Celtic certainly didn’t have the fluidity we saw at times last season, but they comfortably got the defence of their title underway against Aberdeen yesterday. The visitors, playing their fifth competitive game of the season, did a decent job of denying Celtic space inside the box, but could scarcely construct an attack worthy of the name at any point during the game.
Earlier in the summer we discussed the need for a central defender to break through the lines, as Kristoffer Ajer did so effectively. On one notably occasion in the second half, Stephen Welsh carried the ball forward 30 yards, causing havoc in the Aberdeen midfield. We are going to face a lot of packed defences this season, overloading with a ball-carrying centre half is an important tool to assist.
Stephen’s more important contribution came when he headed home from a corner in the third minute. He remains our most effective aerial target, as long as Christopher Jullien is not in the line-up.
After that promising start, the expected avalanche did not materialise. Passing was too wayward. Threat levels increased when Giorgios Giakoumakis, David Turnbull and Liel Abada replaced Kyogo Furuhashi, Reo Hatate and Daizen Maeda. The departing three had been unable to make a telling contribution to events.
Delighted with the win; the passing will improve. Good luck to Ange having to pick a strongest 11.
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So of Erin,
They are actually owned by the Brighton owner,who,I did not know,has been called the world’s best gambler.
He has amassed a 2.5 billion fortune from his exploits.Remarkable story.
Anyway,as I say,should be interesting.The winger,Ardinga,looks very useful.
HH.
Sonoran,
Forgive this Turkish ,or should I say,Asia Minor,keyboard.Hates certain words.
MAD Mitch being 2 of them.
:-)))
Game 1 of 38 now negotiated. Only 111 points still to play for.
I don’t read too much into the performance or result of game 1. Exactly 23 years ago today, the game 1 result was Aberdeen 0-5 Celtic. The dream team of Barnes & Dalglish got off to a dream start. But a far from dream finish.
This race is for the Eliud Kipchoge’s not the Linford Christie’s . Lunch boxes notwithstanding.
SonofErin, did it again.,
Atomosphere on the blog is much more negative today
Abbreviator returns
Discuss
” Undemocratic,revolutionary violence”.This is from a fekin idiot,who comes on a Celtic Blog with the Moniker,Mad Mitch.Should have been told then,and I said at the time,this name is not acceptable.As for his anti Republican posts,how long is he going to spew this on here.Disgraceful.
Big Jimmy
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Paul67
Happy problem for Ange, and the most delicious squad we’ve had in years, imagine leaving Mooy Turnbull Abada GG and Forrest on the bench?
Astonishing turnaround with two players for every position and five weeks of the window still open. Modern manager withdrawing players and making full use of his squad. Not a single player underperforming and quality players used sparingly with subs gagging to get on the pitch.
Pre match looked better than ever and the internet trolls have to resort to the lowest of the low to find a negative. Being close to the Aberdeen or Sevco supporter is just the same, I personally hope we give them the “ Irish Tosh “ so long as we’re Celtic.
Ireland won, and Scotland will eventually win too, I like Celtic, and I like it’s edgy ultras which have always included good Protestant men, and the biggest attempted racial slur on Celtic is that it’s the Catholic club, when it’s manifestly not.
Good unionist , royalist, or plain Protestants , are not Huns believe me that’s a different species. Not if you’ve lived my life as a good friend once said to me
M.O.M Stephen Welsh
Madmitch
Back in the playground I see – grow up
Delighted that over 60 folk have already voiced their opinions. But I bet there’s loads more posters and lurkers that would like their opinions to count. An email with the name of your 3 best performers yesterday to sencelpoty@gmail.com
Poll closes at 10pm
Hail Hail
Jobo
https://tjukanovt.github.io/notable-people
some techy past time…………..
zoom in, reasonably interesting, dont know the algorithms that works out to be “the most notable person for an area”, you could agree that Jackie Stewart & David Byrne are most famous people from the Rock but no Jock or Billy in the frames, but we do have Davie Provan and Joanstin bhoy Peter Scarff.
TB @ 2.07
You don’t know your history …
About CQN.
About Ireland.
About the club.
About Asia Minor.
Apart from that you are flying my good man.
Having been a regular in the jungle in the late 70s and 80s, when still a teenager, I joined in all of the usual singing despite knowing little about Irish politics or history. Felt like fun at the time and was restricted to match day. As I matured a bit, started travelling and my horizons widened, I gave the rebel songs and Sad Orange Bstrd-type stuff a miss. It is a personal choice and one that was influenced by family and personal relationships.
