Malmo’s season started well. They were undefeated in their first eight games, recording wins against current league leaders, Gothenburg, and recent champions, Helsingborg, as well as a 2-2 draw at Elfsborg, but form soon slumped.
They’ve only recorded back to back wins in the league once since. Wednesday’s 3-0 over Salzburg is by some measure their best result of the season. Right now, there will be a lot of football fans in Austria wondering how on earth Salzburg are out of the Champions League. There’s a fair chance there’s just as many fans in Sweden wondering how Malmo remain in the competition, but there are clues.
Salzburg lost narrowly to Rapid Vienna days before the capitulation in Sweden, the second reversal in two league games this season. They beat a team from a regional league in the cup (0-7) but that and the 2-0 win over Malmo is the only positives in an early season full of panic.
Preseason friendlies are not to be regarded as an indication of anything, but home win over a weak-looking Southampton was the only friendly in which they avoided defeat in four attempts. At most this indicates their fitness was behind the curve.
The most telling inferences from all of these stats is that the margins between success and failure for Malmo, Salzburg, and Celtic, are tight. We could and should have beaten Maribor a year ago. Dedryck Boyata’s late goal against Qarabag transpired to be all that separated us from them. We are looking fit, and organised, but you and I both know we’ve yet to spark up front. We have a lot of work to do in the margins before the end of the month.
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Is the ticket office opened tomorrow?
Are there tickets available for Firhill?
early scoring records, that today are just unbelievable – plus up to date, double hatricks plus ,
john o’conner scored the first ever celtic hattrick, in fact 5, vs shettleston, scottish cup on 1sept 1888.
wille groves scored 4 , and tom maley scored 3 vs clyde in scottish dec 1888.
alex mxmahon scored 4, and wille mcghee scored 3 vs vale of leven december 1891.
jimmy quiinn, and jimmy mcmenemy scroed 3 each v queens park in glasgow cup ovt 1909
mcgrory, and mcinally , 3 a peice vs keith scottish cup 1928
mcgrory 5 and scraffe 3, v east fife, league jan 1931
and again –
mcgory 3 and scarffe 3 v hamilton, league aug 1931
and another double act
mcgrory 3 and hugh o’donnell 3, v dunfermline scottish, jan 1933,
and another partner for jimmy,
mcgrory 3 and charles napier 3, v cowdenbeath, sept 1933
jackie gallagher 4, tommy keirnen 3, v saint johnstone, victory cup, april 1946.
bobby collins 3, john mcphail 3, v east fife, league dec 1950
john hughes and john divers – 3 a piece v aidrie (1878-2002) – league oct 63.
john hughes and joe mcbride, 3 each v raith rovers, league cup, sep 1965.
quite incredible one that we hopefully all know, but just magnificent –
lennox 5, chalmers 5, v hamilton , league cup, sept 68.
20 years before the next one –
mcavennie 3, mcghee 3, hamilton, league, nov 1988.
coyne and crainey , 3 each, montrose, scottish 1992.
mcavennie and payton, 3 each, arbroath, league cup, august 1993.
into the modern times –
larsson 3, viduka 3, v aberdeen league , oct 1999.
and the most recent – that 9-0 game, cant believe its 4 years ago allready, kano foundation leaflet day.
hooper 3, stokes 3 v aberdeen , nov 2011
Ticket office extended hours tomorrow open from 10.00am until 2.00pm
Nye Bevans’ rebel soldier
12:30 K.O
http://www.celticfc.net/tickets?utm_source=site&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=boxnav
oh my aching sides,
someone called sean, on clyde,
thats the way it is your born a ranjurs fan, and we are gonny win the scottish cup cos we are the most succesful club in the world ever.
lennon’s passion on 8th August 2015 4:24 pm
Celtic are boring to watch. The lack of goal scoring chances made is terrible.Super Ronny wouldn’t know a footballer if he fell over him.
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Did Ronny fall over Martin Odegaard?
bournesouprecipe……..cheers pal,I’ll take a trip up and see
if there is any available.
