18 October has been in the diary for a while. Today is the day teams in European competition have to submit their accounts for last season to Uefa. If you are in European competition, your accounts must be ready to publish. If they are ready and you have not published them, why?
Celtic’s accounts were published a month ago; Celtic have nothing to worry about or hide. Newco have yet to let their fans know what the figures look like. They will eventually be published, of course, when we will gain an insight into why they were unable to spend in the transfer market after qualifying for the Champions League.
I also expect to see the resolution of their dispute with Sports Direct International. At the lower end, this could be a charge in the region of £2m, but at the punitive end, it could be as high as £8m. It will also be interesting to read whether they could afford to settle this debt outright or had to commit to a long-term payment plan. Knowing what a slick operation Newco are, I expect a punitive settlement that overreaches their immediate resources and a decade long mortage-type payment.
As in politics, money eventually outs you in football. When we read club accounts we cannot get the thrill we get from a match result, but the consequences are far greater.
There is something incredibly endearing about Frank McGarvey. He is out there, facing the illness no one likes talking about, without awkwardness or hushed tones. Everyone has to find their own way to deal with illness, we are not all like Frank, but again, facing this hurdle, he has given us an example to admire.
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AIPPLE on 18TH OCTOBER 2022 9:39 PM
TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 18TH OCTOBER 2022 9:35 PM
Celtic v Hibs attendance 59,969
TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 18TH OCTOBER 2022 9:36 PM
Correction 58,969
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Are you the old board in disguise?
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Brilliant!
Massive 2 weeks.
The 2 tricky ties in the league
The Shakhtar win for ££££and monkey off our backs
The chance of post Xmas Europe by doing the unthinkable and getting a result in Madrid.
Success in all is within our grasp. Failure in all is also possible.
Focus for today will be on performance tonight. And the result it will achieve for us. In Ange we trust.
I don’t think the 1966 League Cup Final when we beat The old Currant Buns 1-0 scored by Bobby Lennox gets the praise and importance it played at the start of the Jock Stein era. Sure the ’65 Scottish Cup win gets the plaudits as being the one that sent us on our way, but, this was us finally beating them in a major final and they now knew we were a force to be reckoned with, and so did both sets of fans, as this game came hard on the heels of 0-4 thrashing of them at Ibrox in the Glasgow Cup, with Bobby scoring a Hat-Trick! Also, it was my first League Cup Final! :)))))) por cierto
IMO, Greg taylor has been in excellent form this season…..then along comes Bernabei ! Ange`s piece (0n CQN) on the young Argentinian shows our strength in that area and will ensure 100% commitment from both players. Likewise, Anthony Ralston and Juranovic on the other side create a similar situation. Siegrist and Hart? Possible another `little in it` situation. More of that all over the pitch would greatly lessen the likelihood of over-use injuries without weakening the team.
We have already been excellent on occasions this season and I feel, with Ange, there is plenty more to come.
Golf day so…
Cheerio for now.
PS MM might be a great bloke in reality for all I know but the Blog is a better place in his absence.
Sorry, it wasn’t my 1st League Cup Final. That was in 1964, aged 9 when Forrest scored twice to win it 2-1, por cierto
Jim Forrest, of RFC in IL, por cierto
POR CIERTO
We had already beaten Rangers 2-1 in the 1965 LC final. John Hughes netted 2 first-half penalties and Rangers grabbed a last minute consolation.
My first LC final after attending my first SC final earlier in the year v Dunfermline.
TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 19TH OCTOBER 2022 10:11 AM
POR CIERTO
“We had already beaten Rangers 2-1 in the 1965 LC final. John Hughes netted 2 first-half penalties and Rangers grabbed a last minute consolation.
My first LC final after attending my first SC final earlier in the year v Dunfermline.”
Aye your right Tom, sorry, I’ll blame a senior moment eh! por cierto
POR CIERTO on 19TH OCTOBER 2022 10:06 AM
Jim Forrest, of RFC in IL, por cierto
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I did wonder! I know James Forrest has played for years but didn’t think he was a round in 1964!!
