If you were lucky enough, like me, to enjoy a long Christmas holiday, I hope you had a good one. I’m sure few of us are delighted to be back at it today but there’s an indisputable mood on the blog for bringing in the New. A fresh start is needed and fortunately we’re at the start of the transfer window.
For Celtic most attention will be directed towards recruiting a striker who is capable of doing the business in the Champions League, not to overlook the important point of doing the business in Champions League qualifiers. 20-year-old Icelandic striker, Holmbert Fridjobsson, finally joins the club this month but although we’ll hopefully see plenty of the player this month he is surely considered ‘one for the future’.
One prolific striker does not solve all of Celtic’s issues, however. The club remains acutely dependent on Kris Commons’ creativity (as well as goal scoring), which will become increasingly less-effective as opponents setup to inhibit him. He needs a foil.
Since the annihilation in Barcelona Celtic have offered greater protection from midfield but with both full backs encouraged to overlap the midfield anchor role, previously occupied by Wanyama, becomes crucially important. It also offers support to the strategy of allowing Commons a free role as an attacking midfielder.
Over the break, Archie MacPherson, Scotland’s greatest ever broadcaster, wrote an article for Celtic Quick News comparing two of Scotland’s greatest ever managers. These debates are, of course, subjective, but the article provides a few objective points for consideration. Archie has a totally unique range to deal with this question and is in no doubt as to who the master was. Look out for the article next week, you’ll enjoy it – no guessing now.
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Good to see CQN back up today. Great second half performance yesterday. First half was decent enough, just a bit unlucky not to score with both Charlie and Kris hitting the woodwork. Thought Broonie had one of his better games and Adam is gaining fitness and starting to look the part again.
Extremely cold here in Minnesota. Been learning all about the Polar Vortex syndrome on CNN. Walking the pooch this morning, the air temperature was around -30c with wind chill making it feel like -45c. A real snot freezer. Kudos to all the Green Bay fans last night for braving the slightly milder temperatures over there. Playing in those temperatures really doesn’t bare thinking about.
jamesgang
16:36 on 6 January, 2014
Hope that was REALLY early……hahahahahahaha
TBJ Praying for Oscar Knox 16:34 on 6 January, 2014…………..
Was that Glasgow, Cambuslang International Airport???
Regards & Hail Hail
TBM
Jeezo – I had to talk to my family for the past few days – that was veeeerrrrryy traumatic.
Great second half yesterday at Paisley. Me and Wee BGFC had a great time, picked up tickets outside the game – magic!
Thought we scored at a very important time – we had just started to get a bit flat and playing a wee bit side-to-side football when Adam went on another very positive run that committed defenders, and resulted in Charlie’s goal, and got us reinvigorated.
Wee Adam, Lizzie and KC were the most positive, and I also thought Stokes played some sublime passes in the second half.
HH
BGFC
mncelt
16:38 on 6 January, 2014
Hope you had Pooch well wrapped up ……. Or he’d be saying “what the,,,,” under his breath..LOL
Tet 15.03 I guess the fungi must be out and about .written by a tim indeed lol
Could philmac be gathering up enough info to do the( Downfall of Celtic the enemy within ) who knows , strange , yes name and shame the guys who made the offensive remarks , but to tar us all with the same brush I thought MrThompson would have been better than that .
Dissapointed in the reply from ASA, especially with their tag line
“Legal, decent, honest and truthful”
Basically we’re right your wrong end of
Forwarded reply to Private Eye, the ASA’s reputation of fairness has been sold for the Masonic pound I presume
67 Heaven 16.38
Bleedin link bus was limited to 55 but I think my stress willed it along the motorway.
You how sometimes there’s one )&&)&@head that the flight is held back for and everyone glares at as they stumble through the door. On that day, I was that man!!
NeverAgainCSC
HH jamesgang
Auldheid
the bhoys are over there a lot for family and that one was a wee treat they have wee favourite pizza and pintxo gaffs they more often frequent.
First conspiracy theory of 2014.
How did PL sabotage the blog??
setting free the bears supports Res. 12 & Oscar Knox.
Very witty post, a few of us now looking in the mirror.
HH.
Well done yesterday Celts. a powerful second half display.
Eusabio Rip. what a player,what a goals record.a man who knew how to play football with the utmost integrity and sportsmanship.
doc 16:34
See my post above
Private Eye now look like the people to highlight the double standards of ASA
HT
Don’t you dare start a uniform discussion on here ….
Barca
No airport in Cambuslang. .. think they were gonna build one a few years back… then some fitba club tried to shanghai the land to build a superdome .
Mncelt
Just finished watching the GB v SF game.
Looked very cold indeed!
Great game.
~SPF~
Afternoon all. Good to be back.
Have only seen the highlights of yesterday. We looked the part.
Is there any insidious reason for the blog being down for so long?
