There were so many pleasing aspects to yesterday’s performance. Perhaps most importantly, we won a game and scored goals without our primary creative fulcrum, Kris Commons, and without playing our backup fulcrum, Charlie Mulgrew, in a creative position.
Several players will return for Wednesday’s Champions League play-off decider against Helsingborgs but Tony Watt has given Neil Lennon plenty to consider. He was by some magnitude the best player on the field, and was considerably more threatening than his strike partner, Gary Hooper, who has had no genuine competition for the main striker position since arriving at Celtic two years ago. I’ve felt for some time that Gary needs to be pushed. Tony might be the man to do this.
Do you remember six years ago we mocked Paul Le Guen’s Rangers with, “You’re fourth in the SPL…” Poor Sevco are fourth in the fourth tier of Scottish football. Give that guy McCoist another 5% of the shares, he’s absolutely priceless.
We Oscar 4 Life’ have organised a bucket collection for Dundee home game at CP on 22nd of September and require a Lorry Load of Volunteer collectors. To volunteer as a bucket collected please email us at weeoscar4life@gmail.com.
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……… …………. ? brought the book out as early as the fourth minute
to stamp his authority and allowed game to flow with minimum of fuss. 8/10
Well respected papers,? ref report at certain game on Sunday.
Theirs propaganda and theirs just sheer b*ll sh*t.
tully57
11:12 on 27 August, 2012
thomthethim
Didn’t know that about the Sunday Times Q&A – will look it up thanks.
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if you can’ t access it, I’ll cut it out and post it to you.
JClash
Do you think he’s trying too hard? – or he’s ……………………..
saltires
good, – heading for a sell out then, to witness the Champions returning to their League
Heaven67
To be fair to Lance Armstrong where the hell is the prima facie evidence against him.
He has never failed a drug test. The evidence appears only to be from those who were caught and asked to give evidence against Armstrong with the carrot of reduced sanctions on them.
There was greater justice in the Salem witch trials.
dontpatmadug
I demand to know these peepul’s names! I have a cardboard cutout medal I made earlier to pin on their chests.
bournesouprecipe
11:02 on
27 August, 2012
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There ye go, fixed that for you! :-)
saltires en sevilla
Nope my bhoy – so it wisnae me!
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
11:03 on 27 August, 2012
Was the 4-2 game not a Monday night?
Yes it was. Monday 21st May 1979
hamiltontim
Good man. I was wondering how could he be 26, mind you with that coupon he would have started a job as a paper boy at 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DBBIA
sorry to hear your sad news. Condolences.
thomthethim
Tried to find it online but no joy, so if you could send it that would be great…will ping you email. Thanks.
DBBIA,
Saddened by your loss.
May your Mother rest in well-earned peace.
prestonpans bhoys
Saw him in Inverness on Saturday and although it aches to say it, the Bhoy is looking well!! :-)
DBBIA:
Your Mum is in a better place; this will be som consulation to you and those that have been left behind.
God Bless her Soul.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Tim Tanium
He also has had blood tests which reveal he did have something in his system (albeit this was not during his run of success) and he has refused to answer the charges.
I have no idea if he is guilty of this but I do know that innocent men don’t run away, they fight charges like this.
If the whole team he was on were using the drugs and saw him (and presumably have evidence of him doing this) then he is screwed.
bhoyswith 11.15
Ta for that info worked a treat!! A glass of ur poisin due to you.
hamiltontim
Pass on my regards to him. I’ve somehow lost his mobile number but managed to retain yours and lennybhoy doh!
Tully57 -cheers
Met a great guy with classic 50’s shirt ‘Tully’ on the back
He wears a Gondolier hat…I thought matador ..he kept me right on that:)
HH
Hoopy Birthday bjmac…catching up with me…:)
Have a great mate…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
The rumour going round Arbroath among Dundee United fans is that Russel is going to Celtic on Wednesday.
prestonpans bhoys
11:45 on
27 August, 2012
I’ve forwarded his details on to you mate.
Star Wars in the D R gives Tumilty an 8 mark. W T —–??
Dontpatmadug
A pertinent point you raise in this era of clubs frantically trying to keep history that isn’t theirs while they simultaneously try to shed debt that is theirs.
You mention that there has now been 21 arrest for sectarian singing ( is that 4 games so far?)
That’s probably more arrests than they had all last season for the same thing. Hmmm strange.
But for me it raises the issue of
Do the sevconians still have the misbehaviour record. For example old hunco had “a bit of previous” when it came to misbehaving and had been collared once or twice for uefa for their misdeeds.
If the sevconians ever get back into Europe and then if they ever misbehave, will their “previous” be taken into account.
I guess the question is quite irrelevant in Scotland, where the SFA/SPL/MSM will of course take whatever approach gets the sevconians nearer the top table and simply ignore/twist any rules or regulations to suit them
And if you know the history !
