The weekends football action saw the final league table begin to take shape, or at least it seemed to point in the way that the rest of the games will go.
Celtic won, despite an enthusiastic attempt by family club Motherwell to gain something from the match. I quite like the idea of Scott Brown telling the referee to take action before his players do. At this rate, we can almost guarantee being without one or more key players for the European qualifiers.
Unbeaten ? Six in A row ? Treble ?
I’d take a clean bill of health and no career ending injuries ahead of all of them. We’re building something much bigger, and we could do without some thug literally kicking away the foundations.
Keiran Tierney, the victim of the premier assault on Saturday said he had received an apology from Ryan Bowman, so thats all right then.
“It was a bad tackle. He just said sorry to me after it. I didn’t say much back.
“I thought straight away it was a red card.
“If you look at my knee just now, and the fact he caught me with his studs that high, then you’d think it would be, but that’s not my decision.”
Its all very well to be sporting, but if you get kicked, you kick back twice as hard. Then they won’t kick you again.
Aberdeen showed fighting spirit to overcome an improved Kilmarnock-improvement in this context is purely relative- winning 2-1 with two goals in the last five minutes.
Matthew Lindsay, the Evening Times football guru, knows why…
IT was a sad indictment of just how one-sided the Scottish title race has now become when Celtic agreed to loan Ryan Christie to Aberdeen until the end of the season during the January transfer window.
Has any football club in history given one of the closest clubs to them in the table, not to mention their main rival in the previous two campaigns, a player midway through a campaign before? It is very hard to think of another instance of it happening anywhere in the game.
I have vague memories of Rangers loaning someone to Dundee many years ago, after which loans between top division clubs were banned-this lasted up until 2014..
At its meeting yesterday (Monday 13 January), the SPFL Board agreed that the SPFL’s Temporary Transfer Regulations should be adjusted.
It will now be permitted for an SPFL club to lend a maximum of two players to another SPFL club, so long as the receiving club plays in a different division (higher or lower division).
Loans between SPFL clubs in the same division continue to be restricted to one player from any one club.
The overall quotas in respect of how many players any club can receive on loan remain unaltered.
SPFL Chief Executive Neil Doncaster said: “It is very pleasing to be able to announce this adjustment to the SPFL’s loan rules today.
“Member clubs had asked us to look at this rule which we acted on immediately and I’m very grateful to the SPFL Board for responding so quickly and effectively.
“By making this rule adjustment while the transfer window is open it allows our clubs to consider all options open to them and plan accordingly.”
Maybe someone can help me-and poor Matt-clear that one up.
Aberdeen do seem to have finally found their feet, and Ryan Christie is getting game time. Everyones a winner. Had Aberdeen failed to win, would Lindsay have blamed the loan of Kristoffer Ajer to Kilmarnock ?
Whatever way you look at it, Lindsay is saying that without christie, the Dons would not be ahead of “rangers “, yet another excuse in a long line as to why Scotlands second biggest club isn’t going for the 55 like they said they would.
The real truth is much simpler. We’re now into the third round of mathces, and coaches and players, some slower than others, have realised that the lower league players brought to Ibrox for at best nominal sums are exactly that.
Lower league players worth nothing to anyone. Which the club realised when no one tried to buy them in the January window.
The manager who is now deemed to have abandoned them, though being sacked isn’t what I would normally associate with walking out , and left them in the care of the youth team coach, who its fair to say has had his world turned upside down.
But he’s dealing with it.
Their defeat to Dundee yesterday sets the tone for the rest of the season. A struggle.
And the poor souls have missed the transfer window, which means that all that money from Dave King will lie untouched, gathering dust at the bottom of the warchest.
Mind you, there’s another crisis unfolding at Celtic Park…domestic strife is the issue..
Celtic wag Josefin Lustig wants to move house after seeing a mouse scurrying about her living room.
The model wife of Swedish Hoops defender Mikael Lustig was horrified about the new lodger.
She told online fans: “I realised we have another pet last night. Not just a dog. We have a mouse as well. Maybe more. Who knows?”
Josefin said: “Lexie ( the couples daughter ) dropped cheese on the floor from the tacos which I left there while we watched TV.
“When I was going to go and give Geisha (the dog) food in the kitchen, I see a mouse run in under the sofa. It probably eat all the cheese from the floor, it was gone. And Geisha was on the sofa so it wasn’t her.
“What do you do? Haven’t seen the mouse again. Disgusting! Just want to move even more now. Please, let it go quick.”
