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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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  2. FFM - I’m the only conspiracy theorist in the village) on

    Drambowiecelt @ 03:17

     

     

    As the rebel approached into the darkness

     

    he cried ………

     

     

    TBC.

     

     

    —

     

     

    Drambowiecelt, what’s your point? This is what is killing this feckin place. Not someone making controversial points (whatever they are), but instead of debating, you use language that you believe those who agree with you will understand.

     

     

    So the point of your post was what? To score brownie points?

     

     

    If you think I’m going to sit back and watch you all attack someone who has been posting here longer than most of us, just because he had a difference of opinion with you, then think again.

  3. macanbheatha Oscar Abú on

    You silly silly man very few republicans demonize the whole British nation

     

    Belfast republicans showed great solidarity with the miners and their families in 1984 to the extent that food parcels were sent to them from the people of west Belfast .

     

    To this day those same miners families still visit w Belfast around festival time.

     

    We had no time for the British Govt and its war machine (and what a F€€kin war machine that was/is)

     

    BTW my Da was in the IRA in the 1940’s .A Connolly socialist til the day he died

     

    So watch out who you are calling fascist. He tried to join the international brigade at 17 but was refused because he was the only child as his father was in an institution suffering the effects of injuries sustained during WWI

     

    I’m away to my leaba now as my youngest has just come in from the party she was at

     

    Oiche mhaith duit

  4. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    Macjay,

     

    I had a good look at your posts when I came home tonight and today.

     

    Unlike you I have other things to do .

     

    Anti Irish rhetoric.Then Francie and Josie join in..

     

    You post , then feck off, come back to see what’s happening and troll.

     

    You tried yer nonsense with HT and ye got yer arse felt there too.

     

    Away and look after yer koala bears and give us all peace.

     

    See all yer wee pishy you tube clips about the Nazis ye can ram them right up yer jacksie.

  5. FFM - I’m the only conspiracy theorist in the village) on

    macjay1 for Neil Lennon

     

     

    03:23 on 21 September, 2014

     

     

    FFM – I’m the only conspiracy theorist in the village)

     

    03:12 on

     

    21 September, 2014

     

     

    Mate.I just felt it was reasonable to enquire what the tricolour was doing when the butcher`s apron was fighting Hitler.

     

    And here we are.

     

     

    You`re right.

     

    Best not to get involved.

     

    I`m off out for some gardening leave.

     

    Hail Hail

     

     

     

    —

     

     

    A fair question, to which the answer would be, it was still too busy recovering from the effects of, and fighting the Butcher’s Apron.

     

     

    Simple discussion, simple answer.

     

     

    But it also gives an opportunity to those who have more detailed knowledge of history in this period to educate the rest of us.

     

     

    A few years ago, that’s what would have happened.

  7. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    I really don’t believe I have an ignorant clown residing in Australia trying to educate me about Ireland.

     

    14 people were murdered 10 minutes from my house and we have this nonentity telling us all about it all.

     

    Nazis this , nazis that.

     

    Seriously, what the feck do you know about Ireland.?

  8. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    macanbheatha Oscar Abú

     

    03:30 on

     

    21 September, 2014

     

     

    Good civilised alternative point of view.

     

    I wouldn`t dream of calling your father a fascist or any other derogatory name.

     

    Unlike the abusive TCR.

     

    Do you think the British miners would have appreciated that description of their flag?

  11. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    Macjay,

     

    I see you are trying the old Macanbheatha v TCR job.

     

    Do you really think that wan will work?

  12. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    Come on macjay,

     

    You are the man who thrives on facts.WORLD HISTORY.You fire it out every day.

     

    What about Britain’s, the Butcher’s aprons illegal occupation of Ireland for 800 years.

     

    Murder, pillage and destruction of this land.Come on I am waiting.

  13. macanbheatha Oscar Abú on

    To be honest they were from Yorkshire they still talk about the “harrying of the north(look it up if you don’t know it already)

     

    You think its only the Irish that have long memories

     

    As far as the flag is concerned I don’t think it was a priority for them at the time

     

    Remember the IRA never threatened to change one English person’s way of life or invade their property so long as they did the same to us

     

    I really am away to my leaba this time

  14. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    macanbheatha Oscar Abú

     

    04:05 on

     

    21 September, 2014.

     

     

    I have posted links to programmes produced by R.T.E.

     

    If you don`t like the content,blame them,not me.

     

    For instance,have a look at the post -war home of Otto Skorzeny,to mention only one.

     

    If you`re genuinely interested.

  15. FFM - I’m the only conspiracy theorist in the village) on

    TCR,

     

     

    No apols needed at all.

     

     

    It might be passionate, but the discussion you’re all having is important and worthwhile.

