As this clean sheet run has continued, every time Fraser Forster has made a good save, I’ve found myself suggesting that the defence is not playing as tightly as it used to. We quickly regard exceptional performance as the norm.
Fraser has, of course, been exceptional, again, this season. Efe Ambrose and Virgil van Dijk are fast and commanding. Virgil has a presence about him, like Wanyama, but bigger. On the flanks, despite the lack of competition, Emilio Izaguirre is performing at his best, while Adam Matthews, Mikael Lustig and Darnell Fisher have shuffled through the right back position as availability dictates.
I have a notion that Scott Brown is also worth credit for the defensive performance. He seems to have grown this season, perhaps as a consequence of fitness. This is his best season yet.
Ultimately the game is all about tactics. Any team can keep a clean sheet but 10-in-a-row (get used to reading that) is a consequence of team plan, which is where Neil Lennon comes in.
Tomorrow is the final day to confirm tickets for our CQteN St Patrick’s Day Dinner on 14 March at the Kerrydale Suite. The dinner will raise funds to build a kitchen at Kholoni Primary School in Mchinji, Malawi, where 1200 kids currently attend without food facilities. If you have lost your invoice email me, celticquicknews@gmail.com
See you there.
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An empty coming up btw!
hamiltontim is praying for oscar
21:56 on 30 January, 2014:
Good job my contract extends to unlimited texts. My contract not up until January 2015 so it will be my window this time next year…:)
The last couple of days are the worst, today has been manic…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Rumours of big Amido to Birmingham on loan.
Hope not.
HH
THE EXILED TIM-Free the Dam 5
22:11 on 30 January, 2014
Good move for him. He needs game time and he’s never going to get it with us, this season anyway. We would get to see how he develops before deciding whether or not to bring him back or punt.
NatKnow – Supporting Wee Oscar
21:41 on
30 January, 2014
“Rangers Ladies”!
Is that an oxymoron or a paradox? :-)
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I’d just go with oxymoradox
Amido on loan? Should be forced to take Bangura too, BOGOF.
K33
Lenny said that he would get game time when the pitches got bad, hence my hope not.
But you are of course correct, as long as we are chasing this record thing, he won’t get much.
HH
Rumours of me buying that richard 31003 a sesh the morra
Like all rumours – pure pish
tootingtim supports wee oscar
21:58 on 30 January, 2014
Palace Cardiff and Norwich for me mate think they’ll all go down x x x
Green Lantern (((((0)))))
19:24 on
30 January, 2014
One Britt Assombalonga, there’s only one Britt Assombalonga!
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Could lead to the old chant, if he’s on the bench, “Get the Britt, get the britt on now!”
Twitter : Miserabilst FC have agreed an undisclosed fee for CQN posters Neganon and sydneytim who are expected to sign a four year deal.
If Carlsberg did posters transfer deadline days
:)
JM
Thought Joe Ledley had his best game for us this season, last night. Commented this to my son, who replied. “Aye da, wonder what scout is in the Main Stand watching him?”
Will be having the Cultic quiz tomorrow evening at 9.
BMCUW was the winner last Friday.
All welcome to try and take his title.
Until we meet again…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Daughter just dropped me a note , Bellamy in at Celtic Park today ? Wonder if anyone was with him ? Apparently on twitter
Hail Hail
Ht just seemed a big more gung-ho last night with nutmeg flicks near our defence – just looked like more than a little showboating for me – even said to kik that ” he’ll be on soccerAm on Saturday ”
Agree more forward role looked better but just looked like he dressed to impress hh
HT
£30 for Tynecastle….
Whit are ye moaning about? That’s £5 a goal :-)
BCW
A Cultic quiz, I may have a chance at that >}
HH
Cowiebhoy n Doc
my flight from Heathrow to Mumbai leaves at 10:30am and arrives in india at 9pm celtic park time. Got 2.5hrs before my connection to goa so if the wifi is working at the airport I might get the news that we signed boyd and Griffiths ;)
CowieBhoy, an apology?
Hehehe.
TBJ, any news it’ll be posted on your FB page.
BCW
Is big Amido becoming a bit of a Cultic player? :)
Ruth Davidson?
Is Ruth no a strange name for a bloke?
TBJ
Now, the window shuts at 11, only giving you 30mins max to get news, you could be sitting in new plane by then :-)
Enjoy Bhud
Hail Hail
Anyway good news today ht that the weans today that the weans will be on till 6pm !! :)
Mrs m – away for a lie doon !!!
paulsatim is neil lennon
22:15 on
30 January, 2014
NatKnow – Supporting Wee Oscar
21:41 on
30 January, 2014
“Rangers Ladies”!
Is that an oxymoron or a paradox? :-)
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I’d just go with oxymoradox
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Had that for back pain last year. Will it work for Repetitive Strain Injury induced by moaners on CQN? :-)
I think we are feeling the love for big Amido !!
I know I am …( * man love )
TET
All welcome mate. Just a wee bit of fun and variety.
Took your advice last week and have tried to balance it out.
Tbj- the Judith chalmers of Cqn !!:)) hh
BCW
I saw the quiz last week and wouldn’t have been last had I entered, believe it or not >}
Will give it a lash the morra if I have time.
HH
Pedro
Aye, Annabell Goldie is a strange name for a bloke too.
As time goes on, I increasingly wonder why we don’t scrap the transfer ‘window’ and just have two transfer ‘days’ at end of August and end of January. They’re the only days that anything actually happens anyway!
Not surprisingly I expect tomorrow to be a busy day at CP with 2 or 3 in and probably more than that out…
Delaneys Dunky
You’ll be -5 points tomorrow.
:-)
See you made it through to the game, great! We got a reward as it was a good night
HAIL HAIL
Balde has looked alright whenever I’ve seen him play. He has scored a few goals, knocked it down for a couple more and puts most efforts on target. He must have a decent goals per minute rate?
A mile away from Murphy (quicker) or Bangura (err… less useless). I don’t know why we are talking about loaning him.
hun skelper
Interesting choices – first year I’ve watched the circus for aeons this season – Cardiff agreed, but think Fulham are rank and West Ham – well. Big Sam and the twelfth biggest pay packet in the world of sheepskin coats and bibs’n’cones – he has been well schooled by Gartside in extracting, um, value:) They haven’t stopped banging on about that for weeks down here.
Think it’s also possible Hughes has enough time left to clinically depress Stoke and drag them down. But Pulis will not get relegated.
HH
clashcitybhoy
21:50 on 30 January, 2014
Sorry, bit we already know what the manager is up to…….he, and PL, are dealing with a very complex (transfer) process
DD
A little birdie ( fae Kilwinning ) tells me your supplying the corporate hospitality doon at Cheltenham this year :-)
Whit’s the dress code?
Jings that labour mp on QT’s a bit butch aswell!!!
malarkey
22:41 on 30 January, 2014
Balde is brilliant, and is going to be a revelation / real star…….Neil is, wisely, introducing him gently…….watch this space….!!!!!
BCW
Big OG. :)
Aye, made the dash through worthwhile, and took us -3. Thanks Amido and Samson.