I listened to Brendan give due credit to St Mirren at the weekend, and then to the granular analysis of his comment that they were the best Scottish opposition we have faced this season, and recalled an old story.
Archie Macpherson, a good friend of Jock Stein, told me that Jock would make sure he controlled the headlines in the week ahead of playing Rangers. He set the agenda by giving the media ready-made material.
Brendan’s assertion was not fanciful. Whatever has gone on in St Mirren’s season, their recent wins over Hibs and Ayr United, and their performance on at the weekend, they have clearly turned a corner. They were unequivocally better prepared for Celtic Park than most of the Premiership teams who have visited this season. If it was a stretch to say they were the best, at 56 minutes into the game it didn’t feel like one.
Kilmarnock (conceded 6), Motherwell (5), Newco (5), Aberdeen (4) and Hearts (4) were each clueless at Celtic Park this season, so there is a degree of accuracy in manager’s observation.
The Rangers Stein faced is a different proposition entirely from that which Brendan Rodger’s will be up against on Sunday (literally), but Brendan has taken an early psychological lead, whether he needs it or not.
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Hunderbirds are Gone
I like to think that I’m identifiable by my luscious ellipses…
HUNDERBIRDS ARE GONE on 8TH MARCH 2017 9:10 AM
no 6 – got to be Maggie McGill?
Bada Bing 10.35
They wont sleep again, they havent since the cva failed.hence their output gets more irrational by the day.imagine trying to say what you said then was wrong, when its correct and will be for the rest of time.
http://itsanewclub.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/not-new-club-then-by-retroscot-140.html?m=1
Any bill hicks video on marketing/pr/advertising covers the fqmine song apologists work also.
HH
Famine song apologist
Fumzcsc
JAMESGANG
No offence taken. I am very thick skinned, the earlyOnly an Excuse spoofs on Jimmy Sandeson were very funny.
This Sky Sports,has run its course,as has the Sky altogether,same old ,ex players,who didn’t like criticism,when they were playing,but when they are on this second rate programme,they don’t take long to put the knife,into Managers,but very rarely they name players who let’s face it are not good enough,I’m glad I ditched Sky,same old tripe everyday,and as for some of them presenters,?
Peter above is Petec
Huns fail in attempt to get Director of Football target shocker…
Ross Wilson has aged a stormer doubtless earning himself a wee increase in the process.
God knows how many failures Celtic have.. Well God and Peter Lawwell do.. That’s because we don’t put stories out or make comment until deals are delivered.
Huns now looking at 2nd choice candidates. Can’t help but this k same story will unfold on their Portuguese mesiah that nobody has ever heard of..
Then it will be Alex McLeish/Bazza type combo.
Selling g season tickets could be a hard sell on their journey to watching Celtic romp to 10+IAR…
Kk
HRVATSKI JIM on7TH MARCH 2017 9:39 PM
Sky need to get their hands into their pocket and give these English clubs more money so that they can compete in Europe .
Maybe jim :-), tthough maybe they are looking to american friends to fund it
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/03/03/21st-century-fox-takeover-sky-could-referred-regulator-warns/
HH
Above facebook link was about this , on this day .
https://t.co/GPk5gVF0qu
Good news (official!) about big Craig, plus an interesting wee article.
http://www.celticfc.net/news/12197
Bet the stickies would love to be able to do business in this way.
Good Morning Bhoys from a sunny Central Scotland well surely Venger and Arsenal will part ways in the summer last nights result may well be the straw that broke the camels back.I am looking forward to the week-ends Glasgow derby.H.H.
My Friends in Celtic,
There is a Continual discussion on CQN regarding the ethos of Celtic.
Today is maybe an appropriate day to express our solidarity and aspiration for Gender equality. The quest continues and we should fight any attempt to derail this.
It is also an appropriate day to express our commitment to protect the most vulnerable in our society. Attacks on the disabled are sick and sad in a civilized society. They must be resisted.
We may have differing views on how to prevent and fight injustice, but I’m sure the ethos of Celtic dictates that we should try.
HH
PS : Rightly or wrongly I cannot wait for Sunday. COYBIG.
GREENPINATA
Seconded Amigo:))
Great post..
I was PMSL last night at the Arsenal post mortem on BT Sport.
Michael Owen bigged up the the EPL by stating “Arsenal are OK beating all the crap teams but they can’t beat the top four”.
He then kinda bizarrely said “our top sides are not playing in the CL this season – Chelsea, Man Utd and Liverpool. Look who we’ve got – Leicester and Spurs – and Man City obviously”.
A wee bit harsh on Spurs I thought.
Joe Filippis Haircut on 8th March 2017 10:48 am
How goes it? St Mary’s Men’s Prayer Group prayed for your wife last night; how is she doing?
KTF
Sevco Board meeting interrupted.
“I thought we could watch the budget on TV”
“The what?”
“What’s a budget?”
:)))
Delaneys Dunky on 7th March 2017 10:48 pm
We may very well take you up on that! Get my number from Almore on Sunday and give me a bell!
KTF
Hamiltontim on 7th March 2017 11:20 pm
I heard the “Heidy’s” dulcet tones so guessed you were there. Hung about till around 9:30 to see when you were finishing. The Heidy was still delivering a monologue at that time so I decided to head home for dinner.
Next time!
KTF
Hunderbirds are Gone on 8th March 2017 10:10 am
You forgot the inimitable girfuy that TD always puts out there for any 5th columnists on the blog!
KTF
Hmmm. I think I’ve broken the blog!
KTF
Heard a wee whisper last night , that there is an Edinburgh judge involved at the Supreme Court
Next week . Any truth in it .
F5
Interestingly both James Forrest and Phil are both reporting that Celtic and Man City are in talks over Patrick Roberts: either another year on loan or possibly a permanent deal.
Here’s hoping!
KTF
Has the SFA compliance Officer or the referee assessor said anything yet about Saturday at Ibrox?
Naw?
Well,I’m shocked…
Emilio and Mikael get us: http://www.talkingbaws.com/2017/03/video-emilio-izaguirre-and-mikael-lustig-sing-let-the-people-sing-in-celtic-training/
KTF
new article posted.