The siege mentality which Celtic endured two years ago now feels like a different world. The pursuit of £3.5m defender Jozo Simunovic was a significant statement of intent, but even that was mocked by many now close to the club. A critical assessment from a Balkan writer for The Guardian was enough for the club’s critics to tell us how ridiculous Celtic were.
For months I endured one character repeatedly imply we had bought a crock who would never complete a season. This story had what all good conspiracy theories have, a curious fact which, when revealed, was enough to inspire fantasists.
Jozo was injured when Celtic signed him. The club sent him to London for an assessment from the top man available. The verdict was clear: the injury would heal, but while personal medical details are kept private, speculation was rife.
The truth is we did remarkably well recruiting Jozo. If he wasn’t injured, we may have been priced out of the market, but we scouted him (a John Park player), got the best medical advice available and put money on the table, while others read The Guardian and pondered knee injuries.
Many have spent the last two weeks marvelling at the tacking ability of Jozo.
Lisbon Lions Raffle
Last year we got this retro Celtic top signed at an event by several Lions: Willie Wallace, Tommy Gemmell, John Hughes and Charlie Gallacher. Willie has told us he’ll ask the others to add their names, when he’s over later this month. I intend pinning the Original Holy Goalie before then. Former captain, Paul McStay, was also kind enough to add his name.
We’re raffling the top, all proceeds will be spent on the Lions, or descendants, where appropriate. The objective is to give the Lions and their families a memento to mark the 50th anniversary of their greatest achievement. Many no longer have their medals, strips or keepsakes from that era.
£2 each, you can buy a bucket-load HERE, if you like. I guarantee you the winner will cherish their prize.
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NEGANON2 on 10TH MAY 2017 9:59 PM
And cloth cap wringing turkeybhoy I was posting on my phone without my glasses.
Sue me.
Or perhaps engage your brain rather than your prejudice.
Getting your words mixed up again.
You mean you were posting on your phone without your brain.
Prejudice?Irony,like humour goes right over your head.
7:20ish.
THE EXILED TIM on 10TH MAY 2017 9:46 PM
Aye, I thought there would be another reason, and that it would involve caterwauling and whining from the millionaires of England who aren’t very good at football. We got beat – change the rules.
I think it’s a good rule, despite us falling foul of it more than once.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/justice-for-football?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email_thank_you
Starry Plough
Rejuvenation for the rich…..Vampires
Marina Abramovich…..Spirit Cooking.
HH
JIMMYNOTPAUL
Aye Girvan can still win league mate , 4 games left , 91st min winner tonight glad it helps Cumbernauld !
Fairhill Bhoy,
I was in Lara Beach in March,had a great time,
hope your family have as good a time,
will be in SP on thursday at lunchtime,
will catch you in Seans Place at some point
TGM
I know you could, but tis just the way it is, we are nothing, expendable in the extreme, the planet has far too many people according to those who control things, another full scale war is beckoning me thinks.
HH
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/justice-for-football
Oops sign this one please , mods can you delete the previous one , thanks !
FAIRHILL BHOY on 10TH MAY 2017 9:53 PM
turkeybhoy-my two granddaughters are coming out to Lara beach nxt wk,with their mum and dad obviously,i know it’s not your cup cup of tea,but hopefully they will enjoy
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Now or
TET
Honestly….i dont think people here can take much more of these Tory nazi’s.
People need to wake up.
I mean…why would the Tories insist on crazy fees for tuition?
I think their attempt to dumb down the country…is working fine.
Strong and Stable Government….Coalition of Chaos…..thats all you need to fool the voters here.
Its fkn pathetic…..sheep would be more resistant:)
Its sad:)
HH
Park Rd 67.
Good stuff, I hope they win it. Cumbernauld are at home to Rutherglen on Saturday. Cumbernauld have hit a wee bit of form last two games, drew with Kilsyth and beat Shettleston two teams near the top, so they will give Rutherglen a game and hopefully help themselves and Girvan at the same time.
Night all.
Enjoy.
TGM
How wrong you are, the brits, esp the scottish are, IMO the most apathetic people known to man, they will bend over and accept anything that is dished out to them, it’s for this reason the likes of the torys are doing what they do FFS.
HH
XOR?
Celtic
MGCL
FFS
Turkeybhoy.
You are a narrow minded, prejudiced hunlike character.
Your perma rage against anyone who dare disagree with your rather disjointed and incoherent views is also hunlike.
Your angry red faced cloth cap wringing, forelock tugging attitude went out with the ark.
But by god you will insist on making an arsenal of yourself.
Good on you.
When your top argument is spelling and grammar you need to go back to school.
Now doff your cap as ever.
TET
Im in total agreement…..but, in the long run…you can only hurt people so much, before they snap.
I dont know when, but it will be soon…..its brewing and bubbling now.
People with no hope……often do wild things.
HH
Rpmcelticfan- re: proposed facade at Celtic Park.
Initials of your pal who did the drawings that you saw as i worked with the architects – The Miller Partnership – and I’ll know him.
