Finishing third last season, Aberdeen go straight to the Europa League playoff round, so their only competitive game since losing 5-0 at Celtic Park at the end of last season was Saturday’s 0-0 draw at Livingston. They prepared for the season with only four friendlies, meaning they have seen less game time than anyone else in the league, perhaps in the country.
Our record at Pittodrie is excellent. There have been 11 wins and two draws since the last defeat, under Ronny Deila, still, for my generation, this is always a daunting fixture. We were conditioned during more difficult times.
What happened last season to Aberdeen remains unexplained. Jim Goodwin had them performing well, but letting a two-goal lead slip late on against Newco derailed them. Form disintegrated amid humiliating defeats to Darvel, Hibs and Hearts.
Barry Robson took over as interim and effected an immediate turnaround. From an unlikely position, they climbed the table into third position, sweeping aside Hibs and Hearts without trace of their earlier defeats. Barry’s status as a winner is without question among the Celtic support, I hope he succeeds at Aberdeen, although not for a few more days.
I was a bit surprised to read Brendan Rodgers suggesting that Reo Hatate “has to prove himself”. This is no more true for Reo as it is for everyone else in the squad. Managing a couple of dozen young athletes will require various techniques, I hope this is merely a way to tweak Reo’s role.
One technique all managers like to employ is making an example of a miscreant. Alexandro Bernabei missed a team meeting and put his own neck in the stocks. If there is a serious athlete in there, he had better show himself quickly.
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Hail Hail
Bernabei has yet to show very much at all. I wonder if perhaps he’s shown us everything he’s got.
Getting a touch of altitude sickness up here on my tod
Good afternoon all from the Bon Accord. Some lovely ales in here. 🍺
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BIG JIMMY on 11TH AUGUST 2023 12:12 PM
PRESTONPANS BHOYS on 11TH AUGUST 2023 11:08 AM
BIG JIMMY@11am
Absolutely hilarious 🤣😂👏👏👏👏and true 👍
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Cheers Mate.
To show that I am NOT being SEXIST….During one game at the Wummins World Cup last week, the English Commentator ( JONATHAN PEARCE) Claimed on Air to his English Female Pundit, and the TV Audience that ” HE CRIED ” when the Engurland Burd Player ” Walsh” went down injured.
SHE was BACK running about……..after missing just ONE Game
As I said earlier, the English Burds on Fitba Punditry are just as BAD as their MALE counterparts
Like Gary Lineker…GABBY LOGAN can NOT speak WITHOUT Waving her arms about.
MICAH RICHARDS and IAN WRIGHT laugh at ANYTHING…Just like the Engerlund Burds during Punditry.
Its PATHETIC.
HH Mate.
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BIG JIMMY on 11TH AUGUST 2023 11:47 AM
HAIRLIKESPAGHETTI on 11TH AUGUST 2023 11:10 AM
Jesus wept…
‘burds, crumpet, midden, pig with lipstick’…
You are just embarrassing yourself now, give it a rest….
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WHY….Because a CHUMP like you says so ?
YOU have tried ( and FAILED) in the past to show that I am a LIAR when it comes to WINNING Bets a few months ago when I was on a LUCKY STREAK for a month or so.
YOU were demanding that I SHOULD TELL YOU and others about WINNING BETS ( Horses and Fitba) BEFORE the Events took place, and yet YOU Post about someone EMBARRASSING themself ?
Have a look in the mirror CHUMP !
YOU are also a HYPOCRITE, as soon after YOU were demanding that I Post Winning Bets on here BEFORE the Events had happened ( In other words YOU were calling me a Liar)….but when some OTHERS on here Posted about having WINNING Bets….YOU had NOTHING to SAY ?
Did you enjoy yer Maws Wedding ?
BRENDAN/BERNABI…
Obviously Brendan Rodgers works differently from my Previous Fitba Managers…..
IF any of my Team Mates ” SLEPT IN ” for Training etc etc…. MY Managers would threaten my Team Mates that IF it happens again, he would PUT ME IN the Team for the next game ?
NO ONE dared ” Sleep In” after that THREAT !
LOL
HH
stick bernabei in the stocks
Enjoyed this one Paul, the last sentence in particular.
