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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

What are we all thinking of this then? What have they done to Celtic Park?! Haha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hopefully its awesome and do we really care where its held - small minded if you do

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What are we all thinking of this then? What have they done to Celtic Park?! Haha"
didnt see it and wasnt interested

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By *b430Man
over a year ago

Tayside

"What are we all thinking of this then? What have they done to Celtic Park?! Haha

didnt see it and wasnt interested

It hasn't started yet so you still have time to turn it on and watch it!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I was just wondering what they did to the stadium, did they dismantle a stand or something? Reckon it will be a good 11 days of sport anyways.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have it on!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Im going to catch up on it later. Hope its good...

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

MON THE SUBO!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

The Queen is going to be in Celtic Park? Haha awaiting Rangers fans to get raging about that haha

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By *earhugs1Couple
over a year ago

Glasgow

Mr bear hugs looking forward to

Opening ceremony and the games. He ran for Wales in 2 previous commonwealth games so has an invested interest. I will smile, cheer and watch it all with him, but secretly can't wait til we get Paradise back in one piece. K x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What are we all thinking of this then? What have they done to Celtic Park?! Haha

didnt see it and wasnt interested

It hasn't started yet so you still have time to turn it on and watch it!

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just away to leave great yarmouth,but wouldnt watch it if i could

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mr rod Stewart will be there oh jesus wet knickers just seeing him

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mr rod Stewart will be there oh jesus wet knickers just seeing him

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wrinkly fucker that he is

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Mr rod Stewart will be there oh jesus wet knickers just seeing him

Haha Mr Hot Rod clearly still has it!

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By *b430Man
over a year ago

Tayside

"What are we all thinking of this then? What have they done to Celtic Park?! Haha

Didn't see it and wasn't interested

It hasn't started yet so you still have time to turn it on and watch it!

Just away to leave Great Yarmouth, but wouldn't watch it if I could"

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By *ustforalaugh1Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

Watching it now.

Starting to feel very patriotic and proud to be Glaswegian!

Hope we don't fuck it up lol!

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By *ustforalaugh1Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

AND they've only just played the bloody Associates!

CLASS!

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By *ortland51Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Mr rod Stewart will be there oh jesus wet knickers just seeing him

Haha!!

He might be on this site somewhere?!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mr rod Stewart will be there oh jesus wet knickers just seeing him

Haha!!

He might be on this site somewhere?! "

He is

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

So who else is meant to be performing in this opening ceremony? Billy Connelly should come out and do evil Scotsman haha

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By *ortland51Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Mr rod Stewart will be there oh jesus wet knickers just seeing him

Haha!!

He might be on this site somewhere?!

He is

It'd be impressive to have a veri off Rockin' Rod!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Hahahahahaha!

What is going on? Never do things by the book us scots! Haha

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By *r and Mrs SnogalotCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow

The best bit on the TV so far - Billy Connolly "have gone beyond famous, now am one of the family"

shy

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"The best bit on the TV so far - Billy Connolly "have gone beyond famous, now am one of the family"

shy"

I think the giant Tunnochs Tea Cakes have won me over. Hahaha

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By *awty_MissDynomiteNo1Woman
over a year ago

No idea, I'm lost. Damn Sat nav!

Bloody buggers nearly gave me a heart attack with the fly past flying str8 over my house ...was an awsome _iew but christ i thought a plane was coming down lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh god the Aussies are here. Better get yer sheep in the stell.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So, John Barrowman, twirling tunnocks teacakes, random chairs, Susan Boyle fucking up the first few lines of Mull of Kintyre, Karen Dunbar dressed up as Oor Wullie...Definitely 'uniquely' Scottish!

Still good fun though

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By *gag001Couple
over a year ago

Glasgow

Unique indeed! But Glasgow looks fantastic in the sun!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Unique indeed! But Glasgow looks fantastic in the sun!"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can't help but feel proud to be Scottish after watching it x

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By *ensual temptressWoman
over a year ago

Southampton

James macavoy. .. yum!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mr rod Stewart will be there oh jesus wet knickers just seeing him

Haha!!

He might be on this site somewhere?!

He is

It'd be impressive to have a veri off Rockin' Rod!

I have its we are sailing well with me anyway

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"James macavoy. .. yum!"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I genuinely thought it was awesome and proud to be Scottish - damn I'm hungry for a teacake

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I genuinely thought it was awesome and proud to be Scottish - damn I'm hungry for a teacake

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Absolutely tremendous effort by all involved! As silly as it was at points, it was definitely Scottish all over!

Wonder if this will sway more people to vote yes in September? Hmmm...

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By *araidWoman
over a year ago

the west (ish)

Nicola Benedetti - amazing!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Am I the only one that thought that was the biggest pile of shit?!

Ock well, Celtic Park has never looked bluer

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By *awty MaxWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"Nicola Benedetti - amazing!

very talented

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By *awty MaxWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"Unique indeed! But Glasgow looks fantastic in the sun!

Big

up to that

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By *araidWoman
over a year ago

the west (ish)

"Am I the only one that thought that was the biggest pile of shit?!

Ock well, Celtic Park has never looked bluer

No. You were not alone there.

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By *gag001Couple
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Am I the only one that thought that was the biggest pile of shit?!

