We’ve been told since the summer not only that this season’s Championship would be more competitive than the Premiership (last week we covered the fact that it’s the least competitive league in Britain), but that the gap between the top of the Championship and the top of the Premiership would be narrow.
Hearts are probably a better team than we’ve seen in our two cup meetings with them this season, but they have proven to be hopelessly ill-prepared to face a European-calibre team. Hamilton, Motherwell, Aberdeen, Inverness and Dundee have all given Celtic vastly more difficult challenges.
Robbie Neilson is doing well and his team will step-up to the Premiership challenge next year but they are not playing week-in-week-out at the pace necessary to tackle Celtic face on, as they did yesterday.
Following on from Saturday’s article, I heard today that Celtic’s relationship with Ujpest Doza, which saw Willie McStay leave his coaching role at Celtic to become Ujpest manager, was ended after complaints to Uefa about what was no more than unofficial links between the clubs. Uefa informed the clubs that only one would be entitled to compete in European competition if their planned extended cooperation took place.
In the event a complaint was made to Uefa, clear blue water would be required between clubs Mike Ashley has an interest in.
Many thanks to the many authors, publishers and bampots in the Celtic community who are now involved with the CQNBookstore, which now had 29 books and DVDs available.
As well as the CQN books, like the CQN Annual, Caesar & the Assassin, Seville, All the Best by Tommy Gemmell and Heart of Lion by Willie Wallace, there’s Cartuja’s Internet Bampots, Paul Dyke’s The Quality St Gang, John Hughes irrepressible autobiography, two books by Ian McCallum on how the Glasgow Irish founded a football club, and on those who went to the Great War, signed copies of Archie Macpherson’s definitive Jock Stein biography, the Sean Fallon and Chris Sutton biographies, an absolute treasure chest of Celtic DVDs and beanie hats for Mary’s Meals!
We’re hoping to add more in due course. Fill your boots.
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Zombie text me about Penalty decision on sunday.
I sent him this
horrific kris boyd dive vs dundee united
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbMkjm9kvoQ
He never replied
Patsy Gallacher makes his Celtic debut
2 December 1911
It was on this day in 1911, Patsy Gallacher made his debut for Celtic in a 3-1 win against St Mirren. Patsy was an instant hero with the fans thanks to his mesmerising skills. His bravery and skill made him the complete inside forward. His ball control was extraordinary, his dribbling bewildered defences and his finishing was lethal.
He scored 192 goals for the Bhoys, and perhaps it his goal in his last Scottish Cup final for Celtic which epitomises his talents superbly. Celtic were trailing Dundee 1-0 and struggling to break down a stubborn defence. The Bhoys won a free-kick and in the ensuing scramble, Patsy gathered the ball, twisted, turned and weaved around defenders and stumbled near the goal-line where he then somersaulted over the line into the net with the ball to level the match. Jimmy McGrory scored the winning goal for Celtic that day and the Scottish Cup returned to Paradise once more.
Patsy made 464 appearances for the Bhoys and he won six league titles and four Scottish Cups.
Dear Sirs and Madams,
I’m struggling to crack a smile at work today, therefore my favourite goal for today has to be one that makes me smile. As such, please find below the Andy Thom screamer against that dead team:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StL9yeWLRFo
Yours faithfully,
Davidopoulos
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
10:14 on 2 December, 2014
KITALBA
Australia doesn’t look too good in this report,particularly wrt the final paragraph.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/30/hardline-australia-confused-scandinavia-and-tense-russia-the-global-immigration-picture
or this.
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/nov/28/australian-asylum-seeker-policy-contravene-un-torture-convention
While I admit those are from the same source,the methods bring your adopted country bad PR,via an increasingly inhumane approach to a massive problem.
I don’t think that an open-door policy is correct either,btw. But it’s worth noting that Japan’s intransigence on immigration will likely see its population drop by 30% in the next 30 years.
Protecting its borders could be its death-knell.
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Why do the SS always have simple solutions to complex problems.
How complex?
Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPjzfGChGlE
c ya
ARGGGGHHHHH. I AM GONNA FIND YOU! I can’t believe this has happened to me right on top of Christmas! I just got home after popping into Bognor to find all the windows are wide open!! They’ve taken everything. Its all gone! The dirty rotten thieving gits. What kind of sick minded person would do that to another person? You are not human. You are low life scum!!!!!…………..That was my advent calendar and you had no right to open it and eat all my chocolates!!!!!!!!
Kevj..,
Got to agree with you last points, if they are custodians then they are required to protect, however I don’t think they believe they are custodians, they are the owners and the rest of us can clear off if we don’t like it, which is pretty much the same attitude when asked to do something about the SMSM.
On a brighter note –
Today s Advent 5 ———Strictly 45s
Christmas – Baby Please Come Home ———–Darlene Love .( Philles )
White Christmas -Bob Marley and The Wailers ( Supreme )
The Original Lonesome Christmas ———-Lowell Fulsom ( Hollywood )
Daddys Drinking Up Our Christmas -Tommy Hester ( Luck)
Christmas A Come —–Eek a Mouse ( Greensleeves )
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
I don’t dispute that Australia has a problem, just like so many others, it has conflicts of conscience/obligations, national/humanitarian, to resolve. I did read your first linked article but it does not tell the whole story, far from it.
I wonder why we are even discussing Australia… Have you any idea?
Tom McLaughlin
I am in total agreement with you that the MSSM are only interested in the `penalty` because it offers an opportunity to be negative re Celtic.
