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And, after a century, it happened again. On Saturday, 4 November 2017, Celtic set a new British football record, 63 games undefeated, eclipsing the 62 game record set by the same team in 1917, under its first manager, Willie Maley. A million Celtic fans lived and died, and didn’t see such overwhelming command of the game in Scotland.

Many of those saw nine-in-a-row and the European Cup, but they also saw the 50s, or the 90s, or both, when humbling defeat was a staple part of the Celtic diet.

The football has been scintillating with those 63 games packed with joy: the recent 0-3 at Pittodrie, the dramatic 3-4 at Fir Park, thrashing Newco 5-1 home and away, and the joy-of-joys, winning an Invincible treble with a last minute goal.

Brendan Rodgers has only been here for one title in our run of six-in-a-row, but go speak to those who were around when Jock Stein was bearing down on seven-in-a-row in 1972. The joie de vivre of yet another title, yet another run to the European Cup semi-final, was beginning to fade. Stein struggled to replace his Lions as the crown weighed increasingly heavily on the head of a new King.

What Brendan brings to the search for seven-in-a-row, and his second treble, is a freshness denied to Stein. Jock sailed straight for the sun after joining Celtic in March 1965, winning a treble, two League Cups, two (of three) Scottish Cups and that European title. We have a manager who works as though he has a point to prove and players battling for their place right across the team.

It is fitting that we reflect on breaking our own 100-year record today, the 130th anniversary of the meeting which took place in the parish hall of St Mary’s, Calton, where it was decided to establish a football club called Celtic, to raise funds to feed the impoverished children of the city.

Despite the timeless monuments to success Celtic have achieved throughout a glittering history, without that poverty, your football club would not have come into existence. If you are a Celtic supporter, your world, your very person, is a product of 19th century deprivation. Your responsibility as a fan is to nurture the substantial heritage you were given, to make our founding mission grander than anyone could imagine on 6 November 1887.

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  1. KEVJUNGLE on

    ITV news at ten, Robert Preston – “A DUP MP came up to me today and said – are we having a general election next week, ha ha ?”

     

    The ha ha was RP’s….I think ?

     

    Anywye,……the British empire taught the world how to, invade, oppress, enslave, steal, lie, rape, pillage, hate, gas people to death, keep innocents in concentration camps, working them to death, etc…..

     

    They have plundered many nations, divided many lands, they have terrorised those peoples, they ruled with, an iron hand, but,……ole Jeremy detests the British empire and, what it stands for.

     

    Maybe ole Jeremy could be wringing the oul Jungle bells efter awe ;

     

    HamiltonTim, prayers will be said, HH

     

    ……oot.

  2. Delaneys Dunky on

    KevJ

     

     

    Absolute truth you speak there Kev.

     

    I want JC for PM.

     

    God bless you pal.

     

    HH

  3. Delaneys Dunky on

    My Bayern Munich pal Maddes just texted me, Happy Birthday 130 Celtic. Best team in Europe for supporters are Celtic Glasgow FC.

     

    Thank you for Glasgow hospitality and Celtic Park experience of great supporters.

  4. Delaneys Dunky on

    Listening to Just by Radiohead.

     

    The chorus, “You do it to yourself you do, and that’s what really hurts.”

     

    Thom Yorke wrote that for Rangers IL.

  5. Chairbhoy on

    Good Fresh and Frosty Morning…

     

     

    NATKNOW @ 10:17 PM,

     

     

    I don’t watch or listen to the BBC very much these days. In fact if it was them and not a German Newspaper that received the Paradise Papers I’m sure they would have been buried.

     

     

    In fact I’m sure there is a lot there for “UK” interest that they haven’t quite found yet and won’t until someone else highlights it.

     

     

    But after reading about this, I thought I’d browse their website… DD gets more Space than our Head of State… Quite impressive.

     

     

    If you are looking for a reason then this quote may be a pointer…

     

     

    “Mr Desmond tries to keep out of the spotlight but his public profile is boosted considerably by his position at Celtic Football Club in Glasgow.”

     

     

    So Mr Desmond, if you want your affairs discreet you’d better get out of Glasgow eh!

     

     

    Wonder how DD responds to threats, even the veiled ones?

     

     

    Scotland needs a Strong Rangers.

     

     

    Hail Hail

  8. fergusslayedtheblues on

    Re DD

     

    Anything that keeps the focus off sevco 2012 accounts is a boost for the LL in this country .

