Talk of trebles can disappear over the space of 90 minutes, and Ronny Deila will be forced to learn new patter if his team cannot regain the edge which was lost on Wednesday night at Celtic Park. The challenge will be all the greater for the absence of cup-tied Stuart Armstrong and Gary Mackay-Steven, with others, including Kris Commons and Emilio Izaguirre.
Dundee United have fallen apart in the last few weeks, the departure of Armstrong and Mack-Steven has probably had something to do with this, which means they will be hurting. Make no mistake, Celtic harmed their season by signing their best two players five weeks ago. United will have an edge to them.
Just loving the celebrations that one of the world’s richest 400 people no longer controls a Scottish football club. He still controls pretty much all profitable revenue streams, and holds security over assets, but he’ll no longer be asked to provide loan players, or loan cash. They have swapped an ‘off the radar’ wealthy man for a glib and shameless liar.
Ashley repulsed many. He was the archetypal fox let into the Ibrox hen house. The juxtaposition of Celtic announcing a £29m shirt deal with New Balance, rights Ashley bartered for £1 at Ibrox, gives you an idea of how impaired newco are. But allowing him to walk off with all those revenue streams, without the responsibility of running football operations, which will always lose money, is inexplicable.
I know people in the game who were concerned about having an opponent with the resources of Ashley. That blocking SFA decision was crucial. I don’t know anyone concerned about King, in fact, there is quiet delight at how things transpired.
Farewell Big Mike, thanks for all your work.
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Captain Beefheart
10:31 on 8 March, 2015
I actually believe it is a much wider issue than just one football club and people should be held to account
Way, way back, I often repeated the Belfast Celtic – Derry City mantra as the only options Celtic had , not to be complicit or condoning the scandal of Scottish football.
Either close down or relocate.
Nothing has changed.
BC or DC.
Awe_naw
Sadly our board want them back
Celtic CEOs , chairmen and board members come and go
Being a Celtic supporter is a thing for life, your life your children’s life and those who gave us Celtic
I’ll be supporting Celtic long after PL departs with his millions probably onto uefa or somewhere
These people come and go
We remain Celtic
Auldheid, Canamalar, BRTH
with two of the wee tax overlookers now the main players at Ibrox and coupled with Peter Lawwell time line amnesia ( see qoutes above)
Is it fair to say there is absoutely no appetite to see Resolution 12 though to a conclusion within the corridors at Celtic Park ?
HH
thomthethim for oscar ok
10:44 on 8 March, 2015
Way, way back, I often repeated the Belfast Celtic – Derry City mantra as the only options Celtic had , not to be complicit or condoning the scandal of Scottish football.
Either close down or relocate.
Nothing has changed.
BC or DC.
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Cept. We have Internet now, and Celtic supporters are good at it, the HUNS? They hate the Timternet.
philbhoy
10:27 on 8 March, 2015
Too early …. and scarifying your lawn before the first cut nearer the end of March…
No takers for a spare ticket to see the famous Celtic? :-)
Grass is often neglected during the winter and according to folk law, the first cut of the season commences in March and the last cut undertaken toward the end of October.
However your lawn does not completely go to sleep during the winter months, whilst the rate of growth dramatically reduces as the temperatures drop but the grass will never actually stop growing.
With the effects of global weather changes, the cutting season is now longer – okay in the UK we had the coldest December on record and if you still currently have snow on the ground as parts of Scotland and other northern counties now is not the time to consider getting your mower out.
But when the air temperature outside is around 4 to 5 degrees, the top of the leaf blade will produce new spikes. Mowing your lawn over winter not only keeps your lawn neat and tidy but will also help to stimulate growth ahead of the main growing season and build up a dense lawn that has a strong growth rate. In fact when the temperate rises by just one degree more this will effectively double the metabolic growth rate of the grass.
I personally mow my lawn every 10 to 20 days during November, December and January and then fortnightly from February. It is also a useful method of picking up the last of the winter leaves.
This is of course subject to the ground conditions – as long as there is not a risk of frost /snow and the ground conditions permit (not waterlogged!) and ideally when dry.
Before cutting, I bush off any worm casts and any fallen debris. This allows me to also assess the ground conditions and check for any lawn disease and moss infestation.
Lawns should be mowed according to the rate of grass growth and only taking off no more than a 1/3 of the grass sward. However for the cuts over the winter months I would only aim to just “top” the grass sward and leave the height settings at their highest. If the ground is nice and dry, I will even use the rear roller mower!
