You and I will miss our football this weekend but the winter break came at an excellent time for Celtic. They get to rest after an arduous nine game December on the back of handing Newco a lesson on their own pitch. Having to sit for three weeks, unable to get a defeat out your system, would have been torture.
Celtic have already played 36 competitive games this season (only one against lower league opposition). That’s close to a full league programme concertinaed into a little over five months. Add in the fact that almost the entire squad is involved in some form of international football and you realise the players have been on match duty twice a week since preseason.
This is exceptional and not conducive to delivering top performances. By comparison, Aberdeen have played 30 games (two against lower league teams) and Newco have played 28 (five against lower league sides). That’s eight and 10 times we’ve played two challenging games a week more than our direct opponents – neither of whom are particularly burdened by international football.
The second half of the season will be more balanced. We only have three midweek games scheduled, including our game in hand – so you can be reasonably confident our “slump” will end soon………..
We all remember the days when someone talking about putting in a £20m offer for a Celtic player would be held in a locked room until a deal was signed. We’ve been on a long road since, but the financial stability we’ve earned through many tough years affords us the ability to keep players who have several years to run on their contracts.
As for Moussa, I hear if we can arrange for him to play against the Target Practice Torags every week, he’d extend his contract until 2027.
Really enjoying the dissonance in some places over the anticipated approval of Kouassi Eboue’s work permit. Play by the rules, work inside areas you are allowed to and pay your dues. It’s not difficult.
By now you should be aware of The Road to Lisbon project. 28 cyclists will set off from Celtic Park on 11 May, arriving in Lisbon in time for the 50th anniversary of the Lions’ triumph. It is an immense project which is expected to raise tens of thousands for Celtic FC Foundation, Solving Kids Cancer and Children in Crossfire.
An opportunity exists for corporate sponsorship of the project. If you would like more information, look here, or email, theroadtolisbonmay2017@gmail.com
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We already have 10 iar, all them ebt years when they cheated, since the mid 80s when minty arrived, every league they won were due to cheating one way or another, so imo we ahve way more than 10iar.
TET
Yes but Celtic PLC want them back so there will be no rescinding of 21 cheated trophies nor SFA consequences. Its all about money (yours) for pension plans (not yours). So in this new era of Scottish bigotry what would you prefer to see for Celtic if given a choice?
10iar or another European Cup (CL) ?
Margaret
I never ever thought I would see Celtic in a a European final then we had Seville.
My vote is another big cup
HH
FAIRHILL BHOY
Yeh Spangles were mentioned. Specifically Olde English ones.
How about fruit salad’s, black jacks and my own personal favourite, mojos?
Talking early 60’s here. Was it eight for 1d? I am sure you got four for a ha’penny. Wee paper poke, oota Kings in EK.
Has to be the Big Cup Mags.
Scoddish football is a sham and our suits are worse than their hun counterparts imo, the huns cheat, it’s in their DNA, we know better, but the greed gets to some folk.
HH
Big cup or 10 in a row?
Both.
stranger things have happened.
Margaret McGiĺl
I have to admit I had to look up Wikipedia to get the name Stanley Adams – whose persecution by the Swiss authorities after he blew the whistle on Roche’s price fixing crimes led to his wife committing suicide – but I can remember his story being told on Nationwide and hating that company ever since.( though I will have contributed to their profits ever since. Their was a film of this scsndal made in 80s featuring I think David Suchet and the late, lovely, Maria Schneider.
But I am sure you know all this and have better sources than Nationwide!
Jimbo67
You can still see an O** F*** game apparently.
Down south.
van Dijk, Whittaker and Naismith all scored in Norwich v Southampton today.
ROBERTTRESSIL, Like a four year old club from Govan claiming to be the most successful in the whole world
To heard the commentary on Sky this morning when the guy said Grenada had 9 loan players in their starting 11
That is imho wrong…..
How can you loan so many players and why are the likes of Citeh and Chelski allowed to buy up the players only to loan them out?
Anyway . No hangover as still drunk
Rangers then – Sevco now
Askit then – CoCodamol now
As for sweets not about these days not sure if I dreamt of these but “splicers” were magic
Penny chews?
Twizzles
Refreshers?
Garner scores for Sevco
Sorry…..Thetimreaper……..I just wanted to see how that would look in print!
Might not see that wording again this season – or next!
Flying saucers
Celtic cigarettes. Not sweets, but real fags.
Soor plooms
Gobstoppers
;)
Taveners coconut mushrooms
Hunderbirds are gone-6:15pm,cheers I wasn’t sure.my aunt and uncle ran a shop in ek,there’s a tescos there now
Chelsea whoppers.
Toffee logs.
If this link works, the perma-ragin’ bielin’ huns in the crowd are hilarious.
What’s your favourite?
:)))
BLOX
Forgot the link
https://www.instagram.com/p/BOusIxhgKrS/
Good to hear Jim Spence commenting on Level 5 influence on RS.
I remember Kings Hunderbirds – or Mr King as I had to call the owner. Not sure if it was there or next door I had to get the Paraffin.
WDH
Aye I remember they coconut ‘shrooms. Tasty.
MB bars
This might not go down too well with all the food experts on here but a “roll on frys cream” was my breakfast in the late 70s early 80s…….it actually worked well back then, hope MissGFTB isn’t in here room reading this
I loved them Caramac bars
A LIGHT INSANITY
No way, after my Mrs McG story being recognised on here, now Kings.
Are all of the players in my early childhood on CQN? Lol.
I think the paraffin was next door. I used to get sent for that too.
At 5 years old. Whit were ma parents thinkin’ of. Lol lol lol
Gerry I hated they things, but loved the frys Turkish delight:-))
kearney’s shop next door to the big tree , first stop after mass.
Pacers spearmint chews
Texan bars
GFTB
I like rols and was partial to a Fry”s Cream but was it not , technically, illegal to eat the one with the other?
Sounds good though.
Jimbo67
Mind there was a Drapers in the same wee block as Kings.
The “D” fell off the sign. The bigger boys laughed, so so did we. Didny know why.
Aye Hunderbirds I remember the McGintys well. Speaking of Kings the shop that sort of took over must be one of the busiest shops in EK. I remember the first owner of the new shop fondly and refer to the place as “Mr Ali’s”. Still meet him in Blantyre occasionally .
I recall when CQN used to be the go to place for up-to-date info all things Celtic. I’m not sure what CQN has now become.
A LIGHT INSANITY
Did you live in Kelso Drive?