Congratulations to who originally penned: “We shall not be move, not by the Hearts, the Hibs or The Rangers, erm, we’ll not be moved, OK?” Celtic stand alone, our historic rivals, those who half a century ago denied our grandparents, are gone. Do we have a perfect season ahead? Maybe not, but it will be a unique historical joy nonetheless.
Some of the chat yesterday was that the Premiership would be poorer without Hibernian next season, but anyone who watched Hamilton out-pass and out-play them on Sunday wouldn’t think so. Hibs have offered nothing of note to league football for years. Terry Butcher has got practically everything wrong since arriving at Easter Road but his post-match comment, that perhaps his team needed relegation to thoroughly clear the decks.
Whatever Hibs are they are not competition to Celtic. Our domestic competition next season will come from Aberdeen, Dundee United and Motherwell. United and Aberdeen both finished the season poorly after showing considerable promise early on. Expect Jackie McNamara and Derek McInnes to build on their work over the last year.
If you were an aspiring Championship club you will not have welcomed the Accies result on Sunday. Now clear of their administration travails Hearts have the strongest squad in next season’s Championship. They will also be solvent, able to build on their squad and are likely to sell more season tickets than anyone else in the league.
Hibs’ newly recruited chief exec, Leann Dempster, is potentially the clubs most important recruit in 10 years. She will surely attempt to fit her successful Motherwell template onto the Edinburgh club – and may even have more resources at her disposal.
Queens and Falkirk know they are up against it in their bid for promotion next season but they are two well-run clubs who will have an influence on who does go up. I’m not even prepared to consider anyone else for the promotion spots, some just don’t have the players, some don’t have the management, some don’t have the money to end the season. Some are afflicted by all three ailments.
With the potential of a rejuvenated Hibs making next season’s play-offs, Premiership clubs will spend the next 11 months anticipating the very real possibility that it’s odds on that two clubs will go down next season. Accies and Dundee look more than a match for St Mirren, Kilmarnock, Ross County and Partick Thistle. While Celtic will win the league comfortably, we’re likely to see intense competition between Motherwell, Aberdeen and United for the ‘Best of the Rest’ badge, and between the other eight clubs to stay up.
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Have also heard, guy down the pub type, security and stewarding being reviewed by the club.
Cowiebhoy
He has done Ok with scouting defenders and middys, just has a serious blind spot when it comes to strikers.
He has too much say on things imo, strange the Houston appointment, is he to take over from JP, or will he be Coyles assistant, perish the thought >}
What will be will be, whoever gets the job, I will support him, tis what we do, till they feck it up !!!!!!
HH
Syd
How do you know its not a lack of alcohol ?
HH
Mock and Laugh
Except no ones laughin but the clique.
Loads of speculation re the succession.
Will it be Toom Tabard Baliol, The Brus Family or some other pretender from over the sea?
I’m sure Peter is checking CQN regularly to sound out the tone of the blog.
(Peter, ABC)
I know for a fact that I know nought of what is happening on current negotiations but I am able to post as much nonsense as the next ghal or ghuy.
So here goes.
The negotiations with Coyle have ground to a halt as his granny is afraid to open email with the contract attachment.
She heard some CQN posters were hacked and believed Peter intended to send Coyle’s salary to a secret Nigerian bank account.
Owen is spending his time in a hotel room trying to get her connected to Skype. He is struggling with TeamViewer, which is not surprising on past records at meaningless clubs down south.
THE EXILED TIM
“or will he be Coyles assistant, perish the thought” >}
That is where I think we are heading unfortunately ,I hope I am so wrong though.
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo
Ach I don’t know. Unacceptable anyway.
Doc, where you seeing the rumour on head of Scouting ?
TET, again only what we hear, so hearsay, but agree if true, far too much influence on our team
Also agree, I have bought my 2 season tickets, and will get behind the new Management, although like most, not keen on Coyle, he had his opportunity, and we are the Celtic.
Hail Hail
TET- No update on Norwich after John Park,if he goes i’m sure he’ll be back for Balde,Pukki and Derk.
CQN 2014 same as CQN 2013
When will you learn.
Theres a small few on here that think theyre some kind of superstars piggybacking the efforts of Pauls Idea and Winning Captains hard work.
Im just holding the mirror up.
