25 years ago, Scotland were due to play a World Cup qualification game against Belarus on the day of Princess Diana’s funeral. The SFA, then run by chief exec Jim Farry, the same man who was eventually removed from office for delaying Celtic’s registration of Jorge Cadete, decided the game should proceed as planned.
Whatever you think of Farry, he acted without concern for the royalist contingent. Despite the SFA’s offices being vandalised and Scottish Secretary, Donald Dewer, applying political pressure, Farry dug in: ”We have taken heed of the various viewpoints, but let’s be reasonable about this, life does and must go on.”
He did not act alone, the SFA International Committee were involved, and they included Celtic’s Jack McGinn, and the Greatest Football Administrator the world has ever known, Campbell Ogilvie! This was a strange time in Britain, maybe the strangest few weeks of the last century.
Royalists were split between backers of the self-styled Queen of Hearts (honestly), and those in the minority, who sided with the actual Queen. The Queen, a bit like Farry, held out as long as she could against the indulgent wallowing infecting millions, by resisting calls to lower flags to half-mast.
Before the end of the week, royal flags were lowered and the Scotland game was postponed. Those of us who never took an interest in royalty were often heard saying “Let’s be reasonable about this”, but were largely ignored.
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SCULLY 8.12
Willie Wallace,Jimmy Johnstone and Stevie Chalmers.Player to right of Willie,Joe McBride??
TLT, Big Jimmy is fully engaged with his new P.C. and his firestick. Ooh matron! 🤣🤣
I feel it is wrong to postpone football matches – playing these games is not disrespecting the Queen. Personally, I did feel great sadness when I heard the news, but it’s not grief, and I’m not in mourning. I feel she was a remarkable lady who fulfilled her role with dignity and showed remarkable commitment to her people.
TLT
‘Jim, it’s Sevco. it’s life but not how we know it!!’
BonesCFC
Bring on the Vulcans! Shipbank Shipwrecks F.C. rool ya bass! 🤣
BonesCFC = BonesCSC
SCULLYBHOY
Enjoy the film with good lady.
I am away to watch just call Saul.
☮🕉🕊🖖✌💚💛
Wee poser:
I mentioned the late Joe McBride (see above).
Joe made his debut v Motherwell,game was not played in Scotland,but where?
Joe made his debut v Motherwell,game not played in Scotland,where was it played?
Flash mob Ode to Joy.
This is amazing full orchestra brilliantly done
https://youtu.be/kbJcQYVtZMo
BIGRAILROADBLUES on 9TH SEPTEMBER 2022 8:49 PM
Bring on the Vulcans! Shipbank Shipwrecks F.C. rool ya bass! 🤣
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BRRB
“Highly illogical.”
“Live long and prosper.”
Who knew….Freude means joy and not existential crises 🤣😂
H.H.
I am not a supporter of the IRA songbook at Celtic Park. Unlike away games, it tends to kill the atmosphere as many ST holders like myself don’t see it as reprinting their views.
On Tuesday I did think about the the words FTQ as they were sung and thought that it literally means the rape of a 96 year old women. Unknown at the time this was two days before her death. Surely as a support we have moved on from this!
The Thomson gun, FTQ (FTK) and Fat orange bastard lines that we added to songs do not fit well with me.
QF
Only my opinion CFC
BelmontBrian ffs 🙄
67ECW, my apologies for my earlier comments I realise now that I am an uppity fenian bastard and will now return to the back if the bus silently, don’t want to upset anyone.
Is there a space next to you?
QF, do you read the daily mail?
Night night y’all. I’m off to dreamland and a virtual pilgrimmage to a fantasy pint in Barga CSC. One day……..
Timmy7 is on a rampage…let’s watch 👍🤣
H.H.
QF, I agree AND I DON’T READ THE DAILY MAIL.
BRRB
You thought the last trio were bad, I’m raising with these :)
https://youtu.be/FCARADb9asE
https://youtu.be/KoBk8bxU1rs
https://youtu.be/ainyK6fXku0
Little known fact, William Shatner proposed to Stevie Nicks from Fleetwood Mac.
She declined his proposal.
She did not like to be known as Stevie Shatner Nicks.
I’ll get ‘ma coat. :)
Nite all.
Brian.
BelmontBrian that is beyond the pale. You are in serious trouble next Friday. There’s a queue waiting to ….
Answers on a postcard…🤣🤣
How many acts does that we turn huv?
From QF and Parkheadcumsalford.
I think literally is the key word.
As a man of a certain age I see no need for the ira stuff at football but we definitely don’t need celtic fans putting the boot in with daily mail type hyperbole.
Always thought the FTQ stance was more against establishment and monarchy shoite …
Think QF & co are reaching and pretty sick, if they actually thought one person singing those words meant what they are inferring …
Now that’s pretty sick .. so every song any one person now sings means they are intending to act out the words they are singing
QF … watch what you sing in future, hopefully you will treat your own words as you do others
As suppose we should just stick with …
Let The People Sing 🎵
Dammit BelmontB….am gonna put the Shatner, and Nimoy Albums on in yer local if they have any class 😂
H.H.
TLT 9.22pm
Read QF 9.04pm
How that is even a thought in somebody’s head
Anyhow .. Shahtar on Tuesday should be CQNs immediate thoughts
Shved ???
I thought he was going to be a star … did Brendan dinghy him “because he didn’t want him”
Cheers Gerry….Apologies to T7…and a get to grip ya idiot QF…does that mean Queens Fancy 😂
Tlt accepted.
TIMMY7_NOTED
Never have I read the daily mail.
FTQ on Tuesday did literally mean rape a 96 year old. Saying that is the truth inot putting the boot in – just fact. I would feel much more comfortable with fuck the monarchy as I am a republican.
QF
Truth CFC – not whataboutery or deflection.
Leonard Nimoy wasn’t speaking to William Shatner when he died,………to be fair, he wasn’t really speaking to anybody when he died.
Amidst all the hoo-ha……ye’d expect muck-rakers might attempt a we sortie under kover of the prevailing meeja guff………..et voila……
GFTB…looking at their stats from last Tuesday,..Shakhtar were clearly efficient up-front and probs incredibly lucky defensively. So I predict Shaktar 1 Celtic 3
H.H.
QF you are adamantly repeating that allegation? No idea what point you are trying to make but I hope as gftd suggested you are as careful in your choice of words in every day life.
T7 @ 21.39 I’ll take it, ta 👍
H.H.
THELURKINTIM on 9TH SEPTEMBER 2022 8:22 PM
I fear I may not like what I see !!!
But we all have the same DNA
We all love the same Celtic
67ECW
QF on 9TH SEPTEMBER 2022 9:04 PM
Hail Hail my friend 100%
67ECW