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CULTSBHOY CAN NOT RELATE TO CELTIC BOARD AMBITIONS ON OR OFF THE PARK…
If grown men with balls have a problem with another poster they should address them and progress their own arguments. I have no problem with this ( in fact it’s kind of the point of a blog like this).. TurkeyBhoy called me out earlier and I responded to him directly. I don’t take it personally nor do I think my opinion is more valid than his, nor his mine.
Likewise. I’m not arrogant enough to think I’m always right, and hold up our opinions to opposing views is a good thing. Sometimes it’s just fun to explore other thought processes and logic.
Also – We’re all Celtic fans. We *should* all be on the side. Even if we disagree on the best way forward.
/p
Johnnybhoy
It’s your blog as much as anybody else so fill yor boots…brilliant analysis if entirely unfounded..
I thought Erik did well today , our wide players were poor,nothing in central midfield,Celtic look like a team going through the motions dont know if its tension fatigue skill levels.Very little passion being shown, I saw a fair bit of the game from Tynecastle on a shocking pitch, truely shocking surface the players got tore in though, I hope Celtic can raise the effort level in the league they will need to.
just in fae work taped the game
couldnae watch it fast forwarded
all way through
bizarre
wtf are we up 2
terrible
this team is winning no league
on that form
****LMS6 Week 9 results****
Good Evening Fholks
Job done today in a very tough week, with some abject performances. Surely a home draw beckons!!!
Onto LMS business and 10 dropped to 3, as a not so magnificent 7 lost their way this week and will have to wait to LMS7 before having another go!
The final 3
Big Al Tottenham
The Token Tim Arsenal
The Exiled Tim Arsenal
The Losing 7
Lennybhoy Zombies
delaneys dunky Chelsea
Doc Kilmarnock
GuyFawkesaforeverhero Hearts
Praecepta Chelsea
MikeinToronto Zombies
Setting Free The Bears Zombies
Big Al gets through to the final 3, without the need to buy his history back.
The Token Tim was down to the final 3 in LMS5 before his bottle went, whilst The Exiled Tim was a jointed winner in LMS1
Good luck to the final 3
HH
CRC
Paddy Gallagher treble today:
Celtic didn’t embarrass EK.
EK didn’t embarrass Celtic.
The EK goalkeeper was man of the match.
Paddy is a happy Bhoy.
Go tell the Spartim on 7th February 2016 6:19 pm
Today was a training exercise with absolutely nothing to gain, those looking for another stick to beat us with really need so speak to an adult.
Nothing to gain except a trophy and a sum northwards of £1,000,000.
Same as last week.
Have asked before, but none of the experts have been able to tell me.
How much money has been lost in recent years, by repeated failure to reach finals of domestic finals?
Above is extremely relevant in an ers where we are urged by some to disregard managers Euro and Treblrefailures.
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Just logged on,you think we had lost.We played a team that tried their best,good luck to them but we treated it like a practice game,don’t compete for 50/50 s balls ,play safe and keep the fitness up.
Young Tierney took a couple of bad tackles ,but that is the way of the level EK play,we won hopefully no injurys move on,and bring them on HH
GREENPINATA…
Am glad the the issue of the ” sleekit” tag is finally being discussed.
I keep reading more and more oblique references. And I have no clue who it’s aimed at. Some posters think comments are being made against them – but the perpetrators can deny whilst leaving everyone wondering. It’s a way of bullying and belittling people and is pretty cowardly.
It is all about respect. Respect of opinions different from our own.
Exactly. There’s room for all opinions. No one is superior, and we’re all ultimately wanting the same thing – A successful and positive Celtic.
It saddens me to see attitudes on here getting pretty close to supremacist views – and laying dow the law to others as to what’s an acceptable opinion.
/p
ITALIABHOY
Great post!
C’MON THE CELTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Glad I was stealing BBC iPlayer today as I’d be gutted if I had to pay to listen to that vile bile.
