Celtic’s season is perched at a tantalising angle, but if you know your history, you’ll know that such pent-up potential often flounders in scrappy cup encounters. Set to face Kilmarnock in the League Cup final, they are favourites in the league and have not allowed a Scottish club to lay a glove on them in almost three months. No one is tipping against them in any competition, but despite being in exactly this situation many times in the last 40 years, only once have they been able to see out a straightforward looking campaign and collect the three trophies available.
All it takes is a bumpy away ground in the middle of winter to level the playing field (metaphorically, if only it would literally) and deliver the inevitable cup exit. Our chances of winning tomorrow are no better than 50/50. Inverness know the script, they are a decent team who, despite two cup exits to Celtic last season, had enough in their locker to deny us five points in the league.
Celtic have a potential of five cup games remaining this season across both competitions, but after Inverness, only one of those can be away from home. With league form seemingly set by metronome, you’re looking at one of the most dangerous games of the season tomorrow.
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Any auldhauns remember the Celtic Cine Club . I think the guy who ran it Jim McFadyen also ran the Sarsfield CSC in the Gorbals. Does anybody know what happenned to all the films as I think they filmed every game back in the late 60’s and 70’s.
Modren blog-stretching “features” is rubbish.
hamiltontim says:
3 February, 2012 at 13:56
KevJungle
Don’t you mean since Ledley STARTED playing at left back?
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I did m8!
Thanks for keeping an eye on me! :¬))
Hail! Hail!
Oldtim
haha. Not to worry auld pal. We all get the days mixed occasionally. Hope yer taking yer medication and not going too mental on the fire water? Ach, forget that, I know you too well. All things in moderation D, all things in moderation. I’ll be up for a race meeting around March, will make sure we meet up.
I wouldn’t play Hoops on his own up front. I honestly believe that this will be tantamount to giving Terry’s highland huns a license kick him off the park. Hoops isn’t really suited for a mash up – which is what i expect from ICT tomorrow. I’d rather we play Stokes. Anto is not afraid to mix it up. Bronnie and Big Vic must be given instructions to sort out any of the ICT team who try and get nasty. Sort them out bhoys.
KevJungle.
I wont try and reason as only a fool would argue with that ‘logic’ :]
All that was missing from your post was the word FACT!
QB
Forster
Lustig Rogne Dan Mulgrew
Victor
Forrest Brown Ledley
Hooper Stokes
QuadBhoy says:
3 February, 2012 at 14:10
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We disagree and, move on.
Hail! Hail!
rt rev david hay: 3 February, 2012 at 13:47
I had no idea they were acquainted. That could be a romantic liaison as well – given revelations a few years back about the Mad one’s prison time.
I think auld Davie’s friendly with the bachelor who runs the Furious Furious website as well – and he certainly likes a tweed jacket and brown brogues … if you catch my drift.
Interesting selection Awe_Naw, is Lustig fit? I know he had a niggle a few weeks back. Keen to see this boy play, decent scoring record for RB:
oglach says:
3 February, 2012 at 14:09
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I agree m8!
Stokes up on his own v’s Rennes is what started the good run we’re on! IMO!
Hooper should tuck in behind Stokesy imo!
Hail! Hail!
KJamBhoy
I thought Mathews wasn´t fit
Hail Hail
Just a wee thought on the Thommo story in the sun,the first thing I thought when I saw it was
Why is Thommo apparently being pulled for this,but not McGregor,by their respective employers?
Thommo is a coach,McGregor is still a player(!)
Rangers are cool with their employees mixing with the other side,but those bigoted b……s at Celtic think it’s a disciplinary offence?
For me,the story did not hold water from the off.
BUNCHA……
Paul is right. We have a tough game on our hands to-morrow. All we have to do is to match them for spirit and energy and we will beat them for skill. It will be important to keep 11 men on the park as they will no doubt try to irritate us. Go for it Bhoys!
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS at 14:16
Nonsense story allright.
“Thompson goes out for a fairly substantial drink the night before a training session — and with someone from the opposite side of the Old Firm.
So presumably Rangers didn’t have training or do they think its worse that a coach might be hungover than a player being hungover.
Ridiculous, how the editor allowed that is beyond me.
Mort
Awe_Naw
Think wee Matthews might have done a pre match press conference. Saying hoped he would play, understands the manager changes the team to suit each game, we played well last time we were up there, etc…
Think it was on twitter
Mort
It was in the sun…….it shouldn’t be beyond you!
;0)
Philbhoy at 14:21
Fair point.
Mort
McGregors not been so great in recent times ,with quite a few blunders etc creeping into his game. We know he likes a good drink (Cameron House) .
