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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Seconds later Willie Collum walked up the tunnel and left Johansen with the Celtic medical staff.
More incompetence from a referee just finished a demotion.
Celtic haven’t used the OF phrase for several years now.
Proudbhoy
Glad you got sorted mate.
Any work accident is reportable to the HSE if three working days are lost, is that right ?
I see Hull v Arsenal is on tv tomorrow night, a champions league night. Yet we couldn’t see the Hibs Hearts cup replay.
Was readig back and shaking my head ruefully. The inevitable is now haopenning.
The schism within the celtic support is widening. Our board have placed their bet. Its for money and racism.
And here we are breaking in two.
Scotland will pretend that nothing happenned to the huns. It must for it relies on the hun to feed its racism.
Celtic will diminish and diminish.
I have no idea how many supporters wont go back but i believe its a non trivial amount. I depart from ernie lynchs view that the crowds will flock back. I think the heart of celtic has been ripped out by the boards decisions.
Paul was right. It will never be the same again. But thats because celtic will never be the same again
Its all very sad but the die has been cast and it will play out.
A few years from now after mib decision after secision a few of you may remain on this site wondering about our chance to end this once and for all.
I cant get angry any more. Like the girlfriend who betrwyed you. Eventuallly you come to accept it and know its simply time to move on.
Tontine Tim
I was probably full of the juice or maybe it’s just that living with that 1game was a daily occurrence during my school years
Oh and he has his books back, honest ⚽️⚽️⚽️
BT….
Here’s me thinking that ecky from this morning had wore off, now I’m seeing balls.⚽️⚽️⚽️
South Of Tunis on 7th March 2016 4:38 pm
When it’s 5 -0 and there is 5 minutes to go , a big tifo declaring this -please
NECROPHILIA ISNT DEAD BORING AFTER ALL.
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Excellent. :))
RS – MacIntyre, Radar, Foster, Spiers, Boyd. Would rather saw my own leg off!
NEGANON2. I dont often agree with you but this time I think you are correct there is a split in the Celtic support developing those who see themselves as die hards and see themselves as supporting Celtic whatever.Then there are those who are saying enough is enough and unless there are changes ( very unlikely ) they will not as they see Scottish Football as rigged continue to support it. I think Celtic are going to find it hard to bridge this divide and getting back to full houses at Parkhead even against the Rangers is a long way off.H.H.
winning captains on 7th March 2016 5:46 pm
First thing this morning I got a voicemail from Sunday Herald enthusiastically pitching for another Statement from Celtic supporters.
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The cheeky, spineless b*stards.
Can I suggest, seriously, that you reply asking them to do their job? The job they are paid to do?
In other words, point out to the Scottish newspaper-reading public, in print, the points you listed in your post, all of which are factually accurate and incontestable, and that the Herald must stop being supine and complicit in one of the world’s biggest sporting and political scandals of the past 50 years?
I was a journalist for 28 years. If The Herald lacks the staff, or the bottle, I will happily write up the copy, whatever length they want, and file it to them. They can also use my byline if they are afraid of thug repercussions.
Normal NUJ lineage rates, which will go to Mary’s Meals.
Had enough of this crap.
CANAMALAR IT LOOKS LIKE OCD OBSESSION on 7TH MARCH 2016 1:40 PM
The only people that will be at hampdump will be old firm supporters, glory hunters and self aclaimed uberfans.
Really? You know everyone that’s going like? What a sweeping generalisation…..
SQUIRE DANAHER on 7TH MARCH 2016 1:47
Hope you and your pals enjoy the 2 hours of sectarian bile coming from the Mount Florida end when you go to welcome The Return Of The O** F***.
Not going to welcome the return of anything. Going to watch Celtic hopefully get into a cup final.
My baggage and beef doesn’t get in the way of supporting the team.
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Janko playing for development team tonight. First game back?
Rogic, Forrest, Christie and Allan all playing as well
I think the split amongst the Celtic support only really exists in cyber world. In the real world, most Tims will respectfully accept the decision of their fellow supporters.
Right, off to FAC meeting.
