Captain Brown

1st?

2nd?

hAIL!
hAIL!

and 3rd?

where the hell are you all?

good move

bilbo - was that really necessary?

Sorry west wales, ruined your 1,2,3:)

Scott Brown ain't the answer !

fleagle1888

The only real choice for Mowbray.

Credit where credit due: that was a good move.

couldn't agree more

Having had a terrible start to this season due to injury having such a tragedy in his personal life. Celtic have yet to see the true Scott Brown. (Also think Strachan played in a too defensive role)

Good luck Scott

fleagle1888

watch, learn then eat yer words

Paul67

If authority results in less headless chicken runs from him then we will definitely benefit. Show your worthy Capn Broon!

By bandwagonesque on February 6, 2010 11:55 AM
"Re the handling of the media, if he had answered differently we wouldn't be having this debate at all."

Whats makes you and others judge and jury on TM's handling of the media.

I hate to burst some bubbles but because TM does not do or say something exactly how you would like does not make him wrong.

I have no problem with people giving an opinion, what i have a problem with is the the egos on here that think they can do it all so much better.

You state "if he had answered differently we wouldn't be having this debate at all", Say's who?, you?, again what makes you and people of the same opinion think that your view is correct and TM has it all wrong?.
What qualifies all of you to tell TM his handling of the media is incorrect, the results on the park suggest his team choice is not correct but that shouldn't mean its open season to criticise everything the man does.

I find the arrogance of some people unreal.

Hail Hail

Two concerns about Skoosh as captain:
1) Will he be droppable if his form is as poor as prior to his injury?
2) Will his status be another nail in the Crosas N'Guemo partnership?

I think he'll do well as Captain.

This could be the making of Broonie, the team and the manager.

ádh mór Broonie

Afternoon all

It's like a Rangers love in on BBC1

Thank God it's Liverpool/Everton in 5 mins

I disagree Paul.

Cant see how making someone captain is going to help a player learn to control the ball and find a team mate with a pass.

i don't think it matters who wears the arm band. Celtic SHOULD have 11 captains on the park. The rebuild starts this weekend!

Cometh the hour, cometh the man?

I concur. The only real choice IMO.

I still think he'll be a hell of a player for us.

4-3-3 please BTM

Apologies if this has already been resolved but does anyone have an idea of the outcome of the window in terms of:

a) Net spend
b) Wage bill

Have to say that I thought the window was successful either way but was just interested...

I don't think there was any other choice. I hope Paul is right and it raises his game to another level. Bhoy do we need it to be so.

If Brown shows the form to justify a place in the team then maybe he could be an option as Captain.

He must be delighted at the new sponsorship deal, should be able to get tickets to go to T in the Park this year, whether he is told not to go or not.

Have we started legal proceedings against the Daily Record for the Scott Brown carry on the other week?

I'm going to stick my neck out here and claim that I could do a better job than Mowbray.

Really, it's not that hard.

He has more or less unlimited resources compared to his rivals.

His main rival is up to its neck in manure without a dime.

I could reckon on it.

As far as the media goes: I would talk to the BBC, SKY, ESPN, CQN :-), NTV, CV and CelticTV.

The rest can make up their usuals.

Celtic Tom

Me being arrogant would make you naive (sp?)

You think he is right to answer everything straight down the line - fair enough. You are in a small minority.

My concern is he is making his own job more difficult.

Any ideas on who the next captain will be when Brown gets injured/dropped or suspended.Until then we will have 3 or 4 weeks of his headless chicken routine.
Is there a record for the amount of captains a football team has had in one season.

It's time to bin the predictable WGS 4-4-2, with a central 2 and 2 "wingers". TM played a 4-3-3 at Hibs and it brought the best out of Scott Brown.
As I said last night, Crosas & NGuemo must start in midfield with Broon. Keane a defo starter and perm any two attacking players from about 8!
Aiden looks like he needs a rest, so bench him and try something different.

What's the latest on the injury front?

TTTT

My latest, for all interested readers.

Word of warning .... it's a long 'un.

http://www.monthehoops.co.uk/showthread.php?p=446220#post446220

Hail Hail

By Walter Neff on February 6, 2010 12:05 PM

As said before, i have no problem with anyone expressing an opinion on how TM manages Celtic, this is all our right as Celtic supporters.

What i totally disagree with is personal insults of the man as a person.

The abuse and constant personal criticism he receives on this blog is staggering and Would be at home on FF.

I'm no saint and have shouted many of insults at the manager or players in the heat of the moment, even when i read the blog after games its understandable that peoples frustrations get the better of them, but when its the end of the week and people are ripping the man to shreds for his HONESTY is too much for me.

offtopic. re matches showning in the Scottish Cup are the games shown on the BBC. Is the monies paid shared by all clubs or only the ones involved ?

West Wales Celt at 12.23

My thoughts exactly. Normally a captain is undroppable & Brown form since joining has been poor to say the least.

Also we have tried several partnerships in the middle of the park Brown & Hartley, Brown & Robson, Brown & Donati, Brown & N'Guemo none of these worked but spot the link. N'Guemo & Crosas seems to work & I still can't work out what Crosas has done to merit being dropped.

I don't believe we have a natural choice for captain but I'd have gone with Hinkel - an experienced international player.

CSIAL

sorry popped out for a few minutes..

no early KO's picked today..

BT

what is the stars

The whole thing is symptomatic of how reputation has triumphed over form this season.

Players have less incentive to do well (e.g. Crosas) if their hard work is rewarded with a spell on the bench to accommodate one of the manager's favourites.

Paul67

A hothead for Captain?

The only thing Scott Brown had left, when he limped out of TM's stumbling team was a hefty price tag.

The whole Captaincy debate is over played imo we should change it every week, if need be.

Brown has a better chance of being a left backm under the present fiasco than a Captain of Celtic.

Hail Hail

Good article Paul.
I am not a massive fan, but Scott is now the captain of our team.

Lets see what he brings, when he is injury free and not told to do the sitting role that Strachan seemed to ask of him.

He was certainly a player under btm, he does not lose that ability by moving to our team.

Give it a chance and support him and the team.
lets start with a resounding victory tommorrow

Hail Hail

Making Brown Captain is a strange one.

Does this guarantee him a place whenver he is fit at the expense of all other players?

He has failed to show any sort of form (before he got injured) and put in many hopeless performances where he couldnt pass, shoot, tackle and was basically a headless chicken.

Admittedly he has a 'spark' and looks like he wants to win - which is a Captains quality - but surely someone needs to be a regular starter and showing some match winning form before being made Captain.

I dont see that this appointment will in itself make any difference to the way we are playing, but hope Im wrong.

And I hope Brown shows the form that some believe he is capable of - as I think he has had his chances and spurned them. He should be moved on in the summer if he doesnt show up.

hang the dj:

Trouble is I think Tony prefers Ki over Crosas - not a wise preference IMO

I think Brown as captain is a good call. I also agree we haven`t seen the best of him. We can still win the League !!!

evertheoptimistCSC

That was long James Forrest:)

Well written.

Hope the captains armband brings out leadership qualities in Brown he hasn't shown to date. Agressive play is comendable as is a first class work rate, getting involved in needless arguments with players and the referee simply leeds to avoidable bookings and suspensions. Start showing an example to the young players around you Scott. Robson had the balance right. What concerns me is that we have a team with no obvious leaders, we can only hope that these guys stand up and be counted from now until the end of the season.
Hail, Hail

Is he smart enough to be captain?

West Wales Celt on February 6, 2010 12:23 PM

Re - Will his status be another nail in the Crosas N'Guemo partnership?

I suspect it will be, but I hope not. I think Crosas may be the one to miss out too. As TTTT says, 4-3-3 might be the way to go........

By bandwagonesque on February 6, 2010 12:30 PM

Listen mate I'm not looking for a fight or to upset anyone on here,
what I'm asking is for people to take a step back and think about what they are saying.

Gone are opinions replaced by facts that TM cant do anything right,
you may disagree with that but this is how i see it.

I don't think I'm naive, i just don't happen to think all i say is correct!.

I don't know you so i don't know if you are arrogant, but alot of the comments on here certainly fulfill that criteria (not all your comments by the way).

Hail Hail

PS, come on the saints get in tae they B's

Its all about opinions, or at least it should be............

from previous thread.

what is the stars,

have another look at what you said:

By what is the stars on February 6, 2010 10:51 AM
monteblanco

Both Mark McGhee and John Hughes would do a better job than Tony Mowbray

I see nothing there about opinions or what you think only a clear statement.
Also, as a betting man, how on Gods earth can you justify taking a punt on either of these two rather than giving the current manager the time to finish the job he has only just begun? They might provide a better quick fix solution to win the SPL but I believe that Tony Mowbray has bigger plans for us. To lay the foundations for a team to dominate in the long term takes time and involves many teething problems. Do you think Man Utd would have had the success they have had had they fired Alex ferguson after 5 trophyless years?
I for one am willing to give our manager time. A little support also goes a long way.

Estadio Nacional

'Have we started legal proceedings against the Daily Record for the Scott Brown carry on the other week?'

I think this is unlikely. My information is that Traynor and the Record are on solid ground with this one hence the reason for Traynor's bullishness/arrogance in the immediate aftermath of the 'in the hands of our lawyers' comment by the club.

Best of luck Scott, with some of the fans we've got, your going to need it.

Extraordinary

Is he smart enough to open a tin of beans?

When our history teacher Mr Murray (now in San Francisco — Hail Hail, if you're looking in Jim) was left without a captain when Wullie Doc got injured, the figurative arm band (real arm bands were noncy nancy things to everyone in Scottish football in those days) went to the star player and midfield general, Johnny G.

Johnny was the salt of the earth, but I wouldn't fancy his chances on Brain of Britain. Or even Brain of Ayrshire. For example, we came out of O Grade arithmetic at the same moment and I asked Johnny how he thought he had got on. He said ‘brilliant’ as far as the ‘main bit’ of his answers was concerned. It was just that Johnny had never learned what decimal points were all about and had had to guess where the point went in each answer.

Anyway, Johnny as captain was a totally different footballer: sensible, conservative, mature, level-headed, responsible. So much so that, in possession midway in our own half, he decided against attempting his trademark defence-splitter to set up one of the strikers, chose a back-pass instead and scored the most spectacular own goal I have ever seen in the postage stamp of our net.

We still won.

Good luck Scott. Be great.

Oh no, Kingoh's on again..... :-(

TTTT

Bhoy From County Hell

Everything I write on here is simply my opinion right or wrong

So yes I will say again John Hughes and Mark MGhee would do a better job than Tony Mowbray.
Neither would be my choice to manage celtic.
But in my opinion they would be better than the current manager.

Overhead - with or without ring pull?

TTTT

...And a good morning to you to!

Definitely without!!

Then again Rooney aint a member of Mensa...

Whit, Brown captain? Is Billy McNeil injured??

Hail! Hail!

West Wales Celt

I think Ki looks quite a classy player & if we go with a 3-5-2 then we could have Crosas & N'Guemo sitting in the midfield with Ki pushing forward dictating play. At the moment I don't believe our Captain merits a starting place.

True, true.

True, true.

Coupon

Blantyretim - Mk Dons
twists n turns - WBA
Jobo Baldie - Nottingham Forest
Estadio Nacional - Chelsea
The Token Tim - Bury
GL2 - Norwich
CSIAL - Brentford
PF Ayr -

What if big Tony knoes more. I.E. S. Browns operation has been a success and is paying dividends in training, and if the player feels good and is looking good, paving a way to delivering on the park-why not?

I agree that we haven't seen the best of Scott Brown. And of course I hope that he reaches his true form very quickly.

But I do wonder whether giving him the captaincy right now is a wide move. I would prefer to see him working on his fitness and game, and becoming a first team regular. That should be his target for the rest of the season.

I would have given Robbie Keane the armband for now. Yes, he is a loan signing, but he has far more experience of captaincy that anyone else we have.

By Che on February 6, 2010 12:57 PM
By what is the stars on February 6, 2010 10:37 AM

and Dan Breen puts them to the sword.....

Well done comrade great start to the day!

COUPON

SORRY I`M LATE

ROUGH AS A BADGER

BOURNEMOUTH

WITS - well done on the Dan Breen tip. Won like a good un.
See Mrs H has a couple of hurdlers out later on the same card, possibly the same ones you highlighted previously but the meeting was abandoned?

Kingoh - good afternoon! Feeling better today after getting all that bad stuff out of your system yesterday?! PMA!

TTTT

Scott Brown our Capitano!!?

Hi Paul, Not sure that this guy is what we are looking for in a captain at this present time?
First we are not even sure were Captain browns best position on the feild is at present or if he has the credentials to motivate them around him in the correct manner?
Secondly,
I would have favoured someone that was first pick on the team sheet every week and as he has just returned from a long lay off, His fitness and the roll the manager has shoved onto him might be a little soon!!?
Finally my belief is that a Captain should be able to influence a game through his actions and be able to command the field of play which includes the REFEREES!! Something that has not been seen for a while around Celtic Park....I can only hope that Scott Brown will show us these skills in the coming weeks and months ahead?....and then just maybe the target will be Hit!!?

tommytwiststommyturns

Most coaches would agree, and can see that two wide, with winger type players is
an easy system to stop, and will be in most SPL games, Calderwood survived the initial
charge, and fixed it in ten minutes.

The reliance on McGeady is bordering on farcical,to such an extent his game has suffered
badly, we think he needs a rest, so watch out for him starting tomorrow.

HH

By Paddygallagher on February 6, 2010 12:56 PM

Come on mate get with it, its already been discussed on here and the decision is that Brown is as useless as BTM.

if there's any more of this giving the manager or player the benefit of the doubt and support you should be baned!!!!

TTTT

More like PTSD

Hun game....referee true to for...commentators....yuk ..... Stb Mirren player stopped play for two hurt huns......huns don't give them back the ball....nothing said....!!!

There's only one player in the squad that has the spirit required of Celtic captain. Scott Brown.
His natural aggression, tempered by the captains armband will bring the best out of him.
I'd rest Aiden McGeady, he looks like he needs it.

All the best

TLV

TWISTY

NAP

JASS 4-00 DON

One of the problems I feel with the team selection is that Mowbray will undoubtedly play Keane (due to cost/ability) and also Fortuné (on form and managers favourite) - meaning we have 2 strikers to start.

I think NGuemo is a stick on due to his good form.

McGeady on form is also a cert in the starting 11 but his current form is not good so he should be dropped.

Ki looks class but I agree that the Central Midfield cannot afford the luxury of having no-one with a tackle in them so Ki is not guaranteed a place.

Kamara (having just been signed) will probably get a few games to stake his claim.

Crosas seems to have been unfairly dropped after providing much needed stability prior to the 'tinker man''s January signing exploits.

Brown being given the captaincy - surely means he will start games.

Above ALL else - what we need is COHESION. A resilient team with a clear strategy and game plan - and a plan B when required.

I would predict BTM's favoured starting 11 to be as follows:

Boruc

Hinkel Hooiveld Loovens Braefheid

McGeady NGuemo Brown Kamara

Fortuné Keane

My Favoured 11 would be ...

Boruc

Hinkel Hooiveld Thompson Braefheid

NGuemo Crosas McGeady

Ki

Fortuné/Rasmussen Keane

Celtic Tom - fair play.

I took a fair bit of stick over the last couple of days for backing TM. And I still do, all the way.

Arrogant and Naive are opposite ends of a very wide spectrum - I'm guessing we will fall somewhere in the middle, and actually not that far apart on most issues.

Not watching the huns, but hoping they have a very physical draw / defeat.

I have to give the benifit of the doubt to both - hope, faith blind loyalty is getting spent rapidly. Doubt I have in abundance.

bourne - not holding my breath waiting on those team changes, but maybe TM will surprise us tomorrow?!

:-) smileys for Kingoh!!

TTTT

What is being the best player got to do with being captain?
John Terry was/is a good captain for country and club, certainly not the best player in either team.
Yet a smashing captain why because he takes no nonsense off team mates, opposition or referee's for that matter
What he does give is drive determination and a desire to win, he cant stand getting beat.
Which my friends in Celtic is the very reason why SB will captain Celtic with distinction and may well be a future Scotland captain to boot.
TM you have made a good choice perhaps this decision will change how our season is going.

Hail Hail

MTT

Does this mean Scott Brown now becomes "unbookable" in the Scottish game?

Oh, wait......

Kyriakos sent off for Liverpool for a two footed challenge

Both team taking no prisoners in the merseyside derby

can anyony print figures of incomings and out goings in the window

anyone having problems accessing Channel 67 today?

Just thinking a draw would be the better result with the huns, the more games they need to play the better so a replay would be great.

I don't think it will be the last red card at Anfield today

twists n turns.

you have mail.

Overhead_Kick- Yes, I cannot accces it.

HH

goldstar

Cheers

Great!! I only signed up last night and havent managed to see anything yet... Doh

Bandwagonesque 12:30 PM

Celtic Tom
........

"You are in a small minority."

On what basis to you make this assertion?

For what it's worth, I agree with celtictom.
Guess i wasn't amongst those polled.

