Instant gratification is no good for people, it gives our brains the wrong signals, but still, when it comes………. Within 4 minutes of making his Celtic debut Daizen Maeda opened the scoring against Hibernian. It was his first chance, his first proper involvement in play and pivoted the game away from Hibs, who should have already been ahead after Joe Hart and Josip Juranovic pondered in their six-yard box.
Such was the anticipation ahead of last night’s game that for some of us it brought back memories of Jorge Cadete’s debut against Aberdeen (delayed by maleficence at the SFA), or Paulo Di Canio’s against Kilmarnock the same year. Maeda’s impact was every bit as clinical. His 90 minutes was reminiscent of Kyogo; constant movement, gyroscopic balance, few touches and an outcome-determining performance.
If Maeda had a dream debut, Reo Hatate’s reached fantasy levels. When we first heard of Reo he was operating as a left back, with the cursed title of a utility player. The transformation he brought to Celtic’s play had to be seen to be believed. His role was to create and then utilise space, the former achieved by perpetual movement, the latter by ranging passes that switched play and swiftly pushed Celtic forward.
As a consequence, it all looked too easy for Celtic. They had options everywhere, a teammate in space, a forward pass tempting them into attack. Hatate’s movement impacted what happened everywhere on the field. It was a kind of omnipresence, even when he was 40 yards away (the limit of his distance from play), he was still consequential.
With so many playing their first game in over a month, the relenting pace of the first half could not continue. Celtic reduced their pressing after the break and saw the game out. With five substitutes available, it was curious that Ange Postecoglou waited until 74 minutes before brining on Yosuke Ideguchi, Giorgos Giakoumakis and Mikey Johnston.
Our third and final debutant of the night had a lot to live up to. Yosuke adopted the No. 6 role at the back of the midfield, with Callum McGregor moving one place ahead for the remainder of the game. He did enough to show comfort and competence on the ball, as Celtic subverted Hibernian hopes.
As I said above, instant gratification misleads our brains. My brain has already extrapolated last night’s performance across the remainder of the season. Let’s agree that at the very least, Celtic have embarked on an exciting road.
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TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 19TH JANUARY 2022 8:54 PM
Ronny Deila had a woman on his medical team. She used to help treat injured players on the pitch.
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I would rather get the Kiss of Life from a Gorgeous Medical Babe, than some hairy arsed Medical Man.
OOPS….Does that make me a SEXIST DINOSAUR ?
If so, I couldnt care less…….Bring on the Dancing Girls !
LOL.
HH.
PRESTONPANS BHOYS on 19TH JANUARY 2022 9:37 PM
Some end to the Leicester/Spurs game. Once Manu scored an undeserved second, switched over to that game running into 5 minutes extra time. Spurs down 2:1 and win the game 2:3 in the last 3 minutes😱
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I am a Silly Chump as I had a Bet with the Bookie that LEICESTER would win 3-2 ( Correct Score @ 33/1 ).
I had what proved to be ” an INCORRECT Score…LOL.
HH
Just wondering will we get this signing over the line before we get gazumped again . Remember the old days we picked up the papers in the morning and it was there Celtic had signed a player . Wullie Wallace and joe Mcbride are two who comes to mind, no early talk just announced after the player was signed , the last people to be informed are the laptop loyal .
Jimtim….its agents that release this bollocks…..deliberately so …it can get their client an extra couple of grand a week …..hopefully O’Riley won’t have his head turned at the last minute!!!
1 yard Box ????
18 Yard Box !
BIG JIMMY @ 7:59 AM,
Great memory…
Missed a whole load of Celtic over the years coming to England as a boy. But weirdly enough he time I missed the most and was most jealous of the bhoys attending the games was the nineties…
Hail Hail
JIMTIM @ 8:11 AM,
Yes, I’m definitely in the – wait to see them in the hoops camp.
The Australian lad has got ua paranoid but I saw that who charade differently.
Boro’ were in for him and the signing was stalling, so that’s got to be over the fee, personal terms or both.
So then Celtic appear on the scene, so it might have been an opportunist move by his club/agent or it could have been an opportunist move by Celtic, yet if Boro’ were going to pony up he was always going there.
Of the two opportunist scenarios I’d say the former was most likely – it seemed to me Ange felt a wee bit used.
Hail Hail
BELMONTBRIAN on 19TH JANUARY 2022 9:54 PM
CELTIC DAWN on 19TH JANUARY 2022 8:55 PM
Thanks for your reply ( big thumbs up thing)
last post.
For me the best comedy duo ever.
https://youtu.be/6_I3NuEa9PQ
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SUPERB STUFF…
Stan and Ollie were the funniest Guys ever !
They made TWO Films about being in the Foreign Legion, and the 1st one was my Favourite. The 2nd one was a few years late on and sadly not so funny due to poor script IMHO.
HH
CHAIRBHOY on 20TH JANUARY 2022 8:41 AM
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An ADULT Season Book for the TEMP Stand was £99…..and well worth it despite the regular soakings.