During the late 90s and into the 21st Century, there was a definite “santizing” of the atmosphere, at least at CP. The songs were almost all football-related, many with good humour and Glasgow wit. Irish songs like Fields of Athenry were beautiful, poignant and kids could join in without the risk of their parents wrath :)
With the death of rangers, we were, for a while, able to focus on ourselves and not others. Revel in our footballing successes and our past and present players. SInging along with 60,000 fans to Oasis and Depeche Mode songs felt brilliant. The intro of newco to the SPFL brought back all the old bile and hatred which their fans have never let go of. The subsequent threat to our trophy conveyor belt from Govan appears to have kicked our songbook back to the 70s and 80s.
When we have a Greek manager and a host of international players from around the globe putting on the style for us, singing BOTOB ad nauseum, which none of those on the park can relate to in the slightest, seems odd to me.
Each to their own, of course. In these matters, my views are my own. I have managed to get into my 50s without falling out with anyone over them. Plenty on here will be happy to tell me to jog on, fair enough.
As Elvis Costello sang:
“As I walk through this wicked world
Searchin’ for light in the darkness of insanity
I ask myself, is all hope lost?
Is there only pain and hatred, and misery?
And each time I feel like this inside
There’s one thing I wanna know
What’s so funny ’bout peace, love and understanding? Oh
What’s so funny ’bout peace love and understanding?”
Son of Erin,
thanks.informative post,read they have an old history,but it is an impressive league for youth progression,do you think it would be a good league for mikeyJ loan?-( if it came to be)
Let’s hope that sharper start comes to be :-)
HH
We all have our own “best line ups” that reflect our character, they way we’d like us to play, shape, types of players etc, the pleasing aspect is that for the most part we know we have quality, the ability to create, score and win regardless who starts
Alphabetti Speghetti:
I will ask again where were / are the missile songs in the Seville narrative?
If they weren’t present then why do we need them now?
So you are not sure?
Not good.
Double not good.
Discuss.
Hahaha (not an abbreviation)
An Tearmann – I’ve been following the discussions on Mikey’s possible loan over the last few weeks and largely agree with the consensus. I still think there’s a good chance his potential can be unlocked with a decent run to build confidence, if he can learn to get his head up and see what’s going on around him when on one of those direct runs into the opposition box he’d be some player.
The Belgian league is pretty competitive and open, attacking/flair players don’t find themselves running into a cul-de-sac of 10 defenders. It’s a place where a precocious youth talent can find their legs.
The one positive about Mikey I keep coming back to is Rodgers throwing him in as the attacking fulcrum in the new year game against sevco in 2018. Not his performance (before anyone starts), but the fact Rodgers put him in there. I often think Rodgers had an eye for a young player, but his eye was perhaps a couple of years ahead of the player’s actual development. Remember him chucking Ralston in against Neymar in 2017 when none of us knew what a player we had, because that player didn’t fully arrive for another 3 years.
We have ,on paper,a harder start to the league than the scum across the City.R County,Kilmarnock,Dundee U,all away,and Hearts at home.They have Kilmarnock,R.County,St Johnston,all at home,with Hibs their away game.This before they despoil our ground in the first Derby.Winning the first 6 games will be a giant step.
I can remember several Rebel Tunes which predated 1916. “A Nation once again” Kelly the Boy from Killane” “Arthur McBride”
Wild Rover, Black Velvet Band, Whiskey in the Jar etc. were all sung with gusto. Republicans and Nationalists were always there, Michael Davitt in1892 said of Celtic.”…the members of this renowned athletic association are young Irish men who are generous supporters of every national and good cause.”
The Rebels were always here and always will be
TURKEYBHOY on 1ST AUGUST 2022 2:07 PM
I hadn`t connected MadMitch with the despicable original until the guy in front of me ( who lurks on here) reminded me (Thanks, Mick).
That reminder has altered my opinion of CQN`s MM from that of a `so dull that I always scroll by poster` to one who might be a bit more sinister.
DENIABHOY on 1ST AUGUST 2022 2:55 PM
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Can’t get that old Elvis song out of my head. Absolutely brilliant. As is This year’s girl, which I only discovered as a new duet version on season two of The Deuce.
https://youtu.be/NHu-Im1QDBo
I’ve never been a singer but joined in for Grace yesterday. Brilliant.
“JOBO BALDIE on 1ST AUGUST 2022 2:15 PM
Delighted that over 60 folk have already voiced their opinions. But I bet there’s loads more posters and lurkers that would like their opinions to count.”
…..and the Salesman of the Year award goes to ….
