We waited three long years to get there but I suspect I’m not the only one who will be relived we’re not plunging straight into another Champions League game. Most Celtic fans shrugged the Camp Nou defeat off, but I hear the players have taken it all a bit personal. They want to respond appropriately in that tournament, however, there is the small matter of a trip to Inverness to deal with first.
Wheels come of the Celtic barrow at Inverness. Repeatedly. On paper, the Highlanders have endured an awful start to the season, but if you drill down you’ll see that their five league games have seen them play Aberdeen and Hearts away, and lose a local derby to Ross County. Form will improve when they face lesser-resourced teams.
Statistically, you are more likely to drop points away from home after an away European tie than at any other time. Ronny Deila defied these odds during his tenure, let’s hope Brendan manages to channel the frustration in the dressing room into a performance and result against Inverness.
While Celtic and Hearts have opened up a gap at the top of the table, the rest of the league went through a concertina last weekend. Any team from 10th placed Kilmarnock and up could go third over the weekend. Does that make it the most competitive in Europe? You could make a case, the champions aside.
Joint-fourth Ross County will go third if they win at Ibrox, while Aberdeen, Dundee and St Johnstone will all fancy their chances of being third if County can only take a point.
I was pretty keen on Joey Barton heading to Ibrox this season and his actions over the last 24 hours show why. No idea what happened on Tuesday, but he issued an apology of sorts on Twitter last night, before deleting it, and then went on live radio this morning saying, “I don’t think I’ve done anything to apologise for”.
You know best, Joey. Don’t take any crap from a manager with five games of top-flight football on his CV, or team-mates who don’t deserve to be on the same field as you. Apologise for telling it as it is? I don’t think so.
Mark my words, we’ll have him doing the halftime draw soon enough.
The Kano Foundation
Sannabhoy asked me to share this from The Kano Foundation, who will support their 5000th child at the Kilmarnock game later this month.
5000 kids! I’ve no idea the extent of the social impact The Kano Foundation is having, but it’s awe inspiring. It grew from the CQN community, when our pal Martin Kane, who is no longer with us, took seriously ill.
After we Brought Martin Home, the guys involved realised they would be able to harness this force for good going forward, and the Foundation was born – out of your efforts.
Here’s what Sannabhoy had to say:
“The Kano Foundation is holding our annual bucket collection at Celtic Park before the Killie game on the 24th of September. This game also marks the 5000th child that we will take through the turnstiles to see Celtic.
“We are really keen/ desperate to have as many people help us with the bucket collection as possible as every penny raised goes towards allowing more children to get to see Celtic.
“If you can spare an hour or so please get in touch with us as we would be absolutely delighted to have as many people as possible rattling buckets. Please drop a note to Sannabhoy at Sannabhoy@thekanofoundation.com or go online to our website The Kano Foundation.
“Every single volunteer is worth about £50-100 to us so the more we have, the more we can raise and the more kids we can take to Celtic Park. We are now up to 102 child tickets at each game meaning we can now take almost 2000 kids each season.
Thanks and Hail Hail.”
You’ll speak to a hundred Celtic fans, have a great day and the weather’s going to be warm and sunny, I promise, so go sign up.
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Are they throwing their scarves onto the pitch yet………??
There will be lots of 100 min games going on at the devildome this season.
KLV
is it over yet?
Gotta feel sorry for the tribute act… their players have to play much more football over a season, what with all the extra time they always play…
Aaaach, schoolboy error. How could I forget the extra injury time?
Oldest trick in the book
Lenny won’t be a happy Bhoy at FT. 1-0 and a daft tackle gets you beat 2-1 and knocked off the top.
KLV
using the words of Peter Lovelypants – To be fair….SEVCO ARE PISH!
0-0
Safe home Staggies.
If Warbles reckons a 5-1 is really a 3-1, does a goalless draw mean the tribute act have won 2-0?
Lenny won’t be a happy Bhoy at FT. 1-0 and a daft tackle gets you beat 2-1 and knocked off the top.
FT 0-0 Joey will be funny on twitter.
KLV
Booooooooooo Booooooooo
Hahahahahaha
Hearts dubbed as well
The Brendan Green Revolution cracks on:))
G.I.R.U.T
HH
Joey’s ego won’t fit through the door on Monday morn…
Could this be another world record?
Total cumulative injury time in a season?
Another phantom 5 minutes and still can’t win.Stephane Bonnes carried more threat than Sevco.
