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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brogan rogan trevino and hogan supports oscar knox, mackenzie furniss and anyone else who fights neuroblastoma
11:48 on 21 March, 2015
Like No Other
Another tip from the University of Life.
In the main I always carry my passport and a paper and pencil in the unlikely event of impending arrest at the hands of overzealous rozzers.
Now to be fair, most policemen and women conduct themselves in a proper and dignified fashion, however there have been occasions when the orders from those behind the desks have been questionable and on other occasions when individuals with a uniform just go way over the score.
So – there is always no harm in being able to prove who you are with a passport – the legality of which is that Ra Queen bestowes upon the bearer of same a privelege of protection in the name of her majesty’s government.
The pen and paper etc?
Have you ever seen the face of an approaching copper who might just be out to cause you trouble when you start the conversation, pen and paper in hand, with the words:
” Hello officer, before we start can I have your name, badge number, length of experience and the name of your immediate commanding officer, Thanks?”
Other than that I use it to write down the shopping!
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It’s a mystery how I’ve survived all these years in ignorance of these lifesaving tips. I feel this could be a life changing moment. Thank you for these pearls of wisdom.
Thegoodceltguide CSC
Billy Bhoy
More to the point, after all the crap we’ve endured from that utd mob about unfair decisions etc, why was there no mention of that challenge.? Doesnt matter about last defender, that was a sending off anywhere on the pitch. Given the fact it was the first minute I’d call that a match changing decision, not the crap theyve been harping on about with Efe, when we were already one up ! Anyway, off to the game, enjoy today everyone
HH
Greetings everyone from Kata Beach Phuket. 90 degrees at 7.30 pm not comfortable and sadly I have sought out a bar showing Man City v WBA. Am continuing to stay away from the bar girls, the lady boys and the guy who keeps trying to sell me a made to measure suit for £80. Am I the only person who would like to see Boerrigter gradually being brought back into the team like Forrest ?I still think he’s a player.
1-0 Aberdeen
1 0 sheep
Sheep won’t go away
Dallas Dallas
Checked wiki again and i don’t know who it was i was thinking about
but anyway who am i to diss anybody who played for the hoops.
Here’s to another victory today.
H.H Mick
Be careful with those katoeys!
Remember to check http://www.cqnmagazine.com for the latest Celtic news and features. Lots of great stuff on there today and every day. Now Paradise bound – if you’re going to CQN Corner will see you there. Need to square Jobo up for LMS…
winning captains –
I should be there around 2.15. No coins please ;-)
BBC Scotland;
“just another 19 goals today and Dons will be top when Celtic kick off”.
Chick 1/2
Doddsy evens
2/1 the rest
aff oot tae the game.
Sheepies could have had a penalty and a possible red card for Dundee defender. Goal bound shot deflected out for a corner by arm of defender. Craig T. waved it away, keeps Dundee in the game.
Tends to suggest Thompson is just useless rather than bias
Billybhoy and twenty first of may,
United have had their fair share of favourable decisions in our last two games at Tannadice and in the two cup games since.
Dillon brought down Guidetti the same way Broonie did with Dow, no penalty given.That was in the same game Scepovic had the goal disallowed.
Ciftci’s & Butcher’s role in the game’s major incident and the penalty. Connolly also tried to dive for a penalty when Broonie made an excellent tackle on him in our penalty area.
Last week McGowan’s behaviour towards the match officials and our players during the was ridiculous.
On wednesday they avoided two red cards for the goalie’s lunge on Leigh and Paton leading with his elbow on Stokesy.
Quite a few wrong decisions made in their favour or am I biased like officials are for us.
Great picture in E Tims twitter of McGowan and Paton trying to manipulate the ref to get Virgil sent off in the first of the cup games.
I’m away to the game.
Let’s get our job done today.
Overseasbhoy, he could be both!
Good afternoon CQN, hope to see some of you at the old corner later.
Two stone wall penalties knocked back by the ref.Dundee battling well.Aberdeen looking the better team,overall,but not over yet.
We win today,then beat St Mirren,back to 6 points again.Goal average good as another point.
Players coming back from injury.Worried?Nope.
Oh that is good. She was a bit confused when I left yesterday, but wasn’t complaining about her back at all.
Good afternoon CQN from a sunny Coatbridge Lochs. Magic.
Mon the Hoops,
And the Dundee.
KLV
40% of the last man standing competitors have picked Man City, currently goal less against 10-man West Brom.
commentators curse jobo
Unbelievable.Mc Gownn gets to the ball first,Langfield comes right through him,and the panel say”No penalty”.Have the rules changed?.
Melbourne Mick
I think Bobby Carol signed from Irvine Meadow (or Vics) and was hailed as a wonderful signing in late 50s.
He was good at cutting in from the wing and shooting at goal with some success but he never scaled the heights.
The story goes that he stepped up to take a corner against Airdrie at their ground when a black pudding was flung in Bobby ‘s direction accompanied by the shout
” that’s two puddings on the park now”
but that may be one of those tales where different Celtic players at different times took the corner.
His laddie was a good player at amateur level where I saw him play in same team as my lad.
bognorbhoy –
aye, but it worked – I’ve chosen Manchesity ;-)
gourockbhoy
12:52
Am I the only person who would like to see Boerrigter gradually being brought back into the team like Forrest
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YIP
Turkeybhoy
That clown McAllister even after seeing the replay said it wasn’t a penalty. Must be our tvs !
Boruc
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Telfer
Lubo
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McCourt
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40% look through then jobo….. :-))
Melbourne Mick
12:33 on
21 March, 2015
Dallas Dallas
I think i dissed the wrong person there , i just checked wiki
and seen that Bobby’s record with Celtic was very respectable
and he scored the first ever goals for Celtic in Europe.
*Bobby Carroll was one of my favourite players as a lad. He won a Junior Cup Medal and was also voted Junior Player of the Year. He scored 75 goals in the season he won both, as a right winger tae.
He was one of the unfortunate ones that played during the years in the wilderness (57-65).
Bobby Carroll.
Was at Celtic 1957-63.
According to the Celtic Biography he played 78 games and scored 27 goals.
I must have seen him play a few times between ’62 and ’63 but unfortunately I have little or no recollection.
HH!!
Jobo
Meant to say re seat, a dodgy bloke two rows behind to the right.
Be careful out there :-)
HH
CRC
Doors to manual….
See you at The Corner.
Jobo
Jerry Cornelius
12:14 on
21 March, 2015
Bit unfair on Muggleton.We have had worse keepers…….a lot worse
*absolutely, he played out here in the Hamilton tournament and won it for us by saving 2 penalties in a shoot out with the jambos.
That was the event when I saw all the squad singing the Celtic Song except the current arabs assistant manager.
Bobby Carroll.
My addled ole bonce thinks he scored Celtic’ s first goal in Europe. Valencia in 62.
Goal dundee
Bearded lady not happy
Dundee equalise
Oh ho Sheep stumble:)))
20 minutes to go for Sheepies.