We can debate which result last night would have been best for Celtic’s chances of winning the league was, although we don’t have enough information to answer the question completely yet. Forward projections is a different story.
Win or lose the league, Celtic will remain solvent without a drastic cut to expenditure, as will Hearts. Not so much Newco. Winning the league would almost certainly see them progress to the Champions League proper without having to go through qualification (the same is not true for Celtic and Hearts). For an organisation which has been subsidised by loans and capital injections practically every year since its inception, that would be a rare respite.
Losing the league means their current budget is unsustainable. That will have an impact on what happens next season and beyond. Last night’s Hearts win will have multi-season consequences.
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I don’t normally hold a grudge for 23 years. :)
I suspect John Lawrence took less time to forgive Roger Hynd for costing him a knighthood whe he missed a sitter in the 1967 Cup Winners’ Cup final.
Anyway, league is still there for the winning.
HH Bhoys
I’m imagining Paradise on a champions league semi final night.
Different planet…
Hail Hail.
What a lot of people tend to forget re that 2002/03 season is that we signed Javier Sanchez Broto from Livingston. He had a nightmare on his debut and we all wondered what we had signed. He then went on to demonstrate that he was an absolutely brilliant keeper.
The tragedy was that he couldn’t play for us in Europe. Why? Because for the only time in their lives Livi had also qualified for Europe and he had played for them in an early UEFA Cup qualifier and so was cup tied. Had he played in Seville there was no doubt we would have won.
TOSB- MON had verbally agreed a contract with Broto,him and his agent in to sign it,his agent said he wanted more,MON ripped it up and binned it,Broto distraught as it was his agent asking for more money,meeting over,Britons sacked his agent on the spot
Camera just panned to a lady in the crowd crying.
Watching this game at home intermittently …
… I can relate.
A Champions League semi-final second leg
Allegedly
Arsenal through to the Champions League Final 1-0 (2-1)
That referee was a out and out homer and I’m a fan of neither club
Well done Arsenal….cud be one helluva season
Amazin’ what money can do!
Well that was dreadful.Atletico,very poor,Arsenal,very dour.
Murderwell favorites on Saturday @ Boylesports. . . . .. .
Home – 11/8
Draw – 23/10
Away – 8/5
* Broto….
One thing,Arsenal have a fantastic squad.That bench tonight was awesome.They have backed Arteta to some tune.
Come on the ‘Well! A draw will do ncely’
I don’t want Athletico anywhere near a Duropean final again. I want them to live in perpetual torment.
2026 Champions League winners play tomorrow night
We are all PsG/ Bayern fans now …,could not tolerate that cheating tosser Arteta lifting the big ears ..not least for his phoney celebration at his fixed penalty in the Calderwood rigged game ( 100% correct Chris ) !!😡
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74rm1dypzlo
Earlier this week, a spokesperson for CalMac said: “The Tiree service has been operated by a vessel with smaller capacity while there has been widespread network disruption.
“We are aware that this has led to problems with fuel deliveries to the island, and we are working closely with the local community to find a solution to this.”
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They got really imaginative with the solution.
They sent a bigger boat.
Probably phoned Chief Brody for advice.
Some on here may not appreciate Arsenal FC but for many in the Irish population of a large part of London they have long been their football club, not least working class families. In many respects a unifying factor for a whole host of diverse communities in North London. Jeremy Corbyn’s constituency too both as a Labour MP and now an Independent MP. Long time supporter into the bargain.
who said –
i love to pass the ball a thousand million boring passes
i love it.
i love my team to have the ball and play and play and play.
i love it
Mikel Arteta’s Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) value during his time as a Rangers player was £674,603
“ EBT’s allowed us to buy players we would not otherwise have been able to “
David Murray
david murray .
advisor to the government.
if you were a business you would be bankrupt
knut.
2268 is the away allocation for sunday.
dress code is black tie.
with optional blue face masks.
Arteta is not the first nor will he be the last to be poisoned by all things Ayebrokes…
Though funnily enough do not think Gerrard ever bought into it…..
SAINT STIVS on 5TH MAY 2026 11:26 PM
2268 is the away allocation for Sunday.
dress code is black tie.
with optional blue face masks.
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Black armbands to be supplied by your hosts!!
Celtic Mac on 5th May 2026 11:30 pm
Arteta is not the first nor will he be the last to be poisoned by all things Ayebrokes…Though funnily enough do not think Gerrard ever bought into it…..
