Neil Lennon accepted responsibility for the tactical decision to start yesterday’s game with three at the back, saying, “We thought the three would suit us, but that didn’t seem to be the case. We looked a little bit flat the first 10-15 minutes and I don’t know why.”
Hibernian scored during this period, which may or may not have been a result of the defensive line-up, but if anything, Celtic were even flatter after they went to four at the back. The game was a throwback to the days when Gordon Strachan’s teams worked hard but seldom inspired.
The midfield didn’t dominate enough of the ball to prevent Hibs creating several good chances and was unable to craft a clear-enough opening. With Charlie Mulgrew on the field we are always dangerous, and Kris Commons has a better sense of where the goal is than anyone at the club, but without them we grasp to Paddy McCourt, who only seems to get the call when we’re in trouble.
So where do we need to strengthen next month……………?
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steinreignedsupreme
09:59 on 31 December, 2012
Belgium has better beer and better chocolates – but France has the best food and the best burdz.
Is that just lazy journalism or do you have facts to back it up. Especially the claim about the “birds”.
Happy,Healthy, Peaceful and Successful New Year to Paul and all on CQN
All the Best for 2013
From everybody at Singapore CSC
(The SingTims.)
Timoot
luxcelt- A bit like the discussion on here last night- should we continue to invest heavily in the youth academy or follow the Udinese model and have top class spies all over the world and align our business primarily in player trading?
LuxCelt,
There are certainly a few Belgians appearing in the EPL these days. Perhaps there are some bargains available for us.
googybhoy ♥ Celtic 10:13 on 31 December, 2012
Experience dear Bhoy – experience…
“Birds” = “burdz” on my Och Aye Phone.
I think it would be folly to tinker with a defence that has been at the heart of the great results we got this season. That was the mistake against Hibs .Taking Ambrose and Lustig out of the back 4 upset our system. Now theres talk of another CB . I dont understand this.
to my mind we got plenty of defenders who are flexable enough to play every defensive position. An attacking creative mid-fielder would help us though if Paddy is going to be ignored.
Steinreignedsupreme
09:16 on
31 December, 2012
ASonOfDan 08:20 on 31 December, 2012
I asked this yesterday but no one answered – who was racially abused and what happened?
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Don`t know if anyones answered yet, bud, but Efe Ambrose was apparently getting monkey chants and booing from the Dundee fans. I was at the game but couldn`t hear it as I was cowering in one of the nuclear bunkers as bombs, bullets, urine, grass, Charlie not Mulgrew, Buckfast bottles, stiocks, stones, hand grenades and probably Mars bars with nails in them were flying all over the place, in front of wimmin including grannies and 2 yr old weans. And said monkey chants would have been drowned out by IRA songs. Fortunately there were a couple of good goals from us, or the negativity would have been unbearable in the MSM. And it was all Paddy McCourts fault.
What`s a stiock?
Bumped into a hun the other day n asked him how he was,”aye,brand new wee man” he replied,I said “there a told you you’d get used to it!”.
BobbyRussell 10:20 on 31 December, 2012
I asked this yesterday but no one answered – who was racially abused and what happened?
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“Don`t know if anyones answered yet, bud, but Efe Ambrose was apparently getting monkey chants and booing from the Dundee fans. I was at the game but couldn`t hear it as I was cowering in one of the nuclear bunkers as bombs, bullets, urine, grass, Charlie not Mulgrew, Buckfast bottles, stiocks, stones, hand grenades and probably Mars bars with nails in them were flying all over the place, in front of wimmin including grannies and 2 yr old weans. And said monkey chants would have been drowned out by IRA songs. Fortunately there were a couple of good goals from us, or the negativity would have been unbearable in the MSM. And it was all Paddy McCourts fault.”
Football is really gentrified these days…
Disappointing if big Efe was racially abused – I heard some booing on the telly, but I couldn’t hear any monkey noises.
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Lets make 2013 the end of the tabloid rags
BobbyRussell
10:20 on
31 December, 2012
The main protagonist of the MSM for the Dundee game, the publication who branded Celtic fans a disgrace, saw its Sunday sister paper burn and crash in 2012, its editors and Hacks being arrested………… yep they certainly are experts in being a disgrace
BobbyRussell
Aye, and don’t forget about the ‘four’ rebels that were incarcerated for causing the worst mayhem in 20 years.
Did we ever find out why Celtic felt it necessary to go public, or do we already know we
were doing some embarrassingly unneccesary ‘forelock tugging’
Jobo Baldie
08:10 on
31 December, 2012
Chuckles Green has a girlfriend???
