The hoops got the points yesterday with a 2-0 win over Motherwell. The Lanarkshire side had obviously decided that there was to be no further humiliation for them in Glasgow, and opted to play a little defensively.
It’s games like this that win titles, and the result means the league table now look like this;
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1 | Celtic | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 22 | ||||
2 | Aberdeen | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 18 | ||||
3 | Hearts | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | ||||
4 | Rangers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 | ||||
5 | St Johnstone | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | ||||
6 | Motherwell | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 9 | ||||
7 | Inverness CT | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 9 | ||||
8 | Ross County | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 9 | ||||
9 | Kilmarnock | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 9 | ||||
10 | Hamilton Accies | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 8 | ||||
11 | Partick Thistle | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 6 | ||||
12 | Dundee | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
: “It was a very good win on the back of being separated for a couple of weeks.
“I felt we played some great football in the first-half. We had some chances but I felt we didn’t counter-press very well. That was my feeling at half-time. While some of our intricate play was good, and some of the quality of our football was outstanding, we could have created more chances had we pressed the game a bit better. That was the message at half-time.
“In the second-half we came out and played the game much better and more often in their half of the field. We got two today and arguably we could have had another five or six.
“But most importantly, on top of that, we never had a shot on our goal. Defensively and collectively they were very good in that aspect.
“We got a really good first goal and the penalty comes from absolute desire to get there before the keeper. Between him, the post and their bar it saved it from being more.
“I must give credit to Motherwell. Mark and his staff, in the last couple of times they have come here, it has been very difficult for them. It could have been a bit more today but they didn’t come and play safe. I felt they tried to play and showed good moments in the game, but we were able to get the job done.”
#Celtic ‘s @kierantierney1 today – danced his way up the left, cut in, shimmy into area & hit bar. So good it got a standing ovation
Just shows there’s one rule for some, and another for the rest of us. When I dance and shimmie before cutting in and hitting the bar, I get asked to leave the premises.
Rodgers said of Tierney;
“Everyone respects how committed he is and what he is showing is the growing confidence in him. What I like about Kieran is that, first and foremost, he’s a defender – he wants to defend, he’s aggressive, he gets up to people, he blocks and tackles.
“He’s fearless in that way, but he’s showing that extra bit of quality on the ball now so he’s getting good experience playing against better players and being more consistent and confident. His run and dribble was absolutely brilliant and it was unfortunate that it never went in.”
Looking ahead to Wednesday rodgers also confirmed that Nir Biton, Tom Rogic and Mikael Lustig will all be available, which effectively means Celtic will be at full strength for the visit of the Germans, who thanked Celtic for upholding another long standing tradition when they left the floodlights on after the game to allow the German pilot to locate Glasgow.
The German side were held at home yesterday, and haven’t been in the best of form lately. Manchester city have also been shown to be a little more vuknerable than the fawning english media would have you be;ieve, all of which means that we shouldn’t discount the possibility of European football-in either competition-after Christmas just yet.
Especially if we continue to improve at the rate we did between the Barcelona and Manchester City games…
Returning to the Germans, a quick look at their results over the last month or so show that Celtic could reasonably expect, with a home crowd behind them, to win on Wednesady, but of course, nothing should be taken for granted. Teams raise their game at this level, and therefore domestic form doesn’t really count.
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Mönchengladbach
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17 Sep – Bundesliga
Mönchengladbach
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4 – 1 |
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Werder
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21 Sep – Bundesliga
RB Leipzig
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1 – 1 |
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Mönchengladbach
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24 Sep – Bundesliga
Mönchengladbach
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2 – 0 |
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Ingolstadt
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28 Sep – Champions League Group stage
Mönchengladbach
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1 – 2 |
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Barcelona
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2 Oct – Bundesliga
Schalke 04
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4 – 0 |
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Mönchengladbach
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15 Oct – Bundesliga
Mönchengladbach
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0 – 0 |
FT
Hamburger SV
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There will be considerable concern around football that viewing figures for Sky Sports’ live Premier League matches this season have dropped by a whopping 19 per cent.
The dramatic year-on-year fall has occurred in the first season of a new rights deal with Sky and BT Sport having paid over £5billion between them for their three-year contracts for the match packages.
The surprise slide in Sky’s ratings comes despite an exciting start to the season plus the huge hype surrounding the managerial tussle between Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho and Jurgen Klopp.
It has been put down to factors including illegal streaming of matches, a hot summer, and the rival attraction of the Olympics.
But should the downward curve continue for the rest of the season this would be a frightening scenario for the Premier League, the clubs and all the TV rights holders.
A Sky spokesman said: ‘It is a premature comparison when several high-profile matches such as Liverpool v Manchester United have yet to air on Sky Sports. We have shown the top 10 most viewed PL games so far this season.’
Oddly enough, they haven’t mentioned the real reason for the decline, which is the piss poor English League, full of foreign players who don’t give a toss for the club they play for, which is more often than not managed by a foreign manager who doesn;t give a toss for the club he manages, and if they don;t give a toss, its only a matter of time beofre the important people, the fans, don;t give a toss either.
Pish continues to pour out of Level 5 offices in Blyhteswood square.
Afternoon Hector old boy,
Caption:
The Huns get to work on the Toilets in the Lisbon Lions stand.
The sight of handwash and toilet roll is too much for them to take in.
