Yes, I know, you could have put money on Bobby Madden turning in a performance like that, no doubt someone did. Still, Celtic teams for generations have had to overcome odds determined by the men in black, even without the unpunished brutality on show, Celtic were second best.
Newco applied a soft press, allowing our central defenders time on the ball but tightly competing for space in the middle of the park. McGregor, Hatate and Rogic were swamped in the middle of the park, and when the ball reached either Taylor or Juranovic, they were seldom presented with even one good forward option.
As a consequence, Celtic repeatedly lost possession inside their own half, inviting wave after wave of attack. Change was necessary and when it arrived 10 minutes after halftime. Kyogo and Matt O’Riley replaced Liel Abada and Tom Rogic, Celtic enjoyed their best spell of the match for the next 20 minutes.
O’Riley in particular caused Newco problems and within 10 minutes Greg Taylor gave Celtic the lead. Cameron Carter-Vickers soon has a great chance to double the advantage but hit the crossbar with a shot in front of goal.
Newco responded on 75 minutes by replacing Aribo and Jack with Davis and Arfield. The latter levelled the score three minutes later and Newco were never again under sustained pressure. The winning goal in extra time was narrowly offside.
Those of us in the stadium were unaware of this, so left the ground with a sense that Celtic failed to match their opponents tactically, while bizarrely lacking energy against a team who had played extra time three days earlier.
Two weeks ago Celtic were packed the midfield tighter at Ibrox and were able to find options when passing out of defence. When we took the game to Newco the lack of precision and coordinated movement neutered what had previously worked well.
Credit where due to van Bronkhurst. He outmanoeuvred a good coach yesterday. Nothing was done to change an ineffective midfield until 55 minutes and there was no response after Newco took control after their double substitution.
Celtic were kicked off the park, literally on one occasion. It was not until Anthony Ralston came on that we saw a robust response. The game is not always about the pretty stuff, some of the greatest Celtic teams had granite hard geniuses.
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SAINT STIVS on 18TH APRIL 2022 5:52 PM
“Jota and Kyogo guilty.
after the game i read all this stuff about us being lightweight, and the reo had a bad game.
watching again i am not coming to that conclusion, we were not really outmuscled and the ball taken off the “lightweights”, what really happened is they got continually fouled without getting punished,”
Not watched it back (or the highlights) – you must have a stronger stomach than I do! – but the fouling stood out as did the selfish play on the first watch – Jota in particular caught my eye; he seemed desperate for a goal.
I actually thought Reo had a better game than some of his other recent games. He still lost possession a fair bit from what I remember even on simple lay offs etc. but then he always looks for the forward pass so perhaps its not fair to compare his passing stats on stats alone. Still needs a rest though – would have liked Bitton, CalMac and O’Reilly/Rogic to start but in Ange I trust.
QB
Absolute shocker or Blatant cheating……….its the latter for me
Michael Stewart has no skin in this game
Pundits slaughter referee Bobby Madden’s Scottish Cup semi-final performance for series of controversial decisions
Chris Sutton and Michael Stewart agreed the experienced match official had an “absolute shocker” at Hampden Park
Former Celtic striker Chris Sutton has accused Scottish Cup semi-final referee Bobby Madden of “embarrassing himself” over a series of controversial decisions during the Hampden clash.
Madden was the main talking point at half-time after several incidents during the first-half of Rangers 2-1 extra-time victory over the Hoops.
Premier Sports pundit Sutton believed Rangers frontman Kemar Roofe should have been sent off for a heavy challenge on Daizen Maeda after escaping with a yellow card.
Sutton said: “I tell you, that’s a red. Where’s he caught him? His shin. We know the answer, we’ve seen the pictures.”
John Lundstram’s blatant trip on Celtic captain Callum McGregor also went unpunished, leading Sutton to admit; “He’s just embarrassing himself, Bobby Madden.”
The ex-Parkhead hero also felt the free-kick which led to Greg Taylor’s opening goal just after the hour mark was the wrong call.
He stated: “It’s soft, I’ve got to say. But Bobby Madden has had a shocker all afternoon.”
