Such was Newco’s run of form going into the winter break, they had not dropped points since the last time they met Aberdeen, in October. Celtic drew two league games in the intervening period, stretching the gap at the top of the table from two to six points. We needed a break and on Tuesday the evergreen Scott Brown delivered again.
After crucial wins at Easter Road and Tynecastle last month, Newco’s façade cracked. They remain in the driving seat, Celtic have little margin for error, but we are in the familiar position of asking who will recover best after the winter break. Newco’s form in this respect is not good. They cracked two years ago, when Celtic put pressure on them (and won last year under no pressure). Aberdeen’s equaliser turned the screw sufficiently to draw their first domestic red card in what amounts to 21.8% of their history. They must be a very clean team. Or a very fortunate one. European referees awarded four red cards in that period in a fraction of the games played.
Dropping points to Aberdeen, who remain sixth in the table, is more a sign of mental fragility than sporting deficit. Between the two Aberdeen games, Newco won away at higher-placed Motherwell, Hibs and Hearts, scoring nine and conceding only once in the process. That is championship winning form. Even a poor Aberdeen, though, bring Newco out in a sweat rash. The prospect of Celtic Park under the lights with an exclusive home crowd looms.
You know the script, when you are winning, every game in winnable, when you are not winning, every game is a minefield. The next two weeks are as much about confidence as talent. In that respect, the steady influx of new signings at Lennoxtown is invaluable. All a consequence of the value achieved from a squad that won nothing last season, but we will explore that issue later.
A word on Scott Brown. His legs had gone, that’s not in dispute, but a generation of Celtic managers loved him for how he got the team over the line. His drive and devilment is still there.
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Hope Mea Culpa recovers.
Best wishes to him
Best wishes to old tim and mea culpa.
I hope both of you make full and speedy recoveries.
Wishing the best outcome for Mea Culpa. Thoughts with him and his family.
Best wishes to Mea Culpa and Old Tim
Hope all of our Celtic family that are unwell, face challenges, in mourning find the strength to get thru their day and wishing them all a speedy recovery and best wishes.🍀🍀🍀
new article posted.
Praying for mea culpa and his family at this terrible time. Y.N.W.A
CHAIRBHOY on 21ST JANUARY 2022 5:40 AM
Donald Findlay QC took an appeal to the High Court over convictions re the singing of the Billy boys. To determine whether the singing was an example of sectarianism the Court implemented an objective 2 stage test: (btw it’s a long time since I read this so please forgive my clunky paraphrasing)
1) was the song about a relevant section of the community? – the Court found that yes the the term Fenian referred to the Catholic/ Irish Catholic section of the community; and
2) was their evidence that this section of the community was being treated as inferior- here the Court found that the words “up to out knees in Fenian blood, surrender or you’ll die” was evidence of one section of the community treating the Catholic community as inferior, telling them to do as they were told or face the consequences.
Therefore, sectarianism is the belief that 1 section of the community, its customs, beliefs and pratices, is inherently inferior to that of another section of the community.
Furthermore, it is the belief that an individual from that section of the community can have their measure taken simply through membership of that section of the community, the customs they follow, the beliefs they hold and the practices they observe.
Sectarianism denies that individual their humanity. It means that where they come from will always be seen as more important that who they are. That is to say the content of their character.
Hail Hail
Stay Safe
Tom Rogic,
Its been reported that Tom Mc Laughlin has been called up for the Australian squad.
Zombie Club officially complain to SFA about Clancy. You couldn’t make it up. This is when we should be submitting the most egregious of the ‘honest mistakes’ over the years.