The clean sheet record had to go eventually, so I’m pleased it went to a good goal, not an error by Fraser, which would have been harsh on the big keeper. Having already recorded Celtic’s, then Scotland’s league clean sheet record, the British and European records were within touching distance, but that is now a matter for next season.
Months ago, when Virgil van Dijk first suggested we could go through the league season without defeat I said we were not nearly consistent enough to achieve this. Ironically, last night’s defeat came after a sustained period of consistent an authoritative performances, in the league.
Aberdeen will have lots of reasons to wonder where there team might go now, having beaten Celtic twice in a month. Amid all the newspaper talk in 2012 that Celtic needed their soon to be liquidated opponent, a few of us suggested that what Celtic really need is an opponent, and that Aberdeen, playing to a captive audience in a wealthy city, were the most likely candidates.
Manager, Derek McInnes, knows he does not have the resources to compete over a league programme, but he has proven a few points: he knows how to beat Celtic and his team are the best of the rest.
If Aberdeen can cope with the vagaries of trips to Easter Road and Victoria Park next season, four games against Celtic will take care of themselves. Let’s hope Newco Rangers don’t nip in and buy their best players with that non-emergency £1.5m loan.
The immediate challenge for Celtic is to get back into winning form on Saturday. League Cup finalists, Inverness, will come to make up the numbers.
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http://youtu.be/bpImJxXg7K0
bournesouprecipe
16:17 on 26 February, 2014
Pointless analyzing a game that was altered in eleven minutes but made myself watch the game again anyway, and reiterate I thought Celtic were excellent in complete control until the controversial but predictable sending off. Debatable at best, especially when you have Celtic fans saying red, and others not. The real interventions were the early yellows on Celtic players for first tackles.
A timely Thompson reminder of the black side of the SFA when he waited till 81 minutes to book Willo Flood
Whatever Celtic were down to ten men, and not a forward or a midfielder but the star of the show, the rock of the side, gone, and the game was wasted as a equal competitive spectacle, That said Celtic still nearly could have had a point, and come back from losing two goals before they had time to adjust to the loss of VVD.
What would the point have been of taking off a forward when you are two down at half time? – I don’t think we need damage limitation when we’re twenty points clear in the league. James Forrest was an inspired substitution and nearly retrieved it, as we completely outplayed Aberdeen with ten men in the second period.
Disagree with NL on the introduction of Samaras, who contributed precisely what we’ve seen before, too many times. NL may continue to play seniority before juniors, and it’s his right, his choice his call, to pick from what he sees at Lennoxtown and beyond.
Tough, times twenty one clear at the top, if Lenny hasn’t got it, neither has McKinnes whose new Aberdeen got humped by Partick. A lot of Neil’s recent contenders for the top job, are commentators and some others will be in the future.
The midfield was set out the way the critical supporters wanted and we’ll never know what would have happened had there been a level playing field, ironic it was a ‘winger’ ( *CQN pet hates* ) that nearly rescued a point, if he had a ‘midfielder’ colleague with the ability to finish.
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Good post. I would only disagree on how we responded to the sending-off. Not because we needed the points but because it would have been good to complete the game without conceding. I believe we should have changed immediately (not at half-time) by bringing on Darnel (giving the youngster a run out) and kept either Leigh or Anto up front. Agree on Sammi – not sure why he’s getting a run unless Neil is trying to make him feel loved in the hope of convincing him to extend his contract.
Steinreignedsupreme
They both are, cos they are going to get right royally shafted again.
Fool me once, shame on me.
Fool me twice, shame on you.
Fool me three times, WATP.
HH
weeman67
That’s the bottom line.
Tic supporters using the puffer.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/glasgow-queen-street-station-to-close-for-four-months-153660n.23541191
Really……..how stupid would you have to be to follow the advice of a man who:
Presided over the horrendous failure and demise of your old team.
Was convicted as a tax fraudster and labelled a glib and shameless liar.
Invested £20m (allegedly) of his own money and lost it?
How stupid indeed!