Carlton Cole given leave for personal reasons
https://twitter.com/moo_ted/status/706907092037341191
HH
Teams for U20 Devt game
https://twitter.com/celticfc/status/706913066122919936
HH
Giggsy
Enjoy your day
Don’t come on here though complaining about any aspect of anti-Celtic/Irish bigotry that the club or support are exposed to on the day, in the form of policing, Sevco support or MIBbery.
Your baggage and beef maybe don’t stop you supporting Celtic, but they sure as dammit get in the way of you seeing the big picture.
Bitton on way back and Johansens injury not as bad as first thought.from site
CELTIC have been handed a double boost tonight with the discovery that Stefan Johansen’s knock sustained at the weekend is not as bad as first feared and the return to training of Nir Bitton.
Johansen had to be helped from the pitch at half-time in the Scottish Cup quarter-final win over Greenock Morton after a late tackle from Michael Miller.
Unable to rejoin the action for the second half, he was replaced by Colin Kazim-Richards as the Hoops eased into the last four of the competition.
There was concern at the extent of the midfielder’s injury but the club’s medical team have subsequently ascertained that, while he will miss Saturday’s Glasgow derby away to Partick Thistle, he will hopefully be available for selection the following weekend.
Ronny Deila will also welcome the return to fitness of Bitton, who has been sidelined since the 3-0 triumph over Inverness Caley Thistle on February 20.
HH
Gary67
Good to see him on the way back:))
I wonder how he would link up with Paddy Roberts?
HAMILTONTIM Fella only time will tell but it certainly is a problem in my opinion for Celtic. H.H.
Tontine Tim.@ 5 45.
” That game “.
My abiding memory of ” that game is the goal that Bobby Murdoch scored..A fabulous piece of skill and then a screamer.
HT
Thanks buddy
First game since the so called shame game..delighted to be getting over.
Cheers for the offer of help on the tickets aswel.
CANAMALAR IT LOOKS LIKE OCD OBSESSION on 7TH MARCH 2016 6:21 PM
Any work accident is reportable to the HSE if three working days are lost, is that right
No, over 7 day absences from work are reportable under RIDDOR to the HSE, it used to be 3 days though, the day of the accident doesn’t count.
Scott McDonald on Reporting Scoddland telling us the greatest Derby of them all is back and that Scoddish Foodball needs it.
Six feckin weeks of this
AN TEARMANN on 7TH MARCH 2016 6:45 PM
Carlton Cole given leave for personal reasons
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I speculated earlier that Cole may well have been a negative influence on the younger players – witness the £5000 Mayfair celeb club carry on.
Hamiltontim I disagree.
But look if it all goes back to normal then shame on all of us.
Joe fillipi I realise how difficult it is for Celtic supporters to refuse to go. It’s a horrible thing (and had contributed to my anger about the board).
But I honestly think from a personal perspective my mourning process is nearly over and I am ready to permanently move on.
It’s a weird feeling.
I no longer want to be part of the so called sectarianism. I won’t be a willing victim. I won’t give credence and money and time to something that is harmful.
I will have some memories but those now will be about friendship and my view on what Celtic was will be jaded by what it now is.
I have no criticism left for those of you who want o keep going but my Cassandra type prediction (for of course you are bound to ignore it all) is that the sense of hollow es will increase. And the support will simply drift away.
You know we think ofceltic and football as permanent but it’s actually just a wee blip.
If Celtic was more than a club it might just survive. But actually it is now less than a club.
Very sad.
old firm first and last :-)
https://twitter.com/antearmann1967/status/699254893505331204
:-)
HH
Themaestro 72.
‘re Hull v Arsenal.
English Fa know they will be fined for rearranging game on this date and showing it live on TV competing against live champions league, however they have decided it’s a price worth paying.
Giggsy,
It was sweeping and I know there are supporters who follow the team home and away, I expect them to go regardless for those guys I have no problems.
But even at that, I don’t see how financially supporting the SFA and old firm helps Celtic.
There are around 6000 of them that will travel if they get a ticket and around 1000 will travel even without a ticket, that leaves the vast majority of old firm glory hunters.
You been to every other qualifying round game ?
Why is this game any more important than any of the other qualification rounds ?
GlassTwoThirdsFull on 7th March 2016 6:32 pm
Is it not o dea on RS ?
