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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HH
The converstion seems to have turned to the waving of Irish flags but much of the earlier stuff was very critical of Celtic in a way which implied that we have many failings. I would ask those who think that to remember how long we have gone without defeat in League,Cup and League Cup games.
Of course we weren`t very good on Sunday and probably deserved to lose but it would be foolish to ignore Madden`s part in our performance.
MARTIM1980 on 18TH APRIL 2022 6:58 PM
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.
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Paranoia is dangerous Martim.
You have already been outed as one whose delusion has nothing to do with reality.fraid martim it’s only in your head.
AN TEARMANN on 18TH APRIL 2022 12:59 PM
MARTIM1980 on 18TH APRIL 2022 12:24 PM
Are you too easily offended?
Here’s a test:
Do you explode in fits of anger over little things?
No
Do others say you make mountains out of mole hills?
No.
Do you frequently take things the wrong way?
No
Do others feel they have to “walk on eggshells” around you?
Maybe in your own household.
Do others consider you “high maintenance”?
Ask your good lady,am content.
If so, your hypersensitivity is robbing you of happiness.
Something to consider😉😂🤣
Martim,there is really nothing to consider,maybe reality.are you attempting claim some mass/group authority here?
Or claim backing for your paranoia?
I recall the last time your paranoia was evident
You remember? When you thought(no quelling that paranoia now) you had found collusion with me and another Celt(who I have never met Timmy7) on political emails….alas it turned out I wanted instructions to where I could leave flowers on his(and this blog poster Squire Danaher) grave…
Still waiting on an apology Martim.
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Na we get more delusion and more paranoia
Even when reality outs your paranoia still no apology
And now your back on with more delusions.
It’s not real.
Next time you email Paul ask him how many monikers?
Ps it’s only 1,one moniker no need to go multi like the wee racist galloway set who have mysteriously vanished from the blog(all those kevj postalikes!
In the meantime tell us who they are? My multimonikers?go on name them?
Take your time now in replying
It will be interesting to see if you note your error.
In the meantime can you just not even attempt to paraphrase anything I post.your slant wrong
But do reply to paranoia
I now realise that following the blatant cheating that took place, if thems wanted it that badly we should have as a team walked off the park and told them to stick their cup where the sun don’t shine.
An Tearmann i have reported yes, why? because you are creepy and dangerous.
Also i posted the test but it wasn’t posted at you…….but you answered it. Now who’s paranoid?..
Martim
Creepy and dangerous is your paranoia.
Get it sorted Martim
I have facts and evidence on my side- reality
Your paranoia is going a little feral
Still awaiting ,any multi moniker,any one will do.
AN TEARMANN on 18TH APRIL 2022 8:04 PM
Please stop. You are dangerous and I request you leave me alone and stop mocking those people with mental health challenges.
https://philmacgiollabhain.ie/2022/04/18/scotlands-acceptable-racism-was-again-on-show-at-the-national-stadium/#more-24160
Martim I posted at end of last blog.
Do note the time.
It was when you bolstered your delusion I brought it over
Name a multi moniker?
You can’t Martim.its in your head.you made it up and now your suggesting your paranoia is based on some sort of reality
When you ask a bully to stop after standing up to them and they don’t, it tells you the character of that person and what they actually stand for.
Anybdoy looking forward to the return of DT – I’m ambivalent towards in an MJ way – got to give time for the footballing brain and self awareness to develop.
Martim
No mate.we prove your delusional paranoia wrong
Then we stop
Nothing,zero of what you post is real
Your making up nonsense and posting it as reality
Name a multimoniker?
You can’t.please deal with your own paranoia
We’re not mates and the blog isn’t interested in your ramblings.
The blog is a wide church… all about opinions and respecting those of others…
SB @ 7.46
Interesting stuff — I am currently trying to understand the influence of 1905 in all of this.
Seemingly there is a strain of thought that the Kulaks were a political invention.
They were the Russian establishment’s efforts — after the troubles of 1905 — to develop a politically conservative family farm agricultural sector to stymy the growing political radicalisation of the existing Russian peasant farmers.
Seemingly Russia in the countryside was divided into a rich / estate owning aristocracy living the high life with a restive peasant class doing all the hard work.
Some bloke in the Russian establishment picked up on the conservative politics of the small scale family farmers in other parts of Europe and wanted to replicate it in Russia.
This seems to be the basis of the Kulak grouping that was never fully engaged with the city based politics of the Bolsheviks and trouble ensued.
1930 — the political will is collectivisation and the retirement / destruction of the Kulak farming system which was seemingly big in Ukraine.
Consequently interesting dynamics in play and when the famine comes the political imperatives make things worse / much worse.
