The Lotw Diary Friday
Oweny Coyle, the famous fighting skinny Scotsman who played for Ireland and never played for the hoops, made me feel auld the other day. When asked in this up for the cup week his memories of Celtic in their favourite competition, instead of naming the 69-cup final or the centenary cup final he conjured up a moment when he was a terror of Dundee.
They’re a goal up wie a minute left at CP in the rain. Then bang, bang, Van Hoojdonk and Thom, 2-1 the hoops and United oot the cup. I remember that day fondly. The temporary stand in the half built arena that was CP was in a state close to collapse when the atomic bomb Thom scored. What made me feel sad was the fact that it was 11 YEARS AGO.
When I pulled on the bumblebee top for the five sides last night the joy that I still fitted into it was tempered by the fact it’s 11 years old and I’m still wearing it. At least it’s not as bad as the peoples away top I wore last week, you know the one? The one that looks like someone spewed over the shoulder. Really must start updating ma five a side gear. In fact maybe I could sell ma retro collection on E-Bay?
Anyway being reminded it was 11 years ago put ma Renton Stlyee rant last Saturday after the game into perspective and also put it right back into it’s box. I was asked if I would rather have Tommy Burns back in charge and I replied fuelled by tennents “yes”.
But it seems like yesterday we had the 3 amigos not 11 years ago. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since then and fitbaw has changed since that fateful night at ipox when Di Canio throw his rattle oot the pram and Burns succumbed to the Bairns in a Scottish Cup Semi. A fact that made me quest for a Celtic fitbawing utopia performance this weekend as possibly sheer folly. We can lose to lower league clubs in cup-ties as we have found to oor cost over the last few seasons.
Thing is in the majority of defeats to lower league sides I don’t think there has been anyone time where we huvnae deserved to go oot. Digger Barnes 4-2-2-2 systems was undone against ICT, MON leg weary team struggled to compete and create wie Jamie Smith and Davie Fernandez in the highlands, Dui Wei and Keane also failed to swim the Clyde. That night at ipox Tommy Burn’s fitbaw utopia collapsed all around him as his majestic creative mavericks chucked in the towel. Even when we have won against lower league opposition in the cups it has been humdrum affairs. Remember a particular drab Saturday night affair against Ayr Utd a few years ago.
The folly of the early start for the Tv dirty cash means the atmosphere will be terrible in the bowl of Hampden. Some will be hungover, others sober when usually well oiled and others just narked at the early kick off and the narkie enducing performances of late. It upsets ma routine anyway.
Strange kick off times, games not played on the same day and dwindling attendances mean that maybe the Scottish Cup disnny hold the sway it once did. For us older ones it will always have a special place in oor hearts as Celtic legends have been born in cup finals in the sun. for us that turn up tomorrow we will hope for a classic Celtic cup performance.
It’s in oor history.
Forza The Hoops
They’re a goal up wie a minute left at CP in the rain. Then bang, bang, Van Hoojdonk and Thom, 2-1 the hoops and United oot the cup. I remember that day fondly. The temporary stand in the half built arena that was CP was in a state close to collapse when the atomic bomb Thom scored. What made me feel sad was the fact that it was 11 YEARS AGO.
When I pulled on the bumblebee top for the five sides last night the joy that I still fitted into it was tempered by the fact it’s 11 years old and I’m still wearing it. At least it’s not as bad as the peoples away top I wore last week, you know the one? The one that looks like someone spewed over the shoulder. Really must start updating ma five a side gear. In fact maybe I could sell ma retro collection on E-Bay?
Anyway being reminded it was 11 years ago put ma Renton Stlyee rant last Saturday after the game into perspective and also put it right back into it’s box. I was asked if I would rather have Tommy Burns back in charge and I replied fuelled by tennents “yes”.
But it seems like yesterday we had the 3 amigos not 11 years ago. A lot of water has passed under the bridge since then and fitbaw has changed since that fateful night at ipox when Di Canio throw his rattle oot the pram and Burns succumbed to the Bairns in a Scottish Cup Semi. A fact that made me quest for a Celtic fitbawing utopia performance this weekend as possibly sheer folly. We can lose to lower league clubs in cup-ties as we have found to oor cost over the last few seasons.
