Celtic surrendered another two points to fall further behind in the championship race, drawing 0-0 at home against Hibernian. It was a unorganised looking performance from the home team who gave Graham Stack little to do in the Hibernian goal.
Gary Hooper squandered Celtic’s only gilt-edged chance of the game when, after playing a one-two with Anthony Stokes, he struck the outside of the post with Ki available for the square pass. Anthony Stokes had earlier tested Stack, who failed to hold the ball but did enough to clear.
When the same teams met on Wednesday James Forrest transformed the game when he drifted inside but he spent most of today’s game adrift on the right wing. On two occasions he cut inside with purpose, once testing Stack with a blistering shot from 22 yards and later when a 25 yard pile-drive struck the crossbar, but Hibs were content to limit Celtic to such speculative efforts.
Neil Lennon was justified in his criticism of his front pairing of Stokes and Hooper today but Celtic were equally clueless in midfield. There appeared to be no cohesion and there was certainly not a productive match plan.
Motherwell’s away win in Inverness gives the Lanarkshire side a three point lead, having played a game more, going into next week’s crucial game against Celtic at Fir Park. Manager-less St Johnstone dropped three points at home this afternoon, leaving them four points behind Celtic in the fight for the last Europa League place.
This is where we are people, scrapping between Motherwell and St Johnstone. Get used to it.
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gorbalstam says:
30 October, 2011 at 11:11
I agree with your assessment of the policing from George square to Celtic park, helicopters? what were they preparing for
What exactly did happen in the GB section
Twists
If your lurking, hows this for luck:
Ladbrokes yeterday at CP
Tenner on stokes for the first goal, had two quid change left and thought try a wee coupon………….which I forgot all about till was checking the horsey lines there on PP
MK Dons Southend Livi Ross County
5/4/5/4 11/8 and 11/8
cheeky wee fifty quid
ach the days getting better
Neil’s Taxi’s Here! – Interesting that you didn’t feel the need to break cover to support our Manager or our players who were being sent bullets in the post.
Che….hmmmmm, not yet.
PFayr – Ha! :0) I’m just away to get showered before picking Mrs SB up from mass then out for lunch. Ole Sellick First is usually at the same mass. If I see him I’ll pass on your regards.
Outta here.
SwanseaBhoy
what does Parker do ?
Last season we all stood behind Neil Lennon and rightly so after the hell he was being subjected to personally. However this unfortunately disguised the deficiences of his Celtic team and indeed the manner of our collapse in the league. He managed to galvanise the team and unite the support after the pittance that was Tony Mowbrays tenure. Any football board with a semblance of some vision should have acknowledged this small success as phase 1 in our progress and secured an experienced manager of calibre to take this team onto greater things. After 3 transfer windows Lennons Celtic consists of constant changes to his starting XI, scattergun substitutions, the alienation of his best player Kris Commons and trusting players who consistently fail us. That in a nutshell is why this campaign is our worst start to a season since the Barnes/Dalglish pantomime.
From the supporters point of view, our eye has been taken off the ball with constant argy bargy with referees, the SFA, The Police, Scottish Government & laughing at Rangers recent slow death. The reality is that every one of us is compliant in the shambles at Celtic. All our energy should be invested in having a team on the park that can contest trophies & nothing else.
From the boards points of view, i firmly believe they are running the club with complete financial sense, however the football operations strategy & scouting is killing us. I have my reservations that there is any kind of scouting policy in place. It looks to me like we simply respond to agents making us aware of clients availability. When you see the number of games that El Khadouri & Kelvin Wilson played before joining us, that shouldve sent alarm bells ringing. Compounded by the signing of Bangura, the worst centre forward i’ve ever seen at Celtic and the picture looks worrying.
We are at a similiar pivotal point as we were when Martin O’Neill was acquired and we need the same magnitude of faith & vision from the people who run our club to do the right thing. My fear is that we do one of two things
(1) We Bring in someone on the cheap who is Celtic minded like Mark McGhee, John Hughes etc simply to sell season books next season. I find this strategy condascending much in the same way it was when Robbie Keane was signed. Wim Jansen & Gordon Strachan have proved you don’t need to know the first thing about Celtic to make them successful so bin this Celtic Minded pap!
(2) We go for Roy Keane & throw him a big transfer kitty.
Its the correct time to bring in someone with experience who can structure teams, make them hard to beat and create scoring chances
Hail Hail
….PFayr says:
30 October, 2011 at 11:19
Parker?
Is that the wee guy from Thunderbirds?
GORBALSTAM 1111
I was in 111 yesterday,first time since the cops decided they had limitless powers.
Anyone attacking the behaviour of the GREEN BRIGADE or defending the actions of the police should try being up close.
They will be as horrified and disgusted at that fascist display as I was.
It was a total disgrace.
….Pfayr
Pick up his wages?
Auld Neil Lennon heid says:
30 October, 2011 at 11:13
So what you’re saying is that we’ve given up trying to fund a winning SPL team? I would agree with you as that is what it seems like.
Leadership, vision, change in Scottish football, dream on, we can’t even agree on the number of teams in the league let alone address the hard stuff.
Self interest will always win the day and for that reason they will be voted straight back into the SPL with minimal penalty should they go into administration. They will also still win the league which suggest to me that the baw is now finally burst as far as Scottish football is concerend.
….PFayr says:
30 October, 2011 at 11:19
what does Parker do ?
Gives the 4th official the numbers to put up for substitutions. Noticed that yesterday!
The day after and i am still angry. We have to change. Saying it is all the players fault is not good enough Neil. If they were so poor why did you leave them on the pitch for the majority of the game – Poor man management combind with poor tactical nounce is the problem. Would MON have named players in public?
