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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THEORIGINALSADIESBHOY
https://www.rte.ie/archives/2020/0204/1113075-celtic-football-club/
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Some brilliant footage in that. I don’t think I’ve ever heard Johnny speak before.
No reason for Gavin Williamson to get a knighthood, other that to buy his silence.
IMHO
The man is a clown.
FACT!
DAVID66
Sorry to hear you and BIG JIMMY are not well enough for the meet up today.
Hope you are both feeling better soon!
Big party this weekend, so much to do!
Take care!
Celtic Mac,
Don’t worry, I thought it was clear your tongue was firmly in your cheek.
👍🏼
SFTB,
Carry on please.
I can’t believe anyone would seriously be offended by a bit of fun in a charity competition.
It takes a lot to shock me on here, but wow.
Like those who have gone before you and given their time and effort for good causes, I thank you.
HH.
majestic hartson
In the ol’ vernacular…..
There’s nowt so queer as folk…..
ZIGGYDOC1 on 4TH MARCH 2022 8:33 AM
THEORIGINALSADIESBHOY
https://www.rte.ie/archives/2020/0204/1113075-celtic-football-club/
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Some brilliant footage in that. I don’t think I’ve ever heard Johnny speak before
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Ziggydoc
Me neither. As soon as he began to speak I remembered his daughter having said she couldn’t remember her dad’s voice. I was hoping someone might be able to get this to her.
I thought it was a great video. Loved the high tech training pitch just behind the goal and in front of the Rangers end 🤣
THEORIGINALSADIESBHOY on 4TH MARCH 2022 9:29 AM
Hello there Sadie bhoy I hope this note finds you in good health and enjoying our team as usual.Take your time coming back,hopefully more see you before season ends.
You’ll be glad to know I passed on the clip onto his daughter,will let you know any response
You take care now :-)
HH
Sorry to hear about Jimmy and David.Real shame,would have been really looking forward to it .Get better both of you soon.
And get Jimmy back on the blog.
Big Jimmy,
Get better soon.Blogs not the same without you.
I knew Johnny Doyle. We went to the same school – Our Lady’s HS – although he was two years in front of me. He used to get away early two or three days a week to drive down to Ayr United for training.
He was the only pupil who drove to school in his own car. He wasn’t at all flashy. It was a very basic Hillman Imp.
I was playing for the school team one afternoon during school hours. It was a pre-season friendly. John was the referee. I was up front and my biggest attribute as a youngster was my speed. Time and again John blew me up for offside. After yet another offside call, he held up the game and pulled me aside. He told me I was being caught offside because of my lightning pace. He talked to me about holding the line and staying onside until the pass is made. I soon learned.
After that he would say hello in passing and ask me how my game was going as I was playing for Blantyre Celtic at 16.
Great memories of a true gentleman who loved Celtic and football.
Celtic Mac
Apologies for the mis-read of your post and I hope, now that you’ve cleared it up for me, that you’ll get no grief from anyone else who responded to my puzzlement.
You just keep backing Sevco to lose and I’ll cheer you on every time you are right.
BRRRB and Bobby- I am gonna call off the Shiobank too in sympathy with the main man.
My weak excuse is my wife has booked us into a dance this evening and, lunchtime drinking will turn my quickstep into a slowfall.
Big decisions for Ange on Sunday.Hopefully,he gives Hatate a much needs few weeks rest.Get the batteries charged for the Hun game.Looks like it will be Calmac,O Riley,Rogic.There really is no reason why they can’t play together.All different styles.I think we have a strong right,with JJ,ORiley,and Abada.Same the left with Calmac and Jota.
Its all down to us.Play well we gub them.We are so far ahead talent wise,its unbelievable the support is worried.Strange how this team spook us.
Anyway,no 4-0 this week,I am going for 2-0.I just know that means 4.
Celtic Mac,
It seems I also misread your post.
Apologies.
Tom McLaughlin on 4th March 2022 10:35 am
Tom which OLHS? I went to the Motherwell one and was not aware he went there ( if you meant that one).
SFTB
I’ve got absolutely no problem with you mocking the relegation fodder in Superbru. This is mainly because I have managed to stay in the top 10 for the entire season. I am taking the opportunity to highlight this as you have shamefully failed to acknowledge this fact in your weekly summaries.
In addition to this, and much worse, you dropped the “H” in my name the only time you’ve mentioned me.
You need to up your game pal!
:-)
CELTICMAC
Sorry bud; didn’t realise you were in lampoon mode. HH
MISCONSTRUED CSC
Por Cierto on 4th March 2022 8:21 am
You lucky sod. All going well I’ll be off to the Algarve during the Easter holidays with a group of great pals, all massive Tims. It will be the first time we have had our, normally annual, trip since 2019. I’m so looking forward to it.
It will also be our first trip for about 10 years without our sadly missed big mate Squire Danaher.
I hope the weather is good for you.
Turkeybhoy on 4th March 2022 10:50 am
We can’t have Rogic and O’Riley in the same team, IMO obviously. I think we learned our lesson on that one already this season. We need some pace in the middle of the park.
Can’t keep away from Euro News watching this horror unfold in Ukraine.Its so hard to imagine their plight.From having a normal life,family,then within a week,you are left with a suitcase,fleeing with your kids,and Husband left behind.Fair chance your house and belongings destroyed.Life in ruins.
We know about Putin,but what makes ordinary soldiers wage war on women and kids,civilians.
