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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Fieldofdrams,
The next least surprising would be ‘Beeb set to televise rangers clash’
My friends in Celtic,
Reading on here has made me come to the conclusion.
Its really quite hard to support Celtic. It used to be so easy. Now it seems a degree is a pre-requisite. :-)
Format in yester-year :- Meet in the pub, jump on the bus and go. Simples.
HH
Auldhied
Im basically of the opinion all forms of media totally off limits with the exception of Sunday herald for me
Is that KC on SSB tonight ?
Wonder how he will field the old firm questions ?
The next least surprising would be
Rankers exit Liquidation
Hopefully he gives them a reference to the Donald Finlay article and tells them to go read what one of the foremost legal minds of the old club has to say. Then ask them to repeat the question after they have understood it.
Old blog but a great article
http://scotslawthoughts.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/the-death-of-rangers-fc-guest-post-by-johnbhoy/
Bada
The words ‘exit cup’ are always nice to read after their name :)
the exiled tim
14:56 on 4 November, 2014
Auldheid
Cannot disagree with you on that one…….I feel very let down right now, I’m afraid ….. Thankfully, I’m a very positive person, and this disappointment in our Board is away in it’s little compartment…….
Really pleased, though, that I will never again have to enter the same stadium as the hate-filled sevco cretins …… I hope Michael has really good personal security for the period following fruition of what he has planned for them
Auldheid 14.48
Unfortunately Durham isn’t at it for shock jock purposes.
I have been in his company socially and he is viruently anti Celtic and pro Them’s – both before and after the miraculous resurrection
I see that Martin (former model) Bain has washed up in Israel as Chief Exec of Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Oh aye, their local derby was abandoned last night after some fan v player action followed by red cards followed by fan v ref action…
All very undignified. I am sure there were undercover Chelsea fans in the stadium.
Cracking footage here:
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/29894003
Maccabi chief executive Martin Bain, a Scot who was previously at Rangers, said he was “deeply concerned” by the night’s events but supported the decision to abandon the game.
He added: “This club will not tolerate anti-social behaviour, will not tolerate violence. We came here as the away team and expected the safety of our players to be paramount.
“We cannot accept a player being attacked on the field of play and will certainly make representations.”
Premier League International Cup – Everton v Celtic Tuesday 25th November.
Goodison Park.
I think the guy that decked the ref was wee Barry in a hoody.
A spider has been livin’ in wee Katie Melua’s ear for a week.
When the ooooooooooooooooolllllle Burns Howff was in its pomp the Ghirls for Bad who ruled the ladies torlet lived in happy co-existence with their crabs for months at a time, only parting company on the Fair Thursday de-lousing happy hour.
DBBIA/PediculophiliaCSC
I see the Celtic Goddess spoke to me.
Cheers TD67 your the wumin.
bet your wan a these fuds looking forward to and in need of the New Orc Rangers game!
MWD said AYE
Listenin’ to the ‘deluxe re-issue of LZIII [still my favourite].
Call me ole fashioned but I think the packagin’ is a bit shabby.
DBBIA/HatsofftoRoyAitkenCSC
Tallybhoy
14:53 on 4 November, 2014
WGS relying on other ‘peepul’ telling him how good Lewis McLeod is!
Stuart McCall anyone
I refuse to believe that there a not better players available for Scotland than Lewis McLeod…Hun sop IMO
WGS has went down in my estimations with his carry on over the last few days
DBBIA
Thanks ..just spat coffee all over my desk
Pfayr,
I canny argue that there are or are not better players but my two neighbours (both huns) claim he’s possibly their best player.
Often picked for u21’s, scored in last game, scored in cup game last week.
