I know what you are worried about after last night’s Scotland performance, “He’s going to throw James Forrest in now.” My feeling on the matter is that James, Callum and Kieran all need to ‘work on their fitness’ a bit.
Since managing Scotland for a few months in 2007, a period that included a 0-1 win in Paris, Alex McLeish has been found out in five subsequent appointments, ending ignominiously in North Africa. He has the look of what he is, a man earning enough to make good on a tax bill that recently came his way, and nothing else. Nice gig if you can get it. He also selects players who are banned for life from the national team.
Scotland have the players to beat the 94th team in the world but were not sufficiently competent to fix up a manager who already lives in the country but manages in Belfast, or conduct an adequate search for an alternative.
The result of this, is that fans stopped caring, as do many players, by the look of it. I don’t know a single person who was upset last night, the Scotland international football fascination is over. The once great endeavour of football as a self-contained unit in Scotland is over, everybody knows it. Send our players back to Lennoxtown as soon as possible, please.
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ST STIVS
Jim Kennedy, Benny Rooney, Willie Fernie and one of the McPhail Bhoys.
I’ll have another look!
The bridge came down in 1983.
The Celtic View printed the following:
THE BRIDGE OER LONDON ROAD
For many a year I stood
I carried many a load
Across the way from Celtic Park
The bridge oer London Road
And when the fans approached me
They all would raise their eyes
They knew when they came near me
They were close to Paradise
And Ive seen every manager
From Maley to McStay
McGrory, Stein and now McNeill
The men who led the way
The players names all are legion
They strived with all their might
To bring honour, fame and glory
To the colours green and white
Kelly, Tully, Crum, Deleany
They fought through thick and thin
King Kenny, Tommy McInally
Peerless Patsy, Jimmy Quinn
McGrory of the golden head
John Thomsons regal grace
Napoleon, Jinky, Yogi
The McPhails and the McStays
Ive seen thousands gather
In the year of sixty seven
When came forth the European Cup
With the fans in seventh heaven
The Exhibition trophy
On their sideboard they can show
Likewise the Coronation
And nine League flags in a row.
Today youll never walk alone
The fans will loudly sing
As they cheer McGrain and Nicholas
Burns and Provan on the wing
So now my task is over
Ive carried my last load
Good luck, thanks for the memories
Hail and farewell !
From the bridge oer London Road
Sean Fallon and Neilly Mochan!!
Hello again Park Road.
Yes, wonderful stuff, Forza Ants, unfortunately wee Felix thought i
was too opinionated, probably correct, as for the Bens, well Cooper
the manager was a bigot, but i took the money and ran.
Will you and E be coming back over? if so let me know there’s a wee
bedroom here for you.
H.H Mick
Saint Stivs and Phil
Jimmy Delaney beside Jinky.
YNWA
offski for a while, last one.
heading to the jungle how different from today.
guessing 91 ish
crowds of 15000
http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/6769/jungle6.jpg
PR67
It was my late father in law who played with the Ants, he like MM did a Mojo and signed for Benburb for more money.
YNWA
DELANEYSDUNKY
Sorry mhate I read that wrong thought it was your uncle that played for the Ant’s , well done at the bookies I also had a wee lift on TheGlasgowwarrior ! See you on 10th November HH !
Delaneys
In my defence there was only me and my wee Da and money
was at a premium lol we never had any.
A big bit different from that ersehole Johnston and the strange thing
or maybe not the Bens were full of tims from Govan at that time.
H.H Mick
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SAINT STIVS on 14TH OCTOBER 2018 10:53 AM and numerous.
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Great photographs over the weekend.
MELBOURNEMICK
Aye E and I planning on coming back over sometime and spend more time in your area , would like to see more places , you obviously haven’t bumped into any huns there yet never mind handsome one’s lol !
MM
My father in law was a Tim fae Drumchapel too. He liked playing for the Bens, but preferred wearing Saint Anthony’s strip. ?
YNWA
PR67
Great wee lift at bookies for a change.
Look forward to a good blether on 10th November.
YNWA
playing catch up, missed this.
‘I’ve waited for this all my life’ – the Irish famine memorial which will break Glasgow’s silence
https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/which-will-break-glasgows-silence-15269006
As any schoolboy/ girl will know : On this day 952 years ago was the legendary quote :-
Oy you, watch what you’re doing with them arrows, you’ll have somebody’s lamp oot.
G,
just filling in the time, and i love the old pictures.
i was actually reading a lot about william the bastard this week.
funny how the english are actually french german danes.
Good afternoon CQN from bright and dry Garngad
I hope Portugal give a team a good doing soon.
Anyway NYC mañana, Jack Dempsey’s Manhattan CSC and The Parlour are on the itinerary.
Bring on the Hibees, which will be a real test for us.
D. :)
SAINT STIVS
I just read a reminder of his Harrying of the North. Timely stuff
David66 –
I can totally understand and respect anyone on here who has lost all interest in the Scotland national team and who couldn’t care less about international football. But I can’t get my head around anyone who takes that extra step to hope that Scotland “get a good doing”, particularly when there are 5 Celtic players and 2 former Celtic players still in the squad and who have every chance of taking part.
Of course, you don’t need to justify yourself to lil ole me. In actual fact I’m not that bothered about today’s game given that it’s a friendly although I wouldn’t take any joy out of a Scotland defeat.
DAVID66-have a blast in NY,we loved it and will be back for longer next time ?
