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  1. Silver City 1888 on

    Important things first, we didn’t injure any Aberdeen players yesterday? Considering the relative positions of our oponents, to come out the weekend same number of points clear is not a failure.

  2. Big Georges Fan Club - Hail, Hail, Wee Oscar on

    BAMBOO on 10TH MARCH 2019 9:06 AM

     

    Forrest drives me nuts. He has speed skill and excellent crossing and shooting skills…………..but his positional awareness is very poor. He is not good at finding the space to receive the ball .

     

     

    Yesterday him and Sinclair seemed to abandon the wings .

     

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    Looked to me as if Lenny switched things around by puting Burke on the wing and moved Jimmy inside to give a two up front once Edouard came on – went to a 4-4-2.

     

     

    HH

     

    BGFC

  3. Hamiltontim on

    TUESDAY 10TH MARCH 1981

     

     

     

    It has been a fairly normal day in my present circumstances. My weight is 59. 3 kgs. and I have no medical problems. I have seen some birthday greetings from relatives and friends in yesterday’s paper which I got today. Also I received a bag of toiletries today.

     

     

    There is no priest in tonight, but the chief medical officer dropped in, took my pulse, and left. I suppose that makes him feel pretty important.

     

     

    From what I have read in the newspapers I am becoming increasingly worried and wary of the fact that there could quite well be an attempt at a later date to pull the carpet from under our feet and undermine us — if not defeat this hunger-strike — with the concession bid in the form of ‘our own clothes as a right’.

     

     

    This, of course, would solve nothing. But if allowed birth could, with the voice of the Catholic hierarchy, seriously damage our position. It is my opinion that under no circumstances do they wish to see the prisoners gain political status, or facilities that resemble, or afford us with the contents of, political status.

     

     

    The reasons for this are many and varied, primarily motivated by the wish to see the revolutionary struggle of the people brought to an end. The criminalisation of Republican prisoners would help to furnish this end.

     

     

    It is the declared wish of these people to see humane and better conditions in these Blocks. But the issue at stake is not ‘humanitarian’, nor about better or improved living conditions. It is purely political and only a political solution will solve it. This in no way makes us prisoners elite nor do we (nor have we at any time) purport to be elite.

     

     

    We wish to be treated ‘not as ordinary prisoners’ for we are not criminals. We admit no crime unless, that is, the love of one’s people and country is a crime.

     

     

    Would Englishmen allow Germans to occupy their nation or Frenchmen allow Dutchmen to do likewise? We Republican prisoners understand better than anyone the plight of all prisoners who are deprived of their liberty. We do not deny ordinary prisoners the benefit of anything that we gain that may improve and make easier their plight. Indeed, in the past, all prisoners have gained from the resistance of Republican jail struggles.

     

     

    I recall the Fenians and Tom Clarke, who indeed were most instrumental in highlighting by their unflinching resistance the ‘terrible silent system’ in the Victorian period in English prisons. In every decade there has been ample evidence of such gains to all prisoners due to Republican prisoners’ resistance.

     

     

    Unfortunately, the years, the decades, and centuries, have not seen an end to Republican resistance in English hell-holes, because the struggle in the prisons goes hand-in-hand with the continuous freedom struggle in Ireland. Many Irishmen have given their lives in pursuit of this freedom and I know that more will, myself included, until such times as that freedom is achieved.

     

     

    I am still awaiting some sort of move from my cell to an empty wing and total isolation. The last strikers were ten days in the wings with the boys, before they were moved. But then they were on the no-wash protest and in filthy cells. My cell is far from clean but tolerable. The water is always cold. I can’t risk the chance of cold or ‘flu. It is six days since I’ve had a bath, perhaps longer. No matter.

     

     

    Tomorrow is the eleventh day and there is a long way to go. Someone should write a poem of the tribulations of a hunger-striker. I would like to, but how could I finish it.

     

     

    Caithfidh mé a dul mar tá tuirseach ag eirí ormsa.

     

     

    (Translated, this reads as follows):

     

     

    Must go as I’m getting tired.