Mind you, I pay in a sense…. Canceling my unlocator service in protest.
Ah ummnae really.
FANADPATRIOT on 7TH FEBRUARY 2016 7:13 PM
Just logged on,you think we had lost.We played a team that tried their best,good luck to them but we treated it like a practice game,don’t compete for 50/50 s balls ,play safe and keep the fitness up.
Young Tierney took a couple of bad tackles ,but that is the way of the level EK play,we won hopefully no injurys move on,and bring them on HH
I presume that punters were charged training session prices.
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Luke Sviactchenko (spell ?)
He’s my type of CH
Can play a ball
Favourite Uncle @7:01
Great spot. Similar outcome, I hope.
Well, not odds-on favourite getting beat, obviously!
Cults boy etc etc
All opinions valid from those with the great Glasgow Celtic at heart… so… thats you boxed off.
Positives from today. Tierney again showed us he will be a future great, Sviatchenko has a great attitude and desire. Heres hoping him and Big Jozo can form a solid confident partnership. We are in the draw tomorrow.
Celtic Underground
Celtic Underground – @celticrumours
Ross County may be up against a different Celtic next week. Busy week ahead apparently… https://youtu.be/pl3vxEudif8
I agree about this ‘sleekit’ nonsense.
There is nothing more sleekit than those who come on and throw in a wee ,vague, anonymous ‘sleekit’.
There are hun trolls who are obvious hun trolls and there is the odd declared hun who can be quite harmless and humorous.
Celtic fans who have concerns about the board/team/management should not be confused with either of the above.
Quonno
Have you never been to a benifit match,Celtic have played in many,and I have travelled to most and paid over the odds,that is the reason Celtic get invited.Relax we go to watch the hoops no matter where or against ,we are lucky to be blessed to support the CELTIC.HH
Can’t get upset about today. Was a no contest. Was impressed and surprised by EK’s standard. Not a game to judge the Celts on though. That comes next week against Ross County. We’re not a good team this season, but the only way we’ll lose the league is if we lose our nerve completely. We’re still better than Aberdeen. The bottle test comes next week, not today.
a good wee read, from the belfast tele
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Roy Keane: Manchester United is in my DNA, Steven Gerrard was good and I wanted to play in an Old Firm game so snubbed Real Madrid for Celtic
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Manchester United legend and current Republic of Ireland Assistant Manger Roy Keane takes part in former Northern Ireland international Pat McGibbonÕs Train To Be Smart TTBS Juniors charity at the Armagh City Hotel. Roy Keane(left) chatting at the event. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye
Manchester United legend and current Republic of Ireland Assistant Manger Roy Keane takes part in former Northern Ireland international Pat McGibbonÕs Train To Be Smart TTBS Juniors charity at the Armagh City Hotel. Roy Keane(left) chatting at the event. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye
On Thursday night, former Manchester United and Republic of Ireland captain Roy Keane was the star guest at a charity function at the Armagh City hotel.
He agreed to come to Northern Ireland to help old United team-mate Pat McGibbon and raise funds and awareness for the Lurgan man’s Train To Be Smart (TTBS) Juniors charity.
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It is a Craigavon-based football coaching project that provides education to young people on the importance of sport for improving physical, mental and emotional health.
Keane was interviewed on stage by Irish League pundit Liam Beckett. The topics included his playing career for Nottingham Forest, United, Celtic and the Republic, controversial moments, working as assistant to Republic boss Martin O’Neill, Northern Ireland’s chances in Euro 2016 and returning to club management.
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Fascinating, frank and fun…it’s the real Keano
Here Steven Beacom provides a selection of his answers:
ON GROWING UP IN CORK:
I was very fortunate to be born and brought up in Cork, a sports mad city. I had three brothers who loved sport. That helped me though I had disappointments along the way, especially at schoolboy level with Ireland.
I was told I was a bit too small but in any sports career you get ups and downs. Being brought up in Cork played a massive part in my career. I was growing up with good people and look back and think that I was very, very lucky.
