So are we surprised at last nights’ defeat? There’s some surprise that we scored three goals away from home, which if we count Moscow, is becoming a habit, if an incredibly lax one, but I’m less surprised we shipped four, again. Even at full strength, we are several players short of being able to play Ronny Deila’s high-energy pressing game, so when the squad is further depleted by rest, injury and the like, we cannot expect to play an expansive game and come away with a result.
Fortunately the outcome didn’t matter, but it will next time out in this competition. I’m very supportive of Ronny and think we have not even begun to see the real benefits of his work, but he got it wrong when he opened up a game which did matter in Warsaw. We’ll need to see if he decides to play this way, with many of these players, in the Round of 32. For then we either need to add appropriate players or change tactics.
There’s been a bit of chat on how attendance figures are reported. Football clubs report paid seat sales, which baselines attendance at season ticket sales, but the ‘bums on seats’ figure is usually far lower.
The showbiz side of the game will always want to report the higher figure: see – our fans are faithful through and through, and all that. Only Manchester United and Arsenal report higher average league attendance figures than Celtic in British football. This claim maybe reliant on ticket sales, but it is an important indicator of the size, and therefore potential of our club in the right environment. Not to mention the efforts many thousands go to in order to financially support the club, in sunshine or in shadow.
It was still somewhat refreshing to hear the new newco director inform the media that his club attracted less than 16,000 people for a recent home game. The cynic would point out that if newco fall into insolvency, the excuses are already established – fans are not as loyal as they claim, blame then, not their unfortunate execs.
Many thanks for all the feedback on the 2015 CQN Annual. You can order yours here, or get a special Annual-DVD bundle here.
As a special offer, everyone who buys an Annual, or bundle, before Christmas will be entered into a prize draw for a VIP Meal of 4 at a Celtic Park restaurant on a match day. One entry for each Annual bought; pile in.
Our friends Magners, who I increasingly think get what this club is all about, have offered us another pair of Premium Tickets for the Jock Stein Stand on Sunday. It’s a great way to watch football, especially on a winter’s day. To enter the competition, email me celticquicknews@gmail.com with the name of the team Celtic play on Sunday in the subject line of your message. Competition closes at 22:00 tonight, winners will be informed by email tomorrow, so check your inbox!
The deal I have with Magners is that when we make this offer, we ask you to consider making a £1 (or more) donation to our Mary’s Meals Appeal. We are working towards building a kitchen at Chibwata Priimary School in Dowa, Malawi, which has 909 pupils and does not have food preparation facilities.
With a kitchen – and Mary’s Meals providing food – they will be able to provide primary school kids with what is often their only square meal of the day. This work cuts infant mortality, improves school attendance by an average of 30%, and increases life chances exponentially.
No matter what you do today, this £1 will do things you cannot imagine. It will make your day worthwhile.
I’ll be out with my boys on the bucket collection for the Foundation before kick off on Sunday. If I’ve not coaxed your last £1 out of you, bring another one along to the game. The spirit of Celtic needs to take care of those in our own community, as well as in one of the world’s poorest countries.
Sorry for all the calls to action todaym in summary:
The Annual, with a VIP Meal for 4 competition.
The Magners’ competition, email celticquicknews@gmail.com
The Mary’s Meals £1.
See you at the bucket collection on Sunday!
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guernica
I wouldn’t argue with any of that, got to be someone out there better than danny Wilson. I think he has found his level, a club that fits him actually. Not a bad player by the way but not for us
BEARFACED LIES
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“This calamity was always going to happen for the simple fact that if you tell the truth, it will win in the end. What we are seeing now is the collapse of 3 years of lies and the vindication of every Scottish football fan shouting ‘you’re having a laugh’.”
Fascinating how the Sevco saga so much resembles the YESNP farce that has just been defeated.
We who voted NO, knew the YESNP mob were ‘lying through their teeth’ – now, over time, all the world will know.
We will keep peeling their onion of deceit up till the General Election and, then continue on the run-up to the Holyrood elections of 2016, exposing the con-trick that they attempted to pull on Scotland and it’s people.
There is so much to uncover about a bunch of amateurs, held in a vice-like grip by a megalomaniac for seven years, sacrificing their duty for the good governance of Scotland and the Scottish people for discredited political dogma based on lies and wild claims.
They made only one proposal/policy promise in their ‘thick’ document, that being a a load of tripe and made-up figures on child care. The rest was marketing spin and cheap sales ‘patter’.
