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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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  4. Almore on

    DD: Tell me where it is. I’ll go to it.

     

     

    Celtic will eventually cop on that there is a massive need to look after fans who visit the stadium.

     

     

    The superstore looks after fans with lots of money but a cafe would cater for the many casual visitors to the stadium, whether they have money to spend or not.

     

     

    I contacted Celtic this week to see if I could get a replica of the Gorta Mór jersey worn by Celtic against New Poundland last Saturday. In fairness, they replied saying that the jerseys would be auctioned for charitable purposes. I suggested that t-shirts/polo shirts with the CelticFoundation logo would be a big seller. They had not thought of that.

     

     

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    HIGHLANDBHOY on 16TH SEPTEMBER 2016 4:07 PM

     

    Mac Jay

     

     

    Many thanks for the re post afraid I do not know how to do it.

     

     

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    My sprogs keep me straight on these matters.

     

     

    :-)

  15. Delaneys Dunky on

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    COOLMORE MAFIA on 16TH SEPTEMBER 2016 4:44 PM

     

    I do like the Argies myself. 1978 World Cup was my earliest memory. Kempes. That strip. Ticker tape. And for having the gumption to retake the Malvinas

     

     

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    Sorry to disillusion.

     

     

    Argentina bribed the Peruvian players to throw their game .

     

    Johan Cruyff was threatened with violence to his family and accordingly did not go to Argentina.

     

     

    Sorry , have to disagree.

     

    I abhor corrupt fascist militaristic regimes.

  21. Delaneys Dunky on

    Almore

     

     

    Tiffany’s Glassford Street. Opposite side of road from Blane Valley. 100 yards down. Next door to M&S.

     

    Celtic need a shake at times.

     

    That’s what happens when you fill your board with accountants and leave it bereft of entrepreneurs and innovators.

  25. Hunderbirds are Gone on

    Aaaaaaarrrrrgh.

     

     

    Just spent the last 20 minutes typing up a ten point post, on the games against the Catalans and the Govanites. Then lost it on switching tabs to check a spelling….. Grrrrrrrrrr.

     

     

    Main points were:

     

    De Vries izny a very good keeper.

     

    Scott Sinclair is our best forward signing in some time.

     

    Sevco are gasher than I thought.

     

    European invite league must be strongly resisted, the idea could kill football.

     

    Our players mentality is still poor on the whole.

     

    We lack at least two ball winning players.

     

    Progress since Brendan took over, has been in an upward trajectory at a more than satisfactory rate.

     

    We will improve as the Champions league progresses. By the time the group stage ends, we will be wishing it was just starting.

     

    I believe we will secure third place in our group, for a place in the Europa League after Christmas.

     

     

    My original version of the above, my gift to cyberspace, was more expansive and better written.

     

    All of the above is in my own humble opinion of course. No lookin for a fight :))

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  29. Jobo Baldie on

    Been studiously following the last few pages exchanges between VFR800A8 and 31003 and then hit with the hammerblow of The Spirit Of Arthur Lee’s Post at 11:18. Honestly – that single laugh out loud moment makes the all too regular ‘scroll-on-ny’ so worthwhile. A classic CQN post!!!!

  30. Almore on

    DD: Will make a bee line for it next Sat.

     

     

    Ghuys n Ghals: sign up up for the Kano Foundation collection on Satuday 24th September. Great cause and fans are always generous. See Paul67’s article for further details.

  33. Delaneys Dunky on

    RC

     

     

    One of the best drives of my life was in July, from Valencia to Barcelona by the slow coast road. Every album from The Clash playing us there. Thought I was in heaven when I arrived at La Sagrada Familia Cathedral.

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    After an unsuccessful night of fish strangling. I.e. no fish actually got strangled I’ve decided I should have stayed home and watched a recording of last weeks game v the new huns and battered into the drams.

     

     

    So that’s exactly what I’m going to do now.

     

     

    Fish can be right basturts so they kin

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