
Celtic Diary Monday April 9: Another Day, Another Three Points
Celtic beat Hamilton 2-1. And thats about all we can take from yesterdays game, although it was what the side set out to do.
Another game where Celtic did well until they reached the final third, whereupon the predictable sidieways football kicked in, and yet again a defence was allowed to regroup and get in the way.
The style was epitomised when Charley Musonda, an adventurous attacking sort, made a few yards, and then passed backwards. Chelsea will be delighted. He’s having the football coached out of him.
Celtic have had 93 shots on goal in our last 4 games and scored only 5 goals. Thats not great, and whatever reason is offered for such a poor return, something isn’t working.
But do we change a system that has the club on the verge of a historic back to back treble ?
Yesterday, Celtic were 2-1 ahead when Musonda took to the field, he was following instructions, as the three points were there to be lost. Had he gone forward and lost possession, and Hamilton scored from the breakaway, then we’d have been a little fraught about it.
He did what he was asked, and we won.
Celtic were facing ten men after Hamilton lost their Lyon, who had roared around for a bit with the eye of the tiger before finally accumulating so many fouls that even Andrew Dallas felt obliged to send him off. That can create, and probably did create, a siege mentality among the home players. Which is why it finished only 2-1.
Anyhoo, Celtic won, and we move on, despite the usual grumbles about style and content.
# | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Last 6 |
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1 | Celtic | 33 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 64 | 21 | 43 | 75 | |
2 | Rangers | 33 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 67 | 38 | 29 | 62 | |
3 | Aberdeen | 33 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 62 | |
4 | Hibernian | 33 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 49 | 35 | 14 | 59 | |
5 | Kilmarnock | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 38 | 5 | 52 | |
6 | Hearts | 33 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 5 | 46 | |
7 | Motherwell | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 43 | -7 | 38 | |
8 | St Johnstone | 33 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 47 | -15 | 38 | |
9 | Hamilton Academical | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 42 | 58 | -16 | 30 | |
10 | Dundee | 33 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 53 | -22 | 30 | |
11 | Ross County | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 57 | -19 | 26 | |
12 | Partick Thistle | 33 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 57 | -31 | 25 |
As it stands, one more win will secure a seventh successive title.
But it will have to wait.
Thats because the SPFL have to discuss matters with the police, the TV companies , the clubs and everyone else except the fans, without whom, there would be no point in having a league.
Celtic aren’t allowed to play “rangers ” when a title can be won. Thats possibly our own fault as we took it rather badly when Rangers won the league at Celtic Park.
There is also a reluctance to have “rangers ” visit Celtic after the title is won as they would be expected to perform a roll of honour ( Are you sure you’ve got that right? -Ed )
And there is even more reluctance to have the hordes anywhere near the trophy presentation.
It is a pickle, isn’t it ?
Neil Doncaster, a proven incompetent, explained..
“This is the 18th season that we have had a split league, and with the split comes, just a matter of logic, imbalances that may mean a club or clubs loses or gains a home fixture. And it will mean distortions in terms of the amount of times clubs play each other home or away.
“So there will be clubs that end up playing others three times away or three times at home.
“What’s important is that we go through the process of liaising with broadcasters and the police, as you’d expect.
“That is something that [SPFL secretary] Iain Blair is well used to doing over the last 18 years and he will do that over the coming days to ensure the best possible set of post-split fixtures, but also the appropriate scheduling.”
The real problem lies in the system. a league should be where everyone plays everyone home and away equally, be it once or twice. What we actually have is one of those ideas that was put forward to try and spice things up a bit, but in actual fact by definition a league should have all competitors on an equal footing, facing exactly the same challenges.
And this set up doesn’t do that, yet doncaster wants us to see that as the “norm ”
All of those who run Scottish football can’t see that the system is laughably amateur, and so we now have the annual shuffle where the two Glasgow clubs must be equal but no one else is, thus destroying the integrity of the system.
But then again, the integrity in Scottish football left a long time ago, closing the door firmly behind it.
However, manager Brendan Rodgers wants the Ibrox club at Celtic Park to showcase Scottish football.
We’ll have to wait and see.
RALPH
Yesterday was really the tin lid for me wi Musonda. Missed a one on one early,another from three yards later,mabaw wi virtually every free kick.
