While we hoped for a backlash, the performance on Saturday against Dunfermline was in the post. Scoring 12 in two league games this month is more of a measure of where we are right now, but Tuesday’s defeat cast a long shadow. Whatever hangover exists, it needs to lift by Thursday.
Two pieces of positive news arrived yesterday: a home tie in the quarterfinals, against Partick Thistle, and AIK lost at home to Kalmar. Thistle will be no easier than Dunfermline, but they are the only lower league team left in the competition and the tie is at Celtic Park.
AIK rested five who eliminated Sheriff on Thursday, but as we know, a defeat at home to a team with significantly fewer resources damages morale. AIK will slip four points off the pace if Djurgarden win at home tonight.
For a while on Saturday, it looked like our monopoly of domestic trophies could end. Winning 28 consecutive cups games is unfathomably consistent, even the greatest teams have off days. It is a measure of James Forrest that he again delivered.
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The two bit Premier Sports will be praying that they get a big Old Firm final or at least semi final to try and flog some subscriptions.
I really don’t know why they don’t just jump straight in with a box office event one off price or allow a 24 hr pass like sky do with nowtv.
They would make so much more money .
But this season really is a joke for the scottish football fan.
Our domestic coverage is split between 3 different operators SKY,BT and Premier Sports.
The best and cheapest of the three ‘BT Sport’ of course will be sadly gone at the end of this season but will still cover all European group matches and beyond for both competitions [Champions league and Europa league]
BACK TO BASICS – GLASS HALF FULL on 19TH AUGUST 2019 6:57 PM
Friend of mine is a generous sort.
Always buying others drinks.
I have no doubt he is “probably welcome down his pub tonight, again”.
I assume Beaton is a similar sort?
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I think the difference is that Beaton will be getting drinks bought FOR him after getting one over on the Tims.
Auroraborealis
“It is a fact that broony accidentally came across a post that was highly critical of the manager; it is a fact that broony accidentally liked said post criticising the manager.
It is also a fact that everyone ever committed a crime was falsely accused. Just ask them”
Your first two facts contradict your true beliefs about the events since your proof consists of a fallacy.
Because many guilty parties deny the truth of their guilt does not mean that all “guilty” parties were guilty of their crimes nor that those protesting their innocence are disingenuous (e.g. Birmingham 6 and Guildford 4)
AND,
because Broony found one critical comment does not mean that he found many. The proof should consist of many negative comments being liked by Broony- is there such evidence?
EMBRAMIKE @ 6:20 PM,
Thanks for the considered reply…
“My point is that his role on ECA for the last 5 years puts Celtic at the core of trying to reshape European competitions such that Celtic is no longer disadvantaged as we complain about now.
That’s fair enough and my point is it didn’t/doesn’t. Since PL went on the strategy commitee things have actually got worse in European terms for Celtic.
My feelings are this…
The ECA was plotting to make a Pan European Elite break away League. This League would have two divisions… Celtic earmarked for the second division.
We needed to get our team, organisation and environs up to standard. The team and environs were upgraged, we were looking to build a Hotel with a Dublin themed cafe (allegedly).
The ECA/UEFA league might not have been the EPL but it was a no bad consolation prize for our execs.
DD must have been salivating – how much would Celtic have been worth then? No doubts in my mind Celtic could have been a Division 1 Club in no time.
So Rodgers made sense, just as O’Neil did when we were chasing the EPL rainbow.
Now the main drivers for ECA were Real Madrid and plotters like Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. They were finding it tough as UEFA were stuffing their “elite” colleagues with gold (UCL easy participation and lots of prize money).
Now when the Bayern fans (who own the Club) found out what KHR was doing they went mental. KHR is no longer the Chairman of Bayern and the ECA agreed to a restucturing of the UCL that was highly benefical to the “ECA elite” Clubs. For those of us with delusions of grandeur, Celtic and Rangers are not elite Clubs in this regard, so lose out.
The next UCL changes are going to be even worse for teams like Celtic.
