“I said to the players at half time that we were shaming the club at the moment and they had to go out and show some pride in the shirt”, the words of Neil Lennon to the BBC after the game on Saturday.
Pride in the shirt is a requirement any manager should ask of his team, and it is notable that the subsequent goal-scorers both have strong connections to the club, but it probably had little to do with the second half performance from Anthony Stokes, Charlie Mulgrew and our the impressive James Forrest. Calls to pride are limited in what they can achieve, genuine talent is far more effective.
At the AGM on Friday and again in his post-match comments on Saturday, Neil alluded to the fragility of his own position. Had the game finished 3-0 to Kilmarnock I think he would have walked away. This would have been a great pity.
Neil is learning on the job. He was not gifted the benefits of experience without actually having to work through difficult times as a manager. Before his thoughts turn to his own position, before our season is too far gone to save, he should recruit an experienced assistant. Someone who knows the challenges of working with a disparate group of players, who can deal with the challenges of a demanding board and supporter base.
The need for a mentor was evident 18 months ago and is screamingly so now. For the sake of Celtic, do the necessary.
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bournesouprecipe says:
17 October, 2011 at 22:39
You 2 got a wee date?
Hope you’re well bsr!
cardinalrichelieu.csc
sannabhoy says:
17 October, 2011 at 22:49
How you doing brother?
HH
Bloke 109-thats the guy!!
Cheers for the kind comments about dodgy, dodgy Celtic_First.
The thing about him is, he oozes plausibility.
If it was me I’d get sussed as a chancer straight away and hunted.
Anyway, it was a very funny start to a great night. Really enjoyed myself.
SwanseaBhoy
Just back from the under 19’s what a joy to watch, both teams really went for it 100%, we have strong, skilful players all over the park and it was thoroughly entertaining, sorry I couldn’t post too many updates the game was absorbing and didnae want to miss any of it, our CH played the ball out of defence, cool and calm… The real deal, Paul George was amazing, his energy and skill will see him in the 1st team soon.
Cameras were there so perhaps it’ll be on channel 67?
V
HH
The Honest Cover-up says:
17 October, 2011 at 22:49
Antifa says:
17 October, 2011 at 22:45
To be fair, he does deserve to made an example of. But post anti-Catholic sentiments on a website- 8 months custodial sentence. Assault Neil Lennon trackside during a game- nothing to see here.
I agree how they came up with that decision… Why don’t we have jury vetting? I also worry as I said earlier tonight about who they will throw in jail next, I mean it might be people who support the PLO (Like I do) or people who hate fox and hope he chokes on his crisps or something. I mean surely it may be come a crime to hope god punishes bad people through divine intervention?
Bloke
Hope you enjoy your trip ya jammy bizzum :))
The Idiot-The lump of lard was very careful not to criticise Whytemare.
Antifa
Pal. ye hiv goat it the WRANG WAY aroon..
“God Punishes Bad Folk..
By NOT Intervening!”
jist thought Ah let ye in oan that.
Until we meet again…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Ach. What a lot of fuss about a tiny wee bit of embellishment of circumstances.
The night was still, not a whisper of air crossed the street, and then the shadow of a memory made me smile. Four of the biggest, the best, the strongest and stoutest stood in the way of the smallest, the slightest, the smiling and the supreme.
Greig, Shearer, Caldow, and McKinnon against Jinky.
Muscle against Magic
Gristle versus greatness
Futility met fantasia.
I saw it, I smelt it, I touched, tasted and caught it in my net of a thousand senses.
So did John Greig!
And he knows it!
Hail Hail
Estadio
Kojo /Antifa
Yer both wrong – God doesn’t punish ;-)
Greenlion2 says:
17 October, 2011 at 22:40
I agree. I watched the speech live on BBC Parliament. I look forward to the truth finally being told and the lies exposed.
Dan
Brilliant post, Estadio, by the way.
Pure poetry.
Philboy – Considering your position? You should be due to the monumental red neck you should have at calling Barcabhoy a hun. Although I thank you for it, I cant remember the last time I scrolled 7 pages of CQN laughing so hard.
Newsnight Scotland actually reporting the Hun thing accurately..
Zyblesk that was written in 1878 and repeated in 1931, I can not understand the pathetic incoherent language used and can not see any intellectual case made by the church to renounce such a thing. I have to say I doubt the modern day pope would agree and if he did it would be enough for me to leave the church because if the church is trying to say they are incompatible it is wrong “all men are created equal” enough said socialism aims to achieve just that. I think it is more likely people of that time worried too much about people leaving the church and worshiping false gods so in affect I think that pope was wrong I don’t know what that makes me but it makes me think of “god gave man free will”. Really I don’t know where in the church traditions or scripture their is an opposition to socialism because a couple of popes tried to create it dose not make it true. You have really disgusted me, did you want to make me question my faith? I mean in that ranting it says we should respect power as it is given by divine intervention, I am sure I could find an intellectual catholic who could explain what it all means in a favourable way and how it may be referring to only the popes power not businessman’s power.
