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first?
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now to read the article
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Martin42 -- have replied and (almost) sorted out the mails!
D.
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Oh, so near ....
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Showing endeavour after 10 minutes would be good. Being one up would be great!
Let's get the early goal and build a performance from there.
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Can we please pick 11 players and stick with them?
Boruc
Hinkel
Naylor
McManus
Caldwell
Robson
Hartley
Brown
McGeady
Samaras
JVofH
Bring the league home, use Nakamura, McDonald and Donati (alongside Brown only) in rotation and as impact players.
Bring the league home Celtic, it's got to be a famous one!
Dundee United for the Cup, it's classic sport given Eddie Thomson's brave fight.
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I think Skippy will play tomorrow with the expectation that he can put in a good performance against his former paymasters.
If he plays as he did against DU then I think it should be him to make way for the other striker.
Again I would start with Samaras and I know his and Skippys styles are very similar but they have to learn to adapt to how the other one plays if both want to be at Celtic next season.
A win and a clean sheet is all I ask for.
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Daveinlondon, as far as i`m concerned you won. You read the article first, which is more than Mort did. Mort, you had a blindfold on, but struck a lucky punch. I think you should receive a 6 post ban.
McCurrycsc
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Afternoon gents
LeftWinger is in St Andrews for the weekend (well till Saturday afternoon anyway) and is looking for somewhere to watch the Celtic game. Any ideas?
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Denis Law about to make the UEFA Cup draw...
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Rankers get Sporting Lisbon.....mon the hoops!
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As I predicted, Rangers v Sporting Lisbon.
C'mon the hoops!
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Uefa Cup semi-final draw:
Bayern Munich/Getafe v Leverkusen/Zenit
Rangers/Sporting v Fiorentina/PSV
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jinkyredstar, home or away first? dates? what SPL games are on either side of those ties? C'mon be a fount of knowledge
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They'll be too powerful for the Portuguese.
That is the third green and white team they have had in a row.
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I was going to say their luck is incredible in this tournament but then I remembered that Middlesborough made it all the way to the final. Not like it was in our day
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And look what happened to 'Boro! Have to say I think the draw has been kind to them. Watched the Bolton game against Sporting last night and a very under-strength Bolton side gave them a run for their money!
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cadizzy,
chances are the SPL will postpone all immediate prior games for the good of scottish football
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If I was a Rangers fan I wouldn't be unhappy with that draw.
However, one of the first things I do every day when I wake up is thank the Lord I am not.
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porridgeandbananas - Me too! Me too! Keep the Faith!
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any feedback on the hoards behaviour in germany
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Canamalar...don't forget the games immediately after if they have to play on a Thursday
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well thats me heading to the airport for a weekend in amsterdam, found loads of celtic bars but cant find a celtic coffee shop any ideas ???
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It doesn't matter who plays upfront aslong as they are partnering JVOH. Samaras and McDonald will never work because both players like to drop off and pick the ball up and also float wide. This is fine but only one should be doing this. If we had a midfielder who could actually burst through the middle, as Scott Brown was ment to do then the combination of McDonald and Samaras could possibly work. But it hasn't due to the ineffectiveness of Brown and Co. playing in centre midfield. Now I can see this and so can many others, the solution is to play JVOH with either of them and sort out the centre midfield. But Strachan can't, its worrying to see how tacticly naive he his, especially when trying to the win the game. But he has another chance on Saturday to sort it all out and I'm sure he will.
As a foot note and I know this might sound daft to many but I have been really impressed with Gary Caldwell of late, does anybody know how long my opinion of him will stay like this? I hope its at least until the end of the season!
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Rankers at home first - April 3rd - I think thgey have a wee game at Ibrox the Saturday prior!
fontofknowledgeCSC
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They play us on 29 March and Sporting at home on 3 April. Then Dundee Utd away on 6 April and Sporting away on 10. Then it's the split so they will probably be playing us on Sunday 13 April.
