If you haven’t had a chance to listen to the podcast I did with the LostBhoys on Celtic in the 1950s (superb production quality, you should check out what they are doing), I took the opportunity to mention the Hibs team of the late forties and early fifties, including the celebrated Famous Five forwards.
They won three league titles and narrowly missed out on another two as they unequivocally dominated Scottish football. They were probably the best team in Europe at that stage, only the lack of a formal European competition denied them recognition. Celtic battened down the hatches against Hibs in the 1953 Coronation Cup final but nothing would be the same again for the Edinburgh club, although reputation got them an invitation to the inaugural European Cup, in which they reached the semi-final in 1956.
We learned today that the last surviving member of the Famous Five, Lawrie Reilly, died, aged 84. Their achievement should be suitably acknowledged (this is not an endorsement of Willie Ormond’s later work, obviously).
The news that Hibs have today bid £200k for a striker is significant. £200k doesn’t buy you much in English football but it is a substantial investment for any club, apart from Celtic. Maybe Hibs long period in the wilderness is coming to an end.
I only caught up today on the Scottish Sun’s online coverage of the arson attack in Salsburgh (alas, not unique in the bus industry), complete with photographs of Celtic supporters and Neil Lennon (all of whom were four hundred miles from the incident). I remember reading a story on rape, robbery and assault in London in The Sun back in the 80s, accompanied by inner-city photos featuring exclusively Afro-Caribbean-Londoners going about their business. Real subtle.
Remember the email Charlotte Fakes produced on negative news stories against ‘other’ clubs being planted? Utterly breath-taking. Scottish football, as it was, and for some, still is, is inherently an unstable influence on Scottish society. We need to take our business elsewhere and I don’t believe any of our top-flight colleagues would object.
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#Rangers CEO salary raises concerns.
http://t.co/U7UEbfJhom
weeman67
That’s the one. Hell of a story the guy told.
“I hear you paint houses” should be in production quite soon I believe.
De Niro to play ‘the Irishman’, Joe Pesci as Jimmy Hoffa and directed by Martin Scorsese.
HH!!
I like obtuse, ye cannot be stabbed with an obtuse weapon… Mind you, a hammer can nip a bit… Which brings me to whit? Ive lost the thread i must commit
England? A fine country, with a multitude of great ales, wummin, an cheeses. An no shortage of smashin wee villages, sometimes with an edl sneakin regard, which does sour the beer. Nevertheless, many good folk.
Whichs gets me t wit? Dye care… Naw. Do they? Despite an estimated 10% of the population havin irish descent, i reckon we’d soon become a well basted scapegoat. Any worse than here, an do we care? – u work it oot.
Twisty,
Cheers, hopefully we’ll get the support and the resolution is aired at the AGM, that’s about all I can hope for, anything else would be a massive bonus.
I think just being able to raise it, like Auldheid has aid would be a big issue in itself, it might even be enough to bring it to the attention of the financial control body we want. Who knows, there’s still a long way to go.
Hail Hail
greenyinfurrafenian
In a survey of more than 1000 Orcs more than 99 % were unable to say what Quintessential meant!!!
51% thought it was a new TV show from STV…
jackie mac
May be a bit hard to find: “Born with the Century” by William Kinsolving
about a Scottish mason who marries a New York “TIM” and has a lot to do with the booze industry starting with rum running . I am not a big reader but I couldn’t put this down untill I was finished. Also a pleasing read “Where is Joe Merchant” by Jimmy Buffet………
Meant to say ‘the Irishman’.
They are talking of it possibly being released next year.
HH!!
Keevins, if you are looking in
Those crafty huns are at it again pretending they have no money.
#Rangers CEO salary raises concerns.
http://bbc.in/1aEqEmz
Retweeted by Alasdair Lamont
Hen1rik
That’s a mental salary for the CEO of a third teir club
They claim to have inherited many things …defo inherited financial madness
Jimmy, I do not think Celtic would be scapegoats unless unwanted songs continued. Celtic are treated well in England. The English are indeed a fine people. I wore a Celtic top down there and had no problems. However the media there wouldn’t be afraid to challenge the songs – then we would see more hostility.
hen1rik
18:51 on
22 July, 2013
BBC
#Rangers CEO salary raises concerns.
http://t.co/U7UEbfJhom
Imagine that some at Celtic Park will be doing nicely.
Half a mil a year, his salary wid buy them a new StarBusEnterprise..
Jackie Mac- if you like detective stories then ‘The Honey Guide’ by Richard Crompton is good.
The basic plot [violent death of young woman] is far from new but the tweak is the book is set in modern Nairobi, and the diligent detective is a Maasai.
It is very good on how the various tribes mesh together, and the friction that also occurs when they rub up against each other.
A bit like Scotland ;/)
Hearing that the English edition of the Hun rag is going to run a piece on Lee Rigby and how Celtic Supporters sullied his name, tomorrow’s edition.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
John O Neil
18:02 on
22 July, 2013
‘Ernie Lynch: I attended the Beardsley testimonial and I assure you some people were quite volatile towards us. You are living in a dreamworld if you think the English would embrace us. I say this because of the hostility we would face because of IRA songs.’
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I think we’ve been back in Newcastle twice since then and they’ve been to Parkhead once. They’re not my favourite club, but in terms of hostility they’re no worse than Motherwell or Kilmarnock.
