The narrative was set for Aberdeen. After six consecutive league wins without losing a goal, their bubble was burst when they drew with Dundee and St Johnstone, but it hasn’t turned out that way. They have scored 10 and not conceded in the three league games since. Out of the Scottish and League Cups, their entire focus is on beating teams less resourceful than them in the league, which is everyone apart from Celtic.
Despite Celtic’s impressive ability to collect points dating back several months, Aberdeen are hanging in there, a remarkable achievement. The only thing which separates the teams are Celtic’s two 2-1 wins in their previous meetings this season. From Saturday afternoon Aberdeen’s complete focus will be on their visit to Celtic Park on Sunday.
By contrast, Celtic will return to Glasgow early Friday morning after their trip to Milan. They will face Aberdeen pretty much as that trip leaves them.
If I was offered a win and a defeat this week, I’d take the win in Milan, but we will need enough in te tank for Sunday’s game.
Thanks to everyone who booked a ticket over the weekend for the CQN11 St Patrick’s Dinner on Friday on 13 March at the Kerrydale Suite. Anyone still to catch up, let me know, celticquicknews@gmail.com
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Morning all
A couple months back there was a trial in the West Virginia courts. A man was being tried for fornicating with a sheep, since that’s still illegal there an’ all. Anyway, the key witness was an old fella who was walking
along the highway by the farm where the sheep was raised. The prosecutor asked the witness what he saw: “Well, I was walkin’ along, and saw this sheep just’a eatin’ grass. And then this fella walks up from behind the
sheep, real quiet-like.” “And then what?” asked the prosecutor. “Then he unbuckled his belt, and pulled the sheep close.” “And what happened after that?” “Well,” said the witness, “they sorta shook for a couple of minutes.Then, afterwards, the sheep turned around… an’ licked him!” Just then one of the jurors leaned over to the jury member next tohim and said, “You know… a good sheep’ll do that.”
HH
The huns are going postal over the telegraph piece, and are looking for someone else to be sacked.
Hunmedia has five pages of vitriol directed at what they amusingly call the “tarriergraph”.
I thought it was a lovely piece of journalis-)
Good morning friends from a fairly wet, grey and blowy East Kilbridwe.
The morning after – Inter in the media.
Typical performance.A curate’ s egg of a team.Why can they only play for 75 minutes.Defensive shambles.
Off oot to Milan.
mountblow tim
04:43 on 24 February, 2015
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Missed your post as I was travelling into work, best wishes to your good lady and yirself.
Hx2
mountblow tim
I’ll keep you and your good lady in my prayers sir.
Mancini –
Happy with some of it, unhappy with some of it. It seems we like to suffer.When the other team presses , we get too stretched..We need to be more compact.We need to concentrate.”
Mountblow Tim
I just missed you by minutes on Sunday. May I offer my best wishes to your good lady and yourself neebor.
As predicted selective deafness from Purdie….drinks all round st the SPFL ludge.
SoT
Enjoy your trip to Milan.
Quietly confident of a Celtic win!
Good morning CQNers,
I always appear to be on the run these days so not much time to look back, however looking back I did hit on this gem.
I trust James Forrest doesn’t mind if I re-post his 20.26 contribution this morning for anyone who may have missed it.
James Forrest not faffing about and how to deal with irrational people – great post
http://www.onfieldsofgreen.com/offended-by-the-irish/
delaneys dunky
Grazie ! A city with choon shops and Chinese restaurants.!
Inter are a strange team.Take the lead and then fall asleep.
murdochbhoy
JamesForrest
Great indeed, I had hoped, foolishly, that the latest shame had done for them. As I said on Saturday, they soos realised that racism was one thing they could not sweep under the carpet. So,as ever, the rankd were closed, the laager circled and they get away with it again. Spineless.
Morning timdom
A fine morning. With spring light levels and winter temperature levels.
No idea how thus night will pan out.
As for Sunday noticed all 3 aberdeen goals against St Mirren came from big standard crosses to the back post. Not quite route 1, but hardly tic a tacx!. I’d expect carbon copies against izzie and Adam m on Sunday.
I respect aberdeen. We should. But if you were an aberdeen fan would you not be pretty convened about playing against our talents. They should be.
HH jamesgang
BGX
23:48 on
23 February, 2015
In reply to my own post earlier regarding if one end of our ground sang god save the queen would i boo them…YES i would..my reason..i support an Independant Scotland which , when it comes, will dispatch of this royalty nonsense with haste….of that i have not one iota of doubt…
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Booing anyone’s national anthem is hunnish behaviour IMHO.
In your independent Scotland your leaders want to maintain the British Monarchy. In my Republican Britain there would be no Monarchy.
Wonder how quickly the SFA will deal with the racism ?
My money is on the SFA demanding the club have an internal investigation and get back with their result, that’s how it usually goes, no ?
