Celtic frittered away another two points at Kilmarnock this afternoon after a performance which ultimately showed depths of determination but was marked by shockingly bad organisation.
Kilmarnock’s opener in 25 minutes could not have been simpler. An 80 yard high ball was collected on the edge of the Celtic penalty area by Heffernan, who turned and picked out the onrushing Dean Sheils, who was initially being marked by Beram Kayal but the Israeli failed to match Sheils run, allowing the Killie player time to pick his spot and score.
The home team were encouraged by the opening goal and continued to press forward. Fraser Forster did well to turn over a blistering shot from Kelly which was destined for the top corner. Kilmarnock’s pressure was rewarded on 40 minutes when Kayal and James Forrest stood off a ball conceding possession. Sheils crossed for the offside Heffernan to score but the assistant referee didn’t flag so the goal stood.
Seconds before half time Charlie Mulgrew was short with a back pass and James Fowler chipped Forster to give Killie and three goal half time lead.
The first 28 minutes of the second half were miserable for Celtic as the team appeared resigned to a fate similar to the Celtic team which visited St Mirren Park in March 2010 but Anthony Stokes had other ideas. Stokes missed what was surely the worst chance of his career early in the first half when the scores were still level, and saw a good penalty claim denied on 71 minutes, but instead of hiding he stepped forward.
James Forrest, who also stood up to be counted throughout, ran at the Killie midfield and was fouled 25 yards out. Stokes struck the resultant free kick perfectly into the top left corner.
Two minutes later Stokes collected the ball from Ki 28 yards from goal in what seemed like a safe position but his swift turn and inch-perfect shot beat Jaakkola in the Kilmarnock goal.
Kilmarnock were now rattled and Celtic were level on 79 minutes. Daniel Majstorovic got on the end of a long free kick at the back post and squared for Charlie Mulgrew who headed home.
Having scored three times within seven minutes and with over 10 minutes of the game remaining the Celtic support had reason to feel confident their team could collect all the points but it was Kilmarnock would should have tied up the win in the final minutes when Heffernan found himself unmarked inside the Celtic six yard box but headed over, however, the home team will be happy to have collected their first point in four games.
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Fortunes @ 22.42
Unforgiven: L’l Bill to English Bob: “Even I thought I was dead… until I found out I was in Nebraska.”
You been talkin’ about the Queen again Bob?
Sabre 67,
Read your post, particularly the pointer selling Ki and the performance of Kayal vs Wanyama.
I understand your frustration, and after today’s performance I was left thinking –
– is Kayal an average player who flattered to deceive last season
– is he a good player not trying
– is he a chancer working his ticket
– is there something else going on e.g. An injury or something in his personal life.
Sadly , I don’t know the answer, but , I have reached the conclusion that whenever we get a guy who puts together a run of form and becomes a £7 /8 m player we should sell them first opportunity as they are ‘relatively’ easily replaced.
Don’t believe me ?
Remember the £3m bid for Lee Naylor, or that £8m would probably get you 2 or 3 top drawer players on loan / bowman for a season, or , 1 player for 3 years.
Sabre 67
Agree with nearly everything.
As we have no money cos we are in scotland, we have to sell the players who want to be somewhere else, tis the nature of the greedy ones.
Apart from that, good stuff :>))
Best western ever made?
Unforgiven.
Four real movie stars blended together perfectly in a beautifully shot film, with a wonderful character study of William Munny holding us all spellbound.
The standard of acting and directing in Unforgiven is way ahead of earlier westerns.
Unforgettable.
setting free the bears says:
15 October, 2011 at 23:00
To be honest with you I don’t care what denomination Board members adhere to…
I can tell you there is a link and you can dig deeper – you’ll find it JR and TA – schoolmates, TA – PL workmates..it goes on.
what is important right now is we get fresh ideas new blood, courage, vision, ambition and some managed risk brought into the strategic thinking.
I honestly can’t believe that it is so difficult to be top of SPL at this point in history..
wycombebhoy
Interesting idea but too many forums run on this basis IMO and it could stop the flow of the blog. I love CQN just the way it is!
HH
P27
CQN Top 2 Western movies
1 The Searchers
2 Rio Bravo
I cannae be bothered with number 3.