This story appeared under this headline in the Record
Celtic wag wants to move as there’s a moose loose aboot the Hoops star’s hoose
Which reminded me of a pal who had a nasty experience in Canada.
He was driving with a pal in the wilderness one night when a huge dark shape burst onto the road , causing the car to swerve into the gutter.
No one was hurt, but they were both shaken and my pal then asked his mate ;
“whit wis that ? ”
” a moose ”
” fuck me. how big are yer cats ? ”
Another heartwarming story emerged at the weekend, and it surrounded Moussa Dembele, who had made a promise to a young fans he bumped into in Nandos, which apparently is some sort of fast food place.
The big Frenchman promised him a signed top…and on Saturday morning the kids dad got this text..
Thats juts how it should be.
This, of course, isn’t how it should be…
There could be a reason for this, look at the club crest on this shirt worn by Lee hodson, a “rangers ” player yesterday…
There’s all sorts of rumours floating around about a possible insolvency event next month.
Just after the split would be my bet….
Serial liar Paul Nuttall featured in yesterdays pic,
explained by February 19, 2017 at 2:29 pm · Edit · Reply →
Caption: “Somebody thought he was Mark Warburton and he said that made him feel a bigger loser and more right wing than being in ukip”
Harsh, but fair.
Today…
Nope, still cannae see a War chest, and this is the War to end all Wars!
Comical Ali’s cousin Blu Damuni stands outside Ibrox and declares “I can see no gap between us and Celtic…!
Ffs… the roof’s blown away an noo the wa’s are cavin in!
Caption: “Would you like to be part of the Rangers team as a volunteer on matchdays?”
Caption: Huns position remains entrenched
Nicolas tartan army prepare for Indy ref. 2.
Watch oot sniper alert. Heeds doon Tommy.
Oh dear, Deek is wringing his haunds, ramorra at the big hoose,
betcha proportional payments,oan a sliding scale is on the agenda. With special dispensation to big Ecks area. Dinny want the party conference in sheepland picketed, no that widny do, would it?
Caption: GCC Building Inspector arrives at Ibrox for its annual inspection before giving it a clean bill of health, before receiving a brown envelope stuffed with unsigned IOU’s – allegedly.
Caption: I know the roof has fallen down but he assured me the warchest is in there.
Which way did you say the carzi was again? HH
He comes oan, he shoots he scores, that Pensionerbhoy.
the mahns a genius ah tell ye. A genius.
Hmmmm. A bit o blue tack here and some duct tape there and that should hold the stadium together until the insolvency event in April.
BTW Mrs Lustig. Mice aren’t too keen on cheese. They much prefer bacon fat, chocolate or especially peanut butter. So get yourself some Rentokil mouse traps, place them along the skirting boards and problem solved.
Don’t mention DeBoer !!!!
Caption……..
Ibrokes state of the art (state being the operative word) safe standing section is finally unveiled.
Oh,nice one!
Sevco goalkeeper tries to familiarise himself with the new defensive tactics that will be used at Paradise in March.
Once I had a secret glove,
that hail hailed within the heart of me,
all to soon my secret glove,
became impatient to be a tree.
Now I shout it from the highest hill,
even telt auld Clint Hill,
at last my hearts an open door
my secret gloves no secret anymmmoooorrreee.
The way i was taught to handle yourself on the park was simple, if someone hits you, at the earliest opportunity smash them twice as hard.
I have never went into a tackle to deliberately hurt someone, you just go in fucking hard and mean it!
The tackle on Sinclair last week and Tierney on saturday were fucking shocking and had to be red cards.
The players need to start dishing it out, not with tackles like we have seen on our players, just hit them a bit harder than you need to!
You need to be a bit clever and show the hammerthrowers what the fucking score is out there…in other words…. GET INTAE THEM!
P.S. I see there is footage of Huns singing about Tommy Burns…
It isn’t a surprise is it!
the muppet lynsey is saying the huns wont pborrow a player from celtic on account ae ther high and mighty watp deluded fucking attitude so the rules should be changed so no other spl team in scotland can either its called being shithooses
caption camafladge jaickets the cunts said ffs jeest pin a red rag ower ma heart and be done wae it
caption is that pentionerbhoy in his young days peeping at his sexy neighbour on his way to a fancy dress comp ………….ime gettin sick ae him winnin the caps comp is he that ralph wans granda he he
charlie,
That’s the first caption I’ve done in weeks and Ralphy, my darling grandson, was complaining. So, I just had to write a winner and send him a big bag of bon bons. By the way, I was a pacifist and all my war woulds are in my arse. That is why I talk a lot of bull(et)shit. I would have been doing a Murty in that trench.
