Celtic have five games still to play this month against teams they have recorded two draws, three defeats and no wins against this season. Hearts and Rangers conformably recorded home wins against Celtic while St Johnstone won at Celtic Park. Udinese were fortunate to escape Glasgow with a point thanks to a late penalty, while Kilmarnock demonstrated their unpredictability by taking, then losing, a three goal lead.
There was a bit of optimistic chat over the weekend that three of our next four league games are at home but these are the teams we need to beat to win the league. If Celtic come through this month unscathed in domestic football they will win the league, but despite current good form, this will be a huge challenge, starting against Hearts at 15:00 on Saturday.
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TheOriginalSadiesBhoy says:
5 December, 2011 at 20:21
He was fined a week’s wages, lol
praecepta says:
5 December, 2011 at 20:17
Br\o/gan R\o/gan Trevin\o/ and H\o/gan says:
5 December, 2011 at 20:07
Leans over keyboard before finishing typing – hence garbled last sentence!
Interestingly the Gray brothers (Eddie and Frank) haD a MIDDL – should read:
………… had a middle brother (James?) who I played with – decent player but no idea what happened to him. A lot of guys )back then) who would have walked into teams today unfortunately never made it.
Wee Cragie, a man of mystery it seems.
So what is he, what is known ?
We know he is a dodgy charachter, we know he has been barred from holding a directorship, we know he has had dealings with less than savory business people, we know he has misinformed the stock exchange, we know he has misinformed the SFA, we know he has a reputation for delaying paying his bills until needs be, we know he has walked away from paying his dues to everyday people, we know many other things that he has done in the name of making a pound.
What we don’t know is why he is at RFC.
Some are saying he is a patsy
Some are saying he is a front for dodgy money
Others are saying he is in it to pick the bones and ride off into the sunset
Many are saying he believd that he could have made a fist of it with CL football, and certainly EL football, that was a gamble that failed then.
A few are saying he dosen’t have a clue what he is doing, and playing it by ear, if this is the case he must fall into the giving it a go scenario.
Who is pulling the strings ? if indeed there is a puppet master.
Or did he really fancy the ego trip of being the man who pulled it off ?
He may well yet be a patsy, and if I had had my chain pulled, and been made a fool of publicly, don’t think I would be too happy, how much does silence cost these days ?
In my reckoning, if 10% of the shady dealings come to light re the whole RFC, SFA, HMRC saga comes to light I will be astonished.
And the man who with his dodgy dealings has destroyed scotthish football, owes the banks nigh on a Billon pounds, owes the HMRC god knows how much,has been knighted.
Welcome to Scotland.
derbyshirebhoy
Should have remembered Stevie was from Bellsmyre cos I bumped into him occasionally at St.Peter’s. First time I met him after mass following his signing for Celtic I told him how delighted I was. His reply was “you’ve no idea just how delighted I am”.
I’ve still got relatives in Bellsmyre.
dirtymac
Thanks. I use the bus occasionally but often make my own way there. The people on the bus know I am Jungle Jim. In fact, when I first went on it, I was asked my name. “Jim,” I said. ” You are not Jungle Jim ,are you? ” ,he said. “Yes, I am” ,said I.” Lhads!” , he shouted to all on the bus. “This is Jungle Jim .”
He told me later I was a Legend. One does not have to do much in Arbroath to have greatness thrust upon them! Can you imagine how some of the more illustrious posters on here would be greeted? o:-)
JJ
Just read the blog and had a look at the fixtures.
10/12 Heart of Midlothian 15:00 Home
Home win humping of Edinburgh’s Shame. 5-0 is my early bet at 33/1.
15/12 Udinese 20:05 Away
Good European experience for our European Cup winning trainees.
18/12
St Johnstone 15:00 Away
Trickiest meaningful game of the lot. 1-3 Win Paddy McCourt hat-trick.
24/12 Kilmarnock 13:30 Home
A nice Festive humping.
