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. The Battered Bunnet on

    MWD

     

     

    Goes back to the French truckers’ guides, Les Routiers for example, providing info on hostels along the highways and byways of France, and giving recommendations for the nation’s drivers.

     

     

    Michelin sponsored one, and the rest is gastro-history.

  2. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    DAVIDOPOLOUS

     

     

    I was using artistic license ;-) sorry to jolt you out of your slumber

     

     

    Signed by Brendan and then broke his leg

     

     

    HH

  3. Barry Burgervans Son is an animal of a Football Player.

     

     

    He put my Lad out of the game in 2 consecutive matches. Red headed but not in a good way. Airdrie decided to play him against younger opponents as well, as far as I am aware.

     

     

    It isn’t his fault.

  4. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    PETEC

     

     

    Nature,nurture argument.

     

     

    I’d put it down to entitlement instead

     

     

    I expect your A will have a happier life than the poor deluded wee fella. Or his poor wee deluded Dad.

  5. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    Saturday evening at five o’clock

     

    As it all sinks in

     

    Silently closing his locker door

     

    Leaving the note that he hoped would say more

     

    He goes downstairs to the kitchen

     

    missing the coffee machine

     

    Quietly turning the backdoor key

     

    Stepping outside, he is free

     

    He…(we gave him most of our money)

     

    Is leaving (sacrificed all of our money)

     

    Home (we gave him everything money could buy)

     

    He’s leaving town, after living alone, for so many years (bye bye)

     

    King ignores Murray goes straight into the locker room

     

    The mutual consent letter is lying there

     

    The marble to be hawked at the top of the stairs

     

    He shouts down Murray, Wier and Traynor

     

    “Warbo, your ass has gone.

     

    “Why do you play football so thoughtlessly?

     

    How could you do this to me?”

     

    He…(we never thought of ourselves)

     

    Is coining it (never a thought for ourselves)

     

    In Glasgow (we struggled hard all our lives to get by)

     

    He’s leaving town, after living alone, for so many years

     

    Friday morning, at nine o’clock

     

    He is far away

     

    Waiting to keep the appointment he made

     

    Meeting Craig Whyte at the Motortrade

     

    He (what did we do that was wrong)

     

    Is Having (we didn’t know it was wrong)

     

    Fun (fun is the one thing that money can’t buy)

     

    Something inside, that was always denied, for so many years…

     

    He’s leaving town…bye, bye.

  6. WEEMINGER on 2ND DECEMBER 2016 10:41 AM

     

     

    NATKNOW on 2ND DECEMBER 2016 10:23 AM, HT, JB

     

     

    Ticket prices reflect demand. It’s that simple.

     

    ———————————————————————-

     

    If it were that simple, then it should be easy enough to get a full stadium at home against Partick? :-)))

  7. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    AWE NAW

     

     

    You’re a very wicked man,you know.

     

     

    I assume that was the last Beatles record you ever listened to? “The Doors” followed shortly after,and I reckon MAGS bullied you off the Dansette(!)

  8. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS

     

     

    Yes I know. but the woman love me for it. :-)

     

     

    Beatles always win …. Mags and Mr. Mojo Rising wouldn´t even try to dispute that and it was a Phillips

     

     

    HH

  9. BOBBY,

     

     

    I got reported (2nd Time) for running on to the pitch to make sure Aidan was ok – I let the Ref and Burgervans Son know what I thought of them. The next game the Coaches own Son got the knee high challenge.

     

     

    I know its a Mans game but sometimes it gets to you.

     

     

    As I said – It isn’t that boys fault. It is the way he has been brought up, or possibly not brought up in his case, hence his anger.

     

     

    I have no idea about his circumstances nor do I want to know…… the word was on the street that Dumbarton were playing against Burgervans Son…… who put that word out?

     

     

    FFS he was only sent off the once for the 3 Definite red card offences – and at that young age of playing – the offence has to be really bad to even get booked. Impunity, Impunity the Refs act with ambiguity. Always away @ Airdrie.

     

     

    HH Mick

  10. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    PETEC

     

     

    He needs a Samaras. A ball towards the face,show him for the coward he is.

     

     

    He clearly thinks he is part of a dynasty,as do The Lanarkshire Referee Assoc.

     

     

    I wish him well,I hope he grows up quickly. And I hope he learns.

     

     

    Shame he’s at a genetical disadvantage. Canny blame it on the kids,eh?

