Jim McIntyre must wonder if accepting the Dundee job was his wisest move. Losing 0-5 to Celtic does not get anyone sacked, but the ease with which the champions unpicked his team was alarming.
It was a sublime performance by Celtic, but in truth, it was so easy, you could not name a player who needed to deliver a top performance. Rogic (fabulous goal), Forrest, McGregor, Sinclair and Christie dictated issues between them. By halftime, all that mattered was to complete the game without injury, a hope which was unfulfilled.
I liked what I saw of Daniel Arzani. He is reminiscent of a stockier Patrick Roberts. We will get goals from him. While Lewis Morgan treated us to the rare spectacle of taking corner kicks with both feet. The first Celtic player to do this since Lubo? This is an indicator of a deep innate ability.
While Celtic were strolling around Dens in second gear, Saturday’s opponents Hearts, were required to put a shift in to earn a point against Hibs. Neil Lennon was assaulted by a missile at Tynecastle, days after a Hearts fan brought widespread condemnation for striking a pensioner with a thrown bottle on Sunday. Although the uproar was not widespread enough to encompass the usually verbose Ann Budge. Maybe if such matters were faced full on by Hearts they would be less frequent. Neil’s former team-mate, Gary Caldwell, should consider the man has endured the most violent and persistent racist and sectarian abuse than anyone in Scotland for decades. The good humour Neil maintains is miraculous.
As we hoped in yesterday’s blog, both teams above Celtic dropped points, meaning we moved above Kilmarnock and within four points of Hearts, with a game in hand. The title push is well underway.
Releasing annual accounts on the evening of a game, that old trick! If it was me announcing a £14m loss I might do the same. Maybe pick up on this later.
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Hankray-Benkovic certainly looks like he is loving it,great prospect .
I watched BBC News this evening, and after the weather forecast which is usually the last bit of the News, they showed a wall with some writing on it, I couldn’t believe what it said,
Hang Neil Lennon.
Whose the Head Man, or Woman, in charge of BBC Scotland,he must be a bitter basturd to allow that to be shown.
Macjay
Thanks
FRIESDORFER on 1ST NOVEMBER 2018 6:58 PM
I knew it was you, I was just wanting to ask if you had a link, I see you don’t, I will keep looking as I can’t find anything that confirms that, no that I am saying you are wrong, I just want to see what is what, as I said to Wits, I would have thot Auldheid would have mentioned it, he has something akin to a near photographic memory imo.
HH
Phil MacG saying we are in talks with the representatives of Wilfried Bony
Bada Bing…….Agreed, Bencovic is going places and I hope it could be to Paradise.
Celtic played some lovely football yesterday evening. Having lustig overlapping on right highlighted the neeed to get someone in who can do it every week.
Poppy debate every year, it was first about respecting those who fell in world war 1 and 2, people who often had no choice but to fight and die. Now it covers all conflict british armed personnel are involved in. That covers illegal wars and professional soilder who enlisted by choice. The Poppy has been politicalised and does not represent its previous purpose.
The Guys that complain about reb songs at football matches are the some Guys who tell others they should respect a minute silences for the fallen i.e poppy, with no hint of irony.
Political expression is a right and the elite in society dont get to decide mine, your or anyone else nor do they have the right to silence people cause they dont like the expression.
I have no right to tell anyone what to think or say and nor does anyone else.
HH
I think we could do with a ON/Broon/ mulumbu on Sat – just in case einsteinlevein sends them out to play football
” I have no right to tell anyone what to think or say and nor does anyone else.”
What right do you have to make that statement?
JJ
`I think we could do with a ON/Broon/ mulumbu on Sat`
Who would you leave out to accommodate those three?
JJ
Who wants PL to leave Celtic?
SFA
MSM
TRFC
HMFC
SKY
and er some Celtic fans
NFLs spokesman calling it for what it is on Shortbread, anti Irish anti Catholic bigotry.
Stairheedrammy
Yes, I saw that. It is the first time I have ever heard it spoken on a National Broadcast.
JJ
Nally 81
So that you don`t think your view point is yours alone, let me say that , I more or less agree with you.
JJ
Campbell Ogilvies 4 year journey to the top unnaposed
https://henryclarson.wordpress.com/tag/campbell-ogilvie/
Who wants to read about PL anymore
Not me
They ignored Aiden and Neil getting booed and subjected to sectarian and racist chants every week – they failed to take proper action when Neil was attacked at tynecastle. So he get’s hit with a coin – what next
That awkward moment when you hear Boy George is reforming Culture Club
HOT SMOKED
Freedom of expression, you have every right to disagree
HH
Alcohol and football is not a bad mix, Alcohol and idiots not matter the location, well thats up for debate
HH
MAH
Much obliged to you for that, just wanted to be sure :-)
HH
Re Poppy debate,
For some reason every presenter on ‘telly’ is wearing a poppy (in studio only?).
