Today, as you are aware, is Good Friday, the day set aside to remember the crucifixion of Jesus christ on Mount Calvary. It’s the reason many christians throughout the globe wear the cross as a mark of respect, although i’m not to sure that on his return the Lord will not be overly pleased to be reminded of the events of that day, as it probably wasn’t one of his better ones.
The football world marked the passing of one of the true greats yesterday, Johann Cruyff, the dutch maestro who implemented thinking about the game as well as playing it. He was the lynchpin of total football, something that revolutionised the way the game was played in the seventies.
Those of us who are of a certain vintage would not be surprised to see Graeme sinclair, the former Celtic full back, standing at the graveside keeping an eye on him just in case…
Sinclair famously man marked Cruyff out of the game in 1982, when Celtic overcame the odds to win 2-1 in Amsterdam after an enthralling 2-2 draw at Celtic Park.
Sinclair remembered the occasion…
“ I was very sad to hear of Johan Cruyff’s passing . It was an absolute privilege to be on the same park as him.
“It is hard to believe that I grew up as a boy watching Holland in the 1974 World Cup and eight years later I was playing against him.
“It was totally surreal. Billy McNeill wanted me to mark Jesper Olsen at first as he had a stormer in the first leg. That was a real treat.
“But a day before the Ajax game he told me he had changed his mind and I was now to man-mark Cruyff.
“My instructions were to follow Cruyff everywhere even if he went to the toilet.
“It seemed daft and Cruyff was trailing me to ridiculous places like back to his own six-yard box to take the ball from the keeper.
“He just wanted to see if I would follow him. I just stood there in front of him and at one point he was exasperated by it all and was just staring at me blankly as if ‘what are you doing?’ And I just shrugged my shoulders as if to tell him: ‘I’m only doing my job’.
“Cruyff also broke my nose that night, although he didn’t do it deliberately.
“I had just tackled him and his arm flailed and smashed me right on the face. Cruyff badly broke it and these days I would have been taken to hospital.
“I just got a couple of bits of cotton wool stuffed up my nostrils and a dose of smelling salts and was told to get on with it.
“The blood was all over my jersey. It was real blood and snotters stuff.
“My wife always jokingly referred to Cruyff, one of the greatest footballers ever to have lived, as ‘the guy who broke your nose’.
“She also blamed Cruyff for the fact I snored so much after it as well.”
“That was a great Ajax team and everybody in the side was an international player.
“Celtic still beat them. Charlie Nicholas scored an incredible goal and they equalised with a rubbish deflected strike by Gerald Vanenburg.
“Not long before the end I galloped down the right and crossed for Frank McGarvey and his header hit the bar. I thought our chance had gone. But then George McCluskey popped up with a late winner.
“The celebrations were incredible. Danny McGrain once told me that it was one of his greatest European experiences ever with Celtic.
“I just wish I had got Cruyff’s jersey from the game as that would have been a great souvenir. Instead I kept the Celtic strip I wore complete with the blood.
Neil Lennon is in Glasgow, apparently, much to the delight of the Scottish sports media, which gives them another chance to put two and two together and come up with Denmark.
With Davie Moyes looking more and more likely to take the Aston Villa job, where expectations are probably a little lower than anywhere else-just getting someone to pass to another Villa player would grant him legendary status down there-they need someone else to tout for Ronny’s job, and the Lurgan Legend fits the bill.
We keep telling you who’s getting the job, but no-one listens…
We’ve sent our undercover drunk to do a sinclair on Lennon, and we’ll find out what the score is. He’ll slip un-noticed into the room and no doubt tell us what is what.
The under 16 academy side is currently playing in a tournament over in Lloret de Mar…over to the official website for an update… written by Michael O’Halloran, who shouldn’t be looking after the kids when you think how badly his own son went off the rails…
THE second day for our Academy Under-16s at the Mediterranean International Cup in Lloret De Mar was a very busy one, having to cram in two matches with a lot of travel time between match venues.
Our day started as usual with breakfast, making sure the players ate the appropriate food to help with preparation as this would be our pre-match meal. Having won our first match on Wednesday, it set up nicely, with our lads going into the game with confidence knowing that another win would give us a fantastic chance of moving on to the last 32 and the knock-out stages of the tournament.
