Celtic Banter Archive October 19 2010

19 Oct 2010 15:25:25

Decent celtic fans have been put off cheering gers on by hate filled gers fans.
i don't care what the gers score is, as i will be watching the spurs game.

19 Oct 2010 13:13:29

Come gerry bhoy, your answer's B, just have the cajones to admit it, so far,

Green eyed hate filled fans - 1

Decent Celtic fans - 0

19 Oct 2010 11:16:46

Tomorrow night will the Celtic fans be;

A, Cheering on Rangers to victory, as the sole representatives of Scotland in Europe, and for trying to raise Scotland's co-efficient?,

B, The usual green eyed hate filled lot that hope Rangers get pumped and f*ck the co-efficient?.

19 Oct 2010 10:44:59
Oh, hampden in the sun. .

IT was 53 year ago today, on Saturday, October 19, 1957, that Celtic played Rangers in the final of the League Cup.

CELTIC 7 RANGERS 1' … It was a scoreline that almost defied belief. Supporters listening to their radios wondered whether they'd misheard the announcer, while those stopping to pick up a copy of the Saturday evening paper could be forgiven for thinking there had been a misprint in the headline.

As for those Celtic supporters among the 82, 293 who were at Hampden that day … they could only thank their lucky stars that they had been able to witness such a momentous event.

No doubt for many years to come they would regale every family function with tales of that day, from Sammy Wilson's opening goal to Willie Fernie's penalty in the last minute to complete the scoring. And in between, there was Neilly Mochan's two goals and Billy McPhail's hat-trick.

Celtic had won the League Cup the previous season for the first time, beating Partick Thistle in the final after a replay. And they had been enjoyed a fairly impressive run to the final the following season where they were to face their city rivals.

The team which faced Rangers that day: Beattie, Donnelly, Fallon, Fernie, Evans, Peacock, Tully, Collins, McPhail, Wilson, Mochan – would, in terms of results, only be eclipsed by another Celtic team 10 years later who triumphed on the European stage.

But they still remain an important part of the club's history, even 53 years on. Songs have been sung in praise of their achievement, books have been written and 'Hampden in the sun' is a phrase forever associated with that wonderful October day in 1957.