It has been an emotionally charged week for the players and focus around the club will be on weighty matters of history, of what we are all about. You can be sure, however, that Derek McInnes and his Aberdeen players have only one thing on their minds.
Aberdeen can win the Scottish Cup on Saturday. They need to play at their very best, and will need Celtic to perform as they did earlier in the competition against St Mirren, but 90 minutes passes quickly at Hampden, and you and I both know to take nothing for granted.
No one is going to drink in the celebrations of 1967 more than me, but we have won only two trebles since then. The current team deserve every inch of preparation possible. They are already one of the great Celtic teams, with an undefeated treble they can look the Lisbon Lions straight in the eye.
CQN presents Lisbon Lions and wives, Greenock Celtic Supporters’ Club, Friday 26 May 2017
The Lions were paraded on a coal lorry when they reached Celtic Park on 26 May 1967. We have a coal lorry, we have the Lions. This will be an incredible event. There’s also a live band.
Admission by ticket only, get yours here. They will be posted until tomorrow or collected at the door thereafter.
Lisbon Lions and other former @celticfc players, chairman and Lord Provost at civic reception in Glasgow city chambers pic.twitter.com/5xup83FgRl
— Ronnie Esplin (@RonnieEsplin) May 24, 2017
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“ART OF WAR on 24TH MAY 2017 11:57 PM
The bloated beast that is Manchester Utd lifts a trophy that means nothing; other than a route into the Champions (hahaha) League.
A club that has spent more on players in the last 3 years than Ajax has since the 50’s.
Embarrassing.
Suppose it makes the Lions achievements more remarkable.”
A very good post. I have no time for Ajax (fans seem to be a particularly nasty bunch), but United are just horrible. Tens of millions spent every year and they seem unable to play even a remotely entertaining brand of football.
After events of the last few days, it’s a result which will help bring people together, and provoke some smiles, and you can’t grudge them that.
But purely in football terms, Man United under Mourinho are an abomination.
Morning from Lisboa
What’s Portuguese for Gammon Steak?
Ascension Thursday of course ans Mass tonight, in St Leonard’s EK, is fae six tae seven ;-)
http://celticbynumberscom.ipage.com/in-the-heat-of-lisbon-by-numbers/
Happy Lisbon Lions day! The most memorable match for Celtic but a remarkable match for football. Celtic 2 Inter Milan 1, by numbers.
HH
Goooooood Moning CQN from th Heat of Lisbon.
Hooooopy 50th to the world famous “Lisbon Lions”
and to all of us Celtic fans, a very Hoooopy Lisbon day :-)
Oh
A very Hooopy birthday to my Auld Da – 81 today.
Now
As someone who is T-total, how come I still feel steaming from that party last night – WOW, Celtic fans at their very very best, absolutely outstanding night,
Thanks BRTH amazing :-)
Remember 11am mass is at “Basilica Dos Martire’s” on Rue Garret
And for those attending, can you please keep in your prayers ‘”Lionsroar67″ of CQN who has been taken to hospital over here in Lisbon, and is currently in Intensive care
All our thoughts and prayers are with you Billy
Hail Hail (head still buzzing) :-)
Happy Lions day everyone.
At least 2 more programmes to watch tonight and then our present day heroes have their own chance on Saturday.
Good times to be a tim.
Hope the Bhoys in Lisbon enjoy the day and remember to drink some water inbetween the bouts of alcohol:-).
H.H
Oh what a beautiful morning.
Big Jimmy
Best of luck big Fhella
Hail Hail
Right where’s that breakfast room
https://t.co/goKJ5sJoqS
I watched the programme alone but as part of the biggest family I know.
Tears gently streaming down my face.
Wondering at how a dozen West of Scotland Bhoys from the most humble of backgrounds came to change my life’s journey two years before I was even born…..
This is what it means to be blessed in Celtic
HH jamesgang
Thank you to everyone for their kind words and wishes on the birth of Amelia, really appreciated.
Now at Frankfurt ready to board for Lisbon!
All the best to everyone.
Have a great day everyone in a lovely city, cannot believe I was there only a week ago.
The church where you are headed for mass is a glorious sight; the Estadio Nacional is not too shabby either.
All the best to the Celtic family. Hail! Hail!
Good Morning from a sunny Lisboa.
The significance of our presence here in Lisbon was summed up by a Taxi drver last night when he opined “You people are crazy!”
When asked to explain he said ” Lisbon is full of Celtic fans. They are in Hennessey’s bar laughing, drinking, singing, dancing and it is hard to understand. If Celtic were playing here, then I could understand that, but to come all this way just to party ad watch no game of football whatsoever…………. no you are just crazy. Crazy, crazy crazy!”
Throughout the course of yesterday I heard native Lisboans shout “Celtic; Celtic” or “Lions of Lisbon — 1967! and they would then give you the thumbs up.
