Celtic won the league four times in the 1890s and then completed six-in-a-row between 1905 and 1910. The league continued during the First World War and we won five out of six titles between 1914 and 1919.
By then, Queens Park had well and truly been supplanted as Scotland’s top team, but there was a great decline in the air. The 20s brought only two titles, as did the 30s. The Second World War stopped competitive football for six years, but Celtic’s only league title between 1938 and Jock Stein’s first in 1966, was in 1954. Three generations of Celtic fans survived on precious few moments of celebration.
Stein changed everything.
Nine-in-a-row! How this happened is beyond our wisdom to explain but, with the notable exception of the 1990s, which brought a solitary, if beautiful, title, Celtic will this week solidify their position as dominant force for the past half century by winning their 25th title in 48 years.
If it happens tomorrow, the best part of two months before the end of the season, drink it in. Appreciate it on behalf of the thousands who sustained the Movement during those hard decades.
Seville – The Celtic Movement, is out now:
“After asking us what the green and white uniforms were about and us carefully explaining where we were going and its significance, the girl turned to her partner and suggested that they would maybe take this event in. We left them in blissful ignorance but wondered afterwards what they made of Seville and how it fitted in with their vision of Spain.”
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eurochamps67
17:55 on 26 March, 2014
Tweed jacket, obligatory elbow patches, heavy cotton green check shirt, multi coloured exceptional length scarf, khaki coloured,baggy kneed, turned up, corduroy trousers and stout walking boots for him.
Garish red and yellow Goretex jacket, two sets of Under Armour, long leg cycling shorts, heavy woollen socks turned down over grey Goretex waterproof walking shoes with totally unnecessary cycling helmet for me.
Guess which stand we got our tickets for!
EC67
Sounds like you buy your clothes in the social workers clothing emporium!
I’m guessing you’re in the main stand, same as myself
101 mins now Jobo and the nerves have well kicked in :))
Broonie & Efe to score just for a wee added interest.
Ps I think Thistle are a good wee (not diddy wee)team
Bhoy from Oz
Reckon we might be in the majority there as well.
Time to go
EC67
Blantyretim
Is it allowed in the KSC to wear Celtic tops , failed to get tickets , and the daughter is not coming down if she cant wear her celtic top jeeez !!
SPARE TICKET ALERT
ive got 1 adult and 2 under 16 tickets spare.
anyone want them, be fast as i need to leave soon.
Heading for the game .
Catania v Napoli . Hope the destined to be a superstar -Insigne is playing.
Firhill ?.
I was born in a room and kitchen( with ootside lav ) in Dunearn Street.Please give it my regards as you walk past.
Cold -way down south.Winter has returned – mid 20s last week, struggling to hit double figures this week.
Etna is smoking !
On nights like this memories coming flooding back from previous league title victories and I loved everyone of them…
http://t.co/flmku54vxs
HH
googybhoy
E mail me @
nohunshere@hotmail.com
I can’t fathom the facebook thing, the Mrs does it for me.
HH
90…
Buenos Dias,My Dear Friend Kojo..
The Most Perspicacious Poster Oan The Blog…
The-Only-Intellectual-In-The-Village !
Have Tae Disagree With Your View That We Don’t Miss Victor…..
In A Perfect World,We Could Have Kept Him And Built The Midfield Around Him….
He Has Awesome Athleticism….
And An Auld Heid On Young Shoulders…
We Have Seen Only A Fraction Of His Potential..
A Roy Aitken Who Can Pass The Ball Efficiently…
He Was Very Effective For Southampton Before He Broke His Shin….
And Is Only Now Getting Over The Injury….
Joe Ledley Was A Grand Player….
But He Probably Got A Bit Disillusioned By Oor Bored’s Lack Of Vision….
And Enterprise….
Viva M♥ggie M♥Gill !
EC67
Dressed like that are you
“just going for the banter ” lol
Our new hit-man is up for it:
leigh griffiths @Leighgriff09 1h
Only few words needed for tonights team talk….GET 3 points!!!! What a night it could be! Looking forward to it! Fans out in numbers
Indeed every championship is to be savoured . Wouldn’t be gutted with a draw tonight though!!
Roll on Saturday!!
What does a Partick Thistle supporter look like?
