It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what was different from last night’s performance to our previous outing against Ross County, and so many this season. Kris Commons was on from the start, but our tone of play was different, even as Kris limped on the side-lines during the opening minutes.
How that tone was set is worth examining. Celtic were denied an opportunity to train on Kilmarnock’s new artificial pitch, in a move demonstrating the hosts legendary welcome and sportsmanship, but when Ronny Deila spoke pre-match he made his position clear, “The pitch is great”.
One of my pet hates is hearing a player or manager establish a reason for failure before kick-off. Record your complaints about the pitch, or even being denied the chance to become accustomed to it, and you’re subliminally setting yourself up for a fall. It didn’t matter if a pitch is great or not, the manager and players have minutes to convince themselves it’s good enough for them to put on a show. Nothing got in the way of Celtic’s can-do attitude yesterday.
Kris was phenomenal. He got a hat-trick at Rugby Park last season and deserved no less this time, only the crossbar, twice, and some fine goalkeeping denied him. In a team short of goals, his focus on the target is unceasing. There were important Champions League games when he didn’t make the team under Neil Lennon, and there will be occasions when the game doesn’t suit him, but he’s the required fulcrum against a packed SPFL defence.
We’ve touched on this theme a couple of times but it doesn’t seem to be getting traction. For two years shareholders now newco Rangers have been advised to step aside, or as now, sell control for £18m, in the best interests of the club. No deal will be done until the best interests of the controlling shareholders are considered, any approach which doesn’t recognise this is no more than a distraction.
Newco have four directors, two non-execs, who do not work in the business on a daily basis, and two executives, who do. The latter, chief executive Derek Llambias, and yesterday’s appointment of Barry Leach as financial director, both came from the Sports Direct stable. They are the men working on fixing the funding gap. It is inconceivable they will overlook the interests of investors.
On 27th of this month newco will face an SFA disciplinary hearing over an alleged breach of a written agreement not to allow Ashley influence at the club, in place before they appointed two former Sports Direct staff to the board. I would be very surprised if the Sports Direct owner didn’t have the club’s short-term funding and his long-term security secured prior to that date.
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O.g.rafferty,
Like the bit and no buying tickets or anything in the ground. Well because they’ve no got a ticket to get inside :0)
Dallas
Thanks bro. U2. Watched it and sky+ it to keep. Watched 5 times since. The Clash at their most lively. ;))
Mullet @ 20:48
I try not to think of them,the only place I tend to read about them with a repetitive monotony is on here
McDowellcelt god bless wee oscar
“Berahinho 25 million”
I’m only vaguely aware of who the guy is……………
partition = petition.
BCW
Ask Sammi about him. :))
Delaney’s, it was a typical julian temple production , a bit out of the ordinary. The last half hour when the band was on stage. Plenty of footage of the magnificent shane macgowan pogoing about in the audience.
Delaneys Dunky
I watched highlights of their game on Saturday, seldom seen an unhappier winning (7 – 0 against Gateshead) outfit.
The transfer madness of the epl..
Adam lallana £25 million plus
World cup & champions league winner, toni kroos, £24 million transfer fee
Sons of Struth
Epitome of thick Huns
Not a mcInnes fan but actually thought he was fair last night.
Both walker and tanner were a disgrace. But nothing new.
Apropos of nothing – am I the only one who can’t resist a wee chuckle every time I hear the “three bears ” being mentioned?
I know they love a catchy wee moniker for each saviour coming over the hill but that really is too much.
the long wait is over
21:53 on
6 January, 2015
partition
You trying to start up the old independence arguments again ?
Jobo
Word of warning re the parking,if there is an event on at the Hydro park only to the north side of Argyle Street. The cooncil have made it resident permit holders only in the bay’s South of argyle street
Dallas
I let my son identify Shane on screen without hint or prompt. Ryan screamed, ” That’s a mad young Shane Da! Hahaha!” Got him right away. Properly brought up ma bhoy! ;))
Burnley
Agree. I was pretty impressed by McInnes last night. Showed a degree of impartiality sadly missing from the MSM generally.
Night all Night wee Oscar my hero God bless x
the long wait is over
Like Burroughs and his cut-ups, words just bump into each other. Glorious nonsense and then some.
prestonpans bhoys
Indeed, I was taken by that new version of Schrödinger’s cat in the asbestos-lined (I)b(r)ox.
The fabulous byproduct of rage and impotence.
Big cup
Yikes. Definitely not!
:-)
As most know I am not normally a conspiracy theorist but I sincerely believe something is afoot with Doncaster and his recent utterances and that lot.
I think there is more to it than just Doncaster grandstanding to balance Regans recent sad Hearn circus.
