Spending £4.4m on a 22-year-old Hibs midfield player in 2007 was a significant demonstration of faith by Gordon Strachan and Celtic. A year later, Rangers owner, David Murray, said he was not prepared to meet the wages Celtic offered for Scott Brown, a player both clubs wanted to sign.
Murray was not known for underplaying his financial clout, this comment felt more like a taunt, implying Celtic were rash in spending so much on a player who was still bedding into life at the top. That first season at Celtic ended with Scott watching Barry Robson play a magnificent cameo as Celtic came from behind to win the title, the first of 22 major honours won as Celtic player and captain.
His off-field persona could not be further from the strutting bulldog he is on the park. Mixing with fans he is understated and generous with his time, there are no signs of the laser-focussed leader he becomes in short sleeves.
The No. 6 role does not provide many scoring opportunities but Scott has had his fair share. Defenders never figured that showing him onto his (apparently) weaker left was not a good idea. If you close your eyes and picture his goals you’ll repeatedly see him drop the shoulder before striking with his left.
The passage of a decade probably diminishes the importance in my memory of a Scottish Cup equaliser, when he led 10 men off the ropes at Ibrox, somehow the joy of a last minute winner against Hamilton feels more important than the rest.
Captain for 11 years, he motivated and disciplined the playing squad. He led by example of professionalism; the kind of player every manager loves to have in the squad.
In Celtic history there is only one captain who could relate to leading men through such a period of domination, Billy McNeill. Billy was also 35 when he left Celtic, also after the first title loss in a decade. Our greatest captain went out held shoulder high after winning the Scottish Cup. Scott Brown deserves no less. One more for the captain.
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Good morning and a happy Palm Sunday from a wet North Staffs.
Good morning from a sunny, drying out, Bo’ness.
Oh dear Welsh Labour party being referred to by the BBC top loyal British subject as a Unionist party, hasn’t Andrew received the CQN memo on political labels Ha Ha
https://twitter.com/PhantomPower14/status/1376101963562106882?s=20
Good morning all, any doubts thats there aren’t some card carrying party members targeting this blog to campaign are now gone 🤣😂🤣
Such a shame May is so far away…..went for a nice cycle yesterday, quick scroll back seems some stepped up their campaign.
Even whilst meandering around on the bike my mind was on how we beat der huns post split.
Despite where we were at, are we now on an upward trajectory? Same style but more clinical and we probably win the last match.
Nat on Nat action is now up to eleven.
They all seem to have turned into darts fanatics as all the talk is about “Three in a bed”.
Then you have Seville revisited with all the talk of where has the — Nat / Tartan Tory — money gone.
Seemingly the shouts are now so loud that our friends in uniform could step in.
Then there are all the strange stories that have Not-Jacinda and Balmoral in the same paragraph.
Not sure if this all about “Brenda-love” — liking her trips up north too much.
Stuff about what may or may not have happened in an Auld Reekie hotel?
Dodgy 70’s “Abigail’s Party” style cuisine with a Scottish twist?
High jinks on the high seas — a cruise that went wrong?
Consequently Nat-Land is in a state of high dudgeon this morning.
This cannot go on — at some point the dam is going to burst.
Scott brown signing in 2007 was a mistake by Peter lawell. It was the 1st time under his leadership that Celtic had cash in the bank after the massive debt of Seville that was paid off in a few years
Peter received a small bonus for zero debt but his main bonus of cash in the bank was hit with him sanctioning this large fee at the time
It would not happen again as cash in the bank was king and bonus were maxed
Amazing what you can get for a good sound investment
Unlike the Dross that Peter sanctioned after that to maintain his bonus
LR67 @ 10.28
At least there is some comment in the UK media about the rampant back scratching going on.
The silence in the Scottish media about the various Holyrood saga’s is shameful.
Remember the death of George Floyd started a global debate.
The death of Sheku Bayoh got a few column inches in the Fife press before the BBC got involved.
We are a failed state at the moment — both north and south of the border.
The big issue is that this has been the case for longer north of the border.
And nobody could be bothered to shout for help.
