October was an horrendous month for Ross County. They lost five of six league games and looked doomed. Crucially, most of these games were against teams in the bottom half of the table; they took a point at home to Dundee United but lost to Kilmarnock and Motherwell left Dingwall with a 0-5 win.
A run of form like that can be difficult to recover from. Jack Ross was unable to do so at United before being emptied out. Malky MacKay hung in there and responded with a transformational performance and result against St Mirren, overcoming a halftime deficit to take the win. On Tuesday they plunged Hibs into crisis by deservedly winning at Easter Road.
Those two wins moved them three points clear of the relegation spots. No side in Scotland is more experienced at battling relegation better than Ross County, it has been their daily chore for 10 of the last 11 seasons. They pick up points when not expected, you will not need reminded of which team came to Celtic Park and stopped out run of consecutive Trebles at four.
There will be a demob mood around Celtic Park tomorrow, our last game for a month as football breaks for the World Cup. Some players are off to the tournament, the rest will pack their bags after the game and within days will land in Sydney.
Can you imagine the difference in perspective the County players will have to the game? They have nothing on the roster but to give their all in an effort to frustrate Celtic and take something from the game. Their performance level against Hibs was a new peak for the season and miles ahead of where they were when they came within six minutes of taking a point off Celtic in August.
Celtic have talent in abundance, yet struggled against bottom side Dundee United on Saturday, then had to manage their way through the final minutes at Motherwell. Nothing can be taken for granted tomorrow.
An SFA statement this morning addressed the Jota ‘goal’ at Motherwell on Wednesday, confirming the VAR camera which should have been pointing at play “did not capture an appropriate view of the incident”. We read elsewhere it was trained on the managers at the near touchline, which itself begs many questions, but back to the SFA statement.
Having confirmed the only Hawkeye camera at that side of the field was not looking at play, the SFA nonetheless vaguely imply VAR got the decision right. What they actually said was that VAR determined “the Celtic player had received the ball in an offside position”. Offside has nothing to do with when a player receives the ball, it is only active the instant a forward pass is made. On this matter, the SFA statement makes no comment, but they would like you to think everything worked out for the best anyway.
They then try to divert blame away from themselves by saying “We have provided feedback to the host broadcaster”. “Host broadcaster” is a term you only hear when a UK commentator abroad attributes pictures (or the lack of) to the TV company covering the game. The SFA are the effective host on this occasion and their Hawkeye system does not even broadcasting. This was a shabby attempt at diversion.
Celtic, who campaigned for VAR, must be wondering why they bothered. I doubt in the history of the technology any other club had a goal disallowed when the VAR camera was inconveniently looking elsewhere. One level of conduct for Celtic, it seems.
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BURNLEY78 @ 8.06
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Douglas Ross ……need i say any more….
TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 11TH NOVEMBER 2022 1:16 PM
CELTIC40ME
Exactly my point. They are only making matters worse with their obfuscation.
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This appears to go much further than mere obfuscation. To be clear, if they’re wilfully withholding the truth then they are involved in a cover up.
Watching Birmingham and Sunderland.
It is dire.
Contemplating switching over to Rugby.
To clear up Jotas goal, all Celtic hav to do is request copies of all time stamped footage from all cameras, covering the game at the time. At best it shows that the Club are paying a premium for an inadequate service and should withhold future payments till it’s resolved. At worst it shows that VAR came to a conclusion without any available definitive footage…and this needs to be investigated
H.H.
Just as I reached for remote, Sunderland score.
GG
Accies v Ayr on Scotland channel , not much better to be honest
Accies v Ayr on plastic on a windy November Friday night sounds like the fitba match from hell.
Sorry the ticket I had has just gone. My cousin just called and had changed his plans. Really sorry to have built up any hopes.
However I do have 2 spare season tickets going in the upper tier behind the goal if they are of use. No charge just put a wee donation into a charity.
If we insist on playing on plastic pitches, why don’t we insist each team plays a strict 4 4 2 formation either steel bars across the pitch that the goalie, defense, midfield and attackers MUST hold onto throughout the match. VOILA, life size tabletop football. Probably more exciting than 90% of the crap served up as football
This part of your thread paul from the sfa statement had me thinking
Having confirmed the only Hawkeye camera at that side of the field was not looking at play,
I was under the impression that Hawkeye cameras wer not manually operated, if so why would it film a dug out
HH
either……with
Oh….and each player can only move sideways…..BUT….can turn backwards acrobatically when kicking the ball
THELURKINTIM
nail on head
Turn….somersault
I’ve just read Ange’s comment on the young players travelling to Australia who can expect some game minutes; Robertson, Lawal, Vata.