Scotland played last night, and beat the Czech Republic 1-0, the goal coming early on in the game when the Czechs were still allowing their eyes to accustom to the somewhat fetching new away strip worn by the Scots.
We kicked of our match at 12noon against Mostoles from Spain, looking very sharp with good attacking football. We were fairly comfortable in the match and creating chances but we were dealt a real blow when we went behind to a penalty.
The decision seemed to act as motivation for our boys and even though finishing the half 1-0 down, they looked to have a hunger to get back out and put things right on the pitch.
It didn’t take long before we were level, with the first goal coming form the penalty spot scored by Kenny Mearns. We continued to dominate the match and although Mostoles had a few breaks forward we were well on top and took the lead from a well-timed header by Max Potter.
Our second match of the day was strange, in so much that we were totally dominant in the game but lost out 1-0 to our opponents Balafia through an own goal.
This was the only time in the match that our opponents had an attempt on goal and it came from a Celtic player. We could have scored five goals at least but it just wouldn’t fall for us.The result didn’t really mean much at the end of the day as we qualified as group winners.
We now look ahead to our next match this morning (Friday) which kicks off at 10am so an early start for us. The players continued with school work with Brian Meehan, and then did a light recovery session with sports scientist, Mark Maxwell.
Nothing has been left to chance in making sure the players are as fit and focused as possible. Our physio Kenny Murray has daily clinics to ensure any player with knocks is treated and hopefully ready for the next match. Kenny has done an excellent job with the boys.
Also working with us here is Tom McCafferty, the team coach, who has worked closely with me in making sure the players are ready technically and tactically.
Good luck to all concerned, and it looks like they are doing a fine job over there.
I’ve worked out where they got the idea…
We mentioned yesterday that Alan Judge, the Brentford and Ireland midfielder , had said he would play for Mark Warburton again, but not at Ibrox. James MacLean, the ever so slightly political funster and footballer must have read the tweets, and reminded “Judgy ” that he had told him how much he hated them, before adding that “Judgy ” should “throw his wolfetones cds up to his room “.
You have to admire McLean. He clearly doesn’t give a toss what others think of him, and wears his heart on his sleeve. Wonder if he’ll be the match summariser at the Scottish cup semi final….
Four four Two magazine attemoted to throw some light on the debate over which set of supporters-Celtic or Liverpool-sang You’ll Never Walk alone first.
Whatever the inspiration, by 1965 Liverpool fans could be heard belting out You’ll Never Walk Alone at Wembley during the FA Cup Final win over Leeds, with TV commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme referring to the song as “Liverpool’s signature tune”. It was subsequently adopted by Celtic fans, after a 1966 Cup Winners Cup semi-final at Anfield, and is sung today by fans of Borussia Dortmund and several other clubs, but ‘YNWA’ remains enduringly and indelibly linked with Liverpool.
As does stealing, lying, fighting and the diddy men.
Personally, my grandad always used to say that he remembers singing the song at Celtic Park as a tribute to the departing manager Willie Maley, and maintains that Rogers and Hammerstein stole it from him.
I know who I believe.
Charlie Saiz has disappeared off twitter, so i can’t ask him to do the picture in all its glory for Mikes “Does my erse look big in this ? ” caption, a clear winner yesterday in a high quality field.
No doubt he’ll pop along later and help out though…he said hopefully.
today, well, make of this what you will…
Caption: The original try-outs for the Thriller video.
Caption: Let’s all the Zombie
Is it the Kilwinning brothers and sisters communal marriage ceremony?
ralph ffs why did you pick that mike as the caption winner his victory speach will be ten pages long ha ha
HA.HA.you cheeky, cherlie, bassa,
Unnacustomed as i am to public speaking,well you will just have to wait until later.
Speak soon, Ta,Ta.the noo.
mike remember to thank your ma and da on helping you to reach such heights and mind and talk doon to the vanquished ha ha
Can you not speak Wi a Peh in your pus, like? Ken…
Ken whos gonna get the Peh in his pus like,
The Lord said behold the Jealous,cos they deserve to be
always the bride,or runners up.He.He.
🙂
Caption: RiverDance – The Original
caption is that wee guy supersally when he still had hair
“No not like that, like that”
WHO FEARS TO SPEAK OF EASTER WEEK!
