If Craig Gordon had the fortitude of his more vocal critics he would have crawled into a shell and you would be reading about a plucky Celtic defeat this morning. Fortunately for Celtic, Craig is grounded in solid earth.
He’s overcome greater challenges than his recent loss of form. Great to have you back, Craig.
Credit is due right across the back line, as well as to the goalkeeper, despite the loss of three goals. City have some of the finest attacking players currently plying their trade in Europe. A victory last night would have rewritten record books for English football clubs, but time and again Erik Sviatchenko and Kolo Toure timed runs, blocks and tackles perfectly.
I’m having trouble figuring out how Mikael Lustig can still put that kind of performance in. His fitness levels seemed to be inextricably heading south last season, but he’s back as good as ever. Kieran Tierney is that rare property, a left back with pace and endurance, who can defend and cross. He’ll continue to improve.
Tom Rogic was totally in control of what was an incredibly difficult area of the field to play football. Our performance levels followed the fuel in his tank. When he faded, we faded.
Brown and Bitton did very well too. Scott forced his influence onto the game in the first minute, which set the tempo.
I know Nir Bitton looks like he lacks urgency. In his own penalty area. With City players bearing down on him. On nights like this the easiest thing in the world is to play it long when under pressure. The hardest thing to do is to hold the ball, draw pressure but try to create space for others. It’s what the very top midfield players at the very top clubs do. You’ll remember seeing the same from Nir in the second half.
Hands up if you thought James Forrest had this level of performance in him? His timed run from deep at the opening goal was straight from the training ground, but executed perfectly. We didn’t get him into the game often enough, but his work off the ball created space for Dembele.
Scott Sinclair was another who put in a brave performance; brave in the sense that he held the ball often under intense pressure. He looks like he’s enjoying life in Glasgow.
And what of Moussa? I doubt any of us knew the calibre of player we recruited. It was a gamble for the club and for the player, but it’s paid off for both, and how. His first goal was fortuitous – no bad thing in a striker. His second belied his age. It was utterly gallus. No other word for it.
Well done Brendan. I thought you got it wrong in Barcelona but you went toe-to-toe against the top manager in the world, who travelled home with plenty to think about.
What a great phenomenon this whole Champions League business is. Even Newco earned around £500 from selling stadium tours to visiting fans. Happy to help, guys. High-fives all-round the city.
Thanks for the fantastic support for the Foundation ahead of the Great Scottish Run Half Marathon on Sunday. I’m now carb-loading for the first time in my life. It’s as much fun as it sounds. Any more help greatly appreciated.
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Great video on the go featuring wee Jay Beatty in Kris Commons car along with Lisa, singing ” here we go to 10 in a row”. Superb.
They are on their way to CP for the match v City.
Kris seems very happy for a player who can’t get a look in at the moment,maybe he knows something we don’t ?
Good morning friends and a Big Happy Friday from a dark and rainy (but who cares?) East KIlbride.
Another old song that we sang for years at Celtic Park in the 1970s was ( to the tune of Jesus Christ Superstar)-
” Derek Parlane
Superstar ,
He walks like a woman,
And he wears a bra”.
I seem to remember that we would change the rankers p!ayers name to Derek Johnstone on occasions.
LOL
BIG JIMMY on 30TH SEPTEMBER 2016 6:56 AM
And also Bobby Moore.
Nothing will ever top the shear disrespect fullness to her majesty of the jungle ditty….
Michael fagan.
Well other than having a full portrait of her in your boardroom while avoiding paying tax.
http://www.thickaccent.com/2016/09/29/football-fans-rave-over-the-fantastic-atmosphere-at-celtic-park-during-the-3-3-man-city-draw-tweets/?
Seniors Fun Day at Arbroath Golf Club today but every day right now is a Fun Day if you are a Tim.
In spite of the fact we have an important game tomorrow ( they all are), I awoke this morning still thinking of Wednesday, and , as these things do, my subliminal thinking led me to a fuller appreciation of just how good Kolo Toure was on Wednesday. In parts of the second half in particular, he was the majestic, defensive equivalent of the wonderful Henryk.
JJ
PS I hope the players only thoughts carrying over from Wednesday are how good we can be when , and only when, everyone gives their all.
Forgot to add that I am now off to aforementioned Fun Day 0:-)
Cheerio for now,
JJ
Word of The Day (inspired by ludicrousstatements.com)
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noun
1. (medical) a loss of the ability to write or to express thoughts in writing because of a brain lesion
FAC the Act
KTF
Brendan to the press…..“You will get nothing for cheap out of here.”
That’s telling them.
And between the eyes too!
HH
A song I heard a few bhoys singing on the bus back from a game in MON’s era was slightly cruel but did make me smile.
It goes to the Great Escape tune;
‘We’ve got Henrik
And we’ve got Lubo
David Murray’s shite at judo’
Lyrics Dylan would be proud of!? ;))
BBC Alba @ 9.30pm tonight,
Jimmy Johnstone documentary.
Sore on the eyes there reading back on CQN now.
That’s the last time btw for me, we’re all neo nazis in Eastern Europe………….oh well maybe they’re not he goes on to suggest.
FFS only time i see these eedjits is on the news from either Germany or ………………….wait for it …………THE UK.
Skinheads get a roasting also.
Take a trip to Hamburg and visit the St Pauli supporters “SALT OF THE EARTH” and full of skinheads btw.
Me, i’d suggest that these roasters with their weird opinions get out their Cul-De-Sac and go TRAVEL !!!!!
With gate receipts, corporate hospitality, catering, merchandising and bonus payment from UEFA, Celtic will have taken in c£3 million on Wednesday night.