We’ve got a great player there,but not at the moment. Frankly he was more useful to us when he was injured than at the moment.
CAPTION
Shocking revelations that bootleggers are using charities to smuggle their wares.
(Original lost in cyberspace)
Thatchers American granny caught red handed stealing the milk fae the weans.
Oh,straight in with a bullet!
I loathed Thatcher. She even robbed me of the pleasure of her death by contracting dementia.
🙂
Caption:
Daily Record canteen – feeding us the same shite since 1888
Good,but not good enough…
It didn’t exist in 1888. But if it had…
Caption
Sevcos new catering division after Close Brothers foreclosed on the catering equipment
HH
The people in the caption photo look like extras from the oul Flash Gordon series, so…Caption….Merciless Ming steals foodbank provisions to donate to Tory foodbanks in the future.
I hope the Celtic players have remembered the huns “cheered” quote.
Destiny and the rest of the Angel Interceptors are deployed to make sure “Spectrum is Green.”
With the game against the mutants approaching I’m going to post quotes each day to describe exactly what they are.
Brian Clough: “what team did you support again” ?
Man in the studio audience: “Rangers”!
Brian Clough: “That’s not a football team” that’s a gang of villians.”
Clough on the tv show Sport in Question
Totally unacceptable performance too many of them this season. Would be happy if Rodgers went to Arsenal, but it won’t happen he knows that he wouldn’t last 6 months at Arsenal a very over rated manager.
Aye ok 😉
JJoe, in that case, who would in your opinion be his successor?
Phuq aff ya tottie
Oh John joe – go back to follow follow and maybe w Meet who your next manager will be and will he be good enough to beat Brendan ? Let me guess – No
Johnjoe,
Is it cold in our shadow ya hun fuck?
BTW Ralph. Have you been taking Dutch lessons? “a netter way” = “a neater way” which I guess is pretty much what you meant 🙂
caption is that the new ibrox canteen it was advertised as canteen for yanks but was mispelt so the huns bought it
As long as the ludge goat groomers are at the top of sfa spl and the police, then I’m afraid nothing moves on, they will cheat at any price to ensure their own propaganda is paramount, immature and very small minded….
big hal hail to the celtic academy 3rd behind barca and juve in the munchengladbach tournament COYBIG
Four players I think would be attainable and make a difference to the current side:
1 French Goalkeeper Baptiste Reynet Dijon Fc Cost £4m
2 Wingback/Winger (both sides) Fabian Johnson Borussia M Gladbach
Cost £4.5m
Very experienced,quick and versatile player who can operate as a conventional Wingback or winger comfortably on either side of the park
As comfortable defending as he is attacking.
3 Left Winger Maxime Lestienne Malaga Fc Cost £2.5-3m
Very fast ,very skilled natural left winger 25 now and has experience in 5 different Leagues. Has fetched a previous fee of £9m.
4 John McGinn CMF Hibernian cost £4-5m
No nonsense quality MF with similar attributes to Scott Brown.
In fact I think he could be the natural replacement for Brown when he retires.
Caption: Russian very secret service warming up the Novichok.
Mike A, had a wee chuckle at that one. Give it to Trump.
Caption: Deep under Paisley Road West, secret volunteers (aka BlueBottles) store emergency supplies siphoned from Ibrox Parish Church in case the annual cheque for £16.90 to Scottish Water bounces
I see the Donald Trump of football has just launched his manager under the wheels of the bus. Murty should take for the hills. Recruitment is not King and the mutants boards strong point.
Charlie, Any four footballers bought would change the Celtic Football team . One group of four may make us better another four would make us worse & ensure there would be no treble three times in a row
Those 4 would make us better in my opinion hence why I suggested them.
I was going to suggest CB Alfie Manson from Swansea but his price has risen since I last looked.
Since Spurs took an interest apparently.
Mawson ‘
All 4 would make a positive impact in my opinion hence why I suggested them bud.
HH
That’s us had a couple of opponents sent off for very little, allowing the MSM to roll out the ‘evens itself out’ defence for a ref to send of one of ours for nothing in a big game.
Was thinking the same thing after the last game Doc.
So we are one game off winning the title.
