When Anthony Stokes picked himself off the ground having won a penalty yesterday his eagerness for a piece of the action was clear. Having missed the majority of the season through injury he is a player with a point to prove.
The penalty correctly went to Kris Commons but Anthony still had an opportunity to remind us what a valuable player he can be. He is not the strongest or most skilful player at the club but he is a natural goal-scorer.
Competition for a place in Celtic’s attack has seldom been more acute. Lassad, Miku, Samaras, Stokes and Watt are all pressing for a place alongside Gary Hooper. Each of them will have to consider the possibility of new arrivals in the summer, when securing a place in the squad, never mind the starting line-up, will be a challenge.
Anthony’s return to fitness, and form, is a timely reminder of what he brings to Celtic, and what we have missed once or twice this season.
On Friday 1 March the Lisbon Lions will be at the Kerrydale Suite providing commentary and answering questions on their magnificent European Cup final win in 1967. This has never happened in 46 years since that game, to say it is a unique opportunity fails to tell the whole story.
The event is part of our 125 4 125 campaign – central to reinvigorating the charitable spirit which is part of the club we love. It will be a family occasions, tickets are available at £10 for adults and £5 for children. The night has been organised by several fans working in conjunction with the people at Celtic Charity, so please do your best to support this great occasion. Individual tickets or tables are available, details here.
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Re the Songs, In case any of ye don’t know the IRA and Pira have disbanded, they no longer exist, how can historical songs that mention the IRA in past times be seen as showing support for illegal organisations. Having a bit of banter with a Dub who was slagging off my home place of Cork last week , I posted the lyrics of a ballad from the 1920/21 period re Corks part in the struggle for Irish Independence. The post was highlighted by a certain gentleman who I have previously crossed swords with and I was subsequently rebuked by Paul and had my post deleted. I accept its Paul’s blog and he is within his rights in acting as he did but I must admit I was pretty dismayed and considered quitting site altogether. For the moment I’m remaining on but am greatly reducing my contributions.
Re Lateral Movement, Will the Club condemn the entire support for doing “The Huddle”, and what after that, “Sit as you sing YNWA.
I’m a 65 yr old based in Ireland, I gave up my SB 3 years ago as I was only attending 5 or 6 games per annum, I realise I’m a very small fish both to the Club and this site. However over the years I was responsible for bringing hundreds of supporters to Glasgow on Club organised trips and responsible for converting a good few EPL lads into Celts. These young lads will hopefully continue to travel for years. At this stage any stand taken by me will be purely token and will effect nobody but myself, however I still feel I have to take it. I will not attend Celtic Park again until this issue is resolved in a satisfactory manner. I cannot stop loving and following Celtic, its part of who I am but not at Celtic Park.
Doc..,
UEFA did not fine the club for political singing, it is not a UEFA offence, there was a trumped up lie about sectarian singing which the board refused to contest as it suited their agenda, please get you facts right before making such accusations.
The Green Brigade get arrested for supporting their team yet Orange marches are allowed to go ahead throughout Scotland? #disgusting
a lot of new posters on here tonight!!! strange in the circumstances…a wee stench from some of them as well
I want to attempt a contribution to the debate based on correcting many of the errors perpetrated by posters today. I apologise in advance to the regular match attenders who will already know the truth of what is stated below.. However, there are a few lurking journos, politicians, police spies, and trolls on here too who won’t know this :-
The GB only operate as a unified group in one section of the stadium at home games.
Some of them attend away games as individuals or on supporters buses or in small groups but there is no coherent GB group at away matches and that includes Euro ties.
There are other fans near to the GB, and elsewhere in the stadium, whose behaviour with regards to singing, flares, organising fights etc; is worthy of criticism but their behaviour is not committed by the GB nor is it condoned or encouraged by them. The opposite is true. The GB philosophy would proscribe anti-protestant chanting, homophobia, racism and aggression towards other supporters.
Therefore the persecution by the Police and the support given to the Police by our Board must relate to concerns solely about behaviour of GB members at home fixtures.