James Forrest

Great Post! A worthy read!
Very spooky!
I always remember the Huns, and Tories in power at the time!
I remember talking about this about 10 years ago! They went hand in hand!

Westy1888

Celtictom

I'd prefer them to just lose so the treble is not on.

Less games and less income too.

Pick up injuries in the league games.

Alan Preston on Radio Scotland

"I've had a really bad week - all I need now is to go home and find John Terry's car in my drive".......

Like that!

I'm watching the second have with no volume, unless St Mirren score.....He He !!!

' if there's any more of this giving the manager or player the benefit of the doubt and support you should be baned!!!!'

Aye, get a grip, Paddygallagher.
Are you one of these subversive Happy Clappers we hear so much about ?

Cowgae lad - i dont have my abacus happy. Not sure on percentages!

Twas the prevailing mood on the blog and on teh 6 texts I got this morning.

Nothing more or less.

after all i've said on the previous said please let it be known that i hold no personal grudge against our new captain.

i just think he is a poor player and the decision is a bad one.
IMO the captaincy would have galvanised boruc and the responsibiliy would have maybe seen him return to the world class goalie we used to know. at least we know he has it in him, unlike brown, who just runs around a lot.

that said, i'm prepared to do a TM and 'take it on the chin'. the decisions been made, i've got to accept it (despite it being the worst one TM's made so far).

i may continue to criticise but when the games kick off i'll be among the first to say 'come on broony prove me wrong'.

get the humble pie ready but i won't hold my breath.

-----------------------------------------------------

on different note. kyrgiakos sent off for a dirty two footed lunge. once a hun always hun? you can get away from it for rangers but not for anyone else.

also, gerrard is deemed 'clever' by andy gray for his dive to win a free kick. i don't remember similar comments about ronaldo.

what is the stars,

Fair enough. Opinions being like balloon knots and all that :)

Hail Hail

By Jinky on February 6, 2010 1:30 PM

Fair point, sack my last post cany actually believe i wanted anything other than the worst for the huns, I blame the wean she had me up at half 5 this morning am obviously not thinking straight!:-)

By James Forrest on February 6, 2010 12:34 PM

Cracking piece once again,

Do you use voice actuated software?
if not Id suggest a big bucket of ice for those typing fingers of yours they must be in agony!!!!

Hail Hail

Che

Estadio Nacional 12:28 PM

"If Brown shows the form to justify a place in the team then maybe he could be an option as Captain.

He must be delighted at the new sponsorship deal, should be able to get tickets to go to T in the Park this year, whether he is told not to go or not."

Pathetic

"Have we started legal proceedings against the Daily Record for the Scott Brown carry on the other week?"

Like almost everyone else here I don't know.
If it matters that much to you, contact the club directly.
It's not that hard to do.

And feel free to post their reply.

dean moriarty

A captain must talk to his team mates both on and of the park, Boruc does not do this.

He is a loner, with no interest in what the other players do.

NAW mate, just supporting my team through thick and thin.

dean_moriarty,

Gerard is undoubtedly a very fine player. But he has history for diving.

So the one's who think the manager has reached the end of the road are not true supporters?

Latest song from Love Street 'Mowbray must stay'

Who is acting like huns??

James Forrest

James I've never dialogued with you before on CQN, but , I've just read your latest essay and I have to say its a fine piece of work.

That's not to say I agree with your sentients, but your analogy between the Tony's and Gordon's is interesting.!

As a club, we were indeed fortunate to get MoN as manager, but equally we were good for him , and in the 2 years or so before he came to Celtic MoN was overlooked for a variety of top jobs in England (Liverpool / Arsenal / Everton).I don't agree with your inference that managers won't jump ship mid season , and that Dalglish did us an inferred favour by hanging around for four months.If TM left, there are others out there.
This leads me on to my next point about what does it take to be Celtic Manager - whilst Paul Lambert and Willie McStay are doing well in current roles, IMHO they are both one job away from Celtic. ....for those clamouring for Willie McStay, I would ask you to look at his track record in youth development , or , to be more precise how many products of his youth / reserve teams are in our first team.
That's not to say that they don't have potential - I think there is something about Paul Lambert which will make him a great manager, but from Colchester to Celtic (via Norwich) in less than 12 months is an issue.
So, back to the core of the issue SACK HIM or BACK HIM ?
Like many readers of this site (I suspect) my view changes with my emotions. As I sit writing just now, my view is we have a man with talents not yet reaching the levels required to do the job.
In most other industries, when this happens, the individual would be given more support training , mentoring , other development.

So going back to my original back him or sack him, in the cold light of day, we have invested heaviliy in TM , let's support him, and IMHO the best waty to do that is a mentor. We can call him whatever, but, on his own TM is struggling - give him a chance, give him support .
I think we are in ''violent agreement' !
VOTE Tony , VOTE Celtic !
Regards
CCB

Naismith-u one ugly hun!.

Kingoh - the huns are acting like huns

They always do,

Che

Did you know any off the names?

Today is Saturday

kingoh,

Has it occurred to you that they might just be trying to encourage the disharmony among our support and that the last thing they want is for us to unite behind our manager?

In twenty minutes it will be 5 past 2

Bhoy from the County Hell

Eh?...no. I think they just want him to stay.

Noticed the referee pulling the two captains together in the Liverpool v Everton game probably to ask them to get their teams to calm down.

I remeber Scott Brown being asked to calm down in the 0-0 home game against Motherwell, he went on to spend the next 20 minutes concentrating on getting back at the Motherwell player who tackled him.

CowgateLad 1:35pm

Whats 'pathetic'?

Kingoh made a good point about the Daily record thing earlier on, Im not 100% Brown is squeeky clean in this one.

Whittaker resembles the Cat in the Hat

Boogie off the line.

You couldnt accuse this bear or inbreeding

http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/2841854/Fans-aim-boot-at-bankers.html

It was I who shook the Sherrifs hand ,but I did not shake the deputys

http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/2841723/Celtic-mad-beaks-joke-at-rivals.html

One of the 4 or 5 huns on the Clyde panel said Wattie spilled more beans after the midweek game because he was in a cream puff at not being allowed to get a loan player who was on 52 grand a week. Seemingly he was told he could use the money from the sale of that rat faced portuguese player they punted during January to fund half the mysterious mans wages.But sadly the bankers pulled the plug on the move..Boo Hoo lol

0-0 at St Mirren park at HT and Paul Gallaghers had one save to make.How on Earth can we lose the league again to this mob? .Think most of know the answer .

http://i.thisislondon.co.uk/i/pix/2009/01/Mr-Motivator-243x290.jpg

ThePubAwaitsCSC

Off inbreeding

Offski

By kingoh on February 6, 2010 12:46 PM

you may have inside knowledge about this but papers never admit they are wrong unless they are forced to. threats of legal action are not reason enough for them to do it, backing down on something like this would mean whats left of their credibility would be shot to pieces.

their reaction says nothing about the accuracy or not of the story. they lie for a living.

Lets face it, 2 things are going to happen between now and the end of the season...

Sliding Doors Scenario 1

Celtic beat Dunfermline
Celtic beat Hearts, Aberdeen and Dundee Utd
Celtic beat Rangers Home and Away
Celtic win the league by a narrow margin
Tony Mowbray is hailed a Hero / Genius
Celtic win Scottish Cup
Celtic Fans repent for doubting BTM could do it
Celtic do the Double with CL Football to look forward to
Keano returns to Spurs with an SPL winners medal
Good Times

Sliding Doors Scenario 2

Celtic beat Dunfermline
Celtic drop points against Hearts, Aberdeen and Dundee Utd
Celtic fail to beat Rangers Home and Away
Celtic finish 2nd
Celtic Fans in uproar and want BTM sacked
Celtic face qualifying rounds of CL again
Fans unhappy and season ticket renewals falter even further
Keano returns to Spurs after unsuccessful loan spell
BTM is sacked?

Sliding Doors Scenario 3

The 3rd scenario is that Celtic lose the SPL but show signs that they have built a team that is likely to beat all before them in the league next year and make a dent in Europe.

Craig Patterson on Kris Boyd....

"He scores goals in all the big games and the games that matter...."

Have I missed something?

Pointless Comments :-))))

It's been bothering me a while wher I saw that face lol.

'I am 100% sure Celtic have not seen the best of Scott Brown. Perhaps being captain will give the player the confidence and authority he needs to deliver for Celtic.'

Reasonable shout Paul, this is a big season for SB and the armband will hopefully bring out the maturity he needs to kick on his Celtic career. Good that it is given to a Scot also.

DundeePerth - beat me to it. He's just about the worst pundit out there.

Broadfoot kicks the ball away in disgust...no booking...!!

Celtic40rme

If Celtic do indeed follow through with their threat of legal action and win their case then if it makes you or anyone else feel better come on and give me a big 'na na na na na'!

All I am saying is that from what I have been told there is substance to their story and a legal challenge is not expected.

EN

Cowgate lad response to you is possibly the most gratuitously rude comment that i have witnessed on this site

why some consider it necessary to be so rude is beyond me

as for pathetic ..it certainly was

re ths Record case ..it`s all gone a bit quiet despite the sabre rattling at the time

Clashcitybhoy...

Agree fully when you say that Martin O'Neill's move here was good for him and us. Another decent British manager at a crossroads that could benefit with a move here, and we'd certainly benefit from his work, is Mark Hughes.

I like the way his teams refuse to be bullied and that's essential in the SPL. The way he got his Welsh and Blackburn sides to punch above their weight would bode well for us in Europe too.

Even if Mowbray did turn things around, his powderpuff approach to the EPL makes me fear the worst in the CL.

Making Skoosh captain might be the making of him - lets hope so. But In six months he enters the last year of his contract. So its either a contract extension or sell him then.

pointless comments

very funny :¬))

Craig Patterson is a hun loving dobber ....he doesn`t even pretend to be impartial

I can smell a penalty.

1-0 Liverpool Kuyt

Huge embarassment for Everton if they lose this

Kingoh @ 12:46

"My information is that Traynor and the Record are on solid ground with this one hence the reason for Traynor's bullishness/arrogance in the immediate aftermath of the 'in the hands of our lawyers' comment by the club."

So you'll be in the camp which considers Scott Brown's appointment to Captain as nothing more than a knee jerk desperate attempt to lend weight to Tony Mowbray's stance over the "story", not a carefully considered & long thought over decision as part of our manager's long term plan?

I'm interested in the whole "my information" aspect of your post.

Sounds like a Keith Jackson "exclusive" to me.

Don't mind me though, I'm just a happy clapper after all.

PF ayr 2:02 PM

Cheap shots at my team and/or those who play for them do not go dowm well with me.

Healthy, constuctive critisism I am more than happy with.

Maybe I'm in the wrong place.

kingho

re Brown/Record story

that`s my understanding

Celtictom @ 12:34 - totally agree

Personal insults directed towards Tony Mowbray are a disgrace.

Regardless of disparate views on his ability, he is undoubtedly a decent man.

Hail Hail

hi 53
meeting at 11 am tomorrow are u going

lurgan57

Blimey! Just reread that!
Spelling lessons wouldn't be too bad a thing either.

Them.

Not seen much of the game only the last 15 mins.

They are rank. How on earth did they get 10pts clear of us in the league?

More of this and we'll be on their tails in no time.
Referees permitting.

57.

Don't know if I'll make it. Heading off to Navan noe for An Mhi V Ard Macha. Won't be back till late and unlike you I need my beauty sleep

southbhoy

No probs...I won't 'mind you'

Make sure though that you come on and let me know when Celtic win their legal case for this non-story. I don't read the record so will probably miss it.

I wish Broonie all the best in his new role as our captain.

Scott,

Get stuck in, be vocal, raise your game, and command excellence in yourself and teammates. It is your time to stand up and be counted. We are all counting on you!

PF ayr 2:02pm

There seems to be a lot of it about.

Just put the coupon on there, a great pay out if it comes up...

EN

PF Ayr

In that case I refer you to southboy to be sorted out!

Regarding the Jackson/Brown story - as far as I remember Celtic didn't say they were taking legal action, merely that they were seeking legal advice.

At this stage that legal advice seems to have been "you'se huvnae a leg to stand on".

kingoh

i'm not arguing with you, merely pointing out that nothing that has been said or done would lead me to believe the story is true. even if we dont follow through with legal action it doesnt mean there was substance to the story.

i make it a rule of thumb that i dont believe a word i read in the daily record. i'll believe what celtic tell me every time, if that makes me naive then so be it, i know who i trust more.

Last minute/stoppage time penalty?

bbc commentary disgracefully biased towards rangers.

Brines keeps St Mirren at bay in the closing minutes

Replay at Mordor. No bad thing.

TTTT

For anyone who watched the huns game, this is why there's still a glimmer of hope for the league.

Gallant Gers Earn Money Spinning Replay

Report to follow (follow)....

Kingoh,

I suppose you believe everything you read in the papers as well?
We should get together for a few games of poker some night. Bring your wallet!

53
enjoy the match and as regards beauty sleep i think we can forget the beauty bit

57 lol

There's a fine line between fishing
and standing on the bank like a pr**k

Does this mean the season will be extended?

Celtic40rme

Not arguing either. I have not even bought a record this century apart from the 2 'Kano' stories last year. I have no love of tabloids and consider them lowlife. However, it doesn't take away from my belief that there is a substance to this story and Celtic will make no more noise about legal action.

My opinion would normally be the same as yours. Unfortunately I have been told differently on this particular occasion.

St Mirren show us how to neutralise the other mob - well-organised midfield and defence and fight for everything. The difference beteen StM and us? We now have the finishers to kill them off. We will do this!!

Cup draws away from home part of rangers strategy to fund debts.

Two ibrox replays so far will have put £0.5m there way.

Half the attempts of home side tells it's own story.

Another fund raising reply for the huns.

At the start of the season Celtic supporters( myself included) claimed our defence is crap. TM makes wholesale changes. Same with the midfield and attack. What we need is a penalty box striker. TM delivers. One game with HIS team results in defeat by Kilmaarnock. Get rid of the manager we shout.I noted in the summer there was not a rush of managers queing for the post and also that our first choices weren't in a hurry to accept the poison chalice. A happy clapper or a realist?

Boruc

Hinkel
Loovens
Hoiveld
Braafheid

N'Guemo
Brown
Ki (Crosas)

McGeady
Keane
Fortune (Rasmussen)

IMO Our best current XI in a 4-3-1-2 formation.

IMO:
- Artur is best keeper at club;
- Unless Rogne is any better, Loovens gets nod ahead of Thompson and O'Dea (although I'm not a huge fan...);
- Ki gets nod over Crosas as he appears more direct and I feel that this is what we lack from the midfield - Brown should also be given license to join the attacks and get ahead of the ball;
- McGeady in the 'hole' as he is wasted out on the touchline. Let him run at defences - the movement of the front 2 is very good and will create more space for him to advance or commit defenders to leaving them (strikers) unmarked and, providing McGeady can lift his head, will find more scoring opportunities with Aiden in this role;
- Fortune has shown enough promise recently to merit a run in the team...providing he keeps hitting the target.

Ready to fill the places of non-performers is (subs)
Zaluska
Caddis
O'Dea
Crosas
McCourt
Kamara
Rasmussen

On paper, and barring the central defence, this is the most talented Celtic squad we have seen since MON era.

BTM should be given until the end of the season to put things right. By that I mean getting the wins with the style and flair he is aiming for. IF we 'click' but dont win the league then I would stick with the manager for next season.

KTF

CB

definately a rangers side, put out to bring another game in.

that can backfire on them if an injury were to happen.

but desperate times for them.

if only we could have shown some desperation,

Bhoy from the County Hell

Poker? Love it. Give me directions to county hell.

By weeminger on February 6, 2010 2:16 PM

or perhaps that it isnt worth the bother of an ugly public bitch-fight. brown couldnt have been more clear when he denied it, if it is true, and brown has lied about the meeting with mowbray and then lied about leaking the story to jackson then mowbray is making a monumental error of judgement. i just cant see it.

jackson and keevins lie for a living. keevins has form with this sort of thing, i'll take celtics word over those maggots any day of the week.

By Clare's Bhoy on February 6, 2010 2:29 PM

Happy to go with that - even if only because there's no sign of Samaras anywhere.

Am skint, anybody got any tips for today?

By Paddygallagher on February 6, 2010 2:28 PM

apparently we need some muscle in midfield now as well. i'm sure it'll turn into another failing on someones part hat we didnt get some in in january.

By celtictom on February 6, 2010 2:33 PM

look down the back of the sofa

Clares Bhoy

Have you let both Mcginn and Samarass out on loan?

This is getting ridiculous now:

Rangers dressing room:

Nosurname: Right lads, remember we're playing for a draw today. 0-0 will do. Kyle you're up front. That's our 0 sorted. Now just make sure we don't lose a daft goal. Boogie, none of they mazy runs ya big eejit. Just defend. That should do it.Nice wee replay...money in the coffers.

Seriously????

Kingoh

I posed a question regarding your opinion of the matter, do you believe Brown has been appointed to Captain as a reaction to the record's story or do you believe Mowbray when he says he had no plans whatsoever to exclude Brown from his plans?

