I don’t know what was said to Neil Lennon after the victory over Dunfermline last week but if it caused him to react I can imagine the tone. The few visits I made to the South Stand during Gordon Strachan’s tenure left an indelible image of life as a Celtic manager.
Whatever Kirk Broadfoot did or did not say to Rangers fans towards the end of their defeat at Kilmarnock yesterday, does anyone seriously think it contained more invective than has been hurled at the player for most of his career?
The self-righteous indignation some football fans exhibit when an employee earning [insert a completely irrelevant figure here]exhibits intolerance to what would get you barred for life from any other workplace in the country is the epitome of hypocrisy.
Garry Kenneth, who is likely to face Celtic at Tannadice on Sunday, today told the world he will not be renewing his contract when it expires at the end of the season, saying, “Dundee United are a feeder club, it has always been like that.” Ouch. Whatever Kenneth thinks of United he should at least respect their fans emotional investment in the club to be a whole lot more careful with his words. Should make for a tense afternoon in the United defence, especially if we can put the big guy under some pressure.
Big game on Wednesday. A win would fire enormous impetus into our season. Whatever the outcome, the game will provide Neil Lennon with a guide on how to play in the hugely important month ahead.
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KoJo me ole cock sparra
You got your puddings mixed up. Broony is a pudding but he’s gotta play agin the Spaniards so as we can market him and get as many of our spondoolikks back as we can. Sadly the Euro cup thingymabob is just that, an exercise with ALL our focus on the Championship. So sell the puddin after he plays midweek.We MUST win the league this season, no fail
Sound good to me
KINGLuBO
Anyone know if Scott Browne’s current injury is recurrence of the ankle problem that has troubled him on and off for some time now.
If so the long term prospects do not look good for the player, particularly the way he goes bullheaded into tackles.
Am I the ony one who thinks the ragers back line are extremely slow .
How many times lately have their CBs been struggling to stop a one on one with their keeper .
Big Dan has been slaughtered by the LL all season yet we are told these two over govan way are solid and a great partnership .
I watched their highlights against D Utd and the crosses that were getting right across their six yrd line was shocking ,add to that guys like Harkins outstripping them for pace ,leads me to believe the LL have been up to their old tricks again
hail hail
Saddened by the news re the esteemed Estadio .
Big up and get well soon .
Positive vibrations from way down south.
Scott Brown and his agent should have been given a cut off date in the summer for a new contract,if he didnt sign it then he should have been punted.I think PL has been sold a pup here.
King Lubo
Dont quite agree with you that Euro games are just an exercise.
Surely every young player with any sort of ambition wants to impress on the international stage as well as winning the SPL.
Estadio
Get well soon YNWA
HAIL HAIL
fergus slayed the blues says:
28 November, 2011 at 18:01
Mentioned this last week,Goian and Bocanegra were getting praised to the hilt in last few weeks.
Watched the saint Johnstone and they were heedless chickens.
Kojo
I’m great thanks.
I think we can certainly both agree that whether it be at left back or in midfield Joe is vital to the team.
A fantastic signing who we need to get on a new contract. 2 years left on his current deal but it would be nice to reward him for his displays and i would definitely like to see him remain at Celtic for many years.
What kind of fee would you find acceptable for our Izzy? HH
hankray says:
28 November, 2011 at 17:56
Anyone know if Scott Browne’s current injury is recurrence of the ankle problem that has troubled him on and off for some time now.
You could at least spell his name correctly for this wind-up
fergus slayed the blues
I even thought Glenda had a good game. Quick and aggressive. Poor wee Gowzer had a special welcome home.
Even big Dan won everything in the air (although against Gowzer and Hasselbank I think James Forrest would win everything in the air).
Credit where it is due…the bhoys all played very well but Sammi was on fire. When he runs with purpose and his mane flaps in the wind behind him you would think you were watching a Greek internationalist who has played at World Cups and European Championships. Wait a minute……..he is.
His run and cut back for James Forrest was superb.
Give the ball to Sammi! Release the Kraken! (Or some other Greek mythological analogy).
Picked up a fare today. Young lassie in her twenties go back up to Scotland. Lived in East Wemyss. Told her I was from Balloch, Lichen Lomond. She said is that near Auchtermuchty. Is it where the monster is?
She also said she had only ever been to Glasgow once.
Dear dear.
I blame non-catholic schools.
My dear,dear,dear,dear,friend.. ..The Legend of Johnny Doyle. @ 17.51
Hiya,Palomine…
Good… tae Greet ,ye!
So.. ye are Odds wi My Stated Opinions..concerning.. Izzy and Broonie..
But..
Ah am Delighted tae say .. that that is Not the case. regarding oor
Mutual Admiration fur the Fitba’ing Expertise of
Oor. Darlin’ Charley..