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Straight talker: Roy Keane says that becoming Manchester United skipper was no big deal
In my career I went to the right teams, I worked with the right coaches and a year playing in the League of Ireland with Cork was massively important in terms of gaining experience.
Physically I did struggle at a young age but when I got to 17/18 and moved to England I managed to adapt to the game and got bigger and stronger.
All the lads I hung around with were mad about sport, be it hurling, football, soccer or boxing. Two of my brothers ended up playing in the League of Ireland so there was good competition in the family. My dad and granddad had sporting backgrounds, so I had good DNA.
I did enjoy it but maybe even as a young kid I took sport too seriously. Even from eight years of age I was very driven which helped me a lot later in my career, but really when you are eight, nine, 10 years of age you should be trying to enjoy the game, but even at that age I was all about winning and that can take its toll.
ON MOVING TO NOTTINGHAM FOREST:
All I wanted when I was young was a trial. I didn’t have too much time for school which I’m embarrassed to say because I have kids now and I would say to them to try and get a good education.
I wouldn’t say I was a cocky kid but knew if I got a trial in England I wouldn’t be coming back. Nobody was touching me at 15 so to get to Forest for a trial was what I was after.
Once I got that trial at Forest it sat right with me with Brian Clough the manager there.
When they signed me what helped was that he put me in the first team pretty quickly. Brian Clough was very grounded and we would talk about great sportspeople quite a bit. Brian Clough, on top of his managerial ability, was a good man. That was important.
ON WHEN BRIAN CLOUGH THREW A PUNCH AT KEANE:
If that happened now a manger would probably be sacked but this is going back years. I never felt bad about it, I never thought what he done to me was wrong.
I gave a back pass against Crystal Palace in the Cup and they scored from it and that meant we had to have a replay. Brian Clough didn’t like travelling and I came in after the game and he asked me about the back pass.
Really, it was the goalkeeper Mark Crossley’s fault, but being a team player I took the rap for him. Brian punched me in the chest and I always remember it was a Wednesday night and after every Wednesday game I would go out in Nottingham but I was so shocked that night I stayed in after the game.
I wasn’t angry towards him. I just dealt with it.
ON MOVING TO MANCHESTER UNITED:
The three years at Forest were brilliant. We had highs and lows and got relegated in my final season. There was a clause in my contract if we got relegated and a club paid £3.5million I could go.
I spoke to Blackburn. United hadn’t come in for me at that stage. I was 21 or 22 at the time. I met Kenny Dalglish, agreed a contract with them and a pay rise. I thought Blackburn were going places with Dalglish. They had got Alan Shearer in and I agreed a deal on a Friday night. On the Friday they said would I come back on the Monday when the offices were open again and I said yes.
It was the end of the season so I went back to Cork for a few days and on Sunday morning I woke up and got a phone call from Alex Ferguson asking to go and meet him. I met Brian Kidd and Alex Ferguson, played a game of snooker with them and had the usual small talk, they told me how great I was and I believed them.
I decided I wanted to go to United. In the meantime Kenny Dalglish phoned up and I said I had agreed to go to United and he was fuming. I said to him I was going to Cyprus on holiday with a few mates and when I came back I was going to sign for United and he said I’m going to find you. Every bar in Ayia Napa I was looking over my shoulder expecting to see Kenny Dalglish!
ON PLAYING FOR UNITED:
I was ready for it. I played against United a few times for Forest and against Robbo (Bryan Robson) and Incey (Paul Ince). I had lost an FA Cup final to Tottenham and a League Cup final to United and I wanted a bit more. I was ready for trophies.
Going to United opened my eyes. I was working with Des Walker and Stuart Pearce at Forest, really good players, but within a week or two at United I felt I needed to up my game. United lads were just a bit sharper, a bit quicker, a different level. I wasn’t stepping back. I was like bring it on, this was what I was in the game for. It was everything I thought it would be.
