Before this Europa League group got underway the trips to Istanbul and Amsterdam looked daunting. Those games produced two credible draws, but things went wildly wrong elsewhere.
Our goal last night was a peach. Dedryck Boyata split the Fenerbahce defence to open up space for Mikael Lustig to cross for Kris Commons, who peeled off his marker to create the space to head home. Unfortunately only one point was collected as we lost another Keystone Cops goal.
Craig Gordon seems to be struck by a lack of conviction this season. His was not the only failing at our repeated corner kick fiascos but letting a ball trickle through his legs as he appeared caught in two minds is indicative of a player who is doubting himself.
You know Kris Commons scores and creates huge goals for Celtic, we’ve discussed it often enough here. Despite his veteran status and apparent ill-fitting to our system he remains by far our most effective player.
For Ronny, it didn’t go wrong in Europe this season against Fenerbahce or Ajax (I’m absolving him of blame for Efe’s error or a last minute breakaway goal at Celtic Park), it went wrong home and away to Molde and Malmo. We appeared to underestimate both. Did the manager have something to prove against fellow Norwegian managers?
Celtic dominated possession stats in all four games against Molde and Malmo but the Scandinavians exploited the acres of space which simply didn’t exist in our games against Ajax, Fenerbahce or Qarabag, for that matter. Ajax, Fenerbahce and Qarabag got the respect they deserved, not so Molde and Malmo.
The failure is, of course, more complicated than that. Jozo missed the bulk of the campaign, while Dedryck is only just beginning to look like a footballer (lovely pass for the goal last night). Scott Allan looks promising, but we’ve not seen enough of him either due to injury.
Curiously, Ronny’s big 2015 No. 1 striker target, Nadir, looks less like a Ronny Deila player than anyone we’ve bought in years. Knowing we were interested in him, I watched his performances against Celtic last season, and made the same observation at the time.
What happens if your keeper’s form falls off a cliff, one of your new defenders doesn’t settle quickly, two other new players miss months through injury, and your new striker doesn’t morph into a different player? You finish bottom of the Europa League group.
Celtic must now consider their strategy for January. Successive transfer windows have left us weaker, not stronger. Identify the reasons, remediate and we can build on the away performances which bookended this Europa League campaign.
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That’s you telt
SFTB….cmon Man…Hurry it up FFS…I Got Diamond Jackson to watch…
TGM
I’ve finished the multi tasking for the day, all the chores are done, dugs are fed n watered and settled for the night, orders packaged and ready to post, sitting down to a nice bottle of Rioja,going to give the car boot sale a miss the morra, so may even manage to open another bottle, and be up in good time to see the Celtic take care of biz up in Perth.
HH
BGX @ 10.41
“SFTB….Show Me Where i Said Sevco would be 8pts Clear in the SPFL…Show Me..
I Will Wait….Coz I NEVER SAID IT im LAUGHING MY ASS OFF AT YOU SFTB..
.You Shoudnt Play With ME Sftb…
Im Just a Bit Tooo Good…Bless..LMFAO..”
BGX 2 9.02
“Simple..IF the hun reincarnation get promoted and at This Time next Year they are , say 8pts in Front of us..RONNYS gone..If We are out of Europe before Dec 2016..RONNYS gone…..Lots of ifs and Ronnys Gone in There ”
Aye you’re too good for me right enough. My bet is that you are going to say that you were merely speculating and that you do not actually believe they will be 8 points clear. And I’m guessing too that you will believe that wee explanation to yourself. Even though when posters say you are very negative about the oul Celtic, you reply that you are not negative, just “realistic”. But, of course, the 9.02 post was “not realistic”- just careless speculation- not to be taken seriously.
And everybody knows the difference between when you are being serious and when you are not, don’t they?
Not only are you too good for me- you are too good for yourself sometimes.
And, on some very rare occasions, you are too good for your own high estimation of yourself as well.
Most people just put their posts out there and let the reading public decide if they are making sense or being persuasive. But you are too good to be judged by your peers. You can declare yourself the winner in advance.
Well done you :-)
Blantyre, if you are about, today in 1970, your dad played his last game for us. The club website has a wee bit about it. it’s great he is still as fervent about our team as he was as a player it’s a good feeling seeing him and also Charlie Gallagher still going to games
Pam and her five sisters will be getting an outing me thinks
TGM
Mellow and mild is my mood too this evening. Nice…. ;))
I think you can go and play with your Diamond Jackson noo.
