After so much slow build-up play this season, and so many misplaced passes, the sight of Roberts, Christie, Allan and Griffiths pinging the ball around the field was a revelation. I know the game was won before the three substitutes grabbed hold of things, and that there are vastly more challenging scenarios than Inverness at home, but the new blood have asked a big question of the incumbent three attacking midfielders.
The comfort on the ball the three substitutes brought was also contagious, Lustig looked less like a panicked fawn as he confidently back-heeled the ball into space.
The balance in the team has shifted damagingly in favour of players who can run, or perhaps jump, but who are unconvincing with the ball at their feet. So much so, Craig Gordon clears the ball up the field, instead of playing-in Bitton or a central defender, more than we’ve seen from a Celtic keeper in decades.
Christie, Roberts and Allan will not change this overnight (the latter’s misplaced pass against Ajax was costly), but they are doing enough to justify some faith in their selection. New Douglas Park should be an ideal opportunity to strut their stuff.
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Winning Captains 5:44
Was Ledley not given a new contract offer in the November? Why did he wait so long to decide he wanted to stay?
Booked a weekend trip to Rome today. Seen a few people mentioning it in the past. When I booked I got a free 48hr hop on bus pass and quick line entry to Vatican city, colliseum. Anyone used this service before any good ?
GLASSTWOTHIRDSFULL on 22ND FEBRUARY 2016 6:35 PM
MacIntyre reads out a statement from Ronny. Jackson says “yes, my information says that’s right”.
Great Keith – I’m sure Ronny will be delighted to know he’s right because he has the same information as you!
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What did Ronny’s statement refer to?
Was it about the huns being dead?
Canamlar 1.50pm
I’ve no idea how many cortisone injections James Forrest took. I’ll ask and get back to you
Intrigued why you suggest he would only take one for a European game to enhance his career and not a league game. You may be correct. Maybe not. The monkeys were still to pop their clogs when I was told. As I posted earlier, I won’t lose any sleep over his departure. I wish him well. HH.
Sandman 12.04
You state that James Forrest dad is a dyed in the wool Hun.
I can only presume you ‘ve led a sheltered life regarding that lot. How many Huns travel all over the country in a car with Celtic diehards, even to watch their own son.
A bluenose once . Hardly a Hun.
IMHO there is a difference. HH
TINYTIM on 22ND FEBRUARY 2016 6:53 PM
When are you getting this pool day sorted. I could organize a good team of Tim’s to challenge a CQN select. 11 in each team or something like that.
i cant get Radio Scotland MW,anyone listening to Jimmy Calderwood?
Does he mention anythin of his relationship with Toxic SDM? might stand corrected hear but did jimmy not let slip minty ‘had a word’ to enable him gettin a job a dunfermline.
HH
Coney bhoy
Meeting in Rose st so got a starter for ten, cheers
Coneynhoy. Ryries. I think
http://m.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2016/0222/769977-james-forrest-rejects-new-celtic-contract
The article states that “Deila revealed in December 2014 that Forrest had been “out for 550 days in the last four years” “.
I’ve lost track of how many days he’s been unavailable in the intervening 16 months.
Connaire – I have it on good authority that GH Is a Celtic fan…
.gearoid1998 on 22nd February 2016 6:53 pm
“Re flanning the flying porker/Billy Wright tribute goalie. The question is which of the two of them would you flan?”
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Easy, Flan them all.
Spitthedogcsc.
An Tearmann.
A fascinating post and an excellent example of the effect that nationalism and patriotism has on people. Brains get parked.
You claim that Scotland isn’t racist cos there are too m any good people in Scotland? Err there were and are plenty of good people in South Africa but it was still institutionally racist. Likewise there are loads of good people in the US but it still has a racism problem.
Your sepia tinted view of Scotland is born from your nationalist zeal. It’s a common affliction (plenty of people espouse the same unthinking approach to supporting Celtic).
You deny Scotland is an institutionally racist country despite all of the evidence to the contrary. My god these days you can’t even enter the “dangerous territory ” of the truth in Scotland.
Hilariously you then suggest I only say this to somehow back up the Labour Party (who are equally culpable for not tackling the racism) and trot out a whole lot of hoary old excuses about how terrible labour are/where at being socialist. Hilarious because of course your love of nationalism means you must love the SNP and claim they have fab socialist tendancies. Well I find it odd that the SNP now claim income tax is regressive whilst freezing council tax is progressive. We all know the exact opposite is the truth. But man you love Scotland so you need to ignore it.
You then claim the electorate is stupid. Well to be fair you are not on your own given that the SNP have effectively ignored the democratic voice of the majority in Scotland and now a second referendum is a certainty. Why? Errrr cos the uk might vote to leav the eu but the SNP want to stay in the eu cos it will be good for jobs etc etc. But leaving the uk will be okay for jobs etc etc. Hypocracy and cognitive dissonance knows no bounds in the SNP.
But hey I do agree that the Scottish electorate does have a rather worrying herd mentality. That sort of self affirming group think has led to all sorts of problems through history.
We get what we deserve in the end.
You are simply playing out a timeless desire for an imagined community that hates it’s Irish Catholic minority.
