tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-155801962011-04-22T04:14:50.018ZThe Lord Of The Wing -Celtic Comment,Opinion and Bullsh*tlotw@fsmail.nethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00441279187965802523noreply@blogger.comBlogger1671100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15580196.post-1157368109757045792006-09-04T11:05:00.000Z2006-09-04T11:10:11.806Z

Last Sunday was laying on the couch dying from self-abuse on the Saturday night. While doing the hungover channel hop I came across “Madrid” a film about the galacticos on ESPN Classic. Now the blurb said a fascinating insight into the world of the worlds biggest club Real Madrid.All it really showed you was Raul on the treatment table and them joking around in training. One of the games in

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Now the transfer window has nearly slammed shut, it is now a good time to have a look at where we, Glesga Vienna and Kanus of Midlothian are. Truth is the fact that I have called them Glesga Vienna and Kanus of Midlothian say’s it all.Message to the fourth estate- There will be no massive spend of JJB money at ipox and Romanov is a false dawn to our friends in the east. Both have a link nasty

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As the old timer at the end of the bar saying goes “you take with one hand and give away with the other” that feeling sort of applies to Celtic today. On the one hand we have obtained Keano’s replacement and a nasty streak into the middle of the park on the other we have lost the best midfield player in Scotland.The forever forlorn and sulky looking mono-browed stereotypical Bulgur Stan P has got

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On Saturday, I had the pleasure of my dad’s company at the football. So we could sit together I had to move seat, so I was in the traditional Celtic end. Dad had never seen the Brother Walfred memorial so instead of my usual pre-match pint I took him to see the impressive statue.On seeing this it was mentioned that Jinky should probably get his own statue as well and the conversation turned to

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The draw for the Champions League has once again thrown up a so-called “Battle of Britain” clash for the press hoards to slaver over. Looking at the draw it was almost a stick one we would get an EPL team but with Arsenal being my choice.Why? Been to Anfield, been to Old Trafford never been to the Emirates stadium. Purely selfish as you’ve got to expect to get a doing by the top seeds in the

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Over the last few weeks one galling aspect of Celtic’s play has been the lack of creativity. The passing for passing sake and the lack of clear-cut chances have made Miller the target for the keyboard commando’s who haven’t had Paul Telfer to bash with expletives.Our team has shown all the creativity over the last few weeks of a 5 year old with a crayon. So who is to blame for the lack of

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Sometimes us as supporters are a fickle lot. We really don’t know what we want. But is that any surprise as, Celtic do send out mixed messages. Yesterday we went shopping at Marks and Spencer’s for food then on the way home stopped at the off sales for a bottle of buckie to wash down our evening meal.The signing of Jan Vennegor of Hesslelink (JvoH) and Lee Naylor, while sorting out, kind off,

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A poor performance and another 2 points wasted.At 1-0 we looked as if we didn't want to up it a bit and score the 2nd and it ended up costing us in the end.Pearo and Aiden were the best men by far and must both be looking to start v Hibs next week which won't be an easy game.Thats if Aiden has recovered in time as every time he got the ball they kicked lumps out of him.Again the tactics and

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It is always great to read what the powers at be think of us. Well we do have a far idea what they think of but it’s always a good read to see them put it into prose in their statements on the interim accounts.Us, the consumer, come out of these accounts as the MOST important people to the club. We are the only consistent cash streams coming into the good ship Celtic. Our undivided loyalty is

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When UEFA gave us the fair play award, I wonder if they realised that they were actually putting a noose round our collective necks. An award to make official the shouting that we are the greatest fans in the world. A chance for all when things are not going well to spout that line to try and restore some order.Seville was probably a watershed in that being our image. It has now become a

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The main thing I noticed about Saturday was the general apathy that greeted a comfortable but all in a poor Celtic victory against a side that didn’t want to get a doing. Once again a poor performance did nothing but raise more questions.As one poster on here text me at half time “This is officially pish”I’m beginning to wonder now if the boom period of MON and the effect it had on the support is

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After the great pleasure I took in watching He*rts getting a good going over, told you all that they were over-rated and poor technically, Sky Sports bailed out us that were as tight fisted as Peter Lawell in contract negotiations and didn’t want to pay Chelski Tv for a months subscription.Right friendlies mean nano. Friendlies against a team a few weeks behind his in preparation and 24 hours

