Tannadice! I have been lucky to see Celtic win the league twice at Tannadice, that dramatic end to the season in 2008, when a Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink header won the league, and 1981, with equally fond memories of a classic 2-3 win. We also return to the venue where the league slipped away in 2021, after an insipid 0-0 draw. It is not Celtic Park, but it is a proper stadium and United are a proper football team.
Missing out on winning the tile on Saturday will cost Celtic money. Had we won at Perth the previous week, the Kilmarnock game would have been a sell-out, while a few tons of merchandise would have been sold. Some of that will go on trophy day, but we will only get one sell-out opportunity this side of the summer.
Jimmy Thelin’s magic has well and truly dipped, so the midweek trip to Pittodrie holds no worries. Nor does home games against a very competent Hibs or St Mirren. That leaves Ibrox on 4 May as the date in the diary. There will be nothing at stake that day, but a champions’ performance would be appropriate.
Sorry for the late appearance today….work.
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PSG might beat our newly set passing record here
Wayne Rooney might not make a great manager, but he is a terrific analyst…..
Celtic Mac on 15th April 2025 8:50 pm
saint stivs
Thanks for the reply
In short I think you should post on the Clune Estate when you get the time.
I would certainly be interested. We keep talking about reducing carbon et al, and yet we keep knocking down older buildings, (the Church will be the first to go),
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will do.
and i agree immensely.
Back when we were going for the Celtic way, I wanted Celtic to buy the London Road school. Renovate, repair, retain, and use this as the Museum, cafe, ticket hall, club store, over the 4 story building, a nod to history, while reducing footprint, and investing in the facilities we needed (lateral thinking might have said, turniit into a hotel, like a malmaison, historic buildings repurposed). maybe host champions league dignataries in this space prematch.
build a high level connection to the main stand, and make it the start of the stadium tour.
i felt in a minority of one, no one was interested.
nowadays, we dont know how to spend the monies in the bank,
but hey ho the executives got a match day car park.
celtic mac, where do you actually live ? a walk around, drive around the port history is worth a trip.
saint stivs
And yet, didn’t Celtic buy into that very idea at some point
Before opting for the ol’ corporate car park angle?
finally, and hurrah they say.
Clune park estate was named for The Clune Park football stadium (sic) of Port Glasgow Athletic.
Situated on what wan an orchard of Newark Castle.
https://lintel.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c5d3b53ef01b7c89645a2970b-pi
the tenement on the left is still there today.
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1898-99. On May 25th, 1899, Morton went down the road to Clune Park and lost to Port Glasgow Athletic 3 – 1
famous date.
saint stivs
Only in Scotland for Celtic games at the moment
Will keep that idea in mind though
happy to host a tour when you are over, cheers.
London Rd school
Burnley78 @ earlier
Me too, the East terracing a lot. I looked out of the wee windows at the back of the stand on 26th of May 1967, it was a fine night, and everyone got in free to see the Big Cup.
Saint Stiv @ earlier
That’s good, your Redpath links, prompted the archives. I think the Front Stand seats changed the steepness and it looks much shorter now, than that picture .
Taking McGinn and Rashford off has killed Villa,stupid subs
Fine effort by Villa in the second half, sparked by McGinn it has to be said, but PSG weathered the storm…..
And deserved to go through to the semi-final…..
Best CL ever..
St. Stivs:
Back when we were going for the Celtic way, I wanted Celtic to buy the London Road school. Renovate, repair, retain, and use this as the Museum, cafe, ticket hall, club store, over the 4 story building, a nod to history, while reducing footprint, and investing in the facilities we needed (lateral thinking might have said, turniit into a hotel, like a malmaison, historic buildings repurposed). maybe host champions league dignataries in this space prematch.
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I’ve been promoting the fans’ café beside the Superstore for years but your suggestion would be equally acceptable.
Tiocfaidh ár gcafé.
A more,
How many would your Cafe cater for?.
Would It only be
open matchdays?
