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Well that's me back on the rock after an unbelieveable few days. Could not believe when I took my seat to discover it was the exact same spot as the 87 cup final. I thought this felt better all round. Again a huge thanks to the offers of help on here.
Went back to work today and really struggled to concentrate, I just kept going over the game again and again. Then someone would talk to me and I was kind of eh? What? All day! Got back to jersey to find they had left my luggage in gatwick which had the usual square slice fruit pudding black pudding etc. I feared the worst but got my case later last night and all contents ok. So it's cholesterol on a plate for dinner tonight and then watch the game again.
I get the feeling that good times are ahead if we can play our way out of trouble then next season should see us challenging for more honours.
I wish I could find The right words to describe how I feel. What weekend!

Come in

1. when Goodwin lifted the cup
2 reading the papers in work, the old firm fans did not understand
3. when my Dad told me last night he had know for 5 days that he had cancer but didnt want to ruin the weekend by telling me.
and
4. typing number 3.

Woke up at 6.30 am in my apartment in Port of Spain and had a Carib (Trinidadian beer) Did a bit of work then had another Carib. 9am tried to find a link to watch the game without much success. Fellow Buddie (John Rae) turned up at 9.30 and still no link. With less than 30 minutes to kick off there was a bit of panic setting in. I eventually signed up to 365.com (What a rip off that was) and proceeded to watch the game on a screen the size of a box of Swan Vesta.
1-0 down and looking like we were going to get turned over. Vacated the hoose at halftime to find a bar that we could hopefully watch the game. Went to "All Out" at the Oval Cricket ground and they were only showing EPL games. Left there and walked to Trotters bar by which time we were 3-1 up. Caught the remainder of the game in there and celebrated long into the night.
Head like a Zeppelin and throat like a Junkies carpet this morning............................well worth it though.

In 2010 my dad passed away. We put a plaque up for him at Woodside Crematorium in Paisley. I hadn't been to the garden of remembrance for a year, and I wanted to go there for a few moments in the morning, before going down to the ground and having a look at the brick my 'Final Chapter' colleagues kindly got for me in name of my dad.
I headed to Woodside from Cumbernauld early. Got there about 10am and drove up the hill, parked outside the garden and went in. I wanted to have a few quiet moments and tell him that we were going to do this today, we were going to win this match, and the cup. I was the only person there, and as usual, to locate the pillar that contains my dad's plaque, I counted ten pillars from the right. At that point I noticed, sitting on the roof directly above my dad's pillar was a bright yellow football. Sitting right there on the roof. It wasn't an old tatty deflated ball, it was fully inflated, bright yellow - just sitting there looking at me as I looked across from the garden entrance. There is a lot of roof, and a lot of pillars in the garden, but there it was.
I just burst out laughing, right there in the garden, and said to myself, 'Well dad, you've brought the ball, all we need to do is win the game!'
At that moment, I knew, I just knew, we were going to do this today, win the match, and win the cup.
Photos attached of the garden roof and pillars, and my dad's pillar....with the ball he brought.

Well that's me back on the rock after an unbelieveable few days. Could not believe when I took my seat to discover it was the exact same spot as the 87 cup final. I thought this felt better all round. Again a huge thanks to the offers of help on here.
Went back to work today and really struggled to concentrate, I just kept going over the game again and again. Then someone would talk to me and I was kind of eh? What? All day! Got back to jersey to find they had left my luggage in gatwick which had the usual square slice fruit pudding black pudding etc. I feared the worst but got my case later last night and all contents ok. So it's cholesterol on a plate for dinner tonight and then watch the game again.
I get the feeling that good times are ahead if we can play our way out of trouble then next season should see us challenging for more honours.
I wish I could find The right words to describe how I feel. What weekend!

Well that's me back on the rock after an unbelieveable few days. Could not believe when I took my seat to discover it was the exact same spot as the 87 cup final. I thought this felt better all round. Again a huge thanks to the offers of help on here.
Went back to work today and really struggled to concentrate, I just kept going over the game again and again. Then someone would talk to me and I was kind of eh? What? All day! Got back to jersey to find they had left my luggage in gatwick which had the usual square slice fruit pudding black pudding etc. I feared the worst but got my case later last night and all contents ok. So it's cholesterol on a plate for dinner tonight and then watch the game again.
I get the feeling that good times are ahead if we can play our way out of trouble then next season should see us challenging for more honours.
I wish I could find The right words to describe how I feel. What weekend!

