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Tomorrow is Celtic’s biggest game since Seville

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Tomorrow’s Scottish Cup final is Celtic’s biggest game since Seville. Having banked our 100th trophy, and an invincible league title, the opportunity to achieve a clean sweep of domestic trophies without loss of a single game is wholly without precedent. Even the Lions didn’t achieve this.

We are in an incredibly special season, an incredibly special time, for the club. When anything seems possible, it is hard to properly evaluate just how well things are going. We have had many title winning seasons, but the club’s trajectory, not to mention the sheer enjoyment of what we’re watching, has seldom come close to this season.

We face the club who have pushed us most in recent years at Hampden. They will arrive rightly believing they can win the trophy. It will be a huge task for Aberdeen, , but the odds on them taking the cup back north with them will be considerably less than those against Celtic completing an undefeated season a year ago.

Congratulations to the Celtic FC Foundation and everyone at the club who contributed to the incredible event at The Hyrdro last night. The scale and sheer professionalism of the night belied the fact that everyone involved were miles out of their comfort zone.

It was an incredible Celtic event. Thanks also to the performers who donated their time to the Foundation for free.

See you later at Greenock!

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  2. Jobo Baldie on

    Welcome to Page 5.

     

     

    How good has this Blog been over the past week! Beautiful, wonderful, magical.

     

     

    We are on the brink of an historic achievement. I have total faith in Brendan’s Bhoys.

  4. Billy Bhoy on

    OK, you’ve all inspired me to share my memories of 25/5/67.

     

     

    It’s a bizarre story for a couple of reasons.

     

     

    I was coming up for 7 and was, like every other 7 year old in Kirkintilloch, banished to the swing park behind St Flannans Primary School for the duration of the game. The park was crammed with every kid I knew. We sang all the Celtic songs. The main one was: we’ve got Ronnie Simpson, Number 1, we’ve got the best team in the land. Right through to: we’ve got Jock Stein, manager, we’ve got the best team in the land. That took bloody ages!

     

     

    I left the park and started to walk past the school gates towards Fellsview Rd where my granny lived – and where I practically spent my childhood.

     

    I saw a guy with a tranny. No, not THAT type! I asked him the score and he said ” wan each. As I turned into the street I heard a loud roar. Someone’s front door opened and an overweight guy came out and tried to do a somersault on his front lawn. It wasn’t pretty.

     

     

    The odd thing is that I have absolutely no recollection of anything else from that day. Nothing!

     

    The next day all the kids lined up in the playground from P7 to P1 and we did a lap of honour round the ash football park. There was that much dust kicked up it was like an episode of The High Chapperal.

     

     

    The bizarre thing is this. I’ve yet to meet ANYONE who was in that swing park that day. Everyone swears that they not only watched the whole game but (at 7) had their first pint.

     

     

    Were any CQNers in the swing park that day?

     

     

    BTW I’m currently in the highlands as my daughter went through laser eye surgery earlier today. Any CQNers in Evanton?

  7. 'GG on

    Scottish Cup Final 1967

     

    Celtic 2-0 Aberdeen

     

    This was a final I remember very little of.

     

    Unremarkable.

     

    Apart from the fact that it was the day after my 20th birthday.

     

     

    Willie Wallace scored twice, both goals from cutbacks. A poacher in his prime.

     

    They were scored within 5 minutes or so, either side of half time.

     

    I was impressed by Jimmy Smith playing inside forward for Aberdeen.

     

    He was the only Aberdeen player to create any kind of resistance to the efficient and relentless Celtic attacking.

     

    We were nearing the end of our momentous season and matches were coming thick and fast.

     

    We played 7 games in April and Ronnie, Tommy, Willie and Bobby had also appeared in Scotland’s 3-2 win at Wembley against the then world champions.

     

    Four days earlier we had defeated Dukla to qualify for Lisbon.

