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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EXSLAEMUIRBHOY
So that was you staggering in Ashton Lane? :-)
Pheersy
Was it the same length of statement after they wrecked the toilets at paradise ?.
Written by someone you would almost think was a failed journalist.
F**** Joke
Bhoyjoebelfast
Under the fake interest in a former manager/player who had addiction issues has lost a fortune in gambling and now works as a socialworker, like you I ask why broadcast this now?
Straight after the game coverage the news on the UEFA fine, clearly they do not like us one little bit but we are well aware of that.
See Police Scotland are still appealing for video footage of the wrecking crew at the game against sevco, fat chance I think
PHEERSY
Please say that’s a genuine “statement” from the huns.
Apart from being ludicrously funny in its interpretation of the facts-we can all have a right good laugh at that-it is also begging a disrepute charge. It’s calling the regulatory body a bunch of lying b……s,only intent on damaging Rangers.
Unless I meet a stunning blonde in the next ten days,I’ve got a pair of balls that the SFA can borrow. They obviously don’t have any of their own. Times up after that,I head back to Swindon,and live in hope.
HEADTHEBALL on 29TH SEPTEMBER 2016 7:17 PM
EXSLAEMUIRBHOY
So that was you staggering in Ashton Lane? :-)
:) wish it was, my seat is just in front of the players lounge. Swapped seats wae the lad in red. So I’m 2 rows further down to the right Silver heid
The continual peddling of the myth that staff and players were attacked?
Their ability to rewrite history is incredible.
Guess four years is a long time to practice and refine.
BHOYJOEBELFAST on 29TH SEPTEMBER 2016 7:11 PM
If the Beeb can find an anti Celtic slant in ANY story they will.
Now, this ‘story’ was about Steve Paterson’s recovery from Alcoholism and his move back into football management with amateur side Dufftown f.c.
Of course, It was inevitable that they would feature film of his victory over us in the cup with ICT.
However, Paterson took up the Dufftown post in December 2015, so why feature this story tonight of all nights, juxtaposed with Celtic’s momentous performance last night?
Could they have been saving it for just such an occasion perhaps?
Dessybhoy,yes appealing for video evidence…..why not offer an award!!!!!!
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS ,,
Straight from their official site…my guess Traynor…. however nice to see he wants protection for the refs…..
Cheers for the Rogers Waters gig twitter link
Found this on Youtube it is the excellent track Fearless, you can listen to the Walk On at the end.
Starts at 4:20 mins with a giant screen showing Celts with Palestinian flags
Roger Waters Fearless Mexico City
They do love a statement so they do, the cup final gave them carte blanche, had the sfa nipped it in the bud, but alas.
I notice the statement about the damage to pittodrie at the weekend was rather telling, the statement about the sectarian singing at Celtic Park, the statement about the……
Yet they pander to them, I always wanted them to suffer and suffer and suffer, but ffs, sometimes killing is more humane that watching an animal suffer, but there is no humanity from here, I hope the bastards suffer for an eternity, and another eternity and a few more just to make sure.
I’ve been saying this for years and I will repeat it ad nauseam.
Celtic needs to completely revamp its PR operation. Do they actually have one?!
Constant digs in the written and broadcast media against the club.
Whatever happened to the Bernard Ponsonby rumour?
Now there’s a mhan who has worked in the media for years, is intelligent, articulate, media savvy and a huge Celtic fan.
He would have eejits like Keevins, Jackson, Jack and the rest for breakfast.
I await developments!
HH!!
Tallybhoy
Yip, he would relish the job, take a very decent pension from the TV co and have a dream job, what could be more simple ?
HH
TET
I may be talking out of turn here but I was told earlier this year that Celtic had been in talks with Bernard Ponsonby with a view to becoming the new head of PR.
HH!!
Hibs statement to RFC
https://twitter.com/Ben_HFC_Tee/status/781156926772088833
TET@7:39
I was in the kill them off for good brigade, however the eternal misery is now my preferred option :0)
The Exiled Tim.
” I hope the bastards suffer for an eternity, and another eternity and a few more just to make sure.”
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Almost Shakespearean that. :)
TB
I pray you are right, at the end of the day who actually gives a feck what the smsm say about us, we have to get our PR 100% down south and over the rest of the planet.