ST @ 10.48
PL played games with the timing of the transfer.
From memory — as you suggest — it went through in June to lower our cash in the bank position in the 2006/07 accounts. Normally it would have went through in July so that it would have been part of the next year’s accounts.
Then then current narrative was that we were skint and everybody had to pull their horns in.
Then there was the situation that we might have otherwise made a profit and our tax position would have weakened.
And then you have BoJo …
BoJo vs Alex the Octopus — What a night out that would be.
AN TEARMANN on 27TH MARCH 2021 10:56 PM
Mosley started in the Labour Party, left and ended up as a fascist.
Arthur Donaldson was a member of the SNP until he died.
The SNP publicly venerated him right up until 2017.
The current leader of the SNP gave a lecture in his honour.
Only a member of a cult would think there was any sort of equivalence there.
left an hour on the kitchen table last night and got up this morning and it isnt there.
bizarre
EL @ 11.17
The Nats and their fan bhoys don’t do self awareness.
OM started out as a 1914 Tory and then managed to make himself an independent.
His career compared to WC makes for interesting reading.
Two guys on the make from the off.
14 vs 18 — only four years out.
I put my clock forward and it fell off the mantelpiece….
SAINT STIVS on 28TH MARCH 2021 11:23 AM
left an hour on the kitchen table last night and got up this morning and it isnt there.
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Have a look where you found that spare one in October – might be there
Cl said to Pl , what the hell,
DB, cba, ditto,
Gibber gibber wallop
when if why who by,
could have been ,
never a CH,
enigma code.
Alapa, Ali-ba, aLIbABA
Abu, Crewe, Barney McGrew
SB, maybe
RK Howe
Bute House, the Big House,
Bar-l,
a driveway bonus
Whinging in Oz
Gaelic, Garlic, Dalek Salmon
Black Shirts, Blueshirts,
Greenhouse gasses
The billionaire hasnt got a plan
Eh, whit, bunkum
Makes as much sense as all that ither shite
Where is oor manager ?
Lenny for the Irish job – you heard it here first
Possibly managing some other team as this season isn’t over yet
Gene,
Here’s hopin’ he gets Roy back in as assistant………………..
the mad fellow in full cry this morning hope that’s not WC fields that’s getting it
spot the torn faced hun
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St.Anthony
@Stephen4_2
The real King Billy lifts the League Cup in 1967 at Hampden after beating Dundee. Elderly gents, public schoolboys and ladies in hats and pearls look on. It was the 1960’s.
https://twitter.com/Stephen4_2/status/1376083298007547909/photo/1
Bankiebhoy
Absolutely not – Roy is bringing Stephen Kenny as his assistant.
St.Anthony
@Stephen4_2
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Mar 27
A controversial moment at Ibrox in 1978 as referee JRP (John Right Protestant) Gordon sends Neilly Mochan off after he had run on the park to tend to an injured Celtic player without permission. Gordon was that bad he made Willie Collum look like Pierluigi Collina.
https://twitter.com/Stephen4_2/status/1375742513022111744/photo/1
Local pronunciation…
Old Kilpatrick = ochilpatrick
Highland__Paddy
@Highland__paddy
The auld front door Four leaf clover
https://twitter.com/Highland__paddy/status/1375839599851929610/photo/1
here put 50 quid on Arlene Foster
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ExboCflXAAowtpV?format=jpg&name=900×900
Antonione Wall, Saint Patrick, he was a Roman Brit (on)
5 minute read, some history.
https://democratonline.net/2018/08/29/st-patrick/
SAINT STIVS on 28TH MARCH 2021 11:23 AM
You think that’s bad. I lost an hour and a half watching Ire/Lux last night :/
The Ireland result was just shocking, they are the new scotland, they should have went for John McGinn.
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MARTIM1980 on 28TH MARCH 2021 10:31 AM
1Good morning all, any doubts thats there aren’t some card carrying party members targeting this blog to campaign are now gone 🤣😂🤣
2Such a shame May is so far away…..went for a nice cycle yesterday, quick scroll back seems some stepped up their campaign.
