Scottish Football Season 2010-2011

[Mr_Bojangles]

The offensive emotional blackmail of the pro-poppy brigade is pretty hard to stomach as well, but this reaction is completely over the top and inappropriate. A quiet, dignified refusal is quite enough.

Good point regarding the emotional blackmail but it's always going to be a delicate issue even with a quiet and dignified refusal and papers like the Record will scream murder. It doesn't help that the chairman of the club was also the War Minister when the UK Government sent to troops over to the middle east for what was a phoney reason to go to war in 2003.

The PR Machine has kicked in to gear now..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/9168655.stm

 

[sainter]

WOW! Probably the most epic 2 hours of my life - 2nd time I've been to Easter road in the away end for a derby but this was something on another level! I have no voice left today, our support was un-believable! Home support was dire, not even full, as was their performance. Wanted a Rudi hat-trick which didn't happen but the red card to ratboy made the day extra special!

Can you hear the hibees sing? No, no Can you hear the hibees sing? Cannae hear a f#%^ing thing!

Rudi is back at Hearts?

Shows how much I've been paying attention.

I remember when George Burley signed him to Saints from your club and it was such a big deal that they actually got him to sign his contract on the field before one of our games.

He turned out to be a massive flop but at the same time it didn't help that successive managers continued to play him as a full back rather than in an attacking role.

I'm happy to hear he's back at Hearts anyway. You want players to bleed for their clubs and his love for that club was something that you want in your own players.

The offensive emotional blackmail of the pro-poppy brigade is pretty hard to stomach as well, but this reaction is completely over the top and inappropriate. A quiet, dignified refusal is quite enough.

Well said.

 

[Tigerland88]

I think frankly that it is truly appalling when you consider that no doubt Celtic players and fans went to fight in WWII. What about Irish Catholics who volunteered in WWII? What about the special relationship between staunchly Catholic Poland and the UK resulting from WWII, where Poles contributed to the war effort and many were accepted as refugees in the UK after the war?

These facts fly over the head of some of these sick and twisted fools.

Correct and well said, they fail to see the stupidity of their actions. Do they not realise the sacrifices made to maintain their freedom from those who would have quashed it reagrdless of religion/ethnicity.

 

[jmothecat]

Dons were dismal today, the sooner McGhee goes the better.

In another note I really despise Terry Butcher. He celebrated on the field right in front of McGhee in a manner that looked to me as if he was trying to goad him. I know Butcher is Rangers through and through and despises Aberdeen and everything to do with us but I thought that was a little insensitive in front of a man who is about to lose his job.

On another note Butcher gives Aberdeen fans a reason to dislike Caley Thistle finally, after this apparent 'rivalry' we have with them it's good to have a reason to dislike them.

WOW! Probably the most epic 2 hours of my life - 2nd time I've been to Easter road in the away end for a derby but this was something on another level! I have no voice left today, our support was un-believable! Home support was dire, not even full, as was their performance. Wanted a Rudi hat-trick which didn't happen but the red card to ratboy made the day extra special!

Can you hear the hibees sing? No, no Can you hear the hibees sing? Cannae hear a f#%^ing thing!

Couldn't believe the lack of Hibs fans when I watched the highlights. I mean I know as an Aberdeen fan I can't really talk at the moment, but a game against Hearts in a game that everyone talks about whether they support one of the two teams or not you would think tickets would be like Gold-Dust. If I'd known and weren't working I would probably have tried to get a ticket (though with no prior booking details I'd guess I wouldn't get in, like when I decided to pop down to a Hearts - Dundee Utd game when Aberdeen weren't playing, I was told I couldn't get a ticket because I'd never bought one before - really didn't understand the logic).

 

[Mr_Bojangles]

On the BBC Podcast about last night's match and McGhee is on about how the crowd are giving him good encouragement and didn't have a bad word to say to him or the players as they walked down the tunnel at full time.