Yet dont know who or where we will be playing.
Its time this split was ditched.
Ludicrous that teams dont have equal games home and away.
Here is my “ go” for next Sunday’s 11. Gordin, restore Lustig better balance and he has the experience and knows what this fixture is all about, Boyata, Ajer and Tierney with Hendry to back up all except KT.
Midfield Brown, and McGregor easy, Forrest instead of Paddy and Sinclair is also getting a bit better and we don’t have anyone else on the left. That leaves Ntcham, Armstrong and Rogic, I favour Armstrong with Dembelle up front, U would have picked Leigh for the Hamilton game.Against a better team than Sevco I would have gone for Ntcham, Paddy, Leigh and Rogic on the bench awesome.
Caption: Lee Wallace first in queue for world class breakfast at Sevco.
Caption: Genuine misunderstanding as pub advertises for a barmaid who can pour a good pint – must have massive jugs.
Good to see the natural order restored in the caption contest, cheers Da…Ralph.
My team v dear huns
Gordon must start as he’s the no1 keeper.
Griffiths over Dembele for me as Dembele has looked well off the pace to me for the bulk of this Season and Griffiths has looked a lot sharper on his return.
Not too mention he’s the only one who can deliver a set piece correctly.
I would start Forrest on the left and Paddy on the right and keep Sinclair as a sub his form has deserted him this Season and he’s low on confidence.
3-4-3
……………………GORDON
………LUSTIG HENDRY BOYATA
MCGREGOR BROWN ARMSTRONG TIERNEY
……..ROBERTS GRIFFITHS FORREST
Subs BAIN AJER NTCHAM ROGIC SINCLAIR MUSONDA EDOUARD
Damn you productive text … der Hun
Walloper!
Evening fanny baws.
Is Hendry available i thought he was cup tied m8
Insert Ajer if so.
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Charlie good to have the choice but you can make a case out for all these guys but BR needs to get them up
and at em, Lenny or MoN style.
I saw the King nonsense about managers and how “rangers” have a culture and of winning. You really can’t make it up. They talk like they are Real Madrid and awash with money and choices. Only the spectacularly gullible can believe this pish! A culture of cheating and perceived and completely bogus racial and religious superiority. In debt up to their ears and an academy boss running the first team who has just been insulted by the bold glib and shameless one himself. When will relality ever set in there?
Sunday!
Well done James Dornan who is rescinding his application for the Deputy leadership of the SNP to focus on the fight against Sectarianism. After receiving a sectarian circular on “Smash A Fenian Day”. He decided to withdraw his campaign for the Deputy leadership, so that he could concentrate all his energy on the scourge of sectarianism, the blight of Scotland. At long last we have a politician who recognises the injustice and the damage that it causes, this “Scotland’s shame. We applaud his unselfishness and his commitment and his bravery, we will watch his progress with interest, his progress in ridding us of this abomination.
Life is a funny old thing, isn’t it? Football shares this fate. Take the last transfer window, I think Commper was to be the big innovation with The possibility of getting a creative influence from Musonda. Hendry was a bright young thing who we originally thought we could pick up for half of what we paid. There was a last minute scramble, along the lines of what used to happen as the future bride and groom took off for their wedding. In this case the scramble was to get a backup keeper….a backup for De Vries!
What happens? The star of the window turns out to be Bain!
Give a man an unexpected chance and sit back and watch what can happen! So far, Bain is the find of the transfer window. Who would have thunk it.
Rebus
Bain has always looked decent whenever he played us so no shock here Rebus.
Too early to make any assessment of Commper but given his experience in the Bundesliga I should think he is a fairly competent defender?
I trust Brendan on the latter score.
Time as always will be the real judge.
Another post gone Missing. Hopefully it will be found.
Rebus
Greetings all…back in the land of the living following my daughters wedding last Friday…
Weered,
Did the wedding go well?
Comperr must be a dud. Why would an experienced bundeslegia cb be left out? He’s 32 that’s not old. The game he did play apart from one fuck up he looked alright. He should be given more of a go you can’t beat experience, but if he’s another dcheidt then who are these scouts. One of us could do a better job
Scheidt
Musonda is built like a child he needs some mince and Totties and a whore
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