After a long international break, the full Celtic squad resumed training this morning, two days before the visit of Hibernian. With a depleted Hearts facing Aberdeen at the same time, a win for Celtic could see the champions go top of the table on goal difference.
Aberdeen, in seventh place, are enduring their worst start to a campaign in years. The contrast between the trauma this has caused in the north east, with the euphoria of the team in sixth place is stark. But, with the Pittodrie squad is getting back to full strength at the same time as Hearts’ has weakened. I expect a return to trend at Tynecastle on Saturday.
The next two months will not be easy for Celtic. With European commitments, we have two games per week, apart from when the majority of the squad away on international duty again next month, but the sight of Celtic at the top of the table will look ominous to the rest of the league, and quieten down some of the manufactured hysteria over our early season dropped points.
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Interesting stat from the BBC about our “poor start”.
After 8 games, the SPFL leader has won the league on 6 out of 10 occasions only
Season Top after 8 Top after 38
2017-18 Celtic Celtic
2016-17 Celtic Celtic
2015-16 Aberdeen Celtic
2014-15 Dundee Utd* Celtic
2013-14 Celtic Celtic
2012-13 Celtic Celtic
2011-12 Rangers Celtic
2010-11 Rangers Rangers
2009-10 Rangers Rangers
2008-09 Celtic Rangers
The asterisk meant
*Celtic had a game in hand but were five points adrift
Derek McInnes urges Aberdeen fans to buy semi-final tickets after allocation reduced
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45901758
No doubt Dons fans who have bought tickets will be relocated to assist sevco flies
Leftclick…
Maybe if his team actually tried against the huns they would shift more tickets.
Hot Smoked / Bigbhoy
Yes amazing Basilica,…. just back
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 18TH OCTOBER 2018 4:01 PM
The asterisk meant
*Celtic had a game in hand but were five points adrift
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Should be an asterisk next to the bottom 3 on that list.
David66,
Keep telling us aboot yer holidays. Living vicariously allows those of us who can’t afford to go on holiday a wee break from the montony of “blah blah blah £49 squirrlels in scooby doo jimjams” and the depression imparted upon reading of everyone else’s bookie-skelping exploits.
And if you go to Macy’s, ask them if you get a discount for being Scottish – titter ye not – i did that in Houston, and the assistant gave me a discount after asking which hotel I was staying in…. ?
Can you tell I’ve spent most of my life in Aberdeen ? ???
SOT: I used to go to Humphrey Littleton’s Jazz Club in 1956-57.
You took me back there..teenager,single and in the Big Smoke!
‘Those were the days’
Leftclicktic,
Delighted to hear about the wee man.
On the subject of the SFA and taking tickets back from Aberdeen, presumably they’ll do the same to Hearts who, earlier this week, were reported as having done the same as The Dons, and sold tickets in all sections they’d been allocated, rather than block by block.
Not holding my breath on that one though…..?
SFTB – so just 4 years go Dundee Utd were top of the pile. What a decline in such a short period. One of my least-bad Scottish teams too. I’m sure their new manager will be successful and would be great if they swapped places with Dundee at the end of this season.
Aberdeen fans appear to be showing some resistance to the SPFL’s chicanery.
Meanwhile, our support lap up every ounce of s… that the SFA/SPFL throw at us.
Acceptance = Compliance.
Leftclicktic
Great news re Daniel.
CRC
Belated birthday wishes to Caity. Hope she has got that ABC bus ticket sorted!
Malorbhoy
Hoopy Birthday.
with some chat on women’s football, this may interest
https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-gentleman-ultra/2018/oct/17/scottish-striker-fiorentina-italy-lana-clelland-chelsea-champions-league
COSY CORNER BHOY @ 4 52.
Fab !!! . I’m jealous . UK Jazz history !
100 Oxford Street . Later known as the 100 Club … Went there in the 60’s / 70s . A fabulous sweaty smelly dive . Fond memories of 2 gigs in particular — The Pretty Things and then years later – Mighty Diamonds
Pretty Things –
https://youtu.be/7fjgBXGMv6g
Mighty Diamonds –
https://youtu.be/9XqiCPU0Gz4
David66 on 18th October 2018 1:39 pm
David66,
You’re just another poster who loves to boast about where they are in the world. I’m not impressed. I am impressed, though, by the quality of food and drink on this beautiful island in The Maldives! :-) HH
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Billybear Hail Hail
I have never boasted about anything in my life, not had much, but I take your point and will reign it in.
D. :)
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I think we all know it was a joke D. So don’t even think about winding it in. I am relaying your trip to my wife because it’s on my bucket list and I need to talk her into going. Maybe you could wind in the mileage though, that sounds like heavy going just nick into a few boozers and slow down a wee bit.
