When they went a goal behind, St Mirren provided evidence they can play a bit. They never actually made a chance worthy of the name, but they passed with speed and accuracy and forced Celtic’s more advanced players to work back and cover.
New manager, Steve Robinson, bemoaned their luck, “a ricochet” and a ball that “bounced off a face”. Liel Abada may disagree. The breakthrough came after he was pinned to the touchline by three opponents. His control was so precise he broke free and forced a foul that led to the opener. Tight games are so often won by a flash of brilliance from a gifted talent, we have a few in our ranks who can fill that role.
As Jota prepared to take the kick, I said, “It’s pointless sending in a high ball, we have no height.” I promise to repeat this often until the end of the season. What height we have is limited to two central defenders, the absolute entry-level attribute for any team. Good deliveries, though, are hard to defend.
You will have noticed our passing seemed introverted at times. Overhit or inaccurate passes have been a feature of recent games, sapping confidence which inhibits future outcomes. A series of games on poor pitches, including a wintered-looking Celtic Park, has not helped. The Plastic Pasta Pitch on Sunday will be no better, and it’s pointless sending in a high ball, we have no height.
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I thought CCV and Big Starfelt were excellent, it is going to take goals from the Centre-Halfs to win this league (like Martin Oneil’s 1st season) both were playing as attacking midfielders at points during last night’s game.
Ange has confirmed that Giakoumakis will definitely start on Sunday.
Good news.
Bada Bing
agreed 100%
but also very sad to see Black Refugees in seperate queues and being chased thru small Polish towns by Polish Far Right p*icks
Spike- i seen that mate the surrounding countries need major financial help to facilitate the mass exodus.
!!BADA BING!!
Unfortunately the polish and Ukraine’s are involved in rascism at the borders , blacks and indians bearing the brunt of it ….there has been a few videos going about , sad when so many are being displaced there is still segregation …
Dont know how wide spread it is ..
So don’t send in “high balls” then
Send in balls fast and early
(some “highish”, others not)
Simplest way to negate the taller player and exploit his lack of speed over five yards.
P67’s bedwetters comment coming true, we are not playing as badly as some are saying IMO, sure we are not as fluid as we were a few weeks ago, but still dominating play and getting forward, even the best teams go through sticky spells and still win matches, i watched the huns game this morning, they are absolutely brutal BTW. You can feel nervousness from the stands now,i think that’s from the incredible achievement that is in front of us now, and we don’t want to throw it away, Keep the Faith
Nick Walsh will be the referee in charge of Livingston vs Celtic in the Scottish Premiership this Sunday.
Here is an example of the crap that Sturgeon gets away with in Scotland After jumping into the Goodwillie affair, which she had no right to do per her own Offender Rehabilitation Act, she now declines to explain why the head of the ‘white elephant’ Scottish Investment Bank has just quit – when asked she said Sturgeon said: “I am sure everyone will understand that I am not going to go into the confidential details of anybody’s employment situation” – you couldn’t make it up! What did she just do in Goodwillie’s employment with Raith & now Clyde?
These SNPcult people actually believe that ‘the truth is what they say it is’
If Celtic lose a civil hearing based on sexual matters and bearing in mind her ‘witch-hunt’ of Goodwillie – what will she and her government then demand of Celtic in the aftermath?…..think it through, a precedence has been set.
RIP Frank Connor
Had the pleasure of being coached by the man when an s form at Motherwell in the 80’s.He mad big Jock Wallace (Frank was his asst manager at motherwell)sound saft.!
Great man.
!!BADA BING!! on 3RD MARCH 2022 1:59 PM
Nick Walsh will be the referee in charge of Livingston vs Celtic in the Scottish Premiership this Sunday.
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No change then !!Bada Bing!! we’ve always played against 12 men.
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 3RD MARCH 2022 1:11 PM
Exactly how it is. Spot on. At the next game I’m going read it out to the moaner on my right – especially your observation on Doidge’s scuffed shit.
