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So what did we learn yesterday?  Primarily we learned that you can’t replace 8 players from a team which won 0-4 at Tynecastle while leaving the core element of the team in place.  It is justifiable to be critical of the performances of experienced key players who didn’t perform, but Wanyama, Brown, Matthews, Miku didn’t become bad players overnight, nor did Tony Watt, what happened is the essence of our team – the system – was missing.

The effort was there but the focus which makes this Celtic team wasn’t.  In many ways this was the perfect setup for a Champions League game against a team too many people are telling me we’ll turn over.  Our Christmas Cup Final on Wednesday will require every element that existed against Barcelona last month.

The knives are out for Spartak’s foreign players, who are taking the blame for the clubs disintegration since losing at home to Celtic, both in the press and online fan polls.  We may see a more Russian looking Spartak on Wednesday.  Which will be no bad thing.

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  1. the_huddle on

    The story I heard was that Celtic offered him £2k a week yet were blown out the water by Wigan (£10k), Celtic didn’t think he would be an automatic starter in our midfield, don’t think any of us would disagree with that looking back. So hardly something to beat the club with.

     

     

    Plus he’s hardly turned into a world beater.

  3. The Boy Jinky on

    On the subject of james mcarthy

     

     

    We signed big vic for under £1m…. And that was seen as a bit of a gamble as he wasnt expected to get in the team first season.

     

     

    I personally think young james was better off going south … Remember the abuse the boy got at most grounds in scotland.

     

     

    Maybe when his contracts up and he is older he might be up for the hoops and all that goes with it

  4. Sixteen roads to Golgotha on

    zimmerman

     

     

    Is that the 21st of December mate?

     

     

    Same date as my subscription to Skysports finishes.

     

     

    IfItWasn’tForBadLuckIwouldHaveNoLuckAtallCSC.

  5. tommytwiststommyturns on

    prestonpans – of course, makes sense now!

     

     

    CRC – you’re so cynical…! :-)

     

    The draw should be interesting.

     

     

    T4

  8. praecepta on

    Marrakesh Express

     

     

    Pretty accurate summation of how I heard it re: JMc.

     

     

    However PL was faced with an additional problem in the latter stages (when the anti was ramped up to the max) – he was faced with a trigger scenario in the dressing room re: weekly wages – 5/6 others’ agents would have been knocking the door!

  9. prestonpans bhoys on

    anditsthepoleagain

     

    23:13 on

     

    2 December, 2012

     

     

    Zep, yes; cream ok; but ac/dc…………

  10. Marrakesh Express on

    The huddle,

     

    ‘He cant blame Celtic for him not wearing the hoops’

     

     

    His other option was to see out his contract which I think still had 9 months to run, and go to us. Now I dont know how much he was on at Accies but its safe to say that he’d have been giving up a couple of hundred grand by doing so. He was wanted in the EPL which is no ordinary offer so he took it when we backed off. I think he can blame Celtic for not snapping him up at the price quoted which by the way was the same fee we’ve paid many times for duds.

  13. celticrollercoaster loves Wee Oscar, our Celtic Warrior on

    the_huddle

     

    23:13 on

     

    2 December, 2012

     

     

    Is he not an automatic starter in the EPL?

     

     

    I still wonder if he would make a difference in our team? Really don’t know myself, but would have taken a chance on him. We waste so much money on other players!!!!!

     

     

    HH

     

     

    CRC

  14. channelislandcelt on

    BSR

     

     

    Dallas ,Thomson ,Norris ,Collum ,Rowbotham ,Murray ,Tait ,Wharton ,McGinley and Syme.

     

     

    Howzat for a table of ten at next hun do -they can all have a wee shot each :0{)

  15. The Boy Jinky on

    T4

     

     

    Bbc reports 23,195 at mordor

     

     

    But

     

     

    Thats a new world record for a sevco scottish cup game as its their only one in their short history

  18. prestonpans bhoys on

    Just noticed that the new club is on shortbread, wee Billy eating more pies than Sally by the look of it!!

  19. thomthethim on

    Kojo,

     

     

    A very good question.

     

    I don’t think that Neil will be clutching a viper to his breast, but, if the appointment proves successful, then it would mean that Neil’s Celtic will be successful.

     

     

    Who is to say if Jim has ambitions to be a football manager.

     

     

    I feel that he has the professional qualifications tobe a sports consultant in many sporting arenas.

     

     

    If he shows ambition to be a football manager it would not necessarily follow that it would be at Celtic.

