We have two hugely important away games coming up, which will hopefully go a long way to determining the title, but I get the sense there is a subplot beyond that. Too many stories involving the words: Scott Brown, red card and dangerous tackle, have crept into the lexicon this week, all on the back of a ball-winning, non-dangerous tackle.
If I was a cynic I’d suggest the scene was being set for Scott Brown to be the focus of outrage and demands for his dismissal at every challenge during a cup tie coming your way soon.
Once we have the important games out of the way we’ll talk more about red cards, and the likelihood of Celtic picking one up at Hampden.
After 5-0 and 6-0 defeats to Celtic in their previous two games, Dundee took a clean sheet from Celtic Park last month, and had chances to take more than a point from the game. They have only won one game since, Saturday’s 5-2 demolition of Ross County, who they are nip-and-tuck with for the final top six place before the split.
Before that draw at Celtic Park, Dundee were on a seven game unbeaten run. Their form is nowhere near as good now, so I don’t expect them to be as adventurous as they were last month. They will sit-in and play us on the counterattack. The aforementioned Scott Brown and however partners him in central-mid have important defensive duties ahead.
After scoring 16 in his 15 appearances since the turn of the year, Leigh Griffiths hasn’t scored in two games – the first time he’s failed to score in consecutive domestic games since last season. Do not bet against him tonight.
Scotland’s biggest selling indigenous newspaper led with a powerful front page today:
“Confidential documents leaked from a secretive Charlotte Fakes expose how the grasping mega-rich elite hide untold wealth to avoid paying their fair share of tax, a plea to the poor and working class across the globe….
Wake up world and smell the corruption”
Well, almost. I added the “Charlotte Fakes” bit, which originally read “Panama bank”.
Concerns about how the leaked documents came into the possession of over 100 journalists didn’t get in the way of thousands of media outlets reporting the contents.
Ever wondered how the Cameron family could afford the very best education money can buy for their son, David? Now you know. Or have you considered that Leonel Messi and Michel Platini might one day be bunkbed mates?
You are free to ponder these questions without some poor sod having to pester the life out of police, prosecutors, football authorities and the Scottish media (at not insignificant personal risk), because most of the western world reacts differently to news of corruption than we do here in Scotland.
Congratulations to the Celtic Development Squad, who won the league after 25 undefeated games this season. Take a look at their league table:
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BIG NAN
Don’t we have bigger fish to fry,bud?
oooops,Apols.
Pretty much a double post!
Big Nan
First off, I have nothing to do with Res 12, nothing.
The tactics now being used are well out of order, tactics imo are that of a scumbag.
You are obviously defending the tactics, you attempted to make things personal the other day by accusing a poster of intimidation, hunnish, ironic eh,
He, like you have done nothing re the cheating, all you have done is come on to the blog and agitate, cos if either of you had, you would be shouting it from the rooftops.
Res 12 was and is a few supporters trying to take on a corrupt body, like it or lump it, mistakes will be made along they way.
You can with all due respect, stick your protocol.
Even better, maybe you and your side kick can get off your arses and keyboards and do something instead of bitching and acting like spoilt weans.
I find Phil a bit pompous and repetitive.
BMCW
Perhaps a double post but worthy of repetition.
Let’s leave aside the bruised egos and attempts to derail Resolution 12 for now.
Get the case presented to UEFA and when we have the outcome there could be a time and place for argybargy. Does everyone want to see Resolution 12 succeed? Yes or no? HH
The Resolute Mr Pastry on 5th April 2016 1:58 pm
Once again you call it right.
There is still a rump of football supporters who think of their team’s players as “one of them who got lucky”.
In reality, we are as close to these players as we are to George Clooney or any of the big screen icons.
Professional footballers, on the whole, merely pay lip service to the “wonderful” fans. They are now in a different orbit to the players of even twenty years ago.
The engagement with supporter clubs of current players is a thing of the past.
In fairness though, much of this is for the players’ own good, as the hospitality was often overwhelming and I think the clubs have a case for protecting their staff.
The game has changed. It is not sport and this becomes more obvious by the day.
We are being cheated, yet there is a clamour for tickets to endorse the cheating.
I can’t get my head round the logic of that. I suppose it is because it is illogical.
I can only be thankful that I have had a long association of supporting Celtic and have witnessed times which will never be repeated.
In the last twenty years though, the highlight has been a losing Europe League Final.
Good, but it’s not Carlsberg.
