So there we have it…the leagues over, done and dusted.
Lets see what we can remember with a few awards.
Player of the Season.
Brendan Rodgers.
Played every one of us for idiotic romantics before he fucked off.
Goal of the Season.
Just getting to the end of the season as Champions after Brendan fucked off.
Save of the Season
£1m in salary and £9m in compensation, Peter Lawwell saved a fortune when Brendan fucked off.
(Ed here…HOLD ON!!..enough of the every answer is Brendan related answers….now now..)
Okay..lets start again…
The End of Season Awards
Player of the Year Award
Wee Jamesy won all the awards and fair play. His contribution was vital and it was great to see him step up to become a true senior member of the squad. Could he go on to be the most domestically decorated Celt..only time will tell but so far so good. Hopefully he has sobered up from Dublin enough to score in the Cup Final.
Calmac was his usual dependable self but I would contend Kris Ajer pushed Jamesy the most, especially in the last few months, if he can stop the going to ground, he could be quite something special, possibly even a contender to replace Broony as the holding midfielder over time.
Praise too to Scott Bain for taking big Grumpy Gordons Number 1 jersey from him and great to see Big Odsonne is progressing well and given he still has a bit to go, we could hopefully be looking at him winning this next year.
Honourable mentions to stalwarts like KT who continued to run the injury gauntlet and his selflessness is now taking its toll. A shout too to Scott Sinclair, who despite scoring plenty of goals received pelters from the fans but tried to keep going, that cant be easy but wee Jamesy has showed there can be light at the end of the tunnel.
Goal of the Season Award
I was tempted to give this to wee Jamesy for that winner against Rangers at home. That was the smackdown that was needed but the best goal must go to that amazing counter attack at Tynecastle. Such skill and at such a time.
lest we forget, still in shock at Brendans departure, Celtic were seemingly there for the taking. Or so the Scottish media thought,
After a good opening goal from us, then a Heart equalizer, the questions were being asked about Celtics fortitude yet again.
However from a Hearts free kick, Celtic pounced forward..Henderson played a great ball to Sinclair who raced forward. Sinclair then passed to Burke who drew the defence and the keeper before passing to the open Forrest who had ran the length of the park to slot home. Absolutely lethal!
Saddest Point of the Season
A few to consider.. the new strip, the abject showings at Ibrox and the departure of our former manager but they fail into insignificance when we remember the passing of Big Billy and Stevie Chalmers. A week in which we lost two Lisbon Legends and a reminder to cherish the heroes that remain as much as possible and to pay tribute to those that have passed as often as we can.
Funniest Awards Moments of the Season
A close tie this one.
I loved the fact that yesterday we watched the Presentation committee walk out and be announced as follows… “A guy from Ladbrokes!..The Celtic CEO!…and now Paul McStay”,.,..a few folk may have noticed that during the loud cheers, one guy walked out unannounced…Neil Doncaster…thats right, Mr “5 Ways Agreement” Sleekit didn’t even dare ask for a name check as he made his was to the podium. Good.
However that moment of silence was balanced out with the loud ironic cheer and laughter as the Celtic squad stepped forward for their medal awards and the MC announced “Martin Comperr!”..oh how we laughed…poor guy probably injured his neck getting that medal too!
The Stephane Bonnes aka Lord Lucan Award
It was looking close after Xmas. Craig Gordon had been posted AWOL, then after his Australia away days and injury, Tom Rogic was a leading contender but in all our eyes, Martin Comperr was still in the driving seat up to send an ambulanc eto collect this one.
That though was until very recently.
The winner now of course can only be our very own Ralph Malph, a man who recently went to a world called Travelodge and has hardly been seen since.
Rumours abound that his trips around Peterborough will finish this week with a new Diary by Thursday but no-one is holding their breath in anticipation.
Haste ye back.
So any Awards thoughts on your mind?
Any alternative awards per chance?…best Comedy moment?, is there a Save of the season?, Best (worst) Miss, Best Substitution, Best and Worse Loanee, Worst Refereeing performance?, Most jobsworth Steward, Greatest show of Ignorance from Celtic Board?
Please add your suggestions below…
Good stuff Desi.
