There was plenty to fret about in the first half. Celtic’s passing was hesitant and unable to prize a solid Motherwell shape open. It wasn’t until Yang competed for a loose ball which never should have been his in stoppage time before the break, that the game changed. Motherwell keeper, Oxborough, tried to make the ball his, but only succeeded in clattering into Yang. Arne Engels scored with the resultant penalty kick.
Nothing worked for Daizen Maeda in the first period, but when Liam Scales got a near-post flick on a corner early in the second, Daizen was all alone to head into the empty net.
A refreshed-looking Reo Hatate came on just after the hour, along with Kyogo and Nicolas Kuhn. All three improved Celtic, as the game decisively slipped away from Motherwell. Kuhn, on his return from injury, and Hatate, scored late on to emphasis Celtic’s strength in depth.
With the two teams below them both losing, Celtic’s lead at the top of the table stretched to 12 points. The title race is certainly not over after only 17 games, but this Celtic team have a formidable look about them.
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70k capacity?
If the Huns go bust again Lawwell and Desmond will be covering all the seats in the top tier with Lisbon Lion’s banners again.
Best fans in the world status died with the end of the Jungle era.
2012 – 2016 Celtic couldny half fill the stadium when at the same time the Huns were on the Journey back playing in front of 50k capacity at every home game with thousands locked outside on some occasions home and away.
Seats have zero safety benefits because they were a scam pulled by Thatcher because she couldny handle football hooligans so she seated every fan turning stadiums into expensive libraries.
Hillsborough 1989 was a government sanctioned psyop with 97 Liverpool fans sacrificed on Thatchers altar of deceit with Liverpool victims families being lied to for 30 odd years now.
All seating sucks!
The SNP want to allow the sale of alcohol in Scottish football stadia which would quickly generate a new style of hooliganism as fans will spend more time sitting and standing to allow drunken fans to get past their seat on the way to the toilet several times per game which will get very annoying and probably lead to a lot of scuffles among fans.
SNP are evil and so is anybody who votes for them.
Bournesouprecipe 11.00
I remember that game , abandoned because of fog ,I was in the main stand ,when we left the ground you could see for miles , unbelievable.HH
Turkeybhoy on 28th December 2024 10:33 pm
I remember Stirling Albion beating us 1-0.
I was there, a midweek League Cup tie at Annfield,I think we had a strong team out as well
OJ, you’re a funny wee weirdo 🤣
Any love letters to Ernie the unionist?
Big Jock’s Knighthood must still be lost in the post…..truly shameful
In fact come to think of it are you Ernie the unionist?
Or kev the wee weirdo?
Another full moon 🌝
BIGRAILROADBLUES on 28TH DECEMBER 2024 5:13 PM
The game against the hun in 1966 was remarkable for a few facts. King Billy was injured and Joe and Yogi didn’t score.
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John Cushley played at centre half. I can’t remember Wee Jinky playing that day. I do remember Charlie Gallagher playing. He scored a terrific goal.
Hi Ghuys, Salve salve ;- Seasons greetings, anyhoo apropos of nothing, I would like to tell you a true storey about an occurrence that happened in Estoril before the final took place, my late brother went to Portugal for the final, financed by a family effort, indeed he is actually in the famous Daily Record photo of the fans on the pitch behind Ceaser .
Anyway in the days before the game , he was on the beach and a local guy was selling ice cream from a cart. apparently there was an oder guy with a waistcoat and bunnet with rolled up sleeves with two weans in tow and he enquired of the ice cream salesman ” Hey Jimmy huv ye any hot pies” in apparently blazing sunshine.
I swear I am relating this story to you as was told by my brother. enjoy the rest of the festive.
Ad praesens ova cras pullis sunt meliora
Happy New Year Greenwells
TURKEYBHOY on 28TH DECEMBER 2024 10:33 PM
I remember Stirling Albion beating us 1-0.
*they played in a tangerine strip for the only time that season, their manager was sammy the clug baird
Tontine Tim
Obviously a tribute to the Dutch national side even then.
Greenwells
I haven’t seen you on for ages.
Hope you are well.
garygillespieshamstring, Salve salve;_ so kind of you to acknowledge my post, thank you for your well wishes, I am fine, older but still enjoying some great malts, I truly hope that you and all your love ones are well.
I hope that next season, I shall be fit enough to continue my trout fishing, I highly recommend that if you do not have a passion besides Celtic, you get one, all good things to you, I shall have a few whiskeys tomorrow.
Greenwells
Vivamus, Moriendum Est.
bournesouprecipe – I was in the jungle that night. When we went 0-2 down, we all started singing “We can’t see’ (or something similar). To be fair, we couldn’t see the dug-outs on the other side of the park. We all had a great laugh when the ref called the game off.
GAME ABANDONED….Celtic v Hibs at Celtic Park with Hibs winning 2 – 0.
I was in The Jungle with some pals and some of the Hibs players were protesting with the Ref who had decided to abandon the game due to the Fog.
One Hibs player in particular took exception to the Refs decision and also the CHEERING from The Jungle. That Hibs player was ex Aberdeen striker ” JOE HARPER” and wee Joe was so upset that he was giving the Jungle fans ” THE TWO FINGERED SALUTE”…..otherwise known as ” THE VICKY ” from around the halfway line as most of his Hibs team mates trooped off.
HARPERS reaction that day merely prompted the Celtic support into more cheering and fits of laughter….Silly Hibee.
