No disrespect to Falkirk, but I was delighted Hibs overturned the three goal deficit on Saturday’s Scottish Cup semi-final. It was almost a miraculous victory for a team in bad need of a miracle. Things were not always this way.
Celtic and Hibernian meet in next month’s Scottish Cup final sixty years and six days after the teams met in the Coronation Cup final. Back then Hibs were hot favourites. Celtic had won only two leagues in the previous quarter century whereas Hibs, with their Famous Five forward-line, won three leagues in the previous six seasons, losing a fourth on goal average.
These were hard times to be a Celtic fan. Two league titles in the 20s, two in the 30s and one in the 50s (a double winning team in 1954), ensured that a couple of generations of fans survived on little more than folklore. So the team who won the Coronation Cup in 1953, before securing that double a year later, had a significant impact on fans then, which you’ll easily learn if you speak to one.
Charlie Tully, Bobby Evans, Bobby Collins, Bertie Peacock and Willie Fernie all played in the Coronation Cup final, as did Neily Mochan and a man called Stein, the captain. A 117,000 crowd of Celtic and Hibs fans ensured Hampden was covered in banners of green.
Apparently Hibs were by far the stronger team but Neily Mochan scored a cracker in the first half and Johnny Bonnar played the game of his life in goal before Jimmy Walsh scored a late second.
“Said Phillip to Liz watch the Celts don’t step in…….”
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Lennybhoy, condols, RIP
JSJ
leftclicktic
Natastoola mentioned Frankie Bhoy earlier.
I remember travelling back from the Dortmund defeat. A match when Celtic were crying out for a striker. We had chances a-plenty in the Westfalenstadion.
Anyway on the road back, some kind lorry driver held up the back page of a newspaper to reveal the imminent purchase of Frank.
What a player he was for Celtic: tireless, passion and ability.
WG
Remarkable stat.
WisnaeGuessing
Celtic_First,
Just checked soccerbase.com – it too doesn’t show another Cup yellow for Kayal.
So perhaps he is not suspended? I can’t see a single booking carrying forward from a previous season.
Condolences on your loss Lennybhoy.
Marti
Maybe a bit cruel but this brightened up my monday mornin..
I work in a bank (i know i know boooo!) and this mornin a letter landed on my desk from the local sevco supporters club
The letter explains that they are currently struggling financially and wont be able to pay this years fees. They ask if there is any way they cud have them wavered or they will have to look to move their account elsewhere as the account will become unmanagable..
Wat is it with that club and banks?
B-)
Gordon_J
I think we should be told … certainly before Beram goes home to Israel for an early holiday.
” The Directors of a publicly traded company have a material doubt as to the title of the assets claimed by the business.”.
Maybe they should ask Bomber Broon.
BHOYLO83
Suggest they organise a wee songs night “for the cause”
They love that…
James Forrest is exceptional when he has the ball in wide positions but his off the ball work is very poor particularly tracking back. He offers the full back no defensive support whatsoever. If he could work a bit harder he could become a top player.
I thought Gary Hooper was poor yesterday. Didn’t see him doing much off the ball to help the team. Hope he enjoys a Premiership relegation struggle next season.
Anyone remember a row of houses that needed demolished?
Naw? Me neither.
I heard of the story of people in nearby tenements that demanded compensation from Celtic as they couldn’t recieve a TV picture when on of the new stands went up.
Fergus asked the complainants to pop along to Celtic Park with their TV licences for a chat about the problem……….Nobody turned up :-)
bhoylo83
13:46 on 15 April, 2013
Perhaps they could ask the club or one of the many holding companies.
I would hold off until the SFA intervene.
BAWSMAN
I certainly remember loadsa hovels which needed razed.
Don’t remember the club building anything on the resulting wasteland though.
Celtic FC News @Celtic1888News 7m Would you be in favor of safe standing at Celtic Park? http://twtpoll.com/u9wa9g
Liverpool TV have live coverage of Hillsborough Memorial Service at 2.15,followed by Parkhead ’89 The Fans Story recalling their first match v Celtic after the Disaster at 4pm.Free channel Sky 429.
I was a secondary school teacher in the 80’s, now retired. As in many schools, all over Scotland, myself and two colleagues used to take three age groups for football training two or three times a week.
On a Sat we always had a game which we Ref’d if at home or travelled to distant points in the region on a hired bus. We also took our best players to Regional trials and also National trials up at Herriot Watt Univ.