The wildly optimistic prediction of the oil revenue contribution to our economy shows that they were prepared to say ANYTHING to get their way – it was Goebbelsesque propaganda regurgitated for the 21st century.
We Scots have had a lucky escape because over two million of us had the nous, experience and good sense to vote NO – the whole of Scotland, including the SNP and their ‘fellow travelers’, should be grateful for our wisdom and steadfastness.
Finally we see both Salmond and Ally still strutting their stuff, only for their own good, like the deluded teats they are.
guernica
We agree on something, I’d keep Ambrose, Stokes and Mulgrew too.
This from Richard Wilson from the BBC site:
“There were individual shouts of support from Rangers fans, but when the teams appeared on the pitch for kick-off there were no obvious chants of support for the manager.
McCoist’s team selection saw three players out of position and Bilel Mohsni, a regularly erratic player, at centre-back.
There were options on the bench that would have allowed the manager to drop Mohsni, move Darren McGregor to centre-back where he is more comfortable, and Richard Foster to right-back. Dean Shiels did not need to be used on the flank when he is at his best playing off the main striker.”
A move to honest reporting or the words of a disgruntled fan?
JJ
sorry for missing the ‘Gordon Dukebox Durie Question of Sport….’ Nonetheless, this tune restores yer faith in all things guitar, book and socialism…….. xxx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl2Jv4dzFqg
Danny Wilson..moderate …never forget his wild celebrations playing for thems when they scored at CP…GTF
anyway he’s not very good …we run rings around him everytime we play him
OConnell must be worth a chance before bringing guys like Wilson
Armstrong I agree with ….think he would fir it our current system …as would Henderson …hope both get a chance
I urge everyone to read Richard Wilson’s column on the above subject on the BBC Scotland Sport website.
It is without doubt the most nauseating piece of sycophantic tripe that I have ever been unfortunate enough to lay my eyes on.
many happy returns to wee Taylor Swift.
I probably spend too much time thinking about her for my own good…
Out at the works Christmas do last night, woke up with the mother of all hangovers, thinking it was going to be a long day.
Switched the computer on to see that sleekit has resigned, damn wanted him in charge as long as possible. Read on to find that he has actually just given 12 months notice so looking like he will still be the first and last Sevco manager.
….. then I saw the score from last night.
Carlsberg moment.
They really are the gift that just keeps on giving aren’t they.
JJ
We had some discussion last night about the shift in MSM reporting and Mccoists recent actions
Even Donald Findlay stated they were a Newco
Sevco are now being portrayed as a Newco …
IMO …there will be a challenge to Sevco …led by Real Rangurs men …liquidation ..then act 3 …this time gazumping the league ticket of Airdrie or Cowdenbeath …who are by and large Huns anyway
Just a reminder that Davie Hay will be with CQN in the Celtic Superstore tomorrow morning from 10.30am until just before kick-off. Pop in and say hello – CQN Corner attendees have no excuses!
You can pick up your CQN Annual in all Celtic shops now.
Off to the post office to make sure all the Annuals from yesterday are in the post straight away. If you order over the weekend it will be posted Monday morning. You can order at http://www.cqnbookstore.com
Incidentally we have been selling quite a few copies of the Neil Lennon book to people living in the Bolton area – good to see that he is popular and I bet they are shocked when they read about the bombs, bullets, sectarian abuse, assaults in the street and at his place of work. Wonder if the Bolton fans will read it and think he brought it on himself?
Well done Celtic on the initiative re Ross County tickets.
If anyone wants some books to use at charity functions let myself or BRTH know and we will be happy to supply for free.
wee hendo for me everytime, he will cut the mustard.
Wilson is on message ….he is regularly on RS…obviously bring briefed …he’s too thick to disguise it
Ants game off
I’m sure similar must have been mentioned already but I can’t the bothered reading back 30 pages…
Strachan: I’ve always liked him and he has certainly come good now as the Scotland manager. But the single act that made me respect him most was when he quit as Midllesborough manager. He didn’t think he was doing a good job and so he walked away. He waived any further payment though it was contractually his to take.
McCoist: Write your own paragraph…
If you want to listen to some rubbish in the background while you are doing whatever you are doing this morning, then by all means have a listen to this:
It is me on the Billy No’Well Desert Island Tims show from a couple of years ago where I pick some tunes and talk about Celtic, Home, Burns, Social Justice, The Apollo, The 70’s, the 80’s, Brothels, setting fields on fire, music, fashion, love and complete and utter daftness.
