If Craig Gordon had the fortitude of his more vocal critics he would have crawled into a shell and you would be reading about a plucky Celtic defeat this morning. Fortunately for Celtic, Craig is grounded in solid earth.
He’s overcome greater challenges than his recent loss of form. Great to have you back, Craig.
Credit is due right across the back line, as well as to the goalkeeper, despite the loss of three goals. City have some of the finest attacking players currently plying their trade in Europe. A victory last night would have rewritten record books for English football clubs, but time and again Erik Sviatchenko and Kolo Toure timed runs, blocks and tackles perfectly.
I’m having trouble figuring out how Mikael Lustig can still put that kind of performance in. His fitness levels seemed to be inextricably heading south last season, but he’s back as good as ever. Kieran Tierney is that rare property, a left back with pace and endurance, who can defend and cross. He’ll continue to improve.
Tom Rogic was totally in control of what was an incredibly difficult area of the field to play football. Our performance levels followed the fuel in his tank. When he faded, we faded.
Brown and Bitton did very well too. Scott forced his influence onto the game in the first minute, which set the tempo.
I know Nir Bitton looks like he lacks urgency. In his own penalty area. With City players bearing down on him. On nights like this the easiest thing in the world is to play it long when under pressure. The hardest thing to do is to hold the ball, draw pressure but try to create space for others. It’s what the very top midfield players at the very top clubs do. You’ll remember seeing the same from Nir in the second half.
Hands up if you thought James Forrest had this level of performance in him? His timed run from deep at the opening goal was straight from the training ground, but executed perfectly. We didn’t get him into the game often enough, but his work off the ball created space for Dembele.
Scott Sinclair was another who put in a brave performance; brave in the sense that he held the ball often under intense pressure. He looks like he’s enjoying life in Glasgow.
And what of Moussa? I doubt any of us knew the calibre of player we recruited. It was a gamble for the club and for the player, but it’s paid off for both, and how. His first goal was fortuitous – no bad thing in a striker. His second belied his age. It was utterly gallus. No other word for it.
Well done Brendan. I thought you got it wrong in Barcelona but you went toe-to-toe against the top manager in the world, who travelled home with plenty to think about.
What a great phenomenon this whole Champions League business is. Even Newco earned around £500 from selling stadium tours to visiting fans. Happy to help, guys. High-fives all-round the city.
Thanks for the fantastic support for the Foundation ahead of the Great Scottish Run Half Marathon on Sunday. I’m now carb-loading for the first time in my life. It’s as much fun as it sounds. Any more help greatly appreciated.
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STIVS
Naw..it wisnae..na… na… na…….na ..na..na …na..na ..na Celtic!
It wis nanana nana hey hey Celtic!
ALMORE
Blane Valley might be an idea…
I recall it was Na na na na, na na na na, hey hey hey, Glasgow Celtic, but I could have been pished :-)
The Beatles inspired Celtic song wasn’t aired last night.
BMCUWP: I had that in mind. From what time until when will people be in there?
Stivs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsaTElBljOE
Nice gear and comb over HH
Stivs
The Boys look a bit trendy for the Port :o)
Somebody take the crayons off that angry toddler.
Knew I would miss something so I read the hun statement again, this bit should have the polis up in arms as well as the sfa……..
“It should be understood Rangers will not tolerate any of their employees being attacked with impunity”
WTF are they gonna do ? an incitement to violence if I have ever read one, just imagine if we had made a statement like that, no that we would, but just imagine, a bit like the damage at Pittodrie at the weekend, all over the smsm so it was.
M7
The original batman was O’Hanlon at Corpus Christi.
He wrongly gave me the belt one morning, I made the two minute walk home for lunch upset. My granny Delaney was visiting my mam. When they saw I was upset and I told the truth about getting belted for nothing, they walked me back to school, got a hold of batman and skelped him silly. He never belted me for nothing again. :)
ALMORE
Pretty much midday till 3pm.
Any problems,give them my 2998 number and I’ll sort it from there.
Na na na na
Na na na na
Hey He-e-e-y
Ce-eltic
But it was a long time ago, and I was in the Jungle, and probably pished.
BMCUWP: Cheers. I’ll know tomorrow evening and will be in touch.
THEEXILEDTIM
I genuinely thought it was a spoof. That’s how bad it was.
