Aberdeen played three friendlies, scoring 10 and conceding a goal in each, before their four League Cup group games this month. They scored 12 without conceding in them.
Celtic Park on Sunday will be a whole different challenge, but as we remember from even recent times, getting the job done against lower league teams is seldom straightforward.
There have been more false dawns at Pittodrie over the last 30 years than sunny dawns, so we cannot expect too much from Jim Goodwin. Still, his team is close to full fitness, paying well, confident and will head to Celtic Park on Sunday as ready as they could hope to be.
The title defence will be tested from the off.
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Big Jimmy,
How are you keeping?
Theres a few days out coming up, it would be Cool to meet the Legend.
Nah the easygroove mix isnae cutting the mustard, need mair Soul.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZnrZnFSlWU
rinsingoutthestyle.CSC
Fitba is about appreciation, It was Good walking up Springy Road wae a Man Citee couple – Lovers of Fitba I did say to them the game was gonnae be mega Tori Amos styleee.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob_1D1Y76Ac
This Season is gonnae be B I G
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OK3RSSmEwMI
I hope my Horses at Goodwood today…NEVER STOP !
LOL
HH.
TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 25TH JULY 2022 11:22 PM
FOURSTONECOPPI
The woman is an attention-seeking idiot.
I would say its Starmer who’s the attention seeking idiot!.
And as for the ‘you touched my breast’, i hope that wasn’t stereotyping a working class wummin saying what she feels, she was being harrassed by some minder of sorts who had no right to try and physically remove her. Why did Starmer not reply….did he not know what he was getting into going to a local cafe or whatever, was that his man of the people moment?.
Hail Hail Audrey!
Moussa that Madeleine Albright was Mystical, Magical and destined to play for Celtic again.
The Ownage at the corner flag. Bring every Hun on – yer not getting the ball.
PETEC on 26TH JULY 2022 8:25 AM
Big Jimmy,
How are you keeping?
Theres a few days out coming up, it would be Cool to meet the Legend.
…………
I dont know when I might be out next as I have a couple of Hospital appointments and Nurse/Doctor appointments to attend from next week onwards.
I had several Pints with some of the Bhoys last Friday, and I am STILL ” Suffering” from it…NOT with any hangover as i wasnt drunk, but I cant STOP Peeing for days after having several beers.
maybe if I put those PINTS of Beer into HALF PINT Glasses it would solve the peeing problem ?
LOL.
HH
GG is gonnae trailblaze.
Its insane how good GG is. He is a unit too.
Kyogo is under serious pressure to be that Numero Uno.
Good Looking Celtic
442 PARK THE BUS on 25TH JULY 2022 10:55 PM
Good post
HH
FOURSTONECOPPI
Maybe Starmer was waiting for her to finish talking before answering. She never stopped.
As for me stereotyping a working class woman, it was she who said, “You tuched my breast.” I didn’t make it up.
If Starmer was a Merseyside MP I could see her point about interviews with the Sun, but he isn’t. As leader of the opposition he can’t simply boycott a national newspaper without a valid reason.
I’m no fan of Starmer, but this woman was just looking for her 5 minutes of fame.
Big Jimmy,
You got Great carers on here,n respect to all of those Great Rhockets.
Dad is in being taken care of. Wow they deserve, the front line, at least 15%
Hopefully we will Break Bread Together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVZXj53i9Js
LIONROARS67 on 26TH JULY 2022 6:39 AM
TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 25TH JULY 2022 11:22 PM
I`m with Tom on this one. I thought the woman liked the sound of her own voice. Also, I thought Starmer was waiting for her to finish before replying. He was going to have a long wait.
For all I know, she is a fine person who got carried away a bit but I thought she very much liked the sound of her own voice.
PS I am no fan of Starmer.
BURNLEY78 @ 7:29 AM
Ross Co league cup draw
The issue is we are at tannadice on the Sunday so the Tuesday would not work for us to play.
The only solution would be to play at dingwall the previous Wednesday. No reason not to do that.
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GENE @ 7:42 AM
Burnley 78 – surely the reason we want a squad with strength in depth is to cope with the amount of fixtures. I think we have 2 decent players for every position ,- just get on with it.