28/12 rangers 19:45 Home
YEEEES the day has come. We have them just where we want them, no tanks on stairways or hoses doon throats or awe that off the pitch nonsense, just them once again limp on the pitch before a rampant Celtic playing some great football. They are there for the hunping that has been coming for a while, a long long time, the way wee things are clicking thats a 6-2 without the concern over the two. 7-0.
And that brings you your festive season entertainment sponsored by the Radio Times, be sure to pull this out and ram it doon the side of yer couch.
I really should learn how to use a spell checker…
derbyshirebhoy says:
5 December, 2011 at 20:11
ElDiegoBhoy says:
5 December, 2011 at 19:32
Jake Dennick
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always a problem with the spelling of Big Jake’s surname – I think it was Deuninck. Anyway in the days when most teachers walked to school or travelled in the same buses or trains as the pupils Big Jake would arrive in his Citroen (with automatic suspension I believe) and park overlooking the school garden.
And don’t forget the janitor in all this – Bob Hannah – who ran the school ‘tuck’ shop
In Heraghtys bar,the Guinness is so much
better than I can get in Fife.
Is it the best pint of Guinness in Glasgow.
TT
Thomthetim- Bruce Waddell the latest to get canned?
Hmm his wee brother Gordon will be feeling a wee bitty more vulnerable tonight.
EN
St.Johnstone is by far imo the hardest game we will face this month, should have won at the bigot dome the other week, good young manager with good footballing ideals.
Hope your score prediction is right.
I think Hibs will get a draw at least on saturday, I had them against the murdes the other night, a total sham abandoning the game, a complete joke, the stench of hunnery at the decision.
Welcome to sectarianland.
NobitterjustpissedoffatbeingstillatthebackofthebusCSC
Some place Heraghtys.
Jack McLean at one end of the bar pissed.
Gerry McNee at the other.
TT
‘Privately, the police have admitted that it is their intention to “smash” the Irish Republican, Marxist Green Brigade. They are willing to go to extreme lengths, in terms of their use of survelliance (sic) and a wide range of extraneous powers, to do so.’
http://www.scotsman.com/scotland-on-sunday/sport/football/celtic_unlikely_to_be_hit_hard_by_uefa_1_1990962#.TttHvCrh7KE.facebookPrivately
Would the ‘extreme lengths’ the police are willing to go to include reporting Celtic to the SPL and UEFA?
TinyTim
If you ever venture over to the Emerald Isle, the best pint of Guinness you will find there, will be in Muldowneys Inn, Rathcoole Co Dublin.
Just my opinion mind.
TinyTim says:
5 December, 2011 at 20:40
‘Some place Heraghtys.
Jack McLean at one end of the bar pissed.
Gerry McNee at the other.’
And the barman (big Kubla) stepping in to stop McNee getting a bleaching.
THE EXILED TIM says:
5 December, 2011 at 20:26
Dave King the Puppet Master.
JD
The Exiled Tim
I was very interested in your post earlier about your ‘special bottle’.
I have none picked or bought yet. I won’t ask you to reveal sources or divulge details you don’t want to, but how long have I got to get this important piece of work taken care of?
Thanks.
TheOriginalSadiesBhoy says:
5 December, 2011 at 20:21
Last I heard he’d been given a collection of Naismith DVD’s and told to study how to make diving look convincing!
0-0 HT in that Fulham v LFC match
LFC need 2 full-backs and a DM for a pop at the title
Gerrard due back in 2 weeks
reasonable team
Reyna mibbe best goalie, SG top 2 or 3 in league and Suarez a handful, wi Bellamy’s pace and the legned that is Chuck Adamski (nod/wink), ye jist never know
August 1965.
Celtic: Fallon, Young, Gemmell, Murdoch, McNeill, Clark, Johnstone, Gallagher, McBride (Auld), Lennox, Hughes.
Scorers: John Hughes (2), Bobby Lennox, Bobby Murdoch, Joe McBride.
(Sunderland: McLaughlin, Parke, Ashurst, Harvey, Hurley, McNab, Hellawell, Hood, Sharkey, Baxter, Mulhall.
Final score ….5- 0
The Legend Johnny Doyle
Could be, and we may never know, or we might, his spread gets sold next week I think, he could have a few mill stashed away, I would look closer to home myself.
