‘The magic of the Cup’ was perhaps missing as Celtic eased Brechin City out of the competition on Saturday but the occasion provided Brendan Rodgers with the perfect opportunity to exercise limbs in competitive action for the first time in three weeks.
Four games now stand between Celtic and a second consecutive treble, at least one of which will be at home (to Partick Thistle), with two at neutral Hampden, should we get there. Celtic have won six on the bounce at Hampden since Tom Rogic’s penalty missed the target in the Scottish Cup semi-final of 2016. Whatever mental block we had at the place before Brendan arrived, it is well and truly sorted now.
More about Thistle tomorrow. They may be second bottom of the league but there are reasons to believe tomorrow’s game at Firhill will not be straightforward.
It occurs to me that you and I have talked about making history so often in recently. These truly are incredible times.
I see Chris McCart has been busy with plans for a ‘colts’ team to enter the bottom tier of Scottish football. Not sure how this would workout but I just hope the hoards of conservatives (small c) in our game don’t block an innovative change without just cause.
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A Black day on CQN.
I see turkeybhoy has gone a bit mental again.
I have the displeasure having listen to Mairi black and her kin quite a few times. I found her to be an odious character.
Just in and started to catch … decided to skip right to the end today… all I will say is that Scotland may have its problems politically… but, unlike my country, at least you don’t have the Donald beside you!
Alisdair MacLean
I know the alternative (relegation) would be worse … but, the SPFL is such a joke, I have a hard time seeing stayin in the SPFL as ‘glorious’
:)
Re: Maths, Trig, Calculus etc.
Best definitions for two of the most complicated non-University level topics came from Miss BGFC last year:
– Integration? Why dad…that’s just the opposite of Differentiation !!
– Differentiation ??? Well dad, that’s just…. you know the rest :-))
Anyway – why are all of the best Statisticians Russian – Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Ivanovich Glivenko, Markov, Tchebychev, etc. – must be something in the water.
HH
BGFC
Big Georges Fan Club – Hail, Hail, Wee Oscar on 22nd January 2018 11:26 pm
The best Statisticians are russian?
probably.
Moussa…..
https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/908402/Celtic-news-Moussa-Dembele-Peter-Lawwell-Chris-Davies-Odsonne-Edouard
CELTARELLA on 22ND JANUARY 2018 11:30 PM
Big Georges Fan Club – Hail, Hail, Wee Oscar on 22nd January 2018 11:26 pm
The best Statisticians are russian?
probably.
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They’re not Normal.
Big Georges Fan Club – Hail, Hail, Wee Oscar on 22nd January 2018 11:38 pm
Im not so certain
ALASDAIR MACLEAN @ 11:01 PM,
Very poignant post, got to say I agree…
In 2019 we will see the 40th Anniversary of Thatcherism… We can now look back with some accuracy and say, as was thought at the time by many, that it was all lies and spin. That the her Ayn Rand dogma and support of the wealthy were her main aims.
Well one thing she did promise that she delivered… that she’d destroy the Unions.
Interesting how these policies continued through New Labour and a Lib-Dem Coalition Government.
Like you I have no time for any of them.
On middle-class, 3/4 of us think we are middle class…
In fact 50% of the Countries Wealth belongs to the top 10%.
Now doing the Maths;) If we take away the 1% Upper Class and super rich – that means 9% of us are actually middle class.
That means 2/3 of us are deluding ourselves or 66% of the population.
And only 3.1415926535% of these are Maths teachers…
Hail Hail
Did you hear about the SNP politician, a daughter of maths teachers no less, who promised that, if she was elected, she’d make certain that everybody would get an above average income?
CELTARELLA on 22ND JANUARY 2018 11:41 PM
I’m at variance with that view
The chat about Moussa potentially leaving made me realise that I care for the players as much as they care for the Tic.
KT I see as like another son.
Broonie is Captain Courageous And has been a great servant.
Lustig I can’t help but like as he’s a mentol Viking hunskelper.
Those – the vast majority – that come for a while for their own benefit I feel the same way about. Celtic first, always.
HH jamesgang
Mairi Black – don’t underestimate her. She is very clever.
She wrote the anti-Semitic tweets when she was 14.
Probably too intelligent to stay with the SNP.
Talking of averages – it is a statistical fact that the great majority of people in the UK have more than the expected number of legs.
Of the 65.64 million people who live here, there are around 12,496 who have only one leg (for a variety of unfortunate reasons).
Therefore the average number of legs for UK resident is expected to be:
((12,496 x 1 [leg]) + (65,627,504 x 2[legs])) / 65,640,000
= 1.99980962828 legs per person, on average
Therefore – anyone with two legs has a greater number than they are entitled to based on the UK average leg-compliment. Greedy bams.
HH
BGFC
Please please please please please please please please please Celtic….
….sign somebody, anybody, so we can get away from Black, Maths and every easily offended post on here.
It’s the fitba’
Grumpy csc
THIRDS63 – sorry !!!
