Netherlands thumping Spain 5-1 seems like a season ago. We’ve had 24 different World Cup-match days since then, during which time most of us have watched close to a season’s worth of football. The dethroning of Spain, in such dramatic fashion, was an early portent of what we were in store for. Brazil’s humiliation at the hands of Germany provided one of the most memorable football events of our times.
While everyone seems to have nominated the competition as the best ever, the football has been of variable quality. Lots of strong football countries failed to show, including Spain, Italy and England. Africa promised early on, then fell. Russia gave no indication they were on-schedule to give the performance of a lifetime when they host the tournament in four years.
Brazil reached the semi-finals but this will surely be known as one of the worst Brazilian teams ever. Argentina have reached their first final in 24 years ago, but I can’t figure out how they made it. Performances against Bosnia, Iran, Nigeria, Switzerland, Belgium and then Netherlands never convinced we were watching eventual winners. The best they have achieved, so far, is a single goal victory.
Belgium’s golden generation were a mere shadow of their less-fancied Dutch neighbours, who under-promised and over-delivered, again. Germany are the team who deserve to take the trophy, and although Lionel Messi finds himself in a World Cup Final this evening, on the basis of what we’ve seen over the last four weeks, he’s no Diego Maradona.
Enjoy the final, the real stuff starts in two days.
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So there I am, on my own ,minding my own business, watching the game in my local with some beers because I don’t keep drink in the house.
Two geezers stand in front of me. Black t-shirts, backs are top, middle, bottom – 2014, made-up 13th century portrait, what would Wallace do?
Separately, I tap them to say, ” he’d put the ball in the net and Celtic would be 1 up”.
Zilch.
What, not even a smile?
hamiltontim,
Hope you are enjoying yer long holiday pal;-)
@Tri if a wee band were doing this live tnite I’d say they
were a big bhoys band ——— superb.
H.H.
Tri R
Probably too much my friend :-)
Hope is all good with you.
After the media slaughtering people in the Catholic Church about child abuse and rightly so all of a sudden there is a blackout about the alleged peadophile ring in government circles,the BBC etc..
Well surprise,surprise.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28283480
thebhoywithmcgraininhisside
01:32 on
14 July, 2014
Just catching up.
macjay1 for neil lennon
23:04 on 13 July, 2014
To steal liberally from Jeremy Hardy… a brit is a member of the occupying forces of northern ireland. Celtic are a football club;)
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Jeremy Hardy……..the ultimate arbiter of English ( Oh,sheiz.Is that word acceptable or will it require further prolonged introverted introspective analysis ?) usage ?
Here’s a good wee tune
http://youtu.be/cP8lCapcqwM
macjay
I’m off to my bed now but, very quickly…
You can select your atrocities to suit.
Britain invented the concentration camp in our war against the Boer. Belgium, under Leopold, another Saxe-Coburg monarch, slaughtered in the Congo. Germany, prior to WW1 had far less blood on its hands but all of the monarchical empires wanted to invade elsewhere and exploit the natives and their raw goods.
Britain was first in the field and wanted to protect its position. A wee bit of local conflict in the Balkans provided a straw to break the back of any diplomatic camel.
WW1 was a continuation of several previous wars of expansion and territory during the heyday of the nation state. The Allied Powers of WW1 was just as guilty of atrocity but we got to write the official history as winners, thanks to the Yanks coming in when all other sides had exhausted their armies and their treasuries.
Only WW2 had a moral cause. The other wars had the same morality as a gang fight.
HT,
Things are good pal.
A few lads on here have lost their parents this last week.
Now that’s tough.
No grumbling from me mate.Take care chief.
@Traveller good find.
love a song wae a wee story.
H.H.
http://youtu.be/A54DRzkOEdE
Now,this Is a song.
Listen to the words.
This was one of my favorite World Cups ever. Over and above all the great football and surprises
International teams I love to see beat are
Argentina
Uruguay
England
Italy
Portugal
Hosts
………. What a World Cup!
tricoloured ribbon
01:52 on 14 July, 2014
After the media slaughtering people in the Catholic Church about child abuse and rightly so all of a sudden there is a blackout about the alleged peadophile ring in government circles,the BBC etc..
Well surprise,surprise.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28283480
I speak from experience
Although we are catholic
Through the years they ‘changed ‘ us
And moved us into their stream
Any problems we had in care came under their banner
And that is where the floodgates await
I hope
Although
You know the media and their connections
Hunter jail
Smith jail
Nicholson jail
Sweeney jail
The big dog
Ramsey jail
Most of the above
Got jail after I left the home
But believe me there are many others
It was a vocation
Don’t take no for an answer
But also remember the local authorities in the enquiries
Miss a hell of a lot of people if you do
I should know
And I’m waiting
With names
Tri R
Indeed it’s a timely reminder and some much needed perspective.
Travellerbhoy,
Take the bull by the horns and seek justice.
Tomorrow morning
Travellerbhoy
01.31
You’re not wrong.
DM, Hampden Park 1980.
No-one in any game I’ve witnessed, before or since, moved across the grass with the ball at his feet at the speed Diego did as a teenager that day.
