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  1. James Forrest is Lennon on

    First

     

     

    I agree with the guys talking about Brown. An integral part of the team now, a fine captain, one of those players who’s best and biggest contributions to the side are the ones no-one notices. There really are a lot of self proclaimed football “experts” out there who don’t know the first damn thing about the sport.

     

     

    Some of the posters on here should stick to what they are good at. Abusing ethnic minorities and spouting right-wing, racist clap-trap, and leave the football to the people who know something about it.

     

     

    To the Stokesy comment, I never heard it so no idea what Lenny meant, but I don’t think there are signs of trouble in Paradise. We sure ain’t playing like it.

     

     

    Steve Lomas is right. Rangers fans should be worried sick.

     

     

    Tom English is a numpty. I don’t care if he doesn’t hate Celtic, he is a Hun.

     

     

    He is also dead wrong. I do not define my Celtic supporting life by the existence of Rangers. If I did, I would not want to see them gone, gone, gone. I will not miss them if they do. I will not mourn them if they die. I will celebrate it, like the death of Thatcher, like the end of the Tory government.

     

     

    Do I miss these things? I think, every day, about them. I have blogged on them extensively. Some people say my hatred of Nick Clegg is pathalogical. Will I be concerned when vanishes from history, a mere fart amongst its timeline?

     

     

    All these things occupy the same space in my mind, in my life, as Rangers. A small space.

     

     

    Celtic is everything. My love for this club overwhelms everything at times. My good lady knows there are nights she won’t see me, days she won’t hear from me. After defeats she knows when to cheer me up and that there are nights just to leave me alone. She knows the triumphs I have to enjoy with the people around me who experience them the same way … in short, she knows how much of my life it is.

     

     

    Will our club suffer if Rangers are relegated to the Third Division or die? Only as long as it takes to get us somewhere else, and besides, what does “suffer” mean in context? We would win everything for years to come, even downsizing. Our young players would break into the team. We’d get to see what the fuss is about with the Lennoxtown Conveyer Belt.

     

     

    And in time, with them gone, Scottish football itself would be healthier and more challenging.

     

     

    Our club has never been defined by these people. It never will be.

  2. saltires en sevilla on

    spikeysauldman says:

     

    14 January, 2012 at 18:13

     

     

    I understand

     

     

    I disagree with those who feel no-one should critique Celtic players -as long as they are not being unfair.

     

     

    my own view of broony is he does well enough in games when we are 5 across the middle

     

     

    feel we lose something in terms of creativity when he plays in a 4

     

     

    no doubts about his energy and passion tho’ and the players and management seem to value him highly

     

     

    HH

     

     

    M

  3. Kojo on

    Hey you Guys..

     

     

    Hiv ye evah, Noticed..

     

     

    That Ah .. Seldom.. Mak any Desparaging or Insulting Remarks

     

    tae..well.. anybuddy?

     

     

    Na.. Ah soitenly dinnae.

     

     

    Ah try tae argue the Point..

     

     

    Ah seldom , if Ever..

     

     

    Resort tae Ad Hominems.

     

     

    Ah say. wance ye resort tae Calling A Person who

     

    disagrees wi yer Point of View.. awe those Bad Names.. and

     

    So oan..

     

     

    Ye are No only…

     

     

    Letting YERSEL’, Doon..

     

     

    But, ye ur also.. Lettin’ Doon…

     

     

    Yer Mammy and Yer Daddy and Yer Sisters and Yer Brothers..

     

     

    Ye ur Shamin yer Family.

     

     

    Kojo

     

     

    Laughin’

  4. Tommy Joad on

    Stringer Bell,

     

     

    Tom English is now saying live on air that he wonders how many real Celtic fans actually want Rangers out of business??

     

     

    If there are then it is out of pure hatred and he can’t understand it. Again no reference to adherence to rules, fairness and integrity. He is trotting out the on couldn’t survive without the other. He presents as an Old Firmist.

