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It’s so rare it almost feels un-Celtic to look ahead to an important game without a handful of injury concerns.  Callum McGregor missed the kick-off in our visit to Ibrox last month, a game we went into with the prospect of going five points adrift if we’d lost.  The win over Newco at Celtic Park in December was achieved without Cameron Carter-Vickers or Reo Hatate (who made the bench but had not played since October).

And who can forget our first trip to Ibrox this season, which saw then-unfancied Liam Scales get a jersey due to the absence of Carter-Vickers, Nat Phillips, Maik Nawrocki and Stephen Welsh.  We finished that game with a back four of Ralston, Lagerbielke, Scales and Bernabei – still won, in case you’d forgotten.

Brendan Rodgers had clearly whispered in the ear of those who stepped up in the days before these games, inspiring performances that would have surprised their dads.  By contrast, yesterday, the manager told Celtic TV that Saturday’s game “will probably be the best version of the team that I’ve had since I’ve been here”.  Adding, “I think after another good week of work and concentration on the training field, we’ll arrive on Saturday as good a place as we have been all season.”

That’s why you feel a little unease ahead of Saturday, you are in unfamiliar territory.  Football is seldom straightforward, the best two sides in the country will be on the field trying to win, so the risks are clear.

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  1. Prestonpans bhoys on

    BRRB

     

     

    Are you on the last beer yet 😉 I’m on a gin in rainy 🌧 Trossachs 🙄

  2. Drambowiecelt on

    Young Melvin ..catchin up….Great spin on the J.F. DITTY…..

     

    You got me inspired…..Done a wee tribute for Jamesy bhoy tonite…..

     

    My singing days are long gone…..Anyhoo my grandson loaded it on you tube…

     

    Jamsey….I haven’t a clue ..even after all these years ..how to UPLOAD??

     

    Mabye young clunks can find it…. He’s shared his songs before…

     

    Anyhoo keep em coming Melv …

  3. G Fearon on

    Exclusive: Celtic eye Motherwell goalkeeper Liam Kelly – MailOnline

     

     

    Jesus weeps.

  4. clunks on

    DRAMBOWIECELT

     

     

    Just cut and paste the link??

     

     

    I aint been young for years lol

  5. !!Bada Bing!! on

    GF- he’s not good enough for Motherwell, and about 5 foot 10,unless it’s a No 3 replacement for Bain,we need 2 to replace Joe and Seigrist

  7. Drambowiecelt on

    cut and paste??? lol

     

    my granddaughter had to show me the app for tesco…

     

    She’s 9

  8. Drambowiecelt on

    @ Bada….not sure about G.F …

     

    Had a couple of wee snidey comments…about big j….

     

    Just sayin….

  10. Melvin Udall on

    DRAMBOWIECELT on 8TH MAY 2024 10:56 PM

     

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    Nice one! Thank you. 😃👍

     

     

    Post the YouTube link when you have it.

     

     

    Once you have the video playing on YouTube, click ‘Share’ copy the link then paste it onto here and job done. Am sure your granddaughter or someone can help.

  12. Turkeybhoy on

    Yep,the “Mail Online”, that’s the place to go for the true Celtic news.

     

    Jesus wept right enough.

  14. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    https://celtsarehere.com/celtic-bizarrely-warned-over-new-trademark/

     

     

    Have to admit I think Jens has got a point here.

     

     

    That Arsenal team of 2003/04 were invincible.

     

     

    Anyone who makes the point that these invincibles lost to Man Utd in the FA Cup and to Middlesbrough …. er home AND away …. in the league cup?

     

     

    Just churlish.

     

     

    They were invincibles.

     

     

    Go get ’em Jens.

  16. Turkeybhoy on

    BTB,

     

     

    One rag even trying to put the Huns in there.No Cups won.

     

    No shame.

  18. Drambowiecelt on

    Melv ..none of the shares are CQN…..

     

    If you type jamsey on you tube and scroll down ….Mabye you can load it??

  19. 418 on

    Don’t say you weren’t told…..👀️

     

    https://expose-news.com/2024/04/28/division-distraction-problem-reaction-solution-2/

     

     

    This is the worst news EVER in the history Western World.

     

     

    Who said “We will destroy them with our Deception!”

     

     

    Who do you think?

     

     

    If you haven’t caught on….yet…..well maybe you should lock yourself in your home and never leave ever again!

     

     

    PS – If you listen to these findings after reading the report you will realise that this report is more important than any and every football club put together. 👀️

     

     

    ….oot.

  20. G Fearon on

    !!Bada Bing!! on 8th May 2024 11:13 pm

     

     

    Threw more than a few into the net this season already.

  21. G Fearon on

    Turkeybhoy on 8th May 2024 11:24 pm

     

     

    You should send me a list of what publication you will allow those who post on here to read.

     

     

    So should re-read your posts before hitting the ‘Post Comment’ button.

     

     

    If you did we’d be hearing a lot less from you.

  25. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    Indeed Turkeybhoy.

     

     

    Where does it end.

     

     

    Peterborough can’t call themselves the Posh.

     

     

    Some mediocre outfit might trademark Simply The Best.

  26. Greenpinata on

    HRVATSKI JIM on 8TH MAY 2024 7:24 PM

     

     

    Darwin did not instigate the political debate. But as I previously mentioned I knew he would get the blame.

     

     

    One of the best aspects of CQN was and is its diversity. In 2014 the blog was vibrant as we debated the most important political decision Scotland was facing for many years. The outcome would affect our club dramatically.

     

     

    CQN could not put its head in the sand. We didn’t and there were many good passionate posts on both sides. My old sparring partner Billy Bhoy 05 was a poster I really admired.

     

     

    Since 2014 there are many Celtic forums in competition with CQN. Some of them are excellent and informative and are a match for any blog. They also stream many games.

     

    We also have various WhatsApp groups in direct competition.

     

     

    CQN does not have an advantage or an edge in purely Celtic matters or indeed for football matters.

     

     

    We also have a blog which to be blunt is not user friendly.

     

    However we can still excell in diversity and in personal tributes. Nobody expresses empathy better than CQN and many of us has learned so much from this blog. From geography, pub advisor, history, moon landings. conspiracy theories etc etc.

     

     

    Diversity is not just advantageous for this blog, we need it.

     

     

    Cheers and HH.

  31. Tom McLaughlin on

    Re the Bayern disallowed goal. VAR could not intervene because the flag went up and the ref blew for offside BEFORE the goal was scored.

     

     

    Yes, the linesman could have let it go until out of play — goal or otherwise — and then flagged, but once the referee blew for offside, some Real players stopped and the goalkeeper made no effort to save the shot.

     

     

    Talk of ‘the fix was in’ is childish in the extreme and just typifies this place.

  32. Drambowiecelt on

    @Melv..when you see this…Grandson says

     

    Type …jamesy…..on you tube…

     

    and he says ..loves your song..

     

    Hail hail ..mate.

  36. mncelt on

    Tom – Why do you think the linesman put his flag up? It’s not what he is supposed to do in this situation.

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