Don't know quite what's got your goat so much other than my pointing out that your reference to "information" is about as plausible as that well known hack's phrase "a source close to the club claims" when not backed up with anything substantial.

Speculate all you want, thinking's fine, knowing's priceless.

Hail Hail

AULDBHOY, wouldn't pick Samaras ahead of any of those strikers named. McGinn I forgot about, wouldnt fit that system I dont think so he would vie for a space on the bench....also forgot about Naylor ;-)

Hail Hail
CB

Paul67

I've long been disappointed by Scott Brown, although I had hoped that he would be a star for us. Here's hoping the armband does that for him. It's a bit like the 'shrinking jerseys' thing in some ways.

Celtictom.

You did ask, stop giving your money to the bookie

Clares Bhoy

No problems there then? Only wish BTM could forget about him too!!

My earlier prediction comes true

Pieenar sent off as Gerrard cheats yet again

The huns are what they are hammer thowers with the best player currently in scotland davis. They will sort out st mirren at mordor.

St mirren did well with a compact and tight defence with a midfield that battled well. Up front they look like what they are poor.

I Espically liked higgdon sorting out big elbows.

Tomorrow we have yet another defence reshuffle and you can call our manager anything you want but he certainly aint lucky.

i would see us going with

Boruc
Caddiss
Loovens
Odea
Braafheid

McGeady
Brown cpt
Landry
Kamara

Fortune
Keane

This should do the job.

Hail Hail

By westy1888 on February 6, 2010 1:43 PM

Cany say that I do Westy

southbhoy

I really don't KNOW if the appointment was a reaction to the Record story but my OPINION is that it is not beyond the realms of possibility that the record story influenced all this. Mowbray making a stand perhaps. Just an opinion mind.

As for the legal action, people hint at having inside info all the time on this site. Some you choose to believe, some you don't. It's your choice. I'm not going to lose sleep over you not believeing me.What I will say is that it is not pure speculation. Again, no need to believe me on that either.

Paul, I really hope that I'm mistaken about Brown and that giving him the captaincy will act as a catalyst and make him the McStay-esque central midfielder we all hoped we signed from Hibs.
However, I fear that he may never be this player..for me it is a similar sort of scenario as to when recently people were discussing him coming back from injury.
When he has been fit, Brown has brought energy and aggression to our midfield, but little else and even these attributes can sometimes be counter-productive given his penchnat for getting involved or booked.
While I think that his ankle injury inhibited the mobility of his game, I don't think it impacted on the technical side.
When he was fit before..he had no FIRST TOUCH..couldn't SCORE and his PASSING wasn't great...
I'm not sure that bestowing the captaincy on him will alter these facts, why would it??
The problem is that for us, Brown has to be the dynamic box to box midfielder, the play maker and goalscorer whereas for Scotland he can do hi more accustomed role of grafting and harrying, something which I think accounts for his seemingly better displays for the national team.
I hope I'm proved wrong but for me Brown hasn't got a football brain and being captain will not change this a jot.
Dom

If the advice from the legal team is that the Club cant succeed with any formal action then as Club we have the option to take localised action(s)
The Club appear to feel strongly about the story, and not for the first time with this particular newspaper,
withdraw the advertising revenue,
withdraw their right to access our players/employees
withdraw their access to the stadium,
In essence cut off their oxygen supply

How many of us would like to do that literally to traynor and jackass?
If its a point of principle we are raising this on, then defend the principle.

Simples

Che

Brilliant idea. Do the club have the bottle?

If not abundantly clear before, when Lafferty chopped down Hinkel to no response from the Celtic team, it was clear we had no bottle and no battle.

Early appearances suggest Hoiveld will show up for a fight in the coming weeks, Keane likewise. They don't need an armband to show those qualities. Giving Scott Brown the opportunity to be the actual captain gives him no room to hide. I don't doubt he will flourish.

I expect Scott Brown would have taken a booking to sort out Lafferty. Now we need him to raise his game and with him drag a little more from those around him. 10 points is a tall order but we need more than one player wearing an armband to get back into the race.

The Record will defend any action brought against it, it's more a question of whether the substance of the story is attributable to Brown or, for talking sake, just plucked out of nowhere really... and Australian who is now in the NE of England

Broonie may do well as captain let's be frank he can't be any worse than a merry go round or mcmanus.

Tomorrow we should see off the pars and on wednesday we start a round of matches that will define our season.

Hearts will not be easy, greeting face is a good organiser and will be now stamping his ugly imprint on the wee huns.

Aberdeen are needing an upturn in results.

Dundee unt are a very well laid out team with one of the best man managers in scotland now at the helm.

The huns well i can't wait for the game always a great place to go for the atmosphere.

we have faced the poorer teams in scotland and been found wanting. Now is the time for the much wanted improvement.

Hail Hail

Just two wee thoughts regards Scott Brown:

Was he not the man that sacked his agent for trying to talk him out of Celtic?

Was he not the player who, not once, but twice, went out of his way to aid Martin Kane a Celtic Supporter from Perth W.A.

Scott Brown can hold his head high and I hope he does so until his dying day. I hope everybody else who passes comment on his – suitability – does so having lived a portion of that bhoys life.

I pray to my God that the bigotries and the prejudices that exist within our support are just bitter, though minor and minority – plukes - on an otherwise pristine support.

The huns are raging that a perceived one of them is now the captain of Celtic… they are astounded of protruding foreheads and their reasoning has gone feral.

What will the media make of Scott in time?

Might mean nowt but brown to some of you, however, to me... an attack on one is an attack on all.

Good Luck Mr. Brown, a true ghost of Culloden, I admire the road you have chosen and I for one - without hesitation - would love to walk along it beside you. I could teach you a few words to a few songs that would have the huns in uproar, and a few more too in intensive care. Such is the serious life of morons.

“Soldiers are we, whose lives are pledged to….

Confused. How come Italy have an Australian at Stand Off?

Che

I worked with JC, sister more! TC! Who went out with Shaun IPCU!
New ward managers! Callum, Hughes!, Fast CAR! Lol although i think she off on Maternity leave!

Westy1888

why do the huns get all the discretionary tv games

between Sky and BBC they have had every away game televised

extra money as required

Scot Brown captain??

THUD! Another nail hammered into his own coffin by BTM.

I'm underwhelmed by this, especially having met the delightful Scot myself.

Robbie Keane not handed the armband merely confirms to me that Tony had as much a say in his arrival at CP as WGS did with Roy Keane.

Granted, options are thin, but there is only one player who commands respect amongst them and that is Robbie. Plus he has an idea of what Celtic mean to the fans.

Really looking forward to Wednesday and the response from the team. Kamara's comments in the linked article at the top of the page is a massive worry. This team has NO right to believe ANY match is won untill they have shown an iota of consistency.

Also, I'm sick to the back teeth of hearing what a decent man Tony Mowbray is, as if it influences the harsh reality of football.

The man has shown a ruthless streak by jettisoning many players from the club (which on the whole I'm pleased with).

John Barnes was prob a nice guy too. Who cares. Tony will be judged solely on his achievements for me.

Huge banana skin tomorrow for the manager. A loss and it's all over for him.

5 goals tomorrow Celtic please.

Biscuit Tim

the pars are very poor even we can beat them

Have faith

Hail Hail

PF ayr

Becasue they are skint Huns

Captain Brown? - Officer material? A case of Hobson's Choice, I would say.

We need a steady, reliable and organised leader on the pitch. Not necessarily the best, but someone who can lead men. In amongst McManus, Robson and Caldwell we had such qualities, flawed though all three were as players.

We lack these qualities now. Maybe Brown will grow into such a leader. However, in my view a Celtic captain should not be appointed on a wing and a prayer.

Around sixty years ago Celtic bought a player then plying his trade in South Wales that no-one would have described as a world beater. He brought those leadership qualities we sadly lack today.

McGrain

By kingoh on February 6, 2010 2:59 PM

Time will tell Comrade time will tell,
theres an opportunity here for the Club to make a principled stand against this rag, send out the message we wont take this any longer, will we be accused of paranoia?
Arent we always.

The added bonus for the Club is that as a PR exercise any localised actions against the rag would have the majority of Celtic Supporters standing beside them in full support.

Roy Keane 1 Gordon Strachan 0

McManus, Flood and Killen playing.

Ben Hutchinson playing for Dundee.

Biscuit Tim

'Also, I'm sick to the back teeth of hearing what a decent man Tony Mowbray is, as if it influences the harsh reality of football.'

Agreed.

Wish that was a league game for them today,2 points dropped would have been nice.

Still another game for them to play,a few injuries in it would be lovely......

Hail Hail p1967

Estadio Nacional

McManus, Flood and Killen playing? and its only 1-0!!

Biscuit Tim
Making a loan signing captain would have given out a message of desperation. Plus there's already enough pressure on Keane as it is.

Hooiveld will be vocal in defence, Broonie in the middle and Keano up front.

That can only be good for the team IMO.

The media are going to try and ruin Broonie so lets not give them a helping hand eh!

By westy1888 on February 6, 2010 3:03 PM

Gotcha on those ones,
Got a lot of time for FAST CAR not sure if she is back yet, believe her sister works in the organisation too,
Imagine two of them in the same Unit!

Father Jack (MM) at Rowanbank is class tho hes nearly as biased as me when it comes to the Tic!

I hope nobody minds if I re-post from last night.Well it did take me the whole afternoon to write ;)

Evenin All

"Its hard with them but it would be harder without them" my father once told me.
We were discussing children but could easily have been talking about the team we both love.

At the start of the season I was strongly of the opinion that the manager should be given the entire season and then be judged.
I am still strongly of that opinion.

To take a dysfunctional team and in the course of 6 months, work out who to play, how to get them to play, who to sell, how to improve the players individually and as a unit, which positions need support, who gets new contracts, all while not only winning but winning well is quite an ask my friends.
While we might have the highest wage bill in the league the playing stock at the start of this season was very poor to average.
Every department except goalkeeping needed major, major surgery.
To win the league playing well with "only" these issues would have been a feat.
But throw into the mix other factors which have, for one reason or another, confronted the manager,,

A sustained campaign of being on the wrong side of some inexplicable decisions by officials

A media lead drive determined to help out the establishment club by printing everything about you, your player's, and your club in a negative light 100% of the time

Your star signing gets injured almost right away.

Most of the "old guard' of undroppable players dont like now suddenly being under intense scrutiny or your training methods so the dressing room splits

The fans relationship with the board is openly hostile leading to a lack of feel good atmosphere at home games so the crowd are quicker to turn on players.

Your closest rival’s while financially stricken are lead by a seasoned campaigner who has gelled them into a hard to beat unit.

And then on top of that pure simple luck has deserted the club entirely .I don’t think the club has had one single ounce of luck under the gaffer, not one iota.
And in football luck is quite a help.

After the second game against the beggars, I realised, and posted, that Tony wouldn’t win the league this year but I didn’t hold him responsible.

When Shaun Maloney got scythed down in the box clear as day we were the better team, had them under the cosh, were going to score that penalty, push on while they were down and I’m telling you I think we would have walked away with 3 points.

When thug Laffable tried to dismantle Hinkels ankle and then without even a word walks away and wink's, my mind went back to a sideways Alan Thompson tackle that might have warranted a booking receiving a straight red for being "malicious".
If that tackle wasn’t malicious what is?
And to top it off he's involved in the equalizer.
A demoralized ,contained and re-arranged team would have fell to wave after wave of attack and lacking their tall target man outball I doubt they would have coped.

To me these are the two instances that look like costing us the title, but in particular the Maloney non pen. To have walked out of Mordor with 3 points would have been a hammer blow, lifting our fans and team spirit. Remember we were on a run then and looking very much in the title hunt.
Goals change games my friends.
Had that penalty been awarded that afternoon(instead of the next day)we would in all possibility be on our rightful place at the summit looking down at the challengers.

Our good host has posted that we are right back where we where with John Barnes.
Luck deserted Barnes also but to me that is were the comparisons end. The team he walked into was far superior than our currents managers initial crop of player.
He hadn’t half the problems the big man is facing. Everything that could go wrong for Tony’s team has.
But what does Tony do in the face of such adversary?
WGS obviously surrounds himself with familiar faces and keeps to what he knows, thus the failure of his 4th year.
Our manager goes on a ruthless purge and ditches a useless defense and reinforces every area.
No fan who seen the remnants of a side that he inherited could blame him. I, like many, have applauded his boldness and the shrewdness in using available resources.
When life throws all it has at you, which it certainly seems to be at big Tony, different characters deal with it in different ways. Some turn to drink, some to God, some crumble. A smart man will knuckle down and work hard, perfect the basic’s and keep belief in yourself and your system, knowing that the odds say that soon a corner will be turned and the breaks will go your way.
I certainly don’t share the opinion that he should get animated because he’s under severe pressure,, football management is a severe pressure job. In fact it could be argued that to start ranting, jumping up and down on the sidelines would be a strong sign that the pressure has gotten to him, and if he’s telling the players to believe in themselves and then showing signs of buckling himself,, well what message of belief and strength of resolve would that be from your leader.
No,, actions speak louder than words, and Tony’s actions in this transfer window have roared.

While it might be a fact that we are now in the same place we were with John Barnes, “facts are stubborn things” as John Adams said.
I wont quote you any facts, but I will tell you all some things I know,,

We have the best squad in the league
We can only get stronger
Bad luck doesn’t last forever
Overcoming adversary is character building
Players usually take time to settle and perform to their peak
To say the manager is solely to blame for our current league position would very inaccurate

The way the team performs for the next 10 weeks will tell us all we will need to know about the manager.
I’ve a feeling some people will be surprised.

Hail Hail

By AULDBHOY on February 6, 2010 3:10 PM

Its early yet.

I wrote to Celtic at the time the Daily Record did the Fergus McCann, Saddam Hussein so called article, - you'll remember the one. Brian Quinn then Chairman thanked me for my concern, and support, but went on to tell me how the story was to sell newspapers, generally wasn't a big deal, and the then Record editor was a personal friend of his.

VIZCSC

AULDBHOY 3:10pm

I hope Middlesbourgh do well, they have a player playing for them thats contracted to us and plenty of Ex-Celts.

Hope all ex players who have been good for the club do well with the exception of Kenny Miller, I hope he never scores or sets up another goal in the rest of his career.

EN

Burnley 1 West Ham 0

Set up by a long ball from Fox.

Half-time in a remarkably high-scoring match, Ireland 23, Italy 8. Hope Keane and McGeady are fit enough for tomorrow though.

Podcast 34. Robbie Keane and all that other good/bad stuff.

This week, David Harper joins Chris, Jamie and Green in Texas fresh from the Drogheda United game verses a Celtic 11. Do I really need to tell you what we discuss????? Well we started out with Robbie Keane, went on to the Killie match and then it took legs of its own (you’re hardly surprised at that eh?)

Anyway, first the bad news……….we don’t think our regular iTunes link is working this week, due to us moving host, but here is a wee link if you still want to download it into iTunes.
Go into itunes.
Click on “Advanced” on the top toolbar
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Sign up with these today and you will be "good to go" from the start of the show tomorrow.

I will post the link to the live show on here before we start. hopefully you will join in?

Thanks to everyone on CQN for their support on this, if this proves to be somethings that the Celtic supporters like, we will continue to do it, hopefully it will be a bit of fun.

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Che

Just phoned a mate! Lol
I see alot off people have left!
Manangers! POW, Leitch, McDonald
And JC is head of security!
Times have changed!
Only know JC, and McDonald from that list

bloke
nice to see mini poosting last night...

Quite a few people on here wanted us to sign Lita in the last couple of years. I see Killen has been selected ahead of him for Middlesborough today. By the way form what I've seen of him so far I do not rate Scott Brown at all. He totally lacks composure on the ball meaning his passing and decision making are generally poor. He obviously has a good engine though and is strong.

Aaaaaaaaaaargh! WITS, I missed that Jessie Harrington hurdler at Donnie! 7/1 as well. Thuffering Thukatash!
Hope you got on.

TTTT

Biscuit Tim 3:03 PM

"Scot Brown captain??
THUD! Another nail hammered into his own coffin by BTM."

I'm quite intrigued by the logistical problems associated with hammering nails into your own coffin.

"Huge banana skin tomorrow for the manager. A loss and it's all over for him."

You seem to know something that I, for one, don't about the ramifications of the outcome of tomorrow's game.

Can I ask on what basis you make this assertion?
Of course, if it means betraying a source then I will understand if you cannot reply.

ChristyRing

Enjoying the after match phone ins, great stuff.

Keep up the good work.

EN

bt

And thank-you for replying to her. It was while afterwards that I saw what she had posted, and we then had a long discussion over the disadvantages of her proposed 2-3-5 formation :-)

Thanks Estadio, hopefully "Talk" to you tomorrow ;)

chris

enjoyed it the last time, if we win it'll be even more fun :-)

HH

screen1973

landry holding with broonie fetching and carrying.

Ki can pass but he canny tackle

I fear he may be to good for the sphell

Hail Hail

battered bunnet - not watching the rugby, but am guessing you mean Craig Gower? he is an ex pro-Rugby League player from australia, who decided to give union a go, playing in France for bayonne. he seems to find union very easy, and is now in the italy team due to a grandparent. To see him transitioning to a position like stand-off so easily betrays the quality of sportsman he really is.