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 8TH AUGUST 2015 3:51 PM
Chairbhoy
Agree with all of that, again well said.
Celtic were correct to say nothing, it’s what we record or don’t say in future
that matters, when off the record Celtic concur that LNS for eexample was a sham, and it’s why Resolution 12 and especially the Five way agreement, are paramount, in letting Celtic fans into the know.
John Reid’s finest moment and his ‘we will not be treated differently’ speech was a watershed moment, but unfortunately it didn’t go on to completely ‘cleanse’ the SFA.
There is a new daisy chain of Dougie Dougie’s and Hugh Dallas’s waiting for the return of the ‘old firm’ and phoney balloney ‘refereeing ‘ really hasn’t gone away, even in the years we won, we won despite cheating not dissimilar to the present four in a row, where honest mistakes don’t matter because we are so superior to our nearest rivals.
Anti Celtic bias however has a new strain, virulent since 2012 and manifests itself in every facet of the game, and it’s coverage in Scotland. I give you the ‘seen unfenian hand’ in the ICT game as a mere example, not just that it happened, but how our dismay, was treated with utter contempt and no finality, by the SFA and the maelstrom of bias that followed via SMSM.
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I’ve read the relevant posts on previous blog and realise folk can only respond on the basis of what they know or what they believe without actually knowing.
Based on what I think I know and unless something emerges to change what I think to be true, which is based on documented evidence that caused Res12 to be adjourned whilst attempts at clarification were made, then the greatest danger to Celtic will come if they continue with their policy of silence, which has served us well so far, if the SFA fail to engage meaningfully with the questions that prompted Res12.
If what we believe to be so is so, then not calling out the SFA on their failures to act on what they mistakenly thonk is good for our game as a whole and demanding change would be unforgiveable. It would make Scottish football, never mind just Celtic unsupportable as a meaningful sport relying on sporting merit.
Cork Celt
You are correct that the response of the support should not be to walk away but neither should it be to accept the thinking that led RFC into oblivion then tried to mitigate or avoid the sporting consequences and I think you would agree with me.
leftclicktic…….got it bud, cheers.
Kodi alert.
I’ve uploaded and installed but not had much chance of testing on live games.
Until today. Blown away by quality AND choice.
Bye bye Sky. Bye bye BT.
As long as I subscribe to Celtic TV and pay my dues to watch my club play, I’ve satisfied my conscience on not feeding an over bloated monster that was happy to undermine our game.
You will find that the majority the stay away, boycott are also the separationists, independence 45 parrots, SNP cultists and Sheridan-the- perjurer brown-nosers.
They want their perverse political views to succeed at ALL and ANY cost to the economy of Scotland with the disastrous effect on the jobs of those not working in ‘cooncils’, hairdressers, nail bars and other parochial organisations and/or businesses.
Equally they would damage Celtic in their proposed nose-cutting, face-spiting tripe, all driven by the occupants of Ibrox.
They are all obviously still metaphorically ‘in their prams’ and love ‘throwing the toys out’ – luckily however the overwhelming majority of the Celtic support are grown-ups, by that I mean over seven years of age, and will have no truck with these idiots, who can ‘stick their heads in the sand’ and navel-gaze, all at the same time.
MR PASTRY on 8TH AUGUST 2015 5:25 PM
You will find that the majority the stay away, boycott are also the separationists, independence 45 parrots, SNP cultists and Sheridan-the- perjurer brown-nosers.
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ok. let me in first, the rest of youse haud the jaisket
mr pasty,
who are these people, i demand to know ?
Mr Pastry
Are you looking forward to the Malmo game ?
I think Ronny has learned a lot from last year and he might lead us to the group stages, I am quietly confident that our team are capable of taking care of Malmo, what do you think ?
Hail Hail
There is more ant-Celtic bias on here from the stuck in the past, PIRA sheep and the SNP/SSP illiterates.
