I doubt there has ever been a series of home games in our history as concentrated as what lies ahead for Celtic. We have three in the next eight days, kicking off a series of nine at home in the next 12 league fixtures.
I know what you’re thinking, the fact that we’ve played nine away and only five at home explains our poor start to the league campaign, but all that should now correct itself….. Form this season is comparable only to season 2003-04, when after drawing a blank in the opening game away to Dunfermline, Celtic won 25 consecutive league games.
That run came to an end when Henrik Larsson was rested for the start of the visit of Motherwell. We had just beaten Barcelona and were on our way to a 0-0 draw in the return game. At the time the draw didn’t matter much but it left Celtic four games short of the world record, achieved by Eusabio’s Benfica. Since then Dinamo Zagreb eclipsed the Celtic record but fell one short of Benfica’s.
World records are not easy to break, Celtic would need to win every game between now and the split in April simply to match Benfica’s 29 game winning run (would be an appropriate reward for those who’d travelled to Dingwall for the game).
If we win all 12 of the coming fixtures dominated by home games, Celtic will be third and fourth in the world record consecutive league game winning list. Impossible. Right?
Let’s worry about Hamilton Accies tomorrow and see what the players can achieve thereafter.
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THOG,
I checked out my Kodi schedule…..and I can’t find any Celtic geme…..tomorrow…..is it today?
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H.H.
Celtic v Hamilton
mmmmm, 3 points
6-0 will settle for 1-0
FTSFA
H.H.
annoyed, that I don’t know Celtic’s schedual…..complacency thinking another 3 points…..
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H.H.
Wonder where they got the hold of this idea. .
http://www.scotsman.com/news/odd/celtic-fans-to-wear-builders-hats-for-hogmanay-old-firm-clash-1-4315963
Who is afraid of that , Kenny ?
Apart from yourselves .
L.G.
http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/rangers/rangers-kenny-miller-says-celtic-are-not-unbeatable-1-4315977
ffs two scotmans links…..whats wrong wae yous ;-))
FTSFA
H.H
MACJAY 159
I suggested it about 2pm yesterday. It would be hilarious if we turned up wi them on only to be told we couldn’t wear them for Health and Safety reasons!
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 13TH DECEMBER 2016 3:54 AM
Hee Hee
Good one.
To the tune of London Bridge…………
“Ibrox Park is falling down.”
:-)
Surely in this day and age….we can put awe the wee bits that we’ve seen over the years fae the Lisbon final in 1967….intae a big bit like, the entire 90 mins of color and, build up , aftermath, Big Cup being paraded at Cellic Park in front of the magical Jungle, being paraded roon the park wi the Hibs bawn,….surely a color version of all of that can be produced….surely ?
And, why was the replica of the Lisbon Lions strip not the one the 1st team are wearing this season ?
Who makes these decisions ?
Why are there no any Cellic supporters employed in positions of influence at Cellic Park….apart from Brendan ?
Why….?
What a sea of opportunities squandered by the dilly-dalliers who run Cellic corporate sleekit soul-selling PLC.
David Murray wisnea slow in banning the Cellic supporters oot of ibrokes…just as Luigi was looking like a threat with all his trickey mickey wideo games like, parking the bus at ibrokes and making the Cardigan kick awe the toys oot the pram coz he didnae like it up im…guid.
Murray banned the Cellic supporters for a game at ibrokes coz, the fort knox like security at ibrokes didny capture thousands of Cellic fans breaking seats….aye.
If Cellic had a leader aff the pitch….they should publicly refuse to take tickets for the hogmany game as the Cellic fans safety cannot be guaranteed…imho.
Take the focus away from the hard hats for the time being and,….counsel yerselve’s with this thought….
…”What if a tragedy happens among the Cellic supporters(heaven forbid)…at ibrokes stadium….who’s fault will it be ?….Rangers FC for not having they’re stadium up to safety standards ?….The SPFL for giving the huns an invalid safety licence ?…Cellic FC for not protecting Cellic supporters from this risk ?…”
Counsel yerselve’s further with this thought….
The folk who sold out the Cellic supporters after the shame game, are still in control of the club…who’s fault is it that these same soul-sellers have the oppotunity to…sell you out again ?
P.S. If one Cellic supporter is injured at ibrokes on hogmany….yeez would be as well shutting doon Cellic Park and throwing the keys away…imho.
….oot-darkened-room-priest-oot-the-omen-etc….
Hello , Kevin.
Ibrox stadium is ( apparently ) in a dangerous condition.
Celtic supporters may well attend.
Sheet the blame home to the blatant perpetrators of this heinous state of affairs …….
Amongst other canards………..
” Cellic FC for not protecting Cellic supporters from this risk ?…”
aka The Celtic Board.
Yawn…………
With your logic , pal , you should seek an appointment at Hampden.
You would fit in seamlessly.
Hail Hail , Kevin.