The key to mowing your lawn over winter is:
When dry and ground is sufficiently firm
Never mow when there is snow or frost on the ground nor when the ground is frozen
Sharpe blades
Cut high (set the mower blades to no lower than 25mm)
Always collect the cuttings – do not mulch
And before you know it, it will soon be late February / March and time to consider what lawn treatments are required and increasing your mowing to fortnightly / weekly.
If you can’t (or don’t want to) undertake the mowing of your own lawn then please check out:
http://www.landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/fed-up-with-mowing-your-lawn
Or if you are still enjoying the thrill of mowing but can’t just get the desire finish then read http://www.landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/a-good-lawn-starts-with-a-good
Should you have any questions or queries regarding lawn cutting / treatments please don’t hesitate to contact BGS – You will find our contact details at http://www.landscapejuicenetwork.com/profile/BGSLTD
BT
surely my continued prescence here backs up entirely what you state. We do need to agitate for change however. Unfortunately the belligerent billionaire and his saatchi and saatchi poodles have managed to convince the support that ever increasing profit is all that matters. The support becomes more belligerent with every passing day.
HH
By the way, that wasent me who typed that, I copied it from an article.
Presence
King packing the place out with ‘staunch’ Rankers men, before he gets the begging bowl out.
My friends in Celtic,
While I am desperate for a win today ( any sort of win ) I disagree with AN that this is our most important game of the season to date. That accolade was last week which we won in some style. Domestic cups although important, are a bonus. The league must be our priority.
I disagree with captain beef heart , Europe was a learning curve for a completely new management team with a completely new focus. To lose by the odd goal against one of the giants of Italian football can not be considered a flop. From a dismal beginning of the European campaign we then galvanised the support and could be considered slightly unlucky. We also gave a timely reminder of our potential to a galvanised tv audience, and our new shirt sponsors.
HH.
Ps: I for one am not outraged by the dinarsaur,s that are the Sevco supporters singing about Billy Fullerton. It reminds us exactly who and what they are. Any decent, intelligent supporters would attempt to bury his history, rather than endorse it in song. Condemned by their own mouths, only they are too silly to see it.
You can take me out of the belligerent group.
I’m not at war with any one at celtic Park.
A wee prediction for the game today; watch the referee!
Captain Beefheart
10:31 on 8 March, 2015
Who on earth cares about Rangers other than Rangers and Celtic fans?
We flopped in Europe this year. Perhaps an analysis of that would be more fruitful instead of the Rangers obsession.
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I didn’t realise Paul had appointed a blog monitor. Do you get a badge and stand in the corridor during breaks? ;))
We didn’t flop in Europe, and I’m one of the Deila doubters you were calling a Green Hun last week – qualification form the group and a decent fist of the Inter tie, taking it to the last 5 minutes amid extraordinary circumstances was a competent performance overall for a developing side.
And I love the Zombies’ entertainment value – those of us who endured the grim torture of the early 90s are currently in karma nirvana, so wise up and enjoy the slide.
Good Suarez finish puts Barca 1-0 up v Vallecano with a win putting them top of La Liga.
Great watching Barca as a warm up act to the Hoops HH
sandman
Tut tut you should know better!
Stair – correct.
I can see a double yellow sendin’ off for the ghood ghuys, sadly.
Today is about a positive result, nowt else.
HH
tonydonnelly67
10:51 on 8 March, 2015
Bar cancelled mower out then !
Cheers mate
Narrow win today will do fine – Dundee United will throw everything into it this and next week.
Cup games can be won in the first 20 minutes so we need to be at it from the off.
MIbbery will also be at its most potent of the season, with their newest delusions still spinning raindow-coloured unicorns and nymphomaniac mermaids floating out of Dave King’s arse, so any win is a great win today.
Scepovic to start and blast a hat-trick.
Hamiltontim
11:11 on 8 March, 2015
sandman
Tut tut you should know better!
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I know. I’ll probably get detention now. But if sermons were what I was after of a Sunday morn, I’d be out repenting my drinking and whoring ways, metaphorically speaking the last bit, dear missus, if you’re dropping in to see what I’m up to…
Can anyone tell me why the 5 way agreement £250k fine payment hasn’t been pursued by the SFA……and……why has the H&S Executive not closed down dilapidated ipox since it doesn’t meet safety standards…
greenpinata-this is the Treble game today for me.I hope we play with more width today,very narrow in MF v St J.If Forrest plays he will have to go round the outside
#buffalogirls
Thanks to Auldheid for an excellent analytical article on the corruption at the core of Scottish football. This is why we should continue to shine a spotlight on their activities and ensure our club and others are not cheated as we were previously.
