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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fear neh.
If only
the fearless Fearne lived longer.
Mum and Dad are awesome rocket fuelled Parents.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx51eegLTY8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKjbfUFy8K4
rewind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914
Better to be sAFE THANsORRY.
aHA.
Good Morning CQN
14 days to go.
The weather today in Lisbon will be Showery, and scattered thunderstorms are forecast. The high temperature for today is, again, a very appropriate ’67 degrees
:-)
The most High and the Almightiest, please look after David. The cruellest of blows.
When I was stickin up for Ronny Deila, David was just saying that Ronny didnae have the players with him.
On the subject of Cup Final Tickets, it’s looking like Aberdeen will sell out their allocation of tickets.
They had sold around 75% yesterday, and that was limited to season ticket holders.
Interestingly, tickets in all areas allocated to them from half-way line round to huns end were available from the time they went on sale, so even if they didn’t sell out, there was no chance of unsold tickets being made available to Celtic fans.
Wiipe the floor with them tomorow night, Celtic, and then do the same again in a couple of weeks please.
Pete.
Go easy , my friend in Celtic.
I’d like to extend my best wishes to Mouldy, Vmhan and their Celtic Cyclist Crew who embark for Lisbon this morning, a truly phenomenal effort!
May God go with you Hail Hail
Centre halfs SCOTT MARSHALL
Didn’t realise the cyclists were leaving for Lisbon today.
Good luck to every one of them, and a safe journey.
BATEEN BHOY
To be fair, it’s an SFA issue ….. the Aberdeen fans are simply buying available tickets HH
Good luck to cyclists and their support team
Mouldy noted they have raised over £30k
Superb total so far
see you in Lisbon ☘️☘️
Good morning friends from a dry, calm, sunny, clear skied, beauiful, magical East Kilbride.
Good morning CQN from a dampish, cool, breezy and overcast East Devon.
macjay1,
Take care yer guid self dood.
A Good friend, a right wing,Tony Benn Loving Motor Bike enthusiast should not be saying good bye to his wee Angel.
God Bless All on CQN.
Pete C
Having two gorgeous daughters myself I cannot imagine the pain your friends are going through.
May they find strength somehow.
PETEC on 11TH MAY 2017 7:05 AM
Love the analogy .
And God bless your goodself.
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KTF
Safe trip for the cyclists HH
I have a song for the 50th anniversary cycling brigade.
Vhman is going to sign it along the way.
Och I gave it away in that first line there.
Best of luck to them. What a wonderful thing they do.
http://www.thefootballlife.co.uk/post/160519632906/spfl-premiership-summer-scouting-report-part-2
A full run through of Celtic’s potential transfer plans for every summer (along with a fair few other clubs) – Daily Mail have already linked us to Srdan Plavsic after seeing it…
Good luck to all the cyclists on their massive bike ride to Lisbon.
WEEBAWBABITTY on 10TH MAY 2017 7:11 PM
Ahem….I did post yesterday young man, see my wee joke posted at 3.04pm ?
i wish those members of my fan club would pay more attention in class…only a Silver Star for you this week young man !
Free the CALTON WAN !
i’ve no been jailed yet, cos I’ve no been the near the Trial……….YET !
I am concerned that my handsomeness will give me away amidst all those ugly Huns ?
HH to the WEEBABIBBITY…Bhoy…. has that Bhoy got taste, unlike others on here !
LOL.
HH
Aberdeen season book holders have the privelage of buying two tickets each. They are selling all sections so the chances of them handing back some are goosed because of segregation issues.
The only likely chance of more tickets to Celtic are corporate and debenture seats in the top tier south stand.
My money is on 1000 unoccupied seats in the Aberdeen areas come cup final day because simply the SFA bawsed it up.
If I didn’t have one I would buy an Aberdeen ticket in the south stand.
An invincibles treble is on. You have to be there.
Monsieur Mouldy et al
Bonne chance et persévérance à nos cyclistes intrépides
Allez! Allez!Allez!
TourdetimsCSC
Good luck to my friend (Paul) Mouldy and all the cyclists on their epic journey to Lisbon. A fantastic achievement in raising over £32K for good causes.
See you in Lisbon mate
HH
JJ, for me this morning sums up this circus at the high court in Glasgow.
https://johnjamessite.com/author/sitonfence/
BIG JIMMY on 11TH MAY 2017 8:16 AM
WEEBAWBABITTY on 10TH MAY 2017 7:11 PM
Ahem….I did post yesterday young man, see my wee joke posted at 3.04pm ?
——
Had to put one of my old relatives into a nursing home last week. The next day i phoned to see how she was doing….
Nurse, ‘she’s like a fish out of water’
I asked, ‘is she struggling to adjust?’