Best player: Jamesie
Next best player: Ryan Christie
Most missed player: Moussa Dembele
Next most missed player: Ryan Christie
Saves of the season: several by Scott Bain
Best comedy moment: Slippy G trying so hard to become one of them despite his religion and ethnic origins
Best loanee: Benkovic
Worst loanee:Toljan
Best (worst) miss: Burke had a few including against the Huns
Worst Refereeing performance? Beaton step forward!
Greatest show of Ignorance from Celtic Board? Letting Rodgers leave when and how he did, plus total failure to address Sevco’s financial doping and trading now whilst insolvent.
Best surprise: seeing McGregor and Christie take over the holding role whilst not holding anything back!
Best overall contributor on Etims: jimmybee always positive and loyal to Celtic values.
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The ‘Grab At Any Straws Award’
biggest cheats in world football = Scotland
Prayer of the season. “There would be no Celtic” but for Andrew Kerins
Hymn of the season. How great thou Art, by Peter Howson.
Who could possibly begrudge James Forrest his accolades, a Celtic player since nine years old, he lives and breathes the Celtic, take a bow James, it is so well deserved. “How great thou art”.
Worst referee award goes to whoever referees the next game and the last 40 games.
Best Sub – Wee Dembele on for “no left foot” Burke at half time yesterday!
Devoy45 I agree with all your list.
Enjoy 8IAR!!
Collum to ref the final.
It’s been strongly rumoured that there has been a bust up between Forrest and Lennon, hence Jamesy not playing yesterday. Is this just the usual fake news designed to destabilise us before the Cup Final or is there any substance to it? Can anyone shed light on this story?
desi wits the hampden roar wae the mod
No sure what you mean, I’ve been looking in comments bin a few times as normal but its not a full time gig, sporadic checks at best.
If I see owt worth saving I redirect it back to life, any pish just gets deleted forever
ok ile stop posting pish then ha ha
desi ther wis a link aboot james talkin aboot lenny today in wanny the skyscrapers so i sent it in reply tae jocsoc and the pish got binned he he could ye define pish for us
ano ha ha
thats wit the link said
Rumour is the twice POTY lost at musical chairs and shat in the kettle.
Whack a tenner on him for a hat-trick in the Final.
Never happened. Be wary of John James, remember he’s a hun.
cheers henke
Desi,
Good news about Ralph. I can remember that Travelodge disease very well. It can debilitate even the most adventurist of striped suits and bowler hats, especially the luxury.
However, I must say you have been a fine substitute though I really cannot see you getting a start. I am trying to think of someone to Comperr you with. At least you have kept the gravy simmering till the chef returns. I just hope he has some good grub to put before us on his return and that his travels in Peterborough have not lowered his standards. Perhaps he could have a word with his drunken mate and provide some juicy rumours regarding new managers and signings. I wont stand too long on my gammy leg for that. My own visits to Peterborough in years gone by when I owned a pin-stripe – never a bowler, more a batsman – nearly killed me well before the old ticker got hiccups. Truth is, I had a few memorable nights in a particularly swanky private hotel we used to go to down there – at least what I remember was memorable 🙂
Thanks for all you hard work to make us – laugh? or – think? I felt we had both in equal measures. I am truly grateful for your tribute to our two great Lions who died recently. It was a difficult week for those of us who remember the days. R.I.P. Billy and Stevie.
Here’s to 9 and the second 8 – I look forward to a grandstand view up in the Gods – I b***dy hope I am up there anyway. Otherwise I will be blazing 🙂
H H
Desi,
I do a Ralph and now I am barred. I was saying some nice things about you too.
H H
You were lurking round the trash dear sir..now freed and up online..trust youre tickety boo!
Thanks Desi.
I am as good as can be expected given I am withering from the feet up and the head down. Thank God the poor blood circulation in the feet, the sawdust in the heid and the big belly in the middle might slow the progress both ways.
Hope you are well and drinking hard. Give me a shout if you ever don your pin-stripe for Newcastle gain.
H H
you callin me trash desi…….goodness ime the most affronted person of the year ha ha ha ha
Believe the head of fitness was not best pleased with NL telling the players ‘see you in four days’ where they promptly went to Dublin. A break and bonding again is good and the title was ours but Guardiola says no alcohol whatsoever during the Season! Win the cup then holiday.
