Celtic 1 Parma 0
"Ah...it's great to be hame" said a fellow traveller to the day's game, slugging a half bottle of buckie- sad i know, very stereotypical of a hoops fan-, as we turned into the London Road. A new season brings new hope and fears but the tingle of excitement when you see the dear old place for the 1st time again.
Not that the majority of he crowd felt the same. The hum of conversations, people catching up with their football pals, friends who you only see when watching 11 guys chasing round a ball or, like me, making new football pals as i have moved seat, was the loudest the crowd got all day.
The game had a pre-season feel, one team a week from the start of their season the other 3 weeks away from their big kick off, with pace rarely getting above training match. It was enlightened by a few tasty tackles a stramash involving Scott Broon and the Italians trying to mane wee Aiden after he had terrorised a full back to the point that he didn't return for the second half.
Again, Aiden played with bomp and brilliance but was infuriating in equal measures. When will the consistent final ball come? Still his 1st half performance when he destroyed the aforementioned full back was worth the admission money, even though it was a freebie i did have to pay ma bus fare and club membership, oh also a cola to drive away the hungover taste of ma mouth feeling like a bears arse, so it did cost me, and he wasn't the only player you would gladly pay to watch.
Scott Brown was Scott Brown. He put in the type of performance that will endear him to us. Full of energy, full of twists, turns and no small measure of skill. He will be a big player for us this season. Was shunted out on the right, to accommodate oor Zico Hartley, who again put in the type of performance that makes me wonder why we spent over a million quid on him. The only thing that has impressed is his ability to grow a beard very quickly.
He won't get a central berth, or he shouldn't anyway. Celtic played a sort of diamond midfield with Donati impressing as the anchor. This bhoy is a player. He is in the Pirlo mould, a regista, a quarter back, a conductor. He directs traffic always see's a pass always on the look out for a forward ball. In fact he is everything i thought the Grav was going to be.
I think he played deeper than he has been. Not bombing forward like i have seen. Maybe oor Gordon has looked at the Newcastle game and seen the flaws in his vision. One midfielder needs to sit. Donati looks like he is it but it wouldn't surprise me if Hartley somehow wangles that role or Caldwell for certain games.
Still, i saw nothing really that made me think that we are in for a goal feast. Still toothless in attack, with Magic and the increasingly frustrating Jvoh, who stormed up the Sally Gunnell when subbed, were poor. They were easily reigned in by a defence that nearly got relegated last season.
Where is the big Dutchman who terrorised defenders with such ease at the start of his hoops career? He is no threat anymore and maybe should no longer be considered as an untouchable undroppable.
Also the full backs need competition. Naylor had a mare again. He looked like a journeyman from Wolverhampton, a white Mo Camara. After his performance against Newcastle most players would have been dropped from the tyne brig not played the following game.
Wilson was more steady, JFK and Mick the same but the nagging doubt remains that we won't get the best oot of that back four unless quality competition is bought to challenge and push the full backs and no Doumbe is not it.
More worrying for me is i really didn't see any sign of urgency or enough to say this season will be any different from last. Now i know, unlike some who think winning a pre season game, with two late goals to send their fans bouncing wildly, getting booked for an OTT celebration and lording it as if they had won the European cup, means nothing and when the real stuff starts we should step it up. We now have the players to give us more energy from the middle.
Can the manager get them to do it though? The jury is still out on that one.
Forza
Not that the majority of he crowd felt the same. The hum of conversations, people catching up with their football pals, friends who you only see when watching 11 guys chasing round a ball or, like me, making new football pals as i have moved seat, was the loudest the crowd got all day.
The game had a pre-season feel, one team a week from the start of their season the other 3 weeks away from their big kick off, with pace rarely getting above training match. It was enlightened by a few tasty tackles a stramash involving Scott Broon and the Italians trying to mane wee Aiden after he had terrorised a full back to the point that he didn't return for the second half.
Again, Aiden played with bomp and brilliance but was infuriating in equal measures. When will the consistent final ball come? Still his 1st half performance when he destroyed the aforementioned full back was worth the admission money, even though it was a freebie i did have to pay ma bus fare and club membership, oh also a cola to drive away the hungover taste of ma mouth feeling like a bears arse, so it did cost me, and he wasn't the only player you would gladly pay to watch.
Scott Brown was Scott Brown. He put in the type of performance that will endear him to us. Full of energy, full of twists, turns and no small measure of skill. He will be a big player for us this season. Was shunted out on the right, to accommodate oor Zico Hartley, who again put in the type of performance that makes me wonder why we spent over a million quid on him. The only thing that has impressed is his ability to grow a beard very quickly.
He won't get a central berth, or he shouldn't anyway. Celtic played a sort of diamond midfield with Donati impressing as the anchor. This bhoy is a player. He is in the Pirlo mould, a regista, a quarter back, a conductor. He directs traffic always see's a pass always on the look out for a forward ball. In fact he is everything i thought the Grav was going to be.
