Early stats point to Sviatchenko effect

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Well done to everyone for the win against Morton. After a difficult week it was good to get the result sorted out before halftime. Fixing poor form is seldom a straightforward business, but yesterday’s win was our sixth game in a month, with the loss of only one goal in that period.

The five games before this run didn’t produce a single clean sheet. Erik Sviatchenko started only the last of those five games (at Pittodrie), so while the sample size isn’t enough to draw clear conclusions, it’s an early indication the Dane has tightened things up at the back.

One thing Erik hasn’t been able to do is turn Celtic into a team which looks like it knows how to defend a corner kick. A Morton corner fell into the six-yard box to an attacker’s foot (never mind head). We’ve seen dozens of these horror-show set-pieces this season. They have cost us in the Champions League, Europa League, League Cup and in the Premiership. The Scottish Cup is the only tournament we’ve got away with it, so far.

You are I are beyond despairing at this point, let’s just get it sorted, Celtic.

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  1. PeterLatchfordsBelly on

    Having just listened to the Sportsound podcast and read some of the papers I don’t know whether it’s worth us even turning up to play Sevco. It seems they are present day Invincibles. Clearly they’re somewhere between the Honved team of the 50s, Ajax of the 70s, Milan of the 90s and Barcelona of the present day. This mob are clearly so good it’s a real dilemma for the club to decide whether it should even field a team. The mighty Glasgow Sevco. If we don’t beat by them by at least two I’ll eat my magic hat.

  2. So what to call them? Hmmmmm?

     

     

    How about a wee derivation from “old firm”….”Old” becomes “New”….for the pretty obvious reasons that they are recently created/born ….

     

     

    AND

     

     

    “Firm” becomes something that means both “Hard” and “Corpse”…(and also incorporates an allusion to their upstanding position in society, that they I’m sure would be delighted about)

     

     

    hence my suggestion for “Them” (with which I have always affectionately referred to them, and always will) Is

     

     

    …..ta da….

     

     

    The “New Stiffs”!

     

     

    So the Scottish Cup Semi final will be Celtic versus the New Stiffs…

     

     

    or in honour of the round I suppose we could say that Celtic are playing …

     

     

    A bunch of ‘Semis’…

     

     

    but that could be construed as offensive, so I’ll stick with theThe New Stiffs

     

     

    Hail Hail

     

     

    Matt

  3. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    Clunks

     

     

    Right now, the hun has momentum and huge incentive.

     

     

    Right now,we don`t.

     

    imho

  4. Clunks…

     

     

    I have no fear of the Zombies, nearly got kicked to death with them when I was a pup, I had a few run ins since.

     

     

    Nope, as the huns in work know and my penny whistle playing neighbour knows. Thems died, kip time, heavy day tomorrow. HH

  5. MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON on 7TH MARCH 2016 11:43 PM

     

    Clunks

     

     

    Right now, the hun has momentum and huge incentive.

     

     

    Right now,we don`t.

     

     

    imho

     

     

    – See more at: http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/early-stats-point-to-sviatchenko-effect/comment-page-14/#comment-2791519

     

     

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    Right now they are in the old 1st division and in the last month drew with alloa.

     

     

    This is the zenith of their season……

     

     

    …….this is a long line of important games we have had this season.

     

     

    Dont listen to the bbc sport crap mate. The more the media talk them up from their current position the greater the gloating and get it up them we will have, right neganyawn??

  6. Ole Celtic Park pitch looking like Monster Munch’s napper before his hair transplant.!

     

     

    Imagine the thinking behind asking his opinion on forthcoming SC? Being a KFC player an awe.

     

     

    The bald cheek.

     

     

    However I phoned the company that did his nutjob and they are willing to give it a go doing a CP makeover. The bad news is it’ll cost £2. 47 billion.

     

     

    I’m here all week!

  7. The funniest thing about the scoddish cup draw was the bbc wheeling our kris boydechenko to tell us why he thought the huns would win.

     

     

    My memory aint the best but didnt watty the brogue keep dropping him against Celtic coz he was pash!

     

     

    Is that the best hun legend they have now?

  8. Art of Wart

     

     

    Am assuming thats a typo?

     

     

    Unless you know how good a xmas I had!!

  9. Another point about trolls posting to each other.

     

     

    It indicates to me just how important CQN has been in carrying the zombie myth.

     

     

    We are inundated with imposters, as they attempt to disrupt discourse.

