I was concerned about a trip to Estonia after hearing Hearts struggle in their home leg against Estonian opponents last week, so news that Gibraltar’s Lincoln Red Imps beat Flora Tallinn was welcome, although the concern was tempered as news arrived that Hearts were three goals up in the away leg.
The lesson here is that in July, one more week’s training has a huge impact on performance.
Brendan Rodgers will be happy with how training has progressed thus far, but it’s only when players put multiple 90 minutes under their belts that they are ready for competitive action. There’s not necessarily a great deal of work to do to overcome Red Imps (no offence intended), but qualifiers come thick and fast thereafter. Despite beating Slovenian champions Olimpija Ljubljana yesterday, I expect Celtic will be more motivated for Saturday’s game against Maribor.
It gets serious from now onwards.
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Jobo
I agree we miss edwardurus – who was always civil and stood up for his views with good manners
JOBOBALDIE
Seconded-he even tried to save us from a 1690 post!
A gent-much like yourself. A pleasure catching up yesterday.
BarrowBhoy
Premier Sports 7pm.
From BBC Sport
Rangers boss Mark Warburton believes Joey Barton can be the best player in the Premiership in the new campaign. (Sunday Herald)
Warburton insists Barton is smart enough not to get into any trouble in Glasgow. The former Burnley midfielder has already sparked a war of words with Scott Brown by claiming he is in a different league to the Celtic skipper. (Sunday Mail)
UP WINKLEPICKERS on 10TH JULY 2016 8:54 AM
BILLYBEAR
P30,as suggested. He regurgitated it later too.
The previous page is worth a read for the insane ramblings of a whisky-trammeled legend,ACGR. You’ll choke on your cornflakes.
You of course have an opinion on all my posts, more so that one, resolution12 has ran its course and is done IMO, although malcontents will drag it out as they normaly do, the SFA , RFC, SPFL, C. O, all still in place, 3years wasted, and for what? To tell us something we all knew 4 year ago? Rangers died, did they? Because UEFA sent a letter to the res12 guys telling them that RFC /company died? Oh they did eh? Well someone better inform the person who looks after they’r website, history, trophys won, all still there, Victory? IMO naw.
My friends in Celtic & Billy Bear.
I agree that all are welcome, providing they adhere to the blog and Paul 67’s protocol.
There is already far too much hatred , vindictiveness and exclusion generally. A wee bit of humour, civilised debate and alternative views are always desireable. Imo.
Hail, Hail.
TONY
Close. I have THE SAME opinion about all your posts.
Yer a laptop lapdog. Nothing more.
Can’t understand people slagging BillyBear. In the first instance he is obviously a Tim and is quite clever & deep in the way he uses the platform he has adopted.
He is always polite & funny & even if I am wrong about him being a Tim which I don’t think I am, he is doing a lot less harm or trolling then many others.
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CORKCELT
How come your not on the Golf Course?
Day of Rest and contemplation Gents, Bhoys had a good training break in Slovenia, Our Stan the Mhan back at it. Can we not talk about the positives. There are posters who take it too far for one reason or another and it’s a forum so it is about opinions but try and be kind to each other, There is enough enemies out in the real world without creating them on here.
Nevertypeinanger.csc
KLV
Tony Donnely
You choose to misrepresent what Res12 is about and in doing so are helping to keep in place the people and structures that enable the clear cheating that has gone on for years.
It was never about a new club. Had it been that news would have been rushed out first week in June. That was information UEFA volunteered thinking Res12 was about RFC and not the SFA. We never asked for it because it was never an objective of Res12.
I could say a lot more about where the motivation to do something about the SFA came from but the fear of damaging Celtic in the process has kept lips sealed.
My advice is read the update again it makes it clear that new club stuff is a diversion and it is not going to be any part of the response to UEFA.
Bognorbhoy
Fantastic.
Try posting on here when it’s a 36kg black labrador lying across the keyboard.
Billybear
Suppose some Rangers fans are unfortunate enough to have to follow those clubs.
Some Tims are unfortunate enough to act like currants.
TD
It wasn’t “someone” who provided the new club information it was the Head of The Club Licensing & Financial Fair Play part of UEFA.
He carries authority way above any one responsible for keeping the UEFA Web site accurate. It’s his Dept that define what a club is and until his signature appears on the Web site itself it means SFA.
Golf or watching Murray win the tennis? It’s a hard life when ye’ve no got a wife, and the man next doors got 2.
Nothing up with a bit of Bear baiting if you ask me, I spend most of my pub hours doing it.
As long as it is done without the crap we would all get on their forums, seems as though you can have a go at any tim you like or dislike if you get my drift and thats OK.
But bait one bear and ach ffs you know the rest.
H.H
CORKCELT on 10TH JULY 2016 10:55 AM
That would be my take on Billybear, a tim at the wind u and funny with it.
If not, as he said …open to all, just like our club.
See you in Dublin. HH
Good morning CQN
Many thanks to CRC and his lovely family for the privilege of sharing his 25th wedding anniversary at paradise yesterday, hope the next 25 for Marc & Karen are full of happiness
Many fine CQN bhoys and Ghirls were there at paradise to join in the celebrations this is due to Marc who over the years has been bringing CQN folk together, charity events, playing 5s or just meeting up for a beer, he really is CQN at its best, congrats Marc
Enjoying watching the clips of Brendan taking training sessions and listening to him talk about the game, feel very positive about the coming season,
Graham Spiers @GrahamSpiers
@rsmorrow1964 Absolutely. An insight of this trip has been the real training ground authority of Brendan Rodgers
Hopefully C/L group stages qualification will be achievable, although the difficulty to have the team up and running to that standard in such a short space of time may prove to difficult as has happened to new Celtic managers before, IMO despite being SPFL champions Brendan did not inherit a happy squad to say the least, he is cramming a lot of work in a matter of weeks he is trying to fit in the all of this…….. stamping his managerial authority on the squad, getting to know players individually, getting squad fit, finding a playing style, finding his top 11, etc etc………………..some postings on the friendlies are laughable fitba tosh, friendlies mean nothing
HRVATSKI JIM
Got to love 36kg Labradors ;-)
I think that Tony Donnelly 67 has a point.
