Away to Hearts, Hibs, Aberdeen and Newco in the first round of fixtures. If you like your season to start with a challenge, you will be happy. Ange Postecoglou, on the other hand, may have hoped for a more favourable start to the campaign.
No excuses, we have the resources to cope and to go on and win the league.
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RC on 15TH JUNE 2021 3:56 PM
Easy🍀
Neil Lennon’s recent tenure as Celtic manager wouldn’t have been so bad if he had his own assistants.
He was wrong to take the job without his own assistants and the board were wrong to employ him without his own assistants.
Were lessons learned?
Probably not.
MARTIM1980
So are you saying that the manager was blameless
MARTIM1980 on 15TH JUNE 2021 3:55 PM
We underestimate, I believe, what a roar from our support can do when a player is having a ‘moment’ on the park, or an applause from good play, or us calling out linesman and refs.
I only ever boo refs, linesman and opposition, that’s my choice though….
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In keeping with a modern “new breed” outlook on all things Celtic, I like to berate and critique everything I observe at the park, from my seat in block 122, overlooking the tunnel.
Here you can get up close and personal to the non performing hingers on that are the groundstaff, the extra stewards, the police commander, that saint andrews ambulance guy that canny straddle the wee gates, her that runs after the camera guy for sky sports, them photographers that love themselves, Simon Donnelly looking like a Musketeer, Gerry of celtic tv, Big Hayley, the guy that wheels out the tombola, badge man leaving early on his scooter to beat the traffic, that blind guy that gets a shout out from the very back of the Jock Stein stand while waving in their direction, and dont get me stared on the big dug, his performances are a disgrace to mascots everywhere, I wouldnt be suprised if he is no a dug at all.
MARTIM1980 on 15TH JUNE 2021 3:49 PM
In fairness, i believe fans missing affected our players more than most clubs.
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I often thought the influence of fans was overstated. After last season I’m no longer so sure.
We were probably affected in a negative sense although if there were fans inside watching the levels of performances we were served up it’s likely there would’ve been a negative response. Of course had there been fans inside, it would be argued that the team could’ve/would’ve been roused to a higher level of performance.
What is beyond all doubt is that the G51 club had a huge positive in that their mentally weak players benefitted from not having a crowd on their backs.
ST TAMS on 15TH JUNE 2021 4:02 PM
MARTIM1980
So are you saying that the manager was blameless
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Nope
I think I preferred the Scotland support when they aw drank Tartan Special, looked like John Wark and swung off Wembley’s goalposts………………The Cat Boot ‘n’ Tea-Cosy brigade look a tad contrived…………
mursheen – I’m fine with us all expecting to win every game. As a club, all factions have a major part too play – finances, recruitment, coaching, players and fans collective determine whether we win lose or draw.
Entitlement for me? This is when we win 9 IAR again and an unprecedented quad treble – we follow this with a disastrous season where all of those factions collapsed in a single season. Board for complacent, recruitment was awful, players didnt perform, coaching couldn’t handle the fluid situations and the fans panicked due to 10IAR. I have HUGE sympathy for the club – covid destroyed any momentum as we regularly lost key at critical times in the season (btw – this disrupts training, playing and personnel who need to quarantine). Beyond this, we were desperately unlucky with injuries, again to key players and back up players.
I can’t believe journalists don’t discuss this in their analysis – I guarantee, if Rangers went through what we did last season – the narrative would be one of lucky celtic, unfortunate rangers and Asterix beside the title.
10IAR didnt happen for multiple reasons – we have no right to win every game.
External factors play a significant factor in sport – luck included. If it wasn’t for this force – we wouldn’t have stopped rangers winning 10IAR and probably 11, 12 ,13….
I am grateful for this , I am grateful for our recent domination and I am grateful we are still in strong financial health to go on a run again. Unlike Rangers who scramble desperately to keep the lights on.
Entitlement v expectations are very different things.
time for the next phase in Celtics great history.
PS If Ranger had just won 9 again and quad treble – the all media avenues would still be talking about it and glorifying it.
Big Jimmy,
I’m home in a few days, when’s this swally happening.?
BMCUW ( Mick ) if you are about, any more hootenanny’s?