So, BR gets hung out to dry, Lenny gets the gig. I’d expect pulling back on investment on the Stadium and surrondings – not looking good for the Hotel and if you want a Dublin themed cafe… try Aer Lingus;)
Now Peter Lawwell is NOT A PLAYER as he’d like to potray, just like he is not a Director of Football or a great wheeler dealer in the player market… he is a financial controller.
Someone earlier asked if not PL who?
How about a real wheeler dealer – Jean-Michel Aulas, look how he talks about Man U poaching his players and this is a man with real skin in the game
“Moussa Dembele will not leave,” he told French publication Le Parisien.
“The model was made for him. We recruited according to him.
“He becomes centre number one, which he was not totally last season.
“It is not a question of money, it is a question of ambition.“
“Moussa is part of the project just like Juninho or others,” he added.
“We want him to succeed and to reach the France team from his club which is Lyon.
“We have a great deal of confidence in its capabilities and potential.”
With the EPL and ECA bubble burst what’s in thid for DD anymore?
Outside of being a financial controller PL has little to offer, yet as has been said by many, PL has got rid of all quality personnel that challenge him and replaced them with yes men.
Celtic are now a shell of the club we should be, with a vaccuum inside where a litany of quality departures (players, managers, coaches, scouts etc etc) should be.
Hail Hail
LazyDynamite
East Fife game was shown live by BT sport
” Celtic are closing in on Bournemouth MISFIT ”
The Scum
https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/spfl/scottish-premiership/jimmy-calderwood-hated-celtic-much-16781537
Yes the original ‘Orange Man Bad’
was always very professional and fair when it came to Glasgow Celtic.
God knows how Chris Sutton got the strange impression that his team gave less than 100% in that 2003 game that robbed us of the title.
Jordan Ibe loan in the rags again…
SHUGGIEBHOY67 on 19TH AUGUST 2019 7:28 PM
Really?
I thought it was Premier?
damm i could have been watching football yesterday as I have BT Sport!!!!!!!!!!!!
GDT – purely hypothetically you might be right and purely hypothetically I might agree with you.
:)
On a completely unrelated matter, Tom Boyd didn’t say ANYTHING about that thing that you might think and I might agree with
:)
And if the thought police are on tonight the colon, right parenthesis combination I used above doesn’t constitute a smiley face insinuating sarcasm.
I am merely a clumsy typist.
:)
Hail hail
League Cup is on BT Sport, Scottish Cup is on BBC and Premier Sports
Bada
Take anybody at this stage, we might have millions of wingers but only one James Forrest.
BSR, given the truly fantastic wealth delivering contract young Mr Ibe signed I doubt very much this is a goer.
However, if it is, I would take this MISFIT on loan in a heartbeat.
Hail hail
Talk about disingenuous, is to use people who were actually framed from the outset. People that were never near the crime scene. Give me a break.
It was broonys that liked the comment – that he does not deny.
There are no parallel’s between that & the guildford 4, or the Birmingham 6. It is extremely lame that you would use this analogy.
Maybe if broony was sitting at home reflecting on his own abysmal performance rather than looking for someone else to blame we would never be having this pretty dire exchange.
Chairbhoy on 19th August 2019 7:26 pm
That’s fair enough and my point is it didn’t/doesn’t. Since PL went on the strategy commitee things have actually got worse in European terms for Celtic.
My feelings are this…
The ECA was plotting to make a Pan European Elite break away League. This League would have two divisions… Celtic earmarked for the second division.
We needed to get our team, organisation and environs up to standard. The team and environs were upgraged, we were looking to build a Hotel with a Dublin themed cafe (allegedly).
The ECA/UEFA league might not have been the EPL but it was a no bad consolation prize for our execs.
DD must have been salivating – how much would Celtic have been worth then? No doubts in my mind Celtic could have been a Division 1 Club in no time.
So Rodgers made sense, just as O’Neil did when we were chasing the EPL rainbow.
Now the main drivers for ECA were Real Madrid and plotters like Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. They were finding it tough as UEFA were stuffing their “elite” colleagues with gold (UCL easy participation and lots of prize money).
Now when the Bayern fans (who own the Club) found out what KHR was doing they went mental. KHR is no longer the Chairman of Bayern and the ECA agreed to a restucturing of the UCL that was highly benefical to the “ECA elite” Clubs. For those of us with delusions of grandeur, Celtic and Rangers are not elite Clubs in this regard, so lose out.
The next UCL changes are going to be even worse for teams like Celtic.
So, BR gets hung out to dry, Lenny gets the gig. I’d expect pulling back on investment on the Stadium and surrondings – not looking good for the Hotel and if you want a Dublin themed cafe… try Aer Lingus;)
Now Peter Lawwell is NOT A PLAYER as he’d like to potray, just like he is not a Director of Football or a great wheeler dealer in the player market… he is a financial controller.
Someone earlier asked if not PL who?
How about a real wheeler dealer – Jean-Michel Aulas, look how he talks about Man U poaching his players and this is a man with real skin in the game
“Moussa Dembele will not leave,” he told French publication Le Parisien.
“The model was made for him. We recruited according to him.
“He becomes centre number one, which he was not totally last season.
“It is not a question of money, it is a question of ambition.“
“Moussa is part of the project just like Juninho or others,” he added.
“We want him to succeed and to reach the France team from his club which is Lyon.
“We have a great deal of confidence in its capabilities and potential.”
With the EPL and ECA bubble burst what’s in thid for DD anymore?
Outside of being a financial controller PL has little to offer, yet as has been said by many, PL has got rid of all quality personnel that challenge him and replaced them with yes men.
Celtic are now a shell of the club we should be, with a vaccuum inside where a litany of quality departures (players, managers, coaches, scouts etc etc) should be.
Hail Hail
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Irrespective of answering the question or not, I would rate this post from Chairbhoy as one of the most insightful I have read in recent times on any Celtic forum.
My compliments CB
HH
t is a fact that broony accidentally came across a post that was highly critical of the manager; it is a fact that broony accidentally liked said post criticising the manager.
Just incase you missed it, the above comment was sarcasm
The summer transfer window closes 2 weeks tonight. I tried to explain this bi-annual ‘dance’ to a fellow Tim by referring to our younger days at ‘the dancing’ .
The most sought after young ladies were 8s, 9s and 10s. If you were a 4 or a 5, despite your best efforts, even if you had money and a nice car, you had little chance of attracting one of the ‘elite’. You couldn’t see them for male 8s and 9s who had a much better chance of “pulling”.
As the most attractive targets had waited until they heard the proposition they thought they deserved, if you were lucky you might get yourself a 5, 6, or on a good day, a 7 from the rest. More likely particularly as the evening drew to a close you ended up with a 4 ,5 or 6 – if you were lucky at all.
One thing you didn’t do is admit the number of knock backs you received when you were punching way out of your league or that you spent the night giving it your best shot only to have your target swept away by the promise of a flash car, a nice flat and a sizeable ‘package’.
Unfortunately in transfer terms, the SPFL are a 4 and Celtic are a 5/6 and so find it hard to attract the top talent despite having a few quid stashed away and a mad crowd. We will see as the window of opportunity nears if we have to settle or can indeed punch above our weight.
BSR- Can’t understand why Shved not had more game time.
BACK TO BASICS
You’ve said it all…….without really saying anything.
Kind of the opposite of a politician who will speak a lot but say nothing-))
AURORABOREALIS79
‘…It is a fact that you believe Phil’s opinions to be fact.’
This isn’t a fact.
But apart from that, I accept your apology.
EMBRAMIKE on 19TH AUGUST 2019 7:46 PM
We’re you by any chance infatuated by the Dudley Moore, Bo Derek film: 10. 😂
Chairbhoy on 19th August 2019 7:26 pm
As good as it gets, blogging at it’s finest.
Anyone would find it hard to disagree with anything in that post, but i’m sure they will try, it’s CQN after all.
IBE’S WIKI page says he plays for Celtic and his shirt number is 10!
Who wears the no 10 shirt?
Bayo
Why invest in safe standing area when you can just let your fans stand up in seated areas.
Can’t see anyone sitting in wolves v manure
FRANKTERRY on19TH AUGUST 2019 7:48 PM
AURORABOREALIS79
‘…It is a fact that you believe Phil’s opinions to be
But apart from that, I accept your apology.
You must be confusing me for someone else as you received no such apology.
You reverted to the typical Ad hominem attack when referring to me as “Sevco” just because I had the audacity to have a differing of opinion from you.
Based on that I would suggest you owe me an apology. You don’t matter to me much therefore it bothers me none not to receive it.
“!!BADA BING”
Thanks!
Bayo, another mystery, just like Shved, who scored a cracker on his debut never to be seen again.
If we sign IBE I take it he will be a first team pick………………ahead of Sinclair, Morgan, Johnson, Shved etc.
More great man management.
How can broony ‘accidentally ‘read anything on twitter 🤔
Tom Boyd showed restraint when criticizing the referee.
Steven Gerrard after his first game in charge of sevco criticized the referee.
Was he investigated?
EMBRAMIKE on 19TH AUGUST 2019 7:46 PM
nice analogy…
However I feel that Celtic FC are more likely to adopt the tactic I myself used during my nightclub career in the 1990s.
‘ ten to two anything will do’
Bada / Back to Basics
Agree, on both replies
Shved – not quoted
Morgan – not doing it ( didn’t even do it at Sunderland )
Sinclair – not wanted
Arzani – not fit
Johnston – over quoted
Johnston like Morgan promoted at every opportunity, even when he has ‘fatigue’ but
appears for the very next game?
Not only do we not have ‘millions of wingers’ we don’t even have the guy that coined it.
This window IMO, not so the much hated last summer window, has been an unmitigated disaster, the loss of Tierney made worse by team selection “difficulties ‘ and the ballsy cheek to use the tedious ‘we’ll see if we qualify, then we’ll try again ‘ line.
A porky of course because we have never signed a player of significance after we qualified for the Champions League, turfed out so its ‘o me miserum’, we need to keep the lights on, and we’ll have to use the Kieran fee.
Enough for Celtic fans, too much for those rightfully IMO with other things to do on Thursdays and Sundays
We need four players to preserve the title run and get us past Christmas in Europe
IMO csc
I never knew Broony could read!
Lazydynamite
I don’t believe you cause at 5 past one everyone gone
GREENPINATA on 19TH AUGUST 2019 7:56 PM
EMBRAMIKE on 19TH AUGUST 2019 7:46 PM
We’re you by any chance infatuated by the Dudley Moore, Bo Derek film: 10. 😂
Now you mention it – Bo Derek – yes, but obviously from the other side of the dance floor. I knew my place in the scheme of things – hanging about for a ‘last dance’ lumber. Hope Celtic have better luck than I did !
If there were 50 burds at the dance I would be knocked back 51 times 😓
God loves a trier
AURORABOREALIS79
‘…It is a fact that you believe Phil’s opinions to be
But apart from that, I accept your apology.
You must be confusing me for someone else as you received no such apology.
You reverted to the typical Ad hominem attack when referring to me as “Sevco” just because I had the audacity to have a differing of opinion from you.
Based on that I would suggest you owe me an apology. You don’t matter to me much therefore it bothers me none not to receive it.
Right. I’m going to explain this to you as you seem to be struggling. You made an incorrect statement about me and claimed it was a fact. ‘…It is a fact that you believe Phil’s opinions to be fact.’ This is a bare faced lie you made up in a poor attempt to support your argument.
‘But apart from that, I accept your apology.’
This was my light hearted attempt to illustrate that no one likes it when others put words in their mouths.
‘Sevco’ This wasn’t a reference to you – why would you think that? If you look back earlier in the thread you will see what I was referring to.
‘Based on that I would suggest you owe me an apology. You don’t matter to me much therefore it bothers me none not to receive it.’
You called Scot Brown sleekit and implied that he was a liar and a coward. WTF did you expect on a Celtic board, applause? If anyone is owed an apology it is him by you.
Sevco (I feel better already)
Philbhoy on 19th August 2019 8:16PM
Our captain? Do you think you’re stupid joke among your coterie is not insulting to Celts outside your circle?
Piss off Hun.
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Did I arrive at a bad time?