It’s really refreshing to hear the positivity towards the manager from senior players at the club. He has the squad pulling in his direction like no one has since Martin O’Neill. This hasn’t come about by chance. When a player asked Brendan if he could arrive late one day this week to see his child start school, training was changed for the entire first team squad.
With term starting across several days at the start of this week, training at Lennoxtown started at 11:30 Monday and Tuesday (we’d a game on Wednesday, in case you forgot). The fathers all got to see their kids start, or return to, school, while the others fell into line.
This kind of family support is credit in the bank for Brendan (a lot more than some entire clubs have). Players want to him.
I watched highlights of the Hapoel game and caught things I’d missed on the night. Leigh Griffiths’ delayed run for his first goal being the most striking. As Scott Sinclair pushed the ball right to James Forrest, Leigh stopped his forward run, waiting at the left edge of the box.
This created space. With that space, he built-up sufficient momentum to out-jump a defender and power a header into the net. It was a stunningly intelligent thing to do.
I had a word with a Celtic coach a while back on how intelligent you need to be to be a modern footballer. It turns out footballers need to be smarter than you probably think. There are outstanding talents in football, and we’ve had more than a few at Celtic, who are just not clever enough to understand how and when to use an abstract entity like space.
Today’s great teams deploy very complicated tactical systems in defence and in possession. It doesn’t matter how good you are with the ball at your feet, if you can’t keep up with the tactical demands of the game, you’ll bounce around clubs never quite fulfilling your early promise.
Some big decisions for Brendan about the line-up tomorrow. McDiarmid has often been a tricky place to go, so resting players could result in points being dropped. We’re three days away from the >£20m game in Israel, which I’d be reluctant to take risks with, despite the three goal advantage.
It’s probably a good opportunity for us to have a look at Dorus de Vries but I’d be reluctant to tamper too much. Only the two big Glasgow clubs haven’t dropped points yet, and I’d like us to be the last man standing in that race. A win for us in Perth and a draw at Pittodrie tomorrow would do nicely.
Sorry to see Scott Brown retire from international duty but it’s unquestionably the right decision. It’s also an acknowledgement that he needs to manage his fitness and recovery cycles carefully.
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THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 20TH AUGUST 2016 10:39 AM
Mate
I believe Trotsky was an O.K. bloke.
Probably why he burgered off.
:-)
“We Are The Papal”
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On 29 November 2012, in a 138–9 vote (with 41 abstentions and 5 absences),[34] the United Nations General Assembly passed resolution 67/19, upgrading Palestine from an “observer entity” to a “non-member observer state” within the United Nations system, which was described as recognition of the PLO’s sovereignty.[18][19][35][36][37] Palestine’s new status is equivalent to that of the Holy See.
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Hmmmm,may be trouble ahead(!)
AURORABOREALIS79 on 20TH AUGUST 2016 10:37 AM
I got a question which may or may not be possible to answer.
Why do Huns violently deplore Neil Lennon but seem to be more respectable towards Brenden Rodgers?
Both are Nationalists from Ulster with one coming from a small Village in Antrim while the other comes from a small Town in Armagh.
What makes one such a huge figure of hate?
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Give them time re: Brendan… :-)
Couple of reasons I can think of. First, Neil was a player for us and was in about the action, so they had ample opportunity to develop a grievance. Secondly, once developed, their grievance was encouraged through the demonisation of Neil in the media. I feel that played an enormous part and led directly to some of the physical and verbal assaults Neil was subject to.
CANAMALAR
NOt sure any referee could have done much,short of abandoning the match.
Same wi Atletico in 74.
EXSLAEMUIRBHOY on 20TH AUGUST 2016 10:42 AM
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON on 20TH AUGUST 2016 10:35 AM
EXSLAEMUIRBHOY on 20TH AUGUST 2016 10:32 AM
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 20TH AUGUST 2016 10:28 AM
We are the papal
Like it, made me chuckle into the cornflakes
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And me over my vino.
The hun’s would be in a state of perma rage if we sang that , flying the papal flag on the 10th
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Weeeell
Sounds like a plan then.
“Rangers pull plug on Lescott”
The Daily Ranger
Ah well , back to defrosting the freezer for me
MACJAY
Hope you enjoy the match wi yer lads. Keep working on the “vapid” one.
Mibbe threaten to cut him out of your will?
HH
Macjay
He certainly liked a uniform:)
Liked to run a tight ship.
Didnt end well for him.
Icepick in the Mexican sun
HH
BMCUW,
The UN then went on to install a Saudi as their top man for human rights then an Insraeli as their top man for international law. Just goes to show how serious the UN are about human rights and justice.
Svietchenko fit for today
So
Do we play Erik with Kolo or with young Eoghan ????
Team for today then – and with Tues £28m jackpot in mind :-)
Gordon
Janko, Sviatchenko, O’Connell, Izzy
Roberts, Henderson, Christie, Sinclair
Griffiths, Dembele
Look who I’ve left out
De Vries
Lustig, Toure, Boyata, Tierney
Forrest, Brown, Armstrong, Bitton, Johansen
McGregor, Ajer, Rogic
Ciftci
Not including, Commons, GMS, Simonuvic
Now there is a very decent squad of players, glad we now have a manager who can manage this squad :-))
Hail Hail
Israeli even
NATKNOW on 20TH AUGUST 2016 10:54 AM
Good Answer
My boy just sent me photo of his new, favourite bottled water. 18p for 2 Litres from the Co-op.
