Champions League match day six was a dead rubber, I wasn’t at the game only watched on TV, but two days on I’m still full of the emotional thrill of the occasion. With that in mind, the thought that today will be the players final training session before a league game tomorrow illustrates the challenge for Brendan Rodgers.
The players put everything into the game in Manchester, they were visibly flagging near the end. They will also have shared the high of the occasion. Bringing that all together to face a team who have been planning nothing but how to frustrate a potentially lethargic and distracted Celtic for a week and you have a game punters would generally avoid backing the favourites in.
News that James Forrest’s hamstring isn’t causing too much concern is welcome. We’ve all been there. You feel the twinge but it’s not enough to stop you, so you carry on. James has more experience of injury than most footballers, as a consequence it looks like he left the field before a “tightness” became an injury. He was a loss to the game but rather that than a loss to the season. This counts as very intelligent play.
I’d be reluctant to press James into action tomorrow, especially as it gives Gary Mackay-Steven an opportunity to revisit Firhill, where he scored 37 seconds into his Celtic debut.
Directors’ Box hospitality auction ending soon!
At around 12:18 this afternoon our Directors’ Box hospitality auction in aid or Mary’s Meals, courtesy of Intelligent Car Leasing ends. Money raised will go towards our seventh school kitchen across Malawi and Liberia – just incredible.
At the Celtic-Dundee game on 17 December, you can win:
2 seats in the directors’ box
Champagne reception
5 course meal in the Walfrid Suite
Fully expenses bar (pre and post-match)
Half time snacks and refreshments
Car Parking
And a match programme
Many thanks to Intelligent Car Leasing for making it possible.
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Surely to God BBC Scotland can get someone other than the emptyheaded Gordon Smith to comment on such a sensitive and serious matter as child abuse. It was cringe worthy listening to him being interviewed there.
Winning Captains
you can’t say fairer than that. Good on you for raising with Paul67 and good on Paul67 for agreeing and the opportunity for all to get the chance.
Defo the way to go, although having being a part of charity things in the past I get the auction\raffle thing and realise it is so much easier to administer and organise an auction than a raffle.
MWD
AN TEARMANN
I think he was very prolific in the reserves, so it’s possible!
You want to bid, bid, you don’t want ti bid, don’t, oh naw not in here, the crusaders of lost causes has to get they’r way, .
Honestly Iv never known a more moaning face bunch of b……s in awe me life, then again Iv ferkin had one, more than a can say about them, beggars belief, like a bunch of auld friken wimen.
Get a life ffs.
AN TEARMANN on 8TH DECEMBER 2016 3:05 PM
Unionist 2.32
‘Yawn….in your case fellating.
Its a gullible unionist thing’
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In all seriousness, what is the point of that post?
It doesn’t even make sense.
Utterly inane.
DavidO- whit!! Certainly looks like it’s been doctored…
Happy Birthday CRC !! HH
Just an observation, seems that the auction never raised more than the face value of the package
Enjoy an award winning fine dining experience in a prestigious setting within Celtic Park. Offering an incomparable matchday hospitality experience from the moment you step inside, making it the perfect place to entertain.
Indulge in an unrivalled fine-dining menu and exquisite wine list before taking your seat in the Directors Box in the Main Stand to enjoy the match from the most exclusive viewpoint over the half way line.
Your Walfrid Restaurant membership includes:
Champagne reception in the Boardroom on arrival (3pm kick-off only)
Four course meal with wine from a choice menu & wine list
Complimentary bar both pre and post-match
A seat in the Directors Box over the half way line
Matchday gift
The Walfrid Restaurant Matchday Hospitality is available from £250+VAT per match.
Hoopy birthday Celticrolercoaster….
Have a braw braw day….
Braw.
Given the chance I’d sit in the director’s box every week.
What a view of the whole pitch in comfort.
Don’t care who I’m beside it’s the game I want to see
Not have idle chat
One adjustment
Not for me the garish crude Celtic attempt at accomplished food
I’ll bring a burger in from a van
It makes sense to me Unionist
Swallow swallow
I highlighted via example how your union treats the irish.I contradicted your fantasy that Scotland is somehow different within your union,that somehow the english unionists are soft and fluffy unionists different.from scottish unionists like
you.incorrect.
WDH sorry mate would’nt thank for a director’s box seat every game. Been there twice and nice as it is not a patch on my seat in the North Stand in ED203, food was’nt too shabby, nice as a treat but that’s it.. H H Hebcelt
ooops would’nt thank you
Whitedoghunch
Burger in from a van,
You have to get past those gsreedy horses at top of Celtic way
On a different point would the vans outside be relocated if a fanzone got ofthe ground
Do the vans apply to Celtic to vend or GCC.?
Emdi know?
HH
VFR,
Re questions to John Paul in relation to media coverage of Celtic .
Please feel free ( if you deem them appropriate ?), to present my posts this morning on the last 2/3 pages, and his I telephoned the BBC to complain this morning in relation to their too news story on BBC 1 at 6am this morning ?
I hope they may be helpful ?
HH
I had a good chat with big Rambo this afternoon. Some very interesting stuff to come out on this interview which will be posted tomorrow – CQN Fives got it the way.
Frank McGarvey told us that Charlie Nicholas left Celtic for Arsenal and increased his wages by a multiple of 23.
I asked Rambo how much more he got through his moves ( he never wanted to leave Celtic but is glad that he did due to the career he had after being a Celt).
