Match 31 in Celtic’s domestic season: Motherwell at home, 29 wins, one draw and no defeats behind them. It all looks straightforward tomorrow. Right?
A reminder, if needed, that while Motherwell shipped seven goals during the week, St Mirren did the same to Gordon Strachan’s Celtic before knocking us out the Scottish Cup a week later.
It was also Motherwell, at Celtic Park, who ended Scottish football’s longest winning run of league games in 2004. Celtic had just beaten Barcelona but were held by Motherwell to halt the run at 26 consecutive victories.
Runs like this often end against teams with nothing in their locker but desperate defending. You’ll see that from the visitors tomorrow, whose players will surely have had a word with each other about collective responsibility.
Take nothing for granted. Celtic have worked hard to get into this situation in the league but they will have to work just as hard to maintain momentum.
How does Brendan do that? I suspect by shuffling the pack again. We have genuine competition across the team. The central defenders must be scared to sneeze in front of the manager in case he drops them and they don’t get another sight of the pitch for weeks.
Full backs feeling a little weary late in the game? Don’t show it, Emilio and Cristian are ready and waiting. James Forrest and Patrick Roberts are both delivering at the highest standard of their careers, otherwise they would not be considered.
While Leigh Griffiths is injured, Moussa Dembele will be confident he will get the opportunity to score three consecutive hat-tricks, surely an unprecedented achievement. It’s only Scott Brown and Scott Sinclair who can be confident of being included when fit.
The former, because he is captain and leader of the team, the latter because he has had the most profound impact on Scottish football this season, unequivocally Player of the Year.
You are looking forward to seeing these guys do their stuff tomorrow, I can tell.
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He must have been a 5 star bargain hunter sourcing 24 cans of Stella plus 2 bottles of cider for £8.60 even in 2009. No bother getting a job in Procurements
Just wakened… so what have I missed?
Cowiebhoy… congratulations pal. Really nice news.
Tobago Street … I had to go back and remind myself of what phish I had written yesterday! :). As you rightly point out, in some ways, it was easier for us older fans back then… we didn’t question as much, and even if we were so inclined, it was pre-internet, so tomes of information were not accessible almost instantaneously. The computer age has changed everything… including Even how we support (no internet, no CQN, no talk of amortization or cognitive dissonance… imagine that!
Never a big fan of trickle down theories… I think we could have done a lot worse than DD … I’m sure we can think of a few not far away… and if DD does okay financially from his investment in Celtic, that probably means that Celtic has also done well (for example, Celtic moves, value increases, his shares increase in value.. the club also likely increases. But, and here is my reservation… his primary focus is, I believe, on profit … as is, I believe, his guy, PL. (rather than the betterment of Celtic. The two may co-exist, and even largely overlap, but they are not necessarily synonymous).
You are correct .. the Dulles i was referring to is Avery. His book on the Models of the Church talked about how there are different aspects (or models ) of the church (institutional, sacramental, the community), and they all must co-exist in harmony, and problems can arise when one aspect dominates.
I see Celtic similarly … multifaceted. My feeling is that, of late, the Board/business aspect ( which is necessary for Celtics continued success, and indeed, existence) has assumed too great a prominence, and the necessary harmony (including with the fans – who are another important aspect) is out of kilter.
Anyways… enough about that for now.There is a game to watch…
But, in closing, since you seem like a reasonable sort, can I ask you one CQN related question that vexes me? … what is it about CQN and big Judith Ralston?! I just don’t see that one….
Hail hail
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Cowie Bhoy, congratulations to your daughter.
JFH, stay strong, we are all with you.
HH
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Tinseltown … I see a discussion about vinyl vs digital. that was one song that sounded so much better on the old stereo, particularly late at night, headphones on, volume up…. brilliant! .. another was Perfect Kiss by new order
MIKEINTORONTO
Me neither.
Might as well have a ahem to Mary Marquis.
Not for me,bud.
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