Having watched previous generations of Celtic teams park the bus at Barcelona I’m not one to criticise Hamilton Accies when they do the same at Celtic Park. They put on an effective defensive performance but although the game got nervy as Celtic defended a one goal lead in the final minutes, Accies were never able to pass the ball well enough to make a genuine attempt at goal.
The only goal of the game came from a deep run by Moussa Dembele, who had dropped behind Tom Rogic, before sprinting forward to collect a pass from the Aussie. The Accies back line were concentrating on catching Leigh Griffiths offside but didn’t have the response necessary to match Dembele’s run.
It was great play from Rogic, Dembele and Griffiths, who remained in control to finish. That aside, the incredibly high standard of passing Celtic have achieved in recent weeks wasn’t matched. That’s football, it’s impossible for players, or anyone else for that matter, to perform with machine-like consistency, even John Lennon wrote the lyric, “I am a walrus”.
As well as experiencing varying levels of performance, we are now far enough into the season for teams to face Celtic with some revised plans. We play three at the back in possession, so Premiership teams push three men up when Craig Gordon has the ball, forcing the keeper to kick to the halfway line, where possession is often lost. This happened against Aberdeen, Motherwell and Accies in recent weeks.
Brendan Rodgers is miles ahead of his competition, but elements of games between now and the break will be more like chess matches than football. Not least our visit to Hamilton’s artificial surface on Christmas Eve. In the whole of 2016 only Motherwell beat Accies in consecutive games, and indication of an astonishing level of resilience by a club without the resources normally associated with senior football. Coo coo ca choo.
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JOBO BALDIE on 14TH DECEMBER 2016 6:22 PM
Natknow @ 6.13 –
Aye, and as for coo coo ca choo!! Harrrrumphhh
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Wasn’t coo coo ca choo Alvin Stardust?
They must be out of their tiny minds if they think otherwise…
Natknow, enjoy.
Having just finished my 3 poached egg(men) (no, honestly) I’m off to watch telly with my Crabalocker fishwife. And I suggest I leave it at that….
Goo goo g’jobo ;-)
At what point does Kenny MacIntyre stop referring to Barry Ferguson as a guest? He’s hardly ever off!
Announce the closure of the Crumbledome.
Nothing wrong with a bit of direct football – Heynckes had Bayern playing a potent mix of intricate passing mixed up with flashing direct diagonal balls inside the opposition full-backs; it devastated both Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Then Pep took over and weakened them with his insistence on pure tikki-takka only.
Our petty wee Scottish interpretation of a ‘long ball’ game is mainly due to decades of demented Hun coaching – staunchly determined to oppose Stein’s vision of the beautiful game – that devolved our tactical nous into a game of cloven-footed cluggers hoofing high balls up to sharp-elbowed brutish freaks of nature hoping for knock-downs or fortuitous breaks of the ball to onrushing demented energiser-bunny midfielders.
FTSFA.
‘They pulled down the school and made it a parking lot…’
Jonimitchellcsc
Natknow-
No, Alvin stole it from Paul Simon’s description of Mrs Robinson.
We may need an explanatory flow chart here.
Right, away this time….
SANDMAN on 14TH DECEMBER 2016 6:44 PM
I’m going to see the EPL’s modern kings of the long ball game, Tony Pulis’s West Brom, tonight. Free neck brace with your match ticket!!
https://mobile.twitter.com/TIA_EWING/status/808483697229963265
Polician commenting validity of SFA appointment
Radio is a tad surreal tonight.
GuyFawkesaforeverhero: I put a calendar in my bag for you. Can you make it over to the CQN corner? If not, someone who knows us both can pass on my/your mobile no. and we can make arrangements that way.
Big Jimmy: I was aware of that so we can make arrangements in the BV. I will there at 12.30 or soon afterwards. Do you have a ticket for Saturday?
Judith……….whooooft :)
GlassTwoThirdsFull on 14th December 2016 6:43 pm
At what point does Kenny MacIntyre stop referring to Barry Ferguson as a guest? He’s hardly ever off!
Correct, him , Boyd and Misser are the new breed of hundits…
GLASSTWOTHIRDSFULL on 14TH DECEMBER 2016 6:43 PM
At what point does Kenny MacIntyre stop referring to Barry Ferguson as a guest? He’s hardly ever off!
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If Barry is unavailable then Derek is ……. and vice verse.
Derek is the more articulate one but that is not a huge compliment.
