Two weeks ago we spoke about the fine margins which determine results in the Champions League. Last night’s share of the points was a great example. While Borussia Monchengladbach were the better team at Celtic Park last month, they relied on two defensive errors to settle the game. Had Celtic stayed error free they may have won.
Last night we were error free (you could nit-pick about the Gladbach goal) and got a better result. A result which surprises on the upside or downside has the potential to overshadow an actual performance, but our point was deserved.
It didn’t look that way early on. Although Celtic defended comfortably for the first 15 minutes, we were unable to hold the ball. The abiding memory of that period is Tom Rogic with three black shirts around him the moment the ball arrived at his feet. Even long balls to the later-impressive Moussa Dembele were offering no relief.
We didn’t create anything the first time we got possession inside the Gladbach box, but this was the most important passage of play in the game. We retained possession for more than 20 passes, allowing players to settle, and perhaps giving Borussia more defensive duties to consider. At no point thereafter were we pinned back inside our own half.
Dembele had no right to get around the defender and into a shooting position at the penalty. He knocked the ball to the defender’s left and ran past him on his right, in the middle of the box. It took craft and strength. It’s been a while since we’ve had a striker who would have been capable of this kind of move.
Honourable mentions to Scotts Sinclair and Brown. Sinclair clearly worried the Gladbach defenders, who could only outnumber him when he drove deep into their half with the ball tied to his feet.
The most striking aspect of the performance was how we performed defensively. With squad players Emilio Izaguirre and Cristian Gamboa at full back and Mikael Lustig partnering Erik Sviatchenko in the middle you would be forgiven for worrying we might see the kind of disorganisation witnessed at the Camp Nou on match day one.
Instead we looked well-rehearsed, while Craig Gordon was back at his best.
Callum McGregor’s should have won all three points with a gilt-edged chance near the end. That could have made the difference between third and fourth in the group, but a win would have flattered us.
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JIMMYNOTPAUL :-)
Hamiltontim
I would not say it is getting worse. It was safe and quiet for some years at Legia stadium. The owners of the club forgot that 100-150 hooligans is regular element of the crowd.
Apparently five cartons of posts arrived by plane at
Melbourne airport this morning.
Maybe they are heading to the new Celtic shoppe in
Chadston shopping centre:-)))
H.H Mick
At the game last night in the sectionntonthe left of the main section occupied by the Celtic support, one of our own fell out of the top deck, hit the partition and netting of our section and landed head first in n amongst the Celtic and Borussia fans in that section. It was horrific and a number of ambulance people, paramedics and stewards were called to the incident. It was hard to see how the incident developed.
Has there been anything in the papers/on the news. Does anyone know if the fan is alright. It was fairly horrible to witness. I hope the person has not sustained a serious injury which will be a miracle in itself.
Who here has come back from the brink?
Has been on their arse and came back from it???
Has thought all hope has gone and turned it around???
And has kept it going……….and taught it to others.
Email me on cqnclunks@gmail.com as I would very much like to talk to you.
Sftb
Well said.
In addition I’ll put this out there before bed.
Strict liability is here in all but name.
Prior to this season’s beginning all clubs were asked to sign up to an SFA/SPFL code of conduct. Celtic agreed.
The consequence is that an unnamed official now marks the behaviour of the Celtic support at all games.
So far this season we’ve been marked unacceptable in every away game. So, at the first game at Tynecastle we were were failed but Hearts passed.
The replacement for the Act is already in place.
Melbourne Mick
Although I love wee Griffiths young MissGFTB loves Dembelle, the weans know better
Dallas
If still about its been a busy day, but far more enjoyable than the alternative, although busy, enjoyable days unfortunately don’t pay the bills :-)
SFTB
” MSPs Mason and Dornan vilified the world of football, our major sport, sport with a very good record of fan behaviour ”
Exactly. I posted the other day about the absence of violence and truly unacceptable behaviour at football matches. If football stadia were, in fact, the wild, violent places that Dornan in particular describes, then few people would attend.
I think many people voted SNP to show support for Independence. I suspect many will now be changing their minds as they see how that party`s members show a distinct lack of independence of thought.
Cheerio for now,
JJ
Hamilton …. a few questions if you dont mind.
is that code of conduct available online to read?
Is it strict liability or vicarous liablity? People often use those terms interchangably, but they are actually very different animals … I would suspect it would be the latter ….
any insight into why Celtic would agree to something like that (strict or vicarious)?
Franny, I was told a great story of what was Rangers signing Paterson.
The now defunct club were desperate to sign him from Hibs. Bertie was Hibs manager then.
Bertie knew if the Horribles gave him a full medical , Paterson would fail it.
He held out and held out until the currants needed Paterson for a big game and they signed him without a full medical and for a better price.
It would be an insult to donkeys to describe Paterson as a donkey during his time at the evil empire.
TOSB 10.31pm
I was watching the game last night with a couple of bhoys who still work with Teabags, I mentioned to contact you on Facebook in case he didn’t read it here, hope you and your good lady enjoyed your wee trip, I met a fellow Celtic fan picking up his son at 3pm today, he got into Glasgow airport at 1pm, let’s say just say he thinks he had a great time :-)
Nobody blamed Ronny Deila for the missing pages yet?
Hamilton Tim
“So far this season we’ve been marked unacceptable in every away game.”
That news is very disturbing.
JJ
GLASSTWOTHIRDSFULL on 2ND NOVEMBER 2016 10:41 PM
Nobody blamed Ronny Deila for the missing pages yet?
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Gavin Masterhun stole them to sell the ad revenue to help Bartons legal bill……
More to the point how many people/companies have the huns sued lately??
A good few i suspect
Where did all the missing pages money go?
