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In the immediate aftermath of defeat in Turin our manager was magnanimous towards his opponents, the television broadcaster and his players. Sky TV were thanked for their treatment of Celtic (note to others), Juventus were encouraged to win the Champions League, and Neil acknowledged some players may want to further their careers beyond Scotland.
Let’s be clear, most of the squad are happy at Celtic. Georgios Samaras could go anywhere in Europe but this Celtic team is his project, as much as it is yours or mine. Many of the others, including Matthews, Wilson, Lustig, Forster, Mulgrew, Commons, Ledley, Forrest and Izaguirre are settled at Celtic with plenty still to achieve.
Hooper and Wanyama have declined contract offers, so will be most likely to leave in the summer, but in the business Celtic are in right now, if they go, who they go to, is important. If we lose players to tier-one clubs it will make attracting others a whole lot easier. If you are a stepping stone to Barcelona, as with Larsson, you are a far more attractive employer than if you lose a striker to Norwich City (I’m friendly with a former Nigerian international who went on trial to Hamilton Accies the week after, and on the strength of, Brian Easton leaving there for the English Premier League).
Selling right makes it easier to buy who you want. Got to get the right price, keep them for the Champions League qualifiers, and make sure you sell to the right club.
See you at 7.30pm tonight at the Supporters’ Association Club on London Road for the Twists & Turns Celtic Supporters Club charity night. There will be Question and Answer session with me, John Fallon, Dixie Deans, Archie MacPherson, compared by Phil Agnew. Afterwards you can enjoy music from Foggy Dew.
Tickets are £10 and you can get them from Phil by calling 07811 178764. Profits are going to the Tommy Burns charity.
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Ross county v Celtic, Saturday 9th March kick-off 3pm.
3pm!?
What kind of crazy random time for a senior football match kick-off is that in this day and age?!?
At the same time, exactly the same time The Rangers play Anal Athletic at the crumbling Mordor. Ra Ainly Show In Toon.
It’s a conspiracy to keep the crowd in Dingwall small…
jimbo67,
Yes just read your post @ 18:55, Thx
After watching Juventus in both games against Celtic, I must say they were flattered by the 5-0 eventual aggregate scoreline and quite frankly I’m not convinced that the Italians will win the Champions League. We all know the folly of playing a man probably suffering from jetlag arriving on the morning of the match and the outcome. Celtic opened up these guys on numerous occasions but did not punish them.
I flicked between Sky and RTE and the big talking point in particular with John Giles, Dunphy, Ronnie Whelan and Ray Houghton was the probability of Neil Lennon losing some of his best young players and being unable to build on the success of this season, the atmosphere was considerably downbeat and depressing.
Celtic have been quite successful in Europe this decade and it’s a bizarre situation that the club as probably league Champions has to play three qualifying rounds to make the group stages.
Sandman
Another BBC Alba production – 5.30. Alex Henley sits near me at games in section 108.
Jimbo
So the Mynah Bird now reckons that NFL will not be Celtic manager after this season.
Tell you what I will do with you, Kojo.
I will bet you now that Neil WILL be the Celtic manager at this same time next year.
Quite simple really.
I will bet you 1000 of your American Dollars, or £ or Euro if you prefer, that our manager is still exactly where he is now at this time next year.
I am happy for us both to lodge the money with Paul67 & for the losers’ money to go to Wee Oscar, or any other CQN charity of YOUR choice.
Is that challenge simple enough for you ?
‘ Ready when you are, CB.’
art ,
Enya is one of the Brennan family from Gweedore.
Sister and niece to Clannad and daughter of Leo, of Leo’s Tavern fame.
I have said from the off that CG would say the wrong thing because he just can’t shut up ,he rants complete pash for a living .
As for him saying he will ban all bigots from ibrokes maybe he should start with employees .
If as rumoured J Daley ( a ROI boy from Dublin is signed stop laughing at the back ) I predict it won’t take long before they are looking for at least one of the backroom staff
haud oan the bells just went ,I will have to go Jimmy’s at the door
Chairbhoy
You got off lightly with just BBC Scotland.
