Apologies for recent radio silence. Lots going on with some weighty matters which will soon be of interest to you, unfortunately didn’t have time to blog for a few days.
So much going on simultaneously but I can’t really focus on anything with the daunting evening ahead tomorrow. Season Two of the Brendan Rodgers era will be considerably influenced by the events in Trondheim. Rosenborg are a shadow of their former glory, but Celtic must patch a team together and win (or secure a score draw) in Norway to reach the Champions League group stage.
Most Celtic fans I speak to expect us to win the game, but we’re an optimistic lot (cough). Let’s hope that’s based on sound reason.
I was surprised to hear Shaun Maloney has been speaking to Brendan Rodgers about a youth coaching role at Celtic. Shaun was a rare graduate of the Celtic youth system under Martin O’Neill, breaking through as an 18-year-old in 2001. He will also know more about Lennoxtown than practically any player, as he gorged on gym time there during lengthy periods of injury, while others were resting.
Does he have what it takes to be a good youth coach? This is a difficult one to answer. Look east. Ian Cathro had an exemplary record as youth and assistant coach under some talented managers, assisting at Valencia and Newcastle. But Cathro’s success was down to the management structure he flourished under. On his own, at Hearts, he perished. Sacked four days before the league kicks off.
If Shaun joins the Celtic coaching setup he will begin a new tutelage under Brendan Rodgers. The manager may be looking for an intelligent, open, canvass, to work with.
Directors’ Box Hospitality for 4, this Saturday, 5 August
Those great people at Celtic sponsor, Intelligent Car Leasing, have offered us an incredible hospitality package for Flag Day at Celtic Park on Saturday, to raise funds for Mary’s Meals. You can win a seat for yourself and three friends at the Walfrid Lounge and in the Directors’ Box, with full hospitality.
This is an incredible prize worth many hundreds of pounds. You can win it by making a minimum £10 donation directly to Mary’s Meals here. To confirm your entry please email me celticquicknews@gmail.com your donation confirmation email from MyDonate.
Competition closes at 11:59 tomorrow (Wednesday) night. It’s running for little over one day, so your chances have to be good. Make sure your have contact details on the email you send me- wouldn’t be the first time someone didn’t check his email until the Monday after a game.
Many thanks and good luck!
The Kano Foundation
The Kano Foundation are holding their annual bucket collection at outside Celtic Park before kick off on Saturday. This is a once-a-year event for TKF, who do tremendous work, brining young people into the Celtic family.
If you would like to participate at a ‘bucketeer’, please email bucketcollection@thekanofoundation.com . You will only need to be there two hours and you’ll get in to see the flag being raised!
Even if you cannot shake a bucket on the day, please bring cash to support them.
Meanwhile listen to the new CQN Podcast below…
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Erik and Leigh trained today. Good news for tomorrow. Give Leigh 60 minutes?
I seem to remember Celtic being fined by uefa for having a William Wallace Banner ?
If so, how can anyone from uefa make that call ?
How can anyone from Celtic FC ACCEPT such a charge…and Wallace was well known for his “Charging” so I believe ?
Likewise the banner of Bobby Sands ?…..who was an ELECTED member of Parliament.
Does that mean that of I produced a banner of that BAMPOT Theresa May at Celtic Park, Celtic could be fined by uefa ?
Just asking like.
HH
CLINK\O/ on 1ST AUGUST 2017 12:39 PM
12 arrested over banners.
Forgoing your own personal opinion on the banners could anyone tell me what crime was committed
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Contravening the OBFA – displaying behaviour that could be regarded as “offensive” by a “reasonable” person.
HH
BGFC
GENE on 1ST AUGUST 2017 12:43 PM
CLINK\O/
Bad taste and even offensive to some is not a crime yet
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I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but that is a crime, if it occurs in a football ground.
In Scotland.
Thank all those who voted SNP.
Ernie Lynch
Truly, its like something out of some eastern European absurdist drama, done on a shoestring budget.
I wonder if these poor agents are on zero hours contracts:)
HH
How many arrested for flying a banner ffs totally over the top & a waste of time
Big Jimmy
DUP-TORY= Bad Kaffliks and Celtic Supporters.
That’s the narrative. Poor one indeed, but its that old hun mindset at work again.
Nasty, Nasty Peepul.
