You can be sure that pretty much everyone at Celtic Park and Lennoxtown has been walking around with a smile on their face since Saturday. The players have delivered enormously this season and now have a few weeks to prepare for a cup final which could deliver the treble.
Before then they face one of the league’s most professional sides. St Johnstone were the last Scottish team to beat Celtic and can still eye the possibility of finishing third.
They will win at Celtic Park if we pitch up with anything short of a focussed and on form first team. I know the cup final is the priority, but we are five games from an incredible achievement.
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Like everyone on this blog I really hope we go undefeated this season and , I think we will.
However, there is a wee bit inside of me saying if St Johnstone beat us and finish 3 rd and hunman was out of Europe, I would be pleased with that as well.
I’m surely not the only one who thinks that- – – or am I.
KINGLuBO
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C-6fixRXgAATmej.jpg
Hope that worked .
That last post is supposed to be next years Kit Crest?
That last post is supposed to be next years Kit Crest as far as I know?
KINGLUBO on 3rd May 2017 5:19 pm
Like everyone on this blog I really hope we go undefeated this season and , I think we will.
However, there is a wee bit inside of me saying if St Johnstone beat us and finish 3 rd and hunman was out of Europe, I would be pleased with that as well.
I’m surely not the only one who thinks that- – – or am I.
Unfortunately because it’s us and Aberdeen in the cup final, the next two teams get a spot as there won’t be one for winning the cup
A bigger obstacle to Sevco in the Europa qualifiers, will be approval by UEFA.
Still to be tested despite SMSM ostriches.
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 3RD MAY 2017 5:36 PM
A bigger obstacle to Sevco in the Europa qualifiers, will be approval by UEFA.
Still to be tested despite SMSM ostriches.
Wasent approved last week I thought? Could be wrong mind you?
Wasent it* sorry
This from Phil’s twitter…whatever lies beneath scum is where this *denote species* resides.
https://mobile.twitter.com/Pmacgiollabhain/status/859791073442398209/photo/1
TonyDonnelly67
Oh well, we’ll just rely on the fact that their squad is an omnishambles unlikely to be able to qualify for the tournament proper.
http://www.celticfc.net/news/12536
New badge TD
Why would Celtic let 8000 of their supporters be exposed to such danger at Ibrox?
https://www.sfm.scot/that-debate-and-the-beauty-of-hindsight/?cid=156778
After what McIntyre stated last week. pffff.
A £1.8m safety liability hanging from 2009??
The PLC probably paid for the pitch intruder..takes simple minds of off falling roofs
SMSM seem to have acknowledged the presence of Scott Sinclair in Scotland but sadly only because he is alleged to have racially abused.
They will squirrel away at his presence and watch out for the first articles on how they think Scott wants to escape back to civilised England
MAGNIFICENTSEVEN, 5:27 PM
plus ça change then …
Rangers (1873-2012) hold two European records.
The first is that they were the only team to win the trophy after having not won their nation’s Cup final to qualify – Celtic were otherwise engaged in Europe’s premier competition so they were there by default.
The second is that they were the only team to win the trophy and not automatically defend it the following year, as they were banned for, well, behaving like Huns.
Never mind “the war face” (c.f. Paul67)… Here’s one for any Bhoys or Ghirls feeling nervous ahead of Saturday’s game against the last Scottish team to beat our Champions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr2oRRLPmgk
If Barca had done that the pundits would be purring for weeks!
I have only just heard of Franny’s (Barcamole) passing as I ain’t been on lately. Just met him once having a puff outside Bar67. Absolutely stunned of the suddenness.
Only found out when talking to my mate CM67.
May God Bless his Soull.
He’s now in eternal Paradise…God Bless you Franny.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
R.I.P The Barca Mole
my dad went to lisbon and milan
Hello to all CQNrs. Long time lurker here, now is the right time to post my story of my memories of Lisbon. This story is inspired by BRTH , thank you Jim for all the help that you have given me with my Lisbon booking. It will be both an emotional pilgrimage for me and a short holiday break as well.