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I have no issue with us playing on the Wed as scheduled. As Gene says, we want a squad with strength in depth. I only hope Ange utilises the squad that midweek.
Ross Co in league cup = low priority
Sevco in league = highest priority
HH
TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 26TH JULY 2022 8:57 AM
I hadn`t seen your reply before I typed mine. Mine is now redundant !!
Stephen is posing a question, Stephen has been Excellent in pre-Season.
Cameron has been bad in the Pre-Season……………
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tPQD2DUo20
Starfelt/Starfield
Celtic
Celtic of Glasgow
Gutted we didnae win the Pre-Season cup.
16:30……… Sunday.
What about our Irish Ghirls and Bhoys?
Big Jimmy
Celtic Champion is now 9/4 favourite with William Hill !
I`ve put a wee bet on anyway :-))
Cycling time.
Cheerio for now.
FSC @ 8.48
The pensioner who bushwhacked KS — file under lifelong oppositionist.
Nothing positive to say about delivering progressive politics — just howl down a guy who is giving it a go.
Tory stooge who is either too thick to realise she is just Old Monkey Gland’s — the owner of the Scum — useful idiot or is an attention seeker who doesn’t care who she hurts as long she gets to hear here own voice.
Total muppet — I am still looking for her greatest hits compilation of shouting down Tories.
Nothing so far.
L/pool fans get tear-gassed in Paris — who you going to blame?
French police / French politicians / EUFA — no chance.
Just complain that the tear gas manufacturer once had a stall at a conference in Liverpool.
This is the level of tripe that some get wrapped up in — grandstanding to show how pure you are — A lifetime of waving a placard.
Her kind make it all too easy for the Tories to get and keep power.
How can you build a progressive coalition when she and her fellow undemocratic travellers try to hold it hostage — do as I say or I will shout you down.
At least we have found a match made in heaven — Tiny Trot of this parish and Big Mammy Trot who causes total commotion with her challenging physique.
Dead heat in a Zeppelin race comes to mind as she pushes forward invading other peoples personal space — if only Les Dawson was around to put her on the telly.
Good morning all from Govanhill.
Big Jimmy on 26th July 2022 8:52 am
It would be good to meet the Legend, not the one the illiterate ones done for their hero.
No problemo if you can’t.
So looking forward to Witnessing Celtic this Season.
Its gonnae be B I G imho. :)
MadMitch,
Your thoughts on Stephen Welsh?
Ange obviously sees something?
bigrailroadblues on 26th July 2022 9:26 am
Good morning all from Govanhill.
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Saturday 6th still Don Corleone?
Gerry is touching down that Davie Hay.
Political viewpoint — Progressive / Collectivist / Constructivist …
Progressive — see above.
Constructivist — pebble in the pond time / Glesga and its hotel market — the P/head angle.
Plans for a hotel at P/head seem to have gone very cold.
We had some drawings and the start of a planning application but all now very quiet.
Comments were made about Glesga being saturated with hotels.
Comments were also made about the lack of demand in the East End.
Glesga market — would not appear to be saturated as quite a few developers and operators are working on plans for new hotels in the city. These plans include new concepts from existing operators who are willing to use Glesga to test the market for new brands / offerings.
Non trad locations in the city:
The SECC had one hotel for nearly two decades and now the place is hoaching with them.
Clyde Street / SoSE — South of St Enochs — was a bit of a waste land now it is hotel central. Therefore with the draw of the stadium / the Emirates / Tollcross swimming pool / The Forge — to say that we will never be a good location is using old thinking to stifle new development.
The Merchant City was a dump in living memory.
The Gorbals was a world class neo slum 30 years ago.
Townhead did not see sunshine for generations.
Cities change — we need the board to get their erse into gear and make the most of the site to take the club forward.
Some Glesga hotel nuggets in this property site:
https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/glasgow-hotels-news-developments.377121/page-265
Never forget you and I could be Maurice Strong (anger is an energy), Dinnae Judge lest ye be Judged by the Fergus M’cCann (impossible surname to spell).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq7JSic1DtM
JR.CSC
PETEC @ 9:30 AM
MadMitch,
Your thoughts on Stephen Welsh?
