Atletico Madrid, happy for them? Not an easy one. I remember listening to the radio commentary the night we lost to them in the European Cup semi-final of 1974. They, and Rapid Vienna a decade later, represented very unworthy competitors in European competition.
Both teams returned to Celtic Park in recent seasons. Rapid picked up pretty much where we left them, an odious lot, but Atletico and their fans didn’t seem to bother about the past, they came and left wanting to play football.
As a boy I remember chastising old soldiers who fought the Germans during the war for their persistent aversion to modern Germans and Germany. “They are a new people, nothing to do with the 30s and 40s”, I said.
It feels a bit ridiculous holding a grudge against Atletico. Their achievement last night, and this season so far, has been fantastic. Against the most powerful foes, they might just win the hardest league in the world and the Champions League. This late in the season, that is a stunning prospect to still be on the table. They should be an inspiration to us all.
I see the media is (responsibly) alerting Celtic shareholders to the threat of a share scam apparently being perpetrated against unsuspecting fans by spivs and criminals. Where were they in December 2012?
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Morning from a busy Glasgow Airport
Off for a wee week to Benidorm. Just bumped into Stella :-)
HH
CRC
Heres wee report to replace those early Saturday morning bell aches with er…..early Saturday morning belly aches
http://therangersreport.com/2014/04/11/we-dont-do-walking-away-ally-you-may-have-to/?
Hail Hail Timland….Mon the Arabs!
CRC – Scruffy Murphy’s pub are selling Celtic knickers for €4…bring a pair back for Kevjungle,and sure if they don’t fit him,he can give them them to Hugh Keevins!!
HH.
9.45 pm. tonight.
Setanta Oz.
Cannae wait.
Feeling strangely animated and invigorated about a game which does not involve Celtic.
A sense of anticipation which may be unhealthy,nay unchristian .
Elbows, Black et al. will be well wound up with their traditional “No surrender” mentality bubbling forth.
This,however, is a game “we” can`t lose.
Hun cheating to a hun win or a smack down to the hun delivered by our provincial cousins, run by our former pupil.
Is this wrong of me?
Bless me Father…………………..
Still canna wait.
Dave “the rug king ” ?
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26995469
Can you imagine being a Hun this morning
Spices and Criminals or Criminal King and Rent Boy King?
Decisions Decisions?
MWD says YES
ryecatcher
A suppose being governed by the Eton boys is your ultimate wish for the whole world?
Good luck in your dreams
moonbeams wd. rooting for wee oscar. voting ‘yes’ on the 18th of september. kano’s yer man.
07:06 on 12 April, 2014
Can you imagine being a Hun this morning
Spices and Criminals or Criminal King and Rent Boy King?
Decisions Decisions?
MWD says YES
No I couldn’t possibly imagine such heartache and hopelessness. Let’s hope we will further delight in their despair when the Arabs eradicate their Scottish Cup dreams.
KTF
Read back the neechtshaft for a dose of moon howling.
Would like to thank Ryecatcher for his most fantastical defence of Bitter Together.
Independence from what?
MWD dunno but I’m voting Yes
Good morning all
North Ayrshire is dull and overcast this Saturday morning.
Exactly my predictions as to how the Huns will end the day.
Arabs are currently my second favourite team…..Mon the Arabs !!!!!
moonbeams wd. rooting for wee oscar. voting ‘yes’ on the 18th of september. kano’s yer man.
I posted a video early yesterday evening by Carl Sagan: blue dot.
If you haven’t seen it I think you will like it.
Yes…KTF
CQN Saturday Naps Competition
Lads, for those who are in the CQN Saturday Naps competition, please go back and post today’s selection at the end of the previous article :
“Words are easy, so are actions”
All the best, fleagle1888
Morning,all.
MWD-you up early for some training for your cycle marathon? Or just canny wait to see our cousins from the East handing out a hammering?
MACJAY-no,it’s fine. God is a merciful being,and forgives this unhealthy approach to those poorer than ourselves. This time.
CRC-have a great trip,bud. Bring back some of the merchandise spoken of by 16 ROADS,please!!!!
BILLY BHOY 05-hope you had an easier night,bud. Laughter is a good tonic. Get down the boozer for 1245 and laugh your woes to oblivion.
TALLYBHOY-don’t drink all the bloody Guinness in Dublin this time! Have a good time trying though,Bon voyage,and see ya in a coupla weeks.
Bed for me. Alarm set.
Hoping the Dundee Hibernian play their own game today and their youngsters show the watching millions the massive gap between spfl and division 1
Bmcuw
Double check your alarm as you don’t want to miss the Arabs lap of honour
Hail hail
Good Morning Timland.
Good luck to all the bhoys and ghirls who have backed
the arabs,hope your standing in the pay-out queue at
around three,I’ve not touched it,scared to jinx DU.
BMCUWP
I haven’t watched a single second of a single match the replica Huns have played. I don’t pay any heid to diddy teams apart from Morton.
MWD
Good morning friends frpm a bone dry but very windy and dark-cloudy East Kilbride.
A very eventful couple of days of lies ahead. Come on The Arabs, come on Liverpool, come on Stephen Gallagher…
Morning all.
At Pisa airport having a beer waiting on my flight to Dublin, where more beer – Guinness – awaits.
Cmon the Arabs!
HH!!
