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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Fingers crossed they will implode and not make the play offs..
What will happen to the Newcastle reserves ? That will certainly weaken them if they pack their bags.
Mon the Falkirk, QOS, etc etc :)
NegAnon2
16:21 on
6 March, 2015
You know I love a bit of semantics. We all know PL does as well, as there’s been many a dicussion on what some of his statements really meant.
I think he was trying to be a bit too clever yesterday instead of just deflecting the question as he should have.
For the sake of my line of reasoning lets say the Davitt turf laying hadn’t occurred. Then you could argue that in Celtic’s (ie the direct actions of the club) history there wasn’t any Irish Republicanism. However it would still be the case that there were links in Celtic’s (ie the general and those associated with the club) history.
That’s as clear as mud but it is consistent with PL thinking he’s being cute.
He got it wrong on this occasion.
Careful now tomtheleedstim. You will be going on the FOCUS watch list. They will be searching your bins and dawn raiding you for those illicit comments……
Auldheid wasn’t the delisting comment interesting. No rules for the Huns eh! Plus de change.
gearoid1998,
Great minds…or fools seldom…
Árd Macha
Hope celtic stop using parks coaches. I terminated all my car stuff with parks ages ago due to his involvement.
Dave King , Paul Murray et al all speak passionately about ‘ Rangers history & tradition’
Why does nobody ask them about that fantastic tradition which practiced outright discrimination for over one hundred years?
NegAnon2 – just pointing out the rampant sectarianism of Father Ted.
Besides, if they search my bins it’ll not be sectarianism I get done for.
Weeminger. I will ask the obvious question. Just what is wrong with irish republicanism? Is it illegal (well maybe in modern scotland alongside irish flags and Irish national anthems). is scottish republicanism illegal too?
We’ll now need to sit down with Ally McCoist and see what his plans are.
Ha ha!
Well Dave I’m just waiting to see if Real get knocked out of the Champions League and Ancelotti will maybe get the sack!
Tomtheleedstim all those other offences are. I or compared to the vile irishness you are beginning to display. Cmon FOCUS do your job……..
ive read several dozen books now with references to the individuals who made the original club,
there can be no doubt that several members, most notably John Glass, were prominent vocal activists for Irish home rule.
Burghbhoy see my post on institutional racism in Scotland and file under media.
GlassTwoThirdsFull, there’s a multi page thread on hunmedia and they’re in somewhat of a panic at the thought of pie whisperer returning.
They’ve also recommenced their Celtic State Aid campaign again…….ha haaaaaa!!!
HamiltonTim
re a day in my life,cheers that would be great and will arrange it with you in time(just got a wee pile to get thro at mo :-)
Neganon
Is Dave talking of delisting?
HH
TBM
How are you doing.
so the Monkey Mobs shares are suspended. Check
so no Monkey can sell.Check
so no Monkey can buy.Check.
so no Monkey shares on the stock market.Check
so ” if the Monkey club is not listed on the Stock Exchange.”
does this still mean that there are still Monkey shareholders.
heyheywearetheMonkeys
Pod i
16:26 on
6 March, 2015
Working day coming to a close and a bottle of Bitburger going down well.
Could someone advise the implications should delisting happen?
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Scroll up and read Auldhead’s post, he got it spot-on btw.
Butsybhoy
You going up by car on Sunday?
If Matthews is fit then he can play left back and young fisher can play right back. though im not sure why Izzy can,t play with a broken finger,
Sundays team GORDON
MATTHEWS(IF FIT)
DENAYER
VAN DYCK
FISHER
BITON
JOHANSEN
BROWN
FORREST
GRIFFITHS
HENDERSON
Congratulations to Alex Neil Championship Manager of the Month.
Later Celts have a great Friday
:-):-)
HH
27 years ago today murdered by the SAS on the streets of Gibraltar.
http://youtu.be/Zbackqc5nFQ
THE LYING KING AND THE MONKEY’S
Narrated by HMRC
In the ancient time, all the animals were living
together. All of them were together and they had
their own chief who could see their cases.
During that time the monkey took a loan from the
lion and all the time the lion was asking the
monkey to give him his money.
He would always say, “I will give you your
money,” but he never gave it.
Whenever the monkey saw the lion, he used to
hide himself so that he could not be got by the
lion.
One day the lion went to the chief. The chief was
the fox. He accused the monkey.
“Please, fox, I have a debt. My money has been
taken by the monkey. He has been refusing to pay
it to me until now and I don’t think I will get it.
Therefore, you try to see our case.”
All the animals were called. The cow, the sheep,
the goat, the rat, the hyena, the buffalo and many
others. So they gathered under a tree to hear the
case between the monkey and the lion. So, during
the long run of the case being heard by the chief,
the monkey was convicted that, unless he paid,
there was no any other way, he had to be eaten
by the lion.
