We don’t need no stinkin’ courtesies

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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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  1. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    AULD TAM

     

    I did think it was you yes,

     

     

    He is a nightmare to track down unless you go into Hamilton pubs

     

     

    Welcome back

  2. if they brought on a Skoda it must have been a “CLUTCH” game…………..

     

     

    Hondasforme….cfc…………..HH

  3. saltires en sevilla on

    MWD

     

     

    Sounds like you are absolutely fizzin!!

     

     

     

    I’m fairly sure that I will share you concerns, but confused by your post – can you have a quick re-check and update?

     

     

    Understand if you can’t reveal info obtained in confidence.

     

     

    HH

  4. Kept my pocket money firmly in my pocket, however watching Spain here I might just go and chase my losses with a wee bet on them .

     

    That will almost certainly guarantee a Turkey victory tonight. So , anyone out there get lumped on Turkey to win.

  5. SFTB

     

     

    WATCHING THOSE NEANDERTHAL HUN ORCISH FUCKWITS got my back up and something in me spiked. I felt I could not let our Bhoys behind the wire stand alone in the face of those evil C U Next Tuesdays.

     

     

    MWD

  6. BT –

     

     

    CelticTom did say that he hadn’t posted for a long time, so I fully understood why you thought it might have been me. In fact it was at that point that I began to believe it might be time to make a comeback.

     

     

    Good to be back.

  7. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Sipsini

     

     

    I read your post about your works competition, good luck, I am a great believer in the 1-0, 2-1 to the home team, not even the favourite, it has served me well, especially the 2-1s….. In my (old) works comp I stuck to to 1-0s this time, Miss GFTB is beating me so am not even the best in my own house never mind an office…..

  8. Saltires

     

     

    It was info sent in confidence by a trusted friend. But if I can trust your confidence and I know I can I will email you info if you email me. I know I can trust you to part with that which you know partable.

     

     

    MWD

  9. Paul67,

     

     

    I am having more and more difficulty scrolling and typing on the blog. And the adverts have made a comeback. Has something happened? Are there dark forces at work?

  10. If anyone has time on their hands on twitter @1_pzj is the main man for highlighting those who are anti in his view Rangers. Ulster based fuckwit. Target the Hun with all you have if you have time.

     

     

    MWD

  11. leftclicktic on

    MWD

     

    Is that the loonball who wasted 2yr of his life with his failed “state aid” for us case.

  12. 1-0 Espana. Maratha, My bet for top goalscorer gets off the mark.

     

     

    2-0 now, Nolitto the second

  13. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Jmccormick 8.19

     

     

    Your money should be safe Spain haven’t lost a goal in 8 & half hours of tournament football, but more importantly….. I have both teams to score……your nerves should be settled

  14. GERRYFAETHEBRIG

     

     

     

    Got on them at 8’s. , now 4’s on some sites. It’s not just games that goals change? My £5 will cover my £5 on Christiano for top scorer at 14’s, but I still feel like Christiano will come good. He may be a strutting peacock but he is easily the best player at this tournament and a well intentioned lad as well.

  15. Delaneys Dunky on

    Wee Andy Iniesta has been the best fitba player on the planet for a decade now. Joy to watch.

     

    Viva Espana

  16. GlassTwoThirdsFull on

    Who decided a 24 team tournament was a good idea?

     

    Too many poor teams.

     

    Poor teams v good teams = poor games.

  17. Celticrollercoaster supporting Shay,our bhoy wonder along the way on

    SFTB

     

     

    Did the huns no die?

     

     

    HH

     

     

    CRC

  18. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Jmccormick 8.46

     

     

    Spain, Italy & France have been pretty decent on the eye, Croatia the outsider and Germany will always be there……only ante-post bet I have is Grizeman top goalscorer and France to win at 20/1, just before the tourney I wanted to put a substantial amount on France at 3/1…… My bank manager (the Mrs) just laughed……. She likes taking half the winnings but doesn’t like to cover the outlay……. It doesn’t take Einstein to work out who the eijit is in this partnership

     

     

    Spain look no bad to retain their trophy

     

     

    Best of luck

  19. Celticrollercoaster supporting Shay,our bhoy wonder along the way on

    POGMATHONYAHUN AKA LAIRD OF THE SMILES on 17TH JUNE 2016 8:57 PM

     

    Not been a great tournament thus far but the last game and this one will hopefully be setting a new trend the only other exception for me was Italy’s performance against the chocolate and fine Trappist beer makers.

     

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    I cannae believe you’re complaining when your Euro 2016 CQN sweepstake team is doing so well? :-)

     

     

    HH

     

     

    CRC

  20. Gerryfaethebrig on

    CRC

     

     

    The Huns never died, those damned flies just found another pile of crap to fly around

  21. MWD

     

     

    I am in the opposite court to you.

     

     

    I have not sought to renew yet because, though I have great faith in the hints from the res 12 boys and WC, nothing officially has changed yet.

     

     

    I keep getting told that the signing of Brendan Rodgers is a new era. Speculate to accumulate is back, Dermot Desmond is angrier than the Hulk, and Zlatan is on the verge of signing, and that’s the reason the crowds are back and it is what we have been telling the club to do for years.

     

     

    Now, I am as pleased as anybody that we landed a proven manager like Brendan BUT….

     

     

    I have no idea if Brendan will be a success in Scotland or in Europe.

     

    I have no idea if big signings are on the way

     

    I have no idea if all the old strategies are history and PL has been sidelined.

     

     

    All I know, so far, for sure, is that a team playing out of Ibrox is “back” in the league and CP is close to a sell out. There may be no seats left by the time I get any confirmation about my club’s intentions on sporting integrity.