Yep.Pal. Ah am in Airm and Airm wi yer Good Self…in
Extolling the Worth tae The Celtic Cause, which Charley
Promotes.. every Time He Pulls Oan that Much Revered and Honored.. Green and Whit Jersey.
So oor Personal Opinions Dae Differ,when it comes oor Mutual Valuations
of the worth, to the Celtic Cause of
Broonie and Izzy..
No Biggie.. Pal..
You are as Entitled tae make ye ain Judgment,regarding those Two Worthies… as Ah am tae Making Mine
Well.. wan of Us is Right… in this …
Which Wan?
Well..
Ah am too much of a Gentleman..and Ah respect ye. too much..
Tae Say!
Kojo
yer pal.. who likes ye aloater.
I blame HTC for my spelling.
Ron Bacardi
Windup – I dont get it pal – I just asked a question?
Estadio,
Go raibh tú ar do sheanléim arís go luath.
Árd Macha
GoogyBhoy – be fair, she was probably thinking of Mark Hately when she asked you about the monster being from around there!!
Former Celtic forward Juninho saw enough of Neil Lennon in his short period at the club to be convinced that the Northern Irishman had a bright future in coaching.
The Brazilian World Cup winner, who also played for Celtic’s Europa League opponents Atletico Madrid, identified Lennon’s man-management as the key element to his success as captain of the club, and the principle portent of what lay in store.
“He had all the qualities to be a good manager, to become a big name in managerial terms,” Juninho, now president of the Brazilian side Ituano, told BBC Scotland.
“He was also a manager on the pitch, talking to the players all the time, trying to organise the team, and I think he knows how to deal with players.”
Asked about the pressure and expectation those involved at Celtic have to cope with, he added: “As a player he did it, now he needs to do it as a manager, but that’s normal when you’re in charge of a big club.
“They expect the results and when the results don’t come they want to change, and the first person to change is the manager. I don’t think that’s right, but it’s the way football is and I think he knows how to deal with the pressure.”
Despite playing for less than a season at Celtic Park, Juninho savoured the experience of playing in huge European matches against Barcelona and AC Milan.
“It’s incredible to play big games like that,” he continued. “The supporters go to the ground differently from the way they go to other games. It’s a different atmosphere.
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I had to adapt to Scottish football and to Celtic and that’s why I couldn’t play like I wanted to at Celtic
Juninho
“When Celtic play at home, their supporters are incredible – 60,000 of them – so it’s always difficult to play against clubs like Celtic at home.”
Attendances and Celtic Park’s fortress-like quality on big European nights have diminished somewhat since Juninho’s time at the club.
Nevertheless, he believes Celtic – and Rangers – are the equal, in terms of stature, of clubs like Atletico, despite the discrepancy in quality of their respective leagues and television-generated income.
Juninho looks back on his time in Glasgow with some regret, having failed to reproduce the form that won the hearts of Middlesbrough fans.
“I expected it to be different because when I spoke to Martin O’Neill he was very excited to bring me to Celtic, so I imagined he knew [my best position],” he went on.
“When I arrived, he wanted me to play like the fourth man of the midfield and I normally played behind the striker or up front with the striker.
Diego is a player rated highly by fellow Brazilian Juninho
“Then in my first game I had a dispute and I don’t think he had the patience with me. I had to adapt to Scottish football and to Celtic and that’s why I couldn’t play like I wanted to at Celtic.
“I don’t blame only O’Neill. I was upset with me too because I didn’t play my best at Celtic.”
Juninho’s time at Atletico Madrid was also less than successful, despite a promising start, principally because of a broken leg he suffered before his first season at the Vicente Calderon Stadium was up.
“My first six months were fantastic. I was playing well, the team was playing well and then everything changed after my injury. When I came back it wasn’t the same,” he admitted.
Juninho confesses to knowing little about the current Celtic team, or that of Atletico Madrid, owing to the number of Brazilian games he has to watch.
But he highlights Atletico’s Brazilian playmaker Diego as one of the principle threats to Celtic’s chances of victory on Wednesday.
“He always looks to the opposite goal, and I like that kind of player. When he has the ball, he always thinks to play up front and that’s why he can cause a lot of damage to the other teams.”
His primary concern, though, is Ituano, the club with whom he started his career in 1989 and where he is now president.
“There’s not much time for anything else. The administration is a lot of work, but I’m enjoying this other part of my life,” he concluded.
Billy’s Bhoy says:
28 November, 2011 at 18:07
No doubt about it ,that is what frustrates the bhoy about Sammi .
He can play and with his credentials he should be winning MOTM awards in the SPL .