Good evening Monti I trust the family and the hound are well.Looking forward to Wednesday and it is a delight to watch the team at the moment.I took a wander through Mordor the other night and the orcs are not happy and smell worse than usual as the water has been cut off for non payment of bills. The orcs are not even funny anymore as they have become even more unpleasant than the old club and the sooner they go tits up the better.We were all told we would miss the Rangers and the B loo pound but I for one have not missed them at all and not even missing taking the piss as it is too easy.I may make it through to Fife one day so if you could scatter some clean straw in the utility room that would be great.Must dash as the orcs have been sniffing about my goats so load the thunderstick and off we go.
Hector,
The Utility room awaits your visit, i will take you to see Mike and the both of you could trade Harris Tweed and Corduroy garments.
The family are fine my friend and the hound has had his fill of Zombie flesh.
Can’t wait for Wednesday, a dangerous game but a game i think we will win. HH
EEH by gum lahd,whats this all about Ralphy?
A dose of the Diary to go with my Sunday roast.
Mint Sauce anyone?
Bye, Bye Sky fuckwits are us,come on B.T.
Caption, The toilets overflow at ipox efter the Accounts are published.
Germany calling, Germany calling,so COYBIG.
Hector, have you won your Big Tax Case yet?
Aye won it now lookng for three quarters of VAT payments that the orcs have been holdng onto.
Maybe they were ringfenced?
Caption ‘ more crocodile tears from the SMSM and the knuckle drafters about the unfair way their glorious team has been treated’
Thought Tierney was outstanding yesterday, The Well enough said.
Caption: Celtic fans react to the latest Rangers accounts
Caption: Al Capones penthouse raided, ‘Streams of whiskey…’
G`day Lhads.
Bring on Wednesday.
Ralph, try this eBay link. HH
http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.TRS0&_nkw=+FC-Palestina-Football-Shirt-Palestine-Palestino-T-Shirt-Soccer-Jersey&_sacat=0
Ralph, the new 2016/17 strip looks better. HH
http://dahhansports.com/shop/country/palestine-football-jersey/
Ralph according to my Palestinian journalist friend that shirt is from the Palestino FC team that plays in Chile.
He is looking into where you can get one .. not sure if in Europe they have them but he is pretty sure that back home in Palestine they may have one … so when i know you will know …
Thanks for the clarification Paul Mac.
http://santiagotimes.cl/2014/01/07/chiles-jewish-community-new-palestino-soccer-strip-incites-violence/
Caption:
Thimblenose Houston jumps into his jacuzzi.
caption see the bottom fler is that wan ae them new fangled pubs were ye get a free shower wae a pint
RUMOUR MILL:
A sevconian bill of over £2miilion due to a water holding company as nicked from a Church! They don’t pay for water…
That would make it Holy water. lol
Rudi Vata?
LCaption:- Jabba the Hun of Level 5 issues complete denial “Leaky stadium roof? What leaky roof?
I dont normally comment on the quality of the blog…..for obvious reasons…….but thank fuck for E-TIMS…..nail on head type o’stuff…..fuckin ekzelent……Slainte.
Rainer Bonhof is the Vice President of Borussia Munchengladbach,he as you ken was Berti Volgts Assistant,when he (cough) managed Scotia.
Its true to say that Rainer is a committed Scotland fan,who loves the people and haggis and Whisky,a bit like Ralphy.
Their policy echoes,echoes, the Tics of buying low and selling high.
Also like the Tic. they are pish away from home,being without there top three strikers,means that they might play with ten at the back and one keeper.
So mibbee a chance to get three points on the board on Wednesday,us then 4 points and them nil points,fingers crossed we ma be playing European fitba. after Dec.
COYBIG.
Travelling with a friend from down under,
my pals and me looking for a zombie,
i met a stranger,who made me nervous,
she took me in and gave me breakfast,
and she said
Do you come from a land down under?
where woman give out and men plunder,
can!t you hear the thunder?
you better run,you better take cover.
Buying a pint with a man from Brussels,
he was six foot four and full of muscles,
I said do you speak my language?
he just smiled and gave me a knuckle sandwich,
and he said,
I come from a land down under,
where beer flows and men fart like thunder,
can you hear the thunder?
you better run and take cover.
Those Aussie Bhoys,kinda rough like, Ken.
Oh my Pippa,to me your ares is wunderbar,
Oh my Pippa,to me you are so beutifull,
Gone are the days,when i sat you on my knee each night,
Gone are the days,when you said I luv yoo Mike.he he.
Caption: The Toilet’s in the Copeland Rd end can’t take it during the Half Time break with Celtic up 3-0.
sevconians:
If it’s yellow, let it mellow, if it’s Brown, ask him for the deeds.
With Dembele highlighting breast cancer awareness it would have been an ideal time to air the third strip. Now I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea,but if we have to wear it then why not now, They could raffle the shirts worn by the players to the charity also. Cmon Celtic pr get a grip.
Caption: Fenian alley gets ready for orange walk coming.
https://mobile.twitter.com/CelticBible/status/787395533845434368/video/1
If you haven’t seen this yet go onto phill page for the link.As I can’t do it.
A young Kieran Tierney in a Japanese video about Naka.
Absolutely brilliant.
Jimmybee,
Brilliant m8
Think it’s working now HH
It didnae work for me Jimmybee..but I saved it to my desktop as an mp4 file and I played it on VLC player. Excellent wee video of a wee bhoy making his dreams come true!! His dad (and his mum) must be bursting with pride. Well done that wee bhoy!! HH