  11. An Teach Solais on

    VFR800 is now a Monster 821 at 12.36pm

     

    Just back from the lazy sod’s First Friday 1.00pm Mass. Thanks for fixing that link to SFA petition. My stupidity. Anyway, hope people consider getting it beyond the 5,000 signatures.

     

    I know that some will derixe petitions and the perennial cry will arise “Why doesn’t our Board sort it?” but Ibelieve that if you want something done you have to make some personal effort.

     

    Anyhow, thanks for fixing my ineptitude. HH

  12. BOBBY,

     

     

    5-1

     

     

    It was just the tonic.

     

     

    Nightmare scenario – still to let him know that PETEC, and obviously Aidan,is leaving the Country to Finally go and see ma Wee Brother in Switzerland. Passport is there.

     

     

    Checked the dates for Future games.

     

     

    Celtic Rangers 3PM March 11th

     

     

    Flights booked as well, ages ago.

     

     

    Telling him tonight – He won’t be happy as to him the Hun game is Massive – Well putting them in their place is MASSIVE.

     

     

    I messed up.

  13. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    Will you be affected by WhatsApp’s cutoff at the end of 2016 ? Here’s what you need to know

     

    iPhone users

     

     

    WhatsApp will soon stop working on any iPhone 3GS – which is the second generation handset that was released in 2009.

     

     

    More importantly, the messaging app will also stop being supported on any device running iOS 6. That means, potentially, any iPhone 4, 4S, or 5 that hasn’t been updated to the newest version of the operating system – iOS 10.

     

     

    It also affects any first, second, third or fourth generation iPad that hasn’t been updated.

     

     

    If you’re not sure whether you’ve got the latest version of iOS, you can check on your iPhone by going to Settings, then General and then Software Update.

     

    Android users

     

     

    Any phones or tablets running Android 2.1 or 2.2 won’t be supported after the end of the year. This covers devices released between May 2010 and November 2011 from many different manufacturers.

     

     

    Android’s latest version is 7.0 – known as “Nougat” – although it’s still not widely available. Check what version of Android you’re running in the Settings menu on your phone or tablet.

     

    Windows Phone users

     

     

    Windows Phone 7 was released worldwide in October 2010 and Microsoft itself stopped supporting the system in 2014. So it’s not really a surprise to see WhatsApp dropping support for it as well.

     

     

    If you’re still using Windows 7 we’d recommend updating it as soon as possible.

     

    BlackBerry and Nokia users

     

     

    WhatsApp was planning to drop support for BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 10, Nokia S40 and Nokia Symbian S60 at the same time as the above operating systems.

     

     

    However it appears the Facebook-owned company has had a change of heart and is extending its support period for these devices into 2017.

     

     

    An update on the official blog says that these devices will be supported until June 30, 2017.

     

     

    WhatsApp itself has been around since 2009 and has slowly added more and more features, such as end-to-end encryption and video calling. Because of its cross-platform support it has become the most popular messaging platform in the world.

     

     

    “As we look ahead to our next seven years, we want to focus our efforts on the mobile platforms the vast majority of people use,” the company said.

     

     

    So if you’re using an older handset and want to keep using WhatsApp in 2017, it might finally be about time to pick up a new mobile.

  14. Celticrollercoaster supporting @WalkWithShay on

    ****CQN Bonus Christmas Caustic Competition****

     

     

    Good afternoon fholks

     

     

    As a wee added interest before LMS9 or maybe a “brand new soon to be announced” competition gets underway we are announcing a quick fire December competition to add to the funds for Shay,

     

     

    Very simple competition.

     

     

    Before Saturday at 3:00pm we want you to email us and predict Sevco’s December points total.

     

     

    The cost is £10 per entry and the correct answer will receive 50% of the paypot.

     

     

    If there are multiple correct entries the prize money will be split equally amongst the winners

     

     

    If no one has the correct answer then the prize money will be shared between the nearest entries.

     

     

    Sevco have the following games in the month of December.

     

     

    Dec 03 HOME v Aberdeen

     

    Dec 10 HOME v Hearts

     

    Dec 16 AWAY V Ham Accies

     

    Dec 24 HOME v ICT

     

    Dec 28 AWAY v St Johnstone

     

    Dec 31 HOME v CHAMPIONS

     

     

    Simply confirm your entry to cqnpredictor@gmail.com and highlight the number of points you expect them to secure, by hook or by crook.