Agree his run and cut back to JF was excellent ,wee James should have picked a corner .
hail hail
Team for wednesday,
Forster
Matthews Loovens Majstorovic Ledley
Kayal Wanyama
Brown Forrest Samaras
Stokes
Hooper on for Stokes 2cnd half
McGoegen on for Forrest 2cnd half
When everybody is fit
Forrest
Matthews Loovens Majstorovic Izzy
Brown Kayal Wanyama Ledley Commons
Stokes
Subs Lustig Ki Forrest Hooper
KTF
All the best and get well soon Estadio.
slainte
tony
After Sorry Aluko paying for his jersey (allegedly),how does that go if he is crap .Does the cash guarantee the guy a game or can he have paid for a seat on the bench .
maybe he should have took a 50-50 or phoned a friend in his game of who wants to be a millionaire
hail hail
Estadio .Get well soon,we are more than a football club.YNWA.Slan
On the Scott Brown issue. If he plays on Wed an suffers an even worse injury, like Izzy’s.
Will he still be as reluctant to sign another contract, just a thought.
On Scott Brown
If he wants to play for Celtic and has agreed terms ,He either tells his agents to do one or he pays them .
Not Celtics problem IMO .
hail hail
Good evening friends. A more pleasant than normal Monday at work today.
Jobo
My dear,dear,dear,friend King Lubo
Hiya ,Palomine..
Great ,tae Greet ,ye!
Ah am shocked tae find oot that ye are A Broonie Supporter..
Man o’ Man i Schewitz!.. as Ma Uncle Moishe is wont tae Say~
Howevahhhhhh…
Ah kin tell you ,pal.. that Ah am Not at all Impressed by his Dearth o’ Soccer Nous ,which Mr. Brown exhibits, whenever he plays for us.. at awe,at awe.
Especially, when he plays against.. High Class Euro Competitors.
If Lenny, agrees with yer good Self.. and Does , indeed, Play Broonie
agin the Spaniards..
Ah wull be most Upset..
Kojo
yer pal who likes ye mair and mairer.
Ole Jobo at work?
He must be due another holiday soon.
I am shocked to hear that our brother ESTADIO has had a set-back health wise.
ESTADIO is the living, breathing, creative heart of our great support.
Get well soon, Our Cherished Gorbals Behan.
DBBIA I think Jobo must work in a travel agents, I just hope its not the one thats just went the way of the auld Gazebo….. ye know collapsed!
V
HH
Scott Brown. Personally I’d prefer he went in January, however if the manager wants him to stay then fair enough, he can do a job.
He shouldn’t walk back into the team on Wednesday, don’t know who would be dropped to accomodate him, midfield is an area where we have strength in depth.
Unless he signs new contract he shouldn’t be picked, unless we have players out injured.
No sign, no play.
Time to move on.
Kojo
We have thunk along the same route, yir Pal JD
Get well soon Estadio, we hope to be hearing some good news from someone soon.
JD
Off betweeen Christmas and New Year… ;-)
Oh and not expecting to be working this Wednesday but that’s a different matter.
Jobo
Estadio your the man get well soon hail hail
My dear,dear,dear,friend… Carrigan.
Pal
Your Team selection for oor Game wi the Spaniards..
Is a Most Commedable Selection.. and Very well ..
Thought oot.. nae Doot.
Howevahhhhh…
Seein’. thaat.. At Last…
Lenny, has Found a WINNING and Highly Successful
COMBINATION .. of the Players who made up his Last
Team Selection..
In. Ma Opinon..
It wid Be Flyingi in the Face of Good ..UN COMMON SENSE..
Tae Tinker with .. that Team Selection..
Ah am sure ye are familiar with that Hoary Axiom?
“If it Ain’t Broke…. Etc…”
And in this case and in this particular Game..
Ah insist that Lenny Heeds that Wise Old Adage..
Kojo
yer pal.. who likes ye aloater.
back lurking again after 10 days away on business and an 8 point swing , must do it again soon, if my liver will allow. All that german beer and pastries don`t half mess with your lifestyle.
Sorry to hear about EN, don`t know the guy but he sounds like a solid bloke and had the grace to laugh at one of my infrequent funny posts, all the best to you and your family.
Regarding Broonie,let him go..if he wanted to be here ,he would sign. All the guff from the LL is just that ,utter guff. Anyone who thnks otherwise is deluded, get a Million (???)for him and let him collect yellow cards somewhere else.
IF he wants to be a Celtic player never mind captain, he would do the honourable thing. We are bigger than average players even in these straightened times.
Dontbrattbakkinanger says:
28 November, 2011 at 18:27
He might have on Wednesday…:) I do but the only think is I ain’t getting paid…:(
All out on the 30th November, up the workers, up the rebels (I’m allowed to say that)…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
GoogyBhoy,
We getting a pre Christmas Tim Session in Manc? Was thinking of one Sunday with an away game in town centre if yer up for it.
Got a few local Tim’s here in Tottington and trying to broaden their horizons :o)