Overall I was pleased with many aspects of Celtic’s play yesterday. We dominated large parts of the game and got in and around the Hearts penalty area often enough to score the proverbial barrel load.
Hearts scored a good goal. The flick from Beattie and run from Skacel were both exquisite, although a deflection off the blameless Kelvin Wilson was crucial. Enough has been said about the second Hearts goal already. Defensively we were good.
Midfield also played well, to a point, forcing Hearts into retreat for all but the opening 20 minutes of the second half. Ki Sung-Yueng should have scored twice but he’s never been a player for back post headers and I was more surprised he found himself in that position than he missed both opportunities. He is a player who continues to impress.
The question we should turn our attention to is why Celtic didn’t score more goals?
It is probably not an exaggeration to suggest Emilio Izaguirre is the best left back at the club in 30 years. Skilful and intelligent in possession, Celtic look composed when he is on the field, but he’s being kept out of the team by a free transfer from Aberdeen because Charlie Mulgrew is manufacturing the most crucial item in the game – goals.
I’m close to advocating ‘Give the ball to Charlie’ tactics. He has the ability to fire in remarkably dangerous crosses and has an instinctive awareness that the purpose of the game is to score goals. Kris Commons shares this awareness but Kris has had a wretched season and is still rescuing his game from injury and early season loss of form.
In these circumstances, Neil Lennon cannot afford to play Izaguirre if it involves dropping Mulgew as this would severely hamper Celtic’s ability to put the ball in the net. If the manager wants to use Emilio, particularly in Europe next season when retaining possession will be crucial, Charlie has to play left midfield.
Scoring goals is the primary responsibility of the strikers. None of Celtic’s current crop are impressing at the moment, but we need to look further upstream first.
We have an outstanding original canvass painting of Neil Lennon available for purchase on eBay to kick start our summer charity fundraising. This year the beneficiaries will be Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research, Martin Chambers Foundation and The Neuroblastoma Alliance, Aberdour PS PTA, The Haven, Blantyre. The painting, by US based artist, Joseph Gormley, is an outstanding memento of our manager during these times.
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…………keevins sounded illiterate
Absolute quality. Keevins will try his best to twist it around but he knows the truth. He has been shown up.
Just heard the last five minutes of AT on Clyde.It’s amazing how much honesty scares members of the Scottish media.The idea of the English media crawling over the Scottish game could lead to mass suicides.
Someone told Alex at the inteval to calm down ?.
This is Scotland , Alex…….ye dont ken whit its all aboot
For years the only journalist in Scotland who was critical of the huns sectarian anti Catholic signing policy was Cyril Horne of The Glasgow Herald.
He was English (and, significantly, Jewish).
Scotland hasn’t really progressed much in the last 50-60 years.
It still takes an Englishman to point out what’s wrong up here.
‘To see ourselves as others see us.’
We are all covered with governance.
what a pair of diddies
Keevins now claims he hasnt delved into EBT-gate in case he makes a serious mistake.
This hasn`t stopped him before – November 2011 – “The league is over; Celtic won`t catch Rangers”
Right up ye Keevins.
the backtracking now is just sickening from this lot
Go on Alex, keevins and Co you just cant handle the truth from a proper journalist
geeks in a nice way, of course :-)
that was the best 15 mins on Snyde for a long time,,,,pity its now back to the norm,,,lies,waffling lies and more waffling!!
Hail hail
That last 15 minutes on Clyde 1 was absolutely stunning.
The only comparson I can truly think of is when you have an old knackered car that’s no longer fit for purpose – you’ve just not realised it yet. Then you get a hire car or a test drive. The difference in ability was incredible.
Now the media monkeys are back on uncontested to talk garbage once more and try to cover their backs. Sounds also that they are still in denial about the threats to AT.
S
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After that performance tonight @alextomo isn’t Jesus Christ. He’s the Father, The Son & The Holy Spirit.
