Last night’s win didn’t look on the cards until the opening goal; Astra were passing the ball better and creating as many chances as Celtic. It looked like the game we expected – without Commons or Guidetti. However, we find ourselves top of the group with 7 points from 9 at the halfway point, having recorded a draw away to top seed Salzburg.
There’s still a lot of work to do, a win away at Astra next time out in no way guarantees qualification, but we stand an excellent chance of progressing and a decent chance of topping the group.
Having thumped Ross County at the weekend there was a notion we’d turned a corner, which fed some of the frustration last night, despite the result. What we saw was very poor passing from a disjointed team. Players were receiving the ball in too little space, where options were already closed. This impacted the effectiveness on Callum McGregor and Mikael Lustig in particular, but it seemed when every Celtic player looked up there wasn’t a good pass on.
This is all a consequence of change. We look disjointed because we are disjointed. We’re disjointed because we’re rebuilding.
The relevant questions are:
Do we need to rebuild?
Are we making progress?
Yes, we need to rebuild. The squad, tactics, training and other processes are all going through change. For so long we watched Celtic squads remain constant and grow old (under Martin O’Neill), or out tactics become rigid (under Martin and Gordon Strachan), to the point that we were crying out for some experimentation.
The above is seldom disputed but the question of progress is more important. Right now Celtic need results. They need to survive in the Europa League long enough to test and improve their passing, movement, instincts and, where necessary, squad.
Last night’s win wasn’t pretty but it was vitally important. The next challenge for this team is also important; we need to go to Romania and put on the kind of performance we did in Salzburg. If we can do that, we’ll have earned a platform to build on.
Caesar & the Assassin, the accounts of Billy McNeill and Davie Hay as Celtic managers, is available below.
Billy and Davie will both sign the early orders we get to them, more here.
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Hrvatski Jim
22:17 on 25 October, 2014
Tictaewin
The Mitchell Web site refers to the collection of newspapers so I think that they are still available.
Pages for 26 May 1967 were gone long before 1987.
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Greatest Mitchell and Web sketch :O)
“Are we the baddies?”
http://youtu.be/ToKcmnrE5oY
Johann
Will get u the email to get it answered when I get home. You should mention the lack of response.
Kikinthenakas
Worse night shift of the year for the boys working it, extra hour
Back to see the Celtic themorra
Whose idea was it to move the cloaks back the night, means I’ll need to wait another hour :-)
Hail Hail
bgx,
It’s just bad journalism, you should be used to it by now.
Both my kids went to Hollyrood, my son is still there… One in three are of a different faith.
The whole argument that faith schools causes the bigotry is a falicy.
The parents breed it, as do their walks….ban them.
the huddle,
Yeah, I got it.
Pretty funny.
Kojo
17:55 on 24 October, 2014
Ah Hiv Decided tae take a Hike..
Because..
You Guys oan Here n .. Kojo… Are Water n Oil.
Ah wull Leave,
This Place is No Longer fur Me.
No Hard Feelin’s …
Good Bye.
Kojo
Still,Laughin
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Sorry to hear that, Kojo.
Hike ye back.
Sipsini….ban all walks? Just asking…
The huddle
10 out of 10 in the opportunistic link competition.
BGX
22:16 on 25 October, 2014
Just watching BBC reporting on a young guy who went too Syria as a jihadist…boy died….then i quote..” educated at a private Catholic school”..how is that relevant?…
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I’d guess they were highlighting that upbringing/education has no bearing on how the child turned out?? Been alot of talk down south about mosques breeding terrorists
Kojo..
I for one am so happy…
Hope you never re appear…
All my years in Germany, and I’ve not been to a game. Terrible.
I may try for an 1860 match sometime.
Although Bayern Dortmund would be a dream.
the_huddle
22:17 on 25 October, 2014
As the clock go back, we can all remember our drug running uncle coming home :o)
Wyclef Jean;Canibus – Gone Till November
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Forgot the link to the tune
http://youtu.be/kI6MWZrl8v8
The huddle….ive heard reports on other young english born jihadists dying..
Never heard them highlight what school they went to.
Have a feeling we will run riot tomorrow .
Killie will bear a heavy brunt.
4-0 to the good ghuys.