TBB already responded succinctly but I’ll add my tuppence.
“Young guy / new team / new language / new continent”
All fair points.
But the blend of natural talent, discipline, and application needs to start spitting out productive outcome.
IMHO, Alexandro Bernabei is not scoring an “A” in any of the above right now.
Jimmy, i realise that you may have issues in separating fact from your own delusions, but to clear this up once and for all….
I have never once asked you for any tips or bets. If you think i did, just copy’n’paste where i did so and I’ll apologise… just let me know the time and date on the blog where i did and I’ll hold my hands up for that!
I did suggest a few months ago that some on here were repeatedly boasting of winning bets, always sharing their success after the fact but never confident enough to share their bets prior to a number of spirting events. I do not ever recall mentioning you directly, but you were oh so keen to take offense! Any CHUMP can claim that every bet they place turned out to be a winner, all i posited was that not one of these serial winners ever gave a heads up prior to the event. But you took it as a slight, and frankly, i dont really care what you think!
And as for your misogynistic nonsense this morning, I’ll leave you to keep on patting yourself on the back about that pish…
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BIG JIMMY on 11TH AUGUST 2023 11:56 AM
HAIRLIKESPAGHETTI on 11TH AUGUST 2023 11:10 AM
Jesus wept…
‘burds, crumpet, midden, pig with lipstick’…
You are just embarrassing yourself now, give it a rest….
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IN MY OPINION….Ex Engurland CHEAT and THUG ” ELLEN WHITE ” looks like a PIG with Lipstick, when she TRIES to look attractive in the BBC TV Punditry….
YOU have got a problem with that ?
IF so WHY havent YOU had a GO at others on here who constantly refer to the HUNS as being UGLY ?
Have YOU NEVER sang/chanted about the Huns being UGLY at a Celtic game ?
DID YOU, switch OFF in horror when TV Comedian Jonathan Watson was doing his ” MACAVENNIE”, with the words……” Any BURDS IN” ?
LOL.
LAMBERT14 on 10TH AUGUST 2023 1:44 PM
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 10TH AUGUST 2023 12:13 PM
Genuine question, are you a Celtic fan, and I mean the football team itself?
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Long read back…….but can’t believe nobody picked up on this yesterday…… must be one of the silliest comments ever made on CQN.
Genuine?????? Good Lord! (as opposed to dearie me).
Turkeybhoy..you’d love a bevvy with me and my buddies..some even more optimistic than you 😀
I’ve not been a doom merchant for a while tbh
I thought with Rodgers ( loved that) coming back with last years team and two real quality additions we’d be ready to rock …instead we’ve lost 3 first teamers …Real hunskelpers …..I’ve not totally wet my pants yet …but by feck there’s the occasional dribble!!!
HAIRLIKESPAGHETTI on 11TH AUGUST 2023 12:27 PM
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YOU DID Post back then about my winning bets, and YOU also heavily implied that I was a Liar during that Lucky Streak that I was on.
YOU and one or two others WANTED me to divulge my winning bets BEFORE the Events took place…That is a FACT. So YOU DID try to get me to Post my Horse Racing/ Fitba fancies BEFOIRE the Race/Game.
You are telling LIES once again.
I have NO intention of trying to retrace old Threads from months ago just to show YOU up….You are perfectly capable of doing that yourself.
YOU must have switched your TV OFF in shock horror, whenever ” Francie and Josie” were on TV Talking about ” BURDS”
CHUMP !
SCANIEL on 11TH AUGUST 2023 12:39 PM
I thought about it briefly then decided it wasn’t worth responding to .
I wrote off Bernabei a while ago.
When AP left I said we should get rid of Oh, Iwata, Kobiashi and Haxabanovic PDQ.
Judging by events so far, I think BR agrees
HAIRLIKESPAGHETTI on 11TH AUGUST 2023 12:27 PM
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SHOW me the Thread when I CLAIMED that EVERY ONE of my Bets had come UP….?
YOU are a LIAR.
At the time I had several Bets come up at good/Big Prices…its called a LUCKY STREAK… I NEVER Claimed that ALL my Bets had come up ?
CHUMP and a LIAR.
