Was it really almost 15 years since the only time Celtic beat reigning European champions? A late goal from Scott McDonald in October 2007 was enough to secure a 2-1 win over Milan in the Champions League. Two other Scottish clubs had already achieved this (Rangers and Dunfermline, both who beat the 1967 European champions), recording a mark the great Stein sides never did.
The reason I mention this to you is that in the days that followed we were glowing in our new European status. Then we visited Fir Park. It wasn’t even Motherwell we faced, it was Gretna, a team from 90 miles south of ML1 who did not have the facilities to compete in the top flight, so travelled the M74 for home games.
Gretna were leading until 85 minutes, when goals from Chris Killen and another late McDonald winner calmed our nerves.
We are now glowing at our great win and performance on Wednesday night. ‘We shall not be moved’ from the top of the league is the claim. I heard the same chant from Dingwall on Saturday when Newco took a 2-3 lead; chants don’t win points. The next game is always the biggest one and for Celtic, the next two, both on the road, are crucially important.
Players are not machines, they cannot climb the mountain every time. There will be an inevitable fall off in adrenalin at Fir Park. There are 14 games remaining, seven away from home, every one a cup final in itself. An acre of Lanarkshire is the stage for our next trophy. Win and keep belief alive that not by the Hearts, the Hibs or the The Rangers, we shall not be moved!
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Morning All, think team selection may be partly dependent on weather (currently blowing a wet hoolie here on the West coast) and pitch condition. Heavy pitch will test the strongest of hammies. Was also worried about the possible state of the playing surface but I’ve just watched footage from Motherwell’s last home game against Hibs and to be fair it looks decent. As it stands I’d be starting with….Hart, Scales, CCV, Starfelt, Jura, Bitton, Hatate, O’Riley, Jota, GG, Maeda. Any win will do but I’d dearly love a two goal cushion going into the 90th minute!
The Huddle,
Your music has been ace.
HH.
Good morning from another matchday in the Garngad
Big Jimmy – That Hun trying to do our players could very well be the referee.
Who was Boaby Madun talking to the other night on his mic after our first goal?
Have we asked the question, has tge referee supervisor came out and made clear the explanation fir even discussing whether it was a goal or not?
Nah didnae think so.
HH
D :)
Big Jimmy
Guchi is probably still a wee while away from being fit as there haven’t been photos of him training.
Shocking challenge on a guy just here and really unaware of the thugs intent or what he was told by his manager to do.
Heavy rain earlier with adverse conditions forecast.
Pitch conditions could play a part in all of today’s games.
Box clever, Celtic
BIG JIMMY on 6TH FEBRUARY 2022 5:00 AM
Aye and some behind us in the Cellic end on Wednesday..steamin’ fe**in’ morons embarrassing the hoops!
Pitch will be a leveller,won’t suit celtics style of play.
Hello again all you young rebels.
I don’t know about you ghuys and ghals but I’m getting a wee bit
exited about our bhoys and the road ahead, maybe a big bit
premature but I sense a coming together of all stars aligning
just like it did in the sixties when big Jock took over.
I know I’m the eternal optimist, but I see a similarity with big Ange
and big Jock, gruff, practical, no nonsense, do it my way or the
highway.
But he allows for the gallusness of Jota, the work rate of Hatate
and how much does Liel Abada score goals just like wee Lemon
did coming racing in from the blindside of defenders.
As for the defence, Juranovic ? just wow, Carter Vickers may not
have the stature of big Billy, nobody ever will, but what a hard
bhoy for anybody to try and get the better off.
Carl Starfelt, I’m really surprised how well he’s doing, and just
like the best sweeper ever John Clark, I never really fancied him.
Yes I know, what a tit I was, but I soon changed my opinion
when I got educated by my peers.
I know PETEC was the first to advocate a possible win of the Euro
Conference trophy, and I poo pooed that notion, now I’m not so
sure, as I said the stars are aligning.
Take a bow PETEC, takes me awhile to work out your posts. 🥴
but it’s always worthwhile.
H H. Mick
,
Adjectives are interesting and can give away slight or unconscious bias.
Celtic were described as ‘angry’ following kris boyds completely inappropriate article. Following his clarification, the adjective of choice is ‘seething’ Celtic.
Interestingly, no adjectives have been used to describe the fat former forward. I have loads
embdy know whats happening to Kyogo..not heard a peep!
Paul 67 or mods ,
Polite request.
Can you ( or tell me how and I’ll do it ) do something about the banners I’m getting when on the site?
One this morning tells me Neil Lennon has resigned.
Apart from not particularly wanting to be reminded of that whole period that story is now almost a year old.
If I were a Celtic fan having a dig around some new sites to follow and saw that it would seriously undermine
The sites credibility tbh.
Cheers
Tlwio.
Sitting top after our worse start in almost twenty five years should give confidence to everyone in green and white.
Momentum to be maintained today without too much fuss. 0-2.
