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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Scott Brown is not our saviour.
TT
Spend the money available on the manager …….The Manager is the most crucial appointment a football club can make, its not the ceo or the players for that matter a good manager will make average good and good great ,will win ,will generate income and enthusiasim will spot a player will know when to move players on etc , and on it goes , not rocket science at all ……..I`m afraid we have tried to do too much on the cheap which of course leads to mediocrity and frustration . Good stuff today on the blog very articulate views on both sides of the divide , what I think most of us do agree on though is the status quo is not going to win us the championship . HH
Kojo:
Agree entirely. The team plays for all the world as though they have no confidence in their coaches or what they are being told.
This is a good set of players who are underperforming. I hate to say it but that comes down to the coaching team.
Well, I haven’t seen sundays action but reading back we must have been pretty grim again?
It will take a run of wins to bolster confidence in players and fans.
I share some of the concerns about the organisation of the team.
My glimmer of hope is that Oor Neil has had the team well organised in patches last season. They looked pretty organised in Rennes and also against Madrid despite our suicidal tendencies in defence. It’s our ability to cope with the unexpected that worries me too.
As I say, another 3 or 4 wins on the bounce and the confidence might come back. But when this eternal optimist and happy clapper is feeling edgy then it is time for the rest of you to reach for the valium……………..
Off oot to do something useful. Maybe pop in later.
Get yer ballot papers in on time…………………….
I believe that it was the Irishman George Bernard Shaw who proclaimed Patriotism to be the last refuge of the scoundrel’.
And we are not short of those in the Parhead Boardroom.
Awful lot of gloom and doom around. I wonder why?
TinyTim says:
24 October, 2011 at 18:44
Scott Brown is not our saviour.
Sadly, nor is Neil. we need a change I’m afraid. Neill just does not look the same person who was so fired up for it last year and I can wholly understand why.
Time to look after yourself and family. Lenny and move on in the safe knowledge that you will forever be a Celtic great.
Tiny Tim i would have 5 Broonies in our midfield
!!Bada Bing!! says:
24 October, 2011 at 18:37
Eriksson sacked by Leicester.
The return of MON??
Cash to splash and potential to come up to EPL if they get their act together
Good to see Judith Tonner back on the BBC weather gig.
Those hammering neil need to remember a couple of things.
Injuries and lack of investment
Neil wanted Shane Long, who has been a terrific success at West Brom.
Neil wanted Diawara , who has been fantastic for Maritimo. He is the top scorer in Portugal and got the winner again yesterday for Maritimo.
Whilst we enjoy the debacle at Ibrox, lets remember the complete lack of progress at Celtic starts higher up the food chain than Neil.
My dear,dear,dear,dear,friend.. Carrigan..Grreat Name..Pal.. AH luv it!@18.42
Ye widnae be..
Teddy Carringan?
Who used tae sit behind me …in the Class at.. Becs??
Anywey..
Ah am No Mortified,at Awe….tae find oot that Ye are in Agreement wi me aboot
the Sordid and Deshpikable. Coaching , that oor Team is Suffering Under.
So that Noo. Maks..
Let me see..
TWO OF US.. who think that oor Coaches at Celtic are
UNSWELL!
Noo..
Let me mak Ma Sel. Clear..
AH AM NO BLAMING oor MANAGER..
He is GUILTLESS..
In Ma opinion, anywey..
Fur.. He needs HELP.. He is a Rookie.. He Still is Sporting His “L” Plates..
He wull get Bettah, as he Gains Experience…
And that is Awe that He Needs..
Howevhhhhh..
Meanwhile.. Back at the Ranch..
Lenny, needs tae Dispense wi’ his Group of Poker Buddies..
and
Go oot and See if He kin Get
MAIR EXPERIENCED HELP.
Fur…. His Poker Buddies, may be Fun tae be Aroon… in the Bunkhooose.
But
Lenny, Ah hiV Noos fur Ye..
THEY CANNY DRIVE CATTLE.. worth a Plug Peso!
Ye need mair Experienced Hauns aboot the Ranch.
Kojo
yer pal..who likes ye aloater
67 European Cup Winners says:
24 October, 2011 at 18:29
Gone a bit too far there mate. Have couple of pints and think about it.
!!Bada Bing!! says:
24 October, 2011 at 18:55
MAMA!!!!!!!
philvisreturns says:
24 October, 2011 at 12:32
Anybody heard from Gordon_J lately?
He is on his way home from hospital,should reach Glasgow by 10pm.
Bob.
