Well done to the thousands who turned up for the Jock Stein 30th Anniversary game at Dunfermline yesterday. Money from the match is already helping refugees through the British Red Cross’s Europe Refugee Crisis Appeal.
The club site this morning reported David Miller of the Red Cross said, “Celtic FC Foundation and their fans’ support will make a real difference to the refugees and communities affected across Europe and in neighbouring countries. Thank you for supporting the appeal.”
We have a great auction coming up this week for hospitality at the Dundee game later this month, all funds going to the Foundation. Look out for it.
I was sorry to hear of the passing of Ralph Milne yesterday. Ralph was one of the outstanding talents of Scottish football when he won the league with Dundee United in 1983, a day after his 22nd birthday.
His scored the goal which won the league, but the memory of his chance in the European Cup semi-final, a year later away to Roma, still induces regret. 27 years later Roma would admit to bribing the referee for that game, as they progressed to the final with a 3-2 aggregate. A few years after winning the league the writing was on the wall for Ralph’s career.
I watched him playing a student team on a public park, telling the incredulous English person I was with about Ralph’s European Cup semi-final exploits three years earlier. He then floated around the English lower leagues before Sir Alex Ferguson signed him for Manchester United. Fergie remember the Ralph we were all amazed at from the 82-85 era, but by then (1988) Ralph was a a shadow of his former self. One of the game’s greats became one of its parodies.
Kick back and give yourself 20 minutes to have a read at Weekend at Bernie’s, recently published by the Hostile Monkey blog. In the light of last week’s court appearances it is a fully referenced, line-by-line, assessment of the “same club myth”, detailing six areas instances of the debate:
The Lord Nimmo-Smith Commission Argument
The European Football Club Association Argument
The UEFA website argument
The Advertising Standards Authority argument
The BBC Trust Argument
The SFA Registration Argument
It’s worth bookmarking for future reference.
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Charlie will be loving this new role at Left Back………..
Broonie takes out the guy from one direction
Charlie followed Muller inside and wee Shaun left right back alone
Can’t blame Mulgrew for that
Marsh more at fault imo
Will this be WGS last game as Scotland manager ? they have ran out of steam. H.H.
Great finish by Goetze thankfully offside
Joe
I wouldn’t think so.
They are a championship/SPL team up against the best team in the world.
Its a mismatch, Scotland doing well to make a game of it to be honest
:)
Notthebus,
I’m glad someone else noticed ;)
HH
Another equaliser
What a goal – McCarthur
Weird game. World’s no 1 goalie having a bad night.
Half Time in Dublin no score. Ireland showed a small bit more urgency in latter part of half but overall uninspiring and I’m not too confident.
That first half musta made the fickle fans head spin.
Thats an extremely brave performance from Scotland,
Totally outclassed but kept coming back for more.
Amazing stuff really
Mutton and McCarthur are having a good game ..
LG on for the anonymous Fletcher, plse
I cannot believe what I just saw.
We are getting an absolute doing and we are drawing 2:2.
Russell Martin is the only real defender we have.
2-2 H/T. Can’t understand how Scotland are still in the game but they are.
Watching the game on Fox Andy Hinchcliffe summer idiom with john champion commentating
Actually enjoying their analysis
Hun clown in the studio though
Jim White of USA, yes he is Scottish and mentions sevco at every chance
Knowing Scotland’s luck they will scramble 3rd place and…………………….
draw Holland in the play-offs!
Mulgrew perfectly set up to score the winner here.
Ian joy is his name ?
Scotland are still in the game because they have hearts a million times more than their German counterparts.
They have little or no skill but they are hanging in there.
I can see the Krauts upping the gears and scoring 4 or 5. Too much class. Hope I’m wrong though.
Scotland are obviously outclassed.
However they are putting up a fight at least.
Both goalkeepers can’t be pleased with their performances.
We don’t pose a threat from our striker.
Maybe Gordon will bring on Fletcher in the second half replacing Peter Brady.
praecepta
Holland are practically out of the tournament.
The Turks are in front of them and will likely finish 3rd there
MARRAKESH EXPRESS on 7TH SEPTEMBER 2015 8:43 PM
I can see the Krauts upping the gears and scoring 4 or 5. Too much class. Hope I’m wrong though.
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Krauts?????? You been reading yir ole Commando comics today? :O)
Even Whatakicker is a better RB than Mutton,18 carat dud
marrakesh
I have the same fear.
We are being cut open behind both full backs. Scotland are brave but not as composed. We need a large slice of luck.
Here’s hoping.
I heard he was dead
I know – but it’s almost a cert that Scotland will draw the highest ranked side in the play-offs!
Lucky White Heather :-(
Ian Joyce is American from San Diego – spent a bit of time in the lower leagues in Scotland -hence his love of DeidCo
Germany with 78‰ possession. 300 more passes.
Fletcher’s beard just offside
Early goal for Germany looks likely.
Vp
Used to read them.
Cheers overseasbhoy
Watching on kodi box
the way things are going a win over Gibraltar is likely to give Scotland 3rd place.
Goal Germany – offside.