Delaney’s,you are a cool & great dad with a well brought up family.
Ryan sounds like a chip off the old block.
Zedquarters for me now, sleep well all.
BCW
Watched it too. Aye, was a strange one? Watchin last night again. Seeing more in my house than a bouncin boozer. :)
Bada bing: I’ll take the Pablo nuttini tickets if you still have them
Paolo doh!
Safe to assume the Herald will leak the ad copy to Sevco? To Jack Irvine? I would hazard a guess that a counter statement ad from “Rangers fans” will be up the week after that basically repeats ND’s recent utterances. Perhaps it has already been drafted.
Are the Hamilton Accies away tickets on public sale?
Just been reading back. Re the football club playing out of Airdrie-
When the original Airdrie was liquidated by order of Skinty Moonbeams, the new Airdrie United club was formed in 2002 with the purchase and transfer of Clydebank`s league membership. This new Airdrie club had a completely different badge that bore no relation to the original Airdrieonians club badge.
When the fat hun Ballantyne somehow bought the “Airdrieonians” name back in summer 2014 (presumably from a descendant of the bloke who “sold” the Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty to gullible fools in the 1920s) the renamed club also acquired a new badge which is almost but not completely identical to the original Airdrieonians club badge.
The three different badges are illustrated at: http://www.airdriefc.com/history
The SPFL website lists the Airdrie club as having been formed in 2002 but in their honours credits them with the Scottish Division 2 Championship in 1975/76 (won at the time by Clydebank FC).
http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/airdrieonians/
I have no idea if the league authorities have always credited the Airdrie club with having won the trophies originally won by Clydebank or if they only did so after Challs made the absurd notion of buying the history and honours of a dead club fashionable.
Its hard to establish what honours and trophies the current Airdrie club are trying to claim for themselves as there is no mention of this on their website. Their policy seems to be to keep the head down and shut up hoping that no one will call them out for the Zombie entity that they are.
Their website does talk about having been driven into “full liquidation”, mind you. I had no idea that various stages of liquidation such as “partial liquidation”, “halfway liquidation” or “full liquidation” ever existed…..seems that Neil Doncaster`s fairytale interpretations of liquidation and its consequences are catching on.
Hi ghuys first time post thought KC was outstanding last night defo worth a 2year deal,but me thinks RD has a problem with him
Jobo
I was at the jack white gig in November, my pal pulled off a wee gem
hydepark street, just off lancefield quay, 5 mins from venue and very quick getaway…..
They are marked spaces, but free after 6pm.
what the hell do we care
22:09 on 6 January, 2015
get my email from P67 mate,i’m in EK
O.G Raffery
‘They’ve just appointed Mr. Leach as finance director’
ha ! love it.
FrannyD
I don’t think that Ronny D has any say in the matter.he is not the man that negotiates the contracts
DeniaBhoy 2210-
You can be certain that “Easdale family advisor” Jack Irvine will have advance sight of and be preparing a riposte to the Sunday Herald advert.
You can also bet your life on Campbell Corrigan/ Les Gray types within Police Scotland attacking the advert claiming that troublesome Celtic fans are inciting trouble ahead of the Celtic – Sevco match. Expect pressure to be put on Celtic FC to disassociate itself from the advert on that basis.
I think that the wording of the advert and its timing is excellent. All involved deserve a lot of credit for doing something about the cheating fix – and the widespread silence by SPFL clubs in the face of this cheating fix – that shames Scottish football.
delaneys dunky
22:11 on 6 January, 2015
Are the Hamilton Accies away tickets on public sale?
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There won’t be a public sale mate. You needing one?
Rube 1 – Inter 1.
Yet more signs of improvement .Didnt fold after losing an early goal. Inter were the better team in the second half .Had 2 chances to win the game but didnt take them..A significant result for Inter.
Burnley 78- I think your paranoia is well placed. My guess is that Doncaster is angling for a new job in a new organisation. Hmm where could that be I wonder and have we seen that done before.
CF
BREAKING NEWS
“JIM McCOLL has handed over his 10,000-share stake in Rangers to fans group Rangers First.
The multi-millionaire Clyde Blowers boss tried to topple the Light Blues board 12 months ago when he backed Paul Murray’s “requisitioners”.
But the 62-year-old has kept a low profile since failing to oust the likes of Football board chairman Sandy Easdale and his PLC counterpart David Somers at the 2013 AGM.”
Now someone correct me if I am wrong, but 10,000 shares is worth all of . . . around 2000 pounds? Wow, what a generous multi millionaire he is.
Franny
Welcome bud! If your no a hun?