HH
timaloy29 on 1st August 2017 12:45 pm
Erik and Leigh trained today. Good news for tomorrow. Give Leigh 60 minutes?
I’d play Ajer before Sviatchenko.
BIG JIMMY on 1ST AUGUST 2017 12:45 PM
I seem to remember Celtic being fined by uefa for having a William Wallace Banner ?
If so, how can anyone from uefa make that call ?
How can anyone from Celtic FC ACCEPT such a charge…and Wallace was well known for his “Charging” so I believe ?
Likewise the banner of Bobby Sands ?…..who was an ELECTED member of Parliament.
Does that mean that of I produced a banner of that BAMPOT Theresa May at Celtic Park, Celtic could be fined by uefa ?
Just asking like.
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Any banner with a statement about Theresa May on it would end up in a fine. Anything ‘political’ gets you a fine.
Effectively UEFA want nothing but money and the last thing they want is sponsors and tv viewers offended. The actual fans who attend games are treated with little but contempt.
Doe s Brendan have a cunning plan for tomorrow night
matt mcglone @MattMcGlone9 18m18 minutes ago
Brendan not wishing his players to train at Rosenborg’s ground tonight. A system worked out perhaps – and not for anyone else’s eyes maybe
GARY67 on 1ST AUGUST 2017 12:50 PM
timaloy29 on 1st August 2017 12:45 pm
Erik and Leigh trained today. Good news for tomorrow. Give Leigh 60 minutes?
I’d play Ajer before Sviatchenko.
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I like both. But my optimism is more to do with Leigh. If he’s fit I think we’ll score over there.
Apoplectic naaaaaaaaaa, we to cool for that, sit back and let them hang themselfes, all self inflicted, they didn’t need help from anyone, goes with the pompous arrowgant Conquistador attitude they have, of how big they think they are.
Dont know what everyone’s getting into a tizzy for. Not me. We’ll go through tomorrow night, no doubt about it.
HH
Murdoch
Not because it`s one of them plastic pitches? Read somewhere that it is.
Just a wee add on to my last post…….I certainly wouldn’t be flying a banner for Theresa May ANYWHERE !
As I have posted before ( last week ), I distinctly remember Celtic having a HUGE ” Vote Conservative Poster” on the outside wall of The North Stand just as I approached my turnstile for my then season book seat, towards the Springfield Road end.
I believe it was either just before the General Elections of 2002 or 2007 ?
I can’t remember the exact year.
I sent Celtic an email of protest, and I suspect I wasn’t alone ?
I can only guess that Celtic were PAID by the Tories for their AD ?
Absolutely shocking from Celtic at that time……or any time for that matter.
HH
Anyone know of a pub in the cheltenham area that would be showing tomorrows game?
Ernie Lynch
How about if we dusted down a copy of the ‘Zinoviev Letter’ and sent it to the Scoddish Kwality Meeja with a wee note saying, ‘Dear Sir, it was the GB wot wrote this’. Would they print it?:)
HH
Police Scotland can identify 12 suspects ‘re a couple of banners at Celtic Park but can’t find one person in any other Football ground (you know the one) singing sectarian songs. When are the voters of Scotland going to wake up and challenge the Jack boot mentality in Police Scotland, my Father fought against these people in WW2.
Disgusted
KTF
Off Oot. Laters.
It’s interesting that Rodgers had his team training at Lennoxtown today before travelling. The usual thing for the away team to do is go over and train on the pitch of the home team the day before a European match.
I remember back in 2006 Gordon Strachan spoke about preparation before an away match against Benfica in the CL. He said that they were chaning the way they prepared for matches as Celtic tried to change their lack of success away from home in the CL. The amount of time spent ‘in-country’ was increased, meal times and training time adjusted to ensure that players were focussed, fit and fully ready for the big match.
Of course within 10 mins of the kick off in that match in Lisbon Gary Caldwell had scored an OG and about 10 mins later would set up Nuno Gomes with a misjudged header.
Is travelling later the new travelling earlier???
I noticed we did the same for Linfield but I had initially put that down to the *ahem* time of year, and the fact that the flight is so short. Perhaps the advantage of having the final training session at home is that you have all the facilities required for the exact type of session you want to have? BR is a very intelligent manager/coach so there is clearly strong motives for it.
