I’ve watched a large number of insipid end of season efforts over the years. The one that stands out most is home to Falkirk in 1987. It was probably the first time it was clear to me the white flag had been raised on a campaign (had results gone our way, we could still have won the league that day). Only a year earlier the same squad delivered the most unlikely title in the final game.
There was no white flag yesterday, quite the opposite, the league is all-but won. Instead we looked like a team with a lot of players wondering if they had a future at the club. The next two games, away to Hearts and home to Aberdeen, should provide enough focus to allow the level of performance to rise, but I thought that about the semi-final too.
It’s the end of the road for a few players, and for a system clearly few still believe in.
On the way into the ground a few of us wondered how often Kris Commons would be used going forward. He will be 33 in the summer, ahead of the last year of his contract. Whatever the reason he didn’t make the starting line up yesterday (or last week), his 9 minute cameo demonstrated the directness, not to mention game intelligence and skill, that Celtic are badly lacking.
Despite the plethora of No. 10s and creative wide players we’ve recruited over the last two years, Commons remains by far our most effective creative player. Without him we look to be punching with an empty glove; I hope whoever takes over takes note.
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JJ – I would guess it would be Commons, Mulgrew and Brown. Possibly Johannsen.
Jungle Jim Hot Smoked
It’s all speculation at the moment. Those rumoured to be in the frame, and, again no corroborating evidence : Stokes, Brown, Milgrew or Commons but before blanketing anyone’s character I think we need more evidence. It may only be kite flying. HH
Blanketing = blackening. Oops.
And MIT I do recognise we’re largely ‘vigorously agreeing’
Aff oot. To watch some proper Young Tims training.
HH jamesgang
sixtaeseven – Gardez la Foi on 25th April 2016 5:48 pm
I think, as has been written, he’s feeding us the old chestnut; “awe naw, there’s two of them”.
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Hope the young bhoys do well tonight, they’ve played great in their league.
Guy. One up after 11 minutes.
Lennybhoy
Thought disgusted face referred to one of those wee picture things that folk like to put on text messages but other folk like me cannae dae it so write the words instead.
wgs last game of the season at CP against hearts with the los hunos winning the league on the day – that was a shi* game
jungle jim. binary expectations ?????????
ps .told my sister who you are and she says her and her pal are big fans.
EXCATHEDRA44
Agree re Guus Hiddink we should be aiming for the stars again.
The bookies list is for mug punters and is always rubbishy, and didn’t contain O’Neil, Strachan, Jansen
They rarely get it right, along with SMSM
ArturJorge CSC
bhs in admin ah but is it a sevco admin
If Phil Macg had been right about anything since 2012 then I might be inclined to see his latest as more than a collection of rumours that can be read in multiple places across the web. Unfortunately despite getting us all excited on a regular basis he hasn’t, so his latest ramblings are likely as informed as said internet rumours.
DANSO_1888
Only the holding company
MacIntyre says “let’s hear from some Rangers fans”.
Err – you’ve just heard from Wilson and Jackson. What more do you want?
I have it on very good authority the celtic board are considering Martin O’Neill and Henrik Larsson partnership. O’Neil to solidify the team, Larsson to gain experience and help plan and take over after 1-2 years.
If you have a pair, as a manager and certain players aren’t performing as you expect – you drop them
If you have a pair, as a manager and certain players aren’t adhering to your fitness regime – you drop them
If you have a pair, as a manager and certain players are in a obstructive clique – you drop them
If you have a pair, as a manager, you don’t wait until your ticket’s punched before letting rip about the CEO.
Phil’s latest reeks of ‘he said, she said’
And still paints everyone involved in the upper echelons of our club as out of touch, timid and depressingly late to take action…
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STEBHOY on 25TH APRIL 2016 6:42 PM
Sounds like DD’s plan to sell Season Tickets.
Just heard Duff&Phelps are BHS administrators. Is this true?
Ole Jackie Bird still looking pretty good.
…mostly from the shoulders down.
Nice shoes!
HH!!
If DD is serious about starting to repair the damage, Peter Lawwell should have his role “clarified”, i.e. told to stay in the boardroom counting the beans, which is what he is good at, leaving all footballing decisions to the new manager, and that should be Guus Hiddink.
If PL finds that unpalatable, he should be bought a one-way ticket to Sunderland.
We should be breaking the bank to get Hiddink. We need a man of stature to sort out the dressing room and restore a bit of steel and pride.
BORGO67 on 25TH APRIL 2016 6:46 PM
Yes, they will be called The BHS from now on
No, ole Jackie Bird’s face is still in pretty good nick!
HH!!
Gary67
Have they brought in Daniel Cousin yet?
Probably shouldn’t joke about it with so many jobs at stake but didn’t think I would hear D&P involved in such a public way again .
If Guus Hiddink or MON plus Henke were to be appointed it should stop the early hours misery posting on here, I should think until people will complain about Martin’s long ball approach as not being “the Celtic way” . Contraryblightersarewe csc
Good shout from a bhoy there
Walk out the stadium at full time after the motherwell game and let the presentation be to empty stands
Mcstay on Clyde very good listen.
PL , Accountant, yeah? Accountants are a barnacle on the arsehole of progress.
KINGLuBO
danso_1888 on 25th April 2016 6:31 pm
bhs in admin ah but is it a sevco admin
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Duff & Phelps are doing it. Maybe Daniel Cousin will turn up….
so I guess they will keep there name then
How much Paul loves Celtic is oozing out of every word.
if not why not?
Play young Allan.
Play young Christie.
Build a side around their pure football ability.
Get in Henrik to run the show.
Get in Sutty as his sidekick.
Get in big Johan to sort the defence out.
Start using those who want to do it and those who know HOW to do it.
Stop f***ing around with hypothetical theoretical experimental metaphysical fannies and let football people get Celtic football club back on track.
Reprise the heroes in hoops.
Now bag the bloody title and prepare to annihilate the Son of Hun ghoulish spectre that’s coming back to haunt us next season.
Enough bullshit, and half-arsedness, Celtic.
Dae. Yer. Jobs.
Judith got the weather right.
sandman – spot on! get back to basics. Football is a simple game made difficult by over coaching, confusing tactics, and tinkering managers!
Weather is mental, sun splitting the streets and the snow just coming on !!!
STEBHOY on 25TH APRIL 2016 6:42 PM
I have it on very good authority the celtic board are considering Martin O’Neill and Henrik Larsson partnership. O’Neil to solidify the team, Larsson to gain experience and help plan and take over after 1-2 years.
Hope good authority is not somebody’s auntie who works in the canteen.
Greenbingley is correct, if the rumours are true, the very first decision to be made is to tell Lawell to butt out of the football side of things. A Footballing budget should be agreed with the Manager and how the Manager uses the budget is none of the CEO’s concern.
If Desmond is going hands on that gives me some hope, he is an extremely clever, successful operator and in a Business sense he likes winning and he usually does win.
STEBHOY on 25TH APRIL 2016 7:02 PM
sandman – spot on! get back to basics. Football is a simple game made difficult by over coaching, confusing tactics, and tinkering managers!
Now that’s more like it.