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Celtic Diary Monday March 13: We’re Going to Need A Big boat

Quite possibly the most inept performance by a team wearing the hoops.

Thats all I can say about another example of Celtic playing the occasion, and not the players in front of them.

Craig Gordon was forced into action more times in this game than he had been in the previous twenty seven , largely due to a central defence that was bullied by an old man and a guy who picks fight with schoolboys.

The two full backs sort of tried, but seemed to be reactive rather than proactive, while Armstrong apart, the midfield were simply handing over their dinner money to the big guy so he wouldn’t pick on them.

The three forwards looked like they couldn’t care less, with Dembele especially ineffective, and Sinclair probably wondering how he can get out of the hoops and into a ย greater Manchester club without making it look like that was his plan all along.

I said all week that if this lot can’t deal with the low level side in front of them pretending to be a big club then they should chuck it and go and live on a boat.

And they should.

I also said that the linesman, Dougie Potter was one to watch.

Where was his flag when Leigh Griffiths was attacked by Clint Hill ? Bobby Madden will get the flak for the honest mistakes, and there were a few, but the assistant refs should also be taken to task.

Of course, they won’t be.

What we saw yesterday was a trial run for the cup semi final.

If you thought that the “rangers ” players got away with bad tackles yesterday, wait until next month. They’ll probably be wearing steel toe caps and carrying knuckledusters.

Not one Celtic player gave it back to them.

You can argue that we’d have had a guy sent off, you can argue we’d get bad press, but if we don’t start to stand up for ourselves, then someone is going to get hurt.

At this point in the game, after just a few minutes, “rangers 2 knew what they would get away with.

Would Bertie Auld, Tommy Gemmell or Roy Aitken have put up with that ?

When Jason Holt scythed Patrick Roberts he knew that the worst that would happen was he’d get booked. He didn’t even concede a foul in the yes of Bobby Madden.

Or the linesman.

Unless we do something about it, both on and off the pitch, we will sleepwalk straight back into the nineties.

The Record shamefully drew attention to a young girl who had mouthed a bad word at Clint hill. As supporters do.

By buying that paper you are condoning this. How many times do we have to tell you ?

By accepting continual assaults on the players, and ridiculous decisions such as the late lunge on Griffiths, we are allowing the old boys network to haul the carcass of “rangers ” back into the mainstream of Scottish football.

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Look at what hill is looking at. It isn’t the ball.

Notice also that no one is mentioning the “foul ” by Brown that earned the free kick that led to the goal.

And then there’s the health issue..

 

 

With action on Resolution 12 delayed until after the court hearing on March 15, and its only a hearing, there won’t be a decision until autumn, it looks very much like we are going to remain seated at the back of the bus.

 

Not me.

I had enough of that shite in the nineties.

I’m looking at the ads for a nautical residence.

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7 years ago

Sevco celebrating a draw like its a Win hahahahaha.33 and Counting AND STILL UNDEFEATED

Brian
7 years ago
Reply to  TICTOC

Why is it that when I go to watch these matches the Celtic support is subjected to racist and fascist chants from these neanderthals posing as football fans and nothing is said, But when a wee girl says the word f***er it’s all over the newspapers. I’m sick of it

mike
7 years ago

Well said Ralph coud’nt put it better.

Doc
7 years ago

After the miller ‘tackle’ the captain or the manager should inform the referee that if he will not protect the players then they will be instructed to defend themselves. If the ref/huns want a battle we should win it, not capitulate like yesterday.

john young
7 years ago
Reply to  Doc

doc we take it and have always taken it “on the chin” off the park so no leadership there,we should challenge the appointment of refs with their sworn allegiances we should demand from uefa a fair/proper ref,we should be challenging them at every turn yet don’t!,they thrive on this because nobody ever ever stands up to them not now not never so shame on the celtic board,we the support are all but powerless.

Una
7 years ago

24 hours later and I’m still raging with the result and the manner in which we played and also the performance of the lodge members.

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  Una

Una,
Me as well!
These fucking referee’s do my tits in man!

Morto
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

On the upside – if there is an upside – none of the many scouts who had designs on our players went away with anything good in their notebooks.

Danny hannah
7 years ago

6 times we have played sevco .1st griffiths one one at hampden brought back for free kick. 2 throw for celtic given to sevco mack ayr scores .3 shishenko goal disallowed 4 yesterday’s penalty denied ,agenda all the way

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  Danny hannah

Who the fuck is Shishenko?

Danny hannah
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Celtic s big Dane not great at spelling without name in front of me

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  Danny hannah

Danny,
I knew who you were on about m8, i was just being a cunt, ignore me.
In one of those ‘ did we really drop points to those cunts’ type of mood!
HH

broxburnbhoy
7 years ago

The blatantly bad decisions made by the three officials really do call for some intervention from the club at the highest level. In England referees have to declare their allegiance to the club they support and then they are given other assignments accordingly. What a good idea! better still lets have swap program with the EPL and EFL. Our refs go down there for games and their refs come up here.