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There was a time when the Kings Road would have been brimming with sharp suited Mods on Lambretta’s, dancing to the latest Who classic, Northern Soul or Motown. The only blues that would have been in attendance would have been the pills they were popping.The Kings Road now is a Russian billionaires playground and you’re more likely to bump into tourist football fans all wanting to be a part of

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Right lets get my rant over with first. I hate He*rts. I hate them almost as much as I hate r*ngers. I hate the way their jumped up fans, manager and chairman over-react to any result, nothing is won and loss in the 2nd game of the season, and really wish they would crawl back under the dirt where they belong. I really want them all to be put in a submarine and sunk.But most of all I hate the way

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Came home last night after a few jars after work. Turned on Sky Sports news, to get my usual post pint fix of Murdoch oriented drivel, when the beaming picture of Martin O’Neill sitting with deadly Doug Ellis filled my telly. At that point a feeling of betrayal and the feeling of being cheated gripped me.Never thought it would bother me when Martin took a new job, but now the time has come it was

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As am I writing this, it looks like, once again, a half arsed Celtic team will limp to another friendly defeat. As I haven’t seen the game, seen the team line up and half arsed seems to sum it up, I’m not going to comment on the performance but I am going pose questions.Celtic has been harping on about promoting our brand in new markets, getting a foothold and generating interest. How does

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Well was going to write about my new teamcard debacle on Saturday, but the grenade that CQN has thrown into the mix has scuppered that and the fact it wasn’t very interesting anyway.The news that us the famous Glasgow Celtic have been reported to UEFA for “extremist ideological propaganda” should come as no surprise to any of us. As soon as R*ngers were investigated we ALL knew that a playground

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When Magic wheeled away with his new improved out stretched armed, look at me I’m great, celebration after his 2nd and Celtic’s fourth goal I could just imaging what was going through his head.“Forget about that fat, baldy welsh fellow, I carried him last year, look at me I’m the man, I’m your new hero, now where’s my agent I need to re-negotiated my image rights”For us to be successful this

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Well it is now upon us. We go into the season as champions but under a cloud, which will sure to get darker when the annual abusing of the chairman takes place when he hoists the league flag high.Our pre-season debacle has left everyone wondering what the hell is going to happen this season and GS has probably lost all the goodwill that the doubters allowed him because he delivered the

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When I 1st saw the team lines last night I felt sorry for all that had paid hard earned cash to go and watch the game. GS picked a experimental side designed to give the sparsely used fringe and 1st team wannabees a run out and Man Who decided to send up their Carling Cup squad who are expected to travel to the delightful grounds Rochdale, Bury and Macclesfield next season.Man who’s Carling Cup

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With the long running and now frankly boring Stan P (zzzzzzz) saga running on longer than a Paula Ratcliffe pee stop in a marathon, the fact that a wash out of a friendly is happening in the east end tonight has been largely over-looked.Bet you Celtic thought they had won a watch announcing a friendly with Man Who instead of the usual suspects that they have served up over the last few seasons.

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Well our 1st pre-season victory, in a game that was played at pre-season pace, against an Everton side that are weeks behind us in terms of match fitness.The game proved what GS has been bemoaning for the last few games. We are a tidy side; look good with ball but lack a cutting edge and any pace to our play. Big Jaro is a player but his style of play is akin to laidback Jamaican who has just

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So we all looking forward to Sunday then? 1st chance to see the hoops at CP, chance to see new players and how they look in the hoops as we all know not every player looks right in the hoops. If you look good in the hoops and wear them well then you’re halfway to filling the jersey.It’s also the 1st chance to see if the numptie that sits next to you has renewed his season book or if he has

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The news that the mighty Hoops re in Pot 2 is a testament to the feats achieve in Europe by MON and his team, which sadly brings into a sharp focus the failings of the current crop of players.A lot of joy has been derived and hope pinned on the fact that we are in pot 2 and that this somehow will allow us to make the promised land of the 2nd stage. For me in the current climate means that it is

