Could someone remind me the last time we heard rumours that Ronny Deila had players rebelling against him? I heard it often, and put it to the club, but was told the players had bought-into the changes, then underway and largely unproductive. I think we got our answer after the full-time whistle yesterday. This is a group of players and manager with a common purpose.
Celtic are now top of the league, a point away from qualifying from the Europa League knock-out stages, and are beginning to look like a team, but the results are largely secondary to the transformation. Even if Virgil’s 90th minute winner hadn’t arrived at Pittodrie, progress is evident. The fragility and lack of cohesion which marked so many of our performances until early last month has gone.
Success has many fathers so it’s difficult to know exactly what’s behind the improvement. Scott Brown’s return from injury helped enormously, as did the return of Mikael Lustig and Adam Matthews (although I thought Adam had a torrid time with Niall McGinn yesterday).
The blossoming of Stefan Johansen has to be the most striking element. He has without doubt been the most improved player this season and an early contender for end of season awards. By any measure, he had no right to score his goal yesterday.
The return of James Forrest, who yesterday played his fourth game in eight months, will give the squad an extra boost before the final two Europa League group games. If he has fully recuperated from the problems which blighted him throughout this year, he’ll give fresh impetus to the pacey product Ronny is trying to hone.
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Ron B…
‘Forced’? Maybe. Some gentle coercion for certain.
Its a pity nowadays so few individuals seem to realise conformity is not compulsory or even necessarily commendable.
HH
I don’t suppose the msm commented on the aberdeen fans going to the toilet during the minutes silence, which was clearly shown on sky.
I am extremely disappointed that a few of our fans attending the game did not observe the silence.
Sammy Wilson R.I.P.
Corkcelt
Its over now for another year, Thank God so lets get back to what we do best
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And that will be????? Arguing. Like Tims do one their jack jones in an empty phone box!
Seeking out the Seville monies?
2 or 3 in midfield?
Sammy – flawed genius, genius or flawed?
Cheese n toast – roasted or toasted?
Yes or err……the other option…..
Res12 – great white hope or elephant?
Old Firm or Stand Firm?
Boat is sinking…save ACGR or a Stornaway black pudding?
HH jamesgang
Ans
Gone
3
Flawed awright player
Toasted cheese…..obviously!
Aye! Our time will come. Soon perhaps…..
Hope
Stand Firm
ACGR. After considerable soul searching!
Blimey!
Just realised I used the word ‘nowadays’!
When did I get so old?????
:-(
Bada,
The poppy window slammed shut earlier but some more details are being thrashed out in a John guidetti through-the-night style. :)
corkcelt
15:23 on 10 November, 2014
A troll and a total arsehole, don’t know why his like aren’t banned from here
R.I.P Sammy Wilson.God bless his soul.
Geordie Munro
16:45 on 10 November, 2014
Bada,
The poppy window slammed shut earlier but some more details are being thrashed out in a John guidetti through-the-night style. :)
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How can the poppy window be shut when the 11th is tomorrow? Are the SFA running this poppy window????
justafan
Soon you will be posting “back in the day” :))))))))
Bada Bing
Doctors have moved decision on whats happening to Wednesday from Friday.Niece quite upbeat,my sister is trying hard to be upbeat.
I will keep you up to date as it unfolds for me.
Modern medicine is great nowadays lets hope.
Overwhelmed by support and messages on this great site.Thanks for asking HH.
Parkheadcumsalford
16:14 on
10 November, 2014
weeman67,
Didn’t Sammy Wilson score our goal when St Mirren beat us in the semi final about 1960? It was my one and only visit to the old South Stand at Hampden.
*I believe you mean the semi of 1959 when Gerry Baker tore Bobby Evans a new one….we lost 0-4 that sunny day and yes Sammy played
Davidopolous,
Ooooh. Good point well put.
Poppies
Just bought mine there.
Tomorrow at 11 I’ll remember those on all sides in WWI who died for nothing. And those in WWII who died for something.
And the countless millions of innocents who died for others’ imperial ambitions and hatred of others. Especially those butchered by Britain’s imperial forces.
I’ll no more be compelled by poppy fascism and its glorification of war than I am by Dobbies trying to sell me stuff for Christmas from September onwards. Those who try to make me conform to their twisted political agendas and commercial greed can gtf. Always.
Tesco have a poppy pizza on sale. Just along from their shoity kitsch Christmas cards. Jesus wept. Literally.
HH jamesgang
Still, Thinkin’ aboot….The Present Pitiful Condition o’ OOR …Mid Field…
There hiv bin.. a few Supporters of Mr. Bitton, oan Here..
who hiv expressed the Wish for a Permanent Place in
there.. for He.
Bitton, is a Fine.. Gentle, Intelligent Fellow.. No Doot..’
Howevahhhhhhhhhh
There is Not a Berth fur A Guy Wi Those Qualifications..in oor Middy.
