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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Ha ha HA AHHH HAA HA ha
My eyes are beautiful. I have full 1690 vision
Haha ha ha ha ha ha ah ha ha ha
Mrhenrik67
Is that skippy free to play against hibs.:0)
connaire12
Removal of the Act is serious; reopening a Disco is not. That is why one is popular and one is not. I applaud HT for his efforts and your post for reminding people. It truly is a terrible and unnecessary Act.
Cheerio for now,
JJ
West end,
This place is more like a zoo than any of the pubs Tony frequents :)
HH
I wonder what a potential owner of sevco would need to do, before the SFA deemed them unfit and improper.
No responses about being a tim please!
BTW isnt it funny watching the sevconians hail the 3rd saviour since they folded
Whyte
Green
now King
when will they ever learn?
Geordie Munro – True, yesterday was a barrel of laughs and today we have the monkeys on board…
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha HA HA AHHH HA HA HA AHHHH HA HA HA HA
Nuclear Armageddon would just about afford me no position at rarainjurs.
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That’s it.
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I’m here for the good of the game in Scotland.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha HA HA AHHH HA HA HA AHHHH HA HA HA HA
And to win the European Cup and champions league astronomically until we are given victory in 1967
Why is ‘Homes under the Hammer’ on the FF banned list???
Did big Dion bless himself while checking out the roof-line or splash some holy water in the stairwell???
TBM
When’s the nurse due round again with the medication ?
I’m Dave King and I’m going to rip yoos a new wan
Thats exactly what he’s do to sevco
dave King – the hahahahahahahs don’t do much other than make you sound a bit demented; I’d drop that if i was trolling.
Also, you’ve yet to talk about rape or raping, which is fantasised about on repeat play 24/7 in the heads of the average hun monkey. This leads me to question if you are a staunch hun monkey at all….
So are you a staunch monkey or not?
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Tut tut. Standard educated reply.
Hun Minkey?
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Of course I am.
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I was born under a butchers apron ( I mean Union Jack)
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it looks like sevco have borrowed another $1.5 million to keep the electricity on… but not to worry, DK assures everyone that he intends to invest at least another 20 million.
http://sport.stv.tv/football/1321210-three-bears-provide-new-15m-loan-to-rangers-for-working-capital/
Question … why are they borrowing another $1.5 Million. Didn’t DK assure everyone yesterday that Sevco had money to pay Ashley ($5 million), but weren’t going to do it, as they weren’t sure if it was the right thing to do? Now, if they have his $5 million, and are not paying it back to him, why do they need to borrow $1.5?
I think DK is telling porkies…..
tbm
how are you doing
Mike,
Does your keyboard not have a pound (£) sign?
Mines has dollars n euros and awhing!! :))
Geordie ….
Ha! You must have one of those fancy new fangled ones! I think mine only speaks canajun.
I
captain beefheart
14:26 on 21 May, 2015
A really depressing post from proudbhoy. Thankfully the people of Ireland have chosen a different path.
Well said.
Mike,
Proper lol there :)
Ey csc
mike in toronto.
They have big cash flow problems .The latest loan is the necessary response to one more lend us some cash till pay day plea.M. Note the statement that Dave’s family will be investing ! Maybe Mrs Dave finds it easier to transfer money than Dave does.
£ € $ ¥.
HH!!
Been hearing that the hun / orc / apprenticeboys
will be marching doon the Gallowgate on Saturday
aye, turn the other cheek right enough.
Tallybhoy ….. no one likes a show off! :)
ps … how did you do that?
did I break the blog? sorry.
Listened to the sportsound podcast and have to say it’s much more listenable than Clyde,at least there’s some dissent from the party line.
The bomber phone call was atrocious,you would never hear a Celtic man speak like that to people on air being broadcast to the nation,I felt embarrassed for him and it all boils down to the intelligence levels of the two clubs.
At least the loonies back in the old days were funny……
(Declan, Leo Sayer & Nigel Mansell………………………)
Lennon n Mc….Mjallby
I listen to Sportsound most nights. I find it pretty decent as far as Scottish media goes.
John Brown was an embarrassment. Jim Spence and Tom English asked a question and they were accused of having agendas. Derek Ferguson wasn’t much better.
Basically your two examples of Rangersitis.
Bomber: Attack, attack, intimidate & abuse.
Ferguson: Head in the sand, can’t we all move on, haven;t we been punished enough, etc, etc.
I can;t speak for Clyde but there was a level of balance and debate though with two panel memebers who probably spoke for everyone who is not a Rangers or Sevco fan in this country.
I don;t have a huge problem with Radio Scotland. I think Richard Gordon for the live coverage is a fairly able and professional host and enjoy listening to Willie Miller who is fair and knowledgeable on the game.
You have to put up with that clown Chick but he is on nowhere near as much as he used to be.
When I am doing some graft (chores) in the house I like the radio on and I usually listen to Radio Scotland if there is any fitba coverage.
Ra bomber was horrific though. It reminded me of that story I think I read on here about him pulling a burd in a Glasgow boozer/nightclub. Can;t remember who shared it but you could just picture it happening.
LB
Corruption all around.
Celtic party to it.
Season book renewal.
Silence on corruption.
But lots and lots about Seville.
CQN now a cheerleader for corruption?
Sad days.
jeez_I_thought_blinker_was_pants
Bring back Super Sammy:))
LB ..I wis that burd …wis horrifffffffic ………
braw
Brown is your classic caveman hun.
JIngs, I forgot him, starry :)
jeez_I_thought_blinker_was_pants
Reading back it looks we need some Duracell for the Buzzer:))
The main criticism I have of football radio shows is their apparent inability to take their subject seriously. Don’t get me wrong – there’s a place for using the subject matter for comedy. But a lot of the commentary we hear is flippant and goes unchallenged. In large part this is due to the low quality of the opinion-formers / pundits they employ. The other reason is the low production values of the broadcasters. SSB is the best and worst example. Radio Scotland can sometimes be good. Tuesday was a train wreck of a show. Brown should be invited into the studio and taken to task over some of the crap he was spouting. Best thing I’ve heard in ages on Radio Scotland was Tom English’s interview with Ken Buchanan.
!!Bada Bing!!
16:30 on
21 May, 2015
Brown is your classic caveman hun.
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Assume it’s no the same cave-scheme as our own TET – we are regularly assured there are no huns in his countain valley. Thankfully for him! :-))
Livi
Total embarrassment of a man,the media should’ve stayed clear of him after his drunken ramblings outside Ibrox.
Who’s idea was it to have him on?
King James:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rR9pDQoAtjE
HH.
Lennon n Mc….Mjallby
I have no idea. I saw he was in front of King last night at the game. I suspect he will be used as some kind of media enforcer.
Anytime the fans need rallyed he will be wheeled out and anytime the journalists ask too many probing questions Brown will be asked to have a word.
I would not want a ranting buffoon like that speaking for my club. A complete maniac.
LB
NegAnon2
16:27 on 21 May, 2015
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Agreed 100% fella.
Let them reap what they sow.
Hail Hail