One or two of us mocked another team for struggling against Second and Third division sides this season. All good sporting fun but from the lofty heights of the Champions League knockout stages you need to make sure you can overcome a team who are treading water in the third tier of Scottish football.
Arbroath were good value for their draw at Celtic Park earlier this month. It would be wrong to say their late equaliser was coming, as they never threatened during the previous 86 minutes, but they were thoroughly well organised and apart from a bizarre own goal would have reached the 87th minute on level terms.
The CQN Annual is 196 pages dripping with pure Celtic. You can order online here, a glossy joy for someone for Christmas!
Our eclectic collection of African, Mediterranean and metropolitan players will have little experience of the biting Arctic wind that will blow in off the Angus coast tonight, just a few yards from Gayfield Park, whereas the part-timers from Arbroath will be very much at home. This, my friends in Celtic, is what they call the Romance of the Cup.
Don’t be comforted by the wins over Barca and Spartak, they guarantee nothing. One more lacklustre performance and dreams of Celtic’s fourth treble will be kippered. 2012 has been the year of the little man, the “diddy teams”, as a wild Rover coined them in the summer. There is one remaining superpower in our sport and every game they play is a cup final for someone.
Get Up for the Cup, Celtic.
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Let’s hope we’re the “diddy” team stalking Man Utd, Schalke, Dortmund, Bayern, PSG, Malaga, Juve & Barca – all the way, and then on to VICTORY day at WEM-BER-LEE on May 25th!!!!!
kitalba
12:12 on
12 December, 2012
So when Anthony Stokes goes to bed at night with his girlfriend he is representing Celtic?
Guff!!!
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As long as he scores………………………………….
bobby murdoch’s curled-up winklepickers
12:45 on12 December, 2012
I do at times find myself talking to myself on an old post! But Hayho the ole podium chasing is a bit of fun. Two in a row on Sunday and Monday for me, not crowing about you understand! Not for one minute, at all……….. well just one;-)
Since we seem to think it is alright to pass judgement on Anthony Stokes’ behaviour & choice of friends, I suppose I might as well cast my vote.
The guy has nothing to explain & has certainly done nothing for which he needs to apologise.
It is none of my business.
It is none of Celtic’s business.
It is a personal matter for Anthony Stokes. He has not let ANYBODY down.
Ntassoolla
12:55 on 12 December, 2012
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Hopefully – Lennons Lions – will be ripping-up a few more scripts before the end of the season :o)
HH
oopla
Said website can’t help pointing out that African Officials are probably less expensive to hire than Italian Officials.
Philvis posted missing while the new media/social media director of deed media wiz kid Jabba settles into new job.
Some Questions need to be asked Paul67!!!
MWD
My ” blue, frostbitten hands” have now thoroughly defrosted and I can report that the sea level is fine…….well it was whilst I was having my normal dip this morning.
Golf was a laugh. Pitch in to about eight feet from the pin and bounce on another forty yards!
JJ
A Ceilor. How can I go about returning your wee flask?
Latest just in from Arbroath – ground conditions are underfoot
” Philvis’ awsomenimity is matched only by his humility.”
Philvis is not well known for his humilitatiousness. ( Thumbs Up.)
MWD
You still suffering the effectsa yer birthday sesh or summat?
Felicitations,btw…….
There is NO WAY the huns could afford Philvis.
They would struggle to afford even his expenses-on top of Charliebhoy’s.
KevJungle the Celtic youngsters did consistently well in that Daily Express tournament.
It was probably youthful bias on my part but at the time I thought that led to English resentment and was a factor in the Daily Express withdrawing sponsorship. It was in the era of Liverpool/Forest/Villa dominating Europe.
Playing 5-a-sides against teenagers is never a good idea.
My take on Anthony Stokes:
Those who are saying Anthony was wrong are too concerned about what the Hunnish Hordes of Scotland think.
JJ
hen1rik
12:55 on 12 December, 2012
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Brendan Sweeney
I remember that he was a stalwart of the – Celt’s For Change group.
He along with – Matt McGlone – David Cunningham – Colin Duncan
and many others who offered endless help to move our club onto a new era.
God Bless Them ALL
Hail Hail
Off oot
laters….
For what it’s worth——
Anthony Stokes ?
His life . His choice . .
Paul67
12:25 on
12 December, 2012
Philvisreturns, you must have posted in a fraction of a second there. I clicked ‘publish’ then clicked on the home page to make sure it was up and you were already Up for the Cup.
I know better than to ask ‘how?’ but I clearly don’t know.
Its that Spyware Philvis has installed on your PC
BournePhilvisspys.com :-)
Kilbowie Kelt
I disagree with you on Anthony Stokes
surely as a high profile footballer he is in effect an ambassador for the club and obviously his behaviour is obviously going to come under scrutiny
South Of Tunis
What is the going rate these days for buying Italian officials ?