     

     

    As this programme progresses this fella is not endearing himself to me.

     

     

    TJ

  5. BroonSauce on

    First post in a while…..

     

     

    Thought we were excellent for the most part this afternoon. Utd’s goal came as a bit of a surprise and knocked the players confidence going into the latter stages but we held out for the points despite the obvious lift they got.

     

     

    Scott Brown my MOTM with Vic and Tom Rogne not far behind him for the honour.

     

     

    Thought young Matthews had a poor game, certainly his passing and distribution came up short but seemingly he was carrying a virus today which would explain the sudden dip in form.

     

     

    Lenny doing a superb job.

     

     

    BroonSauce

  8. spikeysauldman on

    Kojo

     

     

    ever heard of the Celtic family ?

     

     

    broonie is a member – did he steal your toys ?

  9. Scotpatsfan on

    I thought Scott Brown was nothing more than average today.

     

    The young DU player with the double barelled name was fit for him today. He out-gallused Broony.

     

    I like SB. He just wasn’t that good today.

     

    Rogne, Mulgrew and Victor should share the motm podium.

     

    The fans were very quick to get on the backs of the players today for some reason.

     

     

    SPF

  10. DougC Loves The Bhoys n Ghirls of the old Kano 1000 Brigade on

    Another win 3 more points in the bag, loved the first half 2 goals and some great possession play. 2nd half utd pushed further up the park and pressed us back a bit. Their goal was well struck , felt we should have closed rankin down quicker. We never panicked and I thought we were comfortable in the end.

     

    Only criticism is we should have killed them of when on top in first half.

     

     

    See some discussion on Brown, I thought he played well today I like what he gives us on right hand side.Good to see Izzy start and Kris come on , we will need all our good players over the next few months.

  11. 'GG on

    Tommy Joad says:

     

    14 January, 2012 at 18:23

     

    Stringer Bell,

     

     

    Tom English is now saying live on air that he wonders how many real Celtic fans actually want Rangers out of business??

     

    ================

     

    Sixty years and I have been deluding myself all this time.

     

    I am not a REAL Celtic fan according to this so called balanced reporter.

     

     

    I have a bottle of bubbly in the fridge for when they fold.

     

    And there will be another consumed when they are forced to start in the West of Scotland Junior League.

     

     

    ‘GG

  12. blantyretim on

    just home from match,

     

    thanks to all the players for taking time to get pics with the kids and signing autographs…

  13. THE EXILED TIM on

    saltires en sevilla

     

     

    I don’t have a problem with people critisising any player as long as it’s constructive, but some come on here and stir the pot to satisfy their own warped cyberphrenia needs.

  14. Kojo on

    Scotspatsfan

     

     

    Guid Fur You Pal..

     

     

    Broonie,wiz .. very ordinary ,today..as ye say..

     

     

    “nothing more than Average.”

     

     

    Yep..

     

     

    Ah wid hiv tae endorse that Remark.

     

     

    Kojo

  15. blantyretim on

    not the best of performances but a victory is a victory…

     

     

    nervous crowd today again….

     

     

    its a funny old game when sober.. o))

  16. Kilbowie Kelt on

    Maybe you’re right, Kojo.

     

    I’ll tell you what I’ll do.

     

    I will tell you about my much loved wee , gentle, kindly Donegal father anytime you like.

     

    Maybe you might want to reciprocate.

     

     

     

    Then again.

     

    Maybe not.

  19. Tommy Joad on

    James Forrest,

     

     

    The campaign is gathering steam right now, maybe tens of thousands of Scottish football fans are listening to Traynor and English at this very moment as they inform the country that Scottish football could not survive without our opposites.

     

     

    You have written brilliantly about how we should address this. MWD also made an excellenct suggestion recently.

     

     

    Sorry to be so pessimistic and negative but my instinct tells me there will be no relinquishing of titles illegally obtained and perhaps a one off points penalty.

