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Call me paranoid but I fully expect a media campaign over the coming weeks regarding interest in McInnes from down south.
Started last night on RS...Packaged off to WBA
That story will grow arms and legs up until the hun play Aberdeen and will be dropped the following day. With the amount of teams in catching distance of the hun they will have to provide pull out supplements to carry all the rumours of Lennon, McInnes and Clarke moving on. Mentioned Killie would find it hard to keep Clark earlier tonight.
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7 Apr 2018, 09:56 AM
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Chris Sutton on how we ae not the same team without Scott Brown, questioning BR's signing policy, how we are on course to win the ugliest treble ever and how he thought a move to Celtic would ruin his career.
Scott Brown is dragging Celtic to a double Treble and they'd be in a title race without him - Chris Sutton The Parkhead legend reckons the current skipper has been the difference this season.
Spoiler: click to toggle ByChris Sutton Scott Brown is a target for rivals but it’s not got anything to do with jealousy. Opposition players clearly think the key to stopping this Celtic side is stopping their captain. I can’t disagree. Brown has been on the end of some shocking tackles this season, none more so than the horror show challenge from Andrew Davies. I don’t know what the Ross County man was thinking. It was borderline assault. As for the SFA, they have done their usual this season, stuck their heads in the sand and hoped it would blow over. It was a disgraceful incident but yet again Brown bounced back like he always does. He seems to laugh off these tackles and gets on with the job, which is a brilliant attitude. I’m all for physicality on the pitch but some of these players have gone over the line. But I can understand why. Brown doesn’t just make Celtic tick – he is this Celtic team this season. Brown is dragging the club towards another Treble. Celtic would not be where they are in the table or in the Scottish Cup without their captain. It’s as simple as that. Without him I honestly believe there would be a title race going into the final few weeks of the season. That’s how important he has been. I agree with Brendan Rodgers when he speaks about his skipper’s role. And I’ve spoken to the likes of Neil Lennon who talked about the massive influence he has on the pitch and in the dressing room. When he is missing Celtic are nowhere near the same side. Look at Ibrox, when he held the team together with 10 men. At Pittodrie when the heat was on he was the one leading the side and shrugging off another assault. Brown should be Player of the Year but it’s just as well he’s firing on all cylinders because Celtic are limping towards the ugliest Treble of all time. They’ve already dropped points in 11 games this season, which is just one fewer than Ronny Deila’s final flat campaign, and no one can tell me they’ve been impressive this year. It has been underwhelming. You can argue it’s a good sign winning ugly and it is but this isn’t close to the free-flowing swashbuckling, exciting Rodgers team of last season. Overall standards have slipped. Aberdeen and Rangers must be kicking themselves. Rangers have had their problems all year but Aberdeen in particular should be tearing their hair out. They thought their best chance of winning the league was Deila’s last season. It turns out it was this year. They blew it when it mattered and there is a feeling Celtic have got away with it a bit this term. You could forgive them for the domestic displays if they were lighting up Europe but you can’t tell me the Champions League campaign was a success. I know they managed to hang around beyond Christmas but one win in six and some truly awful performances does not equate to a huge amount of progress. Getting to the group stage was a big deal but they didn’t do much once they got there. And I’m struggling to see how they can expect much different next season unless there are some big changes. I can’t for the life of me get my head around the signing policy. How many Rodgers signings are mainstays in the side these days? Moussa Dembele, maybe Olivier Ntcham? Scott Sinclair isn’t guaranteed a game each week now. Where on earth is Marvin Compper and what’s happened to Charly Musonda? These players were brought in with a view to next season. Bed them in for the Champions League qualifiers but they are nowhere to be seen. Musonda is a talented youngster but he’s in Scotland to play games, not sit watching from the sidelines. Celtic were crying out for creativity against Dundee the other night and yet he and Patrick Roberts were twiddling their thumbs. I don’t get it. Rodgers has been an undoubted success at Celtic and you can’t be too critical. He won’t say it publicly but he must know his side have not been up to the required level too often in this campaign. Brown has been the exception, James Forrest has had a good season and Kieran Tierney can also hold his head high, even though he’s suffered from a playing a lot of football. After those three the rest would struggle to claim they have been up to scratch this term. Celtic will claim a double and could go win the Treble. It will be a commendable achievement but when this squad are sitting back sipping champagne at the end of the term if they think they have all hit the heights this season they will be kidding themselves on. They should be toasting their captain. Chris Sutton reveals why he feared Celtic move could ruin his careerThe BT Sport pundit has opened up on his decision to move north of the border in 2000. ByLiam Bryce Chris Sutton admits he feared moving to Celtic could have stopped his career in its tracks. The Parkhead hero made the switch from Chelsea in 2000 and spent six successful years in Glasgow. But despite netting 86 goals in 199 appearances for the Hoops, Sutton reckons he took a risk by ditching the English Premier League to head north of the border. Aged 27 when he joined Martin O'Neill 's new-look side for £6million, he admits being wary that a flop first season would have a devastating effect on his career. Speaking to BT Sport in a new documentary to be aired on April 8, Sutton said: "It was a big risk because had I fallen away in my first season at Celtic then it probably would have been my career over at the top level." Sutton infamously snubbed an England B call-up after being demoted from the senior side by manager Glenn Hoddle. Hoddle never selected Sutton for an England squad again, but the 46-year-old now admits he was the only one in the wrong over the spat. He added: "There was only person who was wrong and that was me. "Whatever I thought at the time, you have no right to do, as a player, as I did." Asked why he he acted the way he did, Sutton said: "Because that was how I felt and I thought it was unjust. "But I should have dealt with it in a different way. If I was to look back (laughing) on every moment of my life and career, I did put my foot in it numerous, numerous times - spur of the moment." “BT Sport Classics: In Conversation With David Tanner – Chris Sutton, is on BT Sport 1 from 1030am on 8 April, ahead of exclusively live coverage of Hamilton v Celtic on BT Sport 1 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/scott-brown-dragging-celtic-double-12317306
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7 Apr 2018, 10:08 AM
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Can’t really argue with too much of what he’s saying in that piece tbh
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7 Apr 2018, 10:09 AM
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Media related I suppose, but noticed an almighty furore on Twitter last night over Pep's comments regarding being offered Pogba and Mkhytarian yesterday.
Supposedly the story and comments were to be embargoed until 10:30pm last night, presumably to sell more papers today, but an Italian journalist from Sky Italia, Gianluca Di Marzio, who wasn't at the press conference, ran with the quotes almost as soon as he got them. Cue every British sports medium running with it early on the back of the Sky Italia leak, and an assortment of journalists calling the guy a "twat" and a "disgrace to the profession" amongst other things. Irony overload I suppose. The human ball of lard from the Sun, Neil Custis, was tearing into him unrepentantly which was a bit rich given his paper's history and code of conduct.
Found it all rather tawdry but gave a great insight into how these stories are played out and broken even in the age of social media.
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7 Apr 2018, 10:37 AM
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Chris Sutton on how we ae not the same team without Scott Brown, questioning BR's signing policy, how we are on course to win the ugliest treble ