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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G67-A million tops plus a few fringe players maybe.
Cowiebhoy sorry to hear this sad piece of news. Will pray for Ryan at Mass tomorrow and will also add one for his family. Though I think the Good Lord will have taken young Ryan straight home to the Heavenly Paradise. RIP.
Jamesgang
I think that’s 1-1 :-)
Night and take care.
!!bada bing!!
23:06 on 6 January, 2015
Martin Odegaard signing for Real Madrid seemingly
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If he’s not enticed by a trip to the sun for a fortnight with the Bhoys and would prefer yon funny talkers then
€$¥# him, he’s not worth the hassle.
Auld PL beelin’ cos he’d managed to wangle a free child place at Thomas Cook….
HH jamesgang
Gary67
I see the CH from Ajax we were reportably interested in Denswil, has signed for club Brugge
Young Liam showed last night why we do need Armstrong or Allen, imho :-)
jamesgang-all inclusive anaw ;]]
Naw it’s not!
Unless your grievous faux pas last night was intentional!
Well was it punk?
DirtyTimmyCSC
HH jamesgang
!!bada bing!!
Aye but nae ginger mind!
Right must dash.
HH jamesgang
O.G.
Looked on deadclub media about petition of the sevco board, although they are deluded they are fair giving it tight to the SOS :))))))))))))))))))))))).
Goodnight all this time promise:))))
!!bada bing!!
PS my tirade of 11.14 was not directed towards you. T’was for that Hunnish brogue rogue HT!
HH jamesgang
Oooops do Not need
Made me smile at the time
RIP Auld Fella
http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2015-01-06/runaway-d-day-veteran-dies-aged-90/
Watch out cowiebhoy, HT’s got his red pen out and is going mentol.
;-)
HH jamesgang
Franny
I have loved Kris since my last visit to Hampden with my son. KC’s debut against the sheep. We both had him as first scorer. Paid for the tickets and much drink in the Partick Smiddy post match party. Hope & pray he stays.
cowiebhoy
23:14 on 6 January, 2015
Armstrong and Henderson instead of injury prone wingers. Henderson had a great game on the left last night, hope he gets more game time, if not he should be sent out on loan.
Ah, red ink in the top pocket of white shirt, turns pink when washed :-)
I still canny see the extra S by the way
Hail Hail
Cowiebhoy
Unusually no pink today.
Red socks mind!
Glad your babba is being so well looked after so far away. Tims. What a bunch. Amazing.
Laters
HH jamesgang
Gary67
I actually back the club here, need to ship oot some before we sign others
I do like Armstrong, but from what I have seen last 2 seasons, I actually see a better prospect for us in young McGinn at St M ? He is oot of contract in summer, so be able to do a decent pre-contract deal ?
Hail Hail
Big J
100% Bhud, amazing gesture from Melbourne Mick and his Princess, who have spoiled my baby ghirl ( mind she is 23) :-)
Hail Hail
Turkeybhoy
It is a fair point. Sometimes we want to give youth a chance and then we assassinate them shortly after. Must be the Celtic way.
Think you are being unfair on the roasters mind :-)
HH
CRC
PS Henderson is a prospect
cowiebhoy
23:27 on 6 January, 2015
I’d sign McGinn as well, leave at St Mirren until end of season. Kayal will leave, possibly this window and I’d sell Biton as well.
How disgusting that Celtic supporters have chosen The Sunday Herald as their chosen vehicle.
A newspaper that was a propaganda tool for the SNP comedians in the Neverendum.
These people would have reeked havoc and bankrupted our country (what’s the oil price now btw) and in doing so, left many of us out of work and on the scrapheap.
Whatever the merits of the “Rangers” argument, to run it in a SNP rag is a ‘kick in the teeth’ to ordinary Scots, who have only EVER had their interests attended to by one party – The Labour Party.
The SNP are, and have always been, a bunch of self-serving, one issue Tartan Tories, who would kill their grannies for independence.
The Celtic Militant Tendency, many who live on here, should take a good look at their ‘history’ – neither the SNP, nor an independent Scotland, could ever be other than an enemy of our ‘kind’ – it’s in their DNA.
Gary67
Was speaking to my nephew at DUFC 20s squad tonight. Stuart Armstrong is his mentor. The wee man loves and respects him like no other player at Utd. Stuart is not a Celtic fan but is being converted by the Glasgow Celtic fans at DUFC. :))
Bobby Murdoch’s
There was smiley at the end of my post. Be sure, our post did no upset me. “L”
Overseabhoy
No Krystian Bielik did not play against Celtic. He turned 17 years few days back. Big talent who was on Arsenal and Roma radar. Arsenal offered 2,5 million euros but Legia expect the offer in the range 3,5 million euros. I think he will go for something between. He played few games in the league and one in LE. Good guy.
With apologies if already been featured but these are too good to miss..
Nir Bitton on Celtic TV doing his turn of his teammates.
Worst trainer – Anthony Stokes – yet he is also the..
Longest in the shower – Anthony Stokes..
Worst Banter – Alexander Tonev, and maybe that’s why he is also the..
Fastest runner – Alexander Tonev
Least intelligent – Leigh Griffiths, yet he probably shares a car to training with the..
Most intelligent – Craig Gordon
:o)
Overseabhoy
Bielik is big talent bit it won’t be a loss to Legia team. We have few playmakers who must be on the bench or must wait place on the bench. The striker who has one goal per 80 minutes ratio is still not first squad player. He did not play against Celtic too.
Alfie Noakes
Welcome are you Glasgow Labour Councillor
Zbyszek
Happy New Year.
Hope we meet soon. I plan to visit Gdansk ( Grandfather’s birthplace) next year.
Gdansk is Green and White! :))
Mickbhoy1888
I was thinking UKIP :-)
HH
CRC
DD I have made a few shillings off KC myself :)
Alfie or Ernie or Stephen Purcell?????
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?????
Cowiebhoy
Candle for Ryan RiP tomorrow.
Prayers for family
HH
CRC
How long do you give a prospect to fulfil his potential. We have been giving a prospect a first team chance for the last 4 years and there is no way he is going to fulfil the original expectations heaped upon him
Alfie noakes…poor effort…on a more sensible note….would love us to sign Armstrong…really like him…..
RIP Ryan Smith.
May his soul and the souls of the faithful departed ,through the mercy of God, rest in peace amen.
God grant his family strength.
Delaneys Dunky
Thank you. Happy New Year to you. I hope we meet.
Alfie Noakes
Are you Jim Murphy?
Cowiebhoy
Very tragic for family. Rest in Peace Ryan.