Ock well, Celtic Park has never looked bluer

Probably not the only person...but as a big blue nose I'm glad to see my City being awesum!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I genuinely thought it was awesome and proud to be Scottish - damn I'm hungry for a teacake

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I thought the song at the start was so cheesy and why get a Yankee to sing most of it? But the rest was good! Moan the Scots!!!!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What an amazing evening

Loved every minute of it

Glasgow should be very proud of itself

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Big yin summed it up

come on in

your most welcome

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

thought we done great , was good to see the auld duke there with his pokey hat on , lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wasn't a fan of the start

Karen Dunbar wasn't the best and john ( I can just about remember my scots accent from yrs ago) was a tad cheesy

Then wee Susan forgetting the line of the song

Once that finished it was really good

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Any change to Celtic Park is an improvement but to see Britishness in its full glory there was good enough for me. Her Majesty, the singing of the real National Anthem, military bands, every that is good about our great country was there and everything that Celtic are not. Made me proud to be British.

Overall it was cringey to begin with and tried to mirror London with the industrial theme to begin with, though it did get better, but my main gripe is the English singer headlining it should have been Subo and not someone who took on Scotland for his own gain.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm glad we took the opportunity to show the world tha. t there is more to us than tartan, Scottie dogs and the loch Ness monster!!!!

Karen Dunbar, Subo, and Rod Stewart were all terrible. Also did anyone else think the bit when they were carrying the baton across the stage looked like a bunch of people trying to steal it off each other!

That said the kiss, the ballet, Amy McDonald in George Sq and Nicola Benedetti were all amazing and the fireworks display at the end was really impressive.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Any change to Celtic Park is an improvement but to see Britishness in its full glory there was good enough for me. Her Majesty, the singing of the real National Anthem, military bands, every that is good about our great country was there and everything that Celtic are not. Made me proud to be British.

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here was me thinking it's a post about the opening of the games what's Celtic got to do with it other that because it's the best stadium in Scotland so that's why it was held there?

British?made me proud to be Scottish!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

here was me thinking it's a post about the opening of the games what's Celtic got to do with it other that because it's the best stadium in Scotland so that's why it was held there?

British?made me proud to be Scottish!!

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By *illdeeCouple
over a year ago

nr Edinburgh

One word, Excellent!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

here was me thinking it's a post about the opening of the games what's Celtic got to do with it other that because it's the best stadium in Scotland so that's why it was held there?

British?made me proud to be Scottish!!

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unless you had to wear that awful tartan

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By *dub67Man
over a year ago

glasgow

Rod and subo were awful

They should have had on younger stars and yes Scottish to

The theme was about kids being no 1. Why have such old singers on.

Thought it was excellent though. Red white and blue above parkhead

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By *ustforalaugh1Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

OK, yes it was a bit cheesy in parts.

Yes, some of the signing could have been better.

Yes, there were a lot of stereotypes in the opening routine.

But ye know what?

It worked!

SO proud to be a Gladwegian today!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Some of the comments with rather triumphalistic and sectarian undertones on this thread make me realise that some of my fellow countrymen are stuck in the 17th Century. Been a long time since Britain was "Great" at anything. Sectarian bitterness....bloody scourge of this country!

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

".............................................. Also did anyone else think the bit when they were carrying the baton across the stage looked like a bunch of people trying to steal it off each other!

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......... in the best Glasgow tradition.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A cringing embarassment, enough to make us all sorry to be associated with it, and it took them 7 years to come up with the show that delivered nothing but caricature of all that is good about our city.

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By *andACouple
over a year ago

glasgow

Found it really cringeworthy and embarrassing. Only watched up till the athlestes started coming out though and it seemed to get a bit more professional at that point.

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By *iewMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

Well done Hannah Miley.

Very emotional award ceremony

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Well done Hannah Miley.

Very emotional award ceremony

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By *rsFine-MrBallsCouple
over a year ago

markinch

Well we thought itwas a bloody damn good, tongue in cheek opening ceremony, , but having read this posting , there are clearly still some sad, sectarian people in our community, who cant see past there in bred colouring, get over it and support scotland in this and not o dear its in the east instead o the west,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I missed the ceremony and haven't seen any tv to hear how it went but I did get an amazing _iew of the red arrows when they flew over my house going there and back

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Well we thought itwas a bloody damn good, tongue in cheek opening ceremony, , but having read this posting , there are clearly still some sad, sectarian people in our community, who cant see past there in bred colouring, get over it and support scotland in this and not o dear its in the east instead o the west,"

Well said

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By *rsFine-MrBallsCouple
over a year ago

markinch

"I missed the ceremony and haven't seen any tv to hear how it went but I did get an amazing _iew of the red arrows when they flew over my house going there and back "

Lol , so if we were to follow the flight path, we might see you lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I missed the ceremony and haven't seen any tv to hear how it went but I did get an amazing _iew of the red arrows when they flew over my house going there and back

Lol , so if we were to follow the flight path, we might see you lol

Yes you would have seen me hanging out a window in a towel

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By *rsFine-MrBallsCouple
over a year ago

markinch

"I missed the ceremony and haven't seen any tv to hear how it went but I did get an amazing _iew of the red arrows when they flew over my house going there and back

Lol , so if we were to follow the flight path, we might see you lol

Yes you would have seen me hanging out a window in a towel

A wee towel

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bit late commenting I know...but didn't see the whole thing till last night. Having heard reports I wasn't sure what to expect.

I thought it was quirky, humorous and kind of down to earth...bit like the host city really. Some things I loved...the tunnocks tea cakes, chairs (loved that concept...pull up a chair!), and of course ra wee dugs. Maybe not as glamorous and glitzy as some would have liked but it did Glasgow proud and made me smile. Here's tae us, wha's like us....

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