Good afternoon, champions! If you enjoy your history……….
Yesterday, Celtic retained the league title, which has been a rare achievement for much of our history. We won six in a row during the first decade of the 20th century, then won four in a row (1914-17) during the Great War, but it would be another 50 years before Celtic retained the league title, on 6th May 1967.
Jock Stein re-wrote all the rules during his nine in a row era but after that ended in 1974, Billy McNeill retained the tile in 1982 and it would be another 20 years before Martin O’Neill retained it, the only time he did so.
Gordon Strachan then set about writing his own chapter in our history, retaining the league in 2007 and 2008, while becoming only the third manager in our history, after Willie Maley and Stein, to win three in a row (history awaits you, Neil).
Neil Lennon now joins a select band of Celtic managers, Maley, Stein, McNeill, O’Neill and Strachan, who have retained the league title.
In total Celtic have retained the league title 22 times but yesterday was only the fourth time since nine in a row. It was the sixth time in total we have won two in a row.
Remarkably, of the 13 times Celtic have retained the league since 1919, this is only the third time it has been achieved at Celtic Park, the other occasions being when we beat St Mirren in 1982 (remember unwelcome half time news from Pittodrie over the PA?), and Livingston, to win the 2002 title. Lazy journalism prevents me from confirming which of the pre-1920 titles were won at Celtic Park.
This is your history, I hope you enjoy the memories as much as I do.
The Andrea Kearney Fund, which supports women diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy, is holding its annual dinner at the Radisson Hotel in Glasgow on Saturday 1 June. The event is excellent value with a cracking line up of entertainment, including Ricky Ross, Michelle McManus and Lou Hickey. The fight against this disease goes on….
You can book a table here. Look forward to seeing you at the dinner.
Enjoying the incredulous Sevco 5088 events, more on that later.
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Still some work planned on the mobile site.
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SFTB
I don’t know why you bother ….
I predict it will be 25 years before sevco8 will win their next SFL title (or their first SFL title, with this one about to be hawled off them ….hehe
Stevebhoy-excellent,a few ex Herald readers on here with same complaints.
Thoughts and prayers said for wee Sam.
Although I ‘lost’ my faith many years ago, I still pray…. to the cosmos… the great is!
I also believe in the contagion of awareness and the power of positive thoughts.
Come on wee Sam. Oscar has shown it can be done. Let that be a light for your parents and family too wee man.
Irishcol , As a Red I am stunned at that answer. Sure its not been wikkied?
The Onlooker
man u 3 nil up, strolling it, stadium quite flat – they need rangers in the epl
Another trololo post from Phil!!
Great news about wee Oscar, just marvellous, how fitting would it be for the whole family to be guest of honour at the final home game?
HH
STEVEBHOY..
I would ask the Herald,with respect, can they explain the often lack of impartiality,objectivity in Richard J Wilson’s writings and furthermore I would ask why he RARELY reports on Celtic…
Scotland’s top club is rarely reported by Rich Wil
HH
Weefra, for someone’s who’s still at work, it’s cheered me up no end. Imagine Sevco start in Div 3, get promoted to Div 2 then have to get the SFL begging bowl out again just to start again in Div 3 (albeit as a new club) – God’s a Celtic fan no doubt.
WG
Hoopy Birthday
HH
irishcol
What club was it????
SPF
Irishol- not the world’s 2nd most successful team was it?
ArranmoreBhoy, Bada Bing! And others…
Thanks. I will edit the thing this evening and post it on here,
If you can bear (!) it so that I can thank all involved. Several people made statements which I’ll quote in the email. I’ll make the substantive response an attachment.
Any other comments and suggestions welcome.
Hail Hail!
Onlooker, I saw the stat on the UEFA website – imagine, we could easily have been playing those nice wee huns of Linfield in the semi-final of the European Cup. As David Coleman would have said at the time – remarkable!
Irishcol…
Linfield.
Was asked by a work mate today if I was on happy pills. I thought he was talking about beer having had none yesterday. Quite a difference in my general demeanour recently. Cant think why myself.
HH
The most fantastic news news possible today, Wee Oscar, the wee hero!!!
The CQN community have contributed significantly to helping the Knox family and wee Oscar in his fight, this is a moment of celebration for all of you.
Amazing news and can’t quite comprehend it tbh.
hh
bjmac
irishcol
Nae luck being at work, this retirement is the best joab I’ve ever had. But regards the rest of you post….. Yeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssss pleeeeeeeezzzzzzz. Howzat? :))
Weefra HH
Can you imagine Ferguson if Villa had got 2 goals from offside positions?
He would be combusting. Neville just glosses over the decisions.
And people think he’s a good pundit.
Two other things…
Read back, super news about wee Oscar. His mammy and daddy will be happy bunnies the night, and we all owe respect to those who did so much to help.
