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Indiscipline could determine Champions League outcome

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Here is a prediction for you, Wednesday’s Champions League game at Celtic Park will not end with 22 players on the field.  Spartak and Celtic are both enduring awful form at the moment but with different characteristics.  The accusation against Celtic (valid or otherwise) is that they have failed to apply themselves sufficiently to overcome opponents.  Spartak, on the other hand, stand accused of indiscipline.

Zenit drove the proverbial horse and cart through their midfield on Friday night.  Two goals were conceded to players who carried the ball to the edge of the area and shot unchallenged, but Spartak went down running, kicking, heading, kicking and kicking.  Their failure is clearly not a lack of desire.  Celtic can use this indiscipline to their advantage.  Know to expect late or illegal challenges but don’t rise to the bait.

An hour into the corresponding game in Moscow Spartak were 2-1 ahead having lost 3-2 to two late goals in the Camp Nou in the previous game.  At that point Spartak were in the box seat to qualify for the knockout stage.  A professional foul on Gary Hooper destroyed that position as they were reduced to 10 men and Celtic thundered back to win the game.  One momentary lapse in discipline on Wednesday night could cost either team.

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The loss of two goals through the middle on Friday will hopefully give interim coach, Valery Karpin, cause for confusion.  Celtic destroyed Spartak on the wings in Moscow, something we would expect them to tactically adjust for on Wednesday, but this recent loss might have them pondering which defensive frailty to concentrate on.

Aiden McGeady made his first team return as a second half substitute after a six week injury lay off.  He is a player who will be as much at home as any of the rest of us on Wednesday so I’d prefer he missed out on this occasion.

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  2. zimmerman on

    izzy,

     

    30 years of name calling and you come up with…..”ya pie”

     

    I’m suitably impressed.

  4. hoopsmon on

    For what it’s worth. I’m with Raymac. The Anagram’s posts in defence of the indefensible sent me to listen (unwillingly) to The Royal Placentafest that radio has become in the last few hours….HH (ho hum)

  5. izzy on

    Koko – The Democratic form of Government… is Playing into the Hands of the

     

    Islamist take over of.. EUROPE… which is underway.. as we speak..

     

     

    Anders Behring Breivik – What has emerged so far paints a disturbing picture: a Christian fundamentalist with a deep hatred of multiculturalism, of the left and of Muslims.

     

     

    From wiki

     

     

    Breivik described his far-right[11] militant ideology in a compendium of texts entitled 2083: A European Declaration of Independence, which he distributed electronically on the day of the attacks.[11][12][13][14] In it he lays out his worldview, which includes Islamophobia, support of Zionism[11] and opposition to feminism.[15][16] It regards Islam and “cultural Marxism” as “the enemy”, and argues for the violent annihilation of “Eurabia” and multiculturalism, and the deportation of all Muslims from Europe based on the model of the Beneš decrees.[17][18] Breivik wrote that his main motive for the atrocities was to market his manifesto.[19] Breivik had been active on several Islamophobic and nationalist blogs, including document.no,[20] and was a regular reader of Gates of Vienna, the Brussels Journal and Jihad Watch.[21]

  7. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    I have to admit to a sneaking admiration for Kojo.

     

     

    No,really.

     

     

    Just as he’s getting ready to log off for the day,and having realised that his posts are largely ignored,he lobs in a hand-grenade.

     

     

    And sits back,still laughing,as good Tims engage in our favourite pastime of internecine warfare and definition-crunching.

     

     

    It’s about 6pm over in Kojoland. He’ll be cracking open a bottle and raising a toast to good day’s work.

  8. Summa of Sammi.... on

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    Kitalba..et al..

     

     

    This is taken from Celtic Club Melbourne Facebook Page..

     

     

    Thought some on here might be interested..

     

     

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    CelticClub Melbourne was tagged in James Connolly Assoc Australia’s photo. — with Brisbane-Perth Irish and 3 others in Gympie, Queensland.

     

     

    ‎”He whispered goodbye to his comrades so dear,

     

    His head upon his knapsack gently lay.

     

    If you ever see my home,

     

    tell my mother I’m alone,

     

    and i’m buried in an Irish rebel’s grave.”

     

     

    The second largest Irish National monument in Australia is found in of all places Gympie, a regional country town north west of Brisbane.

