On Saturday 8 September 1888, across the north of England, league football got underway. Since then leagues have spread to every corner of the globe where a remotely green patch of grass can survive. Thousands of national titles have been decided in that time, some, as we know to our cost, by the slenderest of margins.
The record winning margin, since 1888, across the globe, is shared by two teams, Paris St Germain and Cairo’s finest, Al Ahly, who both won their national titles by 31 points, PSG last year, Al Ahly in 2005.
Your team and mine are currently 30 points ahead of second placed Aberdeen with two games remaining. If we win away to Partick Thistle tomorrow, and against Hearts on Sunday, and Aberdeen drop fail to win both their remaining games, in Glasgow, against Newco tonight and Partick on Sunday, world football’s record books will be rewritten.
You don’t need the record books to tell you this is a special season, one you will remember fondly for the rest of your life, but in future, many the world over will learn about what Celtic achieved this season by reading their name either immediately below, or above, PSG and Al Ahly.
I remember the old days, when we hoped Aberdeen would drop points at Ibrox. Rangers were a basket case of a football club (nothing on today’s Ibrox incarnation, of course), while Aberdeen were one of the top clubs in Europe, and formidable competition for Celtic.
We can be more circumspect now with our sentiment, but – wait for it, I hope Brother Pedro gets a result tonight. He’s working on our place in history.
JOCK STEIN LISBON 1967 T-SHIRTS SELLING FAST! ORDER AT WWW.CQNBOOKSTORE.COM
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Huns are closer to ICT than to the CHAMPIONS.
The striking thing about that match was….when Sevco were all over the place and the Dons had the run of the pitch…their passing was still terrible.
They will struggle at Hampden…again…
DAVIDOPOULOS on 17TH MAY 2017 9:48 PM
The striking thing about that match was….when Sevco were all over the place and the Dons had the run of the pitch…their passing was still terrible.
They will struggle at Hampden…again…
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Yip. Mutton dressed shite.
We’ll batter thum!
Was there a spontaneous outpouring of joy at Ibrox tonight as Sevco secured third place?
On their last home game of the season did the last fan left applaud their victory lap?
Oh what a way to boot season book sales.
Will Stockley miss the cup final?
TT
Fassreifen: No bother. I’m sure his writings must be available somewhere on the www
WITS: thanks for the reminder of the Dublin/Monaghan bombings.
My mother came into the dining room that day and asked “Did you hear that?” ( the explosions).
As it happened, I heard nothing.
Shameful continued silence/non-co-operation from the British government.
Pógmathóin: Billy RIP.
Ar dheis lámh Dhé go raibh a anam uasal.
NatKnow
mmmmm…battered mutton….
DAVIDOPOULOS on 17TH MAY 2017 9:54 PM
NatKnow
mmmmm…battered mutton….
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I was thinking spit-roast mutton… :-))))
I have come to the conclusion thatJ Joe Garner is not all there.Really.You see that dited look on his face when you get a close up of his ugly mug.One eye looking straight,the other wandering ever upwards.
I am sorely tempted to take Munter TV every week.That commentator is pyoor comedy gold.
NATKNOW
To be honest I’d take burnt mutton or even freshly butchered mutton…
Had a wee look in on Aberdeen beat Sevco for the first time ever at Ibrokes, they were comfortable despite John Beaton’s incessant bias, but falling down feigning injury wasn’t enough to muster an equaliser.
Aberdeen missed chances that would have made the big punt in the second half more futile than than the Sevco commentators who seem to think defeat is the new winning.
Tinytim
Think he will be suspended, but if it’s a straight red, they will appeal ( as they should ). Two yellows and there’s no appeal.
If it was Stockley, won’t make any difference. Come to think of it, doesn’t matter who it was – as our Captain said, if we turn up, we’ll win ( words to that effect )
DAVIDOPOULOS on 17TH MAY 2017 9:57 PM
NATKNOW
To be honest I’d take burnt mutton or even freshly butchered mutton…
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Yer gettin’ pumped mutton – like it or no… :-))))))
natknow
Yip. Mutton dressed shite.
hehehehehehehehehehehehehe
I hear that after tonight Derek Mcinnes & The Bottlemerchants are considering changing their name to something more suited to this new era they have entered.
You know…like when Jefferson Airplane changed their name to Jefferson Hang Glider or something like that…
Bateen Bhoy
Thanks for your response.
TT
NATKNOW
Wait. Is it not them that are the sheep sha…
Never mind.
