My brother made the point to me on Saturday, even during our mid-table era in the 90s, we had players like McStay, Collins and Boyd, who would get into any team in the country. We usually had a striker who could boast a better return than 10 goals in all competitions by this stage of the season (the mark Newco’s PotY Kenny Miller has reached), and the Celtic manager would send his team onto the field with some battle in their bellies.
What’s more, Celtic fans had a plan. We had Fergus, he had money, or at least access to money, and the inch of personality he possessed was enough to convince 10,000 to buy shares and put us on the way to several dozen in a row. Some of us also knew David Murray’s speculate to accumulate strategy would inevitably crash. So despite the dark decade between Big Billy and Wim the Tim, the forward path was clear.
The Great Anniversary
We are now in May and three weeks away from the Great Anniversary. Hundreds will travel to Lisbon, thousands will gather at The Hydro. Television documentaries will air and we will all drink-in the experience. I truly believe that without Jock Stein and the Lisbon Lions catapulting Celtic from four decades of mediocrity to international fame, very little of what we have achieved since would be possible. Our modern club was built on their shoulders.
Stein and the Lions stood on the land worked on by volunteers, who 70-odd years earlier leveled ground to create a football field, so that funds could be raised to feed the city’s poorest children. Without that unique creation story, the Lions would never have happened.
Two weeks ago I decided I would run the Stirling Marathon on 21st of this month, in aid of the Celtic Foundation. I’ve done ‘the half’ twice before but never gone beyond that. I suspect the decision was part midlife crisis (story for another day), but I needed to mark one of the biggest influences in all our lives with a significant act. This is it. It will put me in touch with why I’m a Celtic supporter, why I started this blog and mark a turn in my life.
Use this Great Anniversary to get in touch with lots of things we take for granted. We will never have another opportunity like it. And if you can’t run a marathon, you can support the Foundation at the page I’ve setup for this purpose, as well as putting some bounce in my shoes on the day.
Thank you.
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Nae luck Atletico.
You’ll win it one day..
The day that Hell freezes over.
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 2ND MAY 2017 12:17 PM
That awkward moment when Kenny Miller is your best player.
eeek , they are very very poor – he’ll slow down more next year – the squad now know they’re doing ok in the spfl at best and will go into next year – other teams will know that now – I reckon lennie’s hibs will be taking points from them too – not sure third is sown up for them in 2018!
Who is the Amy Halcrow lady who posted offensive pic of her child. Presumably she is well known in Glasgow or else it would hardly have got so much attention. Very silly lady if lady is the proper term for wee Amy.
In May 1967 a football team from glasgow were in an european final trying to create history. The germans were too strong for the scottish side, in the other final played on 25 may Inter milan lost 2goals to one. That my friends is how they see it. Jealous and sad shower.
corkcelt on 2nd May 2017 9:33 pm
Who is the Amy Halcrow lady who posted offensive pic of her child. Presumably she is well known in Glasgow or else it would hardly have got so much attention. Very silly lady if lady is the proper term for wee Amy.
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I think the adjective vernacular from her neck of the woods is ‘Hoor’.
“As soon as I done it I realised I shouldn’t have done it.”
Yes, today I went to Hampden to meet Neil Doncaster.
Very interesting it was too!
TTR
You posted a link to SS twitter about someone using their wean to further racist stuff, couldn’t find it
HH
WC
And…….
Let me guess, blah blah blah blah, we will sort it. we will look into it, blah blah blah
HH
It was a picture of the bitch and her weans at the zoo, you can guess the rest guys.. she should get lifted , hopefully sacked if she is working
Recommended reading…
http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/the-curious-case-of-the-cancelled-kelty-hearts-testimonial-and-why-it-blows-open-the-rangers-continuity-myth/
TET.
Apparently some burd called Amy Halcrow, posted a pic of her kid at the monkey enclosure of the Zoo with pics of apes & different monkeys in the background & said something like,” Met Scott Sinclair at the Zoo today.”
THETIMREAPER on 2ND MAY 2017 5:04 PM
Eric Blair has nought on you when it comes to dystopian futures.
Great insight; a horrible vision!
T
On that night, when that testimonial match in Fife was cancelled there was no such thing as Rangers.
etims is worth a read………..
!!BADA BING!!on2ND MAY 2017 7:36 PMVP- correct,Beaton asked Madden after linesman bottled it, hope you are well old bhoy :)
Bada.
Do you think someone looked at a telly then put the word out at the pen?(bit like Zidane in wc final)
The linesman looked like he didnt know.
HH
Corky
Oh Dearie me, what chance do the weans have.
