I was pleased when the league fixtures were announced, and we learned Newco would start their season on Kilmarnock’s plastic pitch. Already four competitive fixtures into their season, Killie present a randomness of a challenge at home. For Newco’s sake the pitch is unlikely to be dry on Saturday.
Killie will have completed six competitive games when we face them at Rugby Park in the League Cup next month, while Celtic will have faced only Ross County and Aberdeen. That is a material gap in preparedness and surely the rain will have stopped by then, so the pitch could be bone dry and bumpy.
For seven years now Celtic have been imperious at Hampden, only once (after extra time) leaving without the win in 24 visits. They have what it takes to get the job done on the big stage. Cup competitions, therefore, are about the draws we get in the earlier rounds – five games a season across two competitions. It was a tough draw.
Preseason so far has been far from ideal, with players missing across central defence and at right back. Carter-Vickers, Starfelt, Nawrocki, Johnston and Ralston is a concentration of missing talent that will soon start to bite.
Tomorrow’s game against Athletic Bilbao, our first at Celtic Park of the new season, takes on greater importance than it should. We are not as ready for the new season as I would like to be.
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BRRB
“Did you have to type Scheidt twice”
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Well, he was a big Number two. Though his shirt number was 31.
BSR
“Jota was a punt”
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And Alfredo was one letter different.
The Celtic ticket doesn’t shrink to fit inferior readers
MELVIN UDALL on 31ST JULY 2023 4:48 PM
AN TEARMANN on 31ST JULY 2023 3:46 PM
From Celtic supporters called the Green Brigade
22-23
https://youtu.be/vyP_Tjg4nfc
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What a bunch of clowns!
Clearly proud of vandalising a train and then stupid enough to brag about it by publishing it on their YouTube video.
Idiots like this give the club a very bad name.
That’s as far as I got on that video.
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I think your mind morphed into idiotic cliche long before I posted earlier.
Stereotype and shiteswipe poorly and focus on the “trainpainting”
Don’t focus on what they do in conjunction with local food banks and keeping the spirit of Brother Walfrid going as every Celtic fan should.
You should fold your arms tighter
Frown to the point your coupon is 1 straight line
and shake that head left to right while hmmmmm’n
All our older generations don’t like what our young ones do,but here’s the thing we have been dynamic and all encompassing since we left the hall in 1887
Long may we differ.
HH
CHAIRBHOY on 31ST JULY 2023 6:32 PM · EDIT
Agreed, lovin’ the way BR is always emphasising player development.
That’s the best way to add value, we now have a great player recruitment model and top of the tree at player development.
Hail Hail
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Every player we buy is a “punt” even someone like greg taylor
We have a great record or turning punts into money
It’s the only way we can survive and compete
That STV under a Aberdeen hun Bobby Hain made sevco one of there partners,right from the early days to Melvin ,Jim White when it was full of Huns ,I would put it alongside Sportsound Scotland ,and Clyde 1
Timbhoy163
They are all huns old chap. You can smell it off them.
Despite continued efforts to have Raphael Scheidt a ‘first pick’ ‘quality upgrade ‘ the Brazilian sadly remained shyte.
Quickly dumped by Martin O’Neil who told him after a pre season friendly he liked his players, not to be like him.
MON csc
Did someone mention Greg Taylor?
AN TEARMANN on 31ST JULY 2023 6:45 PM
MELVIN UDALL on 31ST JULY 2023 4:48 PM
All our older generations don’t like what our young ones do,but here’s the thing we have been dynamic and all encompassing since we left the hall in 1887
Long may we differ.
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You’ve got no idea what age bracket I’m in.
Also, why tarnish all that good work you’ve mentioned with mindless vandalism that clearly harms the reputation of the club they claim to love?
Just gives our enemies sticks to beat us with, which they love.
Time to grow up.
Good performance against the Wolves at the Aviva on Saturday and surprisingly big crowd of thirty thousand on a massive GAA weekend in Dublin. Hope Jamsie has a big crowd in for his well deserved testimonial.
Brianf
You can now post again
Please behave xx
Mod
I never behave. Allegedly. 😂
Good evening all from the Penny Farthing. No karaoke thank fook. The Derry City diehards are in the town drinking the place dry no doubt. Boys nowadays. 🙄
BRRB
You do on here
And I don’t know you out “there”
Mod
I’m out there alright. 😂😂
BRRB
You seem to do ok
Always wanted to know 2 things
And am sure the thought has passed a few minds on here
So…..
