump the Huns and hope there are obvious VAR decisions … just to highlight how much the Huns cheat

     

     

    Thank goodness I have Monday off … canny sleep .. I think this new club have the same annoyance if the old club …. sane flies different shoite CSC

  32. Fess19 on

    An omen for the weekend, let’s have a treble

     

    Celtic B: 2-0

     

    Celtic Ladies: 3-0

     

    Celtic (Champions): ?-0

     

    HH

  36. Big Jimmy on

    MELBOURNE MICK on 25TH FEBRUARY 2023 8:50 PM

     

    Hello again all you young rebels

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Very quiet on the blog last night, for me anyway.

     

     

     

     

    No sign of the usual banter before a big gemme, maybe a

     

     

     

     

    bit of apprehension.

     

     

     

     

    Don’t think there’s any worry about how we perform, more

     

     

     

     

    to do with the skullduggery from the mibs.

     

     

     

     

    I’m confident that we will overcome.

     

     

     

     

    Ladies gala day down our local football club, expecting a

     

     

     

     

    good crowd today all dressed in pink.

     

     

     

     

    Just waiting on wee Grace arriving with her pink Celtic top

     

     

     

     

    and pink boots.

     

     

     

     

    Expecting my heart to instantly melt when I see her ❤️ 🇮🇪

     

     

     

     

    H H. Mick

     

    ……………….

     

     

    MICK have you ever played the 1970’s Song by ” THE TYMES” called ” MISS GRACE” for your wee Grand daughter to listen to ?

     

     

    Its a GREAT Song, a Classic….and what a GREAT INTRO !

     

    HH Mate.

  37. Big Jimmy on

    THE EXILED TIM on 25TH FEBRUARY 2023 10:30 PM

     

    Logging in and logging off, nothing personal of course, been rather busy.

     

     

     

     

    First and last of the day, this is esp for Big Jimmy, but it’s well worth the listen to anyone who appreciates a superb voice.

     

     

     

     

    As for the morra, it will be what it will be, I honestly don’t like all the we will pump them stuff, IMO, we turn up we win, it’s down to us.

     

     

     

     

    Sleep well Timland

     

     

     

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4Q7P79zF14

     

    …………………

     

    Cheers mate. someone of here Posted that Song and Video on here a while back…..BUT I can NOT Remember the Singers name ?

     

     

    That lovely singer is built like my TWO Ex Wives…..LOL……Ah the memories.

     

    LOL.

     

    HH Mate.

  40. Big Jimmy on

    BELMONT BRIAN took me to AUSTIN BROWN…

     

     

    I had never heard of AUSTION.

     

    So Thank You BELMONT BRIAN…..Ya cheeky wee Bassa !

     

    LOL

     

    HH Mate.

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