Ireland — especially subsistence farming in the west of Ireland — is in a poor place come the potato blight and the census of 1841 plays a huge part in the establishment response.
Well to me anyway.
Politics vs farming shortages = carnage / trouble ahead.
Martim
Oh Dear now you are a victim of your own paranoia
No one is bullying you
Just looking for you to back up what you post.
Your timmy7/Squire behaviour was outrageous
Now your on adding to your paranoia
And I am a bully for calling out your delusion
That’s what it is
Peeps
Can we please be decent with posts ?.
Dont need all the shite.
Lets look forward.
HH
Martim
You speak for the blog on matters of paranoia martim
You postings today exhibit that
One paranoid delusional android
Dipping in and out of the blog
Gutted like many of the genuine Celtic supporters on here
AT / Big Jimmy
Try your best not to get dragged down to others level .. we lost yesterday, it was garbage…. we have won many semi finals and actual finals …
Big Jimmy on the horses front I asked both wife & daughter to pick a horse in the Irish National … which had a lovely rendition of the Irish national anthem … the wee blade picked number 29 as it’s her wee cousins birthday … £5 each way … took 50s just missed 66s and it win at 40/1 !!! Her mum gets £150; she takes £100 and I get £60 ????? They picked one horse each and I took two so £5 eachway on 4 horses is £40
They didn’t give me any cash so in real life am only £20 up …, I blame Bobby “the cheat” Madden
We had a lot of players who didn’t perform yesterday, it happens
But as Hot Smoked said,don’t discount the cheating
Sorry Adi.
Apologies mate.
HH
Toaty Trumper @ every five minutes for the past hour.
Could you please stop this constant posting towards a single individual?
You are at it all ends up — high pitched whining about GGG and now this?
For an alleged Tech quality bean counter — Thatcherite / city experience — you are one complete walloper who tries to hide the snidery attitude with the fake mateship of a snake oil salesman.
Take the night off.
Bada
I arrived and got in early yesterday,did note the prematch was a good workout,you would have thought we wouldn’t look so tired yest,but we flagged somewhat.That and a lot just not at it.
HH
Mitch Bhoy 8.26pm
Am not casting dispersions … but in your eyes do you post more when our team loses ?
If we win yesterday would the under 18s be getting it, are you not bothered about them this weekend ?
Wonder why
GGG = 1980’s Dundee / cat lover / chancer in the extreme.
Still worth listening to but not the intellect he once was.
Too many pals now seem a bit authoritarian.
Seemingly loves the odd barrel.
GFTB @ 8.31
When we lose — our board failings become all the more apparent.
Plus the flags / war stuff was just another GB own goal.
I externalise the grief on CQN.
What do you do?
Reality over delusion mitchy.
Reality over delusion.you wouldn’t know much bout it
:-)
Logged on disgusting personal attacks on An Tearman
where is the moderator ? Is this the level this blog has been dragged to dearie me
Literally, hundreds of CQNrs could give testimony on behalf of the poster An tearman
Happy to stand with An tearman
Anyone everyone who can speak on behalf of or who has met Madmitch, Martim, JHB, Ernie etc
AT
WE all have the same goal.
HH
methinks thou dost protest too much
Used to indicate that someone is only denying something so fervently because the opposite is actually true. Adapted from the line “the lady doth protest too much,
ONENIGHTINLISBON on 18TH APRIL 2022 8:15 PM
The blog is a wide church… all about opinions and respecting those of others…
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Exactly
Brian
GFTB
nice one
ST TAMS on 18TH APRIL 2022 7:26 PM
DAVID17
That’s because, the guy at left back is pish
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I did think to myself today that had Kieran Tierney been at left back Tavpen wouldn’t have got a sniff. Left back needs an upgrade next season.
high press from jinky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXlnA8Xw8E8
looks like the 5 second thing was a thing back then – not sure what round this was.
Madmitch 8.33pm
I take the good with the bad … it’s called football
My Celtic have never ever needed to win
When winnings it’s terrific but when “our” team don’t win it’s a sort of …. sport thing
Hail Hail
Your posts over a while seem to take enjoyment from “our” team losing … if you are a Hun … and I think there is a good chance of that ,,,, how sad can it be instead of enjoying your new club reaching their 2nd Scottish cup final in this entity ,., they might even win this one
I apologise if your not a Hun ,… but your posts seem to infer you are
Mon the Hearts ♥️
LETS ALL DO THE HUDDLE on 18TH APRIL 2022 7:20 PM
who are this ”Red Bull’ you speak of?
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RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. (lit. ’Lawn Ball Sports Leipzig’), commonly known as RB Leipzig or informally as Red Bull Leipzig,
IMO They are toast this round.