Sevcotelevisionnews@6
Paul Hartley “would not be drawn” on what Gary Harkins said, but would “have a word with him”.
Implication being that Gary was no saviour, just a very naughty boy.
Re-education required so that he understands that he’s playing football in a country where, according to the Football ‘authorities’ and the SMSM, large-scale, long term cheating is ‘imperfect administration’, incorporation means ‘separation’ and liquidation means ‘survival’.
Farcical.
AT-Calderwood said last year,Minty told his banker friend at Dunfermline to hire him,with a view to replacing Advocaat at Poundland
BT
The Guilford Arms is a decent spot near enough to Waverly also.
Plenty of decent pubs in Edinburgh though
yawns………………still no introspection,nothin,a big free market came and pockled us and it wisnae oor fault.
never voted SNP in me puff.(so i can smile at your slurs and repetition of error)(the bigpedyawneffect)
have a look at your own party,i do.
Jamesie- time is up dont ye think,pity imo
:-)
HH
An Tearmann it’s another classic sign of patriotism and nationalism not to actually enter into debate but to fling strange innuendo around as if the ups are policy. I have never been a member of any political party.
But I know institutional racism when I see it.
You just see kilts and porridge.
BB cheers for that, it rang a bell when i heard the addi at lunchtime.
:-)
HH
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Sevconian favourite, Ian Black, starting for the Shrews. Cert for yellow card. Wonder who he has bet ? I have Man U with quite a strong lineup -1, 4/5
HH
ThomTheThim
Nothing that dramatic!
Just about JF turning down his contract offer.
love ye Neg,
may i point out i see no similarities between me and what you type.
lawellgetoutCsc :-)
gorrago
HH
tinytim, I’m looking for a spare for Delaneys Dunky
Right back at you an Tearmann
Re James Forest
Wouldn’t want a Guedetti situation arising. If he doesn’t sign, he doesn’t play. Accept first decent offer.
HH
Eddie
You want me to text tiny Tim?
lennon’s passion…
The quick entry into the Vatican is the way to do it, I’ll not bore you with segways:)
I’d recommend doing the tour of Rome on it though, as I heard you are in your seventies, so it would make things a lot easier for you. :)
I’m feeling positive again- gotta be the most fickle blogger on cqn – thing which bothers me is steel- some one to rough it up in defence- physical presence – you need both
Daily retard NEWS FLASH !!!!! states Gary Harkins Dundee fc has come out and said they are not the same club….the rag must think all football fans are in some kinda time warp…..we knew they were a new club 4 years ago……no wonder your rag has diminished sales……..news !!!!!! you cannae whack a 4 year story.
No idea what Jamesie has been offered but if anything like current terms I can’t believe he’s not re-signed. . Personal issues – supported by Club. Injury issues ( very many) ditto.
James, have a wee word with Liam Miller before heading off to what you think matey be greener pastures.
However, if decision final I would never play you in 1st team again. Good luck, son, but think it through and reconsider choice of agent.
You know it’s the right move to let forrest leave when the whole ssb team are shouting it’s a bad move
An Tearmann, a friend of mine used to work in the press.
What he told me was Dodgy Dave the first had wanted Tango of Tango and Sash infamy, to be Advocaat’s assistant and as Bada Bing said , Calderwood would inherit the throne eventually.
Advocaat wanted his own man in, and got his way.
Dodgy Dave the first’s cosy relationship with his alleged financier and Pars fan, Masterton , got Tango the gig at East End Park as Murray had promised Tango a job.
Tango did admit on Off the ball or Sportsound that Murray had arranged the Pars job for him. Not one question was asked of why another club’s, not company, chairman got him a job with another premier league club.
May u free kick as successful as Cheltenham at the weekend
Gerryfaethebrig –
if you’re about can you email us your correct new address as my messages to you have just bounced back
cqnpredictor@gmail.com
Morton game Sunday 12 o’clock kick off according to Twitter
SIPSINI on 22ND FEBRUARY 2016 7:56 PM
Thanks for information. Forget sometimes how much I’m liked on here :-))
Forrest must be pissed off,not getting a game in front of GMS,HE HAS BEEN FIT FOR A WHILE, GMS is a low level spl player,was at a league cup game at Easter road ,and we were 1 down at half time,Forrest switched to the number 10 slot and ran amok,think he scored 2 set up stokes for 2,and we won 4-1,was never really tried in that position again,we should be trying very hard to keep him offers things nobody else at celtic does,the manager at the moment has very weir selection ideas,if you play crap every game you are guaranteed a place,Johanssen GMS,are 2 examples this season,meanwhile Commons is a afterthought,and we suffer big time,as no one else sets up as many chances or scores regularily from midfield,if fit our team should be
Gordon
Lustig
sviatchenko
boyata
tierny/izzy so not to burn out tierney
biton
rogic
brown
roberts
commons
griffiths
wish we had 2 proper strikers ,but if we did the twat would still play 1 up front
G1998-Forrest has unwittingly created a market now,we might get more than we think,hopefully HH
As if Loozy Van Gaal didnae have enough problems, he’s now carrying the weight of Bigshuggy’s money on his back!