Ajer moving into midfield? Why do people want always want to do this? I heard it with VVD. The guy was a Rolls Royce of a Centre back for us, now one of, if not the best in the world and people were wanting to move him into midfield. Same with Ambrose. He’s dodgy at the back and can get caught on the ball so let’s move him into midfield where not only will he get less time, but also have to receive passes under pressure with his back to goal, distribute and create. MADNESS I tell ye. Sorry personal bugbear of mine.
Anyway Ajer is developing into a fine Centre back, he’s still raw and he’ll make mistakes, as Forrest and McGregor did at that age when the crowd were on their backs, but give him time and he could be terrific.
The best holding player we have is Calum McGregor. We move the ball so much quicker when he is playing instead of Brown and the whole team plays better. Go and watch our best performances this season for confirmation.
Player of the no question was Forrest. Young player a bit tougher. Benkovic in the 1st half of the year, Ajer in the 2nd. So probably the underrated Edouard for his overall contribution. Goal of the season I agree with, Forrest at Easter Road in the cup was a bit special too, he’s scoring some belters the last few seasons.
Ajer is a natural midfielder that they have moved backwards…he can stride forward with the ball, cover ground well and can tackle.
Ajer has the tenacity which none of the other players have bar Broony who wont last forever hence a suggestion he could replace Broony over time…in fact, there could be an argument for swapping their positions over next 18 months so Broony can help coach him in the role.
Just a thought of course, especially when I doubt we will spend money for a direct Broony replacement.
He did start there so I concede that is a difference, but he was moved back for a reason, he projects to be far better as a centre back than midfielder. The idea that as he is starting to fulfil a little bit of his potential someone would suggest changing his position baffles me. They are just totally different positions that require completely different skillsets IMO.
To your final point, I’ll repeat this because I think the number one issue with this team is a chronic lack of creativity, McGregor should be the replacement for Brown, he increases the tempo, has far greater passing range and awareness of what is around him, can receive the ball under pressure, can create and score 10+ goals a season. Although Brown himself has improved since the winter break, the team regressed when he came back after injury. The squad is crying out for a refresh and Brown, Lustig and Sinclair should have been thanked but let go this summer. The suggestion by Lennon that we build around him at 34 terrifies me.
Cup Final picks itself:
Bain
Lustig/Ajer/Simunovic/Tierney
Brown/McGregor
Forrest/Rogic/Johnston
Edouard
Sinclair to figure. Will Griff be fit for the bench?
subs: Gordon/Hayes/Ntcham/Sinclair/Dembele/Benkovic
Let’s make some history!
Gordon an injured player on the bench,Henderson before Hayes any day of the week,Benkovic must play
Villas Boas spotted at Glasgow Airport
Yes he flew in with Benitez Mourinho Moyes Pardrew Coleman Big Sam etc. 😉
G`day Una.
Did anyone spot Dermot`s Execujet ostentatiously hangin` aboot?
GBNL,though it`s Andre`ll be a giant at Celtic Park for me.
Devoy thank you for the kind words but like all of us we only want whats best for the greatest football club in the world HH.
My fav goal was going to be Eddys at tynecastle but big jozo wearing the number 5 on the 67th minute on the day we remembered our greatest ever club captain was just magical only our club can produce such moments.
Best player Jamesy by far this season.
Best comeback Jozo looks back to his best.
Saddest moments Losing 2 of our greatest
Happiest moment Jamesys winner against sevco
Best laugh Sinclair getting pelters for taking the free kick on Sunday not allowing the wee Dembele his chance.
I agree with Dembele being sadly missed he was a huge loss.
But we got there in the end. Teams were allowed to kick us all over the park the huns won games on penalties and were allowed to kick anything that moved.
Neil won us the games that mattered thank you Neil Francis Lennon.
Cup final I see the GB are planning something very special on Saturday cant wait to see it on the telly as you know I stopped attending Scottish cup matches on principal. My little way of showing how much I hate the sfa.
Though my grandson will get there can’t put my old rebel head on his young shoulders lol.
Bain
Lustig Jozo Ajer Tierney
Forrest Brown McGregor Sinclair
Johnstone Edouard
Rogic to come off the bench along with Ntcham and Dembele.
Whatever formation Lenny thinks but for me thats the team that deserves to start.
TBF It was only £1bn that was stolen.
Callum McGregor was Celtic Supporters Player Of The Year.
