A team that dropped only two points in 13 games has now dropped a further eight across five games. That’s a significant change in form over the last three weeks. We beat Aberdeen 6-0 ahead of the last international break, returned to draw 1-1 with Motherwell, were less then impressive in wins over St Johnstone and Hibs, then lost to Kilmarnock and Hearts.
I think we can all agree that the summer recruitment, which monetarily focussed on central defenders who have scarcely been used, and numerically on wingers, who have failed to inspire, did not compensate for the summer departures. But that does not explain the watershed either side of the November international break. A squad that was imperious going into the break looks like it has collectively switched off.
Celtic will doubtlessly sign players in January but if we don’t deal with whatever has been eating the cohesion since the squad reassembled late last month, it will not change the dial.
A week to reset before playing the bottom club in the league is welcome. Brendan, Callum and the squad have to fix the obvious problem, or no amount of January signings will make any difference.
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Happy Birthday Big Jimmy🍀🍸
Yeah, Happy Birthday BIG JIMMY….Hope you manage to get through to your Da
And keep the winners rolling in!
Happy Birthday Big Jimmy
Cheers BHOYS.
Thank you for your good wishes.
All i need now is to get NINE WINNERS from my Favourite Trainer between Today and Tomorrow AND for CELTIC GLASGOW to start playing the way they can starting this Saturday.
Thats not much too ask….is it ?
LOL
HH
SCANIEL on 19TH DECEMBER 2023 8:07 AM
Yeah, Happy Birthday BIG JIMMY….Hope you manage to get through to your Da
And keep the winners rolling in!
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My sister in law ( a Retired Nurse), visits my DA every Morning and Evening in his Care Home as she lives close by.
She will phone me this morning once she is there, and put her phone on Speaker so that I can talk to my DA.
She is STILL an Angel.
HH Mate.
All the best Big Jimmy – I hope you are soon fit enough to get back to the Ship Bank.
All the best Jimmy.
The 9 winners could be the easy bit.
Try Palma as the number10, in a 4_4_2. Necessity the mother of invention.
Happy Birthday Big Jimmy 🥳🍾🍺🍺🐎🐎🍀🍀HH
It seems that some on here think that my comments re. The whispers I heard are comical.
I don’t come on to this blog to make comments that are fantasy.
From a very good source ,who I will not name,Nicholson is weak
The “boss”is back 😡
Happy birthday Big Jimmy and get well soon. 👍🏻
Happy 68th Big Jimmy.
HH
Phil
Happy birthday Big Jimmy HH
Fanad… I don’t think people are having a pop at you, but without hearing it from their own trusted source will be aware of how many rumours they’ve heard that haven’t come true.
Even if the rumour is/isnt true I’m of the opinion the manager should be getting more out of the players than he is.
I’m not hearing any whispers , it’s loud and clear lawell is back celtic have lost a 7 point lead .Anyone heard anything from Nicholson since pistol pete came back , Not a word from him ,our manager looks scunnered . Why is that , millions and millions look like flitting from celtic fc bank balance into the total rescue bank account of the new club . Would make you sick . Probably won’t have long to wait on the lawell fan club giving me what’s for .care not we all new he would be back (if he was ever away) and so it goes .poor stuff
TURKEYBHOY on 19TH DECEMBER 2023 9:19 AM
All the best Jimmy.
The 9 winners could be the easy bit.
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You could be right mate ?
LOL
HH
Thank you again to ALL the Bhoys on here for their Birthday wishes Today.
This is the 1st Birthday in a long time that I wont be out somewhere for several Beers cos of this chest infection.
I KNOW that there are many folk who are a lot worse off than me, so I need to ” MAN UP” !
LOL
HH.
This is a management problem , pure and simple.
We have a huge budget and playing squad compared to the rest of the league. The manager OKd the recruitment in the summer.
I suspect that Brendan has bent the team out of shape allied to the running commentary about bringing in quality and trimming the squad ad nauseum in the press has taken the edge of performances , and may well have resulted in the dreaded ‘dressing cliques’.
We’ll find out the next few games whether there is any truth in the above or were a bunch of panty wetters.
Priority is to shore up the back line.
HH
Nothings changes until Lawwell goes , its that simple (and off course his family members with their heads in the trough).
Dressing room cliques ,
Hartson says there’s a problem. Lambert says it’s not a worry. Lenny says no need for an over-reaction.
CQN posters and Private Frazer from Dad’s Army say we’re doomed. Who to believe, eh?
I reckon it’s a glitch we will overcome, despite some middle-management meddling in the background and some recruitment bods playing with the wrong data sets.
Meanwhile best 68th birthday wishes Jimmy; hope you enjoy your 69 when it arrives too.
Happy Birthday Big Jimmy
I hope you’re on the mend soon
Keep bashing the bookies.
Happy Birthday, Big Jimmy !
It is good to be able to come on and say something positive among all negativity.
We were very poor on Saturday ( and not too great before that) but I feel some think we need to be told many, many times just in case we . People, ALL people, need support when they are down.
Not much of that on here.
Someone said earlier that `turgid `was a good word. He/she may well have been correct but I think it was the wrong word in that sentence. `torpid`, I think, was what was intended.
new article posted.