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Hello to everyone on CQN.
Happy to be home from Santiago. Who would have thought it could take a man so long to walk 750 kilometres? Who would have thought it could mean so much?
Heartily recommend it.
Celtic_First
Welcome home sir
big-cup-winners
18:39 on 3 November, 2013
So sad but so true.
When I was growing up just going to the game gave me a buzz couldn’t wait for Saturday knowing a was going to see Celtic, now when am at the games the kids are on phones taken pictures of themselves/mates, on Facebook there losing the passion or am just getting old….. HH
saint stivs
18:50 on 3 November, 2013
Which teams where playing mate got a nephew that plays for hibs 17s ?
Greenpinata
Only my opinion, but your last paragraph, is exactly where some of problems are
how about someone like Shane Long then in January, with only 6 months left on his deal at WBA, another who would play right through middle upfront, and work his but off for us
Hail Hail
Re: Guidetti, I saw him on Friday night playing for Man City U-21s. He looks a long way from being able to make an impression in a top-flight team at the moment. Slow and overweight with a poor first touch. He reminded me of Chris Killen if I’m honest. Could be a player again next season if he gets fit and gets a proper pre-season behind him.
setting free the bears supports Celtic’s best fighter- Wee Oscar Knox 18:47:
Most eloquently put as is your norm my friend. I agree with a lot of what you say. However, I am not one of those who shifts from moaning about the sieve to the firing of blanks from our strikers.
I have not been happy with our strikers for some time, at least three seasons and the same goes for our midfield or should I say our lack of creative players in that area for the same period..
Hooper apart we have not had a penalty box goal scorer for some time. I do not class any of our strikers as goal scorers, they are all in the mould of feeding off others around them.
That brings me back to the lack of creativity. If the likes of Stokes, Samaras, Pukki, Balde had that creativity they may just score more goals. You are absolutely spot on, that by having that creativity does not guarantee more goals or indeed goals. However, yesterday was another example of this season where despite there being lack of creativity and there being clear cut chances we still failed to finish. We could and should have scored more yesterday.
As I said earlier who knows who is to blame, a combination of tactics, player selection and under performance perhaps.
And yes I agree it is one of those things that the game has been affected by their death but I still don’t want them back, ever.
Hope this majkes sense mate as when I read your posts I dream of putting over my points as eloquently as you do.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Celtic first
Welcome back.
hun skelper
Football is great and weird. I honsesly think Celtic support are unhappy, but justifiably so just now. We are being let down by the money men, but if we were in their shoes would we spend, when there is no NEED.
Hunbelievable…”thems” are advertising replica tops emblazoned with a poppy…£49.99 and a fiver going to charity! That’ll be a first.
They really have no shame.
Lennybhoy
Like you, never want any re-incarnation of that old mob, to darken Oor doorstep again, ever.
Hail Hail
I am Neil Lennon e El Juarez Bravo
We should sign Guidetti for the chant we could sing. Ok Guidetti isn’t exactly Gaudete but near enough, surely ?
big-cup-winners
This place will be totally different on Wedensday when we beat Ajax and go second in the group, all will be forgiven and the Glasgow Celtic football club will once again be the best on the planet, pity I won’t be on al be enjoying the delights of the DAM with the rest of the real supporters( joke) HH
Celtic_First,
Believe it or not I was thinking of you today. Sounds like you got the Camino. Hope you share some of your experience on CQN.
Hun skelper
Outrageous that the players can’t get up for the league
The fans are bring charged a fortune for rubbish
The fact that you seem to accept it is bemusing …you seem like a good CFC mhan ….
Why should we settle for such guff ….
In straitened financial times fans will stop paying for poor entertainment
I think the solution to our striking woes is simple. Find a partner for Anto. The Hoops, Anto striking partnership was the best we had since Henke and The Hun Skelper. If big Amido is a work in progress then leave him in the reserves until he proves himself and as I have said mentioned before I just don’t see him as a footballer at present, hopefully he will improve as for Pukki again I just do not see where he fits in, is he a forward what position was he bought to fill?
Saint Stivs
18:32 on 3 November, 2013
I dont think we slag off enough players on here, surely there are more targets for us.
Glad Ledley is getting it now, whats he ever done for us.
Ha Ha Good one ,I know you are joking but, reminds me of the life of brian what have the roman,s ever done for us sketch.
Every Celtic player has my backing
big-cup-winners
19:09 on 3 November, 2013
hun skelper
‘I honsesly think Celtic support are unhappy, but justifiably so just now. We are being let down by the money men…….’
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4 seven figure signings this summer. Circa £9m in fees spent.
£100 quid off a season ticket.
Wish more people would let me down like that!
Cowiebhoy
How about we sign a regular goalscorer
Long will just make the list of non scoring forwards …longer
Cowiebhoy,
Good call , I would certainly welcome Shane Long if we could get him. I know Steve Bruce was after him and was disappointed when the deal fell through.
In a level playing field there would be no comparison between a team like Hull and Celtic.
HH, Always in Celtic.
Stringer bell
The fitba is crap
Is that not what it’s ALL about
Leftclick, Googy, Parkheadcumsalford,
Thank you Bhoys.