Despite his denial AT is a wee bit JC. A tour de force there, or actually just a bone fide journalist doing his job with professional ease.
Back to Lennie-bashing.
“Timmy Alex will get a Presbyterian Slap” – a classic quote. Sort of sums up the LL .
Right that’s me off Snyde now as the we hate Lenny prog has restarted.
First caller after AT
Lennons a twit
Alec Campbell just took Scottish journalism to school there.
ah a lennonhater on now to change the subject……..err sorry get it back on track
Neil Lennon haters back on now
hk MAKIN OUT SPORTS JOURNOS ARENT THERE TO MTELL THE TRUTH LIKE REAL JOURNOS WHIT A SHAMBLES RADIO TURNED OFF
Picking up Clyde loud and clear here in Dublin. This guy Alex Thompson is some operator. Great radio.
Roger re-emphasising how he and his collleagues are trying to find out more and that its good Alex has taken an interest
Scottish journalists getting a caning !.
Giood evening friends.
The best 20-odd minutes on Clyde for years. Feeling a wee bit happier now.
Jobo
Woger is in tatters, what a fud,not sticking it to Lennon now ya fraud. CBeebies recasting Shug to takeover James Bolam in the next series of Granpa in my Pocket @ Alex Thomson Productions. Superb !!!
Oh dear the biggest story in Scottish football placed in their laps and what do they discuss…Neil is a disgrace ..switched off
Business as usual as lenny gets it again. Obviously corporate governance is way beyond the panels intellect to get the discussion going . Rangers fan now on to discuss dignity grace and class
Jeepers …. They don’t do irony do they ?
Back to the smug collective character assassination on Lenny.
Scumbags.
Aaaaannddd were now back. Normal transmission resumed…
Neil Lennon is a disgrace to Scottish football.
Laughable.
nicely named winner at windsor today
TIMOCRACY 12/1
HH
Great to see SSB panel admire the Dignity of Tax avoiders on Both Sides of the border…. That is the only consistency you will see from Keevins et al.
Temperature’s rising
Fever is high
Can’t see no future
Can’t see no sky
My feet are so heavy
So is my head
I wish I was a baby
I wish I was dead
Neil Lennon has got me on the run
Body is aching
Goose-pimple bone
Can’t see no body
Leave me alone
My eyes are wide open
Can’t get to sleep
One thing I’m sure of
I’m at the deep freeze
Neil Lennon has got me on the run
Neil Lennon has got me on the run
Thirty-six hours
Rolling in pain
Praying to someone
Free me again
Oh I’ll be a good boy
Please make me well
I promise you anything
Get me out of this hell
Neil Lennon has got me on the run
Hail Hail
One of the reasons I will be glad to see the end of Rangers is to stop angry huns phoning in to slag Neil Lennon.
As regards Celtic supporters phoning in I despair that they do not see the damage they do Celtic in going public.Write to the club and express your views by all means but FFS stop phoning in and making a bad situation worse.
I really needed that to cheer me up after yesterday’s cheating and today’s gleeful Lennon baiting…
Best bit of radio I’ve EVER heard.
That guy hannah is truly pathetic.
oglach on 16 April, 2012 at 19:19 said:
The Raven on 16 April, 2012 at 19:17 said:
Keep the AT comments coming bhoys , has he mentioned the journo who threatend him ?
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Yes Police involved – Sectarian language involved also
oglach – Thanks for the updates
ffs incredible that one of the most controversial 15mins on jock radio for years ………they’ve totally change the subject. basically summed up AT whole point……………….they just dont want to know
AT hope your listening to the rest of the show to hear what we’re up against
they simply dont want to know.
Has some journalist actually got hold of Alex ?.
Has he been kidnapped ?.
Bottlers and gutless…..I give you the scottish hacks
Clyde were obviously apprehensive about what AT might say – you could tell by the poor control of the fader. The start of a number of his sentences were clipped – he had begun to speak before the volume was turned up.