Thing is in the majority of defeats to lower league sides I don’t think there has been anyone time where we huvnae deserved to go oot. Digger Barnes 4-2-2-2 systems was undone against ICT, MON leg weary team struggled to compete and create wie Jamie Smith and Davie Fernandez in the highlands, Dui Wei and Keane also failed to swim the Clyde. That night at ipox Tommy Burn’s fitbaw utopia collapsed all around him as his majestic creative mavericks chucked in the towel. Even when we have won against lower league opposition in the cups it has been humdrum affairs. Remember a particular drab Saturday night affair against Ayr Utd a few years ago.
The folly of the early start for the Tv dirty cash means the atmosphere will be terrible in the bowl of Hampden. Some will be hungover, others sober when usually well oiled and others just narked at the early kick off and the narkie enducing performances of late. It upsets ma routine anyway.
Strange kick off times, games not played on the same day and dwindling attendances mean that maybe the Scottish Cup disnny hold the sway it once did. For us older ones it will always have a special place in oor hearts as Celtic legends have been born in cup finals in the sun. for us that turn up tomorrow we will hope for a classic Celtic cup performance.
It’s in oor history.
Forza The Hoops
posted by Keving at Friday, April 13, 2007
9 Comments:
Too many dodgy situations mentioned! How about the three Scottish cup wins this decade? Naw that`s too easy!:-0
I remember replay wins at Aberdeen, Motherwell and Hearts by the one precious goal in the 70s. In fact I was there when Dixie produced his famous header at Motherwell! The cup has always allowed us the odd draw or even defeat to allow the league campaign to continue smoothly. This time the worst I`ll settle for is a replay but I`m expecting a win and at least twa goals.
Forza Bhoys
just remembered another poor semi final...Livi a few seasons back...cloudy sunday...cauld if a remember correctly...but a victory all the same.
That Livi game was no great shakes, I remember that they started to give the Celts a chasing before and after Sutton had scored the third. Another grewsome semi was against Clydebank in 1990. I think Andy Walker got the goals in a 2-0 win.
Still, all better memories than Broadwood last year. :-)
i remember that game. sunny hampden jock stein terracing and a poor game.
was it Walker that got the goals..think it was. also remember i ate two pies at that game:-)
Come to think aboot ot only the 1988 semi final is the only one i fondly remember. Think all the rest have been pants.
In fact the Celtic View had the 1967 Semi against Clyde in The Story of Lisbon pages last week. First game 0-0 and the replay 2-0 (Lennox and Auld)
I remember before the `88 semi, I was buying my ticket as I entered for a league game and I heard someone say, `Och, I`m not going, I`ll wait for the final`- missed a great finish mate! :-)
88 was ma first semi final..or the 1st semi final i remember. Faither G- whom i hope remembers put his name doon for a ticket for tomorrow- said to me wie 5 mins to go
" Come on we will go" he went to get me of the crossbarrier when i said
" No i'm no going anywhere, were going to score"
a minute of expletives later- he only wanted a fly pint on the way back to the bus, Celtic scored.
again he tried to get me off the barrier...
"no we are going to score a winner"
"i let you go to the replay" which with it being a school night got me thinking as that wid have been an adventure a midweek game....
but the stubborne wee shite i am i said "No we are going to score the winner"
at that moment the ball was crossed in.....and the rest is history....
now i must add....i gave the impression in the comment above that Faither was leaving for a fly pint.
that maybe was the case but he was really gutted at the fact that a fairytale double was slipping away.
he never let me see it but i knew......
I understand that the `fly pint` comment wasn`t necessarily accurate. Creative writing!
Blogger is trying to annoy me. :-)
Well, just before the Tannadice match 2 weeks ago I was dreaming of being 3 points from the title and being in the final. So I`m happy!
For now.
Post a Comment
<< Home