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9’mins of highlights
http://youtu.be/xffTh316onw
HH
CRC ;))
BGX sweet dreams ;))
Goodnight hoopies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDj85_Z5fCc
18s nice n sleazy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbyAZQ45uww
Hector sings to the hun
Aye and who picked St Johnstone in their LMS5 week 3 pick
Nuggets! One and all!
Me. That’s me buying back the history again :-)
Goodnight CQN
HH
CRC
Thought we played some good stuff throughout the game today but not in the final third where it matters. Unbelievable non-decisions to deny what would be 2 clear penalties in every other game at any level any where else in the world. Concerned that we look weak going forward. Ronny needs to fix this.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=clNadhNzc-k
wern’t u jist there ;))
NOWA
H.H.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWECvIl-34g
Gnite
God bless,
HH
Still as relevant today
Quadrofenians – F*** The SFA
http://youtu.be/JXahiSbmHhE (This one needs age confirmation)
This on disnae https://youtu.be/aeIVXJ5HCL0
CAUTION – SWEARIES and lots of them
HH
I guess if you are hardcore, the Ends justify the means.
Yeshua about that?
Nothing
Gematria and that number 8, China and Vladimir?
Jesus Christ is the ONLY person you can Trust.
Don’t believe me as I’m a Happy but Mad Cyril kinda guy….. It was obvious to me that the Great Kojo was a hardcore Jesuit, chased away by the Holiest of people ever.
Yeshua is the Father. He stepped into his Creation, fulfilled all the Rabbi stuff, and Died for all of Mankind to …..
!!Offski, tchaikovskY!!
Today’s Comres sample for next springs Scottish elections ..
54% SNP
19% Con
17% Lab
7% Lib
2% Green
2% UKIP
UK-wide it’s 42% Con / 29% Lab..
The detrimental affect of all the pointless advertising on this blog is just as shambolic as Labour ..
Total turnoff .. No wonder people are leaving in their droves.
Surprisingly informative piece in SOS today re our Thursday opponents.
Celticās Europa opponents are Group Aās surprise package, warns Graham Ruthven
Spirits were already low enough on the day of Celticās Europa League group stage draw. Having missed out on the glittery, shimmering Champions League just three days earlier, Ronny Deila probably could have done without European heavyweights Ajax and Fenerbahce emerging from the proverbial hat in Nyon. At least they had Molde ā the Norwegian minnows, by comparison ā to prop up Group A.
Or so they thought. With the group stage halfway mark approaching, Molde have been much more than just a Europa League filler. In fact, Thursdayās clash between the Norwegian champions and Celtic could define the final look of Group A ā with Molde currently sitting atop the standings having taken four points from their first two fixtures.
Their 3-1 win over Fenerbahce in Istanbul could have been written off as a mere fluke had it not been backed up with a spirited 1-1 draw against Ajax in their next group game. Celtic, perhaps unlike their Group A opponents, have had fair warning of the Norwegiansā capability.
But what precisely will Deilaās men come up against on the Scandinavian west coast? Molde have thus far proved Group Aās surprise package ā making a mockery of any bottom-place predictions ā yet not much is known of the methods behind the results. Deila ā the former Stromsgodset coach who counted Molde as rivals not so long ago ā might have an idea of his compatriotsā inner workings, though.
Last season Molde were crowned Norwegian champions, finishing 11 points clear of Rosenborg at the top of the Tippeligaen. But with the countryās league season running from March to November that triumph came some time ago ā and they have since toiled in their title defence.
Seventh place in the Norwegian top flight is hardly where you might expect to find a side that has made such an impression in Europe. They have improved after a difficult start to the campaign, but the Europa League has still been something of a distraction.
Inconsistency has been Moldeās primary deficiency this season ā losing manager Tor Ole Skullerud midway through the campaign ā but when they win they invariably win well, as illustrated by their possession of the leagueās second-best goal difference.
That goal difference could have been even greater, too. The sale of striker Daniel Chukwu to Chinese side Shanghai Shenxin and the long-term injury sustained by Fredrik Gulbrandsen robbed Molde of two players who had fired 23 league goals over their 2014 title-winning campaign, with replacement forward Mushaga Bakenga suffering an injury of his own just weeks after signing.