I caught STV’s scoop that the Mighty Rangers will be targeting a Mexican who is the new Hernandez and several other potential Galcticos……..
The Ibrox Gullible Loyal buy into it too.
Just what does Ian Durrant do??
“petec
18:04 on
8 March, 2013
up_over_goal
17:53 on 8 March, 2013
You must be talking about the SPL and short termism?
I really like out of the box thinking and I realise what you are saying.
Next years CL with the excellent Dylan at CM?
Too much a stretch for this old cynic.
Paddy central from now on in is something that should be looked at.”
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hi petec,
if it was going to happen (Paddy in the middle) it would’ve happened by now. As it is, he’ll be no more than a funny song in our supporters’ cultural history, and not even a footnote in any club histories. As a player, Paul Byrne did more for us.
I would have liked to see more of Paddy, but Neil clearly wouldn’t have, so there you go.
Funny you mention it though, because I think had we kept Aiden McGeady we could have turned him into a fantastic “false 10”, which WGS experimented with v Milan in the last 16 years ago. I never understood why he didn’t develop that experiment, as it was up with McGeady’s most creative and effective performances for us in terms of ball retention, distribution, and unsettling the opposing defence.
http://www.tomwfootball.com/2010/06/16/world-cup-tactics-after-the-false-nine-the-false-10/
Chairbhoy
Serial cheat and perma-crock Kevin Thomson is considering an offer from Hibs.
Obviously they had no footage from his first spell or from his most recent club…
thomthetim – jeezo, I’ve only had 1 can of Stella and forgotten whit my ma has told me….although many years ago.
Me ma is from Gweedore, a Campbell, and coincidentally is flying intae Carrickfin on the 12th (from Glasgow) to see her sister Theresa.
Keep her away from yon dodgy pub mate!
Thx for clearing the Enya thing up.
Mon Ray on Great British Menu Northern Ireland
Kitalba
Good evening/morning :))
art of war
19:39 on
8 March, 2013
thomthetim – jeezo, I’ve only had 1 can of Stella and forgotten whit my ma has told me….although many years ago.
Me ma is from Gweedore, a Campbell, and coincidentally is flying intae Carrickfin on the 12th (from Glasgow) to see her sister Theresa.
Keep her away from yon dodgy pub mate!
Thx for clearing the Enya thing up.
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My pleasure, always here to help!
I hope your mother doesn’t bump into David Prowse, or else he will be sending her back via Prestwick!!
RhebelRhebel@RhebelRhebel
Team manager banned for life for fielding 1 ineligible player – http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/21718042 …
thomthethim
19:32 on 8 March, 2013
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The Brennan’s & the Lally’s were the families that I remember doing the rounds of the Glasgow Irish dance hall in my young days.
These families were then playing as Slieve Foy.
The next generation produced De Danaan.
St. Simon’s in Partick was my own regular spot.
Gifted people.
Sunday 8th
In a few hours time I shall be twenty-seven grand years of age. Paradoxically it will be a happy enough birthday; perhaps that’s because I am free in spirit. I can offer no other reason.
I was at Mass today, and saw all the lads minus their beards, etc. An American priest said Mass and I went to Communion. One of the lads collapsed before Mass, but he’s all right now. Another was taken out to Musgrave military hospital. These are regular occurrences.
I am 60.8 kgs today, and have no medical complaints.
I received another note from my sister Bernie and her boyfriend. It does my heart good to hear from her. I got the Irish News today, which carried some adverts in support of the hunger-strike.
There is a stand-by doctor who examined me at the weekend, a young man whose name I did not know up until now. Little friendly Dr Ross has been the doctor. He was also the doctor during the last hunger-strike.
Dr Emerson is, they say, down with the ‘flu… Dr Ross, although friendly, is in my opinion also an examiner of people’s minds. Which reminds me, they haven’t asked me to see a psychiatrist yet. No doubt they will yet, but I won’t see him for I am mentally stable, probably more so than he.
