Yesterday’s win over Motherwell came 29 days after the defeat in Gibraltar but for all intents and purposes there was a lifetime between the performances. Celtic have been transformed in that time. It’s still early days but you can see the week-on-week improvement in Celtic.
We look like a proper team, one which will be difficult to play against and will carry a threat. Although we went home raving about the flowing, attacking, football, Celtic were patient early in the game; it took them 11 minutes to craft a chance. I think this is going to be a feature of our play this season. Getting our systems organised and feeling our way into games before stretching opponents.
Scott Sinclair probably did more last night than on his marquee performance at Tynecastle to show what he will bring to the team. He often played between the forward and midfield lines and always had an eye open for the defence-splitting pass.
It was another solid performance from Moussa Dembele, who looks increasingly comfortable in a Celtic shirt. Goals help, of course. Top performer was Tom Rogic. Twice he scored by perfectly timing a run into the box, the first of which was an exquisite piece of work between Rogic and Callum McGregor.
You will have again noticed Rogic’s fondness for ‘having a pop’. He’d developing that antenna for goal which we like so much in Kris Commons, a good number of Motherwell keeper Craig Samson’s saves came from the Aussie.
In the next round it’s ‘Same old Alloa……..’ This game comes in the midweek between the first and second European group stage games, so a home tie against lower league opponents will probably be a welcome change of pace for Brendan and the players. And us.
The Road to Lisbon
As many of your know, our own Mouldy67 will undertake an enormous effort in May to commemorate the 50th anniversary of something or other. He and others will cycle from Celtic Park to the Estadio Nacional in Lisbon to raise funds for the Celtic Foundation.
They will leave Celtic Park on 6 May 2017 (50 years to the day since we won the league across the city), arriving at Estadio Nacional on 25 May, the 50th anniversary of the Lisbon Lions becoming the first team to break the Spain-Italy-Portugal stranglehold on the European Cup.
This is a stunning project. At the moment, opportunities exist for you to join Mouldy and the others in the cycle, you can also become a project sponsor, or simply donate to the fundraising effort. For more information, visit theroadtolisbon.com
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Newmarket 2.15
Somebody to love
Cannae get beat
Joni. . . Put the scatter money on it
Thank you very much Fleagle.
Little Lady Katie Ripon 4.30
Joni should read jobo
Acclaim 3.20 Newmarket
fleagle, much respect to you sir !!!
It has just gone 7:30 p.m. here so most of the results will be in eh! I’ve no looked……honest!
Really like Wind in her Sails at Lingfield, shaped very well at Newbury first time out and with the talented Josephine Gordon claiming 3lbs, should go close at 3/1 or so but as I am looking to get off to a flyer with an optimistic price; cannot believe the 33/1 on offer for ……………..
LOIS THE PIOUS 3:55 RIPON…………That’s my selection for today.
Fiesta time here today……..’Santa Filomena’…………and I am (temporarily) housebound!
Nobody to talk to; can’t you tell????
Regards & Hail Hail
TBM
even LOUIS…………………..
GOLDEN APOLLO 1, 50 RIPON,
Promising in the 1.55 at Newbury please. Cheers fleagle and good luck all HH
Reading the live text on this
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36994357
it’s heavily punctuated by the words-Foul by Forrester. No mention of the one he-to date-got away with.
Oops. Wrong article!
FLEAGLE
My Dad is doing his Luddite thingy,so…
COSYCORNERBHOY Nap is
DOLLAR REWARD 340 Newbury
Best of luck to everyone that takes part.
Saturday is the most difficult day to catch a winner in my experience, so well done to everyone who has made a profit on stakes on a Saturday.
Worth watching Channel 4 racing, which I don’t usually, as I’m either at Paradise or golfing.
However, I recorded yesterday’s racing.
Ch 4 interview Dettori before he wins on Escobar, then Stoute before he wins with his nag. Ok both easy evens favourites but….
Ch 4 then interview Loughnane before his nag wins the big handicap at 10/1.
Coincidence?
No.
Last year I watched Ch 4 indulge a group of drunk scousers before Splash of Ginge won the big handicap at 33/1. I thought at the time,” that’s a poor image for Ch 4 to portray the sport of kings”.
Who owned the winner? The drunk Scouser syndicate.
EC67
CQN Saturday Naps Competition : WEEK 01 results (Aug 13th)
WINNERS:
ohits (Theos Lolly) @9/2
leftclicktic (Muzdawaj) @9/4
LOSERS:
16 roads (Perfect Pasture)
21-5-79 (Best Trip)
Angel Gabrial (Humphrey Bogart)
BIGBONES8867 (Urtheoneiwant)
BMCUWP (Toofi)
bonbhoy (No Selection)
Bull67 (Promising)
Burgas Hoops (No Selection)
call me gerry (No Selection)
Cathal (Little Lady Katie)
Cosy Corner Bhoy (Dollar Reward)
Dim Sam (High on Love)
El Madrigal (No Selection)
Eurochamps67 (Aclaim)
Fastbhoy (Golden Apollo)
Fin 15 (Rex Imperator)
fleagle1888 (Lathom)
Gerryfaethebrig (Dollar Reward)
Graffitionthewall (Rex Imperator)
green T (Convey)
Gweedore Celt (Salateen)
hashadenough (Somebody to Love)
Nye Bevans RS (Chester Street)
Onemalloy (Nuno Tristan)
PFayr (No Selection)
Raymac (Muntadab)
Rockon (Harry Champion)
Som mes que un club (Confessional)
The Bhoy from the Village (No Selection)
TheBarcaMole (Louis the Pious)
tommytwiststommyturns (No Selection)
twists n turns (Machine Learner)
voguepunter (Vincents Forever)
What is the Stars (Wind in her Sails)
WWW(GBWO) (Trafficker)
Zihuatanejo (Baccarat)
Cheers, fleagle1888
CQN Saturday Naps Competition : WEEK 01 Standings
Ohits breaks fast from the gates with Theos Lolly winning @9/2!
+4.50 > ohits (1)
+2.25 > leftclicktic (1)
-1 > 16 roads (0)
-1 > 21-5-79 (0)
-1 > Angel Gabrial (0)
-1 > BIGBONES8867 (0)
-1 > BMCUWP (0)
-1 > bonbhoy (0)
-1 > Bull67 (0)
-1 > Burgas Hoops (0)
-1 > call me gerry (0)
-1 > Cathal (0)
-1 > Cosy Corner Bhoy (0)
-1 > Dim Sam (0)
-1 > El Madrigal (0)
-1 > Eurochamps67 (0)
-1 > Fastbhoy (0)
-1 > Fin 15 (0)
-1 > fleagle1888 (0)
-1 > Gerryfaethebrig (0)
-1 > Graffitionthewall (0)
-1 > green T (0)
-1 > Gweedore Celt (0)
-1 > hashadenough (0)
-1 > Nye Bevans RS (0)
-1 > Onemalloy (0)
-1 > PFayr (0)
-1 > Raymac (0)
-1 > Rockon (0)
-1 > Som mes que un club (0)
-1 > The Bhoy from the Village (0)
-1 > TheBarcaMole (0)
-1 > tommytwiststommyturns (0)
-1 > twists n turns (0)
-1 > voguepunter (0)
-1 > What is the Stars (0)
-1 > WWW(GBWO) (0)
-1 > Zihuatanejo (0)
Cheers, fleagle1888