The game after a big win or defeat is always important. Winners going into the game need to set aside thoughts of glory, while losers need to get back in the saddle. Both Celtic and Newco managed this very successfully after their pivotal league meeting on Wednesday. Motherwell and Hearts, respectively fourth and third in the table, were dismissed in style. For Newco, in particular, yesterday was a huge result. This league has plenty of drama left in it yet.
Evident in Ange Postecoglou’s team selection recently has been squad management. He rested Josip Juranovic, Jota and Matt O’Riley yesterday, replaced by Anthony Ralston, Daizen Maeda and Tom Rogic, none of whom looked anything other than first choice material.
The selection for Pittodrie on Wednesday will give us an insight into who the manager will select in a vitally important game when he has genuine options – for the first time this season. After Aberdeen, Ange will have more opportunities to rest limbs, with Raith Rovers, Bodo/Glimt and Dundee visiting Celtic Park in succession, though the Norwegians will face a strong side.
Earlier in the season I mentioned Tom Rogic as a Player of the Year candidate. More recently, I suggested he may find himself out in the cold after our January arrivals. A virtuoso performance on his return from international duty saw me vacillating back to my initial prediction. Can someone tell me how this one plays out, PoTY or cameo substitute? Both seem plausible.
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I’d be interested to see what Tom Rogic weighed last year and previous years under Neil Lennon. He looks much leaner now – maybe as much as 6kg or even 8kg less than last year, I bet. If that’s true it’s no surprise he’s lasting whole games.
I reckon the same is true of CalMac by the way – looks much leaner than last season.
AN TEARMANN on 7TH FEBRUARY 2022 1:50 PM
It wasn’t just the involvement of the City of London Police (I doubt any of them were wearing hun cufflinks or chanting the Billy Boys as they went about their business), but control of their banking arrangements moving away from Scotland, the involvement of UK wide HMRC, and the awareness that sooner or later the tax question could be decided by the Supreme Court that led to their demise.
JHB on 7th February 2022 12:29 pm
“Earlier in the season I mentioned Tom Rogic as a Player of the Year candidate. More recently, I suggested he may find himself out in the cold after our January arrivals. A virtuoso performance on his return from international duty saw me vacillating back to my initial prediction”
Paul, for God’s sake don’t change your mind regarding anything Celtic on here – you’ll have the parrots squawking for months to come
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You claimed it was tongue in cheek, now you say you changed your mind – which is it?
Who’s a pretty bhoy then?
FIELDOFDRAMS on 7TH FEBRUARY 2022 2:11 PM
That would put Rogic firmly in the same category as Leigh Griffiths when it comes to self discipline, responsibility and professionalism.
Which I think is unlikely.
I don’t know what has led to the turn around in his stamina but I think it’s more than just laying off the pies.
Big ANGE has included KYOGO for the named Squad for the Euro games, which MAY suggest that KYOGO is close to returning to 1st Team action……or maybe ANGE is looking at him for a longer term involvement SHOULD Celtic go further in Europe beyond the upcoming Tie which I think is next week ?
it will be great to see KYOGO back in the Team ASAP and getting on the end of super Passes from Big Tommy and young Matt.
These Bhoys can terrify opponents.
HH.
“Can someone tell me how this one plays out, PoTY or cameo substitute?”
Yes
“ERNIE LYNCH on 7TH FEBRUARY 2022 12:24 PM
Rogic is far and away the most skilful player in the squad.”
Far and away more skilful than Jota?
HOT SMOKED on 7TH FEBRUARY 2022 2:24 PM
Yes.
Your general observation noted Pablo.
(Fingers crossed) following trip to Pittodrie, an upcoming run of 3 home games ….
.. after which we’ll have a squad of 18-20 players available none of whose inclusion in the first team would see even the slightest performance deterioration.
PoTY or on the bench?
Probably 8 guys in that space
Exiting times.
Can’t wait
Sky appear to have paid more for Scottish football rights so they could proceed to downgrade the game.
Doncaster must gain future guarantees of coverage before entering into any new agreement with Sky.
Their coverage this season has been poor. The fans are much worse off for BT being priced out.
Toaty Trumper @ 1.50
You talk some tripe but your latest efforts are out there stealing a kit kat.
SDM was bankrolled by a private sector Scottish financial institution.
The Auld Reekie business community / booster club lapped up his largesse.