HT
Thanks
I am under no illusions that the SNP are already preparing Phase 2 of their attack on football. If we were ever to get an opportunity to play in a league outwith Scotland, we would be made to pay a hefty price for not showing enough Scottish Patriotism to know our place.
MIT
The Celtic Board have already made a statement expressing concerns about the workability of any Strict Liability legislation. I suspect that they must have looked at the feedback obtained in the process HT has outlined and said- “What’s all this with our fans being marked down but the opposition fans are all getting a bye?”
This is a precursor of how things will go. Chants of Orange Bassa or Fenian Bassa will get you warnings fines and ground closures but chants of Arab Bassa or Hibby Bassa will go un-noticed.
In Scotland we define sectarianism as “all that Ulster stuff”, but give a bye to anti-English sentiment and we get more offended by the adjective that precedes the noun “Bassa” than we do by the noun itself.
Theoriginalsadiesbhoy
There is an article on Celtic News now about the fan you refer too
Taken to hospital with serious intensive facial injuries, bit appears to be ok
Hail Hail
GLASSTWOTHIRDSFULL on 2ND NOVEMBER 2016 10:41 PM
Nobody blamed Ronny Deila for the missing pages yet?
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You mean the missing years.
MARGARET MCGILL on 2ND NOVEMBER 2016 10:46 PM
Where did all the missing pages money go?
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We demand to know ALL the people that saw the missing pages, and profited from it.
(SDM we know it wasnt you, gazza and mc cann too, walker your card is marked……..as is jabbas)
Especially if they wore brown shirts….
Macjay 10.48pm
The Ronny Years ?????
For me….. 4 & 5
And Brendan would not be going for 6 if not for Ronny
Sadie.
http://sportwitness.co.uk/celtic-fan-injured-serious-accident-borussia-park-tuesday-night/?
Missing years……..I know I missed some of the celebrations …… As I was celebrating, surely I didn’t miss the years !
GERRYFAETHEBRIG
The kids always know better, we were the same at their age :-))
He’s on about new boots again the type that are good for
artificial grass g4. size 11 now, i said ” wee mhan i’d be cheaper
paying a surgeon to give you new feet ”
” Very funny papa, i’ve seen a black pair the kind Keiran Tierney
wears ”
He knows thats me hooked when he says black and KT.
A good thing Christmas is coming soon.
H.H Mick
SFTB …. thanks for that. So, any idea what the club actually did sign up to? I took at look on the web there, but didn’t see it.
Mags 10.46pm
I blame the old firm
Ronny….say what you like…but he still won the league twice.
Respect for that.
HH
GERRYFAETHEBRIG on 2ND NOVEMBER 2016 10:51 PM
Can`t argue with that.
Melbourne ….. black boots and KT …. proof that you have raised him right! yellow boots are for Dancing with the Stars … not football.
Feel sorry for Ronny D, he was on a hiding to nothing.
He had neither the training nor previous exposure to cope with our media.
He had neither the training nor previous exposure to cope with our being the top team.
He had neither the training nor previous exposure to cope with pressure.
He had neither the training nor previous exposure to cope with our referee’s.
Brendan is learning but has most of the expreience and pre requisates to smash it, of that I am sure,
Now that the OBA is under threat.
What about thought crime and face crime, and the two-minutes hate:)
Four legs good…Two legs bad:)
HH
Gerry, some times a day off work is a busier day than being in work .
The Ronny years should have been better but you are right in what you said.
MIKE IN TORONTO on 2ND NOVEMBER 2016 10:38 PM
Hamilton …. a few questions if you dont mind.
is that code of conduct available online to read?
Is it strict liability or vicarous liablity? People often use those terms interchangably, but they are actually very different animals … I would suspect it would be the latter ….
any insight into why Celtic would agree to something like that (strict or vicarious)?
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No we didn’t know about it until the Trust open meeting last week.
A member of the Green Brigade brought it up and it was confirmed by JOT who was in attendance.
I suspect you’re right regarding vicarious liability as opposed to strict but it is deeply worrying that this was agreed to by the club with no consultation or official announcement.
lunks on 2nd November 2016 10:56 pm
What happened to all the Ronny Delia training money?
MIT
Mike, in my day, if any of our bhoys tried that ‘Pink’ boots lark
They would have been crucified…literally:)
And quite right too.
HH
lunks=clunks
sorry!
JPT not JOT.
GERRYFAETHEBRIG on 2ND NOVEMBER 2016 10:40 PM
TOSB 10.31pm
I was watching the game last night with a couple of bhoys who still work with Teabags, I mentioned to contact you on Facebook in case he didn’t read it here, hope you and your good lady enjoyed your wee trip, I met a fellow Celtic fan picking up his son at 3pm today, he got into Glasgow airport at 1pm, let’s say just say he thinks he had a great time :-)
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Gerry
Many thanks for passing on my message to JT. My wife and I had a great time at the game, thanks. If your mate’s son thinks he had a great time then he probably did. Our fans were in great voice throughout the game and gave the team tremendous backing. The players looked gutted at the end when they came to applaud the fans. They realised they should have won at the end.
Noticed the Bayer Leverkusen goal scorer tonight against Spurs was Kampl.
Does anyone remember the blond guy who destroyed us at Celtic Park for Red Bull Salzburg two years ago? Kampl.
Melbourne Mick 10.53
Before your post I already knew the wee mhan would be a “black boot wearer”
His enthusiasm comes from his upbringing……. I love reading about him keep the posts coming
Macjay……
Whether it’s Ronny or Brendan I want Celtic to do well, in my opinion Brendan is far better manager than Ronny, especially since he is using most of Ronny’s players :-)
(sorry Neg2) most of Brendan’s selections are players that were already there = better manager
(I still blame the players :-)