He's turned out to be a proper wee hunskelper has our Japanese Bhoy.
Some fantastic memories there. Beating Barca with an injury-ravaged side on our 125th birthday is still my favourite match ever.Celtic v some big names
Well said BBSome fantastic memories there. Beating Barca with an injury-ravaged side on our 125th birthday is still my favourite match ever.
When Forster hoofed the ball up to Tony Watt my disgusted pal started moaning about it being a wasted ball after I'd been saying we could beat Mascherano with a long ball. 2 seconds later it was total pandemonium with a fan 2 rows back launching himself onto us to join our crazy celebrations.
I felt eerily calm in that match (only ever experienced it once before when Scotland beat the Dutch 1-0 in 2003). Everyone round about me were so nervous but I kept reassuring them we would hold on to win - even when Messi scored their late consolation goal.
Sadly, Tony Watt let the hype go to his head and he never reached his full potential. He should have been a Celtic hero and the much-needed Scottish striker for the next decade.
The night the greatest club in the world beat the greatest ever side in the world.
Wee Simon Ferry should bring that up next time they get together for Open Goal. Now, here's something to bring out the goosebumps: By the way who is the wanker they speak of ?A 5-0 demolition of the Sevvies. If it wisna for Alnwick the sevvie keeper we could have put 8 or 9 past the filthy ones. The Celtic fans singing Hallidays name had him demented!!
I wish I'd been there that night but even just watching it on telly , I was in tears at the end of that game, what an emotional roller coaster it was , our 125th birthday , the tifos, the unbelievable atmosphere.Some fantastic memories there. Beating Barca with an injury-ravaged side on our 125th birthday is still my favourite match ever.
When Forster hoofed the ball up to Tony Watt my disgusted pal started moaning about it being a wasted ball after I'd been saying we could beat Mascherano with a long ball. 2 seconds later it was total pandemonium with a fan 2 rows back launching himself onto us to join our crazy celebrations.
I felt eerily calm in that match (only ever experienced it once before when Scotland beat the Dutch 1-0 in 2003). Everyone round about me were so nervous but I kept reassuring them we would hold on to win - even when Messi scored their late consolation goal.
Sadly, Tony Watt let the hype go to his head and he never reached his full potential. He should have been a Celtic hero and the much-needed Scottish striker for the next decade.
The night the greatest club in the world beat the greatest ever side in the world.
There was a lot of misinformation spread about the stats from our victory in 2012. A lot of Sky tv screenshot images saying Celtic only had 11% possession. But UEFA's official website states 27% to us. Which tallies perfectly the stats that were posted throughout the game on the big screen in the stadium. The last one I noticed was 28% to us at about 90 minutes mark. There have been teams with much worse possession than we achieved against Barca.I wish I'd been there that night but even just watching it on telly , I was in tears at the end of that game, what an emotional roller coaster it was , our 125th birthday , the tifos, the unbelievable atmosphere.
To see Celtic go out and do what do many " bigger /better" clubs couldn't and the joy it brought to millions around the world and not just Celtic fans, it was getting to the stages can anyone beat this Barcelona side?
No , was the consensus from 99% of football fans. Step forward Celtic.
When Celtic Park is in full swing like that and you know , that's my team that's doing the business, aye I've no problem admitting the tears of joy were rolling as I watched, jawdropping mouth opened outstanding Celtic jailbreak fitba'.
If I remember correctly we set a champions league record that night of a winning side with the least possession in a champions league game ever , something ridiculous around the 15-20 % possession mark.
We all have our unbelievable memories provided by Celtic over many years but this one was beyond special.
What a memory, what a night, what a club, Glasgow Celtic the club that keeps on giving