James Forrest from earlier, yes Its series 2-4, I already had the 1st series.
V
Kilbowie Kelt says:
5 December, 2011 at 20:54
I have been lumping into your 11/10 shout from the other day amigo :-))
Vmhan – Supporting Lenny & the Green Brigada! says:
5 December, 2011 at 20:57
Biddy loves the photo – cheers Mon Vie :-)))
Forgive me for my cynicism but will the not guilty decision of the SPL and, most likely, UEFA to come, not be used to justify making these ‘unacceptable’ chants illegal (offensive) by implementing the proposed legislation.
Perhaps the bizzies aren’t as thick as we would like to think!
HH
El Diego/Ron Bacardiet al
Lovely trip down memory lane lads but who remembers that John Mc Fall’s first jobs were as the local rat-catcher and doing the bedding plants in Dumbarton Park? John loved a fag I remember most o’ which he cadged fae my mother.
TET: 20:26
I had the same pessimistic view about their goings on a few months ago (held bitterly for much longer). I am now much more optimistic that a proper ‘witchin’ hour is fast approaching. Their lapdogs are now lining up to break the bad news. What is now coming to light through Phil/RTC/Paul etc. is that this extends well beyond their comfort zone, and is now a matter of uk law and the European football authorities.
The genie is oot the bottle and it’s no going back in, or to use another simile, the horse has bolted (ran across the field, jumped the fence, lived a happy live for a few years and is now stuck in a big pool of glue)
When the balloon goes up, I honestly don’t believe that the freeloaders from the SFA will concede their disproportionate and historical influence in eufa matters for anyone.
They are an even bigger bunch of ……………..(oops, pencil ran oot)
HH
TITO
Ron Bacardi
You have some memory. There was a sprinkling of teachers cars in those days.
“The school garden” concealed huge boulders that 1st year pupils were chucked intae on their first day.
You widnae dae that to huns nowadays. Well mibbees you would:o)
EDB
loving Reading your posts tonight.
Superb stuff.
TT
Brogan
I think Billy Hughes is still down in England somewhere. The last I heard of Yogi he was running a pub up at the Red Road flats. Dont know if he’s still there tho. I know his brother Pat died very suddenly last year.
Celtic to be cleared by Uefa on Thursday?
by winner67 on December 5, 2011 · 0 comments
With the news that Celtic have been cleared of breaching rules by the SPL re illicit chanting thoughts will now move to Thursdays hearing with Uefa.
We are of course on facing a charge due to alleged illicit singing by a section of the Celtic support during a recent Europa league game.
I understand Uefa have been contacted in writing by a number of sources re the validity of these charges. Celtic have contacted Uefa in relation to the way in which the charges were brought. There was no mention after the game by the match commander re the alleged singing and the normal process would be for the person in question to highlight this to the club after the match. This wasn’t done and the club were not given time to respond to the match commander or try and act on the complaint. This in itself may work in Celtics favour.
I also have it on good authority that certain individuals ‘of authority’ have written to Uefa to explain in context the history and meaning of these songs. Uefa have only to look at the comments of one of their own when making a decision on Thursday.
William Gallard a few years back while in Scotland was asked the question of why Rangers were being targeted for their sectarian singing while Celtic fans were allowed to sing certain ‘Irish Republican songs’
Gallard replied that in this case Celtic could be bracketed with many clubs whose supporters championed nationalist causes. This is very different from racist and sectarian singing.
We have said for many years that our songs are not sectarian and that we can in no way be compared with our shameless neighbours across the city, nothing has changed my view on this.
I like others however believe it is time to move on from certain chants/addons and there are a couple of reasons for this. The first reason is that it is clear that a huge number of our support are unhappy some even offended by these addons. As a club open to all we should in no way alienate anyone by singing songs that may make some of our own supporter’s uncomfortable.
The second reason being the reputation of our club and us as supporters.
We have a fantastic reputation worldwide and having ourselves hauled in front of Uefa will only harm the good work we have done in showing the world what it means to be a Celtic supporter. Peter Lawwell said a while back that Celtic are received and respected very well everywhere they go outside of Scotland. We don’t want this to change.
