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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If I was being harsh, I could say Ronny has already destroyed a team. :-)
Auldheid:
“The opportunity to do so will present itself next spring IF what is known already becomes the knowledge of every Celtic supporter (and supporters of other clubs). That means taking it beyond blogs and getting associations on board.
The picture should be clearer and inarguable by Christmas but first those who know have to be given time to know that we know that they know and are silent (if they remain so).”
I don’t know what you are alluding to but I hope it’s not another ‘dossier’ jammed full of damning evidence that we’ll never have the bottle to present into the public domain.
And if the evidence is so damning why not make it known to all now, so they can individually decide – do they really want to continue spending their hard-earned, and often unaffordable, cash on a product that is toxically polluted, at the expense of maybe family or domestic necessities’.
Celtic are getting nothing off me mate, I’m not calling for others to follow my stance but I’m fecked if I’m going to prop up national corruption. The day I got to read that letter from Fergus McCann asking that I renew my season ticket I knew this board were a busted flush. They didn’t even have the bottle to write me themselves, they had to have an ex-director do it for them.
It is not quite the definitive test Auldheid, but I keep asking myself, what would Fergus had done had he been the boss in these times? What would Sir Robert Kelly have done? My, albeit hypothetical, answers to myself make me want to cry with shame.
Regards ‘inarguable’ mate – How many Bryson’s have they got hidden in the closets.
Beatbhoy:
I think you were referring to Auldheid’s work as opposed mine.
TonyD
I agree I thought Ronny spoke really well. Unfortunately, JP
wrapped up the meeting after he’d finished as there were a couple of questions I would have liked to have asked :-)
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Whew big shout to JP, we dodged a bullet there EH ;)
syd negakev
You are , so don’t :-))
neil canamalar lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
12:58 on 4 November, 2014
So no one brought up the food bank being hijacked by the living wage petitioners
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No one brought up the living wage, seemed pointless so why give it oxygen, it was all positive,
Astra Giurgiu haven’t been setting the heather on fire over the last 2 months. They don’t concede many goals but they don’t score many either. During their most recent league match all of their back 4 were booked so, although they are apparently prepared to get stuck in, there could be free kick opportunities for us. Tis a pity big bad J Guidetti won’t be able to take them for us but the opportunities should be there nonetheless.
This is a team that has won only one of the last 5 games and that was against the 3rd bottom of their league. We, on the other hand, are improving. We really should take this mob.
Dr whatfor,
Don’t get carried away, how many times have we needed a game to kick on from?
fourgreenfields
I did notice that, Lawwell was kind of taken aback. And so was I, as he really meant it, I liked the bit when he said when the young players make mistakes they get scared when the crowd shout at them, they are young buys they need encouragement, I get that, I am guilty of it, I’ll think twice now.
Ronny Deila has introduced the players to the kind of judgement, usually reserved for people choosing the continental breakfast over the ‘full English’
Auldheid
Yes I thought you might be waiting :-)
It’s a step in the right direction but as the SLO position evolves in the coming months it’s imperative that this type of engagement between the supporters and the club is maintained.
Personally, there had to be representation from as many facets of the Celtic support as was possible and that included the GB. Last night that happened, I’m encouraged.
Kitalba
Nope its all out there already on TSFM and more will come from Res12.
After that its over to whether it matters or not to more folk than it does not matter to.
The TSFM links are but not many will have read the narrative they set out.
The complete narrative is set out in a series of blogs on The Scottish Football Monitor Web Site at
1. http://www.tsfm.net/scottish-football-an-honest-game-honestly-governed/#more-1653
2. http://www.tsfm.net/an-honest-game-convince-us/
3. http://www.tsfm.net/it-takes-two-to-tangle/
4. http://www.tsfm.net/how-not-to-govern-scottish-football
5. http://www.tsfm.scot/harper-macleod-and-lns/#comments
Those links and hard copy were given to smsm journalists. 4 weeks ago. silence so far.
Critical mass in terms of focus is required to get enough folk ready to act to make a difference.
***Lunchtime Quiz***
One for the aficionados…
Name the clubs the following players left Celtic to join:
1. Jimmy Johnstone
2. Roy Aitken
3. Jorge Cadete
4. Chris Sutton
5. Shunsuke Nakamura
***The rules of the game are always the same.
No search engines please, you’re only cheating yourself***
Hamiltontim
13:12 on
4 November, 2014
When I get back home before Christmas I’ll have a chat with you about mechanisms that could improve things if you are interested.
Neil canamalar lennon hunskelper extaordinaire
Not getting carried away at all, mate. Nor am I saying that we will ‘take this mob. Jist sayin’ given the current circumstances we ‘should take’ them. They aren’t a good team.
