You thought St Mirren were a hard watch? Livingston won three and drew three of their last six games but did not manage the majority of possession in any of those outings. Incredibly, they beat Dundee (by four goals), Dundee United and Aberdeen with an average of 39% possession.
If they dug in against the team at the bottom of the league, they will only leave their defensive third to have a shot on goal against the league leaders on Sunday (expect them to shoot on sight).
There will be no surprises. High crosses into the box will be successfully defended. There will be no space in front of goal, marking will be skintight, the defensive line will be straight. The pitch will be terrible, passing and control will be difficult – if you have a ticket, please be forgiving.
If you needed a reason to be concerned more than Celtic’s historical results against Livi, their recent form is impressive. Livingston have collected the joint second highest points total from their last five games, just two behind Celtic.
The first objective will be to get possession inside their box. We have the players to make any defender nervous at making a rash challenge with a penalty on the line. Shots from the edge of the area will be important. A ricochet did us no harm against St Mirren, against a packed defence, another is very possible.
Teams who win leagues win games like this. Three points for Celtic here will go a long way to achieving that objective.
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Anyone know if Ernie is ok? I’m worried, Tom’s post at 1:33 and we haven’t had a question regarding the offensive behaviour at football act.
Hamilton the musical would have been OK – but singing and dancing on a plastic pitch is just ridiculous and should be banned.
AIPPLE on 4TH MARCH 2022 1:31 PM
HOT SMOKED on 4TH MARCH 2022 1:22 PM
Toni Macaroni Arena.
Ah, of course ! Thanks for that.
THE_HUDDLE on 4TH MARCH 2022 1:32 PM
`I used to read CQN for a more positive and honest view than that which the MSSM offered. Now, like the pigs and humans in Animal Farm, it is becoming difficult to tell the difference.`
What’s positive and honest in your eyes?
`Positive` would be highlighting our strengths more often than any perceived negatives.
` Predicting a 3 nil win is positive but is it honest??`
I was talking of the MSSM when I referred `honest`.
`Tony Macaroni stadium I think it’s called`
Thanks to you ,too for that info.
Would it be a leap to suggest that Mr Dunbar will appear in a seat in West Lothian, Ayshire or South Lanarkshire?
Could be a laugh if he gets rid of a Tory.
he is just sitting for a council election.
Well it is the cooncil elections in May.
I’m getting tooooooo excited.
Maybe Mr Sarwar will need to rethink his Jacobite thistle shite.
What would be better? An Orange lily? A loyal bulldog?
or an orange bulldog wearing sunnies like the super cool walkers do , crimpolene military outfit with rolled up sleeves, and shades.
https://media.brycus.es/c/product/bulldog-multicolor-sentado-bharbo-m-520x520_PIlAoDq.jpg
You forgot the artillery.
Disappointed in the appointment of a recently active Orangeman to stand as candidate in North Lanarkshire where we already have a recent prominent Orngeman councillor. It’s all very well saying he will be held to the same equality standards as others but how do you measure this? There is a lot of suspicion across the communities. Back in the 70’s when I was last in the Labour Party we had a Constituency Chairman who was a Catholic HT in Milton. He faced a lot of suspicion as to whether he would treat non-Catholics equally.
I believe the old MP for East Kilbride, Adam Ingram, (who was also a crap full back in one of the Cowglen teams- as Auldheid might testify) had, I think, left the organisation before becoming an MP. I wonder if any Catholics in the Knights get faced with the same scrutiny and suspicion, or if , indeed, there are any in any of the political parties
I found the following about Adam Ingram:-
“Ingram applied for an interim interdict to prevent the publication of Respect politician George Galloway’s book I’m Not the Only One (2004). Galloway’s text stated that Ingram “played the flute in a sectarian, anti-Catholic, Protestant-supremacist Orange Order band”. Ingram’s opinion that this was in bad faith and defamatory, although Ingram’s lawyers conceded that for a year as a teenager he had been a member of a junior Orange Lodge in Barlanark, Glasgow, and had attended three parades. The Judge, Lord Kingarth, decided to refuse an interim interdict, that the balance of the arguments favoured Galloway’s publisher, and that the phrase “sectarian, anti-Catholic, Protestant-supremacist” was fair comment on that organisation. Although Ingram was not and never had been a flute-player, the defending advocate observed that “playing the flute carries no obvious defamatory imputation … it is not to the discredit of anyone that he plays the flute.” The judge ruled that Ingram should pay the full court costs of the hearing.”
