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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Cetlic Glasgow on their Facebook page!
Right, go to town on them Paul!
They’re expecting a Heimsieg tonight, especially as Hazard and the very good Brazilian Raffael took part in their final training session.
DAVIDOPOULOS on 1ST NOVEMBER 2016 9:15 AM
Initially though this, but then I was swayed more to this one!
KTF
AN TEARMANN on 1ST NOVEMBER 2016 9:09 AM
OBF act gettin chatted about on rqdio scptland.
James kelly and james doleman both on
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It’s James Dornan, a nat MSP, not James Doleman.
Happy Birthday Blantyre Tim
KTF
Happy Birthday BT – hope you have a good day and something extra to celebrate come 10:00pm tonight!
Davidopolous
“Mark Wilson is the new Airdrie United manager with Gordon Dalziel as a “football consultant”.
That will….erm….end well…”
*****
He is joining a remarkable team, though, joining Sevco in their defiance of the space/time continuum.
Founded 2002, but won a divisional title in the seventies!
The SPFL can’t even be a consistent farce.
http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/airdrieonians/
Unionist Lynch
Thank you for the name correction only
I do know one was labour/unionist like yourself and one a nationalist or nat as you barf out.
Love your venom,
HH
And 22 hours of work may explain my error
HH
Many Hoopy returns to BT. Hope you have a fine day.
HH
Gerry
vfr800a8 on 1st November 2016 9:27 am
DAVIDOPOULOS on 1ST NOVEMBER 2016 9:15 AM
Initially though this, but then I was swayed more to this one!
KTF
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Disgraceful.
The photographer didn’t even ask my permission to publish that picture.
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 1ST NOVEMBER 2016 8:51 AM
Look at the headline- I wonder what age and shape the scientist was
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For my own sake, I hope the first part of the headline is as true as I know the second part to be!
setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on 1st November 2016 8:51 am
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This is prime material for The Daily Mash. Expect a Mash headline later. Roughly : “Fat Baldy Men Extremely Attractive to Beautiful Models, Say Fat and Balding Scientists”. According to Professor John Smeg, from the Institute For Studies….etc..
:-)
Had to leave the car when a Halloween pre-theatre became a post-bedtime last night.
A bit concerned about what I’m going back to this morning as the car park was full.
Still, it was Bothwell, nothin’ bad ever happens there, does it??
Back on later to read the pre-match analysis in all its glory.
AN TEARMANN on 1ST NOVEMBER 2016 9:41 AM
There was a nat poster on here at the time of the Holyrood election who maintained that Kelly’s criticism of the legislation was merely electioneering and would come to nothing.
I can’t remember who it was.
Was it you?
Article in The Scotsman today in relation to OBAF act states : “The Conservatives plan to bring forward a motion allowing MSPs to vote on the legislation at Holyrood tomorrow.”
Hopefully the opposition will not forget to press their voting button…
Happy Birthday Blantyre Tim, one of the legendary CQN’ers.
Have a smashing mate.
Keep on Keeping’ on..
SP
NatKnow
Hopefully the opposition will not forget to press their voting button…
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Voting buttons? Do they not hold up cards with either a red tomato or a green pepper on them to cast votes?
BEATBHOY on 1ST NOVEMBER 2016 9:51 AM
Had to leave the car when a Halloween pre-theatre became a post-bedtime last night.
A bit concerned about what I’m going back to this morning as the car park was full.
Still, it was Bothwell, nothin’ bad ever happens there, does it??
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Well, nothing ever happens at all there so you’ll be fine! :-))
DAVIDOPOULOS on 1ST NOVEMBER 2016 9:57 AM
NatKnow
Hopefully the opposition will not forget to press their voting button…
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Voting buttons? Do they not hold up cards with either a red tomato or a green pepper on them to cast votes?
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Give then problem some of them have had pressing a button, I’m not sure holding up a card is within their capability either! :-))
So how will it go tonight?
I expect Gordon in goal, so no surprises there. With the injury to Toure and Jozo not being risked because of his long term injury problems (BR’s words, not mine), I expect a backline of Gamboa, Lustig, Sviatchenko and Izzy. This is an experienced backline so we shouldn’t be overly worried I don’t think. A lot has been made of Gamoba’s performance against Barcelona, but if we are honest, the whole team was poor and to single him out is unfair. He certainly has pace and has played in big games at the World Cup before so the occasion shouldn’t phase him. Lustig and Sviatchenko are probably as solid as we could go in the middle due to the circumstances; some feel that Hahn is a physical presence we may have to face but I’m sure Mikael and Erik are up to a physical challenge! Izzy has been over the course many times before so we know we will get a solid performance there.
