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There is an exclusive contribution from Club Legend Bobby Mann in this preview. See what he has to say by having a look at the preview. "Even at half time when leading 2-1 he (Steve Paterson) was at us to get at them as there was more goals in it for us. Probably as a one off game that was the highlight, but overall my favourite was winning the 1st division title. John and Donald came in after Steve left and they just made us more street wise, more difficult to beat".

I will be wearing flares

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32112666 So John Barnes is playing the race card. Apparently his revolutionary 4-2-2-2 formation, abysmal signings, losing the dressing room, and getting knocked out of the Scottish Cup by (then) lowly Inverness, aren't the reason his managerial career hit the buffers, it's institutional racism. Do me a favour luv!

Certainly sticking in your throat CB.

Watching Ed Milliband on TV the other night put me in mind of 'The Flowerpot Men' a much loved show from yesteryear.

We'll be playing Falkirk in the final.

It's my other half's 21st birthday on Sunday so normally wouldn't be going but she has insisted we are so Hampden here we come. Safe travel down all see you tomorrow when we beat Celtic :)

Okay it's time to start getting properly nervous and excited. Travelling down today, meeting up with family flying up from Birmingham, a night out in Glasgow and the semi-final tomorrow. So nervous about night out in Glasgow and excited about the game. SuperCaleyGoBallisticCelticAre..........possibly the better team but we can still win.

Josh Meekings is a class act. He'd be my choice.

Foran had a shoulder operation to fix a long standing problem he has had. He is also managing/assisting our under 20's. As for a captain i would choose Josh Meekings - over the last few months Gary has been far from at his best - Josh has been our best player (excluding Shinnie + Billy ) over the last 2 years.

After we have been reduced to nine men.....

I'd give it to Gary Warren as well. As for the captaincy I think Greg Tansey could be a good shout.

^^^ Not a hard core fan. I'll be setting off flares in Central from around 10:00 if any hardcore fans want to join me.

I'd rather we had an outstanding game v the Tic this Sunday

Absolutely buzzing for this, and if I had to walk to get to this game, believe me I would. Like TheKarl, I had an interesting conversation with an ST holder who's not going on Sunday because "we'll probably get humped". No reason or evidence for this, just a feeling. Also told me was still unconvinced about Hughes because he "doesn't like the way he speaks" You can't account for attitudes like that when all of the evidence points to the contrary, and I don't suppose he liked the way I talked to him after that last point! Football stirs the passions though, and if doesn't it's maybe time to find something else to occupy your thoughts and spare time. I know that if there's one team that Celtic didn't want in the semi, it's us. If there's one team in Scotland that they are wary of, it's us. There are few teams that would have come back at them as quickly and decisively as we did on Saturday because of the way that they are coached, the passing game and tactics they employ and the character of the side. If there's a manger they respect, it's ours. I know this, because I was told all of the above by a very nice norwegian man after the game at the weekend. Now, why on earth would you not want to believe that this might, just might be our year?

He was a crap manager, his colour is and was irrelevant. Is there racism in football management and upper leadership of clubs? Of course there is, plenty of examples out there ... but it doesnt change the fact that Barnes was a terrible coach in his time at Celtic and it was his ability or lack thereof that got him his jotters.