No one would have enjoyed hearing the score come through from Alicante last night as Spain crushed World Cup finalists Croatia 6-0. By any normal measure, there should never be six goals between these sides, but team dynamics are more than just players and tactics. Croatia exhausted every ounce of emotional energy at the World Cup.
Every clichéd action must have taken place as they overcame yet another opponent on the way to the final in Moscow. After the dam burst against France, how do you recapture that belief that you are invincible?
There are parallels with Celtic last season. With an invincible treble bagged, Celtic broke their own Scottish record for an undefeated run of games, but soon thereafter capitulated at Tynecastle. Defeats from Kilmarnock, Hibs and Aberdeen followed. The players could still raise their game, specifically to find fresh ways to humiliate Newco, but whatever it took to allowed them to reach remarkable levels every single game was gone.
Just as Celtic recorded another treble, Croatia will recover; the defeat to Spain was an aberration, but the formula for pushing players to the limit every game is elusive. Celtic will comfortably win 8-in-a-row, but a challenge for the next phase of Brendan Rodgers reign will be to repeatedly find the same sharpness, from the same players, with the same message. That will take more than “Here we go again!”
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St Sivs ???✔️?
YNWA
Best wishes to ST STIVS!!!
Well played Sir.
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FERGUSSLAYEDTHEBLUES on 13TH SEPTEMBER 2018 7:16 AM
GUYFAWKESAFOREVERHERO on 12TH SEPTEMBER 2018 10:25 PM
Mahe the Madman on 12th September 2018 9:58PM
Off field issues at Celtic? Now you’re talking my language.
Tell me, why are Co-operative Bank heading for the hills in recent years despite our club reporting increased profits and record turnover?
A £22M mountain of cash has been removed from our gift.
At one time, we had a £20M loan facility together with a £12M overdraft availability. Now, our loan is maxed at £6M (due back in 2019) and we’re invited to use a £6M rolling credit facility at credit card interest rates.
What’s going on, obi wan
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Could it be that banks are less confident in Scottish football clubs borrowing money ,when instead of paying it back ,all they have to do it liquidate and carry on the follow ,following week leaving the bank to pick up the tab .
The SFA MSM and the rest of the chumps involved in the well being of our game could be who you might ask about the above
After all it,s them who persist in keeping the BIG LIE up
Just my opinion of course
HH
Speedy recovery St Stivs
St Stivs…Gute Besserung
Braw
Terrible news about Levein,…
he’s feeling better.
21-5-79
CRACKER !! ;)))
Dear Shug,
The standard of Scottish journalism
HowDidThatWorkOut CSC
SAINT STIVS
YNWA, Haste ye back sir.
Just in case nobody has mentioned it on here a week on Friday
(Friday The 21st of September 2018) at 21:00 hours (9pm) on
BBC Alba they are screening/showing an excellent/superb
Documentary/Film of Tommy Burns Life Story which I’m sure
anyone who watches will agree is a very good tribute to a
Celtic Legend & Tommy certainly was Celtic Man through &
through. Also @ the premier screening their of the said
Documentary @ the GFT on Tuesday (11-9-18) hosted by
Tony Hamilton the Rep from the CP Disabled Section said
that the Section they are in @ CP the corner between the
Jock Stein & North Stands has been named The Tommy
Burns Section which I thought was a superb touch
HH Everyone & COYBIG
Bournes….at 12.02
At some future date a commemorative statue/or at least a plaque should be unveiled to the immortal memory of Hugh and his unparalleled forensic dissection of Scottish Football.
His ‘without fear’, ‘The truth must out and sod the consequences’ is said to stemmed from his admiration for Woodward and Bernstein or possibly Linda Lovelace.
But really it will be the memory of his stunningly psychic predictions that for so long has made me a fan and chronicler of his every utterance….
http://alturl.com/5eybb
Hail Hail
Matt
So make a note Folks in your Diary’s/Forward Planners/Things To Watch List’s of the
said Documentary which I’m sure you will all enjoy.
God Bless Tommy Burns A True Celtic Legend
YNWA
I wonder if Sleekit Shug will one day admit to being “duped” ?
Awe_Naw_Nae_Noo_Article_Oan_The_Day_Anaw_Noo?
new article posted.
From a Galaxy,far,far away on a planet called,”Wit,do you know the meaning of irony”comes this,
“Honestly,the minute you walk into that sh–hole of a club ,its ingrained into you,that the world owes you everything served up on a silver platter,and you are placed into a constant state of persecution.They wallow in apparent misjustice,the weirdos”
Today on scum media regards Craig Gordon.Gave me a giggle.