An abundance of riches this weekend with BRTH’s two pieces, excellent summations of the state of play. On Spiers: I did hear him say yesterday that King was not a fit and proper person to run a Scottish football club and Cosgrave quoted the famous line form the South African judge. They also spoke about a compliant media as did Jim Spence earlier in the day. However Spiers tried to equate King’s takeover with that of Fergus McCann. He is wrong here on so many points but the obvious one is that Fergus did not sit on a board with the Kellys et al as they ran us into the ground. The all conquering
heroes, King and Murray, were compliant in their beloved club’s demise and King was happy with the liquidation route. He will never stand up to comparison with Fergus McCann.
Paul Murray’s arrogant comments yesterday-provided by Traynor- were an embarrassment and disrespectful to all clubs in Scotland. I hope the humbling they received at mighty Cowdenbeath is not their last, in fact I’m sure it wont be.
HHAuldheidCSC
thomthethim for oscar ok
10:44 on 8 March, 2015
Thom
My Granda God rest him was a massive Belfast Celtic fan and if you seen his face every time he past the Park Centre where the old Celtic Park was you would never hold that view
He never took any interest in football again and just watched Hurley and the horses
I used to love him telling me the stories about Belfast Celtic the detail was amazing and you could transport yourself there
He told me the club withdrawing from the league was the only option and had the support and communities full backing at the time – but it ultimately broke his heart and he said it hurt him every day since
I would hate that to happen again
North Cyprus (formerly Baku) Bhoy
Here’s the link to the 1990 SC Tie with Oldco – apologies it isn’t a hyperlink. Tried for ages to work out how to do that, but no jhoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrS7Xg-hXBs
LOL. link goes live after you hit post.
every day a school day.
HH
“James Forrest hasn’t pulled a muscle for five months”
Ronny Deila
Is Efe a near-certain starter? Or is Adam fit enough?
Just seen him at 16/1 anytime scorer.
Sandman
Not providing a sermon merely giving God’s guidance……and not on your nocturnal dalliances :-)
Sandman and Green,
We were thumped by a mediocre Polish mob, beaten by Slovenians and ended up losing to a crap Italian mob. I like to think Celtic can do better. To do better, we must spend some of our resources which we earned thanks to good scouting and CL performances.
Stairheedrammy
11:09 on 8 March, 2015
A wee prediction for the game today; watch the referee!
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Tannadice is a ground where the MIBS thrive and the skulldeggery flows.
Hamiltontim
11:27 on 8 March, 2015
Sandman
Not providing a sermon merely giving God’s guidance……and not on your nocturnal dalliances :-)
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Didn’t mean you old bhoy – meant Beefburger telling me I’m obsessed by the Huns and Celtic ‘flopping’ in Europe should be the topic of convo.
‘Obsessed’ is the Huns favourite retort from their position of perma-rage at us laughing at them.
I laugh therefore I am ‘obsessed’.
Bada bing,
I understand where you are coming from ref the treble.
I hope James Forrest plays. I still think he can be an influential player for us. He can give us an option that others cannot.
He has been criticised, so what. He will know what is required to change jeers into cheers.
From being a complete waste of space to being the “bees knees” is only a game ( or part of a game) away to the fickle nature of some fans.
One thing is for sure, he will get far more tolerance and encouragement from our away support.
HH.
Is this the most Irish facebook hack ever?
http://www.breakingnews.ie/discover/is-this-the-most-irish-facebook-hack-ever-665507.html
16 roads (twice last night to me)
“Ye read like a half crazed, tin-pot dictator at times. ”
“Codswallop your post was SFTB.
Read it again for yourself.
Not recommended for any student of history… that’s for sure.”
I’ll take my chances with the judgement of any rational reader. I note you did not cite a single instance of codswallop or historical inaccuracy. Just some unconstructive name-calling which is why I think we are best dealing with this off blog but I will continue to respond to any undue criticism of the religious preferences of any Celtic supporter. We do have supporters who profess the Islamic faith and some are very keen to lump them in with that ISIS mob. It’s not on.
Apologies to everyone else on here that this has come up on a match day again
Is this the most Irish facebook hack ever?
http://www.breakingnews.ie/discover/is-this-the-most-irish-facebook-hack-ever-665507.html
Is that no Tam Cowan on the left???