I read some wild-life articles in various papers, which indeed brought back memories of the once-upon-a-time budding ornithologist! It was a bright pleasant afternoon today and it is a calm evening. It is surprising what even the confined eyes and ears can discover.
I am awaiting the lark, for spring is all but upon us. How I listened to that lark when I was in H-5, and watched a pair of chaffinches which arrived in February. Now lying on what indeed is my death bed, I still listen even to the black crows.
Bobby Sands
KK
A big call however imo it would appear rather unseemly
for Celtic supporters to be betting on
whether our manager stays or goes.
starry plough
19:35 on
8 March, 2013
Just what does Ian Durrant do??
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Get pissed in shawlands among other haunts :-))
Aye, so at 17:12 I posted this (sorry for the repeat)
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Who said the following?
“Any club that is spending more on players than they can afford, is automatically gaining a sporting advantage over every other club it competes with.”
My emphasis.
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Well, it was Neil Doncaster.
Celtic First
I said Platini.
I don’t think that’s close enough for even a Slim Panatella.
Jimbo
starry plough
they need someone for WS to clip round the ear when they miss a sitter
C_ first
you forgot the last bit
unless it’s ragers 1872
starry
ian durrant …. one eye goes for the messages … the other comes back with the change ;-)
sipsini
That much he must be buckling under the responsibility of picking the baw oot of hedges..
Thomthetim- hahahaha! DP genuinely didn’t know did he? Prestwick ffs! Haha.
KK – whit years you talking about? Would like to impress me ma and da with my new found knowledge as I’m sure they would have went also.
HH
Pujol @ 19:37,
Scottish International, Middlesbrough player connected with his old club Hibs, obvious choice really.
Just to remind everyone Celtic wanted him but the Gers took the prize, they could also have done the double and took Brown as well but left that duffer for us:-)
Hail! Hail!
Ard mhaca
I Heard Jeffrey Donaldson tear a sinn féiner to shreds the other day on rte radio over the economic argument for 32 counties. Sweet Jesus if JD can do it ! Do you think the loyalists/unionist extremists are getting their political act together ?
SSB don’t half talk a load of old shoite…….they are now trying to sell NEIL….
On a more sensible subject…….I find it strange that LNS commented on ‘sporting advantage’ at all, since his remit was to ascertain if oldco were guilty of not disclosing the ‘side envelopes’ ….. was he ‘asked’ to make that comment, which hadn’t anything to do with his remit ………not that it matters much, since we all know the agenda is to get sevco up the leagues as quickly as possible…….however, do they not realise that, if they achieve their corrupt objective, they really will destroy Scottish Football permanently….
Celtic_First
19:46 on
8 March, 2013
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Let him squirm his way out of that one.
V
ard macha
is that an excert from bobbys biography ..
KK,
The Brennan children formed Clannad, with two of their Mother’s brothers.
Enya left the group, to pursue her own musical direction .
Incidentally, she bought me a pint in her father’s pub, Leo’s, a couple of yearsago,
Nice girl, because I don’t just let any woman but me a drink!
*but = buy
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
They don’t care about that Mate they never have done, Murray set this juggernaut on the road many many years ago, he didn’t give a France what it cost or who’s money it was to bolster his ego, maybe he thought it would give him a better chance with the women!!!
Gordon64
19:45 on 8 March 2013.
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You are right, Gordon.
It just hurts me to allow the CQN talking bird to shoot off his ignorant mouth about a guy who has suffered so much for, & given so much commitment to, our club.
He deserves our support & our faith.
the boy jinky
19:50 on
8 March, 2013
starry
ian durrant …. one eye goes for the messages … the other comes back with the change ;-)
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Rings a bell…a hunchback trait maybees ?
How did the holiday go? and you’ve been posted missing…unlike ye :-))
Honda have released a new car to rival the Kia Provo, it�s called Red Honda Ulster
Árd Macha
Thanks for posting Bobby’s diary a wee bit later tonight my friend.
Don’t mean to be flippant but read the last couple just after my tea
and it gave me a hell of a guilt trip.
God bless.