I’m not going to say I saw this coming, I didn’t see defeat, but when I wrote a couple of days ago that you and I have seen a lot more games like Celtic’s away to Lincoln Red Imps than Brendan Rodgers, and about European football in July, I knew this one was never going to play out in a triumphant manner.
On the first day he was appointed I asked one of you to compile Brendan an Efe highlights video – I assume we were all busy. God love Efe, he’s a fine man by all accounts, but he’s three years into a slump which is not going to end at Celtic. Brendan must now be aware. It’s no longer Efe’s fault if he costs us again.
I also made the point previewing this game that we can’t expect a squad comprising only one addition to last season’s group to perform remarkably different in qualification than a year ago. In this sense, Celtic performed as expected, this one had all the hallmarks of our recent Icelandic ventures.
The manager may not be embarrassed at the result (I suspect he might sound different privately) but many supporters are. Gibraltar has a population similar to Bellshill, but without the football heritage and support mechanism. Would defeat to Bellshill Athletic be embarrassing? You bet. Yesterday’s result was too.
We are woefully slow in build-up and have only one player in the squad who can create the 7 or 8 chances per game needed to get a result, and he’s 33 next month and currently injured.
We remain strong favourites to qualify for the next round but there is an enormous amount of work to be done in the next month. This is not a Champions League squad.
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Ellboy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9YL04v-J5U
he’s in edinburgh next month is Bill
PARK ROAD 67 on 14TH JULY 2016 8:46 AM
SIN CITY BHOY
13TH July 11-25pm
I’m nearly 59 am i old enough to be your uncle ? Lol !!
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As I’m one of the junior members of CQN, you could actually be my uncle, but yes in this case the family members in question are all in their 70’s/80’s and bunnet adorned hell raisers.
My grandpa married twice, and proved to be a prolific performer both times in boosting the post-war populations…
Have we signed embdae yet?
And whits that jingling accompanied by uproarious laughter eminating out of the depths of Paradise?
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 14TH JULY 2016 11:25 AM
Ballymenatoybhoy
Hows it going.
Ive got long lost family from Ballymena.
*My maternal and googybhoys paternal great grandparents hail hailed from there, they moved tae Bonhill and helped populate hauf the Vale of Leven.
Tontine Tim
My Grandad came from Colraine.
Family in Ballymena….never met that side.
Hope to one day.
I would just turn up in Ballymena,…but i also hear, there are plenty of zombies in that area,…so, id need to wear my crash helmet:)
HH
CLOGHER CELT on 14TH JULY 2016 11:34 AM
The Green Man/Traditionalist,
Given your interest in history. What do you think of Kranjčar, and his previous agent, Dino Pokrovac ? You couldn’t make it up.
*I recall we were in for a Croatian player, might have been krunchie, and eventually walked out of the negations as more and more agents started to get involved.
Good evening from a sunny North Staffs and a happy Bastille day to all our French revolutionaries.
met a Man City mate of mine today who I have given a bit of stick to in the past over their CL efforts – needless to say i got it back in spades.
ifyoucanttakeitdontgiveitCSC
WHITEDOGHUNCH on 14TH JULY 2016 5:59 PM
Thanks for that, never seen it before, really funny.
The Lance Armstrong thing always make me think of the scene in the film The Sting on the train, when Paul Newman cheats better than Robert Shaw at poker.
Tontine Tim
Strange agents in that neck of the woods.
Its been said many club reps have been worried for their safety.
Players that sign with these agents…Sign for life, if you get my drift:)
Hence Krancjar turns up at the den of iniquity.
Dave has some contacts eh.
HH
Weeminger,
Not once did I mention doping. I did state ” all of course completely innocent ” however I cannot blame you for thinking that.
Whitedoghunch,
So the end justifies the means because it raises money for charity. Where does that principle end ??
Ellboy,
A sick, disgraceful ” celebrity DJ ” who is now deceased raised many millions for children’s charity. Many a blind eye was turned because he was popular and was raising millions . In a different scale from doping, but does raising millions through lies and cheating count as mitigation. ? Parents of children who benefited may be better placed to answer this . I cannot.
HH.
GREENPINATA on 14TH JULY 2016 6:35 PMPM
Armstrong cheated the cheats at cycling a sport. If the cheats he beat had won instead 99% sure none of them would have set up as successful a foundation as LIVESTRONG. Countless people benefitted from all this money, lives were saved. Or Contador and his mates could have cheated their way to more titles for themselves. No choice to make really.
To compare it to the DJ you mention and what he did/alleged to have done is way off, way way off, not in bthe same universe.
The legend of barney Thomson on Netflix ..
Worth watching ?
Anyone watch Vikings.. Was hoping to catch up on that but doesn’t seem to be on it anymore
GREENPINATA
Sorry a bit of my post didn’t display….
