Celtic have lost in the game immediately after three of their previous four European games, shipping nine points which could be crucial in determining the destination of the championship, so it was not surprising they were below par for much of the game yesterday. Fortunately, the Aberdeen goal came early enough to allow Celtic time to raise their game and respond.
How Celtic respond after European games will become even more crucial in the weeks ahead as they have visits to Motherwell, Dundee United and St Johnstone due after our next three Europa League games. Any slim championship aspirations will be extinguished in these games if Celtic are unable to improve performance for the league challenge.
Ally McCoist is defying early predictions and grinding out impressive results for Rangers, who will seldom have started the league with such an impressive defensive record. Six away wins from six games without conceding a goal is the kind of form it takes to win leagues.
Our more immediate challengers, Motherwell, dropped two points on Saturday, meaning we can go two points clear of them if we win our game in hand, however, the teams meet at Fir Park a week on Sunday (three days after Celtic play Rennes), in what looks like being a key game in our season.
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Do thems not play Hamburg in the near future? Good time to pass the poppy tins around me thinks!! Should raise a right few bob.
Paddy Gallagher says:
24 October, 2011 at 20:14
I am a massive fan of Neil Lennon as a player and x- captain of Glasgow Celtic.
Am I a massive fan of Neil as a manager?
Nobody celebrated more than me when he was appointed. All my hope and good will was granted to this very fine man.
Now we seem to have reached a crossroads. It is the
A/ The boards fault
B/ The players fault
C/ The managers fault
D/ The coaches fault
E/ The DD/PL regimes fault
Maybe time for someone to ask Neil Lennon who’s fault is it?
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Been thinking the very same thing myself today
HH
Che great post sir, for you and the wife.
Joe O’Neil – Celtic and Ireland RIP
Vinny
YNWA
My dear,dear,dear,dear,friend .Sponge Bob ..etc..@ 20.50
Pal.
Ah wull tak a Crack at that!
It’s The PLAYERS FAULT.
Maks sense tae Me.
Kojo
yer pal. who likes ye ,alreadt
Phil’s latest Tweet
Phil MacGiollaBhain
People fixated on the Big Tax Case. They forget that the small tax bill is still outstanding. #thatsahint
Au contraire Europa
Sion 0-0
next game 0-1 St J
Athletico 2-0
next game 2-4 Rangers
Udinese 1-1
next game 0-2 Hearts
You could argue we’d have lost at Ibrox anyway, the others who knows, but two games a week with an ever changing line up, and and ever changing team system has been nothing more than trouble for Celtic, in a competition we never quite won, with and exceptional side.
Dewy eyed Euro dreams are not what’s on offer at Celtic at the moment, and Sunday’s lethargy is bound to have been linked.
Rangers imploded in the SPL when they leached their way to Manchester, these games are generally mental and physical health sapping loses or draws take their toll.
Any Celtic side down three at HT to Kilmarnock, is not a team.
Paddy Gallagher says:
24 October, 2011 at 20:14
Evening mi amigo.
Problem is Lenny won’t/can’t say anything against his boss.
Have a couple for me later :>)
Mick
You going out of your way to be negative or were you just born that way.
Maybe Glasgow school holidays impacted attendance.
MWD
THE EXILED TIM says:
24 October, 2011 at 20:56
Evening mi amigo.
Problem is Lenny won’t/can’t say anything against his boss.
Have a couple for me later :>)
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I will big pal, till we get a chance to share a pint:-)
To much uncertainty in the support, if we rebel we are letting Neil down?
If Neil makes a stance and tells the gospel, the rest can go to hell, he will have our support.
Try again Che!
RIP Joe O’Neil – for Celtic and Ireland YNWA
V
Kojo
Re ur wee dig at Paddy. 3 Celtic players were in the area to toepoke it into the net. Statues as usual!! Id start Paddy every game!!
He was 2 mins on the park and nearly scored FGS!!!!
any thoughts what Whyte could go out guising as to raise funds ?
whitedoghunch says:
24 October, 2011 at 21:03
any thoughts what Whyte could go out guising as to raise funds ?
