Delighted to hear Ronny Deila is planning to rest players ahead of Tuesday’s Cup Final. There is plenty to be gained from playing the next wave of Callum McGregors at Inverness tomorrow, and little to be lost in the league race.
Our unique position in world football, a club who are so massively bigger than all others they are not involved in a proper competition to win the league, has more drawbacks than advantages, but we need to exploit this position by developing emerging talent when the stars align.
The morning after the day before the Slovakian media were very respectful of Celtic. There was an acceptance that their assessment of Celtic was based on two unrepresentative performances against Legia.
Perhaps the most encouraging aspect of Slovenian coverage was the appreciation of the “modern football” Celtic played. Assessments of Maribor’s chances in the return leg were pragmatic. Expectations are low, but with the tie level, they know they still have a chance. Hopes are, that Maribor’s misplaced optimism is viral, and that Celtic will be infected by the same disease.
Celtic’s job on Tuesday is to make sure they treat Maribor as though they were Bayern Munich.
Oh Malky. You and I both know that football is remarkably indifferent to moral uncertainty, the actions over the last 24 hours of the thoroughly reprehensible League Managers’ Assocation testify to that. Practically anything is forgiven or overlooked, but only up to a point. Malky MacKay has been implicated in attacks against Chinese, Koreans, black people, gays and Jews, quite a unique full house.
Cardiff City have already leveraged this to obtain a grovelling apology and have now cost him a seven figure contract, offered by his friend at Crystal Palace. Question is, after the controversy dies down and the obligatory contrition is served, will another club offer him a contract? I don’t think so.
As far as the football industry is concerned, Malky’s unforgivable sin is not racism, homophobia or anti-Semitism, these matters are often overlooked as ‘banter’, after all. He’ll not get another job because he blew millions on players who were useless to Cardiff.
That’s the only kind of offence football really tales notice of.
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Sannabhoy
I will have you know that I walked into a barbers last week and for whatever reason the fool with the scissors ( like so many before him over the years ) decided to cut my hair in some style or other which is completely different to the dandelion mop I usually sport.
Now, someone who tried this manoeuvre many years ago fairly recently told me that the only way to change my hairstyle was to set it on fire.
I tried this a couple of Christmas’ ago but alas it just turns into the same oul mop.
The hairdresser concerned found a new career when he married one of my oul classmates and he is now Mr Lady Angiolini or whatever the title is for the spouse of a lady whatever.
To me he will always be Dom that could do nothing with my barnett!
However, for the moment at least I have a new style of barnett — until it grows back the way it normally does like a roving weed.
Hairstyles are us CFC
andyr…
Its not about ‘bad behaviour’ in this instance its UEFA penalties.
HH
bamboo
14:13 on
22 August, 2014
It doesn’t really matter if it’s controversial or not. UEFA have expressly forbidden political displays and have censured us for this previously.
I’d imagine that one of the concessions the GB have had to make is give the club advance warning of any displays they plan.
Neil favourite for the Crystal Palace job – allegedly!
HH!!
mullet and co 2
13:39 on 22 August, 2014
Why are the Green Brigade pro Yes?
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Yup, asked myself the very same question. Voting yes – doesn’t quite fit with their quasi anarchist revolutionary stance – Bobby Sands, Poppygate, vote yes –spot the odd one out. Hopefully they have weighed up the risks of their arch nemesis (Blood of our blood Salmond) being supreme leader in the event of a yes vote but I very much doubt they have. How ironic would that be? Anywho we all made dumb mistakes as Celtic fans in our youth, i for one would welcome them back without caveats.
Re Malky…
Stupid and careless and disgraceful thing to do.
But this is a good man with many credits which he doesn’t advertise and which everyone on here would applaud.
The censure of political opinion is a political statement, no ?
bamboo
14:13 on 22 August, 2014
‘The yes-no thing is hardly controversal .’
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It’s divisive. Like nationalism.
Sanna
Don’t know any details ref travel. I’m just a wee fan. Nae contacts, nae insider info, nae goss! That’s why I lurk at the CQN table for crumbs of Celtic goss!!!
Breakfast today was 6.45. Didn’t make any pieces last night cos sarnies promised at lunchtime meeting. Then…..nothing! A mug of coffee without even a biscuit!
KFC CFC has just saved my life if not my health.
Was at a meeting in Edin this week and was wading thro thousands of furreners on the royal mile all there for the non productive nonsense of art while I was in a suit doing ‘real work’.
2 things struck me. Firstly how amazing it was to welcome people from all over the globe to my wee country.
Second how it’s the art, fun, downtime and craic that makes life worthwhile. And with in in mind I day to CQN…
1 more sleep. Then footie time!!’
Aff oot to finish the week.
HH jamesgang
PS any Bhoy who cited King Kurt is awright by me!
Spot on Paul67
“Celtic’s job on Tuesday is to make sure they treat Maribor as though they were Bayern Munich.”
We may be back to ‘Cock of the North’ status after the mid week result but 1 week is a long time in football. The local press would have a field day if we slip up. So no over confidence going into this return leg and no stupid sendings off. The 12th man will be vital for the penalty shoot out ……. practice makes perfect.
Can someone explain what Nelson Mandela had to do with European Football (Eufa)
Why did our board not object to the policicing of that game ?
No one notice the large st Andrews cross with Yes on it at game on Saturday ?
And what’s the problem with having a banner with Yes on it for a Eufa game ?
Who can confirm this as being the Green Brigades plan ?
Oh and I’m undecided :-)
Hail Hail
Why can’t the GB locate themselves in the Lisbon Lions upper section until they resolve their issues with CFC?