The BoS man with the magic cheque books helped him build his debt mountain.
All above board but a trainwreck in plain sight — the stationary angle was a classic.
Has he ever been seen with his sister in the same room?
SDM for all the money he and his business empire lost — he and his family have made a remarkable recovery.
You have to wonder how Civic / Establishment Scotland has allowed it to happen?
If only the Maxwell’s had been Scottish …
The big irony is that in an independent Scotland the original TFOD would not have been allowed to go bust — imagine a country where a football club would have been considered to big to fail — that is the Nat / Tartan Tory nightmare we would have had to face as the vultures circled Govan.
Your ramblings show the world the mental gymnastics you are happy to make to allow your worldview to make sense in your own head — away oot ‘n play tig wae the buses ya rocket.
Bodø/Glimt enjoy a draw don’t they? Drawn 9 of their 30 league games so far.
Played – 30
Won – 19
Drawn – 9
Lost – 3
Goals for – 59
Goals against – 25
I’ve read it all now Mad Mitch calls someone a Rocket and JHB is trying to reinvent himself as an enthusiastic committed Celtic Supporter.
Revealed: How Murray International Holdings’ accounts outline Lloyds ‘incentives’ to Sir David Murray before and after Craig Whyte Rangers sale
Insider.co.uk has gone through the audited records of MIH from 2007 to 2013 which show the metals business was just one of a number of lucrative assets Sir David prised away from his heavily indebted group
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MIH debts to Lloyds Banking Group peaked at £954.8m in 2009, and the bank, following its controversial takeover of HBOS, instigated a restructuring in 2009 – extending the MIH group reporting period to 17 months.
Mad Man
it does not matter which government is in place, nothng back then could have or would have saved the Rangers entity.
HBOS was bust.
MIH was bust.
Murray got all his free money and it coudnt save MIH.
He did his sweet-heart deals with his pals and hived off the best assets (land and property) into family trusts in sons and wifes names. Previously stealthily selling off the loss making parts, including Rangers for a pound.
You should have watched the HBOS documentary and/or the Men who sold the Jerseys.
Just because you want it to be untrue, doesnt mean it did not happen.
I know you dont do international property, or financing, or accountancy or REIT or construction, or Design and Buiild of Football stadiums, but all above is in the public domain at companies house.
It was covered in spades in the original days of CQN.
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC192523/filing-history
Prestonpans Bhoy
Started receiving the same message this morning and lo and behold, all adverts and pop-ups have disappeared. The print code desktop block 4>? or whatever has replaced to spot where an advert once was.
Goodbye Eddie Howe, Goodbye Neil and Goodbye the scooter bhoys.☘
“I think that there needs to be some kind of independent body that regulates the whole game generally, particularly what players can play, who can be on the books, if you like, to play for clubs,” she said.
“At the moment there is no real regulation”
Val McDermid not satisfied with “the creep of totalitarianism” she wants fast-track. What, Who, Why, Where & When – Over to ‘Big Sister’ Nippy!!!
Can’t be bothered with cult or unionist pash…..but there is no doubt ….English or uk institutions fecked the huns ……Scottish institutions wouldn’t have killed them…
Prestonpans bhoy
7TH FEBRUARY 2022 12:52 PM
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SAINT STIVS on 7TH FEBRUARY 2022 2:56 PM
It was the EBT scheme (or, to be precise, the misuse of the EBT scheme) that finished the huns. Even if MIH had gone bust the ‘company that owned the club’ would have survived if it hadn’t been for those pesky folks at HMRC., and the evidence unearthed by the City of London Police.
An honourable mention also to the iconoclastic Dr Heidi Poon, without whose dissenting judgement things would have gone in another direction. Funny how she saw things so very differently from the other two tribunal members.
Ernie.funny I know.Big bang 1986 a lot more pertinent to Sir Hunner of Pence,lever financier and ‘shell company’s’generator. That liberation of the markets was farmed and harvested brilliantly(in terms of companies in his say,or more importantly companies who could access capital)and he did.he sucked up…think liquidator is still counting,a £billion of debt and all would be overseen at govt level.(his extensive but weakening Indian interest at time)
It still happens.again too.
Its corruption and it is at its most rampant in Londons Square mile,and its town houses in Edinburgh.
