It’s difficult to analyse Celtic’s performance last night. For much of the game the players were clearly enjoying themselves and should have been rewarded with more goals, but Dunfermline were incredibly porous in central midfield. Ki and Commons were able to stage a passing master-class which was pleasing on the eye.
The fact that the deluge of goals didn’t come is not particularly concerning. Celtic don’t make a habit of profligacy in front of goals, making chances is more of a problem, so it would be a mistake to read too much into one game.
While Dunfermline were out of the contest for most of the evening they also retained two strikers, something we seldom see from SPL visitors at Celtic Park, so that fact that they were able to construct an attempt at goal five minutes from time was not surprising.
Celtic got what they needed from the game but Danny Lennon, who brings St Mirren to Celtic Park on Saturday, will also have seen enough to let him form a decent game-plan, especially if Celtic play a 4-4-2 with two wingers, as they finished the game yesterday.
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DBBIA
A Curled Up Winkle Picker Codpiece? Gosh!
You think they’ll ever catch on?
KINGLUBO says:
25 November, 2011 at 10:42
Barcelona youngsters, some team ethic, eh?
I once saw an interview with Xavi on TV when he said that the thinking and most important thing they teach is, never give the ball away, the first thing they teach!! It , he said, was virtually a hanging offence to do so, and if you did give it away then you had really to bust a gut to get the ball back. Simple stuff really.
Wonder if we can get a few of the Barca young ghuys on loan now that we are pals. Nice thought.
Hail Hail
KINGLuBO
Only an occasional poster as I only have access to a computer at work – and I haven’t been on for a good while. Nice to be back!
I agree it would be great if this could happen.
The idea was much vaunted during the Joan Laporta years but never really materialsed. That said we did have Marc Crosas who gave the ball away very rarely during his ridiculously limited number of appearances. Sadly he didn’t have the “dig” that seems to pass for talent in our sub-standard game and was cast aside. I’m not putting him in this class but Xavi and Iniesta wouldn’t be good enough for the SPL if “getting stuck in” was a key criterion!
I believe he was the only midfielder not given a start last season which I thought was a shame. Still others ran about a lot and got stuck in so that made up for it apparently!
Bada Bing
Yes quiz tonight, I am doing a mastermind specialist subject
For the Norn Iron bhoys coming over for the game tomorrow, best make sure you’re stocked up with Cinnarizine.
Tom McLaughlin says:
25 November, 2011 at 11:59
Check out this remarkable view of the Cistine Chapel.
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cheers Tom.
V
Re Sistine chapel.
Only thing missing is the chattering of the tourists and the ‘SILENCIO’ from the
guards.
Tom McLaughlin says:
25 November, 2011 at 11:59
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Thank you!
Hail! Hail!
I have just received the email below.
Anyone get this?
___
From: Augusto Nandu Aluko
To: GreenMaestro
Subject: URGENT, PLEASE HELP.
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011
This letter may come to you as a surprise but I really prayed to God to help me choose somebody that will
be my true partner. My name is Augusto Nandu Aluko. I am the first son of Mr. Jonas Aluko, the leader
of the UNITA movement in Nigeria. May be you know that my father was killed recently in Nigeria by the
Nigerian Government soldiers and has been buried. Two weeks before he died (May be he know he will die) he called me and showed me a box containing US$ 35 million and some Diamond value about US$18 million.
He send the box to a security company overseas in one country in the West, for safe keeping with a false
name (C. Whyte). He give me the certificate of deposit and the code number. With that I collect the box anytime I want. Now I want because my father is dead and I need the money to take care of my family left behind of about five wives and twenty five children. I am now hiding as the government of Nigeria look for me to kill and also the former commanders of my father want to get me also. I have to be careful of my movement that is why I need your help to get the box and keep it until I can escape and meet you and you help me invest the money in your country or where it is good.
From: Augusto Nandu Aluko
new article posted.
greenmaestro –
Hilarious.
Just spluttered beer over the dug.
Tom McLaughlin says:
25 November, 2011 at 11:59
Check out this remarkable view of the Cistine Chapel.
Looks like the inside of the Gazebo.;);););););)
I replied saying I’d like to help. Have just got this in reply..
From: Augusto Nandu Aluko
To: GreenMaestro
Subject: THANK YOU!! NEXT TO DO.
