I’ve never known Celtic to subsidise an away match ticket before. Put aside for a second thoughts of thanking the fans for their support during a difficult period (which are valid), I like this move for the message it sends to those in the dressing room, as well as the stands.
We are in a league race, and we want to win it. You can understand Aberdeen’s razor-sharp appetite. They’ve not won the league in over 30 years, every man, woman and child in their ranks will be forgiving of faults and profuse in praise.
By contrast, this will be our five-in-a-row, the 11th title in 16 years. It will never come close to what we experienced in 1998, when we worshipped the words of Wim Jansen after a late-season home draw against soon-to-be-relegated Hibs.
For many of us, 1998 was our Celtic supporting high point – it meant that much. Hopefully we will never again be in a place where a domestic title has such importance. Instead we need to find techniques to deliver that edge, to remind us of the importance of getting it right in every league season.
I refer to that Hibs game in 1998 often, it felt like a pivotal moment. We were nip and tuck for the title, what would have been an historic 10-in-a-row title, one which would have violated one of Jock Stein’s teams’ records. That day, it felt like the chance was slipping, but there would be no let-up. We bundled our nerves together and moved on.
Telling the world that the club is subsidising fans’ ticket costs is one technique to help deliver a little bit of that focus. Let’s hit the plastic running on Saturday.
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TBJ, I was in the car earlier and put radio 5 on . As soon as I heard Sally’s voice, I changed station.
I remember joyously blasting my car horn leaving the East Dunbartonshire Recycling Facility (the dump ) when Kilmarnock scored that goal.
Best ever example of the law of unintended consequences.
Dear Mr Tait
Thanks so much for your part in stopping their 10 in a row.
Yours sincerely
Hrvatski Jim
When referring to the aforementioned “Mr Tait”…………
I believe in Tim circles……………… the “a” is
silent……
………Still laughin’ CSC
;)
Judging by the fitba on show tonight, we are actually too good for the Champions league-:))
T.E.T.
Condolences to you and yours.
Kev . J
Take care .
HH
Bankiebhoy, a great observation. If I remember correctly, very little criticism of Tait was made despite no legitimate reason for 7 minutes injury time.
Evening Celtic world of cqn
Quick squint through cqn on my nephews 17th birthday
KevJ
I’ll email you ya mad Tyreman
TET
I’ll light a candle for your father in law tomorrow in St Simons as I will for Marie and MT wife
I’ll also light a candle for my friend Dan who posts on here. A family member passed away recently also.
God bless and take care
blantyretim.
4 winners and a second at Cheltenham today..
A wee bit of good news I bet 2 horses at Cheltenham today and both came up first race and champion hurdle
That’s the weeks bets paid for
There’s always an Oldtim to better you isn’t there? ☘☘☘
Well done oldtim
PSV did well to contain Athletico but in the interests of quality football I hope Athletico win.
Starry plough and Tet…
Sorry to read back and hear of your loss. Thoughts with both of your families.
Kev J. Keep it lit friend, hope all goes well for you, stay strong. HH
OLDTIM67
Money goes to money,ya oul’ git!
Well done,natch…
A few days off the pace but I thoroughly enjoyed our players’ shifts on Saturday. Just exactly what we should expect every time. Honest best effort. Keep it going, Celts.
Kilmarnock FC, separate us into the two stands behind both goals. I’d encourage Celts to ignore any fringe protests. Buy a ticket, if you can, be in place before our players emerge from the changing-rooms and let them know we’ll be there for every game to be played this season, next season, any season.
Saturday is my birthday. C’mon the hoops.
Hello again all you young rebels.
My sombre mood is lifting again after watching the wee mhan and
his mates at training last night, nothing cheers you up more than
seeing young lhads running about with the hoops on hoping to live
the dream.
St Patricks weekend again this Sun. for us down the rebel peninsula
and i can’t wait to see the new banner the hotel girls have been busy
making behind the scenes, they won’t let us see it but they say it is
bigger and better than last years and that was massive so much so
that the local council tried to ban them from putting it up on the
hotel facade due to it covering all the windows ( fire hazard ) they
will do the same this time but the ghirls said they plan to get up the
hotel roof early morning 5-6 ish drop it down and tied off ready for
the big bash, those Aussie babes will go to extraordinary lengths to
catch the eyes of our young Irish contingent :-))
It really is amazing after so many years in Glasgow comparing how
our Celtic town celebrates Paddys day, the main street looks like a
scene from that day in Seville, all the small cafe bars full of green
clad patrons, top hats, waistcoats, kilts, mums, dads , and kids and
to cap it all off our club the fans and the music. phew ! i’m
salivating now, no negative res 12 thoughts till Monday yeehaaa
For anyone visiting the peninsula the place to be is.
The town of Mornington.
The Bay hotel
K.o. As soon as the ghirls raise the banner.
H.H Mick.
TET
Condolences.
