The LOTW Diary- Thursday

Arsene Fawkirk

The faw oot from the whipping at Westfield continues wie the main bone of contention being the sending off and Lenny’s petulant spat wie the fawkirk fans. Now while geing them the bird is ok in ma book it’s not ok in the SFA offices or by some wee nae mark fan that will have complained aboot the gesture.

This twice in two defeats, do you think there is a link there? Lenny has reacted to fans berating him. This is not an uncommon action by him but one again that leaves a bad taste in collective mouths. Why can’t he just not accept defeat wie the grace and dignity of a Celtic captain? Why does he always have to act like a scorned bully who has become the bullied?

Anyway, Fawkirk seem to have become angels and their players and fans seem to have a case of Arsene Wenger syndrome. Hear no evil, see evil.

Fawkirk have had 3 players sent of this season. Two as far as I know for violent conduct. Darren Barr’s against Hearts was rescinded but in the eyes of the law he lifted his hands so it was a red card. The Hearts boy over-reacted in that case and big Yogi went mad aboot it. Said that they had been cheated and it was a disgrace.

So what did he say aboot Sunday?

"Carl is not that type of boy and I thought it was just handbags stuff,"

So Mr Finnigan didnae cheat and isnny a disgrace to the game. He didnae go doon like a wannabe Loverkrands. It’s just not in his nature, just like it wisnae in Darren Barr’s nature to lift his hands against Hearts or in Darren’s Barr nature to act like a licensed thug for the whole of Sundays’ game man handling the beats at every opportunity.

And of course, any team wie Patrick Cregg and the boy O’Donnell in the midfield are holy virgins and widnae dream of leaving the boot in or throwing doon markers to the opposition I mean, there manager was an angel on the field of play and was against tackling and roughing up opponents wasn’t he?

One rule for one and one for another. Fawkirks reaction post match has made them join the list of teams I want relegated. They shouldn’t have had got promoted wie that shite hole of a ground.

King O’ Kings

Wasn’t it great to hear the Henke interview on Radio hootsmon the other night? For a guy blessed wie so much he is a humble sort. He was the greatest Celt I have ever seen, partly due to the fact that I never saw Jinky, and gave me so much joy. By the sounds of the interview he enjoyed us as well.

With all the talk of Boydchenko probably beating his league scoring record, he is on the way to doing it already, we all know the Scottish meeja will draw comparisons but that’s like comparing a racehorse to a Blackpool donkey. Henke was so much more than a goalscorer, he was talismanic a leader of men who drew inspiration from him to reach greater heights.

A fact not missed by those who know aboot fitbaw. Left Celtic after his peak years went on to a bigger club won the biggest prize available in European club fitbaw. He then retired from top-flight fitbaw only to come oot and play for the “biggest club in the world” for a few months, jist for a laugh and jist because he could.

Where will Boydchenko go when he finishes? Clyde, Motherwell, Preston, Derby or the Louden Bar welfare 11? He won’t be anywhere near Catalonia or Trafford Baw Park.

What made Henke different I think was summed up in two finals. Firstly Seville. On that hot night he dragged a team back into the game wie two pieces of brilliance. The way he hung in the air for those goals was special. When we were all thinking it was a step to far he gave us hope, he made us believe on and of the park that we deserved to be contesting that final.

Interesting to hear that he has never watched that final. Heard a few of the Seville team say that. I haven’t either. Got the DVD but it always gets switched off before the final. Still never seen the goals apart from real time in the stadium.

Will get round to it one day.

His second pinnacle moment came unfortunately not wie us. Last years European Cup final will be remembered as the Henke cup final as he came on and changed the game. In a team containing Eto, Ronaldinho and Xaxi that is no mean feat.

Don’t think I have ever been as pleased for an ex hoop as I was that night. Right, he got us straight into the CL wie the two assists but more in that I thought he deserved it. He deserved to have a CL winners. He deserved to have Ronaldinho begging him to stay- look on you tube and type in Larsson last game for Barcelona, did have a link but canny find it- and he also deserved to have the smelly Mancs wanting him to stay as well.

He said in the interview that he was stubborn and loved people telling him that he couldnae do something. Well after oor strikers performance recently I don’t think Henke could come back to his home and regain his form and score as many goals as before:-) are you reading Henke?

Who is The Best From 85?

Last night, Celtic Tv had a nostalgia night. It started of with “In praise of Cesar” a look back at the centenary season wie the old Scotsport lackey Ian Archer. Then the 1969-cup final was shown in glorious Technicolor.

Now, I have seen this cup final a few times but I have never seen the attempted pitch invasion from der hun after the fourth goal. Why is this never been included before? I mean I know crowd disturbances from them are the norm but this blatant attempt to get the game abandoned should be included in all future mentions of that game.

Then there was an interview wie Dixie Deans. Now I think Dixie was the John Hartson of his day, overweight and under valued. Last night the footage of his playing career gave weight to the notion that the hoops add pounds to you but, mind you, the fact there was a belly hanging oot below those hoops….

Anyway, it got me thinking. Since this is international week and most are not interested in big eck’s wonders then a wee poll to keep us interested. I’ve done cult heroes in the hoops so I’m going to do the greatest hoops 11 since love street 1985.

I have chosen Love Street 85 as ma start date as I was nine and only really remember players from that date vividly. See seven and me are young pups, I think, compared to the rest pf you:-)

So here is ma 11.

Arfur, McGrain, Elliot, Aitken, Shuggie, Naka, Petrov, McStay, Thommo, Larsson and Sutty.

Let the games commence.

Forza the hoops who will have ma support at Tanideechie as after Baldy reminding me aboot big Sieb I decided that I like Dundee and got a ticket.