I was pleased Ronny Deila fronted up for the press conference yesterday. He didn’t say anything particularly revealing but it was reassuring that the pressure of the last week hasn’t seen him hide from searching questions.
Mention of clear the air talks at Lennoxtown was welcome. It lets us know that the fans are not the only ones who believe the ‘air’ hasn’t been right recently. It will also, hopefully, have given anyone harbouring a grievance to get it out.
One of the manager’s biggest decisions for Sunday is who to trust in midfield. He needs players who will respond to the circumstances, and who can open what will be a packed defence. Guys who have been over the ground before, who know how to dig deep in the face of adversity, are also required. For me that means a start for Kris Commons.
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Doc
I only saw one poor performance.
The Hamilton game was a typical away match on a pitch that would get fitba stopped. We missed a pen and 2 one on ones.
Now, Dundee was a poor performance, a very poor one but it was atypically poor. We have not been that bad since Legia, which was worse again.
Have a bit of Gladys
quite brillaint,
12 minutes of the lions and quality street gang.
Rangers 2 Celtic 3 1971
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq3A4PGR9j4
setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on 6th March 2016 1:15 am
Tony Blackburn :
“And now we have Gladys Knight and her magnificent Pips. “
sipsini on 6th March 2016 12:49 am
Mr pastry…
Get the Rebs on and think of your mum, I put flowers at my ma’s grave today , as time passes it doesn’t get any easier, just closer until we meet again. HH
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God Bless ye Sipsini..
Come on the Celtic
9 in a row
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvsRX_fvSqA
It was far across the sea…..
five wan
5-1
Come on the Ronny Deila.
The new crew coming through……
Get Celtic over the line for the 5.
Five is major for Celtic in this Hostile Town
This must be why……
Powerful commentary from a Bhoy living through the Troubles earlier on CQN.
Respecting all.
Those guys and gals from over the Water, Greatest ever, easily.
Good morning Tims. A dry cold zero on Islay.
CELTIC40ME on 5TH MARCH 2016 8:54 PM
Neganon2
It must be ten years I’ve been reading the same things from you. The question has to be asked, if you’re so certain about the deceit at the heart of our football club why does sum total of your efforts to affect change seem to be pointing out the lies on a footbsll blog and telling people to stop attending Celtic park. Unless I’m missing something, it doesn’t really amount to much and it doesn’t appear to be working
what have you or are you going to go about it?
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He dizny have to do anything….it’s already happening and, has been happening since MO’N’s departure in 2005 when he – the year before – pointed out that, the club were going to embark on a policy that would, in effect downsize the quality of the product that fans pay to see on the pitch.
Since Lawwell returned to the club in 2004, 40,000 empty seats have appeared inside the stadium as well as, 12,000 supporters disappearing off the waiting list.
Think about that – 52,000 fans mismanaged oot the door.
Mismanaged by whom ?
Arguments and, counter arguments will rage in the near future about this.
In 1994, fans called a bhoycott to remove the old board.
Fans like myself who travelled the length and breadth of the country to see the Cellic since I was 6 years old had to stay away to save the club in the home game v’s Kilmarnock.
It seemed strange staying away from what was yer way of life.
But, having had guid counsel from the educated Tims of, Not The View, Once A Tim and, having been at the Celts For Change meetings and, indeed the game at Celtic Park that kicked it all off in the early 90’s v’s Dunfermline and we lost, Davie Moyes was playing for the Pars that day…the atmosphere was turning ugly at the games and fears that the Cellic were gonnae die were too real…frightening times to be a Tim.
The big problem in those days was because of the Taylor report demanding all-seated stadiums.
Now, 22 year down the road and, we’ve the biggest and best all-seated stadium in the country.
Problem these days is….there seems to be an unofficial bhoycott taking place, only difference is, the fans have already paid for their seats but….don’t go.
The club could have a problem next season, trying to sell SB’s if, folk are gonnae be buying them then, not attending.
I’m only guessing but, I think that the Celtic hierarchy are in the throws of the last waltz.
God help the Celtic next season if, the non attenders don’t renew.
Don’t get me wrong….I’ve not got a problem with th hierarchy re: spending money on the team…they do.
The problem for me is….the recruitment is all wrong.