     

     

    I’m not going to get involved as the last two days were miserable.

     

     

    I can’t recall feeling so miserable and disappointed, but tonight on facebook, I’ve seen a fantastic positive movement from my fellow 45% ers. This is a chance for us to educate England, fight the racist divisionist pish that the media feed them.

     

     

    Passion like this doesn’t die, it’s contageous and wonderful.

     

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FagEXaPTwRE

     

     

    For the band’s fourth album, Stray, Frame collaborated with the Clash’s Jones on the song “Good Morning Britain”, and Jones also toured with the band following the album’s release. Jones performed with Aztec Camera at the Glasgow Barrowlands[22] and the Ibiza Festival in 1990.[23]

     

     

    In a 1990 interview, recorded during a tour of Japan, Frame explained that he wrote “Good Morning Britain” in 45 minutes after a two- to three-hour conversation with Jones in the canteen of a London rehearsal studio that both Big Audio Dynamite and Aztec Camera were using.[24] In an August 2014 radio interview, Frame elaborated further, stating that at the time he wrote the song, Jones lived near his London home; Frame visited Jones after recording the song and said to the Clash guitarist, “You’ll either sing on it, or you’ll want to sue me”, as Frame believed the song was so similar to Jones’ previous work.[20]

  16. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    04.03,

     

    No macjay,.you hiding.what’s your thoughts?

     

    I will put my head down and think of Irelands heroes

     

    What will you do?

     

    Jamesgang hail mary for yer mammy

  18. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    FFM,

     

    My prayers are said.My head going down now.

     

    I’m sorry pal.I know you are a good man.Have never met ye, but I just know.

     

    God bless you.

  20. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    Macjay at 02.48,

     

    people are the product of their upbringing,

     

    their upbringing is often far from ideal..

     

    …

     

    How dare you question my upbringing you guttersnipe

  22. FFM - I’m the only conspiracy theorist in the village) on

    One thing’s for sure. Even as it wanes, the butcher’s apron still causes division, strife, heartache and misery wherever it’s evil presence has been.

     

     

    The sooner another 10% of Scotland finds the balls to shake it off, the world will be a wee bit better, and the US establishment will start shiting themselves, and spend more time protecting their confederacy than they do using computerised drones and young boys from impoverished families to murder children in South America and the Middle East.

  23. FFM - I’m the only conspiracy theorist in the village) on

    TCR,

     

     

    HH amigo.

     

     

    Feck it. I can’t stand the idea that we have to reason with the notion of politics.

     

     

    In our hearts, we know what is feckin wrong.

     

     

    But this referendum has shown that it’s not all black and white, as 55-45 is one big grey area.

     

     

    It’s difficult not to get angry at the stupidity of those who follow UKIP or similar, hunnery and all its moronic attachments.

     

     

    But it seems we have no choice – we have to reason with those who refuse to think. This is the only reason I have patience for SFTB and Auldheid. Take that last comment how you want fellas :))))

  24. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    Macjay..,

     

    Would that be the same hitler the butchers apron wavers bared their sss

  25. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    The butchers apron was the butchers apron long long before that war.

  27. murdochbhoy on

    Good morning CQners

     

     

    My preferred line-up for today would be…

     

     

    Formation

     

     

    4

     

    1

     

    3

     

    1

     

    1

     

     

    Gordon

     

     

    Fisher

     

    VVD (Sweeper – playmaker)

     

    Denayer

     

    Izagurrie

     

     

    Brown

     

     

    McGregor

     

    Biton

     

    Wakaso

     

     

    Commons

     

     

    Scepovic

     

     

    Hopefully we can see Commons and Scepovic being fed through balls on the ground today, we saw on Thursday high balls to our front pair are a total waste of time.

  29. Neil Lennon & McCartney on

    murdochbhoy,

     

     

    I think Fisher, Lustig and Matthews are all out injured: if so who would you play RB?

  32. 16 roads - Celtic über alles... on

    Expect Celtic to take maybe half a dozen goals off that tripe later on today.

     

     

    6/4 minus 2 goals, 18/5 minus 3.

     

     

    No good value to be honest.

     

     

    I don’t know the first thing about this EPL business, however the 9/2 about that Manchester United enterprise is a penalty kick in my humble opinion.

     

     

    All Ireland football final as well today – Love Kerry, have to support the Ulster county though,Tir Chonaill.

     

     

    Won’t be too disappointed if the Kingdom prevail none the less.

     

     

    It sure does feel good to wake up without a hangover on a Sunday morning, for once.

     

     

    There’s a lot to be said for sobriety.

     

     

    HH.

  42. Bawsman on

    Real Madrid announce gross debts of 602 million Euros, after wining the Champions League.

     

     

    Our beautiful game is corrupt and dying.

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