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So torn faced Geordie whiner Thommo, the man who plays with a permanent scowl and the look of a bulldug chewing a wasp has been sent home from the gold old US of A as his coupon was about to cause an international incident. Not really but he was sent home because he was surplus to requirements.For me it should have been another torn-faced midfielder but one with the look of a forlorn eastern

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After the last few performances from Celtic and the general doom and gloom that seems to be hanging over the place- well the tinternet anyway- I thought of the immortal big man’s famous quote-“The Celtic jersey does not shrink to fit inferior players”But it does take time for guys to grow into the jersey. Having a look at the team on Wednesday night there were a lot of players who are still

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Never saw the whole of the game last night, last half an hour before bed called. But in that half an hour I had seen enough that it wasn’t an improvement from last week’s shocker in Poland.Still looked of the pace, still looked out our depth in the fact we struggled to resemble a sort of cohesive unit whatsoever.GS take on matters was-"They blew us off the pitch with their energy, especially in

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Mentioned corruption yesterday when talking about the Italians. Now where the Italian corruption is basically an influence of power rather than greed over the game for me the corruption in this country is more straightforward.Corruption in this country is based on the greed of chairmen, managers, agents and players. The whole transfer market is based on the greed of agents filling their players

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The moment Zizou stuck his head into Materazzi’s chest was the moment he cemented his place his the greatest player to grace a football pitch since Maradona. This was the moment that he proved he had the balance between genius and devilment exactly right.All great players have this devilment inside. A self-destruct button that if pushed it’s a case of standing back and watching the fireworks. An

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Pants in Poland. Our trip has been an unmitigated disaster, which poses more questions than answers. Defence looks poor and we lack creativity I mean did we actually create any chances last night? Again we played a sort of 4-5-1, 4-4-1-1 system and again we struggled big time.GS record outside of Scottish shores is shocking. We haven’t won a game and we have now lost or last 4 games- albeit

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“They do it at club level too, I remember Porto against Celtic in the Uefa cup final a few years ago they were a disgrace” that was super Sally McCoist last night on the cheating Portuguese. Couldn’t believe Super Sally and me the man that gave me so much pain agreeing on something.The Portuguese got what they deserved and Big Phil’s antics at the end of the game were laughable. His team had

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So thats it then, Big Bad John officially left Celtic Park this week for WBA and the Championship in England.I don't think over the past 5 years anyone else provoked so many arguments over whether they should be in the team or not. I know i had a few sticking up for him.I always liked the big man and felt that although he was never the fittest or fastest man in the Hoops and quite often some

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The 1st game of Celtic's pre-season is amazingly now only just over a week away. We play our opening game of our schedule next tuesday against legia warsaw in poland followed by another game there, a trip to america for 3 games and then back here to play everton and man utd before we fly the championship flag on the 29/07 versus killie in the opening spl match of the season.The main talking

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The hand of god. Nothing to do with Celtic but just letting you knows whom my money is on for the World Cup. Not much of a game between the Argies and Dutch but a thinking man’s purist’s game of soccer unlike the dirge served up by Rooney’s wonders.Well today should be a humdinger of day as all teams in Group E can qualify. For the sake of my works sweep i want the USA and Italy to qualify. So

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Seems to be a bit of confusion in the press over where Evander Sno will play or what his position is. Some say he is a defender others a midfielder and Bert Konterman says he is a rough player prone to errors. The new Bobo anyone?All that is true is that he played for NAC Breda- who was the last player we signed from them? - as a centre half and as a defensive midfielder. By all reports impressed

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Think one of the most insightful things Jiri Jarosik said yesterday was in relation to the long running saga that is Michael Kadlec affair. Kadlec is a good friend of Jaro and yesterday the new hoop said, “He is a good friend of mine and I look forward to him coming”Looks like the left back slot now looks quite healthy with Evander Sno also signing and being able to play that position.Jiri

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This world cup is an expensive game. I read somewhere before the thing started, women would use the fact that your mind is preoccupied to their advantage. Well meet the proud owner of a new bloody kitchen and a bloody big hole in his bank balance.Mind you what I paid for the kitchen is probably the same that some inflatable spitfire waving engurland fan has paid for a ticket for the game against

