Brendan Rodgers is a master of what to say and what not to say. Blame, well, “I can’t fault the players”. So not the players then. He adds, “However, if you want to progress, then, as I said, you need to bring in quality.” Is that pointing the finger of blame? There’s plausible deniability; I’m sure if asked directly, Brendan would wax lyrical about the support he received from Dermot and Michael, but plausible deniability does not cut through publicly in football. You, me and Brendan know that.
Martin O’Neill made it clear at an AGM 20-something years ago. With Dermot Desmond sitting a few seats along from him, he explained that it was not his job to worry about development, finances or sustainability. His job, as he saw it, was to campaign for better players. It was up to the board to hold their line and worry about what they needed to worry about. Martin was always charmingly frank.
The upshot for today is a degree of urgency which means the manager will inevitably get what he wants, just like last summer, when we spent £26m on Idah, Engels and Trusty. Celtic have the money to back Brendan like this again, I fully expect they will.
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As for our CL performance I doubt many would have thought we would not have got to a last 24 position given the fixtures we had drawn. I have yet to hear anyone who could have handpicked easier fixtures for us. Go try do that for yourself.
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Before a ball was kicked I dint think we would progress.
Based on past performance it really didnt matter who we had in the draw.
Remembering we win an away cl game every 20 years or so.
And fortress Parkhead hasnt been a thing for 20 years also.
so i thought ever team ranked above us would beat us. were we a pot 3 team last year ?
I expected to lose against Dortmund, Leipzig, Villa and Atlanta.
Beat Bratislava and Young boys,
and with hope draws against zagreb and brugge.
When the draw was made, nobody knew we would be facing the 3 lowest finishing teams.
The manner of the Slovan 5-1 victory suprided me, only to be brough back to doom by the Dortmund game.
We then didn lose any of the next 5 FIVE fixtures, when was the last time we did that in europe ?
I put it on the manager actually being more pragmatic. Not giving tthe ball away is eseential.
Conversely, I worry more about us this year. With some good fortune we will be a pot 4 team.
The fixtures may not be as kind, but I our best chance of success – is in fact the manager.
Half time 17-10. Donegal will need to change their tactics to win this.
Saint stivs
Parkheadcumsalfod posted a photo for you at 2:47
Parkheadcumsalford on 27th July 2025 2:47 pm
This is the photo Saint Stivs asked for.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/X2mFr6SoqugmuDv79
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my goodness, what a unique and special thing to have.
it is indeed a work of art.
when howsons brother walfrid was on display in saint marys I was quite awe-struck by it, and i am not artsy at all, but you picture is something aking to that for me anyways.
ta for that.
If I am doing my job, I want my employer to provide the tools to do it well. If the tools are not provided the employer is at fault, if the tools are provided and i dont do the job i am at fualt. Brandon Rodgers has every right to express his need for the correct tools to do the job expected of him. If it all goes tit’s up you can be sure the board will be quick to avoid any blame.
We will likely play around 60 games this season. Everybody and their granny can see we have a reasonably good starting team but in some key areas more quality is clearly needed. The most obvious area lacking is out wide.
Saint Stivs,
I had to wait for my nephew coming back from Spain to do it for me. Still don’t really know how he did it, although he did try and explain it to me.
David Griffiths
@Erudite4Unity
Jul 26
Violent clashes between football supporters from Dublin and Londonderry. Will Stormony pass its version of the SNP’s flagship Offensive Behaviour at Football Act?
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/new…
https://x.com/Erudite4Unity/status/1949008352668770413#m
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Will the Shinners copy their woke Snp bed-fellows and bring out the OBAFA clownshow guffoonery?
This guy, David Griffiths, a Rangers Loyalist, that is his lookout, BUT, he has correctly predicted everything that has happened politically in Scottish politics since the Snp rose to power, he’s so bigoted he stood for George Galloway’s “All 4 Unity” party at the last rigged Scottish Election in 2021, when both George Galloway and Alex Salmond were the only folk standing in the election who were not allowed to see the votes being counted. lol
Can you imagine how fair and up front the Snp would ave been if they had actually won the indy neverendumb in 2014?