Nurse ‘no, she’s deed.’
TONYDONNELLY67 on 11TH MAY 2017 8:42 AM
That analysis assumes two things.
1. That it would assist Craig Whyte’s case if the witness had a more precise recollection of events.
2. That Craig Whyte’s intention when buying the huns was to save them from financial collapse.
I’ve just been able to dip in and out of the blog these past few days but I want to quickly express my appreciation of all the kind thoughts expressed as we head towards the burial of my mother on Saturday.
Having been spared most of the organisation of my brother’s funeral, I have to say there is a lot involved with the certification of a death and the arranging of a funeral service. I have been to more appointments and fielded more phone calls these past 3 days than I would have had I been at my work. I was up at John Street registering the death on the day after she died and, when I produced her birth certificate, I noted that it was 7 years after her birth that the birth was registered.
Truly there is no word in the Gaeltacht to register the sense of urgency contained in the word “manana”.
Or else, they had a more laid back and human approach to these things.
For all who expressed their sympathies, your words, prayers and sentiments are gratefully received. In honesty, the emotions are much less raw this week. My mother was on the point of being discharged home into palliative care when her body surrendered to all it faced. Apart from laboured breathing, she suffered none of the pain and discomfort that was likely heading her way. We are all grateful that her death was a relatively peaceful one and one that spared suffering.
I would place on record my appreciation of the efforts shown by the Rutherglen care home in which she died, on an interim placement, following hospital discharge, awaiting palliative care supports being in place. The standards of care, attention and , indeed the overall specs of the place, are a credit to South Lanarkshire Council and the staff who provide service there. The bar is raised by establishments lie these and, if we can get a more uniform service provided for everyone who needs nursing care, this is what we need to aspire towards.
And a word for the professionalism and humanity of a funeral service company which does not even attempt to sell you a bells and whistles funeral service but gently nudges you consider what is necessary rather than what is ornate- well I wish most commercial operations I met conducted themselves with that humanity and consideration.
There has been laughter amidst the tears this week and there will be more before the lady is sent to her rest. But I better stop there as I am going into see what state ny work is in this morning before getting back for the wake this evening.
Many thanks for your thoughts and take care of yourself.
P.S. – HT- if you can find the link for Mouldy’s bike run- I promised some PayPal donation which I have not yet done- please re-post it on here
John James is spot on. The original terms of the takeover meant Minty was to be honourary life President. That idea was canned later. Probably when Minty decided to lumber Whyte with the £6m outstanding to Ticketus. He knew the ship would sink and wanted no part of it.
LA BELLA ITALIA
16 Cagliari ultras hospitalised after a pre arranged bit of mindless violence — Purpose ?.
To sort out the following –
Who gets to occupy the centre front of the Curva .
Who gets to decide on the songbook .
Who has the right to start a chant .
Warm and cloudy -way down south . Might rain , might not . Will know @ noon .
Today’s 3 from 67 ( a very good year ! )–.
7″ -The Hombres –Let It Out (Verve ).
7″ -The Music Explosion -Little Bit O ‘Soul
7″-The Tartans — Dance All Night (Island )
Mouldy/Vmhan
Good luck to you and all your fellow cyclists on your cycle to Lisbon guys.
MWD
Good Luck and safe travels to all the cyclists departing today. Pretty sure most travelling to Lisbon will have an infinitely easier journey than you have ahead, but….what an adventure.
Huge Credit to you for your sacrifices and commitment.
Saint Stivs,
you might be able to get a ticket, but you’re unlikely to be allowed to stay in your seat. Can you imagine watching Celtic score and not celebrating, especially if it’s a tight game ?
Wouldn’t be the first time I’d been removed for being in the ‘wrong end’. i find it impossible to be passive and sit on my hands when watching Celtic.
TD67, I agree – I thing that JJ has encapsulated the machiavellian goings-on at the takeover.
ERNIE LYNCH has (IMHO) rightly assessed the assumptions that less obfuscation from Withey will help Whyte and that he was actually looking (certainly initially) was actually looking to move Der Hun forward but with an extra £10.5M added to the debt burden, that sucked too much money out of the club and killed them.
The more I read about the whole debacle, the more I am convinced that Whyte was a patsy set up to steer the inevitable car crash that Murray and his cohorts didn’t want assigned to them!
KTF
SFTB, good to see you dipping in and even better to hear that you and your family are getting through this sad time with dignity and laughter. The best tribute you could pay to your mother!
Keep strong and know that there are many, many people on here thinking of, and praying for you and yours!
KTF
SFTB
Try this https://t.co/EICHtSrEkT
Stay strong my friend. Hail Hail