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I could just picture it at 6.20 last night. In an exclusive beach club somewhere on the Costa del Crime a red faced half peshed Scotsman is interrupt abusing the waitresses by the image of Shrek coming on for England.“get me that f*ckin phone, that pasty faced f*ckin Swedish b**t*rd lothario w**ker f*nny d*ckheid is no gonna f**k me ooer” he bellows to a the waitress.Oh the fact that Ferguson

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So that’s it all over for Magic and Arthur. Home in the same time as their adopted country when we used to qualify. Interesting point last night in 2002 the poles were oot by day 10 and this year looks like they will be oot before I’ve finished my lunch on day 7.Truth is Poland have been terrible and if it wasn’t for Arthur last night would have been on the end of a humping not seen since 1938.

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That’s us a few day’s into the World Cup and a few things have become clear. John Motson is now like a likeable forgetful Worthers Original eating granddad. How many mistakes has he made this World Cup? Giving corners when thy have been bye kicks, saying things are fouls when they are clearly not and also just meandering and rambling like Grandpa Simpson.Motties forgetfulness make Mark Lawerson

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Well that’s’ it over before it had even begun really. Roy the bhoy fulfilled his ambition and ended his career a Celtic player. His last act as a footballer was to stick a ball through to the greasy Christan Roonaldo to score an offside goal in his testimonial against us.The irony of it all.Really we have been denied a player who operating at 75% would walk the Scottish league. But hey Keano

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Following Celtic to England has always been fraught with danger especially the further south you go where our politics and general Irish-ness offends people who didn’t like the Irish in the 1st place and the terrorists and Thatcher played up to this stereotypes.The annocuement that Celtic will travel to Londium to the play the Russian franchise Chelsea was one that was meet with general dismay

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With the announcement of the pre season friendlies I think we can all see the marked improvement from the sh*te that was d served up last year. Last pre season we played Leicester, Fulham, and Leeds all in an 8-day period, which GS admits, played some part in the Bratislava massacre.Our pre-season last year was badly thought out so this year seems to have the feel of a well-planned trip against

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Until the today when the revelations that BBJ’s agent had been given permission to talk to interested clubs I was going to rant about how something is rotten at CP. The fact that a top player was being touted to other clubs behind his back after saying he wanted to stay I thought was not cricket.Now it looks like BBJ has either been not to truthful with us and is being a dick bad mouthing us to

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Uefa’s monument us u-turn concerning our friends across the river leaves us in between a rock and a hard place. The rock is the fact that the whole of the Scottish Football establishment will be out to get us- they will get us by hook or crook or default they will get us- and the hard place is basically our right of free speech and political views being taken away.Mind you the former has already

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Losing a European final is probably the hardest thing you will ever face as a football player and fan. European finals are not like domestic ones they don’t come around to often unless you are a Madrid or AC fan. That’s why I’m bemused at the lack of sympathy that Arsenal has been afforded by us. As we for one all know how it feels.I know for once the CL final had a massive bearing on the Celtic’

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"All the time you talk about Ronaldinho. But i didn't see him today i saw Henrik Larsson......" -Terry Henry sick as a parrot Stade de France last nightHenke wasn't the only talking point. Did the ref ruin what should have a football feast by not allowing advantage? Were Arsenal undone by a shocking performance from a ref that was out of his depth? Our did they just pay for having a goalie who is

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I went to pick up my father in law on Friday night from his local after a boozy two days he had spent in Newcastle. After the farce in which it ended he has decided along with quite a few of his cronies that they will attend testimonials again but not go to the game. It’s a good point I mean how much money did we make Manchester, Newcastle and all surrounding areas so instead of giving the

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Whether you are the beaches of the Canaries, clubbing in Ibiza or caravanning in Arbroath this summer one thing is for sure don’t be spotted drunk as a skunk in a Celtic top as you might offend. No seriously this last few days has once again raised Celtic’s profile south of the border giving us some kudos with the wider British pubic and it will be mentioned in bar room small talk between hoop

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Not that I was in the MCR for long. Arrived at the magnificent arena at 7pm after a wee trip from Blackpool on the Blackpool Shamrock CSC. Didn’t realise that the pool- a decent bomb could do the pool a lot of good, leave the tower and pleasure beach but flatten the rest and start again- was an hours and a bit drive away so my chances of sampling MCR’s delights were limited. So limited in fact I