Obviously geography does play a part – we wouldn’t have done this for the visit to Astana – but it’s an interesting change from the conventional wisdom.
Hopefully the preparation is just right for tomorrow night.
(Cue umpteen posters telling me Celtic have been doing this for ages…)
FFS Freudian slip, “No doubt about it” :-)
aburntoutcase on 1st August 2017 12:55 pm
Murdoch
Not because it`s one of them plastic pitches? Read somewhere that it is.
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the Lerkendal Stadion has a Desso Grassmaster pitch. The type of pitch that Celtic laid foundations for this summer, and will lay next summer. So the pitch should be very good!
I fancy us big time tomorrow night ergo:
Date/Time Details
Amount £
1 Aug 17
10:52
stake
Single:
Stake: 100.00
Rosenborg v Celtic – 90 Minutes
Celtic @ 6/4 …
-100.00
Mon the hoops.
TIMALOY29 on 1ST AUGUST 2017 12:45 PM
Erik and Leigh trained today. Good news for tomorrow. Give Leigh 60 minutes?
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Let’s give anyone whatever Brendan decides.
HH
. . NEGANON2 on 31ST JULY 2017 8:48 PM
Auldheid,
Firstly I am sorry if you felt I was calling your integrity into question. That’s a step much to far and I apologise unreservedly for that.
I think however your outlook on life is allowing your perception of complexity in everything to blur just how simple all of this really is. I believe that the powers that be (including Celtic) have created an illusion of complexity and that you are simply falling into that.
Let’s take some very simple things:
Res 12 – Celtic have offered absolutely no compelling reason why they aren’t pursuing this either with UEFA or legally. They just don’t want to do it.
LNS and the concept of no competitive advantage. The argument that there is no competitive advantage is patently absurd. The concept that, given a material change in circumstances (per the ebt ruling)., that the SPFL are powerless to act is also patently absurd. Their own rules were broken as were sfa rules. They just don’t want to apply them to their favoured club.
The continuity myth – nuff said!
Now the corrupt bodies can try and add as much complexity as they like but let’s turn to lennybhoys question earlier today.
Lennybhoys you asked
“What would make you happy, satisfy you that the PLC are working to stand up for us, the Celtic Support and for the good of Scottish Football?”
You know what. All it would take, in my opinion, is for Celtic to openly express their disgust at the absurd position the authorities have got themselves into and openly state they have lost confidence in the sfa and the SPFL. That they call for a full judicial review. If the Scottish racist institutions circle the wagons and defeat Celtic then so be it. But be vocal, be angry, question everything and make their bloody lives an uncomfortable misery. Stand up for what is right and if defeated go after them all at every turn.
It would unite the support, create a cause for us to rally behind and it would lead to real change because positions wouldn’t be tenable, real scrutiny would result. There would be no hiding place for many.
The authorities are simply playing a game with us. And when it gets difficult to justify they hide behind false complexity ( we legally can’t do anything blah blah blah).
Worse than that auldheid you don’t care about title stripping? Really?
So cheating is okay for you is it? Is it just not the polite thing to talk about at parties? A bit distasteful is it?
The authorities will just fudge this so called governance review. How on earth can you trust any oft here people ( and I include the Plc in that).
You see it’s too late for the PLC now. They placed their bets with the Hun for money and now lawwell and co are up to their necks in it. They are completely compromised and can’t go back down because the ugly truth ( involvement if the 5 way agreement etc etc) would come tumbling out and then all of the Celtic support would see the naked truth.
So the die is cast. There is no going back. You will be stonewalled behind the so called web of complexity forever.
I remember I was sitting in a hotel room in Geneva when I heard the Huns had gone into administration. We knew they were in serious trouble. I was beside myself with glee. Jumping around the hotel room. That evening I was having dinner and I began to think about what happens next. And it struck me. Celtic were in serious danger here. They had to do something that they had only occasionally done (the tircolour debacle and farrygate Spring to mind). They had to,stand up to the racists and cheats, for the more I thought the more I thought that the corrupt Scotland would simply find a way to make it all go away. And so it has proven.
Every time Celtic have seriously challenged the sfa etc when their cheating was exposed they have one.
It just takes courage and a moral compass.
Seems our Plc have neither.