Flounce you call it…?
That’s what you want.
No better than Playground bullies.
Find the joke in that.
Whoa….just dropped in. Blog out of control. Some real nastiness here.
Paul, time for a new concept……
the bould bhoys
Come on and express yourself by all means. But ease up with the language mate.
Now if youre all quite finished….Ill be off.
tarrybye
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CRC
CowieBhoy, here.
Yesterday?
TET
Just when you commented on record with defenders
What ever happened to Josh Thomson ?
Hail Hail
PF Ayr
You got me there!
I think I have a football card of him but no lasting memory of greatness.
If I flip to another hat(i am being too positive!); most disappointing players for me were:-
Gravesen
Gillespie
Joe Miller(after 89)
Tommy Coyne
Dzieckanowski
BSR
Animal Magic !!! ;))
Coyle’s Assistant is Sandy Stewart,a Deidco fan
Squire junior on that Twitter thing
Paul retweeting e-tims source “Steve Clarke is highly admired by the decision makers at CP”
Make of it what you will
Cowiebhoy
22:55 on 27 May, 2014
I’m hearing Sammi as player manager with John “Queens” Park as assistant.
Glad to see you are right behind our new dream team :-)
HH
CRC
Paul Le Guen for a year. Oh the pain for thems when he wins the league for us!!!
Bada bing
Basil Brush is more likely
There was something in the papers (I know) about us going for a Dir Of Football type structure – no Big Peter jokes please, but is that likely?
…….or just the usual trumpetry?
TET, are you still using your nohuns addy. I sent you mail earlier then remembered you’d been hacked.
leftclicktic
I have thot that since the day Lenny left.
I stuck a few bob on Houston, daft I know, and a saver on Coyle, and I pray that I lose.
HH
Cowiebhoy
I think he ended up at Rochdale, no sure.
HH
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How aboot
Play School and
Calimero
Missing from your list :-)
ACGR
I got it, was going to reply the morra, need to check a few dates first.
HH
Coneybhoy
what about Berkovic and Brattbakk to add to your list?
The glasgowcelticway
that 5 a-side win was pretty prestigious at the time and we had a lot of skillful players.
danny Crainie popped up at Watford or Luton and scored a few crackers in acup run in the mid 80s which I was proud of.
I won tickets in the ET in 85 to go to the Tennents 6s at Ingleston and saw a decent Celtic side there. Hearts won unfortunately but they had a decent side then. Huns were mince. I got close enough to say ‘hello’ to McMoist. Weird that they allowed players so close to fans in those days of footie violence but would not countenence it now
ACGR
Aboot to head to my scratcher
Look at dates in June ? Friday or Saturday ?
Hail Hail
And
CRC
He’s still on the wall :-) at the minute
TSD
It attracted too many loonies like you so I stopped it ;-)
HH
Marspapa
Its an injustice it is to forget about Calimero
TET
So Houston is starting to get a mention??
TET
Just checked, he’s at Colchester
On November 25th 1981 a relatively young and inexperienced Parkhead squad – managed by youth team coach Jim Lumsden – took part in this once popular annual competition. The Bhoys squad was made up of Peter Latchford, Willie McStay, Charlie Nicholas, Danny Crainie, Willie Garner and John Weir.
Unlike most of their rivals for the trophy the Hoops squad was short on first team experience and only the up and coming Nicholas was at that stage a regular first team member, although keeper Latchford had plenty of big team experience. On their march to the final Celtic defeated Watford 3-0 and then a Manchester United side featuring Lou Macari plus big money buys Ray Wilkins and Bryan Robson were brushed aside in a 2-0 victory.
A talented Ipswich side could not find a way of stopping the youthful Hoops who sealed their place in the final with a 3-1 win. A vastly experienced Southampton waited in the final and the south coast club were able to call upon veteran World Cup winner Alan Ball and twice European Player of the Year, Kevin Keegan.
So far though the talent that had really shone out during the tournament – which would be aired throughout the UK on the BBC’s midweek ‘Sportsnight’ show – belonged to that of the young Nicholas whose confidence and ability made everyone sit up and take notice of a very real talent. It was only right then that the Bhoys’ striker should score the only goal of the final – his fourth of the tournament – to claim the trophy for the Celts.
@celticwiki
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/
Then we have a problem