Info is and always been prime.To paint the city as the reveal all,ah telt yi,we are honest,my’ word is my bond” is funny,
Remember too Ernie,The govts involved controlling and making(dismantling in reality) any law impeding/inhibiting the flow of profits back to mainly
Tax avoiding people like Sir Hunner
One was Conservative continued by Tony,the other Conservative.Both,as is their right unionist parties.
HH
Would go along with Hot Smoked – I think Jota is the most skillfull player in the team. Fleet of foot, fast of thought, killer first touch, great crosses and passes and not too shabby at shooting either.
He’s only 22. If we consider that this is really his breakthrough season and he is still improving, he will undoubtedly move to and star in bigger leagues – hopefully not until after 2-3 seasons with us.
AN TEARMANN on 7TH FEBRUARY 2022 3:27 PM
Are you referring to the time when Alex (‘yours for Scotland’) Salmond was arguing for a light touch regulatory regime for Scotland’s financial services sector?
He wis aye awfae fond o’ a light touch regime wis Alex.
DENIABHOY on 7TH FEBRUARY 2022 3:30 PM
But if you could only pick one of them for a must win game though, you’d chose Rogic, wouldn’t you?.
Sevco get Walsh yet again on Wednesday, their go to red card guy,how many times this season has he helped them in a game?
We have Gollum
2012 = £49 oldfirm ticket
2016 = £49 oldfirm ticket
Looks like the dim Tims don’t / didny accept that the huns died??????
Awe confused!?!?
Ah must be a dim Tim?
Nurse! Nurse!
Can I ask again regarding Wednesday game against Aberdeen,do you have to register on the Dons site or is there alternative ☘️
watch it on hegoals
Ernie – Jota for me but we are splitting hairs, they are both brilliant. I would suggest we now have options in the middle that mean a midfield without Rogic is not necessarily weaker. But there is no one close to Jota’s level on the left wing.
Just my opinion. I am amazed at the level Rogic is now playing at for 90 minutes. Thought his best days were over when BR left. He is better now than at any time I can recall
CORKCELT on 7TH FEBRUARY 2022 2:41 PM
I’ve read it all now Mad Mitch calls someone a Rocket and JHB is trying to reinvent himself as an enthusiastic committed Celtic Supporter.
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That made me laugh out LOUD Mate.
Well said.
HH
Timbhoy163- had a look on their website, couldn’t see PPV option
JHB at 3:18
Regardless of party politics, that is hugely concerning. For any such vetting of players, deemed appropriate for clubs to sign, is terrifying.
Government overreach is reaching ridiculous proportions.
I appreciate that your post refers to an interested person within RR and not any particular party.
However, whether named person legislation, obfa or merely lopping some wood from classroom doors, civil servants and government ministers need to remember what they were elected to do.
Would set the criminal justice system back centuries if we tinker with the rehabilitation of offenders.
The mind boggles
Is the game on Sky? If so I’d imagine there’s no PPV option
ERNIE LYNCH on 7TH FEBRUARY 2022 1:46 PM
CELTIC40ME on 7TH FEBRUARY 2022 1:19 PM
Without the involvement of non Scottish based institutions they would not have gone bust.
It’s a funny old argument you’re having with someone here, but it’s not me
https://www.celticfc.com/news/2022/february/07/condolences-after-the-passing-of-former-celt–davie-cattanach/
I HATE ANY Male Politician who takes off his SUIT Jacket, and Rolls up his White Shirt Sleeves when engaging in a ” Photo Shoot” ar a Factory and/or Hospital…AS IF they are there to do a FULL Days Graft ?
They AINT Fooling ME, thats for sure.
Someone should tell them that they look Feckin RIDICULOUS, and hopefully that most of The Public arent fooled either ?
During Thatchers time as PM, I can still remember HER trying to scurry around a wee bit of Grass Land in London, in an expensive suit, with a LITTER PICKER in one hand…and a Black Bin Liner in the other TRYING to look BUSY for a Photo Shoot.
That ” LOOK” didnt do her much good.
She would have been Fecked trying to do that in a FULL 8 Hour Shift, with the Wind and Rain battering down, as she chased litter that was blowing about.
Another UNIONIST/TORY CHUMP !
My God how I Feckin HATED HER !
HH
Game not on TV, ridiculous
R.I.P. Davie Cattanach.
I saw you play in The Hoops.
YNWA.