Dangers of a league without whipping boys

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At 1:45 yesterday afternoon the prospects of Celtic stretching their lead at the top of the table by the end of the day appeared slight.  The tide has turned in Celtic’s favour in recent weeks but leagues are hard to win and we need only think back to how many chances St Mirren peppered Fraser Forster’s goal with to appreciate the difference between winning games and dropping points.

Teams in the SPL are well organised, even eighth place St Mirren, who are on a run of poor form but apart from a couple of lapses defended well, created more chances than Celtic and played with adventure and confidence.

Celtic are the best team in the league but there will not be a single game before the end of the season in which they will be able to take anything for granted.  The result from yesterday we should pay most attention to is bottom of the league Dunfermline’s 0-3 win at Kilmarnock.  This is a league without whipping boys.

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  1. Malc

     

    I heard it was because the players were divvying up the takings at the pie stalls in lieu of wages

  2. RMG1888 says:

     

    22 January, 2012 at 20:20

     

     

    Happy 9th birthday Ewan,it’s all downhill from here:O)

  3. Vougepunter,

     

     

    You have just made my wee timmy so happy.

     

     

    Many thanks,

     

     

    Hail, Hail!

  4. fan a tic

     

     

    sorry for misreading your post

     

     

    however i think the same reason applies ….

     

     

    we appear to attack down the wings

     

     

    the CM`s sit to cover …we were left exposed a few times earlier in the season when they didn`t do this

  5. lochgoilhead bhoy on

    Just watched the BBC highlights. Rangers were all over Aberdeen and St Mirren were all over us. Funny that.

  6. *THE KING VIC 67* on

    Ghuys, before we get any deeper into debating dodgy officialdom, can we please refer to itcantbeparanoia.blogspot!!!!

     

     

    Its all there to see,

     

     

    For years we have been blinded with the LL re-writing history, and some of us forgetting the TRUTH…

     

     

    My personal favourite from recent times was Craig Thomson at Greyskull 2009 …. ( Shaun Maloney yellow for being fouled game)… In that game i counted 7 penalties and so did most who post on here, Mr Keith Jackscum reported the very next day that we had a possibly 7 penalty claims turned down but DEFINATELY 5…. That has now been re-written to 1….

  7. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    What about our favourite pastor booking nine of our players for having the hoops on?

  8. Joe Filippis Haircut on

    Bhoylo83 I have to agree with you big Victor67 is an awseome prospect what a player what a great purchase by Lennie. Who is Clint Dempsey is he a striker? H.H.

  9. The Telegraph

     

     

    Celtic ride their luck as they open up four-point gap on Rangers at top of the Scottish Premier League

     

     

    As Neil Lennon was quick to point out after this hard-fought and barely deserved 2-0 victory, the road to the title is rarely smooth and Saturday’s encounter against St Mirren was certainly a bumpy ride.

     

     

    Then goes on to describe Forrest’s goal as a ‘mis-hit shot’.

     

     

    Oh! The laptop loyal are starting to hurt…

     

     

    HH

  10. BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS says:

     

    22 January, 2012 at 20:42

     

    What about our favourite pastor booking nine of our players for having the hoops on?

     

    ___________________________

     

    Huns in the work were raging(as usual)

     

    ‘how can ye get 9 bookings and no red cards? Did you actually watch the game ya muppet? was my diplomatic reply.

  11. by the way whoever it was put up the lenny ‘somthing in side so strong’ video cheers il be keepin that in mind come may wen i stick it on my facebook page to show all the wee cream buns who cudnt wait to get a dig at the end of last season when my post was ‘This is just the beginning…’

     

     

    yeeeeooooooo!

  12. You always know when Neil and the bhoys are doing well.

     

     

    The bams from Swallow Swallow appear on here in their droves… :)

  13. ASonOfDan says:

     

    22 January, 2012 at 20:46

     

     

    Papers this morn were a laugh,did we get another

     

    2 points ahead of the hun?naw cannae see itr anywhere……oh look fat sally’s eyeing/buying

     

    another player,,,,THEYVE NAE FECKIN DOUGH.