PS, Spikeys fae earlier, bing.com is windows.com, is owned by the genocide mob, so why would they allow Palestinian protesters to use their software to organise protests against them?
To spy on them?
Who are the racists? Tommy Robinson[aka Rubenstien real name] etc? Who do you think controls and finances him? Is it ordinary Joe Blogs white people?
Do ordinary Joe Blogs White people own bing/windows/google/apple/facebook/x.com/etc?
Why do you think bing, windows, microsoft, xbox, covid genocidal depopulation vaccines, etc, owner, Bill Gates said: “Linux is a Cancer that has to be stopped?”
Because Linux can’t be back-doored? So far!
Do ordinary Joe Blogs white people own the media, banks, nhs, holywood, big pharma, Uk, Eu, USA, Can, etc, Economies, all of the crooked capitalist corporations, etc?
Do ordinary Joe Blogs white people, control the all non white male floods of “undocumented” refugees into thousands of miles away Western majority white populated countries? And to do what?
Was it ordinary Joe Blogs white people who had all of the money hundreds of years ago to flood America with millions of non white Africans to be used as slaves?
Was it ordinary Joe Blogs white people who had the money to send William of Orange, Cromwell, Black & Tans, etc into Ireland too liquidate the Irish people hundreds of years ago?
Was it ordinary Joe Blogs white people who financed the ONE THOUSAND YEARS LONG Slave trade of white Irish people and yellow Chinese Joe Blogs people being used as a slave trade that built America, etc, etc, hundreds of years before a single non white African slave arrived in America?
Where are the Hollywood movies about that history?
Is it ordinary Joe Blogs white people who have for centuries written the curriculum and history books, and ahem, holy books which prohibit all of the above from being taught about in schools, etc?
In short, Spikeys, what group of people could possibly have had the means $+€+£ to facilitate all of the above and, so, so, so, much more?
Is it KevJungle’s fault that woke empty heads got KOJO removed from CQN when he warned you all about what was coming down the track to destroy us all?
Do the WPB only allow British people? If they are standing in Britain I think it`ll only be British people who live in Britain who are allowed to vote for them if that is what you mean?
WPB are driven by James Connolly’s working class principles yes.
Would James Connolly have happy clapped tens of thousands of all non white undocumented men, no women or children with them, so therefore NOT refugees?!?! and being put at the front of the queue before the ordinary Joe Blogs white Irish majority of population, thousands of whom have been sleeping on the streets for decades?
Hmmmm?!
The Dublin area etc, etc, non-woke Irish people who are sick of being lied to and gaslit about bs like, “white privilege” and constantly being put to the back of the queue by the new people, and guess what, they are seeing a unexpected commonality with like minded Green and Orange folk from the 6 counties who also don’t want their children gender-bendered, poisoned, and lied to by dodgy creeps in schools, government, media etc, all of these non-woke, are ordinary Joe Blogs workers as well, THAT, is the rock we build upon.
They know who is responsible for all of the above, and they refuse to listen to anymore bs about, democracy, and other blatant lies.
The last thing that the money changers who have caused all of the above and so much more evil carnage, want to see is ordinary Joe Blogs white, black, brown, yellow, etc people seeing that their differences were manufactured in one way or another by the money changers, ensuring that we keep being divided whilst the evil mob get richer.
The establishment want to use the Corbyn Party to crush the WPB.
Why do you think that the people who smeared Corbyn for 7 years as an anti-semite are now financing and controlling him?
Why do you think the media have stopped calling Corbyn an anti-semite?
Why do the establishment feel terrified about just under 500,000 people voting for WPB whilst it was and almost still is subject to 100% Media Suppression[that is election rigging] anti imperialist, anti settler-colonialist, etc, etc, most James Connolly like political party in British history?
