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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Thanks for the replys fellow cqn’ers…
Celtic U19 only a point behind hearts and have two games in hand. On course for another double.
By the way, I cant let this moment pass me by.
From a wee bit earlier I read a comment from Hamiltontim I 100% agreed with.
Wanyama 1st name of the team sheet. Put him in the middle with his strength and guile and after the huns have not been able to bully us out of the game they will have run out of ideas.
Well it is St Patricks day I suppose
Im off oot.
although I said I had to choose between St Patricks day and the game tomorrow I cant sit in the house any longer.
Its a physical impossibility.
Il have to eat noodles for a week or something!
Slan
Saying he was still getting CPR on way to hospital so unlikely to survive if this is true
ESPN commentary show their rank amateurism once again by pointing out the worst case scenario. Idiots.
There’ll be relatives watching that show.
hope the lad pulls through, this is really sad…prayers and thoughts for him and his family.
Can I just urge our fans not to spread this myth about “the bouncy”? It’s right up there with the floodlights for the luftwaffe story.
It could be possible that the mob who killed Robert Hamill sang it as they beat the young man to death – I don’t know.
What I do know is that my mate used to talk about it and I only knew him for one year – many years before 1997 when Robert Hamill was murdered. This sort of stuff just calls the real criticisms of them into question. We should be better than spreading any story because it seems to fit and concentrate on what we know to actually be true.
Fabrice Muamba – keep fighting on.
To think we could have lost NL last October. What a turnaround. 1st of three please! HH.
Regarding what they will attempt to do to our players on Sunday, I’ve been saying for a while that some of them will be out to injure our players.
However, I really believe we should set the agenda by playing hard and aggressive from the start. I don’t think it’s any coincidence that so many of their players are on the treatment table after taking their pay cut. I suspect it’s says something about their commitment to a club that could go bust any time.
So I think that the Celtic players should go in hard – not to injure anyone, by the way – and both test that resolve and make it clear that they are not going to wait around to be targeted. Oh, for that Barry Robson challenge on Christian Dailly!
YivWhit
I wasn’t spreading a myth my original point was that that under no circumstances should our support ever sing it, even in jest or mockery.
Just want to sat also that I don’t believe there will be any complacency tomorrow, especially as many players will remember the final last year. However, if the conditions are right and Killie play their open style of football, ours should hopefully be superior.
I did the bouncy in the jungle. Stupid huns decided to do it when we went to all seated stadiums… :)
Paul67 et al
1957, 1965, 1997, 2001, 2006. The League Cup has been something of a barometer for Celtic Managers, particularly for Stein, Jansen, O’Neill and Strachan. Neil Lennon got it wrong last year, so it would be nice to see the green and white ribbons on the old trophy once again. It would have been nice to see the Bhoys in green and white too, but I read on here we will be wearing the green and grey outfit, which doesn’t quite work. Killie have done well to get to the final, and they can play a bit, but unless we play with only two midfielders, we should create more than enough chances to win.
hamiltontim on 17 March, 2012 at 18:48 said:
“I wasn’t spreading a myth my original point was that that under no circumstances should our support ever sing it, even in jest or mockery.”
Anyone describing it as a “re-enactment of the murder of Robert Hamill” is spreading a myth.
Vic Ajax @18.06 (or thereabouts)
That is either the daftest or most self-delusional post I have read in a long time.
“I can do worse” nae chance :-
You express your opinion honestly – they don’t, not allowed to apparently.
You can construct a sentence – they can’t, still not sure why.
Would be both interested and scared to find out what worse than that lot could possibly be.
Keep doing your thing mate and ignore those numpties.
Cheers
Alex
My thoughts are with Muamba and his family tonight.
It doesn’t sound good at all for the poor lad.
MME
DublinBhoy, I agree mate, refused to stand for that crap. I don’t see them playing an inclusive anthem at Windsor Park for the approximate 40% of the popolation who don’t see themselves as loyal subjects of the Queen.
And a big happy Saint Patrick’s day to one and all! HH.
YivWhit
Don’t be selective, read my second post regarding it before you climb aboard your high horse.
Fox Soccer Channel announced today that they are covering the SPL live in the USA next season. So much for Scottish football being dead without them in it. They are also carrying the Celtic Rangers game next weekend as a ‘special bonus’
Shocking interruption to the Spurs Bolton game. I pray Fabrice Muamba pulls through this.
ASonOfDan on 17 March, 2012 at 18:50 said:
I did the bouncy in the jungle. Stupid huns decided to do it when we went to all seated stadiums… :)
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I also did the bouncy in the Jungle but, I never, ever, recall the sinister attachments that the huns have done to their song.
The hun-type of evil knows no bounds! IMO!
Hail! Hail!
away to read back the blog
laters…
Bing Crosby In Ireland on TG4 Now. He Just introduced a show band who are singing ‘Off to Dublin in the Green’
before that the Guinness choir treated us to The Boys of Wexford.
Crosby would have got the jail for that in Scotland!!
And FollowFollow will be calling for the UN to intervene against the Irish state.
Quality.
Times like these make you realise its only a game.
Im thinking of big Evander Sno having his attack on the pitch and getting back to full fitness.
So hoping this has a happier ending than it looks like just now.
Shocked and saddened, feeling ’empty’ inside.
The Celtic Graves Society have organised a ceremony in Old Monkland Cemetery tomorrow at 11am for Celtic’s first ever goalkeeper, Michael Dolan. Parish priest of St.Patrick’s Church Coatbridge, Fr.Sweeney, will conduct the service.
SPF
Still remember where I was when I heard the awful news when Phil O’Donnell collapsed.
Please God Muamba pulls through this.
Shocking to hear this terrible thing unfolding on 5Live.
God bless Fabrice Muamba tonight. Prayers with him that he pulls through this.
AAFG on 17 March, 2012 at 18:52
I just thought that this is the time for journalists to shake off that old crap and be honest, not just in the medium but also in themselves. They didn’t do that, so my outlook on my fellow Scots men and woman right now is at an all time low.
Neil Lennon is ainm dom (nohunlover) on 17 March, 2012 at 18:53 said:
DublinBhoy, I agree mate, refused to stand for that crap. I don’t see them playing an inclusive anthem at Windsor Park for the approximate 40% of the popolation who don’t see themselves as loyal subjects of the Queen.
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Irish Rugby, Irish Government = West Brits of the 1st order, what else should you expect from them?
Hope that Fabrice Muamba pulls through.
1-0 Xavi
Xavi – quality!
Any update on the young lad?
T4
no more reports, off to hospital, it’s just wait and hope
hope the spurs player is ok
Just off the phone with my ma’….Apparently the sheep by the M8 just outside Bathgate have been dyed green.
St. Patrick’s day / for the treble?
Hail Hail
TAL
Timabhouy on 17 March, 2012 at 19:25 said:
hope the spurs player is ok
he is a Bolton player
From twitter.
Daniel Rodger@Mkdan08
BREAKING: Ambulance crew confirms that they got Muamba breathing again. @markchapman
Dan
Dan
I hope that is right and he has a chance