I went to United after they had just won the league, there was momentum, they had really good players and more importantly they had really good characters, Incey, Robbo, Brucey (Steve Bruce), Pally (Gary Pallister). Brilliant lads.
ON WINNING TITLES, CUPS AND MEDALS GALORE AT UNITED:
I was at United for 12 and a half years and in that time at that club you are going to win trophies. The stats of my titles and medals don’t rock my boat or impress me.
I’m not really interested in my medals. I’m more about good memories. If do look back it is at the people and players I worked with. Good lads. We didn’t discuss money and who was getting what. The lads I worked with had hunger and desire to win trophies.
ON HIS FIRST RED CARD AT UNITED FOR A ‘STAMP’ ON GARETH SOUTHGATE:
I have made the point before to Gareth that you have to stay on your feet and Gareth was off his feet that night. Regarding red cards I always played on the edge. People always remind me of the players I tackled forgetting that I got tackled as well. A lot of sending offs were actually revenge.
ON BECOMING UNITED CAPTAIN:
No big deal. Trust me, no big deal. It’s not like I applied for it. Obviously when (Sir Alex) Ferguson gave it to me he thought I might be a good leader, but when he told me I wasn’t jumping about the garden.
When I got the armband I just made sure that I didn’t take my eye off the ball. When some players get the armband, they think they have to do something extraordinary, but I just wanted to keep doing what I was doing.
ON BEING UNITED’S MOST SUCCESSFUL CAPTAIN:
That was easy. When I looked round in the tunnel and saw players like Butty (Nicky Butt), Becks (David Beckham), Giggsy (Ryan Giggs), Scholesy (Paul Scholes) and Peter Schmeichel, I would think there is a chance we are going to win here.
It wasn’t that hard, trust me. They were all good decent grounded lads. We would come in and train every day 11 v 11, not complicated, and have a good game at the end of it and a game would be a game. None of this you can’t tackle each other. At different times I’d be up against Robbo, Scholesy or Veron and I would think this will be harder than the game on Saturday!
ON FACING UP TO ARSENAL’S PATRICK VIEIRA IN THE HIGHBURY TUNNEL?
There was a massive rivalry between Arsenal and ourselves. Patrick played in the middle of the park and so did I. They were a decent team, with some characters in their side. They were talking in the tunnel about getting Gary (Neville) and it irritated me, not because it was Gary just because they thought they could bully us before the game. Patrick was getting on my nerves and I told him I would see him outside and I did and we won 4-2.
ON LEAVING UNITED AND MOVING TO CELTIC:
Leaving United it’s no sob story. It’s just part of life. You come to the end of working with somebody. I definitely think United treated me badly at the end because I didn’t do anything wrong.
When I left United that day my love for the game changed a bit. I was badly hurting. People think I go around bad mouthing Man United but I had the best 12 and a half years of my life at the club. I know I will never get anywhere near to that but when I went home that day I probably should have retired.
I had a good innings, I was 34 but then you are waiting by the phone. Celtic came in, I spoke to Everton, Real Madrid offered me a year and a half and at 34 would I go to Spain for a year and a half? I had doubts in my own head. Self doubts do creep in with the injuries and would I want to go abroad with my family?
The Celtic move was a bit of a treat for me. Gordon Strachan didn’t really need me because he had Neil Lennon and Stiliyan Petrov but when I went to Celtic what I wanted to do was play against Rangers. I fancied that one game.
I was travelling from Manchester to Edinburgh on a plane, hiring a car and driving to Glasgow to train. My own preparation at Celtic wasn’t great. I have got to be critical of myself.
Trust me getting a flight in the morning and then travelling by car to Glasgow at seven in the morning wasn’t good and then I tore my hamstring twice up there. I still had a year left of my contract at Celtic but that summer I was on holiday and I thought I had had enough. Gordon didn’t try hard to persuade me otherwise and that was it, game over. Even though it didn’t work out I’m grateful that I had the chance to play for Celtic.
