Yesterday’s draw after an intense period of games may have been predictable, and predicted elsewhere, but not for the reasons it happened. This was a high-tempo performance from Celtic, who created as many chances as they have in weeks, but they faced a typically robust Highland defence, and whereas shots hit the post and went in last weekend, this time three shots rebounded off the frame of the goal.
Them’s the breaks.
After running amok the previous week Moussa Dembele must have wondered what was going on. He didn’t get a yard of space all afternoon as the Inverness defenders stuck to him like glue throughout.
There have been suggestions that Kieran Tierney needed a rest, After a stunning first season and intense opening to the new season, Kieran was one of several overwhelmed at the Camp Nou. His showing in the Highlands put paid to that notion. We got the first goal from a Kieran cross, the player then forced Fon Williams into the best of his miraculous saves, and struck the crossbar with another thunderous shot.
After two low-key (if eventful) games against Lincoln Red Imps, eight of Celtic’s next 10 games were incredibly intense occasions, culminating in the drubbing at the Camp Nou. The latter half of last week was the first time since the players trooped of that field in Gibraltar that there wasn’t a crunch game looming.
It was also the first time this season a first team mainstay was rested (Kolo Toure was left out of the squad). The evidence was there that the players put the work into the game, but as the final minutes approached, with Inverness still in touch, you sensed the Celtic tank was empty.
Brendan Rodgers will take a look over Alloa’s impressive form this season and wonder if he should rest more on Wednesday. He should. We need to show trust to those on the fringe of the squad, and rest those who have league and Champions League games coming up in the following week.
I see some comment that extending a player’s ban for a shouting match to four weeks looks like constructive dismissal. It looks a bit like that, but there’s another interpretation for Joey Barton’s extended leave. Three weeks from now Newco may well have another manager, making any disagreement he had with Warburton moot.
Warburton is new to top flight football and has never dealt with a character like Barton before. Nor has anyone on the Newco board. They are all feeling their way in the business of football. That’s hard enough when you’re winning games but you’ve no chance when performances are evidently not good enough.
From a personal perspective I hope they patch up their differences and both stick around for a long time.
If Warburton fails to deliver in the coming weeks, keep your eye on Barry Ferguson. He has Clyde second top of League Two having lost only one game this season, and has enough credit in the tank to buy Newco time to settle into the top flight. He also has the big time experience to handle a player like Barton.
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Above should read £25bn annually,not £25m.
Tommy Wright or McInnes will be next in at Poundland
The only historical writer of substance and integrity is the one I agree with.
And there, my dear sir, and you are my friend, is where your ability to actually think… ends.
If you believe but the one book.
The one voice.
So much shite gets written on here without challenge. So it must be true.
Efe Ambrose might also have cleared that header, but he would definitely have got sent off for the “penalty” challenge.
1-0 to Ross County in the Development game.
Bada
What they paying the compensation with?
KITALBA on 19TH SEPTEMBER 2016 2:22 PM
Judge not , lest ye be judged.
Been offline since Friday. Our goals against record is a significant worry.
Does BR drop DDV and wreck his confidence,or continue to play him in the hope that the keeper he once knew returns?
Cos that runs a risk of wrecking the confidence of the entire defence.
It’s a quandary,and I’m sure BR is seriously concerned.
BTW,I noticed that Davie Moyes withdrew a player before kick-off,reasons unexplained.
And played Denayer at right-back!
Well,all I’ll say is that Jason looked nothing like the budding star we once knew…
TURKEYBHOY on 19TH SEPTEMBER 2016 11:30 AM
Just exactly what did Gamboa do yesterday,to be labelled a dud?.
i agree we have to give him time to judge , but yesterday he was badly at fault with his defending at their first goal, he failed to attack the player and backed off ,ending up turning his body goal side allowing the attacker to turn to his inside , poor play.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 19TH SEPTEMBER 2016 2:32 PM
The irony is that we actually do now have a generation who are condemned to ‘unremitting never ending renting’, as a direct consequence of the selling off of the Council Housing stock.
But they are renting in the private sector, so that’s OK.