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Ah today’s view from the wing has a decidedly Manchester feel today. The main reason for this is Setanta’s and Radio Scotland’s instance that R*ngers v Hertzs was more important than Celtic’s (the champions) game up in the land rich in black gold.Only saw the highlights so very difficult to comment on the game but they did prove that this week Celtic would need to step up- or step on- there

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On the way home last night was browsing through my tinternet on my phone when a story being carried by Sky caught my attention. Elvis Pressley of Champion League qualifiers Hearts fame had a go at Neil Lennon saying basically he is a liar, bad loser- give him that one- and that he brings trouble on himself and deserves it. Now does this not sum up exactly what is wrong with Scottish football?A

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Lenny’s comments have certainly cheered me up anyway. Just a pity FFS Telfer didn’t realise that Skacel is a wee oaf and take it upon himself to boot the twat at every given opportunity on Sunday. Instead he let the most over-rated player since Lovenkrands run riot against him. Same as Stan and Mick let the two eastern European mercenaries up-front for the Lithuanians bully them around and

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Few things before I get onto this weeks non-event at Tynecastle. Tony McGill- who is Stan P’s new agent- is an absolute tosser. Reason? His comments about Stan moving to a lesser club just because they are in the EPL reeks of him just trying to make a fast buck rather than having the best interests of his client at heart. I now expect to see Stan sinking in a midfield of dung round the Fulham

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The game was summed up for me when after round about 75 mins Celtic broke forward, the ball was zipped in a triangle- unsure of the players but the ball ended up at the feet of Lenny and the ball was played back to Varga instead of up the wing to Naka.This brought howls from the stands- shadows of Boavista- and Lenny gesticulated to the crowd waving his hands in the air as if trying to get across

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Yesterday’s stage-managed press conference was a bit of a coup for the Celtic media department. Judging by the way it has been reported in the press Celtic have managed to take the scent away from the real story behind Petrov’s “transfer” request.As GS and Stan faced the media the quotes could almost have been scripted on these very pages. Gs acting all surprised saying he will do everything in

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I alluded to in the last instalment that our season could get all the sweeter with a victory over r*ngers on Sunday. A chance that we could end their hopes of joining us in the CL. But I’m really not interested in that.I’m more interesting in ramming home our superiority over them this season and also to shut a few doubting Thomas’s up with their gripes about Celtic.Whether we like it or not our

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When that word was uttered I wondered what was coming next. A man known for his spontaneity, swearing, talking about jobbies and wearing banana wellies was standing in the middle of CP with a microphone and an audience of millions.It was a chance he couldn’t and wouldn’t miss.What the “Big Yin” did was do something that no one has dared to do recently. Do something that might be illegal in

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Uefa have again opened the doors for all who want to use football to as the medium of choice to promote racism and sectarianism. Their ruling- along with the other cases recently- to find r*ngers not guilty of discriminating chants in their game against Villarreal is laughable, so laughable even the Scottish press have found it hard to work out.Once again Uefa have missed the chance to hammer the

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After my last moan that no-one in my new office likes football imaging myhorror this morning when i came in and my new boss is wearing the r*ngersclub tie. Yes the club tie that is seen round the neck of big feck but insaying that it looks more like a noose than a tie on his neck. Also thetoken English bloke in the office supports Accrington Stanley. So really noone in my office likes football.

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Well maybe not but you get my drift. Rugby Park didn’t become Rio de Janeiro but Celtic put on a good show in spells but why did we put on a good show and what the hell was the formation?4-5-1, 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1or a 4-1-4-1? It doesn’t matter to me any formation that gets Shaun, Naka and Aiden in the same team gets my vote. It was a purist’s football utopia with so many ball players on the same

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Keep his gloves on when he picks up the league trophy?Well that’s it done and dusted. GS like LOTW has picked up a league in his 1st season. No bad going is it? Before I give you my 6 reasons why we won the league a few words on last night.Hearts deserved a draw. I’m confident now they will get 2nd place. I’m glad BBJ scored the goal that won us the league. The big man will always remember his