Morning Timland. My latest view from Oz looks no further than the Hamilton game. I also look at the amount of possession we have and compare with the amount of fouls, I was going to say committed by us, but prefer to say given against us. The results are quite eye opening. Enjoy and Mon the Hoops for tomorrow morning !!!
https://stayinguplateblog.wordpress.com/2016/12/13/here-we-go-again-how-dare-i-forget/
On another note JimmynotPaul is usually on CQN and I might have missed comments. Is all well??
SUL
Good morning friends and welcome to Matchday from a dry, calm, broken clouded and cold but not ffffreezing East Kilbride. Another evening of fine entertainment awaits.
Good morning CQN from a dull and damp East Devon. Let’s give The Accies a pumping tonight.YNWA
Word of The Day (I wouldn’t say this was inspired by Davidopolous!)
Apophasis /əˈpɒfəsɪs/
noun
1. Rhetoric. denial of one’s intention to speak of a subject that is at the same time named or insinuated, as “I shall not mention Caesar’s avarice, nor his cunning, nor his morality.”.
2. Theology. knowledge, understanding, or description of God through negative statements about qualities and characteristics that God does not possess, as “God is not confined by space or time.”.
Word Origin
C17: via Latin from Greek: denial, from apo- + phanai to say
KTF
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Blog-killer!
I wonder if the DD earth of posts in the last couple of days has anything to do with the return of the pop-ups?
FWIW,PlusNet can gtf if they think I’ll be considering them anytime in the future.
Same wi pop-ups everywhere.
DD earth =dearth.
Spellcheck can gtf anaw.
I think the dearth of posts submitted to CQN these past few days might in part be down to the decades long ‘songs’ debate finally being declared a moot draw. After over a decade of the swings and round-a-bouts the debate has ground to inane. Also the obsession with all things hun too, for many, is becoming a bore.
Asbestos, no money to keep the lights on, water siphoning, rust on the roof, it is all so boring after the two thousandth time of telling. If I wanted to read so much about the huns I would log on to one of their sites.
I said last season it would be interesting how Celtic would treat the emergence into the premier league of Scotland’s wee-est club and lo and behold they accord them due credence by charging top dollar to see the new pioneers play. Speaks volumes.
Did you know Hibs are opening their stadium over the festive period to give the homeless of Edinburgh a hot Christmas meal and a present? All foods donated and all catering by the club and volunteers… very kind and laudable of Hibs. Do you know if Celtic are going to follow the Hibs model again and reciprocate in kind for the homeless and destitute who populate the cold streets of Glasgow?
If Dermot Desmond was half the man Tommy Burns was, he’d make a great dinner man serving the homeless a hot festive meal in the Kerrydale Suite, (after all the Kerrydale Suite is a product of supporters investment and not ‘really a play den for the PLC) any time over the holy season. Brother Walfrid and all the Celtic Supporters and fans would be so proud of him if he could but only find the time, of course money is not an issue, not when values and morals and compassion and humanity, as opposed greed, apathy, and hubris, vie to fuel your heart.
Apathy-shooting-fish-in-a-barrel-apathy-plastic-provos-fae-the-back-of-the-bus-wi-the-out-of-context-song-book-that-belangs-in-the-bygone-days-of-the-Jungle-that-supported-the-real-rebels-and-housed-awe-the-real-shit-fae-naebdy-fenians-who-were-accredited-with-being-the-best-fans-in-the-world-coz-we-wur-are-always-will-be-??????-apathy-begins-in-the-plc-soul-selling-back-stabbing-OBAF-ACT-Rubber-Stamping-sleekit-apathy-fergus-thatcher-who-chased-awe-the-rebels-then-tried-tae-sell-Johnny-Collins-board-room-that-sacked-Wim-coz-Wim-widny-be-a-puppet-apathy-apathy-Brendan-watch-yer-back-the-tunnels-are-already-being-dug-underneath-ye-don’t-say-yeez-wurny-telt-nurse-!!!!!
…back-oot-darkened-room-priest-oot-the-omen-etc…
Is it OK at this time of the year to say JESUS, MARY and JOSEPH???? :-))
Kev:
‘member spearmint, macaroon bars
Anyhow, we left the stadium around 6.15 to head for the Atlantic and some cocktails. Getting a cab is impossible, so we decided to treat Lady Mensch to the joys of the UNDERGROUND. On our walk to Ibrox station, we passed The Loudon Tavern which was blasting out songs. What’s THAT, asked Lady Mensch? Well, dear reader, it wasn’t Barry Manilow, John Denver or Val Doonican. And when she asked about the huge sign announcing ‘WE ARE THE PEOPLE’, well, for once I was lost for words.
from JOHN JAMES site today. MMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmm.
guess he did not get his HIGHER in TAXI TEST.
Glasgow4me website,has some really good framed Celtic prints on offer today….
I think everyone is away to look at the prints…..
Some guy with the handle “Alfred Singh-Batty” posted the following on the JOHNJAMES blog:
“A rather well known horse trainer in conjunction with a ‘face’ from the footballing world is gathering ground in a runaway bid to become the new owner of The Rangers FC. It is set to happen and will commence around April 2017. The ‘face’ happens to be a certain Dermot Desmond. You heard it here first old boy.”