CowgateLad

Still not explained your 'pathetic' comment, are you just making cheaky posts and not backing them up?

You too Bourne!

I betcha if we win, no-one will phone cos we would rather "Gurn" than "gloat" haha.

Things can only get better!!
but if you were a m`boro fan you would be saying things
will only get worse!!!!!!!!
Whats worse? a manager who sticks by his principals and gathers loosers or a manager trying to build a team capable to be winners?
Things may not be perfect but I know which team will get... BETTER?

Blog Police - I like your thinking. It has to be said that TM has been incredibly unlucky and this has not helped him, he has also been victim of some shocking refereeing decisions, the results of which really have shaped the season in the way you describe.

He has made some glaring errors and these have been highlighted by the lack of luck.

BT

Still struggling to deal with £3.50 or £3.20 alternatives to the £2 pints from the sponsors of the huns.

This is going to be a costly bhoycott, not very popular in rounds either.

EN

Raith one up on Aberdeen. Will they be dancing in the streets tonight?

EN

it's a struggle in testing times, we just have to grin and bear it..

or take it on the chin...;0)

Estadio Nacional 3:27 PM

Sorry. Thought I had but it seems I didn't reply directly to you but to PF Ayr's follow up comment.

Anyway. This is what I said (I have taken the liberty of fixing some quite dreadful spelling mistakes in the original.)

"CowgateLad on February 6, 2010 2:10 PM

PF ayr 2:02 PM

Cheap shots at my team and/or those who play for them do not go down well with me.

Healthy, constructive criticism I am more than happy with.

Maybe I'm in the wrong place."

Kingoh:

Your personal vendetta against Tony Mowbray (to me he does deserve the respect of a first name too) is well documented.

However, what he did for Hibernian Football Club against - whomsoever - is his business. He was doing what he thought best for Hibs; he was under no obligation to serve the cause of Celtic… then.

I am sick and tired, I can’t emphasise that enough, I am sick and tired of how we so enthusiastically tear ourselves apart.

I long for a company of true men, bold men, determined men; men not of vision, but of simple heart pumping commitment. I like being part of a crowd that has good on its side, I like being at the back of that crowd and watching in awe at its glory. I like it better when the crowd had pragmatism as a trait. I am saddened when good men are cancered with prejudice beyond cause or reason.

It does exist Kingoh, believe me, it does exist, there is glory without a trophy and there is honour in a brotherhood of good men.

I am a Celtic Supporter, as thick and simple as; with that goes my obligation to support not only my club and its ethos but the underlying morals too.

I know that in your eyes Tony Mowbray crossed a line, I know he did too, but it was Hibs that payed him to do it.

What would you be saying now if it came out that Celtic had paid him more to do otherwise?

Was in the bookies betting on the Irish Lotto. I looked up at the screen to see that a horse called Dan Breen was running and had odds of 5/1. Hmm thinks I, bet you Stars has predicted that one, I would always go for a horse with a name like that but it broke my usual rule of being under 10/1. I hummed and haaa'd and decided, na, I'll leave it, stick to my silly wee lotto bet.

D'oh

All this anti-Mowbray stuff on the blog and I'm yet to hear a viable alternative suggested( i refuse to take the McGhee/ Hughes one seriously!). The only one I could really countenance is mark Hughes but I'm sure we all know that he would only be here until the next EPL club comes in for him and then we'd be right back where we started and remain a team in transition for the forseeable future.
It's easy to point the finger at whats wrong. Not so easy to say what to do about it.
I am firmly in the pro-Mowbray camp but would welcome better ideas if anyone has them. The sticking the boot in thing is getting very tiresome and is way too easy for people who know nothing about managing a club like Celtic.

Owen Coyles mother/aunty/granny/dog need not apply!

BTW Paul - was that game really on the Sunday? I honestly remember it being played on the Saturday. Every ounce of my being tells me it was a Saturday.

The old memory eh?

Hola
James Forrest...Superb post
Your point about MoN,we can only speculate as to this but I'm with you,glad Dalgleish was there.
As for all the rest of the posters who are spouting negative stuff about our manager/choice of captain etc,get real,we are Celtic,our manager,our captian,as supporters we have no choice but to get behind them,and support them,if it fails,we then can castigate him, but not before,support our club.
Obviously as supporters we have the right to voice our opinion,but things like headless chicken,dead man walking should be left for other bigoted sites.
Hail Hail
KTF

AULDBHOY

I admire your optimism but what principles?

We have seen fleeting glimpses of attractive football amongst some really inept and turgid stuff. The tactics are non existent and the motivation seems designed for close doors.

Frankly Strachan was more engaging than our present incumbent who looks and acts like he would rather be somewhere else.

I was never a fan of Strachan’s football but he would do better with this team than Anton MOR. In fact so would both Mark and john Hughes, Lambert and the cardigan.

We are always promised jam tomorrow when we are manure today

Hail Hail

By bournesouprecipe on February 6, 2010 3:15 PM

i'm sure what you posted was in jest but fergus was the chairman at the time of the saddam hussein front page.

re the game
For me we need to get four in midfield and win more second balls ,Ki and Landry were left exposed against killie I hope TM has learned a lesson there .I would drop Aiden to the bench solidify the midfield and make dunfermline work for every ball .
If our fullbacks can give us width in attack this should give us a dominance to press high up the pitch .
This also leaves Tony the option to drop the 6 winger approach if we need to chase the game ,he will have 2 to bring on against a tired opposition .
hail hail

Does anyone actually drink Tennents by preference? Wonder of wonders. Mirable dictu, indeed. I always thought it dire maself. Now, a pint of Deuchars or a Guinness poured in Ireland... Hmmmmmm.

parkhed
as we type
hail hail

CowgateLad

I think Brown has to earn his place in the team. I think we will be picked to start games due to being Captain despite form, much like the McManus situation the past few seasons. If he takes the place of Ngumeo, Ki or Crosas it would be a mistake, if he is to play the only role is right midfield.

I mentioned that he was told by the manager not to go to T in the Park last year and he went and didnt make much of an effort to keep it a secret.

Not 'cheap shots' or 'pathetic'

THE EXILED TIM

Talk to anyone at killie on last week

Its great when your away but frankly it ain,t nice at the games at the moment.

I would say its more resigned apathy many have gone past anger.

I did see many scarfs and tri colours thrown on the pitch which i hate to see not the celtic way, apart from the waste of money!

We know we won't get rid of him until the summer but the damage has been done

Hail Hail

Estadio Nacional

If M`BORO do well this season?....Then Celtic should have won the League last year!!
Dont hold your breath on your wee kenny miller wish!! He has two more games at least against us!
Save all them wishes for the players that are presently at Celtic Park and dont be using all your wishes on other teams players!!

Goal for Celtic

Dundee 1 Ayr 1, Ben Hutchinson.

cqn
accu
2 up 4 drawing
so far
ktf
hail hail

tiwittiwooo

a wee exclusive for all on cqn

as the 'establishment press' seem to have missed it

cqn's favorite sheriff,
sheriff derek livingstone
is none other than

celtic director ian livingstone's brother

tbo

Ben Hutchinson equalises for Dundee

We need Brown back in the team. People have been unfair on him his form earlier this season was poor but that was because he was injured. As the Kilmarnock game showed we're light in midfield and dropping one of the wingers for Brown would bring a better balance to the team. Our best form this season was when we had a midfield of McGeady, Crosas, N'Guemo and Robson. I see Brown filling the Robson role.

Kit

'...he was under no obligation to serve the cause of Celtic… then.'

I totally agree. Never said anything different. Your perception of what I said is wrong.

Vendetta? Pretty strong. Do you think that Tony, Big T, BTM, Anton Mor(happy?) gives a rat's erse what I think of him?

'It does exist Kingoh, believe me, it does exist, there is glory without a trophy and there is honour in a brotherhood of good men.'

Totally agree. I was their every step of the way as their 1 became 2 became 3.....became 9 and had the joy of it not becoming 10.

I will say this though and the 2 examples may not be truly comparable. But Fergus/Celts for change? Took nothing to do with them. I was a 'faithfull through and through', 'things will get better' member. Sat in a half empty stadium and then walked past the rebel rousers in the car park. I was wrong to do so. When I see the blind faithers(for want of a better phrase), I despair. I see myself in them. That was me almost 20 years ago.I was wrong then and I believe they are wrong now. It is again time for change. Not the major change that was required then but change nonetheless.

'I know that in your eyes Tony Mowbray crossed a line, I know he did too,'

Not too sure what to make of this one Kit! Are you agreeing with me now after suggesting you weren't earlier in your post?

Your final sentence suggesting, I believe, some sort of passing of brown envelopes is plainly ridiculous.

I admire your passion, I really do. But sometimes passion alone is not enough.

the BIG OWL

Derek Livingston is a very good sheriff

twisty

went with your selection in the 3-40..it was going well until it blundered about 5 out ...

however the race winner Monkerhostien ...a horse i have backed more times that i can remember....it won at 20-1 ,i didn`t even see it otherwise i`d have had a wee saver on it ..

pf

yes he is
and also a very nice person
my mother and father know him on a personal level
have done for many years

cant belive the press didnt pick up on the connection

they will now of course

tbo

PF ayr

Howcome you never got as hard a time as me for having the same opinion on the Brown/Record Story?

Are you immune? :o)

Eustace P merryweather

As I said things aint perfect( not by a long chalk) but I know my team will get better? and better days are ahead with or without the Jam!!
Managers will come and Managers will go but we require the correct players on the park who can compete in any company and our present team has more this type of player than what M`boro have in their squad at this present time was what I was remarking on!!

Parkhead..
no chance.. cat snish

wouldnae drink it if you gave me it for nothing

kingho

it`s because i`m mental :¬))

PF

did you not end up on it last night?
you claim to be ruff ;0)

Estadio Nacional 3:43 PM

I accept your point about Scott Brown having to earn his place in the team.
And the problems associated with appointing anyone as Captain.
(As an aside, I've never understood the significance of the role, other than being the first point of contact with the officials during the game.)

Where he, or anyone else, fits into the team is a decision for the Manager.
We all can, and will, have differing views on that from this easy distance.

I take back my 'pathetic' comment.
I read what you said as a 'cheap shot' based on ignorance of the fact that you were referring to something that had already occurred.

I am guilty of jumping in a bit too quickly sometimes when I think someone is just having a dig for no reason.
I can cope with differences of opinion on the whys and wherefores of everything to do with the club.

But I (obviously) don't react well to perceived personal attacks on individuals.

I now see you didn't do that.
I misread what you said.

My apologies.

(But it still bugs the hell out of me when people do!)

the BIG OWL

other than what you have mentioned above

does he have any connection to CQN ?

Hola
EPM
Get your point about being at the games,but I's just as painfull watching from afar...We just have to KEEP THE FAITH.
Hail Hail
KTF

pf

not to my knowledge

but i can certainly vouch for his celtic
credentials

as i have bumped into him on many euro away trips

tbo

http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/2010/02/footballs-outrageous-silence.php#comment-515811

macjay

Don't count me in with your views. Outrageous. This is the trophy that sustained many of us through barren spells. The trophy that was the launchpad of the Lisbon Lions and which apart from the European Cup is the only trophy where we have a better record than our bitter rivals. Its also the only trophy left that we have a realistic chance of winning this season. Don't tell me it doesn't matter. I only hope that the players who wear our jerseys tomorrow don't share your attitude. I like the sound of record holders every time the Cup is mentioned. I for one will not be happy about losing that title.

Over 20 inches of snow here and still coming down. Crazy!

I've got a few issues on whether Scott Brown should be Celtic captain based solely on his game and ability as I'm sure many people do, however I'm also concerned about the off field skirmishes and situations that he has managed to get himself into. I'm worried that any situation that he may get into off the field will be taken to town by the press to give us as much bad publicity as they can.

Also taking an captain's armband off Loovens while he is still on the park will do his confidence and team morale no good whatsoever (is that how you spell it?).

I'll obviously still back the captain and the manager to the hilt.

Hail Hail

Danny Fox scores for Burnley. Typical.

Danny Fox scores on his debut, apparently a cracking free kick!

Fox scores a free kick for Burnley ...typical...didnae get close for us

Typical!!!!!!!!!

Danny Fox scores a cracking freekick on his debut!

Kingoh

Surely your not talking brown envelopes again :-)

Caught up with MWD last night. Not sure whether his suffering is down to our team's performance or what! He is lucky, that he will miss the game tomorrow. A game against Dunfermline shouldn't, but does scare me!

Time to pick the team I think.

Right get my hat out of the cupboard and put all my players names in the hat and shut my eyes and pick the first 11. Right that's the team picked. It's ok, Artur/Aiden you're the two square balls! Nudge nudge wink wink

Right, tactics, hands up players where do you want to play today? Who's for left back? Rasmus, fancy a game?

Right finally captain's arm, right Peter get the music on. Everybody sit in circle..time for pass the captain's armband!

Tomorrow is a big day for us!

C'mon Mogga, time to prove us doubters, wrong!

CRC

ps This must be a dream, Danny Fox has just scored from a freekick!

From the BBC:

Burnley goal: Think a Stuart Pearce special and you're on the right lines. From the right-hand side of the Wets Ham box, debutant Danny Fox curls an absolute screamer into the top corner of Rob Green's net. It's unstoppable in every single possible way.

Sacnned to blog so apologies if ive taken people the wrong way. Brown for captain is just another stick for "fans" to beat BTM up with. His / Our Celtic are struggling and we all have our own opinion as to why etc, but for some theyd just pick up on everything he does down to the partin of his hair or whether he takes 2 bottles into the shower, basically if your a Celtic manager down on his luck then its open season. To be honest it says more about those making the comments than the man himself.

From what i can gather, it has to be his way across the board and he wont shirk from it, so he'll either live by the sword or die by it, on current form it will be the latter.

As for Brown all of a sudden being undroppable, is the captain of Real Madrid, Barcelona, AC Milan droppable you betcha they are so again its a mute point to lambast BTM.

I was not enamoured by his appointment and im struggling to keep the faith with him, but i will and those with nothing better to do than find every "fault" with him should find a new hobby, i heard chick young and Ned Flanders are looking for Ghostwriters.

On Brown for the captain, at last someone may stick up for us against those MinB

Danny Fox scores a free kick for Burnley. Why couldn't you do that forbid Danny, with all the free kicks you wasted!!!

Celtic40rme

Nope deadly serious, I've still got the letter kicking about somewhere.

Of course you are correct, Fergus was Chairman, Brian Quinn merely the Chief Executive, who chose to reply to my letter, that was simply addressed to anyone at Celtic that would listen

The point of my post, was merely that The Daily Record and Celtic have history, in the perfect world I'd ban them.

Celtic don't and won't because we use them to advertise, much like the joint sponsorship, there was, is, and potentially never will be anybody at Celtic big enough to take them head on.

Ban ra lot of them, I say.

Hail Hail

Patrick27
Practice makes perfect!! Comes to mind!!

I reckon the huns intentionally played for a draw today, so they could get another game at home and get more revenue from it.

the BIG OWL 3:48 PM

"tiwittiwoo"

As I am certainly the biggest pedant that I know, please allow me to get this off my chest!

It takes two owls to to go 'tiwitt' 'tiwoo'.

Thank you for your indulgence on this sad little matter!

lol Danny fox scores a screamer free kick for burnley. how many chances did he waste for celtic. shocking.

bournesouprecipe

brian quinn wasnt the chief executive.

Is Scott Brown's appointment at Celtic, built on Quick-Sand?

Ah Believe it to be so.

Why?

Once Ah explain a few things..then ye wull be able tae
figger it oot fur, yersel'.

Foist of awe.. a Question must be put,tae ma Readers.

"What the Heck.. WIZ.. Hobson's Choice... anywey?"

Nutsy,is laying Odds o' .. Ten tae Wan..

That Nane o' Ma Readers know the answer tae that!

Hmmmmmmm.. the odds,dae seem a wee bit steep..

But, Ah suppose that's why..we ca' him.. Nutsy!

Nevertheless..and that Notwithstanding.

Ah wull repeat my Question..Fur.. well..jist fur Effect!

"What the Heck.. Was Hobson's Choice.. Anywey?"

Before, Ah continue..

Ah must point oot..that is is essential that Wan must
know the answer tae the above question..in order, tae
understand , why Ah penned that opening Question.

The Phrase..."Hobson's Choice", seems to have been
offered as a Reason as to why..Mr.Brown has been
appointed to the Team Captaincy.

And..

I..knowing, the Meaning of the Phrase...

Happen to agree, with that Reasoning..

Howevahhhh...

Most of My readers,although, NOT Fully Knowing..the True Meaning of the
Phrase..."Hobson's Choice" ...have also Agreed..

A Classic Case of Arriving at the Correct Reason for an Action,
although, basing the conclusion..on..

The Wrong Reason!

Fur..

Hobson's Choice was , this..

Hobson, was a Man who owned a Large Stable of At least .. Forty Cuddies.
Each of His Cuddies,which were for RENT, wur installed in... well.. Individual Stalls in
his establishment.

