You know when you don’t know whether your sleeping or dreaming? You seem to be loitering with intent in some sort of sub conscious limbo, which causes much confusion for a few hours when you really do think that you were talking to George Cole about a new Tv.
That’s what Celtic have been like in the last 7 days. The sub conscious limbo that confuses you into thinking that this team has another Ginger in charge. It’s so capable of beauty – Inverness – but will revert to the beast of just winning with the nagging feeling that the manager hasn’t quite got a grip of his best 11.
Still, no matter how hard you screw your eyes up, Alan Thompson will never look like Gary Pendry.
It was a wonderful performance said our manager of Scott Brown after the game. True, he gave an eye-catching performance. The type of performance that saw us get involved in an expensive game of paper, scissors and stone. Problem is, like his Hibs days, he was eye-catching because those round about him were unnoticeable and it has been noted in dispatches that we lost the plot in the middle when Joe Ledley moved to left back.
The accommodation of Scott Brown or the appreciation of Scott Brown will define this season.
Hibs came into this game as troubled as a Goth who has just realised that werewolf’s and vampires don’t hang around 2nd hand record shops looking to take their virginity. The reason they never got a hefty defeat was due to the MIB, Callum Murray, officiating while wearing water wings and Celtic.
Midfield and forward line were poor in a creative and attacking sense. This was mainly due to Shaun Maloney and Anthony Stokes. Maloney reached a new low in terms of low performances he has been famed for and Stokes decided to show the attitude of a big-time-Charlie trying to prove to his ex-employers why he has moved onto bigger and better things.
He played with a scowl and was made to look pretty foolish as his tricks, flicks and attempted passes failed to find their postbox time and time again. Frustrating for a player who should be above that pettiness. Plus, did we actually long for Sammy to enter the fray? Yes, it was that type of day.
The rest?
Fraser, must be bored, 5. Cha Du Ri, problem position, 4. Danny, would allow him to make me a sandwich, 6. Loovens, not fit for glue, 5. Mulgrew, the curse strikes, 3.
Maloney, zero, o. Brown, everybody’s talking at me, 5. Ledley, suffered because of the curse, 5. Juarez, keep the pants on under the trousers, 4. Ki, second outing in a week, 3.
Stokes, relax, 1. Hooper, looked like a man who has just returned from 6 weeks out, 3. Sammy, missed the chance, 3.
MOTM, Big Danny. Mainly out for fear he will hunt me down.
The ratings reflect a performance that disappointed after the high of Wednesday night, the reasons for that disappointment hopefully will be sorted out before Billy Reid brings his version of Bert and Ernie to Celtic Park.
The goals and post match reaction.
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The overall MOTM scores
Ledley, 2
Lizzy, 1
Brown, 1
Maloney, 1
Danny, 1
Hooper, 1
With negativity like this,who needs the laptop loyal?It was a comfortable victory ffs,we can’t win 6 nil every week.Brown was outstanding on Sat,yet you still manage to write a critical piece of him?Poor craic.
@ Saint Leo
The accusations of negativity and the playing of the laptop loyal card is tiresome. Time to stop being so precious and get this you don’t get struck down by lightening or go to the burnie fire if you say: ‘hang on we were pretty shit and wait a minute we have been pretty stodgy for most games this season but hey the league table looks good.’ that’s the reality of the clubs position.
I also expect us to be this way due to the upheaval.
Agree it was a comfortable victory. It should have been more comfortable if we had bothered to play anything near a level we can.
Scott Brown. I see a bit of revisionism in the misty eyed take on the performance. Lennon has played a blinder causing this.
Lord of the wing,
From where I sit, it would appear that you are the one being over precious. Everytime someone challenges your thoughts, you are straight back on to put down the postings. Maybe the accusations of negativity or laptop loyalism might not be sooo tiresome for you if you actually posted about the actual performance of the side and manager from a clear perspective. You DO come accross as being negative, and you DO appear to be carrying out the work of the aforemntioned laptop loyal. Let’s not forget – we are Celtic SUPPORTERS, and there is a difference!
@ mightymoose
Forgive me if you think this me putting you down but using the comment section of a blog to do what it is designed for is not being precious. You seem to think I don’t comment about the performance or have a clear perspective. Having re-read the blog I’m sure I did but here it is again. It was a poor performance, from most of our players, Scott Brown is getting lauded for a passable performance, which was only noticed because of the nothingness round about him.
Yes, it’s great to win 6 in a row. My thoughts are that this team is showing the kind of constancy that a brand new team shouldn’t be anywhere near. That’s impressive. The performances haven’t been on occasions. Saturday was one, and I’m not ashamed to call it as I see it. The ICT review must have been written by my twin brother who has OD on happiness, blue smarties and is nice to puppies.
A perspective? I go into every game with the perspective that I want to see Celtic win and play well. If not, then just win. No agenda to ensure I moan about something, just not blind optimism or a precious take that because I’m a Celtic fan the right not to criticise or be fickle is not an option.
After 5 mins against Hibs it looked like it was going to be a rout. It annoyed me that it wasn’t as we are capable.
Wanting the best seems to be a crime nowadays.
Molly, is an Interloper,
Broonie, is Wan too,
Cha, is awe Wrang and never a Right Back,
He should be woikin’…
in the Loo!
collie.
Tail’s, Awaggin’, Awaggin’
Welcome Collie, nice sonnet.