Who fears to speak of Easter week that week of famed renown,
When the boys in green went out to fight the forces of the Crown,
With Mausers bold and Hearts of gold and the countess dressed in green and high above the GPO the Rebel flag was seen.
Then came ten thousand khaki coats our rebel boys to kill, before they reached O’ Connell Street, of fight they had their fill.
They’d maxim guns and cavalry and cannon in galore, but it’s not our fault that e’er one got back to England’s shore.
They shot our leaders in a gaol without a trial, they say,
They murdered women and children too who in their cellars lay.
They dug their grave with gun and spade to hide them from our view, because they could neither kill nor catch the Rebels so bold and true.
May the Lord have mercy on three men who faced the murderous foe, tgere was Dickson, sheehy-skeffington and Mcintyre also.
’twas in a dismal barrack cell they Met their fate so cruel,
Yes they were shot with no clergy. Got to prepare them for their doom!
To those who gave their lives for Ireland’s freedom..
TIOCFAIDHARLA!!
RIP, all those Rebels, who fought with heart in hand,
Just to free dear old Ireland, their beloved native land.
From pre 1916 until the return of the other 6 counties……
Tiocfaidh ar la, indeed, Monti.
UTLR.
HH
caption lets all do the mummy lets all do the mummy
Caption :
Quietly ‘Oh the new huns are shite, Oh the new huns are shite…
Slightly louder ‘ Oh the new huins are shite, Oh the new huns are shite…..
Really loudly ‘Oh the new huns are shite, Oh the new huns are shite….
Caption: Right whit wan of you cunts sent out the invites?
Large post appears to be in the ether bar with our Charlie..
Warbos magic hat doesn’t have the power to turn the creepy peepel into normal, decent, human beings.
Afternoon Monti 🙂
Afternoon Andybhoy, I enjoyed your Easter recital.
Why thank us 🙂
The Scousers sang a whole lot of songs from that era, groups who came from Liverpool and YNWA was just one of them. I remember them singing she loves you by some band called The Beatles, great days. This special Easter I wish all Tims all the best.
HH
I watched the Scotland game last night and I was pleased to see Tony Watt come on for the last 15 minutes or so. He looked to have matured physically and he was very successfully focused on the task he had been given by GS.
In my post of a couple of weeks ago I asked why he had been released, given the fact that he was a “daft boy” at a “bad age” playing for a high profile football team in the Glasgow fishbowl. Surely Neil Lennon would have been more tolerant of his antics, given his own track record on and off the pitch over many years. Celtic has had its share of “Livewires” who have been targeted by the sympathetic Scottish media, given the Nelson treatment by the management and Board and feted by the fans. What did Tony Watt do that was so intolerable that he was punted off to Belgium of all places?
There must be someone in the Club with the responsibility to monitor and mentor our young starlets and keep them on the right path. If not, why not? Someone of the stature of Tom Boyd or Davie Hay would be ideal for the job which can only benefit Celtic in the long run.Act now or suffer the possible loss of many stars of he future.
I was of the opinion then as I am now that Tony Watt was not handled well as a player.
He was a raw 15 year old plucked from playing fitba up the park with his pals who then got a break at Airdrie.
Within 2 years had gone from zero to hero at Celtic Park scoring arguably our most important goal in decades in front of 60,000 supporters on the 125 th Anivversary of Celtic against a team he no doubt was playing in on X Box the week before the game.
No shock it went to his heid,after all he has not had the years of development most kids have had by that age in Football.
Celtics answer to his attitude was to send him to Lierrse under a complete erse in Menzo (who was sacked not long after Watt returned btw).
No wonder he went off the rails.
From Hero back to Zero.
Lenny then decided to stat pushing him out wide on return which to this day still makes me scratch my head as he is not that type of player best suited to going through the middle direct.
I still think he had the tools to be a top finisher at Celtic and one of the best young strikers to emerge since Nicholas.
We will regret selling I think he will be worth a fortune in a few years I reckon.
Appalling handling of the situation again by Celtic he needed a mentor like Brown and some help on the mental side I think.
Charlie Saiz,
A few things here, what evidence have you found through your extensive research do you possess, that Stanley Menzo is ” an erse “?