When a Person waanted tae Hire wan o' his Cuddies..Tae Prevent
wasting Time in the Selection Process..as it would and wiz foon
oot tae be a Very Time Consuming Process, if the Potential Hirer
wiz allowed tae Examine, ALL of the Cuddies in the Stable, afore he or she made their Selection...

It had been decided, because of the aforementioned reason..that

Mr. Hobson would only ALLOW.. the Potential Hirer , to be Given

The Cuddie who wiz in the STALL..

NEAREST THE DOOR!

Noo that Ma Readership, have bin furnished with wit ..

Hobson's Choice.. Really,really, wiz..

Then...

Noo ye know why I am in Full Agreement that

The Appointment of Mr.Brown was, INDEED.. "Hobson's Choice"

Fur..

Mr.Brown, In my considered opinion...

Is the Cuddie... Closest and Nearest to the Celtic Exit Door,in
the Celtic Stable!

Scott, Has been a Deep and Sore Disappointment fur Me..in Most
,if not awe, awe his tenure at Celtic.

He canny make an accurate Pass.. Nine times oota Ten.

He Disnae score Miny Goals,

He Gies away.. Faur to Miny Silly and Needless Fouls..

IN THE MAIST DANGEROUS O' FIELD POSITIONS!!!

He Canny Mak a solid FAIR tackle..fur awe his Solid Tackles
are Maistly .. UNFAIR wans.

In long and in Short..

He is woith Mair tae Us as a Potential Source of Revenue, when he
is Sold.. than what he is Worth to Us, as a Player in Oor
Mid Field.

Sure...

Mr. Brown. is the POIFECT CANDIDATE to wear the Label

o'

"Hobson's Choice."

Kojo.

celticrollercoaster

It wisnae me that brought it up!!

Hope MWD is on the mend.

cowgatelad

split personality

tbo

celtic4orme

What was he then?

Blantyretim.

I took four draws,with the match in play.

Bristol city v coventry.0-1.
sunderland v wigan. 0-1.
ipswich v middlesburgh..1-0.
Sheffield v Derby c.....0-1.

middlwsburgh have levelled,
sunderland have levelled

kitalba @ 3.02pm

Brown - "a true ghost of Culloden".

Smashing turn of phrase, that.

Gonna have to pinch that ;)

HH

we've got a real quandry in midfield and attack now.

I agree Crosas and N'Guemo have been a solid partnership but I'm already a big fan of Ki as a driving attacking midfielder....that boy can spot a pass. And now we've got Cptn Broonie. Will he be on the right with Aiden on the left?

So as far as I can see it, Crosas is going to be dropped in favour of Ki, Zhi we won't see very often and hopefully Mowbray will play Brown on the right of midfield.

I'm sorry for Crosas as I rate him highly.

I think Brown will still come good in that position....less chance for him to shoot and miss.

And then we've got attack......5 strikers.....interesting times....

the BIG OWL 4:30 PM

So how comfortable are you with your feminine side?
:o)

cqn accu
4 up 1 losing and 1 drawing .We need 3 goals to go our way
ktf
hail hail

cqn accu
5 up 1 losing need norwich to make a late rally 2 goals needed now
ktf
hail hail

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89fhfPoHOuE

hope hes not reading

cowgatelad

fine,though i hate doing my own make-up

tbo

Ross County 9 (nine) - nil

By bournesouprecipe on February 6, 2010 4:31 PM

vice-chairman, non-executive and not involved with day to day stuff like responding to letters addressed to anyone who will listen.

and not stupid. thats why i cant see why he would write to a celtic supporter telling him that he was personal friends with the editor of the daily record, not the most popular man with the celtic support at the time.

just doesnt ring true. sorry.

Celtic40rme

You calling me a liar?

Blog Police,
I don't contest that Tony has been unlucky or that he has been the victim of some strange decisions or even that he inherited an inferior squad.
I'll start with the squad first. I thought a change of goalkeeper was actually required. 2 new centre halfs 2 centre mids and at least 1 striker. My priorities to go would have been McManus, Brown, Boruc, McDonald, Caldwell in that order. So in some respects he got the outs right. However, he made a mistake in letting Robson go now and also made a mistake in making Brown captain. Caldwell and Mcmanus both going without adequate cover was a mistake but maybe not all down to him. For whats its worth I would also have sold McGeady. I believe we could have got McFadden in a swap for him and McFadden is more direct and captain material.
Fortune has been a mistake. I conceded that the guy is a good palyer but spending 4 million on him when a goalscorer was equal priority to a commanding centre half was bizarre. We have had to wait 4 1/2 months for his partner to arrive and during that time watched chance after chance after glaring chance being missed. Now Keane arrives and we sign kamara and have Rassmussen and we look to be heavily weighted in term of talent up front but completely bereft at the back and in the centre of midfield. I bame the Celtic board for sanctioning the purchase of Keane and perhaps prioritising this over the Spanish centre back who was lined up.
As for the press, they are charged with selling newspapers. they sell more when Celtic do badly. You cant criticise them for doing their jobs. Keevins et al are pantomime dames. The PR battle would not be an issue if Tony was getting results.
Tony has failed consistantly to get results. Rangers have lost one game in the league this season. we have lost five. rangers have two limited individuals up front who has scored 19 and 12 goals each. They have limited resources and a threadbare squad. they are 10 points clear and have not lost to us this season and have beaten Hibs 4-1.
Tony continues to stand with his hands folded taking it on the chin. The Celtic board appointed him just as they appointed Strachan. Both mangerial appointments were mistakes. Celtics resources at present should see us heading to 5 in a row with Rangers in administration. Instead we are promised a master plan that will materialise sometime. I am keeping the faith. I always do. Celtic need a catalyst. Tony Mowbray is a damp squib at the moment.

I see the huns are saying the 'wily old fox' went out for a draw today to get some (much needed) money from the replay .....He He ..!!

Celtic40rme/bournesouprecipe

Fight,fight,fight,fight!!!!!!:o)

By bournesouprecipe on February 6, 2010 4:51 PM

on this particular occasion, i find what you say very hard to believe.

bourne

not sure about you being a liar

perhaps he is suggesting that your not being particularly genuine or accurate :¬))))

The Left Back....nothing positive today then..???

67heaven on February 6, 2010 4:51 PM

"Wily old fox"

that very description was being used on here by some posters during the week !!

How about " average journeyman who was found out in England and every CL campaign who has perefected anti-football tactics that would get the game stopped".

Doesnt quite roll off the tounge

CQN Accum boys

Thanks for the tips.

I took WBA, Forest & MK dons from your list and they came up on a treble paying 5.4 to 1

Thought your full list was a bit much so I'll try it again next week and go for a new feature 'Dinkys Treble'.

Cheers Lads.

Five wins from seven on the coupon.

A bad day for coupons.

Mark McGhee tells the reporter to "F*** off" live on air

tee hee

Paul,
I have to be honest. I am disappointed that Tony is still our manager. I really hope he turns things around, but I am of the view that it is beyond him.

Equally, I am disappointed that Scott Brown is still with us. I hope that he turns things around, but I think it is beyond him.

A midfielder who is unable to pass, and unable to tackle, and who doesn't appear to understand that sometimes, a team needs to keep its shape...is well, not really a midfielder at all.

Sorry to be so negative, but I really get an uneasy feeling about much that is happening.

All of that being said, I will be down at my club, cheering the bhoys on tomorrow.

But.......

can't remember foxy testing the keeper once from a free kick and then he scores on his debut for burnley. luck is not on our side this season bhoys

THE LEFT BACK 4:51 PM

"I believe we could have got McFadden in a swap for him and McFadden is more direct and captain material."

On what basis to you hold this belief, or are you merely speculating?
If not, please enlighten me.

"Fortune has been a mistake. I conceded that the guy is a good palyer but spending 4 million on him when a goalscorer was equal priority to a commanding centre half was bizarre."

Fortune did not cost 4 million.

"I bame the Celtic board for sanctioning the purchase of Keane and perhaps prioritising this over the Spanish centre back who was lined up."

My impression from watching events unfold on Monday was that the two events were entirely unrelated.
If you know better, please enlighten me.

"The PR battle would not be an issue..."

... if we all quite simply stopped buying and stopped listening.
It really is that straightforward.

notthebus 5:07pm

Just put the radio on there to hear that, great everybody should be allowed to swear at employees of that radio station.

EN

Celtic40rme

Why you would think a Celtic fan would say he received a reply from Brian Quinn when he didn't was the first odd thing about your post. and truly defeats me?

Why you would contradict me, not once, but twice, is a mystery.

I will post it on CQN not for you personally, but merely to teach you a lesson that what little knowledge you have of Celtic, it's just not enough.

To let the tension build, in the buiild up to your humiliation, I'll tell you what time I'm going to upload it, and depending on the wording of your apology, I'll let you know whether it's acceptable.

Hail Hail

67heaven

Anyone who saw the faces of the rangers management team in the dugout today or McCoists interview, would see that they were not happy bunnies.

:)

TLV

Brown is a great choice for captain.
He will supply energy,running and passion
From the centre he will give us a spark.
The perfect antidote to our wide men waiting till opponents have 8 men in defensive position before delivering a cross.

The wee man has Ben 10 on and I just heard the line

"Badges, we no need no stinkin' badges"

He's wondering why I'm giggling like a loon

As for Broony as Captain, I'm happy to give it a go. He's a battler and we need that just now; he'll be in the faces of the opposition and the Refs.

Notthebus.......absolutely, he has nothing to do with them being 10 points ahead...I was being sarcastic !!.....the players are playing for their very futures, with a little help from their 'friends'.....but,hopefully, the far superior squad we now have can get the finger out.......they were dross today, as they have been in most games this season (despite their 'great' manager)....our new players need to acclimatise rather quickly, now !!!!! ...can they do so....your guess is as good as mine..!!!

Cowgate Lad

You're right...Fortune did not cost 4 million.

It was 3.8 million

Paul,
I have to be honest. I am disappointed that Tony is still our manager. I really hope he turns things around, but I am of the view that it is beyond him.

Equally, I am disappointed that Scott Brown is still with us. I hope that he turns things around, but I think it is beyond him.

A midfielder who is unable to pass, and unable to tackle, and who doesn't appear to understand that sometimes, a team needs to keep its shape...is well, not really a midfielder at all.

Sorry to be so negative, but I really get an uneasy feeling about much that is happening.

All of that being said, I will be down at my club, cheering the bhoys on tomorrow.

But.......

notthebus on February 6, 2010 5:07 PM

Do you blame me?
Bloody stupid questions :-)

Hail hail

kingoh

It has been reported that MAF was secured for an initial payment of £1.8 m.

We will only pay £3.8 m if the add-ons kick in (appearences etc).

This would mean he stays with celtic for the entire duration of his contract before we get to that figure.

I will try and find a link

notthebus

Excellent, I've been looking for that.

Thanks

kingoh 5:14 PM

"You're right...Fortune did not cost 4 million.
It was 3.8 million"

I don't believe so.
My understanding is that he has cost us €1.3m, or thereabouts, so far.

If I'm wrong, please enlighten me.

notthebus

your right its 1.8m this year and another 1 million odd next year.

either way he is is a strange one. I personally thought he was ok against killie but the lads standing behind me thought he was the devil incarnate!

Hail Hail

Please tell me i just heard Phil Thompson wrong - Fox didnt score a free-kick did he? And got an assist?

Cowgate lad

'My understanding...' From where? Any reports I read mentioned 3.8 or undisclosed believed to be in the region of 3.8. Perhaps notthebus will enlighten us both. Not saying your wrong, just what I remember.

kingoh

your also right!

The club have stated 3.8m because i think that is what he will eventually cost over 3 years and we are committed to paying that. But, In this years budget i presume we paid around the £1.8m mark.

Hail Hail

Eustace P Merryweather

You got a link to that? Best I can find is stv reporting 2.5 mil.

By bournesouprecipe on February 6, 2010 5:10 PM

dont waste your time.

Eustace P Merryweather

So ultimately the left back who started the debate isn't that far off with his 4 mil either!!!

kingoh 5:26 PM

From my memory of the terms of the deal at the time as reported in the Non-Scottish Non-Tabloids.

But my memory isn't what it used to be.

I think notthebus may be closer to the mark.

But it sure as blazes isn't what those professionals who 'report' on such matters up here would have you believe.

I believe the crux of the discussion on MAF is that so far none of us would be too happy if 3.8 mil was in fact paid for him!!

Hola
Sorry non Celtic post.
Noticed there a few gamblers on the site,if anybody is interested here's a long term[a whole season] gamble that actually works.For this to work you will need between 4 & 10 or more commited people,or less if they have a few bob.
We started with 5 people at the begining of the season,each put in 100 euros,500 pot straight away,pick a league any league you wish,we chose the 1st div in Scotland,I was out voted 3-2,I wanted Seri A,the conservatives among us won out,this proved to be incorrect as we would have won more than we did if we had gone with Seri A.
Also this is very important,we each put 20euros a week into the pot,reasons will become clear.
One of the people in our little circle has had a bookies shop in Rathcoole,Dublin,for 35 years,till he retired last year,Paddy Power now leases his shop,I digress.
This does not work on footballing ability,it works on numbers.
This is how it works..
Eg Seri A
20 teams= 10 games...you then bet on every game to be a draw.you will always get better than 2/1 on the draw.
We started with 2 euros on each team.
10 games,20 teams=40 euros
If the game does not end in a draw the next week you double the stake on the team.
EG..2.4.8.16.32.64.125.250.500.1000...and on
When they do draw that team then starts again..back to 2 euros.
You can have say 64 on one team & 250 on the other.
You will need 2 things for this to work...money...but we found over 5 seasons that the original 500 pot and the 100 every week more that covered the money....The most important thing you will need is balls,big balls.
One week we had 4000k on one team 32 on the other,just so happened it was top v bottom...odds were 4/1...this is where the balls come in...we went for it..no draw we had no money left...just so happened 0-0 happy days.
This is a very unusal occurance,as most teams will draw within 10 games,over the season teams in any league draws on average 26% of their games...obviously some more,some less.
Now all you stat people..I'm sure you will look at this,but I can only say for us it worked and still does.
Because the odds are always more than 2/1 you always win more than you have lost..in the first season we each won 2600euros...pot was still intact as was the 20 a week we each put in...the next 4 seasons we didn't win as much,averaged 1200 euros each...still had the pot each season,and the 20 a week which,for me paid for a good holiday for me and the moher.
Remember this works on the law of averages,as with anything, nothing is a certainty,but this works...we even had a bookie in our little team,and yes he was the real conservative one,he also is a chartered accountant,it was with his knowledge and blessing we started this and it is still going strong.
The only problem we had was,when the bookie we were betting with sussed out we were doubling up,they refused our bet,so we had to spread the bets around different shops,so all you gamblers,you have untill next season to work it all out,any questions please ask...
But I will bet you one thing,not one of you will come back to me and say this does not work.
Maybe will bet you something else...TM will get it right.
Hail Hail
KTF

kingoh

you are correct but i do sense he will partner keane up front.

Hail Hail

Fortun'e has, in my opinion, been our best player in the past few games. After being out injured for a while he is geting a run of games and now showing his true form.

What we need is other players to read his turns and his runs, then to get on the end of things. He ca supply a few goals if others are on his wavelength.

Celtic40rme

Too late, you posted it and unfortunately for you, there's no wee bin.

Hail Hail

WeKnowSFA's round up of all todays Scottish Cup games.

http://footballsfootball.com/WeknowSFA/

By THE EXILED TIM on February 6, 2010 5:35 PM

TET, I am not a gambler, but I will say that your maths are spot on. Sometime back, I figured out that, eventually, and inevitably, certain things are bound to happen. You just don't know when.

I had used a 2-1 win as the inevitable event. I don't know whether a draw is an event that occurs more often, but I suspect that you are right.

Anyway, as I said, I am not a gambler...but good luck to you!

Gordon_J

I agree re Fortuné
I think our best forward line is potentially

.....Fortuné/McGeady.............Kamara/Samaras

...................Keane/Rasmussen

THE EXILED TIM

very interesting

i see how it can work

will need bottle

re doubling your stake

on what premis does that work

THE EXILED TIM 5:35pm

Good idea and thats the best league to be going with.

Stangely enough I just posted this on another site.

"Noticed Serie A have had some amount of draws this season.

5 out of 10 quite a few weeks and 6 out of 9 last week, theres got to be a way to make money out of that...

Worked out if you pick 8 games and cover any 5, any 6, any 7 and all 8 with 93 bets at 10p each.

Spend £9.30 and taking odds of 2/1 you could get £25ish for five, £290 for six, £1700 for seven, £7700 for all 8.

Ive got five draws picked from Italy, one in Spain and one in France tomorrow, going to give it a try."

Only problem was last time I tried it the only draw was a team I had picked to win.

EN

Hola
Weeronn/PFayr
The 1 and and only advantage you have over the bookie is that every game starts at 0-0.not 2-1,also quite a few games end 0-0.
As for doubling up,you have to,so you can recoup the money already bet,as you always get better than 2/1 you always win twice what
you loose,so say you have 250 on a team,it draws at 9/4,you have already staked and lost 250 on that team,so you always win what you have lost and are 250 minimum to the good.
Hail Hail
KTF

I don't know if anyone has mentioned this already, but Danny Fox had a cracking game for Burnley today - scoring a great goal from a free-kick.