Just to be cheeky there are plenty of Tits on here and not the feathered ones
Suppose it takes one to know one 🐥
H H. Mick
TLWIO
The stuff you see will be largely down to your browsing interests, the ads served to you will align with your preferences.
If perturbed try an ad blocker. Some of the younger more tecchie types may also have a suggestion.
Hope that helps.
HH
TLWIO
The most effective way of removing this
Go into Settings
Advanced setting
Then switch off Java Script
A pain as you need this back on ( Java script) to view in normal conditions
Snowing lying in EK ( not really newsworthy) , hopefully OK in the Clyde valley
Bankie.
Norrie.
Cheers.
👍
TLWIO
Try Ad Block Plus…………..
There’s a free version and a paid-for one I think.
HH
Baltic in Corcaigh this morning.
No dip today and garden out of bounds thanks to biblical deluge…………….
Nowt to do except wait for the fitba’
BB
Cheers.
Suggestion above for settings works.
Tbh I don’t really have an issue with ads banners etc of themselves.
It’s more that a story which is appearing is nearly 12 months old.
I still get some with , eg profiles of Eddie Howe.
I just think it looks terrible for the site itself and would put me off what is generally a great site if I didn’t already know it.
Maybe I’m just in such a small minority in having the wrong settings that it isn’t a big enough problem for P67 to bother fixing.
Hh
Cooncil VAR back in action — first goal on Wednesday and you have the MIB conflab with the 4th official watching the SKY re-runs.
Wonder how they would have spun it if they had been able to find a “foul” in the build up?
Cheating at its most brazen.
Also Queenie @ 70 — get a grip.
She has only been on the throne since 1972 when her uncle popped his clogs.
The joys of a “hereditary” monarchy and a Tory party playing games.
BIG JIMMY on 6TH FEBRUARY 2022 4:22 AM
Wee bit disappointed that you never called me a CHUMP, the ultimate CQN accolade :-)
Now don’t go angry on me Jimmy, I’m only joking with you.
THE LONG WAIT IS OVER
I know what you mean, although I only get a small part of
the screen showing fecking Eddie Howe, somehow it draws your
eyes to it.
Maybe we should think ourselves lucky, it could have been Gio Van Bankrupt.
😂
H H. Mick
Glad you are sorted.
I had the same issues ages ago, but you’ll always get good advice on here.
I hadn’t noticed you posting in a while.
keep it Lit!
HH
My pop up video today is promising me infinite fun at the all inclusive Hilton Cancun alongside the eternally present Eddie Howe profile.
I must admit, I like the pop up of the “ Fans who make the game “
And it’s three Tim’s sitting there looking splendid in their hoops
tops.
But then, I’m biased ☘️🇮🇪
H H. Mick
I never get any of that……..
It sounds good!
I might just do a system reset, I quite fancy a wee trip to Cancun but no’ with wee Eddie.
:)
Not sticking up for brother Madden but while he is talking to his assistant ref he has his hand over his earpiece, possibly trying to hear due to the noise.
3/0 today to the Celts HH 🍀
CARDBOARD CSC
Thought Madden was ok that game, can’t believe I said that lol.
H H. Mick
Good week indeed. First us doing the currants, Scotland at rugger, then Western United going top downunder yesterday.
Whenever I do a long cycle, a song or two wedge(s) themselves – kinda meditatively – into my napper.
Yesterday, couldn’t shake ‘Love Is The Drug’ and ‘Tinseltown Is In The Rain’ – the 80s wereny all bad, eh?
MICK – you get in for a swim this weekend? The sharks are still nibbling, but they’re only little ‘uns ;)
Anyone know who the referee is today ?
BURNLEY78
From last night 😄👍
Beaton.
FOURSTONECOPPI on 6TH FEBRUARY 2022 8:51 AM
BIG JIMMY on 6TH FEBRUARY 2022 5:00 AM
Aye and some behind us in the Cellic end on Wednesday..steamin’ fe**in’ morons embarrassing the hoops!
……………
A bad experience for sure.
We have some Morons on here who spout some amount of CRAP…When apparently SOBER ?
HH Mate.
BB
Beaton?
Terrific.
A Lanarkshire based , rangers pub frequenting ref officiating a crucial game involving a Lanarkshire team against Rangers biggest rivals in a neck and neck title race?
No risk of conflict there ,then ?
To echo Melbourne Mick above , and hard hat on, but I thought madden did okay the other night.
For me he is probably the best of a very bad bunch – not saying much I know but still…
QUAD
So busy with our pre-season training at the mo.
And all the little jobs that need doing to run a amateur football
Club.
Our CSC in the Dub had over 30 members in the other morning
at 5.30 am for the hun drubbing.
I think that is amazing.
Although PADDYMACOZ and a few others are in the bad books
with the WImmen for not returning till 10 hours later 😂
Not me I’m a paragon of virtue 🤥
H H. Mick
Should maybe clarify that I assume Beaton is Lanarkshire based because he was drinking in that rangers bar in bellshill.
Maybe he isn’t Lanarkshire based and travelled there?
Worse still if he did.
:-)