The SFA’s statement last night clarifies the immediate future of the game, or lack thereof. No training will be permitted until at least the 10 June and the professional game can start 6 weeks after training. Without the lockdown being extended, the earliest behind closed doors football game can take place on 22 July.
It would be possible to complete the Premiership by 19 August. Today’s proposal by the SPFL keeps this option on the table.
The new league season would need to start immediately thereafter, games would almost certainly be played behind closed doors and Uefa would need to delay the start of Champions and Europa League qualification competitions until the last week in August. I think this is unlikely, but it remains possible.
I understand that Hearts, four points adrift at the bottom, are lashing out in every direction, but they would be better advised to try to win support for league reconstruction than go down the belligerent route. Maybe Ann Budge should have retained the bonus scheme and avoided all this stress.
Newco’s anger is a pale shadow of what we saw during the Traynor statement years. It’s all a bit limp for my palette. I like my Newco statements frothing with anger, typed while standing in fermenting urine-soaked shoes with flute music blaring in the background. Don’t judge me.
Today’s “legal advisor did not deem our Members Resolution as competent” is so weepy all I feel is pity.
This afternoon’s SPFL vote can change only details for Celtic. The real battle was to make this season Null and Void and our incompetent friends across the city were chased out of town for that suggestion. Celtic will be champions; nine-in-a-row is ours, whether achieved on the field or after Uefa issue advice to national associations.
It’s also interesting to watch the paranoia triggers. Our own sufferers’ gas will be at a peep for a while, whereas Newco’s conspiracy theorists were born for these times. Do not be like any of them, just because the tide goes against you, doesn’t mean The Man is out to get you! You’re just a little anxious.
I know this is a Terrible Good Friday, but be Good to each other today – and stay indoors all weekend.
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Good evening folks
Welcome to another Friday nite fitba quiz with 5 rounds of all things Celtic, honest mistakes and tricky questions.
Everybody welcome to join in or just lurk.
Remember you are permitted just one submission of answers per round.
Round 1 follows..
Evening all!
Hows things?
Some amount of dust in ma hoose when I was watching Henrik’s Last Game at CP!
HAIL! HAIL!
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Ready to consolidate last week’s 3rd place…
Round 1: If you know Your Celtic History
( 1 point for each question answered correctly. If you are the first person to answer a question correctly then you get a bonus point. Only your first guess will count)
1 Who Captained Celtic in the 7-1 hammering in the 1957 Leaague cup final against a club now in extinction
2 Which Striker played in 1984 FA Cup final and then for Celtic in the 1985 Scottish Cup final?
3 Which former Celtic won an MBE in 2003 for his work combatting racism in football?
4 What feature was added to Parkhead in 1895? (turnstiles, press box, floodlights or changing rooms)?
5 Who was assistant manager to Dr Jo Venglos?
6 Name the 5 goalkeepers that kept goal for Celtic during the 1998-99 season?
7 Did Johan Mjällby win over 50 caps for Sweden ( Yes or No)?
Let’s-so how do we bring them home
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im sure we will get a few weeks notice of football restarting, and it wont be done until the situation has improved a fair bit and if there are still flights into uk now then there will be even more at that point due to the improved sutuation
but the point isnt relevant in terms of the debate about finish the season or scrap it now
if the season is stopped now and the next games are the first games of next season, the same question about getting players back here still exists
so it isnt relevant to the finish/dont finish the league debate
She doesn’t finish till 10 tonight-you sure 🤔
1. Mochan
2.
