For those who like their pleasure delayed, there is something wholesome in the wider awakening to the traits and abilities of Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese inherited a squad at Porto in 2002 that would achieve great things there and elsewhere, notably against Celtic in Seville a year later, then against Monaco in 2004, but Mourinho’s principle contribution to results was his indulgence in the game’s dark arts.
Later in his career he would achieve while out-spending competitors, or by ‘parking the bus’ while still outspending most. His temperament has always had a question mark over it. Never has he won a league after his second at a club, by then, the impression of brilliance has always unravelled.
He made a barbed comment aimed broadly in the direction of Brendan Rodgers last week, although the Celtic manager was not mentioned, before picking on his own squad this week. All will serve to divert attention from the fact that his spending is eye-watering and comparable to anywhere, but he will never get close to Manchester City.
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Lionsroar, have you mastered “hijo de puta” yet? :-))
Pog
Wee Anne is a cracker.
Could listen to her forever, as well as other thoughts about her. ;)
Who’s warming up the car for Boyata’s drive to the airport?
https://youtu.be/yS1qV8FBuUg
POG 9.21
Ive been saving that for special sevco amigos :)))
Pog
The mods will be onto you.
Hijo de puta is probably banned on here. :)
Like others, we’ve been on the htcs for several seasons and have always purchased s/f and final tickets through that eligibility. Not a sniff at it yesterday.
By my arithmetic there are 36,000 seconds in 10 hours, so Celtic were shifting a seat in faster than 3.6 seconds for the entirety of the reported nine hour window just to sell 10,000. Jeepers, we’ve upgraded the TO worthies since my last wait in the rain there this season.
More Spanish lessons
https://youtu.be/NxmrTJorG5Y
What Boyata really said :
” “I’m not in a rush. Of course, being there, it’s good, but I don’t know what is going to happen in the future.
“It doesn’t really depend on them or even me, we will just see what happens.
“At the moment, we are still talking about it. For the moment, I am a Celtic player and I love Celtic.
“It’s a great team, I love to be there. Whatever happens next, we will see, but for the moment I cannot really say anything about it.”
JJ
Aff oot for a walk up the Kilpatrick Hills. Maybe go for a paddle in Loch Humphrey :)
DD
Anne was born in Lewis and she played the bagpipes from a very young age :-)
Cycling beckons so it is a
Cheerio for now from me,
Cheerio,
JJ
Heavy rain overnight -way down south . Accompanied by a Scirocco wind from the Sahara . Rain full of sand from the Sahara . Stains everything red . Remains if you don’t quickly remove it . Off oot to do that now –
2 appropriate 45s got me in the mood –
Dirty Water -1965-
https://youtu.be/p5T7Ypn_dbs
Prince Buster -1964
https://youtu.be/GtHmHADuDcQ
B side of the above -Rico
https://youtu.be/Dyi1cikkbc4.
Off oot — wellies on -hose in hand
HOT SMOKED on 22ND MARCH 2018 9:30 AM
To continue the Spanish theme, The Three Amigos said a bunch of c*ap for public consumption too.
He’s clearly holding out for a better offer, as is his right, and I wish him the best of luck.
We shouldnt even be considering prolonging his stay. Shudder to think about the defenders we have shortlisted if its true we are trying to get him to stay longer.
DD,
You could maybe drive round it in your Humphrey Go-kart
Is the Boyata “headline” like Calmac “headline” rangers will fancy their chances and innumerable ole other “headlines” that bear no resemblance to what our players or officials actually said???
South of Tunis
Sorry to hear about the wevva, but yer choons are brilliant. Try this out for size and when you are sipping your espresso.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUulr8w3FPY
KINGLuBO
You know it’s an international week when you wake up in the morning and wonder when was the first appearance of the (yet to be) Lisbon Lions. Reckon it was 14 January 1967, 4-0 away to St Johnstone.
STARRY PLOUGH on 22ND MARCH 2018 9:39 AM
‘Boyata Contract Snub’ is what STV have gone with.
Possibly sensationalist, but thats their take on whats happened so far (and not a direct quote), which is talks having taking place with no deal agreed.
HH
Pog
;)) Casablanca is Clydebank rhyming slang. ;)
LIONROARS67 on 22ND MARCH 2018 9:14 AM
All the best B, get well soon.
