When we think back on away wins this season, the result at Anderlecht will feature prominently in the memory, but the manner Celtic swept their nearest challengers aside last night deserves equal billing. It was a magnificent performance from front to back. Former Aberdeen captain and manager, Willie Miller, reckons this is the best Celtic team he has seen, while current manager, Derek McInnes, was magnanimous towards the victors.
This has been a huge and draining week for the players. Munich, then Hampden, then Pittodrie sapped energy and concentration, but there was no evidence of this during the game – which was Aberdeen’s first in 10 days.
Relief, therefore, that we face joint-bottom Kilmarnock at home on Saturday. What can go wrong at home to Kilmarnock…………?
The Dembele-Tierney, Tierney-Dembele links which led to the first two goals typified what is fresh and irresistible about Celtic. Moussa terrified the Aberdeen defence. His touch, predatory instinct and physicality is incredible. Kieran bought and sold Shay Logan for the second goal in a manner which the Aberdeen defender will find spooky well after Halloween. I’m sure he’ll be tweeting about it soon.
As Aberdeen traipsed off the field they were looking at a three point gap to third place, before Kilmarnock scored goal at Ibrox 24 seconds after their keeper saved a penalty.
If you remember the Only An Excuse-Larsson fixes the radio, sketch (below), you’ll know this was life imitating art.
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Jophes
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Take a moment out from all your celebrating and spare a thought for a man I regard as a good friend who is going through a difficult time.
He is an immigrant to the UK (Scotland actually) who came in search of fame and fortune,but with language difficulties and cultural differences ( not to mention the erratic behaviour of his employer and some of his fellow employees) he now finds himself with the very real possibility of being made redundant and facing a humiliating return to his homeland.
He may find out later today if this is indeed his fate.It would be a terrible pity because in his short time here he has struck up a great relationship with The Celtic.
So lets all light a candle and say a prayer that my dear friend can keep his job.
His name by the way is Pedro Caixhina
Thanks lads
Who or What is OHG…I’m confused. ?
As for the Chump Edgar….whit a Hurtin Hun Chump…so funny. He claims that Pedro ” Charmed them ALL, including his job interview….does Edgar not realise how bad an indiciment that truly is of the gullible Hun support and gullible hun directors ?…In other words…Carig Whyte managed to DUPE them….and Edgar is now saying that Pedro has did likewise ? Ye couldn’t make it up.
The Larsson video…had never seen it….superbly funny !
BMCUWP…Well spotted mate, the ball had NOT left the Killie penalty area before both Hun and Killie player attempted to play it, which one of them most certainly did, as the direction of the ball completely changed as the two chumps bumped into each other.
The goal kick should have been re taken…no penalty !
HH
HH
SKA –
Slow –
https://youtu.be/-VWZmf8qnBE
Fast-
https://youtu.be/ZyLDRkvVssM.
Off oot — dogs need a dip in the sea .
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 26TH OCTOBER 2017 11:40 AM
THEGREENJEDI
Don’t wish that,mate. He’s the biggest cheat in the history of the game up here.
Uses his influence to strongarm referees,SFA,pressmen,the lot.
No,I want him nowhere near. Hard enough to clean this cesspit up as it is.
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Spot on BMCUWP….Smith was and is another Chump who bullied all those he came into contact with. whenever I would read some Oldco hun player talk about being “Feart” of Wattie etc ( Wee Ferguson)…I can’t help but laugh as these Hun Chumps when stating such crap are actually saying that it’s okay for your boss to use physical violence against you in the workplace, but also admitting that despite being a ” so called professional athlete”….some auld geezer twice your age is capable of beating you up ?
Aye right !
HH
Turkeybhoy @ 11.36
I agree. I also wanted an extra man in midfield in Munich in place of one of the wide players. Has BR ever used last night’s formation before? He has always picked Sinclair with Forrest/Roberts on the other flank. Did he hit on last night’s formation only because Sinclair and Roberts have been off form recently? Anyway, last night’s team should face Bayern next week.
What is the Stars on 26th October 2017 12:08 pm
your a bad bhoy …. I was actually reading feeling sorry for the poor guy and then boom Pedro :-))
HH
MAURICE JOHNSON
https://youtu.be/gfNoV-MLW6w
Looks like membership of the Caravan Club expiring soon…
BIG JIMMY on 26TH OCTOBER 2017 12:10 PM
Who or What is OHG…I’m confused. ?
THE ORIGINAL HOLY GOALIE.
JOHN FALLON.