Or will Raith get the blame for inadequate security
Remember the SFA have an axe to grind with Raith, so don’t be surprised
Canamalar
It’ll be found that there’s no case to answer, on the balance of probabilities…
Bawsman
A republican Britain is is not likely to ever happen………But an indepenent Scotland could well happen and then a republic would be the next step.
Radio Scotland about to discuss sectarianism etc.
You have been warned !
Police Scotland – Focus Division
Have you made any morning raids, or picking up anyone at airport this morning ?
Thought not
When are you going to start doing what you are being paid for
Remember OBAFA means more than just Celtic fans, flying banners
bamboo
08:51 on
24 February, 2015
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I don’t trust SNP………..ever.
Canamalar
08:38 on
24 February, 2015
Or will Raith get the blame for inadequate security
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Bingo!!!!!………………..That’s the escape route right there.
TBB,
Good point, forgetting about the balance of probabilities, it was probably, Celtic or Chelsea supporters trying to give the poor wee hun a bad name
Just a pity we were not organised enough to keep the Stan Collymore thing going. Going to the English rather than Scotland I feel the momentum is fading.
bigmike,
I think Stan helped kill it himself as soon as he mentioned the masons, ranks closed and subject killed.
Canamalar
See they are getting away with the racist singing also. Sickening!
World Cup final on 23 December?
“Hearing suggestions – not confirmed – Qatar 2022 task force will recommend World Cup starts November 26th. World Cup final to be played December 23.
“Head of Fifa Qatar 2022 task force has reiterated November/December date is only option. Confirms World Cup shortened by few days.”
LB
Shortbread phone-in on sectarianism in football is doing its best to skirt around the real issue trying its best not to mention a certain club or company as being the main guilty party.
“We all know what happened at the recent semi-final where Rangers and Celtic were investigated over sectarian singing” ????
SFA/SPL will only punish Sevco if they can punish us for something (anything) at the same time.
My money’s on a spurious charge for Roll of Honour at the Aberdeen game on the back of some negative press reports coming from Milan.
ParanoidCSC
Michael nailing it on Shortbread, telling them exactly where the blame lies. Huns have no respect for their current board and have gone back 20 years, even if their board condemn them they wont listen as they want them out…
Not sure who the presenter is but she wants to avoid highlighting one club…
It’s time for Lawwell or, whoever troosers yer dough for the day to day running of your club to invite the SMSM to Celtic Park, today and lay it out for them that….
…There is nowhere in the world that you’ll hear the Irish National Anthem being sung with such, passion and identity as you will when the Celtic supporters take it upon themselves to treat us to such a spectacle within Celtic Park and, elsewhere throughout the world as our wonderful fans express their…identity, traditions, roots and belonging through this song and, the ‘add-on’ of a tribute to the Holy Father which, it has to be remembered is a positive contribution, rather than a negative / lower attempt to smear the Holy Father…a man of peace…a deserved recognition of the the highest figure of the church from whom, earlier descendants like, Brother Walfrid gave the world it’s greatest gift from Ireland’s diaspora…that thing called – Celtic Football Club.
We, as custodians / guardians of this wonderful club would eternally encourage our wonderful support to continue with their amazing rendition of this fantastic piece of music and, would ask you…the media and…the public to learn to appreciate that, through their music, our supporters bring nothing but peace and goodwill and, fond remembrance to their traditional heroes…who should rightly be remembered with pride.
Finally…we would like to make it clear that, having illustrated the clubs viewpoint as clearly as it was possible to do, if any one finds that they cant accept our fans expression of their roots then, please dont bother returning to Celtic Park as, press-facilities will no longer be afforded to you and, furthermore…our club ‘s legal-team will be forensically poring over any ‘slanted’ reporting.
Soldiers are we – CSC
That is all……………oot.
bamboo
09:39 on
24 February, 2015
Shortbread phone-in on sectarianism in football is doing its best to skirt around the real issue trying its best not to mention a certain club or company as being the main guilty party.
“We all know what happened at the recent semi-final where Rangers and Celtic were investigated over sectarian singing” ????
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Do you not see this.
There will NEVER be any sanctions on Rangers or any version of them until we get the matter taken OUT of Scotland,
The nearest we have been to getting then sanctioned is when Alex Thompson and Stan Collymore called them out.
Scotland is institutionally racist, bigoted and sectarian and will protect the ‘brand’ till the last breath using all means available. SFA, SPFL, Judiciary, Police Scotland, SNP, BBC Scotland, Radio Clyde, Daily Newspapers.
They will wrestle the issue back ‘indoors’ blame Raith Rovers for selling tickets to Chelsea fans and ‘move on’.
cathedral view,
Agreed, no result or decision will be made until they can drag us into it, if that means they wait 5 months then that is what they will do.
Interesting article on Barcelona , written by someone I know.
http://42.ie/1DOoVuw
Is the new compliance officer being instructed to take no action ?