Remember that linesman at the Arsenal v Man City game who got into trouble for telling Man City players to thank their fans who had paid sixty quid for a ticket? We need him on Sunday. He could tell players to thank those fans who paid twenty-five quid, twenty quid, ten quid, thirty quid, thirty quid with a refund on production of the ticket stub, thirty quid with free entry to the Sellik game, and thirty quid, with a free kid's ticket to the Sellik game.
Whew. Think that's everyone thanked.

Car's ready

As I stated on another thread but wanted to put it here also, There will be at least 20 Buddies on the Saturday morning easyjet flight.
I cannot wait to be at the airport on that morning. I have travelled up for games before but never along with so many others.I just have to get time off authorised but I've already booked my plane ticket so wish me luck!

As I stated on another thread but wanted to put it here also, There will be at least 20 Buddies on the Saturday morning easyjet flight.
I cannot wait to be at the airport on that morning. I have travelled up for games before but never along with so many others.I just have to get time off authorised but I've already booked my plane ticket so wish me luck!

To car-d bud, blimey this is mental, thank you so very much. What a support we have that people who I haven't ever spoken to let alone met are sincerely offering their help. I cant tell you how humbling that is.
Nearer the time I would like to speak to you guys to thank you properly.
I have been thinking today about the years that I went home and away with guys like Norrie Jamieson, Kenny McLean, Keith Richardson, Stevie Warden. We all lived in Glasgow at the time and loved the fact that we were amongst the good guys and going to matches for the right reasons.
It had that feeling about it on Sunday as we were clearly displaying class in the way we conducted ourselves on and off the pitch. A true football club. That's why I love us so much!

I honestly thought that my emotions would be in check today but alas no.
Casting my mind back to the last final and my dear Mother dying a few days before the game
Her funeral was due to take place the day after the final and my Brother was insistent that we go to the game.
We did go and took my Daughter and Nephew and I can honestly say that we just stared ahead for the whole game not really taking it in.
It felt like She was saying to me yesterday that this time I can enjoy the final, however we have now got to deal with my Wife being made redundant and cash being tight. That's my trip up now taking a back seat. Or so I thought.
I'm sitting reading all these posts and my wife whispers gently in my ear " you have to go, we'll be alright" and the emotion starts again.
I know that football isn't really that important but today it feels like it has allowed me to be in touch with my feelings and now I'm planning flights and time off with a sense of privilege and disbelief. Jesus I feel about 5!

I honestly thought that my emotions would be in check today but alas no.
Casting my mind back to the last final and my dear Mother dying a few days before the game
Her funeral was due to take place the day after the final and my Brother was insistent that we go to the game.
We did go and took my Daughter and Nephew and I can honestly say that we just stared ahead for the whole game not really taking it in.
It felt like She was saying to me yesterday that this time I can enjoy the final, however we have now got to deal with my Wife being made redundant and cash being tight. That's my trip up now taking a back seat. Or so I thought.
I'm sitting reading all these posts and my wife whispers gently in my ear " you have to go, we'll be alright" and the emotion starts again.
I know that football isn't really that important but today it feels like it has allowed me to be in touch with my feelings and now I'm planning flights and time off with a sense of privilege and disbelief. Jesus I feel about 5!

To car-d bud, blimey this is mental, thank you so very much. What a support we have that people who I haven't ever spoken to let alone met are sincerely offering their help. I cant tell you how humbling that is.
Nearer the time I would like to speak to you guys to thank you properly.
I have been thinking today about the years that I went home and away with guys like Norrie Jamieson, Kenny McLean, Keith Richardson, Stevie Warden. We all lived in Glasgow at the time and loved the fact that we were amongst the good guys and going to matches for the right reasons.
It had that feeling about it on Sunday as we were clearly displaying class in the way we conducted ourselves on and off the pitch. A true football club. That's why I love us so much!

I honestly thought that my emotions would be in check today but alas no.
Casting my mind back to the last final and my dear Mother dying a few days before the game
Her funeral was due to take place the day after the final and my Brother was insistent that we go to the game.
We did go and took my Daughter and Nephew and I can honestly say that we just stared ahead for the whole game not really taking it in.
It felt like She was saying to me yesterday that this time I can enjoy the final, however we have now got to deal with my Wife being made redundant and cash being tight. That's my trip up now taking a back seat. Or so I thought.
I'm sitting reading all these posts and my wife whispers gently in my ear " you have to go, we'll be alright" and the emotion starts again.
I know that football isn't really that important but today it feels like it has allowed me to be in touch with my feelings and now I'm planning flights and time off with a sense of privilege and disbelief. Jesus I feel about 5!