Morto
7 years ago
Reply to  broxburnbhoy

This is ‘supposed’ to happen in Scotland too.
Referees receive an annual form to complete asking about any connections they have with any player or club.
It’s how this information is used here that differs from the rest of the world.

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  broxburnbhoy

Broxburn,
England has Orange bastards as well.

broxburnbhoy
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

yes they do and they don’t have Celtic and the huge fenian army that gives them support. less likely to have the same level of bile as the clowns up here. COE types very civilized don’t you know

el_guapo
7 years ago

“The most inept performance by a team wearing the Hoops”? Seriously?! Come on! I’m repeatedly having to check the result to make sure we didn’t get humped yesterday. We didn’t play well but that happens. The main thing is to ensure we perform better in the semi final.
We’d have won had Armstrong stayed on the park and if we had made the right change when he did go off we probably still would have won. We try to make ourselves out as less fickle than them but then react to a draw like this. It’s nuts.

John
7 years ago
Reply to  el_guapo

Well said el_guapo. Let’s not overreact eh?

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  el_guapo

el-guapo,
It was inept tho….
We couldn’t get the better of Danny Wilson and Clint Hill…
That alone suggests ineptitude.

el_guapo
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Not denying we were poor but to think we are going to run over teams every week is just silly. We have dropped 4 points in 28 games and the word inept is being thrown at the team. It’s genuinely mental.

aceplym
7 years ago
Reply to  el_guapo

“I am Ralph Malph, supporter
Faithful through and through
Have one shit game, and
I’ll call for punting you” ๐Ÿ™‚

Oztim67
7 years ago
Reply to  el_guapo

Totally agree mate.

Even though we were poor, the turning point in the game was Rodgers taking a midfielder off, Armstrong and replacing him with a forward, Griffiths thereby going 4 2 4. We lost the midfield.

mike
7 years ago

Bobby madhun, couldn’t have seen the penalty claim because he was miles back from the action, this is verified by Griffs claim that he asked him if he overthehill had touched the ball.
There was at least 4 other refereeing incidents that were equally as bad, even with FOUR officials.
This does not disguise the fact that some of our players played poorly, even after the wake up call against St. Mirren.
Some have been injured recently, nearly all have played too much fitba. this season,the one recruit that joined in January, has still to play a full first team game.
We have to be smarter in putting the message across that we WILL retaliate, if our players are not going to be protected, we have been saying this for weeks.
I hate just hate this victim’s approach, we need to fight harder. Brendan’s a smart guy, he will sort it.
Last season we benefited in January from 1/2 new faces, bet he wishes that this had happened this Jan.

broxburnbhoy
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

I agree Mike. Captain needs to tell the ref if we are getting kicked around that we will kick back.

mike
7 years ago
Reply to  broxburnbhoy

Broxburn, The time for warnings has passed, now its time for a kick up the erchie.
Was that you at the front of the parade, with your Green White and Gold fleg, mahn you looked good.
Chists oot forward march, a left, left, left. HI HO. Hi Ho its of to parade we go, with a kick up the bum if the one in fronts to slo.

broxburnbhoy
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

We’re all off to Broadway in the Green in the Green!

mike
7 years ago
Reply to  broxburnbhoy

Too late for protesting, time for action.

Everybody was King Fu Kicking,
fast or slow, but quick as lightning.

Stevie D
7 years ago

We knew the script early on with a couple of trivial minor incidents where the huns told Madden how things were going to be. There was a shy in the first half; he told the DOB to get back behind the half way line twice with the ball and he still shied it from within Celtic’s half. And when Armstrong was going to take his free kick from the edge of the box Madden paced out 10 yards, sprayed his magic stuff on the ground, then let them step over it towards the kicker. Roll on the court case and this horrible subspecies finally goes down the stank!

Honest JohnBhoy
7 years ago

Forgetting the game for a bit (which is hard) I reported the Record to IPSO regarding their targeting the wee ball girl. I hope she isn’t subject to bullying etc. on line and in real life as a result of their shameful posting of close ups of her face so she can be identified by those members of the public who will find this behaviour “offensive”. Singing “The Billy Boys” is offensive, swearing at a football match when the opposition scores is hardly on a par. I realise I’ll get nothing positive back but at least feel I’ve tried! HH

mike
7 years ago

Good Lahd, well done you!!!

D'Fhinnein Mick
7 years ago

Thumbs up,mate.

