Optimism among the Celtic support is tangible right now. For much of last year the league title remained in the balance, but today, despite being promised a more taxing season, we’re miles ahead. You can get odds of over 40-1 on second favourites to win the title; the definition of No Contest.
As I noted yesterday, the transformation goes deeper than the heroics of Scott Sinclair and Moussa Dembele, neither of whom were material in the level of performance shown against Barcelona.
Achievements are often subject to reassessment at a later date and Celtic’s progress or otherwise over the last two years fall into this category.
A year ago, with a faltering Craig, Emilio, Efe, Dedryk, Stuart, Gary, James and others, we looked miles away from being a Champions League team. It turns out, we have a squad full of Champions League players.
Youth development hit the jackpot with Kieran Tierney, while John Park’s swansong signings, Erik Sviatchenko and Moussa Dembele, saw a return to form for our recently departed chief scout.
Money isn’t everything. Since 2004 it’s been clear on CQN that many Celtic fans have no interest in the game’s finances, all they are interested in is seeing an improving team on the park, but for the rest of us, the financial consequence of simply getting to the group stage this season is enormous. It makes accession to the same level next season so much more achievable.
None of that matters right now as we have the first cup final of the season coming up on Sunday. The litany of underachievement in this tournament stretches back to Jock Stein, who qualified for ever League Cup final during his 13 years in charge of Celtic, but after winning the first five, contrived to lose seven of the next eight.
I’ve seen a lot worse teams than Aberdeen knock us out of the League Cup, I hope nothing is taken for granted in the dressing room.
I’ve no idea what happened at the Newco AGM this morning but you’ll remember we discussed here the wisdom of launching a hostile takeover bid while a company is being driven into the sea by boycotts? More precisely, Newco was driven into the arms of the lender of last resort – Sports Direct. Sports Direct provided the cash that kept the lights on and picked up various rights and properties in compensation.
Offering a lender a shop at a rental of £1 per year for a decade seems harsh, but if the alternative is administration, there isn’t really an alternative. We didn’t know what the quid-pro-quo was for Ashley at the time, but we knew there had to be one.
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GERRYFAETHEBRIG on 26TH NOVEMBER 2016 11:10 PM
GERRYFAETHEBRIG on 26TH NOVEMBER 2016 11:12 PM
Yellow card Gerry!
It’s not like you to resort to insults like that.
KTF
GERRYFAETHEBRIG
You drunk, didn’t realise ? You should stay off the blog when Inebriated ?
Almore
Himework for the morra night at around 11pm on Sunday we need figures for your cafe, I have a wee tiny bit of accountancy experience, which means I can sort of add and subtract, you hit me with your figures (annually) and I will tell ye if it’s a goer, by the way Peter Lawell would rather put money into a heated driveway on Ibiza airport……. By the way way why not just have a coffee in the Kerrydale suit ?
Park Road
Good man
How are the nags treating you
GERRYFAETHEBRIG on 26TH NOVEMBER 2016 11:10 PM
Unnecessary aggression – deleted.
GERRYFAETHEBRIG on 26TH NOVEMBER 2016 11:10 PM
Deleted, personal attacks not wanted, your earlier post 9:48 deleted for language.
PETEC on 26TH NOVEMBER 2016 11:11 PM
Hamiltontim on 26th November 2016 10:52 pm
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON on 26TH NOVEMBER 2016 10:38 PM
HAMILTONTIM on 26TH NOVEMBER 2016 10:31 PM
Thatcher. Pinochet .Ireland.
Anything but Castro.
No problem .
BTW.
As a Catholic , I believe that the end NEVER justifies the means.
An article of Faith.
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As a Catholic I was encouraged to believe that often the end does justify the means.
Goodness only knows what would have happened had Jesus not thrown out the capitalist tax collectors.
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HT,
“As a Catholic I was encouraged to believe that often the end does justify the means.”
I really don’t understand that, Everyone makes mistakes and even posts things in error, perhaps because drink has been taken?
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Or drugs Pete?
GFTB: I am aware of that. A look at their income from easily accessible, year round stadium tours would be interesting. I guess they easily cover their costs. No reason why we can’t learn from them.
WITS: once I get the café I’ll then campaign for a floating pitch, casino……:-)
WHAT IS THE STARS on 26TH NOVEMBER 2016 11:06 PM
I am sitting here drinking red wine and listening to red songs on youtube
God Bless Fidel
Going to give him a good send off
Right wing Trump lovin muppets can kiss my royal irish ass.
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A Royalist , eh ?