So forget all talk about flares, “F*** Uefa” banners, and Pro-IRA singing, all of which have occured away from CP. This battle is being fought under the “catch all” terms of the new Offensive Behaviour Legislation, an anti-football fan measure which cannot be applied to fans attending other sports matches. It is itself a snobbish class-ridden piece of nonsense, as can be seen by those endorsing its introduction to the spectacularly ill-informed politicians and genteel law makers in Auld Reekie (Spiers, Nevin and oor ain sadly departed Paul McBride)
The intelligent members of the Police hierarchy, and there will be many, know that this is stupid legislation but they also know there is an interface between the Police and politics. If the SNP were prepared to fund this bill and the Police Unit to implement it, then they will want the Police to supply them with a body count in terms of either convictions in the short term or a reduction in offences following football matches in the longer term.
The signs are that the poorly drafted legislation is not going to obtain the short term target so the police are now motivated to discourage the emergence of what they see as an anarchic trend, fans who will not forelock tug, and they wish to intimidate, discourage and wear down their enemy so that football is an unattractive pastime and the people they are currently prosecuting, but not obtaining convictions against, will wander off and football will become a dull sterile unattractive pastime for all in attendance.
There will not be a reduction in violence in Scotland. There will not be an improvement in quality of life for anyone. The problem will be merely moved on to somewhere else, pubs and streets away from the football, but there will be a declared PR triumph about beating the soccer yobs.
There is a degree of stupidity in the “War against Terrorist Singing” and much of it is perpetrated on here too. The police may want to declare BOTOB or The Roll of Honour as illegal as they find them offensive but they are unlikely to win any court case where there is a half decent defence lawyer, and the police classification and interpretation of these songs reveals an inherent bias in their own thinking. These songs are sung regularly in the pubs and clubs of friendly nations. They appear without restriction on You Tube, and they are licensed for sale on i tunes and in record shops. Now if they were to target The Celtic Symphony, an execrable song with execrable lyrics, I might welcome its banning but I am not a banner of things by nature and I know that my taking offence does not mean that any offence was being offered to me. In short, I should not be protected from things I don’t like.
There are some facts about this story that have yet to emerge but it is incontrovertible that there has been a breakdown of trust between the GB and PL. That is a real shame. If PL, and please note that little big word “if”, has said one thing to the GB and acted contrary to that in private, thenhe has made a big mistake. He would be far better served in continuing to state baldly, without sugaring the pill, what it is about GB behaviour that is unacceptable to our Club.
After that, any other persecution of their activities should be seen for what it is, the choice of the police trying to justify their new FOCUS taskforce and to save the SNP and the values of middle class Embra from further ridicule.
David Prowse
Just noticed that mate lol
My heart went out to those poor Jews last week when i watched the film Schindler’s List.
Purple Rain 4 Inter 0.
John O Neil
Thank you. I read GB statement and decided to come with my comment.
Still down and tomorrow will be attending the funeral.
I hope the situation between Green Brigade and the club will be cleared very soon. Losing Green Brigade would be like losing Samaras and Hooper for free in one transfer window.
big-cup-winners
We can remove the government who want this.
MWD, my point is that while the gab are being targeted they may need to change their behaviour, I’m not anti-GB, nor do I think what they do is unacceptable. I’m just suggesting they box clever.
gab= GB.
Cheers Philbhoy.
Thanks David. Much appreciated.
Zbyszek
19:25 on
17 February, 2013
When “Green Brigade” boycotte was announced in 2012 I compared the situation with what happened between Legia Ultras and my club. I said that this was first step to make total war between the support and the club. Saddly, I see I was right. I just read the Green Brigade statement and feel that this was written by an irresponsible few guys. The most stupid thing is give details of talks with Peter Lawwell. I might be wrong but guess that few things should be kept secret. Now Peter Lawwell is the target. The question is: The Green Brigade things Peter Lawwell is to be kicked out as first step to make things right?