Some guid players are at CP just now.
A lot of useless players are there as well.
It’s the continued pursuit of these useless players that makes me suspicious.
Surely, wasting money is a drain on resources ?
So, why repeat the same mistakes ?
My theory….sumdy is on the make.
What folk need to realize is, Celtic FC is not run by snowmen.
Sumdy is getting rich on the back of all this – convenient, management, wastage.
Sumdy who signs the cheques is, troosering Celtic supporters money.
And, they have done this to the extent that, 40,000 fans have left their seats and, another 12,000 have been chased from the Season Book waiting list.
The Kelly’s & White’s got hung from every street lamp on London road for less….imho.
Blackburn want Muldini….get Big Michelle to drive him doon in the morn :)
Guid luck to the Celts today.
If, we lose to Morton…..at least we won’t be mibberied by the hun-animals.
…You’ll Never Walk Alone….in the Jungle….
….bed-time-zzzzzz……
We need a small squad backed by juniors. A small squad of quality who are guaranteed games. Consistency and team spirit will win crucial games and campaigns.
We are pure and utter mince. How did that happen?
On this Mothering What is a Father?
A father is a person who is forced to endure childbirth without an anesthetic.
He growls when he feels good and laughs very loud when he is scared half-to-death.
A father never feels entirely worthy of the worship in a child’s eyes.
He is never quite the hero his daughter thinks. Never quite the man his son believes him to be. And this worries him sometimes. (So he works too hard to try to smooth the rough places in the road of those of his own who will follow him.)
A father is a person who goes to war sometimes … and would run the other way except that war is part of an important job in his life (which is making the world better for his child than it has been for him).
Fathers grow older faster than other people, because they, in other wars, have to stand at the train station and wave goodbye to the uniform that climbs on board.
And, while mothers cry where it shows, fathers stand and beam … outside … and die inside.
Fathers are men who give daughters away to other men who aren’t nearly good enough, so that they can have children that are smarter than anybody’s.
Fathers fight dragons almost daily. They hurry away from the breakfast table off to the arena, which is sometimes called an office or a workshop. There they tackle the dragon with three heads: Weariness, Works, and Monotony. And they never quite win the fight, but they never give up.
Knights in shining armor; fathers in shiny trousers. There’s little difference as they march away each workday.
And that’s that.
Cheerio McGregor.
Classless individual if ever there was one.
Dis-respectful to everyone and everything during your year or two in the sun – including Jesus Christ and Celtic FC.
Typical Dub.
Be humble now.
Well done Nate Diaz.
HH.
Wet weet weet if that is your experience of fatherhood I really feel for, you appear to have been dealt a pretty rotten hand. Never mind you’ve got the game at noon to cheer you up!! Glassalmostempty CSC
HEBCELT
Just a chuckle for the guys that are up getting breakfast in bed for the real stars of the hoose
The MAWS
HH
Hebcelt – Think WWW is only having a laugh mate.
Ireland to me is Celtic Park in the East End of Glasgow and the Ballymurphy district in West Belfast.
Everywhere else is immaterial.
God bless Ronny Delia.
Over & out.
KTF.
:)
I can’t think of many places I’d rather be, than Tennessee :
https://youtu.be/kqRNe_qTx7Y
Slan.
HH.
Having read back on the debate re the role of PL in the Celtic board between HT and Macjay I am very suprise that Auldheid never gave us his opinion
He assured me almost 4 year ago that PL micro managed every part of Celtic and would not ‘let go’ of anything.
Happy Mother’s Day to all the women who make and made us what we are
Hail Hail
BLANTYRETIM IS PRAYING FOR THE KNOX FAMILY on 6TH MARCH 2016 7:17 AM
Having read back on the debate re the role of PL in the Celtic board between HT and Macjay I am very suprise that Auldheid never gave us his opinion
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I was particularly interested in DOC`S overview of the roles of different Board members.
Without wishing to paraphrase , it suggests that culpability for the current “state of play ” may not lie exclusively with the convenient scapegoat……. one P.L.
You may wish to read back to the roles of Board members , unless of course you have already done so.
5 and a half to kick off.