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Rangers fixtures:
29 March - Celtic (H)
3 April - Sporting (H)
6 April - Dundee Utd (A)
10 April - Sporting (A)
13 April is post split. Now the spl has said it wants their games against us as soon aftr the split is possible. So .... would they make them come to Celtic Park immedciately after an away leg??
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Well and truly hacked off this morning!
Just dragged myself from bed and in the absence of the Slabbery Wummin who thinks that Daughter Number 2’s impending** production of a new member of the Celtic intelligentsia is more important than my breakfast, I located the toaster (by a process of elimination based on what device seemed the best fit for two slices of somerfield’s freshly defrosted bread), when I noticed on the wrapper it said ‘Thick’!!
Now, I remember what thick bread was like!
We called it things like doorstep, or halfaloaf, or brick, or mattress.
Now it is more like a ryvita! You could play a round of three-card brag with a loaf now!
So the question is ‘Is thin the new thick’ and do we need a European standard for the term thick?
Perhaps it just means that if you ask it a simple question, it doesn’t know the answer or even reply!! Like your common or garden hun!
And if anyone finds the term ‘hun’ sectarian, insulting, or divisive then I suggest the following article written by an avowed member of the species!
Why this hun's on the run!
Time for pub and more deep thinking!
Hail Hail
Estadio
**Impending means – due on 28th March – one day before game at the Govan slagheap! Imagine the scene. Estadio down in darkest Wales, engine running, ready for fast getaway, shovelling a chicken Ceylon down Daughter’s throat to ensure that I get back in time for game!! In the event of any delay to the appearance of the next Jinky, I have informed them that the birth should be at home as the hospital does not have Setanta!
I did suggest that she comes up to Scotland to make my arrangements a bit more practical but for some reason, the Slabbery Wummin felt that I was being a tad unfeeling!
I pointed out to her that whenever I referred to her on CQN, I always had the savoir-faire and gentility to give her name capital letters.
Strange creatures these women people!!
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At Celtic Park the other night we played not 2 badly, created several good chances but managed 2 drop 2 points, just when we could be doing without that. We can't even blame Mcurry this time, infact he favoured the hoops with a couple of decisions, no booking 4 Samaras and no handball in box against Robson.
I felt that the crowd could have done more 2 inspire the players, mostly we just sat there watching the game unfold feeling a bit p'd off that we could not beat Dundee Utd on the night. In fact I really could not understand why the crowd were not more up 4 it, it is the closest title race in years and Rangers are rightly favourites at the minute. What more do we need before we create some atmosphere?
All is not lost, we have 10 games left 2 turn it around. Time 4 some leadership from the management, the board and the players.
We the fans will always b there 4 the team, whether it's 1000 of us or 67,000 of us. We all want the same thing, is anyone going to get their finger out and make sure we get it?
Going to the game 2moro with my buddy, nervous already.
Hail Hail
backonthefagscsc
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fountofknowledge and fatherandbhoy, many thanks for the response.
cluedupCSC
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dontbratt -
I'll meet you before, during or after 10am Mass tomorrow in ML2, Teser would be best then Lud.
WithGuinness
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WeatherGauger- no problem. 11 at the Teser? Is it on the same road as the King Flud?
Scousers v Gunners in the Big Cup.
Will the performing cats of ML2 be featuring?
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...is this the fabled towel of babel?
Chris
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Is there a dress code for the Teser?
New Romantic/Spandau Ballet frippery?
Or will matching shoes suffice?
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dontbratt -
no, the Teser is in ML2 town centre near the cross. I'll direct you tomorrow, amigo.
Cats will be dancing if Celtic beat the Mothers.
Pussin(fitba)bootsCSC, ML2
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merry,
the lack of passion of the crowd for me, is the result of the board deserting the Celtic heritage and trying to produce a sterile heartless support, I predict we will be singing "lets go out to the ball game" within 5 years.
The last vestage of the true support is the away support, and funnily enough a considerable number of them no longer go to Celtic park.
