Someone made the point to me over the weekend, 30 goals, and counting, from midfield, rivals 53 from Henrik Larsson as a central striker. It is an unnecessary burden to compare Kris Commons to Celtic’s greatest player in four decades, even Henrik couldn’t compare to the memory of Henrik, but the history books will show for decades to come, Kris Commons is a rare gem, a Celtic player for the ages.
He’s the definition of a Moneyball player, he’s a great multiple Player of the Year and he’s ours.
Enjoy watching him.
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theoriginalsadiesbhoy, 22:06 on 5 May, 2014:
Didn’t hear Roll of Honour…
:-)
I see Don Rogers mentioned earlier in connection with Palace.
Would that be the same Rogers who waltzed around the Arsenal defence at Wembley scoring the unlikely winning goals for Swindon Town?
I’m away to check Google for the dates and the realization of my advancing years.
Delaney’s
Daniel Prodan has pledged his other good knee.
JC2
I reckon regulations regarding child cruelty have been updated since that shirt was issued.
Angelgabriel
Not sure if you can get in touch with BRT&H (he mentioned your name in relation to a golf enquiry) but I’d be obliged if you could pass on my thanks to him for taking the trouble to reply. I did respond but I’m not sure if he’s seen it. I’ll repost my thanks next time I spot him on the blog.
PS gutted for Liverpool tonight, brought back painful memories of Fir Park for me. Hoped they could win it for the 96. Thanks in anticipation of your help.
Hail hail
‘GG
It was indeed.
Not many former Swindon players of note,he was very much a local hero.
BSR -Wee Joanie on Sky 505 Jimmy Fallon Show.
For anyone who likes their footy of the Primary School variety:
This Thursday 08/05
Maryhill Juniors Park
Glasgow RC Primary School Championship
530 KO St Blane’s v St Fillan’s
700 KO Lourdes v St Paul’s Shettleston
Should be a couple of cracking games
bournesouprecipe
22:38 on 5 May, 2014
Miller unphased with Sevco link
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Have shamelessly stolen that for FB.
But I cant look at it as i’m bursting ooooot laughing and she has to be obeyed is looking at me strangely (AGAIN)
Thank you sir
John Barnes saying Rodgers needs to get a better balance between attack and defence. Fair enough, but remind me again, who came up with the 2-4-2-2 formation?
Doooooooooooohhhhh
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Don Rogers scores 2 as Swindon Town beat Arsenal 3-1 AET in the 1969 League Cup Final.
http://youtu.be/JQ-rJx13s9g
What a mess Wembley was in.
glasstwothirdsfull
23:02 on 5 May, 2014
Ha ha
Another clown they couldn’t put a red neck on with a blowtorch.
@TET Good luck mate somebody deserves a break.
Some of the hard luck tales around my friends are horrendous just noo.
A mate got done in the 97th yes 97th minute of some obscure game .
Heavenhelpusallcsc.
dannygall
23:01 on 5 May, 2014
You’ve missed the Carruth Cup Final and a certain North Glasgow school!! :-)
glasstwothirdsfull 23:02
I didn’t mean you!
Drambowiecelt
Thanks, it’s no been my best season with the gambling, some bizarre results all over the shop, and the odds we are getting are pish, but, it’s an addiction, so I will still keep trying for the big one>}
HH
squire danaher
glasstwothirdsfull
I didn’t mean you!
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Ha ha! I would hope not! :-)
dannygall
23:01 on 5 May, 2014.
My bhoy was part of the St Fillans team that won five trophies in one season a few years ago… Three at Maryhill juniors park…great season and hat off to the coaches.
Bada
Thanks not got 505 * wee mad face *
drambowiecelt 23:12
That was a sorry tale m8.
I’ve knocked on the head for the season now, the results these past 2 weeks have been just ridiculous.
I have a nice bet at 16/1 ew Benfica outright for the EL (backed them, 14/1 shakhtar and 10/1 Napoli all at the last 32, the competition has been good to me over the years).
Might back RM to lift CL and that’s it until WC.
squire
I didn’t hardly touch anything the past few weeks apart from goals, they have saved my season in truth.
HH
Sleep well Timland, things to do and no time to do them.