Come back Davy asap please.
syd negakev-Minty laundered money for him £20 mil in ,£18 mil back…….allegedly.
NatKnow
Hmmm…..possibly yet we’ve Bloggers that think Celtic are set out too cautiously and Bloggers that think the opposite, NFL gets ‘critique’ whatever he does?
I thought his immediate response was positive, CM to CB sadly he was five inches shorter than VVD who’d have headed away the cross for Rooney’s goal.
I’m not convinced with AS and LG as a partnership.
WhatWouldMourinhoHaveDone CSC
The Sevconian civil war, battle of the marble staircase. The Hun-dread years war.
If you know your historeee….
Been on a couple of Celtic forums today and it’s toys out the pram time, so of the keek wrote on them is embarrassing from so called Celtic supports, some are beginning to become Huns of the late 80s and early/mid 90s when every bad result is met with a over the top meltdown. Winning the league is now not enough for some well am old enough to remember the Huns 9 and thinking we’ll never win it again so I’ll take a league win ever year because that’s what it’s all about.
A lot of spoiled supporters going about at the minute so need it get a grip HH
Nat Know
Re The Karagandy throw-in warnings.
Knowing a team’s tactics and succesfully stopping them are two entirely different things.
We knew Barca’s fondness for pressing when they don’t have the ball and keeping possession when they do have it. In most games we got our tactics right to counter this. In one game, despite playing largely similar tactics, we came grossly unstuck.
Karagandy’s equivalents in the EPL, Stoke City, had several succesful seasons exploiting the long throw. Every manager, even the geniuses, knew it was coming. They still managed to use that limited tactic to good effect.
It seems to me that most people on here judge how successful a tactic has been by the result. If you lose, the deduction is that you got your tactics wrong.
How come then that a manager with NFL’s wining record is still classed as tactically naive/ out-thought/ a rookie non-learner?
I have my own thoughts on the answer and they are mostly to do with a pre-determination to make the facts fit no matter how hard you must squeeze them. That, and a relentless desire to pursue the big C Keevins/Durham method and cause wind-up and upset.
We are still guilty of very lazy journalism on here indeed.
!!Bada Bing!!
I agree with you there. I think it is clear from the club that we don’t buy CL players we develop them. I would like us to sign an experienced player for the forward area. A playmaker or striker with trickery. Derk was clearly bought with this in mind but he looks like the type of player to come off the pitch cleaner than he went on. Pity that because he sounded the part and he talks the talk. Just not seen it yet.
LB
If someone had come up to me as I stood in the Jungle on a freezing wet Wednesday night watching a Celtic team struggling to beat the likes of Raith Rovers, Falkirk and Dundee, hoping a small run of victories would propel us towards a possible second place, watching them get knocked out of Europe by teams I couldn’t pronounce , never mind find on a map, that we would be complaining that the season was over because we were 21 points AHEAD in the league I would assumed they had partaken of too much of the special tobacco that was popular at the time..
LongsentenceCSC
Good afternoon all.
I met our own PaddyBhoy1888 today to have a look at his beanie hats and Polo shirts, here they are……
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THE EXILED TIM
15:57 on
26 February, 2014
They are behind King on FF, against him on sevco media.
As I said before, nothing better than hun on hun >}
HH
haha v true TET
They just do not do insight lol
so that gullible meeja backing the glib and shameless one
foaly foaly are horsin into their support for the shameless and glib one
mc murdo meantime ensures the spivery goes on lol
you cannae beat hun on hun thickery and
the gullibilty reaches and makes new bruises
its happening againn eh
glibandshamelessorshamelessandglib.
will he be fit and proper?
Sftb,
You are a good man for the stats, facts and figures…..
So tell me this, did all 6 of karagandys goals against us come from long throws?