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1 Arsenal v Liverpool
2 AS Roma v Man Utd
3 Schalke 04 v FC Barcelona
4 Fenerbahce v Chelsea
Chance for the Romans to get some revenge for last year's humiliation.
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Pyjamas wi arras oan, bratt
Weearrapeepil/ThecatspyjamasCSC
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I get slightly perturbed when I read our Captain's quotes in the newspapers this week - 'no more slip ups', 'every game a cup-final', 'no room for error' etc, that type of stuff.
It reminds of the speil Barry Ferguson was coming out with when we were winning the league by a country mile the last few seasons.
Sure enough, Rangers would up their game for a couple of weeks, a few good performances would follow, but then a draw or a defeat would increase our lead yet further.
Every point we drop heaps added pressure on the next game, at the same time lessening the pressure for Rangers. And kicking off the 2nd half of a game at 0-0 cranks up the pressure yet again.
Celtic should really go for it in all but the OF games, and try and get an early goal and a first half lead, otherwise I think more points could be dropped for the run-in.
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Tell you what Canamalar, you are right, Celtic Park these days 4 run of the mill games is nothing special. If I could get a season book 4 away games instead of home games I would snap it up.
Hail Hail
Away4asmokecsc
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Paul67,
what do you plan on replacing Blogger with? I used to post as Mikeybhoy until there were a few problems, so I'd like to register an account early on whatever your moving to.
Cheers
Mike
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Early pitch inspection at Fir Park suggests tomorrow's game may not be for the purists.
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I've got every confidence in Gordon to get the defence right, even the forwards, he's done not bad so far, but he needs a wee hand with the midfield…..
Scott Brown, absolute last chance Scott, let us down here and be prepared for a very very long rest, he starts
Paul Hartley, a seasoned pro, dependable, what you see is what you get, he starts,
Evander Sno, definitely has the potential, but given our current predicament we need more than that, bench contender
Massimo Donati, same comments as for Evander
Brian Robson, he was heading for player of the year until he joined us, sorry Gordon your over ruled, he starts
Aiden McGeady, doesn’t need any words from me to justify his inclusion, he starts.
S Nakamura, I love the guy but Fir park is not the place for Naka, subs bench
This is it ghuys, last chance saloon, 8 lives all used up, anything other than 3 points tomorrow will be a big big test of our support.
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DBBIA going to Tesers to meet Winningemmell
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you know how if you start reading Wikpedia you get sidetracked (I'm sure DBBIA will agree)...I found this on Steve Patterson, erstwhile manager of all clubs north of Fort William
"Further controversy occurred at his new club as he apparently battled alcohol addiction. These claims are however false as Prince Harry reports seeing him in the Priory trying to conquer his Um Bongo addiction shortly after his spell with Aberdeen ended."
What is Um Bongo? Is it for young people only?
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Mike
I have noticed a few others on here also having a go at our captain for making comments to the media and for want of a better term being "rent-a-quote".
I'm not having a go at you because I can see you are more concerned about what he is saying rather than the fact that he is saying it.
Most (if not all) of the stuff attributed to Mick in the newspapers is originally published in the Celtic View or given in an interview on Celtic TV and simply reguritated in the media (often making claims which bear little resemblance to the actual quotes).
I understand you would rather he wouldn't heap pressure on his team mates by saying that we need to win all the rest of the games, but the simple fact is that we do and IMHO he is right to bring this up and I would hope that in private he and the manager are hammering home this to the players.
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Too tired to work it out for myself but how does the CL draw look from a Scotland automatic place point of view?
Do we need to hope that Man Utd win the big Cup?
hail hail
Pob
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Estadio,
Sorry to hear about your staff problems. It's true, there are times when the women get so selfish.
Do you think perhaps that the information on your bread wrapper was a comment on your level of intelligence.:>)( a wee joke).
