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I like Scott Brown and Leigh Griffiths’ reactions to our recent adversity.  It says a lot about them.  They both personalise responsibility for what happens next, this is an important part of recovery – and success.

A week ago I wrote that the League Cup semi against Ross County was the biggest game in the rest of our season, and that it wasn’t a game I’d bet on.  It provided the toxicity cup football can generate, creating a crisis mentality which rolled into Aberdeen on Wednesday.

This psychological phenomenon has to end now.  Feel free to put a date in June in the diary to get back to it.  We are in a genuine league title contest, something you and I talked about as a great thing for Scottish football not so long ago.  We have no God given right to be miles ahead of anyone.  We are here because we’ve made mistakes and an opponent stepped up.  Welcome to Celtic.

If you want to open an inquest when the patient catches a cold, knock yourself out, but I’m not up for it.  If we want this title, we circle the wagons and give the manager and players the encouragement they need to get the job done (and, erm, that includes you, ‘Phyllis’).  You can be sure Aberdeen fans will do nothing less.

Tomorrow the focus switches to Perth, where Aberdeen take on St Johnstone.  They won their first 8 league games this season, but the wheels came off the tractor immediately after their most important victory away from home – at Tynecastle.  Next up was a League Cup game against Hibs, the loss of which plunged them into a five-week chasm.

They are a team who get notoriously nervous just when they begin to think they are in with a chance.  We’ll see what Tommy Wright does with them tomorrow.

Enjoy your football.  Enjoy this league race, the challenge and the disappointments.  Enjoy that thrill when a goal goes against Aberdeen, or the downer when they score.  It will make the finale all the more rewarding, I promise you.

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  1. bigshuggy on

    Well done, John Savage on Mastermind, great 17 points on general knowledge to scoosh it.

     

    Marrakesh Express , well stated. Ridiculous questions on a prestigious quiz show.

     

    Wonder why ?

     

    Bream Kayal playing well for Brighton. 2 up, fingers crossed they keep a 2 goal lead. Will pay train fare to Airdrie on Sunday.

  10. Lennybhoy on

    MIKE IN TORONTO on 5TH FEBRUARY 2016 8:28 PM

     

    I too will donate £100 if I eventually do win…I will let CRC decide which charity will benefit…as long as it is not himself…:)

     

    Why did choose the Team this week, because it is being played at a dead Club’s Ground and elbows and other ex-old Club Employees from that Club are involved. Oh and I forgot their twelfth man!

     

    It has cost me £20 for LMS6, I have done my bit, Wee Shay has won LMS6. If I manage to survive another week, it’s a bonus.

     

    Good luck to Doc and the other eight last men standing.

     

    Keep the Faith!

     

    Hail Hail!

  12. excathedra44 on

    LENNON’S PASSION on 5TH FEBRUARY 2016 8:12 PM

     

    Michael Oneil will be next manager after Euro finals. You heard it here first.

     

     

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    I sincerely hope not,very average track record,with an attitude to Celtic ( on air ) akin to Andy Walker.

     

    Get lost, enjoy Norn Iron.

  13. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Melbourne Mick

     

     

    Your posts about the wee mhan cheer me up no end…….for me I have been called a happy clapper, for me I love Celtic and don’t think we have to win every game, I was brought up not winning trophies never mind games….. You keep posting and spreading the Celtic word the other end of the world, I never get too up or too down over the result it doesn’t change the love of the hoops

  15. mike in toronto on

    Lennybhoy … good on you! I have to admit that I still feel a bit dirty about picking them…. :)

  16. Celticrollercoaster supporting Shay,our bhoy wonder along the way on

    Lennybhoy

     

     

    Mary’s Meals is a fine choice

     

     

    As you say Wee Shay has already won LMS6 ( 6 in a row I believe)

     

     

    Got your ticket for the Macca nite btw.

     

     

    Looking forward to it and a few beers

     

     

    HH

     

     

    CRC

  18. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Lennybhoy

     

     

    Was Carsons busy the night ?

     

     

    Only jesting

     

     

    I think you were half asleep yesterday on the express, it was me waving at Blairhill

     

     

    when I went out of LMS my full support was behind you until Jobo opened my eyes tonight

  20. pintaguinness on

    My preferences on the basis that what a Celtic manager needs is M e t a l

     

     

    Moyes

     

    Lennon

     

    Larson with Sutton/Hartson

  21. sipsini on

    BARCABHOY…

     

     

     

    There is training and over training, some players only need so much and others can go all day without effect.

     

     

    Maybe JC is pushing some over their limit! He showed of his six pack to the hibs players and demanded the same.

     

     

    Back in the the day, one of lions would have knocked him out.

