It wasn’t quite, but if feels like 40 days and 40 nights since we last saw Celtic, and even that game was a penance. The Bhoys are back in town tomorrow with the visit of Hearts, who, like Celtic, have won three and lost two of their last five games. Like Celtic, the defeats came to Hibs and Newco. We can expect a difficult opponent.
Hearts are sixth in the table, just a point ahead of Motherwell, with three games to go before the split. They are only two points behind Dundee United, and a probable European place next season. The financial incentive for a club like Hearts to finish in the top six and qualify for Europe gives them a target tomorrow we can only aspire to.
Paulo Bernardo’s return to fitness is great news, although we should not expect Classic Paulo tomorrow. Hopefully the full flavoured version will be ready for Hampden next month. I know we are all looking forward to seeing Viljami Sinisalo make his first league appearance for Celtic. Viljami represents all the ‘buy low and develop’ strategy we have experienced in the last 18 months. Let’s hope he succeeds.
I would also like to see Maik Nawrocki retain his place. He has the potential to develop into an excellent Celtic player, but that development needs to happen soon.
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Hoopy birthday BRRB have a magic 67.
Belated Happy Birthday to BRRB
Danny ‘bhoy’ Arzani scores x2 for Victory v Adelaide.
The A-league really is a competitive, gripping comp: salary cap ensures a relatively equal playing field.
6 point difference between the top 6 clubs at table top.
BRRB – birthday cheers to you.
BRRB
I suppose for many 18,21, 40 and 60 are all `special` birthdays but , for Celtic supporters, 67 is magic so Happy Birthday.
PS The tricky bit for you is how to make it special. Go to the pub and drink Irn-Bru?
Hot Smoked
I’ll do the jokes Jim.😂
Hoopy birthday BRRB
Happy birthday BRRB, special birthday 67 . I turned 67 in September and call it my Lisbon year, the family got me a Celtic shirt with GRANDA 67 on it. Just put it on now heading for paradise, lets go get them Bhoy’s hail hail
Omg got hoople in 2 !!
BRRB
Belated best birthday wishes to you ya’ auld moaning git!
Hope to see you soon!
Day late n dollar short….took you forever Philbhoy
Long time no see brother….hoping you and yours are doing well
H.H.
Good morning all from the Tolbooth. Celtic Park here I come!
TLT
I am good thanks mate!
Was planning to go yesterday but MIL had a fall and needed company to keep an eye on her.
She is on the mend! She was 88 on Wednesday! Still has a sherry in the afternoon and a whisky in the evening.
Hope you are good too!
I saw chat last night about Henrik playing golf. I remember playing in (I think) a Celtic Pools golf day at Cathkin Braes. The KoK was in the group in front of us. As my group approached a green we could see Henrik teeing off at the next hole, a Par 3. I thought he hit a Sclaffed shot but…you can guess… a Hole in One.
BRRB..I heard Celtic Park cringe from here 2😂😍
H.H.
Philbhoy family first…you wer missed
H.H.
TLT
Hope to see you and the ‘wrecks, soon!
I’ll let you into a little secret….last Friday of the month
H.H.
Quadro – salary cap – now that is real innovation financial fairplay in europe, my arse
Survey sais from 5 nil toʻ I hope we ha hang on
All wrong
Is the game on tv anywhere?
Belated Happy Birthday to BRRB
BRRB – many happy returns from the Lonestar State.
Philboy – I also got Hoople in 2 – I wonder if your first guess was the same as mine – made the second guess easy….
Had we beaten the Huns, I would be very relaxed about today but we did not and I am not.
good amount of irish buses in the bus park. must have been some lively ferries this morning!
…..and I see the weather forecast is hardly suited to our more fluent style.
jackiemac on 29th March 2025 12:00 pm
Quadro – salary cap – now that is real innovation financial fairplay in europe, my arse
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I know the ship has sailed and world fitba will never go to something so egalitarian (ie a level playing field) but the salary cap kinda works in Oz league. Sure, we don’t have the superstar personalities and top, top skill levels but it’s a fairish league with heaps of goals and decent skills. Lots of young prospects coming thru too.
Nine different teams have won the pennant in 20 years – keeps it sorta interesting.
Today? 3-1 to the good ghuys !
not sure how a salary cap could work here.
it would maybe make the league more even, but then we couldnt attract players to make us do anything in europe.
i was astounded of forehead earlier as tam referred on the radio that Sir David Murray is publishing an autobiography with the catchy name of
DAVID MURRAY METTLE – TRAGEDY, COURAGE AND TITLES
£22 BTW.
Now Tam deferred to some sycophany saying it should be a fascinating read. Stuat Cosgrove was more withering asking if there is an appetite from a certain swathe of Rnagers supporters as they righlty blame him for the clubs downfall , started withe ebts and ended up in liquidation, i would suggest he strayed from the party line of the beeb, as in dont mention the war.
However, after i thought firstly about the shear brass kneck of the fella, i wondered why now ? he does nothing without a reason, a rationale.
Does he know something about the takeover ? is he involved somehow, does he feel enough time has passed that he could return somehow saying i was duped and sorry it ever happened /
That is my gut feel, something is afoot.
last nights sports reporting and daft hugh were predicting a hard game for celtic today, just because we will be “rusty” and rocking on our heels because we lost that game
utter nonsense.
i am expecting celtic to perform today, and get back to scoring and winning ways.
LADTH
As jackieMac said; European fitba (ie its money men) would never go for salary cap.
If Celtic ever left the Scotch league, a salary cap might help the other teams to thrive more equitably; encourage them to play younger players too rather than older English cast-offs.
As for non-dom competition, the Aussie league winners go to the Asian Champions league where bigger money teams from Japan and China etc compete.
Western Sydney and Central Coast only x2 Aus to win ACL in 20 yrs; still; that’s no bad.
Need to improve 2nd half
Texas…
I think you are getting your Phils mixed up.
Read back,lol.
Saint Stivs on 29th March 2025 1:13 pm
I have now changed my mind and feel quite confident that we will win today :-))
PHILCOOL,
Mea culpa!!
Thanks for setting the record straight – btw, mon the hoops!
Watching a few minutes of Fulham Palace before heading to Celtic Park.
6 words spring to mind.
Sander
Berge
Calvin
Bassey
Dearie
Me
Bewildering that money was spent on these two.
90% of professional footballers down all the leagues in England could do 90% of their job … with no discernable reduction in effectiveness.
CELTIC: Sinisalo, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Nawrocki, Schlupp, McGregor, Hatate, Engels, Kuhn, Maeda, Jota.
Subs: Bain, Taylor, Trusty, Idah, Yang, McCowan, Bernardo, Forrest, Ralston
Right on cue – slow brain sells the jerseys.
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Nae bother,Texas.