I took a nasty Pavlovian reaction today when I heard the radio announce “Derby day” before realising the presenter was talking about the actual Derby. The last thing anyone planning a night out in Glasgow is the ‘Glasgow derby’, as it was known in its final few years.
As anyone walking the streets of Glasgow and beyond in peace tonight will testify, we don’t want it or miss it. I prefer my football, like my streets, without this nonsense.
Knights Templar sequestrated? Blame those “enemies”. George Peat, Campbell Ogilvie and Lex Gold forced through his appointment as SFA chief executive, despite him not meeting selection criteria. As every wise footballer knows, know your level.
The magnificent framed Lionel Messi top we are auctioning for 1254125 has less than two days to run, keep an eye on it here.
Copies of Willie Wallace’ autobiography, Heart of a Lion, have been flying off the shelf. The mail order fulfilment centre will have stock replenished on Monday after running out. Order your copy below – still time for Father’s Day.
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Is it just me or does the latest Charlotte tape potentially take the whole green/whyte saga out of Scotland and into the realms of a wider investigation?.
It certainly sounded to me as if CG was claiming he had the most influential person in UEFA in his pocket.
GoogyBhoy, Just emphasising the point, it was a good one.
HH.
googybhoy ♥ Celtic
20:28 on
1 June, 2013
Welcome Bayern to THE Treble club.
Celtic 67
Ajax 72
PSV 88
Man Utd 99
Barca 2009
Inter 2010
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I had a wee look on Wiki to see if any of these teams managed to add the UEFA Super Cup.
Two did.
It started in 1972 when Ajax pumped some former SPL side 6-3 over two legs. Barca then beat Shaktar 1-0 in 2009.
This also caught my eye;
Celtic also won their secondary domestic cup competition, the Scottish League Cup, in the 1966–67 season concurrently with the treble of cups mentioned previously (sometimes colloquially referred to as a part of “the quadruple”), thus making their achievement unique in this respect to every other club.
I was going to make a wee comment about “buying” a history that includes a 3-6 and a 1-7 defeat in a final not to mention a further 1-10 reverse in a semi but, hey, let’s just leave them to bask in their ” unsurpassed dignity”!!
Doc
I don’t think there are three domestic trophys in all uefa countries.
Did celtic not win the Glasgow cup in 1967 too
Weefra
Watch that summa… he will rustle your clucks .. hes a bellshill barnpot ;)
blantyretim
20:33 on 1 June, 2013
BT where is the photo? If it si the photo of the crowd (part) behind the goal and the Greenock Celtic banner is over the rail…it was not our Clubs banner (we dont have one anymore) but for people like me who are saddo’s our President and Secretary at the time are both staning in front of it
TBJ
Don’t I know it. Haha
Weefra HH
doc is neil lennon
21:06 on 1 June, 2013
GoogyBhoy, Just emphasising the point, it was a good one.
We also beat Man Utd in a preseason freindly.
Ironically they were the first English team I ever seen and ended up living here for 27 years.
I keep reminding them. They do not like it.
Well some atex great about it. Must have taken 20 mates to the Rapid Vienna match with me.
They are all Celtic fans since then. We at least after City and United.
googy
Thot they picked the wrong one. First guy 4 me.
TBJ, yes they did, another good point.
Every tournament entered, WON.
1967 was a good year, it got even better, I was born:-)))
Frankie McAvennie on Off the ball today
recalled a story when playing a big game for Scotland
Roxburgh said to Frankie you need to pull your socks up.
Frankie says righto boss i’ll try harder
Roxburgh says no i mean pull your actual socks up
there not on right.
How did that eedjit get to manage Scotland ?
Answers on an SFA postcard.
Doc
Given you and paul 67 were born that year… the 5 trophies were a bonus ;)
GoogyBhoy, we also beat Real Madrid, in Madrid in a testimonial for De Stefano, I think?
Bobby Lennox scored the winner, but the Madrid fans shouted Ole, every time Jinky touched the ball.
TBJ, for my Father my Birth was the second, okay, 3rd or 4th greatest event of that year;-))
Álvaro Negredo scores his fourth goal of the evening. Seville 4-2 Valencia.
Doc
Im certain you were numero uno
The madrid fans loved the boy jinky ;)
Billy Bhoy
12-4 on aggregate v Eintracht in the European Cup semis of 1960 seems pretty dignified. Imagine a Scottish team getting 4 in a semi final against a German team these days!
Jimbo
TBJ, just a gag mate. Auld Doc is a good ghuy and gets priorities in the right order.
Jimbo
To be fair… eintracht went on to win the final easily … right ?
Doc
Like father… like son
gordon64
21:14 on 1 June, 2013
Great story that.
Was in Santa Ponsa a few years ago sat and had a few drinks with a couple from Paisley. Happened to mention we were going up to the square they asked if they cld join us. No probs said I. He said ill go and get my 2 boys who appeared with hun tops on. Had to telll the guy we were going to see Pat Cairns who does a lot of Celtic stuff to put mildly.
HaiL HaiL
Didn’t we also win BBC 5 a side in ’67?