Celtic Squad v Partick Thistle
13 Games 10 Shut Outs Craig Gordon
12 Games 00 Goals Scott Brown
11 Games 06 Goals Leigh Griffiths
11 Games 03 Goals Callum McGregor
11 Games 00 Goals Nir Bitton
10 Games 00 Goals Mikael Lustig
09 Games 04 Goals Stuart Armstrong
06 Games 02 Goals Tom Rogic
06 Games 00 Goals James Forrest
05 Games 02 Goals Scott Sinclair
04 Games 02 Goals Patrick Roberts
04 Games 01 Goals Kieran Tierney
04 Games 00 Goals Cristian Gamboa
04 Games 00 Goals Jozo Simunovic
04 Games 00 Goals Erik Sviatchenko
03 Games 00 Goals Dedryck Boyata
02 Games 00 Goals Moussa Dembele
02 Games 00 Goals Jonny Hayes
01 Games 01 Goals Olivier Ntcham
01 Games 00 Goals Jack Aitchison
01 Games 00 Goals Kristoffer Ajer
01 Games 00 Goals Ryan Christie
01 Games 00 Goals Nadir Ciftci
01 Games 00 Goals Kouassi Eboue
01 Games 00 Goals Odsonne Edouard
01 Games 00 Goals Michael Johnston .
FRITZSONG on 22ND JANUARY 2018 11:49 PM
Mairi Black – don’t underestimate her. She is very clever.
She wrote the anti-Semitic tweets when she was 14.
Probably too intelligent to stay with the SNP.
…Is this actually true
or was it an Israeli thing
Did see a “Maths is shite” one though
and her Da a maths teacher too
Plastic Paddies
Happy birthday Hamilton Tim☘️☘️⚽️⚽️
Maths?
Not for me. I’m still trying to get my head round the ‘ fact’ that the average man has 2.4 children and a 1/3 of a dog.
Happy Birthday HT, have a good one.
Very Hoooooopy Birthday HT
Also a sad day for me, 1 year ago today since I lost wee Hugo and Honey
Morning bump
http://celticbynumberscom.ipage.com/the-roberts-effect/
I showed in the last article how injuries to the most creative players simultaneously, rather than volume of injuries, is hampering Celtic’s league form. Roberts has missed more than anyone. What impact does his absence have on performance?
I would like to pass on my condolences to Jack Aitchison and his family following Jack’s dad passing away last weekend.
A huge loss to a Seventeen year old boy and his family . May his dad’s soul rest in peace.
Cowiebhoy, did you ever get any satisfactory answers from the farmer and polis about Honey and Hugo being unnecessarily shot ?
Long way behind as coming back from holiday always seems to take ages to get to normal again!
Always say that personalising any argument puts you on the back foot so disappointed that some felt it added to their case to do so in the’ MB debate.
Sorry to hear the news re MWD’s Dad then perked at the better news of his condition.
Happy to Hamilton Tim tho he is probably hoping for his best birthday present on 25th!
COYBIG tonight.Will be watching in house of daughter with BT (not the OHG’s son but the lesser-known TV etc provider one).
Many thanks to the updaters and goal clips on Saturday as that was my only source.
How good is the drainage at Firhill? It’s coming down in stair rods here.
HT: Breithlá sona duit.
Happy Birthday to HAMILTONTIM !!
A very Happy and Hoopy Birthday to Señor Hamiltontim.
All the best tae the Green Valley Crew!
HH
Word of The Day
Comedo /ˈkɒmɪˌdəʊ/
noun (pl) comedos, comedones (ˌkɒmɪˈdəʊniːz)
1. a thickened secretion plugging a duct of the skin, especially of asebaceous gland
2. (pathol) the technical name for blackhead
Word Origin and History for comedo
n.
“blackhead,” etc., 1866, from Latin comedo “glutton,” from comedere “to eat up” (see comestible ). A name formerly given to worms that devour the body; transferred in medical use to secretions that resemble them.
KTF
HT – a very happy birthday!
KTF
VFR800 IS NOW A MONSTER 821
Don’t know why Jim Traynor just popped into my head when reading your word of the day:))
“CELTARELLA on 22ND JANUARY 2018 11:30 PM
The best Statisticians are russian?
probably.”
The above made me laugh !
HAPPY birthday to H.T.
talking about COMEDOS i found a MASSONIC ring yesterday in YORK.TADDY RD.
now the question is ,what to do with it.it is all bashed in as several people have stood on it.i was thinking about a wee notice on lamp post ,like when you have lost a moggie or just stand there with a CELTIC SCARF AND STRIP on and see who gives me THE LOOK.
thoughtsonapostagestamppleaseCSC.
Any discussion re boycotting SFA Cup games invariably involves, understandably, the argument that `I am going to support Celtic; not the SFA`.
Sticky, The Boss of the Arbroath Emerald CSC, suggested that , instead of boycotting, the support would enter a couple of minutes AFTER the Kick Off.
The problems of thousands entering at the same time would only add to the impact.
Opinions?
JJ
PS Going out now. should there be any comments ,I will respond later.