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Celtic Diary Monday February 11: Not Quite Top Gear, More Cruise Control

Celtic swept St Johnstone out of their way as they continue to drive towards that third consecutive treble.

I read somewhere yesterday that should the hoops score early, we could be looking at a four, five or six goal victory, and when Sinclair and Brown…thats right, Scott Brownaldinho, more or less put the Celts two up before the bovrils were finished, the writing was on the wall.

Brown smashed a shot behind a despairing Zander Clarke from around sixty yards…reports vary…and afterwards said;

‘I don’t think they (crowd) actually want me to shoot most of the time.

‘I usually get the shout of ‘Sebo’ two seconds after I shoot. 

Or “ouch ” from the unsuspecting fellow in the stand that the ball cannons off.

Sinclair scored two more, taking his tally since the break to about fifty, and James Forrest was on the end of a mazy run by stand in left back Johnny Hayes to score his sixth against the Perth side this season.

The only downside to the game was the injury to Oliver Burke, who took a knock, but should be okay for Thursdays game against Spanish minnows Valencia.

Well, if I want to get carried away I can.

Rodgers praised the contribution of Burke..

Oli took a knock to his ankle but we hope he’ll be okay. You see his intensity and the threat he gives us. He was absolutely fantastic today. He should be okay for Thursday.

Oli has shown and started to progress as we thought he could. He has wonderful attributes and his pressing sets a real tone.

He’ll be difficult to play against for anyone because the one thing that frightens defenders is pace. The speed he showed today is frightening really. It’s a joy to watch a Scottish player with that physicality and quality. There are things that he continues to work on, but he’s doing exceptionally well and he has to keep improving. 

Scott Brown also had a few words on the winger/striker/all round top guy…

Ollie is by far the quickest I’ve played with.

‘He knows nine times out of 10 he’s going to beat people for pace and Scotty was in the right place as well.

‘People won’t keep a high line because of his pace.

‘With our forwards, we have pace everywhere in Ollie, Scotty, James and Timothy (Weah). We have pace all over the park and it scares people more than anything.

‘If people want to press the game we have that long pass in behind that Ollie, Timo, James and Scotty can take up and run through on goal.’ 

Brown has certainly come back after the break a new man. He’s even talking about forward passes.

Jeremy Toljan also caught the eye. His tireless runs on the right flank had a few of us old timers recalling a man who used to run up and down the opposite flank, and whilst the talk is of keeping Burke when his loan spell is finished, there should be equal effort put into retaining Toljan, the first German player to arrive at Celtic and not hand in a sick note as soon as he got off the plane.

And what of Scott Bain ?

There is an argument that he has yet to face quality opposition, but the results still speak for themselves.

Since the return after the winter break, Celtic have not conceded a goal.

Not one lapse in concentration, not one shot dropped and not one dodgy kick out to put the defence under pressure.

Whatever way you look at it, the defence deserves as much praise as the attack.

More importantly, the confidence in the team ahead of the Valencia game might just be the difference as Celtic look to get enough to make the second leg at least interesting, and dare I say, even comfortable ?

Whats the difference between a Celtic supporter and a “rangers ” supporter ?

Apart from looks, intelligence and tolerance, that is ?

We weren’t paranoid enough, whereas they are bordering on hysteria.

Their panic, now that it appears they’ll have to wait another 55 years to get their 55th title is becoming more and more audible each day.

Their scattergun approach to finding someone, or something to blame is mpore deserving of pity than scorn, and their friends in the media are promoting it as though there was actually somthing in their wailing.

Gordon Waddell, the chief football writer at the struggling Sunday Mail..the two facts may be linked..had a go at Tom Boyd…

Interesting difference in the language used by Brendan Rodgers and Tom Boyd talking about refs.

Rodgers wants help for them, suggesting maybe bringing it in from other countries while working on raising standards.

Boyd, on the other hand, wants them to be ‘neutral’. Meaning he believes the current lot have a bias, one way or the other – but especially the other, eh, Tom?

The undertone of his comments was clear, but just in case it wasn’t he said he would need to wait 100 years before the supposed injustices inflicted upon the Premiership champions by our whistlers were evened up.

This is part of the usual MSM narrative. Ignore what someone has said, and hint at an undertone, which can then become the story, allowing a commentary to suit the mainstream agenda.

What Boyd actually said was..