Some media, and especially controlled opposition media like, novara media, say that Galloway is anti gay because he thinks being pro family is what God intended us to be, and that he is being evil when he said that: “If everyone was gay then it would not be long until there would be zero human race left.”
George Galloway is the most feared politician for the British establishment, since Gerry Adams. Mr Adams was going to set Ireland free, now Galloway is more likely to do that,and without a border poll and the carnage that would bring.
How? By getting rid of the lizards Royal Family, and immediately, Britain and Ireland become Republic’s.
No real Tim would vote against that. Surely?
In next years Scottish elections, the WPB are offering 100% Independence with immediate effect of a winning vote going their way. But, it will be Independent of NATO, EU, London’s rigged financial system, and immediately digging up Scotland’s, Coal, Oil, Gas, etc, and spending it on the Scottish people, immediately.
There will be no Snp “A big boy from Westminster did it and ran away” 17 years of grifting bs.
WPB fear no foe, are bold and brave, THAT, is why they are feared!
Its time to march with Gerry Adams Galloway CSC
HH
EKBHOY on 27TH JULY 2025 3:21 PM
Brendan said a while ago that he wasnt going to do it anymore, it was counterproductive and didnt help.
We had a terrible run after his comments about needing quality back in November 2023, hearing constantly about the shortcomings in the squad seemed to knock their confidence, even the captain was said we needed better players, and the atmosphere around the club got so bad that by January we were getting booed at Celtic park even though we were winning and well clear at the top.
Its a risky strategy but he obviously thinks its worth the potential downsides.
It doesnt make for a happy support, either IMO.
not wanting to tempt fate, but just trying to work out the supposed “easiest” draw.
it works in reverse as well sure, how many teams look at last seasons celtic and think, well we dont really want to play them from pot4.
anyways
Champions League 2025/26 confirmed teams and projected pots
News
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1kvcpxn/champions_league_202526_confirmed_teams_and/#lightbox
Pot 1 – City away + Inter at home (0 points just avoid multi goal thrashings)
pot 2 – Villlareal home + Framkfurt away (3 points, a win v the spanish)
pot 3 – Prague home, Bodo away (4 points, a win and a draw away)
Pot 4 – Red Star away + Ferencvaros home (4 points, an away draw and a home win)
11 points. AND WONT MAKE THE FINAL 24.
Donegal now only five points behind. Twenty two minutes left.
Hoping for a home tie in the draw at 5.30pm
Ideally Alloa or Ayr
Would like our city rivals to go visit Killie or Livi or St Mirren if possible.
STEPHENBHOYBOY on 27TH JULY 2025 4:36 PM
I dont think Brendan Rodgers at Celtic is your typical employment situation. This is what he said when he first came back:
“It’s pretty simple in terms of how it works. Ultimately, I will develop and coach the players the club provide me. And then the process of the club providing me players is that we have a great network of scouts headed up my Mark (Lawwell) who has done a fantastic job working within the model of the club which allows the club to be sustainable and successful at the same time.
“They have a pipeline of players there that all fit in and it’s picking the profile that fits us best and of course I have a role in that. But they do a lot of the great work, watch players over numbers of months so that they have various players in each position. So whenever we do lose one there is a replacement to come in, like you see with Gustaf (Lagerbielke). But it’s not always straightforward, it always takes time. Ultimately I will coach and develop the players I’m provided.”
St Stivs
Surely 11 points would make the 24 stage ?
That draw is easiest teams I reckon but would prefer Frankfurt at home and Villarreal away plus Red Star home and Ferencvaros away plus Bodo home and Prague away.
St Stivs
We will be clearer on our chances of even getting there next Monday when the draw for the play off is made.
St Stivs
Exciting to think about it though.
it is excitng i agree.
i am kinda heid scratching as well that people say europa would be ok as well, so we can mount a challenge,
down with that sort of thing.