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My Dear,Dear Sir KevJ….
Mark McGhee For Celtic Park….?
I’ve Been Cryin’ Oot For Him For Ages..!
Clearly…Great Minds Think Alike…!
Ye’re Smairter Than A Butcher’s DUG…
Mark McGhee Is A DYED-IN-THE-WOOL TIM….
An’ Part Of Oor History….
With His Contribution In The Golden Centenary Season….
I Hiv It Oan Good Authority…
That Dear Brother Walfrid Has His Autographed Portrait Oan The Wall..
Of Every Room Of His Heavenly Penthouse…
He Willnae Even Gie St.Peter Yin…
Folk Forget What A Fine And Clever Player Mark Was…
Back In The Dae….
Cup-Winner’s Cup Hero…
Against The Real Madrid….
And Hot Property Snapped Up By European Cup Champions…
Mega-Bucks Hamburg….
Mebbies The First Scot To Be Sought By A High Profile Euro Club….
Since Dennis Law…
And His Motherwell Team Took Vital Points Aff The Huns….
At The End Of One Season…
So the League Went to Parkheid…
Instead Of Castle Greyskull….
He Should Be As Appreciated For That…
Just As Walter Thingae Is For Scorin’ The Goals For Dundee Agin’ Broken Hearts..
Back in ’80-Somethin….
He made a mistake early in his management career…
When he took over one club..? Leicester…
And shortly thereafter…
Decided to move oan tae anither club..
Puttin’ some Noses-Oota-Joint…
An’ Damaging His Prospects…
Doon in Engerlund…..
Perhaps the Clubs Didnae Trust Him Fully…
An’ Used It tae Their Advantage..?
Being An Ex-Celt…
He Probably Was Never FULLY Accepted By The Fans And Board…
Of Any Of The Scottish Clubs He Managed
And Was Readily Made ScapeGoat For The Team’s Poor Performances Oan The Pitch…
And He Probably Didn’t Get The Appropriate Respect From Billy-Bigboots /Glue Sniffin’ Players He Coached….
Who Were Ignorant Of His Glittering Playing Career…
An’ Wurnie Fit Tae Lace His Boots…
Even Kenny Dalglish Experienced Similar…
An’ Bein’ PASSED OVER for Owen Coyle & His Sainted Granny…..?
Talk Aboot Shootin’ Yersel In The Foot..?
Mark Needs To Be At A Club Which Appreciates His History…
And Wants To Cherish Him As One Of Their Ain….
Workin’ Wi Wee Gordon Over The Last Coupla Years…
Will Hiv Helped Him ENORMOUSLY…
So The Irish RAJ Better Open That Teeny Teeny Biscuit TIN…..
And Sign Him Up PDQ…
Wi’ A DECENT BUDGET….
An’ A REAL Brains Trust….
In The Backroom….
Afore We Sign Him Up As National Director For $occer…
Come February 2017….
So Face Disnae Fit Wi’ Yon RACIST TBJ…
An’ The Coarnerboys Doon BAR’67…
He’s Much Too CEREBRAL,They Decry…!
Away Take A Walk Oan The etc…!
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BMCUWP@1:34 – What does it matter how long someone has been ‘well known’, or how ‘highly respected’ they are by some others, or indeed what moniker they chose to post under?
The content of their contribution should be the sole reason for any discussion and/or reply.
Some of the vitriol, abuse and name-calling handed out by you and your ‘pals’ is disgusting and has no place on a Celtic supporters site.
You and your ‘back-slapping’ sycohphantic clique seem to think that this blog is YOUR property and those who disagree with you and/or do not ‘boast’ your ‘long service’ credentials are somehow unworthy interlopers.
It is most definitely NOT your property – if it was,all we would be reading is a never-ending cacophony of ‘pish’ about Peter Lawwell and the board, day in and day out
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Dontbrattbakkinang eron 5th April 2016 10:53 am
Any clever clogs kno how to crowd fund a project?
I’d like to pay for The Skipper to get his head shaved again; since he grew his hair he’s looked off the pace.
Bring back the Chain Gang chic.
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Hmmmm….
Some Folk are clearly Green-with-Envy…
Or ‘Projectin’….As They Quack Psychologists Cry It…
Over the Fact that Oor Capitano….
Can Grow His Hair For China…
Overnight…
If He So Wishes….
He Can Go Tae Bed with An Elvis Quiff…
BOUNCE oota bed next morning….