“I’ve seen two waist-high challenges on Edouard this season and neither was deemed to be a foul. That’s not acceptable. There is something way wrong with the standard of officiating just now.

“It needs to be addressed and the only solution is to bring in the kind of neutral referees who came in a few years ago and did well. 

“Players are not afforded protection. I’ve said it on Celtic TV on numerous occasions – challenges go unpunished from opposition players on Celtic players.

“I recall Ryan Bowman on Kieran Tierney, I can recall Jason Holt on Patrick Roberts where we had a two-footed challenge from behind and no foul given.

“We tried to address it. I believe the club are still looking for answers from the Old Firm derby game in December.

“It’s something we need to sort right away and the only solution I can see is to bring in neutral referees because the ones we have at the moment cannot handle the games.”

As usual, anything that threatens the status quo, is simply turned into a Celtic “rangers ” issue.

Waddell continued;

For an official ambassador of the club, what an embarrassment. 

He pointed out that Celtic players are getting injured, and need more protection. Thats actually a fact, which is probably where the mainstream hack got a little bewildered, as they’re not used to dealing with facts.

Hardly an embarrassment.

The portrayal of Celtic as permanent victims is an image that will be scoffed at by fans of every diddy club in the country who ever played them and watched them get every ‘big club’ decision going. 

With the greatest respect to Queen of the South, one of the “diddy clubs ” I assume Waddell is referring to, the south of Scotland side tweeted yesterday something that leaves no one in any doubt how the “diddy clubs ” view the current refereeing fiasco, regardless of what Waddell thinks…

PENALTY RAN…sorry Aberdeen Aberdeen FC – Queen of the South FC 

Everyone else knows it.

One team is getting favoured above others.

Have a look at this, its a list of clubs , who over the last two years, have been in front of Notice of Complaint tribunals, where the referee has missed something they’ve done on the park..

Rangers – 9

Kilmarnock – 6

Hearts – 6

Aberdeen – 5

Hibs – 5

Livingston – 5

St Johnstone – 4

Motherwell – 4

Dundee – 4

Hamilton – 3

St Mirren – 1

Celtic – 0 

Tells its own story really.

As for their support, the hysteria mounts..

More racism. He’s targeted because he’s a talented, black South American. A clean living role model at that. Had he been a white Scottish striker with alleged gambling and drugs problems he’d have “mental health issues” and “need an arm round him” 

Amd so the sustained attack on Black, South American striker Alfredo Morelos continues. Every single day this young black clean living role model has his character assasinated by the hateful Scottish media 

Someone in a position of power really needs to challenge these Neanderthals and their continual discrimination, attack and targeting of this professional black footballer

Apart from anything else, I’d have said he was Hispanic, and the reason he is being targeted is because of his behaviour, which i reckon is down to frustration, as he would probably do well in a good team, even ascend to international level, but for some reason he’s stuck where he is, and his behaviour on the pitch has been noted by potential buyers, who have decided that the ridiculous price on his head would be better spent elsewhere.

As a result, he grows more and more frustrated, and his behaviour worsens.

Its a shame, as with the correct coaching, he could be a player.

Image result for steven gerrard gary mcallister

No, no.

I said the correct coaching.

 

Meanwhile, ahead of Thursdays Europa league game, the Valencia coach Marcelino has been getting his excuses in..

“When you play a game less than 72 hours after your last one, then it is very obvious you are going to be tired.

“We now only have another three days before we have to play Celtic and that will be another exhausting game for the players.

“I would have preferred to give some of my players a rest for the game in Scotland, but that is not possible.

“We now we face a very difficult match in Glasgow and we need our best players for it.” 

They drew at the weekend.

They have come on in leaps and bounds, and it won’t be easy under the lights.

Then again, so have we, and we won’t be easy to beat either.

 

Yesterday we showed this picture, and sat back to enjoy the comments..

nick66 February 10, 2019 at 7:20 pm · Edit · Reply →

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Alfie mate, you’ve got balls mate. Just make sure after 90 mins the opposition have none. 

Today..

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In other news, Phil the Greek has voluntarily given up his driving licence after his recent accident. We hear he will also give up his shotgun licence when he’s shot someone.

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5 years ago

Caption: “I only stamped on the guy because I was told that nuts are full of protein, and I wanted to see what protein looked like!”.