Which begs the question... Why did he never do that for us?!

I'm starting to wonder if Anton Mor lacks the necessary management skills to get the best out of the players at his disposal. I would argue that we have a far superior squad of players to that manky mob accross the city - why haven't we played like it all season?

Gerry

answersonapostcardcsc

As I said last night Norwich had to eventually lose and it was today so WTF did I take them. I also tipped Ipswich/boro for a draw last night which I was going to put onto the accum so WTF did I not.

I done the goals galore type coupon in Hills today wher eyo uca nactually pisk if the 2 teams are not going to score as well. So instead of jsut picking 7 for goals galore I picked 5 for goals and 2 where boths teams would not score. Hibs and Dundee games. All 7 had both teams scoring.

I need to give up this gambling...

The Exiled Tim 5.35.
The system you describe is the best known MUG'S BET in the history of gambling & the quickest way to the Poor House.
It is known as the Martingale System.
The only man who EVER became a millionaire by using this system,...was a BILLIONAIRE when he started.

No offense & Good Luck.

well said kilbowie kelt

Very funny hun moments

THis is great - had forgotten about this.

Go to 1.50 for the real comedy gold.

A can handle defeat (plenty practice) but Livingston bust ma coupon.

Leading 1-2 they lost a goal in the 95th minute. Three aways.

MK Dons
Notts Co
Livi.......:O(...

Anyway back to footie..Good luck to our new Captain.

Like some others I think this could be the making of him, hope so.

Hola
Kilbowie Kelt
Of course you are right..not even a question about that.
All I am saying is that if somebody likes a gamble,and there quite a few who do,why not try and minimise your losses...Jees for years I have been driving the moher crazy,betting on certs for it not to happen.This is meant as a "bit of a laugh between mates" but we are not complining about the results,also the moher has had a few perks out of it.
Hail Hail
KTF

Hola
Kilbowie Kelt
When I agree with you that gambling is a mug's game,this does not work on the Maringale System.That system derives from gambling in casinos,where the house can do what the feck it wants....draws happen in football...an average of 26% of games in the league over the season are drawn...this is not meant as a way to make loads of money,but as a way to have a punt,enjoy it,and doing it this way you will not loose your b**locks.
Hail Hail
KTF

blantyretim.

I posted you the bet I put on,the post was at 4.32pm,it come up,the four games were all 1-0 at the time and I took them to draw at full time,the bet was struck at 16.19,about 30minutes for each to get the goal,and they did.£279.35p returns,no bad for a bit of whimsical betting.

Blog Police on February 6, 2010 3:12 PM

well said mate, agreement from me.

KTF

CB

kidpyramid @ 6.02
I have to agree with you on Tony´s shortcomings. If you are finding it hard to get goals and then one of your new lads (Rasmussen) bags one 3 minutes after coming on as a sub, to get you a vital 3 points, then he is a stickon to start the next game. No matter who you have signed the team comes first. Robbie Keane has nothing to prove to anyone so why throw him into the deep end 24 hours after the media circus, away to lowly Kilmarnock? Better to have kept him for the home game against Hearts where he would be bursting a gut to score on his debut in front of a big Celtic support with Rasmussen breathing down his neck on the bench.

We are not getting it right.

I would probably go along with mcgraininspain and kojo that Scott Brown's appointment is a bit of a Hobson's choice. I wish him all the best though.

oldtim

great return...well done...

went out just about after 4pm, vigil at 4.30..

mini out at party this evening so sitting with a currie and some stella....

oh and Mrs BT...;0)

Hobson's Choice

He's gone and made me captain, was it Hobson's choice?
Why he went and choose me, maybe the loudest voice,
I don't know know why he did it, haven't got a clue,
Tried to find out on the internet, googled on yahoo.

He said I've not to worry, just play my usual game,
Don't bother with accurate passing, keep it just the same,
When you go into the tackle, make sure you go right through,
Forget about good ball control, anything will do.

Your now the captain, the leader on the park,
Don't bother with the football, I want to see some spark,
I want to see you running, get yourself about,
When we sell you in the summer, we'll get a good turnout.

Serenity

THE EXILED TIM 5:35pm

Good idea and thats the best league to be going with.

Stangely enough I just posted this on another site.

"Noticed Serie A have had some amount of draws this season.

5 out of 10 quite a few weeks and 6 out of 9 last week, theres got to be a way to make money out of that...

Worked out if you pick 8 games and cover any 5, any 6, any 7 and all 8 with 93 bets at 10p each.

Spend £9.30 and taking odds of 2/1 you could get £25ish for five, £290 for six, £1700 for seven, £7700 for all 8.

Ive got five draws picked from Italy, one in Spain and one in France tomorrow, going to give it a try."

Only problem was last time I tried it the only draw was a team I had picked to win.

kingoh 5:14 PM "You're right...Fortune did not cost 4 million. It was 3.8 million" I don't believe so. My understanding is that he has cost us €1.3m, or thereabouts, so far. If I'm wrong, please enlighten me.

blantyretim.

I'll be at the Abode Hotel on wednesday,do you fancy a drink,I noticed Roccobhoy was trying to arrange a place to have a drink on Wednesday.tell him I'll be in the hotel at 2.40pm

RE: Danny Fox free kick.

scored a few crackers before coming to celtic, then was hardly allowd to take them with robson on the park.

I was a set piece taker and you have to be hitting everything all the time for your confidence to be at a maximum.

Good luck to the boy.

put 20 quid on Celtic to win the league at 7/2 - last time I done that was 8 games to go 2 seasons ago, same odds.

keep the faith

2thecore NeverevernegativeCSC

oldtim67

will probably be a bi later than last time,
still be there before WDH though..;0

I can arrange for rocco to meet with us too, make sure you eat before we meet up then...

need to go make dinner,
mrs BT stole my currie... 0(

toast and beans for me....

Hola
On a totally different thread completly.
For reasons unknown,in Helicopter Thursday season,I had a compultion,every time I got in the car to play Texas's greatest hits.
I am doing the same this season.
Spooky or what.
Hail Hail
KTF

My dear,dear,dear,dear,friend..Serenity.

The Poem.. as we have come to expect..

Wiz. a Brammer.

Straight tae the Point..

Ye laid it awe oot oan the Table...

Yer facts. .ur,indeed, Facts.

Facts are Facts.. and.. well.. that's... A FACT!

Master Broon is a Useless son of a Gun.

He hiz shown us Naething..except that we

Won a League.. because of His ...Absence!

His return to the Foist Eleven..and ..
There is no doot aboot that.is a Certainty.

Fur...

He has just been Awarded a, Sinecure.. a Guaranteed Place,in the Line-Up( Sinecure.. A Guaranteed Position, with little of No work needed, in order to maintain one's position, plus providing a
nice salary)

Noo, that he has bin Tapped Fur the Celtic
team Captaincy..

My... Mr.Mowbray, has went and done and did..
it.. again!

He has made another Stick tae add tae awe the ithr ones..
that he has,sae Recklessly Fashioned..

Tae Break his ain Back!

Whit's the maitter wi' this Guy?

Everything, that he diz,comes back and
bite him in the Tenderloin.

He buys a Striker,who..By Gum!

Actully, strikes...and in daein so

Wins the Three Points fur Us..

Then,with dix Mr.Mowbray then dae?

Well.. Ah am no gonna tell ye..

Fur..

Wan.

Ye wid nevah,evah, believe Me!

And ..true tae form..

Because,of whit he nevah did in the
Following Game.. he disnae dae whit
He shoulda.. and the Result?

Why we dinna hae a Striker.. who
well. kin strike..

Even, Mr. Robbie Missed a coupla Chances!

Aye, he did so.. Ah saw him clear as dae..

Miss a Sitter!

But, Ah bettah no dwell oan that.. fur..

Naebuddy eles oan here..seemed tae have
noticed that little Miss that caused us
tae lose a gemme tae a Pudden Team.

Again, it awe biles doon tae this..

It is Not what Mr. Mowbray DOES..

that is causing US to Be such a Woose

of a Team... a Real.. Goddarned

Punching Bag of a Team..

It is Whit..

Mr. Mowbray..

DOES NOT DO...that Makes us such
a Bunch of Push-Overs!

Kojo.
yer pal.. who likes ye aloter.. and
yer Poems are Pure GOLDEN..fur
every wan thae ye evah,wrote..

Maks sense tae Me~

Tottenham-Aston Villa isn't half dull in the greatest league ever in the history of football.

Asia is obsessed with the EPL. Wall-to-wall drunk-sounding has-beens in studios in Singapore and Hong Kong pontificating about Hull City’s home form and all manner of nonsense.

Bored to the point of almost not liking football any more, I turned to TV5 Monde and a cracking game in which the Celts of Lorient are giving Paris St Germain (nice name, but they have Rangers as a feeder team, so ‘boooo’) a drubbing at the Parc des Princes. It's 0-3 after 40 minutes, and I missed the third after turning back to see if the English game had improved any (it hadn't).

PSG, Jérémie Clement et al, should have been 1-0 up. They had a perfectly good goal chalked off. I think the ref is monsieur le médecin, Dr Etienne Conroy. Then the Celts ran all over them.

Lorient goalie, Fabien Audard, is magic. He must weight 100 kilos and is a big baldy monster. He's throwing himself at everything, especially at PSG inswinging corners. He gets two fists on it and then takes out anyone in front of him. Big fat goalies rock.

Brown as captain is perhaps the final piece of the puzzle as TM builds his own team.
Unlike his transfer targets, it could be argued that he was woefully short of candidates. Brown's appointment is causing a few arguments and disagreements, but I have yet to see a viable alternative proposed.
We are bereft of leaders on and off the park. We have no one who could fill the role as club representative.
Maybe that is due to the number of players who have been brought in from overseas. Or perhaps it's a result of the big money on hand for today's professional football gypsy.

The next 3 or 4 months will determine whether Tony has made the right signings and decisions and whether the team he moulds is fit for purpose.
If it does he will become a Celtic legend. If not he will be a one season manager.

In the meantime it's our responsibility as fans to provide the man with some time to do his job and give him the respect due our manager.

Back Tony: Sack Duffield

'GG peering over the snow drifts.

THE EXILED TIM at 6:56 PM

I mean, fair play to you for being optimistic, but if you're actually picking out the Texas CD and putting it on, it's not really that spooky.

Spooky is me walking back from the vigil Mass in Ho Chi Minh City singing the Tony Mowbray song and logging on five minutes later to CQN to find that Abmucker has posted the words on here (all two of them).

Abmucker has the same surname as me, but we're not related and I'm not sure if it means anything. Still, that's a wee bit more spooky than you choosing the same CD as you did in 2008.

Just a simple question. For all the bloggers who are saying give Tony time with his team even though he has been here 6 months did you say the same thing with Gordon when we did not win his first 2 games? Maybe that should be a poll.

Celtic_First

Was hoping you'd be around.

Why do you think David Villa and David Silva remain with Valencia?

Hola
Celtic_First
Sorry did not make myself clear..I do not like Texas,never have, never will,I just have this compulsion to listen to them.
Hail Hail
KTF

Sorry do not agree. Political appointment.

EDB

Hello hello.

I haven't really kept up with the Valencia story this year so far, but their financial situation has not improved. The debt is around €500 million.

All the talk is that David Silva will go to Barcelona at the end of the season and that David Villa will go to Chelsea.

Why are they still there?

I guess because any offer Valencia received in this window just gone was for nowhere near enough money. Both Chelsea and Barcelona seem content to wait. Valencia seem to have accepted that both must go, but they want top dollar.

If Scott Brown is indeed,captain material,why was he not more convincing when asked about the conversation with TM?,for me,TM flatly denied any such chat took place,i cannot say the same for SB's response,at best,he seemd unsure how to answer,which undermined the mangers position.I absolutely believe TM,and i hope this appointment is not just a sop,put out to assure us of unity,imo,nothing SB has done as a player,spells Celtic captain.

Celtic_First

Are you travelling round the world these days:o)

I asked as it surprises me that they don't appear to have agitated for lucrative moves to any of the wealthier (not necessarily bigger) clubs in the big leagues and perhaps have missed out on huge earnings.

Hi All,

Does anyone know how long Andreas Hinkel and Jos Hooiveld are likely to be out?

Bhoy From The Boyne.

Ooh là là.

The crowd in the Parc des Princes start giving it: “Kombouaré, démission”.

He brought off main striker Guillaume Hoarau and brought on wee Ludovic Giuly. An hour gone; it's still 0-3.

Next the crowd start shouting: “Luis, Luis, Luis, Luis … .”

They want Luis Fernandez back.

Luis is in the frame for the French national team job. Hope he gets it. Nothing against Raymond Domenech, really, but if you call your wean Merlin you have to have question-marks over you.

Mr.Mowbray's Appointment of Mr. Brown as the New Captain,may or may NOT Be a Wise Decision.

And.. It is the, May NOT be a Wise Decision,part. that
bothers Me.

Fur..

Anyone with a Modicum of Un Common.. Common Sense..

Would First.. study how FAST or How Slowly... a Person Walked..

Before, he would Ask that same person.. this Question..

"How long would it Take,by walking, to Reach the Wailing Wall?"

Fur that is a Dumb Question..
if the Questioner had not first Ascertained .. How FAST or How Slowly.. the Person he was Asking.. actually .. well.. WALKED!!!

The Same type of Reasoning should have bin practised by Mr. Mowbray,

BEFORE.. he offered the Celtic Team Captaincy to Mr.Brown,

Mr. Brown is freshly returning from a long lasting and niggling
type of injury.

One that May or May not have been the Root Cause of his Poor Performances for us.

Thererfore.

The Intelligent thing to do, would be.. for. Mr. Mowbray to have Awaited until Mr. Brown had had a Few Outings, and in that way..

Mr.Mowbray would have been able to ascertain whether, Mr. Brown
having,by then, provided a Plethora of Evidence.. One way or Another..

as to his Suitability to be awarded such an Important Position.

Maks sense tae Me.

Kojo.

I hope this proves to be the making of Scott Brown and we get the player we thought we were getting.

More keith if your about fancy a beer or three watching the game tomorrow??

Hail Hail

EDB

I've been in Asia for a week for work. I'll be home on Wednesday. I'm not travelling round the world in the Estadio sense.

Those two lads will be on very very lucrative contracts at Valencia, rest assured.

Iniesta. Now if we could a swop deal with Crosas & him? Mmmmm! Any chance?

Evenin all...

I'd like to ask a serious question if y'all don't mind. This especially affects all the bhoys here in the north.

Now that Robbie Keane has actually signed - abeit temporarilly - does anybody think that RTE might now show Celtic games over Manure, l/pool etc if we reach (and i known its a big IF) the champions league next year? Considering the support Celtic have on this island it really does sicken me how much they salivate over EPL teams, their atitude towards us at times makes them sound as though they are actually English and not Irish (no offence meant to any Englishmen).

Like i say,i know it's a big IF but i'd just like to hear others opinion. Sorry if this has been asked already.

Hail Hail

Vale Bhoy

About as much chance as Walter Smith has of becoming Pope Walter I after the next conclave.

Tommytwiststommyturns
from earlier
WITS - well done on the Dan Breen tip. Won like a good un.
See Mrs H has a couple of hurdlers out later on the same card, possibly the same ones you highlighted previously but the meeting was abandoned?

The one I highlighted last week (was going to be only bet of the day) at the abandoned meeting was Zarinava which won today at 7/1
I was out all afternoon and am just catching up with the posts.

Dam i forgot to back it myself.

Robertressell.
You should never turn your back on Dan Breen

Kojo,are you saying TM has no common sense?

Or Kojo, Celtic follow up with the threat to sue journalist & toiletpaper who claimed Mowbray told him to pack his bags. Now, if he had told Brown to leave would he have made him club captain, M'Lud?

Vale Bhoy

He told Darren O'Dea to leave (albeit on loan) and then made him Captain.
The man doesnt know what he is doing.I take no pleasure in saying that but unfortunately I think its true.

My dear,dear,dear,dear,friend...JohnnyQuest... @ 7.55

Not at All,pal..

Shucks.. Everyboady Has .. Common Sense!

That's Why ..

It's Called..well... COMMON!

Na!

Noo... UN Common Common Sense, is a Thing of a Different Hue!

And that is Whit..

I am accusing Mr.Mowbray of Lacking.

See..

This Un Common Sense,thingy..is... well.. Mighty.. Uncommon..

and

that is Why.. Well

They Call it... Well..

Uncommon Common Sense.

Kojo.
yer pal..who likes ye a loater

By the way,pal..d'ya have a Man at yer SanFran Celtic Supporters Club..
Called... Harry Conway?

Best of luck to Scott Brown as the new Celtic captain.

Whilst everyone is entitled to their opinion it is very disappointing to hear Celtic fans saying things like 'is he smart enough to open a tin of beans?' By all means have an opinion but I don't think that kind of personal abuse is necessary.