Excellent 2nd half performance yesterday and notable that the breakthrough came when Adam Mathews took the responsibility of running at defenders and unsettling them to create the opportunity forCharlie
Was interested to listen to Gordon Strachan speak on Saturday opining that defences are so well organised and setup these days that it was essential for forward and midfield players tohave the courage to take on opponents to create gaps and therby opportunities.
Hamiltontim is praying for Oscar
16:29 on 6 January, 2014
Oh dear, SSN reporting that the flight to Turkey was cancelled today but nobody told Biton, Forrest and Lustig who all turned up at the airport.
Peter Lawwell probably mistakenly phoned Fern Briton, James McCarthy & Jon Obi Mikel to tell them the flight was cancelled.
The mail address for correspondence at Private Eye
strobes@private-eye.co.uk
Good evening CQN
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon, supporting WEE OSCAR..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
Just got back up the road on Friday from Centre Parcs
We had a ball
HH
MT
It’s important to remember with the ASA that this is one adjudication about one claim that they have made.
They can be investigated again for a similar claim, if approached from a different angle.
An ASA is decision is not a legal one, and doesn’t necessarily set a precedent that needs to be adhered to in future.
weeminger 16:38 on 6 January, 2014………..
Aye, he has skills, and he can construct a sentence but that was a dreadful piece of ‘churnalism’……….
He should be ashamed of that crass and nonsensical tripe masquerading as a balanced ‘look at me’ type Partick Thistle script……….. I hate the both of you shegite…………
BTW, Millwall supporters may well feel aggrieved at his shegite also, as they are not as bad as the MSM would have some of us believe!
They are at least, a community club involved in fighting against the so called austerity cuts, re The Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign………….
Regards & Hail Hail
TBM
Re the flight to Turkey, why would Lustig be going? After recent double hip surgery I wouldn’t fancy a pair of 4+ hour flights…
Gerry S, thanks, let me know if you get any response.
mountblow tim supporting wee oscar
16:53 on 6 January, 2014
Must have passed you on the way doon……why didn’t you wave to us……..my car was the one with the Starry Plough stickin oot the windae……
TBJ Praying for Oscar Knox 16:48 on 6 January, 2014
Barca
No airport in Cambuslang. .. think they were gonna build one a few years back… then some fitba club tried to shanghai the land to build a superdome ……………
Aw fegguck, whit Clyde FC?????
So where dae ah get aff???????????
Halfway?????????
Know any reliable taxis for Wellside Drive?????????
Regards & Hail Hail
TBM
Thank you Paul and able helpers for bringing the blog back online. I must admit to withdrawal symptoms when the server offline message kept flashing up.
Why would anyone be surprised by Alex Thompson’s, or Angela Hegarty’s attention seeking drivel considering where they draw their wages? Just don’t give them the oxygen they crave. End of.
Looking forward to seeing our young Icelandic recruit in the Hoops. Interesting from Lenny that Tony Watt could be staying for the remainder of the season. Seems to me he needs an arm around his shoulder as much as a days training.
Welcome back everybody I thought you were all over in Antalya:) great performance yesterday what a joy it is to see the team when it plays to it capabilities,pass marks for everyone, that was great entertainment best thing on TV all Christmas & New Year
Alec Thomson was a man I admired but no more, that blog he put out yesterday was scandalous & way OTT what is it with him Philmac & Angela Haggarty I know she was getting abuse which was rightly called out of order but to tarnish the reputation of Celtic the way Thomson did was inexplicable ,lazy journalism from a seasoned hack
Divitbhoy
One is an attention seeker that regularly needs to top-up their inflated ego.
One is full of their own self-importance/ abstract conclusions.
One is a nonentity desperate for recognition.
Me, myself, I – and then Celtic!
No CQN for a couple of days, back up, then I get a bloody power cut.
wdh
Looks the biz, next time I am down that part of the world I will pop in, unfortunately it’s a fair bit away from me, about a three hour drive.
HH
And we are back.
On yesterday, yes a great second half performance, more of the same please in the remaining games of the season. I also had Charlie for first goal at 10/1, paid my day out.
Paul67:
Yes a Penalty Box Striker is a definite must this window.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
winningemmell @ 15.45
Don`t know if it is connected but in St Mungo`s School on Duke Street in 1961, there was a big kind of Memorial thing with Willie Maley`s name on it just lying at the back of the Art Room. Unfortunately, I didn`t take much notice of it .
JJ
Sorry, Fholks, but who is Angela Haggarty..?
Apologies Angela for spelling Haggarty incorrectly. Just an indication of the attention I pay to your opinions.
Incidentally, not a power failure at all…I saw Paul at Center Parcs….said he was taking a wee break from all our shoite….
67Heaven
See my post above – #3!
TBJ
Your team were unlucky yesterday in the American version of rugby. Lost by inches and a good performance by the opposing QB, a boyhood Packers fan I hear.
Withdrawl symptoms beginning to recede. Hands have stopped shaking.Recurring nightmares will surely stop!!
Thank Ghod CQN is back.
Feel like the Auld faither in the bible welcoming back the prodigal!!