Celtic’s primary job tonight is to defend properly, something we have singularly failed to do this season to anything like the levels achieved last term. This is not solely to do with the defence, and has nothing to do with the goalkeeper (who missed the Legia debacle), but is a function of the entire team.
Scott Brown and Stefan Johansen have the primary job of protecting the back four but most importantly, whoever plays wide midfield, has to partner with the corresponding full back. The full back positions have not been stable recently. Emilio looked to be back to his best at the weekend, but his form since returning from the World Cup has been erratic. We’ve had Efe Ambrose, Adam Matthews and Mikael Lustig at right back, leaving Callum McGregor little chance to establish a working relationship.
We have the speed, and Salzburg have the defensive record, to suggest we can score on the break, but focus should be on ensuring this is not an open, fluid, game of football.
The day has come
This is a unique time in our history and a CQN’er and academic has prepared a survey to record who we are, where we came from, our views and how closely our objectives align with the Club. You will be asked about the Referendum, faith, education, your heritage, the Offensive Behaviour Act and more, but you’ll be finished in around 5 minutes.
The objective is to identify why you support Celtic and whether these reasons are being recognised and served. You don’t sign up for anything, but the survey will record only your first visit. You’ll find it here.
I’ve never waved a blue and white – nor red, white and blue – flag in my life. Nationalism holds nothing for me, so I’ve found the political question of our time to be a difficult, technical, assessment, principally about jobs – Scotland’s real need.
This time tomorrow we will know the verdict and whether it’s Yes or No, we will come together behind green and white flags once more. In the event the polls are accurate, and No wins an unconvincing victory, use your voice in as many places you can, and let the chastened UK powers now that if they have any intention of Nation Building, they must use their influence to stop the exclusion of Scottish clubs from the dominant England-and-Wales football market.
Many people in Scotland feel culturally and economically excluded by this England-and-Wales legally permissible cartel. It suits the regions of England, it suits Wales, but it costs jobs and income in Scotland, is unjust and must end.
Allowing Scottish clubs to enter this market would bring tens of millions of £s into the east end of Glasgow every year. It would also establish emotional and cultural ties among groups in society who feel disenfranchised, and who the Westminster parties seem to have lost. In political terms, reaching out to football is a no-brainer.
Nation building is part art, part science, but it doesn’t work if you exclude people on what they hold dear.
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The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum
davidopoulos
14:03 on 18 September, 2014
For me…
Personally…
In my opinion…
The most relevant song is I Don’t Want To Talk About It by Rod Stewart.
Why can’t it be tomorrow already?
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Puts me in mind of Wake Up Maggie by old Rod again….kinda how I feel about Bertha Britannia.
And for the Maggie from my childhood, The Specials hit the mark…Stand Down Margaret.
I do hope she has a Sky dish wherever she is if big Jobo gets to call out a white smile moment tomorrow.
HH jamesgang
Bada
come to think about it delaneys donkey hasn’t been on today.,,
‘GG
Did you get that last post re the game today?
HH
Geordie Munro
14:03 on 18 September, 2014
‘According to some on here ernie has said he doesn’t have a vote because he lives outside Scotland. That’s up to him to confirm or deny.’
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Just for the record.
I’ve said a number of times I don’t live in Croydon. To be honest I’m not even sure where Croydon is. I live in Scotland. I have a vote.
The Croydon thing emanates from one of the nat posters, Tom Molach, who first appeared on here after the referendum was announced.
He claimed to know me and that I live in Croydon. His fellow nat posters perpetuate the idea, which I suspect he would rather now be forgotten, because he’s realised he’s wrong, but doesn’t have the guts to admit it.
musters
13:59 on 18 September, 2014
Correct, hopefully a yes vote will end that stupid notion of playing England.
Scottish club with Irish heritage that will do me HH
Who woke him /her up?
Rite off 2 register my vote……..will wake up 2 moz n c if i’ve contributed to armageddon………..;-))
KTF
“Sky News gleefully reporting a guy lifted for assault outside a Polling Station in Clydebank”
Embdy heard from delaneys??
White smile = white smoke.
Pesky proddy iPhone!
HH jamesgang
Paul the unionist?
Football isn’t more important than this once in a lifetime chance of real demoracy.
Poor attempt.
Playing the “”green straws” card = “blue flag” smells of bigotry with a small “b”.
This place has been losing it’s flavour for a while…
jamesgang
Maggie stole my milk…so in reference to that I’ll listen to Milk by Garbage too :)
geordie munro
14:14 on 18 September, 2014
“Sky News gleefully reporting a guy lifted for assault outside a Polling Station in Clydebank”
Embdy heard from delaneys??