Will be all seated
CELTIC MAC on 15TH APRIL 2025 9:09 PM
saint stivs
And yet, didn’t Celtic buy into that very idea at some point Before opting for the ol’ corporate car park angle?
*we did but I believe that we got knocked back by the denizens of George Square
So to your mind P67, we only have to worry about Dundee Utd away but not a pretty consistent Hibs nor a luck-struck Huns’ 11 ?
I’m confident we’ll win the league well before the May 4 tie but – as has happened afore – remain concerned we may be outfought by the Zombies and outdone by partisan refereeing on the Glasgow tie at the Euro outpost of the San Fiasco 49ers.
tontine tim
You may be right. It would not surprise me. Glasgow City Council, in its’ latter format is no friend of Celtic FC, despite the fact that our Club is one of the great institutions and successes of the city itself. You will remember eg back in the day when the Glasgow Polis, would organise the traffic to and fro from Celtic Park, Hampden too not so far away, while now they no longer carry that out, no more white gloved policemen in the middle of the road in control, no, bike lanes on the London Road, the London Road, parking restricted, Saturday afternoon, and Wednesday evenings. Bring back the Corporation, the buses, the trams, (the most extensive in all of Great Britain) and the trains, (Parkhead Stadium, thanks Stivs for that one) and recognise the contribution we make to Glasgow itself.
Test
Nothing since 12:28?
What a fantastic game Villa v PSG was , think PSG deserved it over the 2 legs but Donnarumma made some fantastic saves.Being somewhat parochial I’m glad Villa are out.
Good morning from a wet North Staffs
https://www.celticnewsnow.com/hoople/
Got all the letters but couldn’t work it out
One of our favourite topics. Transport infrastructure and cycle lanes around Celtic park.
Common sense has gone out of the window. Do you remember when GCC had to remove the cycle lane dividing humps around the Emirates and Celtic Park. Who thought it would not be a trip hazard to a 60 thousand crowd. They changed them to painted lines.
Money talks, the council were scared of beind sued.
Cycle lanes have a place, I own a bike but without common sense planning they are discriminatory . They discriminate against the disabled, elderly and infirm.
Given the average age of active cyclists they could also be described as ageist .
How many elderly woman cycle to Parkhead for a game on a cold wet Wednesday night. ?
Massive amounts of money spent for political correctness and doctrine Impractical, dangerous, stressful, disruptive, unused and enablers of traffic congestion and fumes
HH.
Gene hoople
Tks for posting.
Got it!
Is it only All the young dudes who play the hoople ?
And they wear motted jumpers.
Nope!
Good morning CQN.
Rain in the air and the next Celtic match still too far away.
Got dragged away from the TV for just 15 minutes last night, partly missing Villa making a game of it.
No regrets from Villa – as it should be.
They bust a gut and came up short.
Their performance level this weekend will be interesting.
From the c. 165 minutes of the tie i saw, PSG deserved it …
… but I wonder if Villa have shown other smart, athletic, aggressive teams how to play them (particularly in the wet)?
I’ve no doubt Arsenal and Inter will be interested.
THOG
Certainly not a young dude but definitely mottled
The ole CQN age demographic is more Specs, Drugs, and Sausage Rolls
No Celtic until Sunday. Dearie me. Anyways, I’ll go out and celebrate the 1971 cup final replay. Celtic 2 hun 1(Macari, Hood pen.). Be rude not to.
BRRB
I had moved to England and had a very weak signal on 810mw. Kept fading in and out but managed to hear enough of the game to catch the goals.
Great memories
BSR
😂
Gene
My abiding memory of the match is Tid and Jinky ripping their defence to shreds.
Remembering Hillsborough,not only the dead but the impact of loss on their families.
Never forget the witch and her givts role in the cover up and murdochs shitewipes who defamed the dead
https://x.com/CelticFC/status/1912079304097136927?s=19
HH
GENE, same as yourself on the HOOPLE, could not get it on the last line. Cheated via Celtic Wiki and still took me ages to find him. Thanks for the early morning teasers.
AN TEARMAN, get off the fence big mhan, tell us what you really think!!
Ave Ave
new article posted.