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  1. bigrailroadblues on

    Mrs BRRB to Johnny- when will you be home?

     

    Johnny to Mrs BRRB- sometime this month my little honey bunch

  2. garygillespieshamstring on

    Felt we weren’t at our best with Aaron not fully fit and Reo missing.

     

    Interesting that the much vaunted Cantwell and Tillman didn’t show much for them.

     

     

    I felt we were good value for the win, although we did make it harder for ourselves than it needed to be.

  3. The Blogger Formerly Known As GM on

    It appears this is the best defeatory in Sevco’s history 😂😂😂

  5. ‘GG on

    From Tom English at BBC

     

     

    Order the ribbons, call the engraver, get the party planner on the phone – the 2022-23 Premiership ended as a contest on Saturday afternoon in gorgeous sunshine at a raucous Celtic Park.

     

     

    And get some oxygen masks while you’re at it. So much for no away fans lessening the atmosphere in this game, so much for the mad carnival of an Old Firm contest being reduced because hundreds of visiting fans were not involved.

     

     

    Rangers supporters might have been watching in their own backyards but they’ll have heard the racket drifting in on the Glasgow breeze, the feast from the east as Kyogo Furuhashi and Jota put the title to bed, tucked it in, sang it a lullaby and switched out the lights.

     

     

    It was a pulsating contest. Loud, angry at times, mistake-ridden at others, classy when the goals started flying in, and thrilling pretty much for every second.

     

     

    Rangers gave it a mighty blast. James Tavernier scored his 99th and 100th goals for the club and, 11 minutes from time, almost added his 101st.

     

     

    At 3-1 and with the bit firmly between Celtic’s teeth, Rangers looked like they were heading for one of those mortifying days they’ve been subjected to often in this place. But they rallied in a pursuit of, well, a draw which would have been remarkable in the circumstances but not remarkable enough to interrupt Celtic’s march to back-to-back titles.

     

     

    ‘Ruthless Kyogo becoming immortal for fans’

     

     

    The different generations in the Celtic ranks all have their own immortals when it comes to trickery and goals and pure unadulterated entertainment.

     

     

    For the veterans, nobody will match Jimmy Johnstone. For a younger crop, watching Henrik Larsson will probably be as good as it’s ever going to get. For the new wave who weren’t around to see those heroes in the flesh, Kyogo, the whirling dervish of Celtic Park, is surely the man.

     

     

    Having scored the late, late equaliser at Ibrox in January that sickened Rangers in the league, he then scored the two goals that saw them off in the League Cup final. He will visit them in their nightmares again tonight because his two here – his 27th and 28th of the season – were the giant foundations stones upon which Celtic’s now 12-point lead were built.

     

     

    What an extraordinary signing the Japanese leviathan has been, what a goals haul, what joy he has sparked among the Celtic support.

     

     

    This was tricky for Ange Postecoglou’s side before Kyogo struck. Rangers had come here with nothing to lose and hustled and harried their hosts from the get-go, denying them a rhythm, forcing them into loose passing under pressure.

     

     

    Celtic 12 clear after five-goal Old Firm thriller

     

    Everything you need to know about your Premiership club

     

    Rangers had a big goal shout before the opener, Alfredo Morelos scoring before VAR ruled it out for a push – a very gentle one that infuriated the visitors’ bench – on Alistair Johnston. If the visitors felt aggrieved – and they had good cause – their fury turned to pain soon after.

     

     

    You’d have bet the house on Kyogo lighting this place up. He scored early on but was offside when banging it past Allan McGregor. No goal, but a warning. Let the wee man free in a yard of space and don’t expect to survive for long.

     

     

    And Rangers didn’t. The variety of goals that the Japanese striker scores is astonishing, but all of them have one thing in common – speed of thought that bewilders the unfortunates tasked with the job of marking him.

     

     

    Matt O’Riley did brilliantly down the left but it was Kyogo’s reading of the situation – the whole picture taken in in a millisecond – that brought the goal.

     

     

    In peeling away from Ben Davies and into a pocket of space, he created the platform. In pointing to O’Riley where he wanted it delivered, he took command of the situation. Kyogo spun and, by the time Davies had recovered his ground, it was too late.

     

     

    They talk about fine margins in sport. This was an example. A moment’s distraction on Davies’ part was enough for Kyogo to exploit. It was ruthless execution.

     

     

    ‘Rangers resilient but unravel in key moments’

     

     

    For Rangers people, this was desperately familiar territory. In three games at Celtic Park on Postecoglou’s watch, his team had scored eight goals against their rivals with seven coming in the first half. Make that eight out of nine.

     

     

    You have to credit Rangers for what they found in adversity. Tavernier’s free-kick to level it was outrageously good. Morelos’s miss – and Joe Hart’s save – early in the new half was a continuation of the trouble they were causing Celtic. Todd Cantwell fired one over when he should have done better.

     

     

    Those moments weren’t pleasant for Celtic, but they came through it and grew stronger.

     

     

    When Kyogo made it 2-1 there was delirium but no surprise. When Davies made a hash of his clearance, of course it was the Japanese who was on the end of it. When he hit it, of course it went in. Unerring is one word. Unstoppable is another.

