There is a team in this squad but defending for buttons

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Of all the football nonsense, I hate scapegoating most.  So Ryan, I’m sorry, but what on earth were you doing?  We were 0-2 ahead and had created several other very good chances.  Milan were nowhere, they had not mustered a cohesive attack. That foul was conceded in the perfect spot for a free kick taker; you could read the script on how momentum would switch the moment it was awarded.

Attackers are primarily there to exploit opponents weaknesses, Tom Rogic, Odsonne Edouard and Ryan Christie combined to do this and put Celtic two ahead in the San Siro.  Tom came close on another occasion, Callum McGregor had a gilt-edged chance and having got himself into the perfect position, Jeremie Frimpong froze with Milan at his mercy.  We could have been out of sight.

There is a team in this squad.  The formation looked right.  Frimpong seemed liberated from his normal wide anchor, Rogic worried defenders before tiring; in particular, I was impressed by the way the ball was accurately bulleted across the field.

Oh, and we cannot defend for buttons.  I was chastised by a 16-year-old after the game for talking up the relative merits of this performance compared to Ross County.  Apparently there is a rulebook for defending two goal leads away to tier one teams, you defend like Ross County and close the game out.  But we don’t know how to defend like Ross County.  Imagine that!

What I will say is, they fought for their manager last night, Commando Christie in particular.

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  1. GARCIA LORCA on 4TH DECEMBER 2020 6:53 PM

     

    Chairbhoy @ 6.17pm.

     

     

     

     

    Crossrail- way over budget, further delayed by at least a couple of years and questions being asked about its relevance.

     

     

     

     

    I live by the Marble Arch

     

     

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    next time I get down I want a biscuit , I visit around lancaster gate a couple of times a year

  2. Chairbhoy

     

    If you look up Celtic Wiki.

     

    Scroll to The Photographic Library

     

    Select Team Line Ups

     

    Select 1963-64

     

    Scroll through a few pics

     

    Bingo- squad photo and Tommy Gemmell is in back row with his Irish/Shamrock top and white collar

  3. GARCIA LORCA on 4TH DECEMBER 2020 7:11 PM

     

    Chairbhoy

     

     

     

     

    If you look up Celtic Wiki.

     

     

     

     

    Scroll to The Photographic Library

     

     

     

     

    Select Team Line Ups

     

     

     

     

    Select 1963-64

     

     

     

     

    Scroll through a few pics

     

     

     

     

    Bingo- squad photo and Tommy Gemmell is in back row with his Irish/Shamrock top and white collar

     

     

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    viola

     

     

    http://image.wikifoundry.com/image/3/37bf93d176564cad7ecea70a04ffe3fd/GW1324H967/

  4. The Blogger Formerly Known As GM on

    So DD puts his controlling stake up for sale (he appoints PL, who appoints NL, so to dispense with those two you need a change of owner).

     

     

    Who’s buying?

     

     

    Who is the ‘dream’ owner of Celtic Football Club?

     

     

    The fans?

     

     

    The GB are worse than Trump, the Brexit crowd and SNP, charlatans one and all. At least the latter had a fantasy to sell to the hard of thinking – simple solutions for simple people, with a touch of jingoism/racism/xenophobia thrown in for good measure.

     

     

    The GB?

     

     

    Mob rule.

     

     

    Where’s your solution?

  5. Guid to see the wee sleekit and its variety of hunned-up aliases binned……………

     

     

    another charlatan ooooted.

     

     

    HHH.

  6. Neil Lennon in the same company as Mcgrory, Stein and McNeil.

     

    I don’t think so.

     

     

    I can’t remember anyone signing his name at Scottish cup final 2019( worst I’ve attended in 50 yrs)

  7. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    Bada

     

    Cheers , got chased out after saying Lenny should have gone after CL exit, haven’t posted since

  8. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    Once upon a time two football clubs shared a city but not much else.

     

     

    One club’s recent past was punctuated by unprecedented domestic success and a solid financial footing. They also had an imminent opportunity to win more silverware …. but, admittedly, had made a poor start to the season.

     

     

    The other club were a basket case. Liquidated eight years previously a facsimile club emerged. During its eight years of existence it won the SROFA (hint – first 2 words are “Square” and “Root”) and posted huge financial losses every year.

     

     

    Similar to the season that just finished this club started this season very well.

     

     

    One set of supporters are buoyant become compare.

     

     

    The other set of supporters are fuming, raging, depressed and rebellious.

     

     

    Behavioural Psychology 101 question.

     

     

    Which supporters are which?

