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Concertina league, frustration, Joey for halftime draw

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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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  1. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Lymmbhoy

     

     

    Am sure Macjay & Melbourne Mick will enjoy that wee clip,moms smashing goals …..

     

     

    ACGR

     

     

    Queen of the South during the week might be more inviting odds before that mob hit pittodrie

  3. Hunderbirds are Gone on

    I post about Mary Shelley’s “Rangers” quite a lot.

     

    I know they are not Rangers. Rangers died when they were liquidated after a CVA was rejected by their creditors. A new club with a similar name, was formed from the assets of the liquidated club.

     

     

    However, the fans of the original Rangers, follow the new club. Many of those fans think they are the old Rangers. The media, and football authorities treat the new club, as if they were the old club. Unlike the fans, these people know that the new club is not the same as the old club.

     

     

    Whether they know, or not, these people feel pain when things do not go well for the new club.

     

     

    These are the same people, press and authorities that followed the original Rangers.

     

     

    Why would I not enjoy it when things go badly for them?

     

     

    HH

  5. Melbourne Mick on

    Hello again all you young rebels.

     

     

    GERRYFAETHEBRIG-LYMMBHOY

     

     

    Enjoyed those clips, sorry if i bored everyone rigid with my

     

    sales and merchandising rant last night, i just get so

     

    frustrated being pushed aside by the EPL and the Murdoch

     

    media.

     

    H.H Mick

  7. Hunderbirds are Gone on

    Watching MOTD.

     

     

    Artur Boruc played well in spite of losing four goals. I think he is still a better keeper, at 36, than the two we currently use.

  9. Hunderbirds are Gone on

    MELBOURNE MICK

     

     

    You didn’t bore me mate. I thought you made a great point yesterday. I hope somebody raised your comments with the PLC. Sounds to me, that one bloke hosting a website for Australian Tims, would be at least a start.

     

     

    Unforgivable that good Tims like yourself are not catered for by Celtic…… And a wasted opportunity for the PLC in failing to tap into such a market.

     

     

    Peter? PETER.

  10. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Melbourne Mick

     

     

    You and Almore should get a hold of our sales department :-)

     

     

    We are lucky enough to have a Celtic shop in Coatbrig Main Street, even at a very young age both nephews paid a couple of quid more for there Celiic Tops than the in Monklands Sports 100yds away, hopefully that’s why we still have “our” shop on our doorstep, even heard them telling their pals as teenagers “the money goes to Celtic” that might not suit some posters, but we have a shop to shop in whereas some posters would prefer Celtic to suffer :-)

     

     

    Hope all is good and the mhan is still living the dream to get back to Celtic park and emulate Tom Rogic :-)

  12. acgr @ outlook dot com - Get your FREE the Zadok ringtone on

    GFTB, I’m going to do a double with Queens and Aberdeen both to beat them. Free money, well at least it is in ma heid….:_) DD reckons Queens are 9/1 at mordor on Wednesday. I can cover my dram tab with glory on this double if it comes up.

     

     

    In fact, I can buy doubles in the Pot Still. Geeza a pint…………………of Ardbeg, and make it the good stuff, hic.

  13. lymmbhoy on

    HH Melbourne Mick,

     

     

    Pity we never got the chance to meet up across the peninsula.

     

    Hope the grandson is still spreading the word like yourself.

     

     

    HH

  15. Delaneys Dunky on

    VFR

     

     

    The Kilpatrick hills are alive wi the shrooms just now.

     

    A Drumchapel Bhoy should know that. :)

  16. acgr @ outlook dot com - Get your FREE the Zadok ringtone on

    Shrooms glorious shrooms. See when I retire, I’m going to have a shroom farm.

  18. Gerryfaethebrig on

    ACGR

     

     

    Queen of the South 10/1 with Corals on the high street,if online 12/1 with Skybet

     

     

    As a wee bit of a gambler I always like to lose with the best price……..although that bet looks like anything but a loser…..

  19. Nas na Ri on

    MELBOURNE MICK

     

     

    A lot of people have bought into the sky football myth, Murdoch props up the league with his ridiculous tv deal then sets the agenda with his ssn channels and in his chip wrappers. I wish everybody could see it for what it is…….overhyped , overrated , over valued and built on quicksand. Sky promote themselves so well that they actually believe their own hype so sad but will eventually end in tears. They call it the best league in the world…..but tell me how is their national team doing. How do they fare against French, Spanish, German teams in Europe and at national level…..Iceland anyone.

