Absolutely delighted for St Johnstone, who recorded one of the finest aggregate results by a Scottish club in European football in the last 30 years. My brother was speaking to a Saints player this week, who told him the successful strategy and drive came from chairman, Steve Brown, a fact which Hibernian would do well to ponder today.
Malmo’s 0-7 victory at Easter Road yesterday was chastening ahead of our game against fellow Swedes, Elfsborg on Wednesday. Celtic are in a remarkably strong position now, having produced excellent on and off-field results for the first time in the modern era, but those seven goals last night (not to mention the multitudes we shipped preseason) are a cautionary tale. It’s also worth remembering that Rangers decline into liquidation was precipitated by Champions League elimination at the hands of Swedish opposition two years ago (“Larsson has scored”). Wednesday presents a huge challenge.
As soon as I heard the stadium announcement on Tuesday I knew there was trouble in store from Uefa. The second pyro punishment will lead to a heavier fine. Celtic’s statement yesterday advised of matters of concern to Glasgow City Council Safety Advisory Group, who issue stadium safety licence, regarding a whole range of issues (overcrowding, lateral movement, moshing, body surfing). What to say about 131 broken seats? Ouch.
The club and Green Brigade (whose members occupy only a part of section 111) have met and we carry on as normal for now. Question is, can either control everyone in the section? I hope so but it’s a big ask. All it takes is one off-message person keen to ‘stick it to the man’, and there’s a long season ahead. Place your bets, folks.
Our thoughts are with Paul Lennon and the Thai Tims after the news that one of the boys who sang on the Celtic videos died in a road accident while another is critically ill.
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The manager has spoken. Let us hope he has been listened to.
Hi BigYinMilan,
I too was at the Mungo some of the years you mention,
By the way we met a few years ago at CP along with P67 and a handful of others.
Best
CanajunBhoy
celtic striker conjecture:
* The more you hear a player (P) mentioned as a potential Celtic signing target (P’)
* The less likely that player (P) is a true Celtic signing target (P^).
After the true Celtic signing target (P^) is heard of for the first time he is in Glasgow a median of 1 day later and signed within 72hrs (C) .
smoke bombs – bad
flares – bad
broken seats – stupid & self hurting
ref asking for an official announcement – bad & with consequences.
GB have re-iterated it is not them and do not condone the actions.
GB slag Board for being critical of supporters involved in actions GB do not condone.
couldn’t make it up.
NFL away to see the giants of Elfsborg in action, – hope he video’s it.
I agree Malarkey in recent times Lenny has been clever, he drops hints about certain players but the guys we do actually sign appear to come out of nowhere. Its a good policy as it stops other Clubs from gazumping us. The guys at the top are no doubt doing a decent job but with about 8 gone from last years squad and only 3 buys, must admit I’m anxiously awaiting news of reinforcements.
A little OT but a must watch for all those that took an interest in or gave opinions on the Zimmerman/Martin case here in the States. If any of you have a teenager at home you are having problems with you may try to have them watch it too.
http://fdnyretiree.com/2013/07/24/the-15-minute-trayvon-martin-video-to-end-all-videos-forever/
Gothepreachercsc……….
My memory is beginning to stir was ‘Shug’ in Parson St. in the sixties not called Ennis. I believe he had a penchant for exaggerating and used to tell us things ‘a million times’. He was a good man as I recall.
ernie lynch
Thank you for link now I know what CF meant by #poorvicky
Toronto Mike – many thanks for the kind offer. I was making and then consuming the dinner there…… I think I have found said film on Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TswHCM2cOmg
IS that it?
Atvidabergs v Elfsborg tomorrow afternoon at 1500 CP time.
Might tune in and have a look.
HH!!
corkcelt
Aye this has been the pattern for the last few years..
…still we might struggle to replace Hooper… I just don’t see many options available.
Also a little OT for those who like marching bands like the ones they have at college football games………
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=MjPmmCtHmfE
My dear,dear,dear,friend..The Singing Detective
Moving oan..
Last Christmas .. Ah brought up the Distinct Probability, right hear oan this Verra form.. that we wid Lose baith.. Wanyama and Hooper.. by the Noo Year..
My reasoning Being..
Wanyama, Wiz a Peach of a Pick…and Hooper hid .. Playing Fur England Ambitions..
Well…as it turned oot.. Ah wiz wrang..
My Timing wiz aff..