     

     

    Power to the happy clappers and mine shafters.

  10. Hoist with their own petard.

     

    Should describe the Huns, Hun friendly media and all at Hampden.

  11. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    clunks on 7th March 2016 11:53 pm

     

     

    My opinion is based on watching their game and our game at the weekend.

     

    Didn`t like what I saw , even though the ” sample ” was small.

  12. Hun friendly media should not be underestimated.

     

     

    Here in the USA all I hear is how “one is as bad as the other”.

     

     

    This is all from Brits north and south of the border.

     

     

    Not one has ever bothered to attend, compare the atmosphere and attitudes of the respective supporter groups.

     

     

    Make no mistake the larger collective is aligned against us.

  13. Margaret McGill on

    Florida Bhoy on 8th March 2016 12:57 am

     

     

    Except once that I recall. Celtic v Man Utd at the Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink field in 2003. Record sell out crowd that stood for 10 years. Mostly Celtic supporters outnumbering man U supporters. It was duly noted as exceptional by the American media at the time. I think you will find the “one as bad as the other” routine coming from UK ex pats. Now that Celtic are back in bed with the other half of the Old Firm they are right now but not then.

  14. Saint Stivs says SACK THE BOARD on

    from catman

     

     

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    • Alan Hutton £364,000

     

    Hutton made his debut in 2002 and featured in 94 Rangers games, before a £9million move to Spurs.

     

    Alex McLeish £1.7million

     

    McLeish managed Rangers from 2001-06.

     

    Alex Rae £569,000

     

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    Andrei Kanchelskis £145,000

     

    Russian winger arrived from Fiorentina in 1998 for £5.5million. Moved four years later to Southampton.

     

    Andrew Dickson £33,000

     

    Head of football administration at Rangers since 2003. Previously financial controller at Ibrox club.

     

    Arthur Numan £510,000

     

    Dutch full-back arrived at Rangers from PSV Eindhoven in 1998 for £4.5million. Played 118 times.

     

    Barry Ferguson £2.5million

     

    Former youth player who became Rangers captain. Played at Ibrox from 1996-2003 and 2005-2009.

     

    Bert Konterman £300,000

     

    Dutch defender signed by Dick Advocaat for £4.5million in 2000. Played 79 matches for Rangers.

     

    Bert Van Lingen £65,000

     

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    Billy Dodds £190,000

     

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    Bob Malcolm £125,000

     

    Central defender started his career with Rangers in 1997. Played 88 games. Left for Derby County in 2006.

     

    Campbell Ogilvie £95,000

     

    At club from 1978 to 2005 as general secretary and later a director. Now SFA president.

     

    Carlos Cuellar £448,255

     

    Spanish centre-half arrived from Osasuna in deal worth £2.37million in 2007. Moved to Aston Villa in 2008.

     

    Chris Burke £55,000

     

    Started career at Rangers, playing 96 games from 2002 to 2009. Left for Cardiff City.

     

    Christian Nerlinger £1.8million

     

    German midfielder signed from Borrusia Dortmund in 2001 and left in 2004.

     

    Claudio Caniggia £1million

     

    Argentinian World Cup finalist signed from Dundee for £1million in 2001. He played 50 timess.

     

    Craig Moore £1.1million

     

    Australian centre-half played more than 90 games from 1994-1998. Returned in 1999 and stayed until 2005.

     

    Dado Prso £1.9million

     

    Croatian striker was free transfer in 2004. Scored 50 goals in 108 games. Left for Dinamo Zagreb in 2007.

     

    Dan Eggen £68,000

     

    Norwegian central defender signed in 2003 from Spanish club Alaves. Did not appear for the first team.

     

    Sir David Murray £6.3million

     

    Owned club from 1988-2011. They won 15 titles and 26 cups. Sold shares to Craig Whyte for £1.

     

     

    Dick Advocaat £1.5million

     

    Rangers manager from 1998-2002. Spent almost £74million to win five trophies, including two titles.

     

    Douglas Odam £119,000

     

    Finance director for 15 years. Left club in 2003 to take up a role within Sir David Murray’s business empire.

     

    Egil Ostenstad £370,000

     

    Norwegian forward signed from Blackburn on free transfer in 2003. No goals in his 11 games.

     

    Fernando Ricksen £684,225

     

    Dutch right-back signed in 2000 from AZ Alkmaar for £3.75million. Scored 13 times in 182 games. Left in 2006.