Sutton later tweeted: “Celtic were poor but Bobby Madden turned in one of the worst refereeing performances I’ve seen in Scotland for a long time… and that’s saying something!!!”
Fellow pundit Michael Stewart was in agreement and insisted that the experienced match official had an afternoon to forget.
He commented: “Bobby Madden has had an absolute shocker. Seriously, some of the decisions he’s been giving there are ridiculous.”
Labour councilors in Airdrie……………….they won’t be seen in the Celtic end with 10,000 flags
maybe in that other end with JHB and his minority
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LYNOTT67 on 18TH APRIL 2022 3:31 PM
‘Gerrybhoy ,
Rangers was never mentioned in her condemnation, only ‘thuggish ‘ supporters’
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And an Old Firm Match.
”Football should be something that people can take their kids to and have a happy joyful occasion and behaviour like that, whether it’s at an Old Firm match or any other football match besmirches that and it should absolutely be seen as unacceptable.”
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good night
as a total aside.
thats a right disgusting bad habit GVB has of constantly spitting.
grown man , the side of the park must be covered in it.
minging bassa
Of course there is an inbuilt balance against us with refereeing in Scotland – it reflects the make-up of the country as a whole, and an independent SFA who insist that Scottish referees officiate at Scottish games. I mentioned before that our population is on a par with Yorkshire – can anyone envisage only Yorkshire referees only in charge when a Yorkshire team plays, or, Lancashire refs only when a home team plays, or, a London one…..etc.
In an Independent Scotland the inbuilt balance will be understandably in favour of the vast (85%) majority. Have you ever heard of any government favouring a small minority over the majority? – of course not, it would be voted out at the earliest chance. So in an independent Scotland get ready for an inbuilt balance that sways decisions against us in all things that affect daily life – Education,Police, Legal, Local Government, Health, indeed every arm of the state. A few dodgy decisions on a football park will be the least of our worries.
Where is that Moderator guy.
get the politicos to france, boring boring boring bore.
Guys,
Flags debate. The GB go their wish. The tricolour displace was vast and spectacular.
But I’m slightly puzzled. The Irish Tricolour based on the French model is a symbol of peace and brotherhood for all on the Island of Ireland.
How does that equate to ” We go to war under the flag of Ireland ” .
Was the GB’ s purpose to wind up the huns or was it to support the team ? Incidentally there was not one Irish player in the team yesterday.
All of us on here know and support the Irish connection and the significance of the Tricolour. But we have been playing in Scotland since 1987. The majority of our support are Scottish, indeed many support Scottish ” independence “.
Where was the reference to them. Is our Scottish connection not as valid as the Irish connection. ?
So why no symbols of our Scottish roots.?
Which brings me back to the Initial question.
What was the GB s main purpose of their successful Flag display. ?
For myself : I though the flag display and the flares ( We will get fined again ) were a magnificent spectacle.
But my question remains valid.
HH to all.
GP.
you seriously dont know the context of the Tri-colour as the flag of war at the easter rising ?
The historical significance of it ?
And the green flag with the simple words “Irish Republic”.
Only 100 years out on the date. 😀
GP,
who si going to fine them ? UEFA ?
The site doesn’t have ‘champions’ of any poltical topic, just political trolls who cover themselves in a mask of a topic they think will be most popular in order to project their real agenda. A ‘real’ Celtic man as they often refer to themselves this morning couldn’t face the idea that the sfa were cheats because they think it’ll affect indy prospects.
It also has multi-posters giving compliment to their own alter-ego and like minded poltical trolls. Desperate, dangerous stuff.
Saint Stivs,
Of course I know the history. But I’ll let you explain what the Green, white and orange signify on the Tricolour.
Do you not think our Scottish credentials deserve parity with our Irish credentials? If not, why not ?
Do you think the spectacular GB inspired display was intended to wind up the huns. Would a mixture of Scottish flags dilute that aspiration ?
I am not complaining about the display, only asking a question
Cheers and HH.
SS @5:34
What I said during the game ‘ is the premier sport microphone in the huns end only’ !!!
Saint Stivs,
We have been fined before by the SFA discipilinary hearing. I would guess both clubs will be fined.