Big Deal..
Anyway.. Ah wull noo bring up a Further Piece of Disconcerting..
Don’t – Wanna- Even-Think – Aboot -it- but-if- Ye- Ur- A-Realist- Like- Kojo— Well.. YE SIMPLY MUST!
Get ready fur the Third Shoe, in this Unfolding Drama… tae drap.. ..wi a Mighty Clatter..
Fur it is rather Heavy Wan..
A Big.. size Sixteen And A Hauf.. Double EE.. wan, tae be specific.
Noo a Shoe of that Size kin only Belang tae..
Ta DA..
Mr. Forster..
His Ambition tae Play fur England at the International Level…
is.. well…. Boundless…and Unrestrained.
Before He Turns in fur the Night,at Home..
This Guy..Devours, his Nightly read o’ his Beanos and Dandys.. At Hame..
In his Living room..wearing his Union Jack ,Jammys,that he goat fae Harrod’s .
Happily …
Under the Proud almost Maternal Gaze of His 6 by 6 Portrait, of Her Majesty,, The Queen!
And the actual Dimensions of that 6 by 6 Portrait of his Monarch.. is not in INCHES.. but in FEET!
Aye,that Large Piece of Footwear.. Should Drop. jist before.. Ah wid calculate ..
Jist afore… Christmas.. this Year.
So best ye be Prepared , Neil..
Ah hiv gien Ye Fair warning.
Kojo
Still,Laughin’
Can someone please give details of the book SOT recommended about an eccentric? Lost the title.
G. Hooper ex of our parish just boarded EZY 217
Stansted Glasgow
Sadly up to say his good byes
Medical went well
Thoroughly nice bloke
As KEVJ would say off oot to run some errands before the rain comes, will log on later to read any comments re the preacher..???
We did REALLY well to get circa £5.5m for Gary in the final year of his contract…….all the very best to him in EPL…… I have a good feeling about Balde ……..
Hi Ghuys n Ghirls – Just in to say…
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ASonOfDan
12:58 on 26 July, 2013
Funny how Celtic never acted when they needed the GB to inspire the whole club in a tepid season.
Who will ever forget the Tifo against Barca which the club did not even donate a bin bag to when asked for by those who spent days of their own time setting it up.
Corporate Celtic becoming a horrible plastic sham of the club I love.
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I know that you and I don’t talk but – hey ho :)
100% agreement M8 – Well said.
If you don’t mind i’d like to add – at the expense of being booted up n doon the blog – it’ll no be the 1st time :)
Yeah, if you want to be forensic – I’d say that Celtic FC has been a ‘plastic’ version of the one that I new and grew up with, lived and breathed every minute of every of my life until – Fergus took control !!!
Since Fergus took control…only the brief interludes of the – Wim year / MON years / Neil’s 1st year – have I felt that Cellic thing that drives you on every day in this part of the world to face our eternal foes in whatever set-up – the workplace / social venues etc…
The plasticness that you mention is all too real I’m afraid. Since FM took control – the ‘rebels’ one by one disappeared. Therefore, the Celticness disappeared with them. imo
Not one Cellic fan on the executive level – they’ll tell you that their Celti die-hards but – their not. The joost want yer money.
Once the acceptable level of SB’s have been sold or, yer ‘star’ players – the bored / executives will put the tools away. imo
The only thing that drives them is YOUR money – but where does it go ?
Like Fergus did with TB(RIP) – bring in sumdy who dizny know his way aroon the block ie: Bullying material…that has been the way of it at CP since MON left. imo
What we have been treated to – in terms of dug-out recruitment is – PL puppet-show.
MON had b#lls and was never going to be a door-mat. Nobodies Mug.
WGS was a CEO’s dream manager. Saya it all really. imo
BTM finished 20th out of 20 managers in the EPL and was deemed good enough to manage Celtic FC as a result. Hmmm
NFL’s 1st season was brilliant despite all of the stuff that went on off the pitch. This seemed to cloud what was going on on the pitch.
Fast forward to today and GH has been moved on and that’s a blow especially as we all know that another project will be the best bet for a replacement, or the bored might surprise us and show that they are on the same page as the fans ?
But, I was taken aback by Neil’s recent comment that – Southampton were the type of club that Vic67 should join ? I mean a club who were recently in administration ?