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Get the bunting out and the party hats. Buy the celebratory 5 bob t-shirt of the heafty guy outside the ground. As whisper it i beleive we will win the league on Wednesday night. Mind you i thought that with 10 mins to go at FP last season. But this time will be different. I hope.I'm now really looking forward to Wednesday. After watching Hearts yesterday, im confident than ever that we will win

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When the season ends- no not next week- Celtic will be hauling their arses down south for 2 testimonials. Both testimonials are for possibly the 2 best ever players to play in the mighty premiership since Rupert Murdoch came up with the idea. Right I know both players will donate the money to charity and that it’s mainly a contractual thing but Man Utd has left a bad taste in my mouth regarding

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After this week CL games Celtic’s qualification into the group stages of the CL now for me hangs in the balance. I mean normally I would have been waxing as lyrical as Shaun Ryder on minding drugs about the Arsenal’s performance against Juve but how I’m hoping the old nag of Italian soccer gets a result next week.I mean how can an Arsenal side that can’t beat Bolton get’s humped as often as

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So Rangers can no longer win the League after yesterday's result. Although we have known for ages they had no chance its still good to have it confirmed officially.We are now one win away from regaining the Title and in his 1st season and after the terrible start he had and the mass changes taking place i think we need to give Gordon Strachan praise for getting us in such a strong position at

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Guy and his mate behind me last night were having a conversation, which lasted for the whole 90 mins, and makes you wonder why they came to the football to discussion shite and not watch the game. Could they have no arranged to go to the boozer for a pint to discuss, marriages, EPL, Carling over Tennets and oh they did mention the hoops.One to the other- “ Wee Shaun is no playing well tonight”

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It started on Friday with the almost state like funeral for the wee man. Up on Friday morning and to my bemusment no coverage at all on BBC Scotland. The wee man wasn’t even jinked to BBC 2. Maybe it’s because of these Commonwealth games that no one is interested in? Our was it just the BBC being the BBC?So I bless my lucky stars that Rupert Murdoch invented Sky News interactive. Their coverage

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In this ultimately sad week for everyone connected with the Celtic Family our minds must turn from remembering yesteryear to looking to the future.Sunday will always be remembered as the Jinky final. The Hoops all with number 7 on their shorts, the tributes from the players and fans leading up to the game, the minutes applause, the singing that will come from the Celtic end praising a legend. For

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Telephone call on the way to work today shattered what I had planned for this week. A telephone call that has really knocked the wind from my sails and really has put doubts in my mind over the use over “The Lord Of The Wing” as a title of this blog.Can I really justifying using the great mans title if I can’t live up to the standards set by the little fellow both on and off the pitch. But today

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In the week that order was restored around Europe and r*ngers gave a new meaning to selling the jersey’s- now when will be the next time we set foot in J*B? - us in timdom seemed to forget that there is a league to be won and a dangerous trip to Leith.Mogga’s young team on their day can be a match for anyone in Scotland. Their problem is that underneath their spiky buzz cuts lies young hot heids

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Football was the winner after last nights round of CL last 16 ties. As a football fan you want footballs supposedly premier competition when it gets to the business end to be full of the top teams in Europe. When I mean business end I mean ¼ finals that’s when teams start dreaming / believing that the final is possible.In the Camp Nou, Madrigal and Turin football justice was done in a sort of

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I take great interest in following the antics of Jose Mourinho. I know this shouldn’t be the case and why am I writing about this on a Celtic site for Celtic people but whether i like it out not, Mr Mourinho has played a big part in my Celtic history.He played a massive part in the biggest night of my Celtic supporting life when his Porto team on his orders, dived, cheated, time-wasted along with

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That was bloody cauld was it not? I even considered leaving with 10 to go to get a nice warm sit next to the buses heater. But then I couldn’t force myself to do it. How could I consider leaving while my team was playing attractive football and reminding me all that is good about watching Celtic?Maybe I couldn’t leave but another 35,000 certainly didn’t think anything of it. Celtic ended the game

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Well that was the international week that was and now it is back to the real stuff. The stuff of being 21 points from the Championship. Stuff of seeing how the players react to the two week break. Stuff of seeing if the team can continue in the same form they showed in darkest Fife in their last outing.CP was probably quiet this week with the useless, completely unnecessary, waste of bloody time

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A lot has been made over the last few seasons regarding the dearth of atmosphere, colour and general Celtic-ness at CP these days for domestic fixtures. We all know that CP can be rocking and rolling for European nights- ok not this season- but usually for domestic fare the atmosphere is pretty dire. That’s why a group calling themselves the jungle bhoys- http://www.thecelticjungle.proboards44.

