A Europa League tie against Rennes on Thursday would normally set midweek pulses racing but when Celtic have such a crucial game ahead in the fight for second place Neil Lennon has a major decision to make, does he rest players for the Motherwell game?
Sunday’s game at Fir Park is set to become one of the most important games of the season for Celtic and I’m sure Neil would prefer a clear midweek to prepare for it, but resting players, with the inherent increased chance of defeat, could further damage fragile morale.
Celtic need a confidence boosting win but they need heads focussed on beating Motherwell even more. The consequences of defeat on Thursday are unpleasant, but the consequences of defeat on Sunday are incalculable.
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G’Day CQN fae a Slow Coach to the Airport in Queensland..
Must agree with VHman.. Couple of Young Ghuns for Thursday..
Been on a Boat Since Sat so what is The News ( in Brief ) Re; Der Orc..?
Just Seen the Naismith tackle.. Should have been Banned for the Season.. Karma is a Funny thing..
EnyWhooo l wish You all a Guid Day.. Keep The Faith..
Talking of Karma.. Lenny is Due some this Season..
Summa ft KarmaKameleonCSC
Good morning friends from a surprisingly dry and calm East Kilbride.
And a Happy Big European Night Eve to one and all.
Jobo
Kevtic:
A good post mate. If the players have downed toolsas would appear to be the case your right, how can we support them.
On Neil, yes he had a purple patch and a good season. The question is what has changed?
Too late for a mentor but would you bring in a Director of Football…WGS?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Good morning to all from MK where the day is dawning and it looks like blue sky I can see from my kitchen window.
I can’t and I won’t contemplate that we’d ever decide to sacrifice a European match in a bid to win an away game at Motherwell 3 days later. To do so would be an admission the great Celtic Football Club has thrown in the towel and accepted our new destiny of a provincial club whose sole ambition is to compete in our own back water league.
There are times when a pragmatic approach is required but it’s not when you’ve a team struggling to gain confidence and it’s defiantly not the time when the manager is fighting self-doubts about his ability to motivate his team.
Tomorrow is an ideal opportunity for the manager and team to put on a show of unity in front of a support desperate for some success.
This same team beat Motherwell 4-0 in the SPL at Celtic Park not so long ago.
Why should we fear them?
‘defiantly’ of course should read definitely, oops.
Kingoh
I hope i am just beinng paranoid and that the wee bit i highlighted in your post was ot aimed at me. ;o)
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Neil Lennon is kingoh The Celts says:
2 November, 2011 at 01:01
CultsBhoy hates being 2nd
Without going into detail and not engaging in the OTT politically correctness of the blog, mickbhoy is actually in hospital.
I realise your post was meant as a joke. Unlike some he will take it as a wee joke. As you have seen he can give as good as he gets!
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MWD
morning bhoys..
happy all souls day to you all..
many thanks for the birthday wishes yesterday…
BTW
it’s ture about strong painkillers and alcohol..they don’t mix well….
well they don’t mix with cider, lager, whisky, vodka brandy and red wine…
oooooft
http://t.co/Z7QoSHMr
Can anybody tell me what this means?
Belated birthday wishes Blantyre!
I am going to three games this week. Rennes, Motherwell and the big one….
Thistle v Ross County on Saturday!
Will post my mental condition as the days roll by.
C’mon the Hoops, throw some light into my dismal existence!
We need joy!
Good morning, gents and Margaret, from a grey, drab and and dreich Oslo. It’s like Drumchapel with seagulls out there.
We are in a bad place. My heart aches to see our wonderful club reduced to talk of putting out reserves in a European midweek game to save our resources for Motherwell at the weekend.
What a state of affairs.
Keysar Soze1 says:
2 November, 2011 at 07:59
It’s a point of discusion on Rangers Tax Case and they haven’t come to a conclusion so God help us in figuring it out.
Morning CQNers.
Now if I had said this……
Kevtic says:
2 November, 2011 at 01:34
“As for the players if they have stopped playing for Lennon and downed tools in the hope that Lennon will be replaced shame on them, how can I ever support these guys again?”
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It is of course the last paragraph in another good post from, brilliant CQNer Kevtic.
Lennybhoy…Supporting Neil Lennon and CFC until I die says:
“what has changed?” indeed.
Director of football might help but not many examples of them working well in Britain.
I would hope in the background Martin and Gordon are available to Neil to “bend their ears” and offer advise at anytime. I’m sure thet are.
Bottomline is an headless chicken signing policy must change in order to give Neil the experience on the park which Martin and Gordon enjoyed in the good times.