As the name suggests my dad did indeed travel to both Lisbon and Milan to support Celtic. He travelled with his beloved brother Tommy to both games. The Lisbon story obviously remains the favourite. We were a family 8, mum, dad and 6 children, 3 boys and 3 girls aged between 4 and 12. Dads trip was paid for by his brother Tommy, who was a confirmed bachelor and had the sense to put a bet on Scotland to beat England at Wembley on 15th April . With the funds in place, all that was needed was for Celtic to beat Dukla on 25th April in the away leg in Prague and Lisbon was on !
Travel arrangements courtesy of BRTH’s dads company Holiday Enterprises went something like this :
Flight tickets ; check.
Hotel booking ; check.
Tickets for game ; check.
Foreign currency Escudos ; check.
Passport ; eh, what do you mean passport ? we are only going to a game of football ?
As we were at the time, it is hard to put into words the feeling of knowing that dad was going to away abroad for about a week , in an aeroplane to a foreign country to watch Celtic ! Words cannot fathom the feeling of both dread and excitement. Would he come back ? Will we win ? Today’s generation will probably wonder at the apparent naivety of this feeling, but back in the day, for a lot of family’s this was what it was like. Dad was a handsome man. Can anyone remember the cult TV programme from the late 60’s The Champions ? Starring Alexandra Bastedo, William Gaunt and Stuart Damon. Well if you check out the actor Stuart Damon from the programme that is what dad looked like, maybe not as tall. Jet black brylcreemed hair, white shirt, thin lapels , skinny tie. Yes, dad feeling champion, set out looking like a champion to support the champions in their quest to become champions of Europe.
Back home things were bit more basic as we sat in our ground floor tenement living room around the wee 20 inch black and white 2 bob slot meter telly c/w indoor aerial. Why mention the aerial? Well during the second half our budgie Cheeky decided to go for a wee fly round the living room. Its 1-0 to Inter, we are all wound up desperate for the equaliser. Cheeky decides to land on the aerial for a better view. The aerial is precariously placed on top of the curtain pelmet for the best TV reception. Crash bang wallop, down comes the aerial, we lose the picture. Well what do you expect, Cheeky was blue and white after all. As I was the tallest, I was dispatched to pick the aerial up to get the picture back by standing with my right arm fully extended for the rest of the match. Arm still sore to this day.
As the great song goes ‘’ It was one Thursday Night……and we won ! ‘’
Dad and Uncle Tommy did come home , tanned and absolutely ecstatic. Their beloved Celtic had done it, and they were there with thousands of other Celtic supporters to witness and experience it. Only down side was that in their rush for the departure gate ( airport bar anyone ? ) they had left a carrier bag with the presents from Lisbon for the children in the departure lounge. Medallions and pennants for the boys and Portegeuse peasant dolls for the girls. Too bad we thought, but dad was back home and we were The Champions of Europe. However, fate took another wee turn in our story. My dad was a vivid Celtic View man, and in the letters section a couple of weeks later he found a letter from a kind Celtic supporter who had found the carrier bag in the departure lounge and who had put two and two together and had brought the bag back. ‘’If anyone knows who this bag belongs to, please call this number. ‘’ A telephone call later, a car pulls up to the house, and the carrier bag with all the presents intact are safely delivered to dad’s children in the middle of June ! Shame that we never got to find out who this kind stranger was. A Celt through and through. In the modern day he would undoubtedly be a CQNer.
Life got tougher for us 11 years later. Uncle Tommy died if a sudden brain haemorrhage aged 56, my dad aged 52 two weeks later died from the leukaemia that he had been fighting the previous 4 years. Dad could battle the leukaemia, but with Tommy dying so suddenly just finished him. As brothers, they were inseparable and great mates. They travelled to support the Celtic whenever they could, and travelled to both Lisbon and Milan to witness in my opinion, the greatest Celtic squad ever.
Both are buried together in St Andrews Cemetery Dumfries, less than a mile from the Mount St Michael Cemetery where Brother Walfrid is buried. This seems just so apt.