To make my position clear, I would like to say that Ultras like Green Brigade are solt of the stadiums and support. I can imagine games without them but don’t get fooled
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Thankfully someone has the sense to see thru this article by C**t Bhoy
If indeed we need some talks between the GB and the club then C**t Bhoy was never going to be the first name on the list of invitees……
HH
Zbyszek:
Hello again. Please write more about Russian football when possible. I wish you well and concur with your thoughts about the GB. Goodnight.
John O Neil
This is not about what three wee boys sing in Row Z near Prestonpansbhoy, because the MSM don’t hear what they sing, and neither does anyone else except of course Prestonpansbhoy ;-)
They do, and have besmirched the GB and the Celtic support in general ad infintaum for singing pro IRA songs en masse, whilst anyone that follows Celtic knows that this is not the case, home or away.
We should not continue to allow ‘tarring with the same brush’ because it is that, which has led to the present issues, given us via the Offensive Behaviour at Football Bill devized and laid out, because the powers in this country could not would not address the sectarian issues, deep rooted in a former club.
As for offensive there are offensive to some songs, sung at every ground in Scotland, and always will be.
You just jumped on the bandwagon, with generalising, about supporters who didn’t even get into yesterday’s game, and as others have noted your presence on this site usually coincides with controversy.
Hmmm?
Hail Hail
p.s hope you get the kits
neil canamalar lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
21:07 on 17 February, 2013
I stand corrected, thanks Canamalar.
I enjoy the energy the GB bring to our stadium especially in the non European games when the place is full of consumers waiting to be entertained. They have added huge value to the cp experience. They are not however accountable or indeed infallible. IMO.
Interesting that many on here seem to believe, without question, a body which has no accountability or responsibility on this matter.
I guess many on here also believed the old media when they compared Murray favourably with fergus and when they mocked Brian Quinns relative parsimony.
I Suppose it suits people’s outlook on life to be victims and seek to find fault with those in positions of relative authority.
I do not know the truth of who said what and who lied to whom. I am not sure many on here do either.
moonbeams wd. kano 1000 \o/ supporting neil lennon 100%. champions. c’mon wee oscar.
21:00 on 17 February, 2013
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Correct………..but the Dundee game is 2 weeks away & I’ve not sorted out our tickets yet……so, an early decision re: boycott required.
Have you made arrangements for another Bucket collection like???
Paddy T
Magnificentseven
21:09 on 17 February, 2013
a lot of new posters on here tonight!!! strange in the circumstances…a wee stench from some of them as well
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Would it be to difficult for you to list them? Surely that easier than just saying lots of new posters?
You can see why P67 doesn’t get involved in discussions on his own site.
Any move either on this site or at Celtic Park to censor or prevent people showing their support to Irish Rebels, is to criminalise Irish Republicanism.
If Thatcher didn’t succeed in this task with all the state apparatus at her disposal – no one else. Let the people sing.
corkcelt,
I raised that earlier and likened it with the “Irish tosh” comment by the Ibrox PR man, it appears p67 and many on here now agree with him, the hypocracy is stinking.
I remarked I thought it is the start of a co-ordinated agenda led by the board, to get rid of the “Irish tosh” which p67 appeards to have bought into.
IMO the board are trying to curry favour with corporate huns, it appears their money is more important than ours.
your kojosity,
epigone- A second-rate imitator or follower, especially of an artist or a philosopher
it certainly bamboozled me, kojo? philosophy? were he an artist, he wouldn’t be the smartest, who’d copy him with such vim when all we want to know is…who controls the polis so? why waste everyone’s time, your money and mine, looking for a non existent crime!
Anyone think that Stokes is worth a new deal? Personally I like him and think he adds something to the team!
Sorry to break topic
HH
CRC
Should read – no one else will.
oldtim @ 20.41
“There were problems at the Dundee game a few weeks ago and Celtic wanted the names of who were the troublemakers at the Dundee game. Could it be that they have got those names and made a decision to ban the supporters who caused the agro, the police could have been informed before the game yesterday to weed out the perpetraitors, of said trouble.”