Hail Hail
Macjay
After having a frank discussion with Auldheid as I said I have decided to stay away from the PL PLC debate as it would be me just going over old ground
I read back but once I noticed you agreed with him I decided it must be incorrect. 8-)
MOTD, church then a visit to my mums as the auld yin will be at Celtic park with the grandkids and MatthewL 1888
BLANTYRETIM IS PRAYING FOR THE KNOX FAMILY on 6TH MARCH 2016 7:37 AM
Macjay
After having a frank discussion with Auldheid as I said I have decided to stay away from the PL PLC debate as it would be me just going over old ground
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I can identify exactly with how you feel about ” going over old ground.”
Say one for the Antipodeans . Hopeless cases. St.Jude ?
Enjoy your day .
I know I know re weet weet weet’ post earlier my reply was also meant to tongue in cheek but looks like I failed miserably. Just about 5 hours to go let’s hear for the Bhoys, there was a song that with that title, who sang it. H H Hebcelt
Got. It Deniece Williams “let’s hear it for the boys”
Interesting how the blame is being parcelled up by some.
To the extent that corporate governance books are being dusted of and quoted.
As if the current situation at CP should / could be held up as a paragon of the capitalist system.
The Irish Raj is the only game in town.
He controls the club by way of a significant minority share holding and the diffuse nature of the rest.
He will take money out of the club this year.
The general support will put in 80% of the TO this year and yet we must dance to his tune.
Good work if you can get it — I think he must be taking lessons from Old Monkey Glands.
We shall soon know — if The Irish Raj turns up up with a past it / has been Supermodel on his arm then the answer is yes.
I do wonder if the shenanigans of 2005 have a part to play in this.
The on, off, then on again share sale was not the Irish Raj’s finest hour as the masked slipped for me and I didn’t like what I saw underneath.
I fear he has learned nothing but forgot nothing from that sorry little saga.
And we have been paying the penalty for the past decade and more.
Consequently for me the Irish Raj is the cause.
PL — as a grasping flunky polishing his own ego — is just a symptom run wild.
And RD is just the rabbit in the headlights wondering why a great club like ours can be run with such a naked individual agenda — cash is king / no investment / no growth / milk the “cow” / feed the plebs a few scraps — in plain sight and yet still they clap.
I’m heading out to Inverurie to watch my youngest bhoy play at 10:30 then make a quick return to catch some of the game on TV. My boy then has regional development trials at 4 -6pm so I’m neglecting my Mother’s Day duties – but we all went out last night so I should get off with a pardon.
I’m expecting to win and would like to think 3-0 on the cards.
The huns are rising like a Phoenix from the ashes – it’s up to us to burn them off.
It might look like a rebuild for us but I suspect we have a decent core. So it s more of a stripping out of surplus players and 3 key additions along the spine of the team. Obviously under a more competent stronger manager.
The real focus will inevitably fall on Lawwell. If his ego can stand it , Id be happy to see him retained as a CEO but with clear fire wall in place between his duties and the footballing side of things.
A Strong manager required.
COYBIG give us a show today. Send the message out!
In times of peace, we have grown fat and become slow and lazy.
Let’s step it up a gear here.
No excuses.
Drink, drugs, gambling.
Let it all go – and try at least.
See the Communist posse – they make excuses, not to work – I’m too old, not able for it… blah, blah, blah.
The Communist want to hand fools like me a pick and spade – Try and get me to do the digging.
Absolute bullshit – there’s men there over 60 years of age, still carrying the hod.
Likes of EL – oh no, not me, I’m not able for that labour nonsense – make yerself able – condition yerself.
That doesn’t wash anymore.
What’s good for the goose, is good for the gander.
I am not preaching to anyone, especially not the genuinely disabled and the incapacitated – but here – a lot of us need to look at ourselves in the mirror.
Think about our poor women also – what use to them are we, if we can’t even take them to bed after a full scale fry up, that they made.
Cut it out.
Stop watching television would be a good start.
Buy a dog even, and take the damn thing for a walk every now and again.
Think about it.
KTF.
Morning Bhoys A great day for a game and claiming a spot in the Semi-finals Come on you Bhoys in Green Glasgows Green and White. H.H.
Good morning from a very calm, predominently clear skied, frosty but sunny East Kilbride.