Na..
Bitton, is Far too.. Ah am searchin’ fur the Proper Woid Here..’
Gie us a Minute..’
Goat it..
“Unassuming.”… That’s It!
Yes, Bitton ,is Far too Unassuming, fur Us..
He jist isnae whit we are Lookin Fur..
We Need a Gent.. who
Kin. well… Assume..
Yes.. Assume …. the Mantle o’ the Clock Maker..
the Guy… who Kin Mak oor
present.. wound Doon. Mid Field.
“Tic”… again… Sweetly..as in days o’ Yore( n When Wid . .. That “YORE” be.. ed)
Well.. It wiz afore Ma Time.. but.. there Wiz a “YORE” ..wance upon a Time..
Ah think.
In oor Mid Field.. we Require the services o’
A Guy, who Wull hiv the Guile n be able tae Go the Extra Mile..
Who Kin Grab the game be the Short Hairs…n..
Drive us OabTae Victoree..
Yes , we Need a Conniver.. n.. Unfortunately..
Wan of Them Guys.. wull Coast us a Loat Mair
than a Fiver.
so.. whit tae dae?
We wull hivtae.. like Ma Rich Uncle Moishe did..
ROLL OOR AIN!
Surely, the time hiz come tae Get Serious aboot.. Bringin in wan o Oor
Up N Comers, frum the Yoof System???
Young Henderson.. Could Be the Wan.
Who Knows?..He could Be..
N. we wull Never Know if we Don’t get Serious Aboot..
Gien..
PROMOTION frum WITHIN.. a Chance… We Wull Nevah Find Oot.
We are Oot there Huntin’ fur Mid Field…Bear..n .. No Hivin much Success..
as we keep oan bringing in.. Sheep.
Fur we are Looking fur a Bargain..n.. Ah hiv found that a Bargain .. is Often
anither Name..
Fur a Flop.
n.. no hivin Much Success..( Wi the Exception of.. Steffi.. fur He is A Brammer.
… There is Always an Exception.. Hiv ye Noticed?)
Yes, Virginia.
‘
The Time fur Action has Come
Dump The Biggest Part of the Present Mid Fielders..’
Commons.. Broonie .. Charlie.. Kayal.. Bitton..
n..
Start abuilding Anew.
Fur the Middy,is Where oor Engine Room Alies..
n.. right Noo..
It’s Furnaces ur Silent.. n… Un-Lit.
Kojo
Still..Laughin.
The flags are gaily flying o’er Celtic Park today,
Because the lads of Celtic have shown the world the way,
They played the game in Lisbon and here is how they won,
They didn’t play defensive, attack is what they done.
The flags are out for Celtic, they know just what to do,
And Scottish hearts and Irish hearts are mighty proud of you.
In all the big world over the name of Celtic rung,
And in our heart of Glasgow our Celtic song was sung,
God bless you great eleven, this is your greatest day,
Next season Jock from Greenock we’re with you all the way.
The flags are out for Celtic, they know just what to do,
And Scottish hearts and Irish hearts are mighty proud of you.
You won so many cups this year, 4 or 5 or 6,
You should give one to Sevco, they’re really in a fix,
John Lawrence shook your hands lads as you came off the plane,
And everyone is proud of you, your football brought you fame.
The flags are out for Celtic, they know just what to do,
And Scottish hearts and Irish hearts are mighty proud of you.
Davidopoulos-aaaaaaaaaaaaaggggghhhhhh
Just a note, Celtic’s next game is at home against Dundee on 22nd November, I understand.
Remembrance Sunday, yesterday, is normally the Sunday falling closest to Armistice Day, tomorrow 11/11. We’ll see buses pulling over to the kerb at 11am among other solemnities.
Only eight Celtic games till Christmas.
Zico…
Best wishes to your niece and family at this difficult time.
KTF n HH!!
Zico-all the best to everyone concerned.HH
!!Bada Bing!!
17:11 on 10 November, 2014
Davidopoulos-aaaaaaaaaaaaaggggghhhhhh
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Sorry, but it will be all over soon…until next year.
A thought just occurred to me…just imagine how much more amplified the poppy palaver will be on Armistice Day 2018…
Things you learn – elderly Inter supporting neighbour tells me that Inter played Salzburg in the 1994 Uefa Cup Final.A 2 game affair .Inter won both games 1-0
Davidopoulos-separate threads might be an option when site gets re-designed……hopefully
!!Bada Bing!!
17:23 on 10 November, 2014
Davidopoulos-separate threads might be an option when site gets re-designed……hopefully
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This is what I want for Christmas. Please make it so Santa Paul67…
Tontine Tim,
Yes that would be the game. Gerry Baker and Tommy Bryceland were 2 tremendous players. Wasn’t Gerry born in America and his brother Joe in England?
Was it 1960 that we played them at ibrox and were getting hammered when there was an invasion to try and get the game stopped?
