Partick Thistle are second bottom of the table, but there is a bigger story going on.
They have failed to win only one home game in over three months – a 0-1 defeat to Hibs, which means they have a better home record than anyone else in the league over that period. While only three points above Ross County, they have won three of their four games since losing 2-0 at Celtic Park the week before Christmas, losing only 1-0 at Pittodrie. Alan Archibald’s squad has been bolstered in recent weeks by the return of several of the long-term injured, which has changed the entire perspective on which teams should be regarded as vulnerable in the bottom half of the league.
Thistle now believe they will escape relegation and the play-off spot (tip: County, Accies, respectively). They will know that the champions will provide their sternest test at home since our disputed 0-1 win their earlier this season, but we will earn any points we collect tonight.
We should win, of course, but I’ll be happy with a down and dirty 0-1.
NEW CQN PODCAST OUT TONIGHT WITH THE ORIGINAL HOLY GOALIE, JOHN FALLON
A Celtic State of Mind presents its 31st instalment of insightful discussion around the culture of Celtic Football Club, the city of Glasgow, and fans of the reigning treble-winning Scottish champions.
Paul John Dykes and Kevin Graham are joined by Lisbon Lion, John Fallon, at The Penalty Spot in Glasgow.
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Looking forward to the game to-night it’s the first for me since the match against les blues. Yes, i find a lot of EPL games are now monumental bores so never saw one over the recent holidays. i used enjoy the games down south when the big sides were liberally sprinkled with the Irish, Scottish and Welsh lads alas, those days are gone forever. I long for the days of Clough, Big Ron, Revie and Alex etc. Hoping Celtic are in fine shape after the holliers and primed for the run-in to another Championship.
Kniks and Kins ???? Bloody hell !!!
JJ
No pitch inspection planned repeat No pitch inspection planned
GameOn CSC
Regan to face Sfa board questions on manager search
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Err, would that not be raking over the coals?
Surely we should all just “move on”?
BSR
Thanks for the update – good news indeed
Hot Smoked,
I bought that record in the first days of release. I still like it today. If memory serves me, there was a court case for copyright which was settled out of court, against the Spanish winner of the Eurovision.
HH
Hebcelt
https://youtu.be/7inGyVKNCNY
We can’t leave out ‘Autumn Almanac’.
SOUTH OF TUNIS on 23RD JANUARY 2018 10:23 AM
That done he moved on to he and I going to PTFC 3 -Celtic 1 in November 59 and him opining -” that might have been the worst Celtic team in my lifetime “.
*this was around the time that my da stopped going tae see Celtic on a regular basis, he had a young family to rear and 2 nights late, Saturday morning shift and all day Sunday was too attractive, he was also a bit of a punter so the likes of Peter O’Sullivan on a Saturday afternoon was now more appealing, that and the fact he had no time for the board then.
I looked into the official website for glance at our line-up that day, we had 7 internationalists’, all the harry wraggs had to offer of note were a young Davie McParland and a veteran centre (he was only 30 FGS) who had scored the only deidco goal 2 years earlier at Oh Hampden in the Sun.
Once again Bob Kelly’s interference was evident in the selection; we had a stylish full back, much coveted by Matt Busby who had that season been proclaimed “the best defensive prospect in the country” and yet Bob tried to turn him into a wing half.
As I said my da at this time was now choosing his games and periodically would waken me on his way to work telling me to meet him at the Estate Bridge in Renton for a game that night, one of those was the opening of the floodlights and another was a few months later when Neilly Mochan had a nap hand in the 2nd replay against the Buddies, but these by now were few and far between.
We had a nice wee run after that reaching the semi against deidco but ended up with another humiliating defeat in the replay against a 10 men hun team for the last 15 minutes, the first time they ever beat us in a cup replay. That was the game that ended Bobby Evans Celtic career as jimmy millar tore him a new one, we were truly desperate that sunny but windy afternoon. BTW I wisnae there, I was still in the primary so no allowed tae go tae hun games yet, and neither was my da, he wisnae losing hauf a shift tae watch that scheitd to quote him at that time.
I always liked Firhill though and can’t recall seeing us lose there or even drop a point, highlights were Phil O’Donnell’s debut while over on holiday and a Dryborough Cup semi against St Johnstone where we had Gordon Marshall Snr in goal, one of his only two appearances for the club as well as a young Kenny, with that infectious smile, hat trick after we were 2 goals down.
Celtic team for tonight:
Gordon.
Lustig,Boyata,Ajer,Tierney.
Forrest,Brown,Ntcham,Koassi,Sinclair.
Dembele.
OR ( to play the earlier Thistle parked Bus Selection)
Double
Yellow, Lines.Reserved, For;
Disabled, Motorway, Escape, lane;
Pedestrian, Arcade..
Subs: Permit, Holders, Only,Private, Road.
Yogi
I didn`t know that about the Court Case. Can you remember the Spanish song?
JJ
Hot Smoked,
The very original, “La, La, La,”.
Yogi
Thanks.
JJ
PS Just listened to it.Certainly a similarity with the `la,La,La ` bit.
