League pivots south, not quite Atlantic League

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Back-to-back away games are statistically more likely to result in points being dropped than any other games (especially if one is a European game), so the probability of Aberdeen dropping points in Inverness last night was high. Their second night-game in the same week, on Friday at Firhill, will also be a genuine challenge.  I can’t find enough occurrences of a team having two away games in the same midweek to draw any statistical inference but I’m glad it’s Aberdeen’s lot, not Celtic’s.

That result felt profound.  Celtic can use the opportunity of a quiet week to prep for the visit of Inverness. A Highland double would go a long way towards the title.

On the “Atlantic League” story, little detail has been reported on what’s happened (ignore what has been reported) and where it’s heading.  The project is not at a mature stage yet, it’s not an Atlantic League, it’s not a collaboration of clubs from small nations, and no lower league clubs, anywhere, have been involved.  Apart from that, the story’s fine.

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has kicked the sleeping dog.  We’ll see where he barks.

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  1. Shock and horror, Scottish referee makes poor decision and gives a hotly disputed penalty. When I saw the headline I thought I’d missed us getting beat 1-0.

  2. iki on 16th February 2016 3:52 pm

     

     

     

    Scottish FA referees on 2016 International Lists of Referees and Assistant Referees

     

     

     

    Referees:

     

     

    John Beaton, Kevin Clancy, William Collum, Andrew Dallas, Bobby Madden, Steven McLean, and Craig Thomson

     

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    Seven of them ……. what is the opposite of “magnificent?

     

     

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    More than enough of them to form their own special ‘Ludge’..??

     

     

     

    LoEnergyJeb!CSC

     

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  3. Cat 4 Referee = Jedi Initake.

     

    Cat 3 Referee = Jedi Apprentice.

     

    Cat 2 Referee = Jedi Knight.

     

    Cat 4 Referee = Jedi Master / Grand Master.

     

     

    Looks quite appropriate.

     

     

    HH.

  4. Apologies in advance for my stupidity!

     

     

    Rangers & Hearts have always been known the The Huns (Rangers) & The Wee Huns (Hearts).

     

     

    After events in recent History, which of the 2 would you class as the Wee Huns now?

     

     

    I guess it has to be Hearts since Rangers no longer exist.

  5. 67Heaven .. CHALLENGING THE LIE ..I am wee Oscar...... Ipox belongs to the creditors on

    Madden refereeing another sevco game……so obvious

  6. TGM

     

     

    Are you at Rugby Park tonight on Madden watch? :)))

     

    Bet Wallace got the grip fae him at the start of the game.

     

    My son on twitter, saying it was a stonewaller penalty for Killie.

  7. Strange fact, some years ago eight members of our finest in Strathclyde Police were declaired Jedi’s.

  8. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    DD

     

     

    Im monitoring the MIB…Bobby Madden.

     

    He is blatant.

     

    Only in Scoddland would you get a sevco supporter refereeing a sevco game.

     

    Wrong on so many levels.

     

    Disgrace.

     

     

    HH

  9. Just in and scrolling back saw Owen’s comments about a Cork City v Celtic X1 a few years back. I was at that game as well. The slagging as such was from a group of about 100 16 yr olds marshalled by 8 or 9 20 yr olds.

     

    90% abuse was against their own Chairman & the remainder directed against Paddy McCourt.

     

    As Paddy would have been playing against them for Derry City in the preceding years, whenever he got the ball they would sing “Your next Queen will be Camilia Parker Bowles” to the air of a Yellow Submarine.

     

    Remember discussing it on here with someone the next day, must have been Owen.

     

    Anyhow with a bit of poetic justice Celtic won one nil with a cracker from Paddy.

  10. sixtaeseven - Gardez la Foi on

    The Hateful Eight…

     

     

    There is no way on God’s Earth there are only seven of them.

  11. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    Starry Plough

     

     

    Old style.

     

    Radio Scodd.

     

    Burns yer ears:)

     

     

    HH

  12. Malorbhoy

     

     

    Two of my nephews play for Ross County.

     

    One first team, one in development team.

  13. Delaneys Dunky

     

     

    I was in the Main Stand directors area on Saturday, and a guy three rows in front was getting big waves from the player who put us to the sword at Humpden

  14. sixtaeseven - Gardez la Foi on

    From Beeb Scotland site:

     

    “New Kilmarnock manager Lee Clark has promised to let Lee McCulloch handle the game, but the Englishman has come down from the stands to pass on instructions with Rangers dominating possession at Rugby Park.”

     

     

    “Stop playing like matresses !!!”

  15. TGM

     

     

    I will clock the mibbery fae MacLean and Dallas. I suggest you study Madden and Thompson closely. Report back with your report and we can compare it to mine. Smash the Masonic Cheats! As TET has stated on here for years. “Sort the refs, we sort the game.”

  16. TheOriginalSadiesBhoy on

    Watching PSG v Chelsea with one eye. Reading posts on CQN with the other and listening to Hibs v Hertz on 810MW. Who says men can’t multi-task?

     

     

    skellyeyedcsc

  17. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    DD

     

     

    Seriously.

     

    Im looking into the MIB in historical terms.

     

    Those particular er gentlemen….are at the top of the list.

     

    Blatant.

     

    Im still unclear on why there should be members of a secret organisation in Scottish Football:)

     

    What is their purpose i wonder?

     

     

    HH