Balance returning, Magnificent effort

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After a tenacious win in Paisley on Friday Celtic were back in the groove last night.  Passing was swift and accurate, movement – perpetual.  It was a quiet game for Kris Commons, which at an earlier time would have meant a game with few chances for Celtic, but the prodding of Johansen, Armstrong and Mackay-Steven ensured Thistle played much of the game trying to chase shadows.

The return from injury of two of our three right backs, Adam Matthews and Darnell Fisher, has given the team better balance, although Adam still looks to be finding his sharpness.

John Guidetti established his early season reputation against Thistle with a League Cup hat trick but that seemed like a lifetime ago last night.  The striker had the odd chance but the terror he inspired in defenders a few months ago has gone.

Enormous thanks to winning bidder for our Open Golf Championship Hospitality competition, which finished a moment ago raising £2050 for our School Kitchen project for Mary’s Meals in Malawi.  Thanks to Eden Mill Distillery and Brewery in St Andrews and all who participated.

It was a stunning effort and the money is now in place to complete the fourth CQN school kitchen!  Well done to all who played their part.

Celtic sponsor, Magners, who have helped from the beginning of this recent school kitchen project, have a competition to play at Lennoxtown and Celtic Park.  You can enter your 7-a-side team into the Magnificent 7s competition before 5pm Wednesday 15th.  It would be good to see CQN represented.  Qualifying round takes place at Lennoxtown on Sunday 26 April with the finals at Celtic Park.

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  1. like cork said.

     

     

    i think we were satisfactory last night. far from brilliant, but 3 point really is all that matters just now, i just wanted more goals.

     

     

    i get what steff joe is all about, but but but, i wish he could add cool finishing to the repotoire.

     

     

    for all the chances he gets, and great positions he gets in, he scores 1, gets 1 saved, and fluffs two.

     

     

    i

  2. Turkeybhoy

     

     

    14:43 on 9 April, 2015

     

     

    Its not even outwith the relms of possibility that he can just refuse to allow us to play as Rangers.

     

     

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    Hope Big Mike takes it further and determines EXACTLY WHAT they are allowed to call themselves;

     

     

    this week: Queen of the South v Bawbags.

     

     

    next week: Falkirk v Wanks

     

     

    etc, etc :))

  3. itscalledthemalvinas on

    almore

     

     

    Thanks for the Malaga information, I may get back to you nearer the time if I’m struggling for tickets,if that’s ok.

     

     

    HH it’s called the malvinas

  4. Burgas Hoops on

    In other news:

     

     

    On this day in 1892 Celtic defeat Queen’s Park 5-1 at Ibrox, to lift their first Scottish Cup.

     

     

    The first Major Honour won in Celtic’s illustrious history.

  5. i dont want to give them ideas, but just like they said the big hoose would allways be ibrox regardless of whan name is up in neon, they could now called their team somthing else, to get away from ash, and leave him with the toxic rangers brand, which is worthless without customers.

     

     

    they could be Bigot FC.

     

     

    union jack home kit

     

    orange and puprle away kit

     

    copyright the “huns”, monkeys”, zombies” as trademarks.

     

     

    bring in a signing young scottish heritage talent spotters, you know the right sorts, from the right background,

     

     

    billys your uncle

     

    willimenas your aunt.

     

     

    they never think out the box and play to their strengths.

     

     

    i am available to discuss a business plan with them,

     

     

    i have backing from my own investors chico and craigo

  6. mick ash at mass this sunday.

     

     

    hymn number 67

     

     

    “your not rangers anymore”

  7. Dontbrattbakkinanger on

    If wee Dave was to bankroll a remake of ‘When Barry met Sally’ that would be a non dom zom rom com.

  8. leftclicktic on

    Assistant manager John Collins was speaking at Celtic Park today ahead of the weekend league clash away to Inverness Caley Thistle.

     

     

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    JC: We’ve had two good games against Inverness and they’ve pushed us. They won 1-0 up there and we won 1-0 here, so it will be close.

     

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    JC: We were disappointed to lose the game up there. I don’t think we deserved to lose it but we did, so it would be nice to put that right.

     

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    JC: Both teams prefer good pitches because we like to play it on the grass but we’ll just have to adapt. There’s nothing we can do about it.

     

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    JC: We’re in a good position, out in front at the top of the league and playing well, winning games and not conceding.

     

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    JC: We’re scoring goals – we could be scoring more – so we’re in the driving seat although nothing’s concluded yet.

     

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    JC: We’ve said from the start of the season that we’d like to win the treble, so we’re in a good position but it’s one game at a time.

     

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    JC: A treble’s special because not many players or coaches have achieved it. So if we do achieve it then it will be great for everybody.

     

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    JC: We’re focused on the next opponents. Football’s a dangerous game if you think too far ahead and start getting carried away.

     

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    JC: It was never going to be smooth sailing at start of the season. We knew that. Obviously we all hoped & dreamed it would go really well.

     

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    JC: But we were getting to know the players and they were getting to know us and it takes time to get things in place.

     

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    JC: Slowly but surely, as every week and month has gone by we’ve got better and that the pleasing thing for us – when you see progress.

     

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    JC: There’s a wonderful atmosphere about the club just now, both at the training ground and in the stadiums.

     

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    JC: The away support have been unbelievable, singing non-stop, so hopefully we’ll give them something to sing about on Saturday.