On an artificial surface installed just last year, Molde will look to play through the lines of defence, midfield and attack ā moving the ball quickly whenever possible. Their midfielders ā most notably Etzaz Hussain and Harmeet Singh ā are distinctly modern, pressing high up the pitch in concerted unison rather than in fits and bursts. In defence they also have Vegard Forren, bought by Southampton for Ā£4 million two years ago. Now back in Norway, the ease with which he carries the ball out from defence sets a tone for the entire team.
Under Skullerud and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ā current coach Erling Moeās predecessors ā Molde sought to bring through as much homegrown talent as possible, with their first-team squad now boasting six academy graduates and only three players over the age of 26. Just like Celtic, the club have targeted the best domestic talent from around the Tippeligaen and Scandinavia as a whole.
In many ways, Molde are of the same mould Deila from which has forged his Celtic team. But just like their Scottish counterparts, they have sometimes struggled to impose the same style of play on continental opposition ā altering their domestic philosophy in order to find success in Europe.
Indeed, the side Celtic will face next week will be somewhat less expansive than their scouts will have seen domestically ā with their flying wingers unlikely to fly quite as often, and their attacking full-backs expected to curb their attacks somewhat. The 4-4-2 formation predominantly used in the Tippeligaen will also become a 4-3-3 or maybe even a 4-5-1 shape.
Thatās certainly not to say that Moe will opt for a stodgy approach against Celtic. In fact, the selection of Tommy HĆøiland over on-loan Austria Vienna striker Ola Kamara in each of their two Europa League outings so far underlines how Molde have looked to retain much of their naturally dynamic identity.
Kamara is the man to hold up the ball, but as Hoe sees it he has little need for such a player, even in the Europa Leagueās group of death, instead opting for HĆøiland ā the better of the two at linking up play and running the channels. Against Celtic he is expected to start once again.
Since his appointment last year Deila has attempted to implement a Scandinavian ideology at Celtic, encountering more than a few cultural barriers blocking his way. Molde, in a lot of ways, are the native epitome of that concept.
Read more: http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/spfl/graham-ruthven-molde-present-nordic-test-for-celtic-1-3920183#ixzz3osjmDGCk
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Got bored halfway through reading that piece ..
Reckon Celtic will take care of them, home and away ..
Not underestimating them .. Just have a funny feeling we’ll turn them over..
And we will!
:)
G64 n Roy C……….just book the fekn thing,I’ll tell her the day before we go.
;O)
SKYISALANDFILL on 18TH OCTOBER 2015 3:20 AM
Surprisingly informative piece in SOS today re our Thursday opponents.
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Very informative ~ thanks, I appreciate your sharing!
HH
Very disappointed with the CQN Match Report, especially this sentence…..
“The only goal arrived in a rare moment of invention from a surprisingly lethargic Hoops team considering there was a place at the top of the league as a prize.”
Who wrote this garbage?
Bizarre referee decisions aside, on another day, Kris Commons would have scored a hat-trick.
“We are starting to get a leader there and we need those on the pitch.ā
Ronny-D talking about Dedryck.
Nice!
http://www.celticfc.net/news/9327?
I had the misfortune to catch 5 minutes of Clyde Scoreboard yesterday, a complete accident, to find them discussing the topic “how good are rangers”. FFS they don’t even know they are dead and they call themselves experts!
Wugby?
…….*Nope.
*T’s+c’s apply. Certain exclusions in Wales and Limerick.
The mib robbed us of two stonewall penalties.
The SMSM will sweep it under the big masonic-carpet.
I didnt see any of the game as I had to get some sleep and, the fact that I’m a jonah….so, kept oot the road for the team.
What I like to read about….
All the chances that Celtic made.
All the shots at goal that Celtic had.
All the saves that the M/well GK had to make.
All the saves that the Celtic GK had to make.
I’ve read that Celtic played well / good football etc….but, a host of Celtic managers were sacked. during the 90’s for…playing well / good football…etc.
I’ve seen big NC’s goal…a guid yin, well taken.
Did NC score with his only chance in the game?
How many chances did he get?
How many shots at goal did he get in?
I’ve seen the two penalties denied by the mib…only mibs can make those decisions.
Did RD challenge the decisions?
If not…why not?
Neil Lennon kicked the lid off the masonic-mibs-can-of-worms….he brought them to their knees.