Phaco
5 years ago

That fanny Twaddell should watch Craig levien interview when he managed Dundee United. The twat can find it on you tube. Hh

Daziekanowski's nightclub child
5 years ago

Caption: ‘Ref, I can’t remember the handshake!’
‘Well get off and when you know it you can come back on you silly boy’

Hoop Hoop Hooray
5 years ago

What you on about ref? He is still breathing

Arsene Parcelie
5 years ago

Caption:
“Por favor árbitro, sin tarjeta roja – Te permitiré tener sexo con mi burro*…”

*look it up (national stereotype gag)

VooDude
5 years ago

LOL.

I hope google translate is correct . . .

“Folla tu burro, tengo una cabra”

TonyB
5 years ago

Clean living? Aye. He’s got the cleanest nostrils in Scoddish foodbaw.

jimboh
5 years ago
Reply to  TonyB

I know it’s not the Caption entry but………

WINNER. BELTER.

It’s not racial stereotyping if it’s a FACT.

Patrick Street
5 years ago

Ref “there is wan over there that you missed”
Morelos ” come on ref, no way am I going to tangle with Broonie”.

Monti
5 years ago

Oh dear!

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

What you making of Scott Brown’s contribution just now, just saying because you were recently quoted as saying ” the sooner we get back to Rogic, Christie & Mcgregor, the better “?

Sniff.

Monti
5 years ago

Caption: Morelarse” I didn’t fucking touch him..ez ”

MIB – ” That’s not what i didn’t see “

Bob
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Did you enjoy the game yesterday pal?……….by the way we wear the hoops.

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  Bob

Bob,
Immensely, thanks for asking.

Mcklintop
5 years ago

Caption: Morelos It’s true a Chinese team did bid £11m for me. Ref: Fuck me, off!!! Not even I can let that one go.

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  Mcklintop

Winner lol!

The real Anton Rogan
5 years ago

Caption: I told you to kick the fenian fecker over that stand!!!

puggy67
5 years ago

Caption: It’s an injustice it is!

rab wallace
5 years ago

Caption “que?”

TonyB
5 years ago

Nadgers? I don keek no steenkeen nadgers!

Brian (not the messiah)
5 years ago

Caption: is it because i’m black?

Brian (not the messiah)
5 years ago

I love Emilio but have noticed that physically he is past it. Johny hayes was fantastic yesterday….better at left back than con the wing IMHO.

Charlie Saiz
5 years ago

Defensively weaker than Izzy for me.
Much better going forward as he proved on the assist.

George Lazenbhoy
5 years ago

Caption : I can’t remember the right handshake!

Tenaka Khan
5 years ago

You’re a naughty boy! Now go over there and bring his left ball back!

SteveNaive
5 years ago

Despite their reputation as being primitive ‘cavemen’, Neanderthals were actually very intelligent and accomplished humans. These were no ‘ape-men’. So it’s unfair to them that the word Neanderthal is used as an insult today.

The brain size of late Neanderthals ranged from at least 1,200cm3 to 1,750cm3. This is larger than the modern average, but in proportion to their body size. Homo sapiens skulls from around 30,000 years ago also had larger brains on average than people today.

puggy67
5 years ago
Reply to  SteveNaive

There is no link between brain/skull size and intelligence e.g. Arlene Foster who as a napper the size o’ Robbie Coltrane but can’t play Mason Boyne as well.

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  SteveNaive

Steve,
Did you take those readings as a gauge against Charlie Saiz brain?

Una
5 years ago

Caption

Female changing rooms that was freda

Una
5 years ago

Caption

Female changing rooms that way freda

puggy67
5 years ago

What price away to Aberdeen in the draw tonight? We’d get Killie away usually but that can’t happen because they are at home to Thistle now.

jimmybee
5 years ago

Think your a bid hard on our past German players m8. Hinkel and Thom did well for us.
Our play was good but Thursday will show a team that can play at speed and force a high line quicker. We still have to pass better and quicker but for all the moanings of the January window it looks like we did well. All the players are upto speed and look to have the Celtic bug already.
With key players coming back we really are in a strong position for back to back trebles.
I’m still not sure Bain is Better than Gordon though. But he has done everything asked of him so far. HH

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Jimmybee,
Agree with all you say here!

nick66
5 years ago

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“It wasn’t me ref,the big boys did it and ran away”

Monti
5 years ago

Oliver Burke was really impressive on Sunday, i like his pace & strength not to mention his all round effort.
Lost count how many times he chased back & won back possession.