TicToc
7 years ago

Well done, HJB, we need more like you. Apathy suits the OB’s agenda.
I’m awaiting a 2nd response from the BBC over a complaint about their misleading statements regarding the “same club” pish. It will be shared on here.
Ultimately though, it’s our Board that needs to respond and I’ve been saying it for years. They’ve got the clout and are a total disgrace for sitting on their hands instead of doing something.
HH

mike
7 years ago

I’ll lend them ma chainsaw, they can look away if they don’t like the look of blood.
My own opinion, is that Brendan has told them not to retaliate in case they get sent of, Ten Thirty or another of my hero’s Davy Hay or Tommy Gemmell would have soon got that message across.
Protection for Bhoys, better than Durex, enough to handle any prick. HAhaha.

mike
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

Weel said ginger. Chop chop Suzie, GIRUT.

mike
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

We are silver together, justice for the auldies.

mike
7 years ago

King has been ordered by the LSE to offer to purchase every single share from the other shareholders in Sevco in a move that could cost him ยฃ14 million pounds.
WHHOOOHHHAAA.
Noo he has (cough) already put in ยฃ18 mill. haha so another ยฃ14 mill. covers his over investment.
What a fanny.

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  mike

Lol

mike
7 years ago

Retrospective action. A given for one team only.

1 Millar’s two footed of the ground challenge on K.T.

2 Holts scissor tackle from behind on Roberts.

3 Hill’s tackle from behind on Griff. having previously been booked and warned by madhun THREE TIMES for fouls against Armstrong and Forrest.

4 Waghorn’s tackle on Bitton, resulting in injury.

5. Forrester’s tackle on Gordon, when he had control of the ball.

Cartvale88
7 years ago

I do not like lose ng to them, but this game was a wake up call for the semi final. No matter ho much we whine about the referee the establishment will no give a fart.
Madden and his so called team allowed thuggery, no action taken.
The so called media are demanding Brown gets a ban, who are the halfwits that continue to subsidise this pap, one being CFC. Almost sixty years attending Paradise I have seen decisions year after year that were shocking, until we play in a different league nothing will change.
However Celtic as a team were no t up for it yesterday, agree with you Ralph, only Armstrong and Gordon cut it.
They will celebrate their so called win as they are Pish heading for another cliff edge moment.
HH

7 years ago
Reply to  Cartvale88

G`day Cartvale88
Did you find a good pub to watch the game?

chorleybhoy
7 years ago

Celtic were awful yesterday, that a number of players contrived to have stinkers is hard to fathom Dembele Sinclair in patrticular were not at the races. Thank God for Broony Armstrong and Tierney and of course Gordon was outstanding. Patrick Roberts was put out of the game by a thug tackle. As for the officials we got what we expected didn’t we?

jimmybee
7 years ago

Mike I saw it was a pen and I was at the other end of the park.
He has said that to get away with it to griff.
If he cant see it he cant give it.
Until football adopts Rugby and video referees instead of the useless cunts in the touchline or even worse behind the goal Celtic will be victims of honest mistakes.

jrw
7 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

The useless linesman had a perfect view of it – from my seat in the north stand lower close to the corner flag it was as clear a penalty as you could wish to see; and that linesman was closer to the action than the rest of us in that part of the ground; and he missed it. He also made three ‘honest mistakes’ in the opening minutes – a corner to them when it came of a SEVCO player and the same with two shys; and he was standing yards from the action. A garden gnome would have been more honest as well as being more ornamental.

mike
7 years ago

I agree Jimmy, he checked his run up field, why?.

4 blind mice, see how they run. or don’t. Been going on for years, the sooner they bring in the new technology the better.

Mikelele
7 years ago

I was raging yesterday with the level of performance. Had time to calm down though, like I said yesterday the hunskelping arrogant stuff doesn’t sit well with me. Hopefully a blessing as we can let them do all the shouting before the game. We have no devine right to hump any team, even Sevco, it has to be earned and it certainly wasn’t yesterday.

HH

Uralius
7 years ago

Wasn’t there a manager once that hauled all of his players off of the field and back to the dressing room for shady Shit like this.

7 years ago

NOAL,NOAL,NOAL,NOALLLLL. Born is the King of Castlemilk.

ยฃ14m whip-round sevconians. ๐Ÿ™‚

http://www.investegate.co.uk/takeover-appeal-bd-/rns/rangers-international-football-club-plc/201703131139222798Z/

sevco doubt as sin FC.

Devoy45
7 years ago

Disappointing all around. Technology is the only answer to sectarian cheating. But we were poor. Let’s not do this 6-0, 7-0 bullshit in the future. I thought 2-1 or 3-1 to the Bhoys was just about right. Arrogance doesn’t sit well with most of our support.

Mikelele
7 years ago
Reply to  Devoy45

Devoy45

Couldn’t agree more mate

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  Devoy45

I thought 6-0 was a realistic scoreline ๐Ÿ™‚

Stevie D
7 years ago
Reply to  Monti

I thought 7-0 was worth 25 quid.