     

     

    “It’s easy for me to say, but from the moment he arrived at the club he’s been outstanding,” said his manager. When Postecoglou talks about Kyogo it’s the closest the coolest manager gets to cooing. “The way he works for his team is just brilliant. I never have to gee him up.”

     

     

    Postecoglou spoke about his player’s kind nature and his smiling demeanour, but “don’t underestimate his competitiveness.” Nobody would or could underestimate anything about this guy.

     

     

    Rangers missed their chances and then unravelled for Celtic’s second and third, the Jota goal following the John Souttar blunder that sent Celtic Park into orbit. Tavernier pulled one back and Beale’s men pushed on for a leveller that never came.

     

     

    He’s done well, the Rangers manager. Twenty-one games in all competitions. Eighteen wins, two losses, one draw. He needs no reminding of who the losses and the draw came against.

     

     

    He’ll need no telling about the influence of Kyogo either. Just as much as the Celtic fans can’t get enough of him, Rangers people must long for the day when they see the back of him.

     

     

    That day will be a long way off. As he celebrated in the aftermath, Kyogo looked like a man in paradise, in more ways than one.

  7. The Blogger Formerly Known As GM on

    Sorry should have used the hash tag #keeptheoldfirmrelavant 😂😂😂

  8. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    Honours this season

     

     

    Celtic

     

    – League Cup

     

    – Overwhelming favourites for League

     

     

    Sevco

     

    – Preseason cup

     

    – Back pages cup (x 55)

     

    – Single results with less money cup

     

    – Played better cup

     

    – Ref done it cup

     

    – Getting closer cup

     

    – Win 2nd half of season contenders

  9. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    Coulda, shoulda, woulda.

     

     

    Results business. We get results.

     

     

    Everything else is CO².

     

     

    Best ignored.

  12. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    What Sevco are going through?

     

     

    I lived it under Brady, Burns, Venglos, Macari, Mowbray.

     

     

    Good.

     

     

    Sometimes very good.

     

     

    Sometimes ran best team VERY close.

     

     

    But second best and no answers.

  13. Moisey17 on

    Not long back from game and a little more anxious than I should be.

     

    We brought lots of pressure on ourself today with as poor a passing performance as I can remember for a long time under Ang. The always extremely tidy Mooy was way off it and Matt has not been at his best for a while so our engine room definitely not at its best.

     

    We need to find ways to feed the ball forward quicker and look for the occasional ball over the top to turn defenders- we don’t do that enough and other teams learn that so we need to keep them guessing.

     

     

    Pleased with the win but they are average at best and our performance kept them in the game – if we had scored again when we had some good pressure after the 1st goal they would have crumbled, but we didn’t and all they need is FK as we saw.

     

     

    Big Joe at corners and crosses is hopeless – things are buzzing around “his area” and he is nowhere. He is a big lump but does not dominate – fatboy won a few today he should be getting nowhere near and not seen it again but i thought the 2nd goal was a big loopy cross that he should be coming for??

     

     

    Clancy was hilarious – FKs for getting to close to opposition players and they know it – even the slightest of contact they go down and the ALWAYS get the FK – always the same

  14. hankray on

    In contrast to recent derbies where Celtic doninated the opening half and faded in the second, it was the Hoops who came to life in the second 45.. Our midfield was terribly poor in that opening period but I always had the feeling they got the jitters anytime our forward players attacked their defence, even with a poor supply of ball and in the second half once the Hoops got their act together Rangers were in big trouble.

     

     

    If Celtic have ambitions in Europe big improvements are needed to respond to this kind of pressure. Kyogo, Jota, Calmac and Johnston and the hard working Maeda were the pick of the Hoops for me.

  18. glendalystonsils on

    Sevco provide the severest test we will get in Scotland but they pale into insignificance compared to some of the European challenges we will meet .

     

    Days like today will show Ange exactly what we need to take the next step up the ladder . Not that he doesn’t know that already .

     

    For Sevco , they are unlikely to meet a rustier , nervier Celtic for the forseeable future . That should give them nightmares .

  19. Moderator1888 on

    Did we just cement the league today???

     

     

    Stop bitching and moaning and

     

     

    REJOICE

     

     

    GIRFUY lurking huns

  20. scullybhoy on

    Celtic’s enthralling 3-2 derby win over rivals Rangers didn’t just alleviate them to twelve points clear but broke a club record.

     

     

    The rampant Ange Postecoglou side hit back time and time again against Michael Beale’s side who were up for the battle at Celtic Park. The mandate for the Hoops was clear, win and put a seemingly insurmountable advantage towards the title. Kyogo Furuhashi was once again the hero of the hour with a brace, before Jota coolly rounded Allan McGregor to make it three goals for the home side.

     

     

    James Tavernier’s brace wasn’t enough of a response as Celtic remained unbeaten against their bitter rivals this season. It also means the Light Blues haven’t won on their turf since late 2020. But another incredible stat encapsulated Postecoglou’s monstrous run in Glasgow.

     

     

    According to Sky Sports Statto, the win makes it a club record number of victories (29) from their first 31 games of the season. It also represents a record of the most number of points (88) by that same margin.

