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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And Wee Chic breaks cover
• Parkheadcumsalford
16:18 on 8 February, 2015
Big Joe,
If by Prodigal Son you mean Charlie Mulgrew, I’m sure Ronny won’t drop Nir Biton to accomodate him. He might get a game if VvD or Denayer get an injury. (Don’t fancy Charlie at LB either, by the way.)
Yes……………. Charlie is my Darling………………………
I hope you are right……………………………….
However, remember this……………………………
Charlie was 1st choice over Nir for nearly ½ the season…………………..
PS……………………. I love charlie………………………………..
Boydchenko on
Kris Boyd just gets better looking as the years roll by…
DtaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaT
Interesting how Boyd’s top is about 3 sizes too big, hiding the flab me thinks.
BBC commy …Daly for Boyd ….like fir like sub …yes one fat bassa fir another
….PFayr supports WeeOscar
Yer on form the day:))
Lukic, even.
BBC delight Raith Rovers only managed to stay in from for eight minutes!!!!!!
Madden ignores clear foul to allow hunbreak…
Madden upping his game
Foster gets a yellow when it should have been red
“.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)
JJ
Madden letting sevco kick lumps out of Raith
Why would anyone pay 30 million quid……………..
For Luc Shaw………………………………….
Not saying he’s a bad player………………………………..
But 30 million quid……………………………………………………
HopewastHamDoooooooooooooooooooothem
Black studded Nade in that melee of ultraviolence..
The refereeing is beyond cheating now… even the pundits are getting embarresed with it.
It’s getting medieval…
Black cheered off hohoho
PC Murdoch coming on noo.
Black off – says he misses the warmth and security of Bronny’s back pocket :-)
Big improvement in this sevco team their first shots on target for a month
Ta da
1-2 nade
Gooooalll
Yaaas
Danding in the streets of raith again !!!! 2-1
Lol
OOPS! ….again!
Oh yes 2-1 RR
Blacky good off.
To his credit, no booting the bench
Yesss
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
16 roads – celtic über alles…
Replied to your e-mail mate gave you my number and gearoid1998’s.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Biggest cheer of the day from the home fans when Black comes off
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ksJ6QP8BYn0
that’ll do.
Who would have bet on Simonsen making such an arse of that. . .