Tongueincheek csc
yorkbhoy
16:43 on 26 February, 2014
Exactly mate it’s unbelievable
On us
No amount of wishful thinking will make this a good season
We struggled to get to the CL group stages – that was in part due to our signings not being made in time to be bedded in
Once there we were very average
In several games we gave away good positions due to poor team selections, tactics and substitutions
Once we were eliminated from Europe there should have been a review of what was left for the season
The trip to Turkey was the perfect opportunity to do just that -well away from home
The target for the season should then have become crystal clear
The league was already in the bag -so the only other prize should have become a major priority – especially as the final is being held at our ground
That we failed in the cup -especially after the LC debacle against Morton – makes this for me a poor season
Our huge budget -in comparison to the other teams in Scotland-means that losing the league would be a sacking offence
The poor cup performances seem to me to reflect the fact that there is probably very little in the way of bonus money on offer -certainly compared to the CL
This has been the case since MON’s time
I hope that NFL now uses the rest of the season to try out players like Balde and Pukki
– however I suspect that he will stick with his favourites until the league is mathematically certain.
Thus there will be little or no pressure on the teams selected after that – which will mean that performances will be harder to judge
On the Zombies
Let’s hope this civil war that brewing is the real thing – let’s hope for a long drawn out affair that brightens up our spring, summer, autumn, winter, next spring, summer etc – until the whole stinking rotten edifice comes crumbling down
Preferably round about the time we get HMRC eventually winning the BTC about 2017!
HH
Natknow
Thanks fur that Additional Clarification… re. the Gandydancers..Not so..”Secret Weapon”,
Ah appreciate that,pal..
Ah am no Oot tae Queer Neil’s Pitch..
Not Ay Tall..
Whit Ah am daeing is.. jist.. well..
Pointing oot.. a few of Neil’s.. Non Plussers.
Noo..Non Plussers ,ur ..well.. Also, known in the Trade… as.”Heid Scratchers”..
But call ’em whit ye want…
They still Remain a Puzzle tae Me.
Neil, fur Goodness sake..
Please Learn Frum yer Mistakes..
Starting by..
Dumping Sammi..
Sammi, should Never Mair be a Part of oor Team..
He has chosen tae be.. well.. Recalcitrant( Man..Anither Guid Yin…ed)
N.. Kojo disnae Like .. talkin[ aboot… Recalcitrants..fur they ur Too Hard tae Spell..
Good bye ,Sammi.
Next guy.. that Ah wid get rid o..??
Broonie.. Yes.. Him..
Wull Neil tak ma Advice..
Although,tae be quite Candid..
Ah dinnae See Why He should… fur…He hiz never taken it Afore..
Howevahhhhhhhhh
Nir n Steffi.. tae Me.. Represent the New Mid Field..
Wan that Wull Mak us Proud.. it .. Neil allows it tae Happen.. n disnae Dumb doon .. Nir n Steffi, tae his way o Playing in the Middy..
Ye know..
The Auld Trick of Playing “Patty Cake, Patty Cake,Across the Mid Field.. n in Daein so.. Allowing the Opposition tae Marshall Thur Defensive Wall…
Commons?
Yep Commons..
Commons, seems tae be oor Ace in the Hole..
But, Ah sometimes ..Wonder.
Don’t You?
O.K. If You Folk UR Happy wi.. Commons.. Contribution.. then..
who AM Ah tae Disagree?
Whit Ah am daein here,in case ye dinna know..
Is trying tae… IMPROVE oor Set up.
Aye..Improvement.. should always be..
Tops oan the Menu..
We must continue tae Seek Improvement..
Nevah tae be Complacent..
that is How .. ye will Continue tae …. Keep Ballin’ the Jack..
Kojo
Still,Laughin.
Paddybhoy1888
Looks a wee bit peely Wally, and needs to buy an iron me thinks ;)
yorkbhoy
Had similar discussion with guys at work earlier. It got to a stage about 6 in a row when I couldn’t see us win the league title ever again. I was distraught for years.
When we finally did it in 1998 I didn’t celebrate for a good 20 mins. It was sheer relief and then a cry and then the party started.
I guess like most football fans we are guilty of being greedy and impatient. Knee jerk reactions are inevitable. How many times have you walked out of a mediocre game in the last 5 years and heard.