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I'm reluctant to comment on the force of evil but they have been handed a favourable draw in the QF and a potentially winnable tie in the SF. They avoided the two teams I had earmarked to handle them - Bayern Munich & Zenit.
The best thing that can happen is for the Arabs to beat them on Sunday and halt their 'Big Mo'.
On to more important matters. Every game is now must win. Tomorrow will be a high-pace game on a torrid surface - probably in difficult conditions - and we must set our stall our accordingly.
Boruc
Hinkel Caldewell McManus Naylor
Brown Robson Hartely McGeady
Hesselink Samaras
For this first time this season, my faith has been shaken. I can even note the tone of desperation in Paul 67's posts!
All or nothing, Celtic.
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Happy St. Patrick's Day
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Um Bongo was a fruit drink, chock full of E-numbers so the bairns were guaranteed to be bouncing off the ceiling.
I dont think it get's made anymore.
If Estadio and his beloved lived in the workers paradise of Cuba they would not be able to buy a toaster until 2010 at the earliest.
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Would now be a good time for Celtic PLC to display a bit of charity and buy Gretna’s misery.
Cross border and blood the 'Young ones’' so to speak.
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Since we're having acommercial break, here's one for Greenpeace
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Just for Cadizzy, here's the recipe for Um Bongo
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Bin trying to post this since Xmas eve...
Paul...
It sure is a FUNNY OL GAME SAINT Gretna were out the game weeks ago... Funny this was put OFF till this week and not last when Messers Blatter and Platini were being wined and dined by ourrulers Na rulers are straight well the were when i was in Borstal...
The mighty Gretna who for the good of ecosse foetbal Gave up a Saturday Payday and maybe win bonus to help the opposition further their Euro dream-full of euros and still counting...
If Gretna go to the wall for what... a dustbin mans annual pick up...30k... i think their boots were also stolen the other night
Then last night Bolton put out a reserve team to face Sporting Lisbon to practically THROW their Tie... Because if they lose their 6pointer against the Mighty Wigan the could get relegated and lose 60Million EPL money...
Yea it's a funny ol game when you cross that boarder...
o1bhoy
who'llcrosstheboarderforCheltenham
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Han So Low @13.11;
thanks for the support and encouragement when I missed and hit the side-netting.
You're very trusting. What was the article about?
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Dick Byrne,
good to see your name appear on the Blog again.
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Total Aside
The yanks just found its very own Northern Rock
Bears Stern just been bailed out by the Fed Reserve
Stocks crashing
Tin helmets on!!!!!!!!!!
Sell Sell
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Genuine moonbeam- police in Yorkshire have [unconfirmed] reported that wee Shannon has been found alive.
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davieinlondon,
Thanks for that. Paul forwarded me a copy of your e-mail & so your thoughts & prayers,not to mention thoese of your students, were very much appreciated. Please pass on my thanks & regards to them all.
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Here I am thinking that I might be wasting my time at work looking at the CQN, but I have not been wasting my time after all. I now know what Um Bongo is. So it hasn't been a waste of time after all getting up this morning.
I am like a sponge to all you CQN posters.
Posters keep bequeathing your fountains of knowledge, I am eager to absorb.
Porifera CSC
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Dick Byrne,
You got mail,
Martin.
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Would Gretna be allowed to rejoin the English league they were part of?
Could there be an opportunity to make this new club a feeder club for Celtic? And after a few promotions, be playing in the upper English leagues?
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Michael67/The Left Winger,
can't remember the name of the pub, but if you go along South Street towards the East Sands end, turn on to the A917 (sorry, don't know the name) and head out of the town along this road towards Kinkell Braes Caravan Park. The pub is on the left hand side of the road, near the wee mini roundabout. Was a Celtic pub the last time I was in there.
There may be others in the town itself, but that one was definately friendly.
Hail hail
G.
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Estadio, great news on the impending birth, take care of all, as I am sure you will. Don’t fret if the baby is a day overdue, being born the day we go ‘there’ is a good omen.