Then, the board couldny stand the heat and…reigned him in.
Since then….normal mib service has resumed.
Celtic’s punchbag FC status has been restored.
Some fans go on about the scandalous-mibs as though they were some knew phenomenon….pity they didny see what the ‘real’ Celtic had to put up with back in the day!
Thing is….an easy-life-culture is being enjoyed at the higher levels of Celtic FC / PLC, now that there are no huns in the league, by all expectations…we’ll be playing the huns again next season and…sitting back, saying nothing-taking-it-on-the-chin when mibbery is in full flight…will bring the malcontents to the front door and….in a twisted sort of way….may just be the medicine that Celtic supporters are needing to make them realise that, they support a club who will bend over to accomodate Rangers and all that goes with them.
The medicine may not taste so nice but, if it makes Celtic or rather, sets Celtic free from these swivel-eyed-serpents who, take yer money and would throw you into any carefully contrived establishment-trap….to get themselves an easy life then, it’ll be for the good….imho.
Oh, before I forget….
Gerryfaethebrig on 17th October 2015 10:30 pm…welcom to the cheap seats.
Hail Hail….off to bed, YNWA.
McGhee ?
A solitary Nadir Ciftci goal enabled Celtic to leave Fir Park yesterday afternoon at the summit of the SPFL without ever having to break a sweat. By contrast, Mark McGhee, assuming his place in the Motherwell dug-out for this first game of his second spell as manager of the Lanarkshire club, may well have worked himself into quite a lather based on the work which clearly lies ahead.
A blanket of fog hung over the stadium as the game kicked off but by the time the sun had burned through it, McGhee would have been hard pushed to declare himself further enlightened. It was only in the final quarter of the game that his new charges found a degree of life about them, and that in itself owed much to Celticās own sloppiness after failing to hammer home the countless openings they had created in the game.
They got slightly better as the game went into the latter stages but by and large it was a soporific display from Motherwell. Craig Gordon did not muddy his gloves with one save throughout the entire game ā a Kieran Kennedy effort in the second period that went wide of the target was the nearest the Fir Park side came to troubling the Celtic goalkeeper although Efe Ambrose sliced a pacey Josh Law cross over his own bar that may have caused a momentary note of panic in the Celtic dug-out.
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Yet, while much of the 90 minutes would have made for uncomfortable viewing for McGhee, Ronny Deila had cause for frustration for different reasons. Celtic were rampant in the opening 45 minutes without ever turning the screw and pressing home their superiority. They would have had opportunity to twice extent their lead from the spot in the second period had referee Alan Muir spotted two infringements from Kennedy that he allowed to pass without sanction.
The first incident arose when Kennedy took Celtic captain Scott Brown out from behind as the midfielder went through on goal and the second when he used an arm to clearly punch away a Kris Commons header. Both could legitimately have resulted in the concession of penalties which irked Deila.
āIt is a big deal, of course itās a big deal,ā said the Norwegian. āIt was clear handball. I try to think that there is 38 games and you give and take and hopefully it is going to even out. I donāt speak so much with the referees. I said it was a penalty but what can I do? What can they do? I could threaten them but, no. I have no problem with referees here in Scotland but sometimes they make mistakes as well and today they did that. ā
McGhee was far more spiky in his interpretation of the incidents, adopting a Nelsonian approach that Arsene Wenger would have been proud of.
āI really have no idea what youāre talking about,ā he said. āWas there two penalties I missed? Was it 3-0? Or did they miss them both? Oh right, they werenāt given, I see. Look, you could go on all day talking about those sorts of things. There were fouls here and there.
āThe fact is they got one goal and given the fact we lost it early doors it wasnāt a bad effort that we only lost 1-0. I donāt think 2-0 or 3-0 would have been fair. I think we put enough into the game to deserve some credit albeit Celtic probably deserved the three points.ā
When Celtic had opened the scoring after just 14 minutes, McGhee would have had just cause to fear the worst. Ciftci pounced to net only his second goal for Celtic after a Commons effort had been parried by Motherwell goalkeeper Connor Ripley to net from close range and there was never any way back for Motherwell.
