Auldheid did an article for us over the summer contesting the notion that this season’s Premiership race would be more closely contested than recent seasons’. Seven weeks in it looks prescient. It’s not only that we’re four points clear with a game in hand, it’s the manner of most of our victories which is the most telling.
We’ve scored six, five and four twice in six league games, rendering the lack of a league clean sheet an irrelevant detail. On that subject, having watched Coulibaly’s goal for Kilmarnock over again I don’t think there’s much blame to attach anywhere. As Brendan Rodgers said after the game, Dorus de Vries was as far of his line as he should have been when play was >40 yards from goal. It was a Black Swan strike.
It’s difficult to say if we’ve missed Leigh Griffiths or not. We passed up a barrel load of chances at Inverness, which he may have been able to do something about, but the squad is so strong at the moment it’s impossible to say if Leigh would have been able to augment what we got from Moussa. Great to have both fit and ready, though.
Some of the football on show on Saturday was sublime. The passing speed and accuracy gave us time and space to open up Kilmarnock. It will be a different task no Wednesday but we have to challenge ourselves at this level.
I watched the Aberdeen-Newco game yesterday. For all Aberdeen took the points this game supplied more evidence that they are well short of the form which saw them as genuine contenders for most of last season. A catalogue of unforced errors saw them concede possession and momentum throughout the game.
They will still probably win Best of the Rest title, thought, as Hearts don’t seem to be able to put a run of performances together, Motherwell are far from the team who finished second three years ago, and Newco don’t seem to be able to score or defend to any acceptable standard. Loved Souness suggesting they need to spend more money – a team already spending more than they earn! And to what end, catching St Johnstone? Ponder the facts behind your EBT, Graeme, then you might reassess what spending money chasing a football dream leads to.
As Auldheid suggested, these teams will take points off each other more than off Celtic. Records could be broken this season.
It’s in our DNA
74 Celtic fans have signed up to Sleep Out at Celtic Park on 12 November. Sleeping out in Glasgow in November is a non-trivial matter, but it’s being done to raise money to tackle the “torment of homelessness” for the winter ahead. Respect to all involved.
I’m not sleeping out but on Sunday I’m running the Great Scottish Run Half Marathon through Glasgow for the Foundation. The prospect feels non-trivial at the moment (though less onerous than sleeping out in November). Dozens of Celtic fans are also running for the Foundation.
The engagement right across the support to put something back in the tradition that started with Brother Walfrid in November 1887 is remarkable. We get it.
Not all of us can sleep out, or pound the streets for months in preparation, but if you can support any of these efforts please so. My MyDonate page is here. Thank you.
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VFR800A8 on 27TH SEPTEMBER 2016 7:36 AM
Word of the Day
Querulous /ˈkwɛrʊləs; ˈkwɛrjʊ-/
adjective
1. inclined to make whining or peevish complaints
2. characterized by or proceeding from a complaining fretful attitude or disposition: a querulous tone
Derived Forms
querulously, adverb
querulousness, noun
Word Origin and History for querulous
C15: from Latin querulus from querī to complain
adj. c.1400, from Old French querelos “quarrelsome, argumentative” and directly from Late Latin querulosus, from Latin querulus “full of complaints, complaining,” from queri “to complain.” Retains the original vowel of quarrel (n.1). Related: Querulously ; querulousness.
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Surely Word of the Day must be “braggadocious” – which The Donald used in debate last night? What does it mean? Who knows! Like Humpty Dumpty, The Donald likes word to mean whatever he thinks they mean – other people may have different definitions but that’s not his problem…
Re the Louden Cesspit invite to City Fans:
“We are providing 600 free ham rolls and 300 free Scotch Pies for our guests”.
Well that takes care of BFDJ ad the fat gardener, but what about the Man C fans.
Politics my erse… ;-)
Embdy know if the game is on tomorrow anywhere in minorca…
BMCUWP, I was horrified ( as were many other Celtic fans), to be faced with a giant size billboard in the underpass of the North Stand in early early 00’s, which was on the wall outside the North stand advertising for folk to vote for the conservatives at the upcoming general election of that year, which I can’t remember ?
I did send an email of complaint to Celtic about it, and was advised that many other Celtic fans had did likewise ?
Leaving aside, the fact that it was a Tory advert, I also pointed out to Celtic that the board are forever telling we Celtic fans that we are a non political club etc ?
Anyway the poster/ billboard wasntup for much longer,but it should never have been accepted by Celtic in the first place !
Well I never …it actually posted..
BIGJIMMY
Personally,it wouldn’t have bothered me. Rather they wasted their money than put it up somewhere that might have made a difference.
I always invite Tory canvassers in,coffee and biscuits and an extended chat. Stops them potentially persuading someone else.
