Scoring minutes after making your debut doesn’t guarantee a great career at a club, but Scott Sinclair gave himself an excellent start with his winning goal at Tynecastle. Leigh Griffiths lead-up work was magnificent. The Hearts defence had no answer.
Scott’s transfer took weeks (and a lot of money) to complete but it was the player’s tenacity to come to Celtic which decided the matter. I hear Celtic met Aston Villa’s initial target price early in the negotiations, but Villa decided to hold their cards for a few weeks in an attempt to induce other bidders. Scott was clear from the off that there was only one place he was going, but while Villa sat tight, there was a worry that another club would come in with a seriously large wage offer. The deal happened when the player continued with the mantra, “I’m going to Celtic or nowhere”. This is a guy who really wants to play for Celtic.
Apart from Tony Watt’s excellent chance yesterday, which should have brought Hearts level, the home side didn’t have a chance worthy of the name. A policy of throwing yourself to the ground inside the box doesn’t count, so we can be happy with how our defence is performing with Kolo Toure in the team. There’s still a long way to go, but the direction of travel is clear. Watt and Conon Sammon will cause a lot of damage in the Premiership this season, but on the evidence so far, Celtic should outperform their 15 point winning margin last term.
So disappointed to hear Dave King’s £30m – £50m overinvestment isn’t going to happen until January. This guy has been so transparent. Honestly, they get what they deserve, there’s no helping or telling them. They backed a hostile takeover with a fantasy manifesto, while putting the thumbscrews on their club, to the extent it had to go cap in hand to its only source of funding, and hawk their commercial rights in the process.
As we’ve said here for years, the only people who can really damage a football club are its own supporters, in this case, with their inability to consider the consequences of the next action.
Running a football club is hard (serious understatement alert). You’re going to enjoy how Dave King finds this out.
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Gerry, fritz and Hinkel all in my post.
Deutschland csc
SunnyJim
Lets see if the cretins get hauled up and done
Geordie Munro
I think you are correct with TM and that tackle, but sometimes shaking our heads is justifying the cheating, I was dissapointed in Hinkels team mates that day, every one should have been there backing him up against the coward Lafferty
ThinDimeBhoy
I wonder.
Their Safety Team HAS to consider the serious implications of home fans and their disorderly behaviour going unchecked by stewards.
See how quickly they appeared when one Celtic fan was in amongst the players.
One steward and two supervisors.
Fans as stewards is fraught with risk.
On second thoughts,
The Probe will result in the fan being advised AND
Scott Sinclair being done for inflamatory action in goading the Hertz fans.
DAVIDOPOULOS –
You’re really starting to milk this. Nacho-ly I’m a Lidl jealous, but must warm you I’m starting to get a berry ducked off…
Scott Sinclair banned for life for attacking Hearts fans and for scoring in an aggressive manner:)))
Delighted with yesterdays result and the contribution made by James Forrest,a player I have had little time for given his lack of serious involvement,it is essential he maintains this as we require 100% effort from all players..
My seat was 3 rows from front affording me a close up of Tony Watt who looked fast and strong,I still regret his departure as the ideal CF for Celtic,if anything I think he looked better than Dembele,who granted is still bedding in.
Alas it appears he would not respond to wise counsel.
No statement from Ann Budge?
SUNNYJIM. 339
Some post,mate. Difficult to argue with,for all that I’ve always loved the atmosphere at Tynecastle.
Starry Plough
Scott Sinclair banned for scoring
SunnyJim
Yes they will roll out players entering the fans area as a reason just like sevco fans were goaded into coming onto the field and battering Hibs kids at the SC final was a defensive position.
Still this time I do think their goose is cooked I do feel there is a policy of zero tolerance to these things now.
The Police did look pretty lame at that SC final so they will want to take a stronger approach and of course Doncaster has told us we are global box office again and will want to avoid any more worldwide embarrassments.
Nip it in the bud this time I hope
Hearts Statement
https://twitter.com/scotzine/status/762679016952360960
Rangers players assaulted by Hamilton goal.
Don’t usually do this but will listen to the sevco love in show otherwise known as Clyde Superscorebored
Should be a hoot with Keevins predicting them to win the league and all
“Hearts is aware of an alleged incident following a goal scored by Scott Sinclair during the Celtic match at Tynecastle on Sunday 7th August.
The Club have been in discussion with Police Scotland and this matter is now the subject of a criminal investigation.
The club will work with the police and share all relevant information as necessary.”
That’ll be the end of that then…
NATKNOW
I think we’ve taken this too farfalle. We’re pasta the point of no return…
Looking for some assistance please.
When reading CQN progressing thru comments takes ages,with long delays between comments,the opening pages are knee deep in ads some a bit dubious,and when typing severe typing lag occurs.
I do not have these traits on Microsoft Word or elsewhere outwith CQN so any advice would be appreciated so I can clear,as its impossible to read back due to the delays.
I feel its associated with the ads but not sure. ?
http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2016/08/08/lee-wallace-identifies-rangers-two-main-weaknesses/?
1. So, he’s grassing his own team mates, now?!
2. I couldn’t be bothered reading the article, but I’m assuming he says the two biggest weaknesses are (i) they’re s**t, and (ii) they’re broke. No real secret.
BOURNESOUPRECIPE, 5:47 PM
She will not, will not be moved
MIKE IN TORONTO, 6:07
Lee Wallace has identified the two main weaknesses Rangers must work on … ‘it could be defending or defending counter attacks or set play’
From the article…
Neither of these were to blame for the Accies’ opener at Ibrox however, with the Gers’ defence well positioned until Wallace and Nico Kranjcar were sold a dummy far too easily by Ali Crawford, who then finished expertly.
Perhaps the two main weaknesses were … Wallace and Kranjcar then?
Oh.
Dear.
MIKE IN TORONTO
He blamed the Tims in the team:)))
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 8TH AUGUST 2016 5:47 PM
No statement from Ann Budge?
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i listened to her interview with Tom English yesterday on shortbread.
i dont know to admire her business acumen or call her a jambo ultra.
Mike in Toronto
Lee Wallace will blame anybody to cover his own frailties, when he was at Hearts I thought he would be no a bad signing for us, but like David Robertson and many others once you side with evil there is no going back
Lee Wallace couldnae lace KT’s boots
(Once a grass always a grass)
I for one cannot wait for SMSM to crank up the hype around Lee Grass being selected as Scotland’s first choice left back over the excellent Andy Robertson or the excellenter Kieran Tierney.
excellenter,
added to the cqn lexicon.
-)))))
Davidopolous
Young Andy Robertson was let go from us because he was too wee, thankfully KT has managed to sneak into the first team :-)
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Kenny McIntyre on Sportsound desperately trying to talk down Scott Sinclair. Questioning his 13 club career to date. Spiers saying he’s been in decline for four years.
GERRYFAETHEBRIG
The Celtic jersey does not shrink to fit less than excellenter Lilliputian left backs…
Spiers – Sinclair has had four years of decline.
Pots and kettles, Graham…….
GLASSTWOTHIRDSFULL
One year for each year of The Journey then
And Lubomir Moravcik was a dud czech CSC
glaikit goon faced barrow boy russ abbott look a likey with a soiled hat on clyde talking absolute shite.
he is getting founf out big time
O.G. @ 6.39
Boom
MacIntyre with the obligatory dig at Ronny…..
Saint Stivs
SMSM lead the charge (only when its Celtic)
WTF would Graham Spiers know about football, seriously wtf would he, he’s a basket case manse boy tea caddy…