HH
Johann Murdoch is the MH you refer to Maureen / I ,ve always found in resolving her and Laura-Anne very helpful in resolving any issues I’ve had. It seems to be their superiors who are totally inept and anonymous leaving them to take the flak. Think the time may have come to lance the boil and have a face to face with the faceless ones in our section. How would we go about this. Totally disillusioned Hebcelt
tictaewin
22:27 on 25 October, 2014
All my years in Germany, and I’ve not been to a game. Terrible.
I may try for an 1860 match sometime.
Although Bayern Dortmund would be a dream.
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I went to the Bayern Wolfburg game a couple of years back, Munich amazing place.
Tickets cost a fortune, had to stand the whole game, was knackered :O)
2 nil the score
sipsini
22:23 on
25 October, 2014
Children separated on racial grounds……………….Apartheid.
Children separated on religious grounds……………????????
BGX
22:29 on 25 October, 2014
The huddle….ive heard reports on other young english born jihadists dying..
Never heard them highlight what school they went to.
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I don’t think it was a dig at Catholics it was highlighting they could come from any upbringing. No one in England will give a shit about what school you go to.
The huddle
I don’t know the answer to your question but last year they stated at the AGM that to implement the living wage would cost an extra £500,000 per year.
In the opinion of many that was a price worth paying and would be offset by increased loyalty to the club.
Anyway, back to 1978 Christy.
Here is the wee beardy man of my youth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4HHsm7gVKw
Burghbhoy
Be surprised we win by more than two to be honest. Only consistency about this team is inconsistency!
bgx
22:25 on 25 October, 2014
Sipsini….ban all walks? Just asking…
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By all walks, do you mean any demonstration, or just a bigoted piss up? HH
Macjay
are u looking for a reaction again?
I wonder if you are the ozzie Ernie Lynch.
You know fine well why we have catholic education in Scotland..
bt
I responded.
I didn`t initiate.
Brogan Rogan Trevino and Hogan supports Oscar Knox, MacKenzie Furniss and anyone else who fights Neuroblastoma
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I don’t really believe it will cost Celtic that much, but i’m interested in the numbers.
I might be well off the mark but I can’t see any full time employee at Celtic being paid below the living wage.
The huddle…
Ok..next it will be ..
A young non smoking english jihadist died…..there is no need to highlight the fact..
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Johann hope you made sense of my post – no drink involved -honest Hail Hail Hebcelt
the_huddle @ 22:19
Magic.
Kojo
17:55 on 24 October, 2014
Ah Hiv Decided tae take a Hike..
Because..
You Guys oan Here n .. Kojo… Are Water n Oil.
Ah wull Leave,
This Place is No Longer fur Me.
No Hard Feelin’s …
Good Bye.
Kojo
Still,Laughin
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Sorry to hear that, Kojo.
Hike ye back.
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Kojo
Stick to the fitba and you’re fine, outside Football you or perhaps some other employee takes on a nasty right wing persona.
I won’t be hasting you back any time soon.
Vinny
Macjay
you responded to a question from sispini?
Now to read back!
Kojo, if yer lurkin’, (though why would ye, if ye’ve gone)
Why not take your own advice?
It’s jist a blog, you used to advise posters.
Don’t take it personally.
As someone once said, just a lot of middle-aged men wi’ monikers!
I gave ye a ‘shirrikin’ earlier this year when you posted a nonsensical argument about managers who fail at a club being finished.
Brian Clough.
But no name callin’, no animosity, just an exchange of views on a blog, which I won of course!
Who cares? Go if you’re not enjoying posting anymore, but not because some posters don’t seem to like you.
Broad church, anti-bullying!
If yer out of order, let Paul decide!
Sipsini..
What about republican walks.
.im just asking…
BGX
22:38 on 25 October, 2014
The huddle…
Ok..next it will be ..
A young non smoking english jihadist died…..there is no need to highlight the fact..
..
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I think you have seen this totally the wrong way, they are highlighting that despite his excellent Catholic upbringing he still went on to fight for Allah. The Catholic education is seen as a plus
macjay1 for neil lennon,
The point I was making, is my kids went to a Catholic school and all was welcome, colour and creed did not come into the equation.
More ethnics attend hollyrood rather than non denomintial schools in the area.
Why?
Maybe the teaching, or maybe they feel their kids will settle better…who knows!
Ach
Cannae be bothered
Whits the Craic with the CQNers !
V
V
I’m the same, cannae be bothered.
night cqn..
Bruce Springsteen – The Wrestler
Great movie great tune
http://youtu.be/4OSvJvSwmd4