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Celtic Diary Monday November 27: Another Day, Another Trophy

Celtic beat Motherwell 2-0 to lift the League cup. It’s the fourth consecutive trophy under Brendan Rodgers.

Celtic seemed a little bit hesistant in the first half, no doubt wary of the “robust ” approach of the Lanrkshire side..

One was studs up and therefore dangerous…..

one was robust. Moussa Dembele described the tackle on him himself after the game..

Another trophy, another win. Almost lost my leg there 😵😅 but we’re still unbeaten 😊. On to the next one, thanks for your support Bhoys and Ghirls you were brilliant 😊🍀💚

Kipre, as we know, wasn’t even booked at this point, and there’s little doubt that referee Craig Thomson saw the incident, but as it was a cup final, he allowed it to pass, but undoubtedly marked it down for future reference.

That came in the second half, when Scott sinclair bore down on goal only to be tugged aside by… Cedric Kipre, who was given his marching orders for persistent foul play.

In my view, at least.

The resultant penalty added to a fantastic goal from James Forrest put the game beyond the unimaginative Motherwell players, and Celtic then cruised to victory, and notably, the fouling more or less stopped..

As for Motherwell, they came, they clogged and they can’t stop crying about it.

Nothing has changed down at the fir Park family club, except they’ve brought in slightly more, er, robust cloggers.

but, oh, the whinging from the media, both mainstream and social.

What a kerfuffle.

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First, the tackle on Dembele, described, as we have seen, in the Scotsman , as robust..

Nowhere near the ball, and a potential leg breaker. Dembele certainly felt it..

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Surprisingly, this rash assault on a fellow professional didn’t become the number one story this morning…

This one did.

Equally rash, but a little less painful.

Though from another angle, you can see what all this “no contact ” fuss is about..

Sinclair was impeded, of that there can be no doubt. That makes it a penalty.

Dembeles weak effort, which trundled over the line, was probably a result of him looking to wither side in case Kipre, although banished to the dressing room, came racing back on to attempt to stop him getting a shot in.

If you watch it again, Dembele does look left and right, just to be sure.

But what a palaver…

 Notice the selective use of photography on todays Record front page.

You see, use of the picture above would have reduced Hartleys claims to nonsense.

Then again, the Record likes to publish nonsense..

Celtic coach Kolo Toure embroiled in bizarre Twitter spat with Piers Morgan hours before Betfred Cup Final.

Er, no he wasn’t.

Celtic coach Kolo Toure has been embroiled in a bizarre social media sledging match with Piers Morgan just hours ahead of the Hoops’ Betfred Cup Final against Motherwell.

The former defender jumped in to a Twitter debate between the TV personality and singer Olly Murs after the latter had Tweeted mistakenly that he had heard gunfire while trapped in Selfridges in London on Friday.

 Er, no he didn’t

Morgan told Murs to be careful what he Tweeted to his millions of followers – which then prompted a response from singer James Blunt which was liked by Real Madrid star Toni Kroos. 

Former Arsenal star Toure couldn’t help himself and jumped into the argument, telling Morgan – an Arsenal fan – to “shut the f*** up’. 

Er, again, no he didn’t.

We’ll let the Celtic coach’s Twitter timeline tell the rest of the story….

Er, it’s not actually his timeline, is it ? Then again, when were “facts ” and the Daily Record ever comfortable bedfellows ?

Of course, the main moans didn’t come from Motherwell fans, and even the media were outmoaned by the support of a club which has had very little to cheer about of late.

Apart from this, obviously..

It’s all turning out nice again for them… Or is it ?

They can’t help themselves..

We can accept that not all of them are pleased about a Celtic win..

One even took to the drink…

But for one fan it was all too much…

 

TWO WRONGS DON’T MAKE A RIGHT

Celtic star Scott Sinclair and referee Craig Thomson are as bad as each other and both stink, says Bill Leckie

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Leckie, pictured above showing how successfully surgeons removed his tongue from David murrays arse, is a noted anti Celt.

Remember his article on fans coughng the  tune of Boys of the Old Brigade during a minutes silence ?