BMCWP
Agree re The Cardigan corrupt at best criminal at worst …….and so many covering his booty the Huns would undoubtedly benefit from his return………………. keep him away
HH
IF Pedro gets bumped….who are the candidates….McLeish, Smith, Davies, Brown, Durrant, Murty, Johansson, Butcher, Salary McCoist, The Alien Miller ………..Ronald Koeman or Gordon Strachan ( LOL) who like all the others are out of work, cos surely the Huns do NOT have any monies to pay other clubs compensation for their manager, and his backroom staff…and ALL the compensation that such a sacking of Pedro would entail ?
Am I correct in saying that McInnes only recently signed a new contract at the Sheep…and if so it would cost a fortune to get him and hie backroom staff to Ipox ?
HH
The Cardigan –
Absolutely loathed by an Everton man of my acquaintance . Third worst Manager in their long list of Managers – Win rate of 31.55 % . Maybe English Refs and English teams didn’t pander to that Hun hegemony..
Unless McInnes has a hun clause in his contract….
FAVOURITE UNCLE on 26TH OCTOBER 2017 12:26 PM
BIG JIMMY on 26TH OCTOBER 2017 12:10 PM
Who or What is OHG…I’m confused. ?
THE ORIGINAL HOLY GOALIE.
JOHN FALLON.
…………..Cheers mate…I should have been able to work that out…but I failed miserably…my head is everywhere today what with Celtic’s super showing last night….and the nightmare possibility that Pedro and The Paupers are about to part company….Pedro must stay
HH
As for Wattie coming back to the Huns….there would be one strong argument for that….Wouldn’t it be feckin SUPERB to witness to also see the Loyal Cardigan ” AFF THE PREMISES” also in TREBLE quick time ?
HH
Should have read////for Brendan to see Smith AFF the Premises in Treble quick time…sorries.
HH
Hello – here is the reply from BBC complaint.
In summary – nae luck Timmy – very nice and politely worded, though :-))
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Dear Mr BGFC
Many thanks for getting in touch about The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017 – we were sorry to hear you were unhappy with our coverage of the event.
We know that not everyone will agree with our choices on which stories to cover, how we cover them, or the order in which they may appear in our programmes and output. Our Editors make these complex decisions, based on the editorial merit of all the stories at hand, but we of course accept that not everyone will agree with each decision – various factors are at play and there’s often debate in the newsroom too.
A range of factors affect how we put programmes together, and these Editorial decisions are more of a judgement call than an exact science. Time constraints, the expected audience profile and the style of each bulletin or current affairs programme can all play a part.
We’re sorry to learn you were disappointed that the Fan Award for Celtic supporters’ display honouring the Lisbon Lions wasn’t covered more prominently, but we would point out that the accolade was comprehensively reported on the BBC Sport website – including video of the fans’ display itself – and we linked through to FIFA’s website which carries all the details of their event and all the category contenders and winners.
However, we appreciate the feedback that our audiences give us when it’s felt a story has been overlooked or not covered prominently enough – this can help inform our ongoing work and gets borne in mind for future decisions. This being the case, we’d like to thank you once again for taking the time to get in touch on this issue – we greatly value your feedback, and please be assured your views have been formally noted and circulated internally.
Kind Regards
BBC Complaints Team
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HH
BGFC
PS – Wee BGFC enjoyed the game on the telly last night, and is back in school today :-))
Looks like it’s all over for Pedro. I’m heartbroken.
BGFC
Surprise Surprise got exactly the same reply ( blah blah blah)
The most telling line in bitter hun Heid in Hauns podcast posted earlier is his admission that once again they had a favorable run of fixtures to start the season.
That fixture computer at Hampden is very lucky for the huns.
Though it would only be effective if it could be like the old pools computer and actually pick result in favor of deadies/diddies.
Murty caretaker till the winter break. They’ve Aberdeen twice, Hearts away on Saturday, Easter Road and Celtic Park in that run, clear them off for the new man who then comes in near season ticket renewal time. Leopards and spots.
Solidarity payment from Celtic’s CL exploits helps pay PC off.
Solidarity, brothers.
Pedro has circled his caravan at auchigodsnamewhatsitcalledthisweek
FF reporting Walter has said “no” to temporary management.
Also apparently a press conference at 2pm.
Might be nonsense.
PrayforPedro
I also thought that the ref had a decent game last night considering his history. However you could argue that, with Celtic charging out of sight in the league, maybe operation ‘Stop Aberdeen’ is the order of the day. Realistically though, Celtic were just too strong for any ref to influence anything.
By the way, I thought that McLeish did not look or sound like a well man last night.
It’s been announced that they will have a bucket collection at their next home game to pay of Pedro and his team – they are hoping to get more than the £4k they got for the armed forces bigotfest
Early reports are that King LEFT Ipox at 11.40am this morning along with Jabba………….on their way to the Huns training dump to sack Pedro ?