  4. bamboo on

    Big George

     

     

    Yes I saw that …..swapping positions and personnel in a worryingly random fashion.

     

    It wasn’t easy conditions with the cold wind cutting across the lively pitch. Add to that it was a very dogged opponent.

     

    Hopefully a blip and well be back to winning ways .

  5. Bhoyjoebelfast on

    Ain’t it great…..???????? 8 points ahead,league cup winners and within touching distance of another Scottish cup.It makes good reading for me,yet a point dropped and there is a sense of bad vibes coming from some quarters.Of course it would have been nice to take all three points but we are heading towards another piece of history and,if that happens, the game at Celtic Park on March ninth 2019 will fade into obscurity.

     

    We are tops…..they ain’t CSC

  7. KINGLUBO on

    Let’s be honest here. BR wasn’t in the least “all bad”. What he brought to our beloved Celtic was utter professionalism in most aspects. The dietary controls, the extra training, all that was good. I sincerely hope Lenny continues these and does not allow a dropping of standards.

     

     

    I’m hoping like mad that CalMac, Ozzie Tom and young Ryan Christie will soon be back in the team and have us playing fast attacking football again , I’m worried about the lifeless slow passing and build up play experienced at the moment.

     

    When is young Karamoko going to feature I wonder!!!

     

     

    KINGLuBO

  8. bamboo on

    KING LUBO

     

     

    And we need to have a look at Bayo . He’s good in the air -we were crying out for someone to convert some of those crosses yesterday.

  9. bournesouprecipe on

    The game yesterday wasn’t ‘a must win’ it was a ‘if we win today we’ll be ten points clear’ the home support and Neil Lennon’s ‘leggy’ squad weren’t hungry or ambitious enough, marathon drudgery had kicked in and habitual routine home wins evade better sides than us..

     

     

    It wasn’t the cup final afterall, and will Aberdeen try just as hard on Tuesday away from the glare of gigital justice and impartiality? I wish them every luck they’ll need, because they will be overly punished for any more robust defending from Stewart, McKenna Shinnie et all.

     

     

    Callum MacGregor really was invisible, the ‘mercurial’ talent of James Forrest was escape goating, trying to break through a thick red line, and Olly Burke’s pace was wasted chasing bad balls, and Jeremy Toljan was worser than Mikael legs gone Lustig.

     

     

    NFL won the first two crucial matches for us, and yesterday’s anti climatic afternoon was written in his stars, a win next week at Dens, is a must before Sevco for his return home humping.

     

     

    Hail Hail

  10. Hot Smoked on

    Bain made a bad pass yesterdayso should be sold;

     

    Toljan is rubbish and should be sent back to Germany;

     

    Tierney was tired in the second half. He should be made to do extra training;

     

    Biton did not play like McGregot so should be transformed;

     

    Forrest, Sinclair and Burke were all different kinds of poor. Get rid of them all.

     

    All the above may seem a bit harsh but it is a blog and we are all entitled to our opinions.

     

    JJ

  11. Greenpinata on

    My friends in Celtic

     

     

    We are terrible at corners. With 5 minutes to go we didn’t even seem to know who was going to take them.

     

    Imo what a wasted opportunity. As previously stated our ” grass” looks long and not suited to a quick passing game. No wonder certain players were “leggy”. The guys closed to the park will see better but from 441 something is not right.

     

     

    Anyway on a poor day at the office my highlight was hearing the GB trying to taunt the Sheepies singing ” You’re only sheep s@agging b@stards. Only to hear them reply Yes, we’re sheep s@agging b@stards. 1-0 to the Sheepies me thinks.

     

     

    HH.

  12. TommyB on

    No panic, a home draw yesterday is another step on the way to title win number 8. Win our three games before the split and we’ll be at least 11 points in front, quite possibly more. Our squad will be bolstered by the return of the injured players and we’re never going to lose 4 out of 5 games after the split. Hail Hail

  13. Dbhoy on

    Very optimistic of a good result pre match. Big game for them on Tuesday to distract . A free midweek and the incentive to increase our lead at the top , the ingredients were there for a good win or so I thought .