Also, Tony Watt needs to take responsibility for his own attitude and application and not blame all his previous managers for his questionable attitude.
I agree to an extent with you that Watt could have been handled better, but at the end of the day the manager has a whole squad to look after and that will take up a lot of his time.
Tony Watt is a decent player who I had high hopes and expectations for, at the end of the day you have to work hard and have a good attitude to get somewhere in the game, I’m not so sure Tony Watt has always displayed those attributes….HH
When Menzo comes out publicly and slates Watts level of fitness and being overweight. on arrival that told me there and then he was a clown.
Watt scored on his debut then was subsequently dropped due to his post match response of lifting his shirt and showing a toned stomach.
He later publicly criticised him again in the January stating he did not want him back.
Menzo was sacked not long after Watt returned and has still not found a Club since.
I agree on the work ethic Monti that’s a mental thing which I hae already said Celtic should have sought some help for him.
Sending him to Belgium and under that clown was not a great idea.
At the end of the day we have had our fair share of Mavericks who bucked the system and still contributed on the pitch.
We will rue his departure I am sure in the future as I can see him making a fist of it down the line once the penny drops.
Big,strong and direct he can take a kick and has skills.
That’s fucking interesting dude ( Jeff Lebowski voice)… Didn’t Deila publicly claim the players fitness levels weren’t good enough, when he took over from Neil Lennon?
But you don’t do rank hypocrisy..
do…you?
Deila was generalising regarding the increased fitness needed to play a higher pressing game.
He was not slating the players directly he was questioning the previous regimes approach.
Menzo singled Watt out …a player he had just received on Loan Monti.
Now had Delia come out and said something along the lines of “Commons is carrying some timber and Mulgrew is slower than a Lada Riva on a Hill start then yep I could see your point.
Charlie Saiz,
It amounts to the same thing, Deila went into a pretty successful dressing room and basically told them they were unfit…looks the same to me anyway.
Anyway, we won’t get into all that shite tonight.
Regardless of ‘everything’ about Tony Watt and not being knowledgeable enough to know all the ifs, buts and maybes, I’ll never forget the calmly slotted goal vs Barca.
HH, Tony Watt, and thank-you for that special moment.
Moscow you watched a whole Scotland game, without anaesthetic? Now that’s impressive
Ps happy Easter one and all
And to you sir!
Caption:This reminds me of when I worked in Holland 🙂
I agree jac , tho it was lennon who loaned him out, when he came back ronny sold him. The boy has brawn pace , power and skill. Oh how we could be doing with him just now. Griffiths had a worse attitude than him but was allowed to mature.
Caption: Larkhall Zombie Huns supporters club end of season line dance
Great post jocsoc, noises from the club are all about youth players and progression but yet we let one of our most promising youths go because of attitude. Crazy but then again piltol pete saw cash on the table n done his favourite thing.
How i wish Tommy Burns was still with us. Rip Mr Celtic.
Ayrcelt,
I hear you….a great man and a great loss!
R.I.P. Tam!
Well said Ayrcelt, always in our Hearts.
You can be sure Celtic Park would be a different and better place if TB was still here.
Andybhoy,
I’m sure Tommy is still around the park!
Could someone put a track on for me please?
‘ Irish Citizen Army ‘ by a band called the Quadrofenians!
Turn it up it’s fucking juices flowing stuff…..
https://youtu.be/aGcl9WDvyJk
There ye go Tubefae álbá 😉
Actually rather good that Monti good shout.
Quadrofenians are class, they do a great track called ‘ Fuck the SFA ‘….
Quality tune!!
Great shout.
HH
Charlie Saiz,
Nice one, thanks!
Quality,
Plum? Sing up now….
Caption…Right, the first one to move gets the midget.
Caption:”If we’re gonnae break doon this Inverness defence we need tae go wide…”
Caption: “Devoy, Pensionbhoy and Mike do need some recreation at the Care Home from time to time…”
Caption: “Monti’s anti-Deila committee inspect Monti’s candidates for a new manager..” (Monti’s the short guy on the right…)
A Happy Easter to all you bhoys, ghirls and Fenian bastards generally. Good health and happiness to all of you!
By the way, I’ve heard nothing at all about the extent of Kieran Tierney’s injury?