SOUTH OF TUNIS on 19TH SEPTEMBER 2016 2:31 PM
MACJAY
Il vecchio ?
Yes – it helps his ego counterbalance his belief that “nobody listens to old people .” He has taken to visiting relatives in far flung places like Argentina and New Jersey.A disappointment to him-“the fools have romantic beliefs about somewhere the were desperate to leave “
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Mate.
He`s a philosophical genius. Simplicity is the key.
I may well be one of those ” fools. ”
Jockwise.
MACJAY1 :
We all judge all the time.
If we did not…how could we possibly determine who would be worthy of being a friend. Whow would be worthy of our son or daughter… of our trust… of our hope… of our faith….
Judge not… what a crock of shit
Judge not…not for me mate, I am not such a hypocrite.
Gazza convicted of a racially aggravated offence? I’m shocked – surely this lovely man is just misunderstood?
ERNIELYNCH
That is the current state of affairs,mate. Unremitting renting,as you say.
And at £1200pcm,saving for a deposit is somewhat unlikely.
Even if you are lucky enough to have a council house at £400pcm and a decent job which will enable you to save for a deposit,you can’t.
Because new legislation will force up your council rent!
It honestly beggars belief.
I must live in a very posh area of Glesga, as I get my ” big issue” delivered !
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 19TH SEPTEMBER 2016 2:32 PM
Therein lies the essence.
People will do what they perceive to be in their interests and that of their families and their loved ones.
It`s what nature and to an extent nurture has taught them to do.
Housing availability depends on numbers . Agreed ?
Let`s talk the unmentionable . Immigration.
Why not ? The punters are.
But what would they know ?
Right ?
What in the name of god is wrong with ownership per se ?
Go ask Fidel or hermano Raul or their loony cohorts in Venezuela and Ecuador where it`s a dirty word.
KITALBA on 19TH SEPTEMBER 2016 2:48 PM
O.K.
Ron-agree, give the guy a chance
BRTH
Send me your IBAN number and swift code
nevermastered@googlemail.com
HH
macjay1 for Neil Lennon on 19th September 2016 2:11 pm
The last hurrah of universally totally discredited socialism is played out on CQN.
To a backdrop of yawns.
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Macjay, irrespective of whether or not I agree with you, your posts and arguments are usually well constructed, based on your interpretation of the evidence and thoughtful.
This time, I would have to posit that they are not; they are bordering on vacuous.
As someone who worked in a large metropolitan housing authority Homeless Unit in the late 1970’s and who also was at the forefront of implementing the Right to Buy legislation; and then worked on and off in housing projects and lecturing in housing in the 80’s and 90’s, I have an in-depth and detailed knowledge of the subject as it happened.
The impact of Thatcherism on housing and homelessness in the UK since the early 80’s has been monstrous and the greatest single factor in the scandalous lack of affordable rented housing for young and/or vulnerable people.
That is not simply a political viewpoint; it is an empirical assessment that can be verified by the statistical evidence available.
BRTH
Name of account holder
HH
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON on 19TH SEPTEMBER 2016 2:59 PM
Nobody said there was anything wrong with ownership. It was the removal of housing from social housing stock (at a discount) without them being replaced that was the issue.
Weeminger
Nobody said there was anything wrong with ownership. It was the removal of housing from social housing stock (at a discount) without them being replaced that was the issue.
without them being replaced that was the issue. Thats the crux
Another world record?
Number of times “respectful” is used?
Gooood afternoon CQN
Just heading off to Gran Canaria now :-)
Before I go
Very Very Hooooopy Birthday to my wee Ghirl Laura :-)))))))
Hail Hail
Jonathan Swift had the answer to povery homelessness etc over 300 years ago
his Modest Proposal still has all the answers today
Now if only we had a government with the back bone to stop listening to lefty liberal pinko whingers and implement it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Modest_Proposal
WEEMINGER on 19TH SEPTEMBER 2016 3:06 PM
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON on 19TH SEPTEMBER 2016 2:59 PM
Nobody said there was anything wrong with ownership. It was the removal of housing from social housing stock (at a discount) without them being replaced that was the issue.