     

     

    Overall it was a bit disappointing from us. Very little penetration or quality in the final third albeit against a very well structured Aberdeen defence .

     

    Not totally unsurprising given the fact we had Oli as the main striker, a guy still learning the position . He might turn out to be prolific in that role given time but looks very much the apprentice as a striker at the moment . That said I think he’s a very good player for us with a lot to offer.

     

     

    Lenny had to see this for himself ( he’s just getting his first close up look at some of the players ) but I think that we are much more potent going forward with fast Eddy at the tip of the spear. Our best chance was created with OE running at them and getting them turned .

     

     

    The two days off to get their heads around Brendan’s departure was well intentioned but ultimately ill fated as it gave them a reason to be below par, which they were .

     

     

    Very impressed with Ajer’s drive and desire to get on the score sheet first half, brilliant attitude from the big chap and bodes well for his development.

     

     

    They deserved their point. Very good defensively and caused us a few problems second half .

     

     

    HH

  14. vale bhoy on

    GREENPINATA

     

     

    IMO you are correct.

     

     

    Young Henderson’s corners started well but then he began hitting low, near post corners which presumably was what he was told to do.

     

     

    After he went off the corners reverted back to high, looping, slower crosses which were far too near the keeper.

     

     

    Definitely an area to work on, as it has been for a while.

     

     

    Now, what about our throw ins?

     

     

    Don’t get me started.

     

     

    HH

     

     

    Liverpool one down, straight from a corner. Keeper fouled but goal given. We wouldn’t have got that.

  20. Philbhoy on

    When you see the replay of the Grealish assault it is horrendous!

     

     

    Could have been seriously injured.

     

     

    One steward escorted the hooligan to the touchline where one policeman took him away!

     

     

    WTF!

  21. Philbhoy on

    When you see the replay of the Grealish assault it is horrendous!

     

     

    Could have been seriously injured.

     

     

    One steward escorted the hooligan to the touchline where one policeman took him away!

     

     

    WTF!!!!

  22. st tams on

    On the corner debate. Why don’t we take short corners. At least we will still have possession of the ball

  23. The Battered Bunnet on

    Was neither surprised nor (particularly) disappointed with yesterday’s result. Broony and Biton were our only two fit centre mids, and good players as each are, they don’t bring imagination to the tons of possession we enjoy.

     

     

    Aberdeen played deep and compact. We didn’t have the imagination to play through them (Odsonne apart), and neither could we release the speed in the front three. The few moments in the game came when we got round the back of the full backs, but the final pass to finish the move was rushed.

     

     

    We’re missing Rogic, Christie, McGregor and Ntcham, plus Arzani and Kouassi, leaving only Scott Allan as an alternative to wee Henderson in the middle of the park. That Brown and Bitton got through the match without injury probably ensured the draw.

     

     

    Perhaps the man missed most yesterday was Griff, who remains the only player in the squad who can deliver a dead ball with reliability. Eleven corners yesterday and not a bum lifted out of a seat (although credit Ewan for the peachy free kick for Ajer’s offside goal).

     

     

    Hey ho, had worse days (though few so frigging cold), 8 points ahead and 9 matches to play, from which 6 points from the next 2 matches makes it (at least) 11 ahead with 7 to play, and virtually closing the deal.

  24. Philbhoy on

    Salah dives the third time.

     

     

    Don’t care how good he is at fitba, he is equally good at diving.

  25. beatbhoy on

    Top 2 teams drop points, but only 1 can afford to.

     

     

    That’s the thing about a cushion, not as sore when you slip-up.

     

     

    Some slips can, on the other hand (foot?), be very painful and hard to get over.

  26. setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on

    It sounds like I picked a good game to miss yesterday.

     

     

    However, all the reactions of

     

     

    This proves Lenny’s not good enough

     

    Drop 2 players (Brown & Forrest) who lie behind Callum McGregor in POTY race

     

    And the old reliables of “bizarre” tactics and “wrong” subs

     

     

     

    I just file them in the cabinet titled Over Anxious Reactions to Dropped Points when we are so close to 8iar.