Something tells me he might be lying...

 

[musha_13]

Rudi is back at Hearts?

Shows how much I've been paying attention.

I remember when George Burley signed him to Saints from your club and it was such a big deal that they actually got him to sign his contract on the field before one of our games.

He turned out to be a massive flop but at the same time it didn't help that successive managers continued to play him as a full back rather than in an attacking role.

I'm happy to hear he's back at Hearts anyway. You want players to bleed for their clubs and his love for that club was something that you want in your own players.

Yep he's back, signed as a free agent just after the transfer window closed. Jefferies has him playing an attacking free more central role than i've seen before. Scored against rangers and then a hat-trick against St Mirren (all 3 goals brilliant).

He loves playing for Hearts and the fans all love him also!

 

[jmothecat]

On the BBC Podcast about last night's match and McGhee is on about how the crowd are giving him good encouragement and didn't have a bad word to say to him or the players as they walked down the tunnel at full time.

Something tells me he might be lying...

Encouragement for the team during the game but not of McGhee. Of every dons fan I know, have spoken to or seen on forums I've only found one who wants McGhee to stay and I'm fairly sure she doesn't know a great deal about what's going on.

 

[PortBrillance]

amazing that both Celtic and Rangers lose on the same day, at least we were playing some decent opposition away from home

 

[gaelictiogar]

How nice to see the Glasgow pair beaten by the Edinburgh pair.

 

[belfast_bomber]

How nice to see the Glasgow pair beaten by the Edinburgh pair.

How nice to see them beaten at all.

 

[Deledinho]

What a week to be a Jambo.

 

[musha_13]

What a week to be a Jambo.

Too Right!! Unfortunately I had to work last night so couldn't be there but managed to see the last 25 minutes or so on TV. Classic moment when Jim Jeffries (serving touchline ban) was in the stands with the crowd at the end singing the Hearts song!

 

[Mr_Bojangles]

This is the third game Lennon has been shown up for naive as anything. Utrecht away and the old firm game being the others. He seemed to be plaing a 4-2-4 formation with no defensive midfielder. He needs to learn to park the bus for semi-decent teams away and go out and smash the lower teams. If he's learning from it great, if this will happens a lot we can't rely on the other lot falling over like they did to Hibs. Well done jambos.

 

[gaelictiogar]

What a week to be a Jambo.

Marvellous week for them. 9 points in less than 9 days!!!

 

[Deledinho]

It's actually 9 points in 7 days. Hibs last Sunday, Celtic midweek and St. Johnstone yesterday. We've won 5 of our last 6 matches!

 

[musha_13]

It's actually 9 points in 7 days. Hibs last Sunday, Celtic midweek and St. Johnstone yesterday. We've won 5 of our last 6 matches!

And those 5 have all been clean sheets!

and what a week for Kevin Kyle -
*Proposed to his partner last Friday
*Beat the hobos at Easter Road last Sunday
*Beat Celtic on Wednesday
*Picked in the Scotland squad on Thursday
*Scored in the 2-0 win against St Johnstone yesterday

The man is a beast and quickly becoming a massive crowd favourite!

 

[Ray Nolan]

Solid win for Gers over Aberdeen, still can't believe that Miller missed a penalty though. Well done to the club and fans for the card display beforehand, it was superb.

 

[jmothecat]

Solid win for Gers over Aberdeen, still can't believe that Miller missed a penalty though. Well done to the club and fans for the card display beforehand, it was superb.

The outrage from Rangers fans at Aberdeen fans 'Spoiling the minutes silence' I found hilarious. One dons fan jumps the gun by about a second which caused him to be roundly booed by the rest of Aberdeen fans and certain Rangers fans are acting as if we are evil!