:-))
The day after the assassination of John F Kennedy – Saturday 23rd November 1963 – my dad took me to Celtic Park for Celtic v Kilmarnock. Even at the tender age of 10, the shocking news from Dallas shook me to the core.
As the supporters bus set off from Motherwell, the atmosphere was one of shock and disbelief. Everyone was talking quietly. There was none of the usual singing.
My dad took me to my customary spot at the front of the enclosure under the stand. There was a minute silence, the first I had ever experienced. It was very moving. As soon as the game kicked off, the entire crowd of 27,000 sang ‘Faith of our Fathers’. It was sung quite slowly, rather like a dirge and they sang it all the way to the end. I remember it was quite haunting.
After that, the crowd returned to its noisy, robust, cheering self as they roared the Bhoys on to a spectacular 5-0 triumph.
I have heard ‘Faith of our Fathers’ many times since then, but never with that same emotion and sense of unity.
ZIGGYDOC1 – Haven’t seen the Deuce. Really good? Just recently finished watching all of Bosch and Bosch Legacy. Loved it.
GENE on 1ST AUGUST 2022 2:13 PM
Big Jimmy
80-22-60
15326765
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Cheers GENE, that is exactly the Account number and Sort Code that I typed in on my Bank Transfer, but as I said earlier MY Bank is advising that THAT Account doesnt exist ? So the Bank Transfer didnt go through.
I did NOT include the ” DASHES” between the Sort code Number, could that be the reason why ?
I also stated that ” Walk With Shay” is a BUSINESS ACCOUNT….not A Personal Account when I filled in the Bank Transfer ONLINE……As SFTB advised me to do ?
I now wonder IF its a “PERSONAL ACCOUNT”, and IF I SHOULD include the ” Dashes” between the Sort Code Number ?
Any ideas ?
HH Mate.
FAO GENE…
FORGET my LAST post above Gene.
Ive just realised that I Typed in the WRONG Account Number, as I ” Added another ” 2″ when trying the Bank Transfer.
Im s SILLY Bhoy sometimes.
I will try again.
HH.
HS @ 4.13
Not sinister in anyway — just a case of irony from my egg chasing days that stuck.
So please educate your pal and explain that he has nothing to worry about.
Unless he is a second rate bean counter by the name of PL.
The answer to all your fears is provide a better narrative / explain where we are now and why it takes us forward as a club / a football team / a support / a community.
Why were we not singing about SAM missiles on the road to Seville?
What has changed to make the previously unacceptable acceptable.
My thoughts — I blame identity politics / the decline of the WCS baby boomers / the Zulu warrior condition.
DENIABHOY on 1ST AUGUST 2022 4:29 PM
ZIGGYDOC1 – Haven’t seen the Deuce. Really good? Just recently finished watching all of Bosch and Bosch Legacy. Loved it
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I wasn’t sure about the Duece at first but ended up really liking it. Three seasons.
Another US series I’d strongly recommend is, Godfather of Harlem. Excellent.
Big Jimmy
Happy to help
Jack Ruby the man that shot the man that shot JFK.
BB @ 4.08
I wonder what MD would have thought about JS and his ilk?
Would he not made the call to the Hibbees and just let JMcG busk it for another season?
Or would he have seen the benefit of being a club open to all?
Rebels to the end — well why not turning your focus closer to our spiritual home and campaign against the 26 counties and their tax gymnastics economic vibe?
Stopping the theft of the bread out of the mouths of poor American children is something that I would think the whole support could agree on — just a thought.
Ziggydoc- 2 cracking shows,The Rise of the Lakers is excellent as well.
BSR
Jack Ruby the man that shot the man that supposedly shot JFK.
Sorted that 👍
FAO SETTING FREE THE BEARS…
sorry mate, but please IGNORE my Post to you at 1.37pm Today.
I WAS typing the WRONG Account Number after all but thanks to GENE for setting me right.
I’m a Chump…sometimes.
HH Mate.
ZWC: Quest que c’est?
FAO GENE and/or SETTING FREE THE BEARS..
I have tried the Bank Transfer ONLINE…This time using the CORRECT Account Number.
Before I type in the ” Amount” that I wish to Transfer, MY Bank is advising that ” I could still be SCAMMED” ”
I know that unlikely but I will PHONE my Bank and try and attempt the Transfer by Phone.
GENE…Should I type in my CQN ” MONIKER” or my FULL name when I am asked for “Senders Reference” ?
Sorry for being a pest.
HH Mate.
Gene
‘ Six seconds in Dallas ‘
Josiah Thompson
The ole CQN book club