     

    I remember being enraged about them going nowhere near the old dead club and the knight of the realms dealings with them .

     

    Then I realised that they had in fact helped cause the death of their beloved club by treating the old ragers supporters like mushrooms (keeping them in the dark and feeding them s**te.

     

    Looks very much to me as if history is about to repeat itself .

     

    HH

  10. VFR800 is now a Monster 821 on

    Word of The Day (DD won’t let it go ….)

     

     

    impute /ɪmˈpjuːt/

     

     

    verb (transitive)

     

    1. to attribute or ascribe (something dishonest or dishonourable, esp a criminal offence) to a person

     

    2. to attribute to a source or cause

     

    3. Law. to ascribe to or charge (a person) with an act or quality because of the conduct of another over whom one has control or for whose acts or conduct one is responsible.

     

    4. Theology. to attribute (righteousness, guilt, etc.) to a person or persons vicariously; ascribe as derived from another.

     

    5. Obsolete. to charge (a person) with fault.

     

    6. (commerce) to give (a notional value) to goods or services when the real value is unknown

     

     

    Derived Forms

     

    imputation, noun

     

    imputative, adjective

     

    imputer, noun

     

     

    Word Origin and History for impute

     

    v.

     

    early 15c., from Old French imputer (14c.) and directly from Latin imputare “to reckon, make account of, charge, ascribe,” from assimilated form of in- “in, into” (see in- (2)) + putare “reckon, clear up, trim, prune, settle” (see pave ). Related: Imputed ; imputing.

     

     

     

    KTF

  11. ger57 on

    Celtic is a PLC. DD is the major shareholder with, I think, 34% of the voting shares. Celtic received prior permission from the Stock Exchange to permit DD to take ownership of more than 30%. There is no doubt that he controls Celtic plc.

     

    We would obviously prefer any directors/owners to have “ethical” investments and to pay their taxes. But wtf has any of this to do with Celtic? Is DD not domiciled in Switzerland? Perhaps Mr Daley could take his scoop to Zurich and find out how offended the Swiss taxpayers are?

  12. Hot Smoked on

    Ger57

     

    Is it the case that any tax not `saved` would have gone to Switzerland and not the UK treasury?

     

     

    JJ

  13. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    GER57 et al

     

     

    No-one disputes that avoidance of tax is a serious problem,one which successive governments worldwide have done little to tackle. Indeed,tax competitiveness-beggar thy neighbour!-has long been a goal of many.

     

     

    The Paradise Papers draw attention to many instances of this,with some firms in the frame for tens of billions and more,or individuals such as Lewis Hamilton avoiding €4m on a single purchase.

     

     

    BBC Scotland focused its entire attack on one man,not even Scottish,never resident here. For “having an interest in”-i.e.,not even owning-a company which hit the SWISS taxpayer for around £1m over three years.

     

     

    Or ten good nights out in Glasgow with Campbell Ogilvie.

     

     

    Or 40% of the sum owed to the BRITISH taxpayer by one of its own regular contributors/employees,Barry Ferguson.

     

     

    It was a shocking hatchet job,one which I feel may have breached its own charter,and I don’t think we’ve heard the last of it.

  14. Cosy Corner Bhoy on

    Moyes as manager at West Ham is an oxymoron. He couldn’t manage a ménage when under any pressure whatsoever. He won’t save them from relegation.

     

    The ‘man to go to’ to avoid relegation from the EPL is Big Sam.

     

    When he was dismissed by the FA I told everyone he would be hired before Christmas by some team in the bottom five.. enter Crystal Palace.

     

    Sh.te to watch but gets you out thr doo-doo!!!

  15. ger57 on

    CCB.

     

    I thought the huns might have gone for Sam. He would have checked under the bonnet to make sure his wages were safe, so no go.

     

    It’s really fun to watch and listen to huns just now. Complete delusion and no hope. Meanwhile we are the best fans in the world. official, and Brendan is unbeaten in 63 domestic games. Champions League glamour fixtures, Celtic Park looking superb to a worldwide audience, £40m extra income. YEE ha!!!

     

    No wonder the huns are hurting. Shame. innit??

  16. Hot Smoked on

    BMCUW

     

    Thanks for that. Your post really shows the BBC`s intent via their prejudiced selection of DD to make their point. Astonishing.

     

     

    JJ

  18. Bateen Bhoy on

    Big Sam to Everton, apparently. bargain at £100,000 a week, and Shakespeare ( the ex Leicester boss, not the ex Stratford Bard) as his assistant. Once you get on the managerial roundabout down there, you’re made for life.

