Another year, another “treble yell” from the Celtic family, this time from Lubo Moravcik. Lubo did it, of course, but that was 16 years ago, and despite playing monopoly with the league since then, we’ve not managed to add two trophies to the haul.
Celtic have secured one trophy, with the league title a formality, so the treble is now all about the Scottish Cup. The cynics will expect difficult draws (should we overcome Albion Rovers) and, perhaps, ground-breaking referee decisions. A grasp of history suggests our chances are no more than 50%.
I can understand Brendan Rodgers wanting to retain a fringe player, like Gary Mackay-Steven, in order to give the player a proper assessment during the second half of the season, but Gary needs to play football right now. A period on loan at Tannadice would help him return to form, and if it didn’t, it would answer a few questions for Brendan.
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HOT SMOKED @ 1:00 PM,
“CQN was, I believe, set up to counteract the lack of real journalism in Scotland. Sometimes that seems to have been forgotten.”
Thanks for that, I think you are 100% correct, at times we can feel as if we are preaching to the converted on CQN but we shouldn’t be blasé.
The piece by Martin Hannan in which he takes the moral high ground and he attacks the blogosphere all the while producing duplicitous, vacuous content, is exactly the kind of article that needs to be challenged.
Agree on GMS…
If he’s going to make it at Celtic, he’s going to need the best Mangers and Coaches to achieve that…
He’ll only find that one place in Scotland. Hope he makes it, I think there’s a player there.
Hail Hail
Ballabhoy @2:08
heard there are some tickets left for the rovers end.HH
Cheers Frannyb67, will check it out.
HH
!!BADA BING!! on 18TH JANUARY 2017 2:21 PM
Caution DR link, defender at Man City we are allegedly looking at
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To save people clicking on a link to the DR, his name is Tosin Adarabioyo, 19, a 6ft 5 Manchester born youth product, Centre half, 6 months left on his deal.
Heavily linked with Everton in the last few days, so may just be a lazy, tenuous Celtic / City link, with a Celtic snubbed headline in mind. City can sell him for more to Everton, and we can’t out bid them on wages regardless.
BALLABHOY
Just looked on the wee rovers website, game is sold out
Vmhan
We stayed last year at the Residencial Florescent in the centre.
About £80 a night with good breakfast.
Even the Mrs was happy :-)
I hadn’t been to Lisbon before and didn’t realise what a beautiful city it was. Like a cross between Rio and San Francisco.
Leftclicktic,
that’s what I initially thought, have dropped them a wee line just in case…
HH
ballabhoy
Reggie-Ta
Brendan hasn’t got a clue eh? Why bring in 19 and 22 year olds when they’re going up against the experience of Clint Hill, Kenny Miller and Philip Senderos? Crazy. There’s no substitute for experience.
You don’t win anything with kids………..
Sorry bhoys
Work got in the way of Cqn
Pesky Torys for you:-))
Anyone needing details not going in The BRTH clique can email me and it will take a wee bit of pressure off him as he scrambles about looking for accommodation etc
Blantyretim1@aol.cm
This is just idle chat emails about where we will be staying and where we will be when over in Lisbon
Hi,
I see a few comments regarding Lisbon in May. I was thinking about going along and taking the auld fella too. Prices of flights etc are pretty reasonable.
Are the club organising anything in Lisbon for the anniversary? Will the lions be making the trip? Etc etc
Thanks in advance
I have just received this invitation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland for 23 February:
Join us for an exclusive event where Paul Murray CA will discuss the last 10 years of his involvement with Rangers FC. From his first foray onto the Board in 2007 to his more recent clashes with Craig Whyte, Paul will take us through the events surrounding the downfall of the Club and his own return.
Find out what the future holds for the Ibrox side and how Paul plans to bring them back to the top of Scottish football.
Should be interesting.
Timabhouy on 18th January 2017 1:27 pm
http://spfl.co.uk/docs/067_324__rulesofthespflasat01_jan_17current_1483611871.pdf
Scroll down to Page 74 section H40 and it explains who pays for stadium damage , Keith Jackson non investigative so called journalist , your just a buffoon Keith !
