I thought it was the emerging influence of Nir Biton as a central midfield influence who transformed Celtic against Hearts on Sunday; he looked that good. If anything, Celtic were better in his absence last night, more fluid, more incisive, against a better team.
It’s all about shape. The correct shape gives players time on the ball when they need it, allows them to look industrious, not static, and makes them difficult to counteract. The only two questions are: can we maintain it, and when was the last time a Celtic team controlled the ball like this?
Forget about trying to maintain this in Barcelona, that’s far too risky, but if we can play like this at Tynecastle and Fir Park we can do so anywhere else in Scotland. Don’t think we’ve played like this since the Centenary Season.
It’s difficult to interpret the vandalism at Fir Park last night. As Celtic fans we don’t have a point of reference for this stuff. “Had enough. Won’t be back at another away game”, was the verdict of a friend I spoke to, who has probably missed no more than 40 domestic away games in the last 40 years. The proportion of Celtic fans who would never vandalise seats is well above 99%, but there’s a new and unwelcome phenomenon in British football and Celtic have the best views in the country.
Getting back to more familiar ground, The Kano Foundation asked me to pass on this message:
“The Kano Foundation World Cup 2014 Predictor
Friends,
2013 has been a world class year for The Kano Foundation. We’ve had our first ever bucket collection, held our 3rd annual dance, welcomed groups from across Scotland, England and Ireland, and last but by no means least we will welcome our 2000th child to Celtic Park. All this would not be possible without your unwavering support.
As we move towards the new year, The Kano Foundation are always keen to continue our work while bringing you the fans new and exciting ways to support us. The fabulous prizes on offer at our Golf Day in September are just one example.
To keep up this form, we are delighted to announce a very special competition ahead of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
We will be running a predictor competition unlike many others. At first reading our two part predictor is very similar to others where you enter the scores and winners for the 72 games.
However, we are also offering an unbelievable bonus prize fund of £10,000 for anyone who can correctly predict the outcome of all 48 group games . Yes, that’s correct – £10,000 to be shared amongst all entrants who can correctly predict the general outcome (winner or draw) for the all the group games.
In order to run both competitions we are asking entrants to make a one-off donation of £10. From the funds raised 50% will go as a donation to TKF with the remaining 50% available for prizes.
With just 100 entrants, not only can we raise a £500 prize fund for the predictor, we can also take over 200 kids to a game at Celtic Park. A tidy reward for a just few minutes brain effort!
All you need to do to enter is register you interest by email at:
wcpredictor@thekanofoundation.com Please include TKFWCPred as the email/paypal subject and tell us your user/team name so we can verify your entry. If you’ve not got enough room, enter as much detail as you can and tell us what you’ve done so we help.
Then make your payment into The Kano Foundation bank account (30-13-01 00989961 through Paypal or by sms by texting KANO11 £10 to 70070 – remember to include your name/email address.
Visit our predictor webpage (coming soon) to find more details and follow your progress
Once again, we hope we can rely on your support to make this predictor a success for us in terms of fundraising and for potentially making one of you £10,000 richer!
Thank You
The Kano Foundation”
Congratulations to the Celtic fans who run and support The Kano Foundation, our community is rightly proud of the. Register your interest by emailing: wcpredictor@thekanofoundation.com.
Less than one day to bid on bid on the charity auction for lunch at Cinc Sentis in Barcelona. Another bounty from the excellent reputation Celtic fans have. If you’re going out next week, treat yourself………
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big-cup-winners
16:37 on 7 December, 2013
Apologies…….i’m really disappointed with the GB, and need to slow down reading posts etc….LOL
Good evening all
Boaby, I commented on here a couple of weeks back, as did BT, that this is not, now, the blog I joined some 8 years past. We seem to be attracting some very insidious individuals on here.
Yes, you are 100% correct. Hamilton Tim is nothing short of an absolute gentleman although he probably does not require me to defend him, but defend him I will. As of course I would do for your good self. These are the reasons I post more infrequently now.
Ok, I forgot again, lunchtime tomorrow? Dying to try ma new fone. Lol
Weefra HH supporting Wee Oscar.
That’s ok then cheers.
iPaddy McCourt
Is it you who sits in 108 ?
BRTH-Hear,hear.
Hebcelt,
I agree. Wee Zola may have had a bit of blik in her, but on the black + white telly that I had in 80s she definitely looked peely-wally.
I believe Semanya was the ‘bearded lady’ that got a medal in the 800m.
Ernie,
you may have misread the question, or you may just be being Ernie…
Can someone please remind me of the names of our summer signings who were flops…? As far as I’m concerned, great singings / progress as a Club playing in Scotland….
hebcelt
It was scrumptious (the Stornoway black pudding) aided and abetted by fried eggs, tottie scone, bacon, potato waffle and square slice all liberally coated with HP sauce:o)
Will indeed see you next week and I’ll not be driving.
Big cup winners
Please remove your head from the sand, give it a good shake and then open your eyes.
Thanks
67Heaven
No problem. I genuinely missed the game last night and don’t formulate my views from the hemlock laced print. Some of the guys on here are convinced it was the GB. Some are relating first hand accounts of events.
What I do find troublesome is the tendency for some to attack all things Celtic.
Curious really and beggars the question, why ?
BRTH, brilliant post
Dubaibhoy-”If I signed off the accounts it has been in good faith.”
16:53 on 7 December, 2013
http://staffslive.co.uk/2013/12/06/daughter-of-sir-stanley-matthews-pays-tribute-to-nelson-mandela/
iPaddy
Did you shake your head too hard ?
Sorry but there is a dreadful typo at the end of that rant.