Celtic_First
how come those skills failed to get us into the stadium hotel in Seville? :-)
Glad you had a great night. Cheers.
Kojo says:
17 October, 2011 at 22:58
You are right about young Tony Watt.
He was a handful all night tonight well supported by Paul George.
My dear,dear,dear,dear,friend..Bjmac @ 23.03
So
you say..
“God disnae Punish!”
Ah hope ye are right,pal.
And ..if YOU UR…
That wid tak a hackava Load affa Ma Mind!
Thanks,pally.
Kojo
yer pal..who likes ye aloate
bjmac and por cierto you have mail. Thanks.
Kojo, we once had a very heated disagreement and have clashed a couple of times since. Or am I falling for another wind-up and you know this fine? The latter I suspect. I dont have time for many/most of your political stances. But I wont go over old ground.
Thanks for your message of support a few days ago, but I’m sure you’re thick skinned enough to take someone scrolling on by. As said before though you do a decent commentary on a game if I can’t access radio/TV.
So Hail Hail and farewell.
Estadio says:
17 October, 2011 at 23:03
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Brilliant
Had a great evening in Hyde watching the young bhoys beat Man City.
They were excellent and showed a real willingness and hunger to attack, great to watch.
I have high hopes a few of these lads could make an impact for the 1st team in the future.
Hail hail, good night and God bless.
More or less cracked Ragers crest on Newsnight…
Remuneration? proof reader required at Shortbread,ex hun players only apply
Dan says:
17 October, 2011 at 23:03
I was moved to tears when he read out the names…He never missed the hun and mckenzie either
Abbot of Clonmacnois
Seemples.
We didn’t have SwanseaBhoy’s motor in Seville.
Celtic First
Thanks, but Jimmy is due all the credit. I stood there in awe as the jungle tried to tackle him. Spaghetti was how we ended up. Jimmy spelled new words, composed songs and versed couplets of poetry with his feet. I wish I could express what I witnessed to those who didn’t see him take a ball of red hot coals and turn it into a magician’s mystery.
Hail hail
Estadio
Bundoran Bhoy ,
doing well thank you. Yourself ?
Been v busy hence a lurker rather than a poster i’ve been.
think we need a night out soon !
Sanna
bjmac
I’m on the Caffe Latte bell – wait till we trounce the Dons.
HH
My dear,dear,dear,dear,friend.. Googybhoy..@ 23.08
Thanks Fur the Nod,palomine.
Yep.. Tony Watt, is almost Done.. jist needs tae be Turned over..
and given a Couple Mair Weeks in the OVEN!
He is Star Material..
Paully ,is only Seventeen.. he is only Quarter Done…
He needs tae be left in the Oven fur anither ..Say.. Six Months.
Then..
Carefully removed..and only used very sparingly.
Because we dinnae want tat rush him.
Fur He is So Good and his Potential is So Great..’
‘That If maks me quite Dizzy.. when Ah think aboot it.
Kojo
yer pal..who likes ye aloater
Will the BBC be banned from the R****** press conference on Friday?
Mmmmmmm
sannabhoy says:
17 October, 2011 at 23:14
Good to hear mate, im doing good buddy.
Said to Lennybhoy last time I was out to lunch with him about trying to arrange a night out to catch up
Need to sort something. Drop you bhoys an email to arrange somethin when it suits us all
HH
It’s strange how excited and surprised we are about our state funded, supposedly impartial broadcaster reporting facts that we have known for months.
Rascar Capac says:
17 October, 2011 at 23:10
More or less cracked Ragers crest on Newsnight…
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When asked what would happen if they became insolvent I noticed the commentator avoided saying they could not keep on paying players. Maybe if that is not mentioned their supporters will keep turning up until players stop running out in the jerseys.
When Rangers go under, Celtic’s business policy which has meant football failure will position us to be both a business and football success.
I wonder how history will judge all the main players when that happens?
We’ll see.
Greenlion 2
Yes had a tear in my eye as well when he was reading the names out. Thought he summed up Mckenzie and his then publication perfectly.
Also I hope the liars in authority will be brought to task and the ones who orchestrated the vile campaign of lies against the victims and their families are exposed in the same that News International were exposed earlier this year.
A speech of real dignity, intelligence summed up by the MP’s applauding his speech at the end.
Dan
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