I like Gordon Strachan. I took to him when he was picked upon at Celtic, pretty much in the same way Fergus McCann was earlier. What he achieve in the Champions League put his more celebrated predecessor in the shade, but by then expectations, although not comparative resources, had increased beyond what was achievable.
He leaves Scotland in vastly better shape than it was when he took the job, there will certainly be more applicants to replace him than there was when he was appointed five years ago.
Still, the notion persists that Scotland’s resurgence over the last year has as much to do with Celtic’s correspondingly elevated performances than anything else. Gordon is now selecting Leigh Griffiths, universally acknowledged as our Most Valuable Player, as well as Stuart Armstrong, Kieran Tierney, Craig Gordon and James Forrest, players who struggled to get on the team sheet in earlier times.
He is not alone is missing the talent inherent in Armstrong, Forrest or Gordon. The latter was even dropped by Celtic last autumn. But it is the manager’s job to find and select the best talent, not yours or mine.
Do not get too animated about court representations yesterday that Dave King was Impecunious (def: penniless, in penury, indigent, destitute). I am sure he could buy and sell most of us. King’s QC informed Lord Bannatyne that he did not have the wherewithal to offer the £11m or so to buy the remaining shares in Newco, as instructed by the Takeover Board.
Before unseating the previous board, King also said he would invest tens of millions into the club, if necessary. I have no idea if King has the money to comply with the Takeover Board instruction, or to make funds available to the club, but what is clear is that he will say either, if it suits his purpose.
That’s a very worrying trait.
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Season 1926-27
Sat 25th Dec 1926
League Game
Celtic 4
Tommy McInally-2 goals
Willie McStay-1 Goal
Jimmy McGrory-1 Goal
Kilmarnock 0
From The Essential History of Celtic
From An Alphabet of the Celts
Season 1933-34
Mon 25th Dec 1933
League Game
Queens Park 2
Celtic 3
Frank O’Donnell
Charlie Napier
Jimmy McGrory
From-the Essential History of Celtic
From-An Alphabet of the Celts
Season 1934-35
Tue 25th Dec 1934
League Game
Celtic 4
Jimmy Delaney-2 Goals
Johnny Crum-1 Goal
Jimmy McGrory-1 Goal
Queens Park 1
From The Essential History of Celtic
Season 1937-38
Sat 25th Dec 1937
League Game
Celtic 8
Johnny Crum-2 Goals
Johnny Divers-2 Goals
Frank Murphy-2 Goals
Jimmy Delaney-1 Goal
Malky MacDonald-1pen
Kilmarnock 0
The Essential History of Celtic
An Alphabet of the Celts
Season 1946-47
Wed 25th Dec 1946
League Game
Celtic 1
Joe Rae 24mins
Queens Park 0
The Celtic Football Companion
Season 1947-48
Thu 25th Dec 1947
League Game
Celtic 4
Tommy McDonald 12-88 mins
Tommy Bogan 13 mins
Frank Walsh 87 min
Hearts 2
Martin 13-59 mins
The Celtic Football Companion
Season 1948-49
Sat 25th Dec 1948
League Game
Celtic 3
John McPhail 15 mins
Johnny Paton 18 mins
Leslie Johnston 21 mins
Aberdeen 0
Att 35,000
Celtic Football Companion
Season 1954-55
Sat 25th Dec 1954
League Game
Celtic 2
Alec Boden 41 mins
Bobby Collins 51 Mins
Clyde 2
Buchanan 20mins
Robertson 85pen mins
Att 31,000
The Celtic Football Companion
Season 1957-58
Wed 25th Dec 1957
League Position
Celtic 1
Jim Conway 68 mins
Queen of the South 2
Paterson 02-34 mins
Att 15,000
The Celtic Football Companion .
SEASON 1965-66 ALREADY POSTED .
Season 1971-72
Sat 25th Dec 1971
League Game
Celtic 3
Harry Hood 01 min
Jimmy Johnstone 36 mins
Dixie Deans 70 mins
Hearts 2
Renton 31mins
Brown 77mins
Att 34,000
The Celtic Football Companion .
THE ABOVE GAME SEEMS TO BE
THE LAST GAME PLAYED
ON CHRISTMAS DAY
A LOT PLAYED IN PREVIOUS YEARS .
Good news – Pedro staying for another while!
Bad news – no. Not really. It’s all good.
oh and by the way st j are non triers.
just to say if i came across as a bit anti sevco im more than a bit anti sevco.
St Johnstone just collapsed. Shocking, even for 10 men.
How sad , embarrassing and pathetic is the Huns songbook.?
They are dinosaurs, who have no place or relevance in 2017. Any sane minded person can see this.
A joke , how many times on the park wi these huns? Front page stuff for us though…
Hello again all you young rebels.
At last! our big Celtic weekend is here again and i can’t wait
to see our new CSC venue.
My wee gypsy caravan is ready to rock and roll and the only
dogs barking will be me and PADDYMACOZ after a few
Guinness.
I’m on my own this next couple of weeks as the princess is off
back to bonny Scotland with a list as long as a giraffe’s neck
of items to buy out of the Celtic superstore she moaned ” do
yous two ( wee mhan ) think thats awe i’ve got to do is go and
buy Celtic stuff?
