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Textbook away performance, Brand Britain

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I was a bit annoyed at BT’s halftime analysis which suggested Celtic were more than fortunate to be level at that stage.  Salzburg had just enjoyed their best 15 minute period of the game, but, from beginning to end, Celtic’s performance was a textbook lesson on how to play away from home in Europe.  We took our chances and drew our defensive line well in front of our box.  This is how it’s done.

Were you as comfortable as I was during the final minutes last night?

Having watched the performance against Aberdeen on Saturday, when we bossed the game but were penned back when, with two debutants and a returning Scott Brown in the team, the legs faded in the last 30 minutes, I expected the same to happen last night.

Instead, Scott’s goal arrived on 60 minutes, which infused Celtic legs with adrenalin.  This was the crucial moment of the game.  We conceded that fabulous goal from Soriano during the final 30 minutes, but this was also our best period of the game.  Wakaso (who is a player, b.t.w.) ran himself into the ground – literally.  Brown, Johansen, Izaguirre and Ambrose all covered enormous areas of the pitch.

Instead of going through turmoil in the closing stages, we saw Salzburg drop deep, acknowledging the clear danger they could concede for a third time.

The one obvious question is, how did we pick Craig Gordon up for free?

Brand Britain

Brand Britain is damaged. Last night’s vote was a high water mark for independence, so far, but the demographic breakdown suggests support for change is strongest among the young. If the three major UK parties have any intention of maintaining the status quo they need to indulge in considerable Nation Building.

The football business in Britain is in the hands of two closed-shop cartels, one in England and Wales [controlled by the affluent], and one in Scotland [controlled by the unambitious]. This arrangement has disenfranchised Scottish football and drains our economy of tens of millions of pounds per year. It is a clear manifestation of second class status for Scotland and our economy, which is unacceptable for anyone who considers the UK to be one nation.

Politicians with an interest in pushing the buttons of the people, should use this time to call this arrangement out for what it is.

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  1. Coneybhoy on

    Watching ‘ Up For The Match ‘ on Rte.

     

     

    Cheesy as feck but is doing what it says on the tin.

     

     

    Best of luck to Donegal and Kerry tomorrow

  3. sipsini on

    an tearmann

     

     

    23:58 on 20 September, 2014,

     

     

    Doing well mate, your right about the view, it’s one of the benefits living in castlemilk.

     

     

    Some get more, like Jonnythetim the tim posted last night about my orange neighbour….three bedroom semi, mortgage/rent free and celebrating like a madman over the vote.

     

     

    Hopefully it will come back to haunt him.

     

     

    Hope all is well with yourself. HH

  5. winning captains on

    Doc – great, thanks. I will let you know exact date. Might have Caesar there too for an hour!

     

     

    Can you get miss Doc to share link to vote on Faithful Through and Through page tomorrow?

  7. Drambowiecelt on

    Vmahn 00.04

     

    Feckin legend …….

     

    you can do the links stick up jimmy cliff

     

    the harder they come

     

     

     

     

    H.H.

  8. proudbhoy on

    Last night of the holidays… Hell of a journey back to oz tomorrow.

     

     

    Really is the back arse of no where.. Roll on leaving it and getting to paradise regurly and listening to glasgows finest rebel chanters .

     

     

    Up the tic

  9. Doc on

    Teuchter ár lá, probably what happened to me, I voted several times before ai noticed the red sign at the top of the page, makes the forget fair I suppose.

     

    Winning Captains, will discuss this next week, another CQNer would like to come too.

  11. Saint Stivs on

    right now, somewhere on a hun blog they are saying,

     

     

    what about them daft tims that voted no.

     

     

    how many uniforms do they think we got

  20. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Twentyfirst, Charlie was oor darlin but he has let us down badly with his attitude towards us and his Arsenal man mince.

     

     

    A crowd of us were at a Pogues gig in Kentish Town and we had the hoops on. An Arsenal fan came up and told us Charlie was a winker, then scarpered.

     

     

    After the gig, the Arsenal fan was in the same carriage as us and we started singing at him, you wasted a genius, Long before he became what he is today.

     

     

    He even said Celtic should stop moaning about the money difference between us and the EPL after a champions league game.

     

     

    His worst was when Jim White made a comment about potatoes when he thought he was off mike then Charlie said and they’re eating chips, both burst out laughing. We had just sung the fields of Athenrye.

     

     

    At the same game, when we beat Milan, After Scott McDonald’s goal there was footage of Charlie up banging the window of the box they were in as though he was delighted we scored.

     

     

    After the Sammi game at Ibrox, Neil was up in the Sky studio and Charlie looked extremely uncomfortable. I wonder why

     

     

    I’m sorry about the long reply but as Delaney’s & Tallybhoy have said, he is not a likeable chap.

  22. Drambowiecelt on

    William Kent……….

     

    good find mate….. excuse the lack of responses to your post,

     

    it seems tonight is similar to just after a game.Everybody becomes an ignorant

     

    c*** and you feel left out its jus the way of the clientele.

     

     

     

     

    H.H.

  29. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    Good to see plenty of strong disinfectant and anti-fumigation thrown on scum Huns and anti-Irish posters on here lately.

  31. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Twentyfirst, you are right about us needing someone with his ability, especially his first spell with us.

  33. macanbheatha Oscar Abú on

    proudbhoy

     

    You mentioned Bronco the other day did you know him personally?

     

    I was on the wing with him for 5yrs.

     

    Hard core with freckles

  36. WilliamKentigern67 on

    Drambowiecelt

     

     

    Thanks for response. Thought it was a good find. I’m thick skinned so don’t take rubber ears personally.

     

     

    WK67

  37. Drambowiecelt on

    Vmahn

     

    CLASS………

     

    St Stivs that song brings a tear to my eye…. crazy eh???

     

    Bada… wish I never looked.

     

     

     

     

    H.H.

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