ON LEAVING THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND TEAM IN SAIPAN AHEAD OF THE 2002 WORLD CUP:
I look back and I was very ambitious. Even when I was eight or nine I would ask the boys to be on time for training.
In the World Cup I suppose Saipan was a combination of 10 or 15 frustrating years. I was the captain, I wasn’t on an ego trip, I just wanted things to be right.
I had a big disagreement with the manager (Mick McCarthy) when we got over there. There was no training gear and all that really frustrated me. That all settled down after a few days, we had a meeting, had a big disagreement and then I came back.
People say about regrets and not playing in that World Cup, but I never lost a wink of sleep over it.
If I had accepted all that nonsense and retired without falling out with anybody I would have felt a bit of a fraud.
It is up to the senior players to put their foot down, and I mean in a nice way, and I look back at Mick at that time and a lot of it wasn’t Mick’s fault. It’s not up to the manager to make sure the gear is there.
There were a lot of frustrations, then you have an argument in front of a bunch of people and there’s no going back. I told Mick where to go.
Am I proud of all that stuff? No, I’m not proud of it but sometimes you’ve got to fight your corner. Ironically now I’m back with Ireland and there’s a bit of craic with it. We fly on a nice flight and the players will say ‘Cheers Roy, thanks for that’ and we also have kit.
ON HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH SIR ALEX FERGUSON:
People think I’m just going to criticise him but I had 12 and a half years with Alex Ferguson and it was fantastic. We had brilliant times together. Manchester United suited my DNA. It was everything that I wished for. I loved the pressure, the big games, the supporters. It only went wrong at the end.
ON HIS TOUGHEST OPPONENT:
Zinedine Zidane. He was a top player.
ON LIVERPOOL LEGEND STEVEN GERRARD:
He was a good player. He was a really good player. I don’t throw around these lines that everyone was a great player or a legend. That’s all nonsense. He was a really good player and I think he would have done well at United. He won Liverpool a lot of big games. Good player Gerrard. You can’t take that away from him.
ON NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE REPUBLIC BEING AT EURO 2016:
It is great for both countries though we will both do well to win a corner with the groups we are in (LAUGHS).
There’s excitement for Ireland and we have a bit of spirit about us. As much as we are short in certain areas we do give it a go. We could lose the three matches but with Martin (O’Neill) there and a bit of luck, you never know.
Northern Ireland have a tough group too. They will go there with spirit and momentum and it looks like the players are right behind the manager (Michael O’Neill) and playing for the manager which helps, but it will be difficult for them.
ON WORKING WITH MARTIN O’NEILL:
I feel very lucky to be working with Martin. I love what I am doing now and enjoy working with Martin and the players. I do not take it for granted that I’m working with good people like Martin.
After Martin became Ireland manager he phoned me up and and asked me about joining him. I had worked with Martin as a pundit for ITV and enjoyed his company.
There are strange connections with me and Martin. We worked with Brian Clough when we were players at Nottingham Forest, we have connections with Celtic and Sunderland and we both like American football.
We get on really well together and you can’t put a price on that. It is massive to me. There are a lot of people in sport, some good guys and some bad guys, and Martin is a good guy.
ON LOUIS VAN GAAL AND MANCHESTER UNITED AT THE MOMENT:
I know the manager is getting a lot of criticism at the moment but sometimes the players have to take control of the situation. I always think if you can pass it forward quickly then do it. Possession is well and good but it’s all about putting the ball in the back of the net. I see a lot of midfielders at Manchester United obsessed with possession and retaining the ball, but if you can do things quickly, do it.
They are having a difficult spell. I don’t know Louis van Gaal, I’ve never worked with him. They are struggling at the moment but any club in their history will have difficult spells.
Man United have had worse times than this time – they were relegated before. They have had great times but you can’t keep looking back.
I just can’t understand the supporter, a proper supporter, and I do understand frustration when your team isn’t doing well, but to boo a manager or the team… why? Are you a supporter only for good days? Support the team. Get behind the team.
