It’s ‘get back on the horse’ time for Celtic tomorrow when they face Inverness at Celtic Park. The Highlanders will arrive with a different type of momentum about them from the home team. On their last outing Celtic conceded a league goal and lost a league game for the first time since before Jock Stein’s arrival in 1965*. They are now out of all three cup competitions and have an unassailable 19 point lead in the league. Talk in some places has already turned to giving the younger players an outing.
By contrast it’s all kicking off for Inverness, who humbled Hearts to reach the first Celtic Park final of the season, just two weeks away. The excitement in Inverness is palpable. Betting odds are seldom generous on Celtic at home but with all the sub-currents surrounding this one I’d prefer not to predict an outcome.
What we need to do is match the energy of Inverness and ensure our passing and movement remains crisp.
If you are tempted into a bet, don’t look past Kris Commons to get things moving. He is our go-to guy when we’re looking for an ignition button. Kris has been phenomenal in front of goal this season but he has failed to score in four outings. The last time this happened was 51 weeks ago. My bet is that he can’t wait to get on the field and put things right.
The outstanding Celtic Graves Society are breathing life into the memory of Peter Dowds, who played for Celtic from 1889. Writing in 1936, Willie Maley wrote about Peter, “He did not find the ball. Nothing so common. It found him.”
A short ceremony will take place at Peter’s grave, at Abbey Cemetery, Elderslie, at 11:30 tomorrow. If you live in the area or can make it along, please do so. You will hear from Jim Craig and others, and get infused with our early history in a way you’ll never do sitting at a screen. Details here.
There is a little over two weeks to go before the CQteN St Patrick’s Night Dinner on Friday, 14 March, at the Kerrydale Suite, Celtic Park. The beneficiary of the night will be Kholoni Primary School, Malawi, where we will fund Mary’s Meals to build a kitchen for 1200 kids who currently don’t have meal facilities.
We have received some incredible assistance already, but you can get involved by ordering a personalised beanie hat, with your name on one side and CQN on the other.
Hats cost £15 each and if you order before 7 March you can collect yours at the CQteN Dinner. If you’re not attending the dinner (and why not?) the £15 will cover postage and packaging. If you ordered a Virtual Ticket, you’re personalised hat is part of your package. All profits go to the school kitchen.
Take a look at the front and back of the hats. To order, email hatfrompat@celticquicknews.co.uk with name, whether you are attending CQteN and address if not, and I’ll get your message to Pat.
*not totally accurate.
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Doc
So you are a giver
A pal told me there was a great funny graphic on a Celtic fans site of Celtic parks oil and gold seams, anyone got a link.
Whoops, going for the bonus and missed the bleeding point of the question!
First time a player scored four and ended up on the losing side.
Saint Stivs
22:04 on
28 February, 2014
A herald reader.
Farquar
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Hamilton , how are ye ?
SOAL, I am a giving type of chap.
As the ladies.
As=Ask.
We played it in Croatia not Serbia?
In the away leg we got beat 2-1. With two celts sent off
Couldnae play in belgrade due to war.
Celtic travelled to Mostar via Dubrovnik.
Game played in neutral Gradski stadium in Mostar on UEFA instruction after crowd trouble the previous season.
Game played in torrential rain after temperatures had been in the 80’s.
1000 Celtic fans travelled to Mostar.
Darius Dziekanowski scores four goals and is first player to score 4 goals and still go out
Hmmm
Coulda sworn Lubo was wearing 9 on those shorts!
It was played in Coatia because of the war in Serbia.
BMCUWP, that goal by Lubo was the first of 5 in the 5-1 game.
DOC
Aye,but that was my excuse!
Andrew Robertson as our latest project? Good left footed left backs are like hen’s teeth. Could be the new Tosh McKinlay..?
q5
er.. we ONLY lost 2-1 , big Rambo got sent off and it wizny om on the telly.
I see comments about Doc and emails. Is anyone else having problems accessing their hotmail accounts?
I’ve checked their outlook status and they are saying they are fine.
Played in nuetral venue due to crowd trouble,freak storms during game
The Spirit of Arthur Google
The Russians don’t give a flip do they.
DOC
BTW,was the first not the “side-footer” from the edge of the box,straight from a corner?
I should get outa my bed a bit earlier for this….
channelislandcelt4DAM5
Your learning
Rank Xerox csc
PeteC, it’s just a virus, I was sent an email, clicked the link and it infected my email sending it on to my contacts. If you just delete it before clicking the link you’ll be fine, but ACGR didn’t delete it, so it spreads on.
I didn’t start it by the way, someone sent it to me.
BMCUW
Specsavers bud? Lubo looks like Lubo in that fotie. :)
Night bhoys…
BMCUW –
No. It was a low cross from the left, dummied by Larsson for Lubo to score.
FFS Don’t mention the WAR!!!!!
Raven,
Bit pissed off can’t get to cqnten.
Work and eightith birthday. Not mines.
BMCUWP, no it wasn’t, low cross from the left by Simon Donelly, step over by Henke followed by a left footed shot low into the corner, “pick it oot ya Hun” was what Lubo was reported to have said at the time.
BT
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SOAL
At least I had the decency to mix it up a wee bit, you c+p it !
HH
Answer Q5
The game was played at the home of Velez Mostar * , after Partizan were ordered to play the game 250 miles from Belgrade by UEFA as punishment for crowd misbehaviour.
*Mostar was in Yugoslavia and is now in Bosnia Herzegovina
DD,TOM,DOC
I think drink may have been taken (in my defence)
Q6: Transfers: Who did Celtic sign these players from:
a) Paulo Di Canio
b) Chris Morris
c) Mo Camara
d) John Colquhoun
e) Alfie Conn
2points for each correct answer – 5 minutes.
I didn’t know the answer anyway. Oh well.
ac milan
sheff wed
derby
stirling alb
spurs