Ah mean, who is going to call the huns a ‘new’ club ?
Ah mean, any altercation that we’ve had with them, 3 times….
Glasgow Cup Final 2013(I think ?)
LCSF 2015
SCSF 2016
On all 3 occasions, Celtic FC has referred to them as, Rangers FC on, Celtic FC’s official website.
The gallant 4 Res12tance-Rebels deserve every credit going.
Also, the jiggery-poakery with the licence issuing ?
As far as I see, the guilty have left the building.
Rangers FC died ?!?!?!
And yet, Celtic FC refer to them as, Rangers FC ?!?!?
So, who is the joke actually on ?
Ah mean, the entire David Murray era was one big cheating, jiggery-poakery-sham.
But, David Murray wore a t-shirt saying….”What r u gonna do aboot it Timmy?”
Ah mean, the huns kidded-on that they died in the biggest sporting-swindle Britain has ever seen.
They kidded-on that they died to, avoid paying any of the £140 million that they swindled….imho.
Celtic supporters ‘should’ feel an element of guilt in all of this as well.
LNS’s verdict and the PLC-Hierarchy said…”We’re surprised !”
The Aberdeen fans on a visit to Celtic Park, waved a banner saying….”Celtic FC – Your Silence Is Deafening!”
And, what were Celtic’s fans doing at that time ?
They were showing they’re true colors by, gluttoning mountains of jelly & ice cream, whilst the Celtic PLC-Hierarchy took a juggernaut on the chin from LNS.
Aye,….No Jungle = No Rebels.
No Rebels = Celtic support full of snobs(there to be took).
And, taken they will be…….
Golf is for masons
Tri Coloured Ribbon
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Your tri-colour will always flt high and
proud on the ole Jungle roof.
Hail Hail
Tour De France already on, Murray on at 2 and griezman to destroy the Portuguese ponce of war tonight – great day of sport- nearly as good as next tues
I assume under Brendan we will play better than last year, so should win the league and possibly a cup. I’ve no idea how we will do in Europe as I think he will need time to get the squad playing his way and getting players in.
Last night’s game may have been useful for BR as it shows what type of game we have to play in the SPL when teams just sit back against us.
How are the heads this morning?
Delicate?
Aye, me too.
CRC, grand day yesterday.
BMCUWP’s you too have a family to be proud of.
Not everyone’s cup of tea I know.
But some good “Bear on Bear” action over on FF on the James Doleman/Lionbrand thread.
Me? I’m weak, I cannae help masel, I love it.
Kev J – yer right ah shouldnae hub eaten soooooo much jelly and ice cream. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Lurkin Huns and SMSM……………. GIRFUY
Is there another year of court cases with this Res 12 stuff still to come ?
When will Craig Whyte put the deeds on the table ?
When will Ibrokes be taken from the huns ?
When will the stolen trophies be stripped by the guid samaratins ?
When will the Celtic PLC-Hierarchies complicity be revealed ?
When will Orange walks be stopped ?
When will we be allowed to publicly celebrate St Patrick’s day ?
When will there be a National monument to the Irish Famine ?
When will we be able to wear the color green without being under threat of attack in public ?
When will they make buses without back seats ?
Ponta Delgado is a better place than Lisbon to………..ahem, cough, cough…………socialise :))))
500ml beers as little as €1.65
Well tasty kebabs or pork loin pieces for about €3
Right on the seafront by the Marina :)
Forrest looked quick against a tiring defence IMO, we need to start getting ruthless to trim the squad,BR will have a better idea of who he doesn’t want now.
DOC
Cheers,bud!
HH
Kev.
Yes
Never
Cant its not theirs
After a blue moon appears
Never
20 yrs time lol
When you move to a less bigoted place .
Soon
I already do
Dont know that one mate
Awe ra best
Regarding James Forrest contribution last night. His pace allows him to easily get past players IF there is space behind – something which he rarely gets in the SPFL. And he did that a few times during the game. Crossing with his left foot was very Izzy-esque unfortunately. The chance he provided for Ciftci was a clever outside of the right boot cross. But even then I was screaming at him to hit the bye line or even head for goal.
Interestingly, Kieran Tierney possesses the ability to sprint (and trick his) way past defenders. Also delivers fantastic, intelligent crosses. But haven’t seen much of that in these friendlies. Has he been told to concentrate on defending? If so, that would be a shame.
p.s. when I say “pace” I mean acceleration for James Forrest.
Patrick Roberts on the other hand is lost on the left wing. His forte is coming inside and shooting – VERY well. He has trickery and close control that means he can also go outside, which he needs to do more often just to give defenders something to think about.
So in summary. We still need a left winger. I thought GMS would be that man. And maybe he will. However it certainly is NOT Armstrong, Allen or Christie, despite their best efforts.
50 SHADES OF GREEN on 10TH JULY 2016 11:56 AM
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Hail Hail fella, hope yer well.
It’s a zany laugh ;)
Makes a wee change from the…
Peoples Friend
Sewing Bee
Pen-pals
Res:12, 13, 14, 15 and on, and on
Masonic golfing bigots
….etc
HH
I have also noticed that Kieran Tierney has not been putting in the same displays as last season, hope we haven’t burnt the kid out.