Job done, we have had a week of celebration and back slapping. Meanwhile, in Perth, a squad are playing for their livelihoods, playing to make mortgage payments and ensure they have a wage come July.
St Johnstone may be second bottom of the league, but their last defeat was four games ago, narrowly to Newco, they have beaten Hearts, and taken draws at Pittodrie and Easter Road in the last two months. The gap to St Mirren and safety has narrowed to six points; tomorrow we face a side with momentum.
One of football’s endearing lessons to me arrived in April 2005. We went to Ibrox and won 1-2, the mood was similar to what it is right now, as we thought we had done the difficult work. A home game against Tony Mowbray’s Hibs was up next.
There were all sorts of rumours of what went wrong that day, but the upshot is that a poor Hibs side left Glasgow with a 1-3 win. Celtic lost the title by a a single point three weeks later. No one saw that outcome after the win at Ibrox.
If you think tomorrow is all about celebrating what happened on Sunday, let me dissuade you. If we beat St Johnstone, we will have to show even greater appetite than we know they will have. For this one, history is our team talk.
I’ve been out this morning and not had a chance to catch up with Dermot Desmond’s subtle musings. Maybe next week.
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St.tams Iworked up there a couple of years ago most of the pubs were friendly enough,the plough in macduff was good if you want towatch the game they’ll put it onfor you a couple of tims drink in it,the raiway tavern in banff also good its right next to the sea gordon who owns it is a big dons fan but he’ll put the game on no bother ,we had hibbys and jambos and tims and he put the games on that we asked for all in all most are friendly hope that helps mate
aye, same best wishes Ron Bacardi, youve done it before and you will do it again.
FOURSTONECOPPI on 9TH APRIL 2022 9:31 AM
Hey Hey the Lochbridge 1 is free
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Good wan mate.
Aye..LOCHBRIDGE UTD and then onto Saint Benedicts Boys Guild both in Easterhoose.
I got GREAT help and encouragement from my MENTOR with both clubs…the late, great Mr Alec Wright C.B.E.
Mr Wright just loved my attitude…he always brought out the best in me. I played alongside three of his sons in those teams, who became great Pals of mine for many years.
HH mate.
Any type of win will do today, 3pts is all that counts.
Heading of to see Celtic
Looking to build on the work done so far.
Work to do Celtic,nothing we are shy of.
Go to it Celtic.
For us and each other
Do your best Celtic.
HH
Ron Bacardi – will keep you in my thoughts and prayers, take care
Big Jimmy – welcome back !
Big Jimmy on 9th April 2022 7:45 am
The last time that I was in the Divorce Court and the Judge said…
” Jimmy… I am gonna give your wife £200 a week”.
I replied…” Thats very good of you Sir….I’ll try and slip her a couple of quid maesel” !
HH.
I love the auld wans.
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I voted for you to be allowed back – now I’m having second thoughts.
HH
3 points today COYBIG
Celtic, Celtic thats the team for me,
Celtic, Celtic on to victory,
They’re the finest team in Scotland, I’m sure you will agree,
We’ll never give up till we’ve won the cup and the Scottish football league
They come from bonnie Scotland, they come from county Cork,
They come from dear old Donegal and even from New York,
From every street in Glasgow they proudly make their way,
To a place called dear old paradise and this is what they say.
Celtic, Celtic thats the team for me,
Celtic, Celtic on to victory,
They’re the finest team in Scotland, I’m sure you will agree,
We’ll never give up till we’ve won the cup and the Scottish football league.
There’s Fallon, Young and Gemmell who proudly wear the green,
There’s Clark, McNeill and Kennedy the best there;s ever been,
Jim Johnstone, Murdoch, Chalmers, John Divers and John Hughes,
And sixty thousand Celtic fans who proudly shout the news.
Celtic, Celtic thats the team for me,
Celtic, Celtic on to victory,
They’re the finest team in Scotland, I’m sure you will agree,
We’ll never give up till we’ve won the cup and the Scottish football league.
We’ll never give up till we’ve won the cup and the Scottish football league.
We’ll never give up till we’ve won the cup and the Scottish football league.
repeat to fade CSC
Best wishes to all now needing and receiving medical help, TLT to your Mother in hospital, and Ron Bacardi with your further treatment.
BIG JIMMY on 9TH APRIL 2022 11:38 AM
FOURSTONECOPPI on 9TH APRIL 2022 9:31 AM
Hey Hey the Lochbridge 1 is free
aye me n Frankie were in the same class at ‘the Ogilvie” and won the double wi Lochbridge back in the day .
Sometimes i’ll bump into Andy but rarely now.
PETERBHOY
Thanks, I know where the Railway tavern is.
Might give that a go.
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Had the weather been as good as it was a couple of weeks back there would have been a good chance Kyogo would have started but with 50 degrees F he’ll need about an hour to warm up so I’m guessing he’ll maybe get the last thirty minutes. Either way the Celts to win and go nine clear!
RON BACARDI
Sorry to hear that about the return of your illness. Keep fighting it mhate remember WE DON’T STOP.🙏
ST TAMS on 9TH APRIL 2022 10:17 AM
I’m going to be on holiday next week in Aberdeenshire, so will miss the semi final. Anyone know any Celtic friendly pubs around Banff/ Macduff area.
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St Tams – I do not, but enjoy.
Anyone got 1 spare for the Semi final???
D :)
Just back from the fishmonger’s where I bought a box of washers…….
The multi monikers seem to have disappeared in the last couple of days. Any hope that they have been banned?
Ron we live in hope.
D :)
Looking for 1 Ticket for semi final guys.
D :)
Ron Bacardi on 9th April 2022 1:20 pm
The multi monikers seem to have disappeared in the last couple of days. Any hope that they have been banned?
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You are in my thoughts and prayers.
HH
CELTIC: Hart, Taylor, Starfelt, Giakoumakis, Jota, Rogic, Carter-Vickers, Maeda, Hatate, McGregor, Juranovic.
Subs: Bain, Bitton, Kyogo, Abada, Turnbull, McCarthy, Ideguchi, O’Riley, Ralston
RON BACARDI
Keep fighting Ron, lots og good guys in your corner. YNWA
BIG JIMMY
Good to have you back on but I need to ask the question. Ach I’ll no bother I’m sure some one will vouch for you
HH
Was feeling slightly nervous but then saw team and thought aye that should be good enough.
Big Jimmy’s jokes:
“People used to laugh at me when I said I wanted to be a comedian. Well, they’re no laughing noo.”
(Bob Monkhouse)
:)) por cierto
live updates up
Hello again all you young rebels.
At last common sense and decency has prevailed on the best Celtic blog
anywhere in the blogosphere.
My self imposed exile because of the treatment to you know who can end, now
I can communicate to what I regard as my friends all over the planet.
So much to talk about, my young loons, the hundreds of green and white parrots,
the plans to unite all the CSC,s in the peninsula region, and Angie’s homecoming,
But as per, the rid biddy has won the day, sleep calls, and up again in the wee
small hours to cheer on our bhoys, maybe they can’t hear me from thousands of
miles away, but, I know that they know, we are there, and we’re always there.
COYBIG
H.H. Mick
Just in frae ra geme………..grapple me grape nuts we’re in some shape.