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Appropriate appreciation is due to Dedryk Boyata for his MVP performance on Wednesday. He scored the goal that won the points, could have scored more and made the most impressive defensive intervention of the game.

If scouts were in the Celtic Park stand watching, he did all he could to entice an offer, but a sample size of one game is not enough to validate a change in form for me.

Brendan has a big selection decision to make for Hearts on Sunday. You could argue he’s got the best from Patrick Roberts by bringing him on as a substitute in Celtic’s last four games, the most recent three of which the player considerably lifted the Celtic performance. Patrick will be wondering what he needs to do to get a start.

Chelsea want to sign Craig Gordon? No surprise there, they did sign Magnus Hedman a year after he left Celtic, after all. Craig is playing well and a reliable cog in an effective defensive wheel. But you know me. This far off the qualifiers, it’s all about the price as far as I’m concerned.

Everyone has a price, to think otherwise is to deny the future exists.

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  1. lilys grandpa on

    Not posted I an age, just want to say a big hello, to Mike, you know who you are, Turkeybhoy , keep the faith!,

     

    Hail nail

     

    Lilys

  2. lilys grandpa on

    Andy

     

    See when your passing over your cheque , in a grand way I’ve no doubt, ask the recipient’s, how is Tamar Fogel getting on,

     

     

    Lilys

  5. mike in toronto on

    Just in from the pictures … The Red Turtle … stunningly beautiful. Not sure I understood it, but it was beautiful to see.

     

     

    Now, do I stay up for all night to watch Federer/Nadal, or get a few hours sleep? Hhmmm…

  8. tomtheleedstim on

    Morning guys, we are a ticket short for our car this morning and would appreciate it if anyone has a spare to sell. Setting off soon but can be contacted on twitter. @tomtheleedstim

     

    HH

  11. Auld Tam on

    Petec –

     

     

    There are 5 of us go to home games, all season ticket holders. 2 from Edinburgh, 1 from Motherwell, 1 from Maryhill and 1 from Baillieston.

     

     

    We have a group set up on WhatsApp which we use to communicate and talk Celtic. It is especially useful on match days for meeting up and “be there in 5 get me a pint up” etc.

     

     

    The name of the group?

     

     

    Efe Ambrose CSC

  12. IanBhoy929 on

    Good morning CQN from from a dull but mild East Devon.

     

    Let’s give these Jambos a pumping today.

  15. lymmbhoy on

    Good Morning All from the M6 heading north with lymmbhoy jr finally getting to his first competitive match………Grace on already……magic.

     

     

    HH

  19. Joe Filippis Haircut on

    Good morning bhoys I think todays game will be another hard one but we should get a narrow win.H.H.

  20. Greenpinata on

    Let’s hope Celtic bring in the Chinese New Year with an emphatic win today.

     

     

    Happy Chinese New Year to all.

     

    COYBIG

     

     

    HH.

  22. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Jmccormick

     

     

    Hope your bhoy enjoyed the Sporting game, after reading your post I lobbed a wee tenner on both teams to score at 11/8, so a Lisbon 4-2 victory gets me a couple of bob for a wee bet today !

     

     

    Grey skies in ML5 but fir anyone going to Celtic park the sun will be trying to shine through

     

     

    Boyata will score again (if starting )

  24. 16 roads - Celtic über alles... on

    CelticQuickNews – Powerful reading.

     

     

    All of the contributions last night/this morning were class.

     

     

    Clogher Celt – YNWA mo chara.

     

     

    Celtic for the victory today, and always.

     

     

    KTF.

  26. GerryBhoy on

    Wonder how well CG will be motivated today after the Chelski stuff.

     

     

    A wee 2-0 will do ;)

  29. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    Clogher Celt

     

    I’ll light a candle st St Josephs this morning before dropping mini and Matthew at Celtic park

     

     

    Geroid

     

    Thanks for the Blantyre mining disaster song

     

     

    Good to read back last nights blog

     

     

    Hope Marspapa and TBM drop into PV for a shandy

  30. Turkeybhoy on

    Great comments from the Killie fans about Ajer.raving about how good he was.High hopes for this boy.

     

    I hope we go the extra mile and sign the Nigerian boy.Not much effort required to get it over the line by the sound of it.If Eboue is up to the mark,the pool is getting very strong looking.

