After the adrenaline-fuelled dramas that a return to the Champions League after five long years provided, Celtic are off to Paisley on Sunday. There will be an inevitable drop-off in in energy levels, the players are not machines, after all, as we take on an opponent with more robust objective from the game.
While Celtic have four days to recover and prepare, St Mirren will be 15 days without a game when they take on the champions. During this period, they will have been able to do some endurance training and get plenty rest before what will be a committed 90 minutes’ effort. They will not be easy to overcome.
Whatever motivational chat Ange Postecoglou gives before a game, it cannot always have the same intensity. I expect he fully animated the players for the games against Real and Shakhtar, but words overused lose their affect. Can he really whip them up for St Mirren? I doubt it, in fact, I don’t even think he should.
Our baseline performance must be substantial enough to pick the points in Paisley. The next big emotional effort is three weeks away, save the inspiration for then. One more push before the break.
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CELTIC40ME
Princess Margaret is dead? I never got a card for that one.
AIPPLE on 16TH SEPTEMBER 2022 4:15 PM
She is isn’t she? I think it was her :)
And offensive songs for me are Roamin in the Gloamin and the Soldier Song add on.
The crown-royals are just puppets, even this turd is not at the top of the tree, close but not quite at the top
https://www.gettyimages.es/detail/fotograf%C3%ADa-de-noticias/prince-charles-prince-of-wales-speaks-with-with-fotograf%C3%ADa-de-noticias/467631086
CELTIC40ME on 16TH SEPTEMBER 2022 4:18 PM
AIPPLE on 16TH SEPTEMBER 2022 4:15 PM
She is isn’t she? I think it was her :)
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Naff attempt at humour on my part. Sorry! She is indeed deid as a doorknob.
Spikeysauldman
I would say if they believe it to be brand damaging then yes.
Adidas – Hello that you Celtic ?
Michael Nicholson – Aye,
Adidas – that true ye wur on the Jeremy Kyle show ?
Michael Nicholson – Aye,
Adidas – Well, see awe that profit we made from doing your kit for five years, we’re no daein it again.
Michael Nicholson – Nae bother mate see ye later.
AIPPLE on 16TH SEPTEMBER 2022 4:21 PM
👍
Thoughts and prayers to the family
BURNLEY78 on 16TH SEPTEMBER 2022 4:13 PM
You are the one evincing bitterness towards Celtic fans, not me.
BSR
Think of the effect on the sales of the commemorative collection
Those sliders won’t sell themselves
It might be my addled auld napper….. But there wasnt much of an outcry besmirching the good name of Rangers 🙈 back in the mid seventies when the bastards celebrated two popes dying within weeks(a short time) of each other…….
If memory serves me well I’m sure they sang and danced to the Boney M number. Brown girl inThe ring..
Singing..
2 popes in a month tra la la la…
Maybe I just imagined it as I drank in those days…. 😎
Can’t wait till Poppy season👍
The Liverpool minutes silence was blown up on 30 seconds due to shouts from the crowd, they didn’t make it to tabloid TV though .
Bada
55 days 6 hours 58 minutes and 6 seconds to go fella.
Keep it lit.
HH
Hearts fans leaders refuse to slam jeers
HEARTS fans leaders today refused to condemn yobs who jeered during a minute’s silence for Pope John Paul II at yesterday’s Scottish Cup semi-final.
Several of the club’s most prominent supporters today rounded on the minority who sullied Hearts’ name during the showpiece match against Celtic, which was beamed around the world by Sky television.
They demanded tough action against those who booed and jeered during the tribute. Six people were charged with sectarian aggravated breach of the peace following events at the match
https://www.scotsman.com/news/hearts-fans-leaders-refuse-slam-jeers-2506746
Celtic ‘Raise’ Concerns over Fan Treatment.
I think Burnley 78 touched on this…. Being kept back and police treatment after the game.
The ole MSM doing their best to get Ange to criticise the support.
Expect more of this at the game Sunday.
They hate us. Regardless of what we do.
HH
Although the blog’s subject matter is diverse its fundamental rationale is to discuss all things Celtic.
Simple questions re banners and self explanatory answers.
Do such banners enhance Celtic’s reputation?
Do such banners detract from our performance on the park.?
Do such banners help Ange and the players ?
Do such banners delight our enemies.?
Do such banners constitute a mega own goal ?
Do such banners delight and encourage current and potential sponsors?
Do such banners crave attention seeking ?
Do such banners embarras Celtic football club ?
Are such banners beneficial to brand Celtic?
Im all for free speech and absolutely defend the right of individuals to fly such banners. But have the courage of your convictions and fly them from your living room window.
If not why not ?
Dont fly them in the name of Celtic football club.
HH the journey continues.
Marspapa
I did. It was as bad as I have witnessed in all my time.
But Ernie, who seems to know everything including who are the drug dealers who sit in the posh seats at Celtic apparently, advised us that it was typical of what happens at all our away games in Europe.
https://www.67hailhail.com/news/hes-fallen-in-love-with-this-club-celtic-boss-ange-postecoglou-on-his-night-out-with-kyogo/
Magic 💚
Jeremy Kyle..
