Making the great leap between playing Scottish Premiership teams and the likes of Inter Milan will always be a challenge for Celtic. We have done so many times in recent years, Milan were held home and away in the Champions League knock-out stage, Barcelona were beaten, but whenever we have carried the game to opponents of this stature, instead of reverting to our own style of catnenaccio, we’ve lost heavily. Quicker, more skilful, players, could make us look statuesque by comparison.
This is not a criticism. If the only way you can compete with a team with ten times your resources is to defend your 18 yard line, you should do so.
Things could have gone either way on Thursday. We were defensively inept during the opening minutes as Inter found space goal-side of their markers. I don’t know if Ronny had a moment of self-doubt at that point, perhaps he did, but was simply unable to unwind the attacking instincts of his players, but Celtic are all the better for the way they picked themselves off the floor.
I’m sure the odds on Inter progressing will be short, but I’m also sure Ronny Deila will know his players can win in Milan.
I arrived home late last night to read that Tony Conway, son of our own RWE, lost his battle against Motor Neurone Disease/ALS. I met Tony, with dad John and brother Martin, three years ago. Tony was still fit enough to walk, but evidence of the pain the family shared was evident. The three of them travelled back from their US home two years ago, along with mum Pauline, to see Celtic, and meet some family.
They bought hospitality tickets and minutes before kick-off, Celtic’s Iain Jamieson nabbed Tony and asked if he was able to make the halftime draw. Tony knew this would be the last time he would see Celtic, so his journey up the tunnel and onto the park was, to put it mildly, a very special Celtic Park moment.
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jamesgang
09:18 on 22 February, 2015
I am trying to keep the stag doo nonsense quiet, not one of my family or mates are on CQN so hopefully a few converts after 13/3/2015
Pedro-for the avoidance of doubt, Delahun did call out the huns for Friday night, albeit for 5 minutes, then him and Keevins talked shi#@ for 20 minutes on The Soldiers Song.HH
RWE
So sorry too hear your very sad news.
May Tony rest in peace.
Prayers said for you and you family.
Right this sitting about is taking too long:))),off out to the game, see some of you at the corner, but every last one of you have a great day.
Off out for my bhoy’s friendly GAA game at Crumlin.
Could see it far enough.
Pishing Down CSC
Ard Macha
Think Ronny might freshen up the team today with JG earning a start up front after his late Inter equaliser.
Agree with Tom McLaughlin about SA and GMS needing as much time as possible to bed into the team but they may not play 90 minutes.
Efe may feature at RB (did I say that??) and KC may be given game time to test his hammy. I would expect Henderson to get a few more minutes although his lack of pace concerns me.
Interesting to see if Wakasso gets a run and where, particularly as he plays as a defensive midfielder for his country and takes their set pieces
We owe Accies one after that dire performance at CP in October but happy with a couple of early goals then stroking the ball around. 3 points and move on
EmbraMike, from a football point of view we do owe Hamilton, we were awful that day.
We also owe them a debt of thanks for their treatment of Jay Beattie.
Wonderful from Hamilton.
I can’t be there today, but if I could be, I would stand up and applaud them onto the pitch.
Árd Macha, at least you get to see sport, I need to go shoe shopping, with 3 females, fancy a swap.
IdlovetostandoutintherainwatchingGAACSC
tom mclaughlin
09:19 on 22 February, 2015
Leaving for Paradise at 10am.
I don’t like all this talk of resting players for Thursday.
The League is our priority. Unless a player is carrying a knock, he should be on the park from the start.
By all means rest players second half if we are 2 or 3 up but the likes of Armstrong and GMS need as much game time as possible to fit into our system.
4-0 Celtic.
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Can’t agree mate. Think izzy, for one, should be stood down today . He has had a punishing schedule.
Would also take GMS and Armstrong out for today, let them breath a bit ahead of Thursday and Johansson could sit this out.
Guidetti for Griffiths would be my take also.
5 changes . Gives game time to some other players and keeps some fresh for a monster shift in Thursday
Stringer bell with you on that, no point in having a big squad if we do’nt use them ,hopefully to our advantage. Saying that I am mindful of what happened up at Inverness. H H Hebcelt
It’s for games like today’s that I wish the substitution rules were different – get a 2 or 3 and then change rallorrathem…..
Now there’s an idea – instead of limiting teams to 3 substitutes, why not make the actual number of subs ‘Spinal Tap’ (i.e. up to 11) but at the same time still only allow teams to make changes no more than 3 times during a game…
I’m in between on the “freshening up” debate. Wouldn’t like to see widespread change but 2 or max 3 changes could be called for. I’m thinking Fisher, Kris & Guidetti as likely candidates to come in.
This is a difficult fixture, any one after a game like Thursday’s Euro epic would be, and RD has to make changes with players having knocks and twinges.
Darnell Fisher would be my choice at FB if Adam Matthews doesn’t make it, and the number of enforced changes through necessity and number of games makes the game onerous.
Therefore score forecast;
Celtic 5 Hamilton 0
Jay Beatty CSC
BSR –
I’d play Jay up front?