     

     

    Finally, I don’t that any football manager would recruit anyone of inferior qualities out of fear for their job.

     

     

    In short, if Mc.Guinness is a success at Celtic, then it is a win for him and a win for us.

  20. Kojo on

    Cathedra44

     

     

     

    The Reason.. Ah brought up .. That Proposition..

     

     

    aboot Neil… Regretting, the McGuinness Celtic Appointment..

     

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    Wiz…

     

    Ah read.. somewhere..

     

     

    Where.. Mr.McGuinness, THANKED, Neil, WARMLY…fur.. Bringing his Very Existence tae the attention of

     

    the Celtic Board..

     

     

    Who subsequently, after due consideration.. of that Recommendation o’ Neil’s

     

     

    Invited.. Mr.McGuinness tae join the Club.

     

     

    Kojo

     

     

    Still.. Laughin’

  21. the_huddle on

    I’d have taken a chance on McCarthy as well, I like the player just don’t think we can blame the club for him not wearing the hoops.

     

     

    He supports the team, and is given a £2k a week to wear the strip, not many of us could turn that down but he did. That’s fact.

  26. Raymac on

    Right–blagged a cheap return from pal in the know. That’s me sorted. Couple of pints in the Wallace on Tuesday night. Someone on here mentionmed Vinnie’s in Raploch. I take it the game will be on there. So, see game, then head to session in the Saddle Inn. Quiz night on Thursday. Home Friday. Then a couple more weeks until my Festive Fortnight. All I need now to complete my happiness is a decent nap in the naps competition and a Celtic win. Sometimes Guinness can do stuff better than Carlsberg.

  29. THE EXILED TIM on

    Oh dear, even when someone posts the reality of the situation, some still make up the story to suit themselfs.

     

     

    Off to bed, got a room to paint in the morning, Mrs TET has the cleaning bug, it must be near new year time again :>)

     

     

    Take care and god bless Timland

     

     

    HH

     

    KTF

  30. The Boy Jinky on

    T4

     

     

    He was in larkhall saturday night … So with his recent track record you just never know

  33. Greenlion2 on

    celticrollercoaster loves Wee Oscar, our Celtic Warrior

     

     

    All the oldest cub has talked about since Friday night is how nice the 3 of you were to her…. Apart from her being really pure overwhelmed.

     

     

    From all of us to all you Thx x

  35. Marrakesh Express on

    I think your right…his career has blossomed at Wigan where he was thrust into the first team almost straight away and by playing at that level, he has certainly prospered.

     

    The wages offered by PL were much more than the 2k a week quoted so its possible that PL wasnt over keen as it might upset the dressing room.

     

    James suffered abuse at most grounds in Scotland. He got it from the suits at Ibrox which was strangely missed by the press who sat next to them. He came in for some vile treatment at Motherwell too but the worst was at Dumfries when it got so bad that Billy Reid asked the police to deal with it, which they duly did by arresting some QOS fans in the main stand. This made a small column in The Sun. James McCarthy was on the same sad hate list as Lennon and McGeady. He’s better off away from his cesspit of a country.

  36. Kojo on

    ThomTheThim

     

     

    Tnanks,pal.. fur yer prompt. response.

     

     

    Sure. You are probably correct,in whit ye hiv said, regarding my

     

    infernal inference..concerning the possible Upshot..which could Deleteriously Affect Neil’s Career…

     

    of Mr.McGuinness’s Appointment.

     

     

    The Reason why Ah brought it up,wiz..

     

     

    Ah kin Readily remember a Regrettable occasion in Ma Past..

     

     

    Where..

     

     

    Ah did .. Mak the awful Mistake..

     

     

    O’ Bringing in ..

     

     

    Ma Ain Replacement…

     

     

    Completely, Unintentionally ,of course..

     

     

    Because, of My Own Naiveté.

     

     

    Kojo

     

     

    Still, Laughin’

  37. anditsthepoleagain on

    the_huddle

     

     

    Im just going up to hack the Movember of my top lip, carrying on and not shaving is very tempting

  38. Greenlion2 on

    tommytwiststommyturns

     

    23:24 on

     

    2 December, 201

     

     

    Marion won you & Mrs TTT prize … I was hoping she gave it to me….

  41. Sixteen roads to Golgotha on

    Fred C. Dobbs

     

     

    James McCarthy didn’t have any say in the matter.

     

     

    Tony Mowbray is to blame.

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