Two Minutes In his Jaccuzi wi’ the Golden Taps an’ a Rusty Razor…
An’ He’s Transformed….
Intae Mean,Mental,Moody Travis Fae ‘Taxi Driver’….
Then at Bedtime…
If He Takes the Notion…
He can grow it All Back….
OVERNIGHT….!
Oh,How The Gazebo Girls Envy Him…
SFTB & Hamiltontim…..?
They CRY Themselves To Sleep EVERY NIGHT….
After Applying Those Smelly Raccoon Creams & Potions To Their Nappers….
Afore They Don The Ena Sharples Hair-Nets….
[Cryin’….? Like LYIN’ Ted Cruz……
With The Snakes In His Haunds….
An’ The Schofield Bible In The Drawer..
He’s Such A BABY…! Ed]
Isn’t Life and Nature CRUEL….?
Not Really….
Just THE BIG MAN’s Punishment….
For Their Juvenile Delusional Satanic Marxist Beliefs….
An’ Ideas-Above-Their-STATION..
REPENT,REPENT…Oh Wicked Sinners…!
And Say A Wee Prayer To Saint Dymphna Of The Vestal Virgins Of Maynooth…
On Your KNEES…
Every Night…
Without Fail..!
Then You Might Grow A Fine Heid of Delaneys Dunky Locks…
Or Mebbies Not….!
But Think of All The Money You’ll SAVE…
On The Worthless Pill And Potions…
The Shampoos An’ The Combs….
And Just Resign Yourselves To Being Mistaken…
For A Grumpy Telly Savalas…
With A Hell of a Migraine…. :-{
LoL..!
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/04/05/how-japan-views-trump-is-his-universal-beauty-the-key-to-his-success/?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C8234104505
Seemingly We Possess UNIVERAL BEAUTY…..
And Our Success Is Down To The Classical ‘Golden Ratio’ Proportions…
Of Our Handsome Fizzog….
These Japs KNOW A Thing Or Two…
Mebbies We’ll Swap Them Hawaii…
For Okinawa + $5Trillion….?
Deal…Mr Hirohito??
We’re BIG IN JAPAN….!
We’re BIG IN JAPAN….!
Tom Waits…
https://youtube.com/watch?v=FVdfDoXHdZc
Indeed…!
Off OOT…
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Browns no fit end of!!!!
·BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 5TH APRIL 2016 1:34 PM
“Up until very recently,no-one had heard of KILL ULTRA. I’ll accept his blog name explanation at face value despite only ever seeing the first part spelled as Cill or Kil.
Heyho…”
BMCW: How about, Kill Electoral Division, Co. Kildare and Killarney, Co. Kerry.
wtf is going in here?
Phil does like to talk himself up. I also find his praise of Ashley distasteful.
I suppose as a journo he has to hold his nose to get information from awful people.
Tell you what…That must be a big bridge:)
The usual suspects at it again.
What a surprise.
HH
Browns tackle was not dangerous.Not a reaction from a Hearts player,says it all.The Hearts players red was an absolute joke.Stop doing the enemies work for them,FFS.Too many handwringers on here.A concerted effort to put the spotlight on Broony by the SMSM,hoping it will be on the Refs mind.We have seen it all before.How many times you going to fall for it?.
The champions elect are playing in Dundee tonight…..
Chas Mulgrew had a slight groin strain at the weekend, actually don’t think Ronny will make one change (unless forced)
GMS & Paddy R will start….. As well as his recent goals wee GMS covers plenty of defensive duties and him & KT work well together……
The old double, triple-name switch.
Harry Palmer would not have a look in:)
Its like Albania in the sixties on CQN.
The Manchurian Candidate:)
Trolls going berserk.
Look, there’s a Dinosaur:)
Grrrr
HH
Does Donald Trump use a syrup of fig to keep his barnet so fair?
Last post and visit for me today, as this place has been overrun by trumpets and seems to me like a fistfight in a Wild West saloon.
‘I have just watched the 1967 European Cup final.
‘Frankly it was appalling the amount of chances we missed. We missed 40 good chances and it took us until 5 minutes to go to go into the lead.
‘No wonder the manager is reluctant to start with those 11 duds again.’
An imaginary CQN Poster from 1967.
Any worse than the Res 12 malcontents on here these days?
Can’t please all the folk all the time.
Interesting to relate Res 12 to European football.
