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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HRAVATSKIJIM
Great news!
Her recovery will not be easy,she is unlikely to be the same again. But still…
Great news!
There’s a 100 to 1 shot in the 2.20 at Wolverhampton. It’s name? Mr Green. Phone your local Sevco supporters club and let them know. It could maybe fix their problems. Warning–60% of winnings are automatically transferred to somewhere in Normandy.
Saw the older draft of the advert last night and some of the reaction on Twitter and the scottish football monitor.
It’s fair to say that the Twitter reaction was not good and that was mostly Celtic supporters but the TSFM was in favour.
I get the importance of taking a stand on this but I don’t get the tie in with resolution 12 in its entirety.
Resolution 12 was about the granting of the UEFA license to play in Europe for oldco. Why do we need to debunk the SPFL attitude and apparent rules in order for resolution 12 to move forward? Is it that we see this as brining the law into the light again and we therefore see an opportunity to challenge the evidence not heard by LNS which effectively was the non payment of taxes for oldco players that there was admitted liability on?
Could someone join the dots on why we need to debunk the same club argument?
The advert looks like Celtic supporters widdling in the wind unless the draft has changed to reflect the intentions here.
Not that I don’t think it is worthwhile as a stand alone advert to pull down the veil of deceit but there is more to this isn’t there?
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NegAnon2
13:49 on
12 January, 2015
Summa of Sammi – so we should all be scared of sevco fans and therefore let them make up any lies they like? Is that modern scotland is
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NegAnon..
You are probably one of the Posters l respect most on here..(Heard you are Actually Positive and Funny)..Lies..Who cares its a Daft Wee Football match..And if it is Not..The person who believes it is Not will one day have Perspective..
After All it was Only a Satirical Magazine meant for Fun..
Celtic FC Should Ban the Ad..
IMHO..
Summa
Ps..As far as l can See 90% of people who Support the Ad Refuse to Attend the Game..Against a New team Who we have No History against....????
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Greenpinata
13:55 on
12 January, 2015
Summa of Sammi @ 13.46hrs.
Apologies for butting in.
Why would the article be banned ?
Tragic events over the last few days have reinforced and endorsed the right to free speech. Even controversial free speech.
Je suis Charlie.
HH.
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Yea You are So Correct..It is Mindblowing..!!!!
ISIS are Urging Attack on Australia and America Today..In Social Media..
Can l Just Say this..
The Green Brigade so much Derided by the CQN Grey Brigade..
The Four Horsemen..
Imagine a 2 Page Ad in Say the Record..
Naming the Four Horsemen..Whyte..Lennon Etc and Why they Thought they are One of the Fore Horsemen and the Reason Why and what the Did to Defeat the Mighty Rangers and Contribute to their Death..Oh Shit here We are Again Back at the Start of the Never ending Record..
Said it before..
Thank Ghod CQN Only represents 0.3%* of the Actual Celtic Support ..
* Recalculated to 0.43% Due to Fans walking Away due to No Competition..
Summa
mickbhoy1888
14:08 on 12 January, 2015
Not one CELTIC Supporter should enter that cauldron of hatred …..we have won the war against their hatred / bigotry ….they are gone, and we should send the whole of Scottish Football THAT message (advert) and then concentrate on SPORT……… HH ……not going to happen, I know, but I can ‘live in hope and pray’….
ESTADIO
Cool,bud. I’ll go with that. The whole idea of the monikers on here is anonymity,but enough of us know each other.
I support the ad in The Herald and the reasons behind it.
Mick Gillen
Swindon
(Kilwinning on occasion)
Beware the troll…..
Jamesgang,
You never fail to make me lol :)
Bigeejit csc
I have watched about 4 oldco games per season for about 30 years. In around 120 games against oldco the poor decisions and honest mistakes mattered as the teams were invariably closely matched.
In our first game against newco, we will be far superior. Newco will defend as they should by parking the bus. Let’s remember the players they have at their disposal and the results they are having. If they get a shot or two at our goal they will be lucky.
The officials would need to combine every honest mistake to allow them to beat us. They are completely pish.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
miny times till it sinks in.STATEMENT not an advert.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
One step at a time but she may make a full recovery. Previously infected people have returned to full duty. She will remain in my thoughts and prayers.
Just wanted to spread some good news.
BOBBY I knew a MICK GILLEN 50 years ago in BALORNOCK.he had a pop group MI5.
any relation.
Complacency and any talk of them being scared and us running up a cricket score is nonsense. We need to approach this game with the right attitude. They have players as good as most in the SPFL and we’ve not exactly been brilliant.
Ziggydoc1, you haven’t wached the newco then, they are pish. Really bad. It’s not complacent to treat them as lower division promotion hopefuls. They are not the same.
I trust the statement contains the words scrofolous, cash strapped and hillbillies. Just so they are clear who we mean.
summa
Said it before..
Thank Ghod CQN Only represents 0.3%* of the Actual Celtic Support ..
* Recalculated to 0.43% Due to Fans walking Away due to No Competition..
Hard to argue with you when you have such a handle on the stats. Could say that in the last 30 days – and this includes the festive period when numbers are traditionally subdued, that CQN had 119,107 unique users of whom 13.5% were visiting the site for the very first time.
In contrast to the newspaper media which has just had to endure the following…
NOT for the first time, every one of the main national daily and Sunday newspapers available in Scotland has experienced dips in their their latest year-on-year sales figures in the country.
Figures released on Friday by the newspapers circulation body, ABC, concern average sales during December the year before last versus those from last month.