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In this two- week break due to our capitulation in the Scottish cup I decided that LOTW should have a look at were I and others stand on the WGS as Celtic manager issue. I got thinking about this after the recent derby win. In the pub after it we were discussing all things Celtic when the comment was made that “ I would rather have Sam Allyerdyce as manager than WGS”. Jesus Bolton are we really

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“He’s like Jackie without the ability” says Shug in his usual nasel whine while describing Magic. Well Shug stick this up your shucter LOTW say’s “He’s like Jackie without the baggage” He’s the player Jackie would have been if he hadn’t been cavorting with Bella and Senga from Easterhoose or newsreaders in Victoria’s during the spare time he had.Magic’s general play over the last few weeks has

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“Another Sunday afternoon walking to the sound of my favourite tune” said Mr Gallagher, but in this Celtic’s fans case its “Another Sunday afternoon listening to the sounds of Hateley and Broon”. That’s if my dad can get through to setanta to get the game this week.Poor fellow while I was lording it up in the Broomloan with Rooney and Stubbs he was wandering Bannockburn like the littlest hobo

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Sunday’s trip to ipox was my 1st since Henke last outing there. After that game I refused to go back. I had my fill with the place, had my fill with the pre match entertainment that whipped the hoards into a Nuremberg type rally frenzy, which really set the tone for the atmosphere for the rest if the game. It was not a nice place and I really didn’t want to contribute anymore of my hard earned

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For 82 minutes last night Celtic’s performance was comfortable without ever being spectacular. Then the self-destruct button was half pressed and we nearly threw away another 2 points. If we had then Falkirk would have really needed to wear masks in celebration of their Dick Turpin type raid on CP. If we had won 2-0 then it would have been fine instead the nerve ending last 8 minutes once again

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Been a lot of negativity over the last few weeks on the Celtic tinternet. Lot of questioning the clubs direction, WGS, tactics and did we really pay £1.5million for Adam Virgo?In this time when the issue of free speech has came to the fore with events in Denmark and the collapse of the BNP trial then it’s refreshing to see the Celtic family embrace the different views and opinions and discuss

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Well there is not much you can say about that. Semi-Finals are never classics are they? They’re only good if you win. Last nights will never get released on DVD and would get football listed as a form of torture. The game reminded me of the CIS semi after Digger Barnes was sacked. KD took charge and fielded a team that contained 6 centre half’s. How WGS must wish he had 6 centre half’s to choose

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Celtic Park, Radio phone ins, Tabloid phone ins and internet message boards seem to be the sounding off place of choice, since the start of this season for Celtic fans who want us to fail. Celtic fans who want us to blow the league, who I think rejoiced when Artmedia and Clyde happened all so they can blow their trumpets and shout to the masses "told u that wee ginger shite wasn't good enough for

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Was speaking to a Dundee Utd fan I went to school with after the game on Saturday over a nice pint. After he gave me a right good slagging about, 1st points in 8 years at CP and the fact they would have won if the special brew was playing- I let him have it as I said in the preview they have not had much success against us and I really do feel quite sorry him as we have shafted them a few times

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In all my years of going to watch the mighty Celtic I can hardly remember a time when I feared playing a game against Dundee Utd. They always seem to be games I go into with a lot of confidence and not expecting to lose. Not that we have won all the games I have witnessed against them. I seem to remember a Davie Dodds hat-trick at CP in the early 80's and also a drunken Duncan disorderly Ferguson

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Sometimes to win with a solid performance rather than a flamboyant one is more satisfying. After our shaky performances over the last few weeks it was nice to see us produce a performance in which made or trip to Fir Park the most comfortable afternoon we have had there for a number of seasons. We defended as a unit and looked all the better for it with even once BBJ tracking back and tackling a