H H
By the way, my war wounds are in about the same place.
H H
The monkey Hodson who has a crestless shirt?
Is that not what should have happened post liquidation?
Monti,
Aye- and a crestfallen face!
H H
What has to be remembered here regarding the assaults/tackles/challenges, is that the referees fucking hate us, they hate you, they hate Celtic and they probably hate themselves.
This is Scotland, this is Celtic, we are fucking hated.
Before anyone comes on with all the cliche pish about it being ” better now than it was before ” or ” we have moved on ” shite.
No we fucking haven’t, we as a club and a support are hated in Scotland.
Accept that and then we can start from there.
They fucking hate you…..get it into your heads!
you are right monti,but hating begets hating it,s better that we maintain our composure,do the right things at the right time,nothing gets to them more than this,just look at their reaction to catholic schools,they just can,t handle it.
monti somebody said to me this mornin a wonder how many of them got a letter saying they resined last friday ha ha
For as long as I remember, we as a club have to look after ourselves, no support from anyone or anybody outside Celtic.
This recurring week after week assaults on our players, has to be addressed by US, oor players, should start dishing it back.
The players need to act more aggressively, towards opponents who think about dishing it out,only then will teams be aware that if they do it to us then, whack.
Whack,whack give it back, dinny dae it or get it back.
A wee lecture from ten thirty woudny be a daft idea.
mike shouldn,t the club ask for an explanation from the refs? put the ball in their court,we should be entitled to an explanation.
The responsibility lies with Brendan, that is his remit, remember him saying, “I have full responsibility in all football matters”
He also said “I keep a dossier on all referees”.
He I am certain will have made his position clear.
Players sometimes have to take matters into their own hands, like team spirit.
mike,
I think some times there are issues that should be taken up at board level. I think this goes beyond Brenda’s responsibility. This is about potential career ending injuries – and to young players just starting out too. That is a club matter to be discussed with the football authorities not simply an on the park football issue.
H H
Dunno aboot ‘dishing it out’ its a tough contact sport, Celtic players can handle themselves, the opposing teams want a similar reaction from us…which may include sending’s off for us. Ah think Brenden should huv a word wi the board and get them ti get the SFA telt.
BondiBrian,
My thoughts exactly. Remember Montevideo? We are still reminded at every opportunity. A bunch of footballing thugs were canonised because of Celtic players’ retaliation. The games that went before and the violence of the Racing players was lost in that short period when Celtic lost it. Montevideo is the only game of the three that is talked about. It is hard to accept but retaliation never pays.
H H
PB,
“……retaliation never pays.”
It certainly can and it’s time for us to do it.
It’s just a matter of “retaliating” first.
(I think that was coined by Murphy, Wigan Rugby coach?)
As ‘mike’ kinda said, we could sure use the full toolbox of Bertie Auld. Roy Aitken, anyone. Both with terrific skills and no fucking nonsense when need-be. Erik could be an enforcer for us now. And Izzy can handle himself and play a bit too.
HH
Charlie,
The LEAST Celtic should be doing is applying heat on the referee’s, let them know that as a club, we are watching their performances and decisions in each and every game.
Let them fucking go on strike, bring in foreign referee’s who aren’t bound by the heartbreaking disappointment of their favourite club being relegated.
The secretive refereeing fraternity have got away with it too long!
Take the fight too them and let them know publicly we are taking the fight to them…..
HH
Sorry, relegated was meant to be liquidated!
hail hail tae that monti and nae need tae apoligise jeest dont dae it again he he
AYE yer right Donny.
One thing worth remembering with all of this; Peter Lawwell will never raise any issue with the establishment due to his own ambitions beyond his Celtic remit.
He cannot be seen to challenge the SFA as it could be deemed as a conflict of interest. The mere fact he occupies the SFA post seems like a conflict of interest – in that it conflicts Celtic’s best interests.
Due to this he has placed the club in a position that the establishment knows; all attempts at hampering Celtic success, at any level, will not be questioned in return by Celtic.
Remember this is a man who publicly reported his own support as ‘scum’ and that ‘Celtic need ‘Rangers”.
His complete indifference to all concerning issues raised by the support in recent years should give any doubting or uncaring Celtic fan a wake up call; Res 12; Police Scotland; Government handling of football supporters; Minimum Wage, all amongst a significant list presented and without reply.
