Before we get down to the business of the day, thanks to The Clumpany for alerting me to the incredible actions of SPFL main sponsor Ladbrokes, who on the eve of today’s big game, Tweeted speculation about Ronny Deila losing his job.
Let’s be clear on this one. Any muppet can Tweet what they like about Ronny’s job, but it’s not the role of the league sponsor to engage in this kind of speculation.
If you don’t remember any actions like this previously from a league sponsor, it’s because it hasn’t happened. Ladbrokes retained PR consultancy Level 5, who are up to their knees in the business of another club, to manage their engagement of the SPFL. This is a clear conflict of interest, bringing wholly inappropriate pressure on the Celtic manager at a critical stage of the season.
Never forget the game going on behind the Game.
A few hours before an important game is also probably not the time to say I’m really disappointed Jozo Simunovic is out injured, but it’s impossible to look ahead to this game without that thought creeping to the fore. Erik Sviatchenko had as good a debut as we have seen from a defender in some time on Sunday, but he needs to move from Crisis Management mode into Partnership Building mode as soon as possible.
My hope is that a Sviatchenko-Simunovic partnership allows Celtic to return to the kind of defensive performances we saw so often last season. Until then, we’ll need a bit more protection from midfield.
The return of Scott Brown will go a long way towards this. He has the menace required to get a foot in the way before threats reach the defence.
Aberdeen will be ready for tonight. They lost four games in five weeks, culminating in a defeat at Celtic Park in October, but they haven’t lost a league game since, and they won their first 8 Premiership games before that period. Whatever was going wrong inside the club at that time is resolved. They are not quite on our heels, but a win tonight would change that.
They will also contrast our performance at Hampden with 10 men against Ross County to theirs in Dingwall a few weeks back, when they bosses the game, came from behind and left with three points.
For Celtic this is the perfect opportunity to dispose of whatever regrets they have from Sunday. A win away to your title rivals is the perfect tonic, it will also need no motivational words.
Colin Kazim-Richards and Patrick Roberts are both fully fit but unlikely to feature in the starting line-up. This is a job for those who know the script.
Three points please, Celtic.
Two other important points before you go……….
The Celtic Foundation Zip Slide last year was more fun than you can imagine. It’s happening again, this time longer and higher (top corner of the Jock Stein-North Stand to bottom corner of the Lisbon Lions-South stand).
To participate you need to do two things:
Ask your friends to sponsor you for the Foundation.
You’ve had many great times at Celtic Park, this will be another, promise. Book now.
I see an 18-year-old Motherwell fan (with no prior record) was jailed for 5 months for releasing a flare at New Douglas Park last year. Sentencing sheriff said:
“Smoke bombs are noxious and potentially toxic. They are dangerous to those with respiratory problems, particularly asthma, and there is the very real potential of causing panic in those confined to the immediate vicinity who have no knowledge of what has been ignited.
“This presents a clear and obvious danger, and immediate action is needed from those charged with ensuring the safety of all those present, especially young children.
“You knew what you were doing and made efforts to conceal your identity. The court takes a serious view of this type of conduct which seems to be on the increase.”
Four months in jail! The 18-year-old soldier will almost certainly lose his job and carry the consequences for a lot longer than he carried the flare. It’s a life-changing action, no matter if you pull your pants up over your eyebrows.
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Nye Bevan’s
“but given our resources compared with the rest of the league I hardly think most on here have ridiculous expectation levels.”
Some of us want to sack our manager when our team is 6 points clear because we lost a LC semi.
Some of us post that a treble is the MINIMUM they expect from Celtic.
Some think he should be sacked if we lose to a bottom 6 club.
I consider all of these to be unreasonable grounds for sacking. Throughout our history and in better times we have lost LC trophies, we have blown trebles in all but 3 years of our lengthy history.
And we have lost to lesser teams in every season of our existence.
I consider all of the above positions unreasonable.
P.S. I have no problem with the argument that RD’s Euro campaigns (3 oout of 4 of them anyway) were failures and that may merit sacking but our last Euro tie was in early December and our next is not till July so that boat has sailed. Our performance in the remainder of the league campaign has little bearing on how we will be on the next CL qualifying challenge.
bournesouprecipe…….I could have done without
that wee bit of info.
You runnin it on wood Weefra -))
The amount of Celtic supporters cough cough in here who want Celtic to get beat tonight is astounding, absolutely astounding ,i’ve never seen anything like it in my years here on this blog,they should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves that’s if they are are Celtic supporters ?
A great start…the Lisbon Lions before the game. C’mon the hoops.
Sipsini
That place is effectively rooms above the club! Great position in town and your son will love having his kip there.
In terms of embarrassing him, there is loads of scope:-
Call it a disco at all times
Refer to the hit parade
Ask for a hauf and a hauf at the bar
In my experience, age is rarely a bar to entry in Dublin(especially if you have a room key at the place). Being steady on the pins is the only requirement here; one of my favourite things about Dublin vs Glasgow
Remember Friday is dry so some duty free is essential if flying in that day.
C’mon Celtic!
TD69
Cheer up ffs!
The bhoys are telling me all you are doing is telling other supporters off!
As usual!
C’MON THE CELTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TD
No Celtic supporter wants to lose.
Game on soon, let’s concentrate!
Hail hail
BURGAS HOOPS @7.22.
Nope, we’ve advanced to coal now. Lol. But thank you for your concern. PMSL with that yin. Night. HH
HAIL HAIL THE CELTS ARE HERE!
Perfect spelling too!
C’MON THE CELTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SFTB……It’s a different day,we have never had
such a financial advantage over every side in
Scotland in our history,it ain’t all about money
of course,just most of it.
Nye Bevans’ rebel soldier
It’s ok that was for all the CQN resident non supporters
Wee BGFC
‘sheep people hydrid thingys’
That has to become a stock phrase from now on!
CONEYBHOY on 3RD FEBRUARY 2016 7:27 PMg
TD
No Celtic supporter wants to lose.
Game on soon, let’s concentrate!
Hail hail
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I did say…Celtic supporters COUGH COUGH.
Anyway I’m off to watch us winning.
18 stitches Hayes has got………………………a wee nudge in the right place should sort him oot -))))
And a bigger nudge on the lying bassa that got Alaxander Tonev banned.
Nye
It is a different day and it means that, in the long run we tend to win all the leagues. And in the long run, we win a goodly share of the cups. But it does not mean and it cannot mean that a treble is a gimme, yet RD came might close last year and had to be cheated out of it.
As Celtic walk out onto the pitch as CTV chucks it
Kodi wins it
Quiet
Or is it just the clowns I’ve got blocked airing their inane drivel
Great ball out of defence by Bhoyatta
Armstrong shot, first corner to Celtic
Saved,
Baw up the park for Bhoyata to head back to CG
Shy then free to the tic on the corner of 18 yard box left
Grumpy
There is a new article
Please keep up
Dandy dons looking for fouls every time one of their players farts
:0)