Ahead of the Scottish Cup quarter-final against Hibs we discussed our exit at the same stage in 2014 and how that despite the procession towards the league title, it hollowed out the remainder of the season. Match day lost its edge and even a record 29-point winning margin could not compensate.
With a secure-looking 8-point lead in the league, the champions have a Scottish Cup semi-final to look forward to. Only a point separates Aberdeen and Kilmarnock, while Hearts are just three adrift of Killie. It is Newco who look abandoned, out of the Cup and with an 8-point gap above and below them.
You know a manager is struggling when he beings to sound like Gloria Gaynor, “I will improve”, was what Steven Gerrard told reporters after facing up to the prospect of a season which promises no more than a second place finish. Of course he will improve, it is hardly credible to suggest his managerial knowledge and experience will diminish from this point.
Maybe he will get £20m to spend in the summer and be able to beat Aberdeen comfortably in the cups.
Celtic visit Dundee on Sunday, a team with more motivation than any side from Glasgow. They are in the play-off spot, one point above automatic relegation and three from catching Hamilton and safety. Celtic are vastly better than Dundee in every department, but we will have to match them in appetite or suffer the consequences.
Neil Lennon suggested Callum McGregor may feature on Sunday. Our creative resources have been severely depleted with the absence of Callum, Ryan Christie and Tom Rogic. The latter two may be back for the semi-final, but we will need Callum fit and ready for games before then.
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Win the next two games and we’re 13 points clear with 7 games to go. Nearly there.
Scotland getting pumped by England is wee Chic’s squirrel.
bankiebhoy1 on 16th March 2019 5:17 pm
….any mention of songs or “chanting” – surely it musta turned hugly at full time!?
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They were all on the subway at full time as usual???
KEEP THE FAITH
Do we know if it was true there were free blue burgers continually stuffed in their hun gobs tae stop them abusing SC ?
“share of spoils” apparently………………………….
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That dick, Wilson, eh!
‘Share of spoils’ seems quite neutral.
Pressure on Steeeevie?
Blogger……….
Aye…………..we’ll see.
Hope so.
Aberdeen blowing second place big time with their home form. Should be at least a couple of points ahead of Sevco.
BANKIEBHOY1 on 16TH MARCH 2019 5:17 PM
….any mention of songs or “chanting” – surely it musta turned hugly at full time
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Bankiebhoy1 —– you serious? turned ugly at full time ????? ?
Try 2pm when the doors opened.
D. :)
Stevie g – one trick pony; get fast half decent spl players playing high tempo space footie – not bad – works against the lower half, worked against us. Against teams with tactical awareness, 90 minute resilience it’s a pile of shipe. When it goes tits up, slag every last fugger off until there’s nobody left but yourself! Oh and get some ole shi* in on expensive contracts, which cellic proved is a fuggin scheidt tactic many moons ago just to make the hordes plight worse.
I think shortie have given up talking about the ‘title race’.
Hopefully a win tomorrow will help is ‘get over the line’.
Believe it or not that is a quote from our (hopefully) caretaker manager.
Agree about Aberdeen . The league table does not reflect the fact that they are clearly Scotland’s second best team .
Although there’s still time………
I can laugh yet again at Sevco… b’cos they consistently provide moments of joy just like today. That’s relative to where they are at.
However.. see if Neil Lennon can’t organise and inspire us to beat Dundee convincingly tomorrow, then he can forget all about laying claim to the Celtic Managers job for next season
This is superb – talk about not actually seeing what is going on…
From their blog
It is a learning experience for Gerrard, he is astute enough to learn from the undoubted mistakes he has made. He has also been hamstrung with the inherited squad of losers and those who are unfortunately not up to playing for this Club – the likes of O’Halloran, Pena, Herrera, Forrester, Dodoo, Holt, Hodson were all on the books. Having to clear out that level of dross was not a minor task – and we’ve added Arfield, McGregor, Katic, Goldson, Kamara who are (IMO) a big step up in quality…….
Swansea 2-0 against man City . . .
RUGGYGMAN on 16TH MARCH 2019 5:45 PM
I would agree.
After the initial BR exit response against Hearts and Hibs , we were very flat last week when it mattered. Lenny knows what he has to do….he has to raise the team above that flatness , because tomorrow is huge . If he can’t it will raise questions.
Slight panic csc
Lennon isn’t my wish for manager after this season but for god sake at least get behind him till then
Yes..panic csc
Laters
Funny old egg game . . . Scotland were getting pumped 31-0 at half time and now it is 31-31.
So Seething Gerrard says that he has to win one of the next four competitions to keep his job. I expect the hun hordes want him to win the next two games against us.
Ron Bacardi, looks like he’s pleading no tae get the sugar lump.
” His right foot was offside ”
Steve McManaman
” Morelos Goal Gives rainjurz Point”……………..
Now, THAT is desperate stuff at a whole urra Level…………………………………….
Berserking Berrs CSC
TimH- on here this week mate HH
Caught the sports news on the new BBC Scotland channel around half 6 – “And Rangers cut Celtic’s lead to 7 points today….”
Bless ’em….
Right Bhoys, no fecking about tomorrow. Some of you have had a wee break at Cheltenham and lined the bookies pockets. Tomorrow its back to work and time to open up a 10 point lead.
Get the working clothes on and finish the week well. Hail! Hail!
Incidentally, have you watched the straight red that wasnt handed out to the Sevco plodding centre half today? A definite sympathy vote from the obliging MIB, I never noticed but were they the last game to finish again today?
Just heard that big Billy isn’t doing to well ?
jeez FB
if jinky ochoaned
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP0wcwCQbOs
IHTCMW-got a txt from my brother n law
FB- heard same from a few Bhoys…..
DAVID17 on 16TH MARCH 2019 5:18 PM
Win the next two games and we’re 13 points clear with 7 games to go. Nearly there.
*The treble treble is now Lenny’s to lose. Now before some of you chocolate fans start jumping up and down about how he did all the work lets not forget that when we won the SC in 1965 it was Jimmy McGrory’s side that got us tae the semis winning 3 games (2 away BTW and our home win a narrow 3-2 over that year’s League champions) , and even then we drew the first game, however its always been seen as Jock’s first trophy with us.
Also, when the beast left deidco with 4 games left, they were already out of the SC thanks tae to the St Patrick’s day no huns at hunden game, naesurname took over, they won 3 and lost 1 scoring 4 goals and losing 3 yet the record books show him as the winning manager.
Meant tae add that Lenny has 11 League games and a possible 3 cup ones tae win the treble treble.
BADA BING-sad news mate
A big shout out to Ryan Christie for turning up at the St Patricks day event in Coatbridge in atrocious weather and taking the time to get photos taken with the young and not so young and signing autographs for many.
Well done sonCSC
BBC Ranjirz bingo….,sorry Bankie, ‘share of spoils’ is now Kilmarnock ‘Hold’ Ranjurz.
They do not say what they are holding them from.