Whereas Jackson and others sometimes give you the impression they are doing it for a laugh, with Leckie, there is an underlying bitterness that is truly disturbing.

IT’S a toss-up which is the more depressing.

The fact the country’s Player of the Year feels the need to dive so he wins a penalty and gets an opponent sent off. 

Or the fact that Leckie is given a platform to burble his bitterness ?

No, apparently its ..

the fact a referee with all the experience in the world still doesn’t have the savvy to see beyond the con.

But you know what? Right now, the answer doesn’t matter a monkey’s to Motherwell.

Because in their red-rimmed eyes, Scott Sinclair and Craig Thomson are as bad as each other; the two men who connived to kill this cup final stone dead as a contest.

Their red rimmed eyes ? Or his ?

And it really is hard to argue with them after an afternoon when the underdogs could have handled losing 1-0 fair and square, but when 2-0 felt like they’d been stone cold cheated. 

Er, no, they know they weren’t cheated.

Though it suits Leckie’s narrative to try to convince himself, and like minded souls, that they were.

Sinclair, as you’d expect, emerged from a triumphant dressing room to chant the mealy-mouthed mantra about how feeling contact offers him the right to go down and blahdy blah.

Hey, it might well be that he genuinely believes Cedric Kipre did pull him back as they chased for Moussa Dembele’s through ball.

But whatever he says and whatever he thinks he felt the defender do, the bottom line is there was no need — either physical or moral — for him to take a stride then fall over, because all Kipre did in truth was lay a hand on his ribs so light it wouldn’t have upset a Victorian matron, never mind sent a finely-honed athlete tumbling like he’d been shot.

Sadly, though, it’s how too many footballers are these days. Somewhere along the line, someone flicked the switch in their head that used to be programmed to staying on their feet, taking the crack at goal rather than drawing the foul, not wanting to show weakness. 

Still, whilst claiming to know how Sinclair was thinking is a little presumptive, but I think he can guess how I’m thinking.

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Ach, we could go on all day about the media, and yet perhaps the wise words of one supporter, from over the river, sum it all up, from their point of view, much better than the professional scribblers…

So, one down, three to go.

I was all for this idea of back to back trebles, but we’re not out of europe yet, so is four trophies a realistic possibility, and wouldn’t it be great to read what the papers say about that ?

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Yesterday, we had this image, taken shortly before some chaps crossed the road..

Puggy67 November 26, 2017 at 3:37 pm · Edit · Reply →

Caption: Ringo’s ‘let it be Paul’ comment changes musical history. 

Today….

 

 

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D'Fhinnein Mick
6 years ago

CAPTION

“Make sure you get the weans home awright,Scott,then I’ll see you in the pub!”

hoopsbhoy777
6 years ago

awright bhoys ye nickin doon the LOUDON for a quick wan …..meet ye in there

mike
6 years ago

Brown is the colour,
Tierney is da mahn,
Lenny is our hero,
Roberts don’t give a damn.

"TonyB
6 years ago

Kipre should have been off the park after his assault on Moussa in which case the rest is academic.

Leckie and his fellow hurting huns only serve to remind us how desperate they are to cling to any imagined or made up piece of shite designed to detract from our real and permanent superiority.

I think it’s fucking hilarious and I say to all of them ………

Get fucking used to it and GET IT RIGHT UP YEES!

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

mike
6 years ago

Oh i’m so happy, I could fill ma nappy.

Celtic the Dyson of Scottish fitba. Hoovering up titles and trophies.

Brendan matches big Jocks cup record even though there wis nane of thems.
Forrest equals Bobby Lennox’s scoring cup record, don’t you just love Scottish players breaking/ equalling records, of course yeh do.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  mike

Should that not be O’Dyson?:)

mike
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

To be sure, to be sure. 😉 What a gay day, a day to shake your haund then count your fingers, cos the may be….fishy.

