Level of professionalism enveloping Celtic

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If the Premiership divides into four groups:

Celtic: 8 points clear at the top with 67 games in hand.

Hearts, Newco and Aberdeen: within 2 points of each other in the battle for two Europa League games in June 2017.

St Johnstone: isolated in the middle of an 8 point bubble.

The rest: all 2 points from the automatic relegation spot.

Then Motherwell top their group.  They have infinitely more to play for than Celtic at Fir Park tomorrow.  For them, this is about livelihoods.

We have an early kick-off at what will be a hostile environment.   Arrive with your war face on, Celtic, and get the job done.

Pretty stunning work by the Celtic commercial team, who, alone against the nation’s major retailers, were promoted by The Telegraph as one of The best Christmas 2016 adverts.  A level of professionalism is beginning to envelop the club (and I know it’s not there completely yet).

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  1. MARRAKESH EXPRESS on 3RD DECEMBER 2016 10:31 AM

     

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    Ah know, ah know, ah know…..

     

    Thing is, we’ve all been there and watched with our disbelieving eyes as, trophy after trophy, after trophy was snaffled right in front of us.

     

    Thing is, all the snaffled trophies are in the books as hun victories or, Cellic defeats.

     

    Thing is,….what can we do about it ?

     

    The LNS whitewash was flimsily handled by Cellic PLC who are theeeeeeee ultimate power of Timdom.

     

    But,…..what good is all that power if,….there isny a will there to execute justice ?

     

    The easy option is the one that the Cellic PLC have taken…..

     

    Sit tight…..

     

    Say nothing…..

     

    When the gates start to fall – bring in a squirrel and quell the thirst for justice among the mainstream Cellic supporter base.

     

    Sit tight…..

     

    Get a treble(hopefully)

     

    Sit tight…..

     

    Hope it blows over…..

     

    And on, and on, and on……

  2. Moderator 2

     

     

    Objection! It was used in a clearly humorous way, non-aggressively, and certainly not vicariously.

     

     

    You ever heard of context?

     

     

    In fact, I could have used another word which would have been much more effective in an alliterative sense, but, out of respect for blog rules I didn’t.

     

     

    It’s actually getting ridiculous now.

     

     

    And no, I won’t be bothering Paul with such mierda.

     

     

    Keep up the good work.

  3. Marrakesh Express

     

     

    Great post

     

    And a tribute to your Da’s generation

     

    Strength of character that only got stronger the more it was subjected to hun bias.The great thing bout Lisbon looking at your post you could say it was a thank you to that generation whilst catapulting Celtic onto a different plain for honours.

     

    HH

  4. BROGAN ROGAN TREVINO AND HOGAN on 3RD DECEMBER 2016 9:29 AM

     

    Listening to Tim Vickery during the night.

     

     

     

    I believe he had a close friend on board the plane that came down and knew a few others who lost their lives.

     

     

     

    It would appear that the company which ran the plane was cutting corners on the fuel and that one of the company owners was the pilot who flew the plane at the very edge of the fuel range.

     

     

     

    Very sad and an utter disgrace

     

     

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    BRTH. Aside from your high moral tone, the very grave charges you’re making here are seriously misplaced. Even if there is some truth in what you say, it’s hardly the time to be airing what is, at best, conjecture.

     

     

    I’m sure you wouldn’t want anyone ‘sticking you in’ about past or present misdemeanours without the evidence to back it up.

  5. embramike supporting Res 12 on

    Celtic starting line up v Motherwell ko 12;15 pm SkySports 5

     

     

    Gordon; Lustig, Toure, Simunovic, Izaguirre; Brown, Armstrong; Roberts, Rogic, Forrest; Dembele;

     

     

    Subs: De Vries, Gamboa, Christie, Mackay-Stevens, , Bitton, McGregor, Boyata

  6. Marrakesh Express on

    An Tearmann

     

     

    I was about to add that my da’s generation were actually well happy in the end. How good must it have felt to have lived through the dismal post war years and still be young enough, Mid 30, to savour the most glorious era in Celtic’s history. To be old enough to go to Lisbon on a wonderful adventure which ends in ultimate glory.