Devoy, does the 45 signify your birth year?
Brilliant post, but you forgot the one who shares the sofa with you,the care home King,Andybhoy.
Happy Easter to you Devoy,Health and Happiness and best wishes.
Lang may your Lumb Reek.
Cheeky bugger.Just back from a 15 mile run and hardly out of breath let me tell you.
FFFFFFFFEEEEEEEEEEEETTTT,
I over the years have heard many a story,15metres,i could run in a jiffy,let me tell you that bhoy.
btw loved your video,any dirty yins?
Andybhoy,
I love this track….
Love this ,
and “My Last Farewell” by Barleycorn
Jpm88, So do i. thank you.
Devoy,
Monti is 6’1″ and built like a brick outhouse…
Or is he 4ft 6ins, and built like a shithouse?
4’6″ round the waist…probably 🙂
or is he three feet and eats oot the shit hoos
Charlie,
Ya cheeky hoor 🙂
Happy Easter Rising to one and all!! As third generation Irish I reckon I qualify being of Quinn and Reynolds Stock.
Let’s get behind the team for the run in and then the annihilation of the cloven hooved 11 next month on our way to the double.
Hail Hail
And to you Paul!
The Annual Fuck Yer Sister Festival in Deepest Larkhall gets underway with the communal Dancing of The Zombies.
Had to do a double take there Jim thought it said Anal …
Caption: Huns doing the T-rex as part of the “Dead and Buried Dance,” after finally accepting the 2012 extinction level event.
That God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son,
Great Diary Ralph,Happy Easter.
Graeme Sinclair man marked,Johan Cruyff out of the game,it just goes to show that good pros can overcome superstars,that is why we love the game and the Tic.With motivation,tactical nouse,passion and Heart,skill and determination,you can move Mountains.
Caption, Srictly comes to Holyrood.
Have a Happy Hoopy Easter, to all on the Blog.
Celtic beat Ajax that night as they did not play Delilahs favoured formation.
Was at the game and shocked to read that the game was not on television in this great weeee country that night., considering two European Cup champions were playing. The game was televised in Holland where it was played.
Happy Easter (Rising) to one and all, especially you Ralph, cannot wait for the next game, hope he finally starts Rogic
Whilst we honour in song and in story
The memory of Pearse and McBride
Whose names are illumined in glory
With martyrs that long since have died
Oh forget not the boys of Kilmichael
Who feared not the ice and the foe
Oh the day that they marched into battle
They laid all the Black and Tans low
Good, – and unusual to see MacBride ( John MacBride ) mentioned there.
Often overlooked ; but a great life story in keeping with so many of the 1916 boys ( and girls , Grace Gifford ,Countess Markievitz etc).
Fought for the Boer Irish Brigade in South Africa before ” by accident” being caught up in the Easter Rising . Refused blindfold on execution , saying “I have looked down the muzzles of too many guns in the South African war to fear death and now please carry out your sentence”.
My favourite wee rebel tune….
https://youtu.be/VdGMkYFTTrg
This always makes me smile.
Class!
Something a bit different…
https://youtu.be/29UMACdfyZw
Hi Mike, I’m 66. ’45’ (1845) is the year my ancestors left Ireland to go to all corners of the earth: from Clare, Tipperary and Limerick.An Gorta Mor.
My Great Grandfather came over during An gorta beag (the wee famine) in around 1881 He was a Farmer from Rathmullan in County Donegal.
Devoy, thank you for the explanation, Mine Galway.
If her hair was black and her eyes were blue,
so i took her hand and gave her a twirl.
and i lost my heart to a Galway Girl.
Enjoy Easter Devoy,have a guid yin.
fuck peter lawwell…..well it is good friday so why not crucify him!!!….difference is, he is not the messiah no he is fucking judas…stabbing every Celtic fan in the back and collecting his bag of silver for doing so…..wanker
Ewanbhoy, you, like me, have clearly identified the REAL problem at CP. One day, that bastard Lawwell will be remembered just like that bastard Thatcher. They’re both cheeks of the same (multi-cheeked) arse.
In future, Tims will speak of the time our club was run by a reprehensible, capitalist, self-serving bastard.
Aye, Lawwellism, eh?
