I watched Hull batter Leicester City on TV last night without putting the ball in the net. The sheer volume and quality of chances entitled Hull fans to some consolation in the valid football adage, ‘these days happen’. Those absent from Celtic Park on Saturday are likely to assume we similarly battered Ross County, but they would be wrong. County defended throughout but were never under anything close to intense pressure.
This is one of the right times of the season to have a performance like that, they are of little use in the first week in February, when the transfer window is closed. Clues abound as to where we need to strengthen, most pointing to the forward line. John Guidetti’s drop in form over the last month has dropped like a stone, but he’s still comfortably holding onto the striker position. Neither Stokes, Griffiths nor Scepovic are putting pressure on a young off-form player.
There is also the playmaker position, which appears to be on the bench. Kris Commons has been dropped before in his Celtic career, often for important games in Europe, where more industrious, but less talented, players were chosen. I spent most of Saturday’s game waiting on Kris coming on, but if his general level of fitness counts against him for a starting position, his lack of 90 minute outings since his injury earlier in the season means that his late-game cameos look even less industrious.
As I’ve been saying since July, we only have one playmaker and if he’s not playing or off form, we’ll struggle. With a match-fit Commons on from the start yesterday, we would have won comfortably. I’m happy to accept we need a playmaker who’ll cover 15k in 90 minutes, so sign one, but if we’re going to let Commons go, or wither on the bench, sign two, before we end up dependent on one man again.
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Good morning CQN!
Please remember your liver is not just for Christmas. It needs a good battering at new year to. :-)
Drink wisely by choosing a good malt and remember babycham & eggnog is for girls.
Hail Hail
MWD said AYE
the long wait is over
What is it with us and strikers?
Genuine question.
When was the last time we signed a striker who turned out to be , or was improved to become, a better striker than we thought ? Henrik?
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Hooper.
And I think that too often we expect strikers we sign to be the next Henrik. Whereas even Henrik was signed as an average player.
VOGUEPUNTER
Johnny Hubbard was a genuinely good guy when I knew him-slightly-back in the 80s.
It was him who told me Kitchenbrand was Catholic! But he’d be the first to admit that the reason he was so good at penalties was the amount of practice he got.
RobertTressell
Agree, we’re needing a bit of a challenge and its great that its definitely not going to be coming from govan way in the forseeable future, if at all. Hope you keep posting mate
HH
MOONBEAMSWETDREAMS
Good advice,mate-as is expected from your good self!
Have a good ‘un.
Today, and tomorrow morning, I will be mostly drinking lager, red wine (Italian), prosecco and gins n topic.
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Cin cin!!
HH!!
Have we signed anyone yet …
Lots to look forward to in 05 dispute the gloom. Three domestic trophies to chance and Inter to come. Bring it on.
Topic?!
Tonic ffs!
HH!!
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Good morning all.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
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05 not a good year buddy. Not a good year at all!!!
MWd said AYE
TALLYBHOY
Topic? Ya nutty bassa!
Have a guid yin,bud. And a guid gin.
Morning all. Best wishes to all CQNrs and Tims worldwide for a healthy, happy and prosperous 2015!!
HH
Gerry
A Happy and Prosperous New Year to Everyone on CQN por cierto…
the long wait is over
Possible reasons for Daryl Murphy’s scoring exploits….
Service.
More open play.
Lower standard.
Better pitches.
Less clugging.
A manager that deploys tactics to suit his game.
Less pressure.
Kevjungle@05.35
Good point.
Not unique either, it’s happened before, though rarely. Either an offensive post is ignored, or generous benefits of the doubt are granted, depending on the poster, apparently.
Or maybe they just agree when Nigel Farage says it’s ok.
hamiltontim
09:27 on 31 December, 2014
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Thanks for the info mate. Disappointed, but you have saved me a needless trip.
Such is life I guess.
Moonbeams WD,
It’s often been said that I’m a little behind the times
Lennybhoy
Likewise, thanks for the info…
Morning all
I don’t agree wi any of this ;))))
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Robertressell – More than some of them I suspect.
Supersutton -Yep – agree on Hooper – can’t think of anyone else but would like to be proved wrong.
Thunder Road – fair points but also against better standard defenders- even allowing for your points it’s mystifying and worrying as it seems to be our biggest weakness since Hooper left. Do other teams have specialist forward coaches?
Chris Sutton was being touted for that for a while but he’s burned his boats on that one now.
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KEVJ
Pejorative language? Didnae notice,please enlighten me.
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Is there one about doing the hoovering during the fitba’?
Cos if there is,that’s my Mum’s birthday sorted.
My Dad’s as well,since he’ll be the prime beneficiary.
Kev j and beat boy
Can u point me in direction of contentious language……
Couldn’t see any myself?
RobertTressell
09:37 on
31 December, 2014
Happy New Year Timdom.
Looks like we are back in to must win league games for the first time in ages.
Good.
Hope Aberdeen can keep it going. It will be good for Celtic to have to fight for the league.
If they give us a challenge watch the attendances creeping up. As football fans we want excitement. We should be glad when we get it.
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I’m old enough to remember the last time Aberdeen not only put in a sustained challenge but went onto to win the league twice. It hurt when they did it but it was a great time to watch scottish football.
If they did it this season, would it really be as bad as it is being painted by some here and on other forums?
stringer bell
10:12 on 31 December, 2014
Your welcome mate.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
m6bhoy
If they did it this season, would it really be as bad as it is being painted by some here and on other forums?
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In my opinion yes.
With the resources we have available we should win the league.
That’s not a sense of entitlement I’m just gutted anytime Celtic don’t win the title.
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Depending on where your’e coming from it might be worth getting one on the day. I was always lucky in the Star & Garter on Garscube Rd (for tickets that is, the talents nae good) and if you dont get one you could always experience the delights of one of the many local hostelries and watch it on the telly.
HH
Deila is becoming increasingly irritating with each passing day. Wish he would stop talking garbage and get a decent effective team on the park. Most managers with the players at his disposal would be streets ahead in the league just now.
archdeaconsbench
08:54 on
31 December, 2014
For me, the Cifti link is all about expectation management…. Guidetti’s wages will be out of our range. Hence the bid for Cifti.
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Yet another conspiracy theorist.
What would you do?
Pay anybody anything they want?
Pay EPL wages where even the bottom club gets £50 million TV money compared to our £2 million?
Try a variation on EBTs?
Living and surviving within your means, involves spending less than others with greater means – simples.
Example of doing otherwise can be found in Edminson Drive, Glasgow G52.
Celtic Football Club has to generate 97.5% of its income.
Leicester City/Burnley etc get 60% of their income handed to them by SKY
In the REAL world, one makes REAL decisions – In a Sevco world one makes an AR*E of it!
Celtic chooses to live in the REAL world.
Celtic, Celtic, That’s the team for me
Celtic, Celtic, onto Vict-or- ee
Now if we didnt win the league this season, We would all know who to blame, and it wouldn’t be because Aberdeen or DU have improved, we do have the squad to win it
Hail Hail
Who’s just bought 2million Sevco shares,c’mon own up.?
Rummybhoy
10:32 on
31 December, 2014
Deila is becoming increasingly irritating with each passing day. Wish he would stop talking garbage and get a decent effective team on the park. Most managers with the players at his disposal would be streets ahead in the league just now.
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Wonder if you said the same about Neil six months into the job, during which time we lost to Ross County in the SC semi?
20million for 2m
Correction 10 m for 2m,am getting all excited.
fanadpatriot,
My money is on someone close to Ashley … I’m sire he will be looking to up his influence without appearing to buy shares.