Celtic faced a familiar problem yesterday. Hearts packed the midfield, which sat close to their defensive line, making it difficult for Celtic to get through, over or wide. Their best chance in the first half actually came from a Hearts corner kick, one of the few occasions the visitors ventured forward.
Sure, we need to beat Rangers, but dealing with the challenge of teams sitting tight and packing midfield will be key to winning the SPL, and that starts at Perth on Sunday. St Johnstone will not be in confident mood after their 0-3 pasting at home yesterday, so you can expect them to sit three central midfielders in front of the defence.
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If you go down to the court today
You’re sure of a big surprise.
If you go down to the court today
You’d better go in disguise.
For every bear that ever there was
Will gather there for certain, because
Today’s the day the teddy bears see their dipstick
Lactic time for teddy bears,
The little teddy bears are having a lovely time today.
Watch them, catch them unawares,
And see them bootlick on their holiday.
See them gaily dance about.
They love to play and shout.
And never have any cares.
At six o’clock their mommies and daddies
Will take them home to bed
Because they’re tired little teddy bears.
If you go down to the court today,
You’d better not go alone.
It’s lovely down to the court today,
But safer to stay at home.
For every bear that ever there was
Will gather there for certain, because
Today’s the day the teddy bears hear their dipstick
CHORUS
Every teddy bear, that’s been good
Is sure of a treat today
There’s lots of wonderful things to excrete
And wonderful games to play
Beneath the trees, where nobody sees
They’ll hide and seek as long as they please
Today’s the day the teddy bears realise it´s tragic
Serge says:
12 December, 2011 at 10:37
Many thanks Serge. V good of you.
Seriously, after the shenanigans during the match on Saturday, there are some who want to slag off our captain following a pretty meaningless issue. I’m glad we have a captain willing to take the fight to the opposition and if standing up to and shouting at Ian Black is worthy of annoyance from some, then I despair.
Standing up for Scott Brown \o/
Mort
Corrib04
No worries mate, had a look this morn so knew it wasn’t far away. HH
Mort
Agreed !!! If it was Lenny doing it as Captain after the game had been finished he´d be getting a gobble by thos complaining about it. Says more about them than Broonie and every time.
HAil HAil
Mort
Good Man well said, HH.
This guy does not look happy about Big Fraser’s penalty save!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS6hmaKmSmM
:D
Hail hail
greenjedi: 12 December, 2011 at 10:35
“Stupid does as Stupid does and to think he is the Captain of Celtic Football Club!”
What in your opinion is the difference between Hamill’s argument with Scott Brown and the Sleekit Apprentice Boy’s argument with Neil Lennon?
Now that his work at the Large Hadron Collider looks to be coming to a successful conclusion, with data indicating that the Higgs Bosun exists at the 125GeV range, can Rangers look forward to the return of John Fleck to footballing duties?
Ernie, Scott brown on Saturday done the exact same as Scott brown did against the sewer rat.
When final whistle went Brown threw his arms in the air in front of the south stand to celebrate. He then walked towards hamill and shook his hand and said something. Hamill reacted and brown again raised arms in front of south stand to celebrate and Samaras took him away as hamill looked like he was coming for brown.
A nothing incident apart from those Scott brown haters who want to have a go at Brown for anything at all.
SffS
I like to see a bit of afters to be honest. For me it shows a bit of fight in the side and a bit of gallusness. You need those things and it is something that has been lacking.
After the final 10minutes of that game and the ref’s antics, the Hearts players antics, it is no wonder the bhoys were delighted with the 3 points. It will be one of the hardest 3 points of the season.
I find it mind boggling folk are finding negatives there and are actually criticising the Captain for that.
ibleedgreenandwhite1
Looks like someone needs a rather large handkerchief
I don’t think Celtic would have won the game the other day if Scott Brown had not came on a half-time.
He brought a bit of drive and urgency to the midfield, not that I think centre-mid is his position, and it was no surprise that this spread throughout the team, most notably to James Forrest, who came on to a game in the 2nd half after an indifferent 1st half.
Hail Hail
ballabhoy
Awe Naw @ 10 37 —-
Aaargh ———–
Remember being dragged to see some peoples idea of a cult hero / cult blues guitarist -Jackie Lynton at a boozer / music venue on the Harrow Road.
Highlight for many who were there was , what felt to me , a seemingly interminable version of — The Teddy Bears Picnic —- the only thing missing was an 18 minute drum solo..
Well as usual there will be differing opinions of the Celtic captain’s style, – thats because shy demure Paul McStay, he ain’t.
Scott Brown’s introduction at half time, was more than a wee bit deliberate and the first thing he did was a neat Brown on Black,
not a bad foul, but a reminder that Celtic can kick back, especially when Ian Black was allowed to foul, continually in the first 45
minutes by Calum Murray.