Anyway Celtic to Villa -2.5 x his Celtic pay and Villa to Bayern Munich 10 times his Villa wages.
Interesting advice for Paddy Roberts too.
VFR,
Last 2/3 pages of the previous thread .
Sorry meant to say that.
hebcelt
our circumstances differ
An Tearmann
should send some of the lassies on the vans for a short apprenticeship here:-
http://www.laroyale.es/en/carta
Getting with the christmas spirit and in goodwill to all men, I am dropping the SACK THE BOARD add of for a wee while , well till the next time they do something i really dont like.
right now i think they are getting much more right that wrong, there i said it.
WC,
I find it hard to belive Charlie got 23 x his celtic wages at arsenal.
Have i read that wrong ?
Its 1983, say Charlie is on £200 a week at celtic park, Arsenal then paying him £4,600.
I doubt it was such a gap. What we dont know is what the club offered him to stay.
til later bhoys
HH
Excellent piece by James Forrest in the Celtic Blog re news(?)papers / news(?)organiasations smearing the Celtic support.
Have long felt that we sgould establish an Anti Defamation League in situations when the club cannot, or will not, respond. HH
SAINT STIVS
I don’t know what Nicholas earned at Arsenal,but he was reportedly the best-paid player in the country when he joined. At Celtic,he’d have been on the original contract he signed at 17.
I seem to recall Celtic offered him £40k pa to sign.
We never were very good at the money thing. Refused to meet Judas’ demands and two years agreed a deal to bring him back for £1.2m more than we sold him for. As an example.
TONYDONNELLY67 on 8TH DECEMBER 2016 4:22 PM
Disagree with you on this one. You have frequently posted about cliques bemoaning certain posters. By restricting something like the two seats in the Directors Box to an auction surely you are offering it to a clique, one that consists of ones that have a few Bob?
Not sure of your access to money, not that it is relevant but if you can bid £580 for a prize fair play to you. I’m not in a position to do so.
We are, as you know a Club that prides ourselves in being open to all. A much fairer way would be to raffle a prize for £5 or £10, many more people would have a chance of winning. I accept there is no guarantee but most probably it would raise more than £580.
Just want to emphasise I ain’t having a pop at you per say, just putting my point across.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
SAINT STIVS on 8TH DECEMBER 2016 5:48 PM
I was at the CQN Golf day at Abedour when Frank McGarvey was a Speaker, that exactly what he said x 23. Either McGarvey was exaggerating or it was true, just what I heard from Frank’s mouth.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
big game tomorrow as the rest of the season reality hits us all – players could be down physically and mentally – after euro game never great – friday game never great – game against pt never great . This could set the tone for the rest of the season. Is tomorrow the first prep for next year’s euro quals and a step on the way to a treble.
Clip of the Manc polis and stewards manhandling tic fans- aggravating way to control a crowd- suggests they are looking for trouble?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYLiSCwDCtU
AN TEARMANN on 8TH DECEMBER 2016 5:12 PM
None of which contradicts my point that Irish immigrants found it easier to assimilate with the host population in England than in Scotland.
Celticrollercoaster:
Hoopy Birthday to you…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Jackson denying the media built up Barton. Oh, and everybody knew it was going to be a disastrous signing.
Wonder if he could point us to all those articles…….
Picked up a guy the day from argyle house tae take him hame tae Whitburn (a know).
Was at the disability assessment gestational, guy has been blind from birth and he told me on the way back that it had been a rescheduled appointment.
He had phoned up to say couldn’t make the first one because his guide do was ill and he had to take it too the vet, he asked them if he needed to contact DWP to explain his non attendance, they said no they would do that for him.
Unfortunately his companion of 8 years passed away, and guess what they forgot to pass on details and they stopped his money for 5 effing weeks, this guy lives alone with no family to speak off.
Scotland in 2016!!.
I dropped him off about 2 hours ago and lm still raging.
I was winding him up aboot sevco etc, a gem of guy.
God forgive us.
Gestational = gestapo.
I’m still raging!!!!!.
Sean Thornton
He should have a wro or support worker to help him with the pitfalls which are many
BT
Welfare rights advisors at CAB are more accessible than a WRO at Social Work where often you need to wait for an appointment, just my experience with people I worked with, I may be wrong
Sean Thornton,
I’m seething just reading that. If we are a civilized society we must look after people like that. It defines who we are.
Couldn’t give a monkeys who looks after him, left wing, right wing or whatever.
It shames us.
HH.
Dessybhoy
Most Housing Associations in Glasgow have at least 1 wro for their tenants as their income in heavily reliant on Housing Benefit
Usually have to be on Social work books to get appointments but they will deal with all appeals in Glasgow
“A lot has been said about the way the manager reacted, but we went to Parkhead and lost 5-0, we took it on the chin, we shook hands and said ‘Well done, you were the better team’”
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Very generous of you. In spite of the close scoreline.
I would have thought that chap would be known to the sensory impairment team and be supported by them with a package of care including people to help with ADLs and welfare
ST
with over 5 million people claiming benefits in the uk it is little wonder staff in the various offices make mistakes. Sounds like a staff member didn’t do what they promised – however this mistake has a devastating affect on the chap you mentioned.
I know that benefit offices are also encouraged to impose immediate sanctions when claimants don’t make interviews etc.
A sad state of affairs indeed.