Player who has been out since April in shock Uefa squad omission. The only surprise about Kris Commons and Uefa lists is that he was included for the earlier rounds, despite not pulling on a Celtic shirt since April through injury. He was there because there was space on the A list. He’s now been omitted because we signed Scott Sinclair and Brendan Rodgers needed to remove one name to keep his options open for a wildcard.
Kris’ chances of being fit enough to play are less than Patrick Roberts’ so his name came off the list.
I don’t habitually dig up managers at other clubs, but Robbie Nielson is testing the limits of incredulity. When asked about Scott Brown calling Jamie Walker a cheat, he said “If you have got an opinion on anything you are better just keeping it to yourself.”
This is the guy who can’t shut his mouth about referees, including an incident last season when he thought action should have been taken against……. Scott Brown.
Robbie, if you can dish it out but you can’t take it, maybe you are better just keeping your stray opinions to yourself.
We collected four yellow cards at Tynecastle: Gordon, Brown, Dembele and Sinclair. None of them incurred incurred when the ball was in play. Craig Gordon’s was for not going to his line at the Hearts penalty, Moussa Dembele’s was for knocking the ball away, Scott Sinclair’s was for running into the crowd after scoring a debut goal (he’s knew, he should learn, but it’s a clear yellow card) and Scott Brown’s for dissent.
If we’re going to tot up cautions, we should at least do it during play when there is some advantage to be won. Four conceded carelessly off the ball is unusual and could cost us later in the season.
Scott Brown in particular should take note, that was his second caution of the season for dissent, the first coming in Astana. Scott’s a hugely important player to Celtic, previous absences from Europe due to off-the-ball indiscretions should be acting as an inhibitor at this stage of his career.
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Kind of glad Griff is suspended for tomorrow’s match . He came off after 83 minutes v Minis and his left ankle has taken a few hard knocks over the last few matches.He is definitely one we want starting v Be’er Sheeva.
Likewise KT who has taken a few bad ones also. For a young guy he has played a lot of tough football recently.
Also be interesting to see our line up against Inter Milan on Saturday with big midweek in mind. Sure I heard that Dedryk may be running out v Inter according to Brendan.
Still think will see a ‘wild card’ signing before first leg match, and also hope that Roberts might be fit enough for the return leg in Israel.
I would expect a ‘big’ signing dependent on qualification for Champions League groups. Happy days.
GeordieM
No I know it’s not solely our rule, but it mainly is :-)
As ever it’s down to the referee, in scotland we are on our plums.
HH
Thirds
As far as I can recall and I could well be mistaken, but the rule was brought in to minimise crowd trouble, that was the excuse that was given at the time, it’s not an official FIFA reg.
Ach the referees make it up as they go along when we are involved, when have six officials ever missed a blatant handball before, at least one will have seen it, unless it will favour us that is.
HH
Eric’s idea of interactive fan participation.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JFsW6vvBwHk
TD
90 years old yer old mum eh! Fabulous age.
Born 1926.
The general strike .
Queen Elizabeth 2nd born and so was Ian Paisley!!
However, there were some good people born too. David Attenborough , Stanley Baxter amongst them.
John Logie Baird gave the first demo of his telly. ( no doubt some crap football panel deliberating as to whether Jimmy Mcgrory was interfering with the keeper when the shot went in)
Harry Houdini died that year too. I believe he failed in his attempt to be reborn as The Harry Houdini.
Many happy returns to your mum.
GREENSIDEUP-GBWO on 9TH AUGUST 2016 2:56 PM
TD,
next time you’re over let me know
Will do.
Connaire
Thanks C I hope you’re keeping well.
Walker offered a 2 game ban.
TWISTS N TURNS on 9TH AUGUST 2016 3:02 PM
Thank you very interesting.
HH
HT
Done as soon as it was out, after some editing of original comments mind. No point in ranting and expletives eh!
Anyway. Good to see you back amongst like minded Celtic supporters and some less like minded posters.
MWD
This is good news.
http://videocelts.com/2016/08/blogs/latest-news/roberts-in-with-a-chance-of-facing-hapoel/
Tet,
Lol. :)
I did notice there weren’t many bookings for it during the recent euros.
And there was a heck of a goals celebrated in that fashion.
HH
Cheaty McCheatface offerred 2 game ban. Roon ye Neilson.
From Paul67 on Twitter
Jamie Walker lying in heap on GorgieRd: “I felt the SFA Disciplinary decision impact on my self-worth and went down”. Fair enough.
Jobo’s post in the last blog about the sevco website omitting last season’s cup final result, has cheered me up. It just about sums them and their superiority complex up .
Its interesting that they have not won any league games they have played since beating Dumbarton last April. No mention of that from the laptop loyal.