Unless they already had their meeting inside Ipox earlier this morn ?
Maybe they should just appoint jabba
Apologies for repost folks (and length). A wee piece for my old man who I’ve told to look out for this today:
A Joyful Lament to a Different Game
Celtic fans around the world spent last season commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Lisbon Lions European Cup success. The current team played their part with an unbeaten campaign that culminated in a treble. But amid the joyful nostalgia there is the recognition that that the game has changed beyond all measure in the intervening period.
It is a Saturday afternoon in Paisley, just outside Glasgow. The year is 1967 and a 28 year old man with a whimsical idea in mind is dialling a number in a telephone box, more in hope than expectation. A gruff sounding Irishman receives the call. A speculative request is made, and is granted after brief consideration. The necessary arrangements are agreed. The players of St Charles Boys Club should report to the stadium the next day at 10am for a tour of the ground. Some of the Celtic players – newly crowned European champions – are in for a light training session and will be happy to say hello. The man placing the call – my father – thanks the gentlemen on the other end, the Celtic assistant manager, Sean Fallon. A hectic evening ensues convincing disbelieving kids and parents alike that the proposed outing is not a hoax.
On the Sunday morning, Fallon was true to his word and a dozen or so wide eyed Paisley youngsters were greeted by the man from Sligo, who warmly introduced them to legendary manager Jock Stein and club icon Jimmy McGrory, along with a clutch of first team players who willingly had a kickabout with them at the ground, followed by a full tour of the stadium.
I’ve lost count how many times I’ve been told this story, both by my old man and by those who made the 10 mile trip to Glasgow’s east end with him. As I sat with my dad watching Brendan Rogers’ current Celtic team honour the 50th anniversary of the Lisbon Lions triumph with an undefeated treble in May this year, we reflected again on that impromptu encounter, laughing at the notion that a man in the street would have such direct, immediate and unfettered access to senior players and management at the home of the reigning European champions, while remembering that this was also a time when star midfielder Bobby Murdoch would take the bus to training on a daily basis and legendary winger Jimmy Johnstone borrowed money from the ball boys for a fish supper on the way home. Simpler times undoubtedly, when players and managers were still deeply embedded in their communities and were talented representatives and extensions of the wider support
In football as in life, the generations elapse and things change, but these anecdotes – now half a century old and heavily laden with nostalgia – form the basis of a lament to the modern game, where elite players are for the most part, fiercely protected from their fans. The story of the Lisbon Lions has been split into tens of thousands of narratives but it remains eternal and special largely because eleven men, all from within thirty miles of Glasgow, conquered Europe with an earthy, gallus swagger which is entirely different to the pretentious conceit we often see at the top level of football today.
I often argue with my dad that nostalgia can contaminate the memory when it comes to football but in the case of the Lions, the evidence pointing towards true greatness is overwhelming. Some might also argue, and not without reason, that Celtic fans have an inclination towards the sentimental but it’s important to acknowledge the club would not have the history and romance it has now, had those players not had the courage and ability they had then, but the magnitude of their unique achievements were not always recognised in some quarters. From the UK media, national team selectors and even from within the boardroom at Celtic Park they received contemporary applause, followed by oblivion, with the odd moment of rediscovery. Chief executive Peter Lawell and Martin O’Neill raised their profile greatly again around the millennium, though the fans had never allowed these ordinary heroes to be forgotten.
When Jock Stein arrived as manager in 1965 there was no drum roll to accompany him. Trumpets did not play. His limited playing career and plain speaking offered no hint of his visionary attitude to the game. He was an ex miner whose values of modesty, humility and teamwork were forged in the pits, a man who in the words of Hugh McIllvanney was “educated below his intelligence”. His impact on the club and on his players was seismic. Victory over the mighty Inter Milan in Lisbon was as one sided as a 2-1 victory could possibly be, where Celtic dominated proceedings entirely, despite the oppressive heat and the concession of an early goal. It is unlikely that there has ever been a more fruitful or historic collaboration between two full backs than Jim Craig’s perfectly timed cutback for Tommy Gemmell to hammer in the equaliser from the edge of the box, a combination which epitomised the relentlessly attacking nature of the Celtic performance. When Stevie Chalmers diverted Gemmells strike beyond the one man barricade of Giuliano Sarti, the Italians had long since abandoned any pretence of attempting to win the game.
Re-watching the entire ninety minutes is an illuminating experience; Celtic were absolutely masterful.