  22. Gerryfaethebrig on

    MIT

     

     

    Hindsight is a wonderful thing…… Stand by your convictions

     

     

    (hopefully the team you picked might have one or two convictions in the future)

  27. Mr Pastry on

    Barcaboy

     

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    Good points, well made and well balanced – makes such a change from the Peter Pan Brigade (Bhoys who never grew up) whose bile leads them to blame all negatives on Peter Lawwells salary.

     

     

    Where I disagree is about Ronny’s tenure – I have been at every home game at Celtic Park since he was appointed, and three a Paisley, for my sins.

     

     

    I see no sustained progress whatsoever in tactics, performance, team selection, or transfer dealings.

     

     

    Ronny’s demeanour and erudicity has deteriorated markedly over the past six months, as the pressure builds.

     

     

    Everyone in our company on matchdays genuinely wanted Ronny to succeed, even after yet another European fiasco – we all thought it harsh to consider ditching a manager who had a chance of winning all domestic trophies. However the mood has changed dramatically over the past week, with the majority of us now in favour of change before the position deteriorates further.

     

     

    The direction of travel is downwards – we must do something – doing nothing and hoping for the best is NOT an option.

  29. Saint Stivs says SACK THE BOARD on

    The old calton looking well. Like the calton. On the Shetland series.

     

     

    Cmon the jimmy perez

  30. sipsini on

    ERNIE LYNCH on 5TH FEBRUARY 2016 8:50 PM

     

    AULD BERTIE on 5TH FEBRUARY 2016 8:10 PM

     

     

    Is the main driver not Saudi driving down the world price to make fracking in the US uneconomic?

     

     

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

     

     

    Spot on and they have the money to cover it.

     

     

    Who gave them that power?

  32. Melbourne Mick on

    Gerryfaethebrig

     

     

    The young kids are Celtics future and it still amazes me they are

     

    so fanatic when they have never even been to Celtic park, that is

     

    their holy grail and the question is always ” when do you think we

     

    will go there ” so they have been promised very soon and i will

     

    never break a promise.

     

    H.H Mick

  34. Melbourne Mick on

    Roy Croppie

     

     

    Grace, what can i say, my wee granddaughters name.

     

    Pure class as usual.

     

    H.H Mick

  35. bankiebhoy1 on

    I know little about fitba’ so , on the evidence presented recently, I’m well qualified to comment………

     

     

    How many great fitba’ players become great fitba’ managers?

     

     

    Why would we think someones track record as an excellent player and athlete would naturally translate to the off-field responsibilities of man and team management?

     

     

    A supplementary question – In evaluating the position of managerial candidate for Celtic, how much weight do you give to how malign and toxic the environment is for any prospective candidate?

  36. winning captains on

    Celtic?

     

     

    Lightweight?

     

     

    Aye in the football management department.

     

     

    We have a young, ambitious but somewhat naive manager – wet around the ears if you like but nothing some guidance wouldn’t solve.

     

     

    If RD looks above him at the club there is nobody. Just accountants, whisky retailers and the like. Men who know no more than you or me or anyone else on here.

     

     

    Yet with all the football Celtic have played. Our highs and lows. Lessons learnt. The joys of winning and how we did that.

     

     

    Why isn’t there a football man, a Celtic football man there to assist a young, ambitious manager?

     

     

    Who missed that from the strategy and why?

     

     

    Because all it has achieved is Malmo, Legia and the like and giving away the Forster and VVD money through unforgivable flops.

     

     

    Some strategy.

     

     

    100% behind RONNY if he had a helping hand.

  37. Gerryfaethebrig on

    MM

     

     

    Brilliant

     

     

    Where there is a will there is a way

     

     

    Keep the posts coming

     

     

    A big Hail Hail from ML5

  38. Lennybhoy on

    CELTICROLLERCOASTER SUPPORTING SHAY,OUR BHOY WONDER ALONG THE WAY on 5TH FEBRUARY 2016 9:27 PM

     

    Good man, let me know when to get the money to you.

     

    MIKE IN TORONTO on 5TH FEBRUARY 2016 9:26 PM

     

    I don’t see it as dirty money mate, not a real bet, if it was my own money I would never have bet them. Never bet the oldco and will never bet the newco.

     

    GERRYFAETHEBRIG on 5TH FEBRUARY 2016 9:27 PM

     

    I knew it was you, waved back.

     

    Carsons was in it once about 30 odd years ago, never again…:)

     

    Keep the Faith!

     

    Hail Hail!

  41. Lennybhoy on

    SIPSINI on 5TH FEBRUARY 2016 9:37 PM

     

    Two reasons: elbows and the twelfth man, that’s why they will win…:)

     

    Keep the Faith!

     

    Hail Hail!

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