I came to the conclusion around 2 years ago that Celtic were already dead. This will, slowly, kill Celtic. As radio head sang “you do it to yourself, you do, and that’s what really hurts.
Sometimes it just takes a while to realise your dead sometimes.
It’s desperately sad. The board are counting on short memories and football success to distract us all. But hey their parsimony on the field will soon take one of those away.
Tragically it was always much bigger than football this. It was about Scotland’s racism. But it seems, with the boards help, the racists will win.
Firstly I am sorry if you felt I was calling your integrity into question. That’s a step much to far and I apologise unreservedly for that.
I think however your outlook on life is allowing your perception of complexity in everything to blur just how simple all of this really is. I believe that the powers that be (including Celtic) have created an illusion of complexity and that you are simply falling into that.
Let’s take some very simple things:
Res 12 – Celtic have offered absolutely no compelling reason why they aren’t pursuing this either with UEFA or legally. They just don’t want to do it.
LNS and the concept of no competitive advantage. The argument that there is no competitive advantage is patently absurd. The concept that, given a material change in circumstances (per the ebt ruling)., that the SPFL are powerless to act is also patently absurd. Their own rules were broken as were sfa rules. They just don’t want to apply them to their favoured club.
The continuity myth – nuff said!
Now the corrupt bodies can try and add as much complexity as they like but let’s turn to lennybhoys question earlier today.
Lennybhoys you asked
“What would make you happy, satisfy you that the PLC are working to stand up for us, the Celtic Support and for the good of Scottish Football?”
You know what. All it would take, in my opinion, is for Celtic to openly express their disgust at the absurd position the authorities have got themselves into and openly state they have lost confidence in the sfa and the SPFL. That they call for a full judicial review. If the Scottish racist institutions circle the wagons and defeat Celtic then so be it. But be vocal, be angry, question everything and make their bloody lives an uncomfortable misery. Stand up for what is right and if defeated go after them all at every turn.
It would unite the support, create a cause for us to rally behind and it would lead to real change because positions wouldn’t be tenable, real scrutiny would result. There would be no hiding place for many.
The authorities are simply playing a game with us. And when it gets difficult to justify they hide behind false complexity ( we legally can’t do anything blah blah blah).
Worse than that auldheid you don’t care about title stripping? Really?
So cheating is okay for you is it? Is it just not the polite thing to talk about at parties? A bit distasteful is it?
The authorities will just fudge this so called governance review. How on earth can you trust any oft here people ( and I include the Plc in that).
You see it’s too late for the PLC now. They placed their bets with the Hun for money and now lawwell and co are up to their necks in it. They are completely compromised and can’t go back down because the ugly truth ( involvement if the 5 way agreement etc etc) would come tumbling out and then all of the Celtic support would see the naked truth.
So the die is cast. There is no going back. You will be stonewalled behind the so called web of complexity forever.
I remember I was sitting in a hotel room in Geneva when I heard the Huns had gone into administration. We knew they were in serious trouble. I was beside myself with glee. Jumping around the hotel room. That evening I was having dinner and I began to think about what happens next. And it struck me. Celtic were in serious danger here. They had to do something that they had only occasionally done (the tircolour debacle and farrygate Spring to mind). They had to,stand up to the racists and cheats, for the more I thought the more I thought that the corrupt Scotland would simply find a way to make it all go away. And so it has proven.
Every time Celtic have seriously challenged the sfa etc when their cheating was exposed they have one.
It just takes courage and a moral compass.
Seems our Plc have neither.
I came to the conclusion around 2 years ago that Celtic were already dead. This will, slowly, kill Celtic. As radio head sang “you do it to yourself, you do, and that’s what really hurts.
Sometimes it just takes a while to realise your dead sometimes.
It’s desperately sad. The board are counting on short memories and football success to distract us all. But hey their parsimony on the field will soon take one of those away.
Tragically it was always much bigger than football this. It was about Scotland’s racism. But it seems, with the boards help, the racists will win.
==========
First thanks for the apology. We all say things when angry. You should have been at the last meeting the Res12 boys had with Celtic last December when the point you make about Res12 was forcefully made.
Although the LNS sham has taken precedence Res12 has not been forgotten. The update to shareholders via CQN Magazine (have you read it?) asks questions that still need answered and the last info I had was Celtic were looking at how sound a case for action that update provided. Only took 4 years but what comes of that scrutiny has still to emerge.
