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Bodo/Glimt converted a late penalty to secure a 2-1 win over AZ Alkmaar, whom Celtic eliminated from the Europa League in August.  Since then, AZ have seen form fall before a spectacular recovery.  They have won 12 and drawn one of their last 13 league games, a run that included victories over Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.  Whether Celtic would have coped in this company (I doubt it) no longer matters, although you would prefer to travel to Dundee on Monday without an exhausting European game last night.

I was pleased when I heard Roman Abramovich was sanctioned, inhibiting his largess at Chelsea.  Abramovich started the trend that has seen the mineral wealth of emerging nations distort European football, the sooner it ends the better.  The sanction justification was light on detail, littered with couched terms, nothing a lawyer could get their teeth into, which was probably deliberate.  Some will read this as being an arbitrary decision.

Sportswashing is the term of the moment, but if it was used in this instance, it happened differently from most.  Abramovich was unknown in the West before buying Chelsea, his money bought a profile and credibility before anything needed to be washed.  Perhaps not before a profile in the West became useful.

The day of the oligarchs dominating European football may be numbered, but there’s many decades left for other spenders of their nations mineral wealth to go round.  The circus will just move on from West London.

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  1. Saint Stivs on

    another guy today on talk-shit

     

     

    rangers should concentrate on europa, as there is no one in the competition that rangers cant beat, and winning that will get us straight into Champions league, so we dont need to win the SPL.

  2. Celtic Mac on

    News just in!

     

     

    Chelsea have had their (Barclays) credit card facilities withdrawn.

     

    They may have difficulties in making payments via said bank.

     

    They are also owed over £150 million in transfer fees which they now may no longer able to receive.

     

    Oh, and they made a loss of over £150 mill in the last financial year.

     

    Apart from that did you enjoy the game caller?

  3. Saint Stivs on

    This is a wee bit special, maybe someone will recognise someone.

     

     

    Lisbon Lion

     

    @tirnaog_09

     

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    Mar 5

     

    A cracking RTE piece on Celtic from 1980, good to see the old stadium, John Doyle, Lennox, Burns, Aitken, etc….

     

     

    game before real madrid i think.

     

     

    https://www.rte.ie/archives/2020/0204/1113075-celtic-football-club/

     

     

     

    ————–

     

     

    A visit to Paradise, the home of Celtic Football Club in Glasgow, Scotland.

     

     

    Celtic Park in the Parkhead area of Glasgow in Scotland the home ground of Celtic Football Club is known by fans as Paradise.

     

     

    The club was founded in 1887 in the Gorbals area of Glasgow with the aim of alleviating poverty in the immigrant Irish population in the East End of Glasgow.

     

     

    Celtic are known for their attacking style of football and their finest hour was in May 1967 in Lisbon when they defeated Inter Milan 2–1 in the European Cup final. Nicknamed the Lisbon Lions all members of the side were Scottish as they became the first British team to win the European Cup.

     

     

    Bobby Lennox is the only Lisbon Lion still playing. He does not believe professional footballers necessarily need to cease playing just because they reach the age of thirty.

     

     

    I enjoy training and I enjoy playing the games, I don’t feel I should retire.

     

     

    Celtic’s first team squad are carrying out some pre-match training but due to injury star player Tommy Burns trains alone. Celtic manager Billy McNeil and striker Johnny Doyle discuss tactics for the top of the league clash against Greenock Morton Football Club.

     

     

    Billy McNeil has a long association with the Celtic Football Club as he captained the team in the 1960s and early 1970s.

     

     

    Billy McNeil

     

     

    Being captain of the Lisbon Lions was an easy job to do as the players were so good.

     

     

    Good players know what to do they don’t have to receive an awful lot of direction and that team was a dream to captain, they were a great side, they were good players and they played well together as well.

     

     

    Music in this reports features Ewan McColl singing ‘Dirty Old Town’, Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger singing the Scottish folk song ‘Bonnie Charlie’ and the songs ‘Hard Workin Man’ and ‘Quittin’ Time (Main Theme)’ from the soundtrack to the film ‘Blue Collar’. Also featured is Glasgow comedian Billy Connolly.

     

     

    ‘Let’s Go’ was a sports programme aimed at young people.

     

     

    This episode of ‘Lets Go’ was broadcast on 4 March 1980. The reporter is Kathy Parke.

  7. BelmontBrian on

    PARK ROAD 67

     

    PHILBHOY

     

     

    Apologies for my late response, no excuses :(

     

     

    Met up with MAGUA yesterday for a few beers, excellent company and I real good Celtic Mhan.

     

     

    We keep in regular contact after meeting you all at the excellent ‘hoot in McChuills last year.

     

     

    Hope you are all well and hopefully we can all meet up again soon.

     

     

    HH and take care

     

     

    Brian

  8. Drambowiecelt on

    @H 7.40..You come up wae some stoaters my mhan…What a find…..wonderful

     

    So many “Moments” Starkys baldy patch ..The Brush taking training…..Johnny Bhoy….

     

    J.F.K……Even the guy singing is in tune wae the boat lol……

     

    Brilliant and duly saved for watching many times……

     

     

     

     

    H.H

  10. Tom McLaughlin on

    SAINT STIVS

     

     

    No relation but I knew Jim McLaughlin. No longer with us unfortunately.