LOL.
HH Mate
Cheers Big Jimmy,
A very enjoyable reminisce about the wee stand.
Let me reword if I may …
… a structure of limited, architectural merit.
Plonked alongside the behemoth that was the standalone North Stand ….. it was physically out of place BUT there was definitely something romantic about it.
“We’re on a journey together, getting bigger and better a step at a time” .. kinda thing?
(Can’t find the words)
Completely agree with you that the 3,000 souls (yourself included) who occupied the thing made the place rock.
Fond memories.
Hail hail
Good morning all from Govanhill.
Well as Andy Murray has just found out these young Japanese players are not just good at football, they can play top class tennis as well. Young qualifier Taro Daniel goes through 6-4 6-4 6-4.
BRRB..
Morning mate.
I hope that you had a good day out yesterday. I am still a bit unwell so I need to forget about any Beer and Pubs for now.
Needless to say but Im a bit Fed Up for now staying at home all the time etc.
Stay Safe mate.
HH.
Looks like the jabbs have all been remov
Big Jimmy, not to worry we can arrange a meeting for March when we should all be hale and hearty. 👍
Sort about that
It looks like the jabbs have all been removed under criminal investigation?
This report was from when proceedings first got under way just before Christmas.
Deary me.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/uk-government-officials-face-police-investigation-over-covid-vaccines_4171032.html
Go to bitchute and you’ll see it there.
Vinnie and chairbhoy.
Thanks for the reply bhoys
There have been quite a few posts regarding the possible signing of Matt O’Riley.Is their any evidence that this could actually be happening?
PS `evidence` does not include reports,rumours, `a source` nor anything else in any part of the MSSM.
`there` obviously . Dunce`s cap for me.
Did Dunce`s Caps ever exist?
Baba O’Riley has passed his medical……
Move gets closer.
Teenage wasteland, oh yeah csc
HH
HOT SMOKED on 20TH JANUARY 2022 10:46 AM
`there` obviously . Dunce`s cap for me.
Did Dunce`s Caps ever exist?
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i think so. I went the museum of childhood in Derbyshire once and they had an old school set up with the strict teacher with the cane, the slates and the dunce cap. My parents sat there for ages not wanting to leave – must have brought back bad memories!
PS
a brilliant museum. Had bedrooms done up in decades. My one was 70s with subbuteo etc
Weans could climb through a fireplace and come out a tunnel in the next room to simulate chimney sweeping
Coneybhoy
Thanks for that. Where in Derbyshire is / was the museum?
BIG WAVY on 20TH JANUARY 2022 10:47 AM
Baba O’Riley has passed his medical……
I hope you are correct. Where did the information/news come from?
In modern pedagogy, (teaching, I looked it up too!) punishments like dunce caps have fallen out of favour. John Duns Scotus, OFM recommended the wearing of conical hats to stimulate the brain – so-called “thinking caps”.
Hot Smoked….
Having looked at your criteria it wouldn’t pass but looks like an english-based journo and quite a few ones running it.
We’ll know in the next 24 hours when he’s standing with the scarf above his head…
HH
Big Wavy
Thanks for that.
Your earlier post must have got me believing , though because I have just looked at a YouTube compilation ( I know !) and felt that IF we do sign him, it will be the end for ismaila Soro.
Hot Smoked…
I don’t think it’s a secret Soro is surplus to requrements. Probably one of the easier ones to move.
HH
Agreed. I was thinking that as I typed my previous post.
For me, he is one of those guys who is very easy to like but, sentiment aside, I don`t think he fits in to this Celtic side.
As soon as Celtic announced 3 Japanese signings in one fell swoop followed immediately by Johnny Kenny, I said to my son – Great business done early but if I were on the board I would announce them one at a time, each one a week apart stretching over several weeks.
Why would you do that father?
Well son. If they now go 2 or 3 weeks without another signing, some supporters will start complaining about lack of transfer activity and the board not backing the manager.
My dear father, your perspicacity knows no bounds.
I know son. Don’t tell your mother.
TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 20TH JANUARY 2022 11:34 AM
It wouldn`t surprise me but have posters been complaining about the lack of signings after the initial flurry?
HS
I have read 2 such complaints on CQN over several weeks but more so on Twitter.
new article posted.
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ehe lurkin tim.
You said you were going to visit me on the 22nd of this month, I’m not very well and not able to see you on the 22nd, I’m sorry that I can’t see you then but maybe later on, you can visit me if I can get better.
Not a very good post.
Test
From earlier
HOT SMOKED on 20TH JANUARY 2022 11:04 AM
Coneybhoy
Thanks for that. Where in Derbyshire is / was the museum?
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Sudbury Hall very near Derby City. Link below to the stuff I mentioned but i think it is shut for renovations right now. Hope they don’t spoil it!
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/explore-the-galleries-at-sudburys-museum-of-childhood
Link with ‘currently closed’ banner
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/the-childrens-country-house-at-sudbury
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