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.
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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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Blantyre, brilliant.
Numbers not knowledge and common sense, if you know what I mean
Tomtheleedstim, one last thing. If you like the Sopranos, there is a Sopranos bus tour which leaves from Manhattan and goes over to New Jersey. It goes to the club used as the Bada Bing. A pal did the tour and really enjoyed it. They ended up in a restaurant where the actor who played Johnny Sach turned to answer questions and sign autographs.
For the good lady, there is a sex in the city bus tour.
Gordon
Cheers. I knew Paddy Crerand played a significant part in that game but the detail escaped me, but it wisnae yestirday wizit? :)
Is everyone swatting fur the Friday night quiz?
Some good stuff there guys, thanks.
DBBIA – that would be excellent, give me a shout mate.
My son is studying in a york so …. well I wouldn’t want to go against the convention that the bride’s family pay for the wedding!
Would be delighted to buy you a beer!
B/ Tim-Internet is patchy in Moffat?
So is personal hygiene.
It’s nearly in Lanarkshire, after all.
Just checked the JFK – Manhattan helicopter prices. We’re catching the train.
Blueberry Grappa
Mrs HJ is driving so just had hers as well as mine.
Delicious.
Great way to wash down a tender steak.
These Croatians sure know how to do it.
Dbbia.
Indeed it is sir. Caravan had all mod cons thankfully.
Stuck in car park waiting on Mrs BT. No doubt she is gabbing to someone in the fecking place
She only went in for ice 25 minutes ago..
BarrowBhoy @2313
Thank you for the info *w*
BT,
it will probably have melted by now
bournesouprecipe 14:47
“The ole Battered Bunnet sometimes takes a tranny to the match.”
Moonbeams WD 14:48
“Bournesouprecipe that’s not a nice thing to call SFTB :-)))”
ChucklingCSC
BT
Mibbee it’ll melt.
Mibbee she’ll learn her lesson.
Mibbee she’ll no be so tardy and gabby next time.
Mibbee naw.
Right hen, so you just waited while they made it specially fur you?
Whit?
The ice!
Slap!!!
The end.
;-)
HH jamesgang
She to got to get pizza for the kids. 8((
Forgot even. Hard to text whilst on m74.
BT
Bts in meltdown.
RWE,
Got your message OK. Herald article probably out there in the ether somewhere :<)
TontineTim.
Was at St Pat's with John Divers. Remember he and Jacky Gilroy used to kick the ball around in Big Jake's gym at school lunch time along with some of the other St Pat's boys who went on to teams like Hibs and Sunderland :<)
Quiet on here tonight, so I popt to see what’s happening on hunmedia.
This is the header of a thread re: the violence in George square on the Friday.
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IT’S not been easy being an active Yes voting Rangers supporter over the past few months. Contrary to hasty perception this is not because of ignorance or abuse, quite the opposite. The difficulty has been debating informed and rational people with strong arguments.
While we disagreed passionately on the issue of Independence the banter was almost always respectful and intelligent.
And that’s not to say I’m alone in my views. Many fans also voted Yes alongside me, believing it to be the right thing for our country. It may have escaped many of the armchair pundits on social media but Rangers supporters are increasingly a broad church.
As a Scot it pained me to see the recent carnage in George Square, but to hear of the involvement of a large Rangers element sickened me to my core.
Sadly, the club seems to attract the attention of a small minority of deeply disaffected individuals who project their intellectual dysfunction onto our football club. They shame us time and again, trouble makers without care or consideration for the clubs reputation or its ability to present itself to the world.
These are men and women with seemingly little education and nowhere productive to channel a clear anger that manifests itself through heavy drinking and the darkest recesses of football tribalism.
Alongside my natural disgust, pity also looms large.
What other emotion could adequately describe individuals so dim-witted that they would deliver Nazi style salutes next to a war memorial, while celebrating the very union the dead fought to protect.
