Celtic moved eight points clear again in the league last night with a fairly comfortable but more nervy than necessary 2-1 win over dundee at Dens Park.
Those who were watching on streams had a bit of a shock when the stream went down, and Dundee scored while no-one was looking, thus setting up a tense finale to the game, but it all turned out nice in the end.
Virgil van Dijk scored another free kick which added to Gary Mackay Steven’s opener, so it must be getting near transfer window time.
Van Dijk has started to play well again, cynics might say its because he is looking for a move, but then again, cynics have been saying he’s been looking for a move since he got off the train at central station for the first time.
Which , according to the Scotsman, is why Celtic have made an “approach ” for Brandon Michele, a 22 year old centre half with Brugge, who they say has been in “blistering ” form.
Something must have got lost in the translation there.
” Hullo, it’s the Scotsman here. This Brandon michele, what’s he like ? Is he any good ? ”
” He’s blistering. ”
Well, he is a bit pale, and it has been warm of late. 
Manager Ronny Deila broke his silence to speak about the defender situation-i.e., we won’t have any soon.
“I don’t want to comment on players who are at other clubs – I learned a lesson on that . But it is fair to say that we are looking for defenders.
“I am not going to talk about any names at this stage but we know what the situation is. We have been planning for a long time.
“It is important to us that we have players who can come in and be ready to play because we have such important games in July. So we are always looking and always trying to get better. We know what we want.”
So it’s Danny Wilson, then ?
“We have a list of targets, We are looking closely at what we need to do. ”
Danny Wilson it is. We could do worse, I suppose, and he is a product of the famous Murray Park conveyer belt. And sooner or later theres bound to be a decent player come out of it.
Deila also mentioned the debacle of Sunday semi final, where referee Steven Maclean beat Celtic 3-2 to book a place for his nominated charity Inverness in the cup final.
Nope. It hasn’t gone away.
Lets try to cheer up, and forget about it. We did beat Dundee, and that means…
A picture of a mouse. Yeah, that ought to do it.
Or, what about a picture of the worlds smallest man dancing with his cat ?
I think it might take a while to get over the disappointment.
The controversy over Josh Meekings handball, combined with his subsequent ban offer has reached the very top of the world of football…
FIFA vice president Jim Boyce tells
SFA to back down over Meekings ban
before matter is taken out their hands.
Vice President ? The number two in world football ?
- CONMEBOL: one vice-president and two members
- AFC: one vice-president and three members
- UEFA: two vice-presidents and five members
- CAF: one vice-president and three members
- CONCACAF: one vice-president and two members
- OFC: one vice-president
- The FA, SFA, FAW and IFA: one vice-president
Not quite, he is the former Northern Ireland FA boss, who takes the position on the FIFA executive which is given to the British Isles, which in itself seems a little out of proportion to their importance. It gives him the same rank as Michel Platini, who is the UEFA vice president, but we hear he wasn’t as good in midfield. Anyway, Boyce offered the SFA a warning… presumably through the medium of song.
Actually, he put on his serious face for this…
“I’m surprised it’s happened and I don’t think it’s ever happened anywhere else.
“FIFA allow associations to make their own decisions but if this decision stands and Inverness feel it is unjust they would have every right to bring this matter up with the powers that be at FIFA.
“Obviously I can’t say what decision they would make but the club do have the power to take it to FIFA if they feel it is unjust and I personally do feel it is unjust.
“It’s not just a mess, it’s absolutely ludicrous. I watch football week in week out and see similar incidents all the time. I can understand Celtic’s frustration at feeling they should have had a penalty but the same thing has happened to every club.
“I’m also in favour of using disciplinary evidence if someone deliberately elbows an opponent or goes over the top looking to deliberately injure an opponent. These are different things altogether.
“But to go through this every time someone handles a ball? To make a decision like this? Maybe I’m being strong here but I do find it astonishing.”
Boyce is also chairman of the refereeing committee, so his views should carry some weight. And he is on the right lines when it comes to apportioning blame for the fiasco to the match officials.
“There were six of them in charge of that match and none of them saw it as a penalty. If the decision was wrong – and I’m not denying it should have been a penalty – then it’s the officials who should be brought to task.
“If the SFA want to take action then do what other associations have done and leave those officials out of the next match.”
Leave them out of the next match ? Yeah. That ought to teach them.
He’s spot on about the SFA claim that none of the officials saw the incident, and the possibility of them using that to defend them .
“That would be even more ridiculous.