     

     

    The towering celtic cross, adorned with the harp, wolfhound and round tower was unveiled in 1911 to the Fenian John flood , who was one of the 62 felons transported onboard the last convict ship, the Hougoumont in 1868.

     

     

    Not all of the other Fenians returned to Ireland, many like John Boyle O’Reilly escaped or were given free passage to America. At least 19 never managed to leave Australia’s ‘fatal shore’ and their remains lay throughout the country.

     

     

    Here is a list of those Australian Fenian Graves:

     

     

    Luke Fullam (died 24/02/1870) & his brother Laurence (died (1871) are both buried somewhere in what was the old Skinner Street Cemetery, Fremantle. A school was later built on top of the graves that hadn’t been moved.

     

     

    Patrick Keating (died 27/01/1874) was buried beside the Fullam brothers in the old Fremantle Cemetery.

     

     

    Cornelius O’Mahoney (died 06/03/1879) buried in Melbourne’s Central Cemetery Carlton, under an ornate celtic cross, stating that he was ‘a released political prisoner’.

     

     

    John Goulding (died 02/09/1883) buried in Gerringong Cemetery on New South Wales’ south coast.

     

     

    Joseph Nunan (died 18/05/1885) buried in East Perth Cemetery, W.A.

     

     

    Cornelius Dwyer Kane (died 28/10/1891) buried somewhere in an unmarked grave in Limestown on the old Palmers gold fields of north Queensland.

     

     

    John Donoghue (died 28/02/1901) buried Jarrahdale Cemetery, south east of Perth.

     

     

    John Lynch (01/11/1906) buried in Williams Old Cemetery, south east of Perth.

     

     

    John flood (died 22/08/1909) buried Gympie Cemetery, Qld.

     

     

    Thomas Duggan (died 24/12/1913) buried in an unmarked grave in East Perth Cemetery.

     

     

    James Kiely (died 31/10/1918) buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth.

     

     

    Hugh Brophy (died 11/06/1919) buried alongside Cornelius O’Mahoney in Melbourne’s Central Cemetery, Carlton.

     

     

    James Kearney (died 23/05/1923) buried Nannup Cemetery, southern W.A.

     

     

    Patrick Kileen (died 01/09/1925) buried Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth.

     

     

     

    Nothing is known of the last resting place of the following, other than that their is no record of them having left Australia:

     

     

    Daniel Bradley

     

    Bartholomew Moriarty

     

    Patrick Wall

     

    James flood

     

    Michael Cody

     

     

    Michael Cody remains the greatest mystery, his date of death and final resting place are unknown but he had lived in Sydney and according John Devoy he was the local head of the Irish Republican Brotherhood.

     

     

    “fill us once more, we’ll drink a toast to comrades far away,

     

    no nation upon earth can boast of braver hearts than they.

     

    And though they sleep in dungeons deep,

     

    or flee, outlawed and banned;

     

    We love them yet, we can’t forget the Felons of our land.”

     

    Like · · 56 minutes ago ·

     

     

     

    James Connolly Assoc Australia.. Perhaps friends close to any of these monuments can seek them out and share any photos. Sadly they’ve been largely forgotten, would be great to see their names carved on an Australian Honor Roll.

     

    38 minutes ago · Like · 1

     

     

    James Connolly Assoc Australia.. Also lets not forget the hundreds (thousands?) of political prisoners transported to Australia from the 1798, 1803 and Young Ireland Rebellion of 1848. How many of them they lay forgotten in Australia.

     

    35 minutes ago · Like · 1

     

     

     

    Note.. James Connolly Association Australia.. also ls a Facebook Page..

     

     

    Summa

     

     

    Ps..Kit..If you want me to send Photo of Monument just ask..

  9. Tom McLaughlin on

    Just been reading back.

     

     

    So kojo believes the UK will soon be overrun by Islam and be governed under Sharia Law?

     

     

    I decided to do some checking. In Britain at this moment, 72% of the population is Christian while less than 3% is Islamic.

     

     

    Now I wonder how that will work.

  15. Doctor Whatfor on

    In future if you boys can’t play nice then I’ll be turning off the interweb at 9 o’clock.

     

    Judean mason??

  18. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    Tom McLaughlin

     

    02:19 on

     

    4 December, 2012

     

     

    Glad to see you back,Tom.