Best wishes to all the mothers out there.
Praying for a real good performance today. A couple up by half time would make the pie taste ‘even’ better ;-)
Beautiful morning in darkest Lanarkshire, below freezing but clear as crystal in the sky. We do not need to be told by the retail behemoths to honour our mothers on this particular day, it’s what we do the other 364 days of the year that really matter.
Anyway, vigil mass done last night, so gym session first as the hamstring re hab continues, then off to my wee ma’s ( no one I know has a big Ma ). Will not be at CP as I am on duty for Sunday lunch as well as other chores. I also fear the fire in my belly for our club is on a low light currently.
I will have to make do with TV as I prepare the food, Mexican today, but am hopeful rather than confident we will start our recovery today.
I will enjoy checking out Eibar v Barca at 3pm, a good example of a tiny club with a great big heart against a massive club that has taken the commercial route. The could be a lesson for us in there somewhere.
16 ROADS – CELTIC ÜBER ALLES… on 6TH MARCH 2016 8:11 AM
Arbeit macht frei
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM05nJb3s7A
What about keeping some doos instead of a dug?
Franz Liebkind CSC.
Jobo – Sorry that I missed your post earlier on chieftain – wasn’t trying to be ignorant, just too busy rambling on.
Delighted that ye appreciated the wee song.
Another absolute table leg end and idol of mine.
CRC as well – the work that yous put in for the likes of wee Shay is remarkable and appreciated also.
There’s a league and cup double to be won.
We Are Not The People – We Are The CHAMPIONS!!!
Only 3 hours kip left.
Def gone now.
GBTCFC.
Uh oh.
Just when I try to walk away, the Commies keep dragging me back in!!
EL – Hitler and the Nazi crew were the epitome of Socialism, were they not?
When was the last time that you actually done a hard days work my friend?
Be honest?
Not counting yer student days, when ye were bluffing yer way in some biscuit factory in the south of England?
You won’t get me, I’m part of the union – blaggards the lot of them.
Corrupt to the core.
Workers of the World Unite eh?
Fraudsters of the world Unite, more like.
And don’t get me started on the British labour party – Harriet Harman and her ilk.
Faceless individuals trying to call me out on a blog.
HH.
16 roads
Think for a Christian for a minute before you tar all with the one brush
3 hours till kick off. Be part of it!
Here’s a small extract from the ole official site – full article at the link
“The Bhoys are back in Scottish Cup action today……. The Hoops have a proud Scottish Cup history – lifting the trophy a record 36 times….. Tickets for the Morton clash are still available priced from £15 for adults and from £5 for concessions (over 65s and under-16s)…… 9:00am: Celtic Superstore opens….. 9:30am: The Ticket Office at Celtic Park opens. Supporters can buy or collect tickets for today’s game right up until kick-off at 12 noon….. 10:30am: Stadium opens…… 12:00pm: Kick-off. The main event, come on the Hoops!”
If that wee extract just causes one extra fan to go I’ll be proud of myself ;-)
http://www.celticfc.net/news/10153
Good Morning Timland.
Our squad are a moderate lot,but imho they aren’t
doing what they should be doing,they need to get
their act together starting at noon today.
A lot of finger pointing at this one and that one about
the current slump,too many of our player’s are hiding
and need to step up.
Ps a happy mothers day to all the Celtic mammies.
Pps was at Mass there,the prodigal son,reckon his
brother had every right to be ragin…smileyfacething.
Good morning CQN
Beautiful day to be thinking of loved ones now gone but not forgotten, off soon to see the Hoops at paradise hoping to see some spring revival in the team
BLANTYRETIM IS PRAYING FOR THE KNOX FAMILY on 6TH MARCH 2016 9:08 AM
16 roads
Think for a Christian for a minute before you tar all with the one brush
If he would just think………………………….
16 ROADS – CELTIC ÜBER ALLES… on 6TH MARCH 2016 9:06 AM
‘EL – Hitler and the Nazi crew were the epitome of Socialism, were they not?’
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That would probably explain why they gassed so may communists, socialists, anarchists, Marxists etc etc etc.
I’ve got a hunch though that anyone expressing your kind of views in Nazi Germany wouldn’t have been gassed. You would have fitted right in.