Strangely enough it is 71 minutes long because I can talk shite for Europe – mind you I have no idea why anyone would want to listen to me but apparently some folk did and quite enjoyed it.
http://www.spreaker.com/user/billynowell/desert_island_tims_with_brogan_rogan_mp3?error=access_denied&error_code=200&error_description=Permissions+error&error_reason=user_denied#_=_
Richard Wilson is a prick.
What a morning for kids football
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Parkheadcumsalford @ 09.19 .
Sandy Posey -A Single Girl .
Great choon. .. A huge choon in Jamaica . Lots of reggae covers -the best of which is -Salma Gold -A Single Girl ( Sydna ) .
Lots of session stuff —— backing singer on lots of Percy Sledge s choons – eg -When a Man Loves a Woman / Take Time To Know Her.etc
BRTH so wrong, at least a prick is useful!!! H H Hebcelt
BRTH
Yes…and stupid too
How many times.
THE HUT ZOMBIE NATION PLAY AT
SNAKE MOUNTAIN.
HE MAN was a good guy fighting evil ergo naturally a tim.that’s why he is a master of the universe. Whit his big green fenian hand.
He resides at Castle greyskull.
This is a fight that needs to be won.
Horrid Henry
The losers were the winners. Independence will be here soon.
Hail Hail
A very nice / sunny 19 degrees -way down south .
Christmas Choons -Day 13 -Strictly vinyl 45s
Basement 5 -Last White Christmas ( Island )
Mikey Dread -Herbal Christmas ( Dread At The Controls )
Frank Cosmo -White Christmas – ( Beverley s )
Dicky Roots –Christmas Rock ( Youth Promotion )
Black Pearls -The Babe In Bethlehem -( JoGib )
Hebcelt
How the Devil are you?
I helped our mutual friend in London buy out his business partner last week after a long negotiation. I will be down there soon enough for a celebratory drink methinks.
Hope you and the family are well.
Murphy sits just in front of me at the games with his kids . Looks like a good family mhan, well done shir, but i’ll never vote labour again
Just returning from receiving my free tkt, no queue and not many taking up the opportunity for a free tkt,
Now waiting in a longer queue for a coffee at McDonald’s,
Hail Hail.
jungle jim hot smoked
10:11 on 13 December, 2014
Hurting Orc haha
Wilson has had more air time over recent months as the Sevco shambles staggers on but he brings nothing to the debate apart from his obvious hurt and pain.
He’s one of those annoying ‘journos’ who keeps alluding to the fact he knows something big but never gets around to telling us…that’s your job!
Anyway,
Hail Hail
Jim Murphy is elected leader of the Scottish Labour party.
LAST MAN STANDING 2
Here are today’s picks for the 7 that are left standing –
Inverness (who are at home to Partick) – The Token Tim, Kelvinbhoy and GG
Hamilton (who host Dundee) – Penfold and Jammabhoy
Dundee United (to beat the Sheep) – saint stivs
Motherwell (to defeat Ross County) – Paulo’s Boots
The bad news is that I’ve got all 4 of those selections (plus KIlmarnock) on my coupon today so somebody is definitely going to fall!
Good luck Bhoys
Jobo
Post for the egg chasers:
A potentially excellent game of rugby on at 1 o` clock today. Glasgow Warriors V Toulouse. Toulouse are a top, top side but I think Glasgow have the beating of them.
JJ
Labour commit electoral suicide
Bamboo and others are still beating the drum and of course ignoring a democratic vote. As I have said before instead of ignoring the wish of the majority in Scotland why don’t you go about answering all the questions that the independence campaign couldn’t? Or is it all still to hard and it’s easier to attempt to bully and alienate no voters?
Modern scotland. Anti democratic and institutionally sectarian.
Stroke of genius over on the Bearsden……call supersalary’s bluff, sack him and see if he has the bottle to sue and put them into admin/liquidation…..mmm…..not enough jelly and icecream in the world for that scenario …
Saint Stivs,
As you state this is a fight that need to be won. Subsequently I request “haunders”
HH.
http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Castle+Greyskull
Charlie nic on soccer am being funny.
Still sittin there thinkin
BRTH Thanks for your good wishes, hope our friend took my culinary advice I had sent to him. Pass on our good wishes to him, may I wish you and yours a peaceful Christmas and successful New Year. Hail Hail Hebcelt