The Boy Jinky
They did . Scored the first goal and never looked back !
Jimbo
Beating the mighty Real Madrid in the
Bernabeu was a fantastic achievement
even in a testimonial.
Real were Franco’s team and we gave them
a showing up on their own midden.
Seen earlier on TSFM site
Turnbull Hutton interview
sorry if already posted
http://www.scotzine.com/2013/06/turnbull-hutton-on-league-reconstruction-in-scottish-football/
Some of that lot on The Voice wuddnae get 2 songs in the BIG TREE!!
Evening folks
Great day again with the irrepressible Mr Wallace.
Good to see some CQN’ers today– though BJ Mac may be considered an exception.
For those of you have yet to meet Willie– can I give you a small flavour of the one man that Jock Stein chose to sign to improve that Lion’s squad?
Well he played for Celtic between 6th December 1966 and October 1971 and had successful spells at clubs before and after.
Yet he openly says that whilst he enjoyed all the clubs that he was at during his career— Celtic Football Club was the one for him. He didn’t expect it at the time, didn’t realise it at the time, but once he was at Celtic Park he quickly reached the conclusion that “this was the place for me!”.
Not only that– he said to me in passing today ” Olive ( Mrs Wallace) loves this club as much as I do! She didn’t go to the games anywhere else– but she loved the atmosphere here– loved the banter of the fans!”.
Now– Willie used to kick about with his pal who he affectionately refers to as ” Big Gemmell”— and points out that there were many — ahem—” Incidents”– where people would recognise ” Big Gemmell” but they wouldn’t recognise the wee guy with him.
Accordingly ” Big Gemmell” would get a row from the boss but the wee guy didn’y!
Further– Tommy had a mate who on occasion was not beyond introducing himself to others as ” Willie Wallace”— this was especially true when he met the ladies!
Perhaps it is for this reason that Bertie Auld refers to Willie as ” It wasn’y Me”– as every time there was an accusation that something had happened and that Willie was involved he would immediately say ” It wasn’y me” and there seemed to be evidence which supported his stance!
However– over a cup of tea and a roll and sausage ( which WW paid for by the way ) Willie finally admitted today that most of the time — It WAS him!!!
Anyway, perhaps it was only a coincidence that he suggested calling Bertie Auld when we were in the Clydebank shop today— it must surely be just pure luck that the call was made just as Willie was getting a kiss and a cuddle from two long leggy models at the age of 72!
I don’t think there was any badness in the sheer delight Willie took in telling the former No 10 that he was with two gorgeous leggy twenty year olds getting a kiss and a cuddle.
Equally there was no badness in Mr Auld’s retort:
“Two Burds? The Only Burds he could get were a parrot and an Emu! And if there is a queue of twenty year olds waiting for him then they will all be boys looking for the older man experience!”
The only conclusion that I can reach after a week of Mr Wallace and and an afternoon of Messrs Wallace and Auld together is that at some point in their lives they will act their age!
But it won’t be any time soon!
As this phone call drew to an end the following exchange took place:
Bertie—- ” You have to phone Luggy– he wants to meet up next week and go for a
coffee!”.
Willie—– ” Bertie, I have phoned him 50 times and can’t get the Ba*****rd in!”
Bertie—– ” Right! Call him tonight!”
Willie—– ” I’m going out tonight– to a pub called the Birds and the Bees”
Bertie—- ” The Birds and The Bees? You are too F*****NG old for the Birds and The
Bees! These days I am just a Window Shopper!”
Willie—— ” Aye but you are older than me!”
Bertie—– ” Aye right! Away tae…… Ok I will get Luggy and we will meet up for a coffee
Next Tuesday or Wednesday in town”
Willie—— ” OK Bertie– You get him and give me a bell and I’ll see you next week!”
Bertie—– ” Ok Bye– and F… Off”
Willie—– ” Bye see you next week”
BRTH—- ” Eh Willie– you are down south at a Wedding next week!
Willie—- ” Aye ah know son–but did you think i’m going tell those two eejits that?”
Santa Ponsa=mental
Is the Celts Well still there ?
Recall walking up the hill one day in 90% heat
and stopped in for a shandy.
The Wolfetones were blaring.
Rolled down the hill a few hours later.
Minnie Ripperton eat your heart out.
Bmcuwp
How are you doing mate?Are you planning any visits soon?
All over for Zaragoza, probably. Atlético Madrid score in the old Romareda.
Shame for big Loovens.
So, five minutes to go. Theoretically Zaragoza, Mallorca, Celta and Deportivo La Coruña can all still survive, but only one of them can.
At the moment it’s the team from Vigo.
Primals on bbc6, yip I love that feeling.
Zaragoza score.
Not enough.
BRT&H
A great rant earlier today.
One of your best imo.
Weefra
I could drink pi@@
But i counldnt drink Guinness
Their black lager is a different thing mind
Btw i know Strathaven well
HH
Phil
As i predicted Tonev looks A V bound. Thanks a million Stan.
Atlético Madrid score again in Zaragoza. 1-2.
1-3 for Atlético. Zaragoza are down.