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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. petec on

    FFM – I’m the only conspiracy theorist in the village)

     

     

    04:49 on 27 September, 2014

     

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlJWis5wH54

     

    ____________________________________________

     

     

    Hat doffed, you are the Music Man.

     

     

    Superb ending.

     

     

    For your dog.

     

     

    Celtic is the real vehicle for Change. No political party will make our lives better.

     

     

    Celtic Celtic that is the team for me.

     

     

    night night and hail hail.

  3. Delaneys Dunky on

    Watching and listening to Stevìe Nicks soothes my soul.

     

    Peter Green can play a blues guitar.

     

     

    FleetwoodMacCSC

  7. RWE on

    DD

     

     

    Saw him play live and the Apollo in Glasgow.

     

     

    Pure heroic work on the blues he was doing before he went to the USA and used LSD..

     

     

    Solos with him and Danny Kirwin were breathtaking, tone, notes, harmonies.

     

     

    Guitarists still try to emulate his work

     

     

    Peter Greenbaum CSC

  8. Delaneys Dunky on

    My favourite visit to Paisley was in 1986. A repeat of the scoreline on that day tomorrow, with a John Guiddetti hat trick, would be really nice. :)

  9. Delaneys Dunky on

    RWE

     

     

    I got into Peter Green when I was experimenting with LSD in my teens. No guitarist comes near PG at his best.

  10. RWE on

    DD

     

     

    My mammy would nae let me use it – Listening to him sober was stunning.

     

     

    He’s still around after giving hid blues Les Paul to Gary Moore for nothing.

     

     

    Now Moore’s dead.

     

     

    Peter’s economy of notes in solos were things of beauty.

     

     

    HH & Night Night

  11. Dontbrattbakkinanger on

    I think Peter Green’s brain got scrambled after he took LSD in Munich.

     

     

    When he was on the comeback trail I saw him at the ole Gaiety in Ayr.

     

     

    ‘Man of the world’ is the saddest song ever written; moving and unintentionally prophetic where the writer was concerned.

  16. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    THUNDER ROAD

     

     

    Indeed,lovely wee song.

     

     

    But on the subject of an overnight phone call…

     

     

    One for DELANEYS DUNKY to,erm,dream about. Stevie at her beautiful best.

     

     

    Time for me to get myself prepped at my beautiful best too. Nope,there’s not enough time in the world for that!!

     

     

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MtPyk8_onO8

  19. Jobo Baldie on

    Good morning friends from an absolutely gorgeous looking clear skied, wind-free East Kilbride.

     

     

    Perfect conditions for ole Jobo to try a comeback at the Pollock ParkRun after a 4 week lay off (hamstring).

  21. Thunder Road on

    bmcuwp

     

     

    Cheers for that mate.

     

     

    Quite a performance from Stevie Nicks eh :P

     

     

    If DD does not make his move on the lovely lady soon, i may need to cut his grass ;)

     

     

    What are you up to today(silly qestion probably!) that you are away to get yourself prepped so early?

  22. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    Jobo

     

    You running in your golf or football gear.

     

     

    Lovely clear skies in Beattock.cold though.

  23. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    THUNDER ROAD

     

     

    Ah,she was a wee honey back then.

     

     

    Tbh,mate-i need to get up early to get prepped for anything in public!

     

     

    Wee dayooooot planned in Bristol wi a few lads. Sports bar wi fitba,racing,golf.

     

     

    And a lovely view enabling us to do this

     

     

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E7iXpTJk15s

     

     

    Cracking wee vid,this. I think it would be banned in these soulless PC days.

     

     

    What’s your plans,bud?

  24. fleagle1888 on

    CQN Saturday Naps Competition

     

     

    Lads, for those who are in the CQN Saturday Naps competition, please go back and post today’s selection at the end of the previous article :

     

     

    “Concerns remain after first clean sheet in 9”

     

     

    All the best, fleagle1888

  25. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    Wee Segio likes to listen to you’ll never walk alone prior to playing golf…

  26. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    BLANTYRE TIM

     

     

    That’s definitely true when he takes his caddie with him.

  29. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    Bmcuw

     

     

    Aye. Big Henrik likes to listen to. Dancing queen. Widnae like to call him a big g Jessie….o))

  30. Burghbhoy on

    Hoping for a bit of consistency in team selection today.

     

    Let’s get on a run of victories.

     

    Same as Wednesday would do me fine team wise.

     

    Although if Wasaako fit I’d play him instead of MacGregor whose a bit off the boil .

     

     

    Onwards and upwards!!

     

     

    HH

  31. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    Good thing about sleeping in a caravan. Mini BT left the ice out on the bunker(worktop for non shire folk) and it didn’t melt overnight…

  32. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    Burghbhoy

     

    Think we know defence and Broonie. After that we shall need to wait and see…although Johanson is the managers favourite…

  33. proudbhoy on

    Anyone know when the following are fit again .

     

     

    Fisher ?

     

    Lustig ?

     

    Matthews ?

     

    Forest ?

     

    Wakaso ?

     

     

    5 potential starters there.

  34. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    Proudbhoy

     

    You missed out Derk. I’m assuming he is injured too…8-)

  35. Thunder Road on

    bmcuwp

     

     

    PC eh?

     

     

    Not for me thanks…..

     

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1nA93gcMck

     

     

    …….and with that……Im going to fix the ex’s car, relay her mums laminate floor and hopefully be sat down to watch the game with a few beers.

     

     

    Have a good time bud…..is that a little bit of training for up here? :)

  37. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    BLANTYRE TIM 0807

     

     

    Touché

     

     

    You had me feverishly searching for ABBA/The Day Before You Came,with Agnetha looking damned sexy in a raincoat.

     

     

    Couldnae find it. I believe FFM has it in his private collection.

  41. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    BOGNORBHOY

     

     

    That’s the one!

     

     

    Saved in new tab for later,I’ve got to go out in public shortly!!

  42. Tallybhoy on

    BMCUW and THUNDER ROAD

     

     

    Ya pair of auld leches!

     

     

    ..but thanks anyway, enyoyed that!

     

     

    Have a nice day now.

     

     

    HH!!

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