3Even whilst meandering around on the bike my mind was on how we beat der huns post split.
4Despite where we were at, are we now on an upward trajectory? Same style but more clinical and we probably win the last match.
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Martim
you are exhibiting hard of thinking syndrome.You have been told many a time.
a.never been a member of any political party
b.never voted for snp in my life.never will.
c.never vited for labour in my life
please comprehend and do not be so wrong on what you write.now yesterday you rightly called out Saddam yet you show no insight into the fascism the murdered 250,000 human beings.That is a shame.
You have emboldened unionist slandering the irish as in their “potato republic’ not a comment bout that..
Now i show a contrast with the biggest fascist scumbag this country knew against the fascist who foundsed snp.i can call both fascist scumbags…..yet you are quiet on blairs fascism,as thats “our’fascism….on my part i am having none of it.sad that you cant do the same…..250,000 dead…4 and a bit of celtic park wiped out.think of that.
As a working class gent i know what that is about.i need no marketing exercise to introduce me into poverty and social deprivation,the poor,weak neglected and excluded..just the sort of area blowin apart by murdochs idea of a centre left leader.
wake up Martim,i only want independence and i will keep posting on the same blog i have been lurking on since 2006/7 and posting since 2010 thanks so no agenda
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SAINT STIVS on 28TH MARCH 2021 1:02 PM
It was poor. Thing is, Ireland have had poor results before as every team does but this looks like something deeper – the fact it didn’t particularly shock me is the bigger concern.
A long but excellent read by Miguel Delaney on the decline of Irish football and why these kinds of results will probably become more common in the future.
https://migueldelaney.com/2014/10/08/the-kids-arent-alright-the-real-problem-with-irish-football-part-one/
THE GIRUYN PARTY
Who will be next to join Salmond’s wrecking crew?
ALBA is gaelic for the old Pict word GIRUYN , where the last letter can be translated as Nippy.
the bhoy doesnt look happy.
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Dunfermline Athletic
@officialdafc
#DAFC welcome Ewan Henderson to East End Park.
The
@CelticFC
attacking midfielder joins on loan until the end of the season.
We would like to thank Celtic for their help and support in allowing Ewan to join us.
https://twitter.com/officialdafc/status/1375508261034594305/photo/1
JHB on 28TH MARCH 2021 1:16 PM
THE GIRUYN PARTY
Who will be next to join Salmond’s wrecking crew?
ALBA is gaelic for the old Pict word GIRUYN , where the last letter can be translated as Nippy.
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I like an irreverant and daft comment on most things, just to lighten the mood, but that was just childish,
has EH and his coaches not been announced yet.
Micro Marxist / Toaty Trumper / Tiny Trot @ 1.09
It must be cold underneath that bridge — stirring early after your all nighter …
You have a lot to say about two of the unlikeliest fascists in the history of EU politics — TB and GB.
I hope for more responses along the same lines as each one reinforces your numptiness in spades.
So — keep at it boy / keep at it.
As for your reticence and congenital shyness regarding your own views and circumstances?
No surprise there is there — to are just a corner boy ranter at the madam.
So please more TB / GB dross — even sub Forger’s Gazette dross.
It doesn’t hurt them or their political legacies — it just shows how limited you are.
I can add to your list — you have never voted for the SDLP or the Irish Labour party.
Why try and be constructive when you can polish your street cred by voting for any bunch of low rent revolutionary yahoos that appeal to your Student Grant sensibilities.
ernie
Mosley started in the Labour Party, left and ended up as a fascist.
Mosley started as a fascist in the Labour Party, left and ended up as a fascist.
you do not become fascist.it ideas and crude manipulative slithering are always there.
i guess we can add the 250,000 murdered on the say so of dear tony to your denial list alongside An Gorta Mor
worthy and unworthy victhims by your charlatans who never will and never spoke for the working class i know.
Donaldson oqr the Labour party fascist Moseley who is the better known fascist?
little wonder to some the general strike of 1926 was referred to as the(first) great betrayal with fascist like moseley puppeteering a labour party.