If you are a Celtic fan with a persistent need to worry about something, the sight of so many chances being missed in each of the last two weekends will occupy your mind. The game at Pittodrie was indistinguishable from the game at Inverness (our only domestic game which didn’t end in a win), save from the last minute chance which Inverness equalised with and Aberdeen were unable to convert.
We played five games in October, scoring more than once on only two occasions, when we hit two against Motherwell and caught Ross County with a late onslaught. For a squad with the best two strikers in the country this is a conundrum.
Statistical consistency is not to be expected, of course, teams and players will go through barren and plentiful patches, but since we destroyed Kilmarnock last month, Dundee, Motherwell, Newco, Ross County and Aberdeen have all found ways to defend against Celtic for long periods.
Tomorrow night’s Champions League game stands alone, but we might need to change the pattern of play for the visit of Inverness on Saturday.
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As it happens….
I’ve decided I disagree with everyone on here….especially the ones who agree with each other….
HH (or maybe GTF)
Disputatious CSC
;-)
Thirds63
So what clique are you in then
WHAT IS THE STARS on 1ST NOVEMBER 2016 12:08 AM
” well known ”
Love it.
Neganon2
I cannot believe that Paul67 has taken money under the auspices of CQN to do interviews.
Can anyone clarify this?
Muderrators? where r you when I need you?
The Third Lanark Regiment.
That`s controversial for a start.
A Poppy squirrel ?
WITS….
I don’t want to belong to any clique that will accept me as a member!
MarxCSC
There is a bipolar war going on here inside my head.
Ah cannae find a clique to suit me.
Sometimes I hate the board, sometimes I think they done well.
I’m a Socialist, but I have flirted with the Nationalists in my time
Sometimes I say Parkheid and sometimes I say Celtic Park
And worse of all…….
…….. I was a “Junglist” in the 70’s and 80’s, and at the same time I attended University :-0
A red AND white poppy is best.
But never on a football kit….anywhere.
AlmostneutralCSC
THIRDS63 on 1ST NOVEMBER 2016 12:23 AM
Aha.
Flushed out.
Mate. I remember seeing a very young John Hughes at Cathkin.
Unreliable memoirs CSC
My understanding is that Paul has dipped in to his own pocket to subsidise our watering hole.
Just had a look at some German Teams ground.
Similar in many ways to Celtic Park/Parkheid
Especially if you scroll down to the nighttime image.
For those of you going though, better allow time to get there.
HH
Oooooooops
http://footballtripper.com/stadion-borussia-park-monchengladbach/
‘Something happens at around 92 miles an hour. Thunder headers drown out all sound. Engine vibration travels at a heart’s rate. Field of vision funnels into the immediate. And suddenly you are not on the road – you’re in it, a part of it. Traffic, scenery, cops – just cardboard cutouts blown over as you pass. Sometimes I forget the rush of that, that’s why I love these long runs. All your problems, all the noise, gone. Nuthin else to worry about, except what’s right in front of you.’
2-month, 93-episode binge completed tonight with a fine malbec.
‘Jax. What happens at the end of the day?’
‘The bad guys lose.’
Utterly epic television.
SonsOfAnarchyCSC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CULdt2WMtUE
Neustadt Braw..
If yer lurkin….a wee Violet Jacob Halloween poem (House of Dun) put to music by Jim Reid…
hope yer well Angus loon..
TC45
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FisdvJmgVNY
macjay1 for Neil Lennon on 1st November 2016 12:32 am
elaborate
if you dont mind.
I’m a member of all the cliques, or none of them, I don’t remember.
I don’t care. I like the people I have met from these pages.
Even the bam’s.
RoastersCSC
Laters.
Doc on 1st November 2016 1:22 am
ah Sanctimonious doc. I remember you.
Whats your prediction for tomorrow?
THECELT45 on 1ST NOVEMBER 2016 12:51 AM
The poem .
https://yewhub.wordpress.com/halloween-by-violet-jacob/
AS
If someone wantted me on a radio or tv show,i would expect the going rate.
MARGARET MCGILL on 1ST NOVEMBER 2016 1:19 AM
One of Paul`s colleagues , Winning Captains ? , said that Paul had to pay for overheads . Presumably because the blog was not covering costs.
Ergo… advertising and perhaps appearances.
For me , why not ? Completely understandable.
Ars gratia artis.
Art for art`s sake.
Money for god`s sake……………The plaintive cry of the Thespian.
You can’t depend on the goodly hearted
the goodly hearted made lamp-shades and soap
You can’t depend on the Sacrament
no Father, no Holy Ghost
macjay1 for Neil Lennon on 1st November 2016 1:26 am
That’s the one! Thank you.
Lots of favorites from my times with the TSMA – Traditional Songs And Music Association of Scotland..and great annual festivals….
http://www.tmsa.org.uk/
HH
TC45
Glasgow
Dear Green Place….
And so many shades of green.
Leaves me briefly speechless each time I return home.
Bit like CQN tbh…
So many shades of green.