Not a regular poster but felt compelled to after reading the article. Surely to Ghod we have a team of players mentally & physically strong enough to play and win 2 important games within 3 days of each other???
If we don’t then it’s time we got rid! The biggest problem that I can see is our inability to play a settled first eleven – instead of encouraging the practice of chopping & changing, I firmly believe we should have a settled starting 11 within reason, capable of steping up to the mark of Celtic players.
Give the team a weakened look on thurs and u give them a ready made excuse when they don’t perform!
I am sick of excuses….it’s time they rolled their sleeves up and got stuck in – remembering who they are playing for!!!
APOEL Nicosia defeat ole Porto in the ole CL last night. Top of the group and unbeaten in 4 games.
What’s their secret?
I expect it’s the manager[ the Serbian Ivan Jovanovic]
It usually is.
Morning bhoys, damp still hun free.
Malaga beckons, quick read back
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire says:
1 November, 2011 at 23:05
Best post of the night.
See you 2ish Auldheid.
Top of the morning to you all from a bright autumnal day in Fife.
Much as I would like to think that Rangers will get what they deserve I have been around for long enough to know that they never do.
Margaret McGill’s examples of recent crimes which The Rangers didny get punished in the way we, or others would have been goes back a long time.
In 1972 after rioting Rangers fans attacked Moscow Dynamo players on the pitch and caused a diplomatic incident between Spain and Britain UEFA wanted to strip them of the Cup-winners’ cup trophy.
Most observers believed Rangers would have their trophy taken back and be banned from Europe for a long time.
Rangers didny give the trophy back.
Rangers didny get banned for a long time (2years reduced to 1 on appeal).
My fear is that the didny punishment of The Rangers might extend to HMRC.
Morning all. Back to square one in North Ayrshire. Dull and overcast.
Big Nan says:
2 November, 2011 at 08:40
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I share your fear Amigo!
In my liftime i have seen the huns, riot all over europe and, basically do whatever they want and, all they get is a couple of slaps on the wrist for singing ???mmmmmmmm
I mean, if the huns can walk away from the carnage of Manchester 2008 without even a word against them then, that tells me that the huns have friends in ‘high’ places ???mmmmmmm
Don’t be surprised to see the huns walk away from the tax-case with, minimal damage!
morning bhoys, just trying a quick catch up over breakfast, don’t have time to read all the way back, has our dressing room revolted or is it poster mischief
Big Nan
I was speaking to a rangers supporter the other day (in his late 40’s) and he honestly didnt know anything about any riot in Barcelona 72.
It has been more or less written out of scottish football history.
It seems that Britain (sic or should that be sick) cannot attract a suitable standard of judges because the salary is not enough. I mean how can anyone survive on a mere £172,000 a year. They should have thought about that before they forged a note from their mammy excusing them from PE because they had a runny nose. If they had stuck in at the good old parallel bars, they could have been Carlos Tevez who has to scrape by on a mere quarter of a million a week.
Meanwhile on matters of global significance I have had a dream and finally sussed out what the hell is going on in the financial shenanigans in Greece, Ibrox, Tynecastle and the Eurozone. I have detected the subtle but iron clad fist of the masonic uppercut on its journey to make the world of Timdom take ‘it on the chin’ one last time – and this is brilliant, in fact so brilliant that I can say with some confidence that George Papandreou, Vladimir Romanov, Craig Whyte and David Murray are geniuses, and would have got away with it if only I had not been educated at St Patricks and by definition was even cleverer!
Believe me, ‘the referendum plot’ is a smokescreen. As the stock-markets across the world plummet, Greece, Rangers, the jam tarts and hopefully Peter Lawwell are buying shares like a frenzy of Dutch Tulip fanciers. The referendum will then be cancelled. Stocks will boom and guess what……everyone will be happy. By all accounts I hear that Judges wages will also be increased and Carlos Tevez will say that he has always been a Man City fan.
I will turn my mind to the seemingly intractable problem of the melting polar ice-caps later.
Hail hail
Estadio
BT
Rather belated birthday wishes to ye big guy.
What is it 30/14? :)
bamboo says:
2 November, 2011 at 08:50
Its called news management dear boy.
Things have changed though and this murky chapter of The Rangers history is, with the gift of the alternative news media, not about to go away as it would have at one time.
Same with the Sheriff’s comments about the events before, and contributing to, the Ibrox disaster. They are out there and not dependent on the print media for an airing.
We certainly won’t find out anything bad The Rangers have done if we wait for Traynor and Co– purveyors of the finest printed pish– to publish it.
