One story which caught my eye last week was that we have 33 players out on international duty over this break, from a pool of 51 employed professionals (and that includes Derk Boerrigter). 13 Celtic players will join Scotland youth teams, with a further 6 going to other countries.
We know we can’t compete as we once did in the transfer market, so getting and developing the best youth talent has become an important part of the strategy.
All of this groundwork is for the long-term, though. Getting three points each Saturday and preparing for the challenges ahead is another question.
There was a moment on Saturday when Aberdeen manager, Derek McInnes, could have turned to his assistant and said, “If Killie hold on for another two minutes, the league is in our own hands”. That’s how close things got. Tom Rogic’s immaculate strike punctured that notion, before McInnes’ team’s second half collapse at Fir Park.
Now Aberdeen need us to drop seven points more than them, or eight if you consider goal difference. It’s not going to happen. Aberdeen didn’t just slip up on Saturday due to a couple of defensive lapses, this result has been in the post for months. They clawed their way into contention by gaining a series of marginal advantages – they haven’t won a game by more than a single goal since before Christmas – 14 games ago!
This season they have been ‘everyone’s favourite second team’ who have only just got over the line for three months of the season. This is a statistical anomaly. A more regular distribution of chances created and converted would have seen them win several of those games comfortably, but winning far fewer games. Their dopplegangers in England, Leicester City, are benefiting from a similar phenomenon. Both teams’ form could drop off a cliff next season, but the chances of either improving win ratios, if not performances, are slight.
Leicester are favourites to win in England because the behemoths, whose spending-power dwarfs most others, have been unable to dig deep to find a dirty win often enough. Like Celtic’s on Saturday. That, as we will soon declare, is why we’re champions!
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aburntoutcase on 22nd March 2016 1:40 am
BRTH – Keep on with what you are doing. YNWA
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To the end of the line……….
THE DONALD on 22ND MARCH 2016 1:06 AM
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My comment about Barry was tongue in cheek ,as I`m sure you guessed .
Or another way of saying that I was sorry he left.
That`s a fair bit of political ground you cover . :-)
Brexit? Please yes. The baleful effects of mass immigration to the European mainland are already being felt in the rise of fascism. Sadly .
Obama visits Havana and for the first time in god knows how long he makes a ” courageous ” statement .
If you`ve tried something for 50 years and it doesn`t work ,perhaps it`s time to change.
One intriguing aspect was the decision to take his daughters with him.
There`s a message there.Haven`t quite figured out what it is.
Equally, the absence of a Castro at the airport to greet them .
Strange days indeed.
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and caldron bubble.
New Riders Of The Purple Sage – Lonesme LA Cowboy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVrkBB6kj_0
Macjay Gonnae stay aff the politics for one night! Your fitba memories are great to hear about (imho)
aburntoutcase on 22nd March 2016 1:53 am
I merely responded.
Aye,that`s how it starts. Geez a Cellic memory of yours. Want to hear one of mine?
Mr Pastry on 22nd March 2016 1:32 am
Youre 30 years too late!
I love Obama. The incessant debilitating racism bigotry and hatred that has resulted in the Republican party in America point blank refusing to accept the legitimacy of his presidency under the constitution has led to fracture and trump. may their god be with them.
Mr Pastry,
Shut TFU with your political bullsh-t.YOU TALK SOME GOOD SENSE ON cELTIC.kEEP IT THAT WAY.eXCUSE THE LETTERS,MY TURKISH KEYBOARD,MADE SOMWHERE ELSE HAS GONE AFF ITS HEID AGAIN.
Turkeybhoy on 22nd March 2016 2:21 am
Cap locks off. Bottle caps anaw.
ABURNTOUTCASE on 22ND MARCH 2016 2:01 AM
Aye,that`s how it starts. Geez a Cellic memory of yours. Want to hear one of mine?
MARGARET MCGILL on 22ND MARCH 2016 2:16 AM
Mr Pastry on 22nd March 2016 1:32 am
Youre 30 years too late!
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Perhaps you two should go outside and pull yourselves together.
ABURNTOUTCASE on 22ND MARCH 2016 2:01 AM
Aye,that`s how it starts. Geez a Cellic memory of yours. Want to hear one of mine?
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Seriously.
Yes, I would.
Macjay ? Did I miss something there? I thought I was having a conversation with you. Mags and I have had no interaction whatsoever.
aburntoutcase on 22nd March 2016 2:31 am
Sorry ,mate.
I was trying ( and failing ) to be amusing.
Oops. is this “posted too quick” happening again?
Macjay – Anyways,coming home from Paradise one Sat early 2000`s and I asked the wee lassie on our bus who had one of them new-fangled Mobile phones to find out what nag won the St.Leger. She came back and told me “the 6/4fav”. Okay,I thought,goodbye £100 but we won today. Anyway,just north of Stirling,the same wee girl comes to me and says “sorry,my bruv was wrong,a horse called Bollin Eric won the race at 7/1) Brakes were applied on the bus and we had a long stay in the Perth CSC paid for by me. At one of the tables I sat with,I went up to pay and the barman said – in a CSC,mind – that will be £16.90 please,sir. He genuinely could not understand why I refused to pay that.
Mr Pastry etc etc
I actually enjoy your posts lol,, in terms of its economic pointers they r akin to taking advice on drapery from mike’zippo’ watson
aburntoutcase on 22nd March 2016 2:51 am
:-)
Keep `em coming.
MMCGILL/TURKEYBHOY/ANNE TEARMAN @various times.
