Buckie is a long way from Glasgow in every sense. It is part of the Westminster constituency of Moray, which has Douglas Ross as its MP (he draws a salary from both UK and Scottish parliaments, as well as the SFA). It’s a farmin’, fishin’ and perhaps foulin’ (apols. P Lynott) community which has planned a day out in the big city to see Buckie Thistle take on Celtic in the Scottish Cup.
Thistle wear green and white hoops, a tradition apparently established when Celtic donated a set of strips last century. Celtic were their opponents of choice to celebrate their centenary and travelled north four decades ago to play a church fundraiser. The Grotto needs help too, you know, Celtic!
They currently sit fifth in the Highland League, but a Scottish Cup tie at Celtic Park is the equivalent of Champions League qualification; more money will pour into the Buckie coffers than has ever been seen in the Lanarkshire equivalent.
Their claims to fame might stop there were it not for Stephen King, one of the top selling fiction authors in history, referencing the club in a recent novel, then posing for this photo in team top and scarf. King knew nothing about the club but chose it because of “it’s gorgeous name”. Club brand mangers everywhere take note, Lanliq United is still available.
If Celtic don’t progress into the next round of the Cup on Sunday evening, even an intoxicant like Lanny will not be enough to soften the blow. Safe journey to the estimated 5,000 on pilgrimage to Celtic Park.
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Toney has played a lot deeper this half
Bottom half teams often provide better games
Rumours, rumours rumours
Just say, we sell CCV for £20 million, and Matt for £30 million, at least the board will be happy, great stuff, eh.
KINGLubO
Need Toney in the box to score the goal to complete my bet
CCV has had too many injuries to demand that sort of money
Yet another joke penalty
KINGLUBO on 20TH JANUARY 2024 7:06 PM
Rumours, rumours rumours
Just say, we sell CCV for £20 million, and Matt for £30 million, at least the board will be happy, great stuff, eh.
KINGLubO
But think how many projects we could buy with that mula
Tavpen…..who’d a thunk it?
What is the point of attacking the board on the basis of a couple of imaginary player sales?
TOM MCLAUGHLIN
Tom
You’ve been supporting Celtic long enough to realise that when 2 players are mentioned as possible transfers out…..there’s EVERY chance we might lose 1….notably on the last day of the window. No time to buy an equivalent replacement….then the transfer fee incoming is lost over the next few months to wages, stadium and training centre developments. Come summer, a great chance we buy a project replacement, (cos that transfer money was spent elsewhere) and the world continues to turn….you can’t blame people for having a pop at the board….weve all seen it happen before too many times
TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 20TH JANUARY 2024 7:12 PM
What is the point of attacking the board on the basis of a couple of imaginary player sales?
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We can’t and won’t sell any of our top four this window. McGregor, CCV, O’Riley and Kyogo. Utter pish being floated about CCV and O’Riley.
Imagine the team we would have if transfer monies, in and out, could ONLY be used for transfer costs?
31003
So you have them transferred out and the millions banked, all inside your own head?
I prefer to wait until bad things happen before getting upset and angry. But that’s just me.
Apart from maybe Abada I can’t see anyone else leaving.
TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 20TH JANUARY 2024 7:25 PM
31003
So you have them transferred out and the millions banked, all inside your own head?
I prefer to wait until bad things happen before getting upset and angry. But that’s just me.
No Tom I don’t
But nothing with this board would surprise me
I know we have to cut our cloth to suit….but our board, more often than not, take it to extremes
Why not , at least, spend half the money we have in the bank?
Let’s make an effort to at least TRY to ensure next years Champions League money
Missing the game tomorrow as I have a nasty chest cold and can’t seem to shake it off.
Bugger.
We will get more for O’Riley and CCV in the summer, because we gave them long contracts, it will be difficult to keep hold of them,we must be scouting replacements now…..you would have thought…..
31003 on 20TH JANUARY 2024 7:28 PM
TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 20TH JANUARY 2024 7:25 PM
So you have them transferred out and the millions banked, all inside your own head? I prefer to wait until bad things happen before getting upset and angry. But that’s just me.
No Tom I don’t But nothing with this board would surprise me
*Ok but back in that horrible season of 2009/10 when the manager was floundering our much lamented Board brought in 8 players, including Robbie Keane, for a total of 5.8m and sold 14 for a total of 8m, so when needed to they were there, not that it mattered much as within less than 2 months the manager and HIS backroom team were gone at great cost.
Sima sent home,out for a while
TONTINE TIM on 20TH JANUARY 2024 7:52 PM
31003 on 20TH JANUARY 2024 7:28 PM
TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 20TH JANUARY 2024 7:25 PM
So you have them transferred out and the millions banked, all inside your own head? I prefer to wait until bad things happen before getting upset and angry. But that’s just me.
No Tom I don’t But nothing with this board would surprise me
*Ok but back in that horrible season of 2009/10 when the manager was floundering our much lamented Board brought in 8 players, including Robbie Keane, for a total of 5.8m and sold 14 for a total of 8m, so when needed to they were there, not that it mattered much as within less than 2 months the manager and HIS backroom team were gone at great cost.
I think the figures you post says it all…….it would be interesting to know when was the last time we spent MORE on transfers than we brought in….over the years it always has appeared to me like 60% of incoming monies spend….40% back pocket….just to be sure to be sure
31003
What a sad world you live in.
BURNLEY78 on 20TH JANUARY 2024 8:02 PM
31003
What a sad world you live in.
Why thank you
We can invest £30-40 million in the team,to get us competitive in Europe no problem, I get the feeling if we don’t Brendan will walk
Very testing again
Shop bought pepperoni pizza….crap
Shop bought pepperoni pizza with added sun dried tomatoes and chilli peppers….perfection
Washed down with a Corona or two
No rumours on kyogo to liverpool today
Just to pop that on CCV and Matt leaving……
Tam McLaughlin
Lightweight. 😆
…..also no rumors of Hatate to Spurs….lets pop that on as well
Far too much levity and not enough gravitas on this blog tonight. You are an absolute shower.
Some amount of absolute drivel on here today.Our resident fortune tellers,giving out some of the usual tripe,that con thrives on.Fodder for fools.
……any rumors of Turnbull to Aberdeen?
TURKEYBHOY on 20TH JANUARY 2024 8:30 PM
Some amount of absolute drivel on here today.Our resident fortune tellers,giving out some of the usual tripe,that con thrives on.Fodder for fools.Stimulating debate though…no?
Don’t
Embdae think that if the huns had brought in 3 or 4 players by now,we would be more proactive?
Full speed ahead and damn the torpedoes!!!!
The usual Father Jack stuff from Turkeybhoy, no other opinions matter
#fekoff