My 11 year old comrade in Celtic was looking over my shoulder as I read Phil’s new article a few minutes ago. When I said to his mum that administration was yet again a possibility, he looked at me with a really funny expression on his face and asked, “How many times will they do that before they give up?”
He is too young to realise just how stupid some people are!
Hail Hail!
Great news about Wee Oscar – God bless him!
Watching Hibs v Aberdeen – dreadful game!
In fairness I’ve just witnessed a passage of play where 12 passes were completed (mind you – they were all in the air). :-)
irishcol
The Belfast huns aka Linfield.
HH!!
PF Ayr
My only defence is that I would actually hate to hear about any Celtic supporter from an Islamic background reading that stuff and seeing it pass without dissent.
TSD
My any time, any place offer still stands. IF you are the big strong rugger bagger you purport to be, you must fancy your chances, eh?
Site still not working properly on my I-phone.
Can someone tell what Phil is saying?
TT
Ciaran 20.28. That is a nightmare. C’mon Celts we can make a difference. HH.
Linfield it was. Heady days for the real “wee huns”.
Ten Men Won The League
21:00 on
22 April, 2013
At HT I went to have a look at the Hibs game however like you I noticed two of ManU’s goals were offside. Did they say anything at the HT about it??
TT,
He says they’re bu&&ered again!
Hail Hail!
Tallybhoy, I’m not buying all this PhilMac stuff. They’re opening a new shop in Glesga airport dont ye know, so everything must be rosy!!! A mate sent me the job ad a wee while ago. I might have changed some of the wording slightly before returning it to him:
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Retail Sales Assistants
Full and Part Time Opportunities
WE are delighted to announce that Sevco 5088 Retail will be opening a new branch located at Glasgow Airport within the next few weeks and we are therefore looking for exceptionally bigoted candidates to be part of a new Retail Sales Team.
Retail Sales Assistant – Full time x 1 (40 hours) and Part time x 3 (16 hours)
You’ll be at the heart of the action, making sure we deliver an outstanding service each and every time. Expect loads of variety. Whether you’re keeping our queues short by threatening undesirables, mocking travelling papes or creating dazzling store displays mostly involving the color orange, you’ll play a vital role in delighting our customers with your flute and drum skills. Greeting them with a smile and a shout of FTP, you’ll help out everywhere from the tills to mopping blood from the shop floor to thieving from other airport shop stock rooms.
You’ll need bags of hatred and a heid up yer arse attitude to succeed in this role. You also need to be flexible about shifts and willing to roll your sleeves up to show your five star tattoo and get things done.
If you’re bigoted, ambitious and willing to learn 16th century history, we’ll ensure you receive all the training and weaponry you need to progress to Brigade commander level in no time at all.
Whether you’re looking for your first role in retail sales, or wish to develop your career into a full paramilitary direction working for a “different” sort of company, or are changing career paths in the final direction of prison, there may well be an opportunity that’s perfect for you.
If you think you are the right person to join our new Retail front please email your CV to recruitment@sevco5088.co.uk
TinyTim
21:02 on
22 April, 2013
Site still not working properly on my I-phone.
Can someone tell what Phil is saying?
TT
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Phil basically saying it’s just a matter of time
BW
Sevco on life support. lol!
They really are the gift that keeps on giving.
TinyTim, Phil is saying that folk in the know are saying administration is a real possibilty due to them losing £1m a month and not having a credit line.
Also, because the ownership of the assets is not clear, and may take 3 years in the courts to determine, then a sale to any consortium is very unlikely thus the new club would be liquidated pretty quickly.
He’s convinced they’re goosed, its only the timeframe thats in doubt.
ACGR
Very funny……but dont you mean 17th century?
Here’s an easy quiz question:
Who did Eintracht Frankfurt defeat 12-4 on aggregate in the semi-final of the 1959/60 European Cup?
It is still a record aggregate score for a EC/CL semi-final.
Clue – the club no longer exist!
HH!!
Preston. Berbatov again then. Never off :)) HH.
SFTB
For what it’s worth.
Your posts, amongst others, over the last wee while, educating some of the people on this site about the nasty, poisonous posts of the resident bigots are much appreciated.
Their nasty lies, backed up by ill informed buffoons, are a detiment to this site.
You on the other hand are a credit to this site.
Anyway, as they say around these parts, off out.
SFTB
KTF
prestonpans bhoys
They completely ignored the fact that RVP was offside at the 2nd goal. I appreciate it was a superb strike but offside is offside regardless of how good the effort turns out to be.
For the 3rd goal Neville says there’s a ‘hint’ of offside but then bemoans Villa’s defending despite RVP being a yard ahead of the last defender.
Imo he’s as bad as Andy Gray.