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Looks like I hit a nerve!!!!!
You never come back with a counter argument – just try to ‘shout me down’ with abuse – ’empty wheelie-bins make the most noise’
The reason you don’t come back with any reasonable points is because you have none and you know it. You pledge your blind faith to the flag- eaters of the SNP cult.
I’ll try this one once again – tried it scores of times during the Neverendum and never got an answer – Name ONE proposal and/or ONE piece of legislation, uttered or enacted by the SNP in their EIGHTY YEARS history, or in their coalition with TORIES in first term at Holyrood, or in their last FIVE YEARS in power on their own, specifically aimed at the poorer people in society? JUST ONE – of course I won’t hold my breath.
Good morning Friends of The Champions from a dry but grey and cloudy East Kilbride.
JoBo
Good morning from Cambuslang where the outlook is grey and a touch chilly.
I attended stations of the cross in St brides last night .. father morton had invited all local Christian churches along and it was a fantastic occasion. The local minister spoke of Paul and the respect all Christians hold for a great man.
Resolution 12
Noticed that someone flying a kite that any approach to EUFA may become time-barred in the near future especially if SF A continue procrastinating. Is there any way of expediting procedure? The wheels of God and the Law grind extremely slowly and better it were done properly but is it possible to lodge notice to EUFA to circumvent any shenanigans? HH
Good Morning CQN
Just drove down from St Andrews to Clydebank
Quick turn around and back to St Andrew
A weekend without the Bhoys don’t like that
Need our team to be playing
Gerryfaethebrig
Thanks lots of great times and memories
Corkcelt
Thanks for your kind words
Philbhoy
Thanks and God bless you and your family
KevJjngle
Stay strong my friend in Celtic will say prayers for you and light a candle
DD
Prayers will be said again and candle lit for your wee Mammy
God bless you all and keep you all safe
Hail Hail
Mt
AULDHEID on 21ST MARCH 2016 1:39 PM
Y Note 67
If you thought my post was not supportive of RD then your not that bright.
On Res12 you remain as ignorant as ever.
– See more at: http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/marginal-advantages-eventually-come-a-cropper/comment-page-2/#comment-2798756
Ah! The old name calling game again, it’s no wonder that you lot got no where on res.12, the SFA leader was asked last week what he would do, and he said he would do nothing and you sent a letter to UEFA ? Exactly what he wanted you to do, UEFA will politely tell you also to sling your hook,.
Making out your doing something about it isn’t going to fix it, if? as you are making out you have 100% proof that fraud was involved here? Then you should be informing the proper authorities, and that would be police Scotland, but as I’v said, I doubt you have the proof and I’m thinking the SFA feel the same way.
Calling someone ignorant who questions you on the res.12 matter, I’m afraid makes you no better than the SFA IMO, and sais to me that you will get to where you have been in the last three years with res.12,…nowhere, only because if this is how you react to people you are dealing with regarding getting answers on res.12 then it’s not a wonder you get nothing from them, it’s a busted flush IMO, unless you have the bottle to take it to the proper authorities, my ignorance thinks that the only thing you’s have done in the last three year is finger pointing, and name call people who question you on res.12, your PR department needs looked at, could be what’s holding things up?
Y not67 on 22nd March 2016 7:31 am
Hi there,
I don’t want to become part of your “debate” with Auldheid but would only point out that “proper authorities” other than the SFA are well aware of the correspondence that is central to the Res 12 process. Steps were taken to make sure that is the case. What they do with it is obviously something that only those authorities can answer.
I can add no more as the central facts of the position are now the subject of a criminal indictment which will call for trial in the High Court of Justice later in the year.
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Massive bomb blasts in passenger termimal of Brussels Airport….
Terrorism suspected…
N
o reports of any deaths,miraculously….
Though there are some injured…
I imagine this will have an effect on Brexit Vote and US Election….
And I think we can now drop any notion of the proposed Atlantic League .
Thoughts + Prayers
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Good Morning Bhoys a lovely Morning here in Central Scotland. I see that they think they have found the body of the 15 year old girl from Clydebank what is going on with folk nowadays ? there is barely a week goes past when we dont hear of a murder in Scotland.May R.I.P. and may perpetual light shine upon them. H.H
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Delaneys Dunky….
My condolences on your loss.
https://asiancorrespondent.com/2016/03/elephant-rampage-kills-5-in-eastern-india/
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Oops…Don’t know how I posted that newspaper link..!
Apologies..
Please delete ,Paul67
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Terrible news from Brussels airport
Several dead and many injuries so far
This situation in Brussels is not good. More explosions in the city now.
3rd explosion at Molenbeek Metro station
Can I encourage as many people as possible to sign up to this petition on Scottish Football
https://www.change.org/p/scottish-football-association-return-integrity-to-football-administration-in-scotland-94421b40-2d6b-4d4b-9cff-912c9849478f?recruiter=158907509&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=share_twitter_responsive
Sounds dreadful in Brussels. May God be with those suffering there this morning.
As far as I can see, the majority on CQN want nothing to do with `Rangers` and do not welcome their ` return`.
I believe that is true of the users of most other blogs.
Again as far as I can see, those who do not use blogs, DO welcome the `return`.
Does this support or weaken the view that we all make our own minds up?
JJ
PS The above was triggered by something I saw on the back page of the Daily Ridiculous.
BRTH,
Have signed the petition
Ooooops,minor but amusing cock-up earlier from Mr Pastry where he refers to
“economic illiterate SNP ‘sword of Damolces’ referendum threat”