Mesmerising.
@Tri love that song,ma wee da is 80 in nov and wae all the world cup
hoolah goin on he says today … right lets get doon tae real stuff on Tuesday.
H.H.
drambowiecelt,
Cherish every day with yer parents pal.
Both of mine are gone.Not a solitary day I don’t think about them.
Time for the Celts to motor..
setting free the bears supports Res. 12 & Oscar Knox
01:56 on
14 July, 2014
Britain was first in the field and wanted to protect its position. A wee bit of local conflict in the Balkans provided a straw to break the back of any diplomatic camel.
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The timeline.
1914
June 28 – Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to Austria-Hungary’s throne, and his wife, Sophie, are assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip while the couple were visiting Sarajevo, Bosnia.
July 28 – Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
August 1 — Germany declares war on Russia.
August 3 – Germany declares war on France.
August 4 – The United Kingdom declares war on Germany, after Germany invades Belgium.
August 6 – Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia and Serbia declares war on Germany
That’s right Maradonna was a class player and total cheating bastard
BTW Argentina were beat today in a World Cup final. Great intit?
Sorry meant don’t above
http://youtu.be/kNrW1D1gTE0
Tricoloured Ribbon
01:52 on
14 July, 2014
A.B.C. OZ has a similar agenda.
You would imagine that paedophilia is the exclusive preserve of the clergy of the Catholic Church.
Margaret McGill
02:18 on
14 July, 2014
That’s right Maradonna was a class player and total cheating bastard
BTW Argentina were beat today in a World Cup final. Great intuit?
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Great? Oh,yes.
@Mags you on the drink?
macjay1 for neil lennon
02:23 on 14 July, 2014
Tricoloured Ribbon
01:52 on
14 July, 2014
A.B.C. OZ has a similar agenda.
You would imagine that paedophilia is the exclusive preserve of the clergy of the Catholic Church.
………..
I believe our Pope will meet this head on.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-28282050
Margaret McGill
02:18
“…..Maradonna (sic) was a total cheating bastard. Great intit?….”
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Sorry, you’re too smart for me. Couldn’t follow your brainy train of thought.
My eyes are closing rapidly.
Goodnight to all Tims worldwide.
http://youtu.be/87hni3M8mf8
drambowiecelt
02:25 on 14 July, 2014
Yup
After reading on CQN for a month how Great Argentina were and how Messi was going to win it today is special for me
Oh yes
guyfawkesaforeverhero
02:31 on 14 July, 2014
Don’t worry about it
guyfawkesaforeverhero
Mesmerising’s no the word
Poetry
At that time I played for Fair Muir boys club wi ma best pal
He got scouted fae celtic boys club
And I didnae
I joined the army at. 16
He signed
Devastated
My career went so so
So did his
He played for Dundee United in the top league
Then Dundee
Then Montrose
He made a career out of the game
I didn’t
Although I played for the army
I watched him on TV
In a scottish cup semi
United against Dundee
The derby
As Darren Jackson tore him a new one
Lost 3 1
Names mark craib
Travellerbhoy
02.35
All those years in our memories are, really, only yesterday.
Dundee are back in the big time this season. You should ask Mark to sort you and your boy for a bit of hospitality when the Celts come calling.
TRAVELLER BHOY
If you can get in touch with Mark Craib,let him know about this.
http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/montrose-look-for-craib-and-mcintosh/
guyfawkesaforeverhero
Sadly my friend
I lost touch with him
He was my best friend at that time
He had 2 wee bros
Who were better than him
Sadly they never made it
I was a centre half
He was a striker
He played his professional career as a centre half
He was pretty s..t
His dad was a goalkeeper
Played for Arbroath
I’ve lost a lot of friends through the years
Cos of my lifestyle
He was my first real friend
Big tim
I thank him for his friendship
I needed it at that time
No confidence
But quite good at fitba
Gave me confidence
His da was great with him
I never had a mentor
I had home folk telling me to take woodwork at school
Cos I wouldn’t amount to much
Even though I was always top of my classes
When I joined the army in 1986
The recruiting sergeant took me aside
After the tests and said I should have went to officer training but they were still too much up the erse of snobby England that they couldn’t offer me it.
Wouldn’t have conformed anyway
So I went in the ranks.
And had the best time of my life
Met some fantastic people
Non army
Got promoted
Got busted
Got jailed
Got out
Celtic Park getting ready for the Commonwealth Games
http://m.youtube.com/watch?autoplay=1&v=0WWE0p6DOWk
HH
Tricoloured Ribbon
02:28 on
14 July, 2014
I sincerely hope so.
lymmbhoy
03:59 on
14 July, 2014
Thanks,Lymm.
Looks impressive.
A credit to our negotiators.
BMCUP
the last time I saw h was in 98 just before he was ripped a new one live on TV
Darren Jackson
Not my favourite player by a long chalk tuned him inside oot
Selt tae Montrose the next day
Great ghuy
Sh. T player
I wish him all the best
Just checked u tube
Cannae find it
If anyone can
It was a scottish cup semi
United and Dundee replay 1992
Thanks