Uralius
7 years ago

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/sportvideo/9778415/AC-Milans-Kevin-Prince-Boateng-leads-team-off-pitch-in-protest-at-racist-chanting-in-friendly-match-with-Pro-Patria.html

I suppose if we did this they would award a 5-0 victory to the opposition. Then we wouldn’t be unbeaten all season.

If we did it to Aberdeen they wouldn’t know what to do, because the SEVCO Football Association wouldn’t want to award a 5 – 0 victory to Aberdeen.

schoosh71
7 years ago

The Record ‘should’ be BANNED and it is ‘shameless’ what they done to that ball girl. Hopefully the parents will have been in touch with a good lawyer and have ‘aimed’ their disgust to the club, who once again do “FCUK ALL”. HH

Rob O'Keeffe
7 years ago

Technology like they use in rugby union would be excellent.Watched the games on tv and very impressed.Also noted that line judges are not slow in telling umpire when they have spotted “incidents”.Listened to Huns today laughing at how they got away with booting the shit out of us and how the “pen” was a stonewaller.One disturbing comment was from a Thistle man who said that some Celtic players looked scared.This was too near the truth.BR,sort this situation pronto.Monti wants a new pitch laid before our next home game,cough cough…

Rob O'Keeffe
7 years ago

Spanish cheats get two dodgy penalties surrounding both ref and official behind goal,remonstrating like maddies.Celtic robbed of pen,nobody runs after ref complaining,couple of players through arms up halfheartedly.Learn what works these days Celtic! Old two feet Miller constantly telling the “ref” what to do like Gough and Greig used to.Brown,you are the Captain.Get in the “refs” faces and politely point out thuggery and blatant,bad decisions.We need a couple of Davie Hay/silent assassin types in this squad.HH

BJF
7 years ago

Rage, yesterday, made me want to call them all a shower of cowards except Gordon and Armstrong but I too have calmed down.
There are two reasons why I don’t rate moaning about the referee, firstly it was entirely predictable so BR should have had them better prepared, secondly if we are only a referee’a or linesman’s decision better than this lot they should all chuck it.
The two footed tackle by Miller was probably even less excusable than the penalty. But since remember playing against Rangers, the real ones, when Paul Hartley and Barry Robson booted them all over Celtic Park.
None of their players possess the ability to be in our squad never mind team, we are 33 points ahead for a reason, only once before this season have the team let us down, Barcelona, the team can retrieve this position and restore the trust by winning the semi final convincingly. The onus is on them , they need to know they have to be up for it next time, U believe they will .

jimmybee
7 years ago

Anyone seen the replay of the free kick awarded which led to there goal. I stiil think it should never have been a free kick and not much has been made of it ?

wulz
7 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Jimmybee
There’s no foul at all m8 but it’s a good place to give the scumbags a free kick late on in the game, we’d have never got it but they did and would have got the penalty if it was the other way about.
Hope these injustices fire everyone up for the semi
HH

7 years ago

As I read somewhere CQN I think? WRT the referees and free kicks.
I think it`s time for the whole crowd to count out his steps.
They seem to think that 8 steps constitutes 10 yards.HH

Celtic125
7 years ago

Ken whit I clocked after paying six pound for a premier seat at Ayr Odeon to view the magic Kong:Skull Island? The game was finished by the time we came out, which was of course, the plan. I couldn’t resist going into Rabbies and O’Briens.But as I walked into the pub I saw the big screen showing a near deserted Celtic Park and there it was a long line of Yella pish running down from the Directors Box through the South Stand along the Tunnel and straight across the pitch. When did that appear?

celtsfan67
7 years ago

God bless Tommy Burns

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  celtsfan67

Celtsfan,
The man’s sorely missed!
R.I.P. TB

Oztim67
7 years ago

As bad as we were, i still believe the turning point was when Rodgers took Armstrong off and replaced him with Griffiths. We lost the middle of the of the park to them then.

He shouldve replaced Dembele with Griffiths or brought on Kouassi (maybe) or Gamboa, if Armstrong was struggling, to shore up the middle/defence.

Was Brendan being too gallas when he essentially went with 4 attacking players?

We’ll pump them at Hampden, no fuckin worries!!

Keeping the faith down under.

Monti
7 years ago
Reply to  Oztim67

Oztim,
We won’t be allowed to “pump them”….look at the favourable decisions they are getting.
They should have had two rats sent off v Hamilton but didn’t.
Miller should have seen red on Sunday a few minutes into the game, but didn’t.
Holt is allowed to scissor kick Roberts, illegally from behind, play on…
Hill brings down Griffiths straight through on goal, penalty and red card? No, play on.

IT IS FUCKING NONSENSE!

mike
7 years ago

Am no going to the back of the boat for anyone, common the TIC.

Michael, row the boat to shore, Halleluya. Row faster, just like in the ROBE. bum bum bum bum.

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