Monti
6 years ago

Greetings fellow Tims,
No sympathy whatsoever for Motherwell, it’s quite simple, when a player is racing into the box you can’t grab his arm to slow him down. Clear penalty all day long.
Kipre should have been red carded for his lunge on Moussa, not even a booking?
Do any of us think if that had been Boyata or Simunovic, it would have been the same outcome? No, me neither.
Fir Park during the week should be a quiet affair 🙂
If i was Brendan i’d be asking thr ref for protection of his players.
Four trophies out of four, still unbeaten & it feels good.

Bowl anyone?

mike
6 years ago

Take the ribbons from your hair,
put them on top of my knickers on the flair,
hold me tight, put your hand way doon there,
as we go running up the stair,
then she yells oot, mair, mair, mair,
OMG as she struggles to get some air,
whit a whopper, nae wonder i’m so sair,
well your worth it.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  mike

🙂

6 years ago

It was a clear penalty. The defender tugged on his arm, he may have been theatrical going down, but it was a penalty. Now this clown Robinson is saying he never touched him. Has he not seen the replay. he was sent off because them’s the rules. Celtic did not write them. I love the way the media is outraged by this. The Cup Semi final against ICT is the biggest instance of cheating in Cup history in Scotland, denying Celtic a treble yet Celtic were told within days by the media to shut up and get on with it. Beware Wednesday night! I do hope Brendan rests a few important players as we may get kicked off the park. If they end the game with any more than 9 I will be shocked. Good to see Leckie suffering.

Michael Dunn
6 years ago

Aye sure Lenny dive in.

50 Shades of green
6 years ago

Oops didn’t mean for my name to appear. Doh

mike
6 years ago

Canny compliment you on todays Diary Ralphy cos I virtually posted the same yesterday but it never appeared until this morning, we don’t disagree very often after all, only sometimes…..mibbee. 😉

mike
6 years ago

Take….the ribbons from your hair,
drop them softly on the flair,
hold me tightly, way doon there,
as we run quickly up the stair,
then she cries oot, mair, mair, mair,
as she struggles to get some air,
whit a wopper you’ve got doon there,
nae wonder i’m so sair.

mike
6 years ago

Oh the sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the Mrs. singing,
the lambs are mooing, the coos are singing…….
Oh what a wonderful morning,
oh what a wonderful day,
ive got a glorious feeling,
everything’s going my way!!
everything is going….my way.

Brencelt
6 years ago

We’re on the road again, we’re on our way to Paradise

6 years ago

Just great to be a tim – thanks bhoys and thanks Brendan!

Stu67
6 years ago

A couple of weeks ago Ambrose clattered Sinclair and he didn’t go down and we didn’t get a penalty which potentially cost us a win , maybe Sinclair has got a bit “cuter’ in his play now ,where he forces the referee to make a decision

Cortes
6 years ago

Leckie’s finest writing was undoubtedly his “Hi gals: Here’s what you don’t necessarily have to do without” singles ad. Any chance of featuring it like Private Eye does with the photo of Andrew Neil tripping the light fantastic with a woman young enough to be his granddaughter?

CarlJungleBhoy
6 years ago

Caption: Griffiths Taxis – For All Your Celebrations. Phone 333 333

jimmybee
6 years ago
Reply to  CarlJungleBhoy

Caption : Were on the road again

jimmybee
6 years ago

Who gives a fuck what they say. The tackle on Dembele was a potential leg breaker the thug should have walked there and then. No foul no card fuckin joke. 10 minutes in game would have been over anyway he got his come uppence.
Mon the hoops.

ewanbhoy
6 years ago

the pain and desperation from the media puts a smile on my face 🙂 ….oh how they are hurting lol brilliant and may that grow and last forever…..happiness really is being a tim……well done Celtic

mike
6 years ago

The moral outrage, cries of cheating, moaning, groaning, greetin, the wailing, all because they thought that they would beat us, their ego’s told them that if they turned up then they would win.
Kipre’s fould on Dembelle was a straight red, every day of the week, I still think that someone told him Thomson or showed him a video at half time and he knew that he had got it wrong. I must admit that if Sinclair’s penalty, even though it was a penalty and it was the sole winning goal then it would have left an after taste, but it wasn’t, Forrest scored a belter and was on its own a worthy winning goal.
What gets me annoyed is ex Celtic players joining in the chorus of moral indignation, get over yersells.