I think he played deeper than he has been. Not bombing forward like i have seen. Maybe oor Gordon has looked at the Newcastle game and seen the flaws in his vision. One midfielder needs to sit. Donati looks like he is it but it wouldn't surprise me if Hartley somehow wangles that role or Caldwell for certain games.
Still, i saw nothing really that made me think that we are in for a goal feast. Still toothless in attack, with Magic and the increasingly frustrating Jvoh, who stormed up the Sally Gunnell when subbed, were poor. They were easily reigned in by a defence that nearly got relegated last season.
Where is the big Dutchman who terrorised defenders with such ease at the start of his hoops career? He is no threat anymore and maybe should no longer be considered as an untouchable undroppable.
Also the full backs need competition. Naylor had a mare again. He looked like a journeyman from Wolverhampton, a white Mo Camara. After his performance against Newcastle most players would have been dropped from the tyne brig not played the following game.
Wilson was more steady, JFK and Mick the same but the nagging doubt remains that we won't get the best oot of that back four unless quality competition is bought to challenge and push the full backs and no Doumbe is not it.
More worrying for me is i really didn't see any sign of urgency or enough to say this season will be any different from last. Now i know, unlike some who think winning a pre season game, with two late goals to send their fans bouncing wildly, getting booked for an OTT celebration and lording it as if they had won the European cup, means nothing and when the real stuff starts we should step it up. We now have the players to give us more energy from the middle.
Can the manager get them to do it though? The jury is still out on that one.
Forza
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Good summing up Kevin! The players are there but can the manager build a team?
Message to JVoH (who I though was a must, until now): Kenny Miller did everything that you should have. Waken up, man.
I liked how Donati played close to the central defenders. I have to praise Hartley too for a dogged shift.
A win is a win.
Killie at home, I wonder if BBC Scotland will mention how long it is since the Marnocks won at Celtic Park? :-)
i didnae think hartley done enough to justify staying on the park for 90mins.
i'm thinking that he may need to get use to the view from the bench along wie deek....
having thought aboot it again donati did defo play deeper than in any other game, was that the wee tweak gs was talking aboot.
i have a confession. i missed the goal....left early due to my stookie and sling.....
It may not happen again but I`d like to praise the defenders too. Paul Caddis looked unbelievably small in that company. I didn`t see Hartley do anything particularly smart but he kept busy. As for the goal, well it`s not every day you see a man beating six players, playing a perfect wall pass and finishing with an overhead volley and we didn`t see it yesterday either. Good finish though! :-)
i have seen the goal now..fair finish but what was kenny miller doing?
Big Mick signed a 4 year deal and announced as Club Captain.
Fair enough in my view - glad he has got it, now I want him to raise his voice a bit more and give the boys a bollocking when they need it on the pitch.
Adu signed for Benfica and apparently Gowser is going back to Morton for about £150k. Can't say I have ever seen him so not sure if he will be a loss or not.
Hail hail one and all
i'm happy as well reg the decision on the captain and big mick signing new 4 year deal.
where u hear that reg gow baldy?
i would have liked to see adu hear, think he is a cracking player.
did u see that tonite anyone, nothing to fear.
wots hutton like, smith said he was unlucky to get booked haha.
worst 2 goals i have ever seen both should have been fouls esp 2nd one.
some shocking tackles throughout as well.
Mentioned on CQN or one of the either sites regarding Gowser (McGowan). Spoke to my Dad about him and apparently he is a similar in style and stature to Ross Wallace - so probably for that reason not going to make it.
On the drive into work this morning, he was going on about the Huns match and remarked that they certainly take no prisoners but put accross much less politely.
Still onwards and upwards
I saw the goals, they looked a bit dodgy. I think that they had a good attack in the first 10 seconds and it went downhill after that. Anyway that is a minor distraction it`s all about how the Bhoys do!
No sign of more signings?
gez, they’re making me do work.....
anyway, mick as captain, in light of no other candidates it was a no brainer really. Like baldy, i want to see him becoming a feed the bear type, a winner, someone that will ensure that things like black Sunday willnae happen or the team willnae just roll over and die in games.
has he got it in him? Yes, he stood up to lenny a few times, seems a level headed lad and good character. It’s what he does on the pitch what matters though. Maybe gordie will find a decent ptnr for him?
der h*n.....i’ve heard two sayings this morning..durty barstewards and big durty barstewards- nvr saw the game- i had a date wie homer simpson- but both sayings were followed by they lack pace and we have nuthin to worry aboot.
it’s alright being physical but being just doon right thug like is nuthin to worry aboot. I mean we are the cavaliers and there the roundheads, right?
mcgowan was another one of the barrowfield skillfull wee midget clones..good luck wee man but i’ll trust the management on this one.
signings...a wee winger from killie ...maybe we are going to convert him into a full back as if we sign him that’s seven forwards we have....
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