My tuppence worth, Hatate is a better all round player than Turnbull
KINGLuBO
So Who will start tomorrow? Reo on the bench again? Same 433? Think It will be a close game. Watch out for Kyogo’s shoulder getting some close attention.
And where’s the Lager lad? Thought that would have been signed, sealed and delivered by today. Time for him to jet in for his medical surely.
Tom
Thanks for the Harry Kane link earlier
Game’s on Sunday, Deniabhoy👍
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GDS at 12:44
You have a point.
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Blogger, agree regarding Oh, Iwata, Kobiashi and Haxabanovic. Chuck Bernabei into that list also.
As for Hatate vs Turnbull, I think Reo has the better vision and is overall a more skillful player, but theres room for both, i think, especially while we are competing on four fronts. If you compare both for end product, ie key passes, assists and goals, if viewed in terms of minutes played, it would possibly be closer than most would think.
With three weeks to go, we definitely need one, if not both of our CB targets sorted. Id be happy with one more in midfield, would be anazing to get James Macatee in to shore up MF.
Definitely need a striker, possibly two if Ange poaches Kyogo to replace Kane! No idea who thoygh!!
Wee Alexandro is adamant that he said to Brendan “ Wake me up before Kyogo “
Blogger, agree regarding Oh, Iwata, Kobiashi and Haxabanovic. Chuck Bernabei into that list also.
As for Hatate vs Turnbull, I think Reo has the better vision and is overall a more skillful player, but theres room for both, i think, especially while we are competing on four fronts. If you compare both for end product, ie key passes, assists and goals, if viewed in terms of minutes played, it would possibly be closer than most would think.
With three weeks to go, we definitely need one, if not both of our CB targets sorted. Id be happy with one more in midfield, would be anazing to get James Macatee in to shore up MF.
Definitely need a striker, possibly two if Ange poaches Kyogo to replace Kane! No idea who though!!
Apologies for double post…no idea what hapoened there…soz
Just read that Jota getting punted on loan to Al Shabab, another Saudi team, not to be confused with the similarly named Sunni militant group!
Reo is a far better player than Turnbull,but needs to learn some discipline on the park.We have seen him be careless quite a few times with his blind passes,and the way we push forward,its dangerous ,as we witnessed recently.and I don’t think BR was impressed by that aspect of his play.Sure we will see him shortly.Ange probably treated him a bit like a son.
And a fine Friday greeting from the Grove Bar. Finnieston looking marvellous in the heat haze.
Ange is never taking Kyoto to replace Kane.Ridiculous notion.Please no more of this nonsense.
Sometimes you just have to shake your head.
Deniabhoy
We play on Sunday not tomorrow.
I am sure another week has informed Brendan a bit.
I am sure the new guys will be feeling more at home also.
Good point from Paul Re Aberdeen a bit undercooked like we are.
Hopefully the Brendan imprint will be more evident.
Aberdeen will be a useful side this season with a decent level of continuity. I do hope they get Europa and not conference. It won’t be an easy tie Sunday. Hopefully we are on it from the start.
Curious to see how we line up. Is it about midfield getting behind and Kyogo etc coming deep or more of last seasons style.
Oh is a bit of a miss for us. He does offer something different. His stats are decent too.
Just a thought…hopefully these tenuous links to West Ham’s Michail Antonio are just rumour and not a replacement for Kyogo if he joins Ange as a Kane replacement…
Remember the last Hammers striker we got???
BSR- VG
Every time I shake my head my wig and hearing aid fall off.
TURKEYBHOY on 11TH AUGUST 2023 1:30 PM
Reo is a far better player than Turnbull,but needs to learn some discipline on the park.We have seen him be careless quite a few times with his blind passes,and the way we push forward,its dangerous ,as we witnessed recently.and I don’t think BR was impressed by that aspect of his play.Sure we will see him shortly.Ange probably treated him a bit like a son.
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Spot on assessment of Reo, as BR himself said yesterday, there are areas he needs to work on, one of which i am sure, will be to retain possession much better.
HAIRLIKESPAGHETTI on 11TH AUGUST 2023 1:34 PM
Just a thought…hopefully these tenuous links to West Ham’s Michail Antonio are just rumour and not a replacement for Kyogo if he joins Ange as a Kane replacement…
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Spurs main target to replace Kane is Orban from Gent.