I honestly thought that my emotions would be in check today but alas no.
Casting my mind back to the last final and my dear Mother dying a few days before the game
Her funeral was due to take place the day after the final and my Brother was insistent that we go to the game.
We did go and took my Daughter and Nephew and I can honestly say that we just stared ahead for the whole game not really taking it in.
It felt like She was saying to me yesterday that this time I can enjoy the final, however we have now got to deal with my Wife being made redundant and cash being tight. That's my trip up now taking a back seat. Or so I thought.
I'm sitting reading all these posts and my wife whispers gently in my ear " you have to go, we'll be alright" and the emotion starts again.
I know that football isn't really that important but today it feels like it has allowed me to be in touch with my feelings and now I'm planning flights and time off with a sense of privilege and disbelief. Jesus I feel about 5!

I honestly thought that my emotions would be in check today but alas no.
Casting my mind back to the last final and my dear Mother dying a few days before the game
Her funeral was due to take place the day after the final and my Brother was insistent that we go to the game.
We did go and took my Daughter and Nephew and I can honestly say that we just stared ahead for the whole game not really taking it in.
It felt like She was saying to me yesterday that this time I can enjoy the final, however we have now got to deal with my Wife being made redundant and cash being tight. That's my trip up now taking a back seat. Or so I thought.
I'm sitting reading all these posts and my wife whispers gently in my ear " you have to go, we'll be alright" and the emotion starts again.
I know that football isn't really that important but today it feels like it has allowed me to be in touch with my feelings and now I'm planning flights and time off with a sense of privilege and disbelief. Jesus I feel about 5!

I honestly thought that my emotions would be in check today but alas no.
Casting my mind back to the last final and my dear Mother dying a few days before the game
Her funeral was due to take place the day after the final and my Brother was insistent that we go to the game.
We did go and took my Daughter and Nephew and I can honestly say that we just stared ahead for the whole game not really taking it in.
It felt like She was saying to me yesterday that this time I can enjoy the final, however we have now got to deal with my Wife being made redundant and cash being tight. That's my trip up now taking a back seat. Or so I thought.
I'm sitting reading all these posts and my wife whispers gently in my ear " you have to go, we'll be alright" and the emotion starts again.
I know that football isn't really that important but today it feels like it has allowed me to be in touch with my feelings and now I'm planning flights and time off with a sense of privilege and disbelief. Jesus I feel about 5!

I honestly thought that my emotions would be in check today but alas no.
Casting my mind back to the last final and my dear Mother dying a few days before the game
Her funeral was due to take place the day after the final and my Brother was insistent that we go to the game.
We did go and took my Daughter and Nephew and I can honestly say that we just stared ahead for the whole game not really taking it in.
It felt like She was saying to me yesterday that this time I can enjoy the final, however we have now got to deal with my Wife being made redundant and cash being tight. That's my trip up now taking a back seat. Or so I thought.
I'm sitting reading all these posts and my wife whispers gently in my ear " you have to go, we'll be alright" and the emotion starts again.
I know that football isn't really that important but today it feels like it has allowed me to be in touch with my feelings and now I'm planning flights and time off with a sense of privilege and disbelief. Jesus I feel about 5!

Just want to mention weeian1877 post. That someone who I have never met is willing to help me with a ticket is overwhelming. An incredibly generous gesture. We should be ok but I just wanted to record my humble thanks for your very kind offer.
When I went into work this morning we had our regular Monday meeting to prepare for the week ahead. In walks the CEO and walks the length of the room to shake my hand and offer his congratulations and for a brief moment I felt as if I had scored the winner myself!
The CEO is a diehard Bristol City fan so he knows about the pain of following a smaller team.
A wee footnote on the game itself; it's the first time that Danny hasn't talked Celtic up before we have set foot on the pitch, instead he stressed that we were there to do a job and do a job we did. I think he is really starting to learn. I also loved the preparation the new lad put in, requesting DVDs of Matthews recent games, now that's professional!

I honestly thought that my emotions would be in check today but alas no.
Casting my mind back to the last final and my dear Mother dying a few days before the game
Her funeral was due to take place the day after the final and my Brother was insistent that we go to the game.
We did go and took my Daughter and Nephew and I can honestly say that we just stared ahead for the whole game not really taking it in.
It felt like She was saying to me yesterday that this time I can enjoy the final, however we have now got to deal with my Wife being made redundant and cash being tight. That's my trip up now taking a back seat. Or so I thought.
I'm sitting reading all these posts and my wife whispers gently in my ear " you have to go, we'll be alright" and the emotion starts again.
I know that football isn't really that important but today it feels like it has allowed me to be in touch with my feelings and now I'm planning flights and time off with a sense of privilege and disbelief. Jesus I feel about 5!