Hope tomorrow we develop a bit pragmatism. 3 points a must. I hope we don't fall into the trap of trying to play all our new forwards in the same team. Feel that would be a recipe for disaster.

Would play Rasmussen up on his own with Keane and n'guemo on opposite points of a midfield diamond with Brown, Crosas and Ki in the middle.

oceallaigh

what is the stars,

Hi, me again. Not trying to badger you but: ''the man doesn't know what he's doing''
How do you know this?
Perhaps a more accurate statement would be that YOU don't know what he's doing?

Evening all,
I cant believe that the old "captain" debate is still burning away.

Let me ask you a question...
Does it really matter who is the captain?

I've played football to a pretty high standard and I can't actually remember who was captain in a lot of the teams I was in???

Some would say that I've just lost a lot of brain cells over the years but I personally think that it simply wasn't important enough to remember.

Lets see what we all think at about 2pm tomorrow.

Or what's in the stars, he did tell Brown to leave then, after the dross we've produced & sh&*e results, had a second thought that maybe the best way to deflect the story would be to make captain. A double bluff, if you will.

WITS

Broonie is our 5th captain of the season...says it all for me!

Is this a record? Sorry, you make one change if at all.

Pass the parcel with the captain armband!!!

Out of his depth!!! He should stick to the roofing!

CRC

Bhoy from The County Hell.
Again thats only my opinion of him based on what I have seen so far and on what he did last year at West Brom.
The final straw for me was last Tuesday.25 minutes left 2 strikers on the bench in a must win game and he brings on a midfielder who has not played in 3 months and puts him left full.
Ok I admit I dont know what he is doing,maybe he does but my opinion is that he doesnt.
Can you explain last tuesdays substitution to me.
Now I could go on but I wont.
You support Tony Mowbray thats fine
I dont,I would like to see him leave the job before he does any more damage,I accept that the earliest he will leave will be at the end of May and I have prepared myself for celtic finishing third.
I am sorry we dont concur on this but thats life

Vinibhoy - TMs vision will soon be clear.

I agree, wrapping a piece of cloth around someones arm doesn't make him a captain.

Natural leaders don't need to be told.

The problem is Celtic at this moment in time are berft of natural leaders on the pitch.They have been for some time.

to lift my spirits last night i decided to watch the bhoy who would be king.

i watched that video and larssons goals i dont know how many times and the composure he had in front of goal was fantastic -shape to put the ball in one corner then at the last second dink it over the keeper.

Oh to have Henrik on the end of some of the chances we create now a days.

I am sure we will have many chances again tomorrow - Keane/Kamara or anyone for that matter - take our chances and get us on the road again

I believe Scott Brown will have a year left of his contract in the summer, that being the case you would have thought we would have started talks about an extension?

If not then we must be hoping to sell him or he is hoping for a move.

celtictom

Keep it coming mate, being both reasonable and correct won't make you popular on here in the current climate, which, in itself, must be viewed as a positive.

We all have opinions, right or wrong, but honestly held - don't have any problem with that.

Can anyone please explain to me some form of justification for the so many "definitive" opinions being posted at the moment?

Of those with such crystal clear vision can you please identify yourselves :

Are you currently an extremely successful professional footballer in the SPL or at a higher level?

Are you currently an extremely successful manager as above?

Are you a proven master at handling the responsibility of managing a club of Celtic's stature?

It goes without question that you are also a master at PR and interacting with that which pretends to be the press in Scotland.

Apart from yourselves, does anyone else believe you have a clue what you are talking about?

Too many people on here - whilst I would never question their sincerity - seem to support their view of what Celtic should be, in their own opinions, rather than support Celtic as we are and in the environment in which we find ourseleves.

Shall we win the league this season? Don't know, but still hopeful.
The next few seasons are looking pretty good in my opinion.

What's going to happen with Rangers? Don't know, don't care. As a Celtic supporter with no need to denigrate anyone - I only see opponents - what makes them so special? Same 3 points for a win and titles are not won on bragging rights.

As usual, never apologetic

Cheers

Alex

EN

thought you where going out tonight?

As far as Scott Browns intelligence goes, I think it is fair to say he is not perhaps as smart of some of the erudite chappies on here.

However, I think that applies to the vast majority of football players.

There are exceptions of course. I believe Gerry 'Jelly' Briton is studying law, Shaka Hislop has some type of astro-physics degree and Ian Cameron spent the morning of the scottish cup final in 1987 doing an accountancy exam, before turning out for St. Mirren in the afternoon.

However, as I said the vast majority of football players, whether they are our heroes, or our villains, would be driving mini cabs if they didnae have such brains in their feet.

To quote Jason MacAteer, when he spied Jimmy White in a London pub a few years back, he waved to Jimmy, mimiced a snooker player cueing up a shot, and shouted,"Jimmy, Jimmy One-Hundred-And-Eighty!!!'

I put my hands up as a Scott Brown fan. Yes he has not played well this season, but it looks like he has been playing with an injury.

To say he hasn't played well for us is nonsense. The guy only last season was voted player of year by his fellow pro's they type of guys since they play the game must know a player when they see one.

However - I'm dead against making him captain. The guy has been out for over three months, and in one fell swoop the manager has put unneccessary pressure on the lad. Let him try and get back up to match fitness first. Instead he is going to be under more scrutiny than is necessary.

Easy choice for Captain. Keane. He can handle it, and is being paid the bucks. If he was looking for the armband to increase performance levels, Artur would surely hace been a shout.

Unfortunatley, as I hate saying it about a decent man, but I fear it's another poor decision by the manager.

……………………....Zaluska………………………
Caddis… O’Dae… Hoiveld Braafheid
………………Ki……………….N’Gaumo…….
……………………….Brown….................

…………………….Keane…………………………
…………..Rasmussen….Kamara………….

This team takes 45 points and gives us a chance with the league. Replace Brown with Charlie Grant, Sell Boruc, Brown, McGeady, Maloney and Heinkle. Camon you know it makes sense Tony.

Noo.. here is anither thing...

My assistant, Mabel.. is a smart gal.

She wiz the foist wan, tae point oot tae me, that Mr. Mowbray
had the definite appearance of a Man, who wiz..

NOT A MOTIVATOR.. because of his Gloomy, Taciturn, Saturnine, Lugubrious Mien..

And.. as things,pertaining to the Well Being of Celtic Fc, have matured..check that.. Withered, so steadily at Parkheid oan the Clyde,have come to pass, subsequent to Mr.Mowbray assuming Celtic
reins..

Her shrewd observation of Mr.Mowbray's Crippling Disability, has been shown to be not a Bad yin, at awe, at awe!

Now, to get to the Salient Point of this Submission..

Mabel, has told me..after we had viewed the Current Celtic Huddle oan Cnan 67... where we saw the latest Mr.Mowbray, Press Interview.

This...

"Do you not Notice that Mr.Mowbray has a Permanent Hunted Expression in his Eyes, now?... I had not noticed that expression in his Eyes,before."

amd I agreed..

Although, I would describe his Expression as being both Hunted and Haunted, at the same time.

First Time I have noticed it.

Hiv a Shufti.. guys..

Kojo.

what is the stars,

It's fine that you don't like Tony Mowbray as manager and of course your opinion is every bit as valid as anybody elses.
The problem I have is with peoples need to repeat this ad nauseum.(I appreciate you are not the worst offender here)
If somebody wants the manager gone then they should say so, say why, then move along.
This blog at the moment resembles a mob picking on every and any reason they can find to have a go at our manager and most of the time without any knowledge of all the circumstances.It's far too easy to fire cheap shots and back them up with nada!
For the record, I too was baffled by the Scott Brown introduction on Tuesday night but, without being privy to all the info behind the scenes, I will not use it as a stick with which to flog Tony Mowbray.

Hail Hail

AnotherAlex - spot on. Toon many are quick to jump on the 'sack him' bandwagon. Give the man a chance ffs. We may or may not win the league (but please God let us), but the greatest support in the world should at least BACK THE MANAGER - especially when so many of Scotlands finest want him to fail.
Remember when we used to boast that we'd only 10 managers in our history(or words to that effect). It may be an over used cliches byt Rome really wasn't built in a day. Lets get behind this man and bring our club forward...

Hail Hail

By AnotherAlexFraeGovan on February 6, 2010 8:19 PM

Uncommon wisdom.
You must be an 'Oul Hand.

'GG snug out the snow

Blantyretim

Last night turned out to be the Big night out..

Red wine then onto pub pints has reminded me how bad hangovers can be. Im missing the gym...

EN

"cliches byt rome"!!! Sorry 'bout that, blame it on the Harp!!

Kojo

Interesting about the hunted haunted theory, his demeanour has been widely remarked on since August.

I am sure that Tony Mowbray has looked very uncomfortable since the season began, and therefore the results and statistics are bound to have made him if anything, look less comfortable.

I believe, even if we win in the cup, the next sequence of fixtures, to the end o February are critical for Celtic, and Tony Mowbray's future.

Tony Mowbrays results are a bigger clue, as to how he's doing at Celtic.

HH

My dear,dear,dear,dear,friend... ViniBhoy.. @ 8.08

Pal..I agree..wit ye.. decidedly so.

You Mirror My own Feelings in the Worth of the Captaincy.

Who is Captain, does no matter one wit...

In the Respect as to Improving the Morale of a Team.

Na..of course it disnae..

If the Players dinna hiv it in them in the Foist place tae
staun up an be coonted..

A Captain no Maitter How..well.. Courageous.. wull no hel them.

Howvevhhhhhh...

The Reason the I am so dead against Appointing a Suspiciously
Inadequate type of Football Player..like, Mr.Brown..is,in my opinion..
is this.,.

With the Title Captain goes the added Perquisites..

That the Team Captain's Name is ..

FIRST to be Entered, in the Team Sheet..

and..

It is one of the Hardest feats of A Manager to DROP his Team Captain..no matter what..

Because, If he Does indeed Drop the Captain of his Team..

He ..the Manager.. Has just Admitted to awe and Sundry that
he made a Boo Boo..

and..

No Manager that I know..

Has the Intestinal Fortitude to dae that.. Easily..

Sure, can dae it, alright..

But, with Extreme .. Reluctance...and after giving his Unworthy Choice... Too Much darn Time to do us Lasting Damage,in the Meantime.

And that is why..

I do not wish Mr. Brown to be appointed Captain..

at least

Until we find oot..

If ..He, Mr. Brown, is going to show us that he is a Changed Man..and is NOw.. Everything, that We thought he would have been,for us..when first he was signed.

So..Noo ye Know.

Kojo.
yer pal, who likes ye a loater.

EN,

For possibly the first time ever I shall be shouting on Chelsea tomorrow.

I didnt get PF's coupon selection so just bet the 7, but bet a combination of accu, 6-folds and 5-folds.
Already got 1 x 5-fold up so if chelski win i should make a half decent return.

Good luck with the shout mate......you're due a winner on the CQN accu!

:-)

HAIL! HAIL!
Token

WITS - bad day, only managed a 16/1 3rd. Missed some obvious pointers. :-(
Manana Manana....

TTTT

Paul67 et al

Apologies if this point has been made sometime since Tuesday, although I have not noticed it; it was reported on Radio 5 before the Kilmarnock game that for the first time in our history Celtic started a match without one Scottish player. Not one! Now I am not saying that was the reason for the defeat but I will say it was one of the factors. Think about it, Celtic have not lost in the League there since May 2001, that was after the Championship was in the cabinet. The morning after John Collins, on Radio 5 remarked that Celtic traditionally had strong Scottish Captains, he mentioned Billy McNeill, but he could have mentioned Jock Stein, Bobby Evans, Roy Aitken, Paul McStay Paul Lambert or even Kenny Dalglish. Neil Lennon, of course belongs in that company, and so might Scott Brown given time. We need a bit of attitude, he's got it, I believe he will thrive on and off the park.

TTT

I thought I had the same coupon on but I checked my account and it doesn't seem to be on,,,,,,aaaargh......

T4

see PF's mention of the old horse that we have probably all bet on more than one occasion...

won at 20's Monkerhosteino

Its hard to guess the managers team selection but Id go for.

Boruc

Caddis, Hooiveld, O'Dea, Braafheid

McGinn, Nguemo, Ki, Samaras

Rasmunssen, Keane

Feel a bit sorry for Samaras, was outstanding in a few games before the miss and instant substitution in the Hibs game, now we have brought in more forwards. Granted he was part of the goal scoring problem last season and this season but was playing well recently.

Looking forward to seeing more from the new players.

T3 - ya Hun! Ye'll be introducing the missus to John Terry next!!

Went to see MWD aka Blunderbuss this evening - no a happy man....

TTTT

Kojo,
I've noticed this great interest Charlie Grant training with the first team, is he our Billy Bremner?

Seamy_Bhoy

Thanks - I just happen to know we shall always prevail - history is on my side.
Blogger 'GG

Uncommon wisdom? No way - dead common and happy with it - just like the majority on here.

Ain't one of the young ones, 68 next month, doesn't give me any more rights, but, possibly, a wee bit more perspective.

Pity you spoiled it with last word - snow.

Here, in southern Sweden, the snow came just before Christmas and the temperature has remained under zero since, so nothing melts.

I have a 3 foot wall round the garden which you can't see, but you can see the 2 feet of snow above, plus on the flower pots, plus on the fence etc. etc. Even the locals can't remember when we had so much snow plus temperatures under zero so long.

Ain't it great just to be a Celtic supporter and part of this wonderful family?

Cheers

Alex

BT - aye clocked it as well. Must have been a sickener for somebody, as it just beat the horse with the last Scoop 6 ticket riding on it. Ooooops!

TTTT

notthebus
As far as leaders I'd say that we have (when fit)...

Hooiveld/ODea in defence
Broonie in midfield
Keane up front

That's enough for me.

Kojo
I agree about the first name on the teamsheet thing.
It is a worry. I suppose I'm just hoping that Broonie starts playing the way I think he can. In which case his name will be first on the teamsheet in all our eyes.

Can you all just stop the Ki for Crosas nonsense.

We have a central midfield pairing - play them.
(and please none of this strikers as wingers rubbish)...

Broonie has the chance to prove himself and I for one fully agree with TMs comments below:

From the Celtic Website:

Brown returned from injury last Tuesday against Kilmarnock and made his first appearance since October, coming on as a substitute for Lee Naylor. And Tony Mowbray believes this new role will be beneficial to the team and to the player.

“Scott Brown is at the stage in his career where the responsibility will be good for him,” the Celtic manager said.

“I understand Scott’s personality. He wants to win and he wants to be a winner out on the field.

“He pushes himself extremely hard for that and that’s not a bad ingredient to have sometimes. We shouldn’t be criticising him for the fire in his belly.

“When Scott’s fit and available and in the team, then he will lead the team out with the armband on.”

Brown played 60 minutes and scored in the reserves’ friendly against Drogheda on Tuesday night. He scored Celtic’s second in the 3-1 victory and is in the squad for Sunday’s Scottish Cup clash with Dunfermline.

HH

The Token Tim

Good stuff, and I thought I had escaped any pressure, cheers, I wont sleep now. That Chelsea game is a must win for me...

Absolutely nothing today, shocking performance and not much standing out for tomorrow apart from Chelsea. Going to go for a crazy draw line.

EN

Celtic Mac,

I'm pretty sure we started a game in the 90s without a Scottish player. Sure someone mentioned it the other night.

T4

how is MWD

he texted me earlier going on at the end of the huns,
seems unhappy right enough..

Bhoy From The County Hell

I admire your loyalty to the Celtic Manager and I understand that when all around (not just on this blog) are screaming for his head and many of these ( in the Scottish Press) would be just people with an anti celtic agenda that he should be the duty of Celtic Fans to rally around and support the Manager.
But I cant put my heart into it.
I sincerely hope I am wrong about him and (if so)I will come on here and publicly apologise to him and to your good self and all the other Moybray loyalists on here.
I know loyalist is a bad choice of word and I can assure you in advance that its not intended as a sly dig.
In the words of Kojo

From yer pal What is the Stars who admires your tenacity in the face of adversity

EN

Hooiveld fit? - thought he was out. Impossible to second guess it but here goes;

Boruc
Caddis
Loovens
Thompson
Braafheid
Kamara
Nguemo
Brown
McGeady
Rasmussen
Fortune

HH

McCourt-for-the-cup-CSC

Ra Ra or else...

Hi guys, just a message of best wishes to Scott Brown and the bhoys for tomorrows game. Progress through to next round and boost the confidence for hearts game on wednesday. A club united together can help turn round the season.

The Comfortable Collective
There are exceptions of course. I believe Gerry 'Jelly' Briton is studying law, Shaka Hislop has some type of astro-physics degree and Ian Cameron spent the morning of the scottish cup final in 1987 doing an accountancy exam, before turning out for St. Mirren in the afternoon.

I think you've missed Barry Ferguson ...I am sure the reason he moved to Birmingham was the proximity to Oxford Uni, where he was completing his degree in Pure Mathematics ?

My dear,dear,dear,dear,dear,friend... Bournesouprecipe.

Pal.. ye ur right aboot the results being the End all and the Be all.

Howevahhh.....

I strongly believe the the Demeanour..and the Facial Appearance of a Man ..is often seen as the Key to his Success in no matter what business..

