The response to Scott Brown’s SFA citation from Celtic, Neil Lennon, the support and everyone connected with the club has been so overwhelming, I had to check if the Celtic top the Pope held in St Peter’s Square this week had “Brown, 8” on the back (it didn’t).
Celtic will present a litany of precedents with players celebrating in a similar fashion without censure from referees or the Association. I would also expect them to ask Judicial Panel members associated with their opponents last Sunday to excuse themselves from proceedings.
At this stage of his career, with contract talks still on going, the captain deserves this support, although let’s not confuse his stoic resilience for Player of the Year qualifications. That subject is worthy of greater scrutiny.
There is a lot of anger at Steven Gerrard over his antagonistic remarks towards Scott Brown since the weekend, but I think we need to cut the Newco manager some slack.
With the many distractions since Sunday, it may have escaped your notice that Celtic are now further ahead of second placed Newco (13 points) than they were ahead of both Aberdeen (9 points) and Newco (12 points) at the end of last season.
The harsh reality facing Gerrard this week is that he spent significantly more money than Pedro Caixinha but his side is even further adrift from the champions than the team managed by Caixinha and Graeme Murty a year earlier. Caixinha was given 229 days before being sacked. Gerrard now knows his team is doing worse than before he took over. He is not the first to lash out in the face of failure.
This is his first season in management, Caixinha was a manager for 14 years before arriving at Ibrox. He has a long way to go to catch up with the Portuguese’. Gerrard’s feelings of frustration are new. A year from now he will be more accepting of reality, including his own limitations in comparison to Pedro. Nine-in-a-row will not hurt him as much as this season’s eight.
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The sooner the corridors of Hampdump are cleared and steam washed the better .
HH
And it’s bad,bad Scotty Brown
The meanest guy in Glasgow town
Badder than old King Kong
Loved by the Celtic throng!
1973 hit by Jim Croce.
Jim Croce? You’ll be getting Hrvatski Jim on with that one…
so, who will be more wound up by NFL’s press conference today …. PL or SG?
:)
DD – Talking about saying things to players and getting a reaction.
I remember playing against Greame Johnstone who stayed up the stair from me.
I was playing centre midfield and he was in opposition midfield and I knew if I nibbled away at him he was for the off, done him a couple a times and he got booked for his reaction, I did not I ealked away, next tackle bump he was up in the air, as he landed I leant over him and said quietly ” stay doon ya Orange Bassa” he was up like a shot and throwing punches, none of which landed, he was off I got booked. Job done we won the semi final.???
D. :)
MIT
Pedro is delighted by Lenny. Season tickets sell on great interviews like that.
David66
Remember Gary Caldwell at VD?
Destroyed him in centre midfield everytime we pumped VD. He hated us. Oranj bassa ?
JOBO BALDIE on 5TH APRIL 2019 7:21 PM
DD, I know the subject has sporadically been discussed on here but Dundee Utd have always been my least hated other Scottish team after Celtic, EKFC and Scotland ;-). No real reason why but probably stems from their reasonably successful European campaigns in the 80’s.
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My thoughts too….except, Al McLean my mucker noo…..MON THE COUNTY!!!!
DD – aye a remember him, he played a couple of games for us with the Dry Dock and he punched a Referee.
I set about him in the changing room, feckin Ref was a nice guy only doing his job, I knew him from Saturday football.
Aye Caldwell was a typical Hun fecker.
D. :)
VP
Mon the Marcus Fraser.
Got to support the family B.
Mon the Staggies!
The Bottom line is Celtic beat Sevco.
Sevco reacted like oldco.
It is so Funny seeing the Celtic Captain Smiling after being punched and elbowed – That is Ownage.
Even Funnier seeing All the Sevcovites being suspended.
Glasgows Green and White Smiles Better.
DD
very true.
But, he has to walk a fine line … if he calls out the cheating, it could force the league to retaliate, or put pressure on Celtic to, God forbid, actually do something about it ..
DD – don’t know if you seen my post the other day, Thomas got his last rites on Tuesday morning, he is on palative care now a matter of hours, I spent all day today in fact every day this week with him. 42 years of age, very sad.
D. :)
Sorry guys not meaning to bring the blog down.
Not my intention.
On a side note my wee bro asked for the Rebel songs on and turned up full blast in his room.
I said Tam, we canny dae that, he said whit the feck they Gonnae dae to me.???
So on went the rebs????
D. :)
David66,
God Bless Thomas and all those that are close. That is sad news.
Looks like Stevie staunch has decided the best way to keep the gullibillies distracted from his win rate is to blame the big bad celtic players and who could blame him it’s worked many times before for teams playing out of Ibrokes
COYBIG
HH
OMG
Didnae see that Davie. I remember when Thomas was a baby in a pram. Praying to Saint Jude my patron.
D66
Never need to apologize for a post like that ….
you obviously have lots of friends on here, who care about what is happening, and I’m sure appreciate being kept informed.
David66
Sad sad news.
May he never walk alone.
Thanks guys.
D. :)
BIG DAVE
God Bless
our thought are with you and the family
DD – thanks Garry
D. :)
FSTB – cheers Stevie
D. :)
DD
MON THE MARCUS :o)
Tell you what that new BBC channel has fair few live games on it. About time.
D. :)
David66
God Bless your brother, sense of humour to the last!
David 66:
Terrible news.Remember him in my prayers.
VP
Marcus still has his Celtic season ticket that he uses when his sis gives him it back. ?
David66
My best wishes to you and your brother, very sad news
David66
Sorry mhate did not see your post there….respect to your brother and the family.
https://www.irishpost.com/news/pope-francis-seventh-heaven-accepts-celtic-jersey-young-scottish-bhoy-vatican-165759
I noted that Pope Francis recently said it was sacrilegious to call Messi God but did not extend his comments to include Henrik.
DAVID66, god bless Thomas he will never walk alone hh.
David 66
God bless your bro Thomas
David66
Sorry to make a jocular post only to read your sad news.
Thoughts and prayers for your young brother.
Most humbling ghuys thanks.
D. :)
BP1 – wee cheeko got put to sleep today anaw. 17 and a half, he had a good innings and a good wee life.
Ffs I sound like the Reverand I am jolly???
D. :)
HJ – don’t be daft, if it was one thing that our Thomas and indeed my whole family are blessed with is a sense of humour and perspective. That’s 2 but you know what I mean?
D:)
DAVID66 words fail me, just remember wee cheeko had a good life which you gave him, he is now up there on rainbow bridge,, but you have other things on your mind god bless pal.hh.
Broonie drives them crazy.