I personally think they need an accountable head of their group or they will never get much joy. Hiding behind a group is never going to work. They are not accountable.
Every individual is accountable for their behaviour in a football ground but a group of people can blame each other or someone entirely different.
It’s a real shame they won;t be in their area together but I don;t understand why we have a section shut most weeks and they can;t congregate there.
Make the Lisbon Lions upper the whole section the GB section. Make it a ticket per game. The GB organiser or head of the group can be involved in the distribution of tickets and every person would be registered to their alloted seat per game just like everyone else in the ground. I don;t see what the issue is. I suspect they want 111 but I think the GB have long since out grown that section and there are a lot of Bhoys especially the younger age group who want to be part of the signing and the atmosphere of that section.The baton has to be handed on at some point and the youngsters need to be part of it now.
I want the GB to be part of the atmosphere. I don;t worry too much about their banners or their politics. We have always had both at Celtic Park since I started attending games. The GB section is the new jungle. Make it bigger and let it grow and prosper.
LB
bamboo
13:33 on
22 August, 2014
Not giving the GB tickets for the Maribor game makes absolutly no sense to me.
We need a loud and intimidating atmophere next Tuesday.
Just about every club in europe has ultra sections often much larger than the GB.See Ajax and Legia.
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Aye, those two sets of fans are a fine example.
We will be loud and inTIMidating, have been for the 50 years I watched us before the GB
I enjoy them there in the SPL, I enjoy the colour at all times but we are more than the GB.
Eufa = Uefa
Hooooops
Frw this is a vote for the future not for a person like Salmond. I was home recently understood how much people disliked Salmond but cannot understand what that has to do with the choice of governing ourselves or Westminster calling the shots? Agree with getting the GB back as soon as.
Ernie…
By that measure politics is divisive, therefore democracy is divisive :-)
If true, that the GB were going to be doing YES stunt, around 55%+ of the fans (me included) would BOO such a stunt, great addition to the evenings atmosphere.
Off to see port vale v notts county tomorrow – is that wee lad callum mcgregor still playing for them?
What difference a year makes.
Bawsman
14:33 on 22 August, 2014
As I said, it’s divisive.
The nats don’t see it as divisive, but that’s because they have lost touch with reality.
Canamalar . No , it’s a rule. Not one the Celtic make. Eufa rule. You don’t need to agree with a rule but there are consequences. Blaming Celtic is picking a fight in my opinion. If they could do all the things I would want great , but the reality is that they are not the controlling vote and have to live with that. So should we rather than trying to cut the nose off our own face.
Zaluska
Fisher Ambrose Fraser Twardzik
Henderson Biton Commons Berget
Pukki Griffiths.
Would the above be good enough for ICT?
Bawsman
14:33 on 22 August, 2014
If true, that the GB were going to be doing YES stunt, around 55%+ of the fans (me included) would BOO such a stunt, great addition to the evenings atmosphere.
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Very valid point, well put
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
14:28 on
22 August, 2014
The censure of political opinion is a political statement, no ?
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I repeat, if they did a YES stunt I would BOO………..Probably a lot of others would too, not going to help our mutual cause of beating Maribor………Is it?
mullet and co 2
13:39 on 22 August, 2014
Why are the Green Brigade pro Yes?
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For the same reason Johnson’s dictionary defined Pastern as the knee of a horse.
“Ignorance, Madam, pure ignorance.”
Right , scratcher lads , enjoyed your company. Hail hail hammer the hammer thrower . Glasgow is green and white.
Jungle Jim
Plenty scape goats in that line up. Could be a winner!
LB
Good luck to the big guy.
Look forward to seeing him on that most excellent of football programmes, Match of the Day.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28886833
UEFA had an organised minutes silence to commemorate Nelson Mandela before all European competition matches last December.
UEFA consented to an SFA request – driven by super Sally and Gordon Durie – that Scotland could cancel their World Cup qualifier v Belarus on account of the death of Princess Diana some days previously in 1997.
If UEFA want to insist that politics should be kept out of football they should practice what they preach.
tgbs…
Yes they should but they don’t. What’s to be done?
HH
Celtics hoose Celtics rules sign up to abide by them or ye canny get in.
I love the G.B but the overall picture is how many more times are they going to push the boundries and get the club into trouble even when unintentionally..
Banners that are perfectly clear & acceptable to me are not to UEFA(their rules) and some of those who have the power to harm us.
Soooooooooo for me in a perfect world for every home game the Green Brigade would be in the stadium loud & proud with football songs & banners.
Ps I dont like or agree with the rules and restrictions placed on fans but I will abide by them as I would if I entered any of your houses.
The inclusion of Israel in UEFA competition is purely political
glendalystonsils
13:26 on
22 August, 2014
Tallybhoy
12:52 on
22 August, 2014
The EU is outlawing the sale of ‘too powerful’ vacuum cleaners from next month!
I hear that Peter Lawwell has a 1,000,000 watt one with which he hoovers up all the transfer and CL money which comes in to the club >}
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II had a vacuum cleaner but i got rid off it. It was just gathering dust. I’ll get my coat.
JJ-What did you think of GMS last week ? He looks like he’s missed the boat for a transfer,and is going backwards to me.McGregor has had a great start and hope he can be consistent,is GMS any better?HH
the glorious balance sheet
It’s a bit like the Legia decision. The competitions are run by UEFA so they can do what they like. We have to abide by the rules set out same as everybody else.
LB
Neil C..
How’s that then?
Leftclicktic,
If it wasn’t for nonconformists pushing the boundaries, you wouldn’t have a vote
Princess Diana’s dead ? !
Embra Bhoys-when are the manky mob and their circus ‘marching’ through your fine city?