I’m hoping suggestions Stefan Scepovic and Kris Commons are struggling for fitness for Thursday is a classic attempt at European football disinformation.
Back in July I wrote about Commons “dependence on one creative talent feels like an unnecessary vulnerability”. We remain (unnecessarily) dependent on our only creative talent, as subsequent games without him have established. If he’s not in the starting line-up, we’ll need a radical change of system.
Bringing a second creative talent to the club should be a priority. On this subject, I hear Bosnian fulcrum, Semir Stilic, who we were reportedly interested in a few years ago, before he detoured for a indifferent spell in Turkey, is now back in Poland with Wisla Krakow and eclipsing his earlier form for Lech Poznan. We could do worse.
Shocked and stunned at the news Rangers International’s nomad, Daniel Stewart Securities PLC, have had trading in their shares suspended by the Stock Exchange as they were unable to file their accounts to year-end 31 March 2014 on time. The Ibrox club’s board will be incredulous that the diligence they carried out to ensure they were dealing with an advisor of standing overlooked some fundamentals.
Four days out from the Great Scottish Run, which I’m doing for the Foundation’s work for Health, Equality, Learning and Poverty. This is our Foundation, established and run by Celtic fans for 19 years. It’s an important part of the story of where our club came from and what’s important to our mission. Any donations here, from £1 up, are welcome.
Thanks to everyone who has helped.
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“See projects? Forget it. I’m sick of hearing it. I’m sick of hearing about two- and three-year plans. I don’t buy into it. It’s about now. You don’t have time as a Celtic or Rangers manager. Projects are something my daughter does at school. I’m a football man, only interested in results, performances and players. I don’t care about two years’ time. I might not bloody be here.”
Lennon comes in as Caretaker Manager
Neil Lennon’s Return to Celtic April 08
Neil Lennon stepped up as the new caretaker manager to pick up the pieces. A demoralised and humiliated squad needed to turn things around fast. Our aim had changed to consolidating second place, a task that was becoming ever more difficult with Dundee Utd breathing down our necks. It was that bad. The remaining league campaigns were also a chance to regain some pride.
Apart from that there was the Scottish Cup semi-final. It was to be a mere formality for the club, taking on lowly Ross County from the lower leagues. The question was just how many we would win by; the answer was actually we lost two nil! Another embarrassment, but disturbingly the support was little shocked by the result. It was just another low mark for the first team and illustrated how demoralised the support was at this point. Lennon deserved better from the players who’d let themselves down. Sadly, it was now sealed that we were to finish the season without any major silverware.
Back to the league and the contrast could not be starker. Eight games to go and even though the margin was too big to overcome to win the league, squeezing the gap was a must. If it wasn’t for the low morale of the support, the run the club were to take would be more loudly lauded than it is. A good run of eight league wins in a row was a great way to end what was otherwise a forgettable season.
Lennon kicked backsides and engendered some team spirit and motivation into the squad. After labouring against poorer opposition earlier on, we managed to win some games at a canter.
Lennon was not afraid to upset egos either. Benching the wayward Braafheid for the much maligned Naylor paid off (he even grabbed a goal v Rangers). He allowed the players a bit more of a freer role as well. He made his ideas clear as per the following quote:
“See projects? Forget it. I’m sick of hearing it. I’m sick of hearing about two- and three-year plans. I don’t buy into it. It’s about now. You don’t have time as a Celtic or Rangers manager. Projects are something my daughter does at school. I’m a football man, only interested in results, performances and players. I don’t care about two years’ time. I might not bloody be here.”
The highlight in this period was May 4th and the 2-1 victory over the Huns to halt our poor stream of results in the derbies (first win against them since December 27th 2008), and it at least raised confidence in the manager’s ability. Overall we recovered, although too little too late. Must add the boost that Robbie Keane gave us. Fabulous rate of goals, around 15 in 17 games, with some being sublime. However, it must be noted that he didn’t score against Rangers in two games nor did he score in the game v Ross County, so could be said that he didn’t score when it mattered most. Overly harsh but there is a point in there.
praecepta
20:15 on 1 October, 2014
yep….they missed the first one and the second one wasn’t a penalty….his performance has improved slightly now
Zagreb fans in dispute with the clubs current owner and won’t be able to buy tickets or just won’t buy them as long as he’s associated with them, they seem to be trying to obtain tickets for in amongst us as they still follow the club away from home.
BT hope the OP went ok
Was up seeing the Barcamole today and yes he is struggling with his new phone
trying to get him along to the match,but he is pissed off with the game as he sees it
but you never know.
Halfwaycsc
Geordie Munro
I do not know what to do now!
I had some money set aside to go out on the 11th to bmcuwper’s day oot but as i have been planning to get along to some games again and there are only another 2 in the next 2 months that i can go to……i thought i would use some of that money for the day oot to go tomorrow and just not stay out as long next Saturday or buy as much alcohol.