Yes Celtic, ” Got Off the Hook” that particular day since we were losing 2 – 0….but I swear that GOD was just looking after the Celtic.
LOL
HH.
Good matchday morning from Tenerife, current temperature 18 degrees, dry and sunny.
Out to watch the game this afternoon and hopefully a good thrashing of St Johnstone and a win for who ever Huns are playing.
In truth any win will do us. Just keep the juggernaut a rollin.
The huns will probably win by 4 or 5 and the goldfish supporters will think they are world beaters again. Arseholes.
On a slightly different not, I never knew how busy this place would be at this time of year, it is rammed everywhere.
Cost of living crisis my bloody arse.
Busier than it was in October and in the summer there.
Anyhow a light breakkie a seat at the pool, pick my horses and a wee coupon and Bob’s your uncle and you know who Fanny is.
COYBIG
Have a good day all.
D. :)
Good morning CQN
Game day.
Bring it on.
Wrap up well.
Hola amigos from Puerto del Carmen
Bar 67 for breakfast pre match sing a long the match and more
What’s not to like
5.0 Celtic 😎🎄🎅🍸🍻🏝🌞
Good morning from Manchester piccadily- just boarding the train back home
Had a fabulous night at the ao arena watching les miserables.
Fantastic show and great performance from Alfie Boe and the rest of the cast.
Would highly recommend it
A similar performance by the bhoys today would be great.
Big Jimmy on 29th December 2024 7:26 am
GAME ABANDONED….Celtic v Hibs at Celtic Park with Hibs winning 2 – 0.
I was in The Jungle…
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I was in the jungle for that game also. Was it a midweek game, mid to late 70s. I also have some recollection of another game in the fog,when Andy Ritchie scored a belter that was disallowed. He must have been playing for morton and I’m probably getting it a bit mixed up. Remember a young Andy with us. What a talent!
Stephbhoy67 on 28th December 2024 9:25 pm
I completely agree with most of your post.
However I cannot agree with raising the capacity by 10,000. If we moved to a bigger domestic league, then possibly.but not in Scotland.
Take today for example.. There are tickets up for grabs in just about every Celtic media outlet, however I predict there will still be many empty seats.
HH and COYBIG.
ZIGGYDOC1
Big Andy playing for Morton battered a beauty from miles out in the right wing ( at the Celtic end) only for the goal to be chopped off as the Morton left winger had strayed offside , ridiculous decision by todays rules but thems were the rules back then !
HH
Good morning all from Govanhill. Play up you fine Celtic fellows!!!!
EKBhoy on 29th December 2024 10:00 am
ZIGGYDOC1
Big Andy playing for Morton battered a beauty from miles…
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👍That’s the one. Maybe my memory ain’t too bad😁
I was in the jungle for the fogged off Hibs game.
It was a Saturday afternoon and the replay finished 1-1 on a Wednesday night. Harper might have gave us the salute but John Blackley was another who gave the jungle it with full venom.
Big Jimmy incase you missed it last week wee Riley said Thank You Sir.
Hope you are doing OK Big Man.
D. :)
Hibs were playing us off the park that night
David 66
This was always a peak time for Tenerife back in the day. Winter sun guaranteed and not to far away and also not full of Engerlanders.
I remember back in the 80s going to my girlfriend’s family place in Los Gigantes from Boxing Day through to the 3 Reyes festival on the 6th January each year. Always a good break. Loved sailing their yacht out to the cliffs.
Best memory was watching Paul McGugan score in a 2-0 win v them in an old firm game at CP in an aptly named bar called the Green Corner.
David66 on 29th December 2024 10:26 am
Big Jimmy incase you missed it last week wee Riley said Thank You Sir.
Hope you are doing OK Big Man.
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No worries DAVID Bhoy. I saw wee Rileys ” Thank You” a couple of days ago.
Enjoy your holiday.
I am so jealous, but Im not a good traveller these days.
HH Mate.
B78 – Never knew it would be so busy, it’s all good though.
Waiting on 2 more family members joining us mañana it was meant to be 3, But my Mother in law just discovered her passport is out of date.
School girl/boy any other pronoun error.
Maybe it’s a blessing as she is 85 and taking dizzy spells.
Anyway so looking forward to the Hotel Hogmany party.😜
Ps guys I know there is a cost of living crisis by working in Social Housing.
Have a good day.
D. :)
Chilly and blustery in the West today, wrap up well
Morning all from a pleasantly cool Wimbledon.
Will join the Womble Celts for today’s game and happy with any three points secured.
I just spotted that the Jan 2 game is 3pm KO – surprised. Does anybody know why?
The abandoned game against Hibs was on a Saturday afternoon at Celtic Park.
Celtic v Morton was a midweek game at Celtic Park and I took my then ” Brother In Law” ( BILLY BOY ) to the Main Stand that night as he was skint as per usual.
I ” THINK” Andy Ritchies ” Goal” was a Direct Free kick to Morton very near The Jungle from about 30/35 yards out from the Celtic Goal.
Some of the Celtic support applauded Ritchies ” Goal” as it was a beauty, but we were rather baffled at the time as to why it was Chalked Off ?
My wee Hun ” Brother In Law” was nearly greetin when Richies ” Goal ” was chalked off. Celtic went on to win the game but I cant remember the score ?
LOL
HH.
Big Jimmy @11:11.
Celts 3-0.
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Leaving for Celtic game folks
Blustery rain,looking forward to today
To work Celtic,final bit of work for the year.
Go to work Celtic and get the job done
HH
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