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Topic Originator: desparado
Date: Mon 18 May 15:22
Thats what we will be on Saturday for sure.
Am I right in thinking that no team from a lower league has ever won the Scottish Cup by beating a team from the top flight in the final let alone the league champions ?
Edit. Queens Park did it in 1893 v Celtic
Only other teams I can think of that won a cup by defeating a team from top division was East Fife and Rovers ( both league cup ).. Maybe an omen ?
East Fife did do it in 1938. Fife teams have a habit then. Our turn ?
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Topic Originator: veteraneastender
Date: Mon 18 May 16:01
East Fife Scottish Cup 1938 for certain - not sure about QP 1893 - was there more than one division then ?
Hibs 2016 were in the Championship, as were Rangers, so it wasn`t a team beating a side from a higher division.
UPDATE - Queens Park declined to play in the Scottish League until 1900-01 in order to protect their amateur status - so their 1893 Scottish Cup win was obviously as a non league side.
Post Edited (Mon 18 May 16:19)
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Topic Originator: AdamAntsParsStripe
Date: Mon 18 May 16:24
It’s going to take a monumental effort and slices of fortune on Saturday like as an early red card for Celtic and a penalty for us.
Ideally, we’re looking at the score level at around 80 minutes and a player to the good.
I’m just going to enjoy the day and see how it unfolds.
Nobody is giving us a chance on Saturday anyway.
Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte
Post Edited (Mon 18 May 16:24)
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Topic Originator: Angus_W
Date: Mon 18 May 16:31
Post Edited (Mon 18 May 16:33)
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Topic Originator: Polt
Date: Mon 18 May 19:07
Underdogs for sure - well we’ve been underdogs against all the Prem teams we have faced and seen them off with terrific defence and confidence. The lads will have had a well deserved weeks rest been able to watch the highly tensioned Celtic vs Hearts finale and learned a good bit about what it is going to take.
Lennon will be well aware of what’s required and sitting back defending for 90+ minutes is constant tension and pressure. I hope to see him send the boys out to 1. Play as well as they can do and have been (defensively with exception to Partick game we have been pretty solid)
2. Go and enjoy and savour the moment
3. Try to gain the confidence to attack and take game to Celtic.
4.Feed off the desire and atmosphere from the thousands of fans surrounding them. It’s gonna be noisy!!
5. Absolutely nobody believes Dunfermline Athletic will win it …. So let’s prove to these bar stewards we can and will !!
Personally I think the game on Saturday will have an impact on the Celtic players, they will have been celebrating with a fair few that night and if they suffer from hangovers like I do then they’ll be screwed for a month 🤣
See you all on Saturday COYP
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Topic Originator: thebear
Date: Tue 19 May 01:17
Underdogs yes, but depends on lots of things
Our keeper
Referee
We`ve beaten 3 higher teams well
We dont give away many goals, keepers excepted
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Topic Originator: Back_oh_the_net
Date: Tue 19 May 05:53
We might well be massive underdogs but we are a bit of an unknown team for that lot given they have never played against this group of players and don’t know what we are capable of
Also all the gams NL has been a pundit for involving Celtic could work to our advantage and in all honesty I’d treat Saturday like we have treated every game against premier league teams in this cup run the same and come out the blocks flying
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Topic Originator: Donkerpar
Date: Tue 19 May 06:10
Hopefully our guys don’t see themselves as underdogs but as equals. We have nothing to fear from this Celtic team, they’re only a mere shadow of the great Celtic teams. That said, we must give them the respect they deserve but no more than that. Play the team in front of us, not the name. We’ve beaten three SPL teams to get here, we’re here by right not by chance or luck of the draw.
This is doable if we believe we can do it.
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Topic Originator: Par-timer
Date: Tue 19 May 09:15
We don’t need to look back to the nineteenth century for precedents, the last two Hampden finals will do.
Celtic were overwhelming favourites to beat Aberdeen in last year’s Cup Final and St Mirren in this season’s League Cup Final. At the back of their minds, they will be fearing three in a row.
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Topic Originator: Stanza
Date: Tue 19 May 11:16
I am confident we have enough firepower to score a goal. Beyond that, I have no idea - the score could be anything from 1-0 to 1-5!
