I don’t subscribe to the ‘Would rather face them with Messi’ world view. I’ve seen Lionel Messi a couple of times, it’s a bit like standing atop the Eiffel Tower, a breath-taking experience, but I don’t need to visit Paris every month to reinforce the view. Tomorrow will be an almighty challenge against one of the sport’s all-time great teams. Having pushed Barcelona to their absolute limits twice last season, we have no right to expect a second consecutive New Firm victory, but this is a home game at Celtic Park, we hope for a win.
The omission of Joe Ledley is a worry. Celtic need mobility and positional awareness in all positions tomorrow, Joe brings both elements to the party, how Neil Lennon compensates for his enforced absence in central midfield will be a key decision.
I also don’t subscribe to the view that, unlike a year ago, Barca will know what to expect this time. Celtic’s 2-1 victory last season came after they took Barca to added time at the Camp Nou before Barca got their winner. Barcelona knew exactly what to expect, they just didn’t know what to do about it. I see no reason why they will be any better tutored this time. Unless they’ve figured out a way of making wee guys jump higher than big guys.
We are fast, we’re tall, we defend when necessary and we run all game. Unless Barca decide to play for a point and defend deep, which they won’t, they will play exactly as they did last season.
On seeing an X Factor item on the news I complained, “That’s not news”, but I was challenged, “If that’s not news, what makes football news?” Sporting and entertainment events are news if those who produce the news determine it to be so, which places considerable authority on news editors.
Charlotte Fakes revelations have shown us how news professionals, keen to distract attention from a disaster zone of a club, tried to create negative ‘news’ stories concerning Celtic.
Three years ago the Green Brigade displayed a banner at Celtic Park which went largely uncommented upon for several days. Four days after the event, the banner became a nationwide news story, TV news reported it and it made a Radio 5 Live morning discussion programme.
The delay in the item becoming ‘news’ was the most important part of the story. It wasn’t news until the news editors had been convinced otherwise. The damage to Celtic’s reputation was considerable.
Today news editors who ran that story three years ago have an interesting dilemma. Do they run a story about an alarming message being displayed at a football ground, or without being lobbied, is that not a story?
Celtic don’t spend money trying to get negative stories about other clubs in the newspapers, but this is surely not exclusively the way the ‘news’ industry works.
We shouldn’t have to wait on a whistle-blower to shine a light on what happened three years ago, journalists know when they have been lobbied, and that’s the real story, which is not dependent on unfathomable leaks.
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ernie lynch
21:24 on
30 September, 2013
Billy Bhoy 05
20:59 on 30 September, 2013
If it’s the Union that causes sectarianism how come it only manifests itself in Scotland?
From what I can see sectarianism is a Scottish issue, nothing to do with England, the English or the Union.
Not true. no dogs, no blacks, no Irish. appeared on many b&b’s up and down this sceptered isle. Can a catholic become head of the state (king or queen), Nope. Having said that you are probably correct in saying it is not as rife in wales or England as the west of Scotland. However race is a far greater problem there than here, in some ways this explains the popularity of ukip amongst middle Englanders.
67heaven.
It was just harmless fun!
Och well,role on Poppy daywhen they bas*****e my forefathers.
Delaneys Dunky
Many are already here after their internal spats.
Salmond’s blood of our blood keech would have been music to their ears.
petition finally signed big nan
If the politics of the DOBs is so perverse and incoherent how come they have had the run of the place for the last 300 years?
Trophybhoy,
I dont think race is any more a problem down south than it is here, the ukip stuff is about getting out of europe.
theweegreenman
That’ll be because the place is perverse.
setting free the bears supports celtic’s best fighter- wee oscar knox
Hi ,
l thought you did a good job of correcting the impression, that Chairbhoy had taken. It was just when you wrote (see below) l thought l would let you know the rough date. Take care!
I do not know when the blog started as I was not here at the very beginning but, when I did join, the view expressed above was a commonplace one
Jackie mac,
When was the last time you heard a sectarian song being belted out at Celtic Park ?
theweegreenman
Cos they’re Ra Peepul…
Time for a Bud, Bud…
RRC style
BCW
I would defend Salmond on that, as I thought he meant the Celtic K, association. It’s how they identify that statement, thats the worry.