To compare it to the DJ you mention and what he did/alleged to have done is way off, way way off, not in the same universe. Makes the question you ask really tough to answer
Quelle Adventure for an old punter like me at The Open today… Nice easy post a crossing just in front of 13th green.. Wind gets up I am ball spotting too! Anyway ball comes in ,never saw it , provisional comes in lands near me Result! Spotted! Ask spectators ‘ Anyone see first ball? ‘ A young man with a hat with an Ireland flag says it is in that bush just before those 4 grass tops! I investigate , jaggy bunnet and see a ball! Holly moley Batman that lhad can spot! Anyway All arrive… Paul Dunne the player.. Point out both balls,a short discussion with his caddy and they choose first ball. Rules man insists PD marks ball before he lifts even though PD can see his ‘mark and the caddy and him go to look for best point of relief. Rules man says to me can I stand in spot where the ball was found to assist ‘line’ Certainly says I and stand right against the gorse bush.. Not there says he In the bush…. So I am in the jaggy bunnet bit staunin there like a statue whilst PD lines up and plays the shot!! Rules man,an American THEN feels the gorse and says ‘It’s ‘ ,,very thorny .. What is it called? Gorse says I but really wanting to FN JAGGY BUNNET,!, Enjoyed the day though .Sorry about the long post…….
Greenpinata
your limited for effect narrow minded simpletom conclusions are just that, please do not attatch my moniker to them
goodbye.
Forrest Ciftci and GMS plus 2mil for Duffy,would make him captain too….
A wee salute to the insurrectionists who stormed the Bastille on this day in 1789…..many gave their lives.
A momentous event and a turning point in European history.
The birth of the Modern Age.
Liberty or Death.
And still a good idea:)
HH
Cosy Corner Boy
You sure get about:)
Hail Hail
ELLBOY on 14TH JULY 2016 6:44 PM
So Lance Armstrong had no choice ? Yes his foundation does good,but it was built on lies, deceit and cheating. It seems the end does justify the means. however I cannot argue with that if the good outweighs the bad.
From a purely sporting perspective ; Single handed he has virtually removed all credibility and tarnished participants,past and present from the sport of cycling.
HH.
Broony has run his race,I said 2 years ago he should have chucked that Scotland mob and rested up,he might have been fresher just now,he has no influence on the park now,I hope I am wrong. Some big decisions ahead,and soon I think
Hi Bhoys
Hail Hail
THE GREEN MAN
The kebab was a pizza.
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 14TH JULY 2016 6:35 PM
Tontine Tim
Strange agents in that neck of the woods.
Its been said many club reps have been worried for their safety. Players that sign with these agents…Sign for life, if you get my drift:)
Hence Krancjar turns up at the den of iniquity. Dave has some contacts eh.
*Seemingly his film, television and theatre actress lemon curd didnae want tae move tae Scotland and was happy floating about NY, then he signs for them. As Robert Plant would say “ooooh makes me wonder”.
BSR
Same difference when you are p**hed:)
Mind you he tackled that pizza/kebab better than he could tackle a Hamilton player:)
HH
Bada @ 6.50
If Pedro could pull that off he’d obviously be wearing his ole Dick Turpin mask
Tontine Tim
Horse’s head in the bed?
An offer they couldnt refuse:)
Wait till the sevconians turn on him, he will be begging the agents/gangsters to get him home:)
HH
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 14TH JULY 2016 6:25 PM
Tontine Tim
My Grandad came from Colraine. Family in Ballymena….never met that side.
Hope to one day. I would just turn up in Ballymena,…but i also hear, there are plenty of zombies in that area,…so, id need to wear my crash helmet:)
*Seemingly googybhoy might be going down that route. We have a wee cuzz who traced the family tree and actually ended up in the Isle of Barra prior to Ballymena.
The head in the bed was from the horse called? – (Nae googlin )
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 14TH JULY 2016 7:05 PM
Bada @ 6.50
If Pedro could pull that off he’d obviously be wearing his ole Dick Turpin mask.
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Ye mean like the one that he wore when he fooled 53,000 Celtic supporters into thinking that, there would be a new broom under Brendan’s watch ?
HH
I worry about Brendan.
The worrier – CSC
Too worried….
…..away-off-oot…..
Tontine Tim
Im going to have a chat to some of my folks…..see what comes up.
See if i can narrow it down to a specific area.
I keep you posted on this.
HH
GP
i think that the sport of cycling was tarnished by cheating prior to Lance and may well even still have cheats in their midst. A shame for the sport obviously. Worth remembering that Lance Armstrong was himself a cancer sufferer/survivor and my personal opinion is that if his cheating helped the advancement towards a cure then I can more than live with it.
A very good evening to everyone, logging off now.
I am sure Brendan will sort everything out in time for the return leg next week. Hopefully he will pay LG up front, instead of on the wing. Looking forward to seeing the manager make us a better team, whoever he plays. & whoever he buys, we will pay for them in full and tell the SFA about all of their remuneration.
KevJ
Rebel Flag Flying.
HH
Evening Timland from a very cool hun free mountain valley.
Temp has dropped big time today, down to 38 deg, bliss :-)
Doping at the cycling, they all do it, every single one of them, I know a cyclist from here, he is in France just now, told me a while back that it’s all about not getting caught.
Athletics, years ago I worked with a bloke who was an official at Athletics Scotland, any time there was an event in Scotland they were issued with guidelines on who and who were not to be tested, this was back in the late 80s.
The fairest way would let them all do what they wanted, the best chemists would then win :-)
Bsr
The horse was Khartoum
Hail Hail
timaloy29 sleeps on the heated driveway on 14th July 2016 5:40 pm
“Celtic park is a hard place to develop. You are either brilliant all the time or you get absolute pelters from your own fans”.
This is not my expereience. Over a period of time, if someone is continually missing in action or hiding and I believe this is true in Bitton’s case, Celtic supporters will eventually voice their frustrations. Celtic supporters in my experience support for the most part.
“Khartoum,Khartoum.I’m not gonna race him though,gonna put ‘im out to stud.”