There is a decent possibility that Celtic’s apparent malaise over the six games since the win at Fir Park has something to do with opposition teams closing space our midfielders used to so much effect against Newco at the start of February.
That game was such a platform for our midfield to demonstrate their ability to find and exploit space. Sure, form slips, but opponents watch and learn. Consequentially, Celtic must continue to change the script.
Through this period, Callum McGregor has continued to dominate his area as teams fall deeper, but the two more advanced midfielders, paired from Matt O’Riley, Tom Rogic and Reo Hatate, have been denied the acres available to them against Newco and Motherwell.
We cycled through Rogic-Hatate, O’Riley-Hatate and O’Riley-Rogic combinations during this period, to little effect. The latter combo looked the least effective, but that was against Bodo/Glimt, by far the better opponents.
Meanwhile, Yosuke Ideguchi waits in the dugout. We don’t know enough about Yosuke to make a proper judgement. He made his debut as a late substitute against Hibs in January before being injured at Alloa on his next outing. His only subsequent game time was again as a late sub against Raith.
When played, Yosuke has filled the deep-lying role. Nir Bitton can play here too. I cannot offer any great recommendation for either player, but I would like to see Callum McGregor higher up the field against St Mirren tomorrow, with Yosuke or Nir behind him.
For all the disappointments in Norway last week, Celtic improved when Callum came on to play in front of Bitton. When he steps into the final third, he brings a presence no one else in the squad has. I’m not going to tell you this should be a regular gig for him, but we need to change this area of the park for tomorrow and Sunday. We have options, let’s use them.
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From the Sun, I’ll not offer a link
CELTIC and Rangers have struck a big money deal to go head-to-head in a historic Old Firm clash in Australia.
Celtic have gained a higher profile in Australia due to Ange. This will probably bring in some financial benefits. I certainly don’t think we should be allowing the Huns to benefit from this and we definitely should not play a game against them. We should only ever play them when we have to.
I only have the one login name (since i gave up osting as KevJ).
So often i have to log back in again when i refresh a page or go back to read something.
I dont know how the multies keep with it.
SAINT STIVS on 1ST MARCH 2022 8:16 PM
I dont know how the multies keep with it
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Those Russian troll factories infiltrating CQN
exactly, maybies.
The owner at Middlesbrough Steve Gibson a fan who has supported his team for years tried his best for them to get into the EPL listens to the fans ,if only Celtic had someone like him at our club,So Lord Haughey ie Willie the only true fan I know of in the Board buy Desmond’s share and listen to the ordinary Celtic Fans .
AP confirmed the Australian games in his presser today
Bada, did he confirm the huns?
and again
Instead of scrambling the gither to pay Desmond for his shares
why not hold onto season ticket money for 6 weeks after renewal
deadline – share price falls to zero – then make him leave
or physically drag him out of Celtic fc no honourable exit
for a, 5WA, Res 12, Same Club Lie, £49 oldfirm ticket trickster.
DD – OOT with a sore pair of stones as a thanks now fk off.
its just so simple…..
SAINT STIVS on 1ST MARCH 2022 8:16 PM
I only have the one login name (since i gave up osting as KevJ).
So often i have to log back in again when i refresh a page or go back to read something.
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Never underestimate the power of the JimBot…
I dont know how the multies keep with it.
SAINT STIVS on 1ST MARCH 2022 8:16 PM
I only have the one login name (since i gave up osting as KevJ).
So often i have to log back in again when i refresh a page or go back to read something.
I dont know how the multies keep with it.
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Never underestimate the power of the JimBot
(Excuse the fek up in the previous post)
Guys,
Quick comment, and I’ll keep it as brief as possible.
Yeah, there was a time when my view on this was the club should let the legal process run on the CBC matter, and that’s still my view. But my underlying feelings on the matter have never wavered; the people who ran Celtic at that time knew full well what was going on. They could have used their influnece over the Boys Club, which you accept the link or not that influence was real, to change things and protect people and they never did.
Most people think their biggest sin was taking our club to the brink. Not even close. Not even in the top 5.
I have always wanted to see them prosecuted but know I never will.
Here’s the problem supposing that this is the insurers who are blocking a settlement; the first thing our insurance company would do was fight a legal battle against US over the issue of whether or not they had ultimate liability … because most companies won’t insure you against legal liability where a crime has been committed, which is the case here.
So don’t assume that the insurers are even involved in the deep negotiations on this one. If I were in their shoes I’d be fighting tooth and nail, and not with the accusers.
TonyRome. Just survived big chap. 😂
jF
Appreciate the clarification- the original article was puzzling but the clarification is more in keeping with what you had said before
JAMES FORREST on 1ST MARCH 2022 8:42 PM
‘most companies won’t insure you against legal liability where a crime has been committed’
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Incorrect.