Take the GB Palestine thing for example, that could have been milked to beat the band, as it was-is we have got mega free good will, but how much better could-should it have been.
HH
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PB
Aye, and suffer they will :-)
HH
I am very disappointed with Celtic at the moment.
The fans have once again been stabbed in the back by the soup taking forelock tuggers who sold the soul of the club.
Its all very well for Desmond,Lawwell and Rodgers to put on thrilling nights of football that 60,000 attend and every football fan across the world raves about ( except in that bastion of ecumenicism The Loudon Tavern)
But apart from that we have been betrayed again.
Here we are about to enter the 3rd month of the season and still no sign of Almores Green and White Peoples Cafe at Celtic Park.
We are being conned by capitalist imperialist and probably some other ists who only want to put bums on seats to watch football and dont care about the working man and his Capuccino
Until The Last Espresso
Viva La Cafe Creme Brigada
no pasaran ( the sugar please)
E44
I will leave the littery, littary……writing stuff to the wife :-)
HH
Should the Celtic Cafe ever materialise I might even be able to coax the wife to visit with the promise of a skinny latte.
She’s on a diet.
Again!
HH!!
Tallybhoy
If they build it they will come
Maybe even an Amsterdam Style Coffee Shop
With Delaneys Donkey as the Maitre D
WHATISTHESTARS
ALMORE needs to drop the “People’s” from the title. Brings back bad memories from the early 90s.
Puke-inducing,actually. Last thing you want in a cafe.
WITS@7-54PM
In defense of our board i feel they are protecting the Celtic supporters from this type of atrocity.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/06/01/neo-nazis-wearing-sausage-necklaces-lob-meat-at-vegans-in-cafe-brawl/
‘It should be understood Rangers will not tolerate any of their employees being attacked with impunity.’
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Aye Ragin’.
Dundalk should have scored there, hope they don’t rue it
Or even a skinny tally?
WITS,
DD would be more inclined to keep the products for himself ;-)))
BMCUWP
We could have
The Peoples Cafe
The Peoples Popular Cafe
The Democratic Popular Peoples Cafe
Long live left wing cafe solidarity….at least until the first split
Tallybhoy
Traynor controls the media here in my opinion, employ him bad stories disappear,then the attacks on their rival club begin, I dont want him anywhere near CP but if he has such influence the question is why and who is scared of him?
Chris Coleman sounds like a really top bloke, slaughtered everyone involved in the bungs controversy , if only there where more like him
EXSLAEMUIRBHOY on 29TH SEPTEMBER 2016 8:11 PM
Aye & gets 5k for soundbite :)
Fan A Tic
All joking aside ..thats a very disturbing report,fecking bullies bashing some poor alternative hippy kids,very sad
LGBT Vegans would be welcome at Almores Cafe,indeed in the words of the old Arlo Guthrie song
You can do anything that you want at ALiceMORE’s restaurant
BMCUW
How was the ‘Market’ last night?
Hear you jumped on PFayr, but thankfully never spilled his pint! You know what these rugger types are like!
Get the last train ok?!
Hopefully seeya next week.
HH!!
I have just seen footage of one of my heroes Roger Waters concert in Mexico City last night.
His backscreen was the Green Brigade Palestine Display. Nice support from him last night. Formerly a Gooner, now a Tim.
Roger Waters CSC
WITS
Right wing nazi movements are growing worldwide.
Intolerance is everywhere.
Was in Prague the other week and so a lot of flag waving skinheads protesting.
They wore insignia of Soldiers of Odin.
Engaged one in conversation and he told me they were protesting the Czech president had passed a bill to let in 6000 muslim terrorists.
Turns out they were refugees.
I said 6000 in a country with over 10 million is insignificant.
He asked where i live and i said USA.
He said he wished he lived there as he saw that at the Republican convention in Ohio they could openly carry weapons.
I told him i live in NY and Connecticut and that its not allowed there.
He got bored with me after i told him that i feared the right wing militias far more than any Muslim refugee.
Said fuck off and walked away.
They would probably have lynched me but for large police contingent
could we crowdfund the £500 and get the money back to those mancs
Fan A Tic
Yes its worrying,the rise of these groups,they no longer are just a lunatic fringe.
Trump has tapped into that Demographic in USA and in many ways legitimised their views.
Seems to be more prevalent the further East you go in Europe.