Celtic have done brilliantly over the last few months and still the general sentiment expressed on here leans towards criticism of everything on and off the park. Some people will just never be happy.
For what it’s worth, I would be delighted to have Celtic visit my City in the US with or without Rangers and I think you would find it hard to find a Celtic supporter in Oz complaining about the team coming to play there. It’s a great opportunity, once in a lifetime for some, for fans living there to get close to the team. Also a great opportunity for the players to get a change of scenery and work on the continued development of team spirit and general togetherness. Fans who oppose this are no doubt UK based and have no idea how much this means to ex-pat supporters.
JHB…
‘If Celtic lose a civil hearing based on sexual matters…’
You seem obsessed with these sexual matters. Why?
‘These SNPcult people actually believe that ‘the truth is what they say it is’ ‘
And they should actually believe that the truth is what YOU say it is? Or not?
!!BADA BING!! on 3RD MARCH 2022 1:59 PM
Nick Walsh will be the referee in charge of Livingston vs Celtic in the Scottish Premiership this Sunday.
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Penalty to Rangers !
TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 3RD MARCH 2022 1:12 PM
Check the difference in the BBC account of last night’s games.
I thought you were at the game last night Tom?
Why do you need a beeb report for anything?
Just a bit odd,not to worry :-)
The meeja bias we have had here since the days when there was more anti Catholic societies than actual Catholics living in Glasgow.
HH
MNCELT
Celtic could have played anyone and still sold out the tourney and its fantastic the oversee fans get to enjoy that experience… its an invitational tourney did we have to invite Rangers and be bogged down with their bile sectarian ,paedophile , evil ,violent shit ….i hope and pray if it goes ahead you are all spared their menace and destruction of your beautiful city .
Hopefully the distance dilutes any disturbances for fans travelling .
COYBIG .
MNCELT on 3RD MARCH 2022 2:24 PM
Celtic have done brilliantly over the last few months and still the general sentiment expressed on here leans towards criticism of everything on and off the park. Some people will just never be happy.
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That’s not true. Beyond the obvious trolling, posters echo the same sentiment in the outside world – there is a current nervousness you get with a tight title race where small margins matter.
I would effin love it if we won this one. More twists and turns to come and one helluva party to look forward to in May !
HH
From the few posts ive read from JHB he does indeed seem obsessed by the heinous abuse cases, and consequences for Celtic.
For many in Scotland they want to see Celtic punished, there is no concern for the victims, the victims should be the sole focus in all of this, i hope they get justice in whatever form it is.
JHB
It has been stated on here quite a few times that the SNP party dont question their boss Ns ….Fair enough .
Do you think all SNP voters act the same way , dont question some/ any decisions made by NS .
I’m positive the SNP voters will know and except the truth when it comes out…..and the people affected get their justice in whatever form that comes in .
DREW1967 on 3RD MARCH 2022 2:16 PM
RIP Frank Connor
Had the pleasure of being coached by the man when an s form at Motherwell in the 80’s.He mad big Jock Wallace (Frank was his asst manager at motherwell)sound saft.!
Great man.
That is very sad news to bring to the blog.
Frank Connor rip
Was he not also undefeated in his 4 game tenure as manager? Seem to recall late Brian o Neill winner.
May his soul rest in peace
HH
Just read about foreign nationals playing sports in Russia and hoping to leave their clubs due to the sanctions. I hope Boli Bolingoli is safe and that Celtic are keeping tabs on his welfare in Russia.
Love Ange dealing with Kenny MacIntyre last night.
SFTB
“The most common flow of comments on CQN match day is :-
We are playing shit- get a few subs on, especially X and Y need shifted.
We will never win the league playing this way
Oh! X has just scored with an assist from Y.
Well done Celtic- never doubted you.”
:-))))
Expat celt – maybe I shouldn’t be flippant but Boli B seems destined to see his contract out with us. It would be some craic if we ended up needing to play him in the last few games!!