Is his life-style catching up on him?
As for Thommo ,hes got to remember he’s a Celtic coach- its not a great example to our young team if your in the pub. Theres already been a driving ban.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS.
Hope that earlier nugget went down a treat in the pub!! :>)
Shieldmuir Celtic says:
3 February, 2012 at 14:16
“It will be important to keep 11 men on the park as they will no doubt try to irritate us”
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May i propose that NL adopts a team rota for booting the ICT players in the nads therefore negating the risk of any of our players receiving 2 yellows.
” Right Bhoys – if they try to mix it up – Broonie – boot the bejaysus out of the 1st ICT player that leaves a boot in if you get booked Vic you take over booting the highland pish oot of them if you get booked then your up next Sammi” etc etc.
Greenjedi
Juarez, just back frm a loan spell
and you drop our captain for him???
What glue you sniffing?
You ain’t no Jedi, still a padawan son.
Brimmer
bamboo
hoblux
MWD
Aftonbladet is the best-selling newspaper here in Sweden.
Banner headline on front page of today’s sport supplement :- GAIS STUNG/RIPPED OFF FOR MILLIONS (Swedish crowns obviously, but sounds better)
They quote FIFA rule on right to development compensation
They quote GAIS who are certain they met all criteria
BUT – they also quote RFC claiming they don’t have to pay because of an “adminstrative blunder”. Well, who would recognise such a blunder better than that lot?
GAIS talking of approaching FIFA for decision if payment not received within 30 days. About GBP 240,000.
Of course you all have all the details which have surely been reported in the local media – OR?
Cheers
Alex
bamboo says:
3 February, 2012 at 14:25
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Thommo with, as you mention has a driving ban should, imo, be aware that as part of the Celtic FC’s management team, he will be fair game for the establishments – law enforcers!
Hail! Hail!
My team for ict:
Forster
Matthews Rogne Mulgrew Izzie
Brown Vic Ledley
Forrest. Sammi
Stokes
Team for diet huns
Forster
Matthews Rogne Dan Mulgrew
Brown Vic Ledley
Forrest. Commons
Hooper
Time to use our squad strength. Two huge games which will go long way to winning or losing treble, really really not the time to have 2 midfielders being overrun all game.
IbleaBhoy @ 14.06pm
Really sorry for this short reply to your request but I am rushing between meetings here in London.
John McFadyen ,whom I knew for many,many years and served with my Dad and all of my brothers on the committee of The Sarsfield Celtic Supporters Club out of the Tavern Bar in the Gorbals died long time ago.
My brother – Gordon-well known on this blog for his photographic memory of all things Celtic can add much more to your request.
A few highlights.We believe Sarsfield- now renamed Jimmy Cowan Evergreen-to be the oldest or at least one of the oldest clubs in existence.It was a brake club and Gordon could furnish you with photos of the brake leaving for a match in the 19th century.
John McFadyen came on the plane my Dad chartered to go to Lisbon and always claimed that our family were amongst the people who ruined the Lisbon trip for him- we ran on the park at the final whistle causing Celtic not to come back out with the trophy.Having experienced the scenes on the pitch and at the airport later that night when the team appeared with their wives I have some sympathy with the view that it might have been a challenge for them.Anyway,John did not get his video shots but there were mitigating circumstances for our behaviour-Celtic had just won the European Cup and I was on the pitch with my Dad and two brothers.
Incidentally I was at Old Trafford a few seasons back ( Giggs dive )and met a couple who were on that plane and they casually advised that they had purchased a shiny new camera that shot Super 8 for the Lisbon trip and that they had shots of me and my family on the pitch at Lisbon in full colour.I know them,they live in Toryglen and again Gordon can provide details.Collectively we should make a real effort to get access to those invaluable pictures.As you know only now and again does footage never seen before emerge.This is such a moment.
My brother also wrote a piece for the Celtic View a couple of years ago seeking the whereabouts of the Sarsfield Club banner- again photos of it also available ( in fact it is in the Opus ) and was last known to be in the possession of John McFadyen.
You are absolutely correct that John shot on behalf of the cine club and must have had an amazing collection.I fear that collection is lost.I think his wife had no real interest in his activities but maybe Gordon could add to my view.
Good luck.
NL says it all!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6ANHoTvhKqUp
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS says:
3 February, 2012 at 14:01
Aye it could go either way but instead of lies, moods and jingoism I’d prefer people were making decisions based on sound facts and figures. Too much to hope for though.
Man on a Ledge – nice one.
