For all of our dominance yesterday, you have to think there is room for considerable improvement. Passing in the first half was frequently poor, shooting throughout the game was invariably off target, and when we managed to keep it down and between the sticks, the keeper was able to read the shot. Gilks played well, but the truth is we flattered him.
Moussa Dembele grabbed all the headlines with his back-heel-flick-nutmeg-winning-goal, but I spent much of the game debating whether it was time he was rested. Against Newco last month, he held the ball up and linked play, while finding and exploiting space. Yesterday his linking was poor and he seldom found space.
The incisiveness we enjoyed watching as recently as the outing against Manchester City, was missing against Gladback on Wednesday and at Hampden yesterday.
There were also enormous positives. Jozo Simunovic and Erik Sviatchenko were absolutely critical on Celtic’s grip on the game. Their positioning – when we were in possession – kept the ball flowing. They both gave us playmaker performances, and they didn’t miss a beat defensively either.
Again, just as on Wednesday, it didn’t work for Nir Bitton. When we play out from central defence like this the deep-lying playmaker role is crucial. He need to create space for us to move the ball forward, while he becomes an auxiliary defender as our full backs are so high up the field.
Stuart Armstrong came on and played higher up-field than Bitton and managed to put the squeeze on Newco.
The game reminded me of the League Cup semi-final two years ago, when Celtic subjugated an impotent Newco without scoring the volume of goals their superiority deserved. There was a chasm between the teams, which makes my belief that Celtic can play a lot better all the more interesting. Conversely I suspect that was a high water mark for Mark Warburton’s team.
The portents are good that he believes that game was a sign of progress.
As for Craig Thomson, that was self-evidently not good enough.
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Watching the game again and have to say that Scott Brown gave the type of performance that you really need from a midfielder in a game like that. He completely bossed that area of the park.
A nice wee thing happened in work today. A colleague of mine originates from Bermuda and her da is an avid lurker of CQN. Well my colleague’s brother was getting married last week and consequently the family were over from Bermuda. Today she handed me a cheque for £250 as a donation to Minx and me for the Celtic Foundation sleep out next month.
Joe Kelly, take a bow sir and thank you very, very much from both of us.
Hail Hail
Where’s the Away Tickets Open Meeting thing this evening – anyone know?
HH
BGFC
HT
Hail Hail to Joe Kelly and family
I posted this the other day.
Urgent: please read if you have already made a submission to the consultation
It has become evident that there has been some confusion with regard to Question 1 of the consultation. The question asks if you are supportive of the proposal and this refers to the proposal to repeal the Offensive Behaviour Act. Our preferred answer to this is ‘Fully supportive’.
Some people have clearly thought it was referring to the Offensive Behaviour Act itself and have ticked ‘Fully opposed’ but then gone on to provide reasons which set out why they are, in fact, in favour of the proposal to repeal. See below.
If you have done this – or think you might have – then please email James Kelly MSP (James.Kelly.MSP@Parliament.Scot) using the email address you used when making your submission and tell him you wish to change your answer to Q1 to Fully Supportive. This is very important because they will count your submission as being in favour of the Offensive Behaviour Act if you don’t change this.
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Earlier I took some time to read some of the submissions and this is very much the case. Please if you made a submission and think you may have incorrectly completed the first question take the time to email James Kelly.
Big Georges
7:30pm St Roch’s church hall in Royston.
Bit of a harsh assessment on our bhoys Paul67.
Usual weekend after a CL fixture, pressure game, potential banana skin and the threat of real embarrassment to our players if we either didn’t perform or lose – and the bhoys handled it.
Wasteful in front of goal certainly but courageous enough to keep wanting it, keep going forward and trying to win despite the ‘fear’ of losing one and triggering Sevco hysteria.
Job done. Lessons learned. Dembele did what good strikers do – kept ignoring his misses and a sub par (by his standard) performance and stuck it in the net. All the best ones do it.
In these games I love to win big or win late. Equally painful for the hoardes. Equally joyous for the good guys.
Btw well done to Celtic for also making a submission to the consultation. More worrying is that the COPFS have also made one.
Political manoeuvres in the background?
The Exiled Tim
Sevco were scheduled to play Hearts this weekend just passed but the game was postponed due to Sevco’s participation in the League cup semi final.
HAMILTONTIM on 24TH OCTOBER 2016 5:52 PM
Big Georges
7:30pm St Roch’s church hall in Royston.
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Cheers HT – will try to get along. Just shortlisting 116 abstracts for a conference – going brain dead as we speak…
HH
BGFC
GLASSTWOTHIRDSFULL on 24TH OCTOBER 2016 4:39 PM
Does “operating with one hand tied behind your back” mean not having £250m of other people’s money to spend and not have to pay back?