     

    Of course this victory would be the third leg of an unprecedented quintuple, with us clinching the league a week later at a rain sodden Ibrox with a 2-2 draw and of course, in case anyone should forget, that memorable day in Lisbon on the feast of Corpus Christi.

     

    https://youtu.be/8IvaEhjS_7o

     

    Another controlling performance tomorrow and similar poaching prowess will ring the curtain down nicely on our INVINCIBLE season.

  9. setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on

    Apart from one balatant plonker intrusion, these have been great times on CQN.

     

     

    I do not fear that the lack of comment on here about tomorrow’s game or the focus on 50 years ago will be a distraction or sign of complacency.

     

     

    We are fans and do not need to prepare for the game. When we turn up at Hampden tomorrow, we will do what we lawyas do and are practised in doing- we will support our team.

     

     

    Brendan Rodgers and the players, on the other hand, will never have lost focus this week. They are making their own history and Aberdeen will have to be very very ery very good to stop them.

     

     

     

    These are the days

     

     

     

    These are the days.

     

     

    These are days you’ll remember.

     

    Never before and never since, I promise, will the whole world be warm as this.

     

    And as you feel it, you’ll know it’s true that you are blessed and lucky.

     

    It’s true that you are touched by something that will grow and bloom in you.

     

     

    These are days you’ll remember.

     

    When May is rushing over you with desire to be part of the miracles you see in

     

    Every hour.

     

    You’ll know it’s true that you are blessed and lucky.

     

    It’s true that you are touched by something that will grow and bloom in you.

     

     

    These are days.

     

     

    These are the days you might fill with laughter until you break.

     

    These days you might feel a shaft of light make its way across your face.

     

    And when you do you’ll know how it was meant to be.

     

    See the signs and know their meaning.

     

    It’s true, you’ll know how it was meant to be.

     

    Hear the signs and know they’re speaking to you, to you.

  10. Hamiltontim on

    Evening Tims

     

     

    Only on briefly as things are hectic at the moment.

     

     

    Our friend Billy (Lionsroar67) has just been in touch. He’s hoping that Doctor Pedro will release him tomorrow morning and he’ll actually get to watch the cup final! His sister is flying out and God willing he’ll come home on Thursday.

     

     

    Bourne

     

     

    A fantastic post!

     

     

    VFR

     

     

    Thank you for your company last night sir UTLR

     

     

    Celtic

     

     

    Thank you! I was at the Hydro last night it was an incredibly special and emotional time.

     

     

    Folks, we sing that this is what it feels to be Celtic. What a wonderful feeling.

  13. celtic by numbers on

    http://celticbynumberscom.ipage.com/between-rock-paper-scissors-and-a-hard-place/

     

     

    Not one of their players would get in our team and perhaps at a push 2 on our bench. We have the better manager – he reads the game superbly and changes it before problems arise. McInnes does not. We have solutions on the bench, and the players can play 3, 4, 5 at the back and with 1 striker or none, diamond, 4-2-3-1, 4-3-3.

     

     

    The only thing Aberdeen have not had in any of our meetings this year is blind luck. Also, we have played well against them and not turned in a stinker. I don’t expect that as Rodgers has them ready as evidenced in all the big games this season bar 2 (Barcelona away and Borussia at home). He rescued the situation against Hapoel in the 2nd half.

     

     

    So I can’t say I’m fearful. Watchful? Well we all know football and its propensity to kick you in the knackers. But not tomorrow? Surely?

     

     

    HH

     

     

    PS I love this dear place and know the love and effort that has gone into it but gosh it is hard to use!

  16. jmccormick on

    Okay. Just wiped away hunnesrz a tears.

     

    Lasted 2 mins of BBC documentary, before tears welled up. Got it back together but spent last 15 minutes in bits When the commentator spoke or our tall, handsome captain I just lay it and have just gone again typing this

     

    God bless them all.

     

    Tomorrow means feck all.

     

    Hail ! Jail!

  19. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Bourne, thank you for that terrific post earlier.