That’ll be them on the FF banned list, as well as the colours
http://abload.de/img/image2slis.jpeg
BTW PHIL(BHOY?) why don’t you piss off back to FF where you belong!
Sad. Defrosting the freezer for me too.
There is also the case for when we are good enough the officials still have influence.
Think 2003 league season and officials favours for them and against us in last 2 league fixtures. Especially The died Rangers result at Tyncastle and the rediculous Dunfermline fix.
MWD
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 20TH AUGUST 2016 10:56 AM
MACJAY
Hope you enjoy the match wi yer lads. Keep working on the “vapid” one.
Mibbe threaten to cut him out of your will?
HH
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Hey , Bobby.
We`re on a magic trip just now.
Not drug induced .
Loving it as I know you are.
And we bloody well deserve it.
The ” vapid ” boay`s opinionated `n at.
Takes after his madre.
POG
Did I hit a nerve?
You should be ashamed of yourself.
BMCUWP,
The ref could have used the red card then awarded the match to Celtic after the opposition had been reduced to 7 men which would have been most likely outcome had it been reffed fairly.
But since it was not reffed fairly it certainly made a lis of Jocks claim, no ?
AURORABOREALIS79 on 20TH AUGUST 2016 10:37 AM
I got a question which may or may not be possible to answer.
Why do Huns violently deplore Neil Lennon but seem to be more respectable towards Brenden Rodgers?
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They are to busy looking for revenge against the whole world for their self-inflicted woes, but when they wake up on the 11th of September and find out that it wisnae a dream Brendan will be catapulted to the top of their stack of pallets for a burning.
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 20TH AUGUST 2016 10:56 AM
His story is fascinating.
Brought alive for me at a recent exhibition we went to .
Frida Kalho .
Her work was packed with political comment of the day.
The `30s.day.
MWD
Thomson as is ref today, is worst in league for stopping us playing and continually interrupting flow of game, when Celtic in possession
That’s how he influences our match
Would take the ref from Wed night – back to letting football flow :-)
Hail Hail
Why should I be ashamed of myself?
I am far from happy what happened within the Catholic Church as should every other Catholic but I would expect that sort of comment on FF not this blog. Maybe it isn’t me who should be ashamed!
IMO your somewhat crass post should be removed, end of.
Really excited about the team at the moment.
Brendan really is the mhan.
As Big Billy says ‘ there’s a fairytale about this club’
I think this season might just be one
HH
That’ll be the first crass post that’s ever been, err, posted.
I won’t post crass posts again.
Anyone who supports or profits from the reincarnated Old Firm is a parasite and a cancer, a blight a stain on humanity and civilised society.. AND you have to be a selfish slabbering moron of a bigoted retard not to get it as buying your ST after Resolution 12 shenanigans has proven.
HH
Looking forward to seeing the team. Does Brendan keep the same team to let them bond more and show trust and confidence in them or does he give some of the other players a shot, Erik, Paddy, DeVries and Christie? to see what they guys have got?
Interesting afternoon ahead.
Should be a cracker, We should be too good for ref’s to have influence on our play and end result. They are trying and will continue to try. But we know this and its always been the way,
Mon the HOOPS!!!!!!!!!!!!
KLV
Cowiebhoy,
Craig Thomson found a new way to ref Celtic matches. Give a series of game changing decisions against them and apologise after the game with big innocent eyes.
The SFA planned to introduce the approach at their off site workshop — in how to stop Celtic–and how to keep the deid club allow.
John Reid nailed Craig Thomson and since then his worst excesses have been curtailed. The most obvious one was when he gave them a made up penalty at a league cup final and it was so diabolical he reversed his own decision without input from anybody.
Thomson is targeting the game on the 10th Sept ( Bobby Madden can’t make it as he got a ticket in the ballot for the zombie end ). If Thomson was really clever he would give Celtic a decision today ( a dodgy corner ) and even it up on the 10th with 3 game changing penalty decisions and keeping a red card in his pocket.
On the other hand this is all Hans Christian Anderson and Craig Thomson is the best referee on the planet !
BURGHBHOY
Totally agree man, Could feel a Buzz walking up to Paradise every home game this season. Magic in the air!
On the Cusp……..
One game at a time, there are forces against us. ;)
KLV
MacJay
His tea was oot as they say.
Stalin sent the assassin….was only a matter of time.
You cant escape murderous ideology….even in Mexico
HH
Morning all from a decidedly wet South Ayrshire coast.
Safe there and back to all those going to the game today.
And don’t forget yer flags!
2-0 the Hoops.
HH!!
Philbhoy
Come on mate, Pog is right IMO.
Your post seems to demonise the whole Church , for a few bad people.
I’m ashamed that some have abused their position .
No way does that make it all bad.
HH
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 20TH AUGUST 2016 11:11 AM
Old Joe took reprisal very seriously.
What a way to go.
Very nasty.
MWD –
No.
Maybe this is the reason for a Papal flag display?
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‘The Vatican recognizes Palestine as a state, angering Israel’
http://uk.businessinsider.com/the-vatican-recognizes-palestine-as-a-state-angering-israel-2015-6
Forgot about Ajer, The Bhoy can play, We may see him today. Cracking player.
KLV
Today’s line up v St Johnstone ko 12:15pm live on BT Sport 1
Gordon, Jako, Toure, O’Connell, Tierney: Brown, Bitton; Forrest, Rogic, Sinclair; Griffiths
STARTING XI: Gordon; Janko, Toure, O’Connell, Tierney; Brown, Bitton, Forrest, Rogic, Sinclair, Griffiths