Pat and billy walking down argyle street and pat suggests going in for a drink and taking part in the pub’s quiz.Ah ‘No says billy’,come on urges pat.So they go in,sitdown and enjoying a pint.Welcome all said the quiz man,first question who did Celtic beat in the coronation cup final? Question 2How many caps did Billy McNeill win playing for Scotland?Just then billy, a big sevco fan,roars ‘Thats it I’m off! all I hear is Celtic questions.Just then the quizmaster who heard the sevco complaining,said OK billy Who scored rangers goal when Celtic won the league cup 7-1.Heard it long time ago thought I would share it.
I note that the UEFA Disciplinary body are due to deal with the banners vs. Be’er Sheva tomorrow – the date of our game against Man City! Is this usual? seems odd to issue an edict on the day a football game is being played in one of their competitions…
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 27TH SEPTEMBER 2016 9:23 AM
Interesting stuf,reading back.
I’m immensely grateful to the poster who pointed out the incongruity of right-wing politics and Celtic supporters. You saved my soul there,bud.
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Mate.
I hate to tell you , but the horse you flog is in extremis.
Corbyn`s on the paddles.
BHOYJOEBELFAST on 27TH SEPTEMBER 2016 10:30 AM
:-)
Billy Simpson.
MACJAY
Maybe so,but my conscience is clear!
My friends in Celtic,
Possibly it’s a good time to print from Celtic’s mission statement:-
seeks to support the following aims: “To maximise all opportunities to disassociate the Club from sectarianism and bigotry of any kind. To promote Celtic as a Club for all people, regardless of gender, age, religion, race or ability.”
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In other words Open to all. It could not be more clear.
Anyway, the weather forecast for tomorrow is horrendous , horrendous weather on Saturday didn’t do us any harm.
HH and quack, quack.
GREENPINATA on 27TH SEPTEMBER 2016 10:35 AM
‘Celtic’s mission statement’
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Since when did a piece of corporate bullshit attain the status of holy writ?
MAY67 on 27TH SEPTEMBER 2016 8:43 AM
do you know POLLENSA PARK HOTEL.half way up the road on right hand side.JOHN and his wife run it.great guy.will turn the lights GREEN for you.CELTIC FLAG hanging outside.
Big Jimmy, Gregor Stevens was Mr Clean compared to Tam ‘Jaws’Forsyth.
Roy Croppie posted links the other night to youtube footage of our goals from the eighties.
Messrs Stevens and Fortsyth’s horrible coupons appear in the 1981/83 montage as well as Davie Dodds in his Dundee United days.
27TH SEPTEMBER 2016 10:43 AM
GREENPINATA on 27TH SEPTEMBER 2016 10:35 AM
‘Celtic’s mission statement’
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Since when did a piece of corporate bullshit attain the status of holy writ?
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So I take it you disagree and we are not open to all.!
COYBI Waterproofs.
GREENPINATA on 27TH SEPTEMBER 2016 10:50 AM
I’m saying that a ‘mission statement’ is a piece of corporate bullshit and that only a fool would regard it as a definitive view of the ethos of the club.
I can just hear BRs team talk before thematch.
“Right lads,I got instructions from a certain Kevjungle today on how we should go about this game.First off,we park the bus.When we get a goal kick,make it last around 5 minutes.All players,if the ball comes anywhere near you,kick it as hard as you can out the park.Nobody,and I mean nobody,is to enter the Man City half of the field.If you want a shot at goal,go back to blootering it as hard as you can from your half towards their goal.I have had a word with Hugh Keevans,Mark Mc Ghee,Murdo Mc Leod and they seem to think Kevs plan will work.Kev speaks highly of them,so there you go.
Lets see how the billy bigbaws Man City handle these tactics.
Kodi facing legal challenge?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37474595?ocid=socialflow_twitter
ERNIE LYNCH on 27TH SEPTEMBER 2016 10:43 AM
GREENPINATA on 27TH SEPTEMBER 2016 10:35 AM
‘Celtic’s mission statement’
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Since when did a piece of corporate bullshit attain the status of holy writ?
I think it was around 1,800 years ago Ernie,when a bunch of twats got together somewhere,and decided to make up their version of “Holy writ”
Someone posted about Arnold Palmer ,saying he did a lot for Golf,and for Charity,then because he was a Freemason, he was a bad man,Well my grandfather was in the mason,a finer man you couldn’t meet,people always had a good word to say about Mac,also worked with a few over the years,and I got on well with them,I have been approached manys a time to join,but I always declined, and one man in particular took a great interest in me,when I was a young boy,tried to put me on the right path,about things being right and wrong,he was a good man and a mason,but in later years I let him down,but getting back to Arnold Clark,was it because he was friendly with a ex Sevco Chairman, that he was a bad person.
GREENPINATA on 27TH SEPTEMBER 2016 10:50 AM
Why do people claim to support an organisation run by those who , according to them , peddle ” corporate bullshit ” ?
Only the hypocrites of this world.
ERNIE LYNCH on 27TH SEPTEMBER 2016 10:53 AM
Many Celtic supporters, including myself, believe we should as a club aspire to every word .
