“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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Auldheid
Did you see the back page of the Record there?
What is that about, Celtic still playing group games in February?
Antifa
I’m Polish.
Capitalist? Not sure, but have house and place for pony, maybe for two.
I’m not right peson to question your belives. You can believe whatever you want. I only said that Christianity and Communism are incompatible for the similar reasons incombatible are Christianity and Fascism.
Lennybhoy, what’s the news for Langbank & Blairs FPs? I am one of them:1976-1980
My dear,dear,dear,dear,friend..Partizan @ 23.09
Pal..
Ye tak things a wee bit too seriously.
Ah don’t.
If ye wanna scroll by my postings, help yersel.
Ah dinna mind a bit.
Am Ah thick Skinned?
You Betcha..
If Ah could Face.. an Audience of Ten Thoosand.. without
Ma Best Material. as Ah hidnae hid Goat Ma.. Ma usual copy o’ The Sunday Post that week.
Oor Wullie and The Broons wur Prime Material!
Ah wull still read awe your stuff,pal.
Jist tae Spite Ye!
Kojo
yer pal. .who likes ye aloater
the Broons
Last thing before bed, I’m delighted to hear the news about the Hillsborough files being released.
I have no love for Liverpool FC (I have no love for any Club but ours) but of course have nothing but sympathy and support for those who lost loved ones that day.
The whole way the Hillsborough disaster was handled stank of complacency to my mind. It felt like they were dismissed as “just football fans” who are clearly of a lower order. Worse still, they were “just Scouse football fans”, a lower order still.
Not good enough.
Justice for the 96.
SwanseaBhoy
Dannygall
Was there a Fr. Brian McNaught there at that time, I think he taught Maths?
Shortbreads footy hacks Jabba, wee Chick etc must be early to bed tonight.No show on Newsnight…..
ht
Thanks mate. Think we get 4 hours of Cidre Brut time. I mean ‘cultural sightseeing’ :-)
Ernie Lynch says:
17th October, 2011 at 22:35
JOHN GREIG
“…And he could dance the PANTS off Billy McNeil.”
Ernie,
I think you’ve been watching a bit too much of that Strictly Hun Dancing!
I met him a few times with the journalist Jim Rodger and I have to say I changed my mind totally about him after meeting him. He really seemed a lovely bloke.
But talking about dancing, I can never forget the way he danced all over Bobby Lennox’s leg in the 1-0 game at Ibrox. Absolutely shocking!
Lads i tried to get reporting Scotland at 6 on bbc iplayer and still not showing and wanted to watch it at 11 but missed that aswell lol.
If anyone can post what was said about huns i would be appreciated cheers….
Gotta go
Good Night Scotland
Good Night Ireland
Good Night Wales
Good Night England
Good Night Canada
Good Night New Zealand
Good Night Australia
and
Good Night.. Hamish Macdnald.. wherever you are.
dannygall says:
17 October, 2011 at 23:24Lennybhoy, what’s the news for Langbank & Blairs FPs? I am one of them:1976-1980
Welcome to the club.
I was 67 – 72
Bloke
I’ve heard Rennes is lovely but I’m sure will be better viewed after some local brew :)
Enjoy and bring us back a result.
Kojo:
Show was a great success…but the audience were dreadful
Oscar Wilde?
Off now after a great night watching Celtic win in style.
Good.night all.
Hamiltontim , don’t remember him. My maths teacher was one Father Colman McGrath, who was so a qualified ref!
Antifa
If I need to re read more than twice to seperate the madness from the point to get the jist, I tend to Kojo posts. In other words – scroll on by.
MWD
BBC Scotland Editorial dilema..
John Gregg resigns and wants his media pals to help him put the boot in to Craig Whyte. BBC Scotland editorial team conditioned to positively reporting all things RFC..
Decision clearly gone JG’s way…will be interesting to see floodgates open over next few weeks..?
Cultsbhoy
Have I called you a HUN today? Ya Hun.
Looking forward to 3/11 or 28/12.
MWD Make mine a piña colada.
dannygall says:
Hamiltontim , don’t remember him. My maths teacher was one Father Colman McGrath, who was so a qualified ref!