Cheerio for now,
Bognorbhoy thanks for that. ghuys think you might be mixing up Ray Davies suing The Doors “Hello I love you” with “All day and all of the Night” very similar H H Hebcelt
Hello this is WEE BGFC. Marvellous performance on Saturday after a long winter break. Hope for a win for Celtic Glasgow this evening. CMON THE HOOPS
HH
WEE BGFC
Hebcelt………….you have great taste in music and I suppose we all know the Kinks were banned from America for some time on account of that name. ray Davies wrote some wonderful music. Did you know that line in the lyrics of
Waterloo Sunset – TERRY MEETS JULIE WATERLOO STATION EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT is a reference to Terence Stamp and Julie Christie who were huge English movie stars in the sixties.
I think it will be the same team as the weekend tonight.
Hopefully the same starting eleven as Saturday, we need some continuity in selection. Add Griffiths to the bench instead of Simunovic.
Evening All
Ears blocked so would have been quite happy if game had been called off but now looking forward to heading along the canal bank to Firhill.
I can remember a few mishaps there in the 70s – one coming three days after we beat Basle ( as they were then known) in 74 and one very late equaliser by Jim Melrose on a sodden Saturday in February 1980. I also remember an incident at half time in the game Danny Crainie got a hat trick in 1982- the incident was like a Viz cartoon brought to life. Since then aside from a loss in early 94 it has usually been a happy ground for us when I have been there.
First league game after the break could be tricky and a win is the main thing- would prefer an ebullient display but a scrappy 2-1er will make me happy. Business end of the season. I would not be surprised if the same lineup from Saturday starts – though personally I would quite like Eboue K in instead of Callum Mac. Not seeing as much in Odsonne E as many others here but until he gets a run of games I shall reserve judgement.
Mon the Hoops.
Jimbo67
PS Please do not post pictures from the April 82 game – just look it up on Celtic Wiki.
Biggest game of the season at 7.45 tonight.
A convincing win will demoralise our nearest rivals and sicken the black souls of the Mordor hordes.
We had the chance on December 30th to rip the hope from their hellbound hearts but failed miserably.
Every time we do so, they get a surge of unbridled optimism that swiftly devolves to rabid supremacist hate.
Celtic winning empties the Govan stands. Shuts Huns behind their doors. Makes the streets and pubs safe.
Just win, Celtic, and bury their nascent ambitions.
Are you happy that the limit of Paul’s ambition(and presumably the board) is to scrape a 1 nil win over a struggling thistle side?
Or perhaps happy at the news management in today’s paper. Dembele isn’t happy so he will be sold but it’s not Celtics fault you understand.
The only ambition is money.
Jimbo
Been to nurse 3 times as had same problem as you
Wife said I was at it as I couldn’t hear a word she said
Almond oil according to nurse, ok now
Twice today i have heard the BBC say coverage of the
Scottish Cup tie between Thistle and Celtic on the radio tonight,
pathetic they cant even get the competition right
Keep possession whilst going forward not sideways—-ie no messing about at the back in this weather.
Stuff yer 1 v 0 I’m going for 5 .
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Meanwhile over in sevconia the natives are all looking forward to seeing the players parade their bronze medals won in the Florida, should put a few thousand on the gate ra morra.
Hullabaloo about nuffin.
H.H
Blantyre Tim
On the Almond oll since last Thursday – have to go back on Friday to get them syringed if the oil has softened it enough by then.
Jimbo67
evening bhoys dont know if ive got wrong date but if its h.t. birthday happy hoopy birthday.hh.
It’s a good night for football, it’s mild, on a fresh, wet pitch and under there lights. I’d fancy it myself. 3 points all important but ideally looking to put a marker down.
So let me get this right.
A team which went 69 games undefeated domestically, snagged a treble, won a fourth trophy in a row, are well ahead in the league and looking towards a double-treble are
a) Rubbish at throw-ins
b) Rubbish at free kicks (even Griff has only ever scored 4 free kicks for us if I remember correctly)
c) Rubbish at taking corners
d) Incapable of selecting the correct studs / footwear
Professional footballers, pfft.
Oh yeah, and need to be told by the CQNers that booting the ball up the park in wet / heavy conditions is better than playing out from the back.
Geez, you don’t get a lot for your £30 million.
Happy Hoopy Birthday to Hamiltontim, hope you are having a hooptastic day. I know for sure you will have a hooptastic night…:)
Keep theFaith!
Hail Hail!
nowt wrong with a dirty win neg 2
remember going to a game at firhill late sixties early seventiies im almost sure alan hansen was playing for thistle .hh.
i’vehadtochangemyname on 23rd January 2018 6:27 pm
nowt wrong with a dirty win neg 2
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I agree
Confirmed, same starting 11 as Saturday, Griffiths on the bench for Miller
Gordon
Lustig Boyata Ajer Tierney
McGregor Brown Ntcham
Forrest Edouard Sinclair
De Vries Simunovic Bitton Kouassi Johnston Griffiths Dembele
Starting line up …
Gordon ; Lustig Boyata Ajer Tierney ; Brown Ntcham ; Forrest McGregor Sinclair ; Edouard
Subs: De Vries Simunovic Bitton Kouassi Griffiths Dembele Johnston
The Griffalo back (on the bench)
McCall at it again on Sportsound. Celtic would accept £10m for Moussa
O well the Griff n Moussa on the bench, msm morons will be wetting themselves l8r on about the one that doesn’t come on wanting away.
Unless of course neither get on then it will be even sillier made up stories.
5 nuffin the good guys.