Eg breach of H&S regulations =crime. Insurers won’t pay fine, but will deal with claim for civil liability by injured employee.
Still no sign of Riley Mc Gree playing for Boro.Unless he is on the bench.Has not played yet.
Think we got the right Riley.
My friend in Australia contacted me today about his delight that Celtic are coming to Sydney in November.
When I questioned him further, he said it’s a 4-team tournament, but Celtic is the only club mentioned by the organisers.
Once again Celtic cyberspace is full of anti-board nonsense on the back of one journalist’s tweet.
Did we learn nothing after the Rangers CEO’s lies about away fans being allowed into Celtic Park?
ERNIE LYNCH;
We’ll find out in due course. But I suspect they will be fighting us on it before anything else.
SFTB:
Hope you are well fella! Keep on keeping on!
Lowkey (@Lowkey0nline) Tweeted:
It’s estimated that 36 million people across 3,000 demonstrations globally, protested against the US occupation of Iraq in 2003. EVERYONE disagreed, right?
Did any institution have the will, let alone power, to freeze the central banking system of the United States? https://twitter.com/Lowkey0nline/status/1498603922738626562?s=20&t=YMaAvIr7rjvZPB47I9aOBA
Why so much worry over the CBC issue.Worry about it when the time comes.There will be plenty of comment on it from the scum.We don’t need to throw logs on.
Que Sera.
JAMES FORREST on 1ST MARCH 2022 8:51 PM
No offence, but I don’t think you have a clue what you’re talking about.
New fad this.Nutters on football blog,posting Tweets from some other nutters on nightly basis.
Flat Earth CSC.
The Sun
NewsScottish News
LEGAL ACTION Celtic break silence after judge rules Boys Club victims CAN sue them over sexual abuse
James MulhollandGraham Mann
20:21, 1 Mar 2022Updated: 20:24, 1 Mar 2022
CELTIC have issued a statement after a judge gave the go ahead for Celtic Boys Club sex abuse victims to sue Parkhead bosses for millions.
Lord Arthurson’s decision paves the way for 22 ex-youth players to launch a US-style class action.
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The S*N 👆 didn’t want to put the article on blog.
Turkeybhoy
He’s not on the bench either😱
TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 1ST MARCH 2022 8:51 PM
My friend in Australia contacted me today
was it Gold Coast Jim ?
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George Galloway (@georgegalloway) Tweeted:
By the way all this banning and cancelling will one day be applied to you. Just think about that… https://twitter.com/georgegalloway/status/1498632648780038145?s=20&t=JMXwWOhSd65B53-Dk6s4qw
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Everybody just meekly fall into line apart from this guy 👆
Why do some Celtic supporters follow the career of players who exercised their right not to sign for Celtic, and gloat when he is not an instant success at his chosen club?
It’s a bit like stalking a woman who rejected your advances and went out with someone else.
Not healthy.
If 2x Aussie clubs are gunna be involved, you’d have to think it’d be Sydney FC and Melb Victory – both of who will bring decent fan supports to any games played.
Attended game the last time we came out; pishing wet night and drab win at AAMI park as I remember.
Sydney in Nov likely to be beaut weather and will draw bumper crowds.
So we’re stuck with this Greek guy til then I guess ;)
SAINT STIVS
Toowoomba Tracey
TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 1ST MARCH 2022 9:09 PM
I’m still miffed that we didn’t sign Ivan de la Pena in 2003
The thing about the CBC is that so many on here seem to know so much about it.So many Chinese Whispers,Taxi Drivers,a guy that heard from another guy,a guy that knew a guy that was involved.
Almost 50 years ago,very difficult to prove anything.So many dead adds to the problem.
The case will go ahead,but will be no easy case to prove.Hearsay,rumours,3rd party stories dont count.N
The FAFF about wearing same strips,etc.All padding.Rock solid evidence to prove a link,will be needed.
Let’s wait and see.We have a League to win.
you miss when joe mclaaughlin left morton for chelsea
Not gloating about anything.Just passing on info.I actually watched the game to see him play.
A wee bit too quick off the mark there with the snidey,sarcastic remarks.
tom mclaughlin
Tom, you spent a lot of time in Australia, how would you have felt had you had the opportunity to see Celtic play Rangers in your time there?
I was kicking a ball about with Joe Jordan the night before he left Cleland as a teenager to move to Leeds. I couldn’t believe Celtic didn’t sign him.
“Chump “like,as a guy used to say on here.
CELTIC MAC
Hard to say. It was a different time and there wasn’t the same level of hatred as there is today, maybe because it was before the liquidation and there wasn’t such a big issue about us not being part of the Old Firm, as it was then.
I would certainly have gone to the game – to see my beloved Celtic. I wouldn’t have missed it because of that mob.