Many of our early season concerns manifest themselves in the performances against Dundee. A 1-1 draw at Dens on the last day of the summer transfer window, followed by a 2-1 win at Celtic Park in November, told the story of a club just about getting by on the domestic front.
The Celtic Park win saw us go seven points ahead of Aberdeen on the same games played, but defeat to a Stuart Armstrong goal for Dundee United, and a home draw against bottom of the table Ross County, briefly gave us what looked like a genuine championship challenge.
Something happened at Rugby Park in the first week of the year. Kris Commons was sublime but the improvement in Celtic’s performance was due to more than just him. We’ve won six games on the bounce, without losing a goal, with convincing performances, in all but away to Ross County, who belie their lowly position to squeeze every ounce of effort out of Celtic.
Before last week’s game at Hampden it was possible to find plenty of “Celtic are rubbish as well” comments. We were rubbish, earlier in the season, but you’ve watched the team grow in recent months. So much so that it’s becoming difficult to give an honest opinion on the goalkeeper, he is so rarely troubled.
Forged on the road
On Wednesday we have the Glasgow derby against Partick Thistle, before a trip to Perth next weekend, often a difficult venue for Celtic. That will bring to end a nine game run since New Year, with only one game at Celtic Park. The growth in the team has been forged on the road, often on smaller grounds with variable surfaces.
The return to Celtic Park, on Thursday 19, against the Italians with their famous blue and black stripes, will present Ronny Deila and his players with a bigger challenge. It’s not a must-win game, but it’s an absolutely necessary test to a team who are looking more and more imperious in Scotland with each passing week.
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Certainly ACGR.
I owe you a few pints of Guinness chief.
A wee hip flask of the malt whiskey here for ye also.
Tell DD I’ve got the other thing sorted as well for him.
HH.
Just turned on the TV to see the monkies now down 2-1…
Ayrshire is Green and White
Only one team playing any football here
Pfayr,
It’s becoming a joke what Mc Culloch has been getting away with.
How was that a throw in…… Jee wiz
Mibs trying their best. Penalty soon.
jungle jim hot smoked
16:31 on 8 February, 2015
“.PFayr supports WeeOscar
16:21 on
8 February, 2015
Mcdowally looking stumped …cannae get four down in the crossword”
Reminded me of Spike Milligan`s Crossword for Idiots. The grid was all black with one white square in the top, left-hand corner. The Clues:
Across
1) First letter of the alphabet. (1)
Down
1) The indefinite article .(1)
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Little known fact that the guy who invented the crossword is buried in Dalbeth. Just as you enter the cemetery he’s buried on the hill to the left, 10 down and 5 across :)
Whits the crowd must be lower than 10 million…
HH
Ian Hack going off was the loudest cheer of the day!
Elbows is being given license to really hurt someone. It’s no joke. Absolute coward of a footballer.
Commentators boakin, lovinn it.
A victory here for Raith would be justice – absolute justice. The shocking display of the referee cheating and even worse the appalling display from the BBC.
A stick on for penalty now – he’s gone so far might as well take the whole packet
How much injury time ye think..?
HH
Rangers supporters think there is a bit of gamesmanship going on there?!?!?
Are they using EBT’s?
Injury time prediction
5 mins
MickTT
16:44 on 8 February, 2015
Whits the crowd must be lower than 10 million…
HH
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It appears that the other 49,981,000 Sevco fans are at the shops today.
11k official attendance given by commentator. 86 minutes played
Madden can hold his head up high down the Lodge later on.. More than I can say for the rest of Sevco team… :-)
Sorry – 49,988,500
Ha ha just back in and saw the score from the monkey enclosure.
Well, regardless of the result, The Brethren cant have any complaints regarding Brother Tait’s performance today….
wonder if the oul ” dancing in the streets of raith” will re-surface tomorrow ? Nah probs naw
Nade ambling off, stops to pull up his socks.
AlbertKiddCSC
6 mins injury time is on the cards … Why bother with rules anymore
Any guesses at injury time?
Saltires
I notice they never showed it again, unlike the nade goal, trying to find a foul.
How is mclugger still on the park
Raith have got to be VERY careful around there own penalty area…..It’s got to happen..no?
McCulloch could replace Daniel Craig as next Bond – he’s already got a licence to kill .. It appears..
Afternoon Bhoys & Ghirls, I’ve just tuned in to see if the latest episode of The humping of the huns has panned out as hoped, and I am pleased to see that the team in green look like triumphing once again!
However, on matters more relevant to a Celtic forum, I would just like to point out for those interested in how Ronny Deila is progressing at Celtic, he has now edged ahead (on GD) of Neil Lennon in terms of his team’s performance to date (domestically at least).
After 27 domestic games at the helm his record reads as follows:
RD… W: 21 D: 3 L: 3 F: 60 (2.22) A: 12 (0.44) CS: 16 FTS: 3
NL… W: 21 D: 3 L: 3 F: 64 (2.37) A: 23 (0.85) CS: 11 FTS: 2
CS = Clean Sheets, FTS = Failed To Score, figures in brackets are per game
Neil Lennon’s team had just experienced a little blip with three consecutive draws, and went on to win 11 and draw 2 of their next 13 domestic games, so RD’s team will have to continue their recent impressive run if they are to keep pace with their predecessors, but they are looking imperious enough of late to indicate that this is not an unreasonable expectation.
The defensive record of RD’s team is nothing less than outstanding. As well as an impressively low goals conceded column in the league table they are yet to concede a goal in either domestic cup competition. Could they be the first Scottish team to win the cup double without conceding a single goal (assuming it hasn’t been done before)?
MickTT
16:45 on 8 February, 2015
How much injury time ye think..?
HH
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3 days…………………………………………….
Have the Sevco support lost faith?
The stands are emptying early.
Before kick off is pretty early.
A new world record even.
Ha ha ha Boyd.
Boyd misses absolute sitter.
Injury time?
Have they not suffered enough?
Monster munch misses a sitter
Boyd. Oh dear.