  11. park the bus 442 on

    EXPAT_CELT on 11TH MARCH 2022 7:24 PM

     

    This is his info

     

    PARK THE BUS 442 ###li-comment-3710075.depth-1.thread-even.even.comment-author-danny-mcgrain-2.byuser.comment

     

    •••••••••••••••••••••••

     

    I know what your trying to do, but here is the story.

     

    Danny McGrain 2, that’s the name that I signed in on, then I read that

     

    Garry Duncan had passed away, rest in peace Garry. 🙏 💔 🍀

     

    I knew from reading that Garry’s favorite player was, Danny McGrain, so I quickly changed to, park the bus, out of respect for Garry I didn’t post a single word as, Danny McGrain 2.

     

    So there you have it.

     

    What else do you want to know??

  12. Drambowiecelt on

    P.S of course it was Kirsty’s faither singing should have read your post right…. Doh…

     

    What a gentleman Oor Cesar was eh???

     

     

     

     

     

     

    H.H

  13. Majestic Hartson on

    Was sent a pic earlier and I don’t know how to link…

     

     

    You’ve got £15 to spend on a 5 a side team-

     

     

    £5 players –

     

    Larsson, McNeil, Simpson, McStay, Jinky,

     

     

    £4

     

    Broon, Bonner, Auld, Kenny, Lubo

     

     

    £3

     

    Naka, Tierney, Boruc, Boyd, Sutton

     

     

    £2

     

    Bobo, Gordon, Hooper, Jamesy, Lustig

     

     

    £1

     

    B Robson, G Marshall, Izzy, Samaras, Wanyama

  14. Majestic Hartson on

    I’m going for-

     

     

    Marshall, wanyama, brown, dalgleish and Larsson

     

     

    Though I’m struggling with my £9 left for the front 2 between Henrik, Kenny, Lubo and Jinky

  15. scullybhoy on

    Saint Stivs on 11th March 2022 7:40 pm

     

    This is a wee bit special, maybe someone will recognise someone.

     

    Lisbon Lion

     

    @tirnaog_09

     

    Mar 5

     

    A cracking RTE piece on Celtic from 1980, good to see the old stadium, John Doyle, Lennox, Burns, Aitken, etc….

     

    game before real madrid i think.

     

    https://www.rte.ie/archives/2020/0204/1113075-celtic-football-club/

     

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

     

     

    Thank you.

     

     

    HH

  18. Almore on

    SAINT STIVS on 11TH MARCH 2022 7:40 PM

     

     

    Thanks a million for that, never seen it before.

  25. Drambowiecelt on

    @AN… OMG Seconded ……The flashbacks tae those goals makes me feel young ..

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    H.H

  27. Drambowiecelt on

    Park 9.49 …Kev many many years ago you posted an update on your health.

     

    You posted as a “friend” of Kev……At the time many of us were a bit wary of the post…

     

    Why?? it contained a wee bit too much info ..Consultants names..app times.

     

    The details of your condition… etc etc.. i wished you well at the time…

     

    And now in 2022…I wish you the same….I was and am now astounded at your memory..

     

    Mabye it’s time to put the alter ego’s to bed?? And realise the days of phoning John Fairgrieve are over??

     

     

     

    H.H

  29. An Tearmann on

    MAJESTIC HARTSON on 11TH MARCH 2022 9:18

     

     

    Tommy/jhb will be soaking up the attention MH.He will be.playing the ambigious contrarian victim,Pile in :-)he will sip with a nice Chianti,he has been trolling that long.He thrives on it I can assure you,he used to be quite funny(2012) but his politics now are of racist(brexit)right,and it shows,taking back control of racism.anyway there’s the pic 👇

     

     

    https://twitter.com/RetroCeltic/status/1502337521572884487?t=TU8he7u-R3xhBkJV_NQcUA&s=19

     

     

    HH

  30. Majestic Hartson on

    Thanks for getting back to me and the pic.

     

     

    Personally I like reading some of JHB’s posts and none that I’ve read have warranted any of the grief he receives on here.

     

     

    Even if he is a hun, brexiteer, or whatever, I think he makes some comments worthy of reading and discussion.

     

     

    👍🏼

  33. drew1967 on

    St Tams(Aquinas) v Lourdes (jammy bstrds)

     

     

    Semi final at Rosebery

     

     

    2-2 after extra time

     

     

    4-4 on pens.. big Charlie Nicholas lookalike hits the post..daft ref orders retake..keeper had moved..picks that one pen..St Tams oot cup..chased ref..called him everything..

     

    Turns oot he was ex pupil at the the Mighty St Tams…RAT

  34. Turkeybhoy on

    Kev J,

     

     

    Never mind Radio Clyde,when I get back over in April,you are getting papped in the Clyde.

  35. park the bus 442 on

    Ireland would be the kick ass, go to, country of the world if this 👇

     

    “REAL” Irish lady was the key holder. 💥💥💥💥

     

    Pity Ireland is governed by Tory assholes.

     

    •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

     

    Sarah Abdallah (@sahouraxo) Tweeted:

     

    This is absolute 🔥 https://t.co/4ZEX1Svwzf https://twitter.com/sahouraxo/status/1501673748151390214?s=20&t=4Ii0SzazhqYpCcmPFW0Ymg

  36. Turkeybhoy on

    JHB getting a hard time,but Putin loving Canamalar getting off free.

     

    Whatever is more important.

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