HH
!!Bada Bing!!
22:26 on
5 May, 2014
turkeybhoy- if you were happy with Hooper’s commitment to Celtic ,after Transfer Window closed in Jan 2012, we have different values of the Celtic jersey.HH
I was happy that he scored 30 goals for us in a season.He also scored the goals that won us the Cup.
Thats not easy to do if you “Are not trying”.If you think differently,then I think you will be disappointed a lot of times with Celtic strikers.Mute point anyway.We wont get him back,as much as Commons wants it.
@Squire 23 21
The ole Benfica eh good shout.I’m lightweight at the betting game
but my buddies go for it ,and recently the hard luck tales are heartbreaking.
One of my mates bets was destroyed at 92 min by a guy missing a–
WAIT FOR IT feckin PENALTY.
THE EXILED TIM
I saw this in The Guardian and remembered that TBO makes a fine Keema.
Rather partial to it myself-though I admit that was not always the case-I’ve never known liver to be used in it.
I’ll give it a go when I’m back down the road.
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Goat keema
Keema is a versatile dish that can be eaten as a starter, main or snack. In India, it’s often sold as a street dish, and cooked on tawa (a large iron griddle). Goat is always used for keema in India, but lamb or mutton work well as substitutes. This recipe was inspired by the meal we cooked at my brother’s wedding. We cooked a whole goat, roasting the legs on a spit, and mincing the body meat and offal to make a keema. I’d say the offal is vital here, because it enhances the dish: at my restaurant Gymkhana, we use brain, because it is creamy and has a subtle flavour, but liver, while punchier, is easier to get hold of and a more than suitable replacement. Serves two.
15ml vegetable oil
1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
1 bay leaf
160g kid shoulder mince
10g chopped fresh ginger
3 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
1 green chilli, finely chopped
5g turmeric powder
5g red chilli powder
Salt
1 tomato, peeled and chopped
50g fresh methi leaves (fenugreek), stalks removed
50g kid liver (optional)
5g garam masala powder
20g fresh coriander leaves, chopped
Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed pan and add in the onions and bay leaf. Fry until light golden in colour, add the mince and cook, stirring, until it’s lightly browned. Throw in the ginger, garlic and green chilli and, after two minutes, add the powdered spices and some salt, and cook for another few minutes. Stir in the tomato and reduce the heat.
Finely chop the methi and add to the mince along with 125ml water. Dice the livers, then add to the keema, cover, and cook at a low simmer for seven or eight minutes.
Stir in the garam masala, cook for a minute, then add the coriander and serve with paratha or pao bread.
• Karam Sethi is chef/owner of Trishna and Gymkhana, both in London.
Disappointing result for Liverpool. I am hoping they win the league this year but that result doesn’t help. Was surprised that Rodgers left 3 up front at 3-0. all 3 front men were completely cream crackered – it was so obvious, yet he delayed bringing one of them off. Palace deserved their draw for there never say die attitude. Not really sure that the result makes that much difference in the title race though. I think Liverpool were depending on MC losing one of their last two games and that is still the case.
‘GG
20:19 on
5 May, 2014
We Stand on the Shoulders of Greats
We all have people who are our heroes, our role models.
They are usually great players, or men who have made contributions to our history.
We also have fathers, grandfathers, brothers, uncles or friends who originally introduced us to Celtic, took us to games, lifting us over, and instilling in us the love of the club.
Usually we look to great players of the past, or great managers to create our Celtic legends.
But there are extraordinary Celtic men in every walk of life.
I was with one yesterday, helping him celebrate his 91st birthday.
GEORGE DOCK
He was born in Ferguslie, not Paisley he says, the youngest of a family of five with three older brothers and a sister. He attended St Mary’s school and he often speaks in great admiration of the encouragement he received from his headmaster who imbued in him his love for football and particularly Celtic.
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wonderful post, and my admiration for another generation of immigrants who took another boat to america , and followed the irish ashore.
my granda wuddy higgins from the port had a brother paddy.
as a young kid in the early 70s Paddys visit to highholm street was the coming of the prodigal son, a hero, a visionary, and a brothers love for his brother.
he brought hershey bars and other really rubbish sweets, but in such great quantities that wuddy and mary annes gran weans , a hunner of them got some.
five years later, we went to school with real tube socks, how cool were we.
