Cast your mind back to earlier this month. February ended with a 100% domestic record, qualification for the League Cup Final and two merit awards for performances against Inter Milan. We then walloped nearest challengers Aberdeen 4-0. A small matter of a game against St Johnstone lay ahead before the Scottish and League Cup double-header against Dundee United. Which we lost. At home.
If a team drops even a few percentage points below its optimum the actual drop in results achieved can be enormous. Celtic have answered all the big questions over the last seven weeks, despite the reversal in Milan; there will inevitably be a drop in adrenaline when normality returns, which is tomorrow, again against United.
We have a month to prepare for the Scottish Cup semi-final but another St Johnstone-type episode would cut the gap at the top to zero points, with Celtic having one game in hand.
I’m a great believer than a manager cannot and should not ask his players to climb the mountain every time. If he does, he loses that special intensity he’ll need for the truly big occasions. The players, from captain to novice, must carry the burden.
Niggles between players happen in every game. On most occasions it will be a couple of months before you face the same opponent again, so whatever happened last time will have been replaced in the mind’s gallery of items the player feels sore about.
Since Scottish football became the Celtic-Dundee United show that’s changed. A player who elbowed you last game will be running at you next time out. This is the stuff red cards are made of.
There is a chance that we’ve beaten United into submission and that they’ll turn up in body, not mind, tomorrow, but if Jackie McNamara manages to convince them they are victims of wanton Celtic player’s face-on-United player’s elbow action, you can expect more reds.
Keep your cool, Celtic. Nothing more than wanton hair ruffling.
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mike in Toronto
Champagne!!
When= went, movie time :))
Stringer Bell
I cancelled all dealings with Sky many years ago now.
The e-Tims argument has no answer in my opinion.
Mike in Toronto
Have a look at these links you might enjoy them especially the second.
http://www.barganews.com/doggybag/2005/02/pierottis-retire-after-century-serving.html
http://www.scotsitalian.com/your_stories.htm
mike in toronto
TREBLE NOUGATS!
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Billy with his Bhoys
HH
theglasgowcelticway
20:39 on 20 March, 2015
mike in Toronto
Champagne!!
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You’d be more inclined to celebrate with Mad Dog 20/20.
a little change from Luciano …. but this song still makes me smile even 30 years later … and I think the brothers were celtic fans…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6iqzi7N2Ds
If Sevco go into administration it’ll be their first, of course.
And hopefully liquidation will follow follow.
Imrie v Lasley
the ugly bearded troll dirty wee (hun) bassa midfield tussle. Lookin for one o they double knockout wwf numbers.
BRTH … cheers. from looking at the date, I think that was the place I was thinking about.
funny enough, last time I was back in glasgow (2 years ago), the fish and chips were not great.
praecepta .. a treble nougat … love it! remember the ice cream trucks that used to pass our house … jaconelli’s and pirelli’s I think …. they used to stop behind my gran’s house every night … she loved her wafers and double nougats!
great memories tonight, guys! thanks.
I think I got that from her!
If the huns go breasts up again it’s kMickerbockerglory time….
HH
Zbyszek –
I love both the Bach and Mozart chorals too.
I am a big JS Bach fan and have a large collection.
St Matthew’s Passion is a particular favourite, especially at Easter. I saw it performed live in Brisbane. The introduction – Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen – was outstanding, with 3 separate choirs singing simultaneously.
Every single thing you would ever hate about someone, has been bagged up and illustrated perfectly in the form of Paul Paton.
He is moving up the hate league, towards the higher echelons of Iain Ferguson, and such like.
I always like Stubbs and felt like he got Celtic … here’s one for him…. hope he is celebrating on Sunday evening…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmELS03_4So
Murderwell 2 rapid. . 1st a takeabooson from Ainsworth. Shares name with Messi, anaw.
St Mirren in what I believe is known as deep sh**e.
Roy Croppie, thanks again for the magnificent photos.
The one with Dalglish had the late Frank Kopel in the background.
Do you know if that was from the game v United in October 1976 when we beat them 5 1?