Education, education, education…..I blame the skools so a do
HH
BB
My disgusted daughter just showed me this racist tweet about SS. As a mother my lass is sickened about this racist eejit exposing her daughter to this. Poor child. :(
BANKIEBHOY1
Scott Sinclair brought it on himself?
Good Evening.
The Evening Shark-Jump newspaper has excelled itself. Really! Here is why… https://theclumpany.wordpress.com/2017/05/02/questionable-achievements/
And here is my other recent offering about what Sevco need to do to turn things around.
https://theclumpany.wordpress.com/2017/04/30/how-sevco-can-dominate-scottish-football/
BSR……
check out etims, fantastic opening article.
Neatly skewers the huns….o’ the Sunday Poo st.
HHi
it’s with a sad and heavy heart that I have learnt that my great friend and pal has passed away today.
lots of CQN would know him past and present.
The Barca Mole
Rest in peace Franny HH
AT- i hope so, compare to the handball in the semi final? HH
Butsy bhoy
Sorry for your loss. I always enjoyed Barca Mole’s posts.
So can today’s proceedings at the High Court be summarised and of course used as headlines by The Daily Rectum:
Murray knew but didn’t care ‘cos Whyte would get the sh*t.
I’m sure all the Sevconians will feel so proud, reading reports of how DM has returned to the rich list. Think on it…., the first step he took towards returning to that list was to dump RFCil.
RFCil were a millstone around his neck. Having engorged himself in the glory days, seeing the end nigh, he dumped RFCil and cared not a jot about the fate of the club or the fans.
All you Sevconian lurkers, when you sit down in your beer soaked stupour, reading the ETs feature, recalling the 9 in a row years, gaze longingly on the face of the real crook, the real shyster who brought about the death of your club, David Murray.
Hello again all you young rebels.
Great blog P67 and what a wonderful statement… Jock stein and
the Lisbon Lions… our modern club was built on their shoulders,
even today i meet all nationalities here in Oz and inevitably the
talk turns to soccer and as any Celtic supporter does naturally Jock
and the Lions will be mentioned, and especially those of an ahem, older
age remember them and praise what they achieved, only last Sat. i was
in the company of a Leeds united man and i mentioned wee Jinky and
all he could do was shake his head and eventually said ” fecking genius
modern defenders couldn’t handle that little fella ”
On the shoulders of giants, thats us.
Oz TIMS
Our Social Celts Mornington have a golf outing at Mount Martha golf
course on the morning of our next big Celtic day 21 May k.o. 9 o clock
so any of you visitors, holidaymakers etc. wishing to take part let me
know asap only a few places left, the cost is $35 dollars and breakfast
included.
H.H Mick
Butsy
May your friend Franny’s soul rest in peace.
RIP The Barca Mole
Butsybhoy
Sad, sad, sad news about Franny, was only speaking to him the other week, FFS.
HH
YNWA
Bankie
Read it.
The Sunday Post article is a reminder of why nobody ever buys it.
Lord, Another well known CQN’er passes away. My condolences Butsy,
Prayers for The Barca Mole, may God be good to him.
Winning Captains
Rangers took a long last 9 minute breath when their cva failed on 14 /6/2012
It ended then.
All after is bs.
Ps does he still state they are the same klub?
HH
WC
Will what you know be shared with the wider world at some point?
Very saddened to read that news
RIP The Barca Mole
BSR
Yep, Me too.
Butsy,
Deepest Sympathies for your good pal & a fellow CQN’er TheBarcaMole
YNWA
Paul67, good luck with the marathon.
And I could not agree more, without Jock Stein and the players he coached we would not be here today.
We would have had something else, but what would that have looked like?
Without Fergus we would have had a Celtic? Or would Murray and his lackey’s have stood on our clubs neck?
Look how that worked out for them:-)
But we had did have both Jock Stein and Fergus.
So we are still Celtic, Brother Walfrid’s vision, an unbroken undiluted history. Your marathon stands testimony to that.
The football team also.
The massed thousands who support the Club also.
A history built upon both Jock and Fergus and so many others before, alongside them and still to come. Legends. And they gave us James McGrory and Paul McStay………………………
A club with a future.
Not all clubs in Glasgow can stake that claim.
But hey ho.
Laters.
AT
Beaton knew it was a foul immediately. I think he was confused about whether contact was made in the box or just outside. His glaikit lookin linesman knew nothing. Madden from his angle could maybe see it was in the box.
Don’t think he consulted a telly down there.
Butsy
Totally shocked, was talking about Franny on Saturday
I’m genuinely gobsmcked
Rip Franny