And now that’s him telt
TeT
Sherman Tanks out in force tonight.
DD
Yip :-)
HH
SFTB….sorry for Kicking your Ass Raw on CQN…Na i Cant be Fake..It was a Pleasure..Lmao..
HaHaHaHa
Stoap it ffs
Well Celts…its been a pleasure.
Goodnight…I love you all.
And…Hail Hail
HH
Winning Captains,
Your theory is good.
However we are talking about Lawwell and Park here who are utterly clueless in the striking department.
Utter dross signed in the last three years and millions down the drain.
On to more serious matters-
I believe it was earlier this week, some 5 years ago that Martin Kane was struck down by his terrible disease. Martin was a powerful and combative poster on CQN with a deep love of Celtic and its family.
I hope his spirit can be an example of the type of strong Celtic we can be.
Two wee songs from two guys who we lost this week 16 years ago and 48years ago respectively
it makes no difference
The Mad Man from Macon
It’s like a fight in the pub after its broke up
TCR
Hope you are well bud. Great to see you post. There are a few pints for you next time you are home in Clydebank.
God bless you and your family D.
Revenge will be sweet comrade.
Hail Hail
Dallas
Hope your ears weren’t burning
Delaneys Dunky
What did I say, statto when it comes to games in the 70s-87ish, think he has tried to block out the 90s up to Brattback & Henrik
“What do we want!? More research into a cure for ADHD! When do we want it!? The huns are deid!”
SOAL @ 21:48… Beck with Sound and Vision….different….creative….. 10!
Soak
Haha !! Aye and it’s usually styoopit wummin :))
“What do we want!? A cure for Tourettes! When do we want it!? C****!”
GFTB
The first time I met Dallas I realised he was as much a Celtic statto as I was. We used to bounce off each other well in our Celtic talk.
Haha SOAL :))
Gerry, thanks I only remember the good bits lol
Delaney’s, celtic underground has a podcast with ex St Tam’s pupil, Pat Mcginlay. I was in the tesco in.Burneside a few weeks and Pat walked past me. I thought I know his coupon then it dawned on me, it was Pat. He still looks the same.
Him and Tosh, two ex St Tam’s boys who got to wear the hoops.
DD,
God bless pal.
Sis over fae Clydebank this weekend and plenty others to come in the next few weeks.
Dont worry pal.Trust me it will be sorted.
Big Pat and Quinny over now.Giving it laldy tonight by all accounts..
Marspapa
Was talking to Ryan about you today. Like Diablo you appear. :-)
Love you bro. Miss you posting here.
Dallas
Pat McGinlay had some record for us, not sure the ins and outs of any fallout but he definitely gave everything for us when he pulled the hoops on…..
I was telling the Mrs earlier it was Dallas juniors away trip the morra, oh to be be that age, she sort of disagreed with me and said “just you watch BT vision then I know where you are”
Sftb
I first posted on CQN after Kano had taken ill but to a large extent it was his and Noel’s post which CT pointed out to me that persuaded me to get involved.
I’m glad I read them.
Dallas
Pat was dating my sister Jackie till he moved to Blackpool and met Mags. I was great pals with Tosh and then Pat. Totally different characters, both would run through a brick wall for Celtic. Fenian through and through, both of them.
Tricoloured ribbon. I hope you and your family haven’t been too traumatised by what happened and have no long lasting after effects.
Catching up.
Soal.
Yon Sound & Vision clip.New to me . Liked it.HH.
HT
Kano is much missed
Noel is still on The Huddleboard (and probably on here in some new disguise)
If you ever manage a summer in Gweedore, we can effect a re-introduction
HT
My pools agent (who has still to post) introduced me to CQN, the videos of wee Oscar caught my attention, sometimes it’s the serious stuff that sometimes gets forgotten amongst all the nonsense
Canalamar from last night (only read it tonight)
I will be at chapel the morra, faith ? Not sure, but Miss GFTB still needs her doggers card for mass marked
CQN good night and God bless
Dallas Dallas,
No bother to me pal.
My sons were fine too.
My daughter was in a bad way for a while but she’s grand now.
As I said earlier it will be sorted.
Thanks pal.
Ah well back to the SPHell grind tomorrow.
Goodnight CQN
TCR
Get yourself home to Clydebank soon wee man. You know we all love you.