3. John Barnes
4. Changing rooms
5. Eric Black
6. Gould, Douglas, Warner,
7. Yes
1 Who Captained Celtic in the 7-1 hammering in the 1957 Leaague cup final against a club now in extinction
Bertie Peacock
2 Which Striker played in 1984 FA Cup final and then for Celtic in the 1985 Scottish Cup final?
Judas
3 Which former Celtic won an MBE in 2003 for his work combatting racism in football?
Paul Elliott
4 What feature was added to Parkhead in 1895? (turnstiles, press box, floodlights or changing rooms)?
turnstiles
5 Who was assistant manager to Dr Jo Venglos?
Murdo McLeod
6 Name the 5 goalkeepers that kept goal for Celtic during the 1998-99 season?
Gould
Kerr
Warner
7 Did Johan Mjällby win over 50 caps for Sweden ( Yes or No)? No
1 stein
2. Mcavennie
3ian Wright
4. Change rooms
5.Ian black
6.gould , muggleton?,marshall, douglas,given
7. Yes
Wullie Fernie
Judas
Paul Elliot
Changing rooms
Eric Black
Gould, Douglas, Kerr, Marshall and Warner
Yes
Let’s- you’re just guessing mate.Flights in and out of Scotland are months away.Even when this lockdown is unlocked it will be weeks probably months before we can come and go.
FB,
I travel lots with my job. mainly to SE Asia and Japan especially. I have mentally written off the rest of year for travelling. Which could have a big impact on our business. Really need our local agents to step up.
But I honestly cannot see us travelling unless mass testing and/or a vaccine are in place.
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Couple more mins for any stragglers…
Must admit blog is a nightmare to navigate
anyone else having trouble with the blog tonight?
Adverts galore and not refreshing easily??
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A pity, Marc, with all the hard work you put in…
You obviously the same CRC.
WTF is going on?
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I know…it is a mess
BT-I know that ,you and everyone else doing their bit are unbelievable.
It shouldn’t take a thing like this to realise how much we depend on you all 💚
Answers to Round 1: If you know Your Celtic History
1 Bertie Peacock
2 Judas
3 Paul Elliott
4 Turnstiles
5 Eric Black
6 Jonathon Gould (28) Stewart Kerr (4) Andy McCondichie (1) Tony Warner ( 3) Barry John Corr ( 1 sub appearance)
7 No (49)
CRC – Honestly, my friend. If you’re having bother and as there only appear to be 4 or 5 of us able to play maybe better to postpone till next week? What do others think?
i’m ok with that
Evans
Mcgarvey
Paul Elliot
Press box
Eric Black
Gould Marshall Kerr
Leaderboard after round 1
14 SETTING FREE THE BEARS
6 JOBO BALDIE
6 THE TOKEN TIM
2 BECELTIC
Im happy to call it a day.
Have to admit this is doing ma nut in.
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lets try round 2….
Null and void….
Round 2: Celtic in Europe: It was the season 1971/72 and we were up against Hungarian opposition in the European Cup
( 1 point for each question answered correctly. If you are the first person to answer a question correctly then you get a bonus point. Only your first guess will count)
1 Can you name Celtic’s opposition?
2 What was the score away from home?
3 Who kept goals for Celtic that night?
4 Who scored Celtic’s last goal that night?
5 What was the score in the return leg at Paradise?
6 Who eventually knocked us out of the Euoropean Cup that season?
TTT-unfortunately that looks like what’s going to happen.So it doesn’t matter if it’s this season or next season,football isn’t starting anytime soon.
Oh well. With so many wrong answers at least I can’t be accused of cheating .
Also happy to wrap if you are finding it too difficult ghuys!
1. Ujpest Doza
2. 1-2
3. Evan Williams
4. Lou Macari
5. 2 – 0
6. Inter Milan
My access is fine but I realise I’m in the minority. Maybe that’s why I was able to answer first for both rounds?
1 Can you name Celtic’s opposition?
Ujpest Dozsa
2 What was the score away from home?
We won by a goal say 1:0
3 Who kept goals for Celtic that night?
Evan Williams was playing still
4 Who scored Celtic’s last goal that night?
dk
5 What was the score in the return leg at Paradise?
1:1
6 Who eventually knocked us out of the Euoropean Cup that season?
Dixie when he missed the penalty against Inter
Fairhill Bhoy
We went to Eater road in the 80’s on Holy Saturday and we started drink at Midday because lent was over ..
so yes your wife more than deserves it
I’ll leave the quizzes to it
What browser are you using Jobo?
Chrome but with Javascript disabled for this site only…
1 vojvodona
2. 2-2
3. Baines
4.hood
5.2-1
6. Ajax
My access is ok and I had the advantage of watching the Neily Mochan film on Amazon this week so I knew the Bertie Peacock answer but if others are struggling to get on then it’s hardly worth Marc’s time for so few of us.