  14. ASonOfDan says:

     

     

    22 January, 2012 at 20:46

     

     

    The Telegraph

     

     

    Celtic ride their luck as they open up four-point gap on Rangers at top of the Scottish Premier League

     

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    The Luck of the Irish, why hasn’t it been banned by the establishment in this bigoted little country

  15. PFayr

     

    Agree but I think that makes us a little predictable and easy to defend.

     

    It allows opponents to sit in and defend comfortably

     

    Midfelders coming late forces defenders to move and creates space for us to exploit.

     

    We are still to reliant on individual moments rather than a more potent team strategy.

     

    That’s why for all our possession we don’t create a greater amount of chances.

     

    Hoping that the young McGeogh and the young Kenyan along with Commons return add a more creative dimension.

  16. Fat Sally still believes that having gone from 15 points clear to 4 points down since only November that they have a team to win the league, must be counting the MIB as part of the team

  17. A son of Dan / Ron Bacardi

     

     

    I’m reminded of a golfer (Gary Player I think) who stated something along the lines of – the more I practice, the luckier I get…

     

     

    That’s Celtic.

     

     

    U

  18. ASonOfDan says:

     

    22 January, 2012 at 20:46

     

     

    You know what ?without a word of a lie,

     

    to be honest,he really means that.

  19. VP

     

     

    he can tell you that he firmly believes it too

     

     

    not very articulate is fat Sally

  20. Summa of Sammi…. says:

     

    22 January, 2012 at 20:23

     

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    Vinny..

     

     

    Just woke Up..What happened to Ryan..?

     

     

    Does he Need Help in any Way..? Any Way..

     

     

    Owen

     

     

    just got a text from Derryghirl,Ryan is out of hospital,he’s ok,still not sure what happened him..I know Vmhan and his will be worried sick..Ryan is tough wee sod,he will be fine..

     

     

  21. channel 4

     

     

    9pm

     

     

    movie entitled “127 Hours”

     

     

    true story

     

     

    director danny boyle

  22. ….PFayr says:

     

    22 January, 2012 at 21:01

     

     

    Another couple of weeks and his fat heid will explode.

  23. Just been on the ‘diet them ‘looking at the process for tickets for the game on February 8 th.

     

    They wanted

     

    Name

     

    Address

     

    Date of Birth

     

    Bank account details

     

     

    Anyone else nervous about providing that sort of information ?

  24. From Twitter LOL

     

     

    orourke3 Joe O’Rourke

     

    After signing Mervan Celik, Rangers are reported to be ready to sign another 3 players, Chucky Arlar, Ima Feenyun, and Roman Kathlik !!

  25. I see that many of you still say that the linesman who denied Roge’s goal made wrong decision.

     

    Let me say that that I can’t agree with you all and state that the linesman made right decision.

     

     

    When Charlie Mulgrew touches the ball two Celtic players are on off-side positions. The linesman would not rise the flag and the referee would not whistle if the cross was made to the player right to Mulgrew or backward to another Celtic player. The pass was made to the place where two Celtic players were on positions close to the goal. Rogne was on the line one yard back from two Celtic players who were on off side positions. Fact that he was not off side does not matter.

     

    Two Celtic players were interfering with St. Mirren players and gained advantage with off side positions.

     

     

    Watch two important moments:

     

    1: The linesman rose the flag immediately after Rogne touched the ball, before the ball flew into the goal.

     

    2: One St. Mirren players does not move, stays in one place and rises his arm, marking off-side to the referee.

     

    For me second confirms that St. Mirren practice off-side trap as a defensive tactics.

     

     

    For me right decision.

     

     

    Clip one of you posted yesterday.

     

     

    http://i41.tinypic.com/2u9tssl.gif

  26. Just watched the highlights. I watched the game live and was angry at the offside decision. Now in the cold light I see that Ledley was offside and moved onside and when Rogne headed the ball it could have been mistaken for Ledley who jumped at the same time.

     

    Any other thoughts?

  27. Evening bhoys, hun free in the mountains as ever.

     

     

    Nothing better than hurting huns, it’s good now, but bhoy it’s going to get soooo much better.

     

     

    Off to a town called Albox tomorrow, could change a couple of the letters to name a place we all know too well, it’s full of brit huns, could be the same place.

     

     

    Get in there Inter.

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