It wasn’t a glorious performance last night but I’m delighted to be through to the League Cup quarter final nonetheless. Cup games against lower league opposition are there to be won, nothing else. There were a few bright spots: Saidy Janko looks like he has a sound future in the game, while Efe Ambrose seemed to enjoy his role as senior partner in the defence.
While we struggled for an opening, Kris Commons again stepped forward with a crisp strike from outside the box into the corner of the net. He remains the key to a large number of locks. We should have added more before Stefan Johansen grabbed a late goal to tidy things up.
On the way into the game I predicted Aberdeen’s defeat. With winning 8 league games in a row and being clear at the top of the league, every game has been a cup final for them, until last night. A game against lower league opposition is just not the same (see above). Footballers are not robots, so it’s difficult to ‘climb the mountain’ for every game.
How they react to this defeat will be interesting. Last season they won seven games in a row before Dundee took a point from them, heralding an immediate slide in form and the end of their title challenge. They have a trip to Inverness on Saturday to prepare for.
Charles Green’s apparent claim for legal expenses from Newco Rangers is jarring, but far from surprising.
The Rangers Football Club Ltd (formerly Sevco Scotland Ltd), a member club of the SFA, was the vehicle Green used to strike the Sale and Purchase Agreement for (oldco) Rangers’ assets. It is the beneficiary of that deal, not the victim. The alleged victim is the rightful owner of the assets, which may be Sevco 5088 Ltd, (oldco) Rangers creditors, or someone else altogether.
It is no surprise whatsoever that the beneficiary of a deal would be legally obliged to defend the officers who signed the deal on its behalf.
Still, there’s more to this episode than a simple case of alleged wrongdoing. Fans are caught between affection for the football club and anger at what was allegedly done in 2012. By the football club. I wouldn’t want to have to reconcile those emotions.
We have two big games to look forward to in the next week, both at Celtic Park. Club sponsor, Magners, have kindly offered us two Premium seats in the Jock Stein Stand for Saturday’s game. To win the tickets you need to answer the following question:
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Email your answer IN THE SUBJECT LINE to celticquicknews@gmail.com
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Birdman in the Cambridgeshire.
T4
Torremar @ 2.45 Haydock
Good luck & happy punting
15:50 Newmarket
Master Of The World
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Jarob. 405 navan
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Good luck everybody.
Newmarket 2:35 LUMIERE.
Good luck.
Cloonacool. 2.15 pm Market Rasen
For me
Good luck All
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Abseil 1550 Newmarket
Captain Dunne. 3.55 Haydock
HH
No surprise to some (-: ….
Today’s selection is BRONZE ANGEL in the 3:50 at Newmarket…
Regards & Hail Hail
TBM
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If you fancy the ‘mugs double’ you can be £272 richer for a £1.
Happy punting… fleagle1888
Twists, cheers for the heads-up… backed Cloonacool @ 8’s EP !
If only my own selections didn’t let me down every week.
Fleagle
You’re welcome. Managed to get on at 10/1.
Mon the hoops.
Twists N Turns
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your info allowed me fire more cash on it
Cheers again
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MR WIN
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