Scottish football has afforded defending champions the courtesy of a home game on the first day of the season to allow the league championship flag to be unfurled at the start of the new campaign for as many decades as I remember.
As this has, in effect, become a courtesy to give Celtic a home start to the campaign in as many years as my sons can remember, we’ll be at Tynecastle on the opening day of the season. Flag Day will have to wait.
That said, I like the idea of taking on Hearts away, then our nearest challengers, Aberdeen, at home. Come through this successfully and we will be in excellent shape for the campaign.
The Aberdeen game comes immediately after the final round of European qualifiers, so we have an opportunity to finish August in a real high – if we get the preparatory work done early enough.
Bring it on. We don’t need no stinkin’ courtesies.
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Ernie
Think it was two Euro tournaments ago he said it . The fact that it was on the BBC that really bugged me , heard that nonsense many times over the years but never as blatantly as that on the national broadcaster
Oh well, kip time, like the boomtown rats…I Feckin hate mondays.
Sounds like Lawrenson might be a Brexitter.
Maybe not.
ERNIE LYNCH on 19TH JUNE 2016 10:47 PM
NATKNOW on 19TH JUNE 2016 10:40 PM
Wasn’t it Lawreson who chose the Lisbon Lions as the greatest ever UK side?
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Well….who cares really?
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I think it’s something a lot of Celtic fans would be interested in knowing. Not all of them of course, but a lot.
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Perhaps – but that doesn’t preclude him being an arrogant tosser, which is what we were discussing. Anyway, Celtic fans don’t need him to tell us the Lions were the greatest ever UK side. We know that already.
BORGO67 on 19TH JUNE 2016 10:48 PM
I’ve always taken ‘that nonsense’ to be a reflection of the Italian’s less than total commitment to fighting for fascism, and to their credit.
In all honesty Ernie nobody has ever put it to me that way before. I’m embarrassed it didn’t occur to me .
“I remember there being a great atmosphere in both games. But I will always remember the return tie in Barcelona as being very special because I went to their chapel just before kick off. I went there with Martin O’Neill to pray and it was very strange to do this before a game. It was about 10 minutes from kick-off. I remember I had my Celtic kit on at the time. We then walked out and on to the pitch and the stadium was massive. We played very well that night, especially in defence.”
Agathe (2004)
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It worked Didier, Moltes gracies.hh
It’s all going pear shaped for Shane, started out 4 ahead,now after 10 holes he is 2 behind,
Sipsini from.earlier – I definitely think it’d be worth a chat with Unite officials. You pay your dues. The shop stewards may be nodding donkeys in your workplace but unite have very good people with great working knowledge of employment law and practice.
Just a thought pal. It seems like a meat and drink issue for unions. I’m surprised there hasn’t been any negotiations over new contracts/ changes in contracts. Someone on union side needs a boot in the Jacobs if there hasn’t been!
I see the Lying Kings’ accelerated overspend,of his kids inheritance,is going to plan….
And I concur about Mondays!
Some days I want to chuck it and move to a wee island and live off the land! (with 1990’s felicity kendal!!)
Oooppppssss – I meant 1970’s
And don’t tell Mrs tressell!!!
Bada bing – be fair. He did spend most of it – paying back SARS
Good night tims
I enjoyed the football and I have just read back. It’s interesting to read the objections to Turkey’s proposed membership of the EU on Human Rights grounds. Turkey has numerous questions to answer in respect of Human Rights. From Turkey’s Department of Foreign Affairs site, Turkey seems to have had no problems gaining membership in the below organisations…
Perhaps those with genuine concerns for Human Rights could also look at Britain’s Human Rights record in places like Ireland, Los Malvinas, Iraq and Afghanistan. The Chilcot Report is due soon I think?
How come Human Rights is suddenly an issue when membership of the EU is proposed and not NATO, The Council of Europe or the UN? Who knows?
African Union
BLACKSEAFOR
CELAC
CICA
BSEC
Council of Europe
D8
Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
ICC
League of Arab States (AL)
MIKTA (Mexico, Indonesia, Korea, Turkey and Australia)
NATO
CGIAR
OIC
OSCE
OECD
UN
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)
THE COOPERATION COUNCIL OF TURKIC SPEAKING STATES
TURKSOY
ICARDA
OAS
OPEC
APEC
ITF
Mark Lawrensen
He has to have something on the sports guy at the beeb
How else would he get that gig for feckin years
HH
CLOGHER…
“Perhaps those with genuine concerns for Human Rights could also look at Britain’s Human Rights record in places like Ireland, Los Malvinas, Iraq and Afghanistan. The Chilcot Report is due soon I think?”
Well said.When it comes to the abuse of humans,good old blighty has been,and continues to be,right up there with the worst of them.