In summary, they read, as follows:
Daily Mirror – 11.8 per cent drop = from 17,545 on average during December 2013, to 15,466 last month;
Daily Record – 10.7 per cent drop = from 216,088 on average during December 2013, to 192,922 last month;
Daily Star of Scotland – 16.3 per cent drop = 46,391 to 38,792;
The Scottish Sun – 8.7 per cent drop = 248,459 to 226,883;
Scottish Daily Express – 13.5 per cent drop = 52,698 to 45,561;
Scottish Daily Mail – 3.4 per cent drop = 92,754 to 89,595;
Daily Telegraph – 11.2 per cent drop = 17,394 to 15,445;
Financial Times – 10.2 per cent drop = 2,407 to 2,160;
The Guardian – 10.9 per cent drop = 10,280 to 9,157;
i – 7.9 per cent drop = 18,409 to 16,962;
Independent – 9.6 per cent drop = 2,804 to 2,534; and
The Times – one per cent drop = 18,150 to 17,969.
Meanwhile, the Sunday titles’ sales figures in Scotland were as follows:
Daily Star of Scotland – Sunday – 18.4 per cent down = 25,782 to 21,035;
The Scottish Sun – Sunday – 11.2 per cent down = 179,781 to 159,640;
Sunday Mail – 13.7 per cent down = 246,719 to 212,972;
Sunday Mirror – 11 per cent down = 17,211 to 15,317;
The People – nine per cent down = 9,228 to 8,401;
Scottish Mail on Sunday – 5.9 per cent down = 82,601 to 77,716;
Scottish Sunday Express – 12 per cent down = 29,751 to 26,192;
The Sunday Post – 10.7 per cent down = 156,695 to 139,923;
Independent on Sunday – 6.5 per cent down = 5,056 to 4,725;
The Observer – 13.4 per cent down = 14,119 to 12,221;
Sunday Telegraph – 10.1 per cent down = 15,346 to 13,788; and
Sunday Times – five per cent down = 44,743 to 42,503.
Source: ABC, January 9 2015. Please note: The Scotsman, Scotland on Sunday, The Herald and the Sunday Herald now appear in the twice-yearly ABC regional newspapers report.
Mullet,
I kinda agree with ziggydoc.
Yes they are poor and yes we might scud them but to expect it is only going to lead to disappointment imo.
Sign Stephanie Roche.
PatMcGrath last time we tried that we ended up with Stephane Bonnes. Whatever happened to the Bonnes money?
bobby murdoch’s curled-up winklepickers
14:05 on 12 January, 2015
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Could do with you in pl,s job mate .
geordie munro
‘I even sometimes mean it Ted!
Who’d a thought?’
HH jamesgang
No problem with the statement ,No problem with what JG said,No problem with the slant the media put or will put on either ……
favourite uncle
14:36 on 12 January, 2015
BOBBY I knew a MICK GILLEN 50 years ago in BALORNOCK.he had a pop group MI5.
any relation.
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50 years?!?
That was long efter mick’s time!!!
I’m so deid!
HH jamesgang
Just to Make one thing clear ! They asked me how many I WANT to score against rangers ! Not how many I AM going to score . #dreambig
This made me sad.
What paucity of imagination.
Last night I dreamed that I was the captain of a pirate ship crewed by cats.
If you’re going to dream big, dream that you score so many goals, Kenny McDowall has to remove his socks and pants to keep count of how badly his team is losing. (thumbsup)
philvisreturns
‘Paw-city’ shoorlee, given the context of your dream?
SicCSC
HH jamesgang
FAVOURITE UNCLE
Dunno,mate.
The clan originally settled in Glasgow,but shifted to Ayrshire in the early 20s,I believe.
The surname is unusual enough-spelling-that it is likely we all came from the same root.
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Winning Captains..
You just Lost me $50..;-)
l said You would be on with Unique ‘Stats’ within 15 Minutes after my Post..24 Mins..Acche well..
..Years Ago on CQN l think i was Logged in for over 2 Years..
Now every Time i leave l am Logged Out..and Today as my iPhone 6 is Stuffed l have Logged on with 4 Different Devices at different times today..2
Needless to say im missing out on this kiss a ginger day
Surprisesurprisecsc
Winning Captains..
By contrast you just won for me ONE MILLION DOLLARS!
DrEvilCSC
HH jamesgang
jamesgang – ‘Paw-city’ shoorlee, given the context of your dream?
You have got to be kitten me. (thumbsup)
I had a feline jamesgang would pop up with a pun :)
Eddie
You are a legend! Well done! :))
philvisreturns
Feline good buddy!
HH jamesgang
geordie munro
One or both of is should be worried!!!
Probably you!
Back to work pour moi!
HH jamesgang
On kiss a ginger day and all this cat talk I’m predicting a certain cat food advert appearing :p
WC
Impressive figures. What’s the comparable figures with the MSM websites?
Hail hail
Estadio
Attention Bhoys & Ghirls,
Stephanie Roche needs your vote. For anyone doubting whether her goal deserves to win on merit, check out John Hartson, analysing the three shortlisted goals for the BBC. When Stephanie’s strike is shown, a little smile of wonder comes over his face as he observes her three balletic touches, awe-struck. BBJ says…….”If Wayne Rooney or Ronaldo did that you’d be talking about it for years and years and years,” he says.
See link. Vote early ……vote often
http://www.fifa.com/ballon-dor/puskas-award/index.html
Jg,
Still not as spooky as bada mentioning my smoke detector going off seconds before it did :-o