Big-cup-winner
I am having a laugh for it is only a dream. Nevertheless the point of independence remains valid. The
Orange Order/Unionists and a large proportion of the huns want to stay as part of the UK- You would think that would be enough to cause you to want separation from the right wing proddie unionists who presently rule us. Also within a short period Scotland will be a republic, it’s just not politically expedient for the Yes Campaign to state that and it is another major reason to vote for change. The other reason is I want my children to work here in the west of Scotland and not have to travel like I have had to do to find work. There are quite literally hundreds and maybe thousands of folk working on North Sea Projects but based in London. Eg. BP’s Clare Ridge Project. Also in all my time in London I have yet to see an Oil Rig. I want all Scots to have the dignity of a decent job and earning a living wage. Under the numerous Unionist Governments we have had: this has never ever been achieved. Not a lot to ask for
In the 21st century.
Snake
you are good because of
considered posts
not afraid to calmly put your point across
where you are geographically
cellic fan
celtic family
clever
it’s a no brainer – I need you to post ‘cos I am nowhere hear all of those.
persistentashellcsc
theweegreenman
21:38 on 30 September, 2013
‘If the politics of the DOBs is so perverse and incoherent how come they have had the run of the place for the last 300 years?’
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Yeah they’re rich and powerful those stick twirlers.
Everyone a plutocrat dining on swan and caviar, rich as Croesus, every last one of them.
rrc:
21:10 on 30 September, 2013
I think a few guys have missed the point of zimmerman’s earlier post re; Jim Delahunt
I suspect he meant he JD wouldn’t be short of Celtic fans calling in, as in he wouldn’t need to go looking for Celtic fans to call in. and perhaps, that being so, JD would have to watch what he might say..
That’s what I think he meant
I just don’t see where he is being anti JD
Anyway, just sayin
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Sorry if anyone thought I was trying to have a go at Zimmerman. Not at all. He referred to JD as ‘Delahun’ which looked like a deliberate linking of JD to sympathies towards THEM. I was just trying to correct a misperception. No hassle intended whatsoever.
I’m fairly sure that Jim Delahunt and the other guy who presented tonight’s programme, Gerry MCCulloch are constrained in what they are allowed to say. I do feel, however, that both of them in recent months have slipped in comments and little pieces of information that took certain discussions into areas that the Huns, their supporters and directors would not have wanted to go. I can remember Gerry McCulloch one night after a Rangers man was complaining about the embarrassing and potentially dangerous public utterances of Charles Green, said “i’ll play you a snippet of an interview I did with Charles a couple of months ago.” It was the interview that Charles thanked the Huns fans for their backing and ended by saying “No Surrender”.
Thanks again Celticbhoy
It will let us prepare a 10th birthday card for Paul next year.
Now, my kids are grown up so I struggle to remember what a 10 year old wants for their birthday.
It’s too old for a cowboy uniform and too young for a heavy metal LP.
Any ideas?
holy ffs * near not hear: mind you I’m a bit pi*&ed – little Jackie got chosen for first choice keeper today in the area team – dreamin of celtic- imagine your son playing for celtic
fuppthewinkerscsc
TOSB
Nae worries, I never noticed the spelling of JD’s name as it happens
HH
Everton 3-2
newcastle score another , squeeky bum time for everton 3-2
Night all.
Hope the last post chokes them!!!
Billy Bhoy 05
“You would think that would be enough to cause you to want separation from the right wing proddie unionists who presently rule us.”
As presently means soon (as opposed to currently) you are undermining your point a wee bit :-)
” Also within a short period Scotland will be a republic, it’s just not politically expedient for the Yes Campaign to state that and it is another major reason to vote for change.”
A bit disingenuous. The reason it is not politically expedient is that there are a large number of monarchists here and there are many who will not vote Yes unless Queenie gets to rule over us still. There is no compelling evidence that Scotland is any more ready to vote for a Republic any time soon. One of the few avowed Republicans in the SNP, Roseanna Cunningham, is willing to sacrifice that view and keep stum to serve party discipline.
