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Shiels has history on his side tomorrow

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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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  1. fanadpatriot on

    Clashcitybhoy

     

    I think Celtic know about all the good young players in Scotland.The problem is money.They cannot compete with the stupid money offered to the “Diamonds”in the youth grade.McGeady was the exception,and we should thank him,because he was a true Celtic man.Slan

  3. paulsatim is neil lennon on

    http://scotslawthoughts.wordpress.com/2012/03/18/rangers-administration-round-up-part-3-how-rangers-can-avoid-winding-up/

     

     

    Rangers’ Administration – Round Up Part 3 – How Rangers Can Avoid Winding Up

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    Nope – no idea how.

     

     

     

     

    Posted by Paul McConville

     

     

    With thanks to the great Len Shackleton and the chapter in his autobiography entitled “What the Average Director Knows About Football”

  4. punkrockbhoy on

    evening all just home from the barras SLF are the greatest! fly the flag and go on the bhoys tomorrow.

  5. Margaret McGill on

    finbar42 is Neil Lennon on 18 March, 2012 at 00:28 said:

     

     

    shawn says to paddy and mick, my wife is sleeping with another man, paddy says “has he got ginger pubes?”………”mick says i most certainly do not”

     

     

    just kiddin…just kiddin..calm doon!

  9. THE EXILED TIM on

    Margaret McGill

     

     

    Darts, I concede darts, played the game at a reasonable level, the records will show that.

     

    Pressure is what gets you, I had 3 trials to play for scotland at darts, was good at county level, got the trials and couldn’t handle the pressure.

     

     

    Golf is markedley different, there is a handicap system which allows you to make a bollix and still have a chance.

  11. Art of War on

    Just thought of a way for the hun to raise money – get them to pay to guess how much weight Sally has put on since November!

     

     

    He’s now got more chins than a Singapore phone book! :-))))))))))))))))))))

     

     

    HH

  12. Margaret McGill on

    THE EXILED TIM on 18 March, 2012 at 00:34 said:

     

     

    True. Thats true! But in this day in age I think Golf should accomodate the handicapable. This fascination with cripples is demeaning.

  16. THE EXILED TIM on

    Well feck me, the young fella is in the hospital.

     

    He got jumped earlier by 3 pakies, and none of your racial remarks please, they were pakies as opposed to english or chinese or anything else.

     

     

    Smashed cheek, going for a scan.

     

    Not much you can do when you are a couple of thousand miles away, but rest assured, there arn’t that many asian minorities in aberdeen, feckin scumbags,

  25. THE EXILED TIM on

    BB

     

     

    The wife has spoken to the hosi and he is ok, just a smashed cheek, could have been much worse, his girlfriend got a beating as well.

     

     

    The feelers are out, they won’t get away with it.

     

    Thanks.

  26. Minceyheidman on

    Always look forward to nights before big games as the songs put up on here get better and better just like a good wine with age.

     

    Keep the tunes coming.

  29. Bobby Murdochs Ankle on

    TET,

     

     

    Thoughts are with the bhoy, in a non hun free aberdeen.

     

     

    Bma

  30. Margaret McGill on

    Ogilvie would never publish an apologia

     

    he would have to admit to being an EBT concordia

     

    To do so would not be commensuratia

     

    with the hunnish tendencies of hunamania

     

    Ya bass!

  31. Minceyheidman on

    THE EXILED TIM on 18 March, 2012 at 00:55 said:

     

     

    Sad indeed pal hope all recover well.

     

    Never ceases to amaze my why people do such things.

     

    Happened to my brother years ago, just 3 young lads walking behind him and attacked him twice on the way home half an hour apart after leaving him taking his phone and belongings the first time.

     

    Complete cowardly knobheads.

  32. hamiltontim on

    TET

     

     

    I hope you’re son is ok, a shite thing to happen.

     

     

    Your comment however is offensive. My brother is what you would term a ‘packie’. Him and I spent many years fighting against bigots and racists.

     

     

    I’d politely request that you don’t use it again.

  33. brucecassavetes on

    Margaret McGill @ 01:00

     

     

    Indeed. Posted before I read the whole thing – he pleads the fifth. Quelle surprise.

  34. THE EXILED TIM on

    BB-BMA

     

     

    The wife is on the phone to our daughter, he has had his scan and it’s only his cheek, a bit like Big Dan, he will be back.

     

    I feel like a spare thing, can’t do anything, quite anoying, happy mothers day.

     

     

    Thanks

     

    HH

  35. benjybhoy mul on

    The Exiled Tim

     

    Racist language has no place at CQN.

     

    The word Pakie is derogatory it’s used to bring people down, similar to Taig and Tarrier. I’m sorry to learn about the young guys troubles but it’s no excuse for your outburst.

     

    Rant over.

  36. Josef K on

    The Exiled Tim

     

     

    I’m sorry to hear about the attack on your boy. I’ve been the victim of a similar attack, in Aberdeen when I was a student, and understand how you must feel.

     

     

    Referring to people as “Pakies” is not acceptable at all though.

     

     

    This post should be removed.

  37. Margaret McGill on

    benjybhoy mul on 18 March, 2012 at 01:07 said:

     

     

    hun?

     

    Is that acceptable?

  40. Margaret McGill on

    hamiltontim on 18 March, 2012 at 01:12 said:

     

     

    No\w Now behave..its all about free speech..understand it or shut up!

  41. benjybhoy mul on

    margaret

     

    I would have said yes until a few weeks ago when I used the

     

    H word in a tweet to Phil.

     

    I was bombarded with tweets from H’s some of the very threatening,they even emailed my place of work demanding I was sacked. The dopes had they done their homework they would have discovered that it is me who is the head honcho!

     

    They threatened to smash up my business. So since then I’ve been careful not to use the H word.

  42. THE EXILED TIM on

    HT

     

     

    With respect, the young fella’s skin is dark enough to be of the same race that attacked him tonight.

     

     

    I really don’t want to get into a racial argument with you or anyone else, I have many times on the blog made my feelings know where I stand re the racist debate, I still have many more coloured friends that I do white friends.

     

     

    Would it have made a difference if I had said Pakistani ? a serious question btw.

     

    I’m sorry if I offended you, or anyone else, but the fact is it was Pakistanis who done my son tonight.

     

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    Jeezo now we have the politically correct brigade on, get a feckin life.

     

     

    You really need to get out a bit more.

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