     

     

    Hail hail

     

     

    Keep The Faith

  9. NORRIEM on 4TH DECEMBER 2020 5:15 PM

     

    Firstly Moderator

     

     

     

     

    Can you take down that post at 4.53

     

     

     

     

    The Trust requested this not be shared so they did not have strangers dial in

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Big Jimmy, welcome back big Fhella, stayed out of the spat, as a few did, we could all have got banned 👍

     

     

     

     

     

     

    AWKB – are you sure Ralf is out of work ???

     

     

     

     

    Thought he moved to head of football operations at his club, will need to look at that

     

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    Sorry about that folks. I saw it posted elsewhere but probably not on a site with many interlopers.

     

     

    Id forgotten they pay a visit here, more likely now they have something to laugh at.

  10. Saint Stivs

     

    Many thanks for posting.

     

    Some of us on here will remember the stick many in that team took from the support – and the Board too- yet within 3 or 4 years we were Champions of Europe.

     

    Certainly not a parallel with today’s times but the frustrations of the Celtic support , having won nothing and lost several Scottish Cup and League Cup Finals, was palpable.

     

    I recall my late father having watched many European ties including the 1960 Real Madrid- Eintracht Frankfurt final claiming that if only Celtic could win the league and get into that competition then we would win it because we played our football on the ground ( the Celtic way ). Well Celtic did win the league a couple of years on from that photograph and then proceeded to do what my Dad predicted all along.

     

    By the way if he was alive today he would stand shoulder to shoulder with Neil Lennon ( whilst being a ferocious critic of some Board policies and members )

  11. lets all do the huddle on

    The GB are worse than Trump, the Brexit crowd and SNP, charlatans one and all. At least the latter had a fantasy to sell to the hard of thinking – simple solutions for simple people, with a touch of jingoism/racism/xenophobia thrown in for good measure.

     

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    jeez

     

     

    how many people can you abuse in the one sentence

     

     

    a keyboard wide-o

  12. this will be a time of multiple vainglorious overwrought flounces and am-dram…………hyperbole.

     

     

    ;)

  13. BT – its a blog. A good one, but just a vehicle for opinions – rarely the end of the world when genuine Celtic folks share a differing opinion.

     

     

    Hope you are well.

     

     

    HH

  14. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    Bankiebhoy

     

    I am good mate , working from home so no time for blogging

  15. ST TAMS on 4TH DECEMBER 2020 7:22 PM

     

    Neil Lennon in the same company as Mcgrory, Stein and McNeil.

     

    I don’t think so.

     

     

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    and if you cannot recognise Neil Lennon as a great in the history of celtic up there with the all time winners, then that says it all about your relentless hounding of the man for years.

     

     

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    I can’t remember anyone signing his name at Scottish cup final 2019( worst I’ve attended in 50 yrs)

     

     

    seriously ? really ? the day celtic won a treble treble with a sublime winner from Odsonne was the worst cup final you ever attended ? you never heard the ONE NEIL LENNON CHANT after the game ? seriously ?

     

     

    you think that performance was worse than anyof the losing cup final we had ?

     

     

    Hearts , Clyde , Dunfermline, Aberdeen , the original Huns,

     

     

    If you couldnt enjoy the treble treble because Neil delivered it, well your in a bad place.

  16. THE BLOGGER FORMERLY KNOWN AS GM on 4TH DECEMBER 2020 7:18 PM

     

     

     

    ‘Who is the ‘dream’ owner of Celtic Football Club?

     

     

    The fans?’

     

     

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    ” I have also indicated my intention that my shareholding will be made available to be held broadly amongst the supporters and existing shareholders of the Club. I believe that this should produce the best structure of ownership for the Club and the Company.”

     

    Fergus McCann 14/09/1998

  17. The Blogger Formerly Known As GM on

    Let’s have a poll: hands up those who would like to see the Green Brigade running Celtic Football Club?

     

     

    Don’t be shy.

  18. BT – goodstuff matey.

     

     

    The pandemic and wfh change has actually given me more time to devote to online Celtica…….

     

     

    Every silver-lining etc etc…….

     

     

    :)

     

     

    HH

  19. St Tams

     

     

    NL’s record is going to stand scrutiny throughout history, he has won 5 of 9 in a row and may yet win 6 of 10.

     

     

    He is 90 minutes away from another treble.

     

     

    He’s been to the last 16 of CL as manager and a Euro final as a player.

     

     

    This current run is horrendous, but the league is not lost yet – although he is walking an absolute tightrope results wise. I get that. Or he would be, if the board were serious and had an alternative lined up.

     

     

    TJ

  20. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    Maybe it’sdue to the fact I’m working in M old room and the pink walls have mellowed my outlook although I’m on the wine so it may change soon.

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