Very impressed!

jimmybee
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

I agree with everything you say here Monti.
🙂

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Jimmybee,
I find myself in agreement with you that you agreed with everything i posted, look forward to much mutual agreeable agreements going forward.

Agreed? 🙂

jimmybee
5 years ago
Reply to  Monti

Boyata in 🙂

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Jimmybee out 🙂

5 years ago

There is a Pope in Rome no matter what the Huns are singing

Cartvale88
5 years ago

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Just one goal against the mighty Celtic ref, then I Gets a move

Celtic were too quick for them yesterday, loved Foster bottling it against Sinclair.
Burke is fast and with Forrest and Toyan it looks a strong part of the team. Pleased that Johnny played well and made a brilliant run for Forrests goal.
The Madhuns are in meltdown, as their media partners, especially Jack of the Evening Times, stating that everyone has it in for the mighty Rankers
We will only be stronger when the filth arrive for their game at Paradise

BJF
5 years ago

Jimmybee spit on as ever about Hinkel and Thom. Some folk here don’t rate Sinky but I can see why BR does, positioning is great, link up play terrific and now his finishing is back to what it was . Agree Jonny Hayes should play on Thursday, tricky game but I have never seen a Celtic team with such pace in every Department, we certainly have a chance.

jimmybee
5 years ago
Reply to  BJF

BJF like all wide players they have to do an awful lot of work both going forward and getting back under Brendan. Sincy I’ve always backed him up on here he brings premier league quality to the team. He has dips in form sure he does doesnt everyone it wasn’t long ago some were wanting Broony kept out the team. Wee jamesy got it as does Boyata but i said it before on here and will again there isn’t a player from our team I would swap for anyone else in the league including McKenna of Aberdeen. Boyata and Jozo are much better than him.Lustig needed help Toljan is quality Ralston can.play his part,Tierney needed help Izzy is there as is Hayes. Boyata Jozo we have Benkovic and Ajer Bitton also.
Broony Ntcham Rogic Christie McGregor Henderson
Forrest Burke Weah Edouard Griff Bayo Aitchison Johnstone Sinclair Gordon Bain.
The squad is getting better and stronger if only we can convert those loans into permanant signings. Maybe a victory over Valencia would get everyone to take notice of our club again.The heavy losses in Champions league has workedcagainst us time to get the profile back up again what better way than beating the Spanish.

jimmybee
5 years ago

Here’s a great little story that I heard about a few weeks ago when Paul Lafferty visited our parish. He told us of this young lad and how they saw him sitting alone but always with a hat on.
Since it is really warm they approached him and asked what was up. They then saw why. The youngster had no ears,He had inner ears but no external and was ashamed so hid them.
Paul and his team then set about to get the youngster the help he needed.
All the medical team including the nurses are going in on their days off to operate without pay to help this youngster get on with his life.
Paul is a great Celtic fan himself as is his family. I know his family well and they are one of the nicest you could ever meet. Sadly his Dad is no longer with us but he was so faithful to his family and his faith he was an inspiration to all who knew him. Just thought i would share it with you and if you can help a charity keep Pauls in mind. Thanks.

CELTIC Football Club is delighted to be welcoming a brave African schoolboy to Celtic Park this Sunday for our Scottish Cup match against St. Johnstone as he continues his journey towards achieving the gift of hearing for the first time.

Lanarkshire charity Project Gambia: People Feeding People have been successful in their bid to bring deaf schoolboy Muhammed Cham (13), known as Alieu, to Scotland for life-changing surgery.

Alieu is a pupil at St John’s School for the Deaf, in the Serrekunda region of the African nation, and he first met the Project Gambia team last year while they were they were there on an aid mission.

The charity, which provides clothes, food and hearing aids to St John’s School, first encountered Mohammed a few years ago when the organisation was in its early days. The charity volunteers were touched by the fact that Alieu had been born with no external ears, and they decided to see what additional support they could offer.

Project Gambia discovered the youngster’s condition could be improved through two operations that would allow him to have a hearing aid installed, which will ultimately grant him a better quality of life.

And with the help of Arunachalam Perumkulam Iyer and his team at University Hospital Monklands, Alieu has now arrived in Scotland and is currently undergoing a period of surgery to achieve the gift of hearing – to hear for the first time in his life.

Project Gambia have known and worked alongside Alieu and his family for four years. Amazingly, through Celtic and Celtic FC Foundation’s earlier support of Project Gambia through gift of kit, Alieu was previously given a Celtic jersey and wore it with pride at home in Gambia.

