In five competitions in which the team participated
P W L D F A
Home 30 27 1 2 118 27
Away 26 19 2 5 69 20
Neutral 6 5 0 1 9 1
Total 62 51 3 8 196 48
Friday, 25 May 2007
Thursday, 24 May 2007
Revenge: The Sweetest Dish
There will be much satisfaction in Milan this morning as a two-year itch is finally scratched. The circumstances and the details barely matter, it's the end result that counts and AC have gained their revenge on Liverpool. I remember last year being absolutely desperate to regain the title after Black Sunday and when we did I experienced more relief than joy. Despite some dire football the stroll to this season's championship - coupled with the darnel's attendant discomfiture - has been most enjoyable.
Celtic have beaten Dunfermline twice in two Cup finals in recent years. The revenge factor is therefore with the Fifers. I know little of Stephen Kenny but he seems to be a motivator and he and his team merit our respect (a harder run to Hampden). As I'm prone to saying - Lust was not the first sin, it was complacency. Apple, anyone ?
Celtic have beaten Dunfermline twice in two Cup finals in recent years. The revenge factor is therefore with the Fifers. I know little of Stephen Kenny but he seems to be a motivator and he and his team merit our respect (a harder run to Hampden). As I'm prone to saying - Lust was not the first sin, it was complacency. Apple, anyone ?
Wednesday, 23 May 2007
Milanese, If You Please
The unheralded football reporter in Monday's 'Racing Post' was damning in his verdict of last Saturday's EFA Cup Final. He described it as not only one of the worst FA Cup Finals ever but also as one of the worst football matches ever. If that was the best Chelsea and Manchester United could produce then what more need be said about the current state of English football ?
Perhaps Liverpool can provide the answer. They have a record second to no British team in European competition and for all swalex's bluster he has claimed but one highly fortuitous European Cup in what has seemed an eternity at the Old Brafford helm.
However I am hoping for an AC Milan victory within ninety minutes in Athens. This would enhance Celtic's showing against the Italians and provide a timely boost ahead of our Cup Final on Saturday. We cannot have enough positive vibrations ahead of this match.
Liverpool's European history demands they not be underestimated. Here's to a Greek classic.
Perhaps Liverpool can provide the answer. They have a record second to no British team in European competition and for all swalex's bluster he has claimed but one highly fortuitous European Cup in what has seemed an eternity at the Old Brafford helm.
However I am hoping for an AC Milan victory within ninety minutes in Athens. This would enhance Celtic's showing against the Italians and provide a timely boost ahead of our Cup Final on Saturday. We cannot have enough positive vibrations ahead of this match.
Liverpool's European history demands they not be underestimated. Here's to a Greek classic.
Tuesday, 22 May 2007
Long Way From Black Sunday
It's already two years to the day since one of the worst events of our Celtic-centred lives. What happened at Myrrh Park that afternoon will serve as a constant reminder that nothing is fixed or certain in football. It cast a shadow over the Martin O'Neill era and really was the day a team died. The circumstances were heartbreaking and the joy of our hosts simply breathtaking. If ever we needed reminding of our place as perceived lepers then it was apparent throughout Scotland that day.
It is somewhat amazing then that Celtic have sauntered to the last two championships whilst rebuilding a team. On Sunday we finished the league campaign a dozen points clear of the darnel without kicking a domestic ball in earnest in 2007. Our eyes are now on the Scottish Cup. No other side has anywhere near our history of success and drama in the competition.
It is somewhat amazing then that Celtic have sauntered to the last two championships whilst rebuilding a team. On Sunday we finished the league campaign a dozen points clear of the darnel without kicking a domestic ball in earnest in 2007. Our eyes are now on the Scottish Cup. No other side has anywhere near our history of success and drama in the competition.
Monday, 21 May 2007
Spirit of Doyle Missing At Easter Road
A good day out was had in Edinburgh yesterday. - unless you are on the fringes of Celtic's first team. In a glorified friendly, which Scott Brown managed to dominate. few players came knocking on Gordon Strachan's door. It goes without saying (I'm just about to say it) Celtic will improve on Saturday. The only way is up. The result in Aberdeen was pay-back time for the two Jimmys, expect similar in the forthcoming season - we are entering a new entente cordiale between the sheep and the shameful, witness the Lennon episode.I'd like to thank GNER for the free beer, curry and First Class facilities.
Today is the 28th anniversary of the 4-2 game. It remains the most exciting and emotional football match I've ever witnessed. God rest John Doyle's soul. He epitomised Celtic. No less a deity than Frank McGarvey said no-one could hold a candle to Doyle. Frank revealed that Johnny wore a Celtic scarf to training. I remember that fool, Andy Cameron, trying to slag wee Johnny off - "when he cuts himself shaving he bleeds green and white". Two things outwith the 4-2 game stick in my mind regarding Johnny - his goal against Real Madrid and a game versus no-one in particular when he injured himself turning a corner into a throw - percentages meant everything to the wee man. I loved him then. I love him now. RIP.
Today is the 28th anniversary of the 4-2 game. It remains the most exciting and emotional football match I've ever witnessed. God rest John Doyle's soul. He epitomised Celtic. No less a deity than Frank McGarvey said no-one could hold a candle to Doyle. Frank revealed that Johnny wore a Celtic scarf to training. I remember that fool, Andy Cameron, trying to slag wee Johnny off - "when he cuts himself shaving he bleeds green and white". Two things outwith the 4-2 game stick in my mind regarding Johnny - his goal against Real Madrid and a game versus no-one in particular when he injured himself turning a corner into a throw - percentages meant everything to the wee man. I loved him then. I love him now. RIP.
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