Parkheadcumsalford, I could bore the blog into begging for the poppy debate to come back with tales of the Camino, but I will try to choose the moments well.
I think the bottom line is that very few things really matter.
….pfayr supports weeoscar
19:21 on 3 November, 2013
If we found someone to play through the middle and fit in, he would score for us.
Incidentally good we all want to see us improve, so not negative comments
Hail Hail
….pfayr supports weeoscar
19:17 on 3 November, 2013
I was only saying that’s what it looks like to me, the fans aren’t up for it in the league either to be honest, without the GB there would be nothing except moans and groans and that my friend is a sad fact.
Back in the day when the team was struggling the crowd roared them on not anymore, when the seats came so did a different type of supporter and it wasn’t for the best IMO HH
CF
Great effort
How long did it take you ??
lennybhoy
Well said and I would exempt you completely from the permanently whining mob.
There is always a balance to be struck between winning football and entertainment. We got the same complaints in the WGS era and when we brought in the more open football philosophy of Tony Mowbray, the team worsened and leagues were lost (and yes I know he suffered greviously from honest mistakes).
I think we should scour the Deaf Leagues for talented players to play at CP. They would be able to ignore the moans and groans that greet every misplaced attempt at a slip pass and every lost dribble.
We demand that players attack but we berate them when they attempt something and lose the ball. We, the CP home crowd, actively re-inforce the tendency to re-cycle possession, via our crowd reactions.
Thankfully we have brave players like Broony, Jamesie, Adam, Izzy and Sammi who will still attempt to penetrate defences, though they know the likely reaction to failure.
Steinreign,
No I did not! Actually many of my favourite artists hold/held such beliefs. Anyway I wish you a good night.
Stringer Bell
Fair points also. Especially the £100, but there is a counter argument that that was needed because of the standard of player, competitively speaking of course.
setting free the bears supports Celtic’s best fighter- Wee Oscar Knox
You are a credit to this blog sir
Till tomorrow all
thank you for being here
Lots posters on complaining about the lack of creativity,
thought that Stocksie was quite creative when setting up
wee jamesie f
Good evening all.
sipsini – 19:11 on 3 November, 2013
Hunbelievable…”thems” are advertising replica tops emblazoned with a poppy…£49.99 and a fiver going to charity! That’ll be a first. They really have no shame.
I assume the poppy is a permanent feature of the top? So do you buy that, then wear it all year round?
SFTB Thankfully we have brave players like Broony, Jamesie, Adam, Izzy and Sammi who will still attempt to penetrate defences, though they know the likely reaction to failure.
My thoughts exactly, especially James Forrest a young Celt who is under appreciated,not every run or shot he has can result in a goal
hun skelper 18:52:
I know you are just saying mate and I wasn’t having a pop, hopefully you got that.
Stats are a funny thing as SFTB will tell you but it is what behind them that matters. Stats can tell you anything really but what lies behind is open to interpretation and drawing inferences. I in a past life would have to analysis stats but you then have to look beyond them in my case it was intelligence, demographics and other reasons why things pointed to the figures being what they were and what they could be and try and predict what would happen.
On what I have witnessed on the park my inference would be that we will win the league but I have to say I will not be entertained and despite being two goals better off in the league we will not score loads of goals this season or indeed will we create a lot of chances.
Yes teams will stifle us but that’s where we should be analysing and coming up with ways to overcome the packed defences and creating more chances. In the strategic picture you have to look at the here and now and to look back in order to look forward. It is called tactics, plan for the future.
As I say not having a pop mate. I am as frustrated as you and everybody else.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
http://thefrontofthebus.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/when-murray-shuddered-at-merchant-city.html
BTW- My response in ‘Paul Larkin Books’ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/435714863142510/):
“The rain soaked and welcomed faced Hugh Clark even made an appearance, before he overthrows the SFA.” LOL
There has been a few people behind Resolution 12. None of them want kudos. They want good and equal governance in Scottish football. The most important people so far has been the share-holders who signed the requisitions. THE most important people involved with this resolution is the share-holders who vote in support of it. Hopefully lots of them attend the AGM and show their support visually and vocally. If they can’t go, they can proxy someone to attend on their behalf, even if they have already voted on-line.
It was a great night that sadly ended far too soon. I had to rush off to get my last train home. Bampots were everywhere! I’ve almost recovered.
I also now have my hands on a copy of what it was all about last night, “The Asterisk Years”. Looking forward to reading it now.
Statistics are much like mini skirts in that they can be very revealling but more often than not hide the most interesting bits.
I’ll get me coat.
HH
setting free the bears supports Celtic’s best fighter- Wee Oscar Knox
18:47 on
3 November, 2013
What’s with wanting a goalscorer and a good defence at the same time?
HH
CRC
The lack of creativity is nothing new. McGeady and Naka were talented creators but not trusted to play in the middle, not physical enough o stick them wide where they get less of the ball.
We are scared to commit to good attacking midfield players. Without a real predator or creator chance don’t come along too often.
Time for the club and NL to be brave and invest in talent and entertainment.
gerald766 19:33:
Yes Anthony certainly did create the goal for James. However,we need there to be more consistency i.e. although I would love it to be in every game, I am a realist and know that will never happen. We need consistency mate.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!