Level 5 plant
6 years ago

Caption, Thanks for babysitting Lennie, I owe you one!

jimmybee
6 years ago

2 games a week now till the winter break.
The team will no doubt change as we play our full squad.
Onto fir park and a hard match midweek.
Lets hope the bhoys dont get caught up in all the shite Motherwell and the media will spout till kick off. Onwards to 66

BJF
6 years ago

Yesterday was good enough to win the one trophy so thought we might struggle with this season unless the Scottish Cup catches us in a very good post’Christmas European run. How do you explain a post Christmas European run to the Scottish football media, well beyond their intellectual capacity. “What a Scottish team still in Europe after Christmas, well Pedro will have his work cut out. He’s what, gone where, I thought that was just a nightmare I had.”
The thing about the media I stopped getting angry when I realised they collectively just don’t like Celtic.They are not a fair minded group of professionals some of whom support other teams including “ them”. Especially since the Stein era they have hated Celtic and current events have brought the Stein supremacy back,
Anyway a good day especially after a European away game when we often struggle and as for the Craig Gordon save, I was right down almost among the Motherwell fans, it was out of this world. That’s what a really good keeper does makes saves not cover for Centre halves who don’t read the game consistently.I have no beef with Motherwell, they are well organised and robust, we can handle that without squealing, they are deservedly the third best team in Scotland. Hibs and St Johnstone had their chance and blew it, the tribute act are probably better than Dundee but only just.

Cartvale88
6 years ago

Oh, how the bitterness shows, get it right up them.
The Scottish bigots see a dive by Sinclair which ultimately lead to the Well losing. They must have been watching through their blue tinted specs.
Similar incident in the Burnley/Arsenal game in extra time, the pundits agreed soft, but contact still made so a penalty.
No one should buy any of their rags, as they dream of a rich billionaire with billions pouring it down the drain at the Crumbledome.
Jamsie just gets better and better, thought he was great against Bayern.

BJF
6 years ago

Ralph, post gone on walk about.

Jocsoc
6 years ago

Great result, if deemed controversial by the media. I have a strong feeling that Motherwell players will bear a huge grudge and try to take their revenge by any means possible over the next two games, but especially on Wednesday. I expect to see skin and hair flying. I just hope we avoid serious injury to our players and that our hopes for Europa football after Christmas aren’t jeopardized.

sharkky
6 years ago

CAPTION: ‘this Johnson’s Motor Car?

D'Fhinnein Mick
6 years ago
Reply to  sharkky

My Dad’s favourite song.

Went down a treat in “The Gravediggers” in Dublin last year.

Tourtenay
6 years ago

Great game yesterday, bit tight in the first half mainly due to their tight marking. I thought we would get the breakthrough just before half time but when it did come what a peach by young Forrest, looking at it from the view behind the goal and how he curled it through a crowded defence, brilliant.
I thought Dembele played well especially after that horrendous tackle by Kipre, I don’t think the ref saw it at the time but it may have been brought to his attention either by the big screen or at half time, and it may have influenced the red card decision.
Dembele is a tireless runner of the ball and he always takes one or two defenders with him creating space for others, great player.
Brilliant result.
HH

puggy67
6 years ago

Caption: Lenny: Well done on 4 in a row lads let’s see if this caption will make it 3 in a row for Puggy.

jimmybee
6 years ago

Caption: Cant wipe the smiles of our faces Lenny, says Broony,i can says lenny, Ambrose is back in january.