     

     

    Truly sickened but I sense no appetite in this country to take the recidivists to task in any meaningful way.

     

     

    I can’t commit any more nervous energy to this. Nevin and Mclean still make me combust internally every time I see them. Neil needs to win this tite because he deserves it and we all need it.

     

     

    TJ

  20. Raymy on

    I thought Brown had a good game today and from years past where he was pitched in the middle, he’s a different player.

     

     

    Granted he won POTY whilst in the middle, but for me, i think he only fit into that position on certain occasions. Benfica 3-0 at Paradise was the best i can remember him playing in the centre, great game

     

     

    Contrast to where he plays now.

     

    Where he played in the middle, he had the entire field around him and it seemed to make him sort of directionless, using all that energy to cover all the bits of ground, his skillset not being suited to that part of the field and largely just getting in peoples faces and grimacing and giving the ball away and getting booked trying to cover himself and failing.

     

     

    Now however, he has the right side to himself, he knows what direction to go and brings other players into the game by drawing opponents towards him and freeing up space, which he also often creates himself.

     

     

    Last season i thought that him and Mark Wilson struck up a good partnership on that side and it was used to great effect in retaining possession and building attacks. I don’t think there’s quite the same link with Matthews (Who i also think is a fine player) but they still work well together.

     

     

    Scott Brown is no world beater, but he’s a grafter and his technique, to me, really shines out wide. He doesn’t get bullied and when he plays, he claims it as his territory.

     

     

    I’m glad he’s back in the team. I won’t say we missed him when he was injured (ok maybe a wee bit), cos it started to come together before he fully recovered and James Forrest is bloomin’ fantastic when he’s off and going, but Brown brings something unique. Not entirely sure what it is, but on todays game and since the time he got put out wide, he’s an important member of the team. Of course that is based purely on the way he plays the game, without taking into account the appreciation and respect that the players and gaffers seem to have for him.

     

     

    A view that’s not shared by some this side of the Kerrydale front door unfortunately

     

     

     

    Tough game, good 3 points. Utd were trying to play football until the last 20 minutes when they started to get a bit rougher. WHAT A SHOCK!!!!!!

     

    Not a brilliant second half but at no time did i feel Celtic would fall down and lose. If they had scored again, i’m confident we would have put another away. Coupla good saves from Forster tho

  21. Kojo on

    The Exiled Tim

     

     

     

    Pal. No such a thing as “Constructive” Criticism”..

     

     

    That’s An Oxymoron,if evah there wuz!

     

     

    Kojo

  22. Scotpatsfan on

    Kojo

     

    I like SB. He adds something to the midfield that is missed when he’s not there.

     

    I also like him playing on the rhs. In the recent Glasgow derby, I though him and Matthews were terrific.

     

    His passing leaves a lot to be desired a lot of the time though. It was again poor today.

     

    DU down the left today got the better of us.

     

    It happens.

     

    Our lack of ball retention from the front men didn’t help today.

     

     

    SPF

  23. jimmci on

    I think a few comments tonight here on Broonie in particular are disgraceful and do us no favours.

     

     

    I have rarely seen such vilification ( well, not since Sammi was last playing poorly) and it does not sit well with me.

     

     

    We won today, we are top of the table having won the last 11 league games in a row and many on here vilify our skipper. He may not be everyone’s idea of a quality player but in my opinion, at least, he leads the team very well and is no mean player.

     

     

    Time for many to cool down I think and remember this is a Celtic Supporters site.

  27. notthebus on

    St Johnstone manager Steve Lomas accused Rangers of acting like “a little club” over their pursuit of Francisco Sandaza.

     

     

    The Ibrox side have submitted a pre-contract offer for the McDiarmid Park striker, who is out of contract at the end of the season.

     

     

    However, the Northern Irishman – who saw his side lose 2-1 to the champions – hit out at the conduct of Rangers and owner Craig Whyte.