To be fair to our supporters the minute this charge was made public the addons were dropped and replaced. This is how much the reputation of our club means to our supporters. Unlike some others we don’t need multiple warnings, fines and sanctions to encourage our support to stop damaging the clubs reputation.
Don’t be surprised if Celtic are cleared on Thursday with some attached messages that these types of addons in the future may lead to problems as Uefa begin a clampdown on political chanting.
I have however been wrong before and in the back of my mind a voice tells me that we will be made an example of.
I don’t usually listen to the voices in my head so I aint paying much attention to that.
I think the support at Tannadice yesterday deserve a special mention. They were simply fantastic and not since last season have I heard the support in such good voice. The singing back and fourth between the stands at times was spine tingling and we truly are part the greatest support on the planet. I am sorry I missed this one. Blame the pregnant wife
Let the people sing
Br\o/gan R\o/gan Trevin\o/ and H\o/gan says:
5 December, 2011 at 20:07
Billy is currently retired and living in Derby. Health not great recently.
Why didn’t he play for the Hoops? A good question given that John would have been 19 at the time and in the Celtic first team. Unfortunately it’s as simple as the fact that things were a good deal less sophisticated back then. Celtic weren’t on the ball. The Sunderland scout was from Coatbridge. He got Billy down at the age of 15 and Celtic never got a look in really.
A big move for such a young man. My own daughter’s that age now and the idea of her living in digs on her own in another country is just unthinkable.
Patrick, who was the youngest, played for St Mirren primarily. He passed away, God rest him, on Christmas day last year. It was out of the blue and a terrible shock to his family.
In a strange twist of fate, he finished his playing days in Darlington. Which means all 3 brothers had careers which ended in Sunderland or within spitting distance.
Billy’s tale though is one which would be unthinkable nowadays. He’d be signed out of primary scholl or earlier in today’s environment.
Cheers
Yogi
With Izzy due back shortly Neil has almost a full squad after a shocking catalog of injuries almost derailed our title hopes in the early half of the season. With just Ledley and Wilson out Neil has all his players in a good vein of form and it looks like Scott Brown will have to be satisfied with an impact sub role for the present such is the form of the midfield.
This should give that old ankle injury of his extra time to get right again.
Hooper and Stokes are well on the way to make the twenty goal mark again this season and great to see them also getting goals in Europe, never an easy task. Hooper was unlucky to have his goal against Athletico Madrid chalked off for a marginal infringement, which was a razor sharp strike. Great recovery by Neil to have the team pretty much on song again. Pat Fenlon could be the man to do us a favour with his Hibs on Saturday – no better man.
Br\o/gan R\o/gan Trevin\o/ and H\o/gan says:
5 December, 2011 at 20:07
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ says:
5 December, 2011 at 21:08
Sorry, forgot to mention. John has recently taken over McNeills (Billy’s old place) in the southside.
I know he would be more than grateful for the custom of all CQNrs who might make it round that way. It’s tough times to be running a bar.
Cheers
Yogi
The Exiled Tim
I have friends and relations spread all over Dublin,Bray and Kells.
I made comment to Mrs TT that the pint of of Guinness was
the best I’d ever tasted outside Ireland.
I will take note if the pub and the next time I’m over try and pay it a visit.
TT
TinyTim says:
5 December, 2011 at 20:40
Danny will swear he has the best Guinness ..to be fair it’s rather good
is Biff still on the Monday night Stella shift…a swift gallon …and usually Tuesday is his day off
HH
M
Yogijunior3
Cheers for that. Sorry to hear of pat’s death and of Billy’s ill health. He could certainly play a bit.
For a short time I played some 5’s with John’s son Kevin. Nice lad too.
HH
Brogan
Paddy Gallagher says:
5 December, 2011 at 20:58
Good man, Paddy.
Although there are NO certainties in life, I still think this is as close as it gets.
I ran ‘ringers’ at Mount Vernon which were less certain to win than Celtic are to take this title
Not many of them lost.
Good luck.