     

     

    I have sent the last two hours going through you tube watching clips from the Hydro and Lisbon last night. Inspiring stuff.

     

     

    The Glasgow Uni CSC has a Lisbon celebration also tonight.

     

     

    Good luck to our team tomorrow .

     

     

    Jimmynotpaul. The SJFA in their wisdom have arranged the West of Scotland final for tomorrow with a 1pm kick off. Its a bank holiday weekend , the game could have been played on Sunday or Monday

  22. excathedra44 on

    BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 26TH MAY 2017 6:27 PM

     

     

    Great post,hope you are well. 10/10 for team selection also,LG deserves his place.

     

     

    HH.

  29. Stairheedrammy on

    Celtic tap in the crowd at the live boxing. Doesn’t he know he’s winding up Scottish sports writers?

  30. Eurochamps67 on

    Being in Lisboa was magical.

     

    Spending your time with magnificent people is stupendous.

     

    Celebrating the 50 th anniversary of the greatest achievement, ever, of any Scottish sporting institution, with your best mate of 50 years, PRICELESS.

     

     

    Eurochamps67

     

     

    IsitheinekinormastercardamnotallthesurebutitschampionsleaguestuffanywayCSC

  31. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Dallas…

     

     

    Both bosses in their kip, Sean Fallon now on the box (needed a quiet house :-)

  32. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Gerry, you will love it . Sean was an an incredible man.

  33. YogiHughes on

    Hi Bhoys,

     

     

    Sorry to interrupt the good mood of the blog, but we got some bad news today. My sister-in-law, who is in hospital, was given the bad news that the chemotherapy had stopped working and that there was no other treatment. She is only in her 50s. So for those of you who believe in prayer, can please ask for your prayers?

     

     

    Thanks and HH

     

     

    Yogi

  35. Almore on

    Just catching up on the bhlog and reading so many happy memories of Lisboa 67 and being a Celtic supporter.

     

     

    BSR: belter of a post.

     

     

    Anyway, this song came into my mind:

     

     

    https://youtu.be/6NXnxTNIWkc

     

     

    WITS: enjoy your weekend.

     

     

    Craobhchiaráincsc

  37. Scaniel on

    Just catching up now that I’ve come down from cloud nine.

     

    BSR – What a post. Up there with your best, which is saying something.

     

    Garcia Lorca- Bobby M was one in a million. My brother was living in Middlesbrough when he moved there and they loved him, simply loved him. Left us too soon on both accounts.

     

    Our own BobbyM- What happened to the climb up to Castillo s.Jorge. Me and the wean both beat you to the top…..oh,wait….you were in your kip! Lightweight!!

     

    DD – You’ll be ever Delaney’s Donkey to me.

     

    Hope CRC made it to Greenock tonight. Actually I hope he made it on to the plane from Lisbon. No, I hope he made it out of Pink Street!

     

    Cowiebhoy – Thanks for the heads up – see you at the new CQN corner at Alcantara.

     

    Relatively quiet day in ole Lisboa today – hoops numbered in hundreds instead of thousands.

     

    Life is good.

  40. Saint Stivs on

    the website is almost unusable for me this last 2 weeks.

     

     

    no ammount of change settings works.

     

     

    continual side bar adverts , right now its belling again.

     

     

    can we not just be done with the adverts shite.

  41. Saint Stivs on

    CQN Badges – 5th edition

     

    CQN Badges are delighted to announce that two new badges had been produced and are available for purchase. They are 30 mm diameter

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    All proceeds from the sale of badges will be donated to charities close to our hearts

     

    The beneficiaries of the badges will be the “Walk with Shay” and “The Road To Lisbon” campaigns

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Badges are individually priced at £5 plus P&P and can be purchased by contacting cqnbadges@gmail.com

  42. Park Road 67 on

    DALLASDALLAS

     

    Your right mhate , what a crap k.o. time for the WOS Junior final ! Sounds like everybody had a great time in Lisbon btw !!

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