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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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  1. BGX on

    The huddle…..the catholic education is seen as a plus…

     

    Really man…

     

    Cmon….in Brittain….im gonna end this …your a wind up merchant….

  2. the_huddle on

    BGX

     

     

    22:45 on 25 October, 2014

     

     

    The huddle…..the catholic education is seen as a plus…

     

    Really man…

     

    Cmon….in Brittain….im gonna end this …your a wi

     

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    You are kidding right? No one else on here has jumped in the correct me.

     

     

    You’re the one with the problem

  3. Vmhan - YNWA Wee Oscar on

    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.

     

    …………

     

    Or go to a Dortmund game ✊

     

    My preference would be FC St Pauli

  5. borgo67 on

    Where I live parents have the choice of three non-denomination schools and one Catholic school, add in private schools and the Gaelic schools and we find children separated in different ways.

     

    In my experience the kids play with their neighbours , regardless of creed or colour.

     

    Bigotry , racism etc comes from the home.

  7. kdc on

    Watching the West Ham game, can’t help thinking they’re 442 Diamond set up would suit us (I know it did last year at motherwell at hearts.

     

     

    Gordon

     

    Lustig denayer vvd izzy

     

    biton

     

    Brown johanson

     

    commons/mcgregor

     

    Scepovic guidetti

  8. Phyllis Dietrichson on

    I’ve said a few times on here, but when the final fire sale takes place in Govan, I’m buying that Loving Cup, and the first drink out of it will be an 18 Year Old Macallan in Heraghty’s Bar.

     

     

    And I’m buying.

  9. BGX on

    The huddle….so your saying that all those Eton educated , who run the Goverment,banks and media in Brittain really hanker for and envy a Catholic education..Really…i cant stop laughing

  11. sipsini on

    Bgx,

     

     

    I wasn’t evading your question, so here’s my answer…

     

     

    I would ban all walks that is deemed sectarian.

     

     

    Funnily enough, when I say that to a supporter of deadco they get very defensive of being allowed to trash the streets.

     

     

    What is your opinion on it?

  12. the_huddle on

    BGX

     

     

    22:52 on 25 October, 2014

     

     

    The huddle….so your saying that all those Eton educated , who run the Goverment,banks and media in Brittain really hanker for and envy a Catholic education..Really…i cant stop laughing

     

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    Ok here we go, everyone else post do you think England is bigoted towards Catholics?

  13. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    blantyretim is praying for the Knox family

     

    22:39 on

     

    25 October, 2014

     

    Macjay

     

    you responded to a question from sispini?

     

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    I responded to this with a different viewpoint.

     

    “The whole argument that faith schools causes the bigotry is a falicy.”

     

    Viz.

     

    sipsini

     

    22:23 on

     

    25 October, 2014

     

    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.

     

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    You then made a comment about me rather than the issue.

  14. Turkeybhoy on

    BGX

     

    22:45 on

     

    25 October, 2014

     

    The huddle…..the catholic education is seen as a plus…

     

    Really man…

     

    Cmon….in Brittain….im gonna end this …your a wind up merchant….

     

     

    In England it is.The Catholic schools in England are the most sought after for placements of kids.They continually top the performance charts.I had a couple of mates in Nottingham who had their kids baptised,so they would be able to apply for the local Catholic school.Its nothing like Scotland,not for the majority of English people.

  16. Clashcitybhoy on

    BRTH

     

    As a schoolboy I used to go to the old Mitchell with its polished wooden floors, reverent silence, tiny whispers and double sided sloped desks to study for “O” grades and Highers.

     

     

    ——

     

    Studying ??? ….mmmmmm :-)

  19. BGX on

    Sipsini….i would allow ALL walks….outside of city centres….applications to be made to local councils for appropriate sites….

  21. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    sipsini

     

    22:40 on

     

    25 October, 2014

     

     

    I understand your point of view.

     

    I just disagree with it.

     

    Incidentally,my sister used to teach in Holyrood.:-)

     

     

    Racial prejudice in the Southern States of the U.S.was countered by forced integration of schools.

     

    I think there`s a lesson there.{No pun intended}

  23. Tom McLaughlin on

    Macjay –

     

     

    I am surprised at you drawing such a risible analogy.

     

     

    Under Apartheid blacks and whites were separated in every walk of life, not just schooling.

     

     

    Catholic schools in Scotland exist under act of Parliament because in the early 20th century, the Protestants did not want their children mixing with the “Irish beggars”. It was the Protestants who demanded separate schools.

  29. Mea Culpa on

    According to RW’s report on the BBC:

     

     

    ….

     

    >>And, as part of the agreement, chief executive Graham Wallace will follow director Philip Nash in stepping down.

     

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    …

     

    Under Scottish FA agreement Ashley is not allowed boardroom influence or a shareholding of more than 10%……

     

    _______________________________________________________________

     

     

    Isn’t booting out Nash and Wallace influencing the boardroom?

  32. the_huddle on

    BGX

     

     

    23:02 on 25 October, 2014

     

     

    The huddle…..i think England is pro their establishment…COE…ETON..etc…

     

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    I agree, I just dont think which god you like matters to them

  35. the_huddle on

    BGX

     

     

    23:04 on 25 October, 2014

     

     

    Turkeybhoy…..but we dont see that in high gov positions do we…its the old boys network always…

     

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    I’m sure at one point all leaders of the 3 main parties were Catholic

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