Carrigan its possible that the lethargy we can see is a result of the manager realising he’s been conned by the money men, he’s to win the league whilst the money men have slammed the door in his face.
I’d say NL and his management team are not on great terms with PL and DD ….. thats just my opinion mind, and the resulting negativity is apparent throughout the team. I hope I’m wrong about that, but for me its simple, the strategy since Seville is to downsize, we ain’t stopped going downward yet.
Our love of the club is gonnae be severely tested, supporting Celtic is what we do but to hell with this failed strategy.
Eyes Wide Open CSC
Kayal 33- MON might be tempted, new owners have big pockets.Eriksson is a myth of a manager,another big payout for being a failure.
paulsatim-A warm front ready for a cold winter :>
Barcabhoy
Spot on,and remember Lenny wanted Westwood and the young Polish keeper before Forster.Not a penny more.Slan
Sir Kojo.
Never mind,we’ll have Kriss Commons back for the weekend.
Oor very own ‘KC & The Sunshine Band’.
Didn’t you used to manage them ,back in the day?(Afore you signed up The Village People,and really made it Big .)
Pssst….Darren O’Dea scores in each the last two games,including a 96th minute winner against the Darren Ferguson managed Peterborough.
Don’t tell Setting Free The Bull….It might
put him off his Tea !
Yer Pal,who thinks yer ‘cookin’ oan gas’.
Clyde
Go on mate try and convince the ex-Rangers player that Celtic are in crisis.
dear oh dear
fanadpatriot says:
24 October, 2011 at 16:46
There will be no Christmas presents bought in the Celtic shop for family this year,and I have a large family,several hundreds of pounds usually.Not a penny more.Slan
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Wow several hundred quid will not reach Celtic coffers.Why are you not buying from superstore is this your big stance against the mean board.How very cavalier of you hope you and the rest who only want to support Celtic when everything is Rosy never come back,that’s if you ever went in the first place mind you.Supporting Celtic is just not for Christmas
Picture of Charlie Mulgrew booking
celticbob says:
24 October, 2011 at 18:56
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Cheers thats good news ……. ta!
V
HH to ye!
shane long out for 6 weeks with injury
HH
DB67
TerryONeill Neil ah love yae says:
24 October, 2011 at 19:09
Got a tweet today saying the s.f.a had confirmed he got booked,what is the big deal about this booking.
Keiron Westwood has yet to play for Sunderland
Grzegorz Sandomierski has yet to play for Genk
Shane Long is a very good player but would have cost a lot of money in wages and transfer
Baba Diawara i believe would not have got a work permit
SFFS
Kojo 18:55
Lenny needs help and as you say he is not getting it from the 3 learners sitting beside him.
I am a Carrigan from the east, on my fathers side we have traced the family all the way back to the tattie famine , there was two families one called Mcmillan and the other called Tait who settled in Bathgate, through marriages the last couple were Mcintyre/Carrigan.
We live in hope at the moment,still cannot get my head round Joe Ledley playing at LB.
KTF
Lennons passion
PATHETIC.Go back under the stone you crawled out off.Slan
Lennons passion, Charlie got booked for celebrating, a shocking decision that seems to only apply to Celtic, Ross Jack apart!
SFFS
SFFS – The work permit myth is growing legs. Diawara wouldn’t get a work permit because we got one for Bangura. Celtic were basically told they would only get one permit, hence they had to choose which to sign. No surprise they chose the cheap one.
Seven Fishes Four Steaks says:
24 October, 2011 at 19:11
We wouldn’t have got a work permit for Diawara because we already got one for Bangura, it was one or the other and someone chose Bangura. They wouldn’t give work permits to 2 young strikers from Africa with little or no international experience
Barcabhoy says:
24 October, 2011 at 18:55
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Entirely agree with you’re post.
V
HH to ye!
Sven Goran Eriksson sacked by Leicester
Carrigan 18.52
” I would have 5 Broonies in our midfield”.
They would do well if the other team played a three man midfield.
He has scored 11 league goals in 4 seasons at Celtic.
Commons scored more in two months.
TT
MON 2/1 favourite for Leicester job with Skybet
Well ,lets look at our corner taking and defending because whatever the players are being told to do is not working.
Most of the corners when we are defending the opposition gets their head to the ball first and its the same when we are taking the corners the opposition are still getting to the ball first.
VmHan 18:56
I would not be suprised if the board are at it.
I am a great believer in a 100% club membership so that we the fans run the club, at least we can blame ourselves if things go wrong.
KTF