It could be a big weekend in the race for the Premiership with Celtic away to bottom club Dundee United tonight and Aberdeen at fifth placed Ross County on Sunday. The gap at the top is currently three points, with Celtic having a game in hand. Tonight’s result will give the league table a true look, at least until Sunday afternoon.
Those of us of a certain heritage cannot take a trip to Tannadice lightly. Despite seeing United relegated since their 80s peak, they were never a bad team. Even now, cut adrift at the foot of the table, they play far better football than any other team I can remember in that position.
The recent Dundee derby was a case in point. United had the lead and should have buried Dundee before the fragility which has stalked United this season caught up with them. Tonight’s game will present a different proposition. Unlike against Dundee, when they went looking to put the game to bed, United will be far more cautious against Celtic, who will have to do their usual shift against a packed defence.
Despite this, United are bottom for a reason. They’ve won two of 21 league games, are 11 points from the play-off spot and need to pull something spectacular out of the bag this month to avoid relegation.
Three points, please, Celtic.
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Stokes has proved himself in a Celtic jersey,Forrest hasn’t,big difference IMO
sticksers lament
I was at that game 3-1 Madrid , Chalmers scored I think, Celtic done a lap of honer that night, the Celtic fans woulden leave Celtic park till they came out, believe it or not Celtic where brilliant that night, great memories and changed days, they where fans no GB then, ffs they moaning now cause we score a goal in the 90th minute and wai 1-0
Maybe it’s just me.?
The one redeeming feature (to my mind) is that the assets could end up in the creditor’s pot … !!
CultsBhoy can not relate to Celtic Board ambitions on or off the park on 15th January 2016 2:55 pm
We certainly don’t have a Forster, Wanyama or Van Dijk to cash in this time. No diamonds ,only a few lumps of decent grade coal (and I don’t mean Carlton).
Unfortunately ,players who form the spine of the team are always going to be most in demand, therefore if we find any potential diamonds in core positions, they are a cert to be sold.
Teams like Sunderland and Southampton will build their core around them . Tragic.
Bob O Baldy
A load of rubbish. His assist rate alone would tell you that.
Cults
You say Stokes is at Hibs level. Anto does not get a game for us because of the off field stuff. So he is at Celtics level not Hibs unless you think they are both the same
My word, an awfy lot of posts about Rangers today. Wouldn`t totally call it obsession, apart from TD67, that is.
Anyways, think United may scrape a draw tonight, they need to fight for everything now, and Celtic haven`t been firing on all cylinders lately. Double it up with Rangers minus 2 goals against Livi and you can have a beer or two to cheer you up.
Bada Bing
But he hasent proved that it fits him as a professional football player representing CFC, a position many a kid would love to get the chance, down to the minor league, will either make him or break him, bare in mind here he’s not being let go, he’s getting another chance to prove himself, others didn’t, it’s up to him now.
Sticksers Lament
I think Real Madrid won 3-1, however, the noise when we scored our goal will stay with me forever.
I went to the game with my Mum and Dad, and a mate. We had tickets for the wee enclosure under the stand.
Just before we arrived at the turnstyle a bloke approached us and said he’d travelled from somewhere down south with his brother and they’d bumped into some old mates. They had two tickets for the centre stand and would we like to swap for two of our enclosure tickets.
So Mum and Dad got great seats.
It was a great night and fabulous memories.
You should post more often and thanks for the memories!
Fn….=ferkin
Hope the hunhordes aren’t too pleased that they won the arrestment case …… what a disgraceful situation to be in, where you are delighted a creditor has been shafted ….oh, …wait a minute !!!!!!!
TD
No personal abuse please!
Even if he’s a stinkin’ hun!
Surely a judge referring to assurances not submitted officially through the court proceedings is enough to make an appeal ?
It’s like the oldest ned in town making decrees on what is the truth. Without ever backing it up with evidence or even willing to debate the issue with people who don’t where his opinion.
TD
Do you ever relax?
Admire the view?
Count your blessings?
Or are you just an ignoramous all day long?
PHILBHOY
I’m well relaxed, you seem to have the problem with me ripping into a Hun that had a go at me, I think you should relax..
Alec Byrne .
My memory is of a skillful winger who lacked bottle / dig..So much so he had the nickname Alice..Often abused by supporters.A common occurrence in those days !..He might have been a better player in a better team..My addled ole bonce thinks he is one of the Celtic players who holds the honour of playing in Celtic’s first European tie.
Got to go , the woman from Padova wants to know where I have hidden her Julia Holter Lps.
Ignoramus ? Not personal right?
………….and out!
2 Questiions
Is Tony Donnelly actually Peter Lawwell
Who would win a bare knuckle mud wrestling match between Tony Donnelly and Canamalar
No stranger to such projects myself and unfortunately no stranger to litigation in technology disputes, I’m not at all surprised by the Sheriff’s decision in the arrestment case against New Rangers.
Paul67 did a great informed piece the other day outlining the process of specifing and to a certain point implementing a wireless solution.