Our best player who – imo – was our best MF and CH – being forced oot the door for a significant profit but, that’s only a good thing if it is used to maintain the quality of the squad not to asset-strip as appears to be the policy. imo
Anyway prediction for this season – Celtic to win the domestic Treble with Celts cuffing Sevco in one of the cup competitions – to reach the CL group stage and finish 3rd – then go into the EL and reach the semi-final stage.
Hail Hail n Happy Days – Off oot – laters….
Tallybhoy
16:47 on 26 July, 2013
RobertTressell
15:39 on
26 July, 2013
Don’t know if anyone has mentioned this but Celtic FC could go some way to easing the problems in 111 by taking stewarding operations back in-house and seek applications for stewarding from Celtic Supporters (although this does not have to be exclusive)
We have a security team – they could appoint a layer of experienced security people to manage the stewarding to work in tandem with each other. Club crests on the high viz gear, working as partners with fans not as bully boys.
That to me is the starting point. The rest will follow more easily. As I understand it at present heavy handed stewarding by non-celtic people is a large part of the problem. Attmepts by the current stewards to deal with problems will be perceived, rightly or wrongly, as a provocation on the GB and section 111 in general.
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The most sensible post I have read on here today.
Well said.
HH!!
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Not often I’m accused of that!
I’ve been saying this for a while. I see no benefit to keep it outsourced. It will not be saving a huge amount of money to outsource it. In fact with some imagination it could save money.
People should be paid for their time but it is an area which could become another way of engaging the supporters. Hell, we could even have a few GB members stewarding or, if you like, genuine self policing.
Steward a certain number of games get a ticket for a CL game for free or some such thing. I believe other clubs do it.
I got extremely peeved on entering the ground one day with my son – a steward, who to be frank was looking for trouble saw my son (who was maybe 9 at the time) struggling to get the ticket to open the turnstyle. He got through with some intervention from me (i put the ticket in the reader for him) and then got in myself. No sooner was I through than the guy, who I had clocked watching us was straight over with a surly ‘let me see your tickets’ – he looked like he’d won a watch and was hoping to throw us out for dodgy tickets or something. I asked him if there was any need to have done that? He could have come over and helped my son in rather than stand there and watch us struggle with a big queue building behind us.
Only a small example but if that had been a Celtic supporter watching the gate I just know he’d have come over to help rather than look for trouble as he did with a father and young son at a football match.
To me it’s a no brainer and I think I’ll write to Mr Lawwell or maybe our new liaison officer to suggest it.
I sometimes come on this blog and wonder why some people go to watch Celtic FOOTBALL Club .
It seems more and more evident that just going and enjoying the FOOTBALL on show is just never going to be enough .
Citibhoy Shoulder to Shoulder with Neil Lennon
17:46 on 26 July, 2013
G. Hooper ex of our parish just boarded EZY 217
Stansted Glasgow
Sadly up to say his good byes
Medical went well
Thoroughly nice bloke
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It’s the model for Celtic now. Unfortunate we can’t keep them a bit longer but in leaving for a decent fee these guys are ensuring the future for the club in some way.
We need to get used to it. Some will stay – the Sammi’s, the broonies, the forresties…..
Others will come and go because that is how they were sold on Celtic in the first place. Hooper, Ki, Wanyama – they’ll all be referenced by Celtics negotiators with the young talent we are hoping to bring in and move on in the next few years.
We have moved with the times. I am comfortable with it.
Thanks for the info.
And yes, he seemed like a nice chap alright.
Quite troubled by the “latitude” of the discussion about the Green Brigade on here.
Can we at least all agree that anyone who sets of a flare or firework in a crowded confined space is a total idiot and should be discouraged?
The ref on Wednesday objected to the flares hence the follow up action from UEFA.
Stop the flares – stop the problem.
The debate around the rights (many) and wrongs (some) of the GB can then be put away in a dusty cupboard.
Hail Hail
Jon O’Neil – the etymologicon by mark forsyth was the name of the book he referenced.
From twitter
after stories that sevco roof in desperate need of repair (allegedly)
RANGERS PROSPECTUS: nor did we inspect woodwork or other parts of the structure which were covered, unexposed or inaccessible.
RANGERS PROSPECTUS: Condition of Buildings: Our inspection of the subjects did not constitute a structural survey
Paul67 et al
How many pyromaniacs does it take to change a lightbulb?
Two, one to change the bulb, and one to hold the torch!
