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<\/p>\nWhich, in a nutshell, means Celtic didn’t deserve to win and their support is a bunch of disrespectful terrorist bastards.<\/p>\n
We should have expected it really. Poppy day,originally \u00a0a time for silent reflection on the sacrifices made by servicemen during the two great wars, has become extended to include anyone who falls anywhere in the world whilst in the uniform of Britain.<\/p>\n
With the British foreign policy constantly entwining with the domestic policies of several nations, its always going to be the case as the world grows smaller that some British residents will not be so keen to pay tribute.<\/p>\n
Others, of course, will be overly enthusiastic, and then , with a degree of self righteousness , point the finger at those, who for whatever reason, don’t publicly support the British Legions annual day of Remembrance the way that they feel they should.<\/p>\n
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Personally, I took the dog out around half ten yesterday morning,and stood with a smallish crowd at a local memorial. I stood quietly and reflected upon those kids who went to war exactly one hundred years ago, and endured conditions that today seem completely unimaginable.<\/p>\n
Thousands upon thousands lost their lives. Thousands upon thousands more returned with life changing injuries.<\/p>\n
None of those soldiers survive to this day. but what they had to go through should never be forgotten, and the eleventh hour silence is a warning to the rest of us to try to prevent it happening again.<\/p>\n
Its no coincidence that the last Prime Minister to fight in a war, Harold Wilson, was also the last one not to lead the country into one.<\/p>\n
Predictably, and sadly, one or two voices broke the silence at Pittodrie. The silence may well have been broken elsewhere, but its Celtic who get the attention from the media. Sky TV began their match report by mentioning it…<\/p>\n
Celtic gave their usual \u00a310,000 to the Earl Haig Fund. Quietly, and without fuss. Thats the way it should be. Wearing a poppy embroidered onto a shirt isn’t paying respect because you want to, its because somehow the whole point of the day got lost, and some feel they have to.<\/p>\n
Others, of course, positively look forward to the “celebrations ”<\/p>\n
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Me ?<\/p>\n
I thought about this scene, and others like it;<\/p>\n
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No-one should end their lives in this way. But they did. and it may have been an entirely different world we live in had they not.<\/p>\n
Ronny Deila has called those Celtic fans who were shouting disrespectful , and although he’ll probably be criticised by some sections of the support for doing so, he’s right.<\/p>\n
How hard can it be to shut up for a minute ?<\/p>\n
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Back at the football, Ronny Deilas Celtic stormed\/leapt\/finally got to the top of the table with a controversial 2-1 win over Aberdeen.<\/p>\n
Theres that word again.<\/p>\n
So, how was it controversial ?<\/p>\n
Well, Aberdeen should have had an early penalty-despite the rather dubious offence taking place outside the box, Celtics equaliser shouldn’t have stood due to a foul on the dons Andrew Considine, and Mikael Lustig put the ball out when the last minute corner, which led to van dijks winner, was awarded.<\/p>\n
Alright, I’ll give you the last one. It did look like Lustig tapped the ball over the line.<\/p>\n
Lets just call it an honest mistake.<\/p>\n
On the plus side, we’re back where we belong, slightly behind schedule, but we’re there. Celtic collected three points at a difficult venue against a good side after a gruelling midweek game in Romania.<\/p>\n
More of a plus was the celebrations at the end. The team showed great spirit in fighting for the win, and a sense of togetherness \u00a0in showing their delight. Even manager Ronny raced over to join in, but thankfully kept his clothes on. I was a little worried there may have been a poppy planted in his bum to show he hadn’t forgotten what day it was.<\/p>\n
Afterwards, the manager was still over the moon with the result.<\/p>\n
Which prompted a text message from Mrs. Deila , which we managed to get hold of;<\/p>\n
Bedre enn sex, eh ? Vel , kan du g\u00e5 knulle deg selv fra n\u00e5 av.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0Maybe Ronny just got carried away.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cWe fought \u2028all the time and when we got the goal at that time it was orgasmic… if I can say that. Even better.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0Alright, maybe he didn’t.<\/p>\n \u00a0but he’s entitled to his moment of glory. He’s put up with a lot of criticism, he’s stuck to his guns and Celtic are still in with a chance of at least a treble, and possibly a quadruple.<\/p>\n \u00a0Aberdeen manager Derek MacInnes, though wasn’t pleased ;<\/p>\n \u00a0Shay Logan, the man who told the SFa that Aleksandr Tonev called him names was sent off after the game yesterday, for “foul and abusive ” language, which we hear was directed at the linesman who awarded the controversial corner in the 90th minute.