These people selfishly use this forum and, Celtic, as their own political and sectarian platform.
the bold tommy gives it to them again,
they are thick on that programme, clyde, so they are.
Evening Timland from a hot hun free mountain valley.
Mr Alfie
Medication time me thinks
Oh dear
Parkheadcsalford
I wondered why that interview took place outside CP. I don’t know the guys name but the set up was to mislead.
As you rightly say it made it look like Celtic we were as wrong as the other clubs.
I thought it totally missed the point which was an accountable culture in football would help journos not hinder them.
Mr pants down, you sir are an imbecile. If you don’t like other people’s views or opinions, well pal, that be just tough nippy poo poo’s.
You brought a smile to my heart, Chairbhoy. Guess you made way for me at St Andrews, I started in 74 but Whinhall end. Wonder if I ever got an Elastoplast aff ur Da’s van. Hail Hail from Dubai.
PcS
I didnt see the tv interview but imagine its paul holleran you mention
He has been union rep for years – a scouser
SCULLYBHOY on 8TH AUGUST 2015 5:15 PM
lennon’s passion on 8th August 2015 4:24 pm
Celtic are boring to watch. The lack of goal scoring chances made is terrible.Super Ronny wouldn’t know a footballer if he fell over him.
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Did Ronny fall over Martin Odegaard?
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That a serious question or have you had a few. Never seen the laddie playing but meant to be a future super star. Signed for Madrid at 16 on a huge contract. Even McCoist could have got a turn out of him.
random quiz,
that fitba stats website is magic, so no cheating now …………
only 2 players have scored european cup hatricks for celtic,
name them both and the matches ………
Looks like the last half hour on here is a good advert for shutting pubs in the afternoon.
lol
quiz 2 –
who scored the goal for rangers when they got beat 7-1 in the 1957 league cup final.
Donegal v Mayo should be a cracker starting on Sky.
Saint Stivs,
At the risk of posting on an empty head.
Jackie Djiekanowski Partizan Belgrade.
Mark Burchill ( can’t remember who against )
HH.
Mr Pastry
No interest in the Champions league play off ?
Or maybe Malmo a touchy subject, if it wasn’t for Malmo wee Craigy Whyte could have made his cash without the baggage…..
Have been trying to access the blog all day but it’s only just come through. Anybody else had that problem?
hankray
Biggest crowd of the weekend – 60k plus
THELURKINTIM on 8TH AUGUST 2015 3:06 AM
I appreciate that this is maybe the wrong time/place…..I maybe need some help with a job interview…..am sure somebody can help…..with DWP..Universal Credit job interview in my future?
HH
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e-mail me at lennybhoycfc@gmail.com gerryfaethebrig has some useful tips. I will pass on the e-mail to him
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Could I get the name of the best bar to watch the Hoops in central London tomorrow please?
First point to donegal
Lennons Passion
Celtic boring to watch ?
This might sound a bit mad but most football games are boring to watch, whether it’s the CL, La Liga, Spl or the Premiership, somebody some day will realise that football is actually boring, for me, a lapsed fan due to a mix of my daughter not allowing me to go and the other fact I sometimes forget to come straight home at the final whistle but I have always watched Celtic because it’s Celtic, Man U v Spurs the day, I went into the kitchen to do the dishes, unprompted by the boss, I watch Celtic because it’s Celtic, if they entertain that is a bonus…..
Charles. kickham. ………….great crowd and exciting match so far.
its european cup hatrick scorers, not the defunct unworthy cup winners cup thing.
Gerryfaethebrig
Today I actually did fall asleep during the Man U v Spurs snore fest, if it isn’t Celtic it is not a 90 minutes in front of screen for me. The only exception is when we get to knockout stages of CL or El Clasico. Even then the CL games if they involve the English ” giants” can be a massive turn off.
Tomorrow is a definite sit down and enjoy the game occasion .
Celtics greatest goal scorer James McGrory scored 55 (fifety five) hatricks. 267CSC