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  2. jamesgang on

    Or get a strong starting 11 then start spelling people (ie KT) once the match has been won, say at 2-0?

     

     

    For all those making the point about pacing and protecting KT (and I’m one of them!!) why did we have this kid playing every minute of every game till the weekend when we could have retained Izzy and shared the burden 70:20 on occasion.

     

     

    My bugbear was actually beyond the selection. It was about the performance. I know both are related, but even a (overly?) changed team should have played better.

     

     

    Am I spoiled?

     

    ‘Is that a dummy is see before me?)

     

    MacbethCSC

     

     

    Or am I simply trying to give an objective view on 94 mins of poor football and classic Mibbery?

     

     

    HH jamesgang

  3. Parkheadcumsalford on

    Imo, we are back to where we were some seasons back. The “honest mistakes” are in full flow. As Tontine Tim pointed out, Davie Hay was once so angry about the refereeing against us, that he said we would be better off playing in England. Again imo, it is getting to those levels once again. Yesterday was a masterclass in cheating. Of course, in Scotland the likes of Beaton has his back covered. He will probably even get his back slapped.

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

    BMCUW

     

     

    “A fair few who said that the fans pay to see the best team available on the pitch.”

     

     

    1) Outwith a major European tie, I have never had the expectation that I would see the “strongest” 11 and I don’t remember too many complaints when our best ever 11 rarely featured as a starting line up. In those days, with the injections mentality, if you waited for an injury to earn a chance, you’ld be a 28 year old player with 5 first team appearances in your belt.

     

     

    2) That is another instance of some fans expressing their opinion as being on behalf of “the fans”. They should have the courage to speak for themselves only.

     

     

    3) How would we even start a common definition of ‘First 11. You might get a high level of common selection of Brown and Tierney (and perhaps Ajer and N’tcham) but how many would pick Griff before Dembele, Roberts before Forrest, Ralston before Gamboa, Rogic before McGregor, Armstrong before Kouassi- there will be some. Just check the match day reaction to every Celtic manager who has ever failed to select their favourite or, worse still, refused to de-select their scapegoat. WGS, NFL and RD all got it in the neck for “bizarre” selections, “unfathomable” substitutions etc; When I read that stuff, all I hear is someone struggling to understand that other people think differently than them.

     

     

    We dropped 2 points as the price of not playing the ever-reliables. We prioritised Lustig and Simunovic for Thurday rather than for the SPFL, and, having built up an 11 point lead, I reckon he earned that leeway.

     

     

    I am away in to try the orld of work after las t being there last Monday. Cold symptoms have mostly gone but I am very fatigued and have eaten next to nothing for these past 6 days- could be fun.

     

     

    I will catch replies later

  5. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    SETTINGFREETHEBEARS

     

     

    I didn’t mention you,old bean. I referred to the many other posters who wanted to see the best team available on the pitch.

  7. VFR800 is now a Monster 821 on

    Word of The Day

     

     

    Recidivism. /rɪˈsɪdɪˌvɪzəm/

     

    noun

     

    1. habitual relapse into crime

     

    2. The relapse of a disease or symptom. Also called recidivation .

     

     

    Derived Forms

     

    recidivist, noun, adjective

     

    recidivistic, recidivous, adjective

     

     

    Word Origin and History for recidivism

     

    n.

     

    “habit of relapsing” (into crime), 1882, from recidivist + -ism, modeled onFrench récidivisme, from récidiver.

     

     

     

    KTF

  8. starry plough on

    I’m confused???

     

     

    Celtic play in a “pub league” which any of us could many the team to victory in ( CQN Gospel)

     

     

    Brendan was brought in to “make our mark in Europe and restore our standing in Europe” Also fairly common CQN thinking.

     

     

    Said manager changes team after successful “European ” result, with view to return match in “Europe”

     

     

    Changes don’t work out we drop two points and suddenly our “bread and butter ” league is all important???

     

     

    Still confused, maybe there’s an undercurrent of fear in the support when they see the Sevconians come up the league??

     

     

    Are some of us still clinging to the idea that to be better than THEM is all that matters???

     

     

    Hmmmm as the great man once said.

