The bedrock Celtic built their record-breaking league win on last was the defence; we went months without conceding, serious chances for opponents were written up lustily. A large part of the summer shambles was the contrasting nature of our defensive play; Legia Warsaw scored six but they also missed a hatful.
While our results have improved in recent weeks it’s the defensive record which has shown the most marked up-lift. We’ve conceded only twice in seven games, a ricochet against Astra and that goal against Hamilton. By contrast, we kept only a solitary clean sheet in the seven games prior to this run.
On the surface, we looked shaky in defence for the latter parts of the game against Inverness on Saturday, but while there is still work to do, the defence can be encouraged that they are able to withstand sustained pressure – and that they can rely on their keeper, when necessary.
A couple of action points for you:
Magners are donating £18,300 to the Celtic Foundation. The money will go to the four areas the Foundation work: Health, Equality, Learning and Poverty, in proportion to how fans nominate those areas. To participate, tweet @MagnersUK with one of the following hashtags: #Health, #Equality, #Learning or #Poverty.
Magners have been a great help to our campaign to build a fourth CQN school kitchen for Mary’s Meals in recent weeks, so I’m keen we support and encourage this initiative. £18,300 is a huge bonus for the Foundation, they will do great work with it.
The Foundation are full on with their Christmas strategy at the moment. This year money will be split between those who look after the homeless and vulnerable, and individual families – identified by grassroots organisations, to help them buy gifts for kids and put a Christmas meal on the table.
This work is being done in your name, so make sure you’re aware of it.
The inaugural Foundation ladies’ lunch event, Ghirls for Good, takes place on Saturday 13 December, proceeds towards the Christmas Appeal. If you qualify……. Book here.
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Bryan Ferry on Jools on BBC2 for the Lounge Lizardd
By the way, I’m only 32 but I had a hard paper round.
….PFayr you sure know how to hurt a bloke.
sipsini
21:59 on 4 November, 2014
My iPad has been freezing the past couple of weeks, it just happened again as I writing my longest post on here ever
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Have you downloaded iOS 8 in any of its guises? If so there’s your answer.
Good evening all.
sipsini
Ask awe naw, he is an expert on the ole ipad. He sorted out my issues a couple of weeks ago. Hope this helps. KTF.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
And Stan.
Mike in Toronto
Some people on CQN would find it difficult to wear the hoops
I’ve wore celtic regalia all my life causing some grief in bunny
Scudland so refreshing over here and openly welcomed.
H.H Mick
sipsini
21:59 on 4 November, 2014
My iPad has been freezing the past couple of weeks
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just pop a woolly jumper on it to heat it up a bit then.
pog
I’ve downloaded all the updates including ios8 and have had no problems, well, apart from the.one awe naw fixed. Hope this helps. KTF.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Bankiebhoy
Plum brandy.
*clink clink – glug*
Goodnight.
foghorn
Lol.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Why dont we buy Renton, Third Lanark, an Bon Accord
It would cost buttons
Then amalgamate all the titles
Buy their history
Easy peasy
Melobourne Mick
My partner is an aussie … she works in TO now, but she still has family in Newcastle and Sydney … I am going to Australia to meet her family for the first time this xmas …. quite looking forward to seeing Australia (although, having been in Canada for so long now, I have to admit I find the idea of Xmas on the beach a bit strange …)
‘Taking a wee break till tomorrow morning’
That gave me a wee chuckle philbhoy :)
weefrathetim
I’ve had no end of problems since downloading iOS 8 and its b@stard children. Freezing screens, crashes inability to C&P properly.
foghorn leghorn
:)) thanks, I’ll give it a go. HH
Flirt vodka at about 5 buck a litre should be on yer list bankiebhoy:)
Zbyszek
21:53 on
4 November, 2014
Bankiebhoy
Space food
Yogurt
I think Greeks get the yogurt.
You’ll get Sami’s Hellenic stare of outrage all the way from Birmingham for that….
sipsini
I meant to add, not only is awe naw an expert, he’s a friggin genius to go with it. :-))
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Eddieinkirkmichael
That’s twice …let’s not make it a third time
Or you’ll have to arm wrestle me the next time I see you
Nice wee coupon up tonight all the B,s , Basle , Benfica , Bournemouth and Boro , could have had a couple more too . Keepitsimplecsc .
pogmathonyahun aka laird of the smiles,
I’ve not downloaded it, but my bhoy might have.
My daughter had problems with hers after downloading it….Notty step for him if he has or a kick in the baws when he comes in. HH
pog
Seriously, I mentioned my issues on the blog a couple of weeks ago, don’t know if you noticed, and awe naw came on and talked me through how to sort it. It worked. Genius stuff. :-))
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Buns? :)
Ohtis,
I done similar. Basel and Bournemouth.
But b’starding Watford let me down.
Did I hear right that Gordon Strachan had not seen Lewis McLeod play?
McLeod picked for Scotland then his price hyped ala Hutton. Sold to the highest bidder from the MASH conclave in January.
Rangers get a couple more months on life support.
Couldn’t happen could it?
Philbhoy
Floughted pelm vessel
My last word ..
Ohits
the a’s where the b’s tonight. …8 ((
sipsini
Naw never
som mes que un club
21:18 on 4 November, 2014
neilmccallumlennon
19:35 on 4 November, 2014
I’ve heard a few people in the media stating that Celtic could be defeated when they play “the the” because most of the players haven’t experience Celtic vs Alter Ego.
If you look at the Celtic line up when they won the last ever came against Rangers 3-0 we had 5 players in the starting line up. Izzy, Mulgrew, Matthews, Brown and Commons.
So that argument is bollocks then.
Hail Hail
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Sleekit Ally also said he has more experience of these games than anyone at either club.
Daniel Fergus anyone?
How about the esteemed John Clark?
BT
Was watching Benfica game they were getting battered by Monaco , was tempted to cash out but hung on £167 for a tenner .
Ohits
the Arse done me for similar amount…
BT
Sore one .
Weefra,
Cheers, I’ll look out for awe naw being on, it’s really pissin me off.
Defos catch up at next home game.HH
Philbhoy, chill mate, it’s all about opinions on here, it would be one boring blog if all agreed all of the time HH
gearoid1998
20:32 on 4 November, 2014
Delighted WGS has selected Mc Leo’s.
Hope he plays him.
Then again I’m supporting the Rep of Ireland.
COYBIG
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Now that made me smile!!!
HH jamesgang
Prestonpans bhoy, marvellous comparison between Jolly Jim & Arsene Whinger.
Two of the most annoying managers, the most annoying is in G51, around.
Wenger when he wore specs he never saw anything & Jolly Jim is a maroon hun.
I know we can be hard to please but the Arsenal fans must be the opposite being charged the most to watch games in these shores but have only won a single trophy in nine years.
I didn’t like Arsenal before we played them five years ago but their behaviour especially Fabregas, in the two games was awful and increased my dislike of them. They were a far better team than us but I just couldn’t and can’t take to them at all.
No read back, what a stroll in the park for Real tonight.
A team that should have won the greatest league in the world last season, parks the bus against a team that were third in La Liga, the Spanish told it like it is, I wonder what kind of spin the brits will put on it ?
HH
CFC not PLC
Good article on E tims about the two nil victory v Lyon in 2003.
I remember David Pleat, the co commentator at the game, really enjoying our performance that night, enjoying being at the game and marvelling at our support along with mentioning how many passes we had made in the build up to Liam Miller’s goal. Ithink it was over twenty passes.
sipsini
Loooooooking forward to our big meet before the Dundee game. :-))) KTF.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.