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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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  2. Steinreignedsupreme on

    Marrakesh Express 11:23 on 27 September, 2014

     

     

    It must be difficult for the Zombies living in a city which officially rejected British rule and therefore everything they believe in.

     

     

    These people had no part in the political debate beforehand though. They are too thick to do anything other than draw symbols, hold red cards in the air and mumble ‘dignity’ twice a day.

  4. Big Joe on

    Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire

     

     

     

    11:35 on 27 September, 2014

     

     

     

    What channel is the game on ?

     

     

     

    SkySpoets2Mate

  7. An Tearmann on

    Rwe/DD/SoT.Peter Greene

     

     

    Cheers for the chat bout Peter Greene.his guitar playing was genius.no other word for it.I still love the tracks ‘oh well’ for the rift and ‘Albatross’ for the drift off to sleep just as it did when I was a kid :-)

     

     

    Well onto Paisley today.and a Celtic victory today.wear your hoops with pride lhads and do your best.

     

    Enjoy your day Celts :-)

     

    HH

  9. Jobo Baldie on

    Might as well have a go at this –

     

     

    Gordon

     

     

    Ambrose, Virgil, Denayaer and Izzy

     

     

    Wakaso, Brown, Biton, Commons, Stokes

     

     

    Guidetti

     

     

    Would prefer less Commons and more Skepovic but that might be asking for too much

  10. eddieinkirkmichael on

    leftclicktic

     

     

    11:18

     

     

    Can see a backlash here if they do it again, ST holders will feel as if they have been shafted,

  11. An Tearmann on

    Roy croppie

     

     

    Cheers for the post and insight into J.Divers yesterday.

     

    May he rest in peace

     

    :-)

     

    HH

  12. leftclicktic on

    Gordon

     

     

    Ambrose, Virgil, Denayaer and Izzy

     

    Brown, johansen, Commons,wakaso

     

    Scepovic

     

    But we will see soon

  13. embramike on

    Celtic Football Club ‏@celticfc 5s

     

     

    Celtic team to play @saintmirrenfc Gordon; Ambrose,O’Connell, van Dijk, Izaguirre; Brown, Johansen; Wakaso, McGregor, Stokes; Guidetti

  16. leftclicktic on

    Celtic team to play @saintmirrenfc Gordon; Ambrose,O’Connell, van Dijk, Izaguirre; Brown, Johansen; Wakaso, McGregor, Stokes; Guidetti (MH)

  21. Greenpinata on

    Moonbeams WD. Wee Oscar’s our Bhoy and Kano’s our mhan. The Vow – Critically Rebuked by 45% of this fine nation.

     

     

    “PS QTo No voters. After last week of THE VOW is there a single one of you having the slightest doubt whether you did the right thing? (Probably a rhetorical question)”

     

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    I realise you are hurting, but quick question to yourself :- Is it now not time to move on and accept the democratic will of the Scottish people.

     

    I am concerned that in some areas of Glasgow only slightly more than 40% bothered to vote.

     

     

    Time to move on and concentrate on the fitba.

     

     

    HH to you.

  25. Steinreignedsupreme on

    Greenpinata 11:46 on 27 September, 2014

     

     

    “I am concerned that in some areas of Glasgow only slightly more than 40% bothered to vote.”

     

     

    Really?

     

     

    That is very much against the trend. Couldn’t have been many places where the turnout was so low.

  26. Jobo Baldie on

    Positives – O’Connell getting a start,. Wakaso over his injury. And Fisher making the bench.

     

    Negatives – Commons not in the squad is strange? Denayer injured?

  27. Greenpinata on

    My friends in Celtic,

     

     

    Many people buy ST’s knowing they cannot make many games ( myself included ), however I do agree there will be a backlash if equal incentives are not given.

     

     

    HH.

     

     

    PS : I am aware of the £100 discount, but the ticket prices are ridiculous for the product.

  29. lymmbhoy on

    roy croppie

     

     

    Remember this?

     

     

    lymmbhoy

     

     

    03:56 on 27 September, 2014

     

    Since its AFL Grand Final day,a song I first heard about 35yrs ago when my wee Gran and Granda came home from visiting my Aunt and Uncle in Oz…..They brought me and Roy Croppie this on the Qantas flight home.

     

     

    http://youtu.be/pxM8XB61ZvU

     

     

    HH

  30. Steinreignedsupreme on

    ….PFayr supports WeeOscar 11:47 on 27 September, 2014

     

    MWD

     

     

    “Nope…..NO SURRENDER”

     

     

    I thought we’d heard the last of someone shouting that when they flung Paisley into his hole the other week…

  31. ....PFayr supports WeeOscar on

    BSR

     

     

    Commons must have been out the room when the team was picked ….

     

     

    Runaround NOW!!!

  33. Geordie Munro on

    I’m a season ticket holder and couldn’t give a flying funk if it’s buy one get 1000 tickets free.

     

     

    If it fills the stadium and gets a good atmosphere (which I’m not fussed about but others find essential) then good luck to them.

     

     

    Some guys will find anything to moan about.

  34. Kojo on

    No Commons?

     

     

    Is he Injured?

     

     

    Dunno.

     

     

    Howeveahhhhhhhhhh..

     

     

    Celtic, wid be Mugs tae Gie him a Noo Contract.

     

     

    He jist Disnae Fit In.

     

     

    He is a Glory Hunter.

     

     

    Kojo

  35. Por Cierto on

    Delighted to see Fisher back in the picture, was he injured? O’connell looks a real star and deserves his place por cierto

  37. Greenpinata on

    Steinreignedsupreme

     

     

    “I am concerned that in some areas of Glasgow only slightly more than 40% bothered to vote.”

     

     

    Really?

     

     

    That is very much against the trend. Couldn’t have been many places where the turnout was so low.

     

     

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    Check the GCC details. There were a few wards that had slightly over 40% turnout eg

     

    One of the St Mungo’s Academy wards, whereas some of the St Thomas Aquinas wards ( Jordanhill ) had over 90%.

     

     

    We still have a lot of equality to do.

     

     

    HH to you.

  38. The Celtic Way on

    LiviBhoy

     

    13:58 on

     

    24 September, 2014

     

    Griffiths will start tonight.

     

     

    LB

     

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    LiviBhoy

     

    11:10 on

     

    25 September, 2014

     

     

    Leigh Griffiths will join Hibs on Friday.

     

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    Are you Keith Jackson?

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