It would be easy for Celtic to take their eye of the ball. A huge Scottish Cup game at Tannadice last week, which was more difficult than the score-line suggests, before Neil Lennon had what will have been a few traumatic days. The tension in the west of Scotland ahead of next weekend’s game at Ibrox is already tangible; in truth, we could do with some quiet preparation time ahead of tomorrow’s Scottish Communities League Cup Final against Kilmarnock.
Kilmarnock have no such worries. The Cup Final tomorrow is their season. Out of the Scottish Cup and certain to finish in the bottom six of the SPL, their focus will be absolute tomorrow. Kenny Shiels’ team have won only four league games since October but you will not need me to tell you two of those victories were against Rangers.
Two home wins within six days against Rangers and Aberdeen, the latter on 3 December, suggested Killie were certain to challenge for a European place this season, but things have moved south since then. They beat St Mirren on 2 January at Rugby Park before that impressive performance dumped Rangers on their bums at Ibrox last month.
Kenny Shiels made it onto Radio Scotland during the week to tell the nation that Celtic were so good it would be a travesty if they didn’t win the treble. I totally agree (and I’m warming to this guy) but Kenny knows exactly what he is doing. He intends to win the cup tomorrow and will know every potential weakness in the Celtic team.
History suggests he has a decent chance. Since winning five consecutive finals (until 1969), Celtic competed in 20 finals, winning only seven. We have some form to make up in this tournament.
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Anybody else watching fulham vs Swansea courtesy of the best league in the world ?
Surely , the over inflated wages , subscription fees are on borrowed time ?
Houl yer wheest on 17 March, 2012 at 23:00 said
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It was actually a tri-colour he was handed and which he rejected. Google it and you will see what I mean
Whiskey your the devil
The Orthodox Celts.
What a revelation. One of Serbia’s top bands and they are Celtic fans. Someone needs to get these guys to CP and organise a gig in Glasgow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=SjcB6GuDJB0
Obvious mistake – its not whiskey your the devil! Dooh and i haven’t touched a drop today.
DUSHANBE BHILLY BHOY
was that an official site?
he was brought up Catholic in a Unionist area, I would be confident he is Apolitical
Neil Lennon has 40 caps for the North, is that not just as bad?
UC
DUSHANBE BHILLY BHOY on 17 March, 2012 at 23:07 said:
A tricolour was thrown towards him as he walked down the fairway to the 18th green. He kept on walking. The NI flag was given to his father by a TV rep. The father was seen in a back room with it over his arm. He discarded it.
ht – GL2 was giving it conga when Rankers die in the Greenock Celtic club this afternoon, so the lioness has probably put him to bed by now!
HH
TTTT
ULSTER-CELT on 17 March, 2012 at 23:12 said:
DUSHANBE BHILLY BHOY
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Bhoys who cares its Golf – a good walk spoiled. :-)
Paul McGinnley is a Tim
Sam Torrance is a Tim
Rory McIlroy is not
Monty is a hun
Interesting to. Haves look ack at the 3-3 game on October 15.
The team that day cannot start tomorrow due to injury.
I also did a double take at the name Bangura coming on for Hooper on 46 mins, but these were dark days. We had been pumped 2-0 at Tynecastle the week before
First name on the team sheet tomorrow is sammi, for me. I think we can now build a team around him. He also has very nice hair.
Our rugby park them forthe 3-3 game was
Celtic
01 Forster
05 Majstorovic
11 Cha Du-Ri (El Kaddouri – 68′ )
21 Mulgrew
02 Matthews
16 Ledley
18 Ki Sung-Yeung
33 Kayal Booked (Wanyama – 46′ Booked )
10 Stokes
49 Forrest Booked
88 Hooper (Bangura – 46′ )
Substitutes
24 Zaluska
04 El Kaddouri
12 Wilson
22 Loovens
25 Rogne
67 Wanyama
14 Bangura
Ref: Conroy
Att: 8,011
Tin hat time.
Rory McIlroy seems like a thoroughly decent young man in a world that has a shortage of them. That’ll do for me.
I quite like listening to Kenny Shiels very refreshing.
It’s going to be one hell of a party tomorrow. Glasgow’s green and white.
MWD in my thoughts one year on.
iPads are really rubbish for typing. Apologies for all the mistakes
Fabrice Muamba will be on a ventilator and temperature cooled minimum 24 hrs. If survives likely brain damaged. Heart stopped long time. Can only pray
Brendan Rodgers brother apparently boasting in Belfast that his bro will be the next Chelsea Manager.
worth a small punt?
UC
oglach – gowf is for FUDS ! :-)
T4
When keevins said the treatment Ogilvie has received this week is disgraceful last night it flashed thru my head. Can this little runt stoop any lower?
In a week where Neil Lennon the manager of Glasgow Celtic has had to stand in a courtroom and look at 2 people who are on trail charged with trying to kill him.
Disgraceful Keevins? No Keevins you are disgraceful and getting more disgraceful every week with your snyde remarks to callers who phone in. Last week you really topped it all when you told a caller to SHUT UP AND LISTEN. I cant wait till Monday night to speak to him.
Hamiltontim
well said x
HT
Rory McIlroy doesn’t give a toss, he is only interested in playing golf, end of.
Fair play to him, he is a quality sportsman.
TTTT
Those Greenock Bhoys are lightweight wooses :-))
The best team to watch in the wonderful English league are WELSH. Hilarious
Hamiltontin
“Rory McIlroy seems like a thoroughly decent young man”
his hair is shocking though!! unforgeivable.
UC
Dannygall
Are you a friend of a well known CQNer who hasn’t been seen round these parts for a while?
ht – there’s nothing “lightweight” about big GL2!
And yer tea is oot in Greenock….!
T4
SHAUN MALONEY PLAYING FOR WIGAN SHOCK!!!!!!
UC
True, his head looks like he’s had a transplant from his nether regions!! :-)
THE EXILED TIM on 17 March, 2012 at 23:15 said:
Paul McGinnley is a Tim
Sam Torrance is a Tim
Rory McIlroy is not
Monty is a hun
oh…. I don’t know!!! when Rory was winning a couple of weeks ago he had something round his neck that suggests he is very much a tim :-)
hamiltontim
the guy wae the bunnit? Aye
and you are ?
TTTT
Aw damn and I so wanted to move there :-))))))
Dannygall
No that’s not the BLOKE I was referring to.
Emdae think Mc Carthy will come home if Wigan get relegated?
P.Harrington is a Tim. Mentioned last year that it was about time he brought young P over to CP for a game.
SPF
Plus his bird isn’t even that good looking, sure she loaded and has a might fine pair of chebs but he could do better :O)
McCarthy will go down as one that got away. A really good player.
He will go to a bigger club in the epl. No doubt.
SPF
Hamiltontim
u a Labour MP ? (nudge nudge)
bernard gallagher is also a tim……..
Arrgggh – Golf is not a sport its like darts, its a pastime, a hobby, albeit an expensive one. Level all golf courses and how many football pitches would you get? Sport for the masses not just those that can afford golf bats and clown wigs, Just an idea :-)
Re: Rory McIlroy….make your own mind up bhoys and ghirls, by reading the link below, which is accurate. For the record, he is Catholic who went to a Protestant school, not that it matters in my eyes.
However, up until very recently, his official web -site used to have that detestable 1972 Ulster flag adorning it. Then he relocated to the USA where obviously someone over there had a quiet word in his ear, as the web-site has since been re-engineered into a non-political twitter feed. Wouldn’t want to offend the Irish-Americans, would we Rory….
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/11/sports/golf/northern-irelands-mcilroy-transcends-boundaries.html?pagewanted=all