     

    Now then,what can we disagree about?

     

    :-)

  19. Summa of Sammi.... on

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    Tom..

     

     

    Seen You were in Olde Melbourne..(The Place to Be)..and Loved the Place..

     

     

    Now can You tell the Olde SydneySiders where it’s @..:O)

     

     

    Summa of MelbourneSMilesBettaCSC

  21. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    Summa of Sammi….

     

    02:55 on

     

    4 December, 2012

     

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    Who you calling “olde?”

  22. Summa of Sammi.... on

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    MacJay..

     

     

    Everything is Olde to Me at the Moment.. Tomorrow l will be the Same Age as My Mothers Front Door Number..

     

     

    All these Years i have been Acting the Age of her First House Number..15..

     

     

    Tomorrow I just Look at 15 in the Mirror..:0)

     

     

    Summa of ActingMatureCSC

  23. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    Summa of Sammi….

     

    03:53 on

     

    4 December, 2012

     

     

    You know you`re olde when your children start treating you with consideration.

     

    :-(

     

     

    The child is father of the man C.S.C.

  24. Magnus on

    Summa of Sammi….

     

    02:55 on

     

    4 December, 2012

     

     

    Tom..

     

    Seen You were in Olde Melbourne..(The Place to Be)..and Loved the Place..

     

    Now can You tell the Olde SydneySiders where it’s @..:O)

     

     

    Summa of MelbourneSMilesBettaCSC

     

     

    SydneySiders have heard that Olde Melbourne is a nice place to be…. but they tell me it is too far from town…… :-)

  29. Hamiltontim on

    Morning all.

     

     

    Cold and dry in ML3 but at least the ‘Evander’ seems to be disappearing.

  31. Jobo Baldie on

    Good morning all from East Kilbride where we have frozen slush underfoot conditions but dry from above.

     

     

    37½ hours…

  32. Summa of Sammi.... on

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    MacJay..

     

     

    Re; Children being Nice..

     

     

    My Youngest Stubbed her Toe last Night..

     

     

    So l made a Funny face and Told a Funny Story..

     

     

    She said “Dadda You look like that Man Aston…………..”

     

     

    Ashton Kucher.. I said.. Checking out My Reflection in Big Window..

     

     

    “Yes I Love Jim in that Movie.. The Spy Who Shagged Me..!!”

     

     

    So l am Getting My Teeth whitend and Stopping wearing these 60’s Glasses..;0)

     

     

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  34. Eurochamps67 on

    Sometimes I’m do glad I’m not nocturnal.

     

    Two more sleeps til I’m able to re watch the Spartak victory for a forth time before setting off to work.

     

     

    EC67

  35. Magnus on

    tom mclaughlin

     

     

    05:36 on 4 December, 2012

     

    You know what they say . . .

     

     

    Sydney got the Opera House but its audience is in Melbourne.

     

     

    It sure ain’t in BrisVegas eh Tom? :-)

  36. Big Nan on

    Top of the morning to you all from a Baltic cold Fife.

     

     

    I’d rather be on the banks of the muddy old Yarra than here on the Forth this morning.

  41. Murdochbhoy, yermanfromMK on

    Good morning CQNers.

     

     

    I do look forward to reviewing the CQN posts in the morning but this morning I’ve got to say that I found Ntassoolla’s posts particularly jarring, a new poster to me and one whose aggressive and hostile approach is indicative of a recently retired DR contributor. Makes you wonder, doesn’t it?

     

     

    Anyway, I’ve only one wish for tomorrow’s game, I hope the team outshine the support.

     

     

    Finally, this year just gets better and better with another bastion of ‘we are the peepul’ mindset being challenged and dismantled…..http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20587538

  42. sixtaeseven: CQN, antidote to deceptive, selective journalism on

    Morning all from gay Paree, il pleut (8C max alledgedly).

     

     

    It’s our biggest game of the season so far tomorrow.

     

    It goes without saying that Celtic Park will be packed to the rafters and 10s of thousands of Celtic fans around the globe would just love to be able to be there.

     

     

    Meanwhile, for the biggest game of their existence so far the Association of Rangers Supporters Executive urge their fans to stay away.

     

     

    Worlds Apart CSC

     

    ;o)

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