ON PLAYING WITH CRISTIANO RONALDO:
Brilliant. brilliant. Talented guy. Good looking lad. Ronaldo was also a decent lad. It’s no surprise to see what he is doing now. Scores lots of goals, does it every season, doesn’t get injured and scores in big games. I’m a big fan of Ronaldo.
ON RETURNING TO MANAGEMENT HAVING ALREADY BEEN BOSS OF SUNDERLAND AND IPSWICH:
I’m open minded. I like stability in my life but I also like to think there may be something round the corner. Would I look at the right opportunity if it came up? Yes, maybe so. If something came up after the Euros I would look at it and if I stay with Ireland fantastic.
ON SAYING YES TO PAT McGIBBON’S INVITATION TO APPEAR AT THE CHARITY FUNCTION:
Pat was a good team-mate of mine. If you can’t do a favour for someone then there’s something wrong.
ON ANY REGRETS
No regrets. Things happen like bad injuries, red cards, the World Cup, leaving United the way I did, but that’s part of the game. No, no regrets.
I had a ‘please dont’ moment today.
I thought if RD does the Ronny Roar today, I am out of here!!
FANADPATRIOT on 7TH FEBRUARY 2016 7:27 PM
Quonno
Have you never been to a benifit match,Celtic have played in many,and I have travelled to most and paid over the odds,that is the reason Celtic get invited.Relax we go to watch the hoops no matter where or against ,we are lucky to be blessed to support the CELTIC.HH
Been to quite a few. And that is exactly what they were billed as. Today was a must win cup tie.
If we don’t watch where we are going, someon will be telling us that just as in Europe, there are no bad teams in the Lowland League.
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Jonnybhoy
My mistake the blog is obviously more yours than anyone else’s.. You are one deciding on the validity of opinions expressed on it.. Jog on ..
Sviatchenko into midfield.We need skill and steel in there.He can pass a ball.
Cultsbhoy,
Call it as you see it pal.Without Griffiths and Tierney I shudder to think what our situation would be.
‘GG on 7TH FEBRUARY 2016 5:38 PM
Re Mary’s Meals
I watched Southampton yesterday and I see they are sponsoring Mary’s Meals on their tops.
I’d love to see us do something similar.
Alternate
Mary’s Meals away tops
St Andrew’s Hospice home tops.
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I saw that when watching the Southampton game last night. A brilliant gesture by them. I’m
TCR
I agree. Erik plays like a good defensive midfielder and has all the attributes of a good defensive midfielder.
Plus, he is maybe a few inches short of the height needed for the aerial battles.
It’s been a bit of a tough old week being a Tim.
I was at Hampden on Sunday, Aberdeen on Wednesday and I was there today and my opinion is that we’ve been pretty awful over the past 7 days.
However, today told us nothing. I remember us only beating Whitehill Welfare 3-0 at Easter Rd in the ’90s and it wasn’t the end of the world. Last Sunday and Wednesday at Pittodrie were the real indicators of where we currently are.
The gap between the teams I watched today was negligible, we had ten outfield players on the park of which most were scared of the ball.
No hunger, no fight, just plain pish poor.
Cults etc etc
Well thats me telt :(
Just clicked on an STV pre-match interview with Ronny today.
Reporter quizzing him about Callum McGregor and what the club’s view of it all is.
Many a manager would have told them where to get off and to stick to questions about the game.
Ronny is too nice at times.
Jonnybhoy
At least we agree on Griffits , Tierney and Erik…..!
HH
cB
Shevkenko our new Centre Half, reminds me of Franco Baresie. Too tired to correct incorrect spelling. Didbyou know Bertie Auld was Franco’s hero? Cultsbhoy is a curiuous Celtic supporter he canna help if he goods to see the Dons.
As expected, a cold rather predictable game,Celtic now being criticised for not crunching into tackles,against a team many levels below,risking injury.