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011
Thank you for offer of help.
I need £200,000 pouds sterling to secure my family is reomved to safety.
Please to provide your bank name with account number and sort code in next email.
When I come to UK I will share our fortune.
From: Augusto Nandu Aluko
DBBIA 1157
Always glad to be of service. Just be careful next time you have your shoes shined….
Mr Corrigan conveyed his wish that there be a better relationship between the police and the supporters’ organisations and his strong desire that young people, who would not normally come into contact with the criminal justice system, should not do so in the context of a game of football.
What he is saying is as long as they associate with Green Brigade they will be lifted.
One Nation…
HH
Don’t laugh til you’ve seen him play?
We have seen him play and now we are laughing.
Tom McLaughlin says:
25 November, 2011 at 11:59
Check out this remarkable view of the Cistine Chapel.
WOW
naked naked naked
Sone Aluko suitably bemused on being allocated 419 as his squad number over at SkintyDome.
coorslad is Neil Lennon says:
25 November, 2011 at 11:44
P.St.John said that he was unhappy with the L’pool version, as they changed the words.
However, as it was incorporated into the Hillsborough disaster, he gave it his blessing.
Last…….
TWAS ONE MORNING IN JULY
Battlecry is my nap today,first race at Newbury
… and I thought I was early.
Hey Big Spender 3.30 Newcastle to stop this losing run of mine.
Good luck everyone.
CQN Saturday Naps Competition – Week 15 Standings
+£18.00 voguepunter (3)
+£13.83 fleagle1888 (4)
+£10.50 bobbymurdoch’s winklepickers (4)
+£ 7.50 twists n turns (3)
+£ 5.13 Rockon (4)
+£ 3.50 wolfetonebhoy (3)
+£ 1.75 Eurochamps67 (4)
+£ 1.30 Som mes que un club (2)
-£ 3.50 Cathal (3)
-£ 6.00 What is the Stars (1)
-£ 9.50 hunza rugli (1)
-£10.00 Che (1)
-£10.00 PFayr (1)
-£15.00 BULL67
-£15.00 oldtim
-£15.00 Raymac
-£15.00 The Token Tim
-£15.00 tommytwisttommyturns
*No selections from : Rockon, Som mes que un club, The Token Tim*
Cheers, fleagle1888
Top of the morning to you all from a stormy Fife.
I received an E-mail today with two very large attachments from Lucy Tristram regarding the Sportscene coverage of the Scottish Cup Final. She says that all 27 appellants were given the chance to make comment on the factual accuracy of the Fran O’Brien’s consolidated appeal and these now will go before the BBC Trust’s Editorial Standards Committee (the “Committee”).
The Committee will consider the original appeals (as consolidated) and the objections to the completeness of the Fran O’Brien’s consolidation at its meeting of 1st December.
1/ The First attachment lists the objections to the consolidation by appellants is fairly large and seems to cover most of the points (in summary) that I have raised as being missing from the BBC’s consolidation.
My appeal did not go into the songs debate. I always saw this as a diversion. A contrived, stage-managed attempt, to widen the definition of sectarianism. On reflection I see this by the BBC, the Police, and the SNP government all happening at the time of this new legislation as part of the evening up agenda. Get Timmy arrested to even up the numbers of sectarian arrests that the sheets being fed into the COPFS shredder showed as shaming Scotland.
My views on this have been made known, but briefly I believed that the debate on what is or what is not sectarian in a song takes us on a never-ending journey of semantics.
My case against BBC Scotland has always been about the editorial propriety of reporting hearsay as fact. Worse reporting hearsay of criminal activity as fact. Sports commentators acting as social commentators and investigative journalists. Who authorised their upgrade since the CIS Cup Final and why were this team allowed to re-define the generally accepted meaning of sectarianism? These and the generic response to complaints were the matters I raised.
Needless to say all of these matters were ditched by Fran O’Brien and did not feature in her consolidation.
The matters that will be considered as part of Fran O’Brien’s consolidated appeal centre on matters that I did not complain or appeal about, namely the songs debate, which no doubt will set the boards alight but I did notice one thing that struck me.
2/ The second attachment contains the BBC Scotland response to the matters that have been allowed by Fran O’Brien the great song debate.
It is interesting to note that BBC Scotland use events (Rennes, Hibs) that had not even happened at the time of the Scottish Cup Final as examples in their defence.