     

     

    “I do believe there should be a bit more leadership from the top at Rangers,” he said.

     

     

    “Ally McCoist has got a difficult job because of the finances and he has had to follow Walter Smith, who is a legend, so he has a tough job.

     

     

    “But this wouldn’t happen if David Murray was at the club, he wouldn’t let it.

     

     

    “Rangers are a big club but unfortunately they are behaving like a little one.”

     

     

    Prior to kick-off, Lomas told BBC Scotland that Rangers had offered Sandaza a two-year contract to move to Ibrox in the summer.

     

     

    And he is frustrated that Rangers have chosen this approach rather than offering a fee to take Saints’ leading scorer now.

     

     

    “We haven’t even had an offer,” Lomas added.

     

     

    Rangers are a big club but unfortunately they are behaving like a little one

     

    Steve Lomas

     

    St Johnstone manager

     

    “As a boy, I was a Rangers fan. They are great fans, the Rangers fans, and I’m sure they must be feeling slightly miffed that they can’t go out and pay for Fran Sandaza.

     

     

    “I would be worried, especially a guy who is in the last months of his contract. I would be extremely worried if I was a Rangers fan.”

     

     

    Lomas is also unhappy with Sandaza’s agent, Clive Jagger.

     

     

    He said: “As for his agent, we still haven’t heard if he’s turned our offer down – probably as big an offer as St Johnstone have ever made in their history, which I think is slightly disrespectful to us.

     

     

     

    “He’s on the TV saying this and that. No doubt he wants him to go to Rangers because he will be getting something.

  29. Kilbowie Kelt on

    In my unimportant opinion, today’s result was one of the most significant results in my long Celtic life.

     

     

    I could not be more contented.

  30. Kojo on

    Scotspatsfan

     

     

    Pal..

     

     

    Ah know EXACTLY whit ye mean..

     

     

    Fur..

     

     

    The Is yer are Saying .. Exactly,whit Ah hiv bin saying

     

     

     

    Broonie, canny Pass the Ba’ FORWARD..

     

     

    His Passing is oftentimes… WOEFULLY INACCURATE..and

     

    causes oor Attack tae Break Doon.

     

     

    And the That is Why Ah say that

     

     

    Broonie is Over Rated..and OVER COMPENSATED.

     

    fur his Ho Hum Performances.

     

     

    Kojo

  31. leftclicktic on

    BRTH

     

    Was losing plot wae phone trying to donate then read message properly you can only donate up to £10 per text

     

    job done now i feel better already thank you for link.

     

    HAIL HAIL

  33. James Forrest is Lennon on

    Tommy Joad:

     

     

    It’s simple mate, as you’ve said; a lot of us have talked about it.

     

     

    If their argument is that Scottish Football needs us both then that is what we specifically take off the table for them, and let them make a choice.

     

     

    They can apply the rules fairly to Rangers, and let the chips fall where they may. This club is not a team which ran into trouble because of the recession or a bad boardroom decision to invest in Baring Bank shares or some other such thing.

     

     

    They ran up debts quite deliberately. They defrauded the tax payer. The tax payer, mate, the general public, not football fans, but nurses, doctors, police officers, working men and women. They were caught. They were told to pay. Instead of behaving honourably, they first defused and deflected. They then appealed. Now they seek to find a way which although it might be legal is grossly immoral, in order to duck their responsibilities.

     

     

    You tell me how anyone can justify allowing such a disgusting action to succeed? You tell me where that leaves our game, when a club can cheat its way to titles on tainted money, be caught and the worst that happens is a minor points deduction that won’t matter.

     

     

    This is not about hating Rangers. It is about the overall reputation of the game, and if it happens the game is in the gutter and we are well out of it.

     

     

    The choice must be simple; they can allow this corruption, and have Rangers, tainted with the stink of it, the disgrace of it, forever, all future titles stained and reeking by it ….

     

     

    Or ….