It’s nothing if not entertaining! :-)
CALTONTONGUES on 13TH DECEMBER 2016 8:51 AM
Is it OK at this time of the year to say JESUS, MARY and JOSEPH???? :-))
My very amusing ex wife used to come away with”Jesus,Mary,and St Barnabas”.Never had heard it before ,or since.Made me laugh though.
Matt Busby, Ally McCoist, Alex Neil and Lee McCulloch are just a few of the famous (and not so famous) footballers who have emerged from the small Scottish town of Bellshill. Sitting just 16km from the centre of Glasgow, Bellshill has produced more than its fair share of top level footballers given its modest population of just over 20,000. The town also gave us a football manager who went to Italy for one season and came home with a rather unfortunate record in the Turin derby.
William “Billy” Chalmers was born in July 1907 and had a successful if rather understated playing career both north and south of the border. In his 21 years as a player, Chalmers represented no fewer than seven different clubs. Three of them – Newcastle United, Grimsby Town and Notts County – played in black and white stripe jerseys. Indeed Notts County’s colours even inspired Chalmers’ future club, Juventus, to take on their now famous strip.
Milan v Internazionale: the game that made Mark Hateley a Rossoneri hero
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As Chalmers’ playing career wound down, he gradually segued into management, although he did maintain a playing role when in his first job, at Aldershot Town. After spending the formative years of the second world war managing in Hampshire, he moved on for a short spell in Wales with Ebbw Vale. It was only then, after these initial forays into management, that Juventus came calling, in what remains one of the most surprising appointments ever made by the Turin giants.
How did Chalmers end up on their radar? Well, an article from the Motherwell Times gives us a clue. With the 1948-49 season approaching, the club were in need of a head coach after Renato Cesarini had stepped down from the role. The story goes that the Juventus president at the time, Gianni Agnelli, was set on bringing in a British manager after he had watched the Azzurri lose 4-0 to England in Turin earlier that year.
Of all the potential candidates, Juventus plumped for Chalmers, a decision that remains a mystery. Again, the Motherwell Times provides a small hint as to why he may have been given the job. Apparently, Billy had once scored for Newcastle against Ambrosiana Inter in Milan back in 1929. This seems to be his only connection with Italy throughout his playing career. Admittedly, it seems highly unlikely that such a match would have caught the interest of Agnelli and, even if it had, it seems a little far-fetched to suggest that this goal would have inspired the Juve president to appoint Chalmers as a head coach.
Nevertheless, for whatever reason, Chalmers was given the job. Unfortunately for the Scotsman, however, it was to last just a single season. Juventus finished fourth, while neighbours Torino – who were devastated by the Superga tragedy later that season – claimed their fifth consecutive title. Chalmers’ time with the club is not remembered with great fondness, as his eccentric training methods did little to endear himself to the players.
Chalmers’ season in Turin left him with a rather unfortunate record, which still stands to this day. On 28 October 1948, Juventus hosted Il Grande Torino in the first of the two derbies that season. Franco Ossola gave Torino the lead on 25 minutes, before an own goal by Aldo Ballarin drew the Old Lady level just before the break. As the match reached its conclusion, Torino magisterial captain, Valentino Mazzola, scored the decisive second and gave the visitors the victory.
Juventus had their chance for revenge four months later at Torino’s iconic Filadelfia stadium. Sadly for Chalmers, the match once again went against him. With only 17 minutes on the clock, Torino took the lead through Guglielmo Gabetto. Juve pegged their rivals back early in the second half but two goals from Ezio Loik gave Torino another victory.
Any Juventus coach can lose a derby – and many did during the era of Il Grande Torino – but Chalmers holds the unenviable record of being the only Bianconeri manager in history to have taken charge of two or more derbies and lost all of them. Thus, the man from Bellshill has gone down in Derby della Mole history. Unfortunately for Chalmers and Juventus, it is for the wrong reasons. As fate would have it, Juventus won the league the next season.
https://youtu.be/kpm0Mjf0xsQ
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How a Scottish manager working in Wales ended up in charge of Juventus
Billy Chalmers made the unlikely move from Ebbw Vale to Juventus in 1948. He didn’t stay for long but his record in the Turin derby secured his place in history
By Kevin Nolan for The Gentleman Ultra, of the Guardian Sport Network
the treble?
no one’s talking about the treble
who mentioned the treble?
what’s a treble?
VFR800 is now a Monster 821 on 13th December 2016 7:15 am
Word of The Day (I wouldn’t say this was inspired by Davidopolous!)
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You calling me uninspiring?????
new article posted.
What gives anyone any confidence in the competence of PL to deal with the Oldco/Newco/SFA issues?
(Think of the RD shambles/European failures/transfers/Sevco winning at Hampden/disclosure of personal data to Police etc etc)
That’s before I even get to the PLC’s motivations.
VFR & Hot Smoked should be commended in my view. Their Q&A’s might have revealed to many on here the arrogance and probable incompetence of those with their fingers in the till at Celtic Park.
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For KevJ,
The story of Seán na Sagart
http://ronangearoid.blogspot.ie/2011/08/sean-na-sagart-priest-catcher.html
Duty calls.