Malmo manager Age Hareide’s press conference yesterday had a touch of the Kevin Keegan’s about it. As STV pointed out, Swedish journalists, writing for both Swedish and Scottish outlets, transcribed Malmo goalkeeper, Johan Wiland’s words, “They are pigs, all of them, that’s the way it is.”
Hareide didn’t like the coverage. I’m not surprised, he knows that it will be a significant motivator for Celtic, pinned to the proverbial dressing room wall, but his attempt to rebut reports as a failure in translation does not bear scrutiny. Not if it was Swedes who did the translating. Pigs are pigs. Wiland gave Ronny Deila’s team talk.
While Ronny had an affirmative weekend, winning away at Tannadice, Hareide had to face up to his public defeated, increasingly unlikely to retain the league title. A run of three victories before visiting Celtic Park, has morphed into two consecutive defeats. A four point deficit became seven points, with nine games remaining. They are five points from a Europa League spot next season. In short, Malmo are one bad result from the collapse of their season.
That’s not to say they are incapable of damaging Celtic, or Salzburg, we know that’s not the case, but there is an inherent fragility about them, which Celtic need to exploit. They are a dangerous team who are punching above their weight, but there are no hidden reservoirs of strength.
This is what it’s all about Celtic. This is the reason you’ve pulled your socks on each morning since your first joined a boys team. The challenge is stiff but winnable, the prize, enormous.
Own the field.
Remember, there will be a collection of backpacks for Mary’s Meals on the Celtic Way ahead of the St Johnstone game on Saturday. Bring anything you have along, it will be gratefully received and will be on the shoulders of a kid walking to school in Malawi, Kenya or Zambia in no time. Thank you.
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Timaloy
Drop Armstrong ?? I thought he was easily our best player in the first half v Malmo and put in three times the effort that Johansen did for instance. Its no surprise he eventually needed subbed.
G M
Aye very funny NOT!!! Ul be my age sumdae??? 0)
The lad has u14 GAA match this evening.
It’ll save both of us from pacing the living room floor.
I want two good away performances:-)
Árd Macha
This is not the time or the plaice for fish puns!
Some of you are skating on thin ice.
HH!!
Afternoon Geordie, trying to forget about Cifci. Thanks for reminding me.
Hey Cork, just being realistic. Enjoy the game and the celebrations.
Jude,
I hope so pal.
HH
THIS SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE SHARED.
MARK IS A TIM
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Saint Stivs on 24th August 2015 11:14 pm THIS IS A MUST WATCH – GET IT VIRAL – THE BREID MAN LOVES RA CELTIC
on the back of SCOTT ALLAN IS A FENIAN.
you timternet faceachers and instaroids,
get this out there
MARK WARBUTON LOVES CELTIC.
his magic hat was a hooped tammy.
he got it from his granny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmr9kCEQUvU
We’ll certainly need to score – at least once.
My poor nerves couldn’t stand 0-0 with 5 minutes to go.
The cockiness of the Swedes will be their undoing if Celtic do their jobs properly.
I for one am sick of hearing what they think they and their fans are going to do to Celtic.
And as for that manager of theirs – played Celtic 3 times – lost every match.
Lets keep it that way.
Come on Celtic.
lefthandpillaroldjungle @ 2.12
So very true.
Imagine turning up in Malmo ” Cummin we’ll jist go hame Ambrose is playing “
Just got a text from Jersey Bhoys in Malmo . They were in a bar earlier in the company of Big Sutty and King of Kings ;)
HH
Jeromek67
Johansen got two assists, had one shot on target and 78% passing
Armstrong had one shot off target, two offsides and 64% passing.
Efe, Lustig and Ambrose were our three worst passers. I’d maybe play Ambrose due to Janko’s inexperience and his threat at set pieces.
Tallybhoy on 25th August 2015 3:11 pm
This is not the time or the plaice for fish puns!
Some of you are skating on thin ice.
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Some of us are just hooked…
Petethebeat,
No chance it’ll be comfy tonight. This is celtic we are talking about. :)
Throughthewringer csc
This is probably old news but i saw on the Derry Journal online that a 37 year old was arrested and bailed for the attack on TCR
Hail Hail 2-1 tae the Hoops
Thomthethim
cheers for Tom Martins piece this morning. I disagree with his piece.like a lot of authors the existential trauma is the authors.it is he who continually associates our club with the cheat,as well as saying nowt about liquidation.i thought it a lazy piece lumping Celtic in rangers(not defining which one apart from a joke).