JOBO BALDIE on 14TH DECEMBER 2016 6:48 PM
Natknow-
No, Alvin stole it from Paul Simon’s description of Mrs Robinson.
We may need an explanatory flow chart here.
Right, away this time….
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Where have you gone, Jobo Di Maggio….?
Malky McKay publically apologised for what he said in the texts messages,it is suggested he has attended equality and diversity training, he has been given an interview and deemed the best candidate at this time for the job he applied for, he should have professional supervision for his performance by his department senior.
Does no one get a second chance .
If wee Bazza is the voice of the Peepil, let him crack on with it. They shall remain the great deluded.
IKI on 14TH DECEMBER 2016 7:00 PM
GLASSTWOTHIRDSFULL on 14TH DECEMBER 2016 6:43 PM
At what point does Kenny MacIntyre stop referring to Barry Ferguson as a guest? He’s hardly ever off!
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If Barry is unavailable then Derek is ……. and vice verse.
Derek is the more articulate one but that is not a huge compliment.
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You have thought that if Derek wasn’t available then Clive would be…
BlantyreKev
Great story from earlier.
DESSYBHOY on 14TH DECEMBER 2016 7:04 PM
Malky McKay publically apologised for what he said in the texts messages,it is suggested he has attended equality and diversity training, he has been given an interview and deemed the best candidate at this time for the job he applied for, he should have professional supervision for his performance by his department senior.
Does no one get a second chance .
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Does everyone get a 2nd chance?
Should Barry Bennell?
Barry and Thompson never off the beeb. The Boydster with his column in the paper. I do hope none of them have had any “unexpected bills” to pay…….
Natknow
Bennell appears to have been a serial offender going by the amount of people now coming forward about him,so not in my book no.
Oops – not forgetting Alex Rae…..
John didn’t sing ‘a’, he sang ‘the’, Jose didn’t say ‘the’, he said ‘a’, and look at the bother that misquote caused him!
DESSYBHOY on 14TH DECEMBER 2016 7:15 PM
Natknow
Bennell appears to have been a serial offender going by the amount of people now coming forward about him,so not in my book no.
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What if he apologised, served a prison sentence and went on a course like Malky?
No too risky, I would not trust him
Gary 67 ,about the Railway line that used to run along at the back of the old Celtic Park,pity it’s no longer there,
DESSYBHOY on 14TH DECEMBER 2016 7:20 PM
No too risky, I would not trust him
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So in conclusion – not everyone should get a 2nd chance.??
“These barrels are safe, Denzel. He’s just told you!”
-“Trigger, that’s Del Boy Trotter you’re talking about, not Albert Einstein!”
“Well, I trust him. And what’s the Beatles’ manager got to do with it anyway?”.
Just they way I see it, do you see it differently?
I certainly hope some, well one in particular (we’ll call him GFY to save his bum rushes) did not celebrate our 2-1 victory in our 125 anniversary year. That victory when we parked the bus allied by the GB’s outstandingly amazing display must have had said individual in tears of despair by the end of the night. Me, I was on cloud Coo coo ca choo land.
MWD
NATKNOW on 14TH DECEMBER 2016 7:08 PM
You have thought that if Derek wasn’t available then Clive would be…
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“What is the worst job you ever had, Derek?”
Anything to do with retrieving large crustaceans?
DESSYBHOY on 14TH DECEMBER 2016 7:25 PM
Just they way I see it, do you see it differently?
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I think people who have convictions for child abuse should not be allowed to work with children again, because no matter how many courses they go on etc. I doubt if that will correct their behaviour. The risk is too great.
Should people who have written racist, sexist and homophobic messages be allowed to black people, women and gay people?
* work with black people, women and gay people?
IKI on 14TH DECEMBER 2016 7:30 PM
NATKNOW on 14TH DECEMBER 2016 7:08 PM
You have thought that if Derek wasn’t available then Clive would be…
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“What is the worst job you ever had, Derek?”
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Too many good lines! :-)
I think the lyrics are:
“I am the walrus”
And
“Goo goo gajoob”
The song is about of a nod to one of John Lennon’s heroes Lewis Carroll as well as a satire of the psychedelic lyrics common in songs of that time. It also seems to be a mirror of the anguish and dislocation he felt while being off his but on LSD and trying to cope with the death of Brian Epstein just over a week before the Beatles started recording the song.
I wish that I could have off days that result in a number one single.
Hahahahaha!
Off his but = off his nut