Get the ball into their defensive third as quickly as possible ….
.. in part by, occasionally, sacrificing accuracy for speed.
If we retain possession great – then get the ball in the box equally quickly.
If we don’t retain possession – then counter the counter deep in their RED zone.
setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on 4th March 2022 4:29 pm
Ok, I’ll no doubt embarrass myself, but what is a Catholic HT? Have you gone all Mitchie?
Ange:
`Plans go ut the window when you get your first punch in the face .` :-))
THE_HUDDLE
Ange`s Press Conference, ( See Maccargo`s link at 3:37pm) , is, as always, a fine example of what I mean by being positive about our team.
THE_HUDDLE
Shane Warne – RIP too young
I see China aren’t showing EPL games because of the pro Ukrainian demonstrations at the games. Open society my ass.
GENE on 4TH MARCH 2022 4:42 PM
Is it not the case that other `open countries` don`t allow political demonstrations at games?
Port Vale pitch size 104 x 70 (7280) – and it’s grass
I can’t believe we have Celtic supporters saying they’d take a draw now from our visit to Livingston.
agree, cant be a proper Celtic supporter whoever it is.
Hot Smoked – according to Uefa neither are we – this isn’t political it’s genocide.
GENE on 4TH MARCH 2022 4:45 PM
Port Vale pitch size 104 x 70 (7280) – and it’s grass
I was going to add it for general interest , but I had many examples already.
I do like your reporsts from their games, gives an insight into other levels of football and experience
The Wembley of The North indeed
Tom McLaughlin on 4th March 2022 1:33 pm
Henry Dunbar, former Grand Master of the Orange Order, is standing for Scottish Labour in the May elections.
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Are the Orange Order a cult? Definitely not a cult.
ERNIEKEEPTHEUNIONGREAT CSC
It’s Friday it’s five to five it’s ………
A shower of Cults aye
SAINT STIVS on 4TH MARCH 2022 3:55 PM
Agreed, the fag packet calculations look in the right ballpark. On the bigger picture I’m genuinely torn as I want to rally against any association with any incarnation of the blue corner but my family in Australia are over the moon at getting to see Ange display his (hopefully) title winning team on home turf.
Saint stivs
We are currently draw specialist – which won’t get us into the playoffs.
Our manager is currently on compassionate leave after the sudden and tragic death of his daughter – can’t see him returning this season.
Crackerjack
MACCARGO on 4TH MARCH 2022 4:57 PM
similar, two cousins in Sydney, happy to see the bhoys, no happy it has to be against the huns.
ah, such simpler times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6POvrHnelg
Timm7
I missed out the clue word “Catholic school HT”
He was a Head Teacher of an RC secondary school
As I said before, does Celtic V Sevco in Oz not offer the opportunity for a less biased (than the MSSM ) Fouth Estate to ponder whether or not the `Rangers` they are being offered is actually the same one as was born in 1872?
Hullo CQN, had a sabbatical but been looking in.
Setting up shots is my suggestion but I also think it’s been a long time since we’ve had a big target man that cnuse the head, I like Jako and think he’s got to start.
setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on 4th March 2022 5:01 pm
Doh!! Thanks for taking the time, I thought I would end up regretting that question.
Gene,
As with St Stivs, you have generated an interest in Port Vale in my head ;-))
Hello Canamalar,
Good to see you on again.
Cheers HS, you’ll be a moinority😂
AIPPLE on 4TH MARCH 2022 5:01 PM
I only watched a couple of minutes but it really did seem `simpler`. Of course, it may well receive the same kind of response from children today were they to visit such a live show. I sometimes think that it is not so much children who have changed but us who have done so.
“CANAMALAR IT LOOKS LIKE OCD OBSESSION on 4TH MARCH 2022 5:09 PM
Cheers HS, you’ll be a moinority😂”
I`m used to that :-)).
Yes we are
Hail hail