Liverpool 1966
First European away game for me.Dreadful Referee .Liverpool ‘s opening goal stemmed from a free kick for a non existing foul and the decision to rule out Buzzbomb’s goal for being offside was so wrong that the only logical explanation was that the Ref was Wowee clueless re the offside rule or was bent..
That said the behaviour that followed the disallowed goal was blootered moronic stupidity to the max .
Jobo I used to want Scotland to win, but the whole SFA, SPFL, McLeish, betfred cup, Celtic players getting booed, the list is endless and I have had enough. We should withdraw our players until a root branch gut out of the old Masonic twisted cabal are ousted.
D. :)
Just read back and the discussion about the ANTS.
My granda Joe played for them after the war but for some reason he left to play for Pollock.
They got beat in the final of the junior cup.
I mind my granda went to a reunion and him wearing his medals from tha war and looked ten foot tall.
DAVID66 on 14TH OCTOBER 2018 2:29 PM
You broke the blog. ;))))??
Anybody know who the Reserve team coach was for the quality street kids around 69-71?
Spsini I hope not.
D. :)
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON on 14TH OCTOBER 2018 12:55 AM
TONTINE TIM on 14TH OCTOBER 2018 12:15 AM
There was a live cross from BBC news that night right at the end of the game . Just in time to see the chalked off goal and the bottle throwing .
*I had a ticket for that game and had a lift down already arranged. On the Friday morning the day after the 1st game I got called intae the office, I had just won the apprentice of the year award and my reward was a stint in head office working with the engineers, this would prove beneficial later in life as I became one, unfortunately I was to appear there on the Monday morning.
When I went home that night quite pleased with myself and told my mother my da’s first response was “gi’es yer ticket, Annfields out now”. There was nae way they were letting me take time off tae go down there and looking back quite rightly tae.
So that Tuesday night I went training, just before I left the house the cameras previewing the programme for later that night panned over tae the fabulous kop as they called it and the best supporters in the world, all you could here was “some have come, from a land beyond the sea, God bless them sworn to be free”, best supporters my erse.
FRITZSONG on 14TH OCTOBER 2018 11:51 AM
Tontine Tim on 14th October 2018 12:15
You’ve brought that season back to mind so well. But I think it was nearer 20 than 10 years after WW2.
*correct and I noticed that after phosting it.
The game I remember most vividly from that season was a section LC tie against Rangers. We had to win to qualify for the knock-out stages and were 0 -1 down until about 10 minutes to go. Then Rangers got their penalty. Johansson smashed it against the under-side of the bar. Cue a chorus of ‘HH the Celts etc.’
It was 1-1 before the first verse finished. Then 2 and then 3. Celtic supporters enjoyed their hot chocolate that night.
*Now I’m being pedantic again but that was 16 months later, 30th of August tae be precise. One of my top 3 hun victories, the other 2 were the original 5-1 game where big Tiny dummied the ball for Chopper tae rifle home a left foot shot and the Davie Hay SC 3-1 where not not only did he put their greatest ever player in his place in a surprising inclusion at inside left but also scored fae the half way line, well it was actually 25 yards but looked further fae the Celtic end.
I was abroad for the George Connelly 4-0 game so didnae see that one.
Tontine
Any ideas to my question? In other words who managed the reserves from the dugout when the first team were playing at the same time.
TONTINE TIM. funny you mentioned that, was talking to a Liverpool fan on Friday about that game,but like me too young to go, but he said he went to one of the celtic/Liverpool testimonials, he was in the kop,the cetic fans were in the anfield road end and also had taken over the stands,he said the place was bouncing. he had never seen anything like it before in all his time supporting Liverpoo,l and as his name is john rooney hes one of us now.lol.hh.
BIGPAČKY
I think they had to close that stand for repairs and underpinning after our visit in 96.
They discovered a serious design flaw when the Celtic fans started partying. It wasn’t designed for people to enjoy themselves!
TT
was at all 3 of those games – great memories indeed
5-1 of course we were 1 down to a forest goal in the first couple of minutes then scored 5 in the second half
3-1 my mate left when they got a penalty – we were shooting into the hun end in 2nd half – bit like vojvadina
4-0 we were still celebrating buzzbombs goal when turned round to see big George rob greig and waltz round the keeper
whycantirememberwhatididyesterdayCSC
TONTINE TIM,
The 5-1 and 3-1 games are among my favourites too. I think my other was in Govan when Paul McStay scored a beauty (and, I think, Walker scored the other).
GENE
Cos ye got grubbed 6-2 at home?
Only jesting,and aye,I know what you mean.
BMCUW, bobby yes, said you could feel the vibration when the celtic fans were jumping and singing.hh.
BMCUW
not often a team concedes 4 goals from corners – joke defending – Neil Aspin is a bit like Mcleish – played 8 out of position yesterday.
MARRAKESH EXPRESS on 14TH OCTOBER 2018 3:48 PM
Tontine Any ideas to my question? In other words who managed the reserves from the dugout when the first team were playing at the same time.
*Willie Fernie who was appointed reserve team coach by Jock in 1967 and stayed until 1973, he was also assisted by Alec Boden and possibly John Higgins who i believe took the part timers at night.
I believe it was an injury to Alec Boden, from the holy village of Duntocher, which allowed Jock who was only signed tae coach the younger players his chance in the 1st team.
TT
Cheers…..proved Tony Donnelly wrong.;0)