Now there’s dignity for ye….☘
Big Wavy
Of course they challenged Ange.
Maybe it was because of what a group of attention seekers did on Wednesday in the name of the club.
Naturally folk will seek to clarify the clubs position on it and that if any senior people at the club.
“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.” – Churchill.
(Who, by the way, was a pretty abhorrent human being. But he knew what he was talking about when it came to standing up to fascists and assorted scum.)
https://thecelticblog.com/2022/09/articles-and-features/celtic-is-a-club-with-enemies-we-will-never-be-able-to-appease/
I think the banner was wrong because there are so many folk in these parts who support the monarchy which is their choice and right. We have moved a long way in terms of all of that – this sets it back a long way. I play football on a Thursday will Unionists and for the first time in a long time I was tempted to not wear any Celtic insignia. It also distracted from an almost brilliant away performance in the Champions League. Poor Ange, he must be pretty peeved. Let’s either respect the minute’s applause or simply ignore it – but please don’t disrespect it. Indeed, listen to Ange himself.
“I think there’s a minute’s applause, and we’ll abide by whatever obligations and responsibilities we have as a football club. We’ll do that in a respectful manner. We want our supporters to do the same.”
Belmont Brian
Cheers for a very enjoyable afternoon …
old friends, new friends … with Celtic as their constant 🍀
I better get back to work now :-)
Bournesouprecipe
Fair play to you. You are not far off with your mock exchange there Re sponsor / club. Except there is always a tipping point. An exchange of value / brand reputation.
Eg I know the effort put in by both Celtic and Rangers on social policies to convince Coors that Celtic and Rangers were not utterly toxic for Carling to put their name on the shirts. Weird given Coors ethical and employee records at that time but hey it needed a strong guy to make a bold decision at a time when Celtic had no plan B for a shirt sponsor for the following year and rangers has a local flooring company offering half. It ended up being a 7 year partnership but it could as easily not have happened if the current dynamic was in play.
NB I am 100% certain calls will have been made.
We’re lucky we have Ange, we’ll fit for toadies in SMSM. Liverpool used Jurgen Klopp to straight bat the press frenzy in the very same way ( their minute lasted 30 seconds )
THEORIGINALSADIESBHOY on 16TH SEPTEMBER 2022 3:20 PM
Our route to last 16
Leipzig v Celtic draw 1 point…
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I think there’s sequence of results that could see us get through with 7 points.
Maybe those at St Mirren will at least listen to the words of our excellent manager who as an Aussie may well have no great love for the monarchy ?
We abide by our responsibilities to act respectfully’ ‘We want our supporters to do the same’
Ziggy
We can actually get through to the last 16 with just 5 points !!!!
Burnley78,
When the same fellas raised funds and food for the needy, was Ange asked ?
No he effin wasn’t.
They have an agenda. It’s always anti-Celtic.
Have they scored an own goal here. Probably but I won’t lose sleep. Capitalists will pursue our advertising reach, the issue will be less newsworthy and the world will turn on its axis.
Until November :)
HH
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 16TH SEPTEMBER 2022 5:50 PM
We’re lucky we have Ange, we’ll fit for toadies in SMSM. Liverpool used Jurgen Klopp to straight bat the press frenzy in the very same way ( their minute lasted 30 seconds )
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BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 16TH SEPTEMBER 2022 5:50 PM
We’re lucky we have Ange, we’ll fit for toadies in SMSM. Liverpool used Jurgen Klopp to straight bat the press frenzy in the very same way ( their minute lasted 30 seconds )
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I haven’t seen the klopp interview but Ange has been brilliant this week, as usual. I wonder if the character who asked him three questions today about the fans on Wednesday, will ask similar type questions to GVB🤔.
Beat Shakhtar by 3. lose to Leipzig by either 2-1 or 3-2 or 4-3.
Score draw with Leipzig. Leipzig no score draw with Shakhtar.
Assumes all lose to Madrid.
BURNLEY78 on 16TH SEPTEMBER 2022 5:55 PM
Ziggy
We can actually get through to the last 16 with just 5 points !!!!
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Ffs😁. I’ll need to work that one out. I think leipzig will be a lot better. We might need to share the points but need to come out better against them over the double header (goal wise). I fancy leipzig to beat shakhtar
Foodbank – £250,000 raised in 5 years.
Statements requested by MSM of Celtic Manager in response, during that time – Zero.
Mmmmmmm
HH
https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/18062946.17-000-raised-eight-vans-worth-food-collected-celtics-green-brigade-foodbanks/
Been better off cancelling the Laptop Loyal, and doing Celtic TV only,BBC first 3 questions about minutes silence/applause bollox
Celtic have officially announced the signing of young duo Justin Osagie (17) and Francis Turley (16)
Osagie, who arrives from West Ham will join up with the B side. Whereas, Turley, signing from Glentoran will join the u18s side. Both deny any knowledge, when questioned by MadMitch, of attending St Al’s, Glasgow.
Both players have agreed three-year deals.
Welcome
HH
ZIGGYDOC1
Weird as it may seem , i think the Leipzig games will be our toughest test ….