On the back of Saturday’s result and performance, I didn’t see that draw coming last night. The compensation is that after some better performances and results, evidence remains that we are far from the finished article.
After failing to score I often look for Kris Commons, who has been the sugar in our tea for much of the last five years. For a period, he crafted openings than the rest of the team put together. Injury and illness restricted Kris to five league starts since Christmas, only (also injured) Tom Rogic comes close to being as effective through the middle.
There are simply not enough of the squad likely to pitch up with a goal.
Once Erik Sviatchenko went off injured, the lack of scoring threat was not the only concern. Let’s hope he’s back for Motherwell on Saturday – and partnering Charlie Mulgrew. Motherwell are on their best form in years, five wins-in-a-row. We’ll need to win all the personal battles at Fir Park.
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The whole game is geared to the benefit of Sevco.
The championship clubs are raging that their games have been moved to the Sunday so Sevco can coin it in.
All the home teams are losing money from corporate and attendances will be reduced.
Falkirk especially are not happy and complained to the SPFL, which was thrown out.
Of course not made the press because it gets in the way off how wonderful Sevco are and only enhance the game.
The Exiled Tim
No you have my word. This Karma is beautiful!
H.T.
Play Commons ?
Yes.
Macjay
Thank the Lord we agree on something! :-)
Hamiltontim
We were in the ground early last night and the players were shooting from edge of the box. Pretty woeful to be honest except one player who blasted it into top corner just about every time.
I said that he’s clearly got his shooting boots on.
Who was it?
Mr Commons!
A lot of media discussion around if/ how Hunco might or might not be able to challenge/ compete with Celtic next season.
2 things not discussed in this ‘debate’ :
1) will today’s Celtic be the same Celtic that starts next season? I refer to both player and management teams
2) the assumption that Rangers will improve through player acquisition despite financial constraints.
The game on the 17th being seen as a benchmark for next season.
I’m very hopeful that we will be very different as I don’t think Lawwell can afford the Status Quo.
If he is in any doubt I suspect he will be jolted in to awareness when season tickets are renewed.
WC
I get that supporters might not think he has the best first touch, be unfit, contribute little blah blah blah.
I’ve stood next to the guy when he was wearing a suit with no jacket. He’s absolutely solid and reminded me of Lubo when he came to our school.
I’m loathe to say it but Ronny is ruining our most productive player because he persists in playing him wide.
SIPSINI on 6TH APRIL 2016 9:47 PM
Doubt very much if you’ll read about that in our papers unless it’s tucked away in a wee corner somewhere.
The rest of the page will still be filled with ‘warchest’ news.
Nice to know that GSL is being karma-ised though.
Is that a word?
HT
Is a suit with no jacket – a pair of trousers?
BTW. .. I have a wee knob on my front door; )
TBJ HAS NO TRUST IN THE PLC on 6TH APRIL 2016 10:57 PM
Don’t let him in……..it’s Nacho Novo.
HAMILTONTIM on 6TH APRIL 2016 10:47 PM
Macjay
Thank the Lord we agree on something! :-)
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We agree on everything ,mate.
How we achieve it is where we disagree.
Would love to give you some insights in the Spanish language .
You mention pronunciation of “v’ and “b”
Here`s your homework task
When a hispanohablante says ” Beak bappo roo ” , what does he mean?
How about ” Bee steck ‘ ?
No conferring.
TBJ
Put it away or you’ll have the ACAB at your chopper! :/)
winning captains on 6th April 2016 7:58 pm
Celtic did NOT sign the 5 Way Agreement.
*you could post a copy of it and there would still be posters claiming we did and “Liewell” participated in it, naw he was the author of it.
Macjay
Let’s stick to Australian :-)
Tontine
Respectfully, neither you or WC know whether Celtic signed it or not.
My own opinion is that ‘Rangers’ couldn’t have got to where they are now without Celtic’s input somewhere along the line.
HAMILTONTIM on 6TH APRIL 2016 11:06 PM
No wuckas , mate.
( Wuckin furries )
Just been looking at the runners for the Grand National on bet 365. 87 Runners canae be right shirley.
HH
Dixiedeans
Only 40 (max) will run,obviously a lot more are entered,but the final declaration will be tomorrow and it will be trimmed
Luiz is a truly awful player. Not a clue what was going on behind him.
Winning Captians and any others who are discussing whether Celtic signed the 5 way agreement, is it because of this post, where the “us” is in fact “them” I.e. oldco/newco/Sevco…
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GLASSTWOTHIRDSFULL on 6TH APRIL 2016 7:47 PM
Diary Of “The Journey”
2012
Sign the 5-way agreement – us, the SFA, the SPL, the SFL and err… us.
The Rangers (from now on to be known as The Same Club or else!) change SFA membership from full members to temporary and then conditional members. Just because.
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RIP Merle Haggard
http://youtu.be/-iYY2FQHFwE
HH
bankiebhoy1 on 6th April 2016 8:48 pm
Some perspective to be borne in mind…………
DONTBRATTBAKKINANGER on 6TH APRIL 2016 5:03 PM
Winning margins in untainted 9iar:
2pts,3pts,2pts,5pts,12pts,2pts,10pts,1pt,4pts.