It’s defo less baffling than big elbows being called up :)
Reading CQN posts re Sevco etc is wearing me out. There is no resolution to their legitimacy, they will always claim to be the same entity we will always claim they are a new entity. There is no winning or losing the argument, life will just go on, matches between them & us will happen. Hopefully we will stay dominant for years and do 10 in a row. If we don’t we will just have to deal with it. Guys getting their knickers in a twist about semantics and threatening to quit if Pedro mentions the dreaded word “Old Firm” etc are missing the point. This is about one set of supporters against the other. We will have banners and songs letting them know they died, I am sure Aberdeen fans and others will do the same. It makes Eff all difference what the suits say.
PF
I have said before that I think Strachan`s support of Celtic has been exaggerated on here. He is pretty much mainstream when it comes to the “Old Firm” and The Green Brigade. Occasionally, he says something positive about our Club and that, compared to the usual negativity from ex-players etc, is enough to make some on here see him as a spokesman for the Celtic fans. I see John Hartson in the same light ie better than other ex-Tims but still on-message with the MSSM.
JJ
afternoon all from a wet and grey Lower Saxony……………
Hanover to Munich to Shanghai to Auckland….just dropped Miss Braw off at the airport …8 months till I see her again! am now awa tae get blootered…..
braw
corkcelt,
That’s a very stupid statement, of course it will matter if the suits make a statement, one main result will be that those who only read the smsm will know that Celtic officially don’t agree with them.
Pf
Wtf you doing up at 4.45 this morning,
beeb said that orc was in squad for experiance only….
Team for Thursday? Is James Forrest fit enough for the bench?
Gordon
Lustig Denayer van Djik Izaguirre ( I wish the whole team was as easy to pick as the back division!)
McGregor Brown Johansen Mulgrew Wasako
…………………Scepovic
JJ
Dubaibhoy-Ur they still deid?
15:26 on 4 November, 2014
I am over in Dubai at end of Nov and was looking to watch the Salzburg game. Will it be on in the Irish Bar (Dubliners) ?
Was it not Lewis Mcleod who broke Paul George’s leg in an under-age League match some time ago? Could someone confirm?
Paul was hreading for the top team when this happened but is making slow career progress now.
I assume Hearts SC game on Sunday 30th Nov. Anyone know ?.
Thanks
Adi-will be Sunday as play Salzburg on the Thursday,Monday night also possible?
Canamalar
Do you really care what “those who only read the smsm ” think? If they are actually capable of that activity in the cranial area they wouldn`t be reading it in the first place.
JJ
PS ….and there is nothing `stupid` in Corkcelt`s post.
Adi,
Dubliners show the games and is open late Thursdays.
Neil, It really doesn’t. It might give us a bit of entertainment but there will be plenty of contradictory statements from the other side. There is no definitive winning or losing the argument. They were liquidated, fact. In 50 years time our grand-children will be holding up banners and singing songs reminding them, lest they forget.
Neustadt-Braw
15:53 on 4 November, 2014
afternoon all from a wet and grey Lower Saxony……………
Hanover to Munich to Shanghai to Auckland….just dropped Miss Braw off at the airport …8 months till I see her again! am now awa tae get blootered…..
braw
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Ya jammy….
DBBIA.
Led Zep 111?
” one of our numbers is on that album, a share of the bread would have been cool ”
Moby Grape
BB – Cheers
Dubai – Look forward to it. Thanks
jungle jim…,
Not everyone uses the interweb, there are still plenty of people who still rely on the smsm, that’s nothing to so with cranial capacity but habit and access, we’ve been told about the many cheers from Celtic supporters when the draw was confirmed, those are the people any statement would target as they probably don’t know the truth of the matter, and aye I do care that people are being misled and putting their faith in liars while those who should be protecting their interests allow the to continue in ignorance.
So here’s my tuppence worth on the Sevco/old club/new club stuff.
We will never change thems’ minds. It gets too sinister when the auld debate comes up so let’s leave it as “we know what you did in the summer of 2012”
I personally find it better to turn it from frustration and point scoring to humour. Just enjoy the laughter value of them going bust.