     

     

    They can have Celtic, a club which acted against it’s own interests (yes, if that is their argument, let us hang them with it) for the Greater Good of the Game.

     

     

    They cannot, they will not, have both.

     

     

    The End of Rangers will devastate the game. I have no doubt of it. But that need not be a bad thing. If Celtic walked away that too will devastate the game.

     

     

    At that point it becomes about what foundations you build on. You can either have worm eaten ones, jerry-built, and forever teetering on the brink or you can have strong ones.

     

     

    And by their choice, let them, all of them, be judged, on the record, now and forever.

  34. verdantvic on

    Tom English is a disappointment-when i first heard him a couple of weeks ago i thought -oh aye

     

    -interesting-were gonna get a radicle viewpoint here-but alas he is damp squib-a dud-a false hope

     

    of fairness and a man cashing his paycheque-shame on you

  35. Kojo on

    Gotta Go..

     

     

    Happy as Larry, aboot Oor Lads

     

     

    Continuing … Unhalting… March tae the Championship.

     

     

    SeeYa.

  36. hamiltontim on

    BT

     

     

    Didnae think so :-)

     

     

    Made hard work of it today especially in the second half but hey ho 3 points is 3 points.

  37. Brogan Rogan Trevino and Hogan supports Kano 1000 on

    Guys the fund for Vanessa has risen to just short of £60k which is great– but that is 11% of what is needed.

     

     

    Celtic fans have offered accommodation in Philly for Vanessa’s family while they are there and Monaghan has made a very generous offer which is being worked on in terms of practicalities.

     

     

    http://www.justgiving.com/vanessa-appeal

     

     

    The website above allows you tonate by Credit card etc and you can text VANY99 £x to 70070 for donations up to £10.

     

     

    Vanessa’s video appeal is here:

     

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCcIAqG2ef8

     

     

    If it is ar all possible can you please spread the word by whatever way possible.

     

     

    Her chances of survival really go through the roof if she can get treatment in the USA. Here her chances are less than 10%.

     

     

    I appreciate the sentiments and messages from all and as her Granda says “Thanks” is simply not enough n connection with donations. So far there have been 3542 individual donations with many more promised when payday comes.

     

     

    All help greatly appreciated.

     

     

    Thanks again

     

     

    Brogan

  38. DUSHANBE BHILLY BHOY on

    James Forrest……

     

     

    “Some of the posters on here should stick to what they are good at. Abusing ethnic minorities and spouting right-wing, racist clap-trap, and leave the football to the people who know something about it.”

     

     

    Hope you are NOT referring to Kojo, who like your good self, is entitled to his democratic opinion in his capacity as a Celtic SUPPORTER rather than a Celtic FAN.

     

     

    So, please name and shame. I am not aware of any, of what you purport (see your above quote) from any contributors on this site today.

     

     

    Broonie for me is a poor man’s Murdo MacLeod….the player not the pundit :-).

     

     

    That is my democratic opinion, which I am entitled to, even in Tajikistan.

  40. Ten Men Won The League on

    A huge 3 points today against a DU side who imo will knock the Huns out of the SC

     

     

    A freak strike brought DU back into the game otherwise it was heading for a 4 or 5 nil job

     

     

    Well done to the players who strolled through the last 20mins or so despite a percentage of the crowd getting nervous for no apparent reason

     

     

    Another 8 or 9 wins like that and the league is ours

     

     

    Well done to Lenny for raising the subject of why 9 times out of 10 the Huns always play their live games before us

     

     

    A nice relaxing week ahead for all Celtic supporters. Thank God we don’t have a Tax Tribunal about to reconvene in 48hrs which would shut our club down

  41. hamiltontim on

    BRT&H

     

     

    Great work you’re doing on this. My donation will be made at the end of the month when paid.

  42. ASonOfDan on

    Tom English is one of the worst pro- rangers journo’s out there. A hun apologist and anti-Celtic.

     

     

    HH

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