Pat from The West London Celtic Supporters Club writes in to tell us of some possible silverware…
A small measure of revenge was obtained on Saturday as West London Celtic Supporters Club beat Porto in the semi-final of the London Supporters League (LSL) Champion League. Having come third in the league phase, the Hoops had to face up to arch rivals Porto, who had finished second.
The league match had been a tight, physical 0-0 draw, so another tough match was expected. Porto scored within 30 seconds of kick-off, so the Bhoys were on the back foot immediately. However, four first half goals from Jack Phillips twice, Ryan Meyler and Luke Strutt rained in making it look like a comfortable afternoon.
Not to be; Porto snuck one back just before half time, and then the pressure was on. Midway through the second half and the scores were level; Porto were attacking in waves and the Celtic lads just couldn’t seem to keep hold of the ball. One late final save kept the Bhoys’ hopes alive and we were down to the dreaded penalties. 3 per team and then sudden death.
Celtic captain Lloyd Paton scores the first , Porto level. Michael Phillips who had a pulled hamstring got his boots back on and smashed in the second for Celtic , then Michael Kelly pulls off a heroic save from Porto’s 2nd penalty . All that remains is one more goal, and it is smashed home by man of the match Ryan Meyler. Celtic 3 Porto 1, and the lads are in the final. Revenge for Seville!!
The Bhoys now face Lazio in the final on 24 June. Lazio were top of the table in the group phase, but now must be fearing the resurgent Celtic.
The LSL is a supporters based league here in London, where supporters of 8 teams have gotten together to play a Champions League tournament. The teams represented are: Celtic, Aston Villa, Fiorentina, Juventus, Lyon, Lazio, Porto and Roma. It is a nine-a side competition with all teams playing each other once; the top four then play off for the Champions League trophy.
As said above, the final is on 24 June at Coman’s Fields near Russell Square. If you are in the area, please come along and cheer on the Bhoys.
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Best of luck lads…just remember Lisbon and how defensive Italian sides have nae chance!
Good luck Bhoys!
Attack Attack Attack!
HH!
Laandanner?
No i just rent m8
Podcast this week, shagger?
Some size of arses in the huddle!!!. Butt good luck.
Might have guessed you were checking the arses out……come to mention it, you did take your time when tying my loin cloth on at the sauna last week 🙂
and yet!!! you didny say hurry up. 😉 LGBT happy as 1-2-3.
Cannae beata Mince pie in the steam room 🙂
I fucking did say hurry up…it just sounded muffled with a pie in ma pus
Ken 🙂
Good luck bhoys, just give the Celtic song laldy as you come onto the park.
…and bless yourselves aggressively…@ArturBorucfuckthehuns.com
Take a wee tip from the Argentinians, naw no the claim on the Malvinas, take the needle.!!
Dundee again eh?
Good luck in the finals Bhoys!
BTW Whereabouts do you normally play? – The pic above looks vaguely familiar. – When I lived in London – before many of you were born 🙂 – I played in the old Olympian League, so have played at many venues all over the London area (I also once played – in pink – at Craven cottage, but that’s a story)
LGBT Champions league?
and here wis me thinking that you were in that hudle, chunky. 😉
Even worse – I played in a House of Fraser 5-a-side tournament – for …. wait for it…
“Harrods Hair & Beauty” !!! – Really !…
. An old M8 of mine from Glesga – Len Rossi (aka The Italian Stallion) was the manager there. It was back in the days when fitba strips were made of cotton, not this synthetic pish. Anyway, we’d only worn these strips once – in the semi’s on the Friday night- They were old Man U-ish colours. So, the night before the finals on the Sunday Len gives the strips to his g/f to wash – a big German bird who was DDG but dumb blonde personified, and she put all the kit in the wash machine in one go.. Well. Anyway. Very 1st Wash: So collars, socks & shorts all had a pink tinge to them.
When they turned up in the dressing room on the Sunday morning with these pink-tinged strips, we didn’t really have much choice, so decided to brass neck it.. We were pishing ourselves laughing, – but so was the crowd when the PA guy announced “the final of the 5 a sides between Debenhams Electricians and … Harrods Hair and Beauty …” and we all flounced onto the park with our hands on our hips..
And, as if that wasn’t bad enough (we drew 4-4 after normal time) guess who missed the deciding penalty. Aye Yours truly.
Met Hugh Fraser, once at the golf, he was dishing out the prizes, he said to me do you ken a bhoy called Carl, he said you missed a penalty in a works game and blamed the turf, as it rose up, just as you were gonny hit the ball. 😉
A really nice and humble person, smoked like a lumb.
