Aberdeen played three friendlies, scoring 10 and conceding a goal in each, before their four League Cup group games this month. They scored 12 without conceding in them.
Celtic Park on Sunday will be a whole different challenge, but as we remember from even recent times, getting the job done against lower league teams is seldom straightforward.
There have been more false dawns at Pittodrie over the last 30 years than sunny dawns, so we cannot expect too much from Jim Goodwin. Still, his team is close to full fitness, paying well, confident and will head to Celtic Park on Sunday as ready as they could hope to be.
The title defence will be tested from the off.
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MADMITCH
Nobody said all those players were part of the QSG.
It started off about Vic Davidson, then moved on to suggestions of other young players who promised much but fell away.
I saw Baggio senior playing junior and he made Stevie look like twiggy.
Institutional racism in one of our country’s sporting organisations. Who would have thought it? Scotland is a happy, friendly, welcoming diverse society with equal tolerance for all, irrespective of colour, religion or any other characteristic that renders human beings unique. Isn’t it? It appears we have more than one “secret shame”. How long before the fundamental fault line attracts the same level of media attention? Don’t hold your breath. Salmond and “wee nippy sweetie” have both rejected opportunities to raise the issue. Those of us who are in favour of independence for our adoptive nation should take note and remain both vigilant and sceptical.
Get to the NON camouflaged point = you’ll be deleted by the puppet Mod.
Ain’t that so, Mod?
I recall being at Easter Rd, someone said behind me ‘ who is the new guy’ I said looks like Vic Davidson and it was! Must have been late 79 or early 1980.
“Bring in the projects by the score…..Barcelona, Real Madrid, etc….”
Enjoyed the chat this afternoon guys.
Like one of those six degrees of separation things.
Started off with MIkey Johnston and reached twiggy via roberto Baggio.
HH
Prestonpans Bhoy
78-79 season. I think after Christmas so 1979.
Billy signed him in 4-2 game season.
Problems logging on again.
TMcL @ 7.17
JB / BMcL — members of the QSG?
Sorry to break the news but someone did mention those very comments.
A certain Tiny Trot / Micro Marxist to be exact.
Bsr
:-)))
We are due another soon.
HH
Was PMcL — Fat Pat — officially part of the QSG or was he a year too young?
I seem to recall Vic Davidson playing in a critical 4-3 win at fir park in the 79 run in.
It was the same night the Huns won a semi final v Patrick thistle I recall.
Cracking game. Vital win for us as we played catch up with the games in hand.
GGH@7:29
Bang on did a google
First game (second spell) : Hibernian away 1-2 31 March 1979 League
Brian ( Eddie Munster ) McLaughlin
CruelButTrueNicknames CSC
The jungle used to groan when Tommy Callaghan ran up the wing
TC was absolutely world class when it came to club scapegoat — never quite sure why but he seemed to get it from all directions.
Very distant memories but he always seemed to be left out of the really big games.
Not sure if this is correct but that is my memory.
Happy to be enlightened.
BSR
Comments were often of the ‘Aw FFS pass it tae a fitba player and get back!’ variety .
A bit underrated was TC , I always felt .
BSR
Must have caused some folk a deal of angst. When rid featured in CQN’s great uncapped celts feature.
Must be the only guy to be a candidate for great uncapped celts for some snd they embarrassed the hoops for others.
you know your old when …………….
your four years older than stevie fulton,
but played a bounce game with his father norrie,
stood at the 88 league title with his granda,
and his uncle john was our insurance man, and still calls me wee H, he came to my da;s funeral
great people, well for me anyways.
Bsr
:-))
His bro you have to look at table for break too 🤣🤣
HH
I do remember him destroying the Huns a few times and the famous Calli double shuffle.
BSR,
Stevie Fulton was working up in Rosyth cutting steel when the 1st aircraft carrier was being built.
Billy did indeed say it with the best of intentions. Baggio was something else – indeed the Divine Ponytail.
Not long now until we see the Champions play competitively again. Aberdeen will be well organised and will play for a 0-0 but I hope and think we will blow them away.
IniquitousIV
Just take a break and get back on here. Your input is always worth reading.
Stivs
Norrie sen.
Think he took the training at Pollok juniors 70s? Think he was big player for them,scorer in jc Cup final will check out for ye
HH
Tony McBride was released by Jock Stein turned up on the supporters bus with his Celtic scarf on.
RIP
1981 Junior cup Final , Norrie scores the winning goal , past which goalkeeper
pollok 1 arthurlie 0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlA7zlYykyU
Was at Easter Rd,when through the crap PA system came out with the Celtic team…..’no 9 Davidson ..’ ,canny be we thought……
According to Celticminded,
Ideguchi injured at Lennoxtown today at Ross Hall for an operation.
My dad reckoned Vic Davidson really suffered by comparison to Kenny D and TC because he wasn’t wee Bertie or Bobby M.
Jim Brogan was not quite a Lion and Jim Craig because he had a degree and was obviously too clever to be a decent footballer.
Hay and Connelly he felt were different class as was Cattenach which sadly didn’t prove accurate.
Bada Bing
That is a real shame if true. The poor guy has had no luck.
The original Brian McLaughlin’s knee injury was described by Jock Stein as the worst football injury he’d ever seen.
Brian died tragically some years back
RIP
St.Stivs
Norrie sen scoring in sjfc final
1981
https://youtu.be/RlA7zlYykyU
HH
Andy Walker’s disasterous second spell at Celtic has been blamed for his bizarre anti Celtic SKY script
Bada
The PA system, you mean the tannoy fixed to the floodlights behind the goals at the Celtic end😂😂😂😂😂😂
BSR@7:16pm
Easy does it.😠
PB- you describe it perfectly
David Trimble, a brave man.
On Easter Rd what amazed me, no one suffered serious injury crossing that we bridge. Recall winning the league there a bhoy fell over the side. Must have survived as I don’t remember anything on the papers.