Tallybhoy
Thank you.HH
Bada Bing.
Cheers my friend.HH
Strange that anyone can get offended by a few drunks breaking a minutes silence, mostly over which is becoming an antiquated war. Before I’m berated for my disrespect, I lost two great uncles in WWII, one in North Africa and the other shot down over France. Both my grandfathers served, but thankfully came home safely. I honor them almost every day, as their restored photographs are on the wall. I don’t need any silly political maneuvering to celebrate my ancestors and I’m sure to a man they would have been the first to join in any drunken singing.
I would prefer that we focus on our present largely sleekit war, which goes on as we go about our ordinary lives. Drone strikes killing innocent women and children, orchestrated on home soil, the targets many thousands of miles away. Those same drones are up there with cameras in our own airspace, silent and unseen with their telescopic lenses. All in the name of freedom dontcha know? CCTV was just sooo millennium.
I’d vote for this
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/world-war-one/11220123/Sheila-Hancock-Mow-the-Tower-of-London-poppies-down.html
Zico-maltesebhoy
Your niece will be in my prayers
Zico, Saying a wee prayer every night for your niece, its good that she is upbeat & positive, this is hugely important in fighting this disease. Medical science has made huge strides in dealing with this. Wee local baby diagnosed with similar condition a few months back is now home with her Mam and is thriving, with Doctors extremely positive on long term prognosis. With the help of God your niece will have a similar result.
zico-maltese bhoy
Your niece has been in my prayers all the way from the beaches of the Pacific.
I used to wear a poppy as a genuine mark of respect to the millions of souls who gave their lives in the two world wars against German militarism and fascism. I was profoundly affected as a teenager when I read Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain, a nurse who served on the Western Front.
It all changed for me when the poppy was shamefully hijacked by Blair and his cronies for propaganda purposes relative to the illegal Iraq war. That is why I no longer wear a poppy but I completely respect and understand why people still do so.
What really depresses me as a Celtic supporter is the fact that a small minority of pig ignorant arseholes within our ranks seem to be incapable of shutting their traps for literally one minute, thereby dragging Celtic’s name through the mud in the eyes of the general public.
Some nice messages on here ,for my old mate Zico.HH
iPaddy McCourt- I stay out the poppy debate on here,but you summed it up for me there.HH
Cameras?
All Seein..n Awatchin.. Wan’s Every Move?
Well..
Ah may shock the Reader.. but..
Ah am in Favour of Those silent .. Watchers..
The More..the Merrier.
Fur Ah believe, Implicitly. that They Do A Damn Loata GOOD..in Catching the
Movements of Evil Doers.. n … n in bringing them tae Justice.
Ah am No in the Least Bothered if Ah am Being Watched.
Why?
Well.. Because. Ah am A Law Abiding Citizen..n.. Ah Care not ..if Somebuddy is
Trackin Me.. Watchin Me.. Takin Notes aboot Me..
fur they wull Find oot .. That Ah am Exactly jist whit Ah hiv Described..
That Ah niv nothing tae Hide..or tae be daeing Anything for which Ah wid be Ashamed o’.
Here, in Vegas.. as Soon as Wan enters a Casino.. or even a Casino Garage
Wan is Under Intense Scrutineeeee… By Camera…
Ah bet YOU, as a Sometime Visitor tae Vegas..’
DID NOT KNOW THAT..
n.. Even , if ye Did..
Did the Watching of All of Your Movements, within the Casino..
Bother Ye.. in the Least?( Even ,in the Rest Room?)
Na.. It Didnae.. Ye didnae gie it a Second Thought..
Fur.. Surveillance, by Camera..is.. Silent..n Unobtrusive..
Na.. It doesn’t Bother the
INNOCENT.. but..it sure Bothers the Heck oot the Guilty!
Yes.. Virginia
Total Over Sight by Camera..
Nevah Wull Bother…
an Honest Man.
Kojo
Still,Laughin
ipaddy mccourt
17:45 on 10 November, 2014
I understand your feelings to a point, but you’re swallowing the gutter media hysteria.
You’ll find that in reality the general public going about their daily business couldn’t give a monkeys.
The only only ones who are supposedly offended by this are the very ones not to give a rats erchie aboot.
Personally do not wear the poppy as its been hijacked, is tokenism by many and just downright false in football circles. However, a minutes silence for innocent victims of war seems apt, but if I didn’t agree, I wouldn’t publically give the many sleekiit enemies of our great club any ammo. That would be self-indulgent. The reality is our support did just that, but the Msm is not interested in truth and reality.
I think the MSM have been shown for what they are during the liquidation of old Rangers and they don’t like the fact the new social media has gone through them. They know we all know the lies and spin. They will attack us for anything they can.
I sense the passion coming back to Celtic Park and the atmosphere at the Inverness game was better. It would be great to see the return of our full support at the Salzburg game which is massive for us.I think we need to win.