The sixties. The Lisbon Lions and The Beatles -sometimes know as the Fab Four. To the vast majority on here and in the wider Celtic support that’s how we’ll talk about the Res 12 guys in years to come.
Their achievements will be legendary.
Maybe not in comparison to our Lions but legendary nonetheless.
Soon. Very soon.
Browns tackle was exactly that, a tackle, the red for the Hearts player was like the ref. A joke, I mean cmon? The head but on Rogic a yellow? We have officials who are not capable of running a bath never mind a game of football, time after time people keep saying if that was my full time job I’d be sacked, £800 a week these rockets get plus expenses ? A Ferkin joke that’s what it is.to busy cheating they get it all wrong.
WINNING CAPTAINS
Excellent analogy
Let’s hope that all genuine Celtic supporters pull together on this matter and get it over the line.
Concentrate on the prize and stop the hitching HH
Big Nan
Try entertaining the possibility I had no idea you were including the ‘scum” comment or that in some way I was in any way responsible for it.
There is no conspiracy going on here. Some folk believe in Res12 and those pursuing it and some have doubts or have another agenda.
That is up to them. Some cheer, some boo, but the boys on the park can only give of their best regardless of perceptions.
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WINNING CAPTAINS on 5TH APRIL 2016 2:41 PM
‘I have just watched the 1967 European Cup final.
‘Frankly it was appalling the amount of chances we missed. We missed 40 good chances and it took us until 5 minutes to go to go into the lead.
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I Believe Celtic had 36 Shots on Goal a Record the stands to this Day..Thant might have been Just the 2nd half Mind You..Ha..
Summa of JockenaccioFitbaAttackAttackThenAsALastResortAttackAgainCSC
mon the hoops
cant wait for tonite
Mr Pastry….
We Salute Your Dazzlin’ Perspicacity….
You’re Clearly NOT Of The Flaky Variety..
But Are Clearly “THE RIGHT STUFF” !
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Mr ‘Savoir Faire’ Dharma Burns..
Well Thank-You,Kind Sir….
Revealing ALL Your ‘Hair Secrets’ To The Worldwide CQN Blog….
Sainsburys’ Wull Be MOBBED…
I’ll Check It Oot Wi’ Melania…
(Look AWAY,Hamiltontim……
It WILLNAE Woik Fer Lil’ Ole Yoooo…!!)
Whit Next,DB…
Any Guid Recipes Fer Monkfish Tails..?)
3-1 The Nicht….
ChooChoo…
Off Oot…Agin !
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TURKEYBHOY on 5TH APRIL 2016 2:33 PM
Would you have no problem with Broony putting in a two-footed challenge again tonight?
We got away with one. Why can’t some people accept it? Just look at the image in the article.
– Two feet
– Off the ground (for a moment at least)
I don’t believe that Broony tried to hurt the lad and it’s not the worst tackle I’ve seen. But it was a red in the modern game.
There could be an agenda behind the coverage of Brown’s tackle as Paul suggests. It could be the fact that the huns can’t help but report the negatives behind a decent Celtic result and performance. There is no way they would fail to mention it.
http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/celtic/why-scott-brown-should-have-been-sent-off-against-hearts-1-4091143
where do the buses park at Dens guys?
Agree on Paddy and GMS starting today.
The grinning Highlander puts in a fair defensive shift and is not feart to stick in a tackle or two either.
I see the usual suspects are out filling up Paul’s pages today in their inimitable posting styles…
They should be paying Paul on a length of post by post basis.
Ma fingers are blistered wi awe the scoll bys.
Echoing BMCUW post at 7.44
Happy Birthday Phil and Christine,have a great day :-)
30yirjistaweanCsc:-)
HH
Don’t you just love the BBC?:
“After a four-year absence, Rangers will secure a return to the Scottish top flight if they beat Dumbarton at Ibrox later.
They were demoted to the Scottish Third Division in 2012 after going into administration, owing £134m. Later that year they were liquidated and a new company formed.”
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If only they could explain how they were “demoted”……….
Can you imagine the gutter SMSM hounding an undead player about a tackle in the same manner as Broony’s?
Debate all you want over the legality of the tackle, but agenda behind the pseudo outrage there is indeed.
WhitAbooteryCSC
It honestly puzzles me why the Res.12 guys get so much stick. Whichever way they have progressed it, they have put some amount of time effort and money into it. They deserve our support and appreciation. I for one am hoping against hope that they are successful.
I’m away back to lurking.
Re nom de plumes etc.
