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I like Scott Brown and Leigh Griffiths’ reactions to our recent adversity.  It says a lot about them.  They both personalise responsibility for what happens next, this is an important part of recovery – and success.

A week ago I wrote that the League Cup semi against Ross County was the biggest game in the rest of our season, and that it wasn’t a game I’d bet on.  It provided the toxicity cup football can generate, creating a crisis mentality which rolled into Aberdeen on Wednesday.

This psychological phenomenon has to end now.  Feel free to put a date in June in the diary to get back to it.  We are in a genuine league title contest, something you and I talked about as a great thing for Scottish football not so long ago.  We have no God given right to be miles ahead of anyone.  We are here because we’ve made mistakes and an opponent stepped up.  Welcome to Celtic.

If you want to open an inquest when the patient catches a cold, knock yourself out, but I’m not up for it.  If we want this title, we circle the wagons and give the manager and players the encouragement they need to get the job done (and, erm, that includes you, ‘Phyllis’).  You can be sure Aberdeen fans will do nothing less.

Tomorrow the focus switches to Perth, where Aberdeen take on St Johnstone.  They won their first 8 league games this season, but the wheels came off the tractor immediately after their most important victory away from home – at Tynecastle.  Next up was a League Cup game against Hibs, the loss of which plunged them into a five-week chasm.

They are a team who get notoriously nervous just when they begin to think they are in with a chance.  We’ll see what Tommy Wright does with them tomorrow.

Enjoy your football.  Enjoy this league race, the challenge and the disappointments.  Enjoy that thrill when a goal goes against Aberdeen, or the downer when they score.  It will make the finale all the more rewarding, I promise you.

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  1. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Roy, thanks for posting my favourite Jam single,When you’re young.

     

     

    The world’s your oyster but your future’s a clam. A great line

     

     

    Looking forward to going to a second away game , this season, with my son, this Sunday.

     

     

    I hope Scott Allan starts along with Patrick Roberts. i think Efe may play right back and Eoghan O’Connell in midfield (possibly)

     

     

    Good night all and sleep well.

     

     

    Mike in Toronto, welcome back.

  2. Lennybhoy on

    CELTICROLLERCOASTER SUPPORTING SHAY,OUR BHOY WONDER ALONG THE WAY on 5TH FEBRUARY 2016 9:27 PM

     

    You were going to send me an e-mail addy for a mutual friend.

     

    Keep the Faith!

     

    Hail Hail!

  3. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Lennybhoy

     

     

    I know you would ever set foot in it, think you posted back when I posted it in the early days, I thought I had caught your eye as train was leaving

     

     

    Hail Hail

  5. Melbourne Mick on

    Gerryfaethebrig

     

     

    Just another little heart lifter for you, driving down to

     

    training the other night i said to the wee mhan ” i wonder

     

    if any of our bhoys are down at the park yet ? and he said

     

    ” there all there Papa a kin see awe the hoops fae here ”

     

    Brilliant.

     

    H.H Mick

  8. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    Mick

     

    You and the wee man are a ray of light on CQN

     

    Love your tales

     

     

    You have the wee man in oz we have wee BGFC in the cold north ☘☘

  10. Celticrollercoaster supporting Shay,our bhoy wonder along the way on

    Lennybhoy on 5th February 2016 9:55 pm

     

     

    Apologies. Just sent you a text

     

     

    HH

     

     

    CRC

  14. Lennybhoy on

    Celticrollercoaster supporting Shay,our bhoy wonder along the way on 5th February 2016 10:06 pm

     

    Cheers mate, got it.

     

    Keep the Faith!

     

    Hail Hail!

  19. Tontine Tim on

    Halleluiah, must be a performance payment due.

     

     

    Brighton 2-0 Brentford

     

     

    Posted at 83 mins

     

     

    And we’ve another landmark substitution.

     

     

    Lewis Macleod comes on for his Brentford debut, more than a year after he joined the Bees.

     

     

    Injuries since his arrival at Griffin Park from Rangers mean tonight is only his second appearance on the bench.

  20. Melbourne Mick on

    ALMORE

     

     

    Haven’t seen that myself but would love it to be the official Aussie

     

    flag, maybe Paddymacoz can help, are you lurkin Paddy? if not i

     

    will ask some of our young Irish members when I’m down at our

     

    club on sunday.

     

    H.H Mick

  25. Gerryfaethebrig on

    MM

     

     

    Excellent stuff, BT is bang on the money your stories and BGFC’s bhoys are the good about Celtic and P67s blog, much appreciated

     

    Ronny will get us 5, and Gos willing one or two or three more

  29. clogher celt on

    Hi Everyone,

     

     

    Mike In Toronto,

     

     

    Welcome back. I was talking to a woman yesterday who lives in Toronto but spends her winters in Drogheda. Small world. Good to see you back.

  31. Almore on

    MM: I googled it but got nowhere. I have a son in Melbourne so it would be easy to get it to him. C’mon Paddymacoz or any Aussie Tim

  33. Tontine Tim on

    kikinthenakas on 5th February 2016 8:20 pm

     

     

     

    It’s hard reading the blog with all the insults.

     

     

    However here’s my take on Ronny.

     

     

    I’ve never been convinced on him being our manager but I believe he will be here to the summer and after the summer is over he should take over running Lennoxtown and have overall say in youth development. With defined goals including bringing through st least one player per season from the development squad.

     

     

    *I’ve been beating this drum for a while. Unless there’s a complete meltdown, similar tae Jock’s last season, he won’t get the sugar lump in the summer as he’s part of a 5 year plan which is what all successful business’s have.

  34. WeefratheTim on

    Evening all.

     

     

    Just a quick visit as I have a troll, hope Ronny can turn it round, doubt it. Please pray for the inhabitants of Taiwan. Just been hit with a massive earthquake. Night Night. HH

  41. sipsini on

    Melbourne mick…

     

     

    Grace my ma’s name, sadly past, a cleverer woman you could not wish to meet.

     

     

    The name has been passed down, from sister to daughter and will continue.

     

     

    A grand name. HH

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