Feel like i have wasted some of your and other posters time now and even more so with yourself after you were good enough to source a ticket for me.
Live football in a nutshell right here right now…..fek :(
Thunder road, read back. Geordie Munroe offerd you a ticket.
Go to the game and the hootenanny.
HH
Thunder road,
Stfu. You have not wasted any of my time ya maddy. :)
If you are worried that the seat is beside me, it isn’t ;)
As I said, no sweat whatever you decide.
awe naw
I’ve only used 3.8 gb with 9.1 gb available. Hardly overloaded. This problem only arose after a new systems update to iOS 8.0.2. Any clues?
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Well if Dinamo Zagrab fans are in the Celtic end tomorrow hopefully they are treated better then the Polish fans at Murrayfield.
Many Celtic fans go into home ends on Euro nights without a witch hunt, a shame some petty Celtic fans can’t show the same hospitality on Euro nights.
Gooners 4-0
Wellbeck treble
http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/2010-05-04%3A+Celtic+2-1+Rangers%2C+SPL+-+Pictures
scroll doon
***CQN PREDICTOR COMPETITION***
Hoping, at long last, to post the scores from the home and away qualifying round. Should be on the Blog within the next 15 minutes, formatting problems permitting ;-)
I sat in the Main stand in Stuttgart UEFA cup 2003.
Me and 2 fellow Tims.
Had a right good drink , so we weren’t exactly quiet.
Anyway the banter with the Stuttgart punters was absolutely brilliant.
And we went through!
Treat people with a bit respect and they will reciprocate.
http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Banners%3A+2010-11+Misc+%281%29
WeefratheTim
20:52 on
1 October, 2014
shut off the wifi on the iPad and then shut off the iPad itself completely. Wait about 30 seconds and then restart the iPad. Then wait about 2 minutes and turn the wifi back on. You should begin to see the apps start updating I hope
HH
A classic from RM the unseen Fenian hand strikes again
“Throwing this in the mix.
Starting to wonder if Lawell behind all these stories coming out in the media as by his own admission his club is losing £10M a year with Rangers being out of the top tier and he desperately needs Rangers back.”
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooood evening
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From a windy Costa Blanca
BigJoeOnDaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaboaT.
Liverpool 1 down to Basel,£110 mil spent, still not a decent CB .
Just received this e-mail. I think they may be barking up the wrong tree or else it was meant for Fat Salary and I got it by mistake.
Just been paid? New Brogues from only £59 plus the best Blazers for October
http://www.slaters.co.uk/catalog/category/view/s/justin-reece-shoes/id/5954/?utm_campaign=Blazers+and+Brogues+011014&utm_source=emailCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=
Steve Backley red card for Arsenal
http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Banners%3A+2006-2007+Misc+%281%29
Think we will do good manana………………
We will have time on the ball…………..
To probe and exploit……………..
3.1ForthegoodGuys
http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Banners%3A+2007-2008+Misc+%281%29
4-1 at emirates.
Gooners goalie gets gone.
http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Banners%3A+2007-2008+Misc+%282%29
Liverpool are pants…………..
Just goes to show how good Saurez was………..
Saureeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez
Right, ahead of schedule.
First up a reminder of how everyone scored in their first leg predictions for games played back on 20th and 21st September –
CQN Predictor Cup –
Qualifying Round 1st Leg
PaddyBhoy1888 22 Patrick27 0
Catalpa 29 fleagle 32
Bognor hoops 21 Travel Bhoy 13
Bjmac 23 ticgaz 21
Bhoywonder84 19 BMCUWP 29
Sipsini 29 The lizard king 16
Thom’s Sellik 28 Elharto 24
Jamesgang 13 Bognorbhoy 24
The ExiledTim 27 deccyrollercoaster 21
Kolncelt 29 Praecepta 13
realnineinarow 19 Lennybhoy 21
Hutchbhoy 13 Kelvin Bhoy 23
Ard Ri 14 GoogyBhoy 30
Twists and Turns 21 Penfold 21
sftb 39 Hamilton Tim 27
Mrs CRC 23 Dick Byrne 23
cliftonville celt 26 Marapapa 21
3mick3 28 celticrollercoaster 37
Jonnythetim 29 Stevenage Bhoy 23
Celtic Rose 13 Cowie Bhoy 16
mayanaman 14 Leftclicktic 21
Murdoch Auld & Hay 23 GG 25
Pogmathonyahun 15 Castlebhoy 0
The Token Tim 14 B-Boy 38
Dim Sam 25 Bobby evans Superstar 15
Hmack 23 The Lurker 6
DougC 25 saint stivs 6
Blantyre Kev 21 St Patricks Bhoy 43
Thecelt45 43 McFudge 28
Jeez_I_thought_blinker_was.. 20 Doc 0
Jobo Baldie 26 sponsored by cheetah 8
bada bing 0 Smashing Milk Bottles 0
St stivs @2107
The bottom one was one of the funniest ones I’ve seen.