Frasers, Harrods, Debenhams, let me think.
🙂 BTW It wisnae Hugh Fraser,it was Mohammed al Fayet or whatever you call him. And there was nothing wrong with the turf – it as a sudden gust of wind 🙂
Mr. Humphries, are you free? 😉 I’m free.
Lum,cough,cough…….Check out Urban dictionary meaning,classic,I mean disgraceful……
🙂
.. Just in case there’s any doubt, let me confirm that I didn’t actually work in Harrods.- In fact, I wasn’t even living in London by then (I was over for 6 months on a work related project) & every team was allowed 1 quest – The fact I had an intimate relationship with Mrs Slocum’s pussy may also been a factor 🙂
There is something about a woman with purple hair and a black pussy. 😉
A fucking pulse does it for me 🙂
See below..
… or maybe above..
MONTI
Did “what,are you a poof?” responses not die out in the 70s or 80s?
” reading “? Lol
🙂
So proud of these bhoy’s and our Club, West London CSC and heres hoping that trophy will soon be sitting in The Horse Guardsman in Brentford.
A big thanks to Pat Brusnahan who co-founded this fantastic wee Club and for his guidance and advice on my position as Ckub Secretary.
I might now be back in Glasgow but will always be a Member.
HAIL HAIL
A bit like Mike? He’s definetely a member 😉
Does that pub not sound a bit Hunny for a CSC?……
Honey=Ivanka,if only,if only….
I’ve started a poll running on Twitter @CarlJungleBhoy asking if* Celtic should publicly announce they are turning down their ticket allocation for Linfield away due to public safety reasons..
Current count after 137 votes
58% Yes, 42% No.
*assuming Linfield get through
Exactly,I demand tickets so I can meet up with Weered and his volunteer protection squad and proudly stroll up to the Park.HH
I know what you mean,and I’m not all that sure what’s the right thing to do myself, but if UEFA do nothing then maybe Celtic should?
Btw 235 Tims have answered the poll. – 54% Yes, 46% No.
Would it be weakness if Celtic made a statement that they’re not satisfied there will be sufficient protection for Celtic fans against violent attacks – irrespective of the date – t both Linfield and Belfast authories seem more concerned with bowing to unionist pressure, than ensuring public safety?
Just a wee comparison between 3 of our most recent prolific strikers:
Goal to game strike ratios (games per goal) at Celtic
Hooper 82 in 138 games (1.68)
Griffiths 85 in 142 games (1.67)
Dembele 32 in 48 games (1.50)
Career ratios at senior level
Hooper. 217 in 521 games (2.4)
Griffiths 196 in 366 games (1.86)
Dembele 51 in 112 games (2.19)
Go on……
Monti,you won the Caption! Ralph is too scared to say in case the fighting breaks out,again…….
Rob,
It happens everytime m8…..it gives him more time to look closer for an alternative winner 🙂
Too early to call on Dembele given his limited experience though the early signs are very good.
A better comparison is Hooper and Griffiths as both came to Celtic around the same age and both had over 5 seasons under their belt at senior level.
Griffiths slightly shades it over Hooper now though Lenny did start dropping him a bit deeper in his last 6 months thinking he was the all round striker.
Which he clearly wasn’t and as a result the goals tapered off before he went.
3 different types of striker all offering different answers to the problem of scoring.
I like them all though I do think Dembele has a bit to go before you can call him a top drawer striker.
I expect him to become that in the next 3 – 5 years
Agreed. Plenty of people here wanting to go. I’m hoping for a couple of bands on in the Lurgan csc and bus to the game and straight back. No fannying about town after the game, heavy police presence and all will be grand
I posted on the Diary, that IMO that Dembelle would stay another year at least, he luvs it under Brendan and will be in no rush to leave. He with his agent will make the decision not Celtic. When he does go it might be to Madrid, Zidane being another advisor that he trusts. He will be a top top striker in a few years, I like Griff. but he is not in the same league as Dembelle, a good back up though for the SPL. or the Championship. Mibbe to good for either though. Got to say though that he keeps on improving and proving me wrong, I respect him for that. So go on Griff. and continue to prove me wrong.
PISH 🙂
( Just kidding, moderator )
😉
See all this shite about us playing Linfield? Linfield have to get past the other side first, i hope they fuck Linfield…now that would be funny!
Tal.
All the best to the Bhoys tomorrow, especially that big lump of a lhad of mine. Hail! Hail!
5-3 victory to the Bhoys !