     

     

    By the way I was at PSG the other day and their manager made quite a few changes from the team that lost to Madrid 6 or 7 I believe, sold out and though I was disappointed not to see Rabiot play I got a chance to see the wonderful Pastore instead!

     

     

    HH

  9. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Navanbhoy 7.59am

     

     

    Maxine is a diamond she is “one” of my family she gets an invite to my families events before me :-)

     

     

    It’s a small world

     

     

    Hail Hail

     

     

    Just for a bit of balance the maestros penalty was struck perfectly in 1994

     

     

    You will never walk alone Paul ?

  10. twists n turns on

    Starry

     

    Morning bud.

     

     

    “Are some of us still clinging to the idea that to be better than THEM is all that matters???”

     

     

    Not ALL that matters, but, it matters, a lot…. certainly to me and I suspect s good number of others .

     

     

    I said yesterday, I wasn’t so much disappointed that Brendan chose to rotate the squad, but more that I feel some of the players he trusted didn’t perform to a good enough level.

     

     

    Hopefully the experience they gained yesterday will lead to a more polished performance if they’re called upon again.

  11. twists n turns on

    Gerry fae the brig

     

    If you wouldn’t mind I’d like your e mail address. Nothing heavy.. trust me:-)

     

    With your approval if anyone has both our addresses and could do the honours?

  12. Gary67 on

    Given we have an injury list in double figure, and had another three unavailable yesterday from Thursday, seven changes was too many. Particularly when we were playing a team we struggle against at home even with a full team. It was terrible to watch and making so many changes is part of the reason for that. I can understand why BR does it, sometimes he gets away with it, yesterday he didn’t so he takes the blame.

     

    We move on and concentrate on Zenit AND Aberdeen, both are equally important. Win at Pittodrie, Hearts take something from Ibrox and the lead is in double figures again with 10 games to go.

  14. starry plough on

    TWISTS N TURNS

     

     

    Nobody loves a hunskelping more than me but I try not to let the fear of a hun team cloud my view of Celtic which I feel sometimes might be the case on here:))

     

     

    And you hit the nail on the head, some of the players selected didn’t perform the way maybe they were expected to. Gamboa got it tight yesterday but what do you really expect the guy hasn’t played for months.

     

     

    We also heard that Miller didn’t play the way he plays for the development team and that’s to be expected when Brendan gives him a specific job to do.

     

     

    Talking a bout players coming in I watched Diarra come in to the PSG team and he had an absolute nightmare, this from one of my favourite midfielders, it happens:)

     

     

    No one wants to see the huns anywhere that’s for sure but their team is no measure of our team, certainly not in this time!

     

     

    I just get the feeling that the feel good factor for Brendan has worn off and like all other Celtic managers he’s under the microscope for every wee move now.

     

     

    Celtic supporters maybe always but certainly now are a hard lot to please and I think it’s a shame considering the job the manager has done since he came in but then again Glasgow has always been a black and white city!

     

     

    Shades CSC

  15. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    STARRYPLOUGH

     

     

    I’m very pleased indeed with the Impact Brendan has had since he arrived. The impetus he has given on and off the field has been outstanding.

     

     

    I wouldn’t swap him for anyone,I wouldn’t swap the last eighteen months for anything.

     

     

    He’s been an outstanding success.

     

     

    Yesterday deserves the criticism it is getting,and I’m confident Brendan will learn as much from it as if we had won 7-0.

     

     

    Alex Ferguson once played a severely weakened team against Exeter. 0-0.

     

     

    He never did it again.

     

     

    Good managers take calculated risks. Yesterday didn’t work out,but it’s not a sacrilege to say so.

  18. starry plough on

    BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS

     

     

    Exactly the way I saw yesterday, BR took a chance it didn’t work out, I doubt he’ll do it again, I gave him the leeway as I think the Zenith game is the priority but that’s just my opinion.

     

     

    We have a really tough game over there but if we succeed yesterday will be washed away like so many tears in the rain.

     

     

    Time To Fly CSC

  19. Davidopoulos on

    Also, I’m pretty sure that the picture in the Calvin Miller article is of Ewan Henderson.

