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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LISTENING to clasic fm countdown
the lark ascending
sometimes you just got to love the England
SHAUNAMURA 8.41pm
Cheers ,,, sadly am probably still going to lose out if it but wife & daughter have put the winnings into our holiday fund and … am in the good books that’s worth more than money :-)
lionroar67@ 6.42
The selection of the Orange Order candidate for the Labour Party is offensive and indicates the lack of scrutiny that political parties exercise over candidates. It wasn’t just the youthful Mhairi Black who demonstrated these tendencies on the YES side of the debate nor was it confined to historical figures like Donaldson, Wolfe and Wilson.
Anti -Irish racism is present in all parties and seems to be no barrier to a candidature as this shows:-
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/scottish-politics/3157880/dundee-council-snp-catholic-comments-selected/
I think we are hitting out at collateral targets in our annoyance at our loss yesterday. The Green Brigade caused no problem to the team or its focus. This was a day when Irish flags was the given theme. On another day the GB may well promote the Saltire and I’ll do the same as I did yesterday which was to not wave any flag or get annoyed by the flags others chose to wave. There really is no dispute to be had there- manufactured annoyance only.
As for the game- it was piss poor. A world record breaking amount of throw ins, fouls, injury breaks and time wasting. Not a spectacle that will live long in any memory. They hit the post, we hit the bar. Roofe narrowly missed and they had a goal mouth stramash. We had a Calmac shot go narrowly wide, Kyogo missed a late header and Hatate lacked composure when Daizen set him up.
On these fine margins, plus Boaby’s less than subtle game management, are games won and lost. I can clearly state that Celtic did not deserve the win yesterday; I cannot say that the Ibrox club deserved it either but win they did. My eyes are dry and I move on to the next match.
Our team and manager have performed very well this year. Even though I thought the league was eminently winnable and the Ibrox performance last year was an anomalous one leaving their “superiority” as a son target to aim at, I am still surprised and pleased at the way we have done this, with attractive football and tremendous effort.
We are still grumpy and hurting but let’s not take it out on each other here this week. That is fruitless. Good Tims are fighting with other good Tims. Yes- there may be trolls and imposters on here but we are including some who have every right to feel insulted by any aspersion being cast on their commitment to our club.
Please – take a backward step. This blog has just started to show some signs of improvement. Don’t let the real trolls win by continuing their work.
Let’s Gert back to supporting the Tic
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 18TH APRIL 2022 8:47 PM
It’s endemic throughout most of Scotland. It’s a Scottish thing, not a party political thing.
GFTB
Rich in life my friend
HH
I, for one, really do appreciate An Tearmann’s posts. Long may he continue!
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 18TH APRIL 2022 8:47 PM
I am not a member of any political party indeed I believe the time for political parties is gone
JHB and his ilk regularly (every day) on this blog descend to gutter-level politics accusing those on the side of Independence of being anti-catholic, asserting “our people” will be targetted in an independent Scotland, my post was mere as one of balance
Not a shred of evidence is presented to support this nonsense it is a baseless lowest common denominator shite.
My own anecdotal evidence over the last 10 years working in large companies based in Lanarkshire is the Labour party does indeed have a serious issue with those who see the Labour party as a vehicle to support the union and the Crown
It is to your discredit as a Labour party member you come on this site to defend such crass political nonsense, no wonder Labour has shed so many members and voters, as I once was
Maybe your ire should be directed at JHB and his ilk
SHAUNAMURA 9.00pm
ha ha … I like that
Anything for an easy life …
SFTB
“Please – take a backward step. This blog has just started to show some signs of improvement. Don’t let the real trolls win by continuing their work.
Let’s Gert back to supporting the Tic.”
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I support the sentiment above expressed by SFTB. It could also have been expressed, “Do not take a backward step.” 😊. Not sure who Gert is but “C’Mon the Gertie!” 😊
SCULLYBHOY on 18TH APRIL 2022 9:01 PM
I, for one, really do appreciate An Tearmann’s posts. Long may he continue!
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Is there a code book available so the rest of us can decipher them?
The case against the cheat rests
https://twitter.com/tic_tac_tic/status/1516138042335051783?s=20&t=HO0mKwv5nQSR1L38N_4v5g
“It is to your discredit as a Labour party member you come on this site to defend such crass political nonsense,”
Except B I didn’t defend it; I described it as both offensive and lacking proper scrutiny.
The party that you loan your vote to will also offer you a Union and a Crown. It is the same crown that both of us would like to see replaced by a Republican citizenship but neither of our votes gives us any moral authority over the other on that issue. You state that you get independence and then argue over dropping the crown. Therefore Independence is not a provider of citizenship; it is , in fact, an irrelevance that can continue with or without a crown- Windsorite or Jacobite.
And as for Union, both SNP and Labour (and even Tories) propose a Union. It is a union and a dilution, by sharing, of your own autonomy, exceptionalness, and desire to be governed only by Scotsfolk, whether you share union with England, Wales and the Occupied 6 or whether you share it with Germany, Lithuania and Spain and many others.
LR67 @ 9.02
Not quite getting the political parties are dead vibe — what would you suggest replaces them for the better?
Hopefully you are not a SV / Tech style libertarian.
Up to your neck in bit coin / Uber / EM + Tesla autonomous driving love?
And all this with a side order of independence — interesting.
When reality finally gets through to you — you will be in for a shock.
Are you under 40?
Finally — Are you the brains behind Toaty Trumper’s political diarrhoea?
An Tearmann
Good on you big fella .hh
When we beat the Ibrox mob previously, we operated with the same weaknesses and strengths that we have now. We were just as lightweight and had the same number of non-tacklers in the squad.