He was mine too.
hen1rik says:
17 October, 2011 at 23:31
Nothing you won’t have heard dozens of times here and on RTC etc.
Only surprising inclusion was the frank admission that they will enter administration if they lose the tax bill. Again, nothing we haven’t known for months.
Reporting Scotland business reporter concluded his report saying, “the club could run out of money within weeks”. Amazingly there was no elaboration on this point in the 10 minute feature with the same reporter on Newsnight which followed.
googybhoy, Vmhan etc…
What size crowd tonight…roughly?
Fred C Dobbs
850 was the official figure given.
Fred C Dobbs
Crowd reported as 825.
!!Bada Bing!! says:
17 October, 2011 at 23:29
Shortbreads footy hacks Jabba, wee Chick etc must be early to bed tonight.No show on Newsnight…..
To be fair to Young, he has actually tried to cover this story with some integrity. Jabba’s disgraceful bullying of him during THAT exchange seems all the more absurd now as the mainstream media are forced to admit what the online Celtic community has known for months.
Fred C
All between 5ft and 6ft 8 I was told
Estadio says:
17 October, 2011 at 23:44
boom boom
850-825=25
Half of 25 = 12.5
Official crowd = 837.5 :))
Fred C. Dobbs says:
17 October, 2011 at 23:41googybhoy, Vmhan etc…
What size crowd tonight…roughly?
889….it was a dreadful night. Weather wise.
About 300 Celts. Made plenty of noise.
Hyde Town is no CP.
Shame on City not playing.at Etihad.
The Honest Cover-up says:
17 October, 2011 at 23:39
hen1rik says:
17 October, 2011 at 23:31
Nothing you won’t have heard dozens of times here and on RTC etc.
Only surprising inclusion was the frank admission that they will enter administration if they lose the tax bill. Again, nothing we haven’t known for months.
Reporting Scotland business reporter concluded his report saying, “the club could run out of money within weeks”. Amazingly there was no elaboration on this point in the 10 minute feature with the same reporter on Newsnight which followed.
Thanks m8….
Googybhoy small world! Hail hail
Zbyszek says:
17 October, 2011 at 23:23
Antifa
I’m Polish.
Capitalist? Not sure, but have house and place for pony, maybe for two.
I’m not right peson to question your belives. You can believe whatever you want. I only said that Christianity and Communism are incompatible for the similar reasons incombatible are Christianity and Fascism.
Yes maybe communism but not democratic socialism and really communism does not say they are incompatible, apparently only my church but I know priests who are socialist… I wonder what the church of Scotland or the other christian churches view on socialism is? They are saying that material needs is not the only need man has but that comes from the incorrect assumption that a socialist society would need be an atheist one and probably inspired by misinterpretation of Marx’s work and that it need be a society where man does not still share things in other non state sponsored ways which I think is wrong. As far as I was aware socalism is not a religious question and thus the popes indefatigably may not apply on this matter that, as a catholic, is what I hope and believe.
hamiltontim
:)
Cheers everyone…
Cannae believe they were awe the same height though :O).
I am sure I heard 889. City announce 850….they will do anything to get round the FFP rules.
Douglas Fraser on Newsnicht Scotland mentioned that the huns tax tribunal reconvenes in November.
Now, as we all know, the huns managed to persuade the tribunal that the hearing should be held in private. This is extremely unusual. It’s normally only allowed if there would be a threat to national security or the safety of witnesses if the hearing was public.
I just wonder if the Scottish media might now just have the balls to challenge the decision to have the hearing in private?
Come to think of it, it might just suit Whyte’s agenda too, to let the fans know just who and what has caused the huns insolvency.
Googybhoy
I’ve averaged the crowd at 837.5 do you think St John the Dwarf took in the game?:))
BBC Shortbread news showed coverage of Huns singing in a dressing room whilst Greig is presented with a small cup.
Q1. Why was trophy presented in dressing room?
Q2. Why did BBC Shortbread mute sound of Huns singing in dressing room?
Q3. Why are Huns called Huns?
Q1+ Q2 = Q3
Clue; All those years of Dignity