     

     

    Then again, the picture is showing up very fuzzy on my computer…

  20. weebawbabitty on

    Morning, KEVJ hope you are well my Blantyre friend, over in Iceland for wife’s 50 birthday treat glad to see you back on was a bit concerned when you weren’t posting bhud , after reading back yesterday Defoe got it Sussed. People getting called Wan££es war not agreeing with the party line

     

    A blog open to all unless you disagree with the clique..

  21. Moonbeamswd on

    Expecting your club to play to their best = sense of entitlement.

     

     

    Expecting your financially stronger club to invest in better quality players = sense of entitlement.

     

     

    Banking and sitting on cash for a rainy day inviting excuse matrix supreme happy clapping = sense of entitlement.

     

     

    Wanting to win 10 in a row = sense of entitlement.

     

     

    MWD sense of entitlement CSC

  22. starry plough on

    WEEBAWBABITTY

     

     

    So who’s in the clique then, can you tell us that at least in case our wee feelings get hurt:)))

     

     

    Mostly the people who go on about cliques are those who never wanted to be part of the blog in the first place but are happy enough to come on and tell us what mugs we are and that we wear scooby do pyjamas that some people take exception to being called sheeplike mugs is not really a surprise is it??

     

     

    Enjoy Iceland fantastic place!

  30. weebawbabitty on

    Davidpoulos, good one , approx £15 a pint £10 glass of wine , anyway full team thurs and a draw to take us through

  32. Greenpinata on

    Wow. I’m neeeeeeeeeeeeeeever going to Iceland. Don’t care how much they advertise it on the box.

  33. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    Iceland gets a bad rep.

     

     

    They do excellent killer curries.

     

     

    My taste buds have been burned off by years of smoking,drinking and,yes,curries,but they have a rare revitalisation on occasion with some Iceland specials.

     

     

    Of course,they’re not quite up to a guid phal from the local Indian,but for £1.50?

     

     

    Have it…

  34. 50 shades of green on

    Constructive criticism is fine, yesterday some of the posts on here went way beyond that, and should be called out imho.

     

     

    First half performance was poor although the second half was a little bit better, fair enough , but the rants at the team and the boo boys at the end of the game, really need to look at the bigger picture here.

     

     

    Now l could point out that on Friday we were 8pts clear and now we are 9 pts clear but I’m bigger than that. :-)

     

     

    Some of the fringe players that were knocking on Brendans door (his words) , struggled with the step up yesterday, but its up to you me and Brendan to help them in that situation not belittle them.

     

     

    Another thing if any of our first picks got injured yesterday it would have been carnage on here.

     

     

    We are fond of saying “In Brendan we trust “, I do, we are not going to win every game no matter what some think.

     

     

    I still think though that with a fair minded ref we would have won, one incident among the many yesterday, Celtic midfielder gets fouled and the ball breaks to Gamboa play on says the mib, Gamboa knocks the ball down to wee Charly who was on the wing, and the mib pulls it back and gives us the free kick , stopping the attack.

     

     

    Plenty more like that went on, but then again I’m paranoid:-)

     

     

    H.H

  35. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    50 SHADESOFGREEN

     

     

    No-one is suggesting you’re paranoid,and much of the rest is correct. But a lot of people criticised yesterday because they felt that it deserved criticism.

  36. 50 shades of green on

    Bobby, You picked me up wrong there mate, the “paranoid ” bit was light hearted or at least it was meant to be.

     

     

    As I said criticism is fine, its the ott reaction to us not winning with a much changed team before a European tie that rips my knitting.

     

     

    H.H

  37. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Twist n Turns 9.38am

     

     

    Lennybhoy & any of the couponeers have my email addy one of the Bhoys can forward no bother at all, think Philbhoy might have it but don’t like too many people to know that :-)

     

     

    Hope that post isn’t too cliquey :-)

  38. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Work calling think it might be a wee 12pm-4pm shift today

     

     

    Weebawbabbity enjoy your trip and hope your good lady has a smashing birthday

  40. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    50 SHADESOFGREEN

     

     

    Aye,I know. And you weren’t paranoid enough,as it turned out!!!

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