For reasons that are very hard to explain properly, Celtic fans own a tiny wee slice of this city. Not in a physical or proprietorial sense, but in the sense that the local people here, whether they be in search of trade for the taxi’s, restaurants or hotels or whatever, all know to link Celtic to this city and this city to Celtic.
Many many of them clearly know exactly why Celtic fans are here on this day. They know the year the cup was won, they know the name of the manager and some of the players and they know all about the crazy, mad, singng and dancing fans that descended on the seven hills of Lisbon 50 years ago today.
Until that day, there was no established link between Lisbon and Scotland in general. Yet, today simply because f a football match, whenever you say the word Lisbon, with a certain timbre in your voice, a certain wistfulness, and a certain reverence, the very uttering of the word shows that you are a follower of the team in green and white.
Last night, I met several people who were here 50 years ago and who had decided to come back again 50 years later. One man was with his son and grandson, and when I showed him a photo of the massed crowd in 1967 he was clearly visible and his son could name many of the people round about him.
“So, why have you come back?” I asked.
The answer was both as logical and illogical an explanation as you could ever ask for:
“Because I just had to!”
Whatever happened 50 years ago today, those events changed people, would impact on their children and grandchildren and it changed the face of this city which now recognises that Celtic are a significant part of their tourist market, their historical market, and the make up of this city.
By even being here and celebrating in the numbers that are here we are perpetuating that legend.
No other football club in the history of European football has ever had numbers such as these come to a city and celebrate an anniversary.
Throughout, the taxi driver, whose family hail from Goa in India, constantly smiles and provides his cheery and friendly observations on the number of Celtic fans he sees in and around the city.
He shakes his head ……. and beams “Crazy!”
Hoopy Lisbon Day everyone!
Well done to Mouldy and the cycling team – outstanding effort ( mainly seated ;-)
Bhoys in Lisbon having a great time and not jealous at all grrrr :-)
Fantastic production for Beeb last night, some wonderful images of Glasgow and our Young Lions.
Best line from Wee Bertie: Jinky said to me “they (inter) all look like movie stars” and Bertie replied ” aye ….but can they PLAY?” I’m willing to bet that put some magic dust into Jinky’s spirit …. not that he needed it mind! Wise words from an absolute master of the game.
We never realy replaced Bertie … I hope Brendan can this season!
Noticed that Hazel Irvine was one of the producers…well done to all concerned. I’m guessing it wasn’t a Sports Department offering :@)
Received two Jock Stein T shirts and books yesterday. Going to make someone very happy today… Thanks to the smart efficiency of CQN Books. Well done to those guys too!!
Heading along to the Lomond Suite, pre-Hydro gig, tonite. Hoping to add a few Lions signatures to my Lisbon programme… really excited!
Cup Final Party on Saturday – weather forecast has changed to warm but cloud with some rain – what the hell do we care?! :-)
Celts everywhere, have a truly fantastic day, and week – the Legend & Legacy of the Lions Lives on!
Only Two weeks to Vegas….
YahhhoooooooCSC
Just read this
Eilidh MacLeod, the teenager from Barra, has been confirmed as one of those who lost their lives in Manchester
May you Rest in Peace “Eilidh”, and May Perpetual light shine upon you
Hail Hail to the famous Glasgow Celtic
I really wish I’d have made more effort to get to Lisbon on this special day. Fair play to all who did… great story brth.
Hail Hail
Big jimmy, best of luck in court today,just by reading your posts I think you will win it HH
Dresden CSC
God bless wee Amelia and her family!
Deo Gratias
Happy Lisbon Lions day!
Hope everyone over in Lisbon is having a great time.
Haven’t watched the BBC docu yet but will when I get a chance. By all accounts I’ll need a handkerchief.
Didn’t watch much of the EL Final last night as I can’t stand either club – one has nasty bunch of fans, the other is just a tourist attraction rather than a football club.
Last night I dreamt that we lost on the Final on Saturday. However, I also recently dreamt that I won the lottery and Labour won the election, so apply your own measurement of salt as desired and then get your money on a Celtic win to make this the best season in my lifetime (thus far…)
P.S. Lisbon dudes, remember to hydrate regularly, wear a hat and plenty of sunscreen, and don’t talk to any strange men…
alright just try the hat one….
Hail Hail to the Lions who are here and those who have gone, to the supporters there at the time and those there now and to all Celtic supporters enjoy the 50th celebrations.
RIP all the victims of the atrocity in Manchester and to the families of all who have lost someone or been affected by this ,my thoughts are with you all, most recently Eilidh from Barra so guttingly sad.
