We’ve had a few free kick experts in modern times. Lubo was first. He could hit them, and score with them, with either foot. The man was a menace to opponents on many levels. He also taught us that hitting the ball as hard as possible into an opponent’s body, standard fare for Celtic in the 80s and early 90s, was a poor return from a dead ball situation.
Lubo clearly influenced Shaun but it wasn’t until Naka arrived that Shaun really found his grove. With right footed Maloney and left footed Nakamura lining up behind the ball keepers were forced to leave a vulnerable space at any centrally-located free kick.
I don’t remember any player scoring with three consecutive free kicks, an absolutely exceptional feat. John Guidetti is proving to be an exceptional player. From what I hear he’s also enjoying being a Celtic player, there’s been a meeting of minds on what is expected and what’s on offer.
This is a young player who has already learned a few lessons on football clubs and career management. He has the makings of a Celtic legend.
Those of you who weren’t there last night, make sure you see the goals. Four of them were exceptional.
Many thanks to everyone who has big on our auction for two debenture seats for the Inverness game on Saturday, courtesy of Celtic sponsor, Magners. Funds raised go towards building our forth kitchen for Mary’s Meals in Malawi, specifically for the 909 children who attend Chibwata Primary School in Dowa, which currently doesn’t have a kitchen.
Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world, but……… things are improving. 93% of your money raised is getting to the projects on the ground, Mary’s Meals are now feeding hundreds of thousands of kids there each day, over 2000 of them in kitchens CQN readers have already built.
Kids who are fed at school there are able to attend instead of having to work for food – primary school attendance is up 30% after Mary’s Meals build a kitchen. As a result they all get a basic education, some of them are set on a road to a higher education and all have better chances in life.
The auction closes tomorrow. You will do nothing better today than get involved with this one, which you can do here.
Above link is now sorted….
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Just finished cleaning up my kitchen after the sparrow incident at lunchtime. Seems the wee bassa shat in more than my lunch. Mrs acgr had to ask several times “what’s this: on the work surface, on my dishes, on my cooker”, before I told her about the scrambled eggs. FFS, she didnay have to salvage her scran and get by on half a lunch!!.
TET, glad to hear sipsini is visiting you. That means he’ll no be bothering me:_))
MickTT, we don’t need lodges, we’ve got Coais.
Micktt
HH keep the faith in those dark Ayrshire ‘places’
Just as well you’re a handy lump of a Bhoy!!!
HH jamesgang
PS a chiselled 6 pack kinda lump!!!!
dannymac,
Are you related or friends of the nutter jamesgang?
You both have a similar type of humour, I can’t get Barbara Windsor out my mind since I read his post earlier:))
ACGR
I’m amazed and pleasantly surprised you didn’t blame your brother!!!
HH jamesgang
Sips!!!
I must. I must. I must insist yer bust!!!
Do it. I’ll buy you 10 pints if you do!!!!!
HH jamesgang
Acgr,
Cheeky bassa, when Mrs Acgr saw the sparrows legs did she think they were yours :))
sipsini,
No way,Infamy,Infamy they’ve all got it infamy.HH
ACGR, A bloody big bird came down my chimney last year into “the good room”. You know the one you put the best china & glass etc. The So and So wreaked havoc. It took me an hour to get the effer out. Cost me a few bob plus bird preventative cowls for the chimneys to stop a re-occurrence. Bloody Burds always causing trouble. Anyway I’m off to my leaba, wind howling outside, hope it subsides for golf to-morrow. Night Timland UTLR.
JAMESGANG
That line-in its original form-always reminds me of an old joke.
Punchline-Hickory dickory dock….
CORKCELT
Birds caused me no end of problems for years. Left them alone since I wised up.
Corkcelt
Laughed at your line earlier about how your dulcet cork tones might be hard to understand and open to misinterpretation.
You’ve always come across loins n clear to me my Fhriend!
Enjoy yar golf!
HH jamesgang
Jamesgang, if my bro shat in my kitchen that could create a bit of a diplomatic issue.
Sipsini, there were no legs left, more of a smudge inside the hole in the wall. Mashie hammers do a lot of damage to plasterboard. I’ve a wee bit of work to put it right tomorrow. Sad to say cock sparrow will not be in his roost tonight.
RIP the sparrow. That will teach it not to shite in my lunch.
Loud n clear I should say!
A man’s loins are his own business!!!!
HH jamesgang
corkcelt,
I’ve never had a big bird come down my chimney, but when the kids were younger and sleeping a few have been came in through the back door :)
Sparrow Quick News going pure mentol tonight after kettling incident in carmyllie!
HH jamesgang
Jamesgang.DD your mums
Sipsini your dad
thoughts and prayers for their health lhads ;-)
HH
BobM, is that you coming oot?
Want me to post a couple of Cameo vids for you?
Corkcelt, your story sent a shiver down my spine, then I remembered I don’t have a chimney is my dram room. Sweat is now off. Enjoy your sclaffbaw.
HH
Glad you clarified that jamesgang, ACGR , Don’t tell me you murdered the bird. My visitor did a lot more then shit on everything (he did that too), but in the end I let the free bird fly.
