Absolutely delighted for St Johnstone, who recorded one of the finest aggregate results by a Scottish club in European football in the last 30 years. My brother was speaking to a Saints player this week, who told him the successful strategy and drive came from chairman, Steve Brown, a fact which Hibernian would do well to ponder today.
Malmo’s 0-7 victory at Easter Road yesterday was chastening ahead of our game against fellow Swedes, Elfsborg on Wednesday. Celtic are in a remarkably strong position now, having produced excellent on and off-field results for the first time in the modern era, but those seven goals last night (not to mention the multitudes we shipped preseason) are a cautionary tale. It’s also worth remembering that Rangers decline into liquidation was precipitated by Champions League elimination at the hands of Swedish opposition two years ago (“Larsson has scored”). Wednesday presents a huge challenge.
As soon as I heard the stadium announcement on Tuesday I knew there was trouble in store from Uefa. The second pyro punishment will lead to a heavier fine. Celtic’s statement yesterday advised of matters of concern to Glasgow City Council Safety Advisory Group, who issue stadium safety licence, regarding a whole range of issues (overcrowding, lateral movement, moshing, body surfing). What to say about 131 broken seats? Ouch.
The club and Green Brigade (whose members occupy only a part of section 111) have met and we carry on as normal for now. Question is, can either control everyone in the section? I hope so but it’s a big ask. All it takes is one off-message person keen to ‘stick it to the man’, and there’s a long season ahead. Place your bets, folks.
Our thoughts are with Paul Lennon and the Thai Tims after the news that one of the boys who sang on the Celtic videos died in a road accident while another is critically ill.
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Fergus Slayed the Blues – Aye, we’re on the same hymn sheet. If we hadn’t gone the route we’ve gone then it surely would be armageddon for Scottish football. We live to fight many more days.
Just in to ask…..
67 European Cup Winners
18:18 on 26 July, 2013
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Who in your mind would have kept Johnny Russell out the Celtic team ?
HH
Home Trewths.. Room 101
Celtic are Doomed tae Lose Any Good Player.. of a Youngish Age.
That is a racing certainty.
The only Players , whom we wull be in NO DANGER at awe of Losing tae a Fervent And Admiring Suitor..
Wull be
Oor.. Honest ,Tae Goodness.. Journeymen Types.
Fur..
There is NO A Very Vibrant CASH Market fur those Type of Fitba Players..
with the accent ..oan.. the CASH!
In Boxing Parlance. these Types of Players wid be called..
“Clubbers.”
Good, fur the Prelims of the Program..but no guid enuff.. tae Head-Line the Bill.
Sammi, Commons, Mulgrew.. Broonie and Some Ithers ..
Are
Celtic’s “Clubbers”
They wull stay wi us .and be happy tae dae So…no oota Club Loyalty( That is a New Term tae Me,pal.. Whit the Hell is . “Club Loyalty?”… but because they simply ur
no wanted by anybuddy else, fur Money.. tha is.
Naebuddy wid pay one Silver dime fur Any of them!
Fur.. Well… Naebuddy else Wants tae Pay any Money fur.. well .. Clubbers..
See?
But, certain Ither Celtic Players..
such as
Forster. Izzy and Tom “Terrific” Rogic.. and The Guys wi… Outstanding Potential..like
Forrest and Matthews..Tony Watt..and Paul George( This Kid Slays Me. He is THAT GOOD!)
Well in a coupla mair Seasons. Celtic, wull be in deadly Danger of Losing these.. Young Players..
Fur ,as they get bettah and Betttah..
Their Eager Suitors wull begin tae Clamor.. and sneakily…Climb the Ivy..by the light of the Moon.. in order tae Snatch them away..
And that is Jist the way it Is.
Kojo
Still ,Laughin’
The general consensus seems to be that we need a 25/30 goals per season striker and that the finance is available. Names are being bandied about and their potential is being debated.
We also are agreed that we can’t pay a silly transfer fee or wages. Surely, if such players are being talked about on here, they are also on the radar of clubs who can pay more than us.
I am therefore quite relaxed that I am not hearing we are after this name or that. I trust NFL. He strikes me as very shrewd and I have no doubt we will get our man if one is available, given the constraints under which we must operate. I detect an unfounded sense of panic and mistrust amongst some of us. Relax bhoys and ghirls. HH
Can someone please correct me if i’m wrong.
Does David Murray not own the security firm from whom celtic hire the stewards from ?