Thought the card display was a little risky myself, as much as I'd like to think it was about remembrance I can't help but think to some Rangers fans it has more to do with the petty tit-for-tat war between them and Celtic. After Celtic's stupid display against Aberdeen last week I worry a Rangers contingent in the support seemed to feel the need to prove that they supported the poppy appeal. Personally think that the silence and poppies put on the shirts should stay but that should be the end of it for fear that it will become marginalised or politicised.

I was at work today so didn't watch the Tim game, did they manage to stay silent for the minute or did some ignorant idiots spoil that?

 

[Ray Nolan]

Sounded like there was a few numpties outside the ground making a bit of noise but the vast majority of Celtic fans inside the ground respected the silence. Certainly a much better effort compared to what happened at Falkirk last season.

 

[robbieando]

and certain Rangers fans are acting as if we are evil!

Well.....you are an evil lot, but not for Saturday.

Thought the card display was a little risky myself, as much as I'd like to think it was about remembrance I can't help but think to some Rangers fans it has more to do with the petty tit-for-tat war between them and Celtic.

You do understand it takes more than 7 days to plan and set up that kind of display and was pay for by and commissioned by Rangers as a club. What a certain group of Celtic fans did after the decision was made to go ahead with the display shouldn't overshadow it. Nor be seen as a tit-for-tat display, when the simple thing would of been a banner in response.

After Celtic's stupid display against Aberdeen last week I worry a Rangers contingent in the support seemed to feel the need to prove that they supported the poppy appeal. Personally think that the silence and poppies put on the shirts should stay but that should be the end of it for fear that it will become marginalised or politicised.

Only a small group of fans from ONE club want an end to it and Rangers should be brought into it.

I was at work today so didn't watch the Tim game, did they manage to stay silent for the minute or did some ignorant idiots spoil that?

Better than last year and kudos to them for that.

 

[musha_13]

And another win for the Jambos! 2-0 comfortable win, Rudi with a cracking first and Temps with almost a better second. Kello saved a penalty outstretched to his left in the second half(penalty was soft). Scrappy game but we did what we had to, ref was good apart from dicey penalty decision. Then in the pub afterwads got a tiket for the rugby free(£45 worth) and saw the second half as Scotland upset Sth Africa!!!

 

[Mr_Bojangles]

Those substutions last night, I mean jesus christ Lenny. Thank god for Hooper.

 

[robbieando]

The Refs are on Strike.

Another proud moment in Celtic's history

 

[jmothecat]

The Refs are on Strike.

Another proud moment in Celtic's history

Thank God, probably Aberdeen's only chance of getting through a Saturday without losing.

The whole thing is ridiculous though. Referee was caught lying and got away with it, Celtic put constant pressure on refs to deflect from the problems in their team and it's ended up that fans of the other teams in Scotland out with Celtic getting punished due to a petty conspiracy theory concocted by Lennon and John Reid.

I'm not even on the side of the refs though as they are absolutely awful in this country, not biased, just awful. They get paid £850 a game and they can't deal with a little criticism, and considering the whole incident that caused this to happen was due to deceit by a ref I'm not sure what they can complain about.

I'm a wee bit pissed off because I've already paid for my train tickets to Kilmarnock which isn't cheap. The Scottish game has become a laughing stock, supporting a laughing stock team in a laughing stock league is getting tedious.

 

[robbieando]

I'm not even on the side of the refs though as they are absolutely awful in this country, not biased, just awful. They get paid £850 a game and they can't deal with a little criticism, and considering the whole incident that caused this to happen was due to deceit by a ref I'm not sure what they can complain about.

- Personal Safety of Themselves (Death Threats via mail and phone calls)
- Personal Safety of their Property (Home windows bricked on a regular basis)
- Personal Safety of their Families (Death Threats directed at family members)
- Leaking of Match Reports and Testing Results

Heck even for Neil Lennon to shout abuse in the 4th Officials face until he was Blue in the face the other week and then claim he didn't understand why he was sent to the stands might be a clue as to why the Refs aren't happy.

I'm sure they can complain about all that and have due cause to strike.