     

    Federico Nieto £24,500

     

    Argentine striker joined on loan deal in 2005 from Almagro. Scored once in three matches.

     

    Gavin Rae £376,000

     

    Midfielder joined Rangers from Dundee in 2004 for a fee of £250,000. Transferred to Cardiff in 2007.

     

    George Adams £30,000

     

    Ex-player was head of youth development between 2003-2005.

     

    Graeme Souness £30,000

     

    Player-manager of Rangers from 1986-1991.

     

    Gregory Vignal £173,000

     

    French defender joined on loan from Liverpool in 2004 and played 43 times. Joined Portsmouth in 2005.

     

    Ian McGuinness £25,400

     

    Ibrox club doctor was sacked after Paul Le Guen left. Moved on to Newcastle United and then joined Aston Villa.

     

     

    Ian Murray £95,000

     

    Midfielder was free transfer from Hibernian in 2006. Played 43 games. Left in 2007.

     

    Jan Wouters £285,000

     

    Former Dutch midfielder joined as a coach under Dick Advocaat, then Alex McLeish. Left in 2006.

     

    Jean-Alain Boumsong £630,000

     

    French centre-half joined in 2004 on free transfer. Signed for Newcastle for £8million after just 18 games.

     

    Jerome Bonnissel £48,000

     

    French left-back arrived in 2003 from Bordeaux. Played three games before joining Fulham.

     

    Jesper Christiansen £320,000

     

    Danish goalkeeper signed in 2000 as injury cover. Played three times and left in 2004.

     

    Joel Le Hir £28,275

     

    Paul Le Guen appointed physiotherapist from 2006 to 2007. Now with Le Guen at Oman national team.

     

    John Greig £40,000

     

    Played for club from 1961-1978. Manage Rangers from 1978 to 1983. Later became a director.

     

    John McClelland £225,000

     

    Appointed a director in 2000. Was chairman from 2002 to 2004. Resigned as non-executive director last year.

     

    Julien Rodriguez £638,000

     

    French centre-half signed from Monaco in 2005 for £1million. Played 34 matches then left for Marseille in 2007.

     

    Kevin Muscat £1million

     

    Australian defender joined from Wolves in 2002 on free transfer. Played 22 games. Joined Millwall in 2003.

     

     

    Kris Boyd £215,000

     

    Signed from Kilmarnock in 2006 for £500,000. Scored 101 goals. Joined Middlesbrough in 2010.

     

    Libor Sionko £178,000

     

    Czech midfielder signed from Austria Vienna in 2006. Played 18 matches. Joined Copenhagen in 2007.

     

    Lorenzo Amoruso £639,000

     

    Italian defender cost £4m from Fiorentina in 1997. Moved to Blackburn Rovers for £1.4million in 2003.

     

    Martin Bain £249,000

     

    Chief executive of Rangers from 2005 to 2011. Resigned after David Murray sold club to Craig Whyte for £1.

     

    Marvin Andrews £316,025

     

    Centre-half from Trinidad and Tobago joined from Livingston in 2004. Played 43 matches, scoring four times.

     

    Maurice Ross £120,000

     

    Played 78 games for Rangers from 2000 to 2005, before moving to Sheffield Wednesday.

     

    Michael Ball £1.4m

     

    English left-back signed from Everton in 2001 for £6.5million. Played 55 games. Joined PSV Eindhoven in 2005.

     

    Michael Mols £260,000

     

    Dutch striker joined Rangers under Dick Advocaat. He arrived in 1999 and spent five years at Ibrox.

     

    Mikel Arteta £674,603

     

    Spanish midfielder joined in 2002 and played 50 matches, scoring 12 goals. Moved to Everton.

     

    Nacho Novo £1.2m

     

    Spanish striker joined in 2004 from Dundee for £450,000. Played 178 games in six years, scoring 47 times.

     

    Neil McCann £500,000

     

    Winger joined from Hearts in 1998 for £2million and played more than 100 games. Now a media pundit for Sky Sports.

     

    Nuno Capucho £970,000

     

    Portugal winger who arrived in 2003 for £700,000. Featured in 22 games, scoring five goals.

     

    Olivier Bernard £224,000

     

    French defender arrived on a free transfer in 2005. Played nine times.

     

    Paolo Vanoli £592,000

     

    Italian left-back joined from Bologna in 2003 and played in 28 matches for Rangers, scoring once.