  7. Brendan fair likes his wingers, with GMS pushing for some game time? – maybe a player on the move in January.

     

     

    Erik rested for Tuesday, whereas Leigh Griffiths omission is an odd one, must be injured…… Shirley

     

     

    Very attacking team again always mindful of the sftb posts, but play to form, avoiding mibbery and we’ll win.

  8. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Brogan, Tim Vickery has a great insight into football, not only South American football.

     

     

    He occasionally appears on radio 5 and is always worth listening to

     

     

    He was on one radio 5 show during the last world cup. After listening to likes of Motson and Shearer bemoan the state of English football, he hit them with a few home truths particularly about the EPL.

     

     

    He said he can’t understand the English superiority complex and sense of entitlement (sounds like a club/company here) when they have done nothing of any note in last 40 years. Tim suggested that England should stop expecting to win each tournament by planninh ahead to the 2020 euros and have a team capable reaching the semis

     

     

    He was greeted with the usual we are England type answers.

  9. Gooooooood Morning CQN

     

     

    Nearly Celtic time :-)

     

     

    Kill Ultra, no idea what your objectives are, but I am one of the Res 12 shareholder signatories

     

    Shareholder no. C0000054247

     

    I also had my Auld Da sign up – shareholder no. C0000052139

     

    Just so you know

     

    I had numerous other Bhoys and Ghirls sign up, and still have copies of the originals, do you want their shareholder numbers as well

     

    Me I’m happy the Res 12 Bhoys are leading the way on this

     

     

    Hail Hail

  10. Marrakesh Express on

    Dallas

     

    Vickery is excellent. I heard Piers Morgan on Talksport the other day absolutely ripping into England and their superiority complex.

  11. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Griff not being on the squad is a strange one. Has he not fully recovered from his hamstring injury, is Brendan showing him who’s the boss or keeping him for the City game and the multitude of forthcoming games.

     

     

    We don’t know but I trust Brendan’s judgement.

  12. mike in toronto on

    BRTH

     

    your earlier post about Casablanca got me thinking… we haven’t had a good CQN Barney in a while …. so … top 3 films of all time

     

     

    1. Casablanca. Bogey at his coolest. Bergman at her most beautiful… Dooley Wilson singing, some of the greatest lines in film history, including maybe the best closing line ever…

     

     

    2. Tokyo Story… simple. Real. In spite of those, Transcendently beautiful.

     

     

    3. The Godfather. ” Leave the gun, Take the cannoli.” Words to live by.

  13. COWIEBHOY on 3RD DECEMBER 2016 11:38 AM

     

    Gooooooood Morning CQN

     

     

     

    Nearly Celtic time :-)

     

     

     

    Kill Ultra, no idea what your objectives are, but I am one of the Res 12 shareholder signatories

     

     

    Shareholder no. C0000054247

     

     

    I also had my Auld Da sign up – shareholder no. C0000052139

     

     

    Just so you know

     

     

    I had numerous other Bhoys and Ghirls sign up, and still have copies of the originals, do you want their shareholder numbers as well

     

     

    Me I’m happy the Res 12 Bhoys are leading the way on this

     

     

     

    Hail Hail

     

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    So you’re speaking for 100 shareholders!!

     

     

     

     

    ‘do you want their shareholder numbers as well;’

     

     

    THat’s just cheap and nasty.

     

     

    You know very well the (4) shareholders I’m asking about..

  14. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    KILL ULTRA

     

     

    No-one has suggested that The Four Requusitioners are necessarily shareholders.

     

     

    They have taken forward a resolution backed by shareholders,and with the blessing of the vast majority of those shareholders.