It can also be easily recognised that the wage bill at director level at Celtic does not offer value for money either and especially the disproportionate remuneration package he provides himself with.
As long as he can remain to be seen as being compromised, Celtic will also continue to be compromised.
We have no platform from which to publicly ask pertinent questions. We have no current way of measuring inequality. We have no way of establishing benchmarks for recording awareness of perceived issues even.
What we do have is a complete and utter apologist only too ready to deride any misdemeanour conducted by our own following, however insignificant when put up against what other supports deem as normal behaviour in this country.
All this while taking a significant part of the club’s revenue as payment.
If Celtic are to stand up and be counted in questioning these efforts at destabilisation, Peter has to go and take his oligarch with him. We need Celtic minded individuals with the fans at the core of what their remit should stand for.
We should also add the awareness for the health of our players being guaranteed by the club at this point. I hope I am wrong, but the continued assault against our playing staff, without rebuke, as we are seeing by other so called professionals, will ultimately lead to something a lot more serious. Will it only be at that point when a potential sale of £20M to £40M becomes a liability due to serious injury that Peter might say something – only because of the monetary impact?
It will by that point be too late.
Great post. I couldn’t agree more.
HH
mike yer right and this going undefeated awe season is hun madia pish to keep pressure oan celtic i would rather see a few ae thum get sent aff than carried aff
Even with ten men Charlie, one sent of for retaliation would be an idea, especially a player with a bad reputation, I wid dae it for £one grand a week, take one for the team.
And then miss one game.
mike me you and probably maist ae the crackpots oan heer would pay a grand a week tae dae it
HaHaHa, charlie, fuckin’ nailed it. 🙂
HH
Oh Scheiße! Keine Taten für das große Haus hier?
Google Hun translator;
Oh shite! No deeds for the big house here either?
Keep digging lads. Only 500 yards to The Vatican and all its riches.
Caption
There is still hope, the rebels won after all!
Unbelievably the usual Pish in the media, were they whining when the glorious Watty and his denizens made it nine in a row?
The looks on the faces of the Orks in deepest Ayrshire today a joy to behold, long may it continue
Agree that Wim Jansen should raise the league flag, he stopped them in their tracks with Henky and Harald, a real HH.
Surprised the Orcs haven’t caught Phil’s mole in the boardroom as not exactly high tech.
Its no a mole its a moose, ask Lustigs wife.
i see sevco are askin for volunteer stewards the uglier and more bigoted the better wanny the perks ae the joab will be get a tim lifted for fuck all this wulnae end well
Caption: yes you are correct sir, the blue room is indeed bare.
Caption: ” Have they HMRC officials left yet? I’ve been hiding here for 5 years “
Caption: Polis looking for evidence of Hibs supporters attacking Rangers players. Result….generals shell football match as their team is losing.
Caption :
Dave King …..
Thank feck bomber and wattie are leaving…all its been is ,open another bottle, where’s the deeds how much is your warchest….ma heeds splittin
caption
Bunker for Warburton with his not so magic hat on after forest knocked him back
Lustig still hasn’t found the mouse.
Caption:
Sevco extend volunteer program to include keeping the stands upright .
Happy as Larry me, Thinking back over the past couple of seasons and remembering where we were in comparison to now.
Its fecking brilliant, winning the League by m I l e s, won the league cup and preparing for the Scuddish Cup quarters.
How fucking good is that?
Add to that, Brendan Rodgers is oor Manager, ah said Brendan Rodgers is oor Manager, big Moussa is oor striker, ah said big Moussa is OOR striker.
Oh happy daze, when Brendan comes, when Brendan comes, he”l wash oor tears away.
mike,
I hope that isn’t the Moussa that was striking Mrs. Lustig in her wee hoose the other day.
What a cheesy comment! I’m throwing away crumbs now.
H H
Pensionerbhoy, one mans crumbs are another mans crumpet. So said Eroll Mc Flyn.
Hope you are good, keep well, keep laughing but most of all throw away the chains and keep posting. H.H.
Oh nelly the Warburton packed his trunck and said goodbye to the gullibles, of he went with a thump, thump, thump, thump, thump.
The head of his herd was calling, far far away,
oh its his delight oan a shity night, down Govan way.
Will ye no come back again,
better lo”ed ye hivny been.
Ukraine your neck over the top and I’ll Russian a bullet to finish you.