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Welld one, mate. How long did that take you? Ten minutes?
And Jackson’s paid about 50k to do f-all research into his lazy pronouncments.
Pathetic.
Like I said earlier – the SMSM are not journalists – they are reporters who report what they’re told to report by generations of hun spinmeisters.
Ergo generations of Scottish sports ‘journalists’ have introduced the concept of de-evolution into the occupation – resulting in todays trained parrots like Keech and his forelock-tugging ilk.
Turning tricks at the behest of Jabba, just to get first pump at the fresh goat; what a way to live.
No a big fan of Bitton but thought when on form he was good, consistency was/is a problem, always called out when he had a stinker or what I thought was a stinker but never liked any player being offered a lift to the airport.
Remember GMS having a spate of MotM performances and still getting dogs abuse, it’s the same old same old, made up minds hate to be proved wrong, would rather loose a good player.
Same with JF always called out why I wasn’t happy with him and admitted when he deserved the plaudits so recognise there was talent but again consistency was the issue. Being wrong about a player can have have its rewards.
Hrvatski Jim on 18th January 2017 3:34 pm
I have just received this invitation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland for 23 February:
Join us for an exclusive event where Paul Murray CA will discuss the last 10 years of his involvement with Rangers FC. From his first foray onto the Board in 2007 to his more recent clashes with Craig Whyte, Paul will take us through the events surrounding the downfall of the Club and his own return.
Find out what the future holds for the Ibrox side and how Paul plans to bring them back to the top of Scottish football.
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‘Find out what the future holds for the Ibrox side and how Paul plans to bring them back to the top of Scottish football. ‘
:))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Fantastic. He’s opening for Frankie Boyle, right?
PeteTheBeat on 18th January 2017 2:52 pm
Vmhan
We stayed last year at the Residencial Florescent in the centre.
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Cheers Pete
BT I’ll ping you a message tonight mo chara
Hx2
Here’s a thought.
Why not let Brendan Rodgers decide which players he should keep, loan out or promote to the first team.
I know it is tempting to “play ” at being the manager, but when negative comments about Celtic players appear in print, then it is another matter. It’s different from pub talk.
Especially when those comments contain derogatory remarks concerning their abilities. A habit of one or two of the eejits on here
y
BORGO67
CANAMALAR
LMCBHOY
For an analysis of GMS relative to his peer wingers please see http://celticbynumberscom.ipage.com/give-me-wings/
HH
Something I was considering for Lisbon but no sure where I’ll be at the time
http://www.travelzoo.com/uk/holidays/spain/-269pp-Lisbon-Porto-Escape-w-Flights-Train-Tours-2426387/
Join Paul Murray and discover:
What happened to the floating pitch.
How he challenged his namesake David on the unsustainable debt levels.
What he would have done in 2011-12 to offset the no income from European football.
How a club turned into a holding company.
How the “same club” can achieve the same success as before without bank debt and tax avoidance.
When Dave King will spend his £30m.
The secret of achieving phenomenonally high hair.
HRVATSKI JIM on 18TH JANUARY 2017 3:34 PM
I have just received this invitation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland for 23 February:
Join us for an exclusive event where Paul Murray CA will discuss the last 10 years of his involvement with Rangers FC. From his first foray onto the Board in 2007 to his more recent clashes with Craig Whyte, Paul will take us through the events surrounding the downfall of the Club and his own return.
Find out what the future holds for the Ibrox side and how Paul plans to bring them back to the top of Scottish football.
Should be interesting.
I take it the room has been booked for a couple of weeks……..
GLASSTWOTHIRDSFULL
Based on my pate, the most important question is at the end but others on CQN may have different opinions.
I have 5 weeks to think up my questions but maybe I should run a CQN competition for the best question to ask – any more ideas?