Inverness is a tricky venue ..perhaps not the best game to rest players
Whereas Hamilton at home should be an easier challenge …minding the balls up early this season
Also , with Aberdeen winning yesterday it’s important we keep our noses in front
Tough decision for RD today
Jobo
11 subs…too expensive for most teams
Biblical rain – way down south.
Radio on -Pundits discussing Serie A.Usual Italian interest in formation and tactics.
One pundit says – “Inter will stick with 4 -3 – 2-1”.Other pundit says -“Nonsense -Inter don’t have a defence -so it’s -0 -3 -2-.1. “
KevJungle 8:40
They are refusing to pay a £250k fine. They didn’t pay Hearts the full £750k for Wallace. And they would have paid £140m????? Dream on pal.
If we do get a penalty………………
………………..*cough*
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I’d let the wee barra take it.
100% record!
árd macha
09:57 on 22 February, 2015
I’ll give you a beep of the horn on my way out of mass to Hurley training mate I’m in a green Loch Mor training top
Hurling training is in Crumlin United
Weather is awful here by the way wrap up warm !
Complaint sent to BT this morning regarding racist and sectarian singing being broadcast live on their sports channel. Would urge any other BT customers to do likewise.
hebcelt
09:40 on 22 February, 2015
I will give them my usual Tim welcome …….. Hahahahahahaha …and show them the victory dance …. :)
Josimar
have you got a link for that?
Still on a high after Thursday
So many great performances on the pitch and the GB in the stands
Will anto get back in for today’s game?
Unlikely I think
Fair play to collymore for what he’s highlighting and the reaction entirely predictable
So ambhran na bhfiann is sectarian is it, can’t remember any mention of religion in it
Terrible news about Tony Conway
May he rest in peace
josimar
10:40 on 22 February, 2015
At least BT didn’t turn off the microphones, allowing ‘the world’ to hear / witness Scotland’s Shame ‘at their best’….. exposure is the only way to get this nonsense effectively addressed.
…….anyway, off to the game now….cannot wait to get there…..bbbbyyyyeeee …MON THE HOOPS
Ronny’d rather win 4-3 than 1-0. Have a wee read…
http://www.cqnmagazine.com/?p=3369
We’re going to have a look at Clyde1 from last night after the game today…
New site should be merged with CQN this week. If anyone has been emailing me recently and hasn’t got a reply it is because the link was broken while working on the site and we never noticed. It will be sorted this week. In the meantime can you email Paul – celticquicknews@gmail.com – and he will forward.
Enjoy the game.
Ginger, I like Anto a lot and I actually believe if he played today he would deliver, however coming back a day late on such an important week, is a Cardinal sin. Much as it hurts me to say it, I’d say his days are numbered at Celtic Park.
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I Don’t think it is a Coincidence that this Celtic Squad have Gelled together since Wee Jay gave them a Dressing Room Roasting at Douglas Park..
Not sure if this is Word for Word..
But Basically he told them..
,“Its time to Man Up and Don’t ever forget its Glasgow Celtic FC You play for”
Now l don’t know the Greek for..Pwoud Wery Pwoud..
But l Imagine is was getting Muttered somewhere in the Desert lately..:-)
Well done Jay..Inspirational.. and then Some..
001
Heading out in an hour or so for a 1pm kick off at Celtic Park, then hoofing it up to ole EK for a 4pm kick off at K Park.
Gonna need the full winter hill walking kit for this one I think.
BSR:- Might need some extra guy ropes for the gazebo.. Where are you setting it up today? Just a grid reference will do his time…
11.30 Mass Franciscan Friary Clonmel for me. Quick trip to Deli to buy a take-away dinner, home, slap it in the micro-wave. find a sausage and try & get inconvenience of eating over before kick off. Watch game, then tidy house before she who is to be obeyed returns from her week-end set dancing in Killarney.
TBB
Hmmm………If you’ve a hatch this is a day for battening it down.
Usual spot
HH
Hark at this Numpty from RM;))
If you told Muslim or a Jew to go home, there would be outrage, and rightly so. The same would apply if you said it in relation to Sikhs, Hindus or Catholics.
Action against those committing the crime, would be demanded by all.
Yet, in 21st century Scotland, Protestants are fair game for being told to go home, complete with derogatory sectarian term of abuse. It has been going on for decades.
The media are currently targeting some songs, but are strangely and repeatedly, if inconsistently and hypocritically silent on others.
Why are Protestants considered second class citizens in modern day Scotland when it comes to their rights?
Does Scotland have a rather sectarian form of “anti-sectarian” justice?
HH
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(Bangalore CSC)
Expect several changes today. Matthews came off injured during the week, Armstrong was struggling with cramp and Guidetti may have edged ahead of Griffiths for a starting place.
