Standing up for your views, San Siro

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Another day another Uefa fine for crowd-related transgressions, the umpteenth in recent years.  When we went to Seville we knew you could take tens of thousands of Celtic fans anywhere, secure in the knowledge they would make friends with police and locals alike.  That reputation’s gone, the Fifa and Uefa awards, relics.

The world appears to have its share of Pussy Rebels.  Someone who will tarnish another’s reputation (in this case Celtic) but not have sufficient courage in their convictions (in this case their right to break Uefa rules) that they will do so in their own name, accepting consequences accordingly.

The internet is full of them too, keyboard hard men who will carry a campaign to the ends of the earth, as long as it doesn’t leave a trace of identifying information.  If their name gets out, they will run 100m in the opposite direction of their declared stance, faster than Usain Bolt at am Olympic final.  Pussy Rebels, every one of them.  Lots of people have crazy/offensive/just plain wrong views, but manage to put their names to them – nutcases, but Tiger Rebels.

If you have a view, or way you like to enjoy a game of football, stand up for it.

The incidents in Zagreb pale into insignificance compared to the mini-bus attack which left a child injured before the League Cup semi-final.  That wasn’t a rule transgression, it was proper violence.

A few days after the incident I wrote I was concerned there had been no arrest.  Despite the overwhelming outrage among Celtic fans and others, and the damage done to the victim, the reward money is still unclaimed.  Do the proper thing, report the crime and claim your reward.  We have a reputation worth putting your name to.

Not sure how things will go (on the field) tomorrow night.  Celtic have an incredible record in the San Siro over 90 minutes, four draws and I think only a couple of defeats?  A win would see us into the last 16, it’s a huge ask, but don’t bet against Ronny.

Farewell James Easdale, we’ve loved your work.

My thanks to Andy Coyle.  Don’t know him from Adam, but he called me out of the blue, met outside Celtic Park, and put £100 in my hand for our Mary’s Meals appeal.  God bless the Celtic support.

On the subject of which, you know you’re dealing with someone special when you learn Lisa Hague, Kris Commons partner, bought a ticket for CQN11 St Patrick’s Dinner.  She’ll be helping out too, more on that later.  After the dinner we have Packy Bonnar, Joe Miller, Tommy Coyne and the one-and-only Tom Boyd, with Archie Macpherson speaking about Jock Stein and Patricia Ferns on song.

Let me know if you still need a ticket, celticquicknews@gmail.com

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  1. Carragher said a few weeks ago the English need to take a long look at themselves as they’re not as good as they think they are. Proved correct in last week or so.

  2. 67Heaven .. CHALLENGING THE LIE ..I am wee Oscar / Neil Lennon.. Ipox belongs to the creditors on

    Malorbhoy ……my roll will be sausage on Sunday……hahahahahahaha

  3. I drink to the death of her manhood

     

    Those men who’d rather have died

     

    Than to live in the cold chains of bondage

     

    To bring back their rights were denied

     

    But where are you now that we need you?

     

    What burns where the flame used to be?

     

    Are you gone like the snow of last winter?

     

    And still only our rivers run free.

  4. ....PFayr supports WeeOscar on

    EPL

     

     

    It’s what happens when moderate players get paid inflated wages and the transfer merrygo round gets out of control

     

     

    Absolutely no attempt at bringing on youth players …..

     

     

    Little pride or even interest shown by the players in their team ….just a job

     

     

    Hell mend them

  5. bournesouprecipe on

    Arsene Wenger has never lost a game against a club he previously coached.

     

     

    HeHasNow CSC

  6. What will Steve McManaman and Chris Sutton have to say?

     

     

    By the way the commentator said that Monaco had only reached 1 UCL final and lost it!!!

     

     

    No mention that this is also Arsenal’s record. Arrogance personified.

     

     

    Ard Macha

  7. Now tomorrow night might yet tun out to be a great disappointment but, right at this moment, how exciting is it that we can look forward with reasonable hope that we could have another 3 games to play in Europe. At least.

  8. How sweet is life, but we’re dying

     

    How mellow the wine, but we’re dry

     

    How fragrant the rose, but it’s dying

     

    How gentle the wind but it sighs

     

    What good is in youth when it’s aging?

     

    What joys are in eyes that can’t see?

     

    When there’s sorrow in sunshine and flowers

     

    And still only our rivers run free.

  9. Jobo Baddie

     

     

    I concur Jobo, and wouldn’t even moan about the league games being moved to a Sunday.

  10. Last time I saw Berbatov big Bobo was kicking him

     

    in Stans charity game.

     

     

    Still has a sublime touch and that wee no8

     

    superb.

     

     

    Dont mind the Ar$e but I do like the EPL getting

     

    taught how to play football.

  11. PFayr.

     

     

    I’m trying to get fit for Saturday, if it’s not to late to say I’m coming through to Glasgow put my name down for the La Lanterna,and the wee swally after it.

  12. gearoid1998

     

     

    Hope you and the rest of the Tim Malloys enjoy Milan big mhan…..please gee us a wee

     

    nil/wan result. HH

  13. “Let them call me a rebel and I welcome it; I feel no concern from it; but I should suffer the misery of demons should I make a whore of my soul”. – Thomas Paine

     

     

    Bring on The Inter…

  14. Fine game by Monaco, they well deserved the win. They have been gradually building confidence over the last few months, after losing Falcao and Rodriguez in the summer. They have been defensive, but they played good counter-attacing football tonight. Any time I’ve seen Moutinho he has been outstanding. I’m going to the return match, which has suddenly become more attractive! Monaco play PSG on Sunday.

  15. 67Heaven .. CHALLENGING THE LIE ..I am wee Oscar / Neil Lennon.. Ipox belongs to the creditors on

    Malorbhoy

     

     

    Put ’em up ……..hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

  16. glendalystonsils on

    Neville typifies all that is wrong with the English game. Blind arrogance. Too proud to recognise that EPL teams could learn from teams like Monaco. Hell mend ’em.

  17. Useless fact #356

     

     

     

    Layvin Kurzawa Monacos late sub with blonde hair

     

    was the French boy who noised up Guidetti and Sweden

     

    with his salute when scoring last minute winner

     

     

    or so he thought.

     

     

    As supplied by #2 son the fountain of all European football

     

    knowledge.

  18. bournesouprecipe on

    “Monaco play in a league which isn’t anywhere near as good as the EPL”

     

     

    Jamie Redknapp

     

     

    WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG

  19. Just seen Madonna getting dragged ar$# over t#! on The Brits,as a backing singer tried to take her cloak off!!!! Truly brilliant

  20. Madonna thinking she’s maradona and takes a wee tumble in the box looking to get the decision.

     

     

    And before yous all ask I just walked in and saw it. I’ve spent the night hoovering!

     

     

    GlamRockCSC

     

     

    HH jamesgang

  21. Bada

     

     

    Couldn’t happen to a less grounded, less humble soul! (‘SOAL’?)

     

     

    ;-)

     

     

    HH jamesgang