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So Celtic's 1st EVER pre-contract signing is Kenny Miller. I would have put money on it being Gary Caldwell too. Now I'm sure I speak for most of the Celtic support that Kenny's signing has been meet with a lukewarm reception not because he is an ex-r*nger player, as the fourth estate will make out, but because we have seen enough of him to know that he has glaring failings as a player.Kenny has

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Saturday on leaving the London Road Tav my mate said he had a spare seat next to him at the Celtic end. I decided that for journalistic effect I would take up his offer so to gain a different perspective than I usually get from my seat in the North Stand. Cracking seat 3 rows from the front of the top tier right above the corner flag on the Jungle side. Wouldn’t have matter where I sat right

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I found it quite hard this week, not to keep returning to the debacle at Broadwood. It’s like an itch, it has to be scratched. The fourth estate, quite rightly I may add, went to town on us. They rolled out the usual rent a quote ex-Tim to say his 2-bob worth. Now this gets on my goat. Celtic legends or Celtic nearly men who come out after bad results bleating about how bad we played while taking

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So Chris Sutton has left. The sulky silky striker has left in a blaze of controversy, which will warm up the fourth estates “Celtic in Crisis” headlines. By what I have read- all rumours the truth will come out someday maybe- it seems the best for all involved that the big man has went off to the arse end of the EPL. But he leaves a legacy and a gapping hole, which at the moment we are unsure

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Well that’s the silly season begun. The ludicrous transfer window has open and the vultures are circling their prey looking for a bargain. Funny thing is that most deals are completed in the last few days of the window being open, when the selling club get desperate and the poker-faced buyers finally get their man for a knockdown price.This window will be interesting as I hope Celtic are

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Right, its has taken me 2 days to calm down. 2 days to get my thoughts together. If I had tried to write a review in the immediate aftermath all you would have got is drunken rambling. Instead you are going to get sober rambling.I remember the Scottish Cup Semi Final against the Jambos in the centenary year. 1 down 3 minutes left, Dingus McGhee and Henry “drop the ball” Smith gave us all the help

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"We need to be more physical at Hearts. Sometimes, we play so much football that we give ourselves problems. Sometimes, we just have to put the ball forward, be physical for a while and get a few scraps"Quote this week from WGS.We all know Hearts will come at us, like caged tigers being let loose but it's up to us to keep the ball, keep the shape and play our game in the 1st 20 minutes in what is

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For me the Celtic home support slumped to new depths at the slumberous Celtic Park on Boxing Day. The booing of Bobo Balde was a disgrace and a slight on – what is rapidly becoming a joke term- the tag the greatest fans in the world.I remember the days when we used to back players to the hilt, no matter how bad they were. Looking back at some of the players that got our total support and to the

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“ And if you know your history”Probably no other club in the world that is defined so much by their history as Celtic. History has laid the foundations of what the club is today, even recent history shapes how the club progresses. Celtic have always celebrated historic victories but -unlike many- looked also on their failures and defeats with a romanticised view- as they do give the club a

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I love late goals. The way you see the oppents visibly deflate when the ball hits the back of the net and more importantly the way that it cancels out all the rubbish that has went on for the 80 odd minutes before. Yesterday when Naka scored was one of those moments. It turned a poor performance into a match winning one, which in truth was not deserved. Naka’s goal only papers over the cracks

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Merry Christmas and a big thank you to everyone who has posted on the site over the last few months.Tomorrow see's the return of an old Bhoy in the shape of Paul Lambert who brings his Livingston side to Parkhead for the 1st time since taking over as player manager.It will be interesting to see if WGS makes any changes after last weeks performance and also with Big Bobo leaving for the African

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Bah Humbug. It’s the season to be jolly, goodwill to all men and all that crap. It also the season of over-indulgence, which is what Celtic looked like they had been doing at Inverness on Sunday. They certainly never indulged in any thing that resembled football anyway.Plenty of goodwill kicking about unless your WGS to Malky Thompson. A wee tit for tat ensued after Celtic- wrongly in my opinion-

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Celtic endured a torturous trip to the highland capital today and if truth be told was very very very fortunate to leave with a point.Inverness really should be renamed “The land of the giants” as a quick look at Brewster’s team reassembles a rugby half back line and not fit athletic footballers. That’s no excuse though. As in Strachans words we are not exactly shrinking violets either.But today

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