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Pacific Shelf Diary Sunday March 12: Cold Firm Day

Well, it’s only fair. If they can have a new club, I want one.

Thats the word of the day.

New.

Their new club with their new manager is heading over to Celtic Park so their support can fel a new level of pain.

Despite the claim by some who should know better, anything is not possible in these games-bloody hell, there’s only been five of them up till now- and therefore its difficult to see anything other than “rangers ” assuming the prone position and being heartily spanked.

Though one must concede that beating the new club doesn’t have anything like the feeling of beating the old tax dodging catholic hating anti Irish mob, there’s still a degree of pleasure in watching the gullibillies realise that the present entity is employing managers, players and sponsors that would not have been allowed anywhere near the old club.

Or company, or however they want to dress it up.

I’m not going to the game, but may sneak a glance at the telly to see how it all turns out later on. £49 admission, £25 for the bus and a shilling or two on top for beer, coupled with a 5am start and arriving home at around ten pm is simply too much for a fixture that at best holds a diminished appeal.

Like all good comedies, it should be viewed on the telly.

Celtic go into the game on the back of an unbeaten run, with the team performing at a level that hasn’t been seen for many a year.

Craig Gordon, though, is a little cautious;

“I think there is a little bit too much made of us being overwhelming favourites and Rangers are coming to take a beating’.

“That is certainly not the case. We have to play and do the things we are good at, and we will have to defend as well. Because we know they create a bit of a threat on the break and they have good players, that have good quality and good experience.

“We know we are in for a tough game. We have to concentrate on ourselves and make sure we are doing the things we do well. If we do that we give ourselves a really good chance to win the game.” 

Although in honesty, if we don’t take four or five off the bastards we should chuck it and go and live on a boat. They really are shite. 

League sponsors Ladbrokes, the bookmakers who surprisingly plough their money into a corrupt business which takes money off punters under false pretences, have their own thoughts on the game;

Glasgow’s giants will do battle again this Sunday, as Celtic play host to Rangers at Parkhead. And once again, it looks like Hoops hero Moussa Dembele will be the man to make a crucial impact.

The 20-year-old has netted in eight of his last nine outings, and Brendan Rodgers’ men have won on every one of those occasions. So the 4/5 on offer for Dembele to score and Celtic to win looks to be the proverbial ‘banker’.

However, there could also be plenty of value in backing him to net multiple goals in this fixture.

The youngster has recorded a brace or hat-trick in four of his last six games, so the 13/5 for him to score two or more against the Gers looks well-priced, while there’s 11/1 available for the Frenchman to match September’s three-goal haul against the Ibrox outfit.

However, it could take until the second period for the hosts to do the damage. Each of their last two meetings with Rangers have been level at the interval, before the Hoops went on to taste victory. So getting on Half Time/Full Time: Draw/Celtic at 3/1 looks like a good shout.

So the signs point to a triumph for Celtic and Dembele, but plenty of our customers have been backing the evergreen Kenny Miller to find the net. He’s been backed to score anytime by a raft of punters, including a three-figure sum, at odds of 16/5.

In the match betting, Celtic are 4/11 favourites for victory, with 15/2 for Rangers and 15/4 on offer for the draw. 

If Celtic don’t win by four or five, however, they should chuck it and go and live on a boat. “rangers ” are abysmal, and thats because we can;t say shite in one of our adverts.

“rangers ” boss for this game is Graeme Murty, who will nobly hold the fort today while new manager Pedro Caixinha is at mass, is cautiously optimistic, however, showing that even the most Celtic minded can become infected when exposed to the air over there for longer than a couple of hours.

“I think the more and more I get into this job and this art of coaching it’s about understanding people and understanding your relationship with them and how it can be impactful to them.

“I said to them at the start, if I ever do anything that upsets you or annoys you, my door’s there, come and talk to me because I’m learning by you and I’m learning about how you work and I don’t have all of the answers.

“I would like to have all the answers and the only way I’m going to get them is if you come and talk to me about how you are experiencing it, and they’ve been really good.” 

“Today, though, anything less than four or five from the good guys and they should chuck it and go and live on a boat. I’ve taken training all week, and this lot are shite. Don’t print that bit, though. Otherwise they’ll suss me out. 

For me, anything less than a proper kicking is unacceptable.

This time round, expect Celtic to get a couple of controversial decisions, maybe a corner, maybe even a “rangers ” sending off. This will help the stats when the game today and the Scottish cup semi final are compared to defend the old theory about these things evening out.