Iforget the name at the mo.
fergus slayed the blues
18:19 on 26 July, 2013
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To cut a long story short
would I be right in saying that
what your saying is – it’s OK to
reduce the quality of the product
in the dug-out and on the pitch but
it’s also OK to continue to charge
top dollar for the fans to watch this
depreciated in value product ?
I know that £100 has been slice off the
cost of most SB’s but, do think that is in
no way related to the amount of empty
seats at CP last season ?
HH
googybhoy ♥ Celtic
17:27 on 26 July, 2013
Off subject but have to vent.
“Historic sex abuse cases.”
The BBC commonly use the phrase to describe the crimes of Stuart Hall, Jimmy Saville and others.
It is has increasingly been used to describe the offences of abuse to young women and girls in the 70s and 80s. Can we describe these decades as that far in the past as to be “historic”?
Why use the term then? Is it to ease our minds and place it so far in the past as to be of no concern to us today?
I doubt the the victims of this abuse would view it that way. Many of whom have had to live with the memories and have been fearful of having to present their evidence in court.
Would the BBC have a particular desire to place these crimes in the swirling clouds of antiquity? After all both Hall and Saville were eminent stars and some of the crimes were committed while in the employment of the BBC. Are the BBC trying to put some “historical” distance between them and these offences.
I doubt the victims see this in any BBC historical perspective. To these women this is today’s news not “All our Yesterday’s”
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My Dear Googyboy….
It’s All Smoke & Mirrors….
I Reckon That The Timing And Extent Of The Effort To Uncover Any Dubious Sexual Behaviour By High Profile Television Celelebrities….
Dating Back To The Sixties…..
However Unlikely The Truth Around The Accusations
(See Rolf Harris)
Is An Exercise In WhatAboutery……
Intended By The Powers That Be…..
To Distract The Attention Of The General Public….
From The Biggest British Social Scandal Of This Century……
The Paedophile Child Grooming Rings Being Uncovered Across Our Nation….
Several Of Which Have Come To Trial In Recent Months……
But We Are Now Informed…..
Represent Only The Tip Of The Iceberg
Of This Criminal Outrage…..
Which Is Blighting The Lives Of Thousands Of Our Vulnerable Adolescent Girls….
And Their Families….
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/police-probe-least-54-more-1896991
I Saw The CH4 Documentary On The Investigation Of The Telford/Wellington Ring….
And Was Totally Appalled By The Level
Of Arrogance And Contempt That The Suspects Showed Towards The Police…
When The Officers Raided Their Homes To Arrest Them…..
However,It Was Their Contempt For Their Victims….Including A 14y Old Who Was Presented To 300 Different Clients…
Which Most Disgusted Me…..
I Was Struck By The Very Ordinary Family Backgrounds Of The Seven Girls Involved In The Telford Case….
One Of Whom Was The Daughter Of A Senior Police Officer !
They Are Now Focussing On “Historical Cases”….
Including Juvenile Reform Institutions Run By Catholic Nuns..
And Re-Opening Investigations Into Abuse At Welsh Orphanages In The ’70s
Simply Because They Have Run Out Of Old Media Codgers…..
Who Have Ever Pinched Anyone’s Bum…
Since The WoodenTops Were Last On TV..
Perhaps The Next Wave Of Revelations…
Will Concentrate On Accusations Relating To DEAD BBC Celebs…
(Other Than Savile)
BBC tea time special……………………….Let’s go after the Catholic Church *again*
Kojo.
Is the rifle back on the radar, Billy Sharp ?
RT
What is your thoughts on young Rogic
This bhoy has piqued my interest from the get go .I think he has the skill ,vision .composure and eye for goal to be a belter .
He does fade later in games but I put that down to his constant movement in games ,when he learns to pick his rest times this should improve .
Also I would have him staying back in training to teach wee JF how to keep a shot below bar height .
HH
Kojo (earlier)
Sometimes.. Ah Feel like..
Writing awe Ma Submissions..in Blue Stocking English.. and
Minding .. Ma Grammer..and Ma Spelling.
and ye know that Ah could fur.. Ye Know that Ah wiz an English Major.. in Ma College Days.
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That is one of the posts I was talking about earlier.
The one about,.. the more frequent the posts the less relevant the content.
Kojo posts in the language of Oor Wullie for one simple reason.
Every single time that he tries to articulate his scattered thoughts in what he would call the Queen’s English, he falls flat on his face.