     

     

    In short, yesterday’s dropped points are no more indicative of how our season will go than were the Hearts and Hibs scores.

     

     

    We face a battle to win points and ties in every game we play; this squad of players deserves more credit for having delivered what they have and for having proven their mettle in the past.

  29. Dbhoy on

    SFTB

     

    We face a battle to win points and ties in every game we play; this squad of players deserves more credit for having delivered what they have and for having proven their mettle in the past .

     

     

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    Well said .

     

     

    HH

  32. lets all do the huddle ? on

    when grealish jumped into the crowd there and there was bedlam at the front of the stand with the stewards and polis involved, im sure i just seen a steward getting nicked by 2 polis and led out of the ground

     

     

    my (ahem) viewing medium doesnt let me rewind it to see it again

     

     

    first time ive ever seen that if it did happen

  33. David66 on

    Just seen the cameraman getting the tin pale at villa game.

     

     

    Hunbelievable

     

     

    D. :)

  34. Greenpinata on

    LETS ALL DO THE HUDDLE ? on 10TH MARCH 2019 1:37 PM

     

     

    Definitely looked like a Birmingham steward getting ” taken” away.

     

     

    Bizarre.

  36. Nye Bevans' rebel soldier on

    Any word on how much the bucketeers collected yesterday.

     

     

    Ps…. a big well done to all the volunteers.

  37. stirlingbhoy on

    The balance in the team isnt there just now mainly due to injuries etc etc…however i do believe we got the team wrong yesterday..i dont rate toljan..lustig for me should have started…young ewan is a fine player but think french eddie should have started with burke swapping in the lone striker and top of the diamond role…i think lenny will get us through this nervy time..he just has to!

  38. Friesdorfer on

    Scaniel

     

    Lovely tale (tail…)! What about “Martina “, after one of the Principals of the Donkey Sanctuary! Very sunny, but bitterly cold in Bonnie Dundee today. Yesterday’s match was disappointing, but always worthwhile, as someone once said. Got to share the day with my, not so little, Bhoy. HH

  40. Tontine Tim on

    NORRIEM on 9TH MARCH 2019 8:40 PM

     

     

    The Sheep set out their stall, and we rarely looked like beating this

     

     

    *mcsleekit who still calls naesurname gaffer admitted “We came here to get something and the defensive work of the team was excellent in the first half. We had enough opportunities to maybe get the goal we were looking for but I’d have taken 0-0.”

     

     

    He also left our former Celts GMS and Nial McGinn and said they would be ready for Tuesday.

  41. Tontine Tim on

    ST TAMS on 10TH MARCH 2019 12:17 PM

     

     

    Shocking scenes at Birmingham v Villa game. Fan ran on and punched Jack Grealish

     

     

    *was watching liverpool/burnley when the team in the panel that consisted of form pros Robbie Earl and Robbie Mustoe along with anchor Rebecca Lowe formerly of the BBC, Setanta and ESPN were visibly shocked at half time.

     

     

    The fact that the “fan” ran down unimpeded tae enter the park was questionable, they also said his team should be docked points, they were the home team though, but not award Villa the points although they did win them.

     

     

    This seems tae be the same situation at Easter Road, hades and swinecastle where fans can and did invaded the pitch.

     

     

    The question is, now I know assault is breaking the law but is it illegal tae enter the touchline or pitch, is there a law against this.

  42. GFTB on

    Tontine Tim 3.27pm

     

     

    I would never contradict your good self but heard Willie Miller on radio Scotland today saying MacInnes plan was to get to half time without losing a goal to effect the fans and then hopefully get a chance or two… Willie Miller again was quite fair said we had the best chance of the 2nd half but he thought a draw was a fair result … think GMS was a doubt after going off injured last weekend ? I would hope any manager would prioritise a chance of a cup run than 2pts against a team who haven’t dropped a point at home :-)

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