Whatever maligned Celtic during the recent dark days when they dropped points to Hamilton and Dundee has cleared up. Hearts made the very best of a chance in the opening minutes on Saturday but the response was swift and conclusive.
Patrick Roberts deservedly picked up the accolades for his goals but the contribution of Tom Rogic should not go unrecorded. In creating the second goal he demonstrated ball-winning skills and creativity, a priceless package for a midfield player. Let’s hope he’s over his head knock for tomorrow night.
Mention should also go to Stefan Johansen, who played the deep-lying midfield role until Rogic went off, when he moved into the advanced position. His blind flick onto Roberts at the third goal was sublime.
The most pertinent comment I heard on Saturday was “It’s good to have the goalkeeper making saves again”. Craig Gordon appears to have his confidence back, perhaps as a consequence of the defence performing better.
For most of the second half Celtic defended more deeply than we’ve seen throughout the league campaign. With a two goal advantage, Griffiths and Johansen were asked to run into space, while the rest of the midfield became compact. As a consequence, Hearts had plenty of the ball, and created a few half chances, but they never carved Celtic open.
Had we been that compact during the European qualifiers our season could have been different.
There’s a process I go through when we sign a new foreign player: do I add his name to the spellcheck or not? I decided long ago I wasn’t prepared to pollute my dictionary with the names of transient players. Derk Boerrigter’s name still appears with wavy lines below in my word processor three years after his arrival.
His name will go down in Celtic annuls alongside Rafael Scheidt. We spent millions on them, they both went down with innocuous injury moments after starting for Celtic and that was pretty much that. In his opening 30 minutes for Celtic, Derk produced evidence that there was a football player hiding inside his psyche, but he soon found the rigors of the professional game too challenging.
He leaves Scotland with millions in his bank account and with a lot of frustrated people at Lennoxtown.
Did you read during the week that the Association of Irish Celtic Supporters’ Clubs raised €500 for the Foundation’s Ability Counts Ireland Project? The Ability Counts Project offers children with Downs opportunities to develop motor skills and team-working through football and dance. This is one small frontline of all the fundraising, badges, buckets, zip wires and dinners Celtic fans participate in.
It’s an important part of the relationship thousands of us have as Celtic supporters.
Consider getting involved. The Foundation is holding a H.E.L.P. Pilgrimage on Bank Holiday Monday, 30 May. Participants will walk the 17 miles between St Mary’s, Calton, Barrowfield, the Jimmy Johnstone statue and gardens at Viewpark and back to Celtic Park.
A 17 mile walk is no small feat, but most feet are capable of it, so get involved here.
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If you have a lap top you’ll get the game tonight no problem. Bags off streams.
Kev
I am fine, thanks and I hope all is as well as it can be with you, too.
We obviously see the Ronny Roar differently. You think he fires up the crowd; I think he responds to their support.
Secondly,in the unthinkable event that Warburton celebrates with his team`s supporters, I would totally understand that.
It is not exactly an exceptional phenomenon!
Anyway, rain has stopped and the cycle roads are calling,
All the very best and cheerio for now,
JJ
Jamesgang
Didn’t say the ct was to blame for the Ronny roar, what I said was, anything negative aboutcfc they’ll be right in there, nice try but :))
JJHS
I think you are bang on the money with your team, for me GMS must start, the wee mhan is on a rich wee vein of goal scoring form
Callum MacGeegor wasn’t my cup of tea but Ronny has brought him on leaps and bounds, likewise Griff & KT, sometimes the guy in charge deserves a wee bit of praise as he gets plenty enough grief
Gerryfaethebrig/ YNOT 67
cheers, HH
BBhoy
Jamesgang
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Hail Hail fella. hope yer well.
Big Ronny is a guid sort, a nice big bloke.
There was no-one nicer or, more decent than
Tommy Burns(RIP)
But….that’ll no dae!
This isny a nice place!
Mr Stein or, Mr O’Neill wurny nice guys
They were ruthless basturts who put the fear
of death intae they’re players that’s why the players
would run through walls for them.
Big McGhee is a big ruthless-fenian-hunskelping-mindgames-sort
who, would be just what the doctor ordered – right now.
But, he would want to skelp the huns 4-0…5-0….7-1!!!
Ye see, last time that we faced Sevco…Thompson the referee
went into the Celtic dressing room at half time and told Ronny to
get his players to take their foot off the pedals…so to speak.
We didny even have a shot at the Sevco goals in the 2nd half FFS!!!!
Now, can ye imagine if….Thompson the MIB had went into a Celtic
dressing room managed by Big McGhee and, told him to get his layers
to do the same ?
Nahhh, me neither.
Ronny fits the rudderless make-up of Celtic PLC /FC…imho.
HH
Good spot Tony
I seized on something someone had said…twisted it a wee bit…..and reframed it to make my point and wind them up a bit.
Almost like I’d learned it by watching a master of the skill at work!
;-)
HH jamesgang
Hi folks – still looking for tickets for tonight for me and the wee man.
Anyone have any connections with spares?
Heading up anyway later – usually see some getting punted outside Dens (still miffed didn’t get them from Celtic, but at least it shows the away support is very healthy).
HH
BGFC & Wee BGFC – looking forward to the trip :-)
Jungle Jim Hot Smoked
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Hail Hail fella, it’s about time
ye were on yer bike :)
You’ll Never Walk Alone….in the Jungle.
HH
phone-call…back shortly….
Kevj
Hope you’re well Mhate
I don’t know mark McGhee at all so can’t say what his reaction would have been. Seriously. Not being faecitious. Just don’t know.