Mike, I will be using Movable Type, which is a product I will host myself, not something you register with, like Blogger. There are a few options I am looking at for registration at the moment, no decision on that front yet.
Bigtrainpete, aye.
DBBIA, good news, we hope.
Bieniex, predictable news, or so CQN’s man in the city reported.
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According to the evening Times. Donati is suspended for tomorrow's game, so that sorts that one out.
Also, both Scotts are one game away from a three agme ban. If either is booked tomorrow the ban would start on 29 March!
All eyes on Dougie McDonald tomorrow.
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Estadio, just read that link. Well done to Robin, entertaining writing. And evidence that urban definitions have been inappropriately extrapolated.
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O Know... just started raining in Greenock... hows the weather in Ml?
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Dick Byrne, good to hear from you. I hope you and yours are as well as can be.
Thank you for the Um Bongo recipe Unfortunately, it was only when I opened the link, I realised it was youtube so I got the big scary message access denied message(skull and crossbow, red warning signs and flashing lights) from the firm's cyber police. I was quite looking forward to giving it a go and getting myself sorted for E's.
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Martin, gorgeous sunshine in ML all day.
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Martin, don't panic. It could be raining in Greenock while there's a heatwave in Langbank
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dbbia
If Estadio lived in Cuba he wouldn't need a toaster. Just put out on washing line and wait for sun to do its job.
hespickingonthecubansnow csc
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Dick Byrne,
you're most welcome, my friend. Shall pass on the thanks to the young people.
The most recent game that I've been able to watch, on TV, was the ICT game in which the team looked inspired for 70 mins and then terrifed (after the o.g.)for the remainder. And at the most recent game that I got to at CP, I said to my neighbour (one Martin 42 of that ilk) that they looked as if they didn't really trust each other.
What I'm not saying is that they're poor players.
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Few minutes till the big race
Stand up for the Champions
Kauto Star & Celtic
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Let me just say with a wee bit of bias..
Sporting will beat Rangers home AND away.
They have been a bit inconsistent this season but they have a good side, Veloso will move to Manure at the end of this season im sure for at least 15 million, Liedson is a cracking striker who will score in Glasgow and Lisbon, and they wear the hoops. Might even go as i did when the mighty Maritimo beat them 1 0 in what was nearly McLeish's alamo.
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From "Cuba, An Economic Paradox" Professor Alejandro Blanco 2008
Cuba's nationalised industry accounts for approximately 35% of GDP....light industry comprises textiles, shoes, soap, toothpaste, and corrugated cardboard boxes. Recently, Cuba has become the second largest producers in the world of toasters (2 slice and 4 slice models) and this contributes greatly to its exports along with cigars, sugar and Ry Cooder's backing bands. In the mid-1990s, tourism surpassed sugar processing as the main source of foreign exchange as foreigners took advantage of the keenly priced revolutionary "Pan Bronceado" literally bronzed bread. Recently, there have been reports that Fidel's last mandate was to ban toaster until 2010 but these have been dismissed as "lazy journalism"
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I couldn't tip coal!
15:30 - Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup Chase (Grade 1) (Class 1)
Race Status: Result
1st 5 Denman
2nd 10 Kauto Star
3rd 12 Neptune Collonges
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the narrowboat tim,
Hope you didn't wager your house?
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a good news story though not football related:
Missing girl Shannon found alive
Hope everyone has a good weekend and doesn't indulge too much over St patrick's
Hail Hail and three points tomorrow please Celtic.
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martin42.
I see your in e-mailing mode to-day,looking forward to the next BBs meeting.
Still a bit rough after Barcalona,a trying escapade for the old body.
Still trying to make up my mind whether to put a claim in against the holiday Co.
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cadizzy
that means Cuba has a smaller public sector than Scotland
;-)
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narrowbhoat
If you did bet your house, you'd better..................man the liferaft!!!!!!! If you went each way you can now trade down to a comfortable GRP second hand hoeseasons 4 berth!