I don’t think calling us all fools is correct and is certainly not very clever.
So what exactly do you disagree with ?
HH.
ernie lynch on 27th September 2016 10:43 am
GREENPINATA on 27TH SEPTEMBER 2016 10:35 AM
‘Celtic’s mission statement’
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Since when did a piece of corporate bullshit attain the status of holy writ?
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We can rest easy now; Ernie has issued his latest edict so we can ignore the Celtic Mission Statement then.
Glad that’s cleared up!
FAC the Act
KTF
Celtic will sell the away tickets for Hogmanay and should the repair bill for the toilets remain outstanding, the Champions will simply deduct this from the Hogmanay ticket money.
For Dave King there doesn’t appear to be much of an ‘Old Firm’ windfall after all.
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Can we actually do this?
HH
macjay1 for Neil Lennon on 27th September 2016 11:03 am
GREENPINATA on 27TH SEPTEMBER 2016 10:50 AM
Why do people claim to support an organisation run by those who , according to them , peddle ” corporate bullshit ” ?
Only the hypocrites of this world.
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Yep, there have been a few over the last few days “selectively” choosing what parts or elements of the Club that they will support.
I’m of the view (like you, I assume) that you support the Club or you don’t. There may be elements that could be improved upon or changed but the carte blanche “everything the PLC or Peter Lawwell do is to be scorned” is errant nonsense.
If anyone disagrees, look south of the river to see how a club with no effective board or CEO are getting on; and look at their “ancestor” club to view what the lack of corporate governance achieves!
FAC the Act
KTF
NatKnow on 27th September 2016 10:10 am
Surely Word of the Day must be “braggadocious” – which The Donald used in debate last night? What does it mean? Who knows! Like Humpty Dumpty, The Donald likes word to mean whatever he thinks they mean – other people may have different definitions but that’s not his problem.
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Nat, I have no interest in what the braggadocious Donald Trump says, so I missed his use of the word; however, it’s an informal American term that refers to arrogance and boastfulness. Sums him up I suppose.
FAC the Act
KTF
From the Scotsman commets:
Saw something awful last night. I heard a cat screaming outside so I looked out to see what was happening.
There was 4 newco fans playing football with it!
I was about to phone the SSPCA when the cat went 1 up.
Ha Ha………..:_)
A pal going to Kissimmee Florida for Hogmanay ,anywhere show the game v Deidco?
I know this is very late but I am urgently looking fot two tickets for the Man City game.
07412 755964
If you know of any please call the above number
Thanks
HH
VFR800A8 on 27TH SEPTEMBER 2016 11:15 AM
I support Celtic .
Warts and all.
Over the past few years , I have become increasingly concerned about ” factions ” who seek to use Celtic for their own political purposes.
Concerned for one reason and one reason alone.
I don`t feel it is in the interests of Celtic F.C.
Not really much point in specifying the concerns . A lot of them have been done to death.
My generation and earlier ones would be delighted about Celtic`s current dominance.
A dramatic change from the ” second class citizen ” status they and we had to endure.
Politically , socially and on the football field.
“Can we actually do this?”
Trad88,
Every chance neebs. If they are due us money for damage and it’s not been paid by then I can’t see why they can’t.
HH
How on earth did Celtic fans manage before someone in a suit wrote a mission statement for them, telling them what they supported and why?
And the strange thing is, it’s their shoulders the current generation are standing on.
ERNIE LYNCH on 27TH SEPTEMBER 2016 11:36 AM
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Ah know, and when he knew he had them suckered in with the mission statement, he tried to ban the fans from waving the ‘provocative’ Irish tricolor at Celtic Park ?!?!?
Old-Firm-Orientated….all the way from Canada.
HH
Geordie Munro on 27th September 2016 11:35 am
Hope so – just thinking legally, paperwork, may not be so easy as simply deducting the cash for damages.
It would make perfect sense though.
I’m not sure if we did this in the past for the games vs the old club, but it would appear this is going to be an ongoing issue, which means after the last home tie against them this season we’ll be out of pocket until next season by the look of it…
HH
KEVJUNGLE on 27TH SEPTEMBER 2016 11:42 AM
ERNIE LYNCH on 27TH SEPTEMBER 2016 11:36 AM
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Ah know, and when he knew he had them suckered in with the mission statement, he tried to ban the fans from waving the ‘provocative’ Irish tricolor at Celtic Park ?!?!?
Old-Firm-Orientated….all the way from Canada.
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Who is the ” he ” you refer to ?
Please specify.
Trad88,
In the past there used to be an understanding between clubs about damage I believe.
Now it’s an spfl rule. Offending club picks up the tab.
I get what you are saying though about simply withholding money.
HH
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON on 27TH SEPTEMBER 2016 11:44 AM
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Fergus McCann.
Rangers being put out of the same league as Celtic FC was the worst decision that has ‘ever’ been made.
No wonder the rebels who won – shot the craw as soon as Fergus got the keys of the club, eh ?
HH