DON’T ATTEND THE 2nd HUNS GAME ON 17th APRIL. TELL THE BASTARDS AT CP AND THE SFA WHY.
HH
Some good tracks on here Bhoys, proud to see so many feel their love for Ireland and our people.
A Mr Andrew Kerins would be proud….
FELIX PASCHA AMICOS!
Great music, well done bhoys. Once in Galway, I saw the original Bothy Band play a blinder. Any of youse remember them?
http://www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/damien_dempsey/colony-lyrics-820039.html#ixzz43wYz2pr3I sing the song of the colonyHow many years and you’re still not freeAnd your mother cries and you ask god whyGreed is the knife and the scars run deepHow many races with much reason to weepAnd your children cryAnd you ask god whyAnnie, she came from Dunlavin TownThe TB came and killed her family all aroundPopulation boomsEleven in two roomsKatie she came from down Townsend streetTen in a bed and no shoes on their feet1916 cameThey played the patriots gameFreddy, he came from the Iveagh flatsTenement slums and infested with ratsSleeping on damp strawTrying not to break the lawThomas, he came from Kilmaine in MayoSemi starvation was the only life you’d knowIn a two room shackThen jailed in LetterfrackI look to the east, I look to the westTo the north and the south, and I’m not too impressedTime after timeAfter crime after crimeThey raped, robbed, pillaged, enslaved and murderedJesus Christ was their god and they done it in his nameSo he could take the blame if it’s not all a gameWith bible in one hand and a sword in the otherThey came to purify my land of my Gaelic Irish mothersAnd fathers, and sisters and brothersWith our own ancient customs, laws, music, artWay of life and cultureTribal in structureWe had a civilisationWhen they were still neanderthal nationsWe suffer with the Native American, the Indian in AsiaAboriginal AustraliaThe African people with their history so deepAnd our children still weep and our lives are still cheapYou came from Germany, from France, from EnglandAnd from SpainFrom Belgium and from PortugalYou all done much the sameYou took what was not yoursWent against your own bibleYou broke your own lawsJust to out do the rivalBut did you ever apologizeFor the hundreds and millions of livesYou destroyed and terrorisedOr have you never realizedDid you never feel shameFor what was done in your country’s nameAnd find out who’s to blame and why they were so inhumaneAnd still they teach you in your schoolAbout those glorious days of ruleAnd how it’s your destiny to beSuperior to meBut if you’ve any kind of mindYou’ll see that all human kindAre the children of this earthAnd your hate for them will chew you up and spit you outYou’ll never kill our will to be free, to be freeYou’ll never kill our will to be free, to be freeYou’ll never kill our will to be free, to be freeInside our minds we hold, hold the key CONOLY -DAMIAN DEMPSEY
My Fav though I can’t do those tech thinghys.
In Dublin town in 1916 a flame of freedom did arise
A group of men with a proclamation caught an empire by surprise.
Happy Easter Rising everyone
i love the irish tunes and i am not irish…….but i do have family from ireland….2 of my uncles married irish girls so i am connected…..but in saying that i am a scottish tim…..my family go way back to the highlanders and always stayed loyal to the catholic church and for this i feel very proud……hail hail and god bless Celtic…..oh just for the record,religion doesnt mean anything when it comes to supporting Celtic but in the history of Scotland, Ireland and England….being a catholic is an important symbol of what we as a race have had to endure and fight through
Wolfe tones version Padraig Pearce
Below this Jimmy 😉
” The Poet and the Irish Rebel a Garlic scholar and a visionary,
They gave to him no fitting tribute, that Ireland at peace only that can be,
When Ireland’s a nation United and free “!
https://youtu.be/XV1TLOlYrtw
Cheers Charlie Saiz
Some of you may or may not be aware that I served in the Forces in my youth,during that time I for reasons out with my control spent several years in the Province.
Now I know that probably sickens a great many out there reading this but you must understand as soldier I never viewed anyone over there with anything other than respect.
Including those who would given a chance taken my life in a blink.
Which they almost did on one occasion.
I never held any grudge or malice against those that undertook that particular exercise because they like me were only doing their job.
I was there to assist the RUC so they could carry out their duty in Policing the Province not once did I ever point a weapon or aim a fist in anger at any time during my stay there.
