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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bloody boring on here tonight, all self satisfied and purring,
bring back declan
night
Delaney’s Dunky @10.31
The Na Na Na Na song was originally by a group called Steam and it saw the light in 1970 and was sung around about the time we played Fiorentina and Leeds I think. When Bananarama revived the song in 1983 or 84 the Jungle took it up again. And Miss Fahey – Siobhan- announced het delight at this development.
Jimbo67
JIM PAYNE
A few of us announced our delight at Siobhan’s development back then.
Harry Hood had the hare Krishna chant. There was another based upon a song called Mammy (or mama) Blue.
We would sing
Oh Harry, O Harry Harry Hood, Oh Harry Hood.
Read Tontine Tim posting earlier about Roger Hynd. John Lawrence was quoted as saying that “hynd’ s inability to kick the ball straight over one yard cost me a knighthood”
Sorry ghuys but the Na NaNa song by Bananarama is a cover version of the original by American band Steam,as Marrakesh pointed our earlier. Pedantic CSC H H Hebcelt
The “Na Na Na” which we sang in the Jungle was definitely from Hey Jude 1968.
Memories CSC
We actually have a large back catalogue of good old Celtic songs and it’s great to hear them being revived. Leaving out the heavy war stuff gives that mob not a leg to stand on. Anyway the time has come to leave them in our wake, on and off the field.
Jim payne on 29th September 2016 11:13 pm
Miss Fahey – Siobhan- announced her delight at this development.
*and her wee sister was in the “Come on Eileen” video
Sumsae mention my name?? na na na na na na na hey JUde.
YogiHughes on 29th September 2016 11:22 pm
The “Na Na Na” which we sang in the Jungle was definitely from Hey Jude 1968.
*we also sung “die die die die ya hun” from the same era
Jude2005
Na. :)
Just catching up with many things.
Firstly, still in awe of what our club and support served up to the rest of Europe.
€10k fine?
Contrast that with the massive support the demonstration has had worldwide and the huge sum generated for those in most need in Palestine.
We are blessed to have the Green Brigade.
Polis now chapping the doors of employers at 5am when they can’t get to the accused! (It gets worse but it’s not appropriate to say more just now).
Moyes allegedly one of those accused of corruption?
there are 2 Na Na Na songs
Na Na Na ,Na Na Na…. Na Hey Jude
Na Na,Na Na Na Na,Hey Hey Hey,Goodbye
Makes sense to me
Stan Collymore tweeting that if the list he has seen is true football in England will never be the same,
sorry canny do link
Allerdyce and the EFA getting panned on question Time!!
Jimbo
Thanks for the education.
Why I love CQN.
Bananarama
What is the stars
Don’t forget the Banana Splits song.
Shamelessly ripped off by Bob Marley for use in Buffalo Soldier.
Gordy
Rich people are driven by one thing.
They would kill their closest for it.
Haven’t posted for ages – been enjoyin’ lurkin’
Thought we were immense last night – watched it with my 2 bhoys and love their passion for the team – no1 boy nearly brought the house down when we scored the 3rd.
We still tend to go through a spell in each half where we lose our way and the passing goes off a bit, but we’ll sort that with experience at this level – loved how we dug in for the last 10 minutes.
This game would have been a struggle under Ronny (real admiration for RD though), but just shows what a good manager can achieve with broadly the same players – always thought we had good players, so good to see them performing and responding to a manager that has them believing in themselves.
Hard to pick a man of the match, but KT and MD really fantastic for their age, with Kolo and Broonie ably assisted by TR who was so good first half.
Support were just the best. – what a great advert for football we are – Grace is so special and emotional – no other fans evoke such feelings as our own.
No2 bhoy was at the Kilmarnock game on Sunday and has been raving ever since about how good we were – loving this reaction and genuine excitement about the team!
What a Club, what a Support and what a great time to be part of the Celtic family
Bhoys and Ghirls
If you are around the Uddingston area tomorrow between 10am and 2pm and half 5 mins spare, please pop and join our Coffee Morning for McMillan Cancer with a difference. We have the Big Cup (full size replica) in our presence and you have the chance for a wee donation to get a picture taken with it on your mobile with the ribbon colours of your choice ( surely there is only one choice)
Address is Mears, Tannochside Business Park, G71 5PW
Come along and say Hail Hail
HH
CRC
GGH
Have both tunes in my collecction.
Aff oot to compare and contrast. :)
half= have
TONTINE TIM,
Remember it well
….from “Those were the days” by Mary Hopkins.
Wits,
The first the Beatles and the second The Doors.
Delaneys,
no dobt mate,
interesting to see what other names come out
Gary Gillespie
Jaysus
The Banana Splits or Banana Bunch
thats my childhood,sitting in front of the TV on a saturday morning, and The Double Deckers
dobt is doubt
Delaneys
Its not just rich people that are like that.
I have met rich people who are beautiful souls and poor people who are black hearted bassas
Good and bad everywhere
WITS
I suspect there might be more than two of us on here who are of that vintage.
Opening foursomes in the Ryder Cup are announced for anyone interested
Gordybhoy
Maybe a Mister P. Ness?
WITS
Aye, it was a sweeping generalisation.
Sorry ya rich bassa. ;)))
Garygillespieshamstring,
bit harsh there mate ;-))),
Delaneys
I can’t hear the wee section on buffalo soldier without starting to sing the splits song in my head.
I should probably be worried.
Watching the game again, we seemed to lose midfield a wee bit when Rogic was subbed ….a class act ….anyone know why he can’t seem to play for 90 mins ?
Delaneys
I am all for sweeping generalisations……when I agree with them
Celtic Park was Amazing last night.
I got home 20 minutes before midnight and was totally shattered, I mean really knackered – @ Half Time a seat was most defnitely required. The Support gave Everything just like the Players did.
Brendan got Everything out of his Players. I’ve just finished watching the game.
Every player played very well, some were just sensational when we really needed them to be.
Celtic have Heroes again and that is what it is all about.
We have a chance to get out of this Group, IMO.
It might be a small chance, KTF, Always.
Barca can beat City twice I reckon.
The flipside is Borussia Monchengladbach could also beat us twice, I reckon we could, given the Luck of the Irish, beat BMG home and away.
Those City away Tickets would then be hotter than Hell itself. :))
67, In the Heat of Lisbon. :)
GGH
You have now fecked my head up wi they two tunes. Accusing Robert Nesta Marley of plagiarising a cartoon show hit, makes sense. What you hear in your cradle, sticks. Noel and Liam Gallagher have made a career from that. Nursery Rhyme Manc sounds.
Cot time