Obviously, not a lot of Celtic fans on here. 😉
Agreed Charlie not much between them but jamesy just edged it for me. But blessed to have them both in the team.
Both have tailed off the past 2/3 months but so have all the team.
Agreed Charlie not much between them but jamesy just edged it for me. But blessed to have them both in the team.
Nadiem Amiri
I note tonight on Skybet that AVB is in to 11/8 to be next manager!!
Highlight of the season: Daylight savings.
Remember,there`s always someone worst off than yourself.
For the 8th season in a row it`s been the eleven sides situated below.
Michael Johnston winning us the last league game and the next generation celebrating with the first team. Proud moment for all.
P.McS. Maestro,thank you.
All the best Stevie Clarke.
Dedryck Boyata @boyatafacts 21 May 2019
Like Jordan Belfort, I’m not fucking leaving! The show goes on to 10IAR! HH.
Desi good stuff, a sub who can come on and do the business is always welcomed by the hoops. Agree with Devoy’s comments and btw you are right about Jimmybee. If Neil Lennon gets the job should he change his image as has been suggested to me and become more ” the boss” and less ” Lenny?”
“PLAY IT AGAIN SAM”!THIS IS ALL YOU EVER COME AWAY WITH! RODGERS IS A MILLION TIMES BETTER MANAGER FACT!! LENNON LOST THE LEAGUE AT INVERNESS! ON THE 2ND LAST GAME!IN 2011 THAT WAS AFTER ROSS COUNTY THE YEAR BEFORE IN THE SCOTISH CUP SEMI, THEN IT WAS HAMMERINGS AT UTRECH, BARGA IN AUGUST 2010 OUT OF EUROPE NEXT SEASON SION!! WHERE WE GOT THOUGH ON A TECHNICALITY, KILMARNOCK BEAT US IN LEAGUE CUP FINAL 2012, THEN 3 WEEKS LATER HEARTS IN SCOTISH CUP SEMI FINAL, FOLLOWING SEASON WAS ST. MIRREN LEAGUE CUP SEMI! THEN MORTON AND ABERDEEN BOTH HOME GAMES OUT THE CUP!! RODGERS PLAYED MAN CITY OF THE PARK DOWN THERE AND QUALIFIED FROM A CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TYPE GROUP THIS SEASON IN THE EUROPA BEATING LIEPZIG AND OUTPLAYING VALENCIA IN THEIR HOME GROUND BEFORE THAT CHANCER GOT SENT OFF, HE BEAT SAINT PETERSBERG THE SEASON BEFORE AND THE KEEPER SOLD THE RETURN YEAH HE WAS A RAGING SUCCESS BUT AT LEAST HE TRIED TO MAKE THE PLAYERS BELIEVE AND NOT “PARK THE BUS”ALA BARCA 2012 HE WOULD I THINK GOT US THROUGH THAT GROUP OF 2012! BUT POINT IS YOU TALK SOME SHIT!! NO ONE ABSOLUTELY NO ONE!! WOULD EVER SWAPPED RODGERS FOR LENNON ITS NIGHT AND DAY MAN!! WAY WAY AHEAD A TOTAL PRO NEIL LENNON IS NOT ! BEVVIES, FALLS OUT WITH PLAYERS!FACT! AND MORE IMPORTANTLY LOSES BIG GAMES AGAINST SELF PROCLAIME “DIDDY TEAMS” RODGERS TEAMS WOULD WON ALL THOSE GAMES HE BLEW AND LESS WE FORGET TH THE BOTTLE JOB HE OVERSAW AT IBROX 2012 WHEN WE COULD HAVE WON THE LEAGUE THERE! HE AINT IN RODGERS LEAGUE AND YOU REPEATING THE SAME BS!CANT CHANGE THAT! GIVE IT A REST YOU JUST LOVE TO SEE YOUR OWN WORDS ON SCREEN!! MONTI SORT THIS GUY OUT PLEASE!!WE NEED A TOP MANAGER IN THE SAME ILK AS THE LAST!! I TAKE MOYES EVEN BEFORE LENNON, OH AND LENNON COULD ONLY DREAM TO HAVE HAD THE OFFERS RODGERS HAD TRUST ME HE BEEN OFF TO LECIESTER IN A SHOT!GIVEN HALF THE CHANCE! HE WAS A SACKED UNEMPLOYED MANAGER IN FEBRUARY SO SAVE US HE STEPPED UP! WE APPOINT HIM ITS A MASSIVE STEP BACK AND IT BE SO DEFLATING
Desi. James wasn’t in Dublin, he was in Majorca and the John James piece yesterday is the biggest load of bollocks. As I’ve said about that clown , he’s in the know about fuck all.
