Last night’s result was both disappointing and embarrassing. Considering that Bodo/Glimt were preseason and scored their third long after the affects of cramp and exhaustion took hold, it was even humiliating. Only a remarkable turnaround will see Celtic remain in the Uefa Conference League, an outcome that would be very harsh on the comparatively underpaid and over-performing Norwegians.
When I looked at the teams left in the competition earlier this week, only Leicester and Marseille seemed out of reach. This was a chance, I thought, to go deep into a European competition – perhaps our last and easiest chance for some time, as we hoped to compete on higher ground in the years to come.
We have both seen enough of Celtic in Europe, though, to hedge our bets. On Wednesday, I wrote, “You and I are also full of confidence right now. What we are missing is a test against non-Scottish opposition. Drubbing a limp Newco gave us hope that we are watching something special. Tomorrow night will give an indication as to whether that hope is valid.” We have our answer.
Welcome the truth instead of living deluded. It should fortify us for the challenges ahead, better to know, than to rock up at Easter Road next week with an unbalanced and porous midfield. Or to think that the world has been put to right during two transfer windows.
Cameron Carter-Vickers was head and shoulders above everyone on the field. He operated at a level Bodo/Glimt were unable to reach. Similarly, Carl Starfelt and Joe Hart did not put a foot wrong. Our full backs and wingers on both sides were bossed out of the contest.
Callum McGregor has seen this movie before and covered every inch of the park in a vain attempt to prevent a sequel. Did anyone think Tom Rogic and Matt O’Riley would be an effective midfield pairing? Apart from Ange, of course. Daizen Maeda scored with a peach of a header but spent much of the game isolated. I hope Reo Hatate was carrying an impediment that made his exclusion from the starting line-up necessary. Any other reason would be inexplicable.
And for the record, Ange, no, we did not control the game. That ability lay with the men in yellow, who played exactly how they wanted.
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GREENPINATA on 19TH FEBRUARY 2022 5:55 PM
.My imagination running wild.
A possy of posters peering out from underneath the circled waggons waiting on that pesky JHB making an appearance.
Hes on, he’s on the jubilant cries ring out. Out come the twirling keyboards and a typing frenzy begins.
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which one is Gabby Hayes getting an arrow in the back and slurring ‘guess I won’t be gittin to Californy afterall’😎
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxIO5r_hPx0
League Cup Winners 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxSXDVQ9OTY
Celtic thump Rangers to go top! 💥 | Celtic 3-0 Rangers | Scottish Premiership Highlights
Imagine where we could be if Ange was allowed an assistant!?!
Antiboardagenda CSC
damned varmit
ROCK TREE BHOY on 19TH FEBRUARY 2022 5:43 PM
Life’s too short my friend.
I post my opinion and it antagonises someone because I post my opinion.
Who has the problem?
MARSPAPA on 19TH FEBRUARY 2022 4:29 PM
ONIL…
I wonder if Ange has ever witnessed such bias against any team he has bossed as he has with Celtic.
Not a chance!
https://celtsarehere.com/sutton-discusses-area-postecoglous-celtic-needs-to-improve/
AN TEARMANN on 19TH FEBRUARY 2022 4:52 PM
Vague and insecure? Not me.
UNCLE JIMMY @ 4:55
Some good debate and largely respectful. Always good to see on CQN.
I reckon most agree that we’re on a journey and not at our peak yet.
Despite this, anyone who actually suggests any specifics to improve is still roundly condemned.
Genuinely confused. How can we improve if we don’t change anything? Will time, alone, make things better.
For me, I’d like to see more height and strength in the side and I’d like to see a more cohesive backroom staff.
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Lots of well-made points there without doubt.
We were given a severe examination on Thursday, the like of which we don’t experience domestically. Most of our setbacks in the league have been due to lack of players(early season) when we lay seventh, and someone(?) may have suggested ‘tongue in cheek’ that we’d lucky to ‘squeeze into’ the top six…… or, self-inflicted wounds, e.g. against Livingston(2) & St Mirren. Four goals in those three games and we could have been EIGHT points ahead.
On your point about making changes, I agree – but what changes? I don’t believe that Ange knows his best eleven yet – I certainly don’t. We have a big enough pool for domestic games – so it must be ‘horses for courses’, dare I say, a pragmatic, rather than. Idealistic approach taken.
I am not going to overly criticise – we are in pole position in the league, but to be frank, Europe lays bare our inadequacies. We haven’t won a knock-out European tie post Christmas for eighteen years, nearly a generation! So the sooner it is out of the way this season, the better, for me. It is an unwelcome distraction at present – maybe next season we will make a better fist of it.
