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It was such a jar to the senses.  Twice a striker was clean through on the keeper inside the box.  For 12 months, this only led to one outcome.  Last night we saw Joe Hart make two saves we have not seen since his former England squad team mate was in goal.

Playing out from the back, as we do, takes nerves and practice.  The key players are the goalkeeper, the central defenders and the two deepest central mids.  The latter two need to be comfortable controlling a pass facing their own goal with an opponent on their shoulder.  Callum McGregor and David Tunbull have this.

You can expect a few bumps on the road; McGregor’s nightmare back pass being an example, but we will improve as the season progresses.  Developing this attribute will inevitably cost goals, but you see the speed and effectiveness of the transition into attack.  Gone are the days of circulating the ball endlessly in a horseshoe pattern, or worse, the long ball.

I also liked our new player, Tom Rogic – another who has the ability to bring the ball under instant control with an opponent (or two, as it often was last night) breathing down on him.  Kenny Dalglish would use his body to keep an opponent from getting a toe on the ball, Tom brought it all back last night.  For me, this is an unexpected sunset performance.  Tom is a throwback, without an engine for the modern game, so these treats will remain a cameo.

How are you feeling about the direction of travel?

Last night’s starting 11 had three new signings, eight players who were here last season, seven of whom are Scottish.  Three signings and, of course, a manager we traveled the world to bring to Glasgow!  There are certainly no guarantees against AZ, but the recovery has been swift and impressive.  You are not going to hear this from too many sources, but the fundamentals at the club remain very good; watch how we grow.

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  1. TheLurkinTim on

    Philbhoy…u trying to rile me up…that c*nt should b nowhere near our games…and our board should b making that clear

     

     

    PS…Whit’s happened to Hot Smoked…don’t remember him posting since we all met up…hope we’ve not scared him away :-))

  7. st tams on

    Don’t see that much gas changed regarding our recruitment.

     

    Looks as if we are waiting to sell Eddy before spending.

     

     

    If we start to go down the loan route, this season is nor going to end well.

     

     

    As Bada says , we are one injury from bombscare Bitton at centre half

  10. Philbhoy on

    My thoughts are that Ange is happy with Taylor and Ralston at fullback

     

     

    Urhoghide and Montgomery can fill in there too.

     

     

    What could possibly go wrong?

  13. Celtic Mac on

    So they have put the Cardinal in charge for today’s game. Actually it didn’t end all that well for him. Know I am preaching to the converted on here re the masonic cabal, but the fact is had it not been for a combination of linesman and refereeing disallowing a perfectly legitimate and top class Kyogo goal at Tynecastle we would be sitting at the top of the league. The first of many welcomes to Scotland.

     

     

    ceudmilefailtecsc

  14. WEE BGFC on

    Lurkin tim

     

    Wee BGFC…so how did yer Covent Garden job go…yoos on the run ;-))

     

    ________

     

    Better believe it – stole a few hearts ;) (wee george wishes)

     

    Hope your well pal

     

    And happy birthday to Martim! Enjoy the game today and have a great one!

     

    Da and me nearly back in the land of gaels picts and other assorted good ghuys.

     

     

    HH

     

    WEE BGFC

  15. TheLurkinTim on

    Philbhoy….Taylor is ok going forward…but when caught out of position he has no real pace, I remember against Jablonec, he was yards ahead of his counterpart going for a ball and got skinned

  16. Celtic Mac on

    Whoops!

     

    It wasn’t Kyogo though was it?

     

    Was our new Israeli Bhoy, Liel Abada

     

    Not that that would have made any difference……..

  18. Majestic Hartson on

    According to the BBC’s gossip page Football Insider have Thomas Henry preferring us over his other options Gent and… wait for it… The Rangers!

     

     

    That’s right, The Rangers who have currently not spent a penny this window, and barely been linked to anyone, are willing to spend £4m on someone who it just so happens we are interested in too.

     

     

    😂

  19. RC on

    Celtic F.C. v Heart of Midlothian F.C.

     

     

    Referee:John Beaton

     

    AR1

     

    Alan Mulvanny

     

    AR2

     

    Sean Carr

     

    Fourth Official

     

    Alan Muir

  20. Timbhoy2 on

    TimHorton ,Could you please tell me about Alec Raes dad Sunny going to an Old Firm Game ,We grew up together in Dalmarnock,just curious.

  22. Philbhoy on

    TLT

     

     

    We need first team ready reinforcements across the back four.

     

     

    And, as I’ve stated on here before, I like my defenders to be tall. So they can defend balls into our box wi’ their heeds!

     

     

    I know some of the best fullbacks in the history of football were wee, but we aint singing them.

     

     

    Now get a move on Celts and sign the ghuys we need.

  24. TheLurkinTim on

    MJ…you sound surprised that they can file that type of made up sh*t under gossip and call it news ;-)) l would be surprised if a churnalist was accredited

  25. Park Road 67 on

    Has anybody else in the Superbru competition received an email from a nymphomaniac called Kayla ? 😛

  27. TheLurkinTim on

    Embdy else get a SuperBru email from Lucy Lucy the nympho in my area…she sounds jist like my type ;-)) Then an apology from SuperBru saying they’ve definitely not sold our details or been hacked.

     

     

    SFTB…WTF

  32. !!Bada Bing!! on

    I think we might bin the Croatian RB,so Lawwell can keep his masters at Man City happy, and pay them for another loan deal

  34. quadrophenian on

    Superbru – yep, I got hit up by Jessica and hrs later an email saying it was a random spam attack.

     

    However, such was the eloquence of the young nympho’s pitch, I think she musta really liked me :0

  35. Park Road 67 on

    QUADROPHENIAN/THELURKINTIM

     

    I only had 1 correct result last week God knows what Kayla would be offering for a full house !!! 🙈😛

  41. lets all do the huddle on

    it is utterly incredible that cheats like beaton and madden are still allowed to ref our games, or sevco’s games for that matter

     

     

    but as long as our club stays silent then it will be business as usual

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