Swiss
midfield formation is the key tomorrow, last year when we got beat at inverness to lose the league we started with shaun maloney on the right and commons on the left. this is why we lost. we need three ball winning midfielders for a game like this. my midfield would be. samaras, ledley, vic, brown.. stokes and hooper up front with forrest to come on if needed. we can always change things with this line up but when we start with two wide men there is nowhere to go if things are going bad…
‘Moods, Lies and Jingoism’?
-little known prequel to ‘Sex, Lies and Videotape’?
davythelotion says:
3 February, 2012 at 14:35
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Neil Francis Lennon is, the rock upon which hundom will perish! And they know it!
Hail! Hail!
“Celtic Bunnets are not for second best, They don’t shrink to fit inferior chairmen”
How about a banner of The Bunnet vs MBB and SDM ?
with apologies to the late great Mr Stein for bastardasing a wonderful quote
a very important game for us tomorrow – maybe a season defining one if that’s not too strong.
Imagine we get through tomorrow and the pressure on the orcs to beat DU on Sunday multiplies; they are already in a bad way and going south.
Conversely should we lose and what a fillip for all the hordes arriving a Ipox on Sunday and they could indeed get a lift and the momentum suddenly shifts; esp with out next league game against the mini huns on Wednesday.
Eyes on the prize lhads. I know you can do it and wipe any smile off big Butcher’s raging face.
Great stuff Garcia. Lets hope some of the 8mm has survived and is still useable. I once heard that the Sarsfield banner had been captured from an Orange walk and repainted in green and white.
BMCUWIP @10:55
I concur!
In mountaneering terms the huns are in the death zone, and sherpa jellylegs has just given them a bottle of oxygen.
The $64,000 question is, does that run out before the HMRC avalanche rumbling down the mountain hits them?
Can’t wait to see!
“No Newco in the SPL”
HH
From the BBC
The Premier League and the importers of foreign satellite TV decoder boxes and cards are both claiming victory after their latest court battle.
Satellite systems from other parts of the EU were sold to pubs for less then that charged by Sky and ESPN, who have exclusive UK deals with the league.
Now, after a High Court hearing, the league says it will take action against pubs for breach of copyright.
But the satellite importers claim they are free to carry on their business.
Copyright v competition
The Premier League had initially taken out a civil action against QC Leisure (a digital box supplier), and SR Leisure Limited (a publican).
That case was sent to the European courts – along with that of pub landlady Karen Murphy, who had shown games in her pub using a QC decoder – for legal advice and guidance on points of law.
It meant that UK prosecutions for using these systems had been put on hold while the case went to the European courts.
Last autumn, the European courts ruled that national laws that prohibit the import, sale or use of foreign decoder cards were contrary to the freedom to provide services.
But is said while live matches were not protected by copyright, any surrounding media, such as any opening video sequence, the Premier League anthem, pre-recorded films showing highlights of recent Premier League matches and various graphics, were “works” protected by copyright.
High Court ruling
Now the High Court has said that in some aspects the importers of foreign satellite equipment had been in breach of Premier League copyright by allowing the showing of foreign broadcasts.
But it also said that the Premier League had only proved its claims of breach of copyright “to a limited extent”.
Lord Justice Kitchen added that “the defendants who are continuing to trade must be entitled to carry on their business in a way which avoids infringement of [Premier League] copyright if they are able to do so”.
Furthermore, he said that clauses in Premier League TV contracts with national broadcasters that prohibit them from broadcasting Premier League games outside their own country’s borders may constitute “a restriction on competition”.
‘Court declaration’
The Premier League said: “It is clear that the law gives us the right to prevent the unauthorised use of our copyrights in pubs and clubs when they are communicated to the public without our authority.
“We will now resume actions against publicans who are using European Economic Area foreign satellite systems to show Premier League football on their premises unlawfully and without our authority.”
Anand Pattani, is a lawyer at Smithfield Partners legal firm, which has represented QC Leisure and other defendants.
“Our clients are extremely pleased that, in line with the finding of the European Court, the judgment confirms that the majority of claims against our clients are to be dismissed,” he said.
“Insofar as there has been a finding of infringement relating to a limited number of artistic works our clients also welcome Lord Justice Kitchin’s confirmation that they must be entitled to carry on their business in a way which avoids any such infringement. ”
Investment
Daniel Geey, of FFW legal firm, is an expert on sport broadcasting issues.
He says the High Court will now “make a declaration which will set out the precise infringing acts established against QC Leisure and the other defendants”
Sky has pumped billions into top flight English football since the league was founded in 1992, with the money given to clubs allowing them to buy some of the top names in the world.
The Premier League’s television income from mainland Europe is about £130m, less than 10% of their total £1.4bn overseas rights deal.
Ms Murphy’s case will be heard in the High Court later this year.