Of course the lion is a very strong animal and
none of these animals would be able to fight him,
so they were afraid. Because of that fear, the
monkey was convicted.
“Unless you pay the money to the lion, you must
be eaten.”
First of all the cow decided this sentence, so the
monkey was sentenced to be eaten by the lion.
Every one of those animals said the same thing
because they were afraid of the lion.
When the fox, the chief, saw that the monkey was
convicted, that he was sentenced to death by all
the animals, the fox didn’t like this thing, that the
monkey would be eaten by the lion. He was not
interested in this thing.
Finally he said, “Well, monkey, you are sentenced
to be eaten by the lion, but before someone is
eaten, you can see also the tree. You can see the
tree. The tree is behind you. Even myself, I
sentence you to death like any other animal. So it
is a unanimous vote that you should be eaten, but
you can be eaten seeing the tree.”
So, immediately, the monkey understood what
the fox was saying and he jumped up and
climbed the tree and every animal dispersed and
the lion was unable to eat the monkey, so he
saved himself by the tree.
This teaches children that if you borrow
someone’s property you must pay it back. The
other thing is that the fox, being the chief, was
siding with the weaker animal rather than with
the strong, and it was a democratic vote, a
decision by all the animals that the monkey
should be eaten. But he would suffer all his life, to
be in hiding. That’s his punishment.
Pub time :)
árd macha
16:12 on 6 March, 2015
I recommended Nor Meekly serve my time it’s one of my favourite books
The author is Brian Campbell but book is a collection comms written by the men in the H-Blocks
Should be able to buy on Amazon but your local library should be able to get it easy enough it’s where a mate got it – although the library is in Belfast !
Seriously good read & very inspiring
If you were money laundering, you wouldn’t stick in the guy who was helping you……
Looking forward to Sunday without any team news latest, I’m hoping that RD gives Liam Henderson a start at Tannadice. with SA out, it’s time for the youngster to show what he can do, in the Armstrong role. RD might persevere with more experienced Anthony Stokes as he did on Wednesday.
Stokes isn’t playing well but has been over the course before, similarly depending on injuries, James Forrest is likely to get the nod, for the GMS role, although he’s even more off form than Stokes.
The cup tie could be ideal for both to reestablish the faith shown in them.
Celtic haven’t properly filled the main striker role and both Guidetti and Griffiths are hit and miss strikers, that haven’t claimed the jersey for their own, especially noticeably when Celtic play on the big pitch at Parkhead.
Ideally Kris Commons would also start this game but he Emilio Izzaguire and Adam Matthews are likely to remain doubtful, in which case I expect Efe Ambrose will play right back and Mubarak Wakaso would start in the empty LB role.
This is a unique encounter when both Dundee Utd and Celtic will badly miss the inclusion of Gary MacKay Steven and Stuart Armstrong.
It’s Friday…..it’s….
I think Stokes has a good scoring record v DU.
Bada,
A free kick up there late on last season certainly springs to mind
HH
HT
Yes going by car.
Half sober option( missing in action on to many Mondays!)
HH
GM-aye but he cheated…..;)
Geordie
…………..A comedy show for kids, with the comedy initially coming from the likes of Leslie Crowther and Ronnie Corbett in the 50’s, and ending with Stu Francis and the Krankies, with gunge and less than subtle gags, all the way up to 1984.
Dohhh CSC
NegAnon2
16:30 on
6 March, 2015
Sorry, in and out of a tricky work thing.
Is there anything wrong with Irish Republicanism? No.
Is there a problem with how you go about achieving it and support of that? Potentially.
Does PL want to spend his life explaining the nuances of the various Republican groups’ nomenclature? Probably not.
Defensively, Wakaso and Stokes together on the left is a real worry. If Wakaso is at left back then Henderson is a must to help him out.
Geordie Munro
Is that the one which created shockwaves and major consternation in the MSM by Stokesy moving the ball back 6 inches thereby outcheating all of the cheating ever done at Mordor in the history of the world?
Mairéad Farrell, Sean Savage and Daniel McCann.
We will not forget.
Just seen a belter of a headline
In the daily rectum
“the king coronation live”
I can just see it
Ralston McCarthy and Jackson
Jerking off to every word
he said
Bada & glendalys
Ha!
I think you might be right.
I was driving upt norf at the time and haven’t seen that goal. It’s the only goal in the entire season I didn’t see.
HH
Rheb Ghirl’s gone all weepy hamiltontim as she heard your song.
Spare a wee thought for me now for the next hour or so as i get ‘The banks of my own lovely Lee’ blasted out from the kitchen. -)))