It feels like an age since we’ve seen Celtic but it was only 12 days ago. Can you imagine what it’s been like for teams who lost their last game. It must hurt. Really, really, hurt.
I’m thinking about Hearts, of course! Last time out they lost at home to a Dundee United side who had 34% possession but were able to frustrate Hearts and leave with all three points. That leaves Hearts joint bottom with Kilmarnock on one point from four games.
Hearts have endured a torrid two months. Preseason defeats at home to Orient and Spurs, and away to Fleetwood Town, set them up for a Glorious start to the season. Their first competitive game of the season ended in a 0-0 draw, their only game not ending in defeat since May. We’ll return to that game shortly.
Since then, it’s defeats have been delivered by Dundee, Falkirk in the League Cup, Viktoria Plzen twice and Motherwell, before that loss to United.
So it will be straightforward at Celtic Park tomorrow, right? Not necessarily. Hearts are a footballing shambles, who are underachieving at Olympian levels. Their lowest possession level in those three league defeats was 60% – an indication that this is a team with all the resources who are poorly directed or motivated.
The outlier was their opening game draw. That was achieved with 37% possession. They limited their ambition, defended properly and managed to break with purpose on occasion.
If you were a beautician and somehow were tasked with managing a Scottish Premiership club, you would surely find it easier to come up with a game plan which didn’t extend beyond “Get everyone behind the ball”, than trying to figure out how to beat a Motherwell side, who themselves decided to get everyone behind the ball.
I’m not suggesting Steven Naismith is a beautician, you need to go to college to be a beautician these days, but he has a lot in common with a beautician who was asked to manage a top flight football club. Both Steven and the beautician would send Hearts out tomorrow to get behind the ball.
If Celtic play to their strengths, none of this will matter, but we are not facing a bottom of the table squad tomorrow, just a team who are being managed like one.
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What’s the difference between a beautician and a VAR official ?
The VAR has no skin in the game (allegedly).
WILLGETMACOAT CSC
Callum McGregor’s 1st ever Player of the Month award……unreal
Paul 67
Not sure I get the ‘beautician’ reference in relation to a struggling manager and team . unless you’re alluding to the old saying ‘putting lipstick on a pig’. -)))
Beauticians,Naismith,Football,!!!!!!!
All a bit Trumpian for me. 🤔
Auldheid,
He was one of those players that would leave a wee bit extra in the challenge:))) Now watching him at Celtic, he is a fantastic defender and his movement off the ball going forward is brilliant. With regards to Neil Lennon, he was immense in Martin O’Neil’s teams. I played in center midfield and could pick a pass, but loved to do the dirty work as well that the prima donnas didn’t like:))) Ilike having to mark someone or be told to shut a player down. Those types of players sometimes never get the credit that they deserve. Neil Lennon allowed other players to flourish. But then you have someone like my al time hero, Paul McStay…wow. We will be sad when Calmac’s time is up at Celtic because he has been an exceptional player and role model for our club. How many of us would have said that when we bought Scott Brown!!! I remember many fans saying that we should have bought Thompson from Hibs instead. I think Luke McCowan is going to be a player for us as well. Very excited to see how our new players adapt.
All the best.
Sean
Good afternoon all.
If anyone has ever seen Ted lasso on Apple tv or firestick (its about football), there is an episode in the last series where the owners of the football clubs meet (a bunch of greedy old stuck in their way twats) to discuss a super league where they say ordinary fans will not be able to afford tickets but thats ok as the clubs will make millions.
The owner whose club is featured gives a heart warming speach about football being a working mans sport and how much do these rich bastards need.
I feel we are at that point in Scotland with ticket prices and the ordinary working man and kids being charged way to much per income bracket.
I buy my grandson ST every year and his CL package to help my daughter and her man out as at our age the mortgage is paid off etc
I just feel the CL ticket price for kids is taking the piss
My starters,
Kasper,
Tony, CCV, Trusty. GT
Calmac. Engels. Bernardo
Kuhn. Kyogo. Palma
Got to give players games.6 sub’s a dream for us to rotate.
!!Bada Bing!! on 13th September 2024 2:33 pm
Callum McGregor’s 1st ever Player of the Month award……unreal
Astonishing
HH
Afternoon, all.
This site is becoming impenetrable.
That last post took me 40 mins with it jumping all over the place.