     

    Watching the Monkey game yesterday.Collum soiled his shorts with the Keirnan Red Card.If Mc Donalds,very stupid,was a Red,Keirnans was also.Cant send two off?.Is this a new rule?.

     

    Anyway,should be a good game today.Hearts will have some kind of go.Could be a few goals.

     

    As usual,cant wait.

  31. BlantyreKev on

    We will score 5 today.

     

     

    We will score 5 because Spurs scored 4 and most people on the Walk with Shay goals competition chose Spurs but me and 2 other chose Celtic and it’s Sunday and I believe in God and that she’s a Tim.

     

     

    Mon the hoops

  33. What is the Stars on

    Morning all

     

    Just arrived in a chilly Glasgow.

     

    Looking forward to seeing the bhoys.

     

    Clogher, best wishes to your uncle.

  34. Hot Smoked on

    I hope the guys predicting 3,4 and 5 goals are correct but I am anticipating another ultra-defensive set-up by Hearts and goals will be difficult to come by.

     

    Leaving now for the early departing Arbroath CSC bus. The Bhoys do like a drink 0:-)

     

    Cheerio for now.

     

    JJ

  35. foghorn leghorn on

    so EK is both damp AND dry?

     

     

    hmm. i better look out my window to see which it is…

     

     

    ahh, its also dark and sunny :-)

  36. Auld Tam on

    Henry Onyekuru will be in Glasgow tomorrow morning for signing talks and a medical.

     

     

    In Brendan we trust.

  37. Jobo Baldie on

    Foghorn Leghorn.

     

     

    The ground is wet and so is summarised as ‘damp’. There is no precipitation at the moment so it is also ‘dry’. If I did forecasts (which, as everyone should know, I don’t) I’d have said that it won’t be dry for long ;-)

  40. Greenpinata on

    My friends in Celtic,

     

     

    Just reading about the early starts some of our fans have to make.

     

     

    Time, effort and commitment.

     

    Great Stuff.

     

     

    HH to all, and especially to those who make the effort. COYBIG.

  41. kitalba on

    I see Kris Boyd has come out from under his rock to stir the wooden spoon vis-a-vis Craig Gordon and the Chelsea interest. He was a very ordinary football player and now he’s a has been very-ordinary football player still sponging a wage for doing hee-haw.

     

     

    It looks like Craig Gordon does want to at least hear what is on offer, he’d be a fool not to, after all whether he stays at Celtic or goes to Chelsea it will most likely be the last significant contract he’ll sign before he hangs up his boots. Very few football players want to hang up their boots before they have to.

     

     

    I hope he stays but if Chelsea are really going to offer him north of 40k a week, then Craig has a decision to make.

  42. bognorbhoy on

    For those who may have missed this overnight ….

     

     

     

     

     

    !!BADA BING!! on 28TH JANUARY 2017 11:05 PM

     

    From Tirnanog on twitter

     

     

    Long read about Tommy Burns supper but well worth it.

     

     

    The plush surroundings of the Kerrydale Suite of Celtic Park aren’t so far removed from areas of Glasgow where deprivation and lack of opportunity linger on. It was fitting then that the club founded to aid the poorest of the poor in Victorian Glasgow hosted one of those charity events which are such a regular feature in the Celtic family. They travelled from far and wide to celebrate the latest ‘Tommy Burns Supper,’ a tradition started by the Herriot Watt and Edinburgh Celtic Supporters Club more than two decades ago. There remains a very deep and tangible affection for Tommy and hundreds of supporters came to raise funds for his Skin cancer charity and the Celtic Charity Foundation. They also came to remember the man who seemed to have an effect on so many who worked with him or knew him.

     

     

     

    The evening began with a speech from STV Political pundit and Celtic fan, Bernard Ponsonby who spoke with his usual authority and eloquence of how his family’s Irish roots and growing up in the Garngad made it virtually impossible that he would follow any other team than Celtic. Being born into a Celtic supporting family is something many of us take for granted but isn’t the only route to Celtic Park. He recounted that the actor, David Hayman, came to Celtic later in life after being impressed by both the club and the supporters. ‘This is a political club,’ Bernard said, ‘political with a small P. The people who follow this club won’t just pass on the other side. They’ll help those who need help. It is a club with core values.’