Would Mr Stein have let prima donna players wear a Celtic shirt?
Time for a new Celts for change.
Kayal33 says:
30 October, 2011 at 11:22
Aye but to be fair he is good at it.
few vids of yesterday’s u19 5-1 game
http://tinyurl.com/3j6fwpr
There’s a post at 1115,I won’t give the poster a namecheck,which is about the most out-of-order I’ve seen on here.
Get a grip,ya choob….
‘Wanting the best for Celtic ‘ is a statement that is probably indisputably true, Surely we all want ‘the best’. But ‘all wanting the same’ is quite different and sadly untrue. It is in fact the major factor in the apparent disputes over where we seem to be heading. Some want stability, some financial success, some want Dermot to go, some for him to spend, some for Lenny to go, some for him to be given dosh, some for the players to be publicly pilloried, others for the team to be supported unconditionally, some to stay in Scotland, some to head for fresh pastures.
There is no need for outside agencies to sow dissent and divide our house. We’ve done it ourselves.
We need someone to unite us under one banner….. on one road….. it may be the wrong road…. but we’re together now who cares…great idea for a song.
This takes a special person with vision, dreams, imagination and determination.
I would do it myself but I’ve got to get ready to go to the pub.
Hail Hail
Estadio
VargasShampoo says:
30 October, 2011 at 11:20
Good post free from the braveheart sentimental agenda.
lionroars67 says:
30 October, 2011 at 11:17
I have no doubt they picked a couple of faces and waded in (show of strength) to get them, however they met some resistance.
A helicopter indeed with riot vans at various street corners along the way. One of the speakers had just ironically pointed out that thre was more trouble to be found at a wedding than a football match.
The number of good young fit players we have signed in recent years who have had very good starts to their celtic careers before going off the boil is remarkable. I would question the coaching.
If our manager is content with Ki (as quoted), one has to wonder about his judgement.
Jarama Valley – Pete Seeger and the Almanac singers
Vargas Shampoo 11.20
I agree with most of your post until you get to recommending Roy Keane.
He is absolutely not up to the job.
Ask an Ipswich fan.
TT
gorbalstam says:
30 October, 2011 at 11:26
A genuine shout at the board to enquire with Strathclydes finest for an explanation of those scenes at Celtic park yesterday
Despite up to 7000 cookies(Estadio) breaking the law at Celtic park in recent seasons we have never witnessed Police wadding in like they did yesterday
Kit
Did you know (amazing factoid coming up here folks) that Scotland in proportion to population, provided more men and women to the International brigades than any other nation.
See ‘Homage to Caledonia’ – Daniel Gray.
Hail Hail
Estadio
Parkheadcumsalford says:
30 October, 2011 at 11:31
Ki has been one of our better players this season and is giving us goals from midfield. He has struggled in the last coule of weeks and yesterday looked knackered. Good management would identify that and rest him for a couple of games, all the travelling to the other side of the world to play for Korea will eventuallytake its toll.
More bizarre was his inclusion of Ledley in teh same comment. Ledley is our best midfielder, and whilst the manager is correct to praise him, why continually shunt him wide left, left back, or worse still to the bench at Ibrox?
TinyTim says:
30 October, 2011 at 11:34
He wasn’t endorsing Roy Keane
Philbhoy – It’s just the beginning!
Honest mate it was a straight copy and paste, I never even read the lyrics, no need, like most on here, I sing them in my sleep.
Appropriate though nonetheless.
What a great morning here in Manchester.
Got up for work and came out to a puncture.
Local garage is open so went there to get fuxed.
20 mins later ready to go to work.
Couple if hours later after getting depressed reading in here thought better check my lottery.
Got 5 out if 6…easy cannot buy the club yet as it only oats £1245…but better than a kick in the teeth.
Googybhoy lotto winner.
Estadio,I didn’t know that and I will follow your recommendation. Cheers.
PFAYR 11.19
He drives Miss Penelope here and there. (;-)
TT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXXNsxv0ctY
The Police claimed ‘300’ turned up at George Square.
They weren’t happy that the demonstration and march to Celtic Park went peacefully so they tried their utmost to provoke a reaction inside the stadium.
Who causes disturbances inside football stadia?
Thugs in uniform with an agenda.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS says:
30 October, 2011 at 11:24
Aye, there’s no way that’s the post of a Tim.
Lionroars67
2) We go for Roy Keane & throw him a big transfer kitty.
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We if he wasn’t ,it went over my head (;-)
TT
Dear Googybhoy
I hope your new found wealth does not turn your head and lead you down the path of frittered good intentions to hell. Do the best that you can with it. See a sad child smile, a hungry waif eat, a fallen woman supported, and a poor wretch of a man given the sustenance of a beer or two and a modest income to feed his drug habit.
I will be in Sharkeys at 12.30.
Hail hail
Estadio
Estadio:
just for you mate and of course any other Tim who might be interested.
The Scots who fought Franco
googybhoy says:
30 October, 2011 at 11:39
if you’d won another £445 you could have bought out the thousandaire at poundland
googybhoy
Good for you mate, any chance of a tap? :)
TinyTim says:
30 October, 2011 at 11:44
This is the sentence before the two options he listed
are at a similiar pivotal point as we were when Martin O’Neill was acquired and we need the same magnitude of faith & vision from the people who run our club to do the right thing. My fear is that we do one of two things
Kit.
Thanks. Bookmarked for viewing in pub…. when I’ve received a few alms from Googybhoy via paypal that is!
Hail hail
Estadio