He cannot spell, He cannot punctuate. He has NO linguistic skills of any description.
Whoever gave him his diploma from McGill’s must have been a member of our Scottish football establishment. Only they can continuously tell us that black is white & still survive.
Gottae go, Mo.
Gaun tae the jiggin.
What’s happened to collie these days?
Off oot – afore ah git attacked by a tumbleweed :)
Fergus – I haven’t seen much of him but my own preferred method of judging a player (and I am really no expert) is to simply watch his basic technique – can he control it, can he pass it?
Physically he looks like he needs to build himself up but that can be done easy enough.
I like the look of him. In a small way he reminds me of Paul Lambert in the way he shoots and moves. But as I say I can’t really give a full assessment. I hope you’re right about him.
The dug morphed intae a singing tec don’t cha know!
No offence to the right wingers :>)
Anybody think if we qualify for the cl, we will go for pirlo fir a season?
Pirlo for a season if we qualify for the CL?
My Dear Kojo….
Ah Think We Are More Likely To Retain The Services Of Players That Have Come Through From The Development Squad..
In Comparison To Those We’ve Acquired From Foreign Clubs….
If Forster Goes….He Goes…
But He Should Not Be Released….
Until Celtic Receive A Bid Approaching His TRUE Value….
No Less Than TEN MILLION……
As His Scant Competition For The England Shirt…..
Are Valued At This Level…..
Or Considerably ABOVE…..
Celtic Should Not BLINK….
As He Is Secured On A Long Contract…
And It Disnae Look Likely….
That We’ll Ever Get The Holy Goalie Back
Is it only me or does anyone else think Tom Rogic looks like a bigger version of Mr.Bean ? I think he needs time on the training ground in order to learn when to make a run and when to hold at the minute he is like a headless chicken he also requires work on his posture as he does not walk or run in a head up fashion but runs with his head down and hunch backed he is a work in progress certainly not the finished article. H.H.
Kev Jungle ……….the only ‘plastic’ entity surrounding Celtic is your good self…… have you ever actually ‘supported’ Celtic……10 out of 10 for the ‘entertainment value’ of your consistently bizarre posts, though…..!!!!!!!!
joe filippis haircut
18:45 on 26 July, 2013
It’s only you……
kevjungle
18:22 on 26 July, 2013
Just in to ask…..
67 European Cup Winners
18:18 on 26 July, 2013
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Who in your mind would have kept Johnny Russell out the Celtic team ?
HH
No one
67ECW
WGS
Sure,Pal.. Billy Sharp Is definitely a Possibility
He is Very similar tae Garry ,in Style.. He wid be ma Pick tae Replae our
Lost Bhoy.
And. As ye know. Ah am a great Admirer o’ The Motorman..
He is a Goal Machine….always wiz.. If his Legs haud Up tae inspection..
Ah wid Prefer Him over.. Billy the Rifle.
Howevahhhh
Ah wull tak a Dim View of Neil.. if He brings in. say a Big Stiffy the Target Man.. like
well.. You Know who Ah mean
Look..It is as easy as Fallin Aff a Log.. tae Find a New Prolific Striker..
and on the cheap.. tae
Awe ye hiv tae dae.. is Go Look in the Lower Fitba Leagues..
That Place is crawlin wi Young Players who rattle the riggin wi’ Rigor and Vigor.. Regularly!
Celtic, should only ever go fur a Striker .. who
SCORE WITH REGULARITY..
and they hivnae done that.. check that .. they did it .. wance.. and it wiz wi Garry.. and they Struck pure Gold..
But..oan ither Occasions,, they hiv Brought in Strikers.
Who Score with the Regularity of a Stoap Time-Piece..
and this Latest.. Balde Guy.. strikes me as a Guy who
Certainly does not..and Has NEVER . scored goals . wherever he has Bin
With
REGULARITY!
Noo the Players who Ah hiv Mentioned oan he…
Can Pit thur Goal Scoring Expertise.. up fur Show… with Pride and withoot any Embarrassment..
These two Fellows..
Know the way tae the Cross.. as the saying Goes…
Folk Lke Balde.. Bangura, Brozik?.. Fortune.. etc. etc..
Wid get Loast if Ah sent them oot fur a Pan Loaf tae the wee Dairy at the Coarner!
