It’s been a long time since we’ve had a home game; 4th August, against Aberdeen. Since then we’ve played five games on the road, three of which involved international travel, with two games in the Highlands.
Statistical analysis shows that form suffers when teams are forced to pile-up away fixtures. Training schedules are interrupted as travel eats into time which would otherwise be spent fine-tuning fitness or working on defensive/forward strategy. Instead Celtic have improved enormously from their Flag Day at the beginning of the month, despite, or perhaps, because, Neil Lennon has indulged in extensive use of a squad rotation policy.
No one at Celtic will be complacent ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League play-off, the ghost of Ross County in 2010 and Inverness in 2011 will see to that. One ‘Big Dan Moment’ is all it takes to turn a comfortable lead into a tight tie with a player deficit, but I suspect Neil Lennon will be more concerned with putting the brakes on his players, rather than motivating them. A calm and organised performance is required.
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Im off to bed, goodnight all.
HH
bournesouprecipe
Brilliant:)!
The ‘an ouef’-ness of it has me in pieces…
Tom
Apologies for cursing, I was expressing my thoughts towards a man who has held Our club back. That angers me at times but I think it’s cool now If he gets his finger out..
G x
What happened to the money Peter Lawwell claimed we lost through a lack of just two full houses?
What happened to that great loss while Celtic went on to CL qualification and profitable player sales?
Does Peter Lawwell show face anywhere?
EN
Any Rolls?
Anyone watch Hunderby on Sky Atlantic tonight. Promising I thought and not Sevco vs Sevco reserves either!
So much for Hunageddon. Total SPL attendance figures up 7.43% compared to the same point in the season last year:
2011-12 – 287,674
2012-13 – 309,061.
Br. Walfrid :
” ..for the maintenance of dinner tables for the children and the unemployed. ”
HH!
miki67
Re. your statement some days ago – I spent a year in Barony Street, with Farmer Kelly, between Duke Street and Parsons Street. I also remember a dairy shop on Parsons Street where we were allowed into the back shop to have our sandwiches but I can’t remember the name of it.
Regards
no numbers on their back
you get the splitest of split seconds against a team like inter’s
Nice one,Hutton
Nice one,son.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/turnbull-hutton-the-riled-rover.18705225
Interesting quotes from Turnbull Hutton
He’s not so sure the SFA’s chief executive knows what makes Scottish football tick. Hutton’s disdain for Regan is evident. It is withering. But the Raith chairman is also critical of a wider cast, including Doncaster, Ally McCoist and Walter Smith.
The chairman accuses McCoist of “grandstanding” in demanding to know the names of the three-man judiciary panel, including Drysdale, who handed Rangers their original 12-month transfer ban. Their identities were already known to the Ibrox club. “That was quite serious for Eric. Then the police contacted us to say there was a credible threat of our stadium being torched because of Eric’s involvement. They had information that two guys in Kirkcaldy had already been paid to do it.”
GG
He certainly didnae miss them and hit the wall.
A fair few well-aimed barbs in that particular article,some from the journalist as well.
the singing detective demands the resignation of campbell ogilvie
23:48 on 27 August, 2012
Isn’t it about this time of the day….
…..that the Joko “sound-alike” comes out with his cliches and stereotypes?
Still waiting for his dissertation on “How the West was Won”.
Breathless we are.
Sargassosea 03:12 on 28 August, 2012 ………..
Was also at ‘The Barony’ and Kennedy Street for a couple of years prior……
Never went on to Parson Street as following a full and frank discussion with the aforementioned Farmer Kelly, agreement was reached that my future lay elsewhere………..
Regards & Hail Hail
TBM
Kojo, The singing Joanne Whalley and thumbsupizarz are Celtic bored plants or bored Celtic plants?
Discuss.
As a life-long supporter of Forres Mechanics, I’m delighted to see that the Can-Cans have finally been awarded an easy tie in the first round of the Scottish Cup.
Ally McCoist was not so pleased…….he said “we don’t do winning away”
new James Grant track for you chaps that like his music.
http://soundcloud.com/jamesgrantsongbook/the-devils-debt
Good morning friends from a pretty bright, yello-skied but breezy East Kilbride.
Jobo
Morning,
Just read Duff&Duffer ran rangers at a £4.2 Mn shortfall whilst adminisrators. Remind me who was in such a rush to get them appointed… lol!
Duff&Duffer expect tribunal result in September. Hoopy Days…
Morning All from a chilled pleasant Chilterns…
No too stressed about tomorrow evening (yet).
Sit back or take the game to them?
Hooper or Watts?
Start with Forrest?
I’m going to leave all the big decisions to Lenny this week.
InNeilWeTrustCSC
does anybody know anything about these guys we are supossed to be looking at signing???
So Turnbull Hutton is claiming that the police knew of a plot to torch Raith Rovers stadium, and had enough information to assure him that 2 men had already been paid to do it.
And Scottish football needs these scum, why?
wonder if they had to give the money back???
ddbia:
Sorry to hear your sad news, you and yours are in my thoughts and prayers.
If you ever feel like a break and getting away from it all, I have a few good bottles looking for a reason to take their toll. No need to wait for the cricket.
…..,OSCAR KNOX APPEAL
Hello , just to let you know that I am planning to take part in a 50 mile cycle from Glasgow to Edinburgh, 09/09/2012
During the next 2 weeks I plan to train very hard in order to be able to take part in this cycle where I would hope to be able raise some funds for “Wee Oscar Knox” who is 3 year old kid and is not keeping very well just now.
You can read Oscar’s story on web link below….
http://www.justgiving.com/Team-Oscar-Knox-Appeal-Cycle-09092012-Paul-Muldoon
In the meantime, all donations are welcome, thanks
Morning Bhoys – anyone know of anywhere showing the game in Porto tomorrow night?
Help needed for Mam-in-law doing the Portuguese Camino.
Rocket man
Dyaks Irish bar in Oporto maybe a starting point
They have a fb page
Cheers BT! I’ll pass on the info.
Ryans Irish pub
Rua do infante Dom henrigue 18 4050 Oporto
222 005 366
Sorry rocket man
iPod auto correction
Mirror sport reporting heskey on his way to Sevco…please let it be true :-)
TenMenWonTheLeague @TenMenWonTheLea
Search for Essex Lion called off. Cost will be millions. Rangers once chased 11 Lions. They were never caught either. Cost was liquidation.
Jobo baldie
Would u like 2 revise ur weather report 4 ek
Gyprocsoakinggoddammitcsc
TMWTL, superb!
SffS
Last night on SSB, Broadfoot was being praised as the kind of player who was going to be a valuable player for WhitsTheirName.
Within hours, it is revealed that McCoist was wanting to get rid of him.
The power of the media!