Ange obviously sees something?
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Petec
Perhaps Ange simply sees Stephen Welsh as our (current) 4th choice centre half. Nothing more, nothing less.
With Starfelt injured, and Jenz just in the door, Welsh is currently partnering CCV.
Whether Welsh keeps his starting place, or Ange brings in Jenz, time will tell. I’m guessing Ange will decide once he’s assessed both in training.
HH
MON the SWEDES Tonight.
I wonder if the Swedes will TURN UP ?
HH.
PETEC on 26TH JULY 2022 9:27 AM
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Sorry mate but you have lost me with some of your post ???
HH
PC @ 9.30
SW — I think that we have a player with him.
He needs regular football to make progress.
When he came in after weeks on the bench he was poor.
He had regressed and was not even the player of 12 months before.
Consequently needs a lot of work — very much worth the effort.
He is a player in the mould of CCV — he could learn a lot from him.
Probably two years off being a starter for us.
However CCV and CS are at the moment one level below the CB’s we need to match the rest of the team so that makes things very complicated.
CCV — not worth the £6mill plus we have invested in him.
CS — not worth the £4.5mill we paid for him.
However we need a working defence and after last season they are both low risk / known quantities. SW with work and a fair wind will catch them up.
Pre-season:
CCV = looks a bit rusty.
SW = very raw but gaining confidence.
BL = joints need oiled / needs to find his first team attitude.
CJ = waiting on his taxi.
MJe = very much worth a look / might end up the most accomplished of them all.
The bigger picture shows that we need work at CB right through the club — the 17yr old from WHU seems to have been bought to stiffen up the U18’s and put a rocket up the erse of the B team players.
The B team seems to be an AP work in progress — new coaches — at the moment after a year of stagnation last season so things would appear to be moving forward.
the Horse at Goodwood Today @ 4.45 ” CELTIC CHAMPION” is now been gambled from 9/2 this morning to 11/4 FAVOURITE with BET365.
The price wont matter IF it gets beat ?
LOL
HH
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uivvYGyQiow
I wonder how many CH’s Ange would like in his first team squad. 4 or 5?
Carter-Vickers, Starfelt, Jenz, Welsh & Jullien make 5 currently. Was Jenz brought in on the basis that we expect to let Jullien go, and we then stick with 4 CH’s?
Or, will Ange replace any further leavers, to maintain 5 CH’s?
Time will tell, I guess.
HH
BIG JIMMY on 26TH JULY 2022 9:53 AM
MON the SWEDES Tonight.
I wonder if the Swedes will TURN UP ?
HH.
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I think Stephen Welsh is underrated, just like Ralston & Taylor were, if there was a ki or an ov at the end of their names they would have been appreciated more.
Welsh has shown up well in preseason, was in my thoughts for the Jobo 3 albeit I didn’t include him.
There will be a lot tougher assignments ahead but I would have no fear of having Stephen Welsh at CH.
I accept at the moment he is probably ranked 4th choice but that can change if he gets a run of games & does well.
CMG @ 10.11
First team squad = 26 players — incl 3 GK’s — rather than the 28 / 30 of old?
Probably looking at 4 specialised CB’s plus a utility player / defender who can play the position?
I would hope that the B team would be of a standard where one of their number could move up without comment / support heart attacks.
Last season’s B team were not up for it.
Hopefully things will improve this season.
BJ
Legned was emblazoned.
Reading between the lines you, are a Ghetto Superstar.
Meeting you will be a pleasure,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iQFWWDBn5g
Big Jimmy on 26th July 2022 10:02 am
the Horse at Goodwood Today @ 4.45 ” CELTIC CHAMPION” is now been gambled from 9/2 this morning to 11/4 FAVOURITE with BET365.
The price wont matter IF it gets beat ?
LOL
HH
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The whole Fenian army that gives them Support.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_LhWJTcOLQ
If the reports are correct, Ideguchi hasn’t had the best of starts to his Celtic career.
Keep the Faith.