Of course, it happened in our ’67 anniversary season. Celtic were drawn away to Albion Rovers in the Scottish Cup, as the Rovers dumped Queen of the South out of the competition last night. The tiny Lanarkshire club (arguably the smallest in Scotland) don’t have an illustrious history, but Jock Stein played more games for them than any other team. In Coatbridge, that counts.
I’m sure it makes sense for Kieran Tierney to have a shoulder operation while he’s out with an ankle injury but it’s very unwelcome news that the player needed the work. Despite upbeat reports I’m sceptical the op will not further delay his return. For a start, any notions of getting upper body work done are no longer valid.
Uniquely in European football, Celtic’s season is skewed to the start, not to when the prizes are given out at the end, which have become a meritocratic formality. With no European football after Christmas this season, the remainder of the campaign will be about getting ready for July and August, when the really important stuff takes place.
Kieran will miss three Champions League group stage games in total, last Sunday’s cup final and some atmospheric games to come; this will be the source of some regret to the teenager. In compensation he can look forward to picking up a league winner’s medal at the end of the season, and hopefully being in top condition for the qualifiers.
To be fair to Robbie Neilson, even when he was a success at Hearts he wasn’t overwhelmingly appreciated. This season it looks like the party’s over, so I understand why he would take a job at MK Dons which, on the face of it, looks like a dangerous step.
Dons are two points above relegation (to the fourth tier), without a league win in two months. The club has serious structural issues which any new manager would find difficult to compensate for with little more than a few fresh tactical notions. But at least Neilson can’t be blamed for relegation, should it happen.
He’s next year’s Jackie McNamara.
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Craig Thomson cursing his feniany named linesman…
Muirhead double….hee hee
2-0. Identical back post finish by Miurhead
We’re going to need a bigger Schandenfreude:)))
2-0 ed huns …nice :O)
2-zip. Hee, Hee, hee
Right back posted missing……………..again
Oh the the Rangers are ……..not very good
oh its great fun to be wrong :-)
Hearts should now Sub Paterson as he is booked
Smiley thing……
Prost
Braw
Tavernier really doesn’t like defending
If a goal is disallowed and the “scorer” goes into the crowd, should he not be booked just the same? Precedent anyone?
I am being guided by the radio commentary who have pointed out that Miller has not seen a card for hoofing the ball into the stand after play was stopped.
It’s a second goal anyway.
Big Tel no happy. Heeheehee
GIRFU THUM
Carlos Alberto Tavenier:)))
Is it at all possible that witnessing the pish fitba that pollutes one’s telly of an evening, can contaminate the environment, to such an extent, that it affects other footballing teams’ ability to perform on the same platform, at a later stage.
Being non scientific, I was just wondering, viz a viz The Champions’ forthcoming schedule, that The Magnificent Glasgow Celtic (TMGC) may, or may not, have to inhabit the same medium over the next few weeks. Could this existential connection in some way derail our dominance?
I feel we need to know.
Eurochamps67
YoucanneverbeparanoidenoughCSC
Hearts fancy this. Turning on a bit of style. Realise Sevco are gash.
DAVIDOPOULOS on 30TH NOVEMBER 2016 9:02 PM
Craig Thomson cursing his feniany named linesman…
Lino took 13 seconds to raise his flag. Conscience won out over instructions eventually.
If anyone is worried about a Sevco comeback, they can soften the blow by putting a wager on…….they are currently (!) 35/1
JJ
He used to be a trader in the city don’t cha know
Tavernier takes two sugar and milk with his coffee.
Big butcher giving Tavaniar pelters.
Is this the same full back that Richard Gough predicted would be a 4 million pound player ?
This is a game of frighteningly low quality.
We are seriously light years in front of these 2 teams
BBC usually update the league tables on their website during games. Not tonight…..
Thi
GLENDALYSTONSILS
I’m imagining his body fighting not to raise his arm a la Dr Strangelove…
:)
Glasstwothirdsfull –
click on live scores and they do ;-)
What is our record score against them at the bigot dome ?
The way things are going…………….
It doesn’t reallly matter what the score is tonight. Orcs v Orcs: the battle of Cirith Ungol.
The reality is, if you are pish, then you will have a pish league position when the season concludes.
Loving the chaos at Castle Greyskull.
Bitter internecine fighting. Super Sally copping it for his allegiance to his wallet.
I can hear dum dum dum da da dum dum , dum dum dum da da dum dum…under pressure reverberating from Hampden :-)
I would like to hear the SFA tell us why they think Sevco should get the licence to play in Europe.
Site’s playing up btw.
Miller not booked for deliberate handball.
Is he the new captain unworkable?
Sin city bhoy-no problem mhate,work comes 1st,I’m in New York New York just now ,getting a good laugh at the zombies.:-))
Pure comedy this.
Unbookable…Obvs
Thanks autocorrect ya duck…
Mood in the pub cheered up after the huns goal was disallowed. Then further when wee huns scored 2nd. However for the – ahem! – neutral like myself, this really is a turd of a game…
So many allowances are made for Sevco’s elder statesman
THE EXILED TIM ON 30TH NOVEMBER 2016 9:13 PM
What is our record score against them at the bigot dome ?
The way things are going…………….
…………….
I believe it was 6-2 when Malky MacDonald scored a hat trick. You know the song, “…….but the boys in blue got @@@@@@ 6-2 by the Famous Glasgow Celtic.”
Thomson feeling sorry for der Hun.