So later this month I travel to Lisbon to not only celebrate Celtics famous victory, but to also try to follow in dads and Uncle Tommy’s footsteps from that crazy week 50 years ago. It also feels right that I travel as a CQN blogger and can join in the BRTH CQN dinner where no doubt we will all exchange many many stories from back then.
It is going to be some week, with much rejoicing and partying. Can’t wait. As Jobo on here would say, how many sleeps?
God Bless you dad, I was too young to ever buy you and uncle Tommy a pint, but I guarantee that I will raise a glass for you both in Lisbon 50 years on. Por Cierto. Will have you both prayed for at the Lisbon CQN mass too.
Aye, dad feeling just champion, looking like a Champion, watched the Scottish Champions become Champions of Europe. Lisbon, Thursday 25th May 1967.
That will do for me.
Aye, aye, aye, aye……………… we are the Glasgow Celtic !
HH championscsc
May God have mercy on The Barca Mole soul. Rest in peace our friend.
O.G.Rafferty on 3rd May 2017 6:10 pm
MAGNIFICENTSEVEN, 5:27 PM
plus ça change then …
Rangers (1873-2012) hold two European records
Nice to see that the old huns still hold some records :-)
Just caught up about The Barca Mole, RIP, god bless his family
https://philmacgiollabhain.ie/2017/05/03/ongoing-investigation/
A lot of kite flying regarding title stripping due to CW evidence and also the EBT appeal. There is no link between either of those and a reason for titles to be stripped. There has never been any mechanism for titles to be stripped and that won’t change anytime soon….
The fine was the lot.
Liquidation and starting again was the punishment.
I think someone tried to post this earlier
https://twitter.com/Allyyyy1872/status/858714533208215552
Keving
If they were the same club, they wouldn’t have had to apply to join a league (SPL) of which they were already a member. Assets do not constitute a club, and that’s what the a judge says Sevco bought. That alone smashes the Continuity Myth, whatever euphemism they use for liquidation. The judgement doesn’t help Donkey at all.
Donkey should just check with UEFA.
Specifically the HEAD OF CLUB LICENSING AND FINANCIAL FAIR PLAY AT UEFA (Andrea Traverso) SAYS – “the new club/company entered the fourth tier of Scottish football…”
Thomas Coupland
Welcome sir and thank you for sharing the short story of your Da & uncle.
Enjoy Lisbon
THOMAS COUPLAND…
Brilliant post,very evocative reading.Thanks for that fhella.
HH
A Stor Mha Chroi on 3rd May 2017 1:58 pm
Some Huns claiming that Celtic Supporters vandalised seats at Ibrox after the 1 – 5 humping of their team.
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These will be the same Huns who are claiming Scotty Sinclair ran to their corner after scoring and boomed at them in his best Sam Jackson voice: ‘I will lay my vengeance and wrath upon you, you lame-ass, inbred, pot-belied, lard-assed white m#####f###ers!’
margaret mcgill @5:57
Celtic do not force any of their supporters to attend Ibrox, 8000 are there when Celtic play through choice
STV will go to some lengths to ‘try’ and even up bad news for huns….preview
of tonights program female presenter in shouty voice ” Former altar boy guilty
of planting ball bearing born on London underground”
Getafekngrip (notthatone)
TC- great post HH
Magnificent Seven
Many thanks for pointing that out for me. So, in that case, Mon the hoops and go undefeated.
KINGLuBO
Keving + Beatbhoy
Legitimize it for palpable consumption any way you want.
OG Rafferty@ 6;10
Don’t know if your specifically talking about the Cup Winners cup,but after winning the first Champions League in the early 90s Marseille were unable to defend it the following season after being thrown out by Uefa after being found guilty of match fixing by the French FA
Keving on 3rd May 2017 6:37 pm
“Liquidation and starting again was the punishment”.
Think the word you’re looking for here is conseequence.
MICKBHOY1888
I was, yes. And didn’t Marseille also deprive The World’s Greatest Rangers (1873-2012) of their natural place in as Kings of Europe?
Cheated by better cheats, bloody foreigners.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/the-story-of-marseilles-tainted-1993-cup-triumph-2222683.html
consequence obviously