Monti
6 years ago

Got to say i was extremely disappointed in Scott Sinclair yesterday…..
HAHAHA AHAHAHAHAHA AHAHAHAHAHA…NNNNNTTTTTTTTT 🙂

Devoy45
6 years ago

The thing we can’t do is try to beat them at rugby. I wouldn’t play Sinclair Wednesday. Try this:
Gordon
Lustig/Boyata/Simunovic/Tierney
Brown/Ntcham
Roberts/Rogic/Hayes
Edouardo
Have some subs to rescue the game in case.
Having won the Cup then I could just about accept defeat Wednesday if the game is played fairly and without interference by the MIBs. Robinson needs to control his players though. It needs to be a fair match on a level playing field. However, we need to pull away from Aberdeen. Motherwell could also get a real hiding if they try play the same way they did on Sunday. They rode their luck and the match stats prove how much we dominated the match. A defence can only absorb so much, as we have been taught in Europe.

puggy67
6 years ago

Congratulations to Prince Harry on your engagement. The Immaculate Heart High School is truly a wonderful catholic school and I’m sure your bride’s upbringing will be a credit to the royal family. If Carlsberg made Monday mornings.

BondiBrian
6 years ago
Reply to  puggy67

Meghan Markle is apparently a “humanitarian worker” although the Australian media often pay homage ti royalty thank buck am afar away from the vomit-festival when Harry Hewitt tie the knot, in a wedding funded by UK tax payers. Am that angry a might rip doon a union flag in a bar cos am pure mental me.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  BondiBrian

FFS this guy……

henkesdreadlocks
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Told you, he’s a twat.

puggy67
6 years ago

Caption: New X-factor boy band has the talented one, the cheeky chappy one, the gangsta one and the old ginger one.

mike
6 years ago

At long last James Forrest is getting the recognition that his talent deserves, its about…..time, how quickly hero’s become zero’s and vice versa. The fickle and the foible’s of some fans.
Just get behind the team and the manager, they all deserve our full..
support, cos they are worth it and because we all have the same desire
success for the Tic. God bless the Celtic.

puggy67
6 years ago
Reply to  mike

hands up mike I gave the bhoy pelters but he was running with his head down and I can do that – for 10 yards anyway. Great to see a young man deal with and overcome the adversity particularly in our social media world, plenty others have fell by the wayside.

mike
6 years ago
Reply to  puggy67

Naebodies purfict puggy, I include myself in criticising the last manager, but he deserved it and it is a supporters right to criticize
when he thinks that players deserve it. As far as Jamsie is concerned it seemed to me though that some of the critique aimed at him was way, way, over the top, a winger in particular seems to get criticized more than other positions, look at Sinclair, teams are doubling up on him and it is more difficult for him to find a way past opposition defenders, McGeady etc. so I am really glad that he is playing the best so far of his career, long may it continue. His pace and as you say the “heads up” with the ability to pass and cross the ball are great aspects of winger play, Paddy power, his play is more like Jinky and his skill at dribbling, will always bring more support from the stands.

mike
6 years ago
Reply to  puggy67

I replied puggy, mibbee see it later.

mike
6 years ago
Reply to  puggy67

Eton rifles raise them up and……Fire. 😉

puggy67
6 years ago
Reply to  mike

cheers then mate 😉

Honest hoops
6 years ago

The thing that I am puzzled about is they keep harping on about as if the penalty awarded was the match winner, I’m sorry can you show me the motherwell goal as I somehow missed it… we were 1 nil up as i recall…onwards to 66… i hate the bigoted media…

Tubbytubthumper
6 years ago

Caption: PC Lennon looks for drinks on the Celtic Team bus

jimmybee
6 years ago

Big arms bowman never got a look in against jozo. Its great to have a proper centre half back in the team.
We need eric back also with all the games that are coming up. Our midfield though is where the problem lies. Too many slack passes and wrong decisions we should be doing much better with the players we have in there.
Like to see Bitton playing in front of the back 4 or 3, as the protecting midfielder his stint at cb might have given him a better understanding and he has a great passing range.
For Wednesday
Gordon
Lustig Jozo Boyata Tierney
Brown Bitton
Forrest Ntcham roberts
Griff.