<\/p>\n \u00a0We are assured the words “cracker”, \u00a0“honky ” “pig skin ” or “pale face ” were not used.<\/p>\n MacInnes sprung to his defence;<\/p>\n \u201cThere were a lot of disappointed players walking past the assistant referee and he has taken offence to something Shay has said to him.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ve red-carded him in the referee\u2019s room which really is quite ironic after everything that boy\u2019s gone through.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI know he hasn\u2019t sworn at him but he\u2019s been red-carded for foul and abusive language.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cIt wasn\u2019t at a Celtic player. It was just the disappointment and frustration about a couple of decisions as he was walking past the assistant and the fourth, although it was serious enough to inform the referee.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cShay was fine during the game. He\u2019s gone through a lot and is just disappointed we\u2019ve lost the game.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n If you don’t count his foul on Emilio Izaguerre which almost got him a proper kicking. Izzy isn’t the same Izzy from a year ago. Foul him now and the moves he learned when he was away with the Honduran national team kick in almost as a reflex.<\/p>\n \u00a0About time one of our players started to bite back.<\/p>\n \u00a0Anyway, with Jolly Jim Jefferies no longer in the top flight to amuse us with his post match grumblings, theres room for Delightful Derek to claim his crown;<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a game we looked more likely to win for spells than lose so we are very disappointed with the result.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe performance was what I expected from the team. We went up against Celtic and restricted them to very little.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe created a lot of chances and didn\u2019t make the most of them.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cCeltic felt they were going to be in a game before it and certainly felt that way during and after it. But we want to be more than just a game for them. We want to make sure that these are games we can win.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWhen you lose a game late on, especially from a set-play, the feeling of disappointment is worse.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe have to take responsibility for a few things that happened. A couple of things went against us in the build-up to their goals but I don\u2019t think they created too much.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cIn the build-up to the first goal we feel there was a foul on McGinn on the halfway line. And it should have been a goal kick for the first corner that was given and they scored off the next one.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe have been let down a wee bit on that side of it but all the responsibility doesn\u2019t fall on those decisions.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThey were a factor in both goals which ultimately lost us the game but we have to win games like that in the future.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cRegardless of whether the corner should be given, we still have to go and head it. For (Virgil) van Dijk, at 6ft 4in, to score with the ball at his feet isn\u2019t good enough.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0Oh. I thought it was brilliant.<\/p>\n \u00a0So, thats another international break now, Celtic don’t play again until they face Dundee on November 22.<\/p>\n \u00a0Celtic Park will be in use though, and when you spend that much money building something , its only right you use it more than once a fortnight.<\/p>\n \u00a0Scotalnd will be using it for \u00a0two games , Ireland in the Euros on Friday, and a friendly against England on Tuesday. If you’re going to both games this close to Christmas then you presumably don’t have any kids and have figured out how to get money out of a cash point without putting your card in.<\/p>\n \u00a0Speaking of the Ireland game, Gordon McQueen, who’s greates contribution to the world of sport was to have a daughter , Hayley,<\/p>\n \u00a0the sort of girl you could take home to your mother, who would then \u00a0ring the police and tell you to untie her and take her back.<\/p>\n Gordon McQueen, who played for Scotland in the seventies, bemoaned the fact that Aiden McGeady and James McCarthy, bith born in Scotland, have chosen to play for the Republic, and he’s told Gavin Berry of the Record why;<\/p>\n GORDON McQUEEN has told the Tartan Army to give\u00a0James McCarthy<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Aiden McGeady<\/a>\u00a0pelters at Parkhead on Friday night.<\/em><\/p>\n The\u00a0Scotland<\/a>\u00a0legend is furious the pair will turn out in the green of the\u00a0Republic of Ireland<\/a>\u00a0in their home city of Glasgow.<\/em><\/p>\n Everton<\/a>\u00a0ace McGeady played for Scotland Schools as a teenager but switched allegiance at Under-15 level, qualifying for Ireland through his grandparents.<\/em><\/p>\n Er, not quite. 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