“Situations like this happen week in week out where referees and officials make mistakes. I don’t know if anyone has spoken to the referee – maybe he thinks he didn’t make a mistake – but that’s a different issue altogether.
In my opinion, if the officials in charge of that semi-final were deemed not to have done their jobs properly then there’s a method to deal with them.”
I know some people may think it wasn’t given because it was Celtic, but I totally disagree with that. I’d like to think the people in charge of the game were honest people who made an honest mistake.
Like they usually do.
There it is. Honest mistake from an honest man.
Here are some other honest men who made honest mistakes.
And it’s not just the SFA. One or two have been given a public platform to air their own bigoted and insular views. You can feel the bitterness leap of the page in this, from Kenny MacDonald, of Sunsport;
Looking for dank papes? It’s a piece of cake to get a pape that’s dank at dankpapes.comThe advert, for dank papes was on the text hosting page I found the article on. I have no idea of its a pitiful attempt at humour by the author, or just another indication if anti Irish racism, or anti catholic bigotry.
Last nights win leaves the Premier League table looking like this;
Premiership Table
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| TEAM | P | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |||||
| 1 | Celtic | 33 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 53 | 79 | ||||
| 2 | Aberdeen | 33 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 26 | 71 | ||||
| 3 | Inverness CT | 32 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 55 | ||||
| 4 | Dundee United | 32 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 5 | 49 | ||||
| 5 | St Johnstone | 33 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -3 | 48 | ||||
| 6 | Dundee | 33 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 44 | ||||
| 7 | Hamilton Accies | 33 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 29 | -6 | 43 | ||||
| 8 | Partick Thistle | 33 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 38 | ||||
| 9 | Kilmarnock | 33 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 24 | -11 | 38 | ||||
| 10 | Ross County | 33 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 30 | -17 | 37 | ||||
| 11 | Motherwell | 33 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 38 | -24 | 31 | ||||
| 12 | St Mirren | 33 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 31 | -37 | 21 | ||||
Updated 22/04/2015 at 21:39
I wonder if the guy at the SPFL who updated this last night was grimacing or grinning…
Er, how come Inverness have a game still to play before they start on their post split fixtures….shouldn’t they have played it already ?
Maybe before the semi final ? Certainly just after it….
Where’s that Paranoia pic gone ?
The title is getting closer, and if Aberdeen fail to beat Inverness this weekend, and Celtic win their seventh game against a Dundee Utd side in freefall, the league can be wrapped up the following Friday night against Dundee.
We have contacted the SPFL and have been assured that there are teams outwith the Tayside city in the league, and no doubt we’ll get to play them soon.
So, will Inverness do us a favour ?
Or will we have to wait until Pittodrie, the week after ?
Frankly, I don’t care where it happens, but a Friday trip to Glasgow with a league title at stake ?
The shop round the corner from me had better re-assess it’s beer order, and the local inns around the ground may want to consider additional staff…
It’s something to look forward to after the disappointment of the cup, so maybe I am back to my old cheery self.
Actually, I am. Because there’s a swarm of killer hornets heading to the country this summer, and all I need to do now is come up with a decent enough reason which would explain to the coroner why there would be a load of jam in my wifes hair.
See. I’m planning ahead here.
If Humpty Dumpty had thought about a hot bath before sitting on that wall, , he’d still be around today.
The Scottish Referees equation – how can all of them be so bad and not biased? The answer is on the bottom right of the board – 1690
Is he trying to work out who gets the ibrox season ticket money?
Ronnie’s match plan!
Peter Lawwells bonus
Still raging!
Ralp – the Keith Jackson of etims. Anyone wanna talk about how we’ve been awful recently, that we lack a forward line and how scott brown offers nothing on the pitch yet gets 8/10 every week by many?
Bogbhoy, Brown has been great this season (I’ve not always been his biggest fan) in what way does he offer ‘nothing on the pitch’? seems a bit harsh since he has been the last man winning the ball from opponents all season. Agree that we need to beef up the forward line, if we are going to go with the 4-5-1 ish formation then we need a goal scorer that can hold a ball up and if we keep going with the get it wide and cross it then he need to be a John Hartson type.