Good luck to them all.
My opinion on those three names is Dane Murray plays at a level streets ahead of Lawal. Covid, injury has held back his progress for two years. I hope he returns to pitch his claim soon.
I watched, on CTV, the Glasgow Cup game v scum last season, 1-1. Ben Doak showed us a Daniel Arzani level of commitment to the Celtic cause. Good riddance, always.
Tom Boyd bigged up Lawal throughout those 90 minutes. My eyes told me captain Murray was Celtic’s best player.
I might have something here….instead of steel bars….white painted lines across the pitch which at least one foot must be in contact with
Hello again all you young rebels
From a rain expected Melbourne Peninsula, boooo
Meeting up with our new head coach of our soccer club this
morning, a couple of tasks before season starts, and then a
coup..thre.. a few beers in the club.
A good chance to hear more from him re big Ange, and that
old scallywag PADDYMACOZ, and of course any other talk
containing the words CELTIC. 🇮🇪🍺
H H. Mick
Isn’t Hancock the prick that awarded his PAL a £26m face mask contract even though the guy had never made a face mask in his life?
Think it was the landlord at his local 3’sy
The Shipbank roll of honour; BelmontBrian, Big Jimmy, BRRB, The Drummer, Magua, Thelurkintim, Brian McLaughlin. A great day with fine fellows.
I’m sure the all the drink consumed and the tips left by the shipwrecks will see the landlord of the Shipbank lying on a beach in Barbados in no time at all.
No need for a dodgy PPE contract.
Some other dude in Brighton I think, was told to shut down his novelty candy manufacturing operation with 3 employees and start making face masks. Ending up with around 50 employees, he was awarded a +£30m contract
GGH
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We’re Not Half Of Anything.
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Garcia – good to see you here……..
BSR – “parcel of Brogues”……… :))))))))
Kwality!
HH.
Summary on Var
https://twitter.com/djquinn_/status/1591038473347235841?t=zfzJ_vmo_VmpkGtIxKt-qQ&s=19
HH
Maybe best to have table football line up with players stuck on a sick.
“the Celtic player had received the ball in an offside position”.
I’m sure I’m a bit late to the party but that is one of the most infuriating things I’ve seen from those clowns at the SFA.
The unbridled arrogance of them to think that any football fan over the age of seven isn’t going to see that for anything other than the insult it is.
The contempt with which they view fans , perhaps just Celtic fans , and their perception of the level of our intelligence has never been clearer than in that one sentence.
They are children masquerading as grown ups and it shows.
Garcia Lorca on 11th November 2022 1.57PM
Enjoyed reading your post. We don’t have many such as you and your elder brother still in our company.
Tomorrow speaks for itself, Celtic play for 3pts. After tomorrow’s game, there’s four weeks of rubbish to filter.
Is there any possibility you type some/any of your brother’s remaining memories of Jock Stein’s playing triumph, the 1953/1954 double season?
Blantyre Tim
I had a wee look at it, but fell asleep and woke up to find the Boss had the remote. I couldn’t object as she was asking me what I wanted for dinner.
Women are far more cunning than mere men.
GREENPIANTA ,Newsnow Celtic a fair share of ex Sevco Players and Sevco Minded Journalist come on to that site ,with anti Celtic stories ,which are all untrue ,all I want is for ever who runs Newsnow Celtic is to don’t put there lies etc on our blog.
1959. I was 1year old. I had a terminally I’ll older brother of 11 years old. He was Celtic daft. He contracted an illness at aged 8. The doctors never gave my mother a definitive cause for his death at aged 12.
Jimmy McGrory and the entire Celtic team came to our house in Easterhouse to bid him farewell. How could I and my sons never be Celtic supporters.
C’mon the Hoops
Didn’t mean to bring the blog down. Just pointing out that Celtic really do care for their supporters
BT
Your dad was probably there
I’ve broke the blog. I’m out.
Burley78 – If the two tickets for the upper stand are available would love to take them. Happy to pay a fee and also make the donation.
St Stivs – many thanks again – will check that out.
I was born in Rankin Hospital. My mum and Dad lived in Chalmers Street and when I was 5 we moved to the Upper Bow Farm – initially Tay Street.
3sy……….Thats a phenomenally powerful story to share mate.
Cap doffed.
HH.