HH.
what Stebhoy said.
Celtic’s current board and previous manager have been pretty critical of our support lately.
I’m not certain we can claim that these same fans would have made much of a difference in points or in prizes.
Seems a weak argument to me. Difficult to measure.
Hoping all involved with Celtic show more purpose for the coming season.
My expectations are realistic.
SQUIRE DANAHER on 15TH JUNE 2021 4:06 PM
100% -they boo them if they are nil nil at half time.
NL
Thought he was entitled to continue in his role long after the wheels came off, he said if it wasn’t working he’d walk, months before he was relieved of his duties, but he never kept his word. He’ll always be a celt but his stubbornness was one of many contributing factors in the last calamitous campaign. I’ve absolutely no interest in him, apart from hoping he keeps well
Well, the Celtic board will never forget this moment on history. What a lesson they’ve been taught.
My renewal was not made until the 15th of June.
Just think about it. Not May. Not the first week in June. Not the second week in June.
NO – the 3rd week and only after I went down to the ticket office, tore a branch off a tree and gave it a right good thrashing.
That’ll teach them.
UNCLE JIMMY on 15TH JUNE 2021 4:16 PM
Very difficult to measure, I wasn’t backing my perspective with evidence though, I said it was my feeling, so accept those opinions to the contrary
HH
I want to add – many celtic fans mentality and attitude is driven by what comes from the media. Do not underestimate the power of the media to corrupt the thinking of the lazy reader. (see trump victory due to Russian social media drive)
We know the media in Scotland is anti Celtic – they are bigots and hate everything about our accomplishments.
When Rangers were in Div1 and lost to Motherwell to get back into the SPL – I remember the media writing CONSTANTLY about how loyal the rangers fans are and how they always back the club.
Had that been Celtic – the narrative would have been fans have had enough, fans will not buy season tickets , etc. etc. the negative momentum would have been catastrophic!
The younger Celt fans need to get smarter and understand this force – Supporting Celtic is more than just the beautiful football – its a cause , its a fight for justice and a battle we take on!
Fergus took it on and should have a statue outside Celtic park – look how the media portrayed him?
MARTIM1980 on 15TH JUNE 2021 4:21 PM
UNCLE JIMMY on 15TH JUNE 2021 4:16 PM
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I think someone will measure it in the future, maybe as a dissertation, using analytics before pandemic, then during , then after, does performance return to the averages of before, and would that then prove the lack of fans impacted everything surrounding the club during that time.
Klopp commented he believe his teams random results really were partly caused by no fans.
Other teams without the pressure of hordes on their back had their best league seasons ever (taking both franchises of the 2nd rangers)
Statistically I dont believe thems will do it again.
I do believe when celtic are allowed fans to return, the most likely to return will be th emost supportive types, and it will make a difference.
You have to belive, I think it is called being faithful, or something like that.
SteBhoy that is a run of excellent posts by the way.
SteBhoy.
I am often amazed by the younger fans gut reactions to the social media feeds, Youngests of the nephews will sit at the match , phone in hand , telling me who is posting what from their homes, or what sky is saying, or Sutton said this, about the live match that we are watching in front of us.
Having said that, pre covid, I wasnt adverse to posting shite on here live from the game, just to disagree with the grumblers.
Steve Clarke says:
“Every game in the tournament is a big game. I think because it’s against our friends from south of the border it makes it extra special.”
Probably in the ‘bad books’ with the cult, including some on here, for having the good grace to call our fellow countrymen “friends”.
Every time I come onto CQN there’s a load of posters having a go at a certain poster for his unionist views. Don’t have a go at him. Totally ignore his posts and your problem and annoyance will go away like snow off of a dyke. The more replies you make the more oxygen you give. I haven’t used his name but you all know who I’m talking about.
JHB
You don’t think he was being a tad sarcastic with the use of ‘friends’???
“SPIKEYSAULDMAN on 15TH JUNE 2021 3:26 PM
Hot Smoked
My auld man was originally from the Good n the Bad, moved to Barmulloch just before attending St Marthas (then onto the Mungo)”
That is precisely the same background as myself.