One for GG
https://youtu.be/txrILqlaUlE
(Still Disagree Bud?)
Way things are heading here….
Hameilldaeme CSC
Apologies….
Thought that was Paul67 meant by a low conversion rate.
THECELT45 on 1ST NOVEMBER 2016 2:23 AM
Couldnae understand what they were singing . But I was intrigued by the motivation of the author about the dad who died on the Somme and the connection to Halloween.
All Hallows eve. All Souls day. And All Saints day.
In Mexico , the day of the dead.
My old man was at the Somme. Part of the reason.
Celtic Park . 1980
Accessed from hun media.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPx5R59S0hU
Firhill 1980
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaJn0DjQcOg
Hampden 1980
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRpdk5MUir0
Right,thats me jist hame. What have I missed? Embdy fightin?
Oops just noticed Macjay is here. Who`s he fighting wae?
on this day 96 years ago, HMG murdered Kevin Barry. Is it still illegal to sing that song in Scotland?
MARGARET MCGILL on 1ST NOVEMBER 2016 12:14 AM
Was sleeping…deleted the post you wanted, I think…:)
Good morning friends. Dawn is breaking over East Kilbride as I type and slowly revealing a clear, cloudless sky with hardly a breath of wind.
Tonight will be interesting…..can’t wait, though.
From the Herald.
HOLYROOD’S opposition parties are to combine forces to oppose Scotland’s controversial football laws in what has been billed as the first moves to repeal the legislation.
The Greens and Tories have both confirmed they will vote to scrap the Offensive Behaviour at Football at a symbolic debate at Parliament this week which could see the Government outnumbered by the opposition.
Greens’ justice spokesman John Finnie described the legislation as discriminatory in only targeting football fans for sectarian and other offending behaviours while the Tories said the law was “unworkable” and “an utter shambles”.
It comes as the Labour MSP behind moves the repeal the Act said three-quarters of respondents to his consultation supported its scrapping.
The survey on James Kelly’s Members’ Bill to repeal the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act attracted 3248 responses, with 71 per cent supporting its scrapping.
More than 60 per cent of respondents also back the repeal of laws governing threatening communications. Just short of a quarter were opposed to the repeal plans.
The results are at odds with a recent poll by the Scottish Government, which found 80 per cent of the public support the contentious legislation.
The Government also said “not one viable alternative” had been put forward during the ongoing debate about the effectiveness and workability of the legislation “to dealing with the unacceptable scenes of violence and abuse”.
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Mr Finnie said: “There is no place for sectarianism in Scottish football, however Scottish Greens believe that the football Act unnecessarily restricts freedom of expression and is not the most effective means of addressing these concerns.
“The issues of homophobia and transphobia also need tackled in football, but with a society-wide approach. Let’s make legislation which treats everyone equal before the law, otherwise we’re dealing with forms of discrimination by only targeting people who are football fans. This is an unhelpful approach and we’ll be working with MSPs from all parties to ensure that the Act is repealed as quickly as possible.”
Tory justice spokesman Douglas Ross said: “We voted against this back in 2011 because, quite simply, it’s a bad piece of legislation.
“Yet despite wide-ranging concerns, the SNP railroaded the legislation through and celebrated this utter shambles as a success.
“It’s high time the SNP read the writing on the wall and repealed this deeply unpopular and unnecessary piece of legislation.
“And as Wednesday’s motion will show, the Scottish Conservatives will work across the aisles to make sure this happens as a priority.”
Although not binding, the vote will be seen as an indicator ahead of Mr Kelly’s formal submission of parliamentary bill to officially ‘axe the act’.
The Act, which came into force in 2012, criminalised offensive and threatening behaviour, related to football matches and any communications containing threats or incitement to religious hatred.
Aimed largely at sectarian behaviour it has come in for much criticism as disproportionate, discriminatory and poorly drafted in what it defines as offensive. It has also been accused of damaging trust between football supporters and the police.
A Scottish Government spokeswoman said: “Not one viable alternative to dealing with the unacceptable scenes of violence and abuse we continue to see at matches has been put forward in the entire debate around this law.
“This is not just about sectarianism or language that can be challenged by education programmes – two-thirds of charges under the law in 2015/16 were for threatening behaviour, including physical violence.
“After two full football seasons of the Act being in place, an independent evaluation found that the clear majority of fans condemn abusive behaviour towards people’s religious beliefs.”
Good morning,
Hunderbirds,like no other,& jc2,
Very interesting conversation last night re.Mrs McGinty. Knew the family well, brought up in Urquhart Dr.from late 50s
lilys grandpa
” A Scottish Government spokeswoman said: “Not one viable alternative to dealing with the unacceptable scenes of violence and abuse we continue to see at matches has been put forward in the entire debate around this law.”
I go to Celtic Park every Home game and have been to the occasional Arbroath and Dundee United games. I have yet to see `unacceptable scenes of violence` in my nine years as a ST holder.
As for `unacceptable ` abuse. Who decides?
Well done Hamilton Tim. Let`s hope the efforts of all involved lead to a repeal.
JJ