Odsonne Edouard put Celtic ahead against Newco yesterday on 27 minutes with the game’s outstanding move. He collected a breath-taking first-time pass from James Forrest on the halfway line, evading Connor Goldson in the process, before pulling left then right, and despatching a left foot shot past a helpless Allan McGregor. It gave the champions a deserved lead.
If there is a manager in Scotland who does not send his team out to wind up Alfredo Morales he is missing a trick. Steven Gerrard has provided the Columbian with excuses for his litany of red cards all season, but finally relented and before leaving Celtic Park informed the player he would be fined. It was too little, too late, to prevent, the damage of record levels of indiscipline was done.
Jonny Hayes picked up a first half booking and with Newco down to 10 men, he was sacrificed for the more attack minded Scott Sinclair. Despite Celtic having a man advantage, with Ntcham flagging, Newco gained control of the middle of the park. Ryan Kent scored a fine goal, and while it was Newco’s first attempt of the game, it came as no surprise.
Tom Rogic came on for Ntcham a minute later but the big Aussie, so often the scourge of Newco, was well short of match sharpness.
Kieran Tierney passed a late fitness test but was forced to retire on 73 minutes. Just a minute later Dedryck Boyata hobbled off. With Celtic having made all their substitutes, the game was set for a 10 v 10 finale.
With a mind on our midfield casualty list, on Friday I suggested winning control of that area of the field unlikely and unnecessary, as Newco’s defensive anxiety was likely to settle the outcome. This proved to be the case.
Newco gave at least as good as they got during the closing period of the game, but whereas Celtic were rock solid defensively, James Tavernier would provide the self-inflicted blow to the visitors. It was a classic, ‘What’s the right back doin’, Tom?’ moment.
His under-hit pass on 86 minutes was collected by Callum McGregor, who immediately despatched the ball Edouard on the edge of the area. The Celtic striker drew the Newco defence left, opening space for James Forrest, who he then released with time and space to control before finding the net.
As though to prove that indiscipline at Newco was not only a problem limited to Morales, Kent punched Scott Brown on the face before play resumed, an incident which was missed by the officials but not TV cameras. A retrospective ban will be on its way.
The drama continued through five minutes of added time, with Kristoffer Ajer making an incredible saving tackle inside the six-yard box to deny Joe Worrall.
You will remember Scott Brown making little of being assaulted by a Newco fan at Ibrox in 2017. The man has been provoked more than anyone in Scottish football since Neil Lennon, but unlike Morales, he does not retaliate with violence. The sight of Scott celebrating with eight fingers in the air at full time in front of the Newco support was intolerable to the already-booked Andy Halliday, who could not contain his rage and collected his second yellow card in the tunnel.
It is eight, Andy, as in eight-in-a-row, one less than nine, two less than 10, not that things will change at 10-in-a-row. This is what the future looks like. Scott Brown will soon need to take his socks and boots off to continue this motif.
Post-match, Steven Gerrard said he would have reacted the same was as Halliday in similar circumstances, proving they are both too stupid to be on the field with Scott Brown. Gerrard should consider how his own flaws continue to influence his team’s discipline. If he believes his players have an issue with discipline, but continues to provide cover for them, he is the real problem.
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Sevco set to complain about ball bhoys joining in the celebrations.
Sometimes you just have to appreciate when you have a record breaker in your midst:
Record 1 – He currently has more red cards than any other player in the Scottish Premiership this season.
Record 2 – The combustible 22-year-old’s five dismissals is more than there were in the entire World Cup in Russia last year (4). When you consider that 736 players were in action at the tournament, his indiscipline is even more staggering.
Record 3 – He also now has the dubious honour of breaking the European record for the most red cards in one campaign. The fifth meant he overtook team-mate Ryan Jack, though two of his four were rescinded, and notoriously fiery Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos.
Record 4 – By the time he has served the ban, he will have missed a grand total of 10 matches including 4 hours 13 minutes of game time in the matches he’s been sent off in.
Go for it Alfredo – you still have 3 games to play when you get back.
Jonny Hayes was nursing his hamstring and looked injured for the last 15 minutes or so of the first half, which probably explains the substitution rather than any tactical decision by lennie.