MNCELT
Apols, just noticed your in the US, my sentiment still holds though and i know we all have different views .👍
Bring on the Livi .
Marsapa –
Maybe this is a chance to move past the “bile sectarian ,paedophile , evil ,violent shit” for a couple weeks and focus on football and the relationship with the fans. I bet there’s not a player on either team who gives a single thought to these things. I grew up in the jungle, behaved in ways that would not be tolerated today, loved every minute of it, but I’ve moved on. Celtic are a huge part of my life, but it’s all about the football. I don’t care about Rangers, past or present, and have no issue with them taking part in this event. Their oversees fans might even show the home based crowd how to behave in the modern world. Ok – maybe stretching things a little now …
This is CQN. Not RT or Pravda.
A blog is a forum for discussion.
We discuss all things Celtic and beyond within the few rules that our host has set.
If we all agreed and followed sheepishly there would be no blog. Healthy debate is oxygen for a blog.
If its sheepishness, selectivity, secrecy, indistinguishable behaviour join a What’s App group.
Cheers and HH to all.
PS : Big Jimmy has served his time. Freedom.
Frank Connor R.I.P.
Was Frank Connor not in charge when we beat Rangers at Ibrox 2-1 just before Lou Macari took over ?
The day Brian O’Neil scored and wee Fergus was in the Broomloan Stand.
MNCELT
Fair dos pal , you have to be commended by moving on ….
Yip your right ,lets concentrate on the next game ,hopefully get a result with no injuries.
It seems that the next game is always a big game and that’s the way it is with a genuine title race.
However, this Sunday is maybe that bit more than 3 points.
A win on a ground we’ve struggled very badly on previously would be a huge momentum boost.
It would send us into the last phase of the season in an excellent position and with only 1 further league game until April, We’d have time to get Kyogo & Turnbull back for the run in.
Given the break coming up and the reduced schedule of games, I hope to see us start at a frantic pace and do absolutely everything to get that early goal.
Sunday and Ibrox could put this league to bed if we’re fully committed.
JHB on 3rd March 2022 2:09 pm
Falling well short of your 95% boast.
By my calculations to get back on track your next 37 posts need to be exclusively about Celtic.
You’ll be busy.
Sevco as,’a club synonymous with class, dignity and respect____
😂 😂 I remember having to listen to this crap over and over again, especially when the likes of the epitome of class 🤔Souness was there. Wasn’t he at Blackburn or Newcastle whilst receiving an ebt handout (aye, pure class). ‘Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser’ was an often quoted line from Souness. Utter clichéd macho crap.
HS- my comment about Shelley Kerr was facetious…….she is on Sevco TV every week…
Whatever happens this season, we need to make sure we are better equipped to win aerial battles next season. We play in Scotland and the ball is in the air a lot.
!BADA BING!! on 3RD MARCH 2022 3:17 PM
HS- my comment about Shelley Kerr was facetious…….she is on Sevco TV every week…
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More like something Mary Shelley would have conjured up. But harsh, I know 😁
Turkeybhoy
Maybe you had a few too many G&Ts last night before resorting to abusing posters. Kinda sad really but I guess maybe you are projecting some unhappiness onto the blog. That is fine though and harmless really.
For the record I have only visited Turkey 4 times. It was always a place I found fascinating and a wee bit edgy. Its complexity and cultural hotch potch esp Istanbul makes it hard to pigeonhole in my view. Weird also it is one of the few countries Celtic has never played in euro competition.
Anyway for all that I have no desire to spend much time there really beyond the odd holiday. So I know you may find this hard to believe no I am not really jealous of your 53 inch tv and gin and tonic on tap in an Erdogan led state.
Glad it works for you though.
Re covid etc. I am pleased to share that as a 60 year old asthma sufferer I didn’t bother the NHS Re covid during the time and cost them nothing in the form of jabs or treatments. I had the illness for a couple of weeks there and managed to run a fairly quick 10k this morning so I kinda feel vindicated but still fine with those who felt jabbing themselves was best. I totally respect others views.