Through should be threw!
I blame Sister Magdalene at St Peter’s in Partick myself — she’s been dead many a year and so won’t pull me up.
Has anyone been on the GB site to see what they are saying ?
They have said the smoke-flares- fireworks things were nothing to do with them, smoke canisters that can be bought in any party shop btw, I don’t know where you can get the flares.
They also have distanced themselfs from the vandalism last night.
I just wish some of those who hate the GB so much would put their energy into trying to bring down the corrupt governing bodies that run the sham that is scottish football.
HH
Kikinthenakas, can you believe we booked into the hotel, went to the bar and had a great conversation with the barman, asked him if he could fix me up with some hash and he sorted me out within 5 minutes and then asked him about tickets, ended up getting two for the barca end near the bottom where you were sitting last year.
PS. BT we got a hotel that’s got a bar in it!!
Ernie,
Are you telling me that this Sir Stanley Matthews is actually a black African?
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/content/images/2006/04/20/career_02_420x300.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/stoke/content/image_galleries/sir_stanley_matthews_career_gallery.shtml&h=190&w=266&sz=1&tbnid=sclcHLyNuAXoXM:&tbnh=143&tbnw=200&zoom=1&usg=__SGY0GNdy8RKoJlXnQamqjAkuH64=&docid=j8QV-eNILYxV-M&itg=1&sa=X&ei=YlWjUvHEMIbR0QWSo4DwCw&ved=0CIYBEPwdMAo
BRTH
Great post…..away to remove the splinter from my
erse……just hate seeing Celtic fans demonized.
BRTH
Quality as ever.
HH
Dubaibhoy-”If I signed off the accounts it has been in good faith.”
17:07 on 7 December, 2013
The people in the townships called him the black man with the white face. Who are we to disagree?
Brogan Rogan Trevino and Hogan supports Oscar Knox, MacKenzie Furniss and anyone else who fights Neuroblastoma
16:44
A Great comment as always. If you were going to challenge one of the bampots and they flashed a knife would you be so bold?
TET
Radical suggestion.
But until those instructions are carried in the MSM then it’ll be full steam to attack Celtic as usual.
Ernie,
It’s no wonder you hear so many sweary words…;-)
Petec
No— been there and had that dance chief and would never go there again willingly.
At the same time, you make sure the person concerned is identified as a troublemaker and have the powers that be deal with him then or whenever.
Green Brigade: “it wisny us. Big boys did it and ran away”.
Aye, big boys who dress like the GB, have ultras flags, pyro and GB stickers to put on vandalised seats.
They can GTF
BCW
No way am I condoning what happened last night, it was a disgrace, and they should be hunted.
The GB get stick for some of the things they do, they get slaughtered for some they don’t do.
The GB need to get rid of the hangers on,, how they do that I don’t know.
As you say, anything to beat the club with.
HH
iPaddy McCourt Supports Wee Oscar
17:21 on 7 December, 2013
Green Brigade: “it wisny us. Big boys did it and ran away”.
Aye, big boys who dress like the GB, have ultras flags, pyro and GB stickers to put on vandalised seats.
They can GTF
Ever hear the story about the Ned that cried wolf?
All though my pick in the cqn tipsters comp ran a
stinker, I’ve had a great day with the horses,away
to play up my winnings with Spurs 23/20 with WH.
BRTH
A passionate and reasoned post.
TET
If it was’nt the GB then somebody has tried to implicate them which means the GB, whether they like it or not are involved.
That begs the question who actually speaks for the GB? Is it monkeys or an organ grinder?
Perhaps this not where the GB planned to be but here they are and they have to deal with it.
Celtic has a social and political history but we also have an over riding sense of decency and probity that will surface as it now has. It does not make sense to waken The Green Giant ( and I dont mean BRTH in his cowboy boots)
Enjoy Barcalona. :)
ipaddy
I have GB stickers, they are freely available.
Dress like the GB, would that be like wearing clothes ?
Must try harder
HH
BRTH
No— been there and had that dance chief and would never go there again willingly.
At the same time, you make sure the person concerned is identified as a troublemaker and have the powers that be deal with him then or whenever.
I understand that naming and shaming the offenders is being carried by another blog.
Good evening,
Tried to read back but can’t find what I am looking for. Do I get the impression somebody is questioning hamiltontim’s commitment?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Lennybhoy
Yeah but he seemed to have smashed his mirror and we are left with se7en (years of bad luck).
BRTH
I get the point but have to comment on the danger of your sentiment turning into a puritanical rant.
‘You are not of the type I wish to be associated with. You are not of the type I wish MY club to be associated with. You are not to be admired, but should be condemned and cast out.’
A wee bit OTT IMO (without sounding like madmitch)
The halcyon days you allude to saw screwtaps getting launched onto the heads of wee boys, pissing where you stood etc, bananas at Mark Walters.
When did we stop trying to educate people and simply decide to advocate pogroms on the people who don’t fit the image of perfection?
Auldheid
They have to get rid of the hangers on.
The GB got the blame for the crap that happened in Dundee, it was later proved they had nothing to do with it.
Though you didn’t read or hear about it in the media.
I agree they have to do something or they will be gone.
I intend to >}
HH
Cowrie hoy:
You get my text with hamiltontim’s number?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
BRTH. Superb post. I too was a pupil of sister magdalene at st peter’s, though a few years older than you. I am sure she would laud your sentiments and excuse your typo…… HH!
Great to see Man Utd and Chelsea both losing today and often this season.
Has the defensive safety first approach by coaches like Mourinho and Moyes been sussed?
Neil seems to have abandoned this system after Milan and we are reaping the rewards.