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She is his latest partner.
He has only been with her for about a year.
Charlie bought all her previous relationships and is now looking forward to his Golden Wedding Anniversary.
lionsroars67- The NoW burned and crashed in summer 2011, it’s replacement appeared in early 2012.
HH
Has Jobo given the forecast yet? I shall spin like the MSM…it’s a t shirt n shorts day here in Glasgow, 22*c in the shade.. Shops selling out of soft drinks fast…
Think I ll buy the Herald today. Messrs Grant n Wilson always make me howl with their propaganda.. Will the bilious chanting from the rabid ones be mentioned… In a game v QP.?
Stepping in to 2013.. Grateful for what I have.. Grateful for CQN AND all who contribute…
GRATEFUL to be A GLASGOW CELTIC SUPPORTER..
Hail,hail.. 2012……what a year..
There was a spider in our bathroom this morning and it was so big it wouldn’t even nearly fit into the bug catcher thing I bought of the Betterwear man.
Iki,
LOL, very clever :))
Bourne,
You’re gonna need a bigger Betterwear man.
See how…in…1994…the bored wur sacked.
When is it that – The Celtic fans take control of their club ?
Oh, wait…..awe naw….it wizny. Ok
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Heavy drinking first thing in the morning is generally a bad idea – especially at this time of the year.
THE BATTLE OF DUNDEE
*EXCLUSIVE* Secret footage that prompted the media’s attack on Celtic…
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kev- 51% of the shares takes control. Make an offer.
Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon
– unfortunately most of the Belgian national squad are already at big clubs. Zenit, Porto, Benfica, Ajax,, bayern, epl sides etc. therefore most are already on big money. Owunjimi was the guy who stood out last window, as he was at standaard (and had been on loan from mallorca i think) and we were allegedly looking closely at him. The other guy was a fringe player (defender) – i forget his name but he was playing in Holland (for roda, or heerenveen i think) and although he wasn’tz capped, he had sat on the belgian bench. We were linked with him too in the last window, but again i forget his name. there may be some young players available, but most of the national squad would unfortunately be unaffordable.
there are however some good quality foreign nationals playing in belgium, who could be attracted (a bit like Gershon for example).
The ole Green Brigade really are a bunch of rascals.
Everything from orchestrated coughing to nuclear attacks – the world is not safe with these ghuys around.
Thank goodness the world’s best journalists are all on the case….
I haven’t read the blog since the final whistle on Saturday but has anybody critiqued Beram Kayal’s dreadfully apparent inability to shoot?
Not only does he never threaten the target, he falls backwards and lands on his bottom.
Bournesouprecipe,
Catching Big Spiders
we use a cylindrical(empty)shortbread tin to trap spiders and then release them under a leaf in the garden. They probably come back in the house but that`s okay. :-)
Happy New Year CQN’ers. May you and your families have a fantastic 2013 with health and happiness and maybe a wee treble. Enjoy another year of jelly and ice cream with hundeads and thousands on top.
Take care of yourselves and each other. Hail Hail. The Celts are here.
Taurangabhoy bringing in the new year.
goldstar10
10:48 on 31 December, 2012
kev- 51% of the shares takes control. Make an offer.
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Aye – I won’t even be fooled into buying a SB these days !
Thanks but – no thanks :o)
HH
Ole BSR this morning-
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bRV4d9LCawU
ianinascoli
Ha – Black strip *never mind just black socks*
bournesouprecipe 10:59 on 31 December, 2012
“I haven’t read the blog since the final whistle on Saturday but has anybody critiqued Beram Kayal’s dreadfully apparent inability to shoot?
“Not only does he never threaten the target, he falls backwards and lands on his bottom.”
He’s been studying the ole DVDs from yesteryear.
Johnny Doyle had a similar technique when crossing a ball.
estoril
I’m thinking on phoning the Betterwear man to see what he suggests, we can’t have four adults using next doors bathroom especially at this time of year.
summa of sammi….
06:07 on 31 December, 2012
…………
Enjoy
V
BOURNESOUPRECIPE
Spider in the bath?
No problem.
Simply dismantle the bath,throw it in the car,drive it to Blantyre.
Ask for SPIDERKILLER.
Job done.
On the way back,phone PRESTONPANS BHOY for instructions on how to mop up the bathroom-I forgot to suggest you turn off the water first……
Bourne it was your soup what done it M’lord
kev- Oh well the fans won’t take control then.
Carry on Dermot & Peter, steady as she goes.
HH