Sheffield Urd
Newcastle
Paul 67
A favour please…
as a service to the readers here could we get a straightforward note on the issues / agenda at the fans meeting being discussed today on the blog.
What was discussed?
What issues did the supporters raise?
What were the responses given by Celtic?
Thanks.
HH
Beatbhoy
Kitalba
Oh, right. Apologies to Auldheid then. Concentrating too much on trying to sound as if I know what I’m talking about regarding legal issues around all this.
Winning Captains.
Great offer! I must thank my wife for the early Xmas present she doesn’t know she’s bought for me!
They’ll come in handy when the League Cup semi-final is on.
No more of the ole GIRFUY ya young player that ye are?
doctor whatfor
13:15 on 4 November, 2014
Neil canamalar lennon hunskelper extaordinaire
Not getting carried away at all, mate. Nor am I saying that we will ‘take this mob. Jist sayin’ given the current circumstances we ‘should take’ them. They aren’t a good team.
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What he means is stop being so possitive.
Talking to masel’ noo!
Not for the first time on here, right enough. (Fact, not Flounce!)
tonydonnelly67
No chance of that. However I am ever conscious of the fact that a pessimist is never disappointed. ;-)
Auldheid
That would be good, you’re buying :-)
Ps I’m still a rebel, I’m sceptical about SOME of the responses given last night but on the whole I’m delighted that at last the club are actually engaging in a format like we witnessed last night.
1 Dundee
2 Newcastle Utd
3 Bradford City
4 Aston Villa
5 Brescia
kitalba
13:01 on
4 November, 2014
Auldheid:
It is not quite the definitive test Auldheid, but I keep asking myself, what would Fergus had done had he been the boss in these times?
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You might not like this but a guy who worked with Celtic at the time and knew and liked Fergus said he would have had Rangers back in the top tier right away and taken the hit for a season.
There is another stalwart from that time who thinks the same.
I’m only saying, so don’t shoot the messenger.
ryan’s whiskey
12:44 on 4 November, 20
Correct …..but Cultsbhoy is only stating the facts as they stand ……he is correct / content with that, and some, like the two of us, aren’t content to allow them to get away with it……HH to both of you ……
The time has come to highlight / challenge (to the hilt), the 5 way agreement establishment con, to all concerned….let’s go for the barstewards again….don’t know who’s worse, the spiv vultures or the establishment conmen in SPFL perpetuating the myth ……. either way, it’s going to end in huntears
You could say the living wage petitioners, who have been at home games for weeks, were hijacked by the foodbank collectors.
Both worthy causes.
Both have their place.
MWD said AYE but doesny liek banana heided tims
Celta Vigo -Cadete
Espanyol -Naka
Auldheid:
That guy who knew Fergus, was he quoting him or voicing an opinion?
And if what he said is quantifiably true, then God alone help the game because it is truly no longer a sport as opposed a moneymaking machine for a few.
HT
At last nights meeting was it just all happy clappy types or are the meetings including a decent representation from those who attended the independent meetings setup over last few years. If you know what I mean?
MWD said AYE
Hamiltontim
13:19 on
4 November, 2014
Ok you are on.
I’m an advocate of the LBJ philosophy, better the rebels inside the tent pissing out etc.
Seriously, I think it does help seeing the perspective from the others point of view, hearing by listening for what they feel expressed in their words and being heard in return.
Its called dialogue :)
At the risk of repeating myself…
***Lunchtime Quiz***
One for the aficionados…
Name the clubs the following players left Celtic to join:
1. Jimmy Johnstone
2. Roy Aitken
3. Jorge Cadete
4. Chris Sutton
5. Shunsuke Nakamura
***The rules of the game are always the same.
No search engines please, you’re only cheating yourself***
igc
I’m not ignoring you but without cheating I cannae really remember apart from Cadete going to Celta Vigo. I should remember where wee Jinky went but I cannae.
If we got an assurance from the club last night that the club does not use the phrase Old Firm then they have not been very proactive in enforcing the message.
Ronny Deila on the cup draw:-
“I haven’t been at an Old Firm game before but I am looking forward to experiencing it.”
Doctor Whatfor
WE probably made Astra look better than they are.
We certainly can’t play as badly against them as we did at CP. I hope!
MWD
There was a lot of questioning regarding club policy on a number of aspects, some of it quite scathing but delivered without malice or vitriol.
Bankiebhoy
What, you don’t trust me? :-)
….and there goes the ball.
….bell doh!
igc
Jinky went to Elgin City I think.
glendalystonsils
Certainly hope not. Not only hope but expect not.