Like many of you, I struggled to get logged on with my Pass to Paradise for the Ross County game yesterday. On the one hand, I was frustrated, but on the other, I had a bit of sympathy for the IT guys, who would have been in the eye of the storm.
Before you deploy a new system, IT will want a trial run to prove that the concept works in the environment. Most commonly, for systems that are a bit leading edge like the one Celtic bought during lockdown to broadcast games, you are likely to stress the infrastructure in ways that the dozen-or -so earlier adopters did not. During the trial, the vendor, not just the customer, will often discover things they did not know.
I’ve been there. Irate customers waiting to buy, while the issue gradually escalates up the customer’s chain of command, with each level of the food chain one telling you how much money this downtime is costing them. “Today is supposed to be the trial” is what you want to say, and it’s the truth, but you bite your tongue, block the noise out and get on with finding the fix. All this happens while you communicate tersely the vendor, without going overboard, because at this moment, you need them more than they need you. Software is not a business for the anxious.
I know it was frustrating, but I thought IT did well to stick the stream onto YouTube and get the login process working before halftime. If only every workaround I’ve been involved with went that smoothly.
Live updates of Celtic v Hibernian will appear below – Pass to Paradise permitting!
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O’Connell has plenty confidence. Impressive so far.
Celtic sliced open. Left winger given a Lot of space. Strikes wide.
2-1 Celtic. Saint Stivs proved right, or at least half right so far!
2:1 – was it offside?
Dembele sets up second goal, I think.
Klimala pinches Griff’s goal
Klimala steals the goal from Griffiths 😂😂
Klimala demonstrates the fine art of winning friends and influencing people…
Horgan misses sitter.
Good save Hazard
ooooooooo Dobra ..
smiley try nicking a cheeky wee Teacake aff Griff thing
Braw
Karamoko created the chance. Griff created the goal & Klimala just took the oresent.
No obvious evidence that Griff is carrying extra baggage.
And apologies to young Connell for mis-spelling his name
Could have blamed auto-correct, but a genuine mistake from me. Believe it or not 😂
3:1 Klimala
Klimala opportunist goal. 3-1.
Griff takes corner. Klimala puts it away. 3-1.
From a corner another from klimala
Goal number 2 for Kilimala.
3 points in the bag
I had read Griff and Klimala were not getting on and that’s why Griff was left out. He looks fit and fast and 21lbs is a lot of weight to lose in that period of time, what ever the reason both guys look eager and fast.
KLV
look at the place its empty already, we shouldnt have to put up with these types of performances.
get 5 new players in pronto.
Klimala has a good work rate
wee Karamoko is a team player
Klimala steals one from Griff and then scores a brave one
PS I don’t think Leigh being left behind was due to fitness but that’s the story for the public and we move on . I heard some other reason but nothing to worry about
To be fair to Griffiths, he did have a big grin on his face after Klimala pinched the tap in
Karamoko much better playing in centre.
All very promising.
Great second-half performance.
I thought after these two games we would know better about what we actually need for the team and we seem in a good place up top and in the middle and the young team are capable of stepping up, domestically anyway.
Three handy strikers, the villa story just to keep them on their toes?
KLV
Playing well with the 2 strikers. Hopefully, learn from this
great seeing a midfield who all want to pass quickly forward. Holding midfielder is so 00s. hard tackler is so 90s
play the football players
C’mon Leigh!
Like the looka Luca, Soro could be a gem n Karamoko is a joy
Coneybhoy @ 3:15
Spill the beans, ya tease!
HH
Good free kink from Griffalo. Not far away.
Griff was not 21lbs over weight, it was quoted as a couple of kilo’s, if it was true, you could lose that in a week.
Gray on Dembele ….
Raised studs to ankle of a 17 year old.
… in a friendly
Thug
Lots of positives against a good team.
Good to see the blog being positive.
HH Bhoys,
KLV
Very impressed with Karamoko and Connell. Both football players.