” apart from a bizarre own goal would have reached the 87 th minute on level terms.”
Hmmm. I’m not sure I buy into this theory Paul.
Looking back you are technically correct but who’s to say that if we didn’t score the fluke we wouldnt have scored any others.
Butterflyeffect csc
Jungle Jim
I really dont care what any “Hunnish Hordes” or Scottish media think
What I do know is that Alan Ryan was not a nice person to put it mildly
Forget about the 3 letters he and his gang used as a flag of convenience.
These guys are about as far removed from “freedom fighters” as its possible to be.
just thugs
Do we all wish that we had friends that we can depend on,in times of need.
If you think our ticket office is a shambolic mess, you should try Tate Modern’s.
What is the Stars
13:05 on 12 December, 2012
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That is what makes the world go round & it’s what makes us natural Celtic supporters.
We think for ourselves & are open & honest in voicing our opinions.
Anthony Stokes does the same.
Good Luck.
Ntassoolla
13:04 on 12 December, 2012
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Yeah, yer right m8
Especially when the Celtic youngsters included a certain – Charlie Nicholas whose personal stock was just about to reach it’s peak !
If we had a player within our ranks right now who could lace the young Charlie Nicholas boots then…we would have a player on our hands imo !
Off oot this time.
Hail Hail God Bless
laters….
What is the Stars
That`s a completely different argument.
Battered Bunnet, the Orwell Prize is so old hat these days I hear some winners don’t even pitch up to receive.
sixtaeseven, Vinibhoy, quite right!
KevJungle, I have no fears whatsoever on facing that lot.
Folly Folly, I need to do better.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP, it is a stunner.
GourockEmeraldBhoy, could be. Better tell Awe Naw to punt him (joke from the back of the rack).
Geordie Munro, I am prepared to witness to my claim.
Jungle Jim
I really dont understand how thats a dfifferent argument
Can you explain please
JJ, I’m down at Herc’s Den every second sunday watching young ACGR play footie. Maybe you can drop down for a natter and a transfer of said flask. I think its a home game this sunday.
I assume the flask contents have evaporated? What did you think of 3E then?
Are you going to the game tonight? I tried, but couldn’t get tickets. I’ll open my back door and listen for the roar as we sweep these troublesome fish loving yokels aside.
weeminger @13:11 “Tate Modern” – don’t get me started. As big a waste of space as Mordor.
Last time I went to that free to the public gallery only 30% was free. £24 total to visit the pay exhibitions. The rest was cafes and tourist tat. The splendidly restored Great Court at the British Museum is now the same.
I confess to one of those retaliatory moments “We should charge these English gits to come into oor Galleries.”
Sunni 12.37
HH Agreed. Today’s Herald front page rips into Anthony Stokes and Celtic, with a desperation to deflect from Green last night and Murrays debts. It’s an old story to Celtic fans- The Stokesy one-but the Herald spun it today ..
And still they don’t ask Murray a question….. Ever!
HH
Philvisreturns @ 12.31 As far as I know the only one you used Viagra at C.P is Scott Brown who takes it in eye drop form hoping for a hard look.
Just watched chuckie being interviewed on STV last night………… Off to check my wallets not been dipped.
WITS,
I know only too well that these are not ‘nice’ people.
There are always a lot of conflicting pressures in these situations.
Maybe his father, mother, wife, brothers, whatever, are good people.
Maybe some of them have done kindnesses to Anthony or his family.
Relationships in life are never black or white.
Judge not………….
KevJungle I purposely didn’t mention Charlie’s performances to see if anyone else would. Sometimes when you recall these things or mention them in the pub the reception is one of naked scepticism. Thanks for confirming that I didn’t imagine that whole episode or grossly exaggerate it in my head.
Wits
Certainly.
You are making a case against someone you know and dislike. Perfectly fair.
The MSM are not interested in that.
They are simply using Stokes` presence at the event to create negative press about Celtic.
Celtic supporters who reinforce the MSM`s nonsense are pandering to the Hunnish Hordes.
JJ
PS Hope that suffices for now as I have to go out but, like Arnie, I will be back.
Off to do some work.
Paul67
13:13
I wont ask (thumbsup) but not there ;-o
Lunchtime lurking over, back to the grind.
3.0 to the bhoys tonight……… Mon e Hoops
Hail Hail
Jungle Jim,
You need to remember that the support include a considerable number of people whom we would not consider being from the traditional diaspora. There are many without Irish heritage as there are many who are not from a Catholic background.
You only need to look back at the song debates to see there are a fair few who find anything to do with Irish emancipation as offensive and has no place at Celtic park. So we should expect some hostility to anything that betrays Irish support. They are the people the board want to attract, so get to the back of the bus