1. What did you do in your younger days that allows you to be out on the ran dan most of the week???
2. How did you hypnotise your wife to allow that??
Cheers
Evening all.
SFTB
I have again decided to grace your Superbu prediction tournament.
As I am sure you are aware my predictions are eagerly awaited by my peers, as they are aware I have an impeccable selection history. :) :)
I have accessed the new pool, however I have not had to use a password.
Am I good to go??
HH
PS
Is the wooden spoon engraved this year, :)
BelmontBrian
Your predictions were fine last season. But not necessarily in the right order. 😂
Mod 7.48
1. Avoided the taxman just like the hun.
2. I use my natural charm. 😌
Belmont Brian
You are in the pool and you have made your predictions already so you’re ahead of the pack until the results start to roll in.
Has anyone who hass met BRRB believe that he has natural charm like that???
Mod
Impertinent young pup. 😂
I think it’s essential we identify and sign up a quality leftback, quality left winger. A quality box to box midfielder and gk would also be nice, if not essential given the number of players already in there. Not bothered with adding another forward either, in fact don’t see point or value.
BRRB
It’s some sort of voodoo black magic……
We need to know how to do it lol
SFTB
Thanks, I must have been in the company of BRRB, late in the night when I registered a made my predictions. :)
BRRB
Who asked you. !! :) :)
😂😂
AN TEARMANN on 31ST JULY 2023 6:45 PM
I think your mind morphed into idiotic cliche long before I posted earlier.
Stereotype and shiteswipe poorly and focus on the “trainpainting”
Don’t focus on what they do in conjunction with local food banks and keeping the spirit of Brother Walfrid going as every Celtic fan should.
You should fold your arms tighter
Frown to the point your coupon is 1 straight line
and shake that head left to right while hmmmmm’n
All our older generations don’t like what our young ones do,but here’s the thing we have been dynamic and all encompassing since we left the hall in 1887
Long may we differ.
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MELVIN UDALL on 31ST JULY 2023 7:12 PM
You’ve got no idea what age bracket I’m in.
Also, why tarnish all that good work you’ve mentioned with mindless vandalism that clearly harms the reputation of the club they claim to love?
Just gives our enemies sticks to beat us with, which they love.
Time to grow up.
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We do not have much a idea of who or what you are Melvin except what makes you frown and emit clichéd drivel.says me as a 60 year old,Glaswegian lucky enough to go along to Celtic Park on this global forum.
You already are in cliche land,the trainpainting you mention,tarnishes what? What you omitted in your original post? That of Walfrid spirit/food banks.Why so quick to decry other Celtic fans.in like flynn with the clichéd reaction to Celtic fans called green brigade.
Write to the club,phone the polis on the trainpaintin,(might be an international number)tell us how you get on,trainpaintin is nowt to do with Celtic.
And the king of clichés comes out “gives our enemies a stick to beat us with” – which enemy is that? The one we had a whole bonfire of sticks,clichés etc in 2012 and have been pointing and laughing since.trite banality don’t even come into it.
The enemy- is that the one that would have us assimilated into,while cheating us with the full knowledge of our true and fair meeja?
Cliche central Melvin,they don’t claim anything on your behalf,they ‘love’ our club no more or less than you or I,otherwise they must be pretty daft to purchase season books,crazy eh.but not clichéd.
As I said in my answer to Gp they are at the end of a return key,for being locked out if Celtic think fit.
You be good now and enjoy your pint with BrrB
HH
https://twitter.com/CelticFC/status/1686090602180456448?s=20
James Forrest to unfurl the League Flag…
An Tearmann
Much of what you say in your reply to Melvin Udall
Applys to yourself!!
#clichecentral
Oh well good while it lasted.
BRRB
Don’t deflect
We NEED to know how you
1. What did you do in your younger days that allows you to be out on the ran dan most of the week???
2. How did you hypnotise your wife to allow that??
BRRB
Was the Penny Farthing not one of the well kent Glasgow boozers which didn’t have a ladies toilet? Possibly the Vale bar also – Dundas Street
Them were the days!
Mod
That would be an ecumenical matter. I can say no more than that.
In the late 60s I was a Friday night regular in the Penny farthing – I remember the sticky floor on which numerous pints had been slopped.
Gene
It ain’t changed mate. Some of the wummin would frighten the Marines. Some of them look are probably Marines. 😳
Like they ffs 🙄
Terrible thing, the drink.