Too many amongst us dismiss this group as a minority and try to defend their behaviour with whataboutery and semantics. They describe the salutes as the sign of the red hand of Ulster but have no answer to how the public or police distinguish between the two.
The club has done extensive work to address those who choose to sully its name with sectarianism and it can’t be faulted for the actions of misguided hangers-on wearing the colours.
It weighs even heavier then, on us fans to come together to reject this flawed interpretation of our football club.
We must make it absolutely clear that it tarnishes the clubs, and by extension, our name. It’s time to take responsibility.
I support a modern, inclusive football team called Rangers that places no object to religion, race or nationality.
Politics and all the other baggage is white noise; don’t accept it, don’t make excuses and let’s declare with a collective voice; these people may wear our colours but THEY DO NOT SPEAK FOR US.
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Obviously, I don’t agree with some of the post but a lot rings true…the abuse this guy has taken for posting it is…..
BT,
Is the m74 new,is it like an iPhone6
BT
Does your caravan have coffee?
And a kettle?
And milk?
And someone else to make it? :-)
Off topic but.,
Good Luck to the Hawthorn Hawks in the Grand Final,Aussie Rules,tomorrow/ today,especially to a Fanad Mhan,Liam Shiels.
I’m not driving obviously. 8-)
Evening Timland from a very wet hun free mountain valley.
Amazed at how some of yous can recall games from days of yore, I can hardly remember what happened agin the harts the other night, prob too many smarties when I were a lad I reckon.
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sipsini
Aye, yer man will be taking a shed load of abuse for telling the truth, they really can’t handle the truth, can they >}
HH
HT
Of course thats why is Mrs BT is here.
BT
Your just there to watch the Caravan whilst the wife goes to the club
Enjoy
Soal
Aye…o))
Ofski just passing Crawford. Think Farquar is next..
hamiltontim
20:41 on 26 September, 2014
None of the above…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Sipsini
Hope that guy’s interview was of the anonymous kind.
If not he could be in a spot of bother with the zombies.
They ain’t really known for their tolerance if other points of view are they?
blantyretim is praying for the knox family
20:42 on 26 September, 2014
I’m not driving obviously. 8-)
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So how are you driving?
Surreptitiously???
;-)
HH jamesgang
Blantyre, enjoy your break and cups of tea made for you.
I hope the weather stays sunny & dry for you this weekend plus a victory for us in Paisley.
croppybhoy
16:28 on 26 September, 2014.
Spot on , I passed my thought on here last week regards that very point . I can’t in over 50 years following the hoops , remember ( apart from Scott brown ) as soft a bunch of players playing for the celts . For years we’ve called for a strike force , it looks like we may have one now . But now we find the defence isn’t performing as it should . And the midfield definitely needs toughened up . As I suspect ( only mho ) VVD won’t be with us after January , I sincerely hope a new ch is being sought now and not as we usually do , wait ages to get a new one in .
Hail hail
BT,
Crawford and Farquar,
are they people in cars you are passing :-)))
SOAL
Walked into Troon along the beach earlier. Went in for a wee drink, a tenner for a large wine and a Magners!!
Taxi back to Prestwick for dinner and then up to the club at the caravan park.
‘Help our wounded heroes’ was the first top I noticed and then a guy with Hun tattoos and Stone Island polo shirt.
Didn’t finish the pint :-)
hamiltontim
20:41 on 26 September, 2014
BT
Does your caravan have coffee?
And a kettle?
And milk?
And someone else to make it? :-)
Frankie Boyle and Kevin Bridges move over…..the master of wit and repartee has come into the room…..
The two things about him that are funniest are his faces.
TET,
Hope yourself and your good lady are keeping well.
I’ve been nightshift lately, so I tend to just read back when I get the time.
I see that wee sh*t ACGR had a pop at me last night :)))
Aff oot….
Fanny alert …..in here!!
http://youtu.be/IkXxmMUIx8k
for anyone wanting a wee laugh
Lennybhoy
Aye you’re right :-)