That was me usingDuck Duck
D :)
Our captain is by no means the first Celtic player to be overlooked when honours are being given. Sure, look at last season’s player of the year: Shankland. He couldn’t lace MO’Rs boots.
Also 5 – 1 to the Tic manana
David66 on 13th September 2024 3:00 pm
“at our age the mortgage is paid off etc
I just feel the CL ticket price for kids is taking the piss”
Fair point.
Let’s remove the pensioner concession (age discrimination against the working man!) and offset kids prices with the monies saved.
Going by the average poster age on here I will now remove my tongue from my cheek and bunker down :)
Looks like all the CL tickets are gone by the look of the web site – 419 showed as available but none available when clicking in…
QB
Calmac presser
https://youtu.be/wz2VjxBRNtU?si=k094Cb4-dY3CObBu
Brendan Presser
https://youtu.be/bq-Q8Epcgnk?si=P9QEePcvUTq9tR8E
HH
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 13TH SEPTEMBER 2024 12:05 PM
What kind of beautician gets behind the ball?
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One that does a sack-wax! 😳🤷🏼♂️😣
DAVID66 at 3.08 –
Have you disabled Java ?
Brendan’s Presser
Fred no I have not
Team for tomorrow;
Kasper, Tank, Liam, CCV, Greg, Captain, Luke, Paulo, Kyogo, Jamesie, Shogun Warrior.
Brendan told me in Alfredos this morning.
FRED COLON
“Have you disabled Java ?”
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No, but I’ve bombed Jaakarta
Under 13s.
9 pounds for a field
32 pounds for Celtic park.
Or a pair of school shoes.
Greedy greedy plc.
So saint stivs have you been to Dusseldorf before
It would have been a nice touch if they let u13 ST holders in for free but no let’s add to the piggy bank!
Pb.
Celtic will receive cl participation monies and media payment of an estimated £23millions next week.
Cash flow never been so positive.
They could have made it all more affordable. And looked after the loyal customers. Especially families.
Instead one off wealthy customers will buy up the overpriced seats.
How much money do they need.
It really scunners me.
Every year we moan about prices.Every year we want mor expensive transfers,wages for the players.We only make money by by ourselves.We don’t get £140 million given to us by the SPFL for finishing in the top 6 like the EPL,we get,£4 million.Villa,in our group charging around £90 for CL.
Can’t have it all ways,but some do.
Champions League general sale tickets priced for Television for many families.
I wonder, what percentage of CQN,ers regularly attend and how many watch the games on TV or a stream.
Not a criticism one way or the other, but stastictics are always interesting.
HH.
Just seen. big Phil going into Glasgow Airport main terminal, he had no luggage!
HH
Brazilian? Beware of Scheidt.
T
Ekbhoy
Maybe he’s looking for a way out.
Let’s make sure he’s 8 points behind come Saturday night
Tb
Do you know any family back home or Ireland or England that cannot afford to take the kids to champions league ?
I know families that are in that circumstance.
Do we just say oh well poor you tough and shout next customer please .
More than a club ?
Glad to hear Brendan being positive on Willie Collum’s new VAR initiative.
Based on the first ‘show’ it deserves to be given a chance by all fair-minded folk – from those in the boardroom to those in the stands at all clubs
Just when you think your admiration of Callum McGregor can’t go any higher, he proves you wrong every time he speaks.
A true Celtic legend.
Have Shortie just given up covering Celtic.
After a 20 minute presser all they can come up with is a verbatim article on Greg Taylor’s new contract.
DAVID66 –
Here’s how I disabled Java (specifically for CQN) on my laptop –
Open a Chrome browser then select –
Three dots (top right)
Settings
Privacy & security
Site settings
Java script
Not allowed to use Java script then add http://WWW.celticquicknews.co.uk
PS Some of the hardcore IT guys might know a short cut but this worked for me .
Its astonishing to learn this in Callum McGregor’s first player of the month award, Celtic have won the league nearly every year since Callum played 11 seasons ago. 3 of which he was Captain. He has appeared over 300 times He has won 5 trebles and has represented Scotland at every age level and 62 times for the Full team.
Who selects these winners. You would think that the Captain of the best team would be honoured regularly but this is Scotland.
Shameful
You are an absolute shower of rascals, cads and bounders. And as for Prestonpans he is a rogue, varlet and knave.
Bigbhoy 5.55
He doesn’t play for the hun.
In again