Bayern Munich left Glasgow with three points, but that was two more than they deserved. The game was decided on a 22nd minute lapse. Dedryk Boyata should have headed but allowed the ball to bounce behind him. This is the kind of mistake which primary school kids are shouted out for. From that moment, Coman was clear through on Craig Gordon, who made the mistake of coming out of his box in the vain hope of reaching the ball before the French international striker. That aside, Celtic were excellent and deserved a point for their efforts.
As with the corresponding game in Munich, this was a game for James Forrest, not Patrick Roberts, so I was pleased Brendan Rodgers’ hand was forced with the injury to Patrick. James was outstanding. He regularly drew three defenders, kept his head up in possession, and created the chance which allowed Callum McGregor to convert.
Watch James again at the goal. He played the magicians’ trick: “Look over here, watch me.” Every Bayern Munich player was focused on him before he pulled a rabbit out of the hat, it was a thing of beauty. Wing play is difficult, although it seems it is more difficult for some to understand it, than it is to play there. I enjoyed watching Arjen Robben, but James was the more productive winger last night.
Screeds have been written about a momentary lapse by Nir Bitton at Firhill, which cost Celtic nothing. Last night, under the most intense pressure, the player grew in stature in the central defensive position. I heard “What are you doing?” as he chased down a loose ball in the Bayern right back position a moment before the Celtic goal, but without that, or his build-up play which led to the goal, we would not have drawn level.
It is also worth recording that Celtic still had the option to make a substitution when Nir received a head injury which resulted in several minutes treatment and the application of a substantial bandage. If his appetite for a scrap was in question (you know what I mean), he would have left the field at that moment.
I was getting frustrated for Callum McGregor, who constantly showed for the ball, but in the central role he started the game, seldom received it. It was a brave move for Brendan to hook Scott Sinclair and push Callum wide, although Scott was clearly below his best, but this change was pivotal in getting Celtic level. The aforementioned build up play from Bitton, the run and delicious dink from Forrest, cut Bayern open. In true Halloween fashion, Callum wasted no time in burying ghosts of past German encounters.
Scott Brown was imperious, while Stuart Armstrong will still be replaying his early chance to open the scoring over in his mind, he can be satisfied with his performance. Lustig and Tierney put in mature and energetic efforts.
Moussa Dembele had little scope to shine; an early left foot effort which he didn’t connect with cleanly was the sum total of his genuine opportunities. Celtic wisely put numbers in defence and midfield, leaving the striker isolated.
A word about Dedryk. He dropped on his knee on the final whistle, no doubt feeling the pain of his earlier mistake. You and I have been watching football long enough to know this is part of the game. Big Billy shared a couple of similar memories with me, which he carried like old wounds. Dedryk has recovered from darker places during his time at Celtic and can use the hurt from last night against PSG, and when his countrymen visit on match day 6. It was an infuriating moment, but he is a player unrecognisable from the Dedryk we lamented in Molde.
There is so much to be positive about. On similar form, we will destroy Anderlecht and no one will fancy coming to Celtic Park in the Europa League. So what do you have to worry about? We’ll talk about that tomorrow.
Brendan Rodgers – The Road to Paradise is available now from CQNBookstore.com – the first 100 orders received will come with a free gift.
ORDER YOUR COPY NOW FROM CQNBOOKSTORE.COM AND RECEIVE A FREE GIFT WITH YOUR BOOK!
567 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- ...
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- »
TSOAL
It is as easy as phoning a pizza home delivery now. Good tae chew the fat a bit wi you last night. Wee BGFC was a star in our company.
Top Tim the wee man.
We have a few copies of Tom Campbell’s book Charlie Tully Celtic’s Cheeky Chappie on cqnbookstore.com – got them printed to order a few weeks ago, they are very rare.
Goooood Evening CQN
Onwards to 63
Amazing when you see the monies due that several FtSFA are still in place, some who were liberal with the truth, now on the executive
Reagan, Bryson, Dickson, Petrie etc, we haven’t forgotten you all
Another thing, been traffic issues for several seasons, when Celtic withdrew funding for the Gystapo to man and control at traffic lights to speed up exit of fans
So now it’s congestion and traffic light controlled
Hail Hail
Cowie
The blocking the roads is to save us from potential terrorist attacks, one cop told the bus convenor stuck in Parkhead for over an hour post match on Tuesday.
DELANEYS DUNKY
That well proven tactic of corralling people and limiting exits to combat terrorist’s chances of success.