But it`s been 19 years since we lost a Scottish Cup Final to Celtic, let`s keep that run going ... 😁
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Topic Originator: red-star-par
Date: Tue 19 May 21:10
I was feeling a bit like this may be a step too far, but a Hibs fan at work today was saying that in no way can Dunfermline be written off. The pressure is on Celtic, they lost their last Scottish Cup Final to Aberdeen, they lost the League Cup Final to St Mirren and they have been pushed hard by many teams this season. His point was that if Hibs, Aberdeen or Falkirk were up against Celtic on Saturday, then no one would be writing them off, and we beat all those teams. We are in with a shout here. COYP!
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Topic Originator: Stanza
Date: Tue 19 May 21:37
We just need to do a little bit better than Auchinleck Talbot, who earlier in this competition held Celtic to 1-0 until the 87th minute (final score 2-0), despite not being allowed to play their home tie at their home ground.
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Topic Originator: thebear
Date: Wed 20 May 15:04
Still we can win, but it has to go right on the day, they are not notinvincible, we are difficult to beat, except for stupid keeper mistakes.
Anyway I will enjoy the day whatever happens
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Topic Originator: Indiapar1
Date: Thu 21 May 19:55
Saw NL`s comments on STV. Hopefully they will underestimate us.
G Wardrope
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Topic Originator: Hoolie
Date: Thu 21 May 20:26
Lennon on STV “ we are the underdogs but the underdogs bite” he’s well up for this and imo will know O’Neill preparation for the game working under him as a player for so long..O’Neil is old school and Lennon will know what he is doing on the sidelines…this could be a win for the pars on Saturday!!!
Post Edited (Thu 21 May 21:12)
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Topic Originator: Dandy Warhol
Date: Thu 21 May 21:54
Maybe i`m getting old and pragmatic,obviously hoping for the near impossible but equally hopefully regardless that the boys give a good account and enjoy an end to a season few us saw coming.
That being said, into them Pars.
Give it one more go✊️
I don`t wanna go down like disco.
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Topic Originator: Jimmy riddell
Date: Thu 21 May 22:02
We are underdogs but we have earned the right to be in the final. Beating three SPL teams along the way is justification. We need to believe we can do it and take the game to them in the same way we got here. Sitting back and letting them play their own game will not work.
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Topic Originator: desparado
Date: Thu 21 May 22:43
GRITTFC…
What an opportunity we missed in 2014.
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Topic Originator: twin par
Date: Thu 21 May 23:02
We can only ask the guys to do their best.No matter what, I am extremely proud of them all ! A fantastic season !
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Topic Originator: 87Par
Date: Fri 22 May 02:00
Who watches STV anymore
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Topic Originator: Dave_1885
Date: Fri 22 May 07:05
Open Goals bet build is Celtic to win 4-0 with Maeda to score and Robbie Fraser to be booked…..
Need to catch up on Super Scoreboard to see how they reckon it will go.
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Topic Originator: Angus_W
Date: Fri 22 May 21:01
Great season no mater what happens.
Always proud to be a Par…….
Let’s give it a right good go!
You’ve seen the Pars now please go home!
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Topic Originator: Indiapar1
Date: Fri 22 May 21:51
Good to see the players are confident.
G Wardrope
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Topic Originator: Bletchley_Par
Date: Fri 22 May 22:13
Football is no walk it the park, but this is Mount Everest stuff.
Got through the last few weeks by blind optimism but now on the eve of the battle the reality of what we face is sinking in.
Tokyo Buster theory, everyone has a day where they can beat anyone. We need to be at our best, things have to go our way, they have to be off their game.
I wouldn`t swap where we are and what we face for the universe then some, this is how I want us to win it, when everything is against us.
Let`s bring the cup home.
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Topic Originator: par-ticular
Date: Fri 22 May 22:48
Having read all the postings re bad decisions going the Celtic way, maybe just maybe that’s about to change. We can always hope 🤞🤞🙏🙏🙏
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Topic Originator: twin par
Date: Sat 23 May 00:21
I was actually on super scoreboard again tonight, a lot of positive comments about us !
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Topic Originator: Parnott
Date: Sat 23 May 01:22
Johnston(Celtic) Red card is the key...😁
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Topic Originator: Indiapar1
Date: Sat 23 May 08:47
Its not important what other people think. It is what we think that matters. We think we can win it.
G Wardrope
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