BMCUW,
cheers for your help mucker,
i can get the money to DD if need be,
canny make the hoot this time,granda duties am afraid
That first goal !!
so many moving parts, so beautifully executed. Swiss watch timing, Jamsieidling in mo mans land takes off precisely as Scott takes aim, Eric . Ball in flight and Tolo Eric and Moussa immediately swivel round waiting for the ball from James. Man City defence static and completely fooled. Inch perfect by Scott, inch perfect by James..what a goal
Great news. I may not get my fans’ café, beside the Superstore, anytime soon but I will be attending the All-Ireland football replay on Saturday thanks to a CQN legend.
COYBIB
Does anyone have details of any Sticky damage at Todders.
Or better still a sausage to any pics?
HH
VP
Nananana song is Bananarama.
Wee Sbhion was a stoatir and a Tim and Republican.
BobbyM
Yip, I had to got to their site to confirm it wisny, a few are saying that it has Level 5s paws all over it, FFS I could write better pish than that for a fraction of what L5 will be charging them, fecking ejits deserve all they get.
HH
Seem to remember hare Krishna loosely connected with Beatles, getting the treatment from Celtic fans in praise of harry harry, harry, harry, oh harry, harry harry hood.Celtic fans thee best.!
The Retrograde RFC tribute act statement is like something the Loyalist paramilitaries used to issue.
It would be funny if it wasn’t designed to appeal to the same ‘constituency’. It is also incredible that a ‘professional’ organisation run by supposedly intelligent people would allow this provocative, lowest common denominator nonsense to be issued as an official statement.
Delaneys Dunky on 29th September 2016 10:23 pm
M7
The original batman was O’Hanlon at Corpus Christi.
I think our ma’s are very similar, I had a run in with Miss Hodge, don’t know if you remember her, she stuck me in the corner facing the wall, probably for not very much, one of the girls in my class told her mother who told mine, next morning my mother bursts into the class and let rip, she is still exactly the same, the only person in the world I would back down to
Looking forward to the Gladbach games.
Liked the look of their Euro strip. Would not mind a Celtic version of this.
Could only find a pic with the logo- looked better without
Gladbach Euro strip
Almore
Delighted for you. Magic.
THEEXILEDTIM
That you could!
“Haw,yooze. See us? Wur pyoor dead bestest in the wurruld,geez wur trofeeeez even the wans we couldnae win by cheatin'”
Our resurgence on the field may just be the thing that buries KKK FC.
I really really hope so.
Condemn them to early 1980’s levels of crowds and they will be ended.
Other teams will have to step up too.
I can but dream but relegation would be pure joy.
GORDYBHOY
If not,square my Dad up next home game. Happy to help.
Grampa duties,I’m getting old. First time I’ve been stood up wi that excuse!
Both of the na na na songs were sung last night, Hey Jude fade out and the bananarama one. FACT!
Sleep well…..only 37 and a half hours (but just 1 sleep) till we get lo see The Champions play again.
Loved the atmosphere last night. Was astonished to hear, as the tension rose in the second half, and the Hoops began to wilt, this song being sung.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Skg36SrAG4
Couldn’t get it out of my head today. Beautiful moment.
M7
Ma wee Irish mam and granny never lay down to anyone.
Hey teachers, leave those kids alone.
Miss Hodge retired due to stress fae your mother’s correct outcry. ;)))
DD
Juve 4-3
HH
CRC
Italiabhoy.
I agree, it made the hairs go up on the back of your neck.
Just before it there was a brilliant version of Glasgows Green and White. Footage has been uploaded to you tube of it. Lasts over 2 minutes.Sadly I’ve not worked out links yet.
that Josefin Lustig video diary is magic.
still cant work out who is ExSlaemuir
CRC
My son just told me his best ever Euro game was Juve 4-3.
The Sutton, Trezege game he called it.
My 5 favourite Euro away games attended are
Ajax 2-1 my first.
Ajax 3-1.
Liverpool 2-0
Blackburn 2-0
Porto 2-3
Timely wee choon…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ajhOjFwuddQ
It was na na na na, na na na na, hey, hey Glasgow Celtic from the Jungle.
FAC the Act
KTF
BHOYJOEBELFAST,
The words were:
Harry, Harry,
And Lou Macari
And Kevin Barry,
Harry Hood.
HH