Kayser Soze1
Here is RTC’s take on it:
rangerstaxcase on 02/11/2011 at 2:22 am said:
(I had written a full blog post, but then realised that I am not sure enough of what is going on to give it that kind of platform) In advance of our legal experts weighing in, my take is:
Rangers have kept themselves on life support by selling off another piece of the family silver.
It looks to me that Rangers at some point recovered the fixed charge on their catering revenues that were promised to Azure Catering (a former Murray company). In recovering, but not cancelling the fixed charge, Rangers have a security of sufficient vintage that it will be useful in defeating claims that against a new-on-the-scene creditor as an alienation of assets.
It looks to me that they have borrowed cash to avoid an immediate meltdown from Close Brothers. Close Brothers have a fixed charge that ranks higher in priority than the floating charge that protects Whyte’s interests. In effect, Whyte has sold off part of his slice of Rangers.
We are not told how much Rangers have received, but Close Brothers will be able to fire sale Rangers’ assets until it is fully satisfied (i.e. paid 100% of what they are owed). This will greatly complicate a Rangers insolvency and increases the risks of liquidation. With all of Rangers’ assets being applied to this fixed charge, Close Brothers will have the ability to cherry-pick any specific assets they want in a way that a floating charge holder cannot.
For example, a floating charge holder has to rely upon a receiver / administrator selling assets and he takes only the proceeds. A fixed charge holder can simply lay claim to named assets. So if Close Borthers wanted to take ownership of Ibrox, they could if the valuation of Ibrox is less than they are owed.
My questions for our legal gurus:
1. Is this interpretation correct?
2. I recall some details that said that a receiver could only be called in where a floating charge existed without a fixed charge being present. Is this true or did I dream this?
3. If 2. is true, does this mean that Whyte has forgone the option to file for receivership?
4. Can a pre-existing fixed charge be “expanded” to any new value or is it capped at its original value?
MWD
Rogne not available tomorrow night as he wasnt included in the Europa league squad. Looks like big Dan in again.
hamiltontim says:
2 November, 2011 at 00:27
BMCUW
Big day Thursday so keep me in yer thoughts fella.
Enjoy the game cos despite all our problems its still a magical, wonderful experience to go and see the famous Glasgow Celtic.
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I shall,and it is.
In particular,I’ll be thinking “Wish you were here,HT,even if only to pick up the tab”when I nip into BB for the first time to drop off a parcel and buy three pints of lager…..
I know this may sound a bit, out-landish but…..
I think the huns might just have un-earthed a, fine leader for their boardroom!
CW has been to more Rankers games in the last four months than DD has been to Celtic games in the last 17 years!
CW perceived that, the BBC where trying to sh#t all over his club and, emptied the BBC from Ipox!
The BBC sh#it all over the Celtic support at the SCF in May, the Celtic hierarchy,DD,PL etc took it on the chin like the losers that they are. The BBC still ‘dirty’ CP !
CW cottened-on to the fact that his CEO had his hand in the till and, got rid! PL is still at CP!
Ah, fecken why bother…………
BLANTYRE TIM 0747
They mix fine,big fella.
The trick is to take the painkillers in the morning following the intake of alcohol……
Guys, can anyone help with info regards the following question?
Does anyone know if season books for the Business Class section in CP are valid for the Europa League games, or do you have to purchase seperate tickets to gain access?
bamboo says:
2 November, 2011 at 08:50
In a couple of months time as will the history of his Club.
DBBIA @ 8 36 —–
APOEL Nicosia ——–
A good Manager.
A committed Sugar Daddy .
Relatively low wages but big bonuses for results.
Last night APOEL started with —
1 Belgian
3 Portugese
3 Brazilians
3 Cypriots
1 Macedonian.
Torrential rain —— Day 2 ——- Way down south.
BMCUW
I see you are going to BBs ‘to drop off a parcel ‘. I’ll be giving that place a wide berth then! :-)
Hail hail
Estadio
Kevin wants the return of the ‘Jungle’ ASAP! @ 09:06
CW cottened-on to the fact that his CEO had his hand in the till and, got rid! PL is still at CP!
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You lost me at this point, Kevin.
I had followed what you were saying up until then despite a rather familiar (mis)use of commas.
I’m sure you can’t be deliberately slandering Celtic’s CEO so could you please explain further?
ESTADIO 0914
Sharkey’s was my first choice!
MWD
My ‘unlike some’ (not as clever as you so can’t do the bolding thing) was just a general comment, not specifically directed at you or anyone else.
Stop thinking it’s all about you! You’re starting to sound paranoid! ;)
South of Tunis
Are you suggesting that Apoel’s success is down to their revolutionary 1 3 3 3 1 formation?
Hail Hail
Estadio