As big a game as we’ll have for the rest of the season

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I like the noises coming out of Ross County at the moment. Plucky optimism accompanied by comments about our Scottish Cup semi-final in 2010, when they fully deserved their 2-0 win. They are the proverbial team with nothing to lose, and make no mistake, they’ll fancy it.

They scored 2 against Motherwell, Aberdeen (in a defeat), Dunfermline and St Johnstone, 3 against Accies and Kilmarnock, and 5 against Dundee since last month. Hampden’s open spaces will see Celtic’s defence stretched wide.

After a disappointing summer and autumn we have a bit of form and focus but that goes on the line on Sunday. It’s as big a game as we’ll have for the rest of the season, bigger than Wednesday’s visit to Pittodrie.

I’m reassured by thoughts of Leigh Griffiths, and others, including Kris Commons, who enjoys trips to Hampden more than any player we’ve known, but this is a day when we’ll need to win a lot of individual battles.  It’s not a game I’d bet on.

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  1. Grant Russell ‏@STVGrant 1m1 minute ago

     

     

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  2. James Doleman ‏@jamesdoleman 39s39 seconds ago

     

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  3. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    awe naw dewar has just drapped the baw !!! peeples and minds in the same sentence. Contempt surely ???

     

     

    HH

  4. 16 roads - Celtic über alles... on

    14:25 @ Cheltenham – Tenor Nivernais – NAP!

     

     

    Good luck everybody.

  5. CQN Saturday Naps Competition : WEEK 25 results (Jan 23rd)

     

     

    Winners:

     

     

    gerryfaethebrig (Rock the Kasbah) @7/1

     

    green T (Rock the Kasbah) @7/1

     

    Zihuatanejo (Rock the Kasbah) @7/1

     

    BMCUWP (Cloudy Too) @6/1

     

    El Madrigal (Cloudy Too) @6/1

     

     

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    16 roads (Angus Milan)

     

    21-5-79 (no selection)

     

    Angel Gabrial (Le Prezien)

     

    bonbhoy (Sire de Grugy)

     

    Bull67 (Algernon Pazham)

     

    Burgas Hoops (Island Heights)

     

    Cathal (Bernardelli)

     

    Cosy Corner Bhoy (Bredon Hill Lad)

     

    Dim Sam (Otago Trail)

     

    Eurochamps67 (Monsieur Gibraltar)

     

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    Graffitionthewall (Bold Bachelor)

     

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    hashadenough (Reve de Sivola)

     

    leftclicktic (Otago Trail)

     

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    Onemalloy (Otago Trail)

     

    PFayr (Otago Trail)

     

    Rockon (Cold March)

     

    Som mes que un club (Johns Luck)

     

    The Bhoy from the Village (Shades of Midnight)

     

    TheBarcaMole (Baratineur)

     

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    tommytwiststommyturns (Simply the Legend)

     

    twists n turns (Theinval)

     

    voguepunter (Handsome Dan)

     

    What is the Stars (no selection)

     

     

    Cheers, fleagle1888

     

    (—Beirut CSC—)

  6. CQN Saturday Naps Competition : WEEK 26 Standings

     

     

    It seems that you can’t keep a good man down… stunning response from Zihuatanejo with a 7/1 winner, sends him back to the top !

     

     

    +21.50 > Zihuatanejo (5)

     

    +17.75 > 16 roads (7)

     

    +12.00 > Nye Beavans RS (6)

     

    +10.33 > bonbhoy (5)

     

    +7.50 > BMCUWP (5)

     

    +6.83 > hashadenough (7)

     

    +4.75 > Rockon (5)

     

    +3.58 > El Madrigal (5)

     

    +2.45 > leftclicktic (5)

     

    +1.50 > Graffitionthewall (6)

     

     

    -0.13 > gerryfaethebrig (5)

     

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    -4.83 > green T (6)

     

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    -7.00 > tommytwiststommyturns (2)

     

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    -10.00 > Burgas Hoops (3)

     

    -10.50 > twists n turns (2)

     

    -11.00 > Gweedore Celt (1)

     

    -11.10 > Eurochamps67 (4)

     

    -11.50 > TheBarcaMole (2)

     

    -12.13 > Fastbhoy (4)

     

    -12.75 > PFayr (3)

     

    -13.00 > voguepunter (2)

     

    -14.50 > The Bhoy from the Village (2)

     

    -14.55 > Onemalloy (3)

     

    -14.95 > Thunder Road (3)

     

    -15.00 > Cathal (1)

     

    -16.13 > What is the Stars (3)

     

    -16.90 > fleagle1888 (2)

     

    -18.75 > Som mes que un club (2)

     

    -20.63 > Dim Sam (2)

     

    -26.00 > 21-5-79 (0)

     

     

    Cheers, fleagle1888

     

    (—Beirut CSC—)

  7. tommytwiststommyturns on

    Fleagle – PF Ayr’s nap is Smad Place in the 1:50 at Cheltenham.

     

    I’ll be back with mine later, once the brain fog has cleared!

     

     

    T4

  8. tommytwiststommyturns on

    I’ll go for a former RSA Chase winner on the comeback trail….O’Faolains Boy in the 1:50 at Cheltenham.

     

     

    T4

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