Graeme Murty
You only went with the Rangers cause they’re dirty
And ye don’t have a decent player in there
What you get is just what you see yeah
I laugh and I do it so freely
And all the bad piss ugly things that watch you
I never stop eating jelly & ice cream
Come on and see me
Yippee-ippee-ey-ay-yeh-yeh…………
Snoop dogg ‘ sweat ‘
Could someone put this track on please?
There ‘s a Moussa loosa in the box.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!
Following my post yesterday on this matter I’ve copied my complaint to the BBC. I will happily post any response as/when received.
HH
Dear Sirs,
I wish to make a complaint, in the strongest possible terms, about either your total incompetence or downright lies in relation to all things “Rangers”, an ex-football club from Glasgow (currently in Liquidation) who now have a ‘Tribute Act’ using the same name and plying its trade from the same venue.
Specifically I refer to an article on Ceefax (19/02/17) under the heading “Dundee 2-1 Rangers”, but there are probably hundreds of articles and discussions on BBC which portray the same incompetence and inaccuracy. I am challenging this and require that it stops.
In yesterday’s article it stated “….Dundee earned their first home win over Rangers since 1992.”
That is completely inaccurate and I’d go as far as to say it’s premeditated lying to suit a particular agenda. The ‘club’ Dundee played yesterday, The Rangers Football Club Limited, was formed in 2012, being initially named Sevco Scotland Limited.
Hence, how can you possibly state that they were playing in 1992? It’s ludicrous.
NB, do not try to blame Ceefax in any attempted escape from your responsibilities. It wont wash.
If this complaint is suitable for an FOI request then I would ask that this, too, is considered. The FOI request would be, essentially: Why do you continually state inaccuracies in all things “Rangers”?
Well said, well thought out and well written, is that a fly in my eye or is it there oan tic.
Let us ken the reply, but winy haud ma breasts.
I’ll second that Mike. Well done Tic Toc.
Cheers, Bhoys.
Just to add I got an automated response by email to my complaint/enquiry with a case number soon after submitting my complaint.
I also got an email today stating it would be looked at under Freedom of Information Act. The time-scale here is “….at the latest within 20 working days”.
Good to see they’re working on it but the responses will be the real test.
Anyone who wants to can add weight (as that’s one of their main criteria, I think, the quantity over the quality.)
Link to BBC complaints : https://ssl.bbc.co.uk/complaints/forms/?lang=en&reset=&uid=472452585 (you’ll probably need to copy and paste this into your browser)
Under sub-heading “How to make a Complaint” click “Make a Complaint”. When next page comes up click “Make a Complaint” – you’ll now go to “Complaints” page. Just answer each question carefully and click “Next Question” in Green box. NB You don’t need to put your name in when asked but must put in something; an alias, ‘John Doe’, etc.
Good luck and thanks for helping bring out the Truth.
HH
Ralph,
It is a bit early for holiday cruises but Saturday’s still had all the ingredients of one. Heaven help the others when we unfurl the mainsail and go full steam ahead.
I still have reservations about James Forrest but fair dues for Saturday. He had a fine game.
CTV regularly comments on the lack of consistency among Scottish referees – English and European ones are not much better in this regard as far as I am concerned – and when you consider some of the bookings and red cards given on other occasions, Robertson was not just inconsistent, he blatantly flouted the rules. Like you, I really do dread how players and managers of other teams will react and what we might have to contend with till May, especially on March 12th.
Mind you, I hope Celtic are “discussing” the matter with certain governing bodies. Even if the players’ careers do not matter to the board, I would have thought their asset value would. Am I an auld (now there are four letters that would have provided a solution) cynic, a realist or just f**ing past it??
Caption: “As French replacements are called in to help defend Old Derry’s walls, le capitaine wants a good look at the les idiots shouting “no surrender!”
H H
” Reservations about James Forrest ”
Oh really?
Pish
I have to say that I disagree with the thought that Board members have to take the SFA to court about the assaults on our players. The responsibility lies within the group of the first team squad of players.
They imo should start kicking lumps out of opposition teams, them that do it, should get it thumped into them. Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands and dish it back.
If you do nothing, then you are perceived to be weak, do you think for one minute, that our hero”s “the lions”did not dish it back? The evidence is still out there, they gave it back in spades. Do not accept it, give it back, then, it will soon stop.
CAPTION:
As forecast by Ralph Malph, those Fenians just gubbed us 7-0…ah fink um gony throw up!