POR CIERTO
Not a problem. I admit that when I contemplate our early cup finals under Mr Stein I often have to think hard about years and results, especially v Rangers as there were 4 plus 1 replay up to 1969.
BRRB
My old man (who liked a tipple ) swore by the Guinness, or diesel as he called it .
I ‘m convinced he got a lot more miles from supping the diesel than he would have got from lager
HH
Speaking of which DAVID 66 the beers are chilling for the watching of the Ange marauders tonight
HH
Let’s see if the murderwell players are as tackle shy as they were with Tillman
COYBIG
It was Hugh Phillips of Wishaw who awarded Celtic 2 first-half penalties v Rangers in the 1965 LC final. This was the final when Gers thugs invaded the pitch during Celtic’s lap of honour, ending the practice for decades to come.
Phillips got most of the cup finals in the early 60s and was a great referee.
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Which Cup Final, and what was unique about it?
Looking at shirts I’d quest it was centenary cup final ?
Guess even
1st time we wore that collar ?
GUINNESS
I remember back in the mid 90s my local had a Guinness Promotion night. A blonde bombshell dressed in black mini-dress, high heels and a Guinness sash handed out free pints.
After a while she did a wee promotional speech with a brief product history and details of worldwide pints sold etc. She then asked for any questions. Nobody was forthcoming so I decided to help her out by raising my hand.
“Yes sir?” she smiled in obvious relief.
“I’ve often wondered,” I began. “Why does Guinness make yer shite black?”
Once the laughing had died down, the lady responded with, “I suggest you see a doctor.”
dryborough cup , penalties win against the original huns ?
blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on 19th October 2022 10:41 am
Sorry my friend.
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CLUE
Celtic appeared in 5 finals in a row and won only one of those 5.
Scullybhoy
See st Stivs reply than 🥂
SCULLYBHOY
1971 Scottish Cup Final replay victory 2-1 v Rangers.
Scullybhoy,
Wee Gordon Strachan sneaked on as a cameraman,;0),
HH
Sorry, Tom, but Saint Stivs got it spot on.
Celtic 2 Rangers 2 (4-2 p) in Aug 1974 at Hampden Park. It’s all over as Celtic win the penalty shootout in the Drybrough Cup Final.
(In those days the penalty shoot out was after the game)
Shuggiebhoy67 on 19th October 2022 10:56 am
Scullybhoy,
Wee Gordon Strachan sneaked on as a cameraman,;0),
HH
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Excellent!
Pat showing why his nickname was well-earned.
HH
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Off to the pool now, so leaving you with an easy one.
A wee clue for you fore I go.
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BLANTYRETIM IS PRAYING FOR THE KNOX FAMILY on 19TH OCTOBER 2022 9:43 AM
Big Jimmy
Yes you should have Premier Sports on your firestick
It should be under UK sports depending on whichever app you are using
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Cheers mate, i will obviously check it out.
HH
SCULLYBHOY
SC Final 1972
Celtic 6 Hibs 1.
One of Dixie Deans’ hat-trick of goals.
Collins
McPhail
McPhail
Wilson
Mochan
McPhail
McPhail
Mochan
McPhail
Fernie
Hughes
Hughes
Lennox
Chalmers
Hughes
Chalmers
Lennox
Wallace
Wallace
Auld
Lennox
Lennox
Lennox
Craig
Auld
Johnstone
Deans
Wilson
Deans
Deans
Murray
Nicholas
McLeod
Rieper
Larsson
Burley
Riseth
Johnston
Larsson
Larsson
Larsson
Zuraski
Maloney
Dublin
O’Dea
McGeady
Commons
Forrest
Rogic
Forrest
Dembele
Forrest
Dembele
Christie
Julien
Furuhashi
Furuhashi
NORRIEM
The problem is, we don’t seem to have any academy players good enough to even get on the bench.
SS
All LC scorers?
Siegrist a starter for tonight.
Well done
Celtic goalscorers in League Cup Winning finals.
I would do a list for all the times we lost, but that is bloody heart-breaking how often we didnt turn up.
An old pal had a theory, that Jock and players didt take it seriously enough going into the 70s unless it was against the huns.
new article posted.