Be interested to know, nothing else.
As far as i remember it was our moustachioed owner who poo poo’d the proposals. To be honest, i wasn’t over-impressed either.
TMP – had completed something in the region of 16 stadia -not just in UK, remember one in Malta, for instance- and it looked like they were continuing on a theme.
Leicester for one.
Anyhoo, RPM….who is this person? :-)
Never give a sports reporting job to a geek.
From the BBC:
Atleti are up against an even more ruthless opponent than Real now – time itself.
THE EXILED TIM on 10TH MAY 2017 10:15 PM
TGM
How wrong you are, the brits, esp the scottish are, IMO the most apathetic people known to man, they will bend over and accept anything that is dished out to them, it’s for this reason the likes of the torys are doing what they do FFS.
Think I have to agree with you there.Apart from the Tory bit.Long time since Scotland voted Tory in the modern age.We get what the English voter wants.
That aside,totally correct.IMO.
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD
Monstrous mate the only word for it and they’re all at it, the so called elite lining their pockets with the blood and misery of everyone else.
Diabolical..
Turkeybhoy
Who are you agreeing with?
TET or me?
HH
NEGANON2 on 10TH MAY 2017 10:18 PM
Turkeybhoy.
Go away.You are dismissed.
Jimmynotpaul, I hope you are well.
Clydebank beat Girvan 2 1 last Saturday and face Maryhill this Saturday.
The Bankies are on a four match winning run the now , including beating Kilsyth 3 nil a few weeks ago.
I hope Cumbernauld stay up for Paddy’s sake.
Pollok are through to the West of Scotland cup but I don’t know who it is against unfortunately . Tony will be happy to have a chance owin another cup. They are also in the quarter finals of the Central League cup.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFkzRNyygfk
ffs.com
That was just a DReam
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 10TH MAY 2017 10:23 PM
Turkeybhoy
Who are you agreeing with?
TET or me?
Both.
Starry Plough
George Webb on YT….been tracking and exposing it for months.
Wild whats going on.
Like you say….humans being harvested.
Thats corporatism for you…..good business:(
Dyncorp got a lot to answer for….and Hilary.
HH
Friday night football is an unusual event for us.
SPFL unhelpful forcing our support to travel to Aberdeen, a 5 hour or so round trip.
This is indicative of the supine attitude our game organizers take to TV companies.
Those of us who are paranoid may well think it’s an attempt to scupper our unbeaten run.
Will we lay down a marker for the cup final or do a head feint and play a couple of youngsters?
I hope we hit the ton mark in points and goals.
Hitting +75 would also be nice.
Turkeybhoy
Politics in this country has sunk to the level of the gutter…..worse.
Guy Fawkes was right:)
Make them responsible for their actions:)
HH
Christ is central to CQN, IMO. Magical.
Dinnae ever be speakin’
Logical.CSC
Ernie Lynch…you about?
HH
ART OF WAR His Initials are JP. C. the JP being Johnpaul like the Pope, it was years ago but I remember it because it was for Celtic.
NEGANON2 on 10TH MAY 2017 10:18 PM
Turkeybhoy.
You are a narrow minded, prejudiced hunlike character.
Your perma rage against anyone who dare disagree with your rather disjointed and incoherent views is also hunlike.
Your angry red faced cloth cap wringing, forelock tugging attitude went out with the ark.
But by god you will insist on making an arsenal of yourself.
Good on you.
When your top argument is spelling and grammar you need to go back to school.
Now doff your cap as ever.
Dear God,I have been savaged by a sopping sponge.The shame,the shame.Infamy,Infamy,they”ve all got it infamy.
Now you are dismissed.
The Green Man – the dumbing down of politics, look she’s human, we’re just like you…. was completed on 09/05/17 when Theresa dis-May and hubby appeared on the One Show.
Her hubby looks like Woody Allen so it confused me for a bit and thought it was an homage to The Purple Rose of Cairo. :-(
great guy.
Thursday is as wacky as they come.
Thank the almighty, crazy Times are away from Celt…. The Holy Ground.
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD
Aye been on board with him for quite a while, the deeper ye go the worse it gets…
Full strength on Friday less suspended Bronnie,
CG
ML JS DB KT
NB TR SA
PR LG SS
Aberdeen 1 Celtic 3
TGM
The people have been waiting to revolt for as long as I can remember and they are still waiting, the powers that be feed them just enough, jeez we have a poster on here daily telling us we have never had it so good, vote for change and it all gone, the status quo must stay.
When I was a young fella there was revolt, tho I must admit it was on the wane, but today there in nothing, as I said, just give them enough.
HH
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Turkeybhoy
The torys rule scotland, so how can you disagree with that, I never said anything about scotland voting tory, but it looks like they are resorting to just that, the huns in droves are gonna vote them and are doing so,but I digress, the torys do what they do cos they can and they know they will get away with it, big business rules the world these days, they control the puppets that run the country who in turn run the media who tell the people what to think.
HH