” eh aye ”
” i’ll probably need to buy another suitcase anaw noo”
” o.k precious i think they sell them at the Celtic shop as well ”
I’m expecting a load of new people at our club this week judging
by the enquiries we’ve had, it really is inspiring the amount of
members and guests who travel from all over Oz just to be a
part of the best club and family in the world.
I often wonder what life would be like without Celtic apart from
your own loved ones it would be a existence without much joy,
hope, or inspiration, i suppose a bit like being a sticky bun lol.
Well must go ghuy’s i’ve got to practice my goose-step, i’m hearing
a wee whisper that our illustrious leader and president
TIM JONG UN aka PADDYMAC would like all his troops to march
down Mornington main st. 4 abreast while he gives us a salute from
his exalted position above.
Don’t know if my old athritic hips will handle it :-))
H.H Mick
P.S congratulations to all the new Papa’s your lives are changed
forever now.
-Throwing bottles tonight, imagine if you will it was Celtic supporters throwing bottles……
These feckin morons even take batteries to games against us to throw at our players, just banter they say
oh dear oh dear , whats happened to the st j team that visited us earlier or was it just that their no show tonight was to do with their opponents?
The exiled tim, one of the reasons the dignified Mark Dingwall wants our ticket allocation at Ibrox cut is to protect sevco players from being hurt by our support.
In Dingwall ‘s blue heaven world , no quintessentially British club fan would misbehave or show any aggression .
Dallas
Aye, it was a big boy that done and he ran away, it’s never them, never.
As for wanting to ban our support, they just canny handle seeing our support gloat, they canny handle getting pumped by us in their own midden.
I hope they burn in hell, every last one of them.
HH
The Exiled Tim, they have been infiltrated by all those very naughty Chelsea fans besmirching the dignity of any Ibrox club.
Their new motto is it wisnae us
Dallas
Shaggy is the hun mentor.
“It wasn’t me.”
Scumbag mob who are getting worse.
Dallas
And here’s me thinking their motto is ” If in doubt, cheat your way out ”
HH
I understand the huns I grew up with who went onto be masonic businessmen, and did business in Ibrox with clients, are now doing their business hospitality at Scotstoun watching Glasgow Warriors. It was amazing in Knightswood in the 90s, how much these huns loved talking about the Gers and the fitba. 20 years on and all they want to talk about is the Warriors and the rugby. They know that we know! I love it.
DELANEYS DUNKY. thres me being called out as an uber tim for telling people i hate them.
The Exiled Tim, a more accurate motto for them.
Delaney’s , I never thought they could any worse when they followed the first Ibrox club , but I was wrong again.
Tomorrow , I think Brendan might play 3 at the back.
Midfield may be Bitton , McGregor , N’tcham with Paddy in the 10 slot , Sinky , Griff or Moussa and James up front
BP
I don’t hate the huns. I pity them and pray they may see light, Someday.
DELANEYS DUNKY so do i but just cant see it happening.
The Hollies 1966
I’m alive
https://youtu.be/qVJ0jGC_0tU
HH
BP
Sadly I agree with you.
The bells of hell for lost souls.
BP
Enough about them. Canny wait to see us against Dundee tomorrow and then my trip to Munich to see is in Allianz Arena on Wednesday.
This is how it feels to be Celtic,
Champions again, don’t you know,
Brendan Rodgers is here for 10 in a row! 10 in a row!
Inspiral Carpets Oldham CSC
I Just tune into hun games when I hear they’re getting beat.
I’m a wee bit worried they’re getting their act together on the pitch now.
Ach well. First home game for Owen against the east coast huns tomorrow might help cheer me up.
Dallas- there was an article in the SMSM a couple of weeks ago , by Gary Ralston and the like, wanting us banned from Ibrox for ‘gloating’ can you believe that? For goodness sake , don’t enjoy yourself at a sporting event….unless the sash etc is involved…
The Waterboys – Whole of the Moon
https://youtu.be/pLAPOxpXGkU
DELANEYS DUNKY. agree feck them lest beat dundee and that other team cant remember the name.
Bada bing, those who attend Ibrox are such sensitive souls who are corinthian in spirit.
How dare we do anything that would upset them.
Our support have even left lit scented candles for them to soothe them.
In saying that, leaving lit scented candles , in their eyes, would be seen as an arson attack.
Alabama Shakes – Hold On
https://youtu.be/Le-3MIBxQTw
The Huddle
I love Mike Scott and Karl Wallinger. Both solo and together in The Waterboys. I cannae listen to Whole of the Moon anymore. Annoys me that song represents them to radio listeners. Room to Roam is an underated classic album. So is Goodbye Jumbo World Party. Only two albums I had for two years in my student bedsit. :)
Delaneys
Careful now or you will get a bang on the ear !!
Anyway should you not be busy packing for Munich
Old England is dying
Great song
goodnight and god bless
Dallas
Is that Dingwall character fae our area of Glasgow. Seen him about Anniesland and Partick often. He has the Jimmy Bell coupon look about him. Last time I saw him in Partick station, I was with my two sons going to Paradise. We were all wearing colours. MD and his strange looking pal, made a lovely hun snarling couple, at me and my two children. Fat hun scumbag he looked.
Delaneys Dunky on 13th October 2017 10:52 pm
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That school gig was something different though :O)
WITS
All packed for Munich. All set. Canny wait.
WITS
I met her up in Fife.
It ended up in tears. My story and Mike Scott’s too. Different lady. :)
Wolfman & Pete Doherty – For Lovers
https://youtu.be/_lc2lchixWM