The twins I remember well were Joe and Eddy Flood. Either of them your Dad?
PS Don`t listen to that Favourite Uncle painting me as some kind of Casanova !
Well said Steve Clarke.
Let’s just pump our low life friends south of the border on Friday.
Saor Alba
TOSB
Jolly Boy John is only on CQN, because every other Celtic site has banned him for being a Unionist troll. CQN tolerates him.
That says a lot about CQN and Paul67.
The sooner Scotland and England are out of this competition the better, then we can just enjoy the football without any of the accompanying infantile jingoism.
ERNIE LYNCH
If England exited the tournament tomorrow they would still be the main topic of conversation on the box .
What went wrong/where do we go from here/ blah blah blah . Microscopically dissected , over analysed , etc.
DD
My family are English
£200m player misses from 3 yards
Ange would have walked from Tokyo to Celtic but what kind of a welcome awaits him?
No Neilly Mochan for a trainer or Bob Rooney as a physio or Sean Fallon as head of recruitment.
No assistant manager…big JK is not really even that just a guy who loves his club and is a great servant but who works best in the background.I think Kennedy should get demoted and Gavin Strachan( like Mr Hammond) shouldn´t get renewed. Ange will have his own ideas for backroom staff so he needs time to bring in good people. Kennedy could stay in the picture in the meantime and see if he can impress Ange.
GENE on 15TH JUNE 2021 5:40 PM
DD
My family are English
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And so is Steve Clarke’s, I’m sure he doesn’t think they are lowlifes
Squire D
“What is beyond all doubt is that the G51 club had a huge positive in that their mentally weak players benefitted from not having a crowd on their backs.”
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To be fair , they were allowed to have 4 fans of theirs attend every game, 3 of them standing on the grass itself.
I see Charlie Mulgrew is back to United this year and young Campbell at Motherwell has gone to Luton
JHB on 15th June 2021 4:46 pm
Steve Clarke says:
“Every game in the tournament is a big game. I think because it’s against our friends from south of the border it makes it extra special.”
Probably in the ‘bad books’ with the cult, including some on here, for having the good grace to call our fellow countrymen “friends”.
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Pathetic attempt – the use of ‘friends’ in such a context is usually sarcastic. But keep trying, Donald.
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PS JHB wants this site to change its name from CQN to CQAnon
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Get Ronaldo aff, legs are gone, he looks disinterested, and the body language is atrocious.
SCULLYBHOY on 15TH JUNE 2021 6:05 PM
JHB on 15th June 2021 4:46 pm
‘Pathetic attempt – the use of ‘friends’ in such a context is usually sarcastic.’
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He wasn’t being sarcastic. He actually does think of the English as friends. Bastard.
“My two boys are English. My grandchildren are English……..
England’s realistic expectation is to be in the last four of major competitions. When you get that far, you think you can win it.”
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jun/09/steve-clarke-my-boys-are-english-and-my-grandchildren-i-enjoy-the-rivalry-hampden-wembley-euro-2020
ERNIE LYNCH on 15TH JUNE 2021 5:28 PM
The sooner Scotland and England are out of this competition the better, then we can just enjoy the football without any of the accompanying infantile jingoism.
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well said,
i was just about to call them out with a mocking chant of “milk, lemonade, chocolate”
ernie lynch on 15th June 2021 6:30 pm
SCULLYBHOY on 15TH JUNE 2021 6:05 PM
JHB on 15th June 2021 4:46 pm
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I would say that Stevie acknowledged his audience with a touch of sarcasm. Even if he wasn’t being sarcastic, that is fine. I was actually born in Swindon to Irish parents, but I love to see England lose, even at tiddlywinks. The point remains, there was a pathetic attempt made by a fellow Celt to score a political point – which failed.
HH
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Scullybhoy on 15th June 2021 6:05PM
Funny you say so. My own view is Dermot Desmond has never been afforded the benefit of sarcasm following his often quoted response to a question posed to him at a golf course in the aftermath of Rangers going bust.
It read to me, at the time and ever since, as exactly what I would expect to hear from a billionaire psychopath; honeyed words about a reviled foe, spoken whilst standing astride the fallen corpse urinating on it.