‘That’s the worst game I have ever been to’
These guys were either not there in the 90’s or too drunk to remember. Sometimes people are quick to focus on the negatives. I tell my colleagues and when I had a team to manage to look at what was going well or what they were most happy with. You know use a different train of thought. The old negativity can turn to it’s actually not all that bad. Negative thoughts can lead to a genral slump. That’s usually why at times of bad results managers are often critcised for theirplayers either being pictured on nights out or doing something fun at training. They are trying to raise the squad and the mood. The fans can do the same. When you go to the game forget the board, the players you don’t like, how mince the last game was, etc, etc. It’s a fresh start get behind the team.
I think at times it spreads on CQN and other blogs and forums. It is entirely natural. hanging around or working with negative people will make you negative.
I took a Jambo to task on Facebook this morning who said Lennon was a half wit and I asked him to explain. He said the Celtic fans he knew agreed. 2 Celtic fans then did. I couldn’t believe it and set about tearing him a new one. I must have embarrassed him quite a bit because he pulled the post and all the comments.
Neil Lennon is our manager. We have had a good season not great but it’s a league win and I would have given my arm for that 20 years ago. Just for one league win too.
As my old man used to say. Never forget the bad times because they will make the good times better. These are good times!
LB
We could be having another Hun spring, oh the joy.
TD67, he doesn’t get out much, and we forgot the iron.
The alternative was for one of us to model it and aren’t the modelling type, too modest.
Livibhoy
I agree, I’m not saying that we should not try and improve and I enjoy reading about who we should sign, but some people should get a grip.
Can I just point out that our ability to be self critical is crucial to our long term health. Unlike the Hun. Some people rant happy. Rightly in my opinion. Get over it.
doc is neil lennon
17:02 on 26 February, 2014
TD67, he doesn’t get out much, and we forgot the iron.
The alternative was for one of us to model it and aren’t the modelling type, too modest.
_________________
Ooooooo k ;)
Oooops , any way Doc the kit looks good ;)
Correction Time…
Somebuddy jist claimed that the Celtic Mid Field.. agin the Aberdonians..
wiz. Set Up…as the”Critical Supporters” on here… Wanted it tae be..
Well..
Not According tae THIS.. ‘Critical Supporter”..
As Celtic’s Mid Field ,fur this GAME.. sointenly wiz NOT.
Set up as
Kojo, wanted
Nae Wingers.. which He got..
But..
Kojo..also Wanted a Five Man Mid Field..
He did NOT GET IT..
Neil, Decided tae Ignore .. the Addition of an EXTRA Mid Fielder.. in the Middy..
Kojo, had Suggested.. Henderson, but ,it… coulda Bin.. Fisher…
In any case..
Neil, Ignored Kojo’s Advice.. Eschewing that Extra Mid Fielder ,in HIS ..Line Up.
n.. Played a
TWO MAN ATTACK…in th Shape of.. Lee n Stokesy..
Kojo..
Suggested a
ONE MAN up Front in Center.. oan his Owneo..
In this Case.. Lee..
No Stokesy..
Noo there wur Sound Reasons fur Kojo’s Suggested Line Up..
As..
In the Last Aberdeen Game.. which resulted in oor Defeat…
Oor Mid Field had bin taken tae School..n the Cleaners tae Boot.. by the Aberdonians..
Oor Mid Field had bin Over Run..
so.. Kojo , being Kojo..
Followed the Wisdom of the Ages.. which .. Intones..
“Wance Bitten.. Twice Shy”
Obviously Neil.. Hid Nevah evah Hoid of that Axiom..
So he Gaily.. refused tae FULLY STRENGTHEN his Mid Field.. PROPERLY.
Ach..
Ah could go oan.. but
Ah wulnae.
Look guys.. Neil .. Blew this Game..
In Making his INITISL SELECTION.. n.. Consequently,in his Refusal tae Believe that It wiz Necessary tae Strengthen his Mid Field, immediately oan the Premature Exit of
his Mainstay.
n.. Don’t ye evah, evah, furgeet That..