Well he’s done nothing in the sense that he doesn’t score, barely makes assists. runs around kicking poor scottish players and in europe has not only been a passenger but a liability. I’ve no idea how anyone can think he’s been brilliant this season, I don’t think he’s been brilliant in one single game never mind over the course of the season. Each to their own ofc, it’s very subjective but for me he’d be the first person i’d get rid of. He’s a waste of a jersey. Also time and time again in big games he’s the one that’s likely to do stupid shit like give away a free kick on edge of the area for no reason, pick up a booking so he can’t tackle, miscontrol an easy ball or get sent off etc etc. Small margins in close games and he is always the one to make the mistakes. He does it time and time again. Very poor player in the robbie savage mold, ingratiates himself with supporters by running and kicking ppl to mask the fact he offers nothing else due to a lack of ability or a footballing brain.
deadhead has changed his moniker.
Scott Brown is so bad that every Celtic manager has made him a first choice and latterly captain of the side – obviously none of them knew anything about football.
Oh and every Scotland manager since his debut have made him a first choice and latterly captain (I’m sure he was picked and made captain over Daeen Fletcher) – obviously none of them know anything about football.
I’m assuming you don’t actually go to the games and rely on reports from the media. Try attending Celtic games and watch Scott Brown and you’ll see how important he is to Celtic.
Who actually pays money to buy a publication that prints the shit that that tube writes. He obviously sees the GB as some sort of sinister element amongst the Celtic support. I should have known the omens were bad for Sunday when one of my fares in the taxi came to 16.90. If only I’d gone another few yards the Tic would be at the final. So you can blame me fellow Tims for the result.
HH
He’s trying to work out the neurons of a bigoted ref
He is constructing an equation to allow Scottish league reconstruction to get Sevco into the top league for next season
With regard to what the muppet behind the goalline said into the mic, is it beyond the realms of fantasy for the conversations to be recorded going forward. If rugby are allowed to amplify them round the ground then surely a recording can be made, even just for training so referees and assistants can be evaluated through their discussions surrounding key incidents.
The SFA would be accused of quashing controversial recordings and preventing them being made public I’m sure but the technology should exist and be used to remove any hints of conspiracy.
Simple answer to that one. The communication is wireless so if you take in an old pocket radio and scan through the bands eventually we should be able to pick up the correct frequency then we can all listen in.
Only if they’re trabsmitting in AM or FM, I believe that the referee systems are a bit more sophisticated, the sample I’ve seen uses GFSK modulation, you don’t pick that up on a wee tranny.
You’ve obviously a bit more knowledge than me, any suggestions on how we can pick up the transmission?
I see that Monaco’s manager wasn’t happy with Willie Collum’s performance in last night’s Champions League game. Surely Scottish referees can’t be all bad!
As I understand the rules either the ref saw the incident and chose not to award a penalty or the ref did not see the incident and was not advised of it by any of his assistants , if the former the player should not be punished if the latter the player is guilty.
It would seem to me therefore that the ball is in the hands of the authorities and it is up to them to make a definitive statement on the issue.
However I am a it concerned that the furore over the incident and Celtic’s reaction it’s being used by the press to conveniently ignore what else took place during s game that was full of strange decisions by the ref.
The Commons penalty shout.
The two other blatant handballs by Inverness players
The three occasions when Celtic were given the advantage only for it to be called back
The early booking of the Celtic captain
The apparent discussion with the ref and two Inverness players as to which one should be booked for a foul on Scott Brown
Finally the sending off of Craig Gordon for a clash with an Inverness player after both had committed themselves on a slippy and overwatered pitch. The player had got his shot off it was going past and neither he nor the goalie could get out of the road. Surely a yellow card was the fair decision.
On a happier note, what a night it must have been for young Kieran Tierney! Finally a back up left back… A nervy start but a confident clearance for the last kick of the game. A lifelong Celtic fan making his professional debut – a dream we’ve all surely had. HH
The chap in the picture is trying to separate the club from the company!
yer still deed ya zombie bastards!
If braindead bigots could actually have the wit to hide their hatred of anything fenian,maybe,just maybe,their hatred of anything fenian wouldnt be so apparrent…….caption:thon text.
its no rocket science he is trying to work out the no unfair advantage theory in scotland
is he trying to work out how to get a famine memorial in glasgow without bigots butting in
Ally McCoist’s old Sevco tactics board?
He’s having a ‘look, no hands’ pee.
Who the fuck is this wee fat fleg waver Jim Boyce?
Looks and sounds like a bitter wee Orange cunt to me!
How the fuck do these fannies get a job at Fifa?
Are continental goats a better ride?
It’s the answer to the age old question. Why the fek did God create wasps or even worse, Scottish Refs?
Am I the only one who skips over the bitter Hun rantings to get to Ralph’s exquisite analysis thereof?
