John Guidetti has put himself out there by letting us know he’ll score a hat-trick in next month’s League Cup semi-final. I’m not normally an advocate of showing confidence, if not contempt, for opponents prior to a game, but Guidetti’s comments come against a rich canvas.
The player is in a rut and will be feeling the weight of disappointment with each passing chance. He is a goal-scorer, he’ll score again, but he needs to find the spark to fire-up the second part of his season.
You will remember Kenny Miller ran his guts out in his early months as a Celtic player but it was not until a game against oldco Rangers in September that his landmark first Celtic goal arrived. Kris Commons has been a scoring sensation throughout his time at the club apart from his second season, when he took until April before scoring, a delightful chip over the oldco keeper.
Ahead of both of those games I knew it was all going to come together for Miller and Commons. John Guidetti has set himself a target. He will probably score before that game but he knows how important it is to perform at Hampden. He is good enough to deliver on this one, don’t bet against him.
Contrast John’s comments to those last week from newco defender, Steven Smith, who said, “The fans will probably be dreading [the Celtic game]because in the big games this season, we haven’t done well. Everybody has got their opinions and are entitled to them.
“But with the results we have been having and the way we have been playing, I don’t think we can think about it too much.”
You will be hard pushed to find a clearer example of the language of failure: “dreading”, “haven’t done well” and “the way we’ve been playing”. You normally need to work a bit to find a player’s insecurities. It’s good of John Guidetti to mark his card on what to expect. Give me a confident striker over a scared defender any day.
The Second Annual Celtic Supporter’s Féile is on the weekend of Friday 30 January 30 – Sunday 1 February in Philadelphia. The events include live music each day, the US premier of The Asterisk Years, with a Q&A with Paul Larkin and Graham Wilson of Beyond the Waves podcast, as well as live coverage of our first ever meeting with newco Rangers in the League Cup semi-final.
You can find more information, including how to book, here.
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TET
Love and prayers for you both Fhriend.
HH jamesgang
Good evening friends.
The final fixture of Week 1 for Last Man Standing 3 has just kicked off with the fortunes of 4 CQNrs resting with Dundee Utd. Unfortunately for them I’ve also put Dundee Utd on my coupon tonight so the chances of success are slim.
tom mclaughlin
18:08 on 12 January, 2015
And your intelligence comes from where regarding the forthcoming violence that will accompany the forthcoming semi final
Only Stephanie’s goal involved taking an opponent out of the picture.
Van Persie’s was a poor man’s Henrik v Bulgaria.
Roche’s was similar , in some ways, to James, but he only had two touches, she had three.
Fix!!!
In the spirit of the competition,I voted early and often!
TET
Best wishes to your good lady.
YNWA
Tet
Hopefully a speedy recovery for your wife
Take care..
“We beat Barcelona, hamilton beat us so hamilton can beat Barcelona ???? ”
Hun skelper, eckzakerly!!
But fear not. We gubbed hearts recently. They drew with hibs. Hibs beat Sevco.
Ergo…..;)
TET, – I hope your wife makes a speedy recovery.
Get well soon to most definitely the better half of the TET clan. Ktf
TeT
Speedy recovery for your good lady
Look after her
Would suggest server was doing greengo or Michael a wee favour in the overall spiv game…..
The Exiled Tim…..
all the best to the better half…..and to you…
HH
TET
Wishing your wife a speedy return to health.
Keeping you both in our prayers..
TET
Prayers said for your good lady’s full recovery!
I know you will look after her my friend!
Take care and God bless.
TET
Hope your better half makes a complete recovery.
HH
Prayers for a quick recovery for Mrs Tet
HH Tet
geordie munro
19:52 on 12 January, 20
Nothing to worry about then haha
The Exiled Tim, sorry to here of your wife’s illness, best wishes for her safe return to good health.
V
Get well soon Mrs TET
HH
gary67
19:43 on 12 January, 2015
I hope we don’t go for any of that quartet. We need to be slimming down the pool, not adding more squad players.
A good window for me would be offloading 6 or 7 out of the squad, getting Guidetti’s signature, giving Commons a 2-year deal, increasing Craig Gordon’s contract, and signing Pirlo and Totti.
I made up the last bit.
TET – thoughts with you and your good lady. Hope she’s on the mend soon.
T4
thomthethim for oscar ok
Please pass on my thoughts and best wishes to TET and his wife.
Best wishes to TET’s very talented wife.
Sevco are like a auld desperate hooker, hitching there skirt up and anybody walking by with a quid in there pocket.
The American zillionaire is the latest saviour to walk on by
TET
Best wishes to you and your wife.
Not sure that Armstrong is any better than Henderson
HT, et al,
TET will be aware of positive thoughts and wishes.
If he is wise, he will close the cave door for the night and settle himself down for a good night’s rest.
….PFayr supports WeeOscar
20:09 on
12 January, 2015
Not sure that Armstrong is any better than Henderson
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Or Johansen. Good player but I wouldn’t spend £2m on him to sit on the bench.
Philvisreturns
Love the observations re lower ranking ranjurs followers always showing their respect for those higher ranking brothers and indeed masters with their mister Smith and mister McCoist and mister Murray type subservient references to these senior goat-herders.
Weird behaviour, weird….
TET
Sorry to hear about your good lady. Hope she has a full and swift recovery.
Jonnyrambo
Quite
As for GMS …not for me ..we’ve enough moderate wingers with dodgy fitness records
TET
Hope your wife makes a quick and full recovery, good luck
Exiled Tim
Hopefully a full recovery will be had.
Fingers crossed, best wishes to you both
Turned the Accies game off…rubbish!!!!
TET
HOPE YOUR WIFE GETS BETTER SOON, SIR….
Best wishes to Mrs TET for a speedy recovery.
Pfayr
A simplification I know but Henderson plays for Celtic and Armstrong plays for Dundee Utd. From experience that’s usually a good indication of who’s the better player.
That’s not to say that Armstrong couldn’t do a job for us.
Happy birthday to oor Deutschland Diamond Awe Naw.
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TET
My best wishes to your beloved,get better soon Señora TET.