It was fifty years ago today
Sgt. Stein taught the band to play
They’ve been going in and out of style
But they’re guaranteed to raise a smile
So may I introduce to you
The act you’ve known for all these years
Sgt. Stein’s Lisbon Lions Cub Band
We’re Sgt. Stein’s Lisbon Lions Cub Band
We hope you will enjoy the show
We’re Sgt. Stein’s Lisbon Lions Cub Band
Sit back and let the evening go
Sgt. Stein’s lovely, Sgt. Stein’s lovely
Sgt. Stein’s Lisbon Lions Cub Band
It’s wonderful to be there
It’s certainly a thrill
Theyre such a lovely audience
We’d like you to sing along with us
We’d love to Sing For It’s…
I don’t really want to stop the show
But I thought that you might like to know
That the singer’s going to sing a song
And he wants you all to sing along
So let me introduce to you
The one and only Bertie Auld
And Sgt. Stein’s Lisbon Lions Cub Band
For It’s…..
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO THE LISBON LIONS ……’YOU DID GOOD’,….. AND YOU CONTINUE TO BE A CREDIT TO THE FAMOUS GLASGOW CELTIC…..
Lionsroar- get well soon
Big Jimmy- good luck
On this morning, 50 years ago, before going to school, 9 year-old me was reading through the football pages of the papers my dad had bought earlier.
I remember a double-page colour spread in one of them with both teams/ squads, pictures I had on my bedroom wall for years.
Then, all I remember is the deflation in our packed living room when the penalty was scored, and the elation when Tommy and Stevie scored. Too young to appreciate the achievement properly, but not to realise that something really special had just happened.
And a special thanks today to Jim Mac, my dad’s mate, who took me to my first game in late ’66, a 6-1 Joe McBride-led skelping of St Johnstone. A jungle I’d return to so often over the years.
Feliz Día de Lisboa!
Good Morning CQN
0 days to go. This is the day.
The weather today in Lisbon will be Sunny with the temperature reaching 85. No rain is forecast but there is expected to be some evidence of moisture on the faces of people during the afternoon in the vicinity of Estadio Nacional.
Are the CQNers in Portugal up bright and breezy this morning or are they having Lisbon Lie-ins?
I will get my coat…….
Happy Lisbon Lion day to everyone. I’m off to the Hydro tonight to celebrate the greatest Scottish team ever.
HH
Lionsroar67, thoughts and prayers for you mate, hope to see you posting on here again soon.
Very sad news about the young girl from Barra and of course everyone else who lost a life or loved one in Manchester.
Harry Boe
Too hot for a coat!
You should take pride, in the mane, for that pun!
Happy Lisboa day. Brilliant day yesterday. Good to meet up with Mags McGill, Morrisey, Tim reaper and Midfield maestro (sure their was another cqn r). The Brazen mob took over a wee bar do by the docks and sang every old and new song in our repertoire. What a turn the guy got. Just a fabulous atmosphere. Heading down for a quick one then train to Estoril. This is is gonny be something special. HH
SFTB
Hope your good mate. You got mention yesterday.
Beatbhoy
You had me roaring with laughter at those puns.
Just read back about Lionsroar.
Hope there’s better news coming. I will keep B in my thoughts
Word of The Day (Inspired by the death of catenaccio in 1967)
harbinger /ˈhɑːbɪndʒə/
noun
1. a person or thing that announces or indicates the approach of something; forerunner
2. anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign:
3. a person sent in advance of troops, a royal train, etc., to provide or secure lodgings and other accommodations.
Verb
4. (transitive) to announce the approach or arrival of
5. to act as harbinger to; herald the coming of.
Word Origin and History for harbinger
n.
late 15c., herbengar “one sent ahead to arrange lodgings” (for a monarch,an army, etc.), alteration of Middle English herberger “provider of shelter,innkeeper” (late 12c.), from Old French herbergeor, from herbergier”provide lodging,” from herber “lodging, shelter,” from Frankish *heriberga”lodging, inn” (cf. Old Saxon, Old High German heriberga “army shelter,”from heri “army” + berga “shelter”); see harbor. Sense of “forerunner” ismid-16c. Intrusive -n- is 15c. (see messenger ). As a verb, from 1640s ( harbinge “to lodge” is late 15c.).
KTF
Harry Boe.
Always on the hunt for laughs!
Give me joy in my heart, I prey!
Best wishes to Lionsroar67. I hope you make a full and speedy recovery and i know that you’ll be in the prayers of those heading out to Mass this morning.
Just seen a video of Ajax fans pelting their own players with seats after the game last night, how do this mob get away with it? Everywhere they go ,it’s carnage
My memory of that night 50 years ago was being taken with my siblings by my mum to my grans to give my dad peace to watch the game with his pal. We mustve been brought back too early cos i remember my dad screaming and jumping and apparently I just burst into tears asking what was wrong.
He still slags me about it. He is 85 still going strong thank god ( was once the subject of a BRTH tale) and loving every moment if the anniversary. I plan to be in the estadio nacional myself in july and looking forward to whatsapping him my pic on the turf.
Goid luck to all the guys over there just now. Happy days.