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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My friends in Celtic,
Should a compulsory / voluntary contribution be considered / introduced to finance the new format.
HH.
EXSLAEMUIRBHOY
This one? Seems bitter enough.
http://s10.postimg.org/6or0msru1/libby_s.jpg
Daly been on the sauce…..
jon daly caught the totally delusional disease that inflicts their players, “we are a couple of players away from matching Celtic” aching sides.
Winning Captains
Fine with my I pad mini, using safari browser, in landscape mode, but when flipped to portrait mode, the articles are left justified one under the other and the rhs is blank
exslaemuirbhoy
Agree totally about the prices and standing areas
comfortable collective
14:49 on 8 February, 2015
You have forgotten the £20m they got from NTL for broadcasting rights, which Celtic refused
Hail Hail
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
LOL That was the reply i was expecting.
• ruggygman
14:47 on 8 February, 2015
Big Joe….
I like Bitton as a player.
Similarly Denayer, and Van Dijk……the Inter ties will however be a good gauge / test, to see exactly how good these individuals are.
I was as dreading in Inter tie…………………
when it was pooled out the hat………..
As I didn’t believe Ronny had sussed out how to play in Europe yet…..
However, I’m sure he will be giving it plenty of thought……..
More confident now though……………….
BringonInternatinal
Colin Cameron remarkably still looks 50 years old….as he has done for the last 20 years.
BURGAS HOOPS
Wouldnae like to let you down…
winning captains
Can’t get past the virgin ad on iPad
WC,
Still unreadable on my iPad. Constant scrolling to the advert.
WEETWEETWEET
We call that first base now.
Teams coming on at Mordor, as leaking roof is raised with the blasting out of their new anthem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PrMaVjHS74
As things stand, Nir Bitton will be the first player to have his initials on the club jersey.
Bobby Murdoch
Wonder how much of our licence money is being spent on this pish?
big joe
14:43 on 8 February, 2015
Biton
Im agreeing far too much on here.I said the very same thing about biton when I saw his first full game. Every good team needs a linch pin to take their shape off of, set tempo and link front to back, left to right. Ours is biton.
a
Man city struggled without their, not a single win in six games without yaya
And Bobby Madden is the ref……….
Remmi streete is 22 and has played 2 first team games in his career, both at port vale starting 1.
It’s been made out these guys are the future of the EPL :-) HH
Note of caution…..
I remember we took 7 off Hearts…. Then we took 5 of murderwell at Fir Park. We were flying.
Then we welcomed a mid table struggling AC MIlan to Celtic Park… Expectation was high.
We got humbled.
ExSlaemuirBhoy
14:51 on
8 February, 2015
Burgas Hoops
14:43 on
8 February, 2015
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
Embdy checked if they’ve paid their licence fee?
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Do you get a fuzzy picture o’er there if you’ve no got one -))
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the huns thought having a picture o libby above the oul marble stair case exempted them from paying any tax or bills like tv liscence
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I remember being dragged into a masonic shit-hole many moons ago now for a 50th B/Day bash.
Just got up to the bar and as i ordered my 1st drink i was approached by the head honchos “did you turn the picture of the queen around that’s hangin on the wall as you came upstairs?
“What you talking about says i”
“Can you leave now please”
No problem …………………………..bye !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sevco have got their own TV channel and referee.
“Then we welcomed a mid table struggling AC MIlan to Celtic Park… Expectation was high.
We got humbled.”
Ruggyman,
Nearly.
It was Barcelona and it was away :)
Have the BBC put more money into Sevco than the Easdales?
The comfortable collective
Mind-boggling figures.
And, don’t worry, I’ll remember the annual 10 million ‘extra’ they needed just to match us in each of those seasons.
Also like the humour in your otherwise serious post as regards Scott Nisbet.
As was often heard shouted at Mordor back then:
‘haw Nisbet, don’t jist dae something, staun’ there!!’
Cant figure why the Sevco Board-members were advised not to attend today’s Game. It looks like there’s more of them than “fans”. I reckon the Board could take them.
HH
bobby murdoch’s curled-up winklepickers
Story of my life bud
HH
BEATBHOY
Good advice. If he broke into a trot,he tripped over that huge hingin bottom lip.
WC
When I log on with the iPad the opening page is fine, however when I try to open any of the tabs the problem occurs.
Kikinthenakas
Wallace nutmegged there Fan*y
Winning Captains, just accessed the site with my iPad mini. Worked fine.
T
Haha…. Well…. Spanish / Italian…. nae difference at all.
I’m just thinking out loud…trying to temper my own expectation levels.
Hope we do them over the 2 legs…. but realise it will be tough.
Ruggyman,
I think we will go out.
Anything else is a bonus. :)
Sevco’ new No.10….. Looks every bit you would expect of a reserve player… Yaldi !
RIP to Wullie Mochan. Brother of Neil who sadly passed away this morning.
Condolences to the family.
MWD
WC
Now working fine
Cowiebhoy
Forgot about the NTL money. That was free as well I suppose, liability will be with rangers in liquidation not sevco. But they are the same entity it seems! shocking stuff but is the same in all business worlds when companies crash. Burn the creditor and start again as almost the same company. Bankrupcy is only a year in UK I think, 10 in Ireland but the same gimps are still lording it with their flash lifestyles but have no money in the bank m’lud.
Capitalism is not fair and was never meant to be. I wish it at least would have some honesty