Bobby Madden, the former Ibrox season card carrying ref will just have to follow orders and behave himself, with the real task of stopping the treble falling to someone who won;t attract as much pre match attention when the sides meet at Hampden next month.

The fabled 7-0 is on the cards, and I honestly believe the “rangers ” support are too far dismayed to even get angry about it.

The signing of Brother Pedro Caixinha may well be the straw that breaks the camels back, as it becomes apparent the board didn;t look into his history, which is enough to make you go woah woah woah woah.

Though in absolute fairness, you have to hand a large chunk of credit to the new club, as by appointing a catholic manager they have finally severed all ties with the rampant hatred that was deeply embedded in the soul of the old club.

Perhaps history will remember this day as a major turning point in the relationship between the two clubs and their supporters.

Or perhaps it will just make you go woah woah woah woah.

 

To be fair to Brother Pedro, he is proving that he is a determined sort of chap.

I love it when Celtic fans travel from all over the world to see us playing but coming from Qatar deserves a special mention 

Thats a Celtic watch he’s wearing. It goes tic tic and tells the tim.

I’m here all week. Try the veal.

See that smile-thats the smile of a man who is going to cause absolute chaos when he gets started.

His first move was to re-introduce Eggs Benedict to the breakfast menu, and he’s also introduced a new snack for the supporters, to be served up in the Ibrox kiosks..

Yesterday we gave you this intriguing picture..

Martin 67 

The new leisure centre in aberdeen city centre is proving a massive hit with the kids.  

 

Today…

Image result for pedro caixinha

 

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Mike Annis
7 years ago

Just love the title. It always makes me smile how “they” trot out the Pacific Shelf accusation. It’s the Trump level of stupidity that if you tell a lie often enough it’s still a lie though you don’t know it. Trying to tell them the meaning of liquidation compared to corporate name change is a waste of time. There non so blind as those who keep getting fooled by carpet naggers.

Caption: Ok where’s the fekn bull?

Dziekanowski's nightclub child
7 years ago

Caption: #let’s all do the huddle, lets all do the huddle nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah…#

mike
7 years ago

Its oor new public holiday, its Hunskelping Sunday,
better than Mithers or Faithers day,
its the holiday that is better than a chocolate Sundae.

When is a bun no a hun,
when its been left oot in the sun,
cos then it becomes a prune, prunie, prunie.

COYBIG.

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

Mothers day and Fathers day is a lot of pish!
Although i hear Huns like sisters day!

Fellow Rebels, maintain ETims silence until game finishes. Over. 🙂

7 years ago

Rebel PC meets Stereo MCs

“To the left, to the right…step it up step it up its alright”

Steven R
7 years ago

Caption: new Sevco manager introduces a variation of tika-taka football to ibrox. The football world is about to be stunned by the new macarena-style of football being introduced in Scotland.

Bognorbhoy
7 years ago

Caption
Shake it to the left ,you shake it to the right,
You do the Celtic shake shake with all of your might,come on let’s do the twist like we did last summer ,let’s twist again ,like we did last year…

It’s a mash up…

The real anton rogan
7 years ago

Caption.

Fucksake. This mob are shite. I am away over there to live on a boat.

Martio67
7 years ago

Caption: a new dance for a new club, brother Pedro leads the Sevco Flamenco

Donegal
7 years ago

Caption …

It’s just a step to the left, then a jump to the riiiight!

Let’s do the timewarp again….

Monti
7 years ago

COME ON THE HOOPS!

6-0
At least two red cards for the Hun.

MOUSSA MOUSSA MOUSSA

Una
7 years ago

Caption: I’m the all singing and dancing poor man’s mourhino,poor man’s mourhino.

Uralius
7 years ago

This is ridiculous, verging on blatant corruption.

Stevie D
7 years ago
Reply to  Uralius

Verging on? Let me tell you mate. I was there! This stepped about 14 miles over the verge! A disgrace. Madden? Absolute out and out Lester Piggott!

Mikelele
7 years ago

Boyata is a fuckin bombscare

The Charlie Saiz International
7 years ago

We lacked a serious bit of composure for most of that half too many piss poor passes and the selection of passes dire at times putting our own players under pressure.
Lustig Bitton and Sviatchenko well of the pace for the first 30 minutes and better sides would have capitalised on that so hopefully we come out second half and stat playing the game and not the occasion .
Well taken goal and a nice wee pass fae Jamesie to set up Armstrong.
Not getting fuck all from Madden or his sidekicks some high tackles going unpunished Miller Holt and Wagpen the 3 main culprits.