What we did differently was move the ball around faster so that they never got near enough to us in time to tackle. We also created more chances so we could afford to miss a few.
Yesterday, we did not get near their goal often enough. GVB showed no different tactics but we exercised our game plan less well than we had done previously.
I am putting it down to a lapse in form largely aided and abetted by Boaby’s refusal to notice and punish repeat offenders in blue shirts.
Ross County is our next important game. We need to counter their speedy wing men but they have a much less reliable defence than Sevco, so I hope we attack and we play only match fit players. If Kyogo is still as unfit as he was on Sunday, I would give him only a late run out. We should have enough to win without him and GG, if needed
GFTB @ 8.44
You are new around these parts so I will let it go.
The callow ignorance of youth — wisdom will your way some day come.
MARTIM1980 on 18TH APRIL 2022 8:40 PM
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,
Oh Dear Martim,no one is protesting,
Just simply stating a fact.
Your posting paranoia nonsense.
Just like you did previously when I was enquiring of a cqnrs grave,
Instead you imply/infer suggest made up nonsense
Name a multimoniker of mine,post one.
That’s all I ask.
You can’t mate,you made it up.its nonsense.
An Tearmann
Evening my friend, hope you are well.
Still raw from yesterday, as I am sure you are well aware, please refrain from engaging with the multi monikers, it only encourages them.
HH
Brian
MIB — how to respond?
I think we have to use our friends in the media — not many I know — to ask questions about BM’s performance yesterday and take efforts toward his demotion as a MIB.
His performance was shocking — evidence abounds to his snidery interpretation of the rules to the benefit of TFOD2.1.
He cannot be allowed to ref in the SPL again this season.
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 18TH APRIL 2022 9:11 PM
You have not been given the gift of foresight T, you really need to stop trying to predict the future of an Independent Scotland, it really is nonsense
After Independence is achieved it will be the democratic wishes of the Scottish people expressed through the ballot box that decides such issues as membership of the EU or whether we retain a monarch as head of state, as a Republican, I will vote and campaign for Scotland to be a democratic republic, I do not believe the UK will ever be a republic sadly the Labour Party is interwoven into the fabric of the establishment in London they love the ermine of the HOL, enjoy the prestige that knights of the realm give all the baubles and wealth have attracted far too many who started out as socialists only to end up pledging their allegiance to the crown, however, an independent Scotland certainly could be a republic as unlike you T I have more faith in those who live in Scotland for that to be a realistic objective
Toaty Trumper @ 9.31
Fact ???!!!???
You and facts are not on speaking terms.
Belmont Brian
Sound advice mate.maybe need a quick3 from you
:-)
HH
LR67 @ earlier tonight
Political parties — what will replace them?
Asking for a friend.
Finally you are the political “brains” behind Toaty Trumper’s political nonsense.
You must make a great double act in the pub — not …
I know An Tearmann, a very difficult man to see eye to eye with, unless he is sitting down,
Genuinely one of the nicest ghuys you could meet in a month of Sundays.
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX
BTW T it was remiss of me, glad to see you have recovered from yesterday morning, gave us a wee scare there
good night
AN TEARMANN on 18TH APRIL 2022 9:36 PM
Give a wee bit, wasn’t sure if music was best thing to post, however, I’m sure I’ll be told soon enough.
Your a good Mhan.
HH
Brian
CORKCELT on 18TH APRIL 2022 9:39 PM
Here Here
LR67 @ 9.43
Quick question — what would you replace political parties with?
Interested to find out the thoughts of the young team.
Evening all.
https://youtu.be/5_xqb416S7o
https://youtu.be/iC6Cgb8nHwk
https://youtu.be/cSo9CC2wKVI
Hope you enjoy
Brian
Had wee look at County’s form. They’re unbeaten at Dingwall since they last played us, 8 league games in total including visits from the huns and the diets.
We’ve a big game on Sunday, should we win it, we will considerably narrow the huns window of opportunity to over take us. They’ll see Sunday as an opportunity. The highlands at this stage of the season hasn’t been kind to us historically.
I’ve forgotten about yesterday already now, nerves about Sunday are kicking it already.
Lionsroar67
Everyone ignores the first red card should have been shown to Aribo
Already booked
He jumps into Juranovic in the air, clear foul and 2nd booking
Totally ignored by Mad Hun
This was the first half
Posted this earlier tonight
Anyone everyone who can speak on behalf of or who has met Madmitch, Martim, JHB, Ernie etc
tumbleweed………………………….
GFTB,
So,you are a newcomer to the Blog?.Well according the lunatic MM.
An Tearmann on 18TH APRIL 2022 9:50 PM
Posted this earlier tonight
Anyone everyone who can speak on behalf of or who has met Madmitch, Martim, JHB, Ernie etc
tumbleweed………………………….
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Fixed that for you 😉
NORRIEM on 18TH APRIL 2022 9:49 PM
N, I was staggered by Madhun officiating yesterday……….I worked beside him in M at Bellshill will tell you more next time we catch up
No doubt who his tribe was, this week (it should be tomorrow) our CEO should have a dossier ready for a meeting with the head of refereeing and the president of sectarian FA, we may not get the answers we want or answers our club and Scotland deserve, but we should ask the questions the clear evidence supports
Onwards to Sunday and Ross County in Ange we trust
Hope the grandkids were suitably spoiled this Easter, HH
sftb
Siobhan Tolland (Lochee)?
Maybe not the best example of “Anti Irish Racism”
An Tearman
Keep fighting the good fight.
Last trio, thank feck, says the blog.
https://youtu.be/c2zurZig4L8
https://youtu.be/yuTMWgOduFM
https://youtu.be/Qu_ozjAu_vM
Did you see what I just did there :)
GNAGB
I just love Celtic.
HH
Brian