Morning all….
Dry and slightly brisk in the chilled Chilterns.
Haven’t posted in quite sometime and haven’t really managed to keep up with the comments but do read most of the posts. It’s been great to see Mr67 in such fine form.
Just wanted to put in my support for Jackie Mac and his lads.
This is Rangers’ most important match in their history, not only do they get the chance to appear in a major final for the first time. If they win they get a platform for season ticket sales that just might save them – in the short term anyway – I reckon that was the reason for Mr King’s preemptive strike.
Dundee united 2 – 0 Rangers
Away to ma scratcher here west coast USA.
It will be all tangerine dreams the nicht.
Mon the Arabs!!!
The Hootsman surpasses itself today with this gem…..
I mean, what are they on?
http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spfl/archives-rangers-beat-dundee-utd-in-semi-final-1-3373996
Shameless repost.
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the long wait is over
13:36 on 11 April, 2014
For those expecting Dundee Utd to run over Rangers tomorrow remember this:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=335lUV9WGgI
Tempted to post this frequently over the next 24 hours to remind us all of what Mibbery can achieve for thems.
Please don’t do as I did and don’t scroll back and don’t read page 35 and certainly don’t read petec’s post at 2.57 and don’t click on the link. Because if you don’t then you won’t have that annoyingly brilliant chorus swirling round your head for the rest of the morning.
However, should you ignore my advice then I’m sure you’ll find it as easy as I did to substitute the word at the end of each line to something more suitable that just might rhyme with Crombie.
PS – petec: thanks for that! ;-)
MikeBattUnderratedHeroCSC
Good Morning One and All,
Only now catching up on the events and discussions of yesterday as the morning was spent at the funeral of the late Jack McAllister former and last provost of Clydebank and the afternoon was spent chatting to a mature woman who stole a wee part of my heart when she was 16 — of course she never gave it back as that’s what happens when you are 16!
I was sad to hear of the passing of former Celtic Goalkeeper Rolando Ugolini.
Ugolini was a great character and despite only playing 5 times for Celtic in a 4 year stay he remained very attached to the club. He was the first Italian who played for Celtic and in the past I have told his story here:
http://broganrogantrevinoandhogan.wordpress.com/2012/10/08/the-dalmahoy-starter-between-the-sticks/
I see the Rangers accounts are a bit of an oul mess — the costs of running a football team out of Ibrox seems huge — and that is without counting the players. When you add the players wages then you have a mountain of salaries.
Apparently there is football on today — but I will only have a passing interest in that as my team are not playing but obviously I wish all the ex Celts involved all the best.
Beyond that it is out and into the day — meeting up with The Winning Captains in Byres Road later tonight in an attempt to force that fiver out of his pocket. In Tennents around half seven — if your passing bring your own horse and cart for the journey home!
Good morning,
Allways wondered why Dundee Utd are called Arabs?
Lubo
I seem to recall its something to do with them putting sand down on the pitch in colder weather.
Could be utter rubbish though…
Lubo – what TLWIO said ‘-)
King Dave , who will play him in the movie Zombie three. Lovin it. So if sevco don’t beat the arabs, and it would take a OJ moment from the SFA awefishuls to make that fantasy happen, then the brain dead will withhold their tax money and put it in “trust” (really you gotta laff) with Ser Rickard and that will gaurentee armageddon three. Can’t wait. I did like the name Sevco so hopefully the new brethern that own the bigotdome can come up with an equally memorable name for the next Zombie revival. We may not be in the Cup but still havin fun. Have a great weekend CQN.
The long wait is over
8. 17
Was getting sea sick watching that
TLWO and Jobo,
Cheers for the responses lads.
Wierd if true.
Lubo.
Very interesting (as if we needed further confirmation) –
http://thefrontofthebus.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/when-spl-ratified-sevco-as-new-club.html
Very good article in the Guardian:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/11/irish-state-visit-public-theatre-common-culture
Right, nicking round to Chalmers’ for rolls. Embdy need anything? ;-)
TLWIO- Mibbery is alive and well but is only really potent when the teams are relatively matched or the contest is even. No amount of Mibbery would ever have stopped the Lions but it was very much evident in 2003, 2005 and 2008 (the Levein rant game).
In theory, today, Utd should be so far ahead that keeping the score respectable will be a result for Sevco, their servile match officials and Ogilive, Broadfoot and the other Ibrox cheerleaders at Hampden.
If Jackie has them wound up and focused the outcome will be inevitable.
Morning everybody
I’m going for a 6-2 win for united
Rangers will most probs get two pens hence their goals
And united will most probs get two sent off hence them stopping at six goals .
Bmcuw
Good chune Monsoon ;)) aahh memories ;))
CRC
Thanks if thats the right sentiment for my debut
I mentioned to BT if rigamortis only affects the dead !!
Because boy am i sore , anyhoo enjoy your trip ;))
I cannot see Dundee Utd capitulating. If The Huns win it may be beneficial for 2 reasons.
1. It would be even more obvious to all non Huns in Scotland and everyone outwith the ultimate degree of mibbery there is and the total corruption of the SFA ( that PL is a member of incidentally)
2. It may well prolong the torture of hunnery before the death of their vanguard. We have been here before. I want a Rangers that stays dead not plays dead.
Sore should be stiff …. But sore too ;))