The Charlie Saiz International
7 years ago

Man City/FA Cup highlights during a massive Scottish tie fuckin yanks clueless.

Uralius
7 years ago

Aye, but they qualify for the World Cup.

The Charlie Saiz International
7 years ago

Probably a fair result given how pish we were for most of that game too many below par performances and to be fair to them they were at it from the off.
Dembele Sinclair Bitton Sviatchenko and Lustig for me failed to reach their usual levels.
I thought Callum McGregor came in and did really well with a very mature and brave performance showing for every ball and taking it to them whenever he got it.
I think the occasion got to many especially first half.
No damage done thanks to Gordon who yet again produced 2 massive saves at key points.
Not sure going 2 up and changing shape helped myself if anything it allowed them more space in the middle.

Monti
7 years ago

Disappointing result and for spells the performance.
Sviatchenko started the uncertainty by being well, uncertain from the off, Boyata joined in and almost sold the jerseys by impersonating Olivier Tebily at the back.
Hopefully some on here will see what i’m on about when i’m being critical of Boyata, he isn’t good enough!
Armstrong excellent today, Bitton too fucking ponderous, slow and another who should be out in the summer.
Dembele out of sorts a bit today and Sinclair poor.
Overall? Embarrassing watching Clint Hill score.

The penalty? Yes it was.
Bobby Madden was a season ticket holder at the ratpit, this is Scotland.

mike
7 years ago

Blatant penalty, fouls galore, move along Timmy, nothing for yous.
Poor pitch contributes to poor passing, big game players, never in it, touch poor, it sometimes happens, better to happen now before the semis.
Hunskelper Sunday, turns into Hunpat.
Always look on the bright side of life, to do tododododo.
In Brendan we trust.

bogbhoy@hotmail.com
7 years ago

embarrassing, i dont want to hear it, yet again our captain was a disgrace, it had been coming, we’ve been awful recetntly. Midfield is shocking. scott brown is the worsr player to have ever played for us. Disgraceful.

Charlie
7 years ago

Wonder where Ralph s boat is gonna be that he is going to live on ?

charlie
7 years ago
Reply to  Charlie
Uralius
7 years ago

I most of all was thoroughly disappointed by the passing. I don’t know what the surface is like in training, but when you have a whole team over-hit the ball in the final third something is wrong.

Honest Hoops
7 years ago

Can’t win them all, in my eyes the Huns have dropped two pints against the sheep, but the media will not mention that, the subs during the 2nd half brought the Huns back into it, stonewall penalty but as usual we got nothing from the mason in the black, we are on course, they are not, as the points tell the true story….

Uralius
7 years ago

Caption: “If you can’t win the ball, just grab his shirt and swing him round like this.”

Una
7 years ago

Armstrong should have stayed on, bad decision he doesn’t get many wrong but this one Brendan did. Overall poor performance all round.

Una
7 years ago

Tight calf?

Iljas Baker
7 years ago

Taking Armstrong off changed the game even though McGregor played well. But it was forced rather than tactical as he had a tight calf. Rangers’ tactics worked well unfortunately as Dembele, Sinclair and later Roberts lacked their usual threat. Passing was woeful at times with too many overhit wasting a possible goalscoring threat.

2 things we know for sure:

Craig Gordon was man of the match and Stuart Armstrong just earned a Scotland call-up.

Broxburnbhoy
7 years ago

A very poor performance from us today. A few bright spots like Armstrong and that said we allowed them to much time on the ball and they got on the front foot. That said they only managed to score late and fortunately. The incident with Griffiths was a penalty for sure and I fully expected it to be turned down. We dropped points here. I thought the playing surface was poor as well, the ball bobbling quite a bit. Anyway as a league game no big deal. We need to take the game to them in the semi final. I hope lessons have been learned. Did I also see a bit of
Complanceny today? As I said two points dropped let’s move on.

Rob O'Keeffe
7 years ago

Crap pitch=crap performance.Talked about this the other week.Pass marks to CG,SB and SA only.Trouble at Glasgow X.Hope our GB ultras do better than that crap.Even Hun polis admitted to me it was a stonewaller,on way out.What a let down.

Oztim67
7 years ago

Absolutely gutted by the result, we made a crap team look good.

Agree with most of what has been said in previous comments. We were crap up until our goal, then we looked in control.

We lost that control in the second half when Armstrong got taken off and ended up being over-run in the midfield. It looked like we went 4 2 4 with Brown and McGregor in the middle.

Pass marks to Gordon, KT, Brown, Armstrong and McGregor. The rest were very poor.