     

     

     

    Among the first footballing guests to speak about Tommy Burns were Tosh McKinley, Tom Boyd, Gordon Strachan and Brendan Rodgers. Tosh was asked about the cross he swung in for the winning goal in the 1995 Cup final and said, ‘Makes a change, I usually get asked about sticking the head on Henrik Larsson.’ Tosh knew what that cup win meant to Burns and the wider Celtic support and was rightly proud that a Celtic supporting lad like him played a part in it. He recounted that him time at Celtic was sometimes less than plain sailing. After one match an elderly fan spoke to him outside Celtic Park saying, ‘Tosh, I’d compare you to Roberto Carlos…compared to him you’re shite!’ The sartorially elegant full back was then asked where he bought his sharp suits and replied, ‘It’s amazing what you can get with a crisis loan.’

     

     

     

    Gordon Strachan was in top form remembering that epic 2008 championship win and how it was tinged with huge sadness as his great friend and colleague had passed before Celtic won that title. He recalled getting petrol from a garage on the London Road and being asked in the spring of 2008 by the owner who he thought would win the league. Strachan said…

     

     

     

    ‘I could see by the look of him he was a Rangers fan. I said Celtic will win it to which the man replied ‘naw ye won’t, Rangers will.’ I said ‘well what the f*ck are you asking for?’ In May 2008 as Celtic’s team bus drove back to Celtic Park from Tannadice with the trophy we passed the garage and I said, ‘driver, stop here.’ I went in and asked for the boss and the lassie said ‘He’s not working tonight can I take a message?’ I said, ‘Aye, tell him when he comes in Gordon Strachan said he can go f*ck himself!’

     

     

     

    Speaking of his great friend and assistant Manager, Tommy Burns, Strachan recalled one match where the advice he got from his colleague was less than helpful…

     

     

     

    ‘We were playing Manchester United in the Champions League and they had Giggs, Berbatov, Rooney, Ronaldo and Tevez running at us. We were hanging on a bit at the end and the crowd were getting on my back a bit demanding I change it. All I had was Ben Hutchison on the bench. I saw Tommy standing at the opposite end of the dugout watching the team hang on. He comes walking up to me as the crowd think ‘Aye, Tommy will tell him what to do to sort it.’ Well he stops in front of me, puts his hand over his mouth so no one can see what he’s saying and I’m waiting for the tactical master plan, and he said, ‘By the way the blind section and giving you some abuse!’ I looked along and saw a blind guy on his feet waving his arms shouting ‘Strachan yer f*cking useless!’ He canny even see the game and he’s giving me stick! Even his guide dog had its paw over its eyes!’

     

     

     

     

     

    Brendan Rodgers spoke eloquently and with that media savvy he has. He wouldn’t be drawn on any upcoming transfer business and said when asked is anything happening, ‘Not at the moment.’ His thoughts on Tommy were formed firstly as a young fan from Ireland who followed the Hoops avidly. He was thrilled to work as a young coach under Tommy at Reading and found the man to be as decent as he had heard. When asked to describe Tommy in a few words he replied, ‘He had the X-Factor. He was the top man.’ When asked simply. ‘Celtic or Liverpool?’ he replied, ‘I’ve been a Celtic fan all my life so no doubting who I choose. It’s an honour to manage the club I support.’ When Pat Bonner was asked to sum up Tommy in a few words, he said that Tommy was ‘the personification of Celtic.’ Strachan said simply, ‘He was my best friend.’ Billy Stark spoke of the ‘unbreakable bond’ that the Centenary team had and that Tommy was at the centre of that.

     

     

     

    The evening passed with many such anecdotes and now and then the assembled supporters would burst into those chants of ‘Tommy Burns, Tommy Burns, Tommy Burns,’ which used to echo around the stadium. Thousands of pounds were raised for charity and Tommy would have liked that. He would also be delighted that his people still cherish his memory and still remember the flame haired Calton boy who dreamed of playing for the team he loved and made that dream a reality.

     

     

     

    There was laughter and tears in the Kerrydale Suite last night but pride also that such a fine man had contributed to Celtic’s history in such a meaningful way. His old friend Peter Grant said movingly, ‘I still talk to him every day.’ For Celtic fans who saw him play or were lucky enough to speak to him, they knew he was special.

     

     

     

    Whenever I go to see Celtic play I think of men like Tommy and Jock and Jimmy and know that somehow their spirit is still around the place. To paraphrase Tommy…

     

     

     

    ‘They’re there and they’re always there.’

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