KEEP THE FAITH
Sunday December 16, 2018
Ladbrokes Premiership
Hibernian v Celtic
Live on Sky Sports, kick-off 12.30pm
thomthetim
Well whatever resistance Aberdeen fans are showing vis a vis their League Cup semi-final, it is proving to be futile. Ticket allocation taken back, new areas available in the main stand and the relocation of fans who have already bought their tickets.
bateenbhoy
Hearts FC trying to ensure that some Celtic supporters at least are denied the choice of going to Murrayfield by selling tickets in all the sections that have been made available to them without selling any of the sections out. Maybe Budgie thinks that is acceptable, maybe Celtic do too. It isn’t. Lets see if the SPFL come up with a solution, because we can be sure about one thing, the Celtic Board won’t.
Why would you sell the worst tickets first,for any event? The stupidity of the Muppets who run our game is limitless.
Celtic Mac,
That’s exactly what got the FTSFA whinging about the way Aberdeen had sold their allocation, and why they took them back – so they could flog them to the Huns.
Utter shambles from the governing body ( never heard that sentence before )
I’m sure our Board will be all over it. ????
South of Tunis
Yup, Humphrey Lyttleton outft were great. I likes Chris Barber when his good lady Ottilie Paterson sang with them, she had a great voice. I’m right into the original Preservation Hall Band at the moment, some great stuff really and real musicianship.
Lucky me is going to fill my boots over the next wee while. Tonight off to see Maggie Bell with Dave Kelly, next week to see Albert Lee and the week later The Fureys, la dolce vita indeed.
Stay well my friend
KINGLuBO
Here’s Ottilie
Beale street Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LThOGnemOc&list=PLA79c8g_wYSoMEVWenGRcgm9UexxbpVuQ
Bada Bing,
I know of a number of Dons fans who aren’t going because of the way the allocation has been mis-managed by the FTSFA ( or the FTSPFL, since it’s their cup ).
Pretty sure they’ll all forgive the Suits if they make it to the final though ?
Pretty Things
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPQOyH7gQwI
Does any one know if Viv Prince was the guitarist on this track please
KINGLuBO
Four cows in a barn having a chat as they do. One says, it’s a hell of a thing this Mad cows disease. Second cow says, so glad I’m a sheep
KINGLuBO
Pogmathonyahun aka Laird of the Smiles on 18th October 2018 1:48 pm
A very Happy Hoopy Birthday to Malorbhoy who has reached the magic number of 67 today ?????????????
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LoL.
Sitting with some beers outside the little bistro below the beautiful Casa do Alentejo ballroom and restaurants in Lisbon, May 25th last year, waiting for the doors to open.
Me and two buddies; Sparkle A and Casey Jones; Taking in the general low-key hubub of the lisboa backstreets on a beautiful balmy evening, seeing a trickle of Tims begin to arrive for the evening festivities.
Suddenly, the tranquility is obliterated as a ROAR goes up: “Hullo! This’ll be the CQN do then. I’m MALORBHOY by the way! I’ll be at the bar!”
And a big fella storms through the tables on his way for, presumably, one of many…
I’m chuckling.
Casey J is startled; “Who wis that?” he asks.
Sparkle A looks askance at him; “Are ye f###in’ deef ?”
;))
BB- I had an idea, there was a boycott of sorts going on.HH
KINGLUBO on 18TH OCTOBER 2018 6:33 PM….
Going by the the brutality the sheep are getting, your probably better being a mad cow. HH
KINGLUBO
I used to play the Pressie halls in Edinburgh with a band in my student days
plonking away on my Rhodes
Hoopy Birthday to MALORBHOY !!
SOT and Kinglubo
Saw Kenny Ball and Chris Barber there too,featuring Ottilie Paterson.
I thought Kenny Ball was a raffle?
a complete random for this evening,
where is the kilwinning bhoy and the north ayrshire contingent.
what was saint micks and who are the bhoys in the picture.
copied from KDS.
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https://kerrydalestreet.co.uk/imageproxy.php?url=http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/pauldykes/14StMichaelsKilwinning_zpsb3a79f84.jpg
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Lou Macari front row,2nd from the left
St.Stivs
Looks like Lou Macari in the front row
Co-op in Somerset bans pupils from a local comp,but not pupils from a nearby fee-paying school,who are still welcome.
Aye. You’d think they’d know that the local comp kids might steal a Mars Bar. The kids at the private school will be scheming to steal the shop,and the company that owns it.
okay on the subject of jazz, which famous English actor, plays guitar drums piano saxophone and harmonica ,has released 2 albums, and plays at jazz festivals throughout the world. no googling ,hh,
BIG PACKY 1 on 18TH OCTOBER 2018 7:31 PM
okay on the subject of jazz, which famous English actor, plays guitar drums piano saxophone and harmonica ,has released 2 albums, and plays at jazz festivals throughout the world. no googling ,hh,
is it ALI BONGO ?
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STSTIVS
I never went to St Micks,mate. Was whisked away to Ardrossan long before then. Took me a long time to escape!
TALLYBHOY is the man for that stuff. Though as they’d be in their early 70s,I reckon,its before his time.