Hope Armstrong is ok.

charlie
7 years ago

celtic looked as if they thought they jeest had to turn up to win today…….. madden done what huns do

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  charlie

Charlie,
Correct every word m8.
Did you see some of our players coming off the team bus with the headphones on?

They would be te first thing i would fucking ban…..unless they were listening to rebel, that’d be cool.

I feel like we were beaten today!

Stevie D
7 years ago

State of the pitch was a leveller to an extent. Sinclair and Dembele were doing what GMS got crucified for, much of it undeserved IMO.

Broxburnbhoy
7 years ago

Yup most of our lads had an off day for sure. Time for Brendan to have a long talk at training about this. Get it right for the semi. Also time for us to invest in the kind of silky playing surface we need to play our type of game.

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  Broxburnbhoy

Did the Lisbon Lions play on ” Silky surfaces “?
No they didn’t.
Talk of the pitch being poor is a lot of pish.
The reality is our best performers didn’t have a good day.
Add into the mix a cheating bastard in black and hey ho….

Penalty all fucking day long!

Broxburnbhoy
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Monti the surface was clearly sub par – I’d settle for flat on the surface. The Lisbon Lions played in another era the whole game was less micro managed and margins for success less tight thy today’s game. The surface today was one factor in a poor performance. A bigger factor was that most of our players played poorly – period.

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  Broxburnbhoy

Pish!
There were better opposition teams about then than there are today domestically.
I’m telling you the pitch thing is a fucking excuse, the reality is we were let down by a number of our ‘ stars ‘ and a cheating referee.
Some of our playrs need to learn how to fight and fight fucking harder than huns.
Pitch a leveller? Bollocks

Broxburnbhoy
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

I agree the team played badly. That’s why we drew. I disagree about pitches. Team who cultivate a passing and possession game are better suited to pitches that better allow thy game to flourish. Teams who are pish at passing and possession usually have piss poor pitches. That’s all I’m saying. No excuse.

Monti
7 years ago

Fucking embarrassing talking about poor pitches, honest to fuck what next?
It was a wee bit breezy today or maybe too many fucking raindrops?

Fucking nonsense!

Broxburnbhoy
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

So poor pitches and weather conditions have no effect on football games and some teams style of play? Is that what you are saying Monti. No matter the conditions, no matter how bad it favors no team?

Broxburnbhoy
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

To be clear we lost because we played badly – the pitch was sub par for a passing game – the game we try to play

Broxburnbhoy
7 years ago
Reply to  Broxburnbhoy

Actually we drew. Feels
Like we lost

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  Broxburnbhoy

Yes it does feel like that BB, Very frustrated.

Broxburnbhoy
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Agreed a frustrating game.

Stevie D
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Hey! Keys up. This is no excuse for that performance. I’m just pointing out where ‘favourites’ get a bit of slack where ‘non-favourites’ don’t. Dembele’s second touch today was always a tackle and Since air just failed to show up. Wee GMS never hid but still got slated.

The Charlie Saiz International
7 years ago
Reply to  Stevie D

Correct McGregor never hides he made himself available for a pass even when surrounded and never looked under pressure I think we might well have a quality MF in that bhoy given game time and time to develop?
On the pitch debate al I can say is both sides had to play on it and they certainly never looked too bothered by it?
I think composure helps on a bumpy park and a good first touch.
No excuses today Rangers were hungrier and turned up as a solid unit where as we had 4/5 players playing below par at times.
We have been a bit patchy form wise and it showed today.

Monti
7 years ago

Bobby fucking Madden….what a dirty little cheating cunt!
Still he’ll be able to sit in the lodge with his ain kind, free bar an a job well done.

Cunt

Broxburnbhoy
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Lisbon lions had to deal with shite referees

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  Broxburnbhoy

But not good pitches

Mikelele
7 years ago

Far too complacent, thats not our nature. Get in, get the job done and get out. All this hunskelping pish before the game is not our style. We’ve been spoiled this year so I will let this poor show today slide lol.

HH

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  Mikelele

Mikelele,
I like this but my bitterness is defeating my good humour at this moment 🙂

jrw
7 years ago

As Stein used to say Celtic need to score the goals so that whatever the ref does will not affect the result. Madden is a cheat no too ways about it -he let that tackle on Roberts go unpunished with the result that they very nearly score and then fails to see a blatant penalty. In any other walk of life such poor performances would require urgent remedial training or demotion. But at the end of the day we did not do enough to win.

wulz
7 years ago

What a joke of a ref might as well have had his Sevco scarf on today, pathetic bigot who’ll be getting free drink down the lodge
HH

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  wulz

Wulz,
We haven’t seen anything yet lol…
Semi final will become laughable m8

Operation halt timmy treble underway!

wulz
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Aye to right bud nothing surprises anymore, God knows what it’ll be like when we’re going for 10
HH

Wisnae me
7 years ago

Caption:

Who nicked my cape?