The Resolute Mr Pastry on 5th April 2016 2:21 pm
BMCUWP@1:34 – What does it matter how long someone has been ‘well known’, or how ‘highly respected’ they are by some others, or indeed what moniker they chose to post under?
The content of their contribution should be the sole reason for any discussion and/or reply.
Some of the vitriol, abuse and name-calling handed out by you and your ‘pals’ is disgusting and has no place on a Celtic supporters site.
You and your ‘back-slapping’ sycohphantic clique seem to think that this blog is YOUR property and those who disagree with you and/or do not ‘boast’ your ‘long service’ credentials are somehow unworthy interlopers.
It is most definitely NOT your property – if it was,all we would be reading is a never-ending cacophony of ‘pish’ about Peter Lawwell and the board, day in and day out
– See more at: http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/subplot-red-card-scott-brown/comment-page-2/#comments
The Resolute Mr Pastry 2:21
You are of course correct about the clique on here who come to the aid of the ‘names’ on this site as they appear to know of them and expect others to know of their credentials and defer to them. I was never into that.
I don’t know a single person on the site and treat them all the same.
I recall being in a long winded debate on here when I compared Auldheid to a Dominie. “What do you realise who you are speaking about” was the tone of response from one of the senior posters. Well I did and the same applies today.
I don’t remember hearing that Auldheid had been canonised by the Pontiff and quite frankly I find him to be a bit patronising, but worse than that, a complete apologist for the board. Someone who will find justification in anything the does in spite of overwhelming contrary evidence. To Auldheid they can do no wrong.
But I don’t accuse him of all the things that his friends accuse me of. Disloyalty, anti-Celtic, back-stabbing, etc etc. No I think he is a good Celtic man who sees the board in a different light to me. And he also sees those who question the way RES 12 has been dealt with in a different light than I do.
The other thing that amuses me about Auldheid and BRTH in particular in all this is how their supporters state as a fact that they have been working tirelessly day and night for years in the cause of RES 12. Frankly I don’t see much evidence of this. If they had been working as navvies as hard as everyone tells me they have, they would have dug a trench half way to Australia by now. As it is what have we to show for all their work? 3 adjournments and as for results, well, we can’t speak about it!
As for nom de plumes I don’t want to know who or what anyone is (I am Tom Minogue from Dunfermline as everyone knows due to discussion on here about my Public Petition 01496 and my Objection No 48 to the OBFMA), but if we go down the road of prying into the identities and activities of posters on CQN that would be a deterrent to free speech.
The requistioners are a different matter as they have set themselves up in public place and must expect scrutiny as their private/business interests might be seen as making them less than objective to the informed observer.
Auldheid, there doesn’t need to be a conspiracy when those acting in their belief of the best interst get together to secure a certain result. It looks to me like you and BRTH have certainly got a belief that with RES 12 the board knows best and that is fair enough, but it’s not a conspiracy.
Or did you just throw in the conspiracy comment as a snide dig at me? Perhaps I read too much into it.
Hmmmmmm?
http://thecelticblog.com/2016/04/blogs/overwhelming-number-of-celtic-fans-dont-want-sevco-supporters-allowed-at-parkhead
Jimthetim53
My sentiments exactly …. The Res12 bhoys have far more support than detractors, it’s just sometimes the detractors post louder, if you know what I mean…
A lot of bad decisions may well be down to ineptitude, but a hell of a lot of them are down to pure and simple cheating.
Just how many games have there been throughout the years that we simply were not going to be allowed to win if they could make enough of a difference?
They even stopped us from fielding Cadette in an effort to make a difference before a ball was even kicked.
Its not even just our own games, the stats have been posted here before regarding the anomalies in the bookings they avoid and the penalties they get.
Replays are there to be used to help clear up any contentious incidents……put the replay up on the screen, let the referees and every fan in the stadium see it again and again until the proper call is made as they do in Rugby, Tennis, American Football, etc.,
The thing is……just how corrupt is the game worldwide if the ruling bodies prefer to leave it the way it is?
What chance is there of getting a level playing field in Scotland when there is no intention of making it a clean sport worldwide?
They know that they can do what they want here……i guess the ineptitude helps muddy the waters……its probably useful to have men like that involved eh?
Glasstwothirdsfull
Continue to remind them they were liquidated, died and the entity playing in blue at Ibrox is not and cannot be the same club, it would help if anyone in an offical capacity at our club is ever asked what they consider them to be, that it would be along those lines.