Millions of words have been written about this special team so when the anniversary documentaries and articles began to be trailed it was hard to see where the fresh angle would come from. The new perspective on their achievements came with a heavy dose of melancholy and sadness, with news earlier in the year that team captain Billy McNeill was in advanced stages of Alzheimer’s disease, which was closely followed by the passing of Tommy Gemmell. These were hard blows for a group of men who are close as brothers and the anniversary celebrations were coloured by recent developments. The sight of Billy McNeill with the group in May this year prompted some throat clogging emotions for Celtic fans of all ages.
Jimmy Johnstone overcame the limitations of his genetic inheritance, not to mention some medieval tackling, to be voted the greatest Celt of all time. Bertie Auld epitomised the Glaswegian essence of the team with streetwise attitude and ability, while Bobby Murdoch held the compass every time the team advanced. But McNeill was the undisputed leader of the team. This son of a blackwatch soldier led the team out in Lisbon with the quiet nobility of a gladiator and ended it by ascending the concrete stairs alone, to be immortalised in the most famous photograph in the clubs history with the big cup. It must be difficult for family and ex-team mates to see a figure of such physical and mental fortitude in his current health.
Sporting icons, even the greatest, do not exist in a vacuum and the remaining Lisbon Lions are old men now. Even those St Charles Boys Club youngsters who attended Celtic Park on a bright Sunday morning are in their sixties. While all would acknowledge the incredible job Brendan Rogers has done in his maiden season to connect players, fans and management again, it would be an offence to most fans sensibilities to compare the two teams. It is equally futile to compare eras and traditions but one wonders what Jock Stein would have made of the corporate carnival of vanity that passes for the Champions League today, or what McNeill might think of the actions of Sergio Ramos in ensuring the dismissal of his opponent in the recent Champions League final.
The remembrance of the Lions was a season long celebration and they were commemorated brilliantly by supporters in the 67th minute of every game at home and away, in Scotland and abroad. For Celtic fans of my father’s generation, that Celtic team were men like themselves with the same daily concerns, who just happened to be sportsmen. Perhaps this is part of the reason why they continue to be so celebrated.
Sometimes it’s unhealthy to dismiss modern progress or to lapse into sentimentality for an extended period of time, but in the year of the Lisbon Lions 50th anniversary, it’s been entirely justified. There will never be another team like them.
HEADTHEBALL on 26TH OCTOBER 2017 12:51 PM
I also thought that the ref had a decent game last night considering his history. However you could argue that, with Celtic charging out of sight in the league, maybe operation ‘Stop Aberdeen’ is the order of the day. Realistically though, Celtic were just too strong for any ref to influence anything.
By the way, I thought that McLeish did not look or sound like a well man last night.
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Maybe McLeish is worried sick that he’s about to be asked to take charge at Ipox…with no money, crap players etc etc…and with John Broon as his right hand man ?
HH
Will Ronnie Koeman be on the Huns Bucket List…is their bucket half full or…….?
HaHaHa
No. No. No. NO!
This isn’t happening. I can’t accept that Pedro is going to be sacked.
I won’t accept it.
https://twitter.com/officialbartin/status/923518647183736832
Looks like the party’s over…
Hearing rumours from sevco fans that Dick Campbell could be an interim appointment at £1brokes. From Pedro to a Dick? Surely not!
They should get Eddie Hearn to arrange their games[sevco] every game that does not go their way ends in violence, and they largely got away with it, a dangerous game they are playing added to the Beast’s comments yesterday that the league need a strong sevco and England pays no attention otherwise, whatever part of my club is reliant on them as Paul said in the past, every club needs to stand up to these attempts to intimidate and manipulate the game.
Word of The Day
brouhaha /ˈbruːhɑːhɑː/
noun
a loud confused noise; commotion; uproar
1. an episode involving excitement, confusion, turmoil, etc., especially over a minor or ridiculous cause:
2. excited public interest, discussion, or the like, as the clamour attending some sensational event; hullabaloo
3. a loud confused noise; commotion; uproar
Word Origin and History for brouhaha
n.
1890, from French brouhaha (1550s), said by Gamillscheg to have been, in medieval theatre, “the cry of the devil disguised as clergy.” Perhaps fromHebrew barukh habba’ “blessed be the one who comes,” used on public occasions (cf. Psalm 118).
KTF
BIG JIMMY on 26TH OCTOBER 2017 12:51 PM
Early reports are that King LEFT Ipox at 11.40am this morning along with Jabba………….on their way to the Huns training dump to sack Pedro ?
Unless they already had their meeting inside Ipox earlier this morn ?
Did you see the cut of King leaving Ibrox?Looks like he got dressed in the dark.
Good to see that Jabba is still part of the inner circle.
Expect further inadvertent hilarity.