Consistency needed before talk of trebles

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This is the last day to complete our survey into who we, the Celtic community, are, our thoughts, values and where we came from.  It’s a short, anonymous, survey, with questions on the Living Wage, the Offensive Behaviour Act, Resolution 12 and other topics, including your view on last week’s referendum.

Thousands of people have already taken part so we will have an excellent insight into what the Celtic community looks like in 2014.  If you’ve not already participated, you can let your voice be heard here.

A European academic has compiled the survey and we’ll publish findings shortly.

It’s refreshing to hear a manager be frank about a sporting forgone conclusion, as Ronny did yesterday, “we are definitely going to win the league”.  More importantly, he added “The goal is the treble”.

For reasons which have never been evident, apart from Jock Stein’s first five seasons, and a gloriously sunny day in 1957, Celtic have underachieved on a massive scale in the League Cup, a trophy we haven’t won in the last five seasons.

It’s maybe been seen as too much of a poor-relation when the team have higher targets in mind, but it’s more accurate to say we have been an ill-prepared soft touch since Jock’s five-in-a-row came to an end.  Superior performances in the Scottish Cup suggest there is more than the randomness of cup football at play in the League trophy.

I never understood the criticisms of Neil Lennon for his ‘failure’ to win the treble.  We achieved this feat only three times in our history.  Even when we won the league, the vast majority of times we failed to win both cups was as a result of defeat to someone other than Rangers, so their liquidation in 2012 should not affect the trend.

Ronny is three games away from his first trophy as a Celtic manager; he will be hot favourite for each of them.  On paper, the Scottish Cup will present no more danger, but winning two cups takes a level of consistency that even the great [and consistent]Celtic teams struggled to achieve.

Before we consider the treble we need to find consistency in the league and Europa League, starting with wins and clean sheets against St Mirren and Dinamo Zagreb.  If we can do this, this could yet be a memorable season.

Remember the survey closes tonight!

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  1. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Goedon64, I stayed there a couple of weeks back and big Lucas Zalusks was there with his missus and kid. He’s a wee bit ethnic. He’s huge anew, he’d probably be big enough to get membership of the rutherglen massive.

     

     

    The sclaffbaw was great today. Sergio and Rory getting that half point may be crucial.

     

     

     

    HH

  2. Acgr,

     

     

    I’m nightshift and won’t make the game.

     

     

    I’ve no holidays left or I’d take a day off and go for it.

     

     

    If you sort the bar bill, I’ll square you up later mate ;)

     

     

    Don’t know if you’ve watched boardwalk empire but the main character (Steve Buscemi) is a spit for you…even Caesar started miaowing at the telly thinking it was you..:)

  3. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Delaney’s, I’m sure they must have won every game or else !!!!!!

     

     

    TET, I watched some of the St Etienne game last night, they had some flying machines in their team. France is a place we should be looking at as well for players & no work permit issues either for French born players.

     

     

    Your tip about getting players from Spain’s second tier should also be looked at. Scepovic has great movement and the only two chances in the box he has had, against the Dons and Motherwell, he got both on target. The first, he scored but was offside, the second, he heided right at the goalie. Last week, Stokes got into the left side of the six yard box and Stefan was waiting in the middle fot the pass but Stokes cut in and into three well players.

     

     

    Stefan has shown he can get into the position to score and we need to get the right service to him.

  4. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    TET, a bit closer to you than my gaff by about 20 minutes. My man with the inside track says it’s the best course in the area. I’ll have a look at the prices and drop you a line.

     

     

    Sitting watching 28 days later. It’s like a Saturday afternoon on the Copeland road.

  5. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Sipsini, ya cheeky bass. No way he’s as handsome as acgr. FFS, I’ve still goat ma ain teeth and hair.

     

     

    He’s got more cash than me right enough.

     

     

    No problem on the bar bill bud, it’s just me so it will be a cheap night.

  6. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Gordon 64, completley agree about Animal House. ,

     

     

    My wife told me to shut up as I’ve seen it so often, I’m almost word perfect in the script.

     

     

    Mandy Pepperidge, cworrr but no major league yobboes on her

     

     

    Delaney’s, did you know Teejay’s was going to be called Stiffs or Heavens Above as it was above the Coop funeral home.

  7. Dallas

     

     

    Seen quite a few bumpin their gums about Stefan not being good enough, aye, when he keeps missing chances, then they can spout, till then………

     

     

    I thot the header he was impeded a bit, should have scored tho, they will come of that I am sure.

     

     

    France has some quality, reasonably priced as well.

     

     

    IMO, it’s the scouting that needs a radical overhaul, we are not getting anything like value for money.

     

     

    It’s defenders we will be needing soon, Spain is full of no compromise defenders, cheap, just what Pedro likes, pity our coaches canny see it.

     

     

    HH

     

    …………………………………

     

     

    M

     

     

    Will have a look see masel the morra, need to hit the depths of te cave now, Mrs TET needs her back rubbed >}

     

     

    HH

  8. celticrollercoaster supporting shay,our bhoy wonder along the way

     

     

    23:06 on 26 September, 201

     

     

    That’s no fair, I said give him a chance.

