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Moussa’s Target Practice Torags, slump must end soon

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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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  2. GerryBhoy on

    STV collectively smokin’ dope re Huns transfers and KT. They are desperately desperate. Love their hurt!

  3. Gary67 on

    GLENDALYSTONSILS

     

     

    If there is even a remote chance Saido Berahino would come to the SPFL then we should be at the front of the queue trying to sign him. The reality is he will go to Spurs or some other EPL side for close to £100k per week.

  4. MoonbeamsWD on

    Catching up

     

     

    Mags

     

     

    Nae brainer, Champs Leauge Champs and big eared cup again every day of the week. It is worth 100 SPFL titles in a row.

     

     

    MWD

  5. !!Bada Bing!! on

    Berahino is a waster, and the type who give football a bad name, a couple of good games and tattoos and thinks hes world class, a fud.

  9. Sandman on

    glendalystonsils on 8th January 2017 12:21 pm

     

     

    https://stv.tv/sport/football/1377541-transfer-talk-rangers-plot-striker-swoop-tierney-to-chelsea/

     

     

    Hilarious.

     

     

    ==========================================

     

     

     

    ‘Rangers are plotting an audacious summer move for West Brom striker Sadio Berahino, with the striker currently struggling to make an impression at the Hawthorns. Could the Ibrox side really lure a player worth around £20 million just last season?’

     

     

    I’d say more disturbing regards standards of journalism.

     

     

    Whatever wee dafties at STV can actually put out that demented fanboy delusion seem to be pretty well detached from reality. Nurse…

  10. Sandman on

    Meanwhile…

     

     

    Get the Carlsberg in for next weekend – 5,000 Huns running amok in Leipzig.

     

     

    Could they become the first club to be banned from european competition without ever playing in it?

     

     

    Another Wuruld Recurd.

     

     

    Popcorn ready….

  11. Jimmynotpaul on

    Seriously, that STV link is sooooo unbelievable, until you remember it’s Scotland and these fudds have no shame.

     

    Truly embarrassing guff.

     

    I’d imagine the Clumpany will parody it.

     

    Hail Hail

  12. thetimreaper on

    Berahino seems to have lost his way. Unfit and mentally all over the place, his career seems to be drifting. Sounds like one of those guys that’s had his head turned by an agent. He’s probably looking for a wage in excess of £40k, I’m sure he’s on our radar but at that price and with his background I can’t see it.

  13. ExSlaemuirBhoy on

    Anyone know if there is any bands on St Vincent’s today ? Heading into town for a wee sesh to celebrate my 50th today, could be doing with a few reb’s blaring in the background

  14. Marrakesh Express on

    South American football expert, and I mean expert, Tim Vickery on Shortbread there. This is a guy who’s done the rounds, from Maracana to Maradona. Absolutely gushing in praise of CP and how his fellow journos couldn’t believe how good the atmosphere was. Vickery was just getting into his stride when he was cut off and hijacked by Dick Chung, the hurting hun. Subject swiftly changed to Hampden.

  20. OneMalloy on

    POGMATHONYAHUN AKA LAIRD OF THE SMILES on 8TH JANUARY 2017 9:09 AM

     

    ……Couple of old timer memories. Does anybody remember Green Shield stamps and where the GS stamp shop was? I think it was were the old AA offices were – now the site of a new Motel One. Also across the road used to be Grandfare a retail shop I remember visiting many a time as a kid, now the Radisson.

     

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    Been loving reading about the memories of my childhood and youth. I remember the Grandfare supermarket in Cambridge St, my first summer job, an every days a schoolday kind of experience!!

     

     

    HH

  25. owen on

    Exslaemuirbhoy

     

     

    Enjoy your birthday. Turned 50 in November and feel just the same, the hangovers seem to be worse than before though. :'(

  26. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Watching Liverpool v Plymouth like much if the English fitba I watch pure guff !

     

     

    I actually hope we never play in the over hyped EPL

     

     

    Just saw Craig Brewster is in the Plymouth back room staff, May 1994 a wee trip to Tenerife with the bhoys day before we left I bet Brewster 1st goal, Brewster last goal and Dundee Utd 1-0….. came home to a few bob the following Friday, our Tenerife song was

     

     

    Craigy Brewster on the wing

     

    Craigy Brewster on the wing

     

     

    We did realise Craig didn’t play in the wing but we didn’t care a jot at the time

  27. fan-a-tic on

    Though the straits be broad or narrow, borrow we will,

     

    Borrow we will, borrow we will,

     

    If the straits be broad or narrow, borrow we will,

     

    We will borrow in the footsteps of our team. [God bless them]

     

    BORROW BORROW, we will borrow Ranger name and history,

     

    Everywhere, anywhere,

     

    We will borrow on,

     

    Dundee, Hamilton, Aberdeen and back again

     

    If they go to Dublin we will borrow on.

     

    For there’s not a team like the Glasgow Sevco

     

     

    Ironic that they survive on TIC.

  30. Jobo Baldie on

    For any Goals For Shay entrants posting or lurking, the first week’s fixtures were compiled and issued in the wee sma’ hours of this morning so if you’ve not received the email (I know of a couple who appear not to have) then please let us know at the usual address of cqnpredictor@gmail.com .

     

     

    Remember to send in your selection and to make your payment by close of play on FRiday to ensure that you earn your first joker.

     

     

    Still a few days for anyone else to enter – simply email us at the address above and eitehr say ‘count me in’ or alternatively ‘send me the rules and I’ll then think about playing’.

  31. leftclicktic on

    There is something braw about seeing green and white scarfs being waved in celebration even if its Plymouth Argle on getting a draw :)))))))

  32. Jim payne on

    Exslaemuirbhoy

     

     

    Happy 50th. Hope there is a band in St Vincent’s to serenade you.

     

     

    Jimbo67

  34. ExSlaemuirBhoy on

    BUICK MAKANE on 8TH JANUARY

     

     

    Superb, cheers for that

     

     

    Right I’m offski. Great being a Tim

  37. Zbyszek on

    I don’t know if it has been said the news in here?

     

    Eboue Kuassi agent confirmed the contract will be signed tomorrow.

  38. Hunderbirds are Gone on

    Watching Tottenham V Villa, with Hutton playing for Villa.

     

     

    It really is amazing how many sheet players, or just winkers of people have played for/play for Rangers/Sevco.

  40. fan-a-tic on

    HUNDERBIRDS ARE GONE

     

    Another Govan Galactico oversold by the mssm.

     

    A true diddy masquerading as a football player.

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