I do know I’m POd we didn’t seem to go for the jugular.
TB. Were it not for the brilliant goal keeping of a flying pig and some EBTs perhaps Tommy would have entered folklore as the Bhoy who defeated the FOD playing football as it should be, beautiful flowing football.
Though I’ll happily put my cards on the table, Tommy Burns is my all time favourite Celtic Bhoy.
HH jamesgang
McGreggor, Griffiths, KT, Rogic, Biton, GMS , Robertson, Johansen, Eric, Boyatta, all mostly new players brought into the team that’s TEN players, do I see a change in the team? Yes of course I do, any other team in any league with that amount of changes in it would be no where near where CFC are right now, and yet still RD get no respect, SHOCKING!
Morning Timland from a cold and damp hun free mountain valley.
I see our anti Res 12 poster has upped the ante, the divide tactic has now been deployed.
Kill Ultra
You sir are scum.
Thompson the ref telling Ronny what to do at halftime now
In my opinion “pure guff”
But did make me smile, cheers KJ
KevJ……Yer an awwwfy man!! I hope your spirits are as high as the flags on your jungle roof.
Get
Scum? Bit harsh, seen as the guy bought into it giving them his shares for the vote to go through No?
Morning Celts
Good victory for the Bhoys tonight.
Tommy Rogic to start hopefully.
Paddy Roberts…same again?
Be tight…but we can do it.
HH
Jamesgang
Tommy Burns, in my opinion is what is everything good about Celtic is, good choice for your favourite (he is 2nd behind the maestro for me)
Mascots? Got to love em, lol.
https://ntvceltic.wordpress.com/2016/04/05/when-mascots-go-bad-continental-style/
Tony
Things didn’t go his way, he is stamping his feet, that didn’t go the way he wanted, now he is trying to set people off against each other, he is scum.
HH
Simply second best, :))
http://videocelts.com/2016/04/blogs/latest-news/worried-warbo-aims-to-be-second-best
TeT
Be a shame if it fell at this present time, but asking questions is all he is doing, nothing wrong with that, it was mentioned to me at the weekend that a lot of in fighting was going on, going by his post, I wouldent rule it out?
Just skimmed through the last few pages. Fifteen minutes of my life I’ll never get back.
Roll on kick-off tonight. Best wishes to Ronny and the Bhoys. I hope we can kick on from Saturday’s great victory and I hope Ronny does “The Roar” at the end of the game to ram it down the media’s throats.
Come on you Bhoys in Green.
Gerry
http://youtu.be/vRiAQNz1E4g
Nothing more needs said!
HH jamesgang
Do we know for definite that Kill Ultra was a signatory to Rea 12 or is it just that he says he did and is now trying to be divisive. He could be an entryist (copyright MACJAY) or a Hun lovin’ criminal.
Rea=Res.
Hello this is WEE BGFC. Me and Dad are looking for any spare tickets for tonight. DOES ANYBODY HAVE 2 SPARE TICKETS FOR TONIGHTS GAME!!!!!!! :)
HH
WEE BGFC says the huns are deid
Tosb,
Ditto neebs. I’ve just blistered my scroll finger.
Looking forward to the game tonight. First away game I’ve attended since the cup game last year at the same venue.
Couply pints then up on the bus to witness another win hopefully. Could only be bettered if I was off this week.
Oh hang on…:))
HH
Here’s a man who came to ‘get’ what we are talking about someone who always ‘got’ who we are.
http://youtu.be/XnO5_vFvAUM
Greetin’CSC
HH jamesgang
Any clever clogs kno how to crowd fund a project?
I’d like to pay for The Skipper to get his head shaved again; since he grew his hair he’s looked off the pace.
Bring back the Chain Gang chic.
I don’t think RD should play with 2 wingers tonight, need to keep a tighter grip on midfield away from home. So it would be either GMS or Paddy Roberts but not both. Not sure if Rogic will be allowed to play tonight if he was concussed on Saturday, but wouldn’t have any issue if McGregor steps in. Back 4 probably picks itself, same as the weekend, Brown, McGregor, Bitton, Paddy Roberts, with Joe Hansen hassling from the front alongside The Griff….
Not looking forward to listening to Shortbread though…
Geordie
Hope you enjoy your pints and have a great night afterwards.
Hail! Hail!
Big Georges there should be some spare,for this evening game,sometimes their ticket office sell to away supporters, my advice is to get up there early,good luck
Jamesgang 10.45am
Cheers, a great watch, even with the Mad Scientist presenting the trophy, TB is a special bhoy, defo one of the good guys
BigGeorge hope you and the wee mhan get into the game tonight
Aff oot shopping with the wee boss, Pity she didn’t fancy a wee trip to Dens instead of Tesco !
TD
There is no infighting going on.
HH
Kev Jungle 10.16 am
Good luck with your health.
I sat next to Mark McGhee and Big Roy at the official dinner to celebrate Celtics Centenary in 1988.
Big Mark lived in Giffnock at the time.
His son attended the local school.
All his friends were Rangers supporters.
The topic of conversation at the table was that Mark had just bought his son a Rangers strip.
At a similar age my Dad was my hero.
He was a crane driver ,not an international footballer.
I could never quite get it.
TT
On the official website another semi final ticket update which again doesn`t mention our opponents. Is this a policy?
TeT
I don’t know for sure about the in fighting. I was just going by his/her post, and I was also told at the weekend that Morrissy and Canamalar are no longer involved with it, that’s told to me by a friend, whether it’s true or not, I couldent say, but he seemed very sure it was true?