Jobo thanks for your earlier post . i hope you and your son enjoyed your trip to Musselburgh.
I hope the weather there was similar to that in your hometown today. It is still the same as in your weather report this morning, thankfully.
Never G&SL’s biggest fan – and a sevconian too ….
https://johnjamessite.com/2016/08/09/the-confetti-war/
http://talkingbaws.com/2016/08/celtic-coach-john-kennedy-raves-about-defender-eoghan-oconnell/
Jock – #19 ever according to this lot.
http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/the-best-managers-of-all-time-19-jock-stein
#1#1#1#1#1#1#1#1#1#1#1#1#1#1#1#1#1#1
Apparently as soon as Spurs get a deal sorted for Pau Lopez, Michel Vorm will be available for transfer talks with Celtic.
From FAC.
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Just to be clear: this is a straight cut and paste from FIFA’s Laws of the Game.
Leaving the field of play to celebrate a goal is not a cautionable offence but
players should return as soon as possible.
A player must be cautioned for:
• climbing onto a perimeter fence
• gesturing in a provocative, derisory or inflammatory way
• covering the head or face with a mask or other similar item
• removing the shirt or covering the head with the shirt
Sinclair went over the perimeter fence so deserved the booking.
MWD
You, expletives?
Surely not! :-)
HT
I swear.
MWD
HT
Great to see your name again and well done for your posts since your return.
A wee touch of class.
HH
MWD
I know!
TR
Cheers Andy hopefully this is us on the final lap.
Hearts star Jamie Walker given two-match ban for diving
http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/hearts-star-jamie-walker-given-two-match-ban-for-diving-1-4198398?
VFR800A8@3:29
Thank you for the clarification.
Yes by all means we must strongly stand up for ourselves – however if we try to defend the indefensible we merley look like grievance junkies, and let’s be honest we have more than enough of them in Scotland at the moment, at Ibrox and in the SNP cult.
Running into the crowd deserves a booking every time – and when someone eventually gets injured, it will become an ordering offence, and who knows maybe a criminal, or, civic, court case, or, both.
Let’s be proactive and sort it out NOW!
The trouble is all the band in the world won’t get the resulting penalty goal chalked off.
Give us video refs now, we have the technology.
Band=bans
Obv.
Tan, yer still talking bollox.
Deserves a booking my arse.
Jamie Borthwick @jamiekborthwick 18m18 minutes ago
I understand Hearts will NOT accept the 2 game ban offer for Jamie Walker. Hearing on Thursday at Hampden.
Barney67 on 9th August 2016 3:48 pm
The trouble is all the band in the world won’t get the resulting penalty goal chalked off.
Give us video refs now, we have the technology.
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Exactly – if that goal turned the game and Hearts went on and won it, then Walker got a 2 match ban and their next games are against say Hamilton and Partick Thistle(just for example)…they’d be pretty happy with that outcome.
HH
Mr Pastry
Ah demonization
I seem to recall that is one of your specialities.
Your control-freakery is illuminating(geddit)
A hun like trait.
You dont even have the courage to be yourself.
Afternoon all.
I will be out of Scotland for the best part of a month, from the middle of September til the middle of October. Can I take Celtic TV for that period of time and be able to watch games live sur le continent and Asia?
PARKHEADCUMSALFORD
You must have an overseas registered credit card to do that.
Just heard Walker has been given a 2 match ban for simulation.
Many Happy Returns Mrs. Donnelly for tomorrow, enjoy your evening out with your family, I hope Tony and his siblings spoil you, I’m sure they will.
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37021640
Good. That will be a 3 match ban then.
re: Hearts player banned … no sure about this.
I guess it depends on what the purpose of the ban is … to punish the offender or to compensate the victim. Ideally, it should be both.
Subject to an appeal, I think he will now miss Hearts’ game against Aberdeen. How is this equitable?
Celtic suffered a loss (by conceding a goal), which loss it should not otherwise have suffered. Aberdeen (who Hearts play later, and will be Celtic’s main competition this season) get a benefit by playing a weakened opponent (which, again, in a fashion, punishes Celtic). In effect, Celtic is punished twice for the cheating, while Aberdeen gets an unwarranted benefit.
A possible solution is that, if the incident which causes the retrospective ban, hurts one team directly (by giving up a goal, or costing points, for example), since those events cant practically be undone, the fairest penalty would be to have the offender serve the ban the next time(s) the two teams meet. Perhaps, if that wont happen again that season, then and only then, the offender servers his ban the next game or two.
Just a thought …
PARKHEADCUMSALFORD
You should be able to pick it up from abroad. Failing use a VPN to simulate an overseas IP address.