Gordon
Ambrose Denayer VVD Izaguirre
Brown Bitton
Commons Johansen Henderson
Guidetti
with a strong bench of GMS, Armstrong, Griffiths, Sceptic, Wakaso, Fisher, Zaluska
*Scepovic
Taken from Celtic Underground (Harry Brady)
Reading Stan Collymore’s tweets these past few days left me wondering – how did we get here? For those unaware, following the Chelsea racism scandal, Collymore tweeted that Chelsea and RFC were two sides of the same coin and that RFC should be removed from TV until they stopped singing about being up to their knees… and that sponsors should boycott them. So how in Scotland did we get to a position where no-one has tackled this and the other illegal songs of murder and hate based upon religion? We all know the answer and it came on Saturday night on Clyde’s Super Scoreboard. I never listen and am going on the texts and the twitter timeline explosion – In the terrible whataboutery of Scotland, A caller criticised Celtic flying the IRA flag and singing the IRA song. He was referring to the flag and anthem of our neighbour nation and fellow EU member Ireland!
This preposterous comment and the follow up illustrates Scotland’s problem. Rather than immediately take the caller off air and then an employee of Clyde apologise as would be normal journalistic and editorial practice, professional arsehole Keevins agreed!! A man who really should know better actually stated that by singing the anthem of Ireland on Thursday night the Celtic fans had brought shame on the club! What a racist prick!!
What these comments do however is succinctly illustrate Scotland’s problem. It doesn’t understand its sectarian problem because it isn’t a sectarian problem. Everything you need to know about how we have come to tens of thousands belting out vile anti-Catholic and anti-Irish songs at Hampden and the head of the SFA saying “what can we do” is illustrated in equating the Billy Boys with Amhrán na bhFiann.
Fortunately the sectarian issues affecting Scotland today are minimal with the remants remaining in the songs sung at football and now that this is the case, it is convenient for society to say that sectarianism is a football, specifically “an Old Firm” issue. Poppycock.
I say sectarian because that is the context within which the debate is set however as everyone knows, Scotland did not have a sectarian problem, it had an anti-Catholic problem. Most reading this will be fortunate enough to never have experienced the issues of “No Irish or Blacks” signs or glass ceilings due to their religion. I am fortunate that overt anti-Catholicism was dying why I was child and finished by the time I got to the job market, but it was still there. One of my first direct experiences of anti Catholicism was when, one summer weekend cutting the front grass, my dad was asked to sign a petition against a Catholic High school being built in Eastwood Park. We were very fortunate that my dad’s career rise had come outside Scotland and we lived in a nice home. The petitioner obviously didn’t expect Catholics to live in an affluent suburb and was free to ask. Naturally she was told where to go.
Fortunately these instances of anti-Catholicsim are no more, what frustrates me is how Scotland has tackled the problem.
Taking out the abuse and insults, the only form of Sectarianism I am aware of in my 44 years of life has been anti-Catholicism. Linked closely to Irish immigration I don’t think anyone would deny that there was discrimination in the workplace and society against Catholics. Unlike other forms of prejudice against Black, Muslims or Jews, Scottish society decided not to call it what it was and put this anti-Catholicism under the Sectarian banner. This was convenient as it made it sound like it was a problem that affected all, however, as I say, apart from verbal insults tell me of the sectarian attitudes that had Protestants excluded from jobs simply for their faith.
Nevertheless we have now grown up as a society and whilst I still find in certain social circles an acceptance of derogatory anti-Catholic jokes, by and large it has gone, which brings me to OBFA.
As a football fan it frustrates that politicians and commentators like to bundle our “sectarian” problem into a football problem although I understand why – make it the fault of dirty down-market football and those who don’t attend can pretend it doesn’t and never existed as a societal issue. In tackling “sectarianism” at football the SNP decided to implement to OBFA, a ridiculous piece of legislation which has seen people removed from stadium for wearing Free Palestine t-shirts and debate over whether singing the anthem of a fellow EU member state should be criminalised.
The nonsense of the OBFA is that it has allowed the racist and anti-Catholic songs to be bundled into a whataboutery of every other song people don’t like to have a situation where apples and oranges are compared like for like and diddies like Keevins aren’t intelligent enough to differentiate. The nonsense of Scotland is that it has left songs extolling racist intent and religious hatred unchallenged.
Thousands upon thousands (not the “small minority” often mentioned) song such songs at the league cup semi-final and the police PRAISED fan behavior. When challenged stewart Reagan admitted it happened but asked “what can I do?”
As I say, Stan Collymore’s twitter campaign got me thinking – How has it come to this? How has it come to an outsider pointing out the obvious? That games should be taken off TV, stands should be shut and a club should be deducted points and fined and we’ve done nothing? The most depressing point is – I know why. Because Scotland hasn’t grown up enough to deal with. It is too frightened. It has marginalized the issue to football’s sectarian shame. Football fans are part of society, and Scottish society still has an anti-Irish Catholic cancer at it’s heart. Depressingly I also knew that any debate would lead to a whataboutery and nonsensically shoe-horning Celtic into the debate. Stan doesn’t live here. Sadly he doesn’t realise Scotland isn’t grown up enough to deal with his problems and likes to shoot the messenger. How has it come to this?
Bada bing
Wisnae doubting your good word.
Merely mentioning it was your comment that got me interested.
HH