HH.
I know the original and continued stated meaning of the Irish tri-colour, Peace between green and orange.
Yet, in Easter Week I dare to speak of the GB using it in a manner the same as the leaders of the rebellion.
As a flag of war to identify them as a side.
Same as the GB,
what purpose would saltires have during this ?
we can get them to do that another time.
one mans terrorist and all that.
GREENPINATA on 18TH APRIL 2022 7:07 PM
Saint Stivs,
We have been fined before by the SFA discipilinary hearing. I would guess both clubs will be fined.
HH.
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when for the fans letting off flares ?
no limited liability and all that, so when did it happen ?
GREENPINATA on 18TH APRIL 2022 12:57 PM
David 17,
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I did not say they are rubbish. I only expressed a view that Red Bull will beat them comfortably. In any case it’s only an opinion and circumstances out of our control.
Calum has laid a marker for Sunday with comments after the game. We need to bounce back with a win and if we do I suspect we will all be feeling better about things this time next week.
What I will say is I am majorly annoyed at the amount of times they were able to find Tavernier with a simple diagonal ball. He must have put 20 crosses into our box. Eventually one found its mark.
That Celtic were poor yesterday is indisputable, however the idea that the referee performance didn’t influence the result of the game is disputable.
From early on in the game, it was apparent that one of Sevcos tactics was to prevent fast breaks from defence. They did that with a range of cynical fouls, one of which by Aribo would not have looked out of place on a rugby field.
Sevcos tactics and Bobby Madden’s referring of the game seems to be perfectly in synch with each other.
How Lundstrom went through that game without a booking or sending off is frankly baffling. Preventing the goalkeeper from taking a quick kick out is an obvious and controversy free yellow card all over the planet but not yesterday for Lundstrom. Did someone have a bet on that Lundstrom wouldn’t get booked?
If yesterday’s game was reffed in accordance with the rules, the Huns either finish with fewer than 11 players or they amend their tactics. Would we have capitalised on that, who knows.
If the uncensored history of Scottish football is even written, the observation that we were not paranoid enough may well prove to be all too true.
When the draw was made for the semis, knowing that we would have to play sevco 3 times in a month, I hoped we would win them all but thought that unlikely. If we were to win two out of three, for me the games to win where at Ipox and CP.
For me the only thing that matters this season is the league.
GP @ 6.47
Flag debacle — the question has to be asked:
What comes first — the comic book symbolism or the football on the park.
Loving the GB strapline — we go to war under the flag of Ireland.
Well given the history of the 26 counties this would be the first time the flag has ever led anyone into battle — the UN don’t do aggression they just sit and watch although that is not always an easy gig.
Surprised at some of the voices on here that took solace in the adolescent symbolism / winder-uppery in the stands at the start of the game over the result on the park at the end of the game — we can be a strange bunch at times.
Celebrating anti-democratic revolutionary violence — 106 years after the event.
Revolutionary violence timed to help an adversary in the field — planned to the level that it looked like hand in glove sock puppetry.
As a 100K of their countrymen / locals were fighting the good fight on the Western Front — 100 Burton’s Commandos took the fight to a post office.
Obviously a bank or a courtroom would have put up too much fight — at least they didn’t attack a creche or a pensioners darts team so they had a bit of class compared to their modern equivalents.
Revolutionary violence that culminated in a civil war and brought economic hardship and political backwardness for another 50 years.
The same 50 years that saw further large scale economic and social emigration to the supposed enemy — to find a better life than the self important Burton’s Commando could offer at home.
And for what exactly?
A tax avoidance industry that steals food out of the mouths of poor American children so that billionaires can plan their next visit to Mars.
Selling your soul so that the local middle class can have a chance of owning a villa in Santa Ponsa.
And we celebrate this — not in my name.
I did not say they are rubbish. I only expressed a view that Red Bull will beat them comfortably.
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who are this ”Red Bull’ you speak of?
JHB on 18th April 2022 6:45 pm
Of course there is an inbuilt balance against us with refereeing in Scotland – it reflects the make-up of the country as a whole, and an independent SFA who insist that Scottish referees officiate at Scottish games. I mentioned before that our population is on a par with Yorkshire – can anyone envisage only Yorkshire referees only in charge when a Yorkshire team plays, or, Lancashire refs only when a home team plays, or, a London one…..etc.