Paddy was an enigma, he could come over, and the celtic view would be shown and the kearny csc would be in there with the grand dinner , hosting jock, sean, the lions, the cubs,
and the names of those 19 , published and known,
they came from ferguslie, clydebank , dumbarton, greenock, the port, glasgow.
in my twentys i became really close to pat, a driver, on his more and more frequent trips to scotland. he went to those places met relatives of the 19, went everywhere to meet everyone, knew everyone.
take me here, i am going to see jack mcginn.
can we go there , i need to deliver a message for mccann from montreal to his dad in stirling.
i need to go see hugh adam, his brother in the scottish kearny club asked me to drop off a something.
and long time before anyone would know it, i am off to lurgan to see lennon (the dad not the bhoy).
Paddy gave me a lot of advice. Wanted me to go to america, saw something in me , and told me i could be the best higgins ever, he could make it so. . i didnt ever go .
but he is in my three of great men , who made me who i am , english granda james, paddy, and dunky c of the pie ella fame.
We went to a rangers game together at celtic park , 1994’s , the mars bar game, he told me not to despair, everything was going to change, his pal from the golf tours, because he has a travel agent, his pal fergus, was the man to change it all.
i stood for my shares in the big que. up and around the stairs like a disney ride, round the corner and another que. the guy behind me had a kearney csc, baseball jacket on, a work of art, i peventually said to him , oh the kearny club, i know someone there, ……….
its ok sun, walking up the stairs, i knew you were a higgins, your all clones. lol.
next time we were together was that night in saint johnstone. me , jimbo , wee john and old pat. a glorious drive up, a brilliant memorable talk about bigotroy and rising above it, and being good, its not only being a catholic, its being a celt, and its much much more than supporting a football team.
we are more than that.
he told me.
i believed him.
we watched jackson and larsson score, 2-0.
he told me, celtic are going to win the league. no ten for them.
We had only a couple of games together after this, but he did take great pride in talking about t
drambowiecelt 23:29
Taking money from bookies the hardest game in the world.
At this time of year it’s well nigh impossible.
Watch Serie A at weekend for games where neither team has anything to play for – mind you that’s most of them ha ha – DRAWS the way to go
DRAMBOWIECELT
About ten years ago I got done by a 94th minute equaliser against Peterhead.
14-team acca. And on my 6-team acca too b
According to the report in the paper,only the ref knew where the four minutes came from.
Or indeed why it was a penalty.
But the home fans were outraged when the keeper saved it only for the ref to order a retake!
They were not alone,I can tell you….
rwe
where in longboat key are you staying.
Berwick Rangers done me out of £1110 on Saturday, £40 five timer, leading one nil they were too.
I k
saint stivs
23:33 on 5 May, 2014
Higgins?
That wouldn’t be Oweny would it?
I heard yesterday that he was ill. I hope it’s something trivial.
new a shouldn’t have backed a team with that word in their name. :(
Bobby
Thinking about my buddies tales over this weekend,
there must be a thousand of said hard luck tales of woe
it seems the working man is destined to fail at the gambling game.
Mabye your ref was a bookie lol.
When I was at school, I got done out of a “2 from each section” bet by a team from the south side who couldn’t beat kilmarnock at home. Haven’t taken them since.
BTW Anyone who watched the L’pool v Norwich game a couple of weeks ago could see that result coming a mile off tonight. Pity.
bloody keyboard/
so Paddy gave me a black Kearny CSC Baseball cap.
the logo is a tricolour, a stars and stripes, and the 1963 club date.
i might have this wrong but i am sure someone told me that the Kennedy rug that hung in the shamrock club in rue end street greenock was brought over by paddy.
i wear the baseball cap at every big game.
i wore it in seville.
paddy was the first catholic labour councillor in port glasgow.
i dont know how he got to America, because his letter of support from the labour club started with
DEAR COMRADE HIGGINS.
GG.
we do indeed stand on the shoulders of giants.
God Bless GEORGE DOCK AND PADDY HIGGINS
DRAMBOWIECELT
It was the last one I checked too,I was practically spending the winnings.
Heyho….