On the other hand, I had already thought that rolling the ball to the `keeper was a good idea as we were almost certain to win the game anyway and the goodwill , albeit temporary, would have had the MSSM in a right ol` state. I am also aware that very, very few, if any, professional footballer would have responded any differently than Guidetti.
JJ
PS What are the `papers saying anyway?
Bognorbhoy.
Thanks for that.
HH
KITALBA
I think we are discussing a worldwide problem and failures on how to resolve it by governments everywhere.
Frankly there are no easy solutions to this one.
Anywhere.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
Actually I was talking about Syria, I replied to a post from South of Tunis and mentioned Italy because that is where he lives, I did caveat Italy though. Somebody else brought Australia and degrees of culpability into the equation… not I.
CHRIS TOREY
I’m in the pub at the moment and don’t want to annoy others by listening to a video,but I’ve saved it for when I get home.
I refer you to my above answer to KITALBA,though.
Simply,though we know we should try,resources are not infinite. Unfortunately,that sad fact leads to the guilt trip of being in a better place than others simply due to an accident of birth.
The problem was on Sunday,The referee did not see the incident with JG.Watch him he has a look around the players in front of him,then sees JG on the ground,then awards the penalty.
He did not see KC goal either.Again more guesswork.A bit like the old”Eyes in the back of his head “penalty,he gave the huns against us.
Not a bigot,not a cheat.
A useless incompetent.
bmcuwp
I’ll send you some earphones……..here’s an oldieish
Hootie and the Blowfish. http://youtu.be/xoW3bqnr7tw
HH
I read twitter briefly last night and scrollin past the usual mish mash of whats on around the planet.
then one tweet made a suggestion-
Are the sfa competent enough to fix the draw?
or anything for that matter
made me think
hh
Re the eyes in the back of the head penalty
Anyone think the Huns would have passed it back to the keeper?
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
Huns are an accident of birth too – in many cases. Worth bearing in mind for a lot of instances.
Geordie m….
Doubt you’ll find many Celtic fans who thought it was a pen and none who’d need to see a 3rd replay to make up their minds!
HH
The conspiracy theory that all the draws are rigged is risibile. Was Darren O’Dea part of of this evil plot? Why did the evil plotters give the Huns Dundee United a couple of times?
C’mon.
Turkey b…
Exactly correct. One of the worst referees ever. Just absolutely useless.
HH
Not as risible as my spelling though. Oops.
From Twitter …….. Re McCann
@MattMcGlone9: And as far as McCann is concerned, we really must listen to everything he says, after all he never gets it wrong?? http://t.co/ucl7h2UY6q
HH
Maybe JG remembers being tripped in the penalty box, and then being deliberately trodden on, against ICT, and getting nothing.
So, conscience clear, he buried that one on Sunday!
Yes, the referreeing standard is hopeless. Hearts have short memories – they have been the beneficiaries of some questionable penalty decisions against Celtic in recent years…
The Scottish Cup semi at Hampden?
The penalty at CP that Forster saved late on?
The penalty in the League Cup this season?
Collum is one of Hugh’s boyos………..
Take a wee dash of hun and a whole loada crap….pit it the gither in the SFA
and you’ve got one sh1t ref.
Just a fan,
Oh really??? There were a dozen or so other claiming for a penalty on here. A thousand or so in the stands to.
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justafan
16:23 on 30 November, 2014
I know its crowded at the 18 yard line but…
Oh…a pen.
justafan
16:24 on 30 November, 2014
Never a pen!!!!!!
I also said 2nd or 3rd viewing.
Not 3 replays.
Doubtless McCann thinks his “profile”
allows him to adopt the touchline tactics of the Auld Indulged Ned……………
He’s anurra Charlie without the eloquence or intelligence.
@BBCSport: Rodriguez? Van Persie? Steph Roche for Peamount Utd? All nominated for goal of the year award: http://t.co/FYRo6rleZB http://t.co/Pdg72OkZDW
Clear your cookies and get voting for Steph Roche.
HH
My take of it is that JG slipped and also thought he had, hence no claim.
However, when he see the penalty being awarded, he probably feels that the ref must have felt he had been taken out.
Afternoon Timland from a warmish hun free mountain valley.
Colum is not useless.
I have posted a few times about him reffin the Barca v Ajax game a few weeks ago, he was superb, made all the right calls, booked players when they deserved to be booked, gave fouls when they were merited etc, he made no mistakes that I could see, this is why he is on UEFA’s list.
He reffed the game like a proper referee.
He is conflicted when he is in scotland, he has to appease his masters……
HH
As the SMSM go to such great lengths to tell us every time we feel hard done by; these things even themselves out over the course of a season.
So expect an outrageous decision coming our way. I mean it could happen at any time, in any competition, like, let’s say, just for an example mind, during a League Cup semi-final…
Take a psychologically weak referee, who’s not enjoying being booed by the home fans, and a forward, who’s too fast and too skilful for EPL defenders, and what do you get?
Mike Jones, the EPL’s own Wullie Collum, booking Sergio Aguero for ‘simulation’, after being scythed down in the penalty box by a Southampton defender.
2 terrible decisions at the opposite end of the scale.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/dec/01/referee-mike-jones-fourth-official-manchester-city-southampton
Geordie…
Have I upset you?
“Have I upset you?”
Justafan,
Heck no!!!
I’m just pointing out your ‘no celtic fan thought it was a pen’ comment was a wee bit inaccurate.
Geordie Munro
Thank God you posted something there, a 10 min gap with posts was bordering on yesterday’s proportions of ghost-towniness!!
*without