Heeheehee. ;)))
Ross County defended superbly, honourable mentions to P.Quinn and M.Gardyne…
Who was the Ref? I want names.
Well who was it?
This is unacceptable, who was the Ref?
WHO IS THE REFEREE? I DEMAND TO KNOW. WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE? :)))
Oh well, crossbar for me and ACGR, the tragic hat will feel the pressure now.
It’s nice to hear from Ibrox that the Huns seem to have dropped the songs of hate in favour of their new anthem, sung with gusto by the entire hate-pit:
‘Booooooooooooooo!’
Unbelievable the help they get and still can’t score ! We never get more than 2 or 3mins. 6 subs means 3 mins at a minimum. Will they get anywhere near 55 points ?
Meltdown on RC quick news,we never scored against the hun.
Haw Haw Haw,
The Deady Bears drop to fourth, and a win for either Dundee or Aberdeen tomorrow will see them sit in 5th before their next match…
Aberdeen away
It could all get very messy by the time the clocks go back !
:)
GLASSTWOTHIRDSFULL
It will even itself out over the season as refs blow exactly on the 90 to stop Celtic .Aberdeen and Hearts running up the score against them.
The ref had a very good game at Ipox today.The 5 minutes were justified as well. Well done to Ross County but as I said at half time they could easily have taken the three points had they been braver. Onwards to the dandy Dons next week!
We will be out of sight by Hogmanay!
Victory tomorrow to go 5 points clear with a game in hand. Sweet
Interesting that the furore of the Rangers game last week didn’t result in 5 minutes injury time at the end of each half.
Wonder why that was?
ThemysteriesofscottishfootballofficiatingCSC
Ross county support will be clamouring for McIntyres head after that shameful result.
Phil’s latest …
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/the-nuts-and-bolts-of-regime-change-at-sevco/
Never heard of todays ref at the Crumbledome, thought he had a very decent game no doubt we will never hear of him again:))
Banished to the Banff under 12’s league…
“It will even itself out over the season as refs blow exactly on the 90 to stop Celtic .Aberdeen and Hearts running up the score against them.”
Fan a tic,
Like last week you mean? ;)
HH
One quid on the Hun to finish outside the top6.
Had to take the 66/1 on offer for the satisfaction of winning 67 quid thanks to their misery, on the 50th anniversary of Lisbon
Nice to see thems on course for 55…………….
P6 Pts9 – therefore @1.5pts per game should = 57 come end of season!
:-))))
Good result for the Staggies………………
The Bar is open………………………
:)
MALCO & HunDERBURDs, good stuff !
As they say some things in life never change, new club but still refs playing til dusk in the hope that the Sevco lads can grab a night time, reflected, offside penalty kick…anything !
The story has always been about the Sevco fan gets in a taxi after the match, and the driver asks, ” whit wis the score” ? the Hun passenger would reply, 0-0″…. to which the taxi driver asks….” Who missed the Gers penalty” ?
At his press conference yesterday, Wobbly Warbo was informing the bears his well his lads were performing in training this week, and his him and Wobbly Weir were getting them to up the tempo..and blsh, pish, blah , piss, blah !
Maybe the Sevco fans will be burning effigys of the Wobbly W’s tonite ?
This is just great fun, and hopefully although Brendan and the Bhoys won’t admit another wee gee up for the game tmorra knowing that your so called ” nearest challengers”, according to all associated with Sevco including dafty Derek Johnstone and wee Ned Barry Fergie, are already in FREEFALL, 6 games in !!!!!
“And this mess is so big
And so deep and so tall,
We cannot pick it up.
There is no way at all!”
The Cat in the hat.
BFDJ on helium!
dear lurkers of a new rangers persuasion
could I take the liberty of clarifying those pennies which are dropping round about now
-warburton did a very good job in the second tier of Scottish football with some young fit players, journeymen and 1 player with some quality
– the spfl is a very small minor league in the european context
– the market for quality professionals who can be purchased, can come to the club and enhance performances week in week out is savage
– we are on the door step of a behemoth league which skews purchasing power negatively
– there are MANY sustainable clubs in the spfl who have decent professional players and management against whom you will struggle this year
– you will find it very difficult to string together 4-5 successive league wins several times this season and as a result will aberdeen and hearts will be above you in the league
– your onfield performances and points tally are the result of your available spending power and nothing else
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