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Paul...
Re our forward permutations...
Scott McDonald has been selected for Australia's friendly against Singapore 22nd March and the world cup qualifier against China 26th March both games are in Asia, I don't think he will fly out till after the 'Gretna' game on the 23rd, The china game will be about midday wed 26th your time...
He would then fly back Thursday for a midday kick off at the thunderdome...on the SAT...
He pulled up good after the Qatar game... Though i think it caught up with him later re Form dip?...
Plus the China games at altitude for any the Athletes out there...
Anyway hope that helps all you Coaches...
o1bhoy
b
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Gordon J
No I was only enjoying it as a sporting spectacle, I had in a accumulator that was going nowhere.
Good news about Shannon Matthews, it might be the wrong time to say it, but I was disturb about the lack of media concern and coverage over Shannon's disappearance compared to poor Maddy's disappearance. I feel it is another example that the class system is alive and well in the U.K. as Shannon came from a large family that lived on a estate.
Lets hope that Maddy returns safely back to her family too.
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Just a thought looking back at one of Estadio's earlier posts.
Its not so much that the term Hun is offensive, it’s more the manner in which its used that causes the offence.
If you say something in a hostile derogatory manner, it really doesn't matter what you say, it’s the intent,
If you put an evil snarl on your face and called call someone a dirty rotten low down bun, they would be just as offended if you had called them hun instead of bun,
Alternatively, if you were to put a smile on your face and say to someone you’re a right hun mate aren't you, chances are they would smile along with you,
Mind you, if it were a dirty big bruiser of a guy with no sense of humour, probably better of saying nothing,
I know this is all a load of rubbish but what the heck, its Friday afternoon and I'll be in the pub shortly.
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TNT, on your point re media coverage, I mentioned to my wife on the phone that "they've found that wee girl" Her instintive reply was "Oh!, Madeleine McCann?"
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O1bhoy, I don’t fancy that schedule for McDonald. Think he can be ruled out of Ibrox.
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Cadizzy
Am I being cynical that Shannon is one of seven children living on a housing estate had anything to do with the lack of media coverage.
At the risk of insulting the fine journalists that frequent this fine blog but the profession of the journalist is down there with Politicians, Used-Car Salesman and parking wardens.
Hope I have not offended too many bloggers on this site that might work in these professions
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I see Rangers are at Tannadice on the Sunday in between their UEFA Cup games. Now that's a toughie. Especially if we were to have won at Ibrox just before the 1st leg. I don't mind admitting my faith has been shaken but it's still very much all to play for.
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9 am pitch inspection tomorrow morning as per official site.
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Any' new' Gretna would have to start off at the bottom of the English pyramid, and work there way up through all 20 promotions to reach the Pinnacle
Alternatively they could apply to join the South of Scotland League, or the Est of Scotland League, who are Seniors but playing at a lower level than Juniors.
It would be great to revive the name of Solway Star FC, who disbanded in 1942.
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PS When they joined the SL they were at level 7 in England
PPS I expect the lad who produced the chart has an anorak of many colours.
DBBIA/Araknophilia CSC.
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TNT, not cynical at all. What other reason could there be for the difference in coverage? It is as though the thought process was "A child is missing. Let's do a family background check before we decide on our reaction." It reminds me of the pretty awful press reporting of Peter Sutcliffe's victims or the strong push to differentiate in the 80s between gay AIDS victims and somebody in Arthur Ashe's situation, for example.
Sadly, I think my wife's response is a perfect example of the effect of the media coverage.On this site, we like to ponder on, even proclaim, the death of the old media. Away from Scottish football, we haven't even laid a glove on it.
John
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I think Yoker Athletic should replace Gretna in the league, they have a modern stadium in that quaint little fishing village by the banks of the Clyde. Holm Park
And I am sure those that frequent Babbitys would enjoy drinking at the Cawdor or the Lovatt before the game when Celtic plays there.
Milbrae Crescent CSC
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