The middle 3 are the most important tonight I think; in my view, this is where the game will be won or lost. Brown is an obvious starter. However, for the remaining 2 places we can choose from Bitton, Armstrong, McGregor and Rogic. Clearly Rogic is the most talented of the 4 but there is an argument to say that he may be better coming off the bench after 60 minutes to influence the game from there. That would leave, in my opinion, Bitton and Armstrong to provide a more solid middle 3 with Brown. I know many on here aren’t Bitton fans; I am. I think he brings a lot to the team and when on form is a key player in the middle; he can link up well between defence and attack and has had a lot of the ball I European games this season. I often think that Scott Brown plays better with Bitton in the team: he seems to get further forward when Bitton drops in behind him. Armstrong will add a bit more drive and be more direct than Tom Rogic and this may suit us against A German Team. If Armstrong can stop Vestergaard from pushing out of defence as he did in the last game that will make a massive difference!
The front 3 will be Sinclair, Dembele and Forrest or Roberts. Tonight I would start with Roberts and trust the midfield and defence to tighten up behind him because he doesn’t offer as much as James Forrest when we don’t have the ball. However, if we play him we can (hopefully) use his talent to make sure we have more of the ball. If Roberts and Sinclair are on song we have more than a decent chance to get a result tonight! Moussa Dembele has to make his physical presence felt tonight and give their 2 centre backs more of a problem than he did at Celtic Park; he is more than capable of that and I take him to get at least 1 tonight.
The reality is that it’s pretty much a “free” chance tonight. We aren’t expected to get much from the game after the result in Glasgow. There is very little expectation that we will come anywhere other than 4th in the Group. That means the pressure is off so maybe the players can be a bit more relaxed and enjoy the occasion and the game. Any victory would be great; winning by 2 would be massive as it would probably put as in front in terms of the “head-to-head” with Gladbach. If we do that, then anything is possible in the last 2 games!
However, I don’t get paid £45K a week to set up the team, Brendan Rodgers does and will probably disagree with me!
Prediction? Something like 3-2 or 4-3 to the ‘Tic! 3-1 would be awesome!
COYBIG
KTF
NatKnow
I see. It’s the lack of fully opposable thumbs, isn’t it?
NATKNOW on 1ST NOVEMBER 2016 9:48 AM
setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on 1st November 2016 8:51 am
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This is prime material for The Daily Mash. Expect a Mash headline later. Roughly : “Fat Baldy Men Extremely Attractive to Beautiful Models, Say Fat and Balding Scientists”. According to Professor John Smeg, from the Institute For Studies….etc..
We could ask Neganon.He informed us all last night that he was a “Social scientist”.Dont know about him being fat and balding,but boring and pompous might still work.
Unionist Lynch 9, 52
By nat you mean?- scottish nationalist
Never voted for them in my life.way to left wing for that.I did vote for independence and you as a rabid defender of the union are getting mixed up, not for first time,
Remember left wing….its what your party was before the war criminal raped working class ideology for generations to come by furthering individualism more than Thatcher and launching exocets into the genie bottle that is the middle east.not to mention a million souls dead or displaced down to his action.
45minwarnin seems a tad futile eh.
HH
ROBINBHOY
Get well soon!
BT
Happy birthday Buddy (said in a non cliquish way!)
Hope your birthday celebrations continue late into the night!
HUNDERBIRDS ARE GONE
Lovely story last night!
The response to your post was great too!
Now………..wouldn’t it be a great idea to have a November Mini Hoot to meet all your old EK pals, and someone could bring Mrs McGinty along too!
We have no game on Saturday the 19th of this month, as playing Killie the day before.
Step for a hint?
Davidopoulos on 1st November 2016 9:46 am
Paparazzi! Pfffffttttt as TD67 would say ………………….
KTF
I fear a 3-0 hammering tonight.
The second half could be as bad too!
(That was for DAVIDOPOULIS – See what I did there?)
C’MON THE CELTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BLANTYRETIM
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Happy Birthday Amigo.
May God Bless yer Grand ole self and all who are close to you.
You’ll Never Walk Alone…in the Jungle.
Philbhoy
You’ve raised my hopes there…
ROBINBHOY
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Thoughts and Prayers
to you fella.
Hail Hail
Setting free the bears 8.43
Sound observation mate, maybe bfdj could be the healthy eating advisor……chomp chomp
Shug “kid on” keevins as meejah spokesman
Keef Jackson as fundrazor looking for a biilyinerr
:-)
HH
DAVIDOPOULOS
Sorry about the spelling!
I live in hope.
If we get humped at least we are in it to get humped.
Now next year…………….
Philbhoy
Absolutely, I’m not hoping after the last match against them. But I’m not afraid of a humping either. I think the bhoys will give a good account of themselves.
………….also there is no gig at McChuills that day!
HAMILTONTIM
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Hail Hail fella.
Well done on the 71% stuff, connected to the OBAF thingy.
But, ye know what…..?