Yes
to mike their are no gods we all evolved get real
Dear Fannybaws, Get an education. I know you did not receive a good Scottish one. That would be, “There are no gods.” – I agree on the lack of pluralism and your use of lower case – even if it is totally unintentional.
Sincerely,
A Human Being who values the sanctity of life and the Way of the Glorious Glasgow Celtic and its wonderful world-wide family.
Funny that all of a sudden there is a call for yellow cards to be ignored to allow players to participate in finals and play off loads of sevconians banned fromplay offs and mccall is getting vocal,amd msm are in support,can,t remember anyone fighting the corner for banned Celtic players who were missing finals,oh hell im just PARANOID.
TODAY IS OPENLY SECULAR DAY IN THE BIGOTED RIGHT WING USA,ATHEISTS TREATED LIKE SHIT IN THE EVIL EMPIRE,GO DAWKINS DARWIN AND MARX
PROUD TO BE SECULAR,CLOSE DOWN ALL RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS,TURN THEM INTO SPECIALIST BEER PUBS
Shut the fuck up Donny….you’re out of your element!
Thought your first comment actually made sense-praise to you-but your second just again showed you up for,unfortunately, the tool you are.wtf this has to do with Celtic-I don’t know.
Secular you may be but a HUN you certainly are.
I must have been watching a different Scott Brown.I think he’s been great this season.he passes a decent ball,he never stops running,he gves his all every match and plays for the jersey.An excellent captain.
Although mw player of the year,after a shaky start would be stefan johansen.
Is he trying to figure out a way to get money out of King, or a way out of the contract with Ashley or just trying to find a way to pay the wages next week
To deadhead, I am real and you should chill and not concern yourself with other’s beliefs. Just concentrate on your own.
disgusting from the sfa, allowing meekings to play in the final, so what they are now saying is that the ref was correct and it was not a penalty?? i felt sorry for the lad but rules are fucking rules… celtic need to get to fuck out of this country and as quickly as possible…
look at the website.. the notice of complaint was that “you did stop a goalscoring oppurtunity by handling the ball” and they fucking dismissed the case… rules are rules and they must be adhered too at all times… why is it ok to use video evidence for diving and not for handballs as huge as this?? enough is enough, celtic need to take these fuckers to the cleaners… i hope to fuck that phil mac is correct and the letter to uefa was sent about the huns in the champions league 2011/2012.. time to raise hampden to the fucking ground
That’s just an algorithm trying to discern how there are more Livingston and Kilmarnock fans in the media, SFA, and SPFL than in grounds for those clubs.
Picture Caption: Luis Van Gaal leaves a note for the milkman.
anyone for Biton player of the year looks the real deal to me HH
I think Biton has been a revelation. I reckon there is more chance of him leaving this summer than any of the other players (Denayer aside as he isn’t ours anyway).
I reckon Biton would walk into a top Spanish / Italian / French team.
Celtic should be sitting him down, extending his contract and building the team around him.
I think this will be the case too andy though I suspect we brought him in to do a KI ie quick turnaround and a healthy profit.
He would be ideal in Spain where you get a bit more time on the ball a wee bit too casual for the SPL I think possibly just over confidence?
Man City were having a look at him under Mancini so there was always a player in there.
Just needed time and games which I doubt he would have got under Lenny.
£6m and he will be offski.
He’s trying to work out how it is possible that 6 officials with different lines of sight can all miss a handball that everyone else in the stadium and those watching on the TV all saw clearly.
He’s looking for the sevco triangle
It’s the final draft of the formula stating McLean’s Constant.Basically it says whenever he’s involved Celtic get fucked.
How can the fish monger say that the cheat should play in the final?
He’s solving nothing as you nicked it fro ma stock photography website…lol
Guidi on SSB tonight suggesting that if Celtic were so aggrieved about the ‘ decision’ they should have refused to come out for the second half. Oh yeah forfeit the tie at half time and give the SFA and the SMSM a big stick to beat us with. Switched off when I heard Keevins starting to quote John Bomber Brown this really is a despicable radio show. Never Again.!!!!!
That Kenny MacDonald bit, that’s fae a zombiehun fan media outlet surely, not an actual proper newspaper?
Well, I’m part right…
‘Press’ zombie telling Celtic fans what we think. Sadly, once again, some fans i know are falling for it and agreeing with this pish. Interestingly, it’s older fans who don’t use social media much and get their news through tge MSM.
But I suppose being awake to some good propaganda makes ye ‘paranoid’. Look up institutional MacDonald ya clown.