  19. ger57 on

    Hot Smoked

     

    Exactly. It looks like BBC Scotland has an agenda just now. When you look at what else is happening, it beggars belief that so much time is given to a non story. Deflect the masses and slag off Celtic in one cheap go? Ideal for the ludgers. DD might come back to bite their arses.

  21. Greenpinata on

    ALMORE on 6TH NOVEMBER 2017 10:26 PM

     

    Tax avoiders, who can easily afford to pay their taxes – no matter what team they support- are every bit as bad as tax evaders.

     

    ———————

     

     

    Completely agree. However we need the political will to eradicate the loopholes.

  22. ernie lynch on

    It may be that The Great Desmondo is the only person in the Paradise Papers with any link to Scotland, however tenuous, and that is the reason why BBC Scotland have featured him.

     

     

    The ambush interview was entirely predictable, given that written requests for a response had been ignored.

     

     

    Whether the same would have been done if it had involved someone connected to the huns is however a moot point.

  23. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    GREENPINATA

     

     

    I think the political will has long been there,and certainly the public would view it as a vote-catcher. But in the age of electronic money-transfer,it requires that will to be world-wide.

     

     

    Certain countries have not helped over the years-Ireland,Netherlands,Luxembourg,Switzerland have a long history of nakedly pulling in corporate and individual wealth with personalised low-tax agreements,and the UK has an even longer history of offshore possessions where no questions are asked,bar “How much?”

     

     

    Now we have the late-to-the-party countries like Cyprus,Malta and The Baltic States joining in,the problem widens and worsens. But the vast majority of tax-havens are controlled by EU countries and the US. If the EU,as one,and the US act together,they could close these any time they like.

     

     

    Maybe it will be discussed at Davos over Christmas.

  24. bigrailroadblues on

    Good morning bhoys. Time and location of the Saturday shindig please. I haven’t been sober since we walloped the huns in April, so I’ve probably missed the info. Well, that’s my story. Cheers!

  27. ernie lynch on

    !!BADA BING!! on 7TH NOVEMBER 2017 9:46 AM

     

    Ernie- Murray will be on the list somewhere……

     

     

    ##

     

     

    Andy?, Judi?, Davie?

  29. Jophes on

    Good morning – stair rods here this morning – international breaks stink -has Mark Daly doorstepped SDM or Glib yet – didn’t think so.

  30. Greenpinata on

    BMCUW on 7TH NOVEMBER 2017 9:38 AM

     

     

    Agree with much of what you rightly point out. However I know our government ( and others ) could do soooooo much more.

     

     

    Hopefully when we get a new government, there will be meaningful change.

  32. South Of Tunis on

    MONEY

     

     

    Big ship load of Tramadol tablets discovered at a Calabrian port . 24 million tablets . .Made in India , transported to Calabria and then shipped across the Med to ISIS . . ‘Ndrangheta ( Calabrian Mafia) business. . Men of Honour ,eh ?.

     

     

    Money –1959 . — new floodlights at Celtic Park

     

    https://youtu.be/JPlXrWGIVyU

  33. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    BIGRAILROADBLUES

     

     

    Congratulations! Well done,mate. You’ve come to the right place if you want to be led astray,btw.

     

     

    Blane Valley around lunchtime for the early starters and McChuills early afternoon. Wee forays to The Tollbooth,Empir,etc as required. No set times as such,more of a loose arrangement. Seems to work.

     

     

    See ya there!!!

     

     

    HH

  36. bamboo on

    Who are BBC Scotland paying £100m of public money to for the lease of their Pacific Quay HQ ?

     

    A mysterious un-named company based in the Cayman Island tax haven.

     

    Come on Mark how about doorstepping your own doorstep.

  38. South Of Tunis on

    BMCUW @ 9.38

     

     

    ” Malta ”

     

     

    Sicilians have a saying which regularly crops up in the always sotto voce conversations re The Mafia -” it could be worse -this isn’t Malta ”

     

     

    Panama Papers journalist -Daphne Caruana Galizia – murdered in Malta in October — way too noisy for some people in Malta — killed by a car bomb -Palermitano Mafia style .

  40. quonno on

    A green and white tax avoider, evader, dodger is just the same as a red white and blue one.

     

    What makes it worse is that they will want things both ways by paying their various employees buttons.

     

    Jail the lot of them.

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