I didnt even reply to the comparisons with crystal palace,the EPL is sucking in money and talent from all over Europe but again its geographically handy to compare say Celtic-why not Ajax?
The ‘how can you be an ‘institution’ on a Budget could have came out of the David Murray book of ‘lever’ financing.The one thing learned from Murrays cheating is that we are here-Cetic 1888-,we where there before he started cheating and will be here when BDO drip out the last of the flush of what was rfc.it is something the author shows no reference to.The most important thing to me is that Celtic continues
Maybe its just me picking him up wrong,but it continually irks me how their cheating and illegal ways are somehow our fault or we were involved in their industrial self harming.
Remember there is just ‘us’ my friend
hail hail
An T
Thanks for the TCR updates Bhoys!! Some bad peepil out there!!
Catching up in the middle of my Night shifts, best wishes to TCR on a speedy recovery.
Any result that takes us through tonight will do for me.
HH
“Efe, Lustig and Ambrose were our three worst passers.”
Timalloy,
Aw come on!! Big efe was two of our worst passers? :)
HH
What odds Griff scoring in the 1st half tonight????
DHarma Bam
Still can’t think of any more fish puns.
Of course you can………….don’t be so Koi!
“Van Dijk was omitted from Celtic’s side at Dundee United on Saturday and will not play in Tuesday’s Champions League play off”
How did SMSM get on with that one?
DAVIDOPOLOUS
Howdy!
What’s cooking?
:-)
Buon appetitto!
…and Forza Celtic!
HH!!
Too exciting to cope- 4+ bloody hours
Jude,
I dunno about first half but he’s 11/2 fgs with a few and 13/8 anytime..
HH
No worries about tonight although I’m not going to jinx us by having a drink and enjoying myself,it’s my trade off to the big man so we win through n if doesn’t work I’ll know not to do it again!
;)
HH
Here’s hoping we get through tonight, otherwise CQN will be a no-go zone populated by a myriad of Jim Goodwins :-)
Geordie Munro
Whoops. Is Efe such a scapegoat we can blame him twice? I guess so!
Armstrong, Efe and Lustig!
Jude 2005. Cifti will start the game so it will be hard for sparkey to score from the bench. H.H.
Hold your head up high,
And don’t be afraid of the shark,
All huns and members of the mayday mainstream media should know beforehand that failure to qualify for the group’s tonight will not make one iota of a difference to Celtic winning ten in a row.
It’s only a matter of time before Celtic Park time is officially pronounced a time.
19.45 csc
Tricoloured Ribbon
i was so sorry to hear you where the subject of a brutal attack,i hope you take it easy and recover from what must have been a terrible Trauma.I hope and pray all is ok with you.you are a Celtic mhan and will never walk alone.I post the words of a song well known to us both :-)
Oh Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling.
From glen to glen and down the mountain side.
The summer’s gone, and all the roses falling.
It’s you, It’s you, must go, and I must bide.
But come ye back when summer’s in the meadow.
Or when the valley’s hushed and white with snow.
I’ll be here in sunshine or in shadow
Oh Danny Boy, oh Danny Boy, I love you so.
But if you come, and all the flowers are dying,
And I am dead, as dead I well may be.
You’ll come and find the place where I am lying.
And kneel and say an “Ave” there for me.
And I will know, tho’ soft ye tread above me
And then my grave will richer, sweeter be.
And you’ll bend down and tell me that you love me
And I will rest in peace until you come to me.
keep improving and thank you Coorslad for being a vital info link
hail hail
An Tearmann,
Thanks for your post, but I genuinely think that you have misread the nuance of the article.
Celtic Mac
Cheers for your feedback.
Thanks to all CQNers who have paid a wee visit to http://tonyshuddle.com/
If you have time please check this item out on the research boost from the Ice Bucket Challenge.
http://tonyshuddle.com/?p=796
No One Walks Alone
37 year old arrested….
FFS 37 YEARS OLD ……
Work has been a distraction today, but I can now concentrate on near soiling my breeks for the remainder of the afternoon/evening. cannaehandleitCSC#1
I think Stokes is a better bench option than Ciftci right now, subs could play a big part tonight.