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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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  2. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    ITSCALLEDTHEMALVENAS

     

     

    Been closed since gas explosion in Italian next door, building unsafe at the moment

  4. NatKnow on

    HAMILTONTIM on 16TH SEPTEMBER 2016 8:41 PM

     

     

    Liverpool have been fantastic in this first half.

     

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    I was thinking “Chelsea have been shit so far” – you must be a glass half-full guy! :-))))

  7. Nye Bevans' rebel soldier on

    Petec/ Wits

     

     

    Lexington Abbey is 16/1 wae the black’n’ tan bookie,

     

    Pat Smullen on board.

  8. itscalledthemalvinas on

    BLANTYRETIM

     

     

    Thanks mate, I take it that the Smiddy is reaping the benefits at the moment. Hopefully it will reopen in the near future. HH

  11. NatKnow on

    HAMILTONTIM on 16TH SEPTEMBER 2016 8:47 PM

     

     

    Natknow

     

     

    i think you just hate Chelsea more than you like Liverpool :-)

     

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    How’d you know I’d hate a team playing in blue? Uncanny….!

  15. NatKnow on

    HAMILTONTIM on 16TH SEPTEMBER 2016 8:52 PM

     

     

    Natknow

     

     

    Phew thought you were a big Chelsea fan for a minute :-)

     

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    That’s the kinda comment that makes me want to smash up my bog…

  16. Hot Smoked on

    According to the BBC site, ICT are looking `to extend a good run of form. ` ie a win and a draw in their last TWO games 0:-).

     

    ICT have won one and drawn one of five games and have the worst goal difference in the top league. That, apparently, constitutes ` a good run of form` ! I wouldn`t like to see the Highlanders having a bad run !

     

    JJ

  19. petec on

    Hamiltontim on 16th September 2016 8:51 pm

     

     

    Petec

     

     

    Motherwell? :-)

     

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    Naw.

     

     

    God Bless ye

     

     

    Build a FIRE.CSC

  21. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    ITSCALLEDTHEMALVENAS

     

    Tickets only last week against sevco haven’t been in for a while tbh

  22. Hamiltontim on

    Natknow

     

     

    Bog is fine just leave the blog alone!

     

     

    Petec

     

     

    Where?

     

     

    SOAL

     

     

    He pays council tax in there.

  24. Thirds63 on

    Timbhoy3 ….

     

    they didn’t change it.

     

     

    They brought the East and West ‘terraces’ around to join the bodywork of the main stand.

     

     

    The pillars were always there but on the outside of the stand structure.

     

     

    By enclosing the stadium the pillars in effect came inside the the arena.

     

     

    HH

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