Six points in it now. Ten minutes left. Donegal need goals (worth three points)
Burnley78 on 27th July 2025 4:59 pm
St Stivs
Exciting to think about it though.
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we gor 12 last season to finish 21st, 4 other teams got 11 point including city. brugge didnt qualify on 11.
goal difference for me is the cruciality, really think of it as a league, dont lose loads of goals,
i have another fear though – the worst possible draw with the best teams in each pot, that scares me a lot.
Seven points in it, five minutes left.
BURNLEY78 on 27TH JULY 2025 3:29 PM
Bournesouprecipe
What is the relevance of Ange being sacked ?
He took his team to CL, winning a European Trophy despite significant recruitment constraints.
As for our CL performance I doubt many would have thought we would not have got to a last 24 position given the fixtures we had drawn. I have yet to hear anyone who could have handpicked easier fixtures for us. Go try do that for yourself.
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He was well used to “recruitment constraints” coming from Celtic, maybe that’s what attracted Spurs to Ange months before he eventually admitted to Dermot, he was jumping ship, albeit less dramatically than Brendan first time round, but leave he did.
Constraints for £60M strikers and £40M midfielders? and the worst league finish in Tottenham’s history? A European trophy bought him a few weeks into summer, just ahead of a tsunami of supporter opinion, that had actually watched his teams and wanted him gone, long before.
The ‘easy draw’ absurdity has been discredited, if not laughed out loud at, ad nauseum on here. The new format draw can’t be compared to Ange, or any previous managers.
Both of them top player coaches for sure.
celtic v falkirk
rangers v alloa
i dont like the seeding in the league cup, it should be an open draw, there is only 16 teams in it for goodness sake.
Kerry win 1-26 to 0-19 (10 point margin), deservedly so.
broonie very complimentary of the Celtic loanees changing the game for him.
he speaks really well.
Well done Kerry. Fine performance 👏.
St Stivs
With regard to which Pot we are this year v last I don’t think it matters ? We still play 2 from each pot regardless. Our lower rating should not make a difference surely ? I may be wrong in that or misunderstood you.
No surprise re who got Alloa at home.
Spain Ladies team are very impressive.
England will deserve mega credit if they can beat a team of such technical ability.
Re “Dugoots”
Celtic offered those whose seats are now “restricted view” a £90 refund or a move, por cierto
So the huns got Alloa at home, bet it’s live on TV too, every penny helps 🙃
Por Cierto on 27th July 2025 6:12 pm
Re “Dugoots”
Celtic offered those whose seats are now “restricted view” a £90 refund or a move, por cierto
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Ah. I wondered about that as per previous post. The old stand is the most expensive ST’s
The price of progress I suppose.
HH.
Smsm saying we have bid 3 million for a player go ahead eagles want 6.5 million. genuinely find it hard to beleive we would offer less than half their valuation so made up crap.
It’s not that hard to ask what price a club want and decide if you are in same ballpark, if so either put trigger or work towards bridging the gap, if not move on. There is absolutely no need to waste time. When it comes to the players it is likely more complex be ause you are asking them to move countries, family ties, childen etc. so some grace should be given but not unlimited time.
Should be going for a bundle deal and go for antman too.
STEPHEN BHOY from earlier
Could not agree more.
Kinglubo
ALMORE on 27TH JULY 2025 5:18 PM
Kerry win 1-26 to 0-19 (10 point margin), deservedly so.
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Kerry kept Donegal at arms length, apart from a 10 minutes spell in the second half Kerry were always in control.
All-Ireland number 39 for the Kingdom
Burnley78 on 27th July 2025 5:29 pm
St Stivs
With regard to which Pot we are this year v last I don’t think it matters ? We still play 2 from each pot regardless.
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you are correct, one of the other advantages of the league system.
now just to get there.
Yet more ignorance, good luck Bhoys, as and when
I am relatively sanguine about the transfer business of the Celtic. Probably because I’m usually pished.
Pleased for David Clifford, a unique talent and a big Celtic fan.