It is highly unlikely that the perpetrators of the fight at Dundee were to be found within 111, where the police were operating yesterday with their “little list”. We are also being told that the numbers involved with unheralded and arbitrary banning orders were far in excess of the numbers involved in the Dundee incident, which, if you remember, escaped the notice of most Celtic fans who attended the game i.e. It was a minor and not a large scale incident.
You may wish to believe the best of the Police by thinking they were merely targeting violent offenders at football matches but they were not. If they were they would arrest and caution them. Yesterday was about intimidation and harrassment and citing banners as a pretext.
Paddy Turner
21:15 on
17 February, 2013
Buckets have now been converted to bicycles and are Belfast bound on St Paddy’s weekend
HH
CRC
burnley..,
“guess many on here also believed the old media when they compared Murray favourably with fergus and when they mocked Brian Quinns relative parsimony. ”
Strange you would equate the the establishment with the support and not the board, twisted logic.
neil canamalar lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
21:01 on 17 February, 2013
stringer..,
I’m begining to believe nothing short of the board admitting guilt would satisfy you and many with your outlook and that IMO is exactly what the board want and expect from their loyal customers.
The GB have made many statements over the years keeping us abreast of their tribulations throught both the police and the board, neither have responded to any of these statements as thought it was beneath them, that to me shows contempt and shows an attitude common to both.
I remember p67 explained cognitive dissonance a while ago, I think you might be suffering :o)
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With reference to the last line of your post, I have just contacted the Ministry of Pots and Kettles……….
CRC
Yes I do, to continue off subject :0)
Dr Ramesh etc//
Thanks fur revealing tae Me… meaning of the Woid .. Epigone..
Ma pal, Nutsy..hid ,previously… done tole me..
that
An Epigone wiz a Deid.. Epi!
Sounded guid tae me.. but..
Ah am gled that ye decided tat tak the trouble tae gie me..
the Real Meaning..
Thanks, again, Pally.
Kojo
Stil.. Laughin’
Canamalar, every web page mentions “illicit” chanting rather than sectarian and if the charge was sectarian chanting the MSM would have shouted it from the rooftops.
I C&P this from an article on STV:
“Specifically, the rule says action can be taken in the event of “the use of gestures, words, objects or any other means to transmit any message that is not fit for a sports event, in particular if it is of a political, offensive or provocative nature.””
CRC
Thanks for breaking topic. The posts are actually very civilised and generally literate, well thought out and I can’t spot any Huns. But I’m thick as I have learned
As to your point re Stokes- would rather have him than Miku or Lassad especially if Hooper leaves in summer.
Jimbo
prestonpans bhoys
21:22 on
17 February, 2013
Got 1 spare ticket for the CQN table at the Lisbon Lions Roar night on 1st March if you fancy it?
HH
CRC
celticrollercoaster loves wee oscar, our celtic warrior
21:18 on 17 February, 2013
Yes mate , I would give Stokes a new deal .
HH
CRC, Stokes is still young and well worth another deal for me.
mickbhoy1888
Phil was wrong!
CRC must put some stress on the structure of the stadium.
I think we need to stop celebrating scoring goals too.
MWD
celticrollercoaster loves Wee Oscar, our Celtic Warrior
21:24 on
17 February, 2013
Sorry I thought I had emailed back but off to lake district for Mrs Prestonpans 50th at that weekend.
setting free the bears
21:10 on
17 February, 2013
and there you have it, clear as a bell, that is why these young fellas, are goin’ through hell, a curse on all populists, politicos, illusionists and no-nos
sorry for boring you, but that’s what i do
dr ramesh
bournesouprecipe:
Thanks for your good wishes regarding the kits. Final post as it is way too late here. I have no desire to besmirch our support. You and I both love this club. We can disagree but stay cival. I actually agree with most of your points. That is the irony. Not sure what you mean about other posters commenting about me. I do not post much. I am as passionate as you are about this situation being resolved. I have posted mostly mundane thoughts since I started writing. No desire to court controversy. Thanks anyway. Good night. You are welcome to offer me a kit!