There were only 2 points for a win; so the statistics [FWIW] would suggest that a truly great Celtic team[s], with a truly great manager at the helm, didn’t win the Championship at a canter every year.
*My teenage years were made all that better because of the Latter Day Christ, however, we should not look at his time at Parkheid through green tinted glesses.
Big Jock didnae make many mistakes but when he did they were blunders.
In his first hun league game he dropped Joe McBride; he did admit this error though.
Left the Fife Beckenbauer out in Milan and cost us another Big Cup with his dismissing of Feyenoord, who weren’t even the best team in Holland never mind Europe, labelling them no better than Dunfermline.
After Davie Hay questioned the payment system and then the board agreed tae his demands Jock dumped him even though Davie didnae want tae go.
The above move cost us George Connelly tae.
Cost us TIAR by continuing with a tired side.
And as I stated earlier he left out the wee mhan against Liverpool home and away. Learned fae that though and made sure he played against Leeds 4 years later.
Not all games during his tenure were entertaining as winning was more important at times that’s why he parked the bus in Prague playing a 4-2-3-1 before it became fashionable, that move worked, nae complaints fae the fans though.
This is not meant as a slight on Jock far from it but he was human.
WITS,
Cheers.Was getting all excited thinking nearly 90 horses bombing round Aintree.
HH
TONTINE TIM on 6TH APRIL 2016 11:24 PM
Having lived through those glorious times , I must say that your recollection of detail is astonishing .
There`s probably a book there.
two of celtics and ronnies biggest games…..friday and saturday.
WWW(GBWO) on 6TH APRIL 2016 11:20 PM
RIP Merle Haggard
My big number.
VOGUEPUNTER on 6TH APRIL 2016 10:08 PM
HUNDERBIRDS ARE GONE on 6TH APRIL 2016 10:07 PM
Totally off topic.
Has anyone been to the Azores?
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Aye ,loads of folk.
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ComicGeniusCSC
;-)
HH jamesgang
Hi WC.
I asked Paul67 a couple of weeks ago similar questions to those undernoted re: Res 12 (unanswered, but understandable that he can’t respond to everyone):
Similar questions then, if you don’t mind – and I appreciate you may not be able to answer due to confidentiality undertakings –
1) Is the Karma you refer to in relation to Sevco or SFA, or both (+/- msm, etc.) ?
2) Are we taliking of a legally-binding, corporate ruling, or a ‘civic’ / football issue (or something else) ?
3) Who has instigated this positive (I assume from our [Celtic’s] perspective) outcome – is it:
– Celtic PLC Board
– Celtic Fans
– Celtic Fans + Board together
– Law courts, or similar official or judicial body
Again – appreciate you / Paul may be privvy to private information thar can’t be divulged online,.
HH
BGFC
Hamiltontim
Actually I do know and we never!!
I’ll explain when I see you at fives.
…message to self…need to stop asking these questions when everyone else has buggered off to bed :-))
HH
BGFC
Big George
Sevco football none of the above.
Winning Captains – thanks for replying. Good enough for them (suspect, if it’s football, it won’t be instigated by our own ever-so-upright-and-rule-abiding governing body).
Patience and anticipation, once again, then!
HT – delighted you have made it Lisbon – still a few years away for me (need WeeBGFC to be old enough to share a beer with me).
HH
BGFC
..and if you need a recent 50 year old (still struggling with that!) sub for 5’s, give me a shout…
HH
BGFC
For BGFC,
The King
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb0Jmy-JYbA
Good luck with the 5’s
Night
HH
Clougher Celt – appreciate that (love Elvis).
Night all
HH
BGFC
Clougher = Clogher. Well, in my spelling mnd it does!
Injury and illness restricted Kris to five league starts since Christmas
So a complete absence of appetite and desire to play for the team is not worth a mention? Any chance that KC’s legs have simply gone and with a new contract safely in his back pocket his desire has followed.
Tuesday was was truly woeful but giving another out of form “established ” player is not the answer. Key questions for me:
1. Why is our most productive midfielder, McGregor, not starting?
2. What has Johanssen done to merit the No. 10 shirt
3. What has CKR done to merit a place on the bench? Give the place to an eager kid.
3. Why was Broonie rushed back, with no match fitness?
4. Why is Izzie not on the bench. Able back up to KT, option left midfield and always gave us 100%
5. Why would we drop Boyata, after 2 of his better games.
Forget the reputation, play the players in form regardless of stature, PR, Charity work, celtic credentials , wage.
Time for Ronnie & co to grow a pair
Hail Hail
Lol….mnd = mind :-)
Too much vino rosso.
In Cambridge at the moment checking the place out – Miss BGFC hopes to apply to the University here in October, assuming all goes well with her Highers in the next couple of months – fingers crossed (although I’d be distraught without her banter).
HH
BGFC