  9. leftclicktic on

    West End of East End

     

    He has Broxy bear anawwwwww, :)))

     

    Easier to pick what he hasn’t got though can’t think of one thats football or money related right now :)))))))))

  10. leftclicktic on

    Burgas Hoops

     

     

     

    14:51 on 9 April, 2015

     

     

     

    In other news:

     

     

    On this day in 1892 Celtic defeat Queen’s Park 5-1 at Ibrox, to lift their first Scottish Cup.

     

     

    The first Major Honour won in Celtic’s illustrious history.

     

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    thank you for that.

  11. Dontbrattbakkinanger on

    As the ole Spiders were [and still are] amateurs Mark Hately thinks Celtic’s cup win in 1892 is ‘tainted’.

  12. Paul67 @ 14:35,

     

     

    “Stunning move by SportsDirect, who now own rights to use the word ‘Rangers’ with pretty much anything a football team would want to be/use.

     

     

    Pretty comprehensive list eh!

     

     

    Wycombebhoy won’t be too happy with the “Glasgow Rangers Football Club”. I thought he had that:-)

     

     

    Hail Hail

  13. Burgas Hoops

     

     

    “And when the reception was over. God Save Ireland was sung.”

     

     

    Great wee fact of the day there.

  14. ash owns the IP of

     

     

    “we dont do walking away”

     

     

    “the big hoose must stay open”

     

     

    “then, now, forever”

     

     

    and

     

     

    “ffs what next, “

  15. O.G.Rafferty on

    In a previous life Mrs O.G. Rafferty worked for a legal firm as a trademark agent, and she did a lot of work for Richard Desmond and his porn titles, such classics as 40+, Asian Babes etc.

     

    Part of trademarking meant keeping hard (ho ho) copies of all the titles on file in her office (they went missing daily).

     

    Little did I think then that some 20 years later the world of trademarks could possibly give me so much pleasure

  16. WITHOUT ALL THOSE PESKY TRADEMARKS, MERCHANDISING, TV I SUPPOSE THE NEW BOARD OF THE NEW CO CAN CONCENTRATE ON PUTTING A WINNING TEAM ON THE PARK.

     

     

    be afraid celtic

  17. Sandman @ 14.42

     

     

     

    Things are becoming clearer.

     

     

    Their move to criminalise us using the word ‘Hun’ is now explained:

     

     

    It’s the only term of reference to themselves they have left.

     

     

    Huns Then. Huns Now. Huns Forever.

     

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    Ah! So it’s a copyright issue rather than a criminal one?

     

     

    Sevcomedy. It’s not just for Christmas you know!!

     

     

    HH

  18. would they swap the murray years, the 9, the titles, just to wake up back in 1986, to have their original club back.

  19. Sandman

     

    14:48 on

     

    9 April, 2015,

     

     

    Hee hee hee hee hee,I think “Bawbags FC.”takes some beating.

  20. “Surely we can just buy him out”

     

     

    Bless them..You can see why Charles Green had a ball with them.

  21. Saint Stivs

     

    15:32 on 9 April, 2015

     

     

    jimmy bells coupon is on loan from hades.

     

     

    Bell’s contorted, twisted, hurting coupon is so apt as personification of their plight…Big Mike will probably sell Bell masks :)

  22. and season ticket time an awe.

     

     

    why oh why would any sane individual buy.

     

     

    billy, ah lost my debenture seat, my shares, my brogues, my 2nd set of shares are worthless, delisted, i cant park in the albion, go to edminston house or murray park , or buy a strip or bage without it going to ashley, i mean whits it all about ………

     

     

    pst, want to buy a season book at more cost …………

     

     

    aye all right then

  23. Burgas Hoops on

    Any idea when the result of Guidetti’s case today will be revealed?

     

     

    He’s a stick-on for a long ban dont you think, and a massive fine from the masons.

     

     

    i’m almost certain he’ll have his Visa blocked and not allowed back in the country, and they’ll put something on his wee chip on his passport just to make sure.

  24. Burgas Hoops on

    I can honestly say i hate that bastard bell.

     

     

    Something i’ve never typed in my life before !!!

  25. so onto our own wee dilemmas.

     

     

    had a good talk last night with the 30 year nephew and his pals and those around us.

     

    subject was season books and why aint there a wee marketing push to get us ready, you know like they do any other year.

     

     

    so the thinking goes, waiting to see if there is a hun like team in the top league.

     

     

    unanimous outcome, PL better not put the prices up based on them coming up.

     

    just can happen, should treat them as team 12. a new club with no skin for us.

     

     

    if old firm minded guys want to take up a book cos thats what they were waiting on then thats the uplift there. but dont addd cost for the fans who have kept going, and even brought their kids,

     

     

    this one is delicate.

     

     

    NO OLD FIRM THINKING,

     

     

    they really need to think it through.

  26. ps,

     

     

    if that zombie thing comes over the hill , give them a diddy club allocation in the wee corner of the ground.

     

     

    like they do to the continuos herts and hibz

  27. So if Dangerous Dave King thought he could liquidate and start afresh with no onerous contracts he’s in trouble now.

     

     

    What would Mike Ashley charge to let him use the name Rangers in such circumstances? What if MA decided not to let him use the name at all?

     

     

    Well played MA, well played.

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