Beats the 75 that showed up for ra tics last game

WELL, the Antalya Cup has really captured the Turkish public’s imagination, eh?

Deary me. This dross makes the Forfarshire Cup look like the Champions League.

Celtic (a world brand, remember!) proved a big hit with the locals as 75 – yes, 75! – punters turned out for the game against Trabzonspor.

Although, in fairness, the official attendance released to the media was 46,000.

Can you believe this meaningless guff is taking place while Kilmarnock players and supporters are sat at home twiddling their thumbs?

Watching an online clip of the glorified training session (I flicked to some po rn action when the wife walked in as I didn’t want to embarrass myself), I immediately wondered what Trabzonspor had done to upset UEFA.

I mean, how come the match was apparently being played behind closed doors?

A “crowd” of 75 is a total brasser but it could have been worse. If it wasn’t for the Scottish guys sitting in the press box it would only have been about 15.

I thought Celtic had been bumped out of Europe. However, judging by the amount of coverage this cack has been given, you’d be forgiven for thinking Celtic’s 3-1 win was actually a Champions League semi-final.

Any truth in the rumour there was actually a crowd of 20,000 inside the stadium – but only until the DJ read out the Celtic line-up?

The game in Turkey featured Amido Balde, Teemu Pukki, Nir Biton and Derk Boerrigter.

When in Rome...

Surely it’s the end of the road at Celtic for these guys if Neil Lennon only feels comfortable playing them when there’s nobody there to watch?

The opposition line-up featured Sol Bamba and the former Hibs defender showed he’s still got it.

He scored an OG.

If St Mirren’s Paul McGowan watched this game twice, I think that would probably cover his 130 hours of hard labour.

McGowan was sentenced after attacking two police officers who were trying to arrest him.

Don’t know the exact details but I understand the wee man headbutted one of the officers on the knee.

According to reports, he “tried to run from the police but fell over in the wet grass”.

A fiver says he immediately screamed for a penalty. He also admitted repeatedly kicking a sergeant called – wait for it – Tony Fitzpatrick! How will the St Mirren fans react to that one?

Can’t understand why McGowan has been ordered to have alcohol counselling – give it a rest, sheriff, he’s only 12 – but he was more concerned after being told his sentence was a direct alternative to custody. “Aw, that’s no’ fair,” he said. “I love custody, especially wi’ chocolate sponge.”

One final thought on this carry-on.

Do you think he’d have got away with it if CCTV footage of the incident hadn’t been posted on Dundee Utd’s website?

PS. If you think ga y footballer Thomas Hitzlsperger is brave, what about the St Mirren player who went to their Christmas party dressed as a policeman?

But that was a very bold statement this week from Hitzlsperger.

Apparently he came out and said: “David Narey’s goal against Brazil was definitely a toe-poke...”

I couldn’t give two hoots about a player’s sexuality - I had no idea Justin Fashanu was gay until he started going out with Julie Goodyear – and I enjoyed Barry Ferguson’s take on the subject in yesterday’s paper.

I didn’t even snigger at the line: “I knew I was going to have to go into an area I don’t find very comfortable.”

Honest!

*****

Over the past couple of seasons, I’ve been quick to praise Partick Thistle for allowing spectators under the age of 16 free entry to Firhill.

And every kind word was well deserved.

But the club now deserves a proper b******ing for refusing to honour the so-called “complimentary” vouchers dished out to St Johnstone fans for their rearranged clash.

Instead of free entry to a game that was originally abandoned at half-time, the Perth punters will only receive an £8 discount on the standard £20 admission price – and now they’re talking about a boycott.

Quite right. And now the Jags will be about 50 quid out of pocket.

Are you 2 on the right thread ?

That was some rant Laudrup.

Feel better noo ?

Attendances were talking aye?


Then it's the right thread

Tam cowan

75 fans ffs

Away an pull a ba oot a hedge.



75 Timmites an 35 seats damaged in a Fri night away game.


We are an Improving Club on and off the pitch.

Unlike yoose.

75

You're in uncommon good humour this fine day Elite.

Has there been a newsflash from Ibrox that I've missed ?

There has not quinny

Yer in no bad fettle yerself with the hedge quip

TMQ - speaking as a fully paid up member of over 55 club, take 5 for an excellent OP

Cannot blame the Bears for cheering themselves up with yet another tiresome dig at an attendance in a meaningless match (although I am told that we are making as much out of that one tournament as Rangers make out of an entire season's hospitality). However............

Lau - you are quite a humorous guy - why do you have to stoop to copying and pasting a Tam Cowan article

Still more prestige and pedigree than the Ramsdens Cup

comment by Stevethebhoy (U17159)
posted 8 minutes ago

Cannot blame the Bears for cheering themselves up with yet another tiresome dig at an attendance in a meaningless match (although I am told that we are making as much out of that one tournament as Rangers make out of an entire season's hospitality). However............


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Really brings it home the differences between us and them.

TMQ I was at that game in Hampden up on my auld man's shoulders to see the match. We went 1-0 down to a Billy Bremner free kick and then went on to win 2-1. I think Bobby Murdoch scored the equaliser then big Yogi scored with a diving header

Yaaaaaassss!

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Ginger, happy days they were if yer young enough yer good enough

Did you get lift ower Ginger ?

Sorry Leo - yer too young

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I wasn't there but as I understand it, there were a lot more than 136k there

Can't see this record ever being beaten. Hail Hail.

I've shared this story before about the crowd pushing to get into the turnstiles that night. This really did happen.

There was a sea of fans so there were no queues to get through the turnstiles. It was the first occasion that women P.C.'s were on horseback. The crowd was swaying all over the place and there was a woman P.C. On her horse trying to keep order.

The horse must have stood on some guys foot and he shouts 'Hawl missus yer horse is knackered'

Quick as a flash she shouts 'Look pal, if had been between my legs for 3 hours you'd be knackered as well'



One of the best one liners of all time

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