Last night: winning leagues, VAR

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Livingston’s return to action after the World Cup was postponed when the Pasta Plastic Pitch was frozen on Saturday.  That leaves them fresher than David Martindale would prefer, we can hope for a rusty performance at Celtic Park tonight.

Celtic comfortably disposed of them in late October, but they have been in fine form since, beating Kilmarnock and Aberdeen, and drawing at Tynecastle.  Their subsequent friendlies have provided encouragement: a narrow defeat to QPR and three goal wins over Latvians Liepaja and Dutch Fortuna Sittard.  I expect Celtic to win, but they will have to work for it.

Last night: that’s football.  If you think leagues are won the easy way you have not been watching as long as I have.  You don’t really want them easy either, if managers, players and clubs are not working hard, malaise can set in.  The handballs, VAR and consistency?  I asked that the SFA would use the World Cup break to train their referees and effect an interpretation of the handball rule that is consistent with The Rules of the Game.  Subsequent events will determine if this is the case, or if other acts are at play.  Most particularly on 2 Janaury.

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  1. glendalystonsils on

    BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 21ST DECEMBER 2022 1:27 PM

     

     

    Clearly a connoisseur of both Celtic and Parkhead comestibles, my good fhellow. As a fellow traditionalist I also eschew the curry pie . The inclusivity of our good club notwithstanding , the Punjab should have no place inside a fitba mince* pie casing .

     

     

    Not to mention that the Bovril must be boiling enough to take the skin off the roof of your mouth .

  2. chairbhoy

     

     

    I’m not asking ye to follow me

     

    If I was I’d be on follow follow

     

    Ye follah?

     

     

    DoyleLonneganCSC

  3. See for all the good that poor woman has done for the poor people of Denniston and the greater east end, can the press not just leave her alone, what harm has she ever done.

     

     

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    PICTURED: Tory peer Michelle Mone jets off on luxury £6,000-a-night Alpine ski break as government launches legal battle over £122m PPE firm she lobbied ministers over

  4. paulsthroughball88 on

    Can’t get Scott Joplin’s “Sting” theme out my head now.

     

     

    If you want your wages tax-free

     

    Well, we’ll give you an ol’ EBT

     

    And if you ever get caught

     

    We’ll say we did not

     

    And blame it all on thon HMRC.

  5. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    Third signing close?

     

     

    If true we really should doff caps to whoever who’s recruitment KPIs.

     

    (Clearly Ange is driving it of course).

     

     

    Duration of Window : 31 days

     

    Average (mean) deal completion dates

     

    Previous : Day 30

     

    Current : Day -10

     

     

    40 days earlier delivery within a notional 31 day window.

     

     

    Astounding.

     

     

    Shows what one guy’s determination, brains, preparedness and thinking out of the box can achieve.

     

     

    (PS – average dates data above totally made up but you get the idea)

  6. bournesouprecipe on

    GLENDALYSTONSILS

     

     

    Have eaten a fake MB bar from the Jungle and lived to tell the tale.

  7. Merry Christmas, feck the huns….

     

     

    Keeper, defence and midfield picks itself these days.

     

     

    Up front, over the course of 90+ minutes we unleash Jota, Haksa, Jamesey, GG, Abada, Kyogo and Maeda.

     

     

    Regulation 6-0 win for the bhoys.

     

     

    HH

  8. ,708 Away tickets for Ibrox ,I think it’s time our supporters boycotted that game ,some of them come on here and critizitse the club for being in bed with them ,yet the same ones are more than glad to give that lot £52 for a ticket,.

  9. glendalystonsils on

    BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 21ST DECEMBER 2022 3:12 PM

     

    GLENDALYSTONSILS

     

     

    Have eaten a fake MB bar from the Jungle and lived to tell the tale.

     

     

    Presumably not the same top quality Swiss chocolate as the original?

  10. Go tell the Spartim on

    The blogger ….

     

    Some chat on teh huddelborad that A) it’s a striker and B) someone suggested they were Japanese, still scouting for potential names

  11. The Livingston bus has just parked up.

     

     

    On the edge of the penalty box.

     

     

    Could be a long night csc

     

     

    HH

  12. I must have spent much of my Celtic supporting life in the Jungle. Only once could I not get in: the Dundee game in our Centenary Year, when we won the league. I was there about 1.40 and it was full already. I went in to the rangers end which was empty and by about 2.45 was full to bursting. There was some attendance that day.

  13. bournesouprecipe on

    Thinking Haksa on bench, Jota despite his new moustache should still start. Coiled spring Jamesie then Abada laters.

  14. PARKHEADCUMSALFORD on 21ST DECEMBER 2022 5:08 PM

     

    I must have spent much of my Celtic supporting life in the Jungle. Only once could I not get in: the Dundee game in our Centenary Year, when we won the league. I was there about 1.40 and it was full already. I went in to the rangers end which was empty and by about 2.45 was full to bursting. There was some attendance that day.

     

     

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    25,000….

  15. bournesouprecipe on

    PARKHEADCUMSALFORD

     

     

    Pay at the gate and spilling onto the running track talk of estimated 70,000 that day. From memory Chris Morris scored

  16. bournesouprecipe on

    YORKBHOY

     

     

    Evening Times ………..estimated attendance 18,000

     

     

    SameAsItAlwaysWas CSC

  17. paulsthroughball88 on

    PCS

     

     

    Same here, but had to go in with Dundee fans to get in on time for kick-off due to the crowds at our turnstiles.

     

     

    Made way round at back of East terracing to join our own. Great day.

  18. I watched the 2nd half lady night. For 20-25 mins Aberdeen were well on top and then sat further and further back. Sevco were huffing and puffing and going nowhere until Arfield came on. He was much more direct and a goal was looking likely – but two? Never. That was just so shoddy by Aberdeen.

     

    At 93 mins, I was sitting thinking that Sevco would probably drop points at Ross County as well such would be their deflated state of mind.

     

    Those two late goals will make that less likely now but fingers remain crossed. Their defence is ultra fragile right across the back four.

     

     

    If Devine and Sands play on the 2nd we need to run at them at every opportunity. They won’t know what has hit them.

  19. Good evening Celts…

     

     

    Logged into CelticTV and can’t seem to see a ppv option for this evening’s game, anybody subscribed?

     

     

    Hail Hail

  20. Good evening, friends.

     

    So, tonight, please remember 3 things – (1) wrap up warm in waterproof clothing, (2) cheer on The Champions for the full 90+ minutes, and (3) after the final whistle send 3 players’ names to me at SENCELPOTY@GMAIL.COM

     

    Please.

  21. CELTIC: Hart, Ralston, Carter-Vickers, Starfelt, Taylor, McGregor, Hatate, O’Riley, Abada, Kyogo, Jota.

     

    Subs: Siegrist, Jenz, Giakoumakis, Haksabanovic, Mooy, Turnbull, Bernabei, Maeda, Forrest.

  22. Team very much as expected. GG, Turnbull, Haksabanovic and JF probably all be on when 30 mins left

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