Why LNS is viewed as a sham I won’t go into but I will personally if you want.
The continuity myth. Have you read how it was sneaked in by the SPL? Who would have argued that it was in line with SPL Articles without the info gleaned just last week on SFM? Its on another more recent Article on the magazine.
However Celtic’s failure to act on that, particularly when Traverso made UEFA’s view clear is again something that needs explanation.
I’ve clarified my position on title stripping. I just don’t see it happening under current regime. I’m surprised anyone does.
Actually the rules are complex. Can you tell me which ones were broken and which ones were never used to prosecute the dishonesty.
Can you tell me what influence the Giannina case and to a lesser extent the Malaga case that both went to CAS played a part in realising UEFA did not need a bill to be delivered to deem a tax liability overdue?
If you do its probably because you read it on CQN.
That does not mean Celtic were hiding behind that complexity, but it doesn’t mean you are wrong. There were other reasons that were hard to argue with at the time, all of which fell away after the SC ruled and CW trial ended.
Its been a month since the last one really and on that basis I’m waiting to hear Celtic’s position and what has been done since.
On any enquiry being a waste of time, you prejudge. As LNS has shown it all depends on the ToRs and who is on the enquiry team. If Celtic are not involved in setting those they will be derelict, but let’s see what emerges before making it mean what we want it to to maintain our core beliefs.
It’s not too late but Celtic are in the last chance saloon and if the self interest of being there does not result in something positive I’d be amazed. I’m not an optimist I’m a cynic. Cynics believe folk only act out of self interest.
I believe in not passing Res12 and up to July Celtic thought it was in their self interest to play a long game. So it was played.
It clearly no longer is based on the amount of information pumped out on social media and elsewhere. Lucky that happened I say.
Finally.If the result of checking matters out is that Celtic are powerless to do anything within the constraints of football rules then a statement like yours is their only hope of salvation.
I think I’ve covered everything but if not get back to me.
Hertz job ?
It wouldnt surprise me to see Supersally and that wee chump Durrant as the ” New Hertz Dream Team” ? double act .
I am sure that all Scottish football fans would warmly welcome these two ” real footballl giants” of the Scottish game back into footballl……then again ?
HH
At least Cathro lasted longer than Trumps Mr Scaramucci ?
footbaLLL ?….Football !
I was obviously having an “L” of a time with that feckin spelling there ?
HH
BIG JIMMY on 1ST AUGUST 2017 1:07 PM
Unless Levein has gone, they’ll stick to their plan of sorts.
Jack Ross for Hearts….
Based on nothing….
Good Tim , Sean Ellis , played a major role in the upset defeat of Perth Glory by Heidelberg tonight.
Heidelberg song of celebration ………………………The Celtic Song with minor variations .
https://twitter.com/ellis_19?lang=en
tonydonnelly67
I wish you every success with your bet!!! :D
Davidpoulos
Ok, if you are going to be random about this. I think the new Hertz manager will be a certain ‘Dutch Schultz’, now deceased.
If that doesnt get the Hertz fanaticals excited, what is the point of it all, or as Socrates was fond of saying to his students, ‘What the fandango are you asking me for, how would i know ffs’:)
HH
TD67
Go on T, ton on the bhoys.
Confidence:)
HH
The Green Man says SACK THE Board
I actually think Jack Ross would be a good appointment, I just don’t have anything to back it up :)
On the game tomorrow. I was quite confident Celtic would qualify for the CL because we were a settled side apart from Patrick Roberts and a player, not as talented but still a man to be feared when playing against Celtic was brought in.
My confidence was based on a settled spine in Boyata and Suminovic and Griffiths or Dembele up front. There was also experienced cover in Sviachenko and Izzy.
However, exception of losing Izzy, football karma has unsettled the club on and off the park.
So my confidence is back at last year’s hide behind the couch level.
Karma is a beautiful lady when on your side but a bitch when she turns against you.
I would say 99% of Celtic fans agree with this, I know I do,
https://thecelticblog.com/2017/08/blogs/theres-a-part-of-our-support-every-bit-as-hateful-as-the-sickest-section-of-the-ibrox-following/
What strip will Celtic be wearing tomorrow night?
If it’s the new third gunge coloured one I swear I won’t be watching….
;)