I never said the English clubs or their fans would embrace us. I said we would get a fairer crack of the whip in the EPL than in the SPL, from all concerned: the clubs, the teams, the fans, the officials, the Association and the media. I stand by that.
Jackie Mac,
Try Hermann Hesse. Oh what a writer! Nazi punks hated him.
£500,000 pa for the CEO of a third tier club – in Scotland!
Madness.
A bus – allegedly – worth the same amount: well it was until it went up in flames.
Aye right.
HH!!
Ernie I agree with you but it won’t occur.
Lennybhoy
Dangerous ground
Why raise it three days later …also…what’s the evidence ?
John,
Its a long walk from what you believe to the place where you care what other people think, shedding your principles along the way, till you’re naked and find that the people you thought were your friends, are laughin at you
Its what will happen to us, an not just because of the chants
Re the EPL
I was always against such a move but after witnessing what has gone on in our game in the last 18 months ,I would jump at the chance to get out of this corrupt setup ASAP .
HH
Craig Mather’s salary as CEO at SevCo? £500k a year. £10k a week. For a Scottish 3rd tier club. No wonder he says what they all want to hear
Lennybhoy..,
Looks like jacks reach is far and wide, wonder if the article will have anything other than hearsay and whether the board will make any protestations, I expect they will accept it and condemn the support for made up story’s, can’t remember the last time the board actually stood up for the support when lies were reported can you ?
Lennybhoy
Unless The Sun have an audio recording of that alleged ‘song’, i would imagine legal action would be forthcoming from the club/supporters.
From RhebelRhebel twitter.
As Sevco nose dives towards liquidation I expect lots more lies & spin to be directed towards Celtic & their fans. Don’t rise to their bait
So Sevco lose a CEO on 350,000 and bring in one on 500,000 ,way to go you really are the peepil right enough .
Then again CGs bonus was a years salary ,maybe Mather is on he haw bonus ,if so cash in the bank .
HH
Jimmy, whose principles are you talking about? The English would treat us better as Ernie says but not if songs and politics continued. I only mention these things in relation to the EPL talk.
We are staying here so let us fill up Celtic Park and help the club into the CL.
….pfayr,
Huns pretending to be brentford supporter tweeting, probably their PR machine being paid to flood the social networks with these lies, I’ve zero doubt that jack and his pals were up all night Friday brainstorming this one.
Canamalar1, reads much better mate, and puts the onus back to them to give an answer rather than thinking you are a fan with a gripe. You are asking legitimate questions within a framework and are due an answer on the back of that. From the answer you can deduce what your next move is.
Canamalar
I just wanted to take the opportunity to commend you for the work you are putting in on this project. I dont know that you will get the answers you want (or any answers), but (i) the questions you are asking are important, and (ii) you have the support of many of us on here.
Hail Hail
starry
just about every joiner has whats called a bashing chisel. its an auld blunt wan that you dont mind if it hits a nail or a brick or concrete. ah used tae call mine billy. a gaffer asked why ah called it billy a replied “cos its no’ the sharpest chisel in ma boax” nae mair overtime fer greenyin efter that. true story
Mike…,
Cheers
Just hoping some of out legal boffins can confirm the resolution does not breach any corporate requirements or be refused on any legal/technical grounds by the board.
Hail Hail
….pfayr and ten men won the league:
Just what I hear no idea what evidence they think they have.
Canamalar1:
You have a point on the last time the Board stuck up for the supporters. I hope and pray the Club do if they go to print.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
paolosboots,
There is no next move, just getting an answer will be enough.
John,
Not havin a go at you
Im saying, chants aside – which i partook in as a youngster, but now find insulting to those who took part in the war if independence (hyporcrite, so what) – Celtic would dilute in England, and become anither Peterborough ir Wigan, in a way that wouldnt need to happen in a wider European context
valebhoy
Are you around?
Ah,The Ol’ 23rd Precinct Record Shop On Bath Street….
Happy Days…!
I Recall One Balmy Spring Afternoon, Circa 1979…..
Emerging From The Basement Gloom…
Into The Sunlight….
Clutching My Newly Acquired Copy Of Fleetwood Mac,”Then Play On”….
All Is Well With The World…..
Then Out Of The Corner Of My Eye,I Notice A Car Slowing.. As It Passes Me..
And A Flurry Of Movement In The Front Passenger Seat….
As An Egg-Shaped Projectile Brushes My Fringe….
Before Impacting On A Shop Wall….
With Considerable Force…
The Car Speeds Off Along Bath Street….
Shaken….But Not Stirred….
I Resume My Brisk Pace Towards The Central Station….
Then….Joy Upon Joy ,I Come Across The Boy Racers,In Their Shiny Blue Escort….
Held Up By The Renfield Street Traffic Lights….
As I Approach,The Passenger-Side Window Is Rolled Up With Some Urgency..
The Door Is…. Locked
The Occupants Refuse To Meet My Gaze..
The Traffic Lights Remain Resolutely….
At Red…..
I Give The Vehicle An ‘Aerodynamic Makeover’….For Free..
No Need For Windscreen Wipers….
As Young Jobo Has Forecast A Prolonged Drought For Glasgow…
The Lights Change…..
And They Drive Off……
Without Even Thanking Me.. :-(
[TSD, Probably From Ru’Glen….Ed ]