Fan a Tic
Seemingly the polis want all pedestrians away from Celtic Park, before they open the roads around it. Crazy.
DD
WITS is sarcastic??? Well I never. ;-)
Question time from Kilmarnock tonight.
Delaneys Dunky on 2nd November 2017 10:03 pm
Got into a row with a police officer on the first day of the season due to the two police vans blocking Janefield street. He told me it was to keep ‘youse lot safe’.
I responded by say that in that case I hope they would be there at full time, when the volume of people is at it’s largest, preventing traffic entering the street and leaving the car park.
At full time there was no police but parked in Janefield street was, wait for it, a massive street cleaner and two small street cleaners blocking the road. The people of Glasgow know only too well the carnage one of these machines can cause.
I’ve written to the SLO twice regarding the reckless traffic management around the stadium on match days.
It is utterly appalling with no two games the same.
Side streets completely blocked by police inaction and incompetence and yet we are told that we are causing an obstruction in the event of a fire and a fire engine requires access.
When once I phone the station on London Road to complain after the Helsingborg game a few years ago I was told it was to prevent accidents by allowing fans to get away. I ask how many accidents there had been to justify this policy. The guy couldn’t give an answer.
So in other words they are attempting to prevent something that, in thirty years going to matches, I’ve never seen.
Hunderbirds
He should be on Mrs Browns boys.
Everytime I watch it, I think of WITS and his dry Dub humour. Good guy a lot on here don’t get.
TWC,
I think the Charlie Tully book would make a fine Christmas present for my Dad. So, I’ll have one if possible, please.
Regarding the issue of the roads being blocked off. It was raised at the fans forum, Hawthorne said it was an anti terrorism measure. He said UEFA are sending some sort of Security Consultant to every UCL game and that person calls the shots. Anyway, he said they would look into it.
Justshatered
My natural paranoia tells me that the bizzies are doing it to annoy us. Polis protecting Tims in Glasgow! Biggest laugh I heard for a while. ;)
Any Policeman I have ever dealt with in a… cough cough… professional capacity, have never missed the chance to be pedantic or obstructive. It’s a radge thing.
DD
Ah no not Mrs Brown!!!
Call me a West Brit,a soup taker back of the bus forelock tugger all you want but not mrs brown!!!
Any way if I ever feel the need to don a ladys frock i like to think I would be more of a Heidi Klum than Agnes Brown
DELANEYS
Just read about Dalmuir bus not getting back till midnight , we were back in Girvan at 11-30 ffs ! 60 miles away !
If there was to be an attack there was no police or fire service in the area as the fire appliance left the stadium before most of the buses and cars
Talk of the great Charles Patrick Aloysius took me back to the morning of 25th May 1967. Standing outside the airport in Lisbon waiting for my friends to come through the doors. Turns round and there they are posing for a photo with the great CPAT. Immediately dived into the group and still have the photo as one of many great memories of that never to be forgotten day.
Incidentally, should the Compliance Officer not be referred to in future as the Compliant Officer.?
DELANEYSDUNKY
Isnae paranoia,mate. Ingrained institutional prejudicial policing.
So why do they do it? Because they can.
Why are they allowed to get away with it. Because,just because.
Delaneys Dunky
In blocking Janefield Street in the way they do they are forcing pedestrians to group on Springfield Road where non-football traffic is trying to get past. They are going to cause an accident!!
I know what you mean about the paranoia.; it is as if they are trying to engineer a flashpoint so they can arrest people under the Football Act.
It is as if that Law was under pressure and they need to justify it’s existence.
WITS
Not comparing you to Agnes. Comparing your distinct Dub humour to that of the show in general.
Up the Dubs! Mon the Celts!
Hail Hail
CONNAIRE12
Aye,that trumps everything tonight. Jings,I’m jealous!!!
DD
I know mate. All good fun
Now where did I leave me fishnets?
PR67
That fact is crazy. Dalmuir is about 10 mile fae Parkhead. 2 hours to go 10 miles when the bhoys on the bus are choking for a post match pint. Thank God for the lock in for the bhoys. :)
Killie Question Time should be interesting. Like this Owen Jones guy.
DD
We may now hear numerous excuses for Plod not doing their jobs effectively
It is a Fact, Police Scotland wanted additional monies for traffic control at lights etc after games ( this is not Just a European game issue) Celtic refused, as well as reducing Police numbers at stadium by increasing Steward numbers – correct move by Celtic incidentally.
Traffic exit has been very poor ever since.
