An angry meltdown by Hibernian, many of their fans and lots of independent (cough) observers that the SPFL did not allocate them 50% of Sunday’s League Cup Final tickets all seems a bit demeaning to the League this morning. 500 unsold tickets were returned, it is unclear if it will be possible to sell them to Celtic fans while maintaining crowd segregation.
Can we once and for all agree that Celtic are the lifeblood of Scottish football? They are the team who compete in and win most finals, they are followed by more fans than anyone else, they bring the game more money in ticket sales, as well as TV and commercial deals than anyone. They also keep Scottish journalism in business.
Celtic are run well. They live within their means and pay their bills. They do not duck and dive in the courts over contractual disputes, when they commit to something, it happens. They do not need to over-promise on ticket sales, even when things go wrong, they meet contractual obligations and move on.
God love St Johnstone, who have achieved enormously well as the second most successful Scottish team over the last decade (three times more trophies than anyone else), but there is only one viable club in the modern Scottish game, everyone else, every last one of them, is making up the numbers.
This is not an endorsement that we will easily beat Ross County tonight, or win on Sunday. It’s football, even Celtic cannot win them all. Aberdeen are right to cut their stadium ambitions, Hibs have no choice but to send unsold tickets back, Newco have so little wriggle room you see what they are always at court. Celtic are on their own, the rest live of our existence.
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Not sure I would place too much faith in the likes of Deloitte to forecast the future of Scottish football, as Aberdeen, Hibs, Hearts et al have done, but given that they must have some expertise re numbers somewhere in the their ranks I would have asked them to examine the prospects of a future absent the Old Firm model, as in a League without Celtic and any form of Rangers. I would have asked them to factor in a geographic factor, something Auldheid has advocated over the years. As things are there are no clubs in the top league from Ayrshire, Fife or Stirlingshire, and none from anywhere in the South. I would have asked them to look at a league of 16-18 clubs, representing all areas, or centres if you like, eg Ayr, Falkirk, Dunfermline, Dumfries, Stirling etc, hell I’d even throw in the Isle of Skye. Might be a wasted exercise I know, but if not, I wouldn’t be building a 15,000 stadium in Aberdeen, I’d be looking at being the top club in a newly formed Scottish Football League.
Weather forecast for Dingwall is fine. Dry, calm and mild. Ideal conditions. Someone is overdue a drubbing and it might be RC tonight.
Is Martindale releasing squirrels?
Or was he briefed at the ludge meeting?
https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/spfl/scottish-premiership/david-martindale-admits-covid-fears-22473965
St Tams
“Personally I would rather read about any progress i, if there’s any, in recruiting and appointing a new CEO and head of recruitment. ”
You could always write that yourself- why do you want Paul 67 to be your scribe.
ST TAMS on 15TH DECEMBER 2021 5:59 PM
Another departure from the club.
“Oliver Morgan head of sports science has left to join Leicester City.
That’s another job for Ange to do along with his managing and scouting role.”
He’s head of the Academy Sports Science ST TAMS.
ANTON McELHONE is the Head of Sports Science at the club, por cierto
How about Tam Rogic as the false number nine, he does seem to be able to get into good scoring positions?
Need a regig of the midfield mind.
Good evening all from Ruglen. Gerrintaethum Celtic!!!+
Ross County = banana skin
We’ve ben bitching all year that our Sports Science department was either missing or not up to scratch.
Now, we’ve just had one of them move on to another job and it turns out we miss him.
Go Radio
https://celtic.vitalfootball.co.uk/looks-like-his-first-half-of-the-season-is-wiped-out-mark-guidi-gives-worrying-celtic-injury-update/
Big question tonight- has St Tams ever said anything positive? Never mind some thing positive about Celtic?
😂🤣😂
Don’t let the facts get in the way of obvious trolling.
Looking forward to the game, tricky fixture, hopefully Ross County have a go, then we get a football match, that’s entertainment🍀
@Celtic line up v Ross Cty ……
Hart, Ralston, Carter-Vickers, Starfelt, Scales, Bitton, McGregor, Turnbull, Juranovic Montgomery, Abada,
Subs: Bain, Welsh, Taylor, Rogic, Shaw, Henderson, Moffat
Scales & Montgomery in for Rogic and Forrest
Celtic: Hart, Ralston, Starfelt, Carter-Vickers, Juranovic, Scales, Bitton, McGregor, Turnbull, Montgomery, Abada.
Subs: Bain, Taylor, Welsh, Shaw, Rogic, Henderson, Moffat.
Weaker again for this game with Rogic dropping to the bench. Any win will do. If we concede, I think we’ll drop points.
Wee Owen on the bench
Hart AR , CCV , Starfelt Scales ,DT ,Cal,Nir,Jura ,Abada ,Monty
Is that 442, happy to see Scales at Left back, this team are physical and will fire high balls in when they get a chance, I thought Juranovic should great pace when played in front of Ralston at the weekend looking forward to seeing how it works out tonight.
Who is the full and who is pushed forward, Juranovic or Scales.
Dortmund tribute to magnificent Green Brigade.
https://bornceltic.com/2021/12/15/stunning-dortmund-ultras-message-to-green-brigade/
If we concede, I think we’ll drop points.
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nice positive post
i agree with every word, but you have missed a ‘7’ after ‘concede’ to make me agree with the sentiment
Tough fixture ahead.
Ange could unearth new Lubo!
https://celtic.vitalfootball.co.uk/major-football-site-claims-ange-could-unearth-new-moravcik/
Scales left back Montgomery left wide man
Ralston right back Juranovic in front of him
Maybe im wrong
LAFAN on 15TH DECEMBER 2021 6:43 PM
Tough fixture ahead.
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Not a night for tippy tappy sleep inducing malarky.
Park the bus blootir it goal. Simple.
Or we might be handed our arses!
In Ange we trust.
live updates up
Like that back four , plenty of physicality there , if we score we win.
As for the health discussion earlier.
“The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it.” ~ George Orwell
Paranoid my erse CSC
SHOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT FFS CSC
We’ve a side tonight consisting of two left backs, two right backs and Bitton in midfield with Turnbull upfront.
I don’t see us scoring goals. Hopefully I’m wrong and I’ll be the on here later to admit that. We’re in trouble tonight though and I don’t see the point in ignoring that.
AM — hope he improves his game from last week.
He shows a lot of promise going forward from LB.
Totally honking playing out on the left last Thursday.
Hopefully he has his game head on tonight — big ask.
Plus NB needs to up his game.
When he has to chase the game or the ball he looks well of the pace.
Hope we turn up and put on a show.
Looking like a very physical team. That’s what we need. Gerrintaethum Celtic!!!!
AN DUN
Oh ye of little faith……………………
C’MON THE CELTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I see the cheating hun bas*ard who refereed our game on Sunday get’s to support his own team tonight.
In every sense of the word.
Is the game aff?
TheOriginalSadiesBhoy on 15th December 2021 4:56 pm
QUADROPHENIAN on 15TH DECEMBER 2021 12:09 PM
“Jan wantaways” ??????
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Is he one of GvB’s back room staff or a Dutch midfielder?
LOL!