The league is paramount. We are on a good run of results albeit with some ‘iffy’ periods in most games, *Rangers excepted. I hope we have the resolve to see it through….but it won’t be easy!
GREENPINATA on 19TH FEBRUARY 2022 5:55 PM
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I’d be lost without a good ambush. What’d be the point in coming on😅.
The slings & arrows are sometimes outrageous – but I’m fortunate to have them. HH
aww goad……………..
infamy, infamy, they all …………….
Love is the Law.
C Horses.
ernie and Tom Love Celtic big ragamuffin stylee.
CQN stalwarts, for what its worth.
Bring on the Dundee the morra.
Hatate masterclass incoming.
I dinnae want to go all MadMitch (MM – you make some excellent observations, some I disagree with).
Here’s the Sonic for those that huvnae heard it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVzUFNWIYM0
That wee hunned-up Nasty will doubtless have wee Chico as his ither unofficial spokesman.
Rock tree bhoy
You can post about Celtic anytime you know,
Try it.
Always attempting to shape debate tho surprisingly(not really) having nothing to say
So more bout Celtic RTB,let’s read it,am positive there’s classics in there.a lot more rewarding than poster watching and how others react,
A Tune!!!!!
Allow it @ Celtic Park
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDeMxlhm8XI
No Leave it Yeah!!!!
AN TEARMANN on 19TH FEBRUARY 2022 6:54 PM
You always have nothing to say and but somehow spend a helluva lot of time on here saying it, give it a rest mate, or you’ll be added to the scroll by list.
ONENIGHTINLISBON on 19TH FEBRUARY 2022 6:22 PM
You are correct of course, no argument from me.
is this a clique i see before me.
lol.
dearie me.
GREENPINATA on 19TH FEBRUARY 2022 5:55 PM
Excellent, 10 out of 10 for that one :-)
sailing close to the wind
Obviously it is being Davie Hay’d…… I think we need the Lightshow to be a lot better.
Hinderance atm as it stops the crowd scaring Whoever is in the away Dressing Room.
we’ve got jimmy jpohnstone number
https://i.imgur.com/g0cRFqZ.jpeg
City equalize stoppage time. Spurs go up park and Kane makes it 3-2. Terrific game.
Connaire12 – not changed a bit 😁😁
AN TEARMANN on 19TH FEBRUARY 2022 6:54 PM
Rock tree bhoy
You can post about Celtic anytime you know,
Try it.
Always attempting to shape debate tho surprisingly(not really) having nothing to say
So more bout Celtic RTB,let’s read it,am positive there’s classics in there.a lot more rewarding than poster watching and how others react,
ROCK TREE BHOY on 19TH FEBRUARY 2022 7:01 PM
AN TEARMANN on 19TH FEBRUARY 2022 6:54 PM
You always have nothing to say and but somehow spend a helluva lot of time on here saying it, give it a rest mate, or you’ll be added to the scroll by list..
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My mates don’t tolerate racism RTB.
No rest in being tolerant with that.
Look forward to a post on Celtic.
Promise I won’t scroll by.
Enjoyable game at Galashiels today where the B team came out on top 2 1……Two terrific goals from Roco Vata and Owen Morgan …tho they weren’t the stand outs for me…….Dane Murray played well …but Ben Summers was terrific in the middle of the park and has a real chance……keeper was also good..
Spurs win a pulsating game.
Madmitch
Spare for Sunday :-)))
HH
Gabby Hayes: a name from my childhood going to the pictures on a Saturday morning. Who did he partner? The very name has made my Saturday night.
I see that Pep has been found out. Maybe it’s because he has an assistant or two. :–)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke5Mr5eCF2U
An Tearman
Narrow escape for you there AT, your not on the scroll by list just yet :-)
I’m not trying to shape any debate, honestly, just don’t like seeing fellow Celtic supporters throwing mud at each other,
just for you, I think tomorrows game against Dundee will be a lot tougher than the last time we played them,
my lift has just arrived , off to the pub.
Stanley was I right ? Fella at front glasses on ?
“my mates”…..playground bravado
City v Spurs What a brilliant game.
Parkhead, I’m pretty sure it was in the Roy Rogers.
Dermot, you have overseen a New Club (Lackeys doing what lackeys dae) get higher ranked than Celtic.
Sandy Lane, Masonic to the core.
Bampot.