No trophy left behind

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Sunday’s trip to Perth is the only away game Celtic have this month. With three home points from Livingston in the bag, we have home games against both St Mirren in the Scottish Cup and  Aberdeen – who are going through one of their more interesting periods, before the Hampden League Cup Final against our new adversaries.

By winning on Wednesday St Johnstone avoided defeat for the first time in eight games; this does not make a summer. St Mirren have everything going for them, although they will not look forward to returning to Celtic Park, the venue of their worst result of the season only two weeks ago.

One of the truisms in football is ‘it’s all about the next game’. I know this and so it’s with a bit of trepidation that I suggest we might want to plan for the three fixtures before Hampden as a group. We have a new striker, defensive mid and central defender all needing game time to get up to full fitness. I’m also sure Sead Haksabanovic could do with 60 minutes playing time. Use these games to make sure we arrive at Hampden with as strong a squad as possible.  The bitter anquish at only winning five of the last six League Cups cannot be smoothed over.  There should be no trophy left behind.

Playing in such a weak league has few advantages, but being able to build an early lead and then develop players is surely one of them.

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  1. were england under more pressure today and bottled the fixture because ireland had already won earlier today ?

     

     

    good sport that was.

  2. SAINT STIVS on 4TH FEBRUARY 2023 6:20 PM

     

     

    Leaving aside the possibility that quantum mechanics affords us, by opening up the suggestion that there could be an almost infinite number of worlds running in parallel, I’m not sure what proof you think might be available, given that it would require two contradictory versions of events to be running simultaneously.

  3. someone has lost the plot.

     

     

    so there is no proof that our team is disadvanted in the game result outcome by playing after the next closest team in the league has.

     

     

    thank you.

     

     

    great results for ireland and scotland at the rugby,

     

     

    that will help with the sentiment for reunifaction and indedependence.

  4. Is it not the convention that the league champions open up the new season? This season there were 5 games on the Saturday and we played Aberdeen on the Sunday.

  5. SAINT STIVS on 4TH FEBRUARY 2023 6:37 PM

     

     

    You are asking for proof where none can be provided because to provide such proof would require two mutually contradictory timelines to be run simultaneously.

     

     

    The fact that you ask for proof where none can be available shows you don’t understand the basic rules of logic.

  6. PRESTONPANS BHOYS on 4TH FEBRUARY 2023 6:51 PM

     

    Nothing better than a bit of quantum mechanics in the morning 👌👍

     

     

     

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    Depends which planet you’re on.

  7. Canamalar it looks like OCD obsession on

    So in european home/away games, is there any advantage in which is drawn first?

     

    I’d think the logic would be similar?

  8. Tom McLaughlin on

    Boris Johnston, Nigel Farage, King Charles, Keir Starmer, Ernie Lynch — your team took a helluva beatin.

  9. Weebobbycollins on

    This argument about fixtures and pressure really depends on the mentality of the players and I believe our boys are so confident in their ability they do not feel any undue pressure playing after a hun victory. This may not always have been the case with previous teams…but this team is a wee bit special.

  10. Canamalar it looks like OCD obsession on

    I’d have though how big you think you are would have more bearing on quantum mechanics

  11. Canamalar it looks like OCD obsession on

    WBC,

     

    Agreed I remember the panic in here and the bleating about playing surfaces, this team/management don’t care and have demonstrated it makes no difference. While previously it was used as an excuse for sub-standard performances.

  12. Tom McLaughlin on

    BADA BING

     

    Posting fixtures from June ,to where we are today is totally immaterial

     

     

    Not when it’s the answer to a question posed by Ernie Lynch.

  13. Moderator.

     

     

    What is with the 6 deletions today?

     

     

    What is that about?

     

     

    Can you say what is allowable

  14. Weebobbycollins on

    The fans feel the pressure more than players because the outcome is not in their hands. I must admit to not being totally relaxed until at least three goals ahead.

  15. ADI_DASSLER NOT FOR 2ND BEST on 4TH FEBRUARY 2023 6:49 PM

     

     

    Big GG Offski

     

     

    Best of luck big mhan.

     

     

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    Is that it on insta (official) now?

     

    Good luck gg.you wore the hoops

     

     

    HH

  16. Tom McLaughlin on

    If you can’t accept other people have a different viewpoint from you, CQN is not for you.

  17. Canamalar it looks like OCD obsession on

    Tom Mc..,

     

    Do you believe here is any advantage in being drawn home or away first in european games?

  18. Would you rather be 12 points ahead with them having a game in hand ( playing first) or 6 points ahead with us having a game in hand (playing second)

     

     

    I know which one I’d chose

     

     

    Night all

  19. CANAMALAR IT LOOKS LIKE OCD OBSESSION on 4TH FEBRUARY 2023 7:38 PM

     

    Tom Mc..,

     

     

     

     

    Do you believe here is any advantage in being drawn home or away first in european games?

     

     

     

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    I dont, with there being no away goals rule anymore.

  20. Canamalar it looks like OCD obsession on

    AT,

     

    Be serious man, we know the mod has a problem with free speech, if it does not comply with his/her own personal bias then its likely to be censored, abuse is no longer a consideration. Its a lot easier now that people have been conditioned to accept censorship.