In an Independent Scotland the inbuilt balance will be understandably in favour of the vast (85%) majority. Have you ever heard of any government favouring a small minority over the majority? – of course not, it would be voted out at the earliest chance. So in an independent Scotland get ready for an inbuilt balance that sways decisions against us in all things that affect daily life – Education,Police, Legal, Local Government, Health, indeed every arm of the state. A few dodgy decisions on a football park will be the least of our worries.
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So, just suck it up.
Nuff said.
dearie me,
DAVID17
That’s because, the guy at left back is pish.
Greenpinata on 18th April 2022 6:59 pm
Saint Stivs,
Of course I know the history. But I’ll let you explain what the Green, white and orange signify on the Tricolour.
Do you not think our Scottish credentials deserve parity with our Irish credentials? If not, why not ?
Do you think the spectacular GB inspired display was intended to wind up the huns. Would a mixture of Scottish flags dilute that aspiration ?
I am not complaining about the display, only asking a question
Cheers and HH.
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The last time I saw so many tricolours was in probably Seville – don’t think the Huns were there that day.
TBFO @ 7.17
We are either over-coached or we lack onfield intelligence.
They had a limited plan that was agricultural but with the right MIB effective.
However we did not respond to it on the park.
CB is man-marking TR — then TR plays in parts of the park that CB can’t go or someone spots the gap in their defence and makes use of the space.
They had early bookings that even BM in full Ludge MIB mode could not ignore — we made no efforts to work a second booking to get them sent off.
Take turns at pushing them into a fight / retaliation.
Not pretty but effective.
The squad has not settled.
The players can be greedy and poor team mates.
We play too often for ourselves.
Plus we were not set up correctly.
We gave away too much info — GG should have always had a chance of starting.
Too much emphasis was placed on KF returning — we are not a one man team.
We lack backbone and heart for the fight.
They brought on 33 / 36 year olds to close out the game.
We kept our storied 31 year old on the bench.
They were cute and were very raw.
They knew that if they didn’t win they wouldn’t eat.
We thought we had the game in the bag because we were more talented than them.
They turned over every trick at their disposal — we just thought that class would win through.
Hopefully lessons have been learned.
SS,
I sincerely hope we don’t get fined or sanctioned by the SFA . The flares were spectacular and aided the atmosphere.
However how many times have we been warned. We have had parts of the ground closed, we have banned fans. I am acutely aware of the health and Safety implications.
I know we got cited for flares at a Scottish cup game at Stranraer a few years ago.
HH
Hope the players get a kick in the ar$e from yesterday to focus the mind on RC and in particular – what do I have to do if the optimal 11 players aren’t out.
so we have never been fined for flares in scotland ? has anyone ?
is there any mechanism to do so ?
a group of fans could set fire to the pie huts and nothing can be done.
anyways off out, i cant take part in the blog when anti-irish statements start to get posted and ignored by the mods.
see yas.
SB @ 7.27
GWG tri-colours at our games — it happens naturally.
Middle class / privately educated wanna-be revolutionaries — aka the storied GB — at the madam / wind up are not needed.
The GB wanted a spectacle — they wanted a win.
Both happy after the event?
Scullybhoy,
True, however there was a mixture of many flags in the carnival atmosphere. Check out the photos.
We certainly didn’t go to war as our fan awards testify.
I was there that day. A day and a season I will never forget.
HH.
Yeti @ 7.33
If your comment was aimed at me then can I clarify — not anti-Irish in any way.
But anti 26 counties tax dodging / anti rampant militarism / anti undemocratic revolutionary violence.
May Ronaldos baby boy RIP
ST STIVS
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Greenpinata on 18th April 2022 7:36 pm
Scullybhoy,
True, however there was a mixture of many flags in the carnival atmosphere. Check out the photos.
We certainly didn’t go to war as our fan awards testify.
I was there that day. A day and a season I will never forget.
HH.
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BTW I didn’t like the talk of war.