God knows how it will end.The world saw what he did to Allepo in Syria.A beautiful holiday resort before,I have been,now looking like a Nuclear disaster site,and 3 million people displaced.
What kind of world is this?.So sad.
TIMMY7_NOTED
Tom which OLHS? I went to the Motherwell one and was not aware he went there ( if you meant that one).
Yes it was OLHS Motherwell.
I was there 1966 to 1971.
Johnny Doyle left in 1970 when he signed a full-time pro contract with Ayr United. He had been a youth player at Somerset Park pror to that.
Timmy 7,
Yes I know,hoping it was a bad day.As I said,none are similar,so no reason why they can’t click.That’s why its going to be a tough pick for Ange.
Tom McLaughlin on 4th March 2022 11:19 am
I can’t believe I didn’t know that, I’m a bit younger I was there ( I think ) 76-82.
Turkeybhoy on 4th March 2022 11:20 am
I agree but I wouldn’t be trying it on that horrible pitch against those cloggers.
For me that partnership would only ever get another opportunity at Celtic Park.
I said Johnny Doyle drove a Hillman Imp to school. Did I mention it was a blue Hillman Imp?
Sky blue a la Man City.
Saturday is the Huns,150 the Anniversary.What are you laughing at?.The mob are Ragin its been kept so low key by the Media.Even those Lyin toads probably red faced about printing this gibberish.
Anyway,programmes on sale to mark this piece of fantasy,priced, 12 quid. !!!!!!!.Lol.
https://twitter.com/deerafferty/status/1499692671882907650?t=D24sQ88FD26CiUGY7TfR5A&s=19
Born today in 1888.
Wee tune before lunch in memory
https://youtu.be/_5UhRcpyLyc
HH
TIMMY7_NOTED
Yes, we often hear of Billy McNeill and Bobby Murdoch going to OLHS but not so much John.
When we were there it was the old Airbles Street building and an all-boys school. One of only a few Catholic High Schools in Scotland, its catchment area stretched to Lanark in the south, Shotts in the east and Viewpark in the north. Holy Coss in Hamilton took in all points west of the Clyde.
John was a Viewpark boy and signed for Ayr from Viewpark Boys Club.
Timmy 7,
Are you nervous about this game?.I am,but no idea why.We have won loads of games on Plastic before against better Killie teams,and clogger’s from Hamilton.
This will be a big win for us.Scum banking on us dropping points.
bigrailroadblues on 4th March 2022 7:21 am
I’m intrigued by your comments on Annette St. I’ve lived in a variety of locations in the South Side since 1986, my first flat was at Queens Park. I’m not in Govanhill very often these days but when I am I got the distinct impression that things have gone upmarket, with the usual trendy coffee shops and Vegan food making an appearance. Also every second person seems to have the obligatory uniform of Bobble hat, high waister trousers, beard, dog and tattoos, the men are even worse :-)
Tom McLaughlin on 4th March 2022 11:35 am
We still had Airbles when I started for 1st and 2nd year boys only, it was like Lord of the flies with swearing!!
A steep learning curve if you came from a small primary school. At one point when I was there it was the biggest school in Europe with somewhere around 3500 kids there. We still had the huge catchment area, I had kids from Lanark and Carluke in my 1st year class.
Turkeybhoy on 4th March 2022 11:37 am
I am. We always seem unable to enforce our style of play whenever we go there, its my least favourite game of the season.
A Johnny Doyle story.
I worked with a big unrepentant Rangers supporter in the early 80s who had a soft sport for our hero, and a great tale to tell.
For those who know Greenock, he lived up Cardross road somewhere.
He would swagger down the QB down Sinclair Street, and get on the Rangers bus on the main road across from the Norseman. Old school big giant scarf on across the chest, a denim jacket, flares, docs.
He was known as Doddie, because well he looked like Ken Dodd.
So on this day Celtic are at Capielow, and the bus is pulling up just near the railway bridge as Doddie passes with his full colours on, Johnny spies him out the window, and mockingly laughs and gestures, and points at him, and get the others around him to do the same, Doddie laughs back gives a wave, holds his scarf and carries on past.
Now in thos days, Morton Celtic would get 20,000 and the place would be 60% us, so the young port would go down earlier hoping to see the team going in, and go in as soon as the gates opened to secure a spot in the cowshed. So I must have been around the place just as doddie was there.
Doddie, told me, as he walked past, Doyle was first off the bus and gave him some shouts as he toddled on past, youse are shite, hahahha.
Anyways, Celtic win, 1-0 Doyle scores, it might have been the game before the Real match.
One of the great highlights of that time was just how crap rangers were, I dont know who they played that day, but the norm was becoming crowds of 12,000 at Ibrox.
So didnt take long for the Rangers busses to get back to Greenock, Doddie gets off, and starts his way up sinclair street, still celtic supporters about but he doesnt care.
The celtic bus still waiting on the players coming out as he passes, and guess what …………
Doylie spies him and starts again, HAHAH, youse are shite big man, youve some gall walking about like that.
It was all said in jest, but Doddie loved telling the story.
I need to go find if the huns got beat that day.
OHLS must be able to claim a full team of ex pupils as Celtic players and probably subs an awe.
Followed by Holyrood @ St Gerrards mibbies.
OLHS
Saint Stivs on 4th March 2022 11:59 am
There was also an OLHS in Airdrie ( it may still be there) that one of my mates went to, we regularly have fun at his expense about their claim to fame being the most housebreakers in Lanarkshire :-)