Wonder how traffic control is for some of those queens highway walks ? And who pays
dessybhoy on 2nd November 2017 8:09 pm
Auldheid
Thanks, I wonder if anything will be said by the board at the AGM about the CO investigating the licence in 2011, dont see anything on the Agenda maybe an AOB item,I would like to know how long this is going to take, he has the information, maybe the board will also say something on the EBT abuses that cost Celtic opportunities for titles revenue and participating in European competitions and where this is going as the SFA/SPFL refuse to review these. Maybe I am prone to wishful thinking.
++++++++++++++++++++
Yes Res12 will be covered at the AGM and what is said and any action will depend on the outcome of the Compliance Officer investigation.
The options open to Celtic are covered in the Res12 Update.
On EBTS I am guessing that they will say it is a SPFL/SFA matter and they are hamstrung because of lack of support from other clubs, which suggests a Judicial Review led by supporters is the only avenue left.
My view is all clubs, not just Celtic have to justify to their support the purchase of tickets for a game that lacks the integrity a proper and full investigation would have provided.
This moral question has to take concrete form at ST renewal.
Clubs have to declare confidence in SFA governance and why and If clubs have no confidence in fair governance what right have they to sell tickets to events where matters off field can corrupt sporting endeavour on it?
Only supporter pressure from supporters of all clubs asking this question can force integrity to be observed as it did in 2012.
In answer to your earlier question here is the relevant regulation on time bar.
UEFA Disciplinary Regulations
Edition 2016
Article 10 Statute of limitations 1 There is a statute of limitations on prosecution, which is time-barred after:
a. one year for offences committed on the field of play or in its immediate vicinity;
b. ten years for doping offences;
c. five years for all other offences.
2 Match-fixing, bribery and corruption are not subject to a statute of limitations.
3 The statute of limitations set out above is interrupted by all procedural acts, starting afresh with each interruption.
Back to names
My wee Dug is Hector, love that name :-)))
BMCUW
Like you, I grew up in a hun outnumbered environment. Paranoia was a good defence mechanism. It allowed me to retaliate first, on a few occasions, and possibly saved my life twice from huns wi blades. Once I fled, second time I fought. Survived both thankfully.
Cowie
Hahaha. Love that name. When I was a toddler my late father’s pet name for me was Wee Hector. I loved the cartoon Hector’s House seemingly. :)
BT
I told you a while ago that Michael Fallon was a disgrace to your fine family name. I was proved correct about that Tory scumbag.
Auldheid
Thanks again
DELANEYSDUNKY
MF is a disgrace to both his names,just by being a tory!
popped in for a moment.
the reason i leave the game early is because of the walk to get the car and get away from the mental traffic control and restrictions around celtic park.
we have the big dual new road and cycle lanes, but no parking allowed. its deliberate. the huns in the polis cant beat us on the park, so any little interference makes them feel good. same with roadworks on the night of games, how often do we need to divert off the m8 on big game nights.
next up, the stewards.
them that stand in the tunnel at the corner of 122 are doing my nut in. the chief in the burgundy skip cap is an ignoramus. and the hald time draw muppets, why do they need to be there 5 minutes before half time.
get it sorted celtic.
Michael Cathal Fallon to give him his full title.
Bit like the head of the IRA being called Reginald Ponsoby Forbes Hamilton
WITS
Or Regina for short…
Howya BMCUWP
Did you enjoy yer night oot in Glasgae toon on Tuesday
Just for the Record ( Daily )
loyal and steadfast and upstanding for her majesty ?
A K Ray, Ross Hall Hospital, Glasgow £150
Argyll and Bute Council £406.80
Campbell Medical Supplies, Paisley £3,386.73
Childcare Vouchers, London £1,143.74
Culture & Sport Glasgow £10,338.96
Disclosure Scotland £372
Dominique S Byrne, Nuffield Hospital, Glasgow £160
Dr David A S Marshall, Bridge of Weir £160
Glasgow City Council £5,000
Glasgow City Council (Council Tax) £2,008.21
North Glasgow College £11,041.80
Renfrewshire Council HQ £108
Ross Hall Hospital, Glasgow £770.50
Scottish Ambulance Service £8,438.40
Stirling Fire Protection £1,149.30
Strathclyde Police £51,882
The City of Edinburgh Council £90
The Scottish Football League £3,859.92
University of the West of Scotland £135
Celtic FC £40,337
Dundee United FC £65,981.49
Dunfermline Athletic FC £83,370.13
Heart of Midlothian FC £800,000
Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC £39,805
SPL £22,500
SFA 11,089.04
HM Revenue & Customs £14,372,042