So may this explain why Match Commander Eddie Smith reported Celtic to Uefa and the SPL?
Are the police and the politicians acting in concert to show that we need the new legislation and are the BBC joining in with this contrivance?
The BBC Scotland response states:
“2. Disciplinary action against Celtic FC for ‘illicit chanting’ A number of correspondents note that Celtic FC nor its fans have ever been subject to investigation over terracing songs or chants. We would note that Celtic FC is currently facing disciplinary proceedings by UEFA for “illicit chanting” by its fans at the recent Celtic v Rennes UEFA cup match on 3 November 2011. It is understood the charges relate to the singing of pro-IRA songs (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/15706740.stm ) (see appendix A)
The club is also being investigated by the Scottish Premier League for pro-IRA chanting by a section of the support at a home game with Hibs on 29 October 2011
(http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2011/11/15/celtic-to-face-spl-probe-over-pro-ira-chanting-at-game-with-hibs-at-parkhead-86908-23562830/)”
Of course this may not be a contrivance or conspiracy on the part of the BBC, Police, SNP Government, and all of these groups may have decided independently of each other to widen the definition of sectarianism.
But all this happening at a time when we as a group are being increasingly attacked physically and verbally is worrying to me at least. Especially when the Convener of the parliament’s Justice Committee lets slip that the new legislation will “even up” the arrests.
I don’t hold out much hope that my appeal will succeed as the whole process seems to me to be biased in favour of BBC Scotland, but BBC Scotland’s defence to complaints seems to raise matters that are worrying if not downright sinister.
Sorry,folks-forgot to put the time on it.
1220 at Newbury.
FYI,I won’t be backing it,I just want everyone to have a certain little ditty in their head all day. If you are apprehended by a police officer abusing his position and exceeding his powers,tell him it was my fault.
I’m in England where it is still legal to be an unreconstructed,unrepentant Tim…..
Morning All
Time Out 1.45 Newc for me
Hail Hail
Hail hail everyone,
I’ll go for the obvious Wayward Prince in the 3.10 Newbury.
Hopefully only 4 behind by 5pm.
Good luck all.
Am I allowed to nap the same as someone else?
My nap was HEY BIG SPENDER in the 3.30 at Newcastle.
Cathal has already chosen it.
If I am not allowed, then I will go for Coolbeg at Bangor 12.45.
3 good points today with more shots on target.
HH
EC67
Eurochamps,
yes, you CAN choose the same nap as someone else…
fleagle1888
Morning all
SPRING HEELED @4/1 at Gowran Park is my nap.
Good luck all.
Morning all from a blustery but otherwise not too bad Bangor-On-Dee racecourse.
Not going for anything here for my nap, instead I’m opting for Michel Le Bon in the 3.10 at Newbury.
Good luck bhoys.
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
PS – if anyone hears anything for down here gimme a shout :-)
my nap today is Neptune Collonges 3.10 newbury. cheeky wee price of 33/1.
I’ll go for Wymott in the Hennessy at Newbury.
Oldtim – had a look at Neptune Collonges last night and will be on ew. Previously won off a mark of 178, although that was a couple of years ago, but the claimer takes 7lb off his back.
TTTT
Morning all.
Going for ‘monsieur Georges’in the 3.20@ Towcester.
Good luck
Ta Fleagle.
HEY BID SPENDER it is then.
TTT
I’ve taken Michel le Bon as well, just a feeling though I do have an uncanny knack for choosing the wrong Nichols’ horses.
TTTT.
That’s what I read into it also.On past running it should win the race,I don’t know the reason for Nichol putting up a apprentice,He has three in the race and the 7lb may help,but on past form Ruby could have ridden the horse and it would have still been worth a bet.I’ve bet it EW and I wouldn’t have napped it if I thought it was just going to be placed,have a bit of catching up for me re CQN naps, beaten by a head last week at 14/1.I’m getting closer,but a long way to go yet.
Master Fiddle Newbury 1.30 for me
Onzo Mor – 14.35 in gowran for me today,
Hail Hail
Wolfetonebhoy
Bhoys – pointed out to TTT that Mick Easterby has one out at Bangor, all the way down from darkest Yorkshire.
Shadows Lengthen in the 3:00. Might be nowt, but the Easterby’s are shrewd operators.
GL
TTTT