A legitimate businessman!
whitedoghunch says:
24 October, 2011 at 21:03,
He’s already guising as a billionaire.
I think the Liverpool game will have helped to pay the wages this month.
Árd Macha
whitedoghunch says:
24 October, 2011 at 21:03
any thoughts what Whyte could go out guising as to raise funds ?
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LOL
I can see the Photoshop experts getting a hold of that theme :-)
HH
whitedoghunch@21:03
I was going to say “Rangers fan” then remembered he’s doing that already.
:-)
V
try again…..
Are you as computer literate as myself?
Hi Cairde
Has anyone been having bother logging on to the blog since it went down last week?
Or Whyte as Paddy says, could pretend to have passed the ‘fit and proper test’.
Fortunately for him the SFA don’t ask those awkward questions when it relates to their club.
Árd Macha
PaddyG
I agree, but it ain’t going to happen, very few players/managers ever say anything against their clubs, they would find it difficult to work again.
Brighton playing well, watching on a 4 ” x 3″ screen on bet365.
My dear,dear,dear,dear,friend.. Jude2005 @ 21.02
You wrote..
“THREE Celtic Players were in the Area to Poke it into the Net….”
Right ye are,pal…
and Ah said..
“Paddy, took a Chance and Tried tae Score fae an Impossible Angle…”
INSTEAD, of Passing the Ba’
Tae ONE o’ those Three Celtic Players who were far better Positioned
than He wiz. tae Score.
Nope.
Paddy,wiz at Fault..
No Eethur of the Three Celtic Players.
Kojo
yer pal. .who likes ye aloater
Che
V he has the pic on his FB page..
macanbheatha is mise neil says:
24 October, 2011 at 21:09,
No. Though my screen has a tendency to move all over the place.
Árd Macha
The exiled tim
Re the deluded hun
‘judge him on words and actions’ he hasn’t done anything, they are distorting reality, it is incredible ! we are going mad at playing crap, can you imagine the stink we’d kick up if our board brought us to the point of admin or insolvency
blantyretim says:
24 October, 2011 at 21:12
BT
Had to get shot of my FB page it was becoming an addiction…………….. and you really do meet some weird people on there eh?
THE EXILED TIM says:
24 October, 2011 at 21:10
PaddyG
I agree, but it ain’t going to happen, very few players/managers ever say anything against their clubs, they would find it difficult to work again.
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Guess your right big pal, but honesty is undervalued…
macanbheatha is mise neil says:
24 October, 2011 at 21:09,
I couldn’t access CQN for a week,said the page I was looking for wasn’t available..
Che
indeed you do…. o))
If Lenny wuz smart..
He wid Pit oot the Celtic Under Nineteens oan Wednesday,agin
the Hibs.
Fur…
The Saturday Game agin the Hibs..is Fur
Awe the Marbles!
Kojo
blantyretim says:
24 October, 2011 at 21:12
Do you know a under 17 team called Blantyre wolves.
Che says:
24 October, 2011 at 21:08
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Probably, if WD40 and a big hammer disnae do it then it ain’t worth fixing (the link) :¬)
email me on vmhan1967@hotmail.co.uk and I’ll send ye the pic.
V
HH
Árd Macha says:
blantyretim says:
Go raibh maith agaibh lhads
I think I’ll give my techy niece a call
Kojo says:
24 October, 2011 at 21:11
Have another look at it. I don’t think a pass was on. Too many Aberdeen players in the way.
A shot was his only option and he’s scored from similar angles before.
jackie mac
Their club is going down and all they want to do is blame the messanger, deluded beyond comprehension.
These are the supposed enlightened ones btw.
The show will begin soon :>)
If newco Rangers are with us soon, they might need some help in re-naming themselves
New names for Rangers
lennon’s passion
sorry mate, doesn’t ring a bell, you want me to make enquiries?
PaddyG
Aye, but honesty and business don’t really go hand in hand, mores the pity.
Re this tax case carry on and big phils latest tweet..
If we have one eye on the big tax case, one eye on the wee tax case, do we still have to keep an eye on the ball at parkhead?
at this rate well all look like marty feldman
for the younger bloggers you may need to google marty feldman