This time last year there was far too much talk about trebles on these pages. Celtic were flying in all three competitions, having established a lead in the league, and were heading for a League Cup semi-final against Falkirk. Falkirk were beaten but it took a late Anthony Stokes goal to make the game safe for Celtic. The script was written; a final against Kilmarnock, who always bottled it against Celtic in Glasgow, and a successful run in the Scottish Cup was all that stood between us and the fourth treble in our history.
I’ve lost count of how many such trebles we’ve look forward to. Football has a way of promising lots but it takes an exceptionally good and consistent team to win both cup competitions, as well as the league. More often than not, great and dominant teams don’t win the treble.
Celtic are a great and exciting team but they have not been nearly consistent enough to win the treble this season. We have lost two from eight home games and two from seven away. Good enough to win the league but not to win two cups.
I watched a bit of St Mirren at home to Ross County before heading to Celtic Park last weekend. They were far from impressive but no less so than when we beat them by seven goals in the SPL four years ago. The following week the same team knocked us out of the Scottish Cup.
Sunday is one of the biggest games currently on the roster. Raise your game, Celtic.
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BBC2 to BBC1 to ?…. Why can’t they just keep the flaming thing on one station?
TV Catchup is the smartfone app for bhoys working and wanting to watch the tennis live,its free on android and apple
starry
good yin lol
HH
Paul
Interesting take on consistancy costing us cup finals and quite accurate. I think however, given the confidence of our CL run this season the players wont make the same mistake this season. I’m confident we’ll be celebrating our 4th treble come May :)
HH
Murray holds. 1-0 in the 5th.
Got to say, Federer on Murray’s last service game in the 4th hit everything to the limit, incredible stuff, but Murray had the chances to take the game and the match but didnae.
Also FilmonTV for the guys overseas
Federer looks like he took a wee toke at the break. Ball flying everywhere.
Murray breaks.
2-0
Come on Andy!!!!
Andy Murray has matured so much and his reaction to failure is so much better.
3-0
Murray back in the groove. Positive, aggressive tennis.
3-0
starry plough
I had heard only rumours today about Sevco, you heard anything concrete?
3-0 Andy!
How can The Rangers possibly make a loss? They have had season ticket and attendance money, tv money and the share issue. The wages bill will be big but they haven’t spent on transfers.
Surely it would be almost impossible to make a loss?
The SFA are being destroyed by Andy Murray.
The technical details , well, they are technical…
TBB
You’re commentary on the tennis is of course excellent. However, @WelshIrvine on the ole twitter is currently taking tennis commentary onto a whole new level…
Apparently Sevco, as well as posting a loss, sold 9,000 less season tickets than last year. Letting people in for free and charging £12 per ticket ain’t part of a good business model.
Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon
You did’nt factor in Sally’s Gregg’s bill
Petec
My under 16 team is recruiting players atm. EK based. Put the word out.
Struggling today to put together a training routine for tonight’s session in the snow…
Your (doh!)
I find it incredible that we have ‘only’ won 3 trebles in our history.
I can remember quite a few others that we could and should have won – but did not for a variety of reasons.
Winning the treble, however, is not the be all and end all but it is most satisfying when we do.
HH!!
ASonOfDan
Only what I’ve read on here this morning but if they don’t implode sooner rather than later I’ll be very surprised..
You can only fool all of the peepul all of the time until the money runs out..
Pay the Piper Chuckie..
KK@krys1888
The momentum of the Murray-Federer match swings more than a Tommy Sheridan party.
Andy 3-1
Andy to serve
This is the key game
Win this and you’re home and dry Andy boy
Afternoon Celts,
Paul67 I’m still not over the trauma of my two trips to Hampden last season, I don’t like that stadium as it stands now, its a dump and I’d bulldozer it tbh.
Having said, that good luck to the bhoys and lets hope they’re up for it.
V
What is this nugget talking about now? If he does not like the name proposed, then do not do the deal. Unless you are desperate for cash of course…
Green told Rangers TV following a meeting with supporters that losing the Ibrox name was not inevitable.
He said: “Charles Green personally is going to fight to get the Ibrox name in that new title.”
Tough service game for Fed, but he pulls through after a couple of misses from Murray.
JC: does he replace the term ‘love’ with ‘porno’?
Andy 4-1
Fed to serve
Affinities ——–
I know zilch about tennis. I care zilch about tennis
but —-
a wee visit from my elderly neighbor [ gifting me a hare he had trapped] produced this –
Him ——– ” Went for a ristretto in Scicli earlier / bar was busy with noisy schoolgirls watching tennis . I hope the Swiss guy wins ”
Me —— ” Why the Swiss guy ? ”
Him —– ” Saw an interview on the tele where he said that if he could have been someone else, he would want to be Roberto Baggio ”
Me — If you could have been someone else –who would you choose ?”
Him —- ” Sophia Loren’s secret lover”
4-1 Murray, Fed serving.
Must admit defeat in my attempt to weave Marabou Stork Nightmares into a tennis commentary. Do you get Tennis Casuals?
4-2 Andy leads
Andy serve
Easy game for Federer.
4-2 in the 5th.
Or as Irvine Welsh might describe it:
4….
…2…
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……..the……
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fifth
It would be hard to tell tennis casuals from the average fanas they are all wearing Lacoste polos and expensive trainers.
4-3 Murray
Solid service game from Murray.
5-2
Andy 21 aces to Fed’ 5
5-2 final set
Fed serves to stay in the match
Easy service game for Andy. Come on son!
“Murray has to play the game of his life at crystal meth intensity to put this f***er away.”
New balls please.