Travellinbhoy
6 years ago

It’s great to see bill leckie can type through his bitter monkey tears. He’ll need to get used to that.
What happened to the auld saying that it evens itself oot over the season and you have to accept and move on?
We don’t expect parity from the smsm nor do I want it, just to feel their pain does make my day.
Another trophy for the famous Glasgow Celtic and blessed Brendan,we march on the unbeaten domestic run intact.
Someone on Twitter pointed oot we’ve won more trophies than sevco have won games. Haw haw, ma ribs are sore.

puggy67
6 years ago
Reply to  Travellinbhoy

Leckie did a piece on paedophilia in the RC church in The S*n on 12th July. As bitter and twisted a St Mirren fan, cough, as you will meet.

jimmybee
6 years ago

Well done to the London bhoys in their sleepout at the former parish of Brother Walfraid.
Over 10k raised so far.
Especially for my friends at the Wimbledon csc if your ever down that way get yourself to the wimbledon irish centre to watch the games.
Great craic. HH

mike
6 years ago

Some great games to look forward to and then the January sales, 40% off and great bargains to be had, roll up, roll up, two centre-backs for a pund.

Monti
6 years ago

God bless the Irish Catholics & our Holy Catholic church!

God bless the Pope of Rome!

mike
6 years ago

Its a secret, PSG holding secret talks with Madrid, naemair Naymar mibbee going to Madrid and Ronaldo mibbee going to PSG and then no doubt Sanchez from Arsnal to PSG. The strain of being an of the scale rich club, how many zillions can they spend to get a team on the park, its a worry so it is. Financial Fair Play my….Arse, think of the top clubs, mibbee 5/6 of them with of the scale dosh, while the rest of us scramble around trying to get a European morsel, money disnae matter does it? Its great to see great players but surely there has to be a limit that clubs should be able to use to bring in players. Otherwise just give them the Cup on a rotational basis and let them play with thersells and leave the real completion to others.

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  mike

I’m sure the Barcelona support will have a…let’s say, pig headed welcome for Neymar, if he goes to Madrid.

mike
6 years ago

Love is in his hair, da da da Love is in his hair, and here wis me thinking that gingerbread men were cookies, Haw your oan tae summit,
well bred just like massell and ginger, well I do have the auld Celtic ginger hair, its finding it that’s the problem, its lost in a weave of curls twists and skin, if I haud ma heed a certain way, when the lights hit it a certain way….look there it is bhoy its…ginger.
The nurse said to me last week Haw mister did you once used to be ginger, what dae ye mean used tae, I still am, she said yer a fuckin liar so yeh are, theres fuck all there, I said..your supposed tae be looking efter me yah auld bitch raising my… nane of that shite, she said this is a Hospital for the sick, no fur mental cunts like you, fuck of nurse, your a pain in the arse, i’le look at that fur yeh if you want, so I said go oan then, kenning full well that I had beans last night.

Monti
6 years ago

Weered quiet today….must be getting his hair done 🙂

Monti
6 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Are you sore? 🙂

Bognorbhoy
6 years ago

Caption ….

Three generations of celtic captains in a row …you can’t lick that Paddy….

Monti
6 years ago

Celtic need only play our usual game on Wednesday night, get the ball moving quick and accurately onto the wide players and striker.
COYBIG

Monti
6 years ago

Celtic

Gordon

Lustig
Simunovic
Boyata
Tierney

Forrest
Brown
Armstrong
Roberts

Rogic

Griffiths

mike
6 years ago

Hello, what have we done, why don’t they like us, have we done something wrong, who did we cross, it surely was unintentional, we never meant it, we couldny help it, it was an accident if we did summit. HE HE, what on earth do they not like about us, is it our colour, race or religion. There must be a reason for the upset, anger,
gnashing of teeth. Haud oan did we, did we get a penalty yesterday, yep there you go, that was the reason, never mind the blatant cheating
or Meeking’s hand tennis or all the rest of the strange decisions, they just don’t like the Celtic and they show there absolute dislike in many different ways, but particularily writing shite in the bum wipes, nae problem, we dislike yous.

6 years ago

Murderweel witaclassles buncha greetin face faux all the other teams in porridgeland are redraw wae jealousy as 4 the eejits in the meeja well proddie calvanist scotland how thick they all look with their namby pamby moanin,especially wee lasleys bit of stuff

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