MIKE IN TORONTO on 1ST APRIL 2019 3:50 PM
As for the end, I think it unlikely that, even with Clarence Darrow at his side SB would be able to convince a panel that he was giving the salute to the Celtic fans….I expect there to be a suspension…
*Cut it out MIT, huns read this site you’ll be giving them ideas.
Got to laugh at the media huns like Rae and BFSDJ,always craving for the huns to ‘put their foot in’, ‘ let them know you’re there’,the Joke Wallace bully tactics ,it’s all they know. Yet when they come up against a streetwise player in Scott Brown, they moan like old wumman.The bottom line is they would love a Broonie in their team,and they don’t have anything close.They regaled in the fact that the promising Junior, Halliday rattled someone early in the game at Poundland, but when Broonie gets in about them, and winds them up,they cant take it.
Tontine
Clarence Darrow died in 1938 ….. so, if the idea is for them to hire Clarence Darrow …. a zombie lawyer for a zombie club seems only appropriate ….
:)
The Captains
1. James Kelly (1888-1897)
2. Daniel Doyle (1897-1899)
3. Sandy McMahon (1899-1903)
4. Willie Orr (1903-1906)
5. James Hay (1906-1911)
6. Sunny Jim Young (1911-1917)
7. Alec McNair (1917-1920)
8. William Cringan (1920-1923)
9. Charlie Shaw (1923-1925)
10. Willie McStay (1925-1929)
11. Jimmy McStay (1929-1934)
12. Bobby Hogg (1934-1935)
13. Willie Lyon (1935-1939)
14. John McPhail (1948-1952)
15. Sean Fallon (1952-1953)
16. Jock Stein (1953-1955)
17. Bobby Evans (1955-1957)
18. Bertie Peacock (1957-1961)
19. Duncan MacKay (1961-1963)
20. Billy McNeill (1963-1975)
21. Kenny Dalglish (1975-1977)
22. Danny McGrain (1977-1987)
23. Roy Aitken (1987-1990)
24. Paul McStay (1990-1997)
25. Tom Boyd (1997-2002)
26. Paul Lambert (2002-2004)
27. Jackie McNamara (Jnr) (2004-2005)
28. Neil Lennon (2005-2007)
29. Stephen McManus (2007-2010)
30. Scott Brown (2010-Present)
Scott Brown legend CSC
Perhaps Madden was explaining to Neil his reason for not sending Kent for a bath.
Should he have done so, he feared a Charge of the Light Blue Brigade , by the Gallant Seven Hundred, who had Tim’s to the left of them and Tim’s to the right of them.
I’m sure Neil understood and sympathised.
A feature of our recent games is the number of late, late winning goals.
Exciting as it is, it is also a result of failing to capitalise on our superiority by closing out games.
We won’t always score late.
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 1ST APRIL 2019 4:09 PM – That’s exactly how I seen it – think we are in the minority though…
Apologies for apostrophe transgression.
Watching the game yesterday I was very critical of Lenny in that second half. I watched the last twenty five minutes back at lunch without the heart doing 200bpm and realised that we were pretty comfortable despite their reemergence into the game having went awol for 50 odd minutes.
Bar that Ajer tackle they did nothing, that in itself came about because Kent escaped a justified red.
Over the course we deserved the win and Lennon done the job. With the league now delivered I really want to see us put in some exciting attacking displays with the shackles off.
BIGYINMILAN on 1ST APRIL 2019 12:59 PM
A much younger me dropped into the Maryhill Library on my way home from school one day to find out what ‘sine die’ meant. I had heard it discussed in the context of Rangers centre-half, Willie Woodburn. I understood it meant indefinitely.
*I vaguely remember this but only because both my parents were stunned, this was the national and hun team captain, the country was shocked, what it did though was extend by a couple of years big “corky” young’s career as his days as a full back were numbered so he was moved him intae the centre half position both for club and country only tae be replaced by “dickie valentine for the former, that didnae last long lol, ironically it was one the players big woodbine, as he was known tae the Tims, retaliated against when he was with the Bully Wee that ended “dickie’s’ fledgling career and Bobby Evans would replace him in the national side.
Several years later when Big Billy was making the breakthrough I recall my da saying he was the best centre half he had seen since woodburn, years later my FIL said the same thing both die hard Celtic mhen tae, so seemingly he was that good.