TOSB
On the comment you made about “sliipin in little bits of info” etc I definitely agree with you
I’m pretty sure JD knew exactly what he was doing :-)
never the great canamaler
Paul67 et al
Been trying all day to find out the criteria used in deciding just who made up the 400 servicemen, and women, who attended the bigot feast at the weekend, as in were they following orders, or in some way “volunteers”. Either way it is clear, to me at least, that virtually every one of them would have been at home in the crowd as they were on the pitch. As such they should not have been in uniform at all, officers included. The army only has one regiment in Scotland, and I cannot see how that regiment can ever again set foot in Ireland, in any capacity. And I hope that view is shared across the Irish Sea.
Trophybhoy
As canalamar says, the levels of racism are probably broadly comparable in Scotland and England. However, your post raises an interesting thought.
Imagine there was a football team in England who openly refused to sign black players for decades. Imagine their fans continued to sing racist songs and their players marched out behind St George’s cross and the UJ. Imagine that team had invited soldiers onto the pitch who joined in with the racism and held up scarves saying “keep England white”.
I can guarantee that it would be front page news and headlines on TV. Cameron would be wringing his hands, heads would roll and outrage would abound.
In Scotland it’s shrugs all round, and Timmy gets abuse simply for being concerned.
Independence worries me.
Just to let you know were I’m coming from… My family has a history with the army.
My dad served in the HLI on national service.
My granda’s both served in the eighth army.
Two of my great grandads who came from Donegal came home from ww1 to die with gas in their lungs.
That is why I get so angry with the s**t going on at ipox.
sipsini
21:35 on 30 September, 2013
They just can’t move out of the 17th Century ……. Just noticed an Irish Tricolour next to a Union Jack at the Everton match …..says it all, really ……. They are a shower of eejits, and one can only laugh at their neanderthol mentality…..
Night all….getting excited about tomorrow night……HH
HH
NOT LONG back from Beautiful Arranmore..
I m terrified by events on Saturday..at Govan.. The frenzy, collusion , lack of criticism from authority & media, does not bode well for an independent Scotland..
I never thought I would think this.. A military manipulated , stupidly.. And we re to believe they can run military campaigns?
God knows what could happen in the west of Scotland in yrs to come..
I only hope action is taken… Politicians , police take note..
As for the msm, shameful as usual..
Chris Mc Laughlin prattling on about the franchise board instead of criticising the debacle on the pitch..
Sevco believe they are beyond impunity & the law..
Current evidence does not disagree..
Shocking Scotland . Scotland’s shame..
HH
we re playing Barca, while the bus franchise get angrier and more disenchanted
If they didnt hate catholics or the irish……the poor immigrants pakistanis.indians. would have a life of hell……………………..from the cradle they are born to hate
billy bhoy 05,
WTF are you on, a fair proportion of this blog and our support is made up of “proddie unionists” take yer sectarianism back to where it belongs be off with you hun scum
heard ‘hun wiya whistle’ at the 6 2 against Jackie mac’s team
Do you think we (Tims) would be safe in an independent Scotland ?
canamalar prays Oscar can do it again
21:39 on
30 September, 2013
Trophybhoy,
I dont think race is any more a problem down south than it is here, the ukip stuff is about getting out of europe.
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No society is perfect there will always be a minority that is oppressed, of that i am saddened and sure of. There is racism here I would never say otherwise. UKIP may ostensibly be about getting out of Europe, but you don’t need to scratch the surface to hard to see where these same policies would lead too. I am fairly confident that we will never have parties like the BNP and UKIP on council let alone government seats in Scotland, certainly in my lifetime (never say never though). My hope for an independent Scotland would be that we for the 1st time in our history have a written constitution, which ensures things such as a republic, free healthcare and education. Just because Salmond and the SNP take us to the referendum there is no chance that should they win they will have everything they want. within years, should we vote yes I would fully expect another referendum on should we retain the monarchy.
BIG-CUP-WINNERS
21:56 on
30 September, 2013
Do you think we (Tims) would be safe in an independent Scotland ?
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In a word Yes, what do you think would happen to us?
setting free the bears supports celtic’s best fighter- wee oscar knox
Nowadays FIFA 14 is what a 10 year old wants for their birthday. We could just get him a Celtic ba’ he’d be happy with that.