Strange bed fellows.
Brit bashers against Brexit.
It’s going to be some ending to the golf unless Johnson can get 2 or 3 clear (unlikely).
Don’t know who posted it earlier (sorry) but it does give some indication why there were flares at the Croatian match. Makes the SFA look like choirboys.
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/4omrzm/an_explanation_to_rsoccer_about_why_did_croatian/
Oops should have been Las Malvinas
CLOGHER CELT on 19TH JUNE 2016 11:49 PM
Oops should have been Las Malvinas
No.
It should have been the Falklands.
Lowry back sharing the lead.
BBC reporting that DJ might face a 2 stroke penalty, things gonna get messy
Macjay as you never initiate , only respond , your responses initiate more responses to which you respond which initiates other responses.
I won’t be responding to any of your responses which could initiate responses.
PS I was Jesuit educated
Good night all and sleep well and to those posters in the Southern hemosphere , have a nice day.
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON on 19TH JUNE 2016 11:48 PM
Strange bed fellows.
Brit bashers against Brexit.
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Notcreally Macjay.
Many like me are scots by birth, European by inclination and British not at all.
And if you came back more often than Halley’s Comet then you might witness and experience it.
HH jamesgang
PS I hope you wished Captain Cook a happy Father’s Day!
Not been impressed with the standard of football at the Euros so far.UEFA have made a mistake increasing the number of teams to 24,it’s diluted the quality and led to too many negative displays.The fact that twice as many sides will qualify from the group stages as are eliminated is a bit of mockery,imho.
Hopefully once the knockout games begin we’ll see more attacking performances and a higher level of quality.Only Spain and Croatia have given us decent football so far,with Iniesta being the standout.Wee genius he is.
DALLAS DALLAS WHERE THE HECK IS DALLAS on 20TH JUNE 2016 12:10 AM
Macjay as you never initiate , only respond , your responses initiate more responses to which you respond which initiates other responses.
I won’t be responding to any of your responses which could initiate responses.
PS I was Jesuit educated
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I see my role as education.
Or perhaps re-education. Or de-education.
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15 kids drowned after the boat they were on capsizes on a lake in NW Russia.My heart goes out to their loved ones.
JAMESGANG on 20TH JUNE 2016 12:11 AM
James. An island of reasonableness.
60 % of Aussies can claim Irish heritage,
THEY should be raising a glass to oul ` Cookie.
A broth of a boy.
“creally”…..Father ?
BABASONICOS71 on 20th June 2016 12:19 am
Not been impressed with the standard of football at the Euros so far.UEFA have made a mistake increasing the number of teams to 24,it’s diluted the quality and led to too many negative displays.The fact that twice as many sides will qualify from the group stages as are eliminated is a bit of mockery,imho.
Hopefully once the knockout games begin we’ll see more attacking performances and a higher level of quality.Only Spain and Croatia have given us decent football so far,with Iniesta being the standout.Wee genius he is.
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Italy have also played decent football (for a change :o)
I think the increased number of teams (and qualifying) have made the games less intense though have made the final games more interesting. Usually in the Euros you know by now who has qualified and the final group games have zero meaning.
It’s still international football, which is always pretty dull. I just hope the best 8 teams (those that play attacking football) make it through to the quarters.
THE_HUDDLE…
I think Italy have shown flair in flashes but most of their quality has been at the defensive end of their team,with Bonucci particularly good.They look as though they genuinely enjoy defending,and I respect that.I just prefer attacking football.
I feel as though because a majority of teams will make it through to the next round there’s a kind of nuisance value to most of the games,as if teams are just wanting to get these ties out the way before the real stuff begins.
Agree with you 100% about the last 8.
And even though i’m not a supporter of him or his team I have to say Steven Davis has impressed me in both games he’s played.
Feels strange giving praise to one of ‘thems’ but credit where credit’s due.
BABASONICOS71 on 20th June 2016 12:44 am
And even though i’m not a supporter of him or his team I have to say Steven Davis has impressed me in both games he’s played.
Feels strange giving praise to one of ‘thems’ but credit where credit’s due.
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He’s by far NIs best player and wouldn’t look out of place in any of the other “home nation” teams.
Crazy though when he played for the huns he never really stood out, always decent but never outstanding. I’d never at the time thought Celtic should sign him, but I’d take him now (well i wouldn’t but ability wise he’d start for us).
Lowry 3 bogeys in a row, DJ to win now (and save the refs taking it away from him due to the stroke penalty).
THE_HUDDLE
“…but I’d take him now (well i wouldn’t but ability wise he’d start for us).”
Get you totally on that. ;)
Evening/morning all. No read back,but who is Macjay fighting wae tonight?
Amazing shot from Johnson.
Cracking golf played on a real tough course.