Techniques to deliver titles

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I’ve never known Celtic to subsidise an away match ticket before. Put aside for a second thoughts of thanking the fans for their support during a difficult period (which are valid), I like this move for the message it sends to those in the dressing room, as well as the stands.

We are in a league race, and we want to win it. You can understand Aberdeen’s razor-sharp appetite. They’ve not won the league in over 30 years, every man, woman and child in their ranks will be forgiving of faults and profuse in praise.

By contrast, this will be our five-in-a-row, the 11th title in 16 years. It will never come close to what we experienced in 1998, when we worshipped the words of Wim Jansen after a late-season home draw against soon-to-be-relegated Hibs.

For many of us, 1998 was our Celtic supporting high point – it meant that much. Hopefully we will never again be in a place where a domestic title has such importance. Instead we need to find techniques to deliver that edge, to remind us of the importance of getting it right in every league season.

I refer to that Hibs game in 1998 often, it felt like a pivotal moment. We were nip and tuck for the title, what would have been an historic 10-in-a-row title, one which would have violated one of Jock Stein’s teams’ records. That day, it felt like the chance was slipping, but there would be no let-up. We bundled our nerves together and moved on.

Telling the world that the club is subsidising fans’ ticket costs is one technique to help deliver a little bit of that focus. Let’s hit the plastic running on Saturday.

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  1. 1.30 Black Hercules

     

    2.10 Cup Final

     

    2.50 Road To Riches

     

    3.30 Thistlecrack

     

    4.10 Empire Of Dirt

     

    4.50 Limini

     

    5.30 Cause Of Causes

     

     

    Good Luck all

     

     

    HH

  2. Bristol de mai

     

    Our kaempfer

     

    Vautour

     

    Thistle crack

     

    Stilleto

     

    Limini

     

    The giant bolster

  3. GRAFFITIONTHEWALL on

    Day 3 Cheltenham .

     

     

    13:30 …. Outlander.

     

     

    14:10 …. Missed Aproach.

     

     

    14:50 …. Vautour

     

     

    15:30 …. Thistlecrack.

     

     

    16:10 …. Johns Spirit.

     

     

    16:50 …. Limini.

     

     

    17:30 …. Cause Of Causes.

     

     

    Good luck everyone.

  4. What is the Stars on

    Good morning lads or should I say afternoon

     

     

    Been having a very busy time recently so havent been on the blog much

     

    Enjoying Cheltenham though

     

    Yorkhill was my big bet of the meeting so happy so far

     

     

    Today I am backing Zabana each way in the first and Dr Harper each way in the last

     

    Had a bit of word for both

     

    Doing a small treble on the 3 hotpots Vatour,Thistlecrack and Limini and a few small each way bets on

     

    Rathpatrick 2.10

     

    Aux Ptit Soins 3.30

     

    KIngs Palace and niceonefrankie in the 4.10

     

     

    Best of luck

  5. 16 roads - Celtic über alles... on

    Late again, apologies.

     

     

    14:10 – Cup Final.

     

     

    14:50 – Road to Riches.

     

     

    15:30 – Kilcooley.

     

     

    16:10 – Fingal Bay.

     

     

    16:50 – Limini.

     

     

    17:30 – A Good Skin.

     

     

    Good luck everybody.

  6. Day 4 here?

     

     

     

    1.30 Zubayr

     

    2.10 Wait For Me

     

    2.50 Gangster

     

    3.30 Cue Card

     

    4.10 Aupcharlie

     

    4.50 Laurium

     

    5.30 Eastlake

     

     

    Good luck.

  7. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    Aw,ffs…

     

     

    Just got back into the house and a raft of mails.

     

     

    Real problems picking up Hotmail on my iPhone and just seen this.

     

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

     

    Hi Mick…

     

     

    I’m out celebrating Paddys day in Auckland… can you please post my Day 3 nags… ?

     

     

    Bristol de Mai

     

    Missed Approach

     

    Vautour

     

    Cole Harden

     

    Kings Palace

     

    Chocca Wocca

     

    The Giant Bolster

     

     

    Cheers, Fleagle.

     

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    Genuine apologies to Fleagle,without whom the Naps Competition would be a bust. Hopefully the rest of the contestants will allow his picks. And call me all the halfwits-get-yer-phone-fixed-ya-choob under the sun.

     

     

    HH

  8. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    VOGUEPUNTER

     

     

    Yer all heart,mate. Quite a compliment,since you run to a bit of height!!!

  9. Day 4 picks…though I’m not ravin Mary…..

     

     

    1. Ivanovich Gorbarton

     

    2. Starchitect

     

    3. Shantou Village

     

    4. Smad Place

     

    5. Paint The Clouds

     

    6. Flying Angel

     

    7. Arthurs Oak