Kojo
An Tearmann
He will pass with flying colours, a match made in hell me thinks >}
HH
Neg
Can I just point out that our ability to be self critical is crucial to our long term health. Unlike the Hun. Some people rant happy. Rightly in my opinion. Get over it.
Saying that we should have moved this player there, or changed this formation is opinion. Don’t have a problem with that, don’t have a problem with posters saying some of the football is dull, but claiming we should sack Neil and replace him with Keane, or we have the worst forward line ever does seem somewhat over the top..
Having a laugh reading some of the comments on hun media in response to the glib and shameless liar’s statement. I just about broke some ribs when I saw this comment from dumb hun one:
“That statement will have an effect on ST sales… ”
No shit Sherlock. And this guy seems to one of the brighter ones:-))))
LiviBhoy – God bless wee Oscar
A Jambo calling ANYONE a half wit is a bit like Billy Bunter caling somwone fat.
someone
hehehe – stupid huns.
Evening all.
Doc@16:45
I too can vouch for the quality of Paddybhoy’s T shirts and beanie hats — they are absolutely fabulous– great quality and appearance.
Last night was last night — Big Virgil took the early bath and they opened their account with a wonder strike — although perhaps someone should have closed Hayes down a bit sooner — but hey that is what happens when you are down to 10 men.
As we approach March we have much to look forward to.
There will be players out there who are free agents and who can be brought in on time for the Champions League qualifiers.
When the league is officially won and everyone knows for certain that we are in those qualifiers, that is when some business will start to turn and we can again look at strengthening our squad.
In the interim, it is essential that guys like Biton, Griffiths, Balde, Pukki and some of the younger guys are given regular game time– and don’t forget we have our best right back to return from long term injury.
Anyone else fancy a CQ10 virtual ticket, or better still there are a few real tickets left for sale so get in touch if you fancy coming along and listening to our collective endless drivel in person?
The Seville book is away being printed and we are waiting on a few guest appearances on the blog in the near future, and of course we have started to collate and collect articles for the next issue of the magazine.
It is a quiet oul life this CQN lark.
There is also a Res 12 meeting tomorrow — updates no doubt from Auldheid — and many another thing on the go which I can’t mention for fear of getting a doing from others who post on here.
Oh — and I bought some new boots!
Well it is that time of year innit?
BRTH
You would think Sevco seen the King statement coming and used the diddy loans as an excuse to secure all the decent property…
Sandman @ 15 51
Excellent piece. We lost a game….so what…..the title is in the bag and you can almost always guarantee that the home team will get some dodgy decisions in their favour in all my years watching sport in various codes, at least there’s another team who can compete with us and that’s the essence of sport.
Neil no doubt will strengthen the squad in the summer and everything can now be geared to having the squad in readiness for the Champions Lge qualifiers – the early break from competition should help.
I watched Olympiakos beating Man Utd last night another team with a massive lead in their Championship and I said to myself …….”hey there’s a team very like Celtic” both financial status and achievements.
Strangely enuff..
In Awe Awe my Criticisms of oor Neil..
You wullnae Find ONE INSTANCE.. where Ah Called fur his Dismissal.
Na..
Ah happen tae Like Neil.. n he has Done a good Joab.. Over-All.
Ah canny quibble aboot that..
Na,,
Neil,is Fine..
Up tae a Point..
n that Point is..
Neil. Jis Disnae Learn Frum HIs Mistakes..
Ah .. know.. But,, He jist Disnae..
Jings..if Neil wid only Wance .. Correct ,even WAH… Past Mistake..n..
Yield tae Uncommon Sense..
Ah wid be Happy..
But..so far..
He HIsnae.. n that . Annoys the Hell oota Me..
Fur.. Sure .. Everybuddy Makes Mistakes..
It is Natural..n is.. Properly Assumed.tae be Part n Parcel of the Learning Process..
But.. Neil.. Obviously.. has so far. failed tae carry that..
Assumption oot,
Maddening??
Ya Betcha!
Kojo