Robert Tressell
That’s the one. Hope you enjoy it!
HH
BBC News reporting that patients in Wales are being “left to die” due to waiting lists ….. I wonder if they will report on the real reason for it ……..I would suggest that it is possibly due to NHS surgeons etc being too busy catering for private patients…!!??
Season Ticket holders who have yet to buy their ticket for next Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League third qualifying round tie against IF Elfsborg have until 7am on Monday, July 29, to guarantee their own seats for the game.
All unsold tickets will then be made available on general sale from 9am on Monday.
Tickets for Season Ticket holders are priced at £20 for adults, £10 for concessions and £5 for under-13s.
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Due to the short sales period available for this match, we are expecting an extremely high volume of sales and collections in the lead up to kick-off at both tomorrow’s friendly match against Borussia Monchengladbach and on Wednesday evening. Therefore, we advise supporters to buy and/or collect their tickets as early as possible to avoid missing any of the action in the stadium.
The Ticket Office will be open over the weekend for the sale and collection of tickets.
Ticket Office Opening Hours
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Sunday July 28 10:00am – 4:00pm
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Tuesday July 30 9:30am – 5:00pm
Wednesday July 31 9:30am – Kick-off (7:45pm)
Thanks Robert Tressell.
Back to Basics – Glass Half Full
18:00 on 26 July, 2013
Quite troubled by the “latitude” of the discussion about the Green Brigade on here.
Can we at least all agree that anyone who sets of a flare or firework in a crowded confined space is a total idiot and should be discouraged?
The ref on Wednesday objected to the flares hence the follow up action from UEFA.
Stop the flares – stop the problem.
The debate around the rights (many) and wrongs (some) of the GB can then be put away in a dusty cupboard.
Hail Hail
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EXCELLENT POST!!
Back to Basics – Glass Half Full
18:00 on 26 July, 2013
Quite troubled by the “latitude” of the discussion about the Green Brigade on here.
Can we at least all agree that anyone who sets of a flare or firework in a crowded confined space is a total idiot and should be discouraged?
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that’s the one aspect the entire blog has been in agreement with mate.
Unless John Park & Neil Lennon have another unknown gem up their sleeve to surprise us with, I would rather we showed some faith in Tony Watt & young Bahuridin Atajic as Hooper’s replacement. Otherwise what is the point of our youth development? I’ve seen more quality from Tony Watt than Balde for instance.
IMHO. Billy Sharp and Kevin Doyle – one may come on one year loan – Celtic will not buy as both too old so limited if any sell on value
It’s the model that works
Imagine if we had paid £2-3 million for Lassad and/or Miko (sorry not sure of spelling) ??
Look at Bangura (again spelling)
So very easy to spend and make a mistake but very difficult to get it right and good value
67ECW
RT
Agreed we are in a certain situation where we have a 60,000 seater stadium to finance in a league dwarfed by us .
The ragers chose one road to go down and they ended up DEED ,DEFUNCT ,EXTINCT ,except to the most delusional and establishment soup takers .
I am so glad our club chose a different and more sensible path and it astonishes me to hear people still questioning that route .
CP and Lennoxtown cost money and plenty of it to run ,the players we put on the park cost many millions per year and our revenue streams are harder than ever to exploit .
Where exactly do people think the money is going to come from .
MON was what we needed when he came and didn’t he deliver but this strategy was never sustainable and the board knew it .
Tough decisions had to be made and they were the board knew we could not keep pace with a out of control transfer market and decided to invest in the scouting side and I challenge anyone to fault this decision ,yes there were poor deals done but on the whole the scouting team have done a very good job .
By the way Fergus spent more (net ) on putting a team on the park in the years he was at CP than the so called big spending Murray and this when having to build the biggest stadium in Britain .
Also a mention for wee GS for the job he did winning titles during the transition to the scouting policy
Mike – thanks for the pointer. I’ll have a look at that tonight
Jon – no problem.
That’s me for the night bhoys. I am in exceptionally good form today for several reasons. At least one of them Celtic related.
By the way is the game on the telly v next midweek?
O.G
Have things taken a step forward in the CF story through R Greenslade getting involved?
If the ole Casa del Diablo does indeed have structural problems then what are the chances of it having a ‘bus incident’ and Timmy getting the blame of it? But then again if money is that tight, they only have in excess of £20 million rattling about, maybe it isn’t insured?