I have found in my own unique experience, in Business and day to day intercourse with others..

That... Appearance, especially, Facial.. is one of the reasons why one is drawn or repelled to the person in view.

My sainted Mama. always told me..

"Kojo, at all times look after your Looks.. for..

One's Face, is One's Fortune."

I have found that to be so true.

Many a time, I would not have Hired a Particular Individual,if I had gone strictly by her resume...has I not been won over by her looks...

And to a certain extent the same goes for many a Male applicant, as well.

People like.. and are drawn.. instinctively, to

Beautiful People.

And unfortunately, in many a case that is a mistake.

Nevertheless.. it still takes place.

I read somewhere that One of the Israelites.. who happened to button hole Moses, oan the way to the Promised Land..

asked this of the Great Leader..

"Moses.. Ye ur the Ugliest Son of A Guns that I hiv ever Seen.. Gee!.. ye hiv a Kipper that wid turn Soor Mulk .. well .. Soorer!
and yet... ye ur a Great and respected Leader!

How Is That"

And Moses Said this.. "Sure, I am an Ugly Man.. but..who needs looks when Ye hiv a direct Connection wi' the Man Upstairs!"

Moses wiz lucky...

Poor old Mr. Mowbray, ain't goat that kinda Juice.. so, he his tae depend oan his ho hum looks..

Pity!

Kojo
yer pal..who likes ye a loater.

what is the stars,

Thank you for that.
Enjoy the game tomorrow.

Hail Hail

Hola
Think so many are missing the point here about our new captain.
If I recall when WGS was trying to sign SB & KT we were all for this,when the huns got thompson & we got Scott Brown virtually,to a man,we were all saying that we got the better deal...future Celtic Captain...this was said many times,on many sites.
So what is the problem now..I for one can not work this out.
THIS BHOY WILL COME GOOD.
There has been so many people posting as to how responsibility can make a person,give the Bhoy a chance,if he fails ok,but until then,for fecks sake,what are we? agents of the Dark Side.
He is our Captain...TM is our manager...We will win this league.
Never...Never,in all my Celtic supporting life,have I said anything negative about our team/club,I have thought it many times,but I have never uttered it...We are Celtic...Keep The Faith.
Hail Hail
KTF

Congrats to Wolfetone Bhoy on his nap City of Doral won well at Naas at 6/1

Gordon J

8 SEPT 2001

KHARINE

JOOS V
AGATHE
BOBO
TEBILY

THOMO
LENNY
STAN
LUBO

HENRIK
SUTTY

WWC - totally agree about Crosas, been very poorly treated by TM. Ki's time will come.

BT - MWD is hoping to get "stoned" sometime very soon! I tried to get him a Viz at the newsagents - Buster Gonad, etc. Had to settle for FHM and a National Enquirer instead.
He has a wee radio for the game tomorrow, but no chance of getting online.

TTTT

THE EXILED TIM
I couldn't agree more.

Lets give him a chance!

Kojo

What can i say?

Vintage stuff

HH

loyalists? I think you meant devotees or supporters?

I hope Scott Brown continues to stay at,and captain Celtic for a few years.

PF ayr,

Thanks. Had thought it was a little earlier.

Pretty good looking team. Apart from Tebily obviously!

Gordon J

I remember the fuss made when, a few seasons back Arsenal fielded a team without one English player, so if Celtic did the equivalent back in the 1990s I would be interested to know the Manager and the line-up if anybody has got it. It is not always a bad thing, Liverpool's starting line-up in the FA Cup Final against Everton in 1986 did not contain one player then eligble to play for England. Steve McMahon was on the bench.

BT

Agree.

Broonie, broonie, broonie....

HH

T4,

needs must me ole son......oh and btw it was EN who picked them, not me!
I merely followed the coupon.

Re MWD, is he still beelin over the red T situation, in addition to his own position?

HAIL! HAIL!
Token

Like many CQN'rs (and probably BTM) I am perplexed, puzzled and ponderous about what our best is.

Various players have staked a claim recently without great success ( Ki, McGinn, Zhi, McCourt, Samaras).

If we reinstate Brown this means that his place is guaranteed in the starting line up when he is fit and available.

Leaving only 3 other positions up for grabs.

NGuemo is a cert - and I agree he should partner Crosas ( But I dont believe BTM thinks this is the way forward)

Leaving on 1 place for McGeady, Kamara, Maloney (when fit again), McGinn, McCourt, Ki, Zhi...

Our small chance of winning the SPL depends heavily on BTM getting this selection headache right but given the options and uncertainty he will do well to get it right without further tinkering.

Im glad Im not in his shoes... Gulp

TTT - aye, he's still raging against the board and insisting that they will get no more of his readies.....but he would kill for a 6-pack of red T right now! :-)

Text him and let him know you're having a beer....oh aye, forgot!

TTTT

Wage Cap at Ibrox!

http://footballsfootball.com/WeknowSFA/wage-cap-fits-rangers/

Don't know if these two items have been commented on but they gave me a laugh when I heard them, both on Radio Snyde.

2nd question to Mark Mcghee by interviewer after 6th minute injury tme equaliser by Aberdeen. "Does this result help you keep your job?" Mark starts mouthing something under his breath and cuts interview short but he can be heard saying "F--- Knows" before cutting back to Fat Maquire. Much embarassment in studio. Ned Flanders AKA Keevins starts 10 minute eulogy on how this is not representive of Mark's character etc.

20 minutes later Maquire cues in Ned for an apology - "On ~ 15th Jan in response to a question on Rangers financial situation I stated that the debt and Rangers being in administration was the fault of Sir David Murray. I apologise for this and am happy to state that Rangers are not in administration".

Good to hear Ned getting it in the neck again (Artur Jorge, Martin's libel settlement re Boruc to Villa etc).

TTT

is seems I did put the coupon on.

bet 6 teams cost me £6 and got £25 back...?

5 ot of 6...

There we go with the "skoosh" again.
where did this nickname come from?
I've never seen or heard it anywhere but here.
Is it a real nickname, or did someone here just make it up?

Just in from Derry versus Tyrone, Mort our boys gave your boys one hell of a hiding for once!

Bournesouprecipe 9:06pm

I forgot about Hooiveld's injury, hope he is available. No squad news available from the official site or C67.

I see you had Brown in your line up, I think he is probably the only player who could cover for Ngumeo should TM think he needs a rest, I wouldnt have Brown in ahead of Ki or Crosas though. With Brown and Nguemo in the middle there would be no creativity.

Im not sure what TM has in mind for Kamara, the right side of midfield on Tuesday but if we are to play an attacker there we already have McGinn, Brown or McGeady who could play there.

EN

TTTT,

seriously considering tearing the wagon to pieces after spending about 5hrs in the company of 6 8yr old girls this afternoon due to eldest mini-tokens birthday treat of pictures and pizza hut.

OMGG, frazzled disny even begin to cover it.

And to think i have just condemned myself to a double dose of this for the future!!!!

Aaaaaaargh!

HAIL! HAIL!
Token

Hola
Overhead_Kick
Just been thinking the same sort of thing
These are not particuarly my choices but it sort of seems to concur with what you are saying.
Team 1
Boruc
Hinkle
Hooiveld
Thompson
Braffheid
N'guemo
Crossas
Brown
Keane
Rasmussen
Team 2
Zaluska
Caddis
Loovens
O'Dea
Naylor
McGeady
McGinn
Fortune
Kammara
McCourt
Sammi
And on the bench
Maloney
KI
ZZ
Rhone
Mizzuno...need I go on.
Mix and match till your hearts content.
Jees I'm glad I'm not in TMs shoes,having all you lot to deal with,bad enough with the hun media,but,my own kind...come on Bhoys,unite and we will do this.
Hail Hail
KTF

TTT

just had my 4th Stellar....

My dear,dear,dear,dear,friend..Viewfaethewindow...@ 9.01

Charlie, is Ma Darlin'..

Ah hiv watched this laddie fur years..until,he goat that strange malady..an injury tae the Pubic Bone.

It seems that that type of injury is liable to strike down many a young ..and therefore... Physically Growing Youth.

So.. I am told by the Good Physician... Doctura Detroit.

She says, it's untreatable, however, it does eventually heal.. naturally.. there is no treatment, except rest.

In Charlie's case.. it took .. Most of THREE YEARS!

I hope that Charlie ,is fully recovered,from this devastating disability,fully,.... as it sometimes,relapses.

He is now Twenty Years Old... I guess.

One Year to go... before He stops Growing...

I wonder if Charlie has Grown Much taller,since the last time I saw him..I hope so.

He was never going to be a tall Lad..I figured.. mebbe..end up Five Foot Nine..or ..Ten.... Average.

anyway...

The Good news is..

Charlie, is Back...and Celtic, Have Goat Him!

If some People think that Scott Broon is a Hustler..

Hey..You Guys..

Wait Until Ye See Oor Charlie!

Charlie, maks Landry look like a Laid Back and Cool Dude!

Kojo.
yer pal...who likes ye mair and mairer.

Quick question without googling 2 Celts have been the top scorer in the EPL. Can you name them?

tttt

can you pass on my best wishes to mwd

the next time you see/text him

was talking to his brother last night who
told me his current situation

i hope he has a speedy recovery
and is back with us soon

thanks

tbo

EN - if Hooiveld has 'done' a hamstring, at the very least we will not see him for three weeks, maybe more. Needs that time to heal properly. As a victim of this injury myself I know for a fact it takes time. Rushing back from it causes it to go again and further weaken it. I tore one and strained the other. the strain to the second one happened because I was overcompensating for the injured one after going back to playing football too soon after a horrendously painful tear. I can feel i still!

It puzzles me therefore that Kenny Miller is in and out of the Rangers side despite reportedly having a Hamstring injury. Either the doctors at Eyepox are not very good at diagnosis or there is something strange afoot within the treatment room at Mordor. Without wanting to 'inject' any further rumours about Dignity FC's attitude to the well being of their players (Who mentioned Barry Fergusons repeated Knee injections?)

TBO/TTT

I've just texted MWD and assed on your regards.

i passed them on too...;0)

hoooooooooooops

For any Match of the Day fans - its been replaced by Sportscene in Scotland - but if you have Sky - you can record it on channel 974 (or any other BBC Channel)

Is it serious with MWD or is he ok and you are all taking the wee wee? Not been on much so dont know.

Roberttressell 9:54pm

Good point, best leave him out until he is 100% he is also still coming out of 'pre season'

The Ibrox doctors have always been a source of strange acts much like the rest of the club. Prodan - Yes, Hartson - No etc etc.

I imagine their small squad is forcing them to rush players back, the cup replay can only be good news, their squad will tire in the weeks to come. I dont think they have rested Weir yet, they even played him two days in a row in their pre season friendlies. If we win all games this month while they are tiring we can do it.

EN

bt

many thanks

tbo

I reckon Scott Brown wIll lead CeltIc to a league and cup double.

This captaincy thing. Why is it that anything Celtic do is scrutinised to the nth degree? Scott Brown Captain. So what?
Why the deluge of debate, newspaper coverage etc?

What next - Celtic's new choice of bog roll Stings players in to Action? 'We wanted Andrex but we got Morrison's Own Brand' Complains Parkhead Mole via his Middlesborough Hide-away. Allegedly.

Hey Keevins, if you are reading, I have just saved you hours of work for next weeks 'copy'. You're always talking what bog paper is for, so it should be manna from heaven for you.....

What's up with MWD?

GL2

a weeee weeeeeee bit close to the bone there....

he justed texted me back,

T4 will give you the info..

EN - I like your thinking. That's a nice positive one for me to sign off on. Awra best guys. Looking forward to tomorrow and another trip on Tony Mowbray's Celtic Rollercoaster Ride.....

Greenlion

Ian Wright would be one. How about king Kenny

BT I think ive caught on....maybe

The Narrowboat No.

viewfaethewindae on February 6, 2010 9:01 PM

'I've noticed this great interest Charlie Grant training with the first team, is he our Billy Bremner?'

He reminds me of Lennon. Looks similar and plays like him.

He got about 20 mins in the reserve game today against QotS and played well.

GL2

Ian Rush?

John Aldridge?

EN

AnotherAlexfraeGovan.. Spot on.
What an array of managerial talent lurks in our midst.

What strange quirk of fate gives us this endless, albeit semi-literate, succession of Steins, Cloughs & Shanklys who, although they have never managed the local street team, or indeed a burger van, have the effrontery to ridicule a man who is the highly paid manager of Glasgow Celtic ?
I suppose we should just laugh at our keyboard Quixotes, but sadly their constant criticism feeds more sinister elements who would seek to undermine our club, no matter who was managing it.

' Father, forgive them. They know not what they do.'

Hola
Greenlion2
Have not googled it,but can only think of one...Dion Dublin,help me out
Hail Hail
KTF

BT/TBO - me tae!

GL2 - Choccy and Ian Wright?

TTTT

Noone answering me, whatever is wrong with him hopefully it turns out ok for him.

EN....I know I like a bevvy and missed a few hours in my life but when did they 2 ever play for us.... Youve got me worried now incase ive missed us winning another European cup

greenlion2,

Chris Sutton in his Blackburn days is the only one I can think of

Donegal R

email me...

nothing too serious, but in lot of pain..

Exiled you got the hard one

bltl

Wow!! That's some state to get into. Well, I suppose it's Saturday night so intoxicating substances & delusional states are very welcome.

Hola
Googled it
I'm a little bit pissed,but looking at the EPL stats I think you will find that the EPL started in 92/93 & their is only 1 ex Celtic player top scorer in the EPL.If you had said in the 1st div in england different story[sorry the wining mentality is coming out]
Hail Hail
KTF

Gordon_J you got the evil genius. Both were joint top scorers i nthe same year.

GL2

I was thinking 'Kelt' in a possible trick question..

I really hope your not kidding and remember our European Cup final win over ManU 2007, Im still celebrating, what a night that was, Athens was amazing......

EN

Sevendouble @ 9:45,

Scott was called Skoosh before he came to Celtic I believe.

I'm told It's a common nickname for someone called Scott.

Kinda suits him though in the Glasgow sense.

When you open a bottle of lemonade...Skoosh...fizzy.

He's that ok :O).

Kojo,i know you have answered me,i read your reply,unfortunately,i am still no nearer enlightenment,if i understand you correctly,there is such a thing as common sense,we agree on that,but,and here is the element i am struggling to comprehend,there is also another,rarer sense,known perhaps only to your self,and it's called,uncommon common sense,and,it is this very rare ability in which TM is lacking.In the interest of furthering my education,could you,when you have a spare moment,give us some examples of this most,uncomon common sense,i now i for one,would like to understand how it works.

Hola
Ok,just read posts about Chris Sutton and I can not see him as top scorer any season in the EPL,obviously being an exile these things take a little longer to filter through,or maybe I'm reading the wrong sites.
Hail Hail
KTF

stopped reading the kds site as the negativity and language put me off this blog is getting me more depressed by the day,think i'll tune into ff can't be much harder to stomach good night to real
supporters
gerrym

James Forrest, thought provoking and challenging as always, please continue your input.

Kitalba at 3.02pm You obviously have personal knowledge of Scott Brown's input to Martin Kane's appeal. As an outside observer, these gestures are not surprising from a man who has endured personal tragedy in a private manner and who would wish to conduct similar charity in private also.

As Celtic supporters, whilst recognising the available, affordable talent from across the globe, we should always embrace the best talent available from our own shores. Be in no doubt, we have the 2 best players to emerge from Scotland in the last 5 years in Aiden and Scott. Either of these are worthy captains of our club and are deserving of our support as a minimum. That Scott was not "one of ours" to begin with but chose to come to Celtic says a lot about him.

Perhaps, and probably, this may not be our year. However, our day and year will come.

KTF, one and all

Sevendouble,

I asked about the Skoosh thing several times back when we signed him and never got an answer.

I can remember interviews with Kevin Thompson and he always referred to him as Broony.

Spanish Football, EPL or Sportscene?

Ben Hutchinsons goal, Dan Fox unbelievable goal or Real Madrid...

Bet Sportscene dont even show our game, typical. Three men in the studio, all huns, guess it will have to be MotD then.

I very rarely comment but I was reading the Irish Times sports section and I was very annoyed by an article written by a Michael Walker ( I think that was what the nobody was called). He ridiculed the state of the game in Scotland, fair enough maybe, but he then said how the EPL would never accept Celtic and referred to the 'rivalry' between Celtic and Rangers. As an example he referred to the firebomb attack on De Beasley's car. I have a simple question. Will anyone take him to task over this? I would love to but what can I do? Is there anyone out there who is brave enough, or clever enough, or powerful enough to make this low life apologise considering the real reason for the attack on De Beasley, which I, as a Celtic supporter condemn.

THE EXILED TIM,

EPL site shows Dublin and Sutton as joint top scorers with Michael Owen in 1997/98 - 18 goals each.

http://www.premierleague.com/page/Statistics/0,,12306,00.html

851 for MOTD

if your in Scotland and stuck with Sportscene

Scullybhoy

What was the reason for the attack on De Marcus Beasley car

Pompey not paid again? Poor defending make it so easy for Manure!