I wasn’t at the game as I was in Rome with the school that week for the Canonisation of John Ogilvie.
Sevco vs the Buddies in a play off.
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The Chic Young Derby
MiT
I sang that in a Hibs pub on Easter Rd wearing my hoops tap. The Hibees loved it. Was years before they adopted it as their anthem. Karaoke memory. :)
I really dislike Motherwell but the Irony if they stay up and the huns dont get promotion would be sublime…
Stringer Bell
I cancelled Sky 2 years ago.
When they asked me why I explained that my team, a CL regular, were being raped by the likes of Norwich, Southampton and Notts forest who could only dream of European football. He got the point.
He asked me if there was anything he could do to keep me. I said I would call him back when Sky gave Scottish football at least 5% of their football budget (given that we’re 15% of their customer base) instead of the 0.5% we currently get.
Given the recent deal, giving the bottom team in the EPL £100m, I don’t expect to be calling him anytime soon!
I would encourage everyone to cancel Sky and tell them why.
I go to my local to watch the away games now.
They offered me a 50% discount for 6 then 12 months. I reiterated my demands above.
Yeah, it’s painful at times but you kind of get used to it.
Mike in Toronto
“My dad’s family was mostly irish background, but his grandfather was from just outside
Palermo (I think) …. so Frank Patterson, John McCormack and Pavarotti are in my blood….
I guess the irish/italian thing sort of explains how I ended up doing the work I do!”
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I assume you’re not Henry Hill – the main character in Good Fellas ?
(Apologies for stereotypes).
Can someone enlighten me re RED CARDS.
Automatic 2 game ban but if you appeal you can play in next game (against Celtic appeal, Ross County accept ban).
Why is there no criteria that if you appeal and red card is upheld then automatic 3 or 4 game suspension. Is that already in place or usual SPFL incompetence.
Red cards appear to be questioned willy nilly.
Had I known Jackie McNamara wasn’t a die hard Celt considering everything he went through as a player for us I wouldn’t have cut him some slack in my own mind earlier,now that I know he’s not I have no time for him anymore and how can any ex Celt allow one or two of their players to make the comments they have about Celtic,referees and decisions is beyond me.
There’s professional and then there’s bitter.
Pete the beat ….
never cared for that film….. was not a fan of ray liotta….
now… the godfather … that was a film!
Sorry if I missed any posts to me…had to go and sort my folks out.
I was gonna watch the link about inter that BRTH and someone else posted. Does anyone have it handy or know which page its on?
Thx
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Griff loving it…
HH
Dallas Dallas, I didn’t know that, what a time!
HH
have to head out shortly to pick up she who must be obeyed….. but I’ll check back in later….
and I’ll leave you with this classic from Rod ….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD_6KqP7K0g
Roy Cropie
Excellent stuff, as ever. Always thought Big Tam McAdam was under-rated, both at centre forward and centre half.
HH
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Cometh McCann
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Dallas
Had you moved to Knightswood at that time. A large contingent from Corpus Christi parish went to Rome for the canonisation. I remember waving them off from Lincoln Ave.
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v Basle 1974
HH
Just watched the inter game filmed by the inter fan as advised by BRTH.
Very enjoyable, apart from their 3 goals!
As someone who probably rated & liked Jackie Mac more than most on here is just like to say, if I may……
Jackie, shut yer geggie Ya greetin’ faced bassa.
In other news CQN seems to have become Paisley Quick News today!!!
Remember Cardosi’s on Causeyside (sp?) St?
Joe Allen’s, Toledo Junction (bet Sipsini sauved in there at some point!!!!) and the good old Cotton Club. Carnegies…..
I was fortunate enough to be starting going out just when kebabs first reached scottish shores!!!!
Oh the sheer exoticism.
HH jamesgang
mike in toronto
When I first saw Good Fellas, I was sort of angry that it glorified violence.
As entertainment, though, it was certainly up there.
I always think of the Sopranos as a continuation of it.
Bad news re Lustig – thought he was almost ready
Petethebeat
Goodfellas. . . .magnificent film.