Shane, Soldier Blue. High Noon, The Good the bad and the Ugly,
The Unforgiven, Blazing Saddles. Too many more to mention.
Thanks.
Victor Wanyama will be a huge star in years to come IMO.
This guy has a football brain, watch him progress. . .
How long before we are singing “let’s all do the Vicky” \ / \ / \ /
Gordon64
I’m guessing you mean The Deerhunter but that was just as much a mess too, but beautiful and brutal to look at.
If the movies are to be better than radio drama, they have to give you something to look at. Cimino can paint in his films and the set piece scenes (the Harvard speech, the dance(s), the battle, the roll call for the hit list) are better (and more expensive) than any other director,including Coppolla and Scorsese.
Look at the acting talent in Heavens Gate- Chris Walken, Micky Rourke, Brad Dourif, Jeff Bridges, John Hurt, and Joseph Cotton).
I’ve watched it more than 10 times. Sometimes with the sound down
BelfastCityCelt says:
15 October, 2011 at 22:56,
Maith thú, can’t argue with that.
They were singing and supporting while I stomped about the living room cursing everyone and everything.
Maith iad.
Árd Macha
What about Darby O’Gill And The Little People for a film?
That show was light years away from it’s time in terms of special effects.
Freaked me out when i was a kid it did,the banshee and all.
setting free the bears says:
15 October, 2011 at 23:11
Just re-visited Heavens Gate a few nights ago liked it much better after the years had worn it!!
If anyone has any doubts as to where we are and as to where we are going, look no further than the SPL table.
3rd.
Quite possibly 4th next week.
Forget your cultural bonds to the employees of the club.
We are in deep trouble. Deep.
Sorry. He has had time, so has Lawwell. They need to go.
Three nil down to Kilmarnock? Forget the fightback. We fought back to a draw against KILMARNOCK.
WAKE UP.
Cults Bhoy
“I can tell you there is a link and you can dig deeper – you’ll find it JR and TA – schoolmates, TA – PL workmates..it goes on.”
OK there’s a workplace link between 2 and a shared school (same period?) but then “it goes on”
What, exactly, else is there.
leebozbhoy says:
15 October, 2011 at 22:35
I know this is boring but can anyone tell me how to re post from a previous thread. Thanks in advance if anyone can be bothered on a sat night.
lbb
go to the post you want to repost
click on the line with the date and time
wait for page to re-load
from address bar copy the URL
CQN link creator page
Paste the URL you copied into Enter URL box
type a description into description box
click on create link button
copy the code as described on screen into comments box on CQN
viola
MWD
Is the Blog safe to come on now? At least some of the posters that were on earlier in the day, disappeared after St Mirren equalised. Also a few low shots at Auldheid, which were totally uncalled for and at least one at Paul67. We all hurt on days like today but don’t turn on your own.
First half shocking, second half 30 mins poor, 15 mins good. Something is most certainly wrong at Celtic just now and I am damned if I can put my finger on it.
Is a player (or more) unsettling the dressing room? If so, get rid, regardless of who they are or who they think they are. In fact, Kayal can just sit in the stand for the remainder of the season for me, thinks he’s bigger than Celtic.
Neil, I really, really hope you have learned something today, for your sake, for my sake and for the sake of all good Celtic supporters out there.
PS, I thought the travelling support were magnificent today – happy clappers? – no chance, just great Celtic supporters, you did us proud.
Hail Hail
The screenplay of Unforgiven was by David Peoples. He did Blade Runner as well.
The Duck of death
Sabre67 says:
15 October, 2011 at 22:55
I have been making the same point about the Strategy being key because the Strategy IS the key.
The break even Strategy is right but not its implementation. The glass ceiling approach has not only prevented the right quality where it matters and lesser quality where it is less so being signed, it has left a legacy of glass ceiling players going back to Loovens who cannot be moved easily and take up scarce financial resources.
Changing the implementation tactics withing the strategy is I’m afraid going to take time but it will also take longer if we keep signing glass ceiling players. I’m unsure about Bangura, he shows one or two nice touches but could be another not quite good enough, whereas with little to go on the Portuguese fella (whose name escapes me) looked a player above the glass ceiling.