A few years back while reviewing this his age caught my attention, he was 34 by this time and knowing how cheap that mob were, they later on freed the thug shearer while he was in his 9th season as they would have to give him a testimonial the following year, so mibbees just mibbes they wanted him off the wage bill.
This is the establishment club we’re talking about and the sfa was run by “his name is big geordie he’s loyal and true and his durty big nose is the right shade of blue” and the goatshagger who removed the harp from the front and back door at Easter Road, so what’s tae stop them doing the brithers a favour.
His disciplinary hearing lasted just four minutes before he was sine died, this meant he was banned from all fitba couldnae even pay tae get intae a game and yet 3 year later they lifted it and he was given a job by the news of the world.
He has since then been inducted intae the Scottish Football Hall of Fame, only in Scotland they say.
Now let’s look at the fact he was only sent off 4 times albeit for “violent exchanges” ironically the Bino’s player that he retaliated against was a diehard bluenose and woodbine was his favourite player.
Let’s fast forward 18 years tae the wee Fife ned “bud” Johnston, by the time his career was over he had been sent off 22 times, he was sensationally transferred tae WBA, we Tims were over the moon as he was really a good player and a thorn in our sides at times, in fact so good that the Big Mhan had quiet mannered church going Ian Young dump him on the running track early doors in the ’65 LC Final, our first major victory over them in a final since 8 years before and “oh hampden in the sun”.
At the time they flogged him I was bemused and asked my da why, his response was along the lines that waddell wisnae daft as he was going the same way as woodburn, so they cashed in for a WBA club record £138,000.
He returned tae the huns where one of his most notorious dismissals came in a game against the sheep he stamped on the throat of John McMaster. It was so serious that McMaster passed out and even needed to be resuscitated.
It’s an incident that the ned regrets to this day, for several reasons, one is he thought the player was Willie Miller, “unfortunately”, he said “I got the wrong player.”
He then had a spell at swinecastle, where else does a burnt out ex-hun thug go, the lavvie and nasty anyone, under another former hun ned wee doddie, where he was sanctioned by the SFA for apparently head butting Davie Provan and clashing with our then manager Big Billy.
There must be so meting in the water over there that allows normal players intae turn tae hoodlums.
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 1ST APRIL 2019 @ 4:40 PM
Great to see Jonny Hayes has learned “Inside-Fighting” to prevent Damien Duff cracking him on the jaw again.
R.E Morelos?
What exactly is a pipe dream?
The lead is only 13pts and to be honest Rangers have a much better chance of overturning that in the remainder of the season than they have in getting the £20 million for Morelos…FACT
The Ibrox money men will bite at £10 million assuming they can find a club daft enough to pay it.
His actual worth is more like 5 -7 million and they could do with getting his wages which have been improved 2-3 times this year off the books.
I have a feeling that another grand plan has backfired on them.He is probably now getting around 30k a week all devised with a huge bumper transfer in the summer for all parties.
PMSL
Scott Brown has single-handed just cost rangers millions and millions…
On retrospective action I expect we and they will be cited under Disciplinary Rule 204.
“Where three or more players and/or members of Team Staff from one team are involved in a confrontation with opposing players and/or members of Team Staff of the opposing team during and/or directly after a match”.
£2500 fine coming our way.
TERJE VIGEN on 1ST APRIL 2019 5:18 PM
On retrospective action I expect we and they will be cited under Disciplinary Rule 204.
“Where three or more players and/or members of Team Staff from one team are involved in a confrontation with opposing players and/or members of Team Staff of the opposing team during and/or directly after a match”.
*why, they started it, especially that wee ned hiram halliday and that other scouse kent.
£2500 fine coming our way.
*at least we can afford that
Seeing as it quiet right now….Looks like Google has not been corrupted re what happened to Rangers…..
“Are Glasgow Rangers a new club?
Rangers F.C. is a Scottish football club based in Glasgow. … In 2012, TheRangers Football Club Plc entered liquidation and the company’s assets including Ibrox Stadium, Rangers Training Centre and intellectual property were bought by Sevco Scotland Ltd.
Did Rangers die?