Remember it well.
BVB 2 up 68 min
Ok, now we have the results from the predictions for games played on 27th September…
CQN Predictor Cup
Qualifying Round 2nd Leg
Patrick27 53 PaddyBhoy1888 30
fleagle 31 Catalpa 46
Travel Bhoy 46 Bognor hoops 43
ticgaz 36 Bjmac 45
BMCUWP 40 Bhoywonder84 29
The lizard king 47 Sipsini 40
Elharto 29 Thom’s Sellik 45
Bognorbhoy 44 Jamesgang 43
deccyrollercoaster 33 The ExiledTim 53
Praecepta 34 Kolncelt 43
Lennybhoy 41 realnineinarow 41
Kelvin Bhoy 38 Hutchbhoy 19
GoogyBhoy 38 Ard Ri 44
Penfold 43 Twists and Turns 34
Hamilton Tim 36 sftb 41
Dick Byrne 44 Mrs CRC 57
Marapapa 40 cliftonville celt 33
celticrollercoaster 38 3mick3 44
Stevenage Bhoy 57 Jonnythetim 48
Cowie Bhoy 45 Celtic Rose 29
Leftclicktic 43 mayanaman 42
GG 33 Murdoch Auld & Hay 33
Castlebhoy 0 Pogmathonyahun 36
B-Boy 49 The Token Tim 34
Bobby evans Superstar 38 Dim Sam 54
The Lurker 36 Hmack 50
saint stivs 44 DougC 35
St Patricks Bhoy 43 Blantyre Kev 44
McFudge 45 Thecelt45 43
Doc 0 Jeez_I_thought_blinker… 43
sponsored by cheetah 40 Jobo Baldie 47
Smashing Milk Bottles 0 bada bing 41
Nick Griffin punted by the BNP
Aggregate scores now coming up…
Saint Stivs ………………………………..
GreatStuffMate
The aggregate scores for the 2 qualifying legs are –
CQN Predictor Cup
Qualifying Round aggregate scores
Patrick27 53 PaddyBhoy1888 52
fleagle 63 Catalpa 75
Travel Bhoy 59 Bognor hoops 64
ticgaz 57 Bjmac 68
BMCUWP 69 Bhoywonder84 48
The lizard king 63 Sipsini 69
Elharto 53 Thom’s Sellik 73
Bognorbhoy 68 Jamesgang 56
deccyrollercoaster 54 The ExiledTim 80
Praecepta 47 Kolncelt 72
Lennybhoy 62 realnineinarow 60
Kelvin Bhoy 61 Hutchbhoy 32
GoogyBhoy 68 Ard Ri 58
Penfold 64 Twists and Turns 55
Hamilton Tim 63 sftb 80
Dick Byrne 67 Mrs CRC 80
Marapapa 61 cliftonville celt 59
celticrollercoaster 75 3mick3 72
Stevenage Bhoy 80 Jonnythetim 77
Cowie Bhoy 61 Celtic Rose 42
Leftclicktic 64 mayanaman 56
GG 58 Murdoch Auld & Hay 56
Castlebhoy 0 Pogmathonyahun 51
B-Boy 87 The Token Tim 48
Bobby evans Superstar 53 Dim Sam 79
The Lurker 42 Hmack 73
saint stivs 50 DougC 60
St Patricks Bhoy 86 Blantyre Kev 65
McFudge 73 Thecelt45 86
Doc 0 Jeez_I_thought_blinker… 63
sponsored by cheetah 48 Jobo Baldie 73
Smashing Milk Bottles 0 bada bing 41
bada bing!!
21:12 on 1 October, 2014
Nick Griffin punted by the BNP
That’ll teach him to waste money on Rangers shares.
So those that will now proceed to the Europa League stages are –
Europa LeagueQualifiers
3mick3
Ard Ri
Bhoywonder84
Blantyre Kev
Bobby evans Superstar
Castlebhoy
Celtic Rose
cliftonville celt
deccyrollercoaster
Dick Byrne
Doc
Elharto
fleagle
Hamilton Tim
Hutchbhoy
Jamesgang
Jonnythetim
mayanaman
McFudge
Murdoch Auld & Hay
PaddyBhoy1888
Praecepta
realnineinarow
saint stivs
Smashing Milk Bottles
sponsored by cheetah
The lizard king
The Lurker
The Token Tim
ticgaz
Travel Bhoy
Twists and Turns
Whilst those qualifying for the lucrative Champions League stages are….
(drum roll…)