     

     

    I don’t understand your problem with that. And frankly I find your constant carping and suggestions of impropriety-at best!-both tiresome and defamatory.

  15. BRTH. post @9:29am on the 3rd – KU you’re reference makes name sense

     

     

    BROGAN ROGAN TREVINO AND HOGAN on 3RD DECEMBER 2016 9:29 AM

     

    Listening to Tim Vickery during the night.

     

     

     

    I believe he had a close friend on board the plane that came down and knew a few others who lost their lives.

     

     

     

    It would appear that the company which ran the plane was cutting corners on the fuel and that one of the company owners was the pilot who flew the plane at the very edge of the fuel range.

     

     

     

    Very sad and an utter disgrace.

  16. CQN Saturday Naps Competition : WEEK 17 results (Dec 3rd)

     

     

    Winners :

     

     

    16 roads (Atirealorigo) @6/1

     

    Dim Sam (As De Mee) @4/1

     

    Fastbhoy (Tullow Tonic) @7/2

     

    Som mes que un club (Two Smokin Barrels) @7/2

     

    Bull67 (Un de Sceaux) @5/4

     

    WWW(GBWO) (Un de Sceaux) @5/4

     

     

    Losers :

     

    21-5-79 (Silvergrove)

     

    BMCUWP (Motueka)

     

    Burgas Hoops (Zubayr)

     

    call me gerry (Five in a Row)

     

    Cathal (Henryville)

     

    Cosy Corner Bhoy (Zubayr)

     

    Fin 15 (Troika Steppes)

     

    fleagle1888 (Lough Salt)

     

    Gerryfaethebrig (Astracad)

     

    Graffitionthewall (No Selection)

     

    green T (Braavos)

     

    Gweedore Celt (Snow Castle)

     

    hashadenough (Fingal Bay)

     

    leftclicktic (Leoncavallo)

     

    Nye Bevans RS (Motueka)

     

    ohits (Indetir)

     

    Onemalloy (Conas Taoi)

     

    Raymac (Gods Own)

     

    Rockon (Five in a Row)

     

    TheBarcaMole (Beeves)

     

    twists n turns (Seventh Sky)

     

    voguepunter (Five in a Row)

     

    What is the Stars (No Selection)

     

    Zihuatanejo (Fingal Bay)

     

     

    Cheers, fleagle1888

  17. CQN Saturday Naps Competition : WEEK 17 Standings (Dec 3rd)

     

     

    +11.00 > WWW(GBWO) (8)

     

    +8.50 > BMCUWP (3)

     

    +6.00 > Cathal (2)

     

    +5.50 > Cosy Corner Bhoy (5)

     

    +3.75 > Fin 15 (3)

     

    +3.75 > Nye Bevans RS (4)

     

    +3.25 > Dim Sam (4)

     

    +3.00 > 16 roads (4)

     

     

    -0.45 > Bull67 (5)

     

    -0.50 > Som mes que un club (3)

     

    -5.00 > TheBarcaMole (1)

     

    -6.50 > Fastbhoy (2)

     

    -6.50 > hashadenough (2)

     

    -6.50 > twists n turns (2)

     

    -7.50 > Graffitionthewall (2)

     

    -8.25 > green T (3)

     

    -8.25 > ohits (2)

     

    -8.75 > leftclicktic (2)

     

    -8.75 > Zihuatanejo (2)

     

    -9.13 > Onemalloy (2)

     

    -10.00 > Gweedore Celt (2)

     

    -11.68 > fleagle1888 (3)

     

    -12.50 > Raymac (1)

     

    -13.00 > Burgas Hoops (1)

     

    -14.00 > Rockon (1)

     

    -17.00 > 21-5-79 (0)

     

    -17.00 > call me gerry (0)

     

    -17.00 > Gerryfaethebrig (0)

     

    -17.00 > voguepunter (0)

     

    -17.00 > What is the Stars (0)

     

     

    Cheers, fleagle1888