Rangers Football Club Born 1872, died 2012. SIR DAVID MURRAY: Sold the football club to Whyte for £1. FORMER Rangers chairman Sir David Murray and current owner Craig Whyte face investigation into the financial meltdown that led to the club’s demise.12 Jun 2012
Rangers Football Club Born 1872, died 2012 | HeraldScotland”
BSR
Cheers for the heads up
Adrian Durham = Hurtin Hun
Love it ?
Like Fiorentina in 1992 the Huns were refounded in 2012 :-)
Never let them forget the Ebt years :-)
Cheats then, cheats now and probably cheats in the future
Fuds like Durham never see live games in Scotland, and constantly rubbish it……..but not when he presented Scottish football on Setanta…..a clown.
Bada 5.47pm
I “think” Durham went to university up here and let’s just say he attended games at the Victorian lavvy :-)
If it looks like a Hun, sounds like a Hun it usually is a Hun
When you think of all the slippery sneaky snakey hatchett men sevco (now then and always) have had over the years……eg….
Lee McCulloch
Barry Ferguson
Jorg Albert
John Brown
Terry Hurlock
Ian Ferguson
Graeme Souness
Richard Gough
etc etc etc
and now aided and abetted by the SM media they are trying to paint our Captain as the devil reincarnate – that’s rich coming from them, they don’t have anyone like Scott in their team nowadays so it all stems from the one place – green eyed jealousy, hell mend them.
Rock Tree Bhoy 5.53pm
They hate Broony … his smile winds them up, been catching up with the radio shows today … by all accounts Morelos & Kent weren’t at fault it was Broony he made them do it
He brings it on himself :-)
Brown v Morelos. The way I saw it, Morelos runs past Brown, moves in front of him and deliberately slows down so that Brown clips him.
Morelos initiated the whole thing and then reacted because he’s such an imbecile he forgot what the second part of his plan was.
Over a post workout coffee I was explaining to a rugby buddy the media fall out from yesterday’s game when who walked into the club room for a refreshment abut our relaxed captain, Broony .
As he was in deep in conversation with a buddy I thought it best to leave him in peace despite desperately wanting to thank him for his outstanding performance yesterday and being an outstanding Celtic legend.
Next time Broony.
Embramike 6.00pm
I once “nearly” spoke to Henrik Larsson he was at the cashline RBS in sauchiehall street across fae the Garage … I was too scared and didn’t want to annoy him … gutted, but I probably wouldn’t have made any sense anyway :-)
I don’t think Broony clipped el buffalo at all. Looked like his knee touched ever so briefly. Watched it over and over again and can’t see any clip of the heels.
And it’s always the same reaction from those sad losers. Exact same thing happened in the shame game and somehow it all ended up being Lenny’s fault! We can’t allow the same thing to happen to Scott Brown. A fantastic player and captain.
Hail Hail ??
broony did take the piss some yesterday,
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D2nQpXWXQAABbcO.jpg
Just read Morelos’ statement of apology.
Wow – that boy’s English vocabulary is impressive.
BTB- Fat Jabba trying to revive a transfer fee.
Do mention 8,9 or even 10 in a row
Don’t mention…..er Tom Rogic
https://videocelts.com/2019/04/blogs/latest-news/video-ref-watch-as-dermot-gallagher-reviews-the-glasgow-derby-flashpoints/
http://willievass.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/310319-Celtic-v-Rangers/G0000vMZgZ0fkXhQ/I0000oO9Y9ZURdgY/C0000SYJckg9E_Xk
SS- i see Alistair ‘ no surrender ‘ Johnston in the picture, i really hope he enjoyed his day.
BB
i meant to post, “that annoying guy at the game that stands up all the time and blocks yir view”.
but then i thought, imagine being a sevco director and having rod bouncing up and down shouting stuff, i bet he is hated by them,
no surrenders face, hahahahahhaha
Big bad Broony done it and ran away. ?????
Thieir pain is amazing, I love it?
Broony gave them a masterclass . Kept the heed when everyone in a blue shirt was imploding. I hope their pain is eating away at every single Zombie?
Lurking Huns GIRFUY???????? – – Loading
D. :)
Sutherland again trying to castigate Broonie, Michael Stewart putting him right….
I know most that post on here don’t listen to snide or say they don’t.
It’s a laugh in tonight. ☘️☘️