     

     

    Entrants predicting 18 points will be placed in stocks and beaten with a soft cushion.

     

     

    Remember A Sevco European challenge is not just for Christmas…

     

     

    HH

     

     

    CRC

     

     

    ps Thank you GG for the idea

  15. mike in toronto on

    Given that it is a christmas competition, shouldn’t offenders be placed in stockINGS?

     

     

    There’s a mental image for ya …. a bunch of old CQN’ers in stockings! :)

  16. mike in toronto on

    JC2 …. wow! I did not see that coming. Is this the ultimate screw you to Hamilton? Or to Mercedes? Genuinely shocked at that!

  17. VFR800 is now a Monster 821 on

    MIKE IN TORONTO on 2nd December 2016 2:57 pm

     

     

    Given that it is a christmas competition, shouldn’t offenders be placed in stockINGS?

     

     

    There’s a mental image for ya …. a bunch of old CQN’ers in stockings! :)

     

    _________________________________________________________________

     

     

    What you get up to at weekends is your own affair; keep us out of it please! :>{

     

     

     

    KTF

  18. mike in toronto on

    VFR …. :)

     

     

    It got me thinking ….the next CQN charity endeavor could be a saucy CQN calendar ! Photos of some of our favourite CQN posters with a few discretely placed footballs…. we may even get one of HT’s legendary tattoos to make an appearance …. if he manages to get the right agent!

  19. MIKE IN TORONTO on 2ND DECEMBER 2016 3:09 PM

     

    VFR …. :)

     

    It got me thinking ….the next CQN charity endeavor could be a saucy CQN calendar ! Photos of some of our favourite CQN posters with a few discretely placed footballs….

     

    =================

     

    …… or peas from referee’s whistle.

  20. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    mike in toronto on 2nd December 2016 3:09 pm

     

     

    CQN badges would most probably suffice (not in my case) but most others

     

     

     

    HH

  21. Celticrollercoaster supporting @WalkWithShay on

    MiT

     

     

    Are you in confident mood for this weekend’s LMS8 decider? :-)

     

     

    HH

     

     

    CRC

  22. Anybody been in Family section at Murderwell recently ?

     

     

    We usually get tkts in away support but could only get

     

    family section MaIn stand

     

     

    Suppose its nearer the pub for a 12:15 kick off

  23. VFR800 is now a Monster 821 on

    Warbuton says: “The fact is it’s a tough division and points don’t come easy.”

     

     

    I think we got 3 very easy points off them in September, with another 3 easy points due on Hogmanay!

     

     

     

    KTF

  24. mike in toronto on

    CRC ….

     

     

    Honestly, I think Deccy has to be the betting favourite …. but, anything can happen. Some tough games to call this time.

     

     

    And as I have said, I wont be too upset either way ….

     

     

    I have already met my target … which was just not finishing behind Liam in Toronto ! :)

     

     

    And, if young Deccy wins, it is not loss what a friend wins.

     

     

    I would think that, given his location, it would probably be easier for you guys to prevail upon young Deccy to spread the riches around and buy a few rounds this weekend, so I will understand if he is the sentimental favourite!

     

     

    but either way, I’ll be raring to go for the next round! Really appreciate the time you guys put into doing this, so thanks very much!

     

     

    :)

  25. VFR800 is now a Monster 821 on

    MIT, it’s getting worse!

     

     

    Awe_Naw – will the badges bee pinned on? Ouch!

     

     

     

    KTF

  26. mike in toronto on

    VFR … when is your birthday? We’ll make sure we save that month just for you!

     

     

     

    LOL at the badges pinned on bit!

     

     

    :)

  27. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    Naturally with my physique I will have to do the centre spread but being the magnanimous type of guy that I am I will be quite prepared to roll over and let the centre spread be Paul67, what with the added attraction of his swollen knee.

     

     

    It is a worry when the USA secretary of defence shares the same name as UDA retarded fu**wits

     

     

    Deary me ….

     

     

    HH

  28. Celticrollercoaster supporting @WalkWithShay on

    MiT

     

     

    I noticed that you are a pure LMS8 predictor with no buyback history, whilst Deccy bought back his history in week 1.

     

     

    Some going for you both to be still standing after 13 weeks.

     

     

    I crashed and burned ages ago

     

     

    Good luck to you both

     

     

    HH

     

     

    CRC