A big favourite with `60s Tims.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR-B-StfDQk
16 Roads Afraid not mi amigo. Viva la revolution and the Celts go marching on. Hh
MODERATOR 2 on 26TH NOVEMBER 2016 11:19 PM
What’s that joke about Mike and Bernie Winters at the Pavilion?
“Aw naw, there’s two of them”
BIG PIERRE’S 2 FRONT TEETH on 26TH NOVEMBER 2016 7:04 PM
Still on the the lookout for tickets for tomorrow, posted earlier but know not every one was about.
Old man’s 70th 27th November and thought he’d got one as he attended all earlier rounds but wasn’t offered.
Tried my local bus (starry plough csc) but no joy so if anyone hears please let me know. Cheers bhoys
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I know it’s a final,I know the stops get pulled out regularly,but if there’s a hope in hell for this to happen,please make it so.
HH.
Anybody got a spare Kids ticket for the game the morraw as some ass hole has lost it
BTW it was not me
ShaggyCSC
BMCUW
VFR is helping out so fingers crossed.
GERRYFAETHEBRIG on 26TH NOVEMBER 2016 11:22 PM
Deleted, no personal attacks, no more
I must admit I do post more shi*e when drunk that I normally do, some may disagree and say I post shi*e all the time and they are prob right, but when I read back sometimes I have on occasion said to masel that posting while pished is no the may west of ideas, it seems like a very good idea at the time tho, alcohol has amazing properties, it can make things look beautiful, if can loosen your tongue to an extent that it costs you your liberty, it can kill you in more ways than one, amazing stuff, it’s 2016 nearly 2017 and we still havny mastered the stuff and we prob never will.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 26TH NOVEMBER 2016 11:22 PM
We are on it!
KTF
SOAL
Yer too old.
Night all, got a lot more to worry me than what’s been posted on here. I’m retired and have not a worry in the world. Lighten up you lot. Celtic are the BEST. HH
HamiltonTim
http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s1c1a4.htm
Viz. 1758.
St Thomas Aquinas.
BTW Where`s Delaney`s these days ?
HAMILTONTIM on 26TH NOVEMBER 2016 11:19 PM
The Jesuits are accused of operating according to the principle that the ends justify the means, in contravention of Catholic doctrine, a charge they deny.
There’s a lot of casuistry, sophistry and semantic dissembling involved.
Death to every foe and traitor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLKxgNF8vdqmRaoSVEPoDeAOryaqeT6GuG&v=o2M4usgh8Ss
Macjay
I am not a lover of politics they are all lying baskets…….
The Trumpmeister is no worse than Obama, and probably a bit better than the catholic hating Clintons :-)
Ska…….. Stuff your Mods
Moderators
Did you see TD67’s post this morning slagging off (trolling) about 6 posters?
Is that acceptable?
BMCUW
Hope your well buddy, it’s great to be back online. HH
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON on 26TH NOVEMBER 2016 11:25 PM
Hamilton Tim
Sorry.
1759
This is a rebel song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMX6940QnMY&list=PLKxgNF8vdqmRaoSVEPoDeAOryaqeT6GuG&index=33
Night night all. HH
So is this
Up the workers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZOs7YXqCng&index=36&list=PLKxgNF8vdqmRaoSVEPoDeAOryaqeT6GuG
GERRYFAETHEBRIG on 26TH NOVEMBER 2016 11:27 PM
Recent political results tend to suggest that the Western world agrees with you.
Stuff the Mods ?
A necessary evil.
Joking of course . :-)
Quis custodiat ipsos custodies ?
That`s what I want to know.
Good (late) evening, friends
Weefrathetim
It only works if the good guys keep posting :-)
The Boss
Standing up for the workers
Viva Fidel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2UF8yw89yE
MACJAY1 @ 11:11 PM,
Well you make a very good point, many of those who fled Cuba were enemies of the state and crimminals… undesirable to the
Cuban Government.
I was thinking of more recent times though, the economic migrants.
Still not sure Castro shot himself in the foot, mind you, if he had he would have been more successful than the American Death Squads that tried to kill him.
Survived to 90… despite all… hardly what I would describe as a reckless man.
No, I think he was a very inscrutable man.
Hail Hail
BCW did you get my message?
KTF
Fidel Castro may not have created the perfect society but he did overthrow Batista and his supporters. He deserves credit for that.
Mod 2
Can please send me the personal,attack post at 11.26pm…….the day I “personally” anybody is the d at my Cqn journey ends…
If possible that would be great
Ernie
Thanks, I’m well aware of their analysis. I’m merely expressing a view formed from reading a multitude of views.
Macjay
I’d prefer if you actually discussed or debated my point.