Decanted Newsamble: Motherwell(a)

What a fucker of a week. This wound is probably to raw to give a objective appraisal of how I feel at this moment at time but I feel my memories of oor UEFA Cup run have been violated and devalued.

This article in The Guardian sums up why I’m feeling bemused and angry at the fitba’ ghods- which I’m now believing don’t exist- this morning and now I’m sure the devil season will come to fruitarian. Sometimes you just have to accept that it’s written in destiny.

Update: I have just received this message from one of Manchesters finest, summing up what they are feeling in Mosside and Salford. Also, this article and following comments show that they are not influencing people or winning friends. Still....Veiri and Mutu for fucks sake.

Last night, more than hoping that the Huns would lose, I was pinning ma hopes on them losing as ma “Blackadder” plan hinged on them getting pumped oot and making it 6 games wieoot a victory for them. It’s still 6 games wieoot a victory but......the boost of getting to the UEFA Cup final will see them through.

We are now hoping for a marvellous May. A May when we can take what WE are witnessing- i.e joyus Huns- channel it and love it when we see them hurting when it all fails and karma is restored.

But it’s a helluva long shot. A shot so long that one of those fancy dan guns that the army use that can shoot 5 miles, through armour plated tanks, through walls and round corners wid have slim chances of hitting. Lord, we need a miricle.

It is now a watch through oor fingers May. I thought last Sunday was bad too. After we scored the penalty- which I didnae watch as I said to ma cousin “Barry Robson hits his pens straight doon the middle, any keeper worth his salt will know this.....” see the ultimate optimist, as always- I sat in my seat shitting maeself anytime we lost the ba’.

The auld fella that sits next to me asked me every 5 minutes how long their was to go and the last 10 minutes seemed like the longest of ma life. We now have 270 minutes of pure, pure torture to go. Added to that us having to watch what they do as well makes it worse. How I wish we didnae need to bother aboot them or who they were playing.

I mean, why should I bother if DUTD, Motherwell and Hibs still have something to play for when they play them. How come I’m hoping that both teams lose the UEFA cup final and my thoughts aboot the whole racist Zenit support and Huns being wiped oot are unhealthy.

So unhealthy in fact that if the Celtic Trust are bothered aboot a certain song aboot Nacho Skankmonster Novo and someone’s sisters pants then if they could have got inside ma heid I would have public enemy number 1.

It shouldnae matter but oor failings, which will be addressed on an end of the season blog, mean we have to bother. But first......let’s take care of business. We only have 9 points to play for and we need to ensure we get those 9 points.

But until yesterday it has been a quiet week. A week that sod all happened apart from the outcry over an unoffensive t-shirt worn by the most hated man in Scotland.

Now I think the press reaction to this and, also, The Huns reaction to this really proves the whole point of the HG's shirt. Yes, he knew what he was doing and he knew he was doing it in the most public of places. A place where bigotry, sectarianism and racism are common place.

The fact that the press called him "idiotic" for wearing it and wanted him hung, drawn, quartered, shot and fed to devil dugs shows even they DONT GET THE PROBLEM or the point of the shirt.

The problem is...the fact that he canny wear a GBTP T-Shirt wieoot the masses going mental aboot it. If you are offended by it then you are a cavemen. A bigot. Part of Scotland's Shame. Over at The Offside there is a amusing take and some damming evidence to ponder over. Also, from The Celts Are Here a cracking open letter to Darryl Benfoot.

Another story that caught my eye was Paul Hartley talks up oor Gordon's man-management skills. Not something that the anti-Strachan brigade will agree wie (or Adam Virgo, Alan Thomson, Charlie Mulgrew or Deek Riordon) but can Gordon take the credit for seeing the wood before the trees by playing a settled and in-form midfield for a number of games? Is that not what he should have been doing since March?

The Manager hits the nail on the heid wie his comments today. The Huns will only feel pressure if we win at the bog of Lanarkshire. The game will have to be played in the same sort of style as the last time we visited. That day we had to vary oor play, were more direct and went longer quicker from the midfield.

Our strikers have now found some form, oor midfield has a balance and Gary Caldwell is acting like the new Roy Aitken. We are 4 games unbeaten, scoring 10 goals and losing 4 in the process. We have only lost one away game in oor last 6- at Ipox- and since Motherwell beat us at CP they seem to have lost their way stumbling to a loss (against us right enough) and an undeserved 2-2 draw against DUTD. As celtic stats points out since 2005/06 we have played four games at Fir Park and only won twice.

Tomorrow that needs to become 3 wins. Wie Scott McDonald top goalscorer in oor squad wie 4 against Motherwell (oddly enough since 2005/06 he is joint scorer for Motherwell against us wie 4) I think I can predict that if yer a betting man my money would be on him scoring. Two goals v r*ngers has rejuvenated the wee fellow and another double could be on the cards.

Canny see GS making any changes- think Mick will play- so a 3-1 Celtic victory is my prediction.

Forza