However a few points that are key in this situation, 802 had to prove they had an iron cast case, they also had to prove that New Rangers were close to insolvency.
The problem with the iron cast case is that in most projects of this size there are issues, specification, installation, implementation issues. If you pay an “expert” enough money, he can go through all of these processes and highlight a plethora of issues. 802 have got 2/3 of their money, making a case for withholding the last tranche would not be difficult, although certain matters could point to the counter claim being bogus, such as not getting an expert in until the month before the Court case the Sherriff would be minded that the plethora of technical evidence that could be put forward in such a case could only be tested thoroughly in a full Court.
The next problem is the insolvency, to prove a Club is going out of business needs detailed and compelling evidence, arrestment of £300,000 in cash from a Club with the turnover of New Rangers would be significant to their cash flow. They failed to do this, as so many have done before…
Hail Hail
I remember being at a friendly match between Celtic and Sparta Rotterdam that we won 5-1, in 1960, I think.
I was very young and thought, “Woww, we must be the best team in the world!”
Memories!
Just lovely!
TD
It’s people like you who get Celtic and her supporters a bad name.
Seriously.
Her?
And how’s that oh knowledgeable one pray tell , I’d nothing to do with the Lidl bag at the weekend allegedly .
Sticksters Lament,
That Real Madrid game was September 62.
As a young lhad, Alex Byrne and then Charlie Gallagher were my favourite players. Charlie is still my favourite: a real football player, as you say.
Philbhoy,
Was in the Jungle that day. It was the first time we wore numbers on our shorts. I think we were the first to do so.
Philbhoy @ 4.01.
Part of Dutch week in Glasgow.There were Dutch women in George Square giving out samples of Edam and Gouda…The city centre was festooned with Dutch flags etc.
ERNIE&THE GREEN MAN.
From the last article…………. Sorry ghuys, wasn’t being ignorant, had to go out and keep Sainsburys profits up. :-)) HH.
Philbhoy,
That was the game where numbers first appeared on football shorts.
I always remembered it as Bobby Carroll scoring our goal v Real.
Alex Byrne was a graceful left winger, who occasionally played through the middle.
Big Doug Baillie, a mountain of a centre half, who played for Airdrie, Them and Falkirk, father of Lex, just couldn’t handle Alex at all.
He was a sturdy built lad, but was physically weak, Perhaps it was a balance issue, as he was easily knocked off the ball.
Sorry Parkheadcum…..
#theslowesttypistinthewest
Ha ha ha ha, want me to hold yer zimmer mister ha ha, oldest ned in town thinks it’s still a player
Any club who have a transfer embargo placed on them e.g. Real Madrid, Cardiff should speak to McCoist and the SFA to find out the way they got round this allowing Sevco to sign players
Philbhoy on 15th January 2016 2:52 pm
I remember a winger we had in the late 50’s, early 60’s, called Alec Byrne.
*aka Alice Byrne
At times a gifted footballer, at other times he would fall over the ball.
*saw him score one of the finest goals I’ve ever seen in a 2nd replay at Hampden against the Hi Hi.
tonydonnelly67 on 15th January 2016 3:31 pm
sticksers lament
I was at that game 3-1 Madrid , Chalmers scored I think, Celtic done a lap of honer that night, the Celtic fans woulden leave Celtic park till they came out, believe it or not
*Stevie had another goal chalked off which would have made it 2-3, anything could have happened then as the crowd roaring the leather belts on had Real rattled. The Celtic Cha Cha Cha chant was born that night.
I remember a match I was at and Byrne was having a mare.
After he fell over the ball again, a voice boomed out behind us –
“BYRNE FALLS THE THIRD TIME!”
Defo a matter for confession!
Candymalar
I don’t have a zimmer, but you may find the need for one if you carry out your threat and come anywhere near me, just letting you know, what is it you are resolution 12 poster boy? Remind me again, strong, fit, and fast, was that it?
just going to insert my new fire stick and install Kodi on it
will report back the joys and outcome
CANAMALAR IT LOOKS LIKE OCD OBSESSION on 15TH JANUARY 2016 3:46 PM
Surely a judge referring to assurances not submitted officially through the court proceedings is enough to make an appeal ?
It’s like the oldest ned in town making decrees on what is the truth. Without ever backing it up with evidence or even willing to debate the issue with people who don’t where his opinion.
Makes it all the more interesting should BDO argue that in previous judgement. common sense rather than points of law seemed to sway judges.
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Have a great weekend ghuys and lovely to have some Celtic FOOTBALL chat, even if the younger posters didny know who we were talkin’ aboot!
God bless you all!
PHILBHOY on 15TH JANUARY 2016 4:23 PM
I remember a match I was at and Byrne was having a mare.
After he fell over the ball again, a voice boomed out behind us –
“BYRNE FALLS THE THIRD TIME!”
Defo a matter for confession!
One of the problems with Alec was that few of his teammates had the gumption to pass the ball beyond full back and let Alec run at it.
Like others of the time he was a victim of tactical naivety on Celtic’s part.
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