As Jock Stein once said,after a Cup game against lower divisions,”the intention is to win the game and progress,not humiliate the opposition ”
Damn sure I’m happier tonight than I was last week.
HH
Just back from the game, easy win and tbh if we had our shooting boots on we could have scored a barrow load their keeper was MOM for me anyway.
Teirney took a few heavy reckless tackles in the 1st half and one in particular should have been a straight red, after that a few of our players held back from 50-50s and who could blame them we dominated the game without getting out of 1st gear.
If the rumours are to be believed then Lenny will be in charge of our home game next week. A backward step imo if true.
At least with Ronny we have a go against every team regardless of who they are. Anyone remember the AC Milan game at Celtic Park? Posters talk about being embarrassed in Europe under Ronny, for me Lenny’s last season was worse, a total shambles and if some on here are to be believed we had better players then. If you want defend with 11 players behind the ball for 90mins in Europe then Lenny is your man.
On the other hand you could try backing our current coach who at least thinks we can be a team to be reckoned with.
Aipple@7:15
“Glad I was stealing BBC iPlayer today as I’d be gutted if I had to pay to listen to that vile bile.
Mind you, I pay in a sense…. Canceling my unlocator service in protest.
Ah ummnae really.”
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Only light relief from it was when, as they were latching on to Griff’s handball at the goal, Rob McDirty said to Willie Miller
“As a former referee, Willie, what’s your view of the incident?”
Thanks to Voguepunter and M6 Bhoy for their earlier replies to my bus lane query.
Good luck to the 3 remaining in LMS- I am so glad that my pick failed.
Today’s match was a borefest and we’re through. I can still say that I have never seen a good game played on an artificial surface- away to Hamilton is poor and Killie, who had a real good pitch, now sees regular dull games. I understand why clubs have them but they are no good for spectators.
Well done to the EK goalie and centre half today- they prevented the score being higher. It would still have been a boring game and a poor spectacle if more goals had been scored. It should put at a peep the view that two up front brings more goals.
Finally, in defence off bankiebhoy, we do have a prevailing tone on CQN matchday commentaries and we have had for some time. Predicting doom beforehand, bemoaning playing standards of play until a comfortable lead is established, and many will revel in it afterwards if points have been dropped or an unconvincing victory obtained. If a convincing victory is underway- they will have ceased posting as soon as the 2nd clear goal goes in (except today when the minimum expectation was 5 it seems).
If the “sleekit” references were, as alleged, an attempt to stifle debate or dissent on CQN, then bankiebhoy (and the ironically un-named others who were put into his “clique”) have been remarkably unsuccessful. There is no shortage of dissent, decrying and demeaning of the team or club on here. In fact, there is a veritable glut. So why are the mineshafters so sensitive to being called out on it? You have the comfort of being of the majority persuasion on here. It is actually harder to take the view point of being able to spare a good word for Celtic as you are more likely to receive criticism for it.
I should know- I am about to state that James Forrest had a better game than Scott Allan today- but one gets the scapegoat treatment and the other gets the “he must start” approval.
Might have to follow Packie Bonner’s advice today when he said “that put the tin helmet on it”.
So at least we are in the ‘hat’ for tomorrow’s Scottish Cup QF draw at 6:30pm. Wonder if Lubo will do us a favour ?
After all, over the last 7 seasons we have been in the ‘hat’ 19 times and had only 2 home draws … and lost to Aberdeen and drew with Arbroath in those home ties.
List below to stir memories …
2015/16
Stranraer (Away), East Kilbride (Away)
2014/15
Hearts (Away), Dundee (Away), Dundee Utd (Away)
2013/14
Hearts (Away), Aberdeen (Home)
2012/13
Arbroath (Home), Raith Rovers (Away), St Mirren (Away)
2011/12
Peterhead (Away), Inverness CT (Away), Dundee Utd (Away)
2010/11
Berwick Rangers (Away), Rangers (Away), Inverness CT (Away)
2009/10
Morton (Away), Dunfermline (Away), Kilmarnock (Away)