The immensely popular figure of Bertie Peacock was a huge favourite of the Celtic fans of the 1950s.Coleraine born Peacock signed for the Bhoys in May 1949 from Glentoran and made his debut in a 3-1 League Cup defeat at home to Aberdeen in August that year. Initally Peacock played as an inside left and formed an effective partnership with Charlie Tully. However he was switched to left-half for the 1953/54 season and it was in this position that Peacock revelled.
This most hard-working of players – he was nicknamed ‘The Little Ant’ due to his amazing workrate – Bertie was a driving force within the Celtic team and his energy and tenacious tackling inspired team-mates and supporters alike. His excellent close control, good dribbling skills and cool head allowed him to dictate the play from deep and his fitness and stamina were second to none.
Peacock’s dedication and assured manners made him the perfect choice for Captain and it was no surprise when he eventually succeeded Jock Stein as skipper. Capped 31 times for Northern Ireland Peacock was also selected to represent Great Britain side against the Rest of Europe in 1955. He was a key part of the Northern Ireland side which made the last eight of the 1958 World Cup in Sweden.
An important note about Bertie Peacock is that he captained the N Ireland side, and taking in that he was a Celtic player who was of the Protestant faith, this was quite a mark to have made his way to take the captain of the N Ireland side. When you look at what happened to Belfast Celtic and read about the tensions in the province over the years, then it takes a strong person to do as he did to face against the loyalist bigots, yet he more than won them over.
As a Celt he won the League and Scottish Cup double in 1954 and was also part of the famous Coronation Cup winning side the previous year. He also won two League Cups – including being skipper of that legendary team that thrashed Rangers 7-1 in October 1957.
In truth, Celtic were generally woeful throughout much of Bertie’s time at Celtic and this was despite having such great players at their disposal such as Bertie, Charlie Tully and Bobby Collins. The first team was poorly managed by Jimmy McGrory (due to board mismanagement & tinkering) and the Huns had their hands on the levers of officialdom. Still, Bertie was a great performer for us, and we were richer for seeing him play for us. His contribution stretches beyond just football but socially also, something that contrasts us favourably against the Huns bigotry.
Bertie played 453 times for Celtic and scored 50 goals before finally departing in 1961, cut down by injuries. He played to the last for us which we can all admire.
He became player-manager at his native Coleraine (taking them to their first ever Irish league Championship in 1974). Bertie went on to manage Northern Ireland and was also instrumental in starting the Milk Cup tournament which developed into one of youth football’s most prestigious competitions in the country.
Bertie was an idol to the Celtic fans and his death at the age of 75 in 2004 was mourned by Celtic supporters and all football followers. He has never been forgotten, and a statue was raised in his home town of Coleraine in recognition of his achievements.
This humble and dedicated man was a true Celtic hero.
celtic wiki
Mort,
Twelve years since the Demolition Derby eh!
Watched it with my Cousin, his brother was at work and called us not long after kick-off.
Three nil I says
Awe naw says he
Naw to us, to us…
My things have changed, long may it continue.
saltires en sevilla
11:46 on
27 August, 2012
Tully57 -cheers
Met a great guy with classic 50′s shirt ‘Tully’ on the back
He wears a Gondolier hat…I thought matador ..he kept me right on that:)
HH
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Was his name Franny?
Happy Birthday to that wit and all round good egg, Bjmac!
He got a new set of hoops which he proudly showed the twitterati world on Saturday morning.
J J
No smoke without fire. Ya haddie!!! o)))
I remember walking up to the ground via the gallowgate and Radio scotland opened their shows with Duel of The fated from The Phantom Menace.
Gordon Smiths was telling everybody that it would be better for Celtic and MON for the huns to win!!!!!!
11 minutes after the kickoff I was sitting on my seat, head between my legs hyperventilating as I hadn’t had time to draw breath since the teams walked onto the pitch 15 minutes or so earlier!
prestonpansbhoy:
Just sent you Bjmac’s number.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Just read Phil Mac’s latest there.
He is up there with Mr. Stein at
making you feel 10 feet-tall ;o)))
God Bless Them Both.
P.S. Sorry I canny do the link-thing.
Hail Hail
Jungle Jim
11:46 on 27 August, 2012
The rumour going round Arbroath among Dundee United fans is that Russel is going to Celtic on Wednesday.
Has he got a ticket? ;-)
When BA finish mending the plane I’m sittin on at Heatrow, I’m heading to Juba in South Sudan – anyone know of a bar there I’ll be able to catch the game on Wednesday?
MiddleOfNowhere CSC
Just back in, and you know that the postman’s been again, because those wee red elastic bands are all up the path.
Off oot
May God Bless Paul 67
and ‘Every’ Internet Bampot
Hail Hail
this one –
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/a-son-of-sligo/#more-3047
Am I the only one who thinks we don’t need Johnny Russell? Where will he play? Who wil he replace? To me he won’t go straight into first 11 and therefore at £2m will be a big price to pay for a back up player.
SffS
I hope the rumour is wrong. I rate Russel but Utd need him more than we do. Likewise with the excellent McKay-Stevens.I would rather we produced our own or unearthed talent outside Scotland. The stronger the SPL , the better.
JJ