     

    Paul Le Guen £201,250

     

    French manager replaced Alex McLeish in 2006. Left in January 2007 after a string of poor results.

     

    Pedro Mendes £1million

     

    Portuguese midfielder joined in 2008 for £3million. Played 39 games and joined Vitória Guimarães in 2010.

     

    Peter Lovenkrands £902,000

     

    Danish winger arrived in 2000 from Akademisk Boldklub for £1.3million. Played 129 games and scored 37 times.

     

    Robert Reilly £105,000

     

    Rangers’ commercial director and helped generate income for the Ibrox club.

     

    Ronald De Boer £1.2million

     

    Dutch midfielder joined in 2000 under Dick Advocaat. Scored 39 goals in four years for the club.

     

    Ronald Waterreus £510,000

     

    Dutch goalkeeper joined Rangers in 2004 from Manchester City. Played 49 matches for the Ibrox club.

     

     

    Sasa Papac £319,000

     

    Bosnian left-back arrived in 2006 from Austria Vienna for £450,000. Played 161 games. Left in May 2012.

     

    Sotirios Kyrgiakos £532,200

     

    Greek centre-half signed from Panathinaikos in 2005. Left in 2006. Played 54 matches and scored once.

     

    Stefan Klos £2million

     

    German international keeper signed in 1999 for £800,000. Played more than 200 times. Left in 2007 to join Bayer Leverkusen.

     

    Stephane Wiertelak £28,275

     

    French fitness-physiotherapy coach joined Rangers in 2006 under Le Guen. Now works at Rennes.

     

    Steven Davis £600,000

     

    Northern Ireland midfielder and club captain. Played more than 140 times, scoring 17 goals.

     

    Steven Smith £7500

     

    Defender came through youth ranks and made debut in 2004. Moved to Norwich then on to US side Portland Timbers.

     

    Steven Thompson £485,000

     

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    Tero Penttila £140,000

     

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    Thomas Buffel £1.2million

     

    Belgian midfielder joined in 2005 for £2.3million from Feyenoord. Scored 11 goals and left in 2008.

     

    Tore Andre Flo £1.3million

     

    Norwegian striker joined from Chelsea in 2000 for £12million. Scored 39 times for Rangers. Sold for £6.75million to Sunderland in 2002.

     

     

    Yves Colleau £106,200

     

    Former French midfielder served as assistant to Paul Le Guen at Rennes, Lyon and Rangers from 2006 to 2007.

     

    Zurab Khizanishvili £405,000

     

    Georgian defender joined on a free transfer from Dundee in 2003. Moved to Blackburn Rovers in 2005.

  15. Margaret McGill on

    Saint Stivs says SACK THE BOARD on 8th March 2016 1:19 am

     

     

    Well there you go. Who needs accountants?

  16. Margaret McGill on

    PL, consummate accountant extraordinaire, has calculated the financial risk and decided that the 45% green hun repugnant numpties will be enough to maintain the Old Firm gravy train skimming off said numpty pockets into their own pension plans until retirement.

     

     

    Celtic will complete the build up of his and other ilk family wealth on the auspices of one of the most blatant examples of hypocrisy it has been my misfortune to witness. Long live the OLD FIRM….and lazy journalism.

  17. Celtic v Rangers II – the Scotsman finally gets it right –

     

    Deliberately ambiguous.

  18. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    Scott McDonald.

     

     

    “I think it also meant so much to me because I was educated as a youngster about it. It wasn’t like I was just this young Aussie guy turning up and playing for one side – I knew all about it from growing up with my mum supporting one and my dad supporting the other.”

  19. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    Just been reading back,not the prettiest by some way!

     

     

    Two posts though,in particular,I think deserve comment.

     

     

    From MOONBEAMSWD and AWE NAW

     

     

    Lads,I share your disdain for the board. But please please reconsider. We will be Celtic supporters long after this mob are but a bad memory.

     

     

    I understand the hypocrisy involved in turning up every week,but doing so is to show your support for Celtic. It does not show support for the board.

     

     

    Those who wish to show support for the board can cheer them to the rafters. Celtic supporters cheer the team.

     

     

    Despite the above,I admire your honesty and conviction,and will respect your decision.

     

     

    HH,guid Tims.

  20. *An Gorta Mor Quiz Night*

     

     

    As part of our fundraising to build a permanent memorial to those who perished or were affected by The Great Hunger, we’re holding a quiz night on Friday 11th March (this Friday) in The Squirrel Bar in the Barras, starting at 7pm.