I hadn’t read johnjames, guys just a repeat same old pish these days, takes 20 paragraphs to make a point.
I thought it was said some of the players were heading to Dublin so weren’t going to Awards gig the other Sunday which upset wee Hugh Keevins
Shug was asked to the table.
He didn’t even know he’d won it (SPFA award) until the following morning as they’d had a very early morning flight out of Glasgow to Palma on the Sunday and had a really early night.
How Celtic can maximise Karamoko Dembélé’s potential?
Two sides had two 16-17 year olds play against each other.
The experienced players played on the other wing because the young Hearts fullback was out on his legs.I stood at home and applauded him.
PR that young lad SPFL.
Beautiful game.
Is it really 40 years ago since my second fav game only second to the lions was played at Celtic park.
Yes 10 men won the league. Oh what a night.
The huns only needed a draw we needed the win.
We had played I think around 3 games over 6 days prior to this match. We had to go on one almighty run of wins to win the title after losing to the huns in a league game.
I’m sure we beat St Mirren at ibrox? As I can remember being in the centeneary stand. I think this was a Friday night and we beat Hearts on the Monday night at Celtic park.
But that night was just something special.
4-2 and Wee Murdos thunderbolt into the top corner I still see it yet as clear as day I was right behind it watching it soar past the girvan light house and into the postage stamp.
How we celebrated. As we should every title and every victory for the bhoys in green.
They don’t come easy in this wee country of ours.
The Celtic team that night
Latchford, McGrain, Lynch, Aitken, McAdam, Edvaldsson, Provan, Conroy (Lennox), McCluskey, MacLeod, Doyle Sub: Davidson
Celtic scorers : Aitken (66), McCluskey (74), Jackson og (85), MacLeod (90)
Sent Off: Doyle 51 mins.
10 men won the league tra la la la
We’ve won the league again fly the flag fly the flag. HH
Did it snick off the underside of the crossbar?
Tight netting goals was a bassa while watching on the B/W tele.
“Was that in?”
You copped it if you were celebrating closest to the screen.Every bassa in the room blamed you.
“That ball would`ve went in if you weren`t in the way.”
Goal is scored and your head is nearly through the ceiling.
They all plastered back then!
Never forget that night as long as I live. I like you was in the Celtic End that night , simply glorious. Hard to believe that was 40 years ago.
brilliant night henke a remember the busses being aff and floatin doon tae a party in the sooside efter it
WELL THAT 30 MINUTES I NEVER GET BACK PATHETIC THIS WASNT ALLOWED BUT TO THAT CS 7 TROPHIES TOTAL WINNING MENTALITY LEFT LEENON 8 CLEAR AND IN QUATERS OF SCOTISH CUP LENNON LOST BIG GAMES AGAINST SELF PROCLAIMED “DIDDY TEAM EVERY SEASO GOT HAMMERED AT THE HELLHOLE A BLEW LEAGUES AT INVERNESS SO GEEZ PEACE WITH THE “BARCA” GAME BR DID OKAY IN EUROPE YES WE LOST HEAVILY FEW TIMES AGAINST TOP TEAMS BUT HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE PLAYERS BELIEVE IN BIG GAMES. LENNON LOST HEAVILY ALSO IN BARCA AND GOT US EMBARRASSED IN UTRECH AND BARGA IN THE SAME MONTH! THEN THERE WAS SION SO NO WE NEED WAY BETTER WAY BETTER
what was that weirdo?
FEW TYPOS LADS BUT YOU GET ME! HAIL HAIL TRIPLE TREBLE ON THE WAY
triple treble on the way then a quadruple quad wae oor lenny leadin fae the front the zombies ur gonny fuckn luv it ha ha ha ha
triple treble on the way then a quadruple quad wae oor lenny leadin fae the front the zombies ur gonny foockn luv it ha ha ha ha
celtic should bring back findley and o donnnell fae kilmarnock before stevie clark makes thum regulars for scotland