SSB keep saying ‘them’ when talking about Celtic…..with the odd “Celtic” thrown in for good measure …….bless their wee ‘rotten’ soaks …. Hahahahahahaha
Marspapa
officially no, but rules can be broken…
is she old enough as children not allowed in…
http://t.co/PICfAUftiw
“we’ve done it before and we’ll do it again”
HH
Evening fellow tims
EC67 thats how you dress for the golf days , glad you got sorted for tickets will give you a wave from across the pitch.
Would like to thank the PTFC ticket office , superb service, stroll in off the street ask young girl for tickets I have reserved, asks who I am , DougC from CQN , there you go sir enjoy the game , right off to pick up junior then on to game.
whereever you are enjoy the game and hopefully celebrations
COYBIG
bournesouprecipe
18:19 on 26 March, 2014
Unlike an orc, he/she is human….and unzombiefied
Before the Live Updates at 7.15pm can I just pay homage to the sad but incredibly uplifting posts in the last 24hrs. Thoughts are with Oscar and a difficult day ahead for GCT but you will be with your brother’s family and that will be very special. Brogan your Da was a special man who taught his son what were the really important things to do in life and he would have been so impressed watching his family grow
Btw
One player for partick who impresses me each time , the boy Higganbotham , hope he has a quiet game tonight
I thought bigcup winners was dressing up as T4 for tonight….
oops –missed a bit out…
If you are walking to the game via Woodlands and find yourself walking down Dunearn St.,please give it my regards .
Smart phone,stupid owner -way down south.
Shes 25 , and im the biggest kid between us , so ok to take a chance and wear them ;)))
Ill have the heating up so that any outer garment may have to be removed…
im not working so can’t say how staff will react tbh as tohg is away to thisle game…
Hope in the interests of education that HT is taking his time to explain to parents how their children are progressing educationally and not rushing them out the door. Does anyone know if he has arranged a police escort to Firhill for the second half?
COYBIG
What did Bhoyd say?
Long before the murky revelations about our liquidated former rivals, I remember explaining to one of their fans that they would never experience the exhilaration Celtic supporters do on any of these occasions.
He didn’t get it.
Then I told him that i t is always very special when Celtic are crowned Champions of Scotland because the club has always had to work extremely hard to earn our titles.
It is always a great achievement for our club. We don’t expect favours and we don’t get them. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.
bournesouprecipe @18 29.
” What does a Partick Thistle supporter look like ? ”
Bing Hitler, Robert Carlyle and my big sister.
My Dear,dear,dear,friend.. The Singing Detective
Hiya,palomine
Great tae Greet Ye..
Sure, Wanyama, wiz..is.. a Great Potential … well.. Potentiality..
Howevahhhh
Ah wiz Referring tae Celtic’s
ALL AROUND IMPROVEMENT..( In Ma Opinion.. ) as a FITBA TEAM..
Individual Player’s Are Fine..
but..
Ah always Look Fur..
OVER ALL TEAM IMPROVEMENT..
n.. Ah believe that Celtic, hiv Improved.. quite a Wee Bit..
Without.the Benefit of those Name Individuals Presence..
n..
When ye think aboot it..’
It is ALL ABOOT
The Over All IMPROVEMENT of the TEAM STRUCTURE..
Nice Chattin
Kojo
Still.Laughin
connaire12
18:29 on
26 March, 2014
Hope in the interests of education that HT is taking his time to explain to parents how their children are progressing educationally and not rushing them out the door. Does anyone know if he has arranged a police escort to Firhill for the second half?
_________
Wee johnnies doing well NEXT!!!!!!!!
Bangers n mash – Italian style – for tea tonight.
Delicious, if I may say so!
Made too much though!
Left overs for the morra’!
HH!!
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11787/9233345?
Tom Boyd.
COYBIG, Another title in the bag (almost)
64mins
Ticccccccccccccccck tocccccccccccccccccck
Tet,
A question I would like answered is….what charity benefitted from the Dundee utd game.
Maybe the fourth musketeer could answer!
Doubt it though, the smoke gets thicker and the mirror gets more dense the nearer the hunchbacks come to our league.
Paul67 et al
21st Century Champions!
Till later all
Cant sit about any longer :))
No matter where you are on the planet ENJOY the game.