Nervous? Oh yes. Any one of a number of things can go wrong, up to and including a red card while conceding a penalty. Celtic will need to score three without reply before any of us relax tonight. It’s the kind of challenge which should be completed within 15 minutes but Brendan Rodgers is right to call for patience. Any rush to get the job done could produce fatal consequences.
18 years ago this week, in front of a packed and newly completed Celtic Park, Larsson, Lambert, Boyd, Rieper, Burley and co. faced an equally unfancied St Patrick’s Athletic but couldn’t put the ball in the net. And they guys knew a thing or two about playing the game. Football isn’t played on paper, sometimes you need reservoirs of patience to invest in this sport.
Remember to get along early to see the league title flag unfurled before kick-off. I know we’ve seen 11 of these events since 2001 but we should never take it for granted.
…………….and the game is on your season ticket.
Best wishes to Tony Watt, if he joins Hearts, and to Massimo Donati, who’s pitching his tent at Hamilton Accies this season. Both created great Champions League memories for us.
I know the Uefa response to Res 12 hasn’t been generally released but did Siri and Skybet get a copy as well as the SFA?
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Weebobbycollins
Your post from earlier reminded me of an old advert:
LOST DOG;
He is blind, has three legs, is missing his right ear, had his tail run over and was accidentally neutered. He answers to the name “Lucky.”
WEEBOBBYCOLLINS
I don’t,mate. I just notice wee hints,and sometimes bigger hints!
My close family can be counted without taking off my shoes and socks-I have enough of a problem remembering their special days. Or mine,come to that…
West Ed to East End
If the club stopped making it so easy for us to have reason to have digs maybe it would be much nicer in here.
Can I ask. Do you find it acceptable that for the first time in history since flag days began we as a club are not being afforded the normal celebration of unfurling the flag on the first day of the new season at home in order to benefit the continuation myth of The Old firm, Rangers and that that is being allowed to happen by those in office at our club?
MWD
The sad thing is.
Celtic supports just accept anything their office bearers throw at them and applaud them for their efforts.
It is truly sad.
MWD
MWD
” If the club stopped making it so easy for us to have reason to have digs maybe it would be much nicer in here.”
It would take winning the Champions League to give your final clause a chance !!
JJ
MASTY on 20TH JULY 2016 12:55 PM… :-)
MWD
” Celtic supports (sic) just accept anything their office bearers throw at them and applaud them for their efforts. ”
Exaggeration detracts from your point.
JJ
CLOGHERCELT
Zero-hour contracts are a disgrace. That they should be used so widely in industry by people who would rob their granny for a quid,well,that we can just about understand. We expect that of them.
To see the controllers of our club operating under the same banner sickens me to the core.
It is also an indicator of poor management,btw. A properly-run company would know how many staff they needed at any given time.
So,in essence,the board have shown themselves to be inept on so many levels. As usual.
Won’t stop the bonuses,mind…
BMCUW
Thanks for the information earlier .I have heard from Geordie Munro , though (and you got a mention!),
JJ
Got a routine medical appointment this afternoon then off to pick up a couple of fellow Edinburgh Tims for the drive to Paradise via Motherwell.
Signing off now so enjoy the game everyone, wherever you are.
I’m betting 4-0.
Hail Hail.
Hot smoked
Contradiction of the same club narrative would do me.
HOT SMOKED
Nothing nice,I hope.
I’ve got a reputation to uphold!
People need to have the courage of their convictions, proudly say you don’t mind the club saying nothing of the cheating, the money we have lost as a consequence, corrupt SFA, cheating refs. Shout it out, then you can slag MWD and others of our ilk.
Auld Tam reigns in the ‘mollocate them’ prediction of last week!
The ole CQN Selfies
TheManWithTheRolex CSC
Make that ‘reins’.
I wonder if Brendan will go with this team for tonight:
Gordon
Lustig/Janko ; Ambrose; Svietchenko ; Tierney.
Roberts; Brown; McGregor;Armstong.
Ciftci ; Griffiths.
If Bitton is fit, of course, then he might play.
JJ
Scots just wtf are you on about?
Scots
Cheers Pal, I am so glad you are impressed by my utterances. :-]
MWD
HOT SMOKED on 20TH JULY 2016 1:04 PM…
Aye, and they’re still looking for him…
JJ
I think we will line up with 3 at the back
BMCUWP
You will have to arrange for one of those weekends we have previously discussed. You know one of the every second weekend evenings I am available. :-]
MWD
SCOTS
MWD is only scratching at the surface if JJ is even remotely correct. Read towards the end of this,makes very concerning reading.
https://johnjamessite.com/2016/07/19/the-barely-hanging-roofs-of-babylon/
Beatbhoy
I would like to hear that, too but I am aware that there may well be good reason for not so doing.
Scots
You are doing the same thing and, naturally, getting the same result.
JJ
Masty
3 at the back at least 2 up front with Leigh playing his best position.
3-4-3
That will do me.
MWD
MoonbeamsWD on 20th July 2016 1:05 pm
I’ll get back to tomorrow on that….
From East Kilbride it comes Jobo Baldie’s Match Day Transport – chained up outside the Standing Section
Hot Smoked…Ciftci before Dembele?
BMCUWPs,
I think it’s the increased SB sales re the Zero Hour contracts (being generous to them).
They’ll have someone sitting at home waiting for a call to come in subject to the demand for league and cup tickets.
Any time you try and cut them some slack they just let you/me down.
Someone mentioned the other day this is casual work like stewarding on match days it isn’t, it’s on a ‘day to day’ basis.
Paul 67 Et Al,
Interesting mentioning St Patrick’s Athletic 18 years ago.
What I seem to remember was the price of a ticket. If I remember correctly it was about £23.00 which was expensive for such a game.
Forward 18 years, the game tonight is on the Season Book and if no SB £20.
If I am wrong I stand corrected, as others may have better memories.
Hail, Hail and the rain has stopped.
MOONBEAMSWD
Aye,mate. I know. I’m hoping to work it round a weekend that ZBYSZEK is over too
My own arrangements are pretty much open,though I only have two weeks left of this year’s holiday.
Plus,ideally an international weekend so as the fitba’ disnae get in the way!
i’m on about the fact that only one person on here has said that despite all the cheating etc he still has to support the club financially no matter what, huge kudos(to my eternal shame,i’ve forgotten who it was). The rest are happy to make ridiculous excuses, bend reality(sound familiar), and have a go at anyone who points out the facts(MWD) about said cheating. He isn’t making any of this stuff up.
Bmcuw – I saw that yesterday. Scary is right.
Scary and corrupt.
BTW…is there a bus stop type sign with an arrow pointing to CQN CORNER?
and will you be wearing name-tags?
cheers Bobby, off to read it before lunch ends.
Scots
So unless we publicly condemn all of the above we don’t have the right to an opinion? Away pap peas at yer granny
Scots
I believe one or two in here have stood up and said that to give them credit. HT comes to mind.
Me, I have signed up again also but I reserve the right to complain my arse off at our own PLC for their inaction and assisting in the cheating (see Res 12).
MWD
Boaby
Just look for the bar from star wars