Monti
7 years ago

Madden will be on the lodge tables at this point…penny arcade is it fud?

Rudebhoy
7 years ago

Just reading how the zombie with a whistle got some decisions wrong and ‘bottled it’ for the penalty. Bullshit. As far as Madden’s concerned he got everything right and cheated for the penalty. Fuck the lot of them. Hail Hail

Rob O'Keeffe
7 years ago

Calmed down a bit now(sobered up,a bit).Talk of the Lions came up on here and amongst the Bhoys.Pitches,”refs” etc.Lions team only played 11 games together,drawing four and losing one(Dukla Prague).However,throughout that era a lot of pitches and “refs” were dodgy.The difference was that we had players like Bobby M,Bertie,Tam G,John C who would run through walls for the Celts.Add in wee Jinky and Lemon who could play on any surface and you see big differences in class and effort between them and some of our players today who didn’t look up for it.What a let down,however still unbeaten and unbowed.HH

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  Rob O'Keeffe

Rob,
Well said mate!
I apologise for my bluntness at times, i’m a bad loser, always have been.
Even though it was a draw, it’s embarrassing tho drawing with these cunts, as for Madden?
A DOB!

Rob O'Keeffe
7 years ago

M,show me a good loser etc etc.It is embarrassing,one of the Bhoys was greetin today with pure fury.I pointed out the Huns throwing their shirts to “ra peepul” as if it was their 55th title in 5 years.That was embarrassing! Madden will die a DOB,what a hell of a way to die!HH

TicToc
7 years ago

Just about calmed down, and yes, it did feel like a loss.
Madden’s history is well known and yet he gets that game?
Just kickin’ sand in our eyes by SFA and SMSM.
I think all Tims should get their fifty quid back along with a club apology. Finally, what will our club do about the illegal singing of the Billy Boys? We wont progress properly until the Board get behind the fans (instead of impeding them) and do something about that clubs’ fans and the state of refereeing.
The players were a real disappointment today, and it’s really not on. I’m off I’m starting to spit feathers………
HH

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  TicToc

It could be worse….we could have big noses.

mike
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

or wee brains.

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

Leave fredcdobbs out of it…..

TicToc
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Ha, :-), you’re right Monti, better to laugh. Not easy tho’.

PS There’s more than one TicToc on here tonight, but I’m finished. Having an early night and try to wake up in the mornin’ wi’ a smile. Today’s nothing in the great scheme of things……..but must learn from it.
HH

7 years ago
Reply to  TicToc

As long as ive been here tictoc,ive been TicToc.HH we r aw TICTOC!!!

mike
7 years ago

Team looked a wee bit tired over the past couple of weeks, we started the I.C.C. the C.L. qualifiers and have played miles more games in Scotia. than any other team. Brendan works with a smaller first team squad than most, that takes an awful lot of energy.
We brought in only one new player in January, so not much rest, we were spoiled by the sublime fitba. we played before the winter break, then injuries to Rogic, Armstrong, Forrest, Paddy, Griff. all have had an effect, in this most demanding season. We IMHO have looked slightly of pace, since we came back from the break. Mibbee the team just relaxed a wee bit, but believe me, come the semis, with everyone back, that brilliant squad of players, will move up the gears.
Hail Hail Celtic, Brendan and your management team, you are fucking brilliant.

The Charlie Saiz International
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

Spot on.

Tim Buffy
7 years ago

Rob
The Lions also lost 2-1 at home to Dynamo Kiev in September 1967 – as they opened their defence of the European Cup. Celtic then drew 1-1 in Russia to go out in the first round. It was the first time the defending champions had to play in the first round.

Rob O'Keeffe
7 years ago

Tim,you are correct.At least we didn’t wear the Hoops that night.No wonder we lost,the Queen(sorry for the mention) launched the QE2 from John Browns shipyard that day.

Thewildgoose
7 years ago

Pish
Rodgers out!

Rudebhoy
7 years ago

Caption – Peter the pointer

portpower
7 years ago

Did…

portpower
7 years ago

Bassas never told us it`ll be a draw.

Bring on the left footers please.

Don`t let them in the box. Fullbacks arn`t.

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