BRTH?!?
HH jamesgang
Davidopoulos
Exodus
ernie lynch 13:08 on 18 September, 2014
“The bigger the lie, the more they believe”
Detective Bunk, Baltimore PD.
IGNORE THE SHOUTY GUY
Cheers ernie,
Also for the record I have never called you a liar.
I still don’t believe you live in Scotland though.
Thatwasagag csc
stopthedownsizing
14:17 on 18 September, 2014
He never hit you hard enough
davidopoulos
Aye, even it was often minging n warm by the time you got it!
Did you have wee pyramid cartons?
And the warning signs on the back of your jotter detailing the grave slip hazard that was a banana skin.
Don’t have that on jotters now. So the beware of discarded fruit element nod probably constitutes about 40% of HamiltonTim’s teaching time!!
HH jamesgang
Where has the latest idiot come from?
Latest bookies odds
1/5 NO
21/5 YES
Steinreigned,
HE IS DARWINSBEAUTIFULIDEAS LATEST INCARNATION.
Oops. That caps lock thingy is awfy infectious. :)
HE SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY ANNOYING VERSION OF THE E4 MAN!!!
JUST THE TYPE OF PERSON WE DON’T WANT VOTING IN SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS A COUNTRY’S FUTURE!
IF YOUR INTENTION IS TO PUSH PEOPLE FROM NO TO YES YOU ARE PROBABLY DOING A GOOD JOB.
Stopthedownsizing
Stop the shouting and use lower case and stop swearing.
Are you a Hun?
Ernie
If you do have a vote dig deep in your conscience
Does scotland deserve better than eton millionaires who don’t care a dam about them?
You know deep down that than swear really is yes.
Jamesgang
Laffin out loud
IrreverenceCSC
Steinreignedsupreme
Evolution :)))
Auldheid 13:46 on 18 September, 2014
The outcome of the referendum will have zero impact on where Celtic play in the future.
The EPL does not dance to any tune from Westminster.
Celtic will never be invited to join the English league.
Geordie M
I am more than happy for you to dissociate yourself from the sentiment and state clearly that this was not your motivation for reacting to this specific poster.
I based my observation on the constant jibes being proffered about where he lives, his lack of eligibility to vote, and whether he was really who he said he was.
I am happy to include you out of that grouping. I am sure all your jibes have just been about how annoying, rude or repetitive you find him and that you have been even handed in dishing those out to annoying, rude and repetitive Yes voters too.
Now, can you say that you have never seen those jibes directed at ernie or that it was not a valid conclusion for me to “leap at” (the case of your own good self excepted, of course)?
Steinreignedsupreme
Which wan???
Freedom Song
Bob with Gary Og jamming away too
HH jamesgang
Geordie Munro 14:21 on 18 September, 2014
leftclicktic 14:22 on 18 September, 2014
Ah! Starting to make sense now…
starry plough
:))))))))))
Till tomorrow all
Mon the Hoooooooooooooooooops
I hope the bhoys are not preoccupied with the referectum during tonight’s game.
That would be awful.
starry plough 14:24 on 18 September, 2014
“Which wan???”
THE ONE WHO HAS PERMA-RAGE AND TYPES WITH THE CAP LOCKS ON.
Laffin @ 14:15 jamesgang
4everplayincatchupCSC
fekin fone
Hail squared
Forget about this Nationalist nonsense, Ireland, Scotland…..
Join me in a quest to create……Gaeldom.
A country inhabited by true Gaels. Made up of the original peoples, now collectively known as Scots and Irish. The Lowlanders and Eastern inhabitants have nothing in common with us.
They are the backbone of the Orange Order and indeed, the KKK.
We Gaels are the true inheritors of the island of Ireland and the highlands, western islands and west of Scotland. We share the same language, music, poetry, sports (think shinty and hurling) and DNA (as do the Basques).
Let us forever throw off the shackles of the Picts, Anglo’s, Saxon’s and whatever else that crowd consist of.
Bring back the Stone of Scone.
Pobail ne nGael,saor agus le chéile !
Onward to a Democratic, Socialist, Republic of Gaels.
Sftb,
My jibes at Ernesto are purely because he posts like a plonker and never ever mentions football on a football blog. Well maybe the occasional cheap shot loosely footy related.
Lurverly guy in real life no doubt.
I have indeed seen tonnes and tonnes of abuse head his way.
But unlike our former manager…he really does bring it all on himself. :)