One of our boys played in the same Under 16’s team as Paul McStay and he was persuaded to sign for Ipswich by Bobby Robson, I was told the family were given a new house as a signing on fee.
Times were good as was the standard of football.
Thatcher stopped all this as all the teachers went on a work to rule and suddenly the supply of talented home grown players to clubs dried up.
Vote for 12-12-18 defeated apparently by SPL clubs.
Mort
Bhoylo83
Send them a reply saying”NAW”
Then an invoice for £35 for the pleasure of doing it.
Brightenedmydayalsocsc
I haven’t seen it, i take it Di Canio went nuts on touchline is that correct
matt mcglone @MattMcGlone9 17m
Watched Newcastle/Sunderland game, had Lennon celebrated at Ibrox in the way Di Canio did yesterday, it’s a certainty a charge would follow!
Grant Grant @GrantColl 13m
@MattMcGlone9 petrov had to apologize for getting hit in the face with a cup of coke
Brushwood Gulch 山 Brushwood Gulch 山 @BrushwoodGulch 7m
@GrantColl @mattmcglone9 I think he would be the subject of a Scottish government enquiry & a new law hastily drafted in – wait a minute…
Grant Grant @GrantColl 5m
@BrushwoodGulch @MattMcGlone9 haha Neil Lennon is the SNPs Bin Laden
There’s a suprise
Now we watch what they plan to do
Last post was for
Mort
BBC: 1356: BREAKING NEWS
St Mirren and Ross County vote against the 12-12-18 proposal.
Pie and Bovril @pieandbov 3m
12-12-18 #SPL proposal has been rejected according to @BBCAlLamont
St Mirren and Ross County vote against the reconstruction proposals so it looks like its status quo again for next season.
Mort
Welcome SPL2 and Sevco
League reconstruction bid fails 10-2 vote
leftclicktic
No doubt they will try to rush through plans for an SPL2 but I would presume that would require 11-1 vote and I think Aberdeen and Celtic are opposed, maybe others too.
Mort
BCW I was working at the time with fans of Ipswich, Norwich and West Ham.
I went to some of the games and was caught up in their drama.
This is what Butcher said – It’s not right. A club like Ipswich should not be allowed to go down. It’s wrong.
Even then it seemed a strange thing to say. With his “should not be allowed to happen” mode of thought he must have found his spiritual Nirvana at Ibrox.
When I recounted this episode to Celtic supporters in Glasgow it made Frank’s encounters with him all the sweeter.
LennyBhoy, you, your family and your Uncle Pat are in my thoughts today mate.
Keep together and you’ll get through, remembering the good times helps.
SFL 1st Div clubs will be furious, this will create more tension between clubs and divisions
The poisonous atmosphere in Scottish football fuelled by mistrust has just become toxic
I hope the status quo remains in place and no attempt at SPL2 is made.
The Old Firm is dead – long live the SevcOld Firm- the Baddies and the Buddies.
They deserve each other.
Lennybhoy just read your post
Thoughts and prayers with you and yours on the loss of one of the Celtic family
The anger begins
Chris McLaughlin @BBCchrismclaug 5m
#Aberdeen chairmen Stuart Milne hugely critical of #StMirren and says no vote sends out ‘horrendous’ message. #BBCSport
Not sure why you think SPL2 would now be proposed, was that not the fallback if SFL clubs rejected the deal?
Now since they will not even have to vote on the issue, can’t see why an SPL2 would be rushed through.
Gonnae be funny when St Mirren and Ross County get relegated in the future and squeal about the lack of money in the lower division.
TURKEYS in voting for Christmas shockeroooooni.
Time,I think,for our esteemed leader to take the bull by the horns,talk to the right people and throw the baby out with the bathwater
Had enough effing about,we need to have sensible and hard-headed people in charge of Scottish football.
Today was the last throw of the dice for the dinosaurs in blazers.
Beat it.
Chris McLaughlin @BBCchrismclaug 1m
Never seen Stewart Gilmour look so angry as he made his way to car. Stewart Milne looked close to tears. #reconstruction #BBCSport
Condolences to Lennybhoy’s Uncle Pat.
On the surface of it, it looks like we have just lost another off field battle in the reconstruction vote. Yon deid club is still wielding influence beyond its economic power, it seems.