TRADITIONALIST88 on 7TH MARCH 2016 1:5
They can’t tell us there has been a drop off in attendance at CP because Celtic have supported the continuation myth when the evidence is not there for Celtic supporting this myth or that its even the reason for empty seats at CP. We all know the empty seats began to appear in 2008 and if the opposition yesterday was Barcelona the place would have been packed out. Talk about selective principles eh.
There’s plenty reasons why the place is empty. It’s too dear, the season book culture excludes people from attending and there is very little entertainment on the park. There is also a lack of a rival. Yeah, do I like that fact? Yeah, I have quite enjoyed it but let’s not mythologise that part of this eating ourself whole hasn’t been directly link to them being liquidated and us not having something to moan abut.
Off course the SFA, SPFL and even us tried to shoehorn the new incarnation as far up the leagues as possible for purely economic reasons. That they didn’t and had to start again is a victory. The pre-2012 Rangers is one of the biggest scandals ever in world football. To quote: “have they been punished enough?”
Well possibly not but having to start again is fitba’s way of dealing with largesse. It’s sh*t eh?
But a ready made rival is appearing again. Reincarnated in an incubator. Like thousands of fitba clubs before and others after. Like it or not that appeals to the simple mind of the fitba fan. Unfortunately to most all the other stuff is just a sideshow.
HH
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NEGANON2 Fella there is more to life than football now when I was a young man I would have stupidly fought over football. Now im older and I hope wiser I understand it is only a game and while I love supporting Celtic I will not help to condone cheating which is my personal view others feel differently and I have no anx with that it is there choice. I have no idea how many Celtic supporters share my views but I suspect quite a few but only time will tell. H.H.
Winning Captains @ 5.46pm
Would it have been Angela Haggerty calling to your voicemail, from The Sunday Herald looking for a ‘statement from Celtic Supporters?’
Oops, she doesn’t work there anymore. Maybe it was Graham Spiers, oops he’s gone from the group too.
I hope that they are working on an investigative article…
oncebittentwiceshycsc
I don’t like cricket, I love it.
Good luck to Scotland and Ireland when the ICC World Twenty20 Cricket Trophy starts in India tomorrow. I’ll be supporting both teams, as always, for so long as they stay in.
Scotland play Afghanistan tomorrow afternoon and then Zimbabwe and Hong Kong. The team that finishes top of the group will enter the main draw for games against Sri Lanka, S. Africa, England and W. Indies later.
Ireland face Oman on Wednesday and then Bangladesh and Netherlands. The team that comes top of that pile will play games against Pakistan, Australia, India and New Zealand in the main draw.
Subsequently, the final, probably between Ireland and Scotland, will be played on Sunday 3rd April.
CANAMALAR IT LOOKS LIKE OCD OBSESSION on 7TH MARCH 2016 7:01 PM
Giggsy,
It was sweeping and I know there are supporters who follow the team home and away, I expect them to go regardless for those guys I have no problems.
But even at that, I don’t see how financially supporting the SFA and old firm helps Celtic.
There are around 6000 of them that will travel if they get a ticket and around 1000 will travel even without a ticket, that leaves the vast majority of old firm glory hunters.
You been to every other qualifying round game ?
Why is this game any more important than any of the other qualification rounds ?
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Unsure why it matters but I was at EK and there on Sunday. I missed Stranraer. Canny be seen as an uber tim. :-)
Off course this game isn’t as less important as those before. One slip and yer out the cup. Same in the 3rd round as the semi final…
Joe fillipi I know. But I always thought of Celtic as a movement. But perhaps I was always wrong in that and all that emotion was actually a waste of time.
It is time to move on I think.
The world is full of things to invest time and energy in.
I do fear for Scotland and for my children. The last few years have shown me that blind patriotism and racism are heady bedfellows here. I watch Scotlands lurch to the right (while pretending it’s not to the right) with an odd mixture or fascination and horror.
Where will it end? Who knows.
Best wishes
NA
Sounds like it’s goodnight and goodbye from Carlton then.
JIMMYNOTPAUL on 7TH MARCH 2016 6:58 PM
Themaestro 72.
‘re Hull v Arsenal.
English Fa know they will be fined for rearranging game on this date and showing it live on TV competing against live champions league, however they have decided it’s a price worth paying.
– UEFA also backed down re Man U v Liverpool EL tie,changing kick off from 6.05 to 8.05