     

     

    Entry is £5/person and live Irish music will follow the quiz.

     

     

    Play your part in remembering.

     

     

    hamiltontim88@yahoo.co.uk

  21. Good morning friends. I’m afraid that following a decent dry spell it’s back to the wind and rain in doomy, gloomy East Kilbride this morning.

  22. Cosy Corner Bhoy on

    Good morning from Seville Whilst I am here I shall be popping into the cathedral to ask the Big Man why he listened to those Portuguese prayers and not mine the last time I was here and will visit the pub where I watched the game.

  23. Setting Free The Bears For Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on 7th March 2016 9:09 pm

     

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    He-he-he-he-he……

     

    Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho…..

     

    Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha……

     

    (joker-voice)…..

     

    HH

  24. JOBO BALDIE on 8TH MARCH 2016 6:30 AM

     

    Good morning friends. I’m afraid that following a decent dry spell it’s back to the wind and rain in doomy, gloomy East Kilbride this morning.

     

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    At long last…..some reality up there :)

     

    HH

  25. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    COSYCORNERBHOY

     

     

    I’ve got a few questions of my own to ask him,but I’m happy to wait a good few years to find out the answers!

     

     

    Enjoy Seville. Say hi to Mum for me.

  26. Whit a canny get!

     

    Awe the time consumed and, energy spent on discussing the huns Died or no, died….

     

    Thing is….how will all this stuff make Celtic’s team on the pitch play better ?

     

    Ah mean, there’s a collection of billionaires who use your club as a toy and, sweat the assets with their – just keep yer noses in front of Rangers policy – and, they get away with it ?

     

    These billionaires are doing more harm to the Celtic support than, the died huns are doing.

     

    Why do you keep giving these billionaires yer money when, they slap you in the face as is their gesture of gratitude ?

     

    You are being seen as mugs.

     

    So, you’ll then be treated as mugs.

     

    And, you keep coming back for more.

     

    And, you wonder why everybody treats you as a back of the bus merchant.

     

    The huns died or, no died….will always be here….always.

     

    Know why ?

     

    Coz, they’ll only be killed off by a Celtic board full of rebellious Celtic supporters.

     

    It’ll take years of organizing….for that to happen.

     

    So, in the meantime….strap yerselve’s in for more pain.

     

    It’s pain that you, knowingly or, un-knowingly….pay for.

     

    Confused ?

     

    Well,….it’s like this…..

     

    Rangers will only die if…..Celtic kill them.

     

    Celtic won’t kill them coz,….in a couple of years, they would pop their clogs as well.

     

    Rangers are supposed to have died, right ?

     

    So, why then have Celtic lost almost 75% of their attending customers ?

     

    Who is really died ?

     

    Celtic’s board know full well that, they have carte-blanch to do as they like with Celtic’s ‘direction’….they drive the bus, you put the fuel in.

     

    What if, you stop putting the fuel in the tank ?

     

    Will the directors who, ‘direct’ a policy to, not be seen to land a glove on Rangers and, negotiate tv-deals to keep them alive, fill the tank with their own money ?

     

    I don’t think so.

     

    The game that their playing would be over.

     

    So, the architects of all of this hun-revival….the ‘Rising’ of the peepil….are, you!

     

    You, who pays these Celtic directors to play out their wee game are to blame.

     

    The Celtic board ‘wittingly’ play a game that will ensure, that Rangers are kept alive no matter what.

     

    No matter, how many tons of mibbery are dumped on the Celtic support….the board will buy it, on your behalf.

     

    Or, rather….your buying it yerselve’s…..but, ye canny see it.

     

    I predict, a season of being tortured by mibbery, the establishment, kowtowing Celtic board looking the other way and, maybe then….you’ll get it ?

     

    Till then….keep moaning about the huns.

     

    Kid yerselves into putting another ‘statement’ into the anti-Celtic Herald…..that’ll bring the establishment down, eh.

     

    Or, better still….chip-in and get t-shirts made.

     

    Know what…..the Celtic hierarchy’s sleeves must be dripping in slevirs after all the years that they’ve been laffin up their cuffs at yeez….so, so sad.

     

    Yeez are the best folk in the world……don’t be the daftest…please.

     

    God Bless All CQN-Celtic Fans.

     

    ……laters…….