Stuart Armstrong began his first game since the end of August after a back injury interrupted his campaign while Brown, the subject of much concern pre-match about his fitness after twisting an ankle at Lennoxtown on Thursday morning, appeared to bear no ill-effects of the incident, prompting a gush of compliments from his manager in the aftermath of the 90 minutes he clocked up.
āI said to the players in the dressing room afterwards that he is a role model for what hard work is,ā said Deila. āHe was quite injured on Thursday and his ankle was very swollen but he puts his boots on and goes out there. He is a leader by performance and shows what the attitude should be.ā
On this evidence, the plaudits look like they will be far harder for McGhee to find.
MOTHERWELL: (4-5-1) Ripley; Law, Kennedy, McManus, Chalmers; Laing, Johnson (Thomas 72), Grimshaw, Pearson, Fletcher (McDonald 66); Moult (Ainsworth 53). Subs: Samson, Lasley, Robinson, Leitch, McDonald.
Booked: McDonald, 78, foul on Ambrose.
CELTIC: Gordon; Ambrose, Boyata, Blackett, Izaguirre; Commons, Rogic, Brown, Bitton (McGregor 76), Armstrong (Mackay-Steven 67); Ciftci (Griffiths 60). Subs: Bailly, Stokes, Lustig, Tierney.
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KEVJUNGLE
The post started with needing a kip, and it ended up being the boards fault, lol, priceless, get ti yer bed.
Cannot believe how this once good site has been ruined by adverts/pop-ups.
Shame.
KevJ
We played well yesterday, Commons could have had a hattrick, 2 pens were stick ones and some of the one touch stuff was a joy to watch, Izzy and Stuart Armstrong both impressed me with their link up play, and none of them were close to Broony in the motm stakes, Boyata is getting better with each game and like last season the players seem to have got over their CL hangover, enjoy the good times because the bad times are always worse
Roll on Molde on Thursday
KevJ
Well said as ever
The uncomfortable truth is ignored by most on here
Our custodians did nothing after we were cheated in the SC semi ….
The MIB know they can cheat us with impunity …they will continue to do so
PF AYR
Bit unfair to say our custodians did nothing. I recall they released a letter because the fans were unhappy.
Then to show they meant business this time,gave McLean one of our pre-season friendlies,just in case he’d had an expensive marching season.
This song was heard being played in the referees dressing room at fir park yesterday, allegedly!
http://youtu.be/hRiCkEH7QAQ
Nice wee start to Sunday. 3 tickets for molde away sorted. Celtic top of the league happy days. We will win on Thursday get your mortgage on it. Only ever seen Celtic win once away in Europe(boavista). Going to be 2 Thursday night. COYBIG
TONTINE TIM. 17TH OCTOBER 9 11PM.
BIT LATE CATCHING UP.
YOU FAIRLY LET DOWN THE OLD ‘TRADAMUS LAMPA
RATHER THAN ANSWER ST STIV’S QUESTION CONCERNING THE MEANING OF THE WORD TONTINE, YOU CHOSE TO BUM YOUR CHAT ABOUT A VILLAGE ON WHICH SOME HOLD VERY DIFFERING VIEWS .
FOR THE RECORD.
tontine
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noun
an annuity shared by subscribers to a loan or common fund, the shares increasing as subscribers die until the last survivor enjoys the whole income.
a scheme for life assurance in which the beneficiaries are those who survive and maintain a policy to the end of a given period.
Last posrt should have read ‘Tradamus Lampada’.
Morning all.
Beautiful day down here once again. Could get used to this, even if it is coooooooooold.
Was musing about referees and whether they are simply incompetent or cheats. I suspect some of them are good enough but when it comes to us (and more especially the deid lot) their innate bias comes to the fore.
We really need to try and sort this out.
Where’d everybody go?
Less than 9k @ Fir Park
Less than 9 on CQN
Top Of The (table) Morning to you all from a dry but lingery-misty and chilly looking East Kilbride.
PARKHEADCUMSALFORD
We are being refereed differently. More harsh on our indiscretions,more lenient on the opposition.
Referees aren’t blind. But they should be colour-blind when they are working. Which teams are involved should be a total irrelevance to them.
Since that clearly isn’t the case,it’s not incompetence-they that happens too.
It’s cheating,simple as that.
I think it’s time to write a very very strong worded letter to the SFA again about the perception of unfair refereeing. I’m sure they’ll listen if it’s worded strongly enough.