     

    Did you see the goal he scored on debut for his new team?

  9. a ceiler gonof rust

     

     

    00:37 on 27 September, 2014

     

    Sipsini, ya cheeky bass. No way he’s as handsome as acgr. FFS, I’ve still goat ma ain teeth and hair.

     

     

    He’s got more cash than me right enough.

     

     

     

    Are you discussing the Hunchback of Notre Dame?

     

     

    Bed time, see yeez.

  10. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Gordybhoy, I believe they weren’t the nicest people in the world if they didn’t get their way.

     

     

    Did they run the Oasis as well?

  11. G64,

     

     

    I was a pup back then and stayed at mates who lived in the area who I worked beside in B&S.

     

     

    Clydebank wummin fair opened my eyes to the bigger picture…me being a wee bhoy from the chateau.

  12. Dallas Dallas,

     

    aye they ran the 3 clubs at the bottom of Clydebank,

     

    I always got on ok with them,but I was a good bhoy you know

  13. cultsbhoy

     

     

    00:49 on 27 September, 2014

     

    In fairness to Ronnie … He’s at least saying the right things..

     

     

     

    ________

     

     

    There’s saying and daying, hopefully the latter. HH

  14. Some good reading back here.. Everyone getting on well and planning events in memory of friends and planning on going to see the celtic

     

     

    Some good people on here

     

     

     

    Magic

  15. Dallas

     

     

    Were you ever in the McMahon’s Shamrock Niteclub?

     

    The Pogues, Saw Doctors and The Clash were Clydebank’s bands of choice in the mental 80s in there.

  16. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    TET, I think its bad if John Park seems to have the final say on signings as his ego could be a problem if he has authority that is not questioned.

     

     

    There has to be competent, solid, no nonsense defenders in their early twenties we could get if the young defenders we have won’t be considered.

  17. ACGR

     

    Good stuff amigo.

     

    I loved playing gowf as a boy

     

    Played of 7 handicap and enjoyed belting the old ball

     

    but couldnae get my heid around the anti Celtic nonsense

     

    of Golf clubs.

     

    Eventually chucked it and devoted my time to a much worthier

     

    cause of supporting the Tic.

     

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  18. Delaneys ,

     

    aye the Shamrock Club,

     

    many a good night in there,

     

    Irish night in the Maltings on a sunday was a cracking night too,

     

    used to go after having been to the Brazen Head during the day

  19. cultsbhoy,

     

     

    After hearing his interview, I tend to think RD is getting spoon fed on what to say due to his dodgy start.

     

     

    I’d like nothing more than it to work out for him and us but his tactics need questioned.

  20. sipsini

     

     

    01:00 on 27 September, 2014

     

     

     

     

    I think saying the league is in the bag was a mistake

     

     

    Teams already try alot harder when playing us.. And its not as if were brushing everyone aside.

     

     

    Against st mirren i hope mcgregor ges rested and brown moved right.

     

     

    When is

     

     

    Fisher due back ?

     

     

    Lustig due back ?

     

     

    Matthews due back?

  21. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Cultsbhoy, like most on here I’d like to see a settled squad and RD selecting his best team and sticking with them. Give us some consistency.

     

     

    Why do seem to have so many injured players all the fecking time?

     

     

    Wont see the game tomorrow due to morning sclaffbaw and a promise to take Mrs acgr away for a bit of a dirty. If I’d known the game was on the box she’d have been banned in favour of Ra Celtic:_((

  22. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Delaney’s, I din’t even know the Shamrock club existed.

     

     

    I’m not such a know it all lol

     

     

    Duntocher, the most Celtic part of Clydebank. Hopefully, its still the same.

     

     

    Kip time.

     

     

    No messing about tomorrow, a win to get us moving up the league.

  23. G64

     

     

    Forgot about my nights in the Maltings. Clydebank has always been fenian friendly. God bless John Divers. His requiem mass is in St Mary’s Duntocher on Wednesday. Clydebank will do him proud. Streets will be lined with Tims paying him the respect he earned.

  24. Fellas

     

     

    We have no choice but to wait and see. We all hope RD comes good and delivers. I especially do because I don’t feel tete are a lot of takers out there if he is sacked.

     

    My heart says he can do it but my head tells me the evidence so far suggests otherwise..

  25. Cults

     

     

    I am a man lead by my heart. Ronny Deila will be our man for great success.

     

    I Believe! Was told in work today by a Celtic season ticket holder that I am a deluded optimist. He likes to boo oor team. He is a dafty though.

  26. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    DELANEYS DUNKY

     

     

    How was the first week back in yer old trade?

     

     

    Does the dry-cleaning fluid still taste the same?

  27. Gordon64

     

     

    Was at Gleneagles yesteday and it was as far

     

    from being an ethnically mixed place

     

    as you could ever see.

     

    Rich, middle aged white people everywhere.

     

    Nae wunder Tiger Woods gave up the ghost.

     

     

    Whit?

     

     

     

    Did you expect unemployed Black guys to be the majority of the crowd?

     

     

     

    Scratching my head in amazementCSC