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Thatcher didn`t buy them .
The people ( remember them ? ) did.
Condemn the people.
If you must.
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON on 19TH SEPTEMBER 2016 2:59 PM
‘Let`s talk the unmentionable . Immigration.
Why not ? The punters are.’
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Let me guess.
The locals are calling you a whingeing pom again.
Am I right?
new article posted.
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON on 19TH SEPTEMBER 2016 2:59 PM
‘Let`s talk the unmentionable . Immigration.
Why not ? The punters are.’
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If you want to deny and deflect (sic) then mention immigration; however, the initial period of impact we are discussing here is the 1980’s and 1990’s. In this period the net migration to the UK was negative; this, therefore, negates your argument (if it is an argument).
On a serious note, I married my first wife in 1977 and as we both had good jobs we obtained a mortgage and bought a great Flat ( high ceilings, cornices etc,).
We both came from working class backgrounds and had lived in Council Housing with parents prior to getting wed.
I remember after Thatcher came to power in 1979, myself and others were very unhappy to say the least. I have to admit that my wife and I were relatively ” well off” under Thathchers regime as ” homeowners” ? You could of course argue that in our situation we weren’t really ” homeowners” ?
In the early 80’s I left her for certain reasons but soon after I became unemployed ( thanks to Thatcher) for the first time in my life. During that period the only help that I got was a period of just paying the interest on my mortgage by the mortgage lender itself .
As I was unemployed, I received no financial help with my mortgage, but if I had been renting I would have received some help at the very least ?
I did eventually have to sell the flat, and pay off the mortgage. The profit that I was left with went in drink, women, discos, curries, taxis and Celtic , so at least nothing was squandered !
My serious point is that as a young couple we were encouraged to buy, as were others soon after by Thatcher, but he’ll mend ye if you become unemployed, as the rug will be pulled from under you in no time.
During those Thatcher years and beyond I wonder how many people were encouraged to buy and on being landed heavy mortgages, then suffered unemployment with little or no means to pay that mortgage ?
Everyone deserves a decent roof over their heads, and homelessness should not be an issue in 2016.
WHAT IS THE STARS on 19TH SEPTEMBER 2016 3:09 PM
Weeminger
Nobody said there was anything wrong with ownership. It was the removal of housing from social housing stock (at a discount) without them being replaced that was the issue.
without them being replaced that was the issue. Thats the crux.
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Yes.
Blair`s fault , then ? Or John Major`s ?
What in the name of God, or just love, is wrong with doing every single thing you can to see your family live a life whether you’re black, shite, white, yellow, tall, small, rich, poor, English, French, Australian, Argentinian.
Whose life has more worth, more rights, more value, more love, determined only by a post code.
By a freakin POST CODE
But I pretend to read history and economics and humainity too
viva maggie thatcher
MACJAY
As I said,my original point was non-political. It remains so.
Let’s call it an unintended consequence.
But it is a consequence which is placing a heavy burden right across society.
The financial impact is enormous. The drain on Social Services,likewise.
Not to mention on the NHS,as they have to deal with the physical and psychological problems associated with poor/noon-existent housing and debt worries.
Instead of focusing on blame,this is a problem which requires to be fixed forthwith.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHJenkcbbTM
William Cooper was Murdered not long after September 11.
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On to a Lot more important matters.
I only got to see the 2nd half against ICT.
Looked good to me.
Wee James is a powerful HOME GROWN player.
Jamesie definitely before the Excellent Paddy against Man City – for me.
Here is a new piece, about a ridiculous suggestion that Scotland should probably accept it is not up to Champions League participation…
https://theclumpany.wordpress.com/2016/09/19/lets-not-bother-with-the-champions-league/
I see the FIFA2016 PS4 managers are out in force , binning our new right back after a game and a half.
What nonsense.
Any considered opinion should be made after seeing any player over a sustained period of time. Anything else, good or bad is just ill-informed guff.
Cowiebhoy,
Many happy returns to your wee girl Laura !
Hope you all enjoy Gran Canadian.