Anyway its really good night this time.
an tearmann
Bless you Fhriend.
That means a lot to me.
Thank you.
HH jamesgang
Jamesgang, it wisnae a kettle, it was a mashie hammer. Anyway, you have experience of carmyllie. There’s millions of sparrows and other stuff up here, most of which can be made into soup. Not that one though.
Sipsini, I just read back. Look after your faither, he’s the only one you’ve got. You’re a good lad.
HH
AT
Thanks bro.
GNGB
Millions. Minus 1.
Waaaaghhh!
Right. Deffo kip time now.
Night my gorgeous wee Tims.
HH jamesgang
an tearmann,
Cheers mate, my dad’s probably sleeping like a log, between his happy pills and sleeping pill hopefully he will sleep.
Time I went to my kip. HH
You must. You must. You must insist they’re bust…..zzzzzzzzzzzzz
Corky, technically I don’t think killing a sparrow that shat in you lunch is classed as murder. Yes, I had to dispatch the poor wee fellow. Life in Carmyllie’s tough but I’ll have to live with my guilt. If it had been a raven or a goshawk, I might have kept it as a pet, but it wisnae. Plus, it ruined my lunch and my kitchen wall.
I’m getting a lawyer, I can see where this is going.
DD, I’ve been checking out flights to Belfast for the 14th Feb (BTW, that’s not a romantic invite).
£54 return from both Glasgow and Edinburgh. Good deal so I’ll be booking up for the hootenanny. Dena 29 has promised me she’ll put me up in her country estate. She has hot and cold running maids, so book early.
Acgr
….and I had the sparrow with a nice chianti..fi..fi..fi :-)
Night Celts
HH
Acgr.
ACGR
Petec and I had a wee sesh in my local on Saturday. Both of us bookin soon.
First line and last line………..and they call themselfs profesionals FFS.
Celtic have vowed to appeal a seven match ban handed to Aleksandar Tonev after he was found guilty of racially abusing Aberdeen’s Shay Logan.
The Bulgarian winger, who is on loan at Parkhead from Aston Villa, was hit with the punishment following a five-hour disciplinary hearing at Hampden on Thursday.
Tonev and Logan were direct opponents during a 2-1 win for Celtic over Aberdeen at Parkhead in September when Englishman Logan told referee Bobby Madden the Bulgarian had called him a ‘black c***’.
The defender also reported the alleged incident to his captain, Mark Reynolds, and Aberdeen boss McInnes.
Tonev vehemently denied the allegation but was hit with an SFA charge and was accompanied to yesterday’s hearing by Celtic assistant boss John Collins.
Tonev left Hampden without comment but Celtic later released a statement, insisting they accepted Tonev is not a racist and that they would fight his corner.
A Celtic spokesperson said: ‘Racism has no place in football and as a club for all people, Celtic absolutely abhors racism of any kind.
‘This was a very unfortunate case, but the Club has accepted Aleksandar’s explanation that he did not say the words that were alleged to have been said and that he is not a racist.
‘We are, therefore, very disappointed by the outcome today and can confirm that Aleksandar will be appealing this decision.
Good wee article bout john clark from site
http://www.celticfc.net/news/6852
Night Celts
HH
I’ve been looking through the AGM pack. Two things:
I don’t see any mention of Resolution 12, well there is but it’s not the one we were interested in last year.
I don’t see any mention in the accounts of the commonwealth games income. A naw queried this earlier. Now, I’ve just skim read the booklet and may have missed these items. If one of our intrepid financial guru’s could point me in the right direction that would be much appreciated.
Not impressed with Celtic’s response to the living wage resolution so I’ll be going to the AGM to vote for it, assuming I’ll get the chance and it wont be treated like last year’s resolution 12.
ACEILERGONOFRUST
I’d expect payment to be in next year’s accounts.
Ours run,IIRC,from July 1st to June 30th.
So, of course, the meeja are all over the Tonev story right after the SFA release the verdict right in the middle of the positive atmosphere over the last couple of days.
Paranoid? Naw, I dinnae think so either.
An Tearmann
01:03 on
31 October, 2014
Good wee article bout john clark from site
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I remember that in the `60s ,John Clark was the go-to guy for info about European teams and their players.
Interesting take on the Tonev verdict.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2815086/Aleksandar-Tonev-verdict-add-extra-spice-Celtic-s-trip-Aberdeen-month-Bulgarian-winger-continues-protest-innocence.html
I don`t know what Tonev said or didn`t say ,but it beggars belief that ,on the basis ,of the available “evidence”, a player can be banned for seven games.
S.F.A. justice.We know all about that.To our cost.
Daily Wail:
“Bluntly, Celtic believe the evidence presented by Aberdeen was flimsy. There were no third-party corroborating witnesses. It was, in essence, one man’s word against another. Under questioning, Tonev told Celtic officials Logan had ‘misheard’ what he actually said.”
jeez_i_thought_blinker_was_pants
23:27 on 30 October, 2014
Anyone remember the punishment this guy got?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/556706.stm
What made it worse was that he initially denied it.
I assume we all noticed who was defending him.
The hypocrisy is rampant.