I was Mortared in Crossmaglen in an around 1993-94 by the Provisional IRA luckily and it was pure luck the vehicle they chose to place the launch tube in had extra long suspension travel (Suzuki Santana I think) and this threw the Mortar off line by a degrees or so meaning it dropped short by about 10 feet landing in a locals garden.
I don’t mind admitting my arsehole went 10p 50p 20p a £1 and after reflection I decided nah fuck this bollocks lifes too short time for a change of priorities and direction.
So in finality I decided to say Auf Wedersehen to Crossmaglen and farewell to Carrickmore…
Which conveniently leads me to this great wee tune 😉
https://youtu.be/QDpZ6CtOhDA
not so long ago you were gloatin and tee fuckin heein about how you and yer like humiliated us in our own country…….armed to the teeth of course,and now this…..no tanx.
Gloatin about what exactly?
bein part of an army that did what it wanted on Irish streets.
Individuals may have done I know I certainly didn’t and neither did anyone I knew at that time.
You appear to be Generalising.
I have never gloated about the actions of any side regarding the troubles.
To me murder is murder no matter who carries it out.
Troubles?….one sided terminology,definitely not a term I would use nor anyone i know/knew……as for generalising???Please Charlie,we’re adults.
Yes and individuals also.
As such we are responsible for our own actions.
My actions within time I served in the Army were entirely honourable.
You might find that difficult to comprehend though given your obvious disdain for anything remotely British within the context of the partition of Ireland.
I don’t agree with any of it never have but then I do agree with killing folk over such things.
Dialogue is and was always the key.
I believe one day that dialogue will see democracy win the day and a United Ireland once more.
I salute those that lay down their guns and started talking about such an event perhaps taking place.
I have no issue with your standpoint by the way I feel exactly the same about Scotland.
The Ruc were there to torture and murder Catholics. A Protestant police force looking out for their own. Don’t make out that they were somehow just doing their jobs
The RUC had Catholics in it when I was there but again those individuals that you speak of no doubt existed.
I just never came across that aspect of it.
Plenty of them were targeted off duty mind so there was evidently shit happening on all sides in that regard.
SS RUC……quality chant in the Jungle!
They had the RUC/UDA/British Army/SAS and others and still never defeated those fighting for their country.
It ended up a war of attrition in the end a War both sides knew would have no end result.
All we had was a body count slowly rising even the IRA chose to alter tactics towards the end a tactic which ultimately forced the UK Governments hand.
Instead of planting bombs in crowded high streets (which ultimately turned support to revulsion within it’s own community) they started a campaign of calling in bombs threats on Motorways and important roads in the UK.
The powers at be realised blowing up innocent civilians would never garner favour to the cause on the Mainland UK however causing mayhem and ultimately costing the UK Government money possibly would.
It did to a certain extent as the British Public started viewing this as an inconvenience to their lives being stuck in jams etc without the resorting of taking human life which at the end of the day only strengthens any negative thoughts formulated because of the barbaric nature of it.
Anyone who thought killing Civilians Soldiers or Policemen was ever going to drive the British out of the North was a fool.
Same as those who thought continually killing or Jailing Irishmen was going to end the Republican movement was one too.
It was a stalemate and a very bloody horrendous one at that.
Dialogue,Democracy and Patience will be the answer to a United Ireland a return to anything other than that will only put it back further.
Blood on the hands of all those involved,Innocent blood on the pavements and streets of those caught up in it.
I hope and pray one day Ireland will be as one and at peace with it.
….what province???
Zoriontsu Pazko!
Baita zuri ere laguntxo.
Ulster.
NINE county or gerrymandered???
http://www.ireland.com/en-us/about-ireland/discover-ireland/ireland-counties-and-provinces/
Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
Caption;Wee fat baldy,beardy guy….i’m a creep…i’m a weirdoooooo,what the hell am I doin here……fuckin province he says……I just don’t fuckin know.
You never heard that turn of phrase before then bud?
” There’s a faded old picture on the wall all alone, a dusty old picture the pride of his home,
With a Harp and a shamrock with these words underneath, Ireland unfree shall never be at peace “!
Request please: ‘ Pearse Jordan ‘ by Gary Og.
https://youtu.be/d59LnYgLMkI
Thanks Charlie, Basque!!