*and neither allegedly did Ray Wilkins
i think gerrard did buy in to it
“ Jimmy McGrory of the Arsenal just didn’t sound the same “
That right Jimmy well yer getting a wage reduction….Peter Lawwell and the board
Rewatch the video of the first time Gerrard walked into the home changing room @ Ayebrokes……
Picture of Elizabeth R on the wall…kit man looks across @ his new Boss…..with contempt……
But not half as much as the contempt Stevie’s look showed for him….
So no he never ever bought into it……just on the road less travelled……
my tuppence worth…Hearts have been winning by a single goal in most recent matches, and nothing to suggest they will play any differently in the next two games. A single goal victory v Motherwell gives them +6, a two goal margin vs the huns gets us back to -4, both us & Hearts getting single goal wins midweek leaves us needing a 2 goal winning margin on the last day to win the league….no sweat!
bournesouprecipe
Charlie Nick got a 900% increase in wages when he arrived @ the ol’ Highbury…..
Got a cheque book too…..
Big change from the cash in the ol’ pay packet every Friday routine….
Not so easy to get two grand in one o’ em….
Anthem of Vatican City (Holy See) – Hymnus et modus militaris Pontificalis
https://youtu.be/oilI9Kq8408?si=qdSFx47BRaeRfVHF
Ave Ave
Post Scriptum
Vatican Media Live
https://www.youtube.com/live/03pYP2Nmreo?si=ap2aOXGSBQ9OoTKh
Ave Ave
Folk always forget that during Charlie Nicholas 1st and 2nd terms at Celtic, we had upwards of 30 o 35,000 crowds at Parkhead, with 30% of every home attendance allowed in for free.
And fans weren’t even paying £1 to enter the ground.
So that leaves 70% of the gate receipts to be split down the middle with the opposition.
So 35% of gate receipts of every home game during the Kelly & White era went to Celtic.
How much of the 35% went to police, staff, and then the manager and players, then the board????
All of these Low, Haughey, chitter chatters need not be listened to, as they won’t mention the real aspects of Celtic history to you.
But you knew that anyway. Right? lol
The Mosquitoes squadrons are coming for you all to finish you all off.
matrixbot
@thematrixb0t
“Bill Gates using aerosol vaccines to achieve mass and rapid vaccination.”
https://nitter.net/thematrixb0t/status/2051550021062107476#m
They’re going to send armies of Mosquitoes armed with vaccines to hunt you down.
They have been building factories all over the world training the Mosquitoes to go to were the NON chosen Humans live.
Bill Gates? Bono’s pal. Right? Oh dear!
https://nitter.net/pic/media%2FHHjrjwQXIAQDGv_.jpg%3Fname%3Dsmall%26format%3Dwebp
Sad are the homes of those who can’t see the sleekitly woven webs….
Good morning all.
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 5TH MAY 2026 11:02
“ EBT’s allowed us to buy players we would not otherwise have been able to “
David Murray
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And yet Lord Nimmo Smith still found that EBTs did not provide any sporting advantage , leaving Rangers immune to any sporting sanctions , such as the stripping of titles.
The commission was live while the Tax case against Rangers was at a stage which allowed the Commission to “proceed on the basis that the EBT arrangements were lawful.”
It remains , for me , a scandal and a blot on Scottish football’s name.
At the very least the Commission should has been reconvened and asked to review its findings in light of the final Supreme Court decision that EBTs were disguised remuneration and therefore illegal , in the civil but not criminal sense , and therefore subject to taxation.
https://etims.net/?p=8119
Good morning CQN
Another pleasant day to be a Celt.
TLWIO – yip.
The Terms of Reference agreed beforehand for the so-called “commission” ensured it was rigged.
Analogy.
Crime is a problem across all four sectors of a city.
Some misdemeanours in sectors A, B, C.
Wanton felonious criminality across the board in sector D.
Create a commission to identify the extent of and its root causes … and then come up with recommendations and solutions.
Scope of that Commission?
Sectors A, B, & C
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BTW
Lord Nimmo Smith is his Sunday name.
Down the pub he is just Billy Smith.
Of course Gerrard ‘bought into it’ How long was it before he using the refs are against us chat? Anyone going there, knowing what they are, and Gerrard did, is buying into it.