Now he will be a special guest at Celtic Park as he takes in the Hoops’ home Scottish Cup match against St. Johnstone on Sunday.

Project Gambia co-founder Paul Lafferty said: ”We would like to thank everyone who has helped make this impossible venture possible, including all those people who played such an important role in ensuring the completion and granting of Alieu’s visa application as well as all those amazing people who are providing this brilliant medical support.

“We’d also like to give a special thank you to all of our fantastic supporters and volunteers, who have been supporting and praying for us every step of the way and have made this dream come true. Alieu knows us all well through visiting his school so we are no strangers to him.

“My wife and my daughter, Rebecca, have met him as well, so he’ll be one of the family while he’s here. Despite, the challenges in his life Alieu is someone who tries hard to do the things any other litte boy would do. He loves football and to visit Celtic Park will be the icing on the cake for Alieu and I am sure an experience he will never forget.”

A spokesperson for Celtic added: “Clearly, Alieu has been through so much in his life and it is fantastic now that is achieving such life changing support through the hard work of Project Gambia.

“It is amazing that he already has a Celtic jersey and knowledge of the club through our previous contact with the charity and now we are delighted to welcome him to Celtic Park, where we hope he has a day to remember.”
HH to all the great medical team and Paul.

jimmybee
5 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Ps I hope the first thing he hears is the rebs full blast 🙂

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Jimmybee,
The Loughgall Martyrs by Shebeen 🙂

BJF
5 years ago

Oops “spot on not spit on,” fat fingers on the IPhone.

Devoy45
5 years ago

Thanks Jimmybee, inspirational and uplifting.

jimmybee
5 years ago
Reply to  Devoy45

Devoy we are blessed to be part of the Celtic family m8

Devoy45
5 years ago

Too true. It is a real blessing and wonderful gift.
Peace and good health to you and yours.

Bognorbhoy
5 years ago

Caption…

Sorry ref the goat escaped he was really slippy…

Well fredo you better go catch him there’s a big meeting tonight

Or

Lo siento Ref la cabra se escapó fue realmente Slippy…

Bueno Fredo es mejor ir a atraparlo hay una gran reunión esta noche

Celtic mikey
5 years ago

Caption: Seig Heil

jimmybee
5 years ago

Caption: ref,We are in the blue, remember.

henkesdreadlocks
5 years ago

Caption…………

Grace Jones strange fetish sees her invading the pitch at a sevco game and being ordered from the field by a bemused ( aren’t they always) official.

jimmybee
5 years ago

Got a gut feeling that we will play the winners of sevco v killie. They may think it’s their only chance of beating us this season with if they beat killie a home tie for them.

jimmybee
5 years ago
Reply to  jimmybee

Way off the mark just ma paranoid 🙂

Magdalena’s Chestnut Geldings Saddle Strap
5 years ago

Caption

“Go on now go, walk out the door
Just turn around now
‘Coz you’re not welcome anymore”

Sang the extraordinarily camp referee

“Who me?”

Said the ugly dirty bastard who looks like an extra from Michael Jackson’s Thriller.

jimmybee
5 years ago

Hibs away in the cup the sheep v the killie

BJF
5 years ago

I used to think Tam McManus was interesting and fsirvas an ex pro. I know he annoyed others on here sooner but now the cretin is playing the old media game, what a coward. He mentioned, McGregor’s assault on Ferguson, he also mentioned a terrible tackle he experienced by Bronto playing for Celtic( I don’t remember Bronto) and if he had left it at one “ Rangers” thug and one thuggish experience he had coincidentally experienced from a Celtic player ok but he then lumped McGregor with Craig Gordon just to emphasise how anti Celtic he is, prick.

Devoy45
5 years ago

Hibs at Easter Road is an easier draw than away to Aberdeen, Hearts, Killie or even Sevco. All later matches are at Hampden where we do well with our large fan base. Nor can Sevco restrict us in the Cup to a few hundred tickets!By the way, let me know if any of my Emotjies work on this email!

Monti
5 years ago
Reply to  Devoy45

Devoy,
Hibs away is a dangerous game, it won’t be a formality m8.

Devoy45
5 years ago

You’re right Monti, but I think it was a better draw than any other away draw we could have had. I don’t fear Hibs as much with Lenny gone and I think we are a better team than a few months ago. No, it won’t be easy.

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