  20. Delaneys Dunky on

    GFTB

     

     

    There is a same unwritten law in Clydebank. Walk by Sports Direct and JDsports and spend your money in the Celtic Store to keep it open.

  22. Gerryfaethebrig on

    But = like

     

     

    Doesn’t look like a loser……that bet

     

     

    ACGR…. I think I knew what I meant

     

     

    anyway, fellow Celtic fans, am away to ma kip and hope that Craig Gordon, ie Celtics number 1 is in goals the morra, but I think that Brendan character might be a bit stubborn, but I suppose he knows what he is doing :-)

  23. Melbourne Mick on

    Somebody must have a bit of vision ,we pay these people to

     

    think out of the box, so annoying when me and the wee mhan

     

    are in the massive shopping centres and there’s always people

     

    will say to him ” thats a lovely strip where did you get that?

     

    “aaw you need to send to Scotland for this”

     

    And ALMORE is correct when he visited Celtic park there was

     

    different groups all looking for coffee and eats, but no, nothing.

     

    Anyway ghuys my wee rebel town is calling, the Celtic mobile

     

    is packed and as usual it looks more like the Celtic superstore

     

    van he he, and i believe PADDYMACOZ is waiting patiently to

     

    buy me loads of Guinness.

     

    That right Paddy?

     

    H.H Mick

  24. Gerryfaethebrig on

    DD 11.51

     

     

    Bang on the money, my wee yin loves the Celtic shop up the street we are lucky to have it, my nephews pals used to think they were daft for spending that extra couple of quid, but fans of some other teams would rather save a fiver, he who laughs lasts and all that…….it’s a different mindset

     

     

    I do expect some to have a different view tomorrow morning, but am afraid we are who we are

  26. Melbourne Mick on

    LYMMBHOY

     

     

    We will definitely meet up sometime, strange weather last

     

    year and now, the ocean road closed a few times but we’ll

     

    get there.

     

    H.H Mick

  27. Nas na Ri on

    Anyway I fought the peroni tonight and right now the peroni is winning……..the green shutters are slowly closing but before I go here is one I would love to hear after every goal at paradise……somebody have a word in the dj’s lug for me……kids tell me it’s a proper tune from a real collective………ehh son we called them bands…….showing my age , goodnight and enjoy and sorry for the spelling mistakes etc but the beer was typing, can’t blame the CBS.

  31. Melbourne Mick on

    HUNDERBIRDS

     

     

    Thanks, and we will, but Paddy is the star he spends so much time

     

    and effort, starting clubs up, raising money for charities etc. the

     

    man deserves a medal.

     

    Was that o.k Paddy,get to the bar now.

     

    H.H Mick

  33. acgr @ outlook dot com - Get your FREE the Zadok ringtone on

    HT, did you see my retraction last night re the ManC ticket situation?

     

     

    Need two tickets, one for The Luking Tim and one for Sipsini.

     

     

    If you can help your help would be much appreciated. I’ll buy you a pino colada cos I know you like them

     

     

    HH

  34. acgr @ outlook dot com - Get your FREE the Zadok ringtone on

    Is Jozo fit for tomorrow, is Jozo ever gping to be fit to play?

     

     

    Is Jozo ripping te pish?

  35. Hamiltontim on

    Acgr

     

     

    Cocktails are for…small baldy gentlemen from the east! :-)

     

     

    I’ll ask at Inverness tomorrow mate.

  37. BABASONICOS71 on

    Here’s my team for tomorrow…nah,on second thoughts i’d be better naw wasting my time.I’m shite at predicting the team.

     

    Cannae wait for it though,watched some fitba today but without Celtic it’s just naw the same.

     

    Roberts,Forrest,Armstrong,Rogic,McGregor,who out of those will start?Will Gamboa replace Lustig?I’ll just need to wait and see I suppose.Roll on 3 bells.

     

    Come on Celtic,into them.

     

     

    Interpol

     

    http://youtu.be/eqfiHfDmOnw

  41. acgr @ outlook dot com - Get your FREE the Zadok ringtone on

    HT, I have a full lustrous head of hair. Its got it’s own channel on you ya choob.

     

     

    Ma munky;s goat talent

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