Dont think two yellows in league would merit suspension in cup
could be wrong
Lux in Tenebris says:
May 17, 2017 at 6:10 am
Lux In Tenebris
JJ. Good article re Brother Madden. Also, your open letter to Peter Lawwell was spot on.
On another tack, I saw on another board a proposal to alert every club qualifying foe Europa League that Rangers Lite is actually ineligible to particpate. Would you consider crafting a letter which those interested could use as a template.
Small contribution made.
tet – any other wiseisms from der huden ? that one was a beauty
Mon the Harry Rags!
On Sunday that is, not tomorrow of course
;-)
As the Munters waved from the middle of the park to the remnants of their vile support,did anyone else hear the “Boos”.LOL,really loud ones.
Somebody saying the punter who stole the Matchball,was the Development Squad Kit Man.Every little helps.
DAVIDOPOULOS on 17TH MAY 2017 10:04 PM
NATKNOW
Wait. Is it not them that are the sheep sha…
Never mind.
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Oh here, I never thought of that…!
Anyway – let he who is without sin…. :-))
I’ve had……
sevco media and follow follow are open, no need to register, boy are they hurting, it’s magic :-)
HH
http://forum.rangersmedia.co.uk/forum/1-the-bears-den/
http://forum.followfollow.com/forumdisplay.php?24-The-Bear-Pit
JC2
You could be right :-)
Honestly ?
Who cares.
I’VEHADTOCHANGEMYNAME on 17TH MAY 2017 10:10 PM
tet – any other wiseisms from der huden ? that one was a beauty
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Seconded!
Geez mair, TET…! :-)))
Ther angers 2012 1
Aberdeen 1903 2
Would have been nice to get the record for the biggest winning margin, but tbh I am happy that they got pumped again ahead of season ticket sales, that will have a bigger influence on the number sold than our having the extra points.
It also breaks the Ibroke’s winning run they had over Aberdeen who (hopefully) will go on to take a lot more points there with a new found confidence.
All in all more damage done to them
TET
A FEW on there are questioning if Windass really was
wanted by Arsenal before they swooped
Gunners were going to trigger 2 million clause
They got him cheap in cross border deal
Dont laugh
: > )
Soz, a winning streak of one is hardly a boast:-)
And if we win both and Oartick win, we can still get the record.
I think so?
Excellent response CLOGHER CELT on 17TH MAY 2017 6:59 PM
I was aware of some of it; especially the Vatican backing the wee dikeplugger and also that the LOL was originally made up of Anglicans who actually despised the presbies as much as they did us.
In fact much of the LOL’s early activities involved opposition to the Society of United Irishmen which was composed of Anglicans, Dissenters (i.e., non-Anglican Protestants, mainly Presbyterian), and Roman Catholics. The United Irishmen were violently opposed by the Orange Order.
What I did not know was that plantation was akin to the black and tans more than 300 years later, i.e., a bunch of lowlife and vagabonds, what the yanks would call trailer trash. They fit in well at the kenny lynch dome, what the Observer labeled almost a century ago as “ congregated a gang, thousands strong, including the dregs and scourings of filthy slumdom, unwashed yahoos, jailbirds, night hawks, won’t-works, ‘burroo barnacles’, and pavement pirates, all, or nearly all, in the scarecrow stage of verminous trampdom”.
I have not been able to read all of the posts today. So if no one else has said anything about getting to Fatima on 24th, I have just book seats on the coach for 10.00 in the morning and returning at 16.00. The site to book on is Rede expressos.
There is an English translation but take care it is a wee bit tricky. I think I had five attempts before I was actually sent tickets by e-mail.
There are still a good number of seats left on the 10.00 and 16.00 coaches.
‘Pedro targets group stages’
brilliant tet, perfect bed time reading
night night
“Don’t know about Aberdeens cycle coming to an end… Maybe more like Pedro and Rangers need stabilisers…”
Chris Sutton genius on and off the park
Keep it up son
HH
HAVE THEY NOT SUFFERED ENOUGH !!!!!
Just watched Sheff Weds v Huddersfield, amazing lack of quality, both teams utter mince, if Huddersfield go up they’ll come crashing back down. Roll on tomorrow night.
JC2
They think that the weans Pedro is playing are superstars, wurth mullions so they ur, they are that fecking stupid it hurts my sides, I can’t fathom their stupidness, when wagpen scored for them tonight, it was all systems go, then reality hit :-)
HH
Barjonas is the new Xavi Alonso I’m hearing.