  21. scullybhoy on

    “Alistair loves a battle, doesn’t he? I think he’d have a fight by himself,” said the Celtic manager. “When you bring guys in, you look at what he can bring from a playing perspective. But having been here 20 months, you also know that it takes a special kind of personality to play for this club. The expectations are there every week and you have to perform and be at your best. You have to overcome every opponent and Alistair exemplifies all of that. He’s a good footballer and physically he’s outstanding. But he also has that character and winning drives. He’s only been here for four months but has played in three of these games. In every one, he’s stood up really well.”

  22. petec on

    Just hame frae the Game.

     

     

    Champions Again.

     

     

    Thank You Celtic.

     

     

    Callum yer a Superstar.

     

     

    Celtic wurnae @ their scintillating Mae West but we won.

     

     

    Despite our lacklustre start I was happy with the Supports reactions. Patience is a virtue.

     

     

    Champions Again are we..

     

     

    I miss the Beach End!!!!

     

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLmnKqv3VLY

  23. scullybhoy on

    Jota was a Glasgow derby hero once more as the Portuguese winger bagged a goal and assist alike to help Celtic to a 3-2 triumph.

     

     

    The former Benfica man’s perseverance helped set up Kyogo in the second half before Jota himself got in on the act.

     

     

    John Souttar made a woeful error with his back pass being too short for Allan McGregor. Jota nipped in in front of the veteran ‘keeper and finished sublimely from a hugely narrow angle.:

     

     

    Undoubtedly, both strikes are almost identical. For each, the Celtic player takes one touch to get past the opposition ‘keeper and another to slide home and create resultant jubilant scenes.

     

     

    Celebrations of said nature were certainly at the fore today as the Hoops took a giant leap towards the title.

  30. scullybhoy on

    Terrific Glasgow Derby. Lucky Ange coming up trumps once again. Ally McCoist in tears over the Morelos ruled out goal and said to me yesterday Rangers had closed the gap…🤣🤣🍀🍀🍀

  31. scullybhoy on

    Ange Postecoglou is not taking anything for granted in the Premiership title race as he insist Celtic have NOT got the right to call themselves 2022/23 champions just yet.

     

     

    The Hoops took a major step towards making themselves the kings of the Scottish top flight again by winning 3-2 against Rangers at Parkhead. Kyogo’s double coupled with Jota pouncing on an error by John Souttar sealed three crucial points and puts Celtic 12 points clear at the top of the league with seven games to go. With a significant goal difference too, it could be as little as three games before the title coming back to Glasgow’s east end is confirmed.

     

     

    In the meantime, Postecoglou is not having any premature chat of glory, with a look towards the Scottish Cup semi-final against their rivals later this month also cast by the Aussie. When asked on Sportsound if he thought the title race was done, he quipped: “Have you got a trophy with you? No? No, so that would probably suggest it is not done.

     

     

    “Look, I get it and we are in a great position but I keep saying it, why waste a game of football. There is seven or eight to go in the league and we have a cup semi-final.

     

     

    “It’s an opportunity to produce some magic and I am not going to let anyone dismiss any of these games. We recover, I said to the players after that if you can make one person’s life better, you don’t understand how important that is. But they have made thousands of lives better for the next few days at least and they need to enjoy and appreciate that. That is something special.”

  38. Fritzsong on

    Truly appalling performance from Clancy. A master-class in bad decisions. It started slow and reached a crescendo in the final 20 minutes.

     

    Was the denial of the Morelos ‘goal’ preying on his mind?

     

    Did that make it expedient for him to pander to his masters?

  40. An Tearmann on

    Soinnaigh 1.45

     

     

    Thank God the huns are merde. Angebaw burst?

     

     

    You asking blog if you are loosing confidence in Ange?

     

     

    Looks like it.

     

     

    HH

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

    I thought after the lC final that Sevco successfully disrupted our system of passing and the long grass did the rest.

     

     

    Today- there was no poor surface influencing us- it was all down to Sevco players.

     

     

    Still, I thought we were more superior than we were at the LC final. They were very fortunate to go in level at HT with a rare chance. They had a bit of pressure at the 2nd half start but we were well worth our 3:1 lead even though we conceded a very untypical goal (under Ange) to give us a tension that Bernabei should have put to rest.

     

     

    I will credit Sevco with giving us a harder game than most SPFL sides do but they did not deserve any draw.

     

     

    Clancy was rubbish, as usual, he talked to players about pushing in the box and impeding the goalie, then walked away and let them do just what he had warned them against. Joe hart was never allowed to come for any cross balls because of a weak ref.

     

     

    Kyogo scored 2 and does not make my top 3, Jota got a goal and assist and he does not make it either. This was a day for our battlers to come to the fore and let the others play. Greg Stewart was one, AJ was another but, above all others, Calmac provided the battle and the composure and the skill- he was my MOTM.

     

     

    In the end- it’s a good 3 points and we know, even though Ange won’t say it, that’s the league won. I will save the champagne till it’s mathematically impossible to lose, but there’s a cheeky wee Cremant from Limoux that will do to get started tonight.

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