The heat was suffocating, it was 35° and city was heaving. On the long walk out of town some enterprising locals were selling water or cola to the increasingly dehydrated caravan of people. I passed a few, not willing to succumb to extortionate opportunism, but soon gave in.
I walked into an orange tree earlier that day. Caught between taking directions from a policeman and setting off in a new direction I’d overlooked the towering obstacle a yard in front of me. There’d been a spring in my step, I must have bounced into the bark. Trees are hard. I fell.
The return journey was made in the cool of the night. For the first few miles we were a uniformed flow of humanity but eventually the crowd thinned. We walked through residential streets with locals at their doors and windows. They applauded as we passed. Few of us are ever part of something substantial enough that uninvolved observers openly applaud you. Such memories endure.
I’d an early rise and a long drive with a full car ahead the next day. The bedroom was packed, floor space was given over to spare bedding, the hotels must have shipped mattresses in from a hundred kilometres radius, so with the others in the bar, I took myself off for a shower.
I met a German couple in the elevator. “Are you disappointed?” the woman asked. “No, we played well and were beaten by a good team.” It was the perfect answer. These people must have been horrified when they noticed the throng which would dominate their trip, but they’d become part of the story, part of the throng. The answer was honestly given, although disappointment would come later. I went on, “We lost a minor cup final nine years ago, that was real disappointment”.
I surprised myself by what my memory spontaneously threw up when asked about disappointment. Looking back now, that minor cup final is no more than a touchstone, and indicator of where we were before the Generation of Domination got underway. It’s lost its power to inflict negative emotion. If I met the German couple once more I could again tell them I wasn’t disappointed with that day in the blistering heat. It’s one of my proudest memories, and we soon learned we were beaten, narrowly, by a great team.
This, my friends in Celtic, is what you call a journey.
I spoke to fan liaison manager John Paul Taylor yesterday and mentioned I’d not renewed my season ticket yet. I promised him I would today and that I’d pass the message on. Deadline is tomorrow, after that people can ask for a move into your seat. Consider yourself reminded! We walk the next mile of the journey soon, with hope in our hearts, as always.
Many thanks to those who donated to Mary’s Meals yesterday, and to Magners. The money raised in one day alone will feed over 30 of the world’s poorest school children for a year.
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Could be 7-1 here.
” He was going away from the goalmouth “
Really good fame this, the future’s bright the future’s Green. H H Hebcelt
‘definitely game over’
There’s no fooling them, is there
Wtf,Nesbitt goal 4-1 hav i hit a wormhole?
H.H.
Commentator is a shoite talkin’, squirmin’ hunster.
Suicide watch for commentators
We should put hoopy the hound on:))
Two commentators guess which one is hurting haha,
Dubious penalty haha
Ball well away, player going away from goal, he was fouled inside the boax ya Trumpet!!!
Stevie Frail should play some of the kids.
Weefra, wtf is going on…..hav the time doctors takin over?
H.H.
Now another stushie…
It’s another tight one – he says
Don’t you just hate when they use a daft word when a normal word will do.
Apparently, it’s now called the cusp of the box…
For 130 years it’s been the edge… but I guess that’s just too Irish :o)
Has brown always been working with the youth squad ?
“It looks like Celtic are slightly further ahead than Rangers at this moment”
RealQuotes CSC
Hello this is WEE BGFC. Season tickets purchased!!!!!!!
Chromecast for me too, well worth the 30 sheckles
HH
WEE BGFC
Matthewl1888
good to c u posting again ;-))
H.H.
BGFC
What section you in ?
Celtic’s defence has been fragile – he says hahahaha…
Scoreline is 5-1 going on 10-1 ….
sevco concede no goals on their cup run – he says hahahahaha
Muppets and Trumpets
Marspapa..Just wondering why you asked me that..Coz if you wanna exchange vids of Ms Diamond Jackson, i think ive got them all, Except the one with Charlie Sheen, And the Extra special..@DiamondJackson Meets Marspapa…..Heard Thats HOT…
6 but offside
Doh fame-game
https://twitter.com/Morrissey23rd/status/601478424423702528
thelurkintim
First post of the day for me :-) HH
Didn’t look offside there
Good save stops 6
The commentary is worth GOLD
Sipsini
Stoapit, haha, huv they no suffirt anuff
rwe,
lol….For 130 years it’s been the edge… but I guess that’s just too Irish :o)
maniacCSC
H.H.
Corner, flicked wide
Big Georges Fan Club – Hail, Hail, Wee Oscar
21:06 on
21 May, 2015
Hello this is WEE BGFC. Season tickets purchased!!!!!!!
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awfy braw ,,,hail hail
Bgx
Haha, naw I’m going to the kerrydale would buy you a pint if you were going in.
“Frail seems not to know about Peter Lawwell’s promise the Old Firm tag won’t be used by CFC staff.”
https://twitter.com/des_mcg/status/601361447487148032
Frail said: “It is always a great way to end the season with an Old Firm cup final, but it is only good if you are smiling at the end of it. We have had a couple of cup finals against Rangers in my time here and we are excited about it.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/mobile/celtic/stevie-frail-says-ronny-deila-has-finger-on-the-pulse-over-celtic-kids-207478n.126702716
Good save by our keeper
Good save. Huns corner
Matthewl1888
21:07 on 21 May, 2015
thelurkintim
First post of the day for me :-) HH
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r we winning…..cause it’s not flag day…..third or fourth 4 me, I st time response ;-))
H.H.
The castlemilk kid on now;)