The Scottish Cup quarter-finals get underway tonight as Hearts and Dundee get the chance to become the first side into the semis. Tomorrow, Queen’s Park visit Aberdeen while Livingston are home to St Johnstone on Monday evening.
Having watched Queen’s Park crumble against Scott Brown’s Ayr United on Tuesday, I don’t expect the lower league side to remain in the competition after their visit to Pittodrie. Fellow Championship club Livingston will fancy their chances against St Johnstone. Livi are still in contention for the title but will comfortably finish in the promotion play-off places. They could yet have a more important couple of games against the Perth side this season.
You and I have a great cup tie to look forward to on Sunday. Sure Celtic Park will be covered in banners of green, as so many people leave Edinburgh for a sporting event you would think the rugby was on. Try, though the club often has, to forget it, Hibernian have a different heritage to much of Edinburgh, indeed, for their first 45 years of their existence, Leith was a town in its own right.
Hibs performances have earned them the right to feel the hand of history upon their shoulder with respect to this season’s Cup. The last time they won a Scottish Cup tie at Celtic Park was 1902. Unusually, this was the final and was against Celtic. It was also the last time they won the Cup until current manager and then captain, David Gray scored the winner in the 2016 final.
When their team is on an historically good run, football fans believe in destiny. The 7,000 in the away end on Sunday are there to inspire an historic performance out of their team. You and I have a part to play in making sure that doesn’t happen.
Well done to our Coefficient Monkeys last night. I have lost count of all the Champions League money they have earned us in recent seasons. They truly are the most generous collection of ‘turn it on when it suits us’ merchants in the business.
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Good morning CQN
Game day finally.
Looking forward to this one immensely.
Hope the pitch is in good nick.
We haven’t played on it for 11 days during which time we’ve had reasonably mild weather.
From earlier amusing post, can’t figure out if “interum manager” is a typo or clever word play.
(Made me chuckle)
https://x.com/CelticFC/status/1898704624913396133?t=eQKVTTOgJtzz9HUXkgllGg&s=19
https://x.com/CollowWillie/status/1898685631024308569?t=JowNLED5AjKuNwwtFL3Ujw&s=19
Off to game now,it will be a tough game today
We are not afraid of hard work
Do it Celtic for us and each other
Do your very best
Go to work Celtic
God bless alk who follow Celtic
HH
You have mail Clunks.
no var in the english championship, but how the hell was that not a penalty to leeds. ref was yards away.
MONDAY 9TH
I have left this rather late tonight and it is cold. The priest Fr Murphy was in. I had a discussion with him on the situation. He said he enjoyed our talk and was somewhat enlightened, when he was leaving.
On the subject of priests, I received a small note from a Fr S. C. from Tralee, Kerry, and some holy pictures of Our Lady. The thought touched me. If it is the same man, I recall him giving a lecture to us in Cage 11 some years ago on the right to lift arms in defence of the freedom of one’s occupied and oppressed nation. Preaching to the converted he was, but it all helps.
It is my birthday and the boys are having a sing-song for me, bless their hearts. I braved it to the door, at their request, to make a bit of a speech, for what it was worth. I wrote to several friends today including Bernie and my mother. I feel all right and my weight is 60 kgs.
I always keep thinking of James Connolly, and the great calm and dignity that he showed right to his very end, his courage and resolve. Perhaps I am biased, because there have been thousands like him but Connolly has always been the man that I looked up to.
I always have tremendous feeling for Liam Mellowes as well; and for the present leadership of the Republican Movement, and a confidence in them that they will always remain undaunted and unchanged. And again, dare I forget the Irish people of today, and the risen people of the past, they too hold a special place in my heart.
Well, I have gotten by twenty-seven years, so that is something. I may die, but the Republic of 1916 will never die. Onward to the Republic and liberation of our people.
Just reading Aipple’s post there. Bobby would have been 71 today.
May God shine on you, Bobby Sands, for the courage you have shown
May your glory and your fame be widely known
And Francis Hughes and Ray McCreesh, who died unselfishly
And Patsy O’Hara; the next in line is me
And those who lie behind me, may your courage be the same
And I’ll pray to God, my life is not in vain
A fine sad song TOBAGO STREET.
Indeed Aipple, I tear up every time.
T
CELTIC: Schmeichel, Schlupp, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Johnston, Hatate, McGregor (C), Engels, Jota, Kühn, Maeda
Subs: Sinisalo, Taylor, Idah, Yang, McCowan, Kenny, Murray, Ralston
itscalledthemalvinas on 9th March 2025 11:43 am
Anyone know of a pub in Saltcoats that will be showing the game today ?
Saltcoats – The Elms Bar 21-23 Raise St. Ardrossan Garyowen CSC, North Ayrshire CSC, Saltcoats & District CSC
According to a to a Celtic bars
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HH!
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