Even in programmes recorded weeks ago but due to be broadcast now !
Nally/Hot Smoked
seriously …. who really believes that anyone in Scottish football wants PL to leave? Absurd.
Am I wrong, or was he not at the helm when
1. the shame game took place, and Celtic and its fans were held to account for the misdeeds of others. Celtic fans took it on the chin.
2. The OBFA came in, and Celtic fans were targetted (and, allegedly, personal information disclosed). Celtic fans took it on the chin.
3. 10 titles and, what 30 or 40 million quid that went with it, were stolen from Celtic ..
4. the 5WA … and , if his defenders on here are to be believed, he SSM was ‘helpless’ against the big bad masonic cabal. Celtic took it on the chin.
5. LNS … see point 2 .. Celtic took it on the chin.
6. a TV deal was negotiated which highlighted Sevco ….(hhmm… now, remind me… who was involved in negotiating that deal again?)
7. They cheat for years, and our Board sends a letter to the culprits asking politely ‘will you please reconsider?’. And when they reply ‘no, but thanks for asking’… deadly silence.
why would they want him to leave?
I don’t think the smsm want rid of Pedro, for someone who supposedly runs the game in scotland and is a CEO of the club they all seem to have a serious problem with, he gets very little bad press.
I doubt Sky give a hoot one way or another, the rest I concur with.
Always liked Dundee Utd much better than Dundee. So it was good to see DU win 0-2 away from home on Saturday. Don’t like Dunfermline either. And then for us to hump Dundee.
MIKE IN TORONTO on 1ST NOVEMBER 2018 8:16 PM
Does ” At the helm ” mean that P.L. must assume total , complete and utter responsibility for the events you outline ?
Please.
MiT
I think they are jealous of what he does for us.
HH
MAH 8.02pm.
Thank you, I see it was 4 years rather than 2 as I had thought. HH
Ron Bacardi
I saw a wee dug wearing a poppy on its wee wool coat in London at the weekend.
Classy. Not at all crass. ?
HH jg
Minutes of injury time awarded (according to SPFL website) for Celtic and rangers this season in league matches
Celtic Games
Won 3 6 3 4 4 3 4
Lost 4 4
Drew 4
Rangers games
won 4 5 4 5 5
lost 4 5
drew 7 5 7
Looks different to me – will wait til Christmas to check if there is a statistical difference !
TET 7.15
The nearest I came to how SFA elected Presidents was saying I don’t recall there ever being election for the position in the past. I should have said contested election to be clearer.
I don’t know if there is a rule preventing a contest but the tradition has been to appoint from within.
McRae was a vice president and was appointed President uncontested as was Ogilvie. Before him Peat was Treasurer and took over from John McBeth in 2007.
I don’t remember anything about him although he apparently was ejected after comments about African and Caribbean football.
Funnily enough Gordon Smith was appointed at same time as Peat and 2007 was the year Walter Smith rejoined Rangers and spent millions in 2007/08 with the btc tax demands arriving in spring 2008.
The paranoid might say it was all part of a grand plan to halt Celtic dominance as Smith’s team won 3 in a row but at the cost of liquidation.
Two of his players Mendez and Stephen Davis were signed using ebts and there will have been others already ebt signings when Walter Smith arrived.
Did I say paranoid?
We werent paranoid enough.
Loved my trip to Dundee last night.
Thought our support was excellent.
Loving the new music by Hozier fae Dublin.
YNWA
IMHO
The principle mistake made by our Club reps. ,Board , CEO or whoever , over the last number of years was the disastrous decision to appoint Ronny as coach AND not to recognise and correct that error far more quickly than they did.
Now that WAS an internal decision made by our Club.
Sadly , and it is sad ,Ronny ain`t doing so well in his homeland right now
BSR,
Boy George a right good Tim who is very partial to the odd Rebel tune.
God bless his wee painted sonsie face.
Just when you think rangers/Sevco’ s problems cant get any worse a cursory glance at their fan sites reveals that…..
Andy Halliday was their best player last night
Auldheid
At the end of the day it really matters not, the sfa and their ilk will do whatever they please, within reason obviously, and there is nothing we or anyone else will do or say, you-we know fine well that they have covered things up, everyone knows they exist for the benefit of the huns, apart from the huns right enough, so we are on our plums, and this is the reason that I am pissed off cos we have nothing to lose and everything to gain by calling them out, see thon dossier that Dr John mentioned, why not release it, set the cat among the pigeons.
HH
TURKEYBHOY on 1ST NOVEMBER 2018 8:40 PM
Bhoy George?
G67- I think Bony is still a Man City player….