I think that the ‘entire’ campaign was a long road for a short cut.
Ah mean, Celtic PLC, virtually rubber stamped the ACT with they’re duplicity along with Paul McBride who was, on one hand, publicly calling out the sectarian driven agenda from the SFA vs Neil Lennon and, about the sectarian history of this country etc,….blah, blah….
Then, on the other hand,….he was in alliance with Campbell Corrigan’s crusade, based on the ACT to, smash the marxist Green Brigade !?!?!?
Peter Lawwell, Paul McBride and Campbell Corrigan, summoned the Green Brigade to Celtic Park for a meeting aimed at addressing the sectarian singing at Celtic Park ?!?!?
The Green Brigade did what Celtic FC should have done when they were summoned to a, Govt Summit for having 3 players booked at the shame-game….The Green Brigade told them to ramm They’re meeting at Celtic Park !!!
Ah mean,….to my thinking,…the Green Brigade were the only group to emerge from the above circus of the self appointed kangaroo court exponents, with they’re dignity and credit intact….imho.
Ye see, if,….the entire Celtic support took the Green Brigade route and told Celtic FC…”Look, you have agreed to an ACT which ultimately, is designed to criminalize your paying public so,….here’s what were gonna do….not one Celtic supporter will renew they’re season books until Celtic PLC un-fix this ACT and make Celtic Park a place were, Celtic supporters can attend to watch they’re football and, provide the support for the team on the pitch, without fear of being branded a criminal.”
Now,….if the Celtic support had grabbed the club by the balls….how long do you think the ACT would have been in place ?
Ye see, the Celtic PLC-Hierarchy new that they could lend they’re weight to the moves to make the ACT, the law because, they knew that the Celtic support were / are toothless.
Ye see, to the PLC-Hierarchy,….ye can send all the petitions that ye want but, ye know what….they don’t care.
They don’t give a flying monkeys, how many Celtic supporters get criminal records…..coz they’ve got yer money.
That’s all they want.
The cops could have errected the gallows on the Celtic Way and held weekly hangings of ‘guilty’ Celtic supporters who sang dodgy songs and ye know what…?…The PLC-Hierarchy would probably open the boardroom windows above the front entrance and cheer at the demise of each supporter….imho.
Point is, the Celtic support have barked up the wrong tree on this issue about the ACT since day one.
Ah mean, the PLC-Hierarchy – sold you out !
And what did Celtic supporters do about it ?
Hee-haw…that’s what they did!
Filling out petitions will never hurt the board who sold you out.
Not renewing yer season books will.
But, ye know what else….?
Celtic supporters sent out the message last season that, there could be upwards of 30,000 empty seats in the stadium this season.
That threat came about through apathy, not because Celtic supporters were showing cojones because, the PLC-Hierarchy know that the Celtic support have ‘no’ cojones.
To conclude….what do ye think the Jungle would have done to the Kelly’s & White’s if they had, secretly, sneakily, cliquelly sold Celtic’s soul to the establishment by rubber stamping an ACT that would announce open season for the bigoted cops….on Celtic supporters ?
There would have been bhoycotts to end all bhoycotts.
The Kelly’s & White’s would have been chased down London road by thousands of green & white zulu’s oot the Jungle.
I know that things are different now than, they were in the Jungle days but….the board knew that the Jungle – if sparked – would have gone for the throat.
Nowadays….Celtic supporters are easily gulled by, ice cream and jelly and squirrels.
For 4 years we’ve been told that the huns are on the verge…..?
On the verge of what….?
Some Celtic supporters of today are even gulled by the idea that, we’ve won the war vs all the huns / establishments cheating because….Celtic FC don’t mention the words – Old Firm ????
Ah mean, as soon as the huns were taken out of our league, PL was on the plane down to London to negotiate a new tv-deal designed to drip-feed the huns, to keep them alive, as they entered div 3 ?????
Why ????
Why did Celtic FC not threaten to leave the game if, the huns were allowed back into any level of football without as much as a clout on the ear being administered to them ????
Why did Celtic fans not take the blinkers off when, Fergus McCann, the supposed establishment skelping hero, came out and said that it was the ‘worst’ decision ever made to take Rangers FC out of the same league as Celtic FC ????
Anyway,…..with respect,….Celtic PLC-Hierarchy are the ‘real’ foes of the Celtic support, before ye even think about the establishment. Celtic PLC are a huge, influential part of that establishment.
Only Celtic supporters can effect the change to that.
But, the Celtic support of today are too easily gulled….that, is the real Scotland’s Shame….imho.
Hail Hail and guid luck.
Prediction – Celtic’s underdog, on the ropes heroes will pull a rabbit oot the fire tonight.
….off-oot-laters….
DAVIDOPOULIS
I’m really looking forward to it and hoping for the best!
HH