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Match 31 in Celtic’s domestic season: Motherwell at home, 29 wins, one draw and no defeats behind them. It all looks straightforward tomorrow. Right?

A reminder, if needed, that while Motherwell shipped seven goals during the week, St Mirren did the same to Gordon Strachan’s Celtic before knocking us out the Scottish Cup a week later.

It was also Motherwell, at Celtic Park, who ended Scottish football’s longest winning run of league games in 2004. Celtic had just beaten Barcelona but were held by Motherwell to halt the run at 26 consecutive victories.

Runs like this often end against teams with nothing in their locker but desperate defending. You’ll see that from the visitors tomorrow, whose players will surely have had a word with each other about collective responsibility.

Take nothing for granted. Celtic have worked hard to get into this situation in the league but they will have to work just as hard to maintain momentum.

How does Brendan do that? I suspect by shuffling the pack again. We have genuine competition across the team. The central defenders must be scared to sneeze in front of the manager in case he drops them and they don’t get another sight of the pitch for weeks.

Full backs feeling a little weary late in the game? Don’t show it, Emilio and Cristian are ready and waiting. James Forrest and Patrick Roberts are both delivering at the highest standard of their careers, otherwise they would not be considered.

While Leigh Griffiths is injured, Moussa Dembele will be confident he will get the opportunity to score three consecutive hat-tricks, surely an unprecedented achievement. It’s only Scott Brown and Scott Sinclair who can be confident of being included when fit.

The former, because he is captain and leader of the team, the latter because he has had the most profound impact on Scottish football this season, unequivocally Player of the Year.

You are looking forward to seeing these guys do their stuff tomorrow, I can tell.

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  1. fairhill bhoy on

    Eddieinkirkmichael-4:05pm yesterday,I was told it was a French company that owned that gig,who were way over budget:-))

  2. voguepunter on

    SALTIRES EN SEVILLA on 16TH FEBRUARY 2017 11:46 PM

     

    Dallas

     

     

     

    He was in Budapest Honved 1988with GW, Sharpy & Dushanbe BB and Joe

     

     

     

    What a trip that wiz.. dearie me

     

     

     

    Bruce Springsteen, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman Yousse D’Nour played an amnesty International gig at the Nep Stadium night before our game. Loads of Celts at the gig including a crowd of Welsh Bhoys – clearly remember The Boss talking about countries with civil rights problems…”El Salvador, Nicaragua…Ireland (pointing to our huge Tricolour) …”

     

    ————————————————-

     

    Saltires….The Boss mentions that gig in his book…….,said ” whit dis ‘UPTHERA” mean”?

  5. MoonbeamsWD on

    Quonno

     

     

    That is very true. We’ll be luck if any of us have any rights after Brexit is done and dusted.

     

     

    I agree with Tony Blair, it is time for remainders in Scotland to rise up bit only if he comes and wee can all walk over the top of the war mongering stardba first.

     

     

    MWD

  8. Brogan Rogan Trevino and Hogan on

    Good Evening One and All.

     

     

    Happy Birthday to EDB the oul rascal that he is! If you are tuning in Jim I hope all is well with you and you should know you are always in my thoughts and prayers.

     

     

    Really busy couple of days just gone by, but late into the wee small hours I caught up on yesterday’s chat.

     

     

    How amazing it is that I must have rubbed shoulders with many on here in the Rock Garden or Fury Murray’s once upon a time without knowing it.

     

     

    An Teraman, I am sure I would have recognised you from yer Rock Garden days.

     

     

    As for the bands and especially the female singers who were around at the time, my personal favourite was the one who took her clothes off while singing “Glory oh Glory oh, to the bold fenian men” — but that was a long time ago! lol

     

     

    Are you allowed to tell such a tale on a fitba blog? lol

  11. mike in toronto on

    Fairhill …. good shout! Saturday Night, Sunday morning is still one of my favourite tracks from that time. I saw them in a small club (only about 50 people there) around 1985 …. the lead singer (I cant remember his name) was great…. the other guy, sort of played drums…. but I kind of got the feeling that the was just along because he was the singer’s pal …. sort of like Wiggie and Billy Bragg.

  15. What is the Stars on

    EDB

     

    happy birthday..many more to follow.

     

    Joe Fillipi

     

    best wishes to your wife. Terrible ordeal for her

  22. Fred Colon on

    Tontine Tim

     

     

    I remember jap desserts .

     

     

    Think i’ll visit Tommy Tango’s sweet shop tomorrow to see if he has any .

  23. jamesgang on

    EDB

     

     

    Hoopy birthday my Fhriend.

     

     

    BFDJ’s insistence on getting in ‘the right men’ cracks me up. And his stickie bun version of patience that he’d be willing to wait even as long as 3-4 WEEKS for aforesaid loyal lads to be sourced.

     

     

    Andrew from Wigan. I doff my EBT funded chapeau in your direction!

     

     

    HH jamesgang

  25. Celtic Mac on

    pfayr

     

     

    While you are on. I see Harry Clarke has plead guilty to “culpable and reckless driving” at the Glasgow Sheriff Court today. Is that charge based on Scots Common Law, or is covered by Road Traffic legislation?

  27. fergusslayedtheblues on

    So ,have I got this right .

     

    the GASL ,who came out and declared that his club would be a living wage employer from last year .

     

    Now allows an advert on the clubs web site looking for non paid peepil too cover the very jobs that the living wage was most focused on.

     

    Has any hack asked him or his club if they even ,ever implemented the living wage as the GASL said .

     

    No ,don’t think so and never will .

     

    All facts point to sevco being driven to admin is there in front of everyones eyes .

     

    The very fact that the breadmans 1/2m bonus from last seasons promotion should tell everyone all they need to know .

     

    Mark you better be prepared to get in the queue for pennies in the £ my friend

  29. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Fred C

     

     

    I wouldn’t buy chopped park from Tommy Tangos….

     

     

    A few weeks back you mentioned a J McG that signed with Falkirk many years ago if it was the same guy that kicked a ball with my brothers in his later years J McG was a great player on a Sunday afternoon playing with Connexions…. I was just a Bhoy running about the park, but whit a player

  32. fairhill bhoy on

    MIT- Sam Corey +Dan O’Neil,I think.My favs are chains and the brilliant Cape Town to Glasgow:-))

  33. Fred Colon on

    Dessybhoy ,

     

     

    Not in Tesco in Coatbridge … not according to the lassie at the cold meat counter .

     

     

    You sure you weren’t looking at garlic sausage ?

  41. GlassTwoThirdsFull on

    Interesting that Warburton, Weir and McParland all have the same agent who resigned on all their behalfs. And all at the same time…..!

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