TRADITIONALIST88
They have a habit of sensationalising our players words, meanwhile at the doom dome all is rosy:))
We had people jumping off the deep end last season because Tom Rogic took his time to negotiate his new contract:))
We Tims are an emotional lot:))
HH
DELANEYS DUNKY on 22ND MARCH 2018 7:57 AM
I know that this will be a controversial post on here
I prefer getting my weather forecast fae wee Gillian Smart than big Judith Ralston of a morning. ;)
Sacre bleu…..Wee Gillian is a close 2nd to the Goddess that is La Ralston….:)
The Boyata stuff is old news, we need better anyway…
!!BADA BING!!
Bring on the new Virgil please:))
STARRY PLOUGH on 22ND MARCH 2018 9:55 AM
It wasn’t a direct quote, they’re no that daft. Well, actually, some of them probably are!
Tom Rogic, I think its fair to say, had other interesting alternatives on the table and is a player that has guile and poses an attacking threat. Boyata poses a threat too, at both ends of the pitch, but mostly to us!
This is a guy who is almost 28, playing in a defence with a 19 and 20 year old, and where is the leadership coming from! Not the big man.
Compare and contrast with the noises from wee KT.
We need a couple of big solid CBs with composure, good decision making and positioning. Why we’re even considering extending Boyatas deal is a mystery. Or maybe…we’re not… and this is more games from an agent.
HH
Quick p break – way down south .
Too much coffee earlier .
Caught this on Italian radio —
The super duper ” taking sovereignty back ” UK blue passport will be produced in France by a French/ Dutch Company . A UK Government decision which will result in redundancies at the production plant in Gateshead which currently produces the burgundy passport.. Newsreader added that Gateshead had voted for Brexit .
Back to work —
WITS, got any tips for this?
https://apple.news/Aa59fYbl-RyGkQ3TvPrg_0w
TRADITIONALIST88
My point wasn’t about Boyata as a player more how the press report our players contract talks and how they are picked up and reposted here and peoples reactions to the reporting which I think it’s fair to say is the purpose of reporting them in that way..
Sowing the seeds of discontent etc.
I think we will strengthen in the middle of the defence with both of our centres being unreliable or prone to injury.
For the record though I don’t think Boyata is any where near as bad as he is reported to be on here but he’s a obvious scapegoat as no one has the nuts to examine KT’s fairy regular shortcomings at the back post this season:))
He’s one of our own after all:))
HH
LIONROARS67
Hope you’re back on your feet,singing and dancing at Celtic Park ASAP!!!
Regards tickets for the semi-final, I got an email from Celtic yesterday at 11.45am telling me they were on sale, thanks to Cqn i was already aware and was standing in the que at the ticket office, after I got home (hour n half wait), I got a text telling me they were on sale.
Now l am fortunate that I’m in a job were I can down tools and head straight over , but many many thousands aren’t, like others I’ve been checking every day and did so yesterday morning, but I still missed the initial announcement, now here’s my point (at last), surely Celtic can tie up their computers with tickets that were used for the qualifying games and then send out a message to said people 24hrs in advance.
I am aware other factors stop people attending ie severe weather or family emergency, and no system would please everyone, but a bit of notice would appease most I think ( and lead to bigger ques).
Still shades Jnr was more than happy last night when I told him we had our tickets.
H.H
P.s thanks to those on here who alerted me yesterday.
STARRY PLOUGH on 22ND MARCH 2018 10:23 AM
Hes an obvious scapegoat because hes a big clumsy CB who makes major errors at least twice a half on average and several unforced errors per game. 13mins into the Motherwell game and he has again misjudged a cross, lost his man and allowed a Motherwell player an effort at goal. 24th minute or thereabouts… that backpass?!!
These are not isolated incidents. They’re not because ‘hes just back from injury’. They happened at Ibrox and they happened at Fir Park. He got injured at Killie chasing a ball after his own unforced error gave possession away.
The point about Boyata is that the benefits he brings to the team do not outweigh the risks he brings.
KT is still learning, he has weaknesses, but the benefits outweigh the risks.
By a long shot.
Ever noticed the ‘scapegoat’ is the guy making the highest number of mistakes?! Do you understand the effect this has on team cohesion/flow of a game?
HH
Just read the article:) What was Mourinhos barbed comment aimed at BR btw?
HH
TRADITIONALIST88
You made the point about his unforced error at Killie several times, was he the only one caught out by the bounce of the ball that day?? As I remember the game many of our players struggled that day to control the ball and pass it well.