Celtic,need tae sing a Goal Scorer. Simple..
and there ur Plenty… Gary played fur Scunthorpe..so did Billy.. And The Motorman player fur.. Burnley.. Ah think…and they coast Pennies, when they wur Bought.
Kojo
Still Laughin;
kevjungle
18:37 on 26 July, 2013
Off oot – afore ah git attacked by a tumbleweed :)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
awe, is noone reacting to your ‘shoite’ …….!!!!!!!!
67 Heaven. Well dont forget I told you first our own Aussie Mr. Bean.H.H.
Been reading all day in work, Lots of infighting on here of late and that is new, I always love this site because there always a interesting yarn about Celtic or a good conspiracy theory or an exclusive. i cant help but feel a bit of the anger shown in the last few days as because of underlying things, Some of us believe that Celtic can do no wrong and others are more realistic and believe that with 40m to spend something should have been done yesterday to bolster the squad I am with the later, i think it is a bit much to expect Neil and us to go into next season without our best player and our top goalscorer but as the world is now, Its all about downsizing and having to make do. I Don’t think Celtic are any different, They are being prudent and you cant fault them for that but something should have been spent on a replacement for Hooper. Anyway i Digest (; ) ) from my point. Too many unhappy fans at the club which is fine but it doesn’t mean we turn on each other, That’s what THEY want, infighting and us tearing apart our own cheerleaders (gb). Faithful through and through, We stick together no matter what and that’s what they hate and fear the most is our resilience. Also the heat aint helping. ;)
Hail Hail Bhoys,
KLV
joe filippis haircut
18:56 on 26 July, 2013
Hahahahahahaha…… And don’t you forget that I think he will be a star….!!!!
£100 of the season ticket …munificence
Selling two of our best players …miserly
Advising the support that we can’t make a big money signing because we don’t want to break the wage structure …excuse
Munificence+miserly+excuse=supporters shafted
My dear,dear,dear,friend ..The Singing Detective
Ah agree,pal.. as Usual. .Ah agree wi everything that you write..
You are Ma kinda People.
Yep. Forster is worth a cool Ten Million.. at least.
He is a Brammer..No Question.
and he wull go..oh Aye…He wull Go..
the only question there, is..
Fur How Much?
Ten Million seems a good Place tae start,though..
Any way…
Ah wull. Also. hivtae Go..
Gotta Leave ,Steve..
Seeaya
Kojo
Still Laughin
Lenny on bbc1 now
Johnny Russell would have walked into the team today. Sammy not a striker, Stokes injury prone and inconsistant, Amido is new and Watt and Neil seem to have fallen out. So JR for me was a no brainer. We knew GH was off.
KLV
john o neil
17:31 on 26 July, 2013
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I don’t catch all of your posts or anyone else for that matter but I did read the to and fro re the wee yin born into the royal family, and personally speaking I have no great problems with them, live and let live, as they do a lot of charity work etc.
Anyway I did admire your steadfastedness ( is that a word) and hope you hang around for the glory days ……. When we win another European trophy (thumbs up)
V
67 Heaven.I agree he has a chance as long as we all dont expect to much from him to quickly.H.H.
Canajunbhoy — I remember it well. It would be good to meet up sometime I am back in Glasgow.
Celt55 —- was it Shug O’Neill who taught Geography and took the First Eleven?
Going into the CL qualifiers with one recognised striker …who is often moderate at best
I despair …
Neil Lennon on Question of Sport on BBC1 right now.
Surprised that there wasn’t a live updates article.
Standards are slipping on here I tell you.
re ….PFayr
I think the 100 bucks off was a smart idea by the club but also a warning to us, Cheaper ticket Cheaper team, Hope i’m wrong but clubs don’t just knock 100 bucks off for nothing. especially after last 16
KLV
glad to see the debate on who will replace Hooper has reached DEFCON2 , after we lose tomorrow in another meaningless match, the alert level will rise again.
The notion that all we have to do is sign someone who always scores goal is disproved by one man, the Greek God himself who rattled in lots of goals in Holland but has failed to win even the canvas gutty in any league since.
Yes we need a goalscorer, why not persevere with Watt and Stokes in the meantime, although I hear that NFL is very keen on the Latvian kid at Hamburg. Perhaps Balde will be the answer in the medium term, at present we just do not know.
I do know that Watt and Stokes are not “CL level” (whatever that is) , but then again is our team at “CL level” ? In my opinion we are a bit short of being competitive if we were to draw French, Portrugese or top end Dutch teams. Just a thought.