Zombies are beelin’ and PL will be rubbing his hands with glee and thinking of upgrading his heated driveway!
To put that figure into perspective, the club received c£2.8 million for winning the league last season.
HH!!
If Celtic had a fans’ Café, beside the Superstore, the Hootenanny could start off there.
Just saying like.
Barry Chamish said so much about Yitzhak Rabin. It is interesting to see Bill Clinton being so emotional at Shimon Peres’ funeral.
Need some help.Oh my name is Kenny dalglish I’m the leader of the team
the finest centre forward that the world has ever scene
and when we play the ??????? I like to score a goal
and as for Derek parlance
you can shove him up your ????
Scene should. be seen.
COYBIG
Eastside/Westside.CSC
And parlance yes that should be parlane
GARYGILLESPIESHAMSTRING on 30TH SEPTEMBER 2016 12:12 AM
Delaneys
At least he had the good grace to change the words. :)
Bob Dylan definitely nicked The Patriot Game.
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Behan didn’t write the tune for The Patriot Game. It’s from a traditional song called The Merry Month of May.
Dylan is on record as saying how influential Irish traditional music was on him and how the rebel songs inspired his protest stuff.
TALLYBHOY on 30TH SEPTEMBER 2016 8:30 AM
I know where you read and copied that from!!!!!!
Beware Bankebhoy may be about.
Schoooosssss.
HH.
Great wee review by City fans here. They also have a few aftermatch interviews.
Very complimentary of Celtic and the atmosphere.
FAC the Act
KTF
Morning all.
Just back from Rome. Off to Borneo in about 2 or 3 hours. Will be relying on CQN to keep me posted on all things Celtic.
Bob Dylan shamelessly and openly took a number of traditional folk songs (including Irish ones) and either adapted the lyrics or changed them to his own. More often than not the music is credited as Trad. with lyrics by Bob Dylan. The Biograph box set includes a number of these on t.
FAC the Act
KTF
tombstoneblues CSC
Burgas hoop
It was me who posted about neo nazi groups in eastern Europe. It arose out of a conversation with Fan A Tic who described witnessing a neo nazi rally in Prague recently.
If you want to be offended I can’t stop you but if you read my posts you will see that I never suggested that” we’re all neo Nazis in eastern Europe”..merely that there seemed to more of these groups the further East you go. The rise of the right is a Europe wide phenomenon but seems stronger in the east.
There are more orange loyalists in the west of Scotland than the rest of Britain. That doesn’t mean ” you’re all orange loyalists in the west of Scotland”
Radio Scotland
strict liability
Discussed
Who is respuonsible for fans behaviour?
On radio bnow
HH
GREENPINATA on 30TH SEPTEMBER 2016 8:44 AM
TALLYBHOY on 30TH SEPTEMBER 2016 8:30 AM
I know where you read and copied that from!!!!!!
Beware Bankebhoy may be about.
Schoooosssss.
HH.
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Jeez-oh! I’ve been rumbled!
At least I never posted a link!
Shhhhhh!!!
HH!!
Eric Black caught in bungs sting now, let me guess how the rags will dress it up….ex Aberdeen or ex Celtic? I think we know….
Davie Moyes caught as well..
Celtic songs from 60s and 70s
Come on without , come on within, you’ve not seen nothing like the mighty Tims.
Manfredmancsc.
HH
KTF
UTLR
Bruce, Hughes,Giggs,Pulis,Pardew,Redknapp and Rosie the dug, pure greed….might help a few clubs sack their managers with no compo…
£75 to see Kraftwerk at the Concert Hall puts the cost of our CL package into perspective.
Phil on Strict liability
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/exclusive-scottish-government-working-on-strict-liability-for-scottish-clubs/
HH
Seen a cutting from a Scottish newspaper, our player’s ratings from Wednesday’s game, as it was on line I don’t know which one…
Anyways average rating was just under 6.5, Dembele the only player to exceed 7 (with a 9) and our Captain scores a 5.
Then they wonder what is wrong with Scottish Football…
A performance and occaision praised the lenght of Britain, Throughout Europe and looked on in awe throughout World Football.
A performance that matched the most expensive Football team ever assembled, picked and Directed by the professions top Manager… preventing that Club from completing a record matching run.
And it’s seen as mediocre in Scotland.
If Scotland do not start looking and appreciating the only organisation that’s putting Scottish Football on the map. The National team, The Clubs and the Governing Bodies (sic) can continue to remaniss about past glories…. ’cause they’ll have no future and the talent from their districts will continue to float away to play for lower League Clubs in England and beyond.
WAKE UP SCOTLAND!!!
Forget the bigot pound, their placemen and stale lamb chewing stenographers and start grabbing back and owning your National Sport… Celtic have proven once again… Football in Scotland can be great!
Hail Hail
Heather on radio Scottie making good point re sevco fans,jardine reminds her,there are clubs blah blah blah.
CHAIRBOY
Our recent thrashing of hunnery was reared a point better on average than the opposition. Just as well we were garbage then or it might have bee a cricket score.
!!BADA BING!! on 30TH SEPTEMBER 2016 9:19 AM
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BB – Hail Hail fella.
Eh, this morn on reporting Scotland on BBC1, the lassie reading the news referred to Black as an ex-Aberdeen player etc……then, said he was ex-Motherwell manager and, ex-Celtic assistant manager.
Thing is,…..EB is a snake – that’s why Fergus and Jock Brown put him into the Celtic dressing room to spy on, Wim & Murdo which begs the question……what type of person would ‘plant’ a spy-snake into the Celtic dressing room ?
HH