Neil Lennon’s not daft.
ibleedgreenandwhite1 @ 10:46 –
It’s like Fraser Forster just relieved himself on Tanner’s chips. (thumbsup)
I agree with about 15% of what I post
BSR – exactly. Brown came on and did what the Captain should do. Put a marker down right away on that wee nyaff Black.
RogueLeader – Gallusness. The mot juste.
I know Scott Brown is a Fifer, but he is more gallus than most Glasgwegians I know. \o/
If his middle name isn’t “Roon Ye!”, it should be. (thumbsup)
Top of the morning to you all from a bright but cold Fife.
Am doing some research on Hugh O’Neill and old Celtic player I knew and came across this from a newspaper clipping of an Old Firm game he had played in.
From page 28 of the Sunday Mail, April 7, 1940
By Rex, who is reporting on this Old-Firm derby of the previous day when Celtic were robbed, suffering a 1-2 defeat at Parkhead after biased refereeing.
Rex wrote, “Two minutes after the interval, Rangers were awarded a penalty kick. As an exposition of Venters’ histrionic art it was superb. As a punishment to fit the crime, it was a wash-out. The Ranger appeared to me to have started his “dive” before he was tackled.”
Things are getting worse instead of better, because at least in those far off days some reporters were brave enough to tell it like it was. Today’s toadies with typewriters don’t have the guts to do that.
SOT
remind me to send you the audio cassette of Cleo Laine and John Dankworth 53 minute version of this song for your Christmas. Hang on to the cassette as it will get you off in court for sure
Hail Hail
philvis – if you need gallus, Broonie has it by the bucket load. Unfortunately sometimes what we want is for a 10 yard pass to find a team mate. Days like yesterday required gallus though…..
corrib04 is Neil Lennon
http://www.101greatgoals.com/category/goals/scotland/
Big Nan
The day may not be too far off when we see the refs give a penalty before the dive.
Kyrgiakos’s penalty for the huns against Hearts came close.
On another issue I wonder how different some opinions would be if Scott Brown had been Born and raised in Derry.
kitalba – “On another issue I wonder how different some opinions would be if Scott Brown had been Born and raised in Derry”
Oh, you are a naughty bhoy :)
I know exactly what you mean though
South Of Tunis says:12 December, 2011 at 10:18
I always enjoy resting your post l particularly enjoyed that one it brought back memories.
I don’t care what anybody says, the Lee Wallace “penalty” wasn’t a penalty either, in my book.
Two players locking arms shouldn’t make your legs give way, unless you’re in a struggling Rangers
side, at 0-0.
The ridiculously over reported mock outrage from McCoist since the Aluko dive, directly contributed to the certainty
that they’d get a penalty, in the very first penalty box contact that occurred.
And, they did.
Kit
Gordon Strachan did visit Derry once …. ooops awe Sorry it was Scott Brown you were talking about.
Hail Hail
RogueLeader:
If I remember rightly every single pass Scott Brown made yesterday found his man bar one. The same cannot be said for one or two other much aclaimed central mid-fielders who took to the field against Hearts.
kitalba – I wasn’t directly referring to Scott yesterday regarding the passing, more in general
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo:
I still have a couple of programmes sitting on my book shelf for you.
Udinese ? —-
Top of Serie A and will remain there if Juve lose to Roma tonight [ unlikely ]
Good /hard fought 2-1 win against Chievo yesterday.
Di Natale played . Di Natale scored. 10th Serie A goal in 14 appearances this season.. I very much doubt that he will play against Celtic . He has now scored 67 goals in his last 84 Serie A appearances. A goal every 106 minutes .
Asked about the soon come game against Celtic —- Udinese’s manager ——Guidolin -said he would decide on his line up early on the afternoon of the game.. He repeated that the Europa League was not a priority and stressed that next Sunday’s away game at Lazio was much more important——
Tiny crowd for a Derby game —– stadium was less than 33 % full. Wouldn’t expect there to be many more at the Celtic game .
Lovely day -20 degrees -sunny -most of you lot would think it was warm -way down south.
bournesouprecipe says:
12 December, 2011 at 11:14
Totally agree, it was as soft as they get. Why is Brines getting SPL games again?
Kit
Good to hear. I will get them off you next year in May in Bucharest ;-)
Hail Hail
RogueLeader:
No worries mate but some make an insiduous vocation out of finding fault in Scott Brown. I find it hard to understand their motivations. I spoke with him (Brown) after the game in Sydney and he came across as a very committed Celtic man. He said back then that he would not be leaving Celtic.
Thanks WDH
HH
Paul67 et al
I doubt if any of the LL (apologies for the abbreviations, I cannot bring myself to write the phrase) are aware of it but I see we are actually up against the team sitting at the top of Serie A! The top! Do not know if we can do it, but if we do it will be one of our greatest results.
kitalba
I find it hard to understand their motivations
Really ?
Hail Hail