Anyway I didn’t post to make some firefighting defence of Boyata, who I think is a limited centre half in a long line of limited centre halves we had recently, I posted because you posted a sensationalist headline from the SMSM as a starting point for the discussion and because some of our players seem to be above criticism no matter how they perform…
what do you think about Stuart Armstrong’s inability to pass TRADITIONALIST88
You made the point about his unforced error at Killie several times, was he the only one caught out by the bounce of the ball that day?? As I remember the game many of our players struggled that day to control the ball and pass it well.
Anyway I didn’t post to make some firefighting defence of Boyata, who I think is a limited centre half in a long line of limited centre halves we had recently, I posted because you posted a sensationalist headline from the SMSM as a starting point for the discussion and because some of our players seem to be above criticism no matter how they perform…
What do you think about Stuart Armstrong’s inability to pass a ball to a Celtic player on the weekend just coming back from injury etc, he played us right into trouble more than once as an example?? How do you think that affects the cohesion and the flow of the game when the team are steaming forward and he passes it straight to a ‘Well player???
Just my wee observation…
HH
Lionsroars67
All the best BH & hope to see out soon & back at CP
MAH
Big difference between a scapegoat, and a guy who constantly makes mistakes, a general point , not aimed at anyone
STARRY PLOUGH on 22ND MARCH 2018 10:48 AM
You can’t make a ridiculous point about KT not getting criticism simply because hes ‘one of us’ as you put it and not expect to be questioned.
McGeady was one of us and copped a fair bit of stick. I think we’re at the stage where we are talking about ability and not background – I certainly am. I will give examples like the ones at Ibrox, Fir Park, and yes Killie. Recent examples which are freshest in the memory.
You’re right about Armstrong, right off the boil, one good season(max) really. I am less concerned because hes found his place on the bench and most likely out the door in the summer.
Boyata remains in the centre of our defence making horrendous, unforced errors on a regular basis.
If being on the Home Ticket Scheme,and no email address,how will I know if I have been successfull,in getting a ticket or not
It is world poetry day so I thought I would have a go!
” Hello, Good Morning and thanks for your call”
“It’s about my tickets, I’ve received feck all”
” I am sorry sir, but are you on the scheme?
If you give me your client code, I’ll check on my screen.”
” Hello, Yes, I’ve been on the Home Cup scheme for years
I get Tickets for every single game , nae fear,
I have paid mighty fortunes into this club
but I’ve still got nae tickets, and so that’s the rub!”
” But sir, for the Semi there’s special conditions
The situation at Hampden ‘s an unusal position
There’s special criteria that have to apply
and if you don’t meet them, then tickets bye bye!”
” And these don’t come from Celtic, please understand
These are the rules the SFA planned
I’ll go through these rules, I’ll read them all out,
And if you comply, just give me a shout.”
” To qualify for Sevco semi final tickets
everyone going to the match must suffer from rickets,
have one eye and know all the words to the Sash
And we can’t take credit so you must pay in cash.
“There must be twice as many in blue, as there are in Green
And Tricolour flags they must not be seen,
If you come from Ireland, then don’t bother at all,
especially that Phil guy whose from Donegal”
“And if in the past you have failed to buy
tickets for any of the previous ties
In that case, well you are banned, you see
You can’t get any tickets till 2023”
“But I am in the scheme I buy tickets galore
I go to the games and I know the score
I used to have rickets and I can pay in cash
but I draw the line at singing the sash”
And as for being Irish, I am in the EU
I know all my rights, they’re protected too
These SFA rules are disgraceful, unfair
Just give me my seats, I’ll pay for a pair!”
“I’m sorry now sir, for this I can’t do
The seats which we have , well they’re not for you
Those ones sold out, by twenty past nine
But thankyou for calling, the Celtic Ticket line”
“Hang on just a moment, cause I’m really pissed
Can I put my name on the emergency list?
And should you get any more tickets at all
you’ll have a note just to give me a call”
“Oh certainly sir, just give me your name
We’ll do all that we can to get you to the game
You said that you would be looking for two
Give me your address and I’ll see what’s ado”
” My surname is Desmond, First name is Dermot
My house is in Ireland, just outside Ballyfermot
Don’t post tickets out, I’ll collect them ok?
I’ve a pal he’s called Peter, he works out your way!”
Well the phone it went quiet, all sound was muffled
What Dermot could hear was an awful kerfuffle
Soon there was music and then a man’s voice
“Please listen carefully, then make your choice”
“For tickets press one, Hospitality its two,
For Tours please press three, Four- Celtic View
Media Enquiries press five, Six for Advertising Rates
Charity Foundation its seven, The Superstore Eight
To hear this menu again, please just press nine
And thankyou for calling The Celtic Hotline!”