As you say pay more for key positions ,make that clear to all signings who accept it as club policy when signing if they are in the lower rated positions.
Build a footballing template, do a stock take of who fits it and always sign to meet the football template not who happens to be available.
Slan_Abhaile……….Sack Lennon and Lawwell. says:
15 October, 2011 at 23:17
Sort your life out…
Lebozbhoy
Or you could just copy & paste the post.
Try holding your finger to screen for a couple of secs, if it is a touch screen, and see if it offers you copy and paste facility.
Or
Tell me page and I’ll copy & paste for you.
MWD
BMCUW @ 22:54
Yep,. a major point which i said myself a few days ago. It’s been getting us down for some time, but we can see it unfolding in front of us. The only other person i’ve seen echoing this concern is TET. It’s a real threat, and it’s happening due to timing: equality becoming a closer and realistic achievement over by, huns debt coming to haunt them, recession (ie shortage of work)…..it’s all coming out the woodword now. TET’s concerns are absolutely right. I speak to friends, and have a few from yon by who have done well for themselves here, and are now bringing their kids up..they are bigger than me as they insist on making this country change back to what it was….
But when we have the likes of Lambchops Findaly still poisoning the Legal sytem which is already corrupt, Christine Graheme, Salmond, et al (the list can go on eh?) i despair. But i’ll always back up the good men fighting the evils of bigotry which are stinking this country out. Apols amigo, now i’m ranting…>:((
Only westerns for me are when the Indians win, the rest are good, no argument from me there.
Little big man, it made me cry.
Soldier Blue also made me cry.
Bury my Heart at wounded knee as well.
Just watching Gary Caldwell score another OG on MOTD and that reminded me of today when I was seriously contemplating if I would like Gary back at CB…
HH
SFTB
I bow to your greater knowledge of film.
In the DH Christopher Walken was never better.
A mesmeric performance.
Well hello and welcome to the Philvis Show.
We’ve got a great show for you folks tonight, with guests including The Thompson Twins:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36iu0CLo780
We’ll be right back after these messages.
No flipping! (thumbsup)
finbar42 is Neil Lennon @23:06
:)) English Bob, played of course, to perfection, by a certain genius known as Mr….Richard……Harris. :)
sabre67 22.55- First team squad should be brought into Lenny’s office on Monday morning, one by one.
“Do you want to leave in January? If yes, call your agent now and get your move sorted, you have the clubs’ permission, we won’t stand in your way. Oh, and the U-17’s dressing room is 2nd on the left, pick a peg. We’ll be in touch.
Next”.
Plenty of promising young players champing at the bit to be Celtic legends.
We have better young players than the Huns, and some of them have done not too badly.
Lennon has said over and over that he must produce results, blah blah blah, or he will be sacked; in fact did he not talk about this at the AGM?
We all want him to be a success. But the fact is, he is not. He is failing in the job, badly.
You cannot hide the results. You can make EVERY excuse under the sun, but you cannot hide the results.
Rascar Capac @ 23:07
I could talk all night about that film, and have done so to friends i’ve never seen since :) Absolutely in the top 5 ever imo.
Moonbeams WD.
Thankyou for taking the time to reply. I appreciate it. I enjoy your posts.
hh lbb
Fortunes @ 23.06
Did you like ‘The Field’?
celtictom: 15 October, 2011 at 22:59
When you don’t have any proof then that is not fact…
That’s not my definition. That’s, erm … a fact.
THE EXILED TIM says:
15 October, 2011 at 23:23
I would add Geronimo to that list too, Little Big is a classic…Bury my Heart is just to tragic to contemplate, Brilliant book too..
Fred C. Dobbs @ 23:09
:) Big Victor will wonder how to take that from a Weedgie audience :)
TET
Hope you are keeping well mi amigo.
Hard times here but we shall overcome.
KTF
Now for some sweet music.Such a calm voice.It’s time to chill…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QnjexWLMTE
COME ON CELTIC!! :)
What’s Heaven’s Gate…consider myself a bit of a film buff, but don’t think i’ve heard of that… And don’t tell me “it’s a film”. >:O Tell me “more….”
goldstar10
I would have is Pals in first Mjalby,Thomson,Brush Strokes,