Kev j
Share with us, we are your friends in Celtic, always.
Guyfawkes, pre game ‘fringe protest is no longer going ahead.
It was Tait’s last game,he requested and got his heroes v Killie,cheated in adding 7 minutes,only for it to backfire spectacularly. Spiers always laughs when the story comes up,ach you’re right Graeme,it was a jolly jape…
Guyfawks
Sorry I missed you Friday night
I arrived just after 7 with Mrs BT
Oops
HT and lions roars where the 2 guys next to the music HT with the folder
As HT said it was a disappointing turn out but you should have hung around
We could have done with the help
Bada Bing, the former manager at my last work was a SFA linesman. His retirement present from the SFA was a season ticket for his favourite team. No need to guess which one
DRAMBOWIECELT on 15TH MARCH 2016 8:50 PM
Kev J ..Rebel with a cause ….May your new found faith keep you strong… H.H
@Macjay when yer on…….Talk about foot in mouth moment…
Sincere apologies fellow tim, Of course your correct i should have read back.
Memo to self …Stay away from subject matter that lets emotions takeover.H.H.
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Nae worries , pal.
Incidentally , I`m in complete agreement with your stance on that particular subject.
DD
I worked in old Hamilton District then South Lanarkshire and a clown said his best thing in football was flagging Danny McGrain for offside when he scored a legitimate goal
It was a reserve game ….⚽️⚽️⚽️
☘☘☘
Whaaa…BT, sussed it.:))
Re the Non Vacancy at Celtic… listened to Moyes tonight… ‘everyone keen to see r*****s back in the top division’.
Good luck wi yer job hunt david.
Sips
You’re a genius…
Evening Celts
Sevco midfielders like Xavi and Iniesta.
Fecking warped idiots.
Their stupidity is off the scale.
Its an illness.
Funny though.
HH
BT…
Gee thanks, the first time I’ve been called that… Usually fenian before it :))
Comments from my source regarding the board & Res 12.
I bought shares at both the IPO and additional offering when shares were diluted. I spent over £2k buying them just to have them. I will be writing to Club as both a shareholder and fan.
CFC board are spooked for one reason. The evidence gathered is compelling to prove the case. That evidence proves beyond doubt that the company was denied additional significant income due to the clear mismanagement/corruption of the SFA.
With that evidence having been presented to them. It is the absolute responsibility for company officers to investigate to the fullest. If not, they stand accused of failing to provide proper director responsibility with regard to the company and it’s shareholders.
Remember this is something that has happened on CFC board’s watch. They are also concerned at the image of the game in Scotland scaring off sponsors and tv companies if such a fraud becomes public. Uncertain how long that damage would last for and or worse case it could be irretrievably damaged. They know negotiations for commercial deals would hand upper hand to sponsors and tv companies.
I am concerned that Lawwell has accepted a deal on this and CFC have or are being given some financial concessions. While back CFC got a couple of semi finals and home international matches etc.
What people don’t know doesn’t hurt them is the angle Lawwell has decided to take.
Before anyone goes crashing in there we have to gauge and know what waters we are sailing in first. I’m just explaining it from Lawwell’s most likely point of view and position. Scottish football presently isn’t a great commercial enterprise and attracting investors and sponsors is difficult. Lawwell will feel Res 12 becoming public will make that task even harder. Me? I couldn’t give a toss for the consequences. I am outraged at this as much as anybody. I want the perpetrators of the exercise to defraud CFC from CL income in order to aid an Ibrox Club publicly strung up and executed. This is a culmination of decades of favouritism and down right cultural bigotry towards CFC.
I don’t remember fat sally getting the grief from the msm that ronnie gets after blowing a 15pt lead .
I’d love to see it just click with ronnie and everything work out for him with us. Sadly I have my doubts.
P.s
Nice 10er double on altori and vram vram mag today.
Blantyretim, they can’t help themselves. There was a SFA linesman in my current work who is a Hearts fan.
He would quite happily tell you about the time he said to Jackie Dzakamowski to f off ya Polish p###k
Evening from North Hessen…TET…..your a Braw lad ..the better half will be thinking of nothing else for a good while…surprise her a lot…but don’t,t be throwing her computers in the Braw pool…J is the brawest lass you ken …make her smile…
Kev j….to your good self …..my thoughts are with you and yours ….
Braw
Dallas-not paranoid enough mate…
Mate has told me programme on this week on RTE
Our own jim McGuinness chatting about donegals part in the Irish rising. Not sure when it’s on.
BT have topped Robbie Savage and given us…………… Danny Mills
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Giggsy on 15th March 2016 9:47 pm
That’s good news for me to hear. There are times I’m away from this flat and I only re-connect on this laptop when I’m back.
Young’uns never listen. Nevertheless, around the country I never fail to remind any one who clambers by me to their notional seat after kick-off; our Celtic team ran out the tunnel and you’re seats should not have been empty.