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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……things can only be changed from within..you aint stupid ..you know that…you say the Scottish Cabinet…..i will say this onetime….i did not vote SNP…i voted YES….big difference…..

  4. fieldofdrams on

    Roy Croppie – some wonderful pics mate, thanks for those. Stirs the old memory banks. Just what you need when the fire is low and the bottle half gone!

  7. the_huddle on

    BGX

     

     

    23:52 on 25 October, 2014

     

     

    The huddle……things can only be changed from within..you aint stupid ..you know that…you say the Scottish Cabinet…..i will say this onetime….i did not vote SNP…i voted YES….big difference…..

     

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    So I list Catholics of English parties (in your mind) and yet you can’t name any Scottish parties and you blame an independence vote.

     

     

    You’ll notice the lack of anyone jumping in and helping you

  9. Celticrollercoaster supporting Shay,our bhoy wonder along the way on

    Kevtic

     

     

     

    23:48 on 25 October, 2014

     

     

    Worked in Sunderland for 6 years. living in North East for 16 years

     

     

    Just winding up the Dandy Don Cults Bhoy

     

     

    HH

     

     

    CRC

  10. An Tearmann on

    Bgx

     

    No worries mate.your correct.its all bout opinions.mines is it was a confused paragraph especially using big billy,bertie and macavennie against war or oil fields.labour or indy ref, not omitting it was there democratic right.

     

     

    Celtic, thro their charity arm (you and me) have raised £7million for various causes.i read recently they funded foodbanks in their local, one to £50k.work always needs to be done.i know our club is not static so wherever assistance comes from for foodbanks it is a good thing..

  14. An Tearmann on

    Roy Croppie

     

    A wee request please :-)

     

    Hunter and the hunted by Simple Minds

     

    Ta in advance mhate

     

    HH

  15. eddiegreenhillsbhoy on

    Macjay

     

    The majority of mixed marriages if one practices the holy faith will go to a roman Catholic school I am one.

     

    Utlr.ktf.

  18. BGX on

    The huddle…i cant make sense of your reply….yes catholics have attained high office in British govt….and i dont know if the Scottish govs cabinet has any..i guess they dont….but..giving time it will have of that i am sure…but…i didnt vote SNP..i dont answer for them…i voted YES and in the future in an Independant Scotland i am convinced that Catholics will have an appropriate number of representatives….

  19. WeefratheTim on

    Good evening all.

     

     

    Just read back the past 1/2 hour, and, barring youtube posts, which I don’t log into, there is not one Celtic post. I am not going to the game tomorrow, family business, so I would like to wish all the usual attendants the best of luck. Meanwhile, the amount of vitriol handed out on this, supposed Celtic blog, is scandalous. I have decided to select my time on the blog in future, as some, supposed Celtic supporters, are ruining the joy we have had from this blog for the last 10 years. They know who they are, and they should hang their head in shame. Not that expect they will, they have no heart. Cowards all of them, keyboard bullies. IMHO. KTF.

     

     

    Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.

  21. the_huddle on

    BGX

     

     

    00:04 on 26 October, 2014

     

     

    The huddle…i cant make sense of your reply….yes catholics have attained high office in British govt….and i dont know if the Scottish govs cabinet has any..i guess they dont….but..giving time it will have of that i am sure…but…i didnt vote SNP..i dont answer for them…i voted YES and in the future in an Independant Scotland i am convinced that Catholics will have an appropriate number of representatives….

     

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    This all started with you saying being Catholic stopped you from attaining high office in England, you’re a bit of a nut case :o)

  23. An Tearmann on

    Skyisalandfill

     

    How you doin mhate? Missed you on thursday, popped into bv after game (spent fri wishin a went hame ha oh ma heid)good laugh it was :-)

     

    HH

  26. Celticrollercoaster supporting Shay,our bhoy wonder along the way on

    Weefra

     

     

    Chill and see you tomorrow

     

     

    HH

     

     

    CRC

  27. BGX on

    An tearmann…

     

    Ok …just one thing….mcneil mcavennie and auld came out supporting No….not one celtic ex celtic player came out supporting YES…i found that strange….

  32. WeefratheTim on

    CRC

     

     

    Can’t make it tomorrow, family business, but, what is happening to our blog? Frightening! In saying that, I’ll do my best to be there, as you would expect. Doubt it though. KTF. If not, see you next Saturday. :-)))

     

     

    Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.

  34. An Tearmann on

    Roy croppie

     

    Top album it is mhate.i agree.

     

     

    What bout ‘Love my way’ by Psychodelic furs?

     

    Or

     

    Gina X – No G.D.M …. what a bass line?

     

    HH

  36. jamesgang on

    bgx

     

     

    00:09 on 26 October, 2014

     

    An tearmann…

     

    Ok …just one thing….mcneil mcavennie and auld came out supporting No….not one celtic ex celtic player came out supporting YES…i found that strange….

     

     

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    Macca

     

     

    1 fitba

     

    2 constitutional matters

     

    3 burdz

     

    4 how to land a plane if the pilot has a seizure

     

     

    There are two of the above 4 areas where I would look for his advice.

     

     

    The other two, less so!

     

     

    MultipleChoiceCSC

     

     

    Night Timdom

     

     

    HH jamesgang

  41. Celticrollercoaster supporting Shay,our bhoy wonder along the way on

    Bhoys and Ghirls

     

     

    We are coming to the time we get the red poppy rammed down our throats, but there is an alternative. The white poppy is for peace and remembers the dead.

     

     

    I have managed to source these and wondered if you would wear them with me? I am thinking if I buy 100 and sell them £1.50ea, then we can also help wee Shay. £100 profit and donation.

     

     

    Let me know if you are interested either on here or at celticrollercoaster@yahoo.co.uk

     

     

    Hopefully get them in time for next weeks game if enough interest

     

     

    White poppy for peace and Wee Shay

     

     

    HH

     

     

    CRC

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