Tough gig, eh – having to play by the same set of rules as everyone else……
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Not only does he have one hand tied behind his back, but he has one trouser leg rolled up, a blindfold on and an orange in his mooth.
I won’t mention the escape goat…
:-))
I saw that a few were looking for Patrick Roberts to replace James Forrest at some point yesterday.
I have a theory that Brendan Rodgers actually intends to build a Celtic team – and probably doesn’t fancy playing loanees as there’s no future in it.
Of course, this might also have the side benefit of allowing Paddy to sign for Celtic a bit cheaper?…
SSB not everyone’s cup of tea
Comedy gold
Clyde is hilarious tonight already and its only big Derek job by and sour face so far.
Summary they will buy in January and take off from there.
I see the Scotsman has a video up of a couple of Celtic fans being attacked on way to game yesterday, as posted on YouTube by a dog walker?
Seen this on celticnewsnow
Wonder if Traynor can get that on the front pages
Ronnie in the merchant city. Hahahahaha.
HAMILTONTIM
Re OBAF Consultation Paper :
I found that I had to use lower case for MSP to access Mr.Kelly’s e-mail address ie.
James.Kelly.msp@scottish.parliament.uk
Hope everyone who submitted a response will take the trouble to double check the accuracy of their response.
Good luck to you and those seeking to have this insidious legislation repealed. H H
Self pity radio. Hahahahaha.
TCC
Much obliged :-)
HH
SAINT STIVS SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 24TH OCTOBER 2016 6:15 PM
Ronnie in the merchant city. Hahahahaha.
Proof that care in the community doesn’t work.
Brilliant DJ. Sign some frees in January. To get into Europe. Hahahahaha.
Just play joey.
Saint Stivs
It’s brilliant,
Ostrich FC :-)
Seriously funny radio. Its magic its magic.
Huns and stupidity, hilarious stuff :-)
Brown was imperious yesterday.
He played a true captains role and showed disdain to his inferior opponents throughout..
On hun media they were whining like bitches about his play and wondering why he did not get red carded.
All because he showed them that their superiority complex was a sham by rag dolling the bitches in blue.
It was funny to watch.
I love Broonie.
Seemingly Lee “the grass” Wallace had a terrific game yesterday, ffs where’s ma addidas beckenbaurs !
Article on STV news about how heading the ball can cause brain damage and then we get the Barrie MacKay post-match interview when he claims they were ‘more than a match’ for us whilst fazing in and out like Methodone Mick.
Coincidence?
Phil’s up again – Mind the Gap …
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/having-it-both-ways-and-the-pain-of-pretending/
Fan-a-Tic
Broony was immense yesterday, he has had a great season like nearly every other season with us, Scott will be appreciated more when he stops playing
ScottBrownCSC
Ha, Ha, now we are up to our knees in loans, deluded huns, pure magic
gerry – very scary – one of those paydays will go on booze and turkey, mind I got a job and booze
As Paul67 said recently, they are already over-investing. They are currently spending much more on the playing squad than they can afford whist badly neglecting other areas of the football club. Reality is starting to hit home but it’s going to be slow burner.
TET
Derek Johnstone has just informed us January hasn’t happened yet :-)
Ivehadtochangemaname
Paydays mean heehaw to me, the Mrs has the cash line cards and by all accounts “we” are organised for Christmas, the term “we” should not be plural
That Stirling Uni strip is no bad looking
Oh
And their sweatshirts are very nice ( green and white) as well when I see their students around Stirling :-)
Right hospital, to see that Auld Happy Cowiebhoy
( if I can get him aff the earphones listening and laughing to something )
Hail Hail
GERRYFAETHEBRIG
Ye canny fault the Big Lumps logic there:))
Need to pop out bhoys can some kind member please ask Andy about this for me.
Andy you nearly scored a hat-trick once while playing for the Celtic, but it was nearly 3 own goals.
77/78 Andy if my memory serves against Murderwell.
What do you remember about them 2 own goals ?
I also witnessed your penalty V the dead team in 77………………………….brilliant Andy, and will live with me forever.
HH
TOMMIE20 on 22ND OCTOBER 2016 9:40 PM
Reading Celtic are planning t v outside that is a total disgrace.
You would think that they would spend some money on
The main stand it is a shite hole ,toilets are crap and the
Food is the same ,a few of roof sheeting have holes in
Which been reported nothing done .i wish some of you C.Q.N. guys
Should be helping to report this ,I really think something bad
Is going happen. They talk about ibrox being unsafe well I
Think the same with the main stand.
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Feedback today from SLO…
Roof leaks are a work in progress.
Roof is fine structurally.
Other issues to be highlighted with Stadium and Catering. Others have highlighted same.