Celtic by numbers,
Interesting stats, for me further breakdown identifying two main sets, a set identifying starts with associated stats and a set identifying coming on as a sub with associated stats. Including season breakdowns that include lay off would also help, point of this would be that the form of players before being interrupted would help remind us about just how good players were before, absence makes the heart grow fonder can make legends of donkeys :)
It must be revelation day today on CQN.
1.Looks like inside info to the Celtic View that GMS is off on loan to tannadice
2. Recently stumbled upon phenomenon that the Media in Scotland have an agenda against Celtic.
and so whats your point caller?
Hrvatski Jim on 18th January 2017 3:34 pm
Scottish CA Cook the books 101 requirements:
ask Paul Murray how often he used
paper shredder
Voice scrambler
Untraceable Mobile
Offshore accounts
audio bugs
audit avoidance techniques
magnetic hard disk wiper
Jabba perl script
……..should be interesting
HRVATSKI JIM on 18TH JANUARY 2017 4:17 PM
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Hi Paul (Murray), a couple of questions for you.
Firstly, how can you personally reconcile having been on the Board of one liquidated company and on the Board of another with no line of credit and obvious financial difficulties with giving this lecture on successful business acumen?
Second, what is your take, bearing in mind UK business law, on a liquidated Company retaining its previous name and pretending to be the same Company but denying the liquidated Company’s liabilities?
Finally, how did a man with a Timmy-sounding name become a hun?
SANDMAN on 18TH JANUARY 2017 3:34 PM
Sandman
I prefer Hugh Mcilvanney’s description………There’s journalists and there’s gossip columnists !.
HH
Hrvatski Jom,
Are questions to be vetted ?
Only question I’d like to know about would be
If he had any reservation on the mounting debt why didn’t he make more effort to inform the supporters about the dangers :)
HRVATSKI JIM on 18TH JANUARY 2017 4:17 PM
GLASSTWOTHIRDSFULL
Based on my pate, the most important question is at the end but others on CQN may have different opinions.
I have 5 weeks to think up my questions but maybe I should run a CQN competition for the best question to ask – any more ideas?
Are you a……….;]
Pog…,
Question one is a cracker, question two is covered in a post I made to Auldheid the other night, form 4.73 I think it was, allows directors to continue as a director of a company of the same name after it has liquidated as long as they have not been prosecuted.
Hrvatski Jim
I’d say the one about what he would have done in 2011-12 with no European income is a pretty good one.
All these RRM that blamed Craig Whyte for everything and said everything was okay until he took over, but the reality is that they had been living off CL income for two years and it was a ticking time bomb that was ready to go off as soon as they missed out.
Be interesting to know what he would say he would have done if he had been there.
CELTIC are delighted to announce that Mikael Lustig has signed a contract extension which will see him remain at the club until at least May 2019.
The more posts I read about the 50th anniversary trip the more my mind is set on making it. I’ll get something sorted nearer the time.
P.s. Thanks for the good wishes for my daughters 21st. Off out for the birthday meal at picclo mondos, I’ve starved myself all day, it better be good. HH
TTT,
Disagree on the idea that supporter should not be allowed to have favourites and offer conjecture about their preferences, it’s probably the biggest talking point about football, where the manager has gone wrong.
It’s like telling supporter they should not comment on football.
http://www.celticfc.net/news/11945
CELTIC BY NUMBERS
Great site.
I think GMS numbers are not bad.
Roberts .JF and Sinclair numbers all have higher stats due to the fluidity and success of Brendan system this season.
I would expect GMS numbers would increase dramatically if he is given extended time for the remainder of the season.
In the second half of last seasons there were signs of a growing partnership with Griff that got cut short due to his injury.
He seems to be a confidence player and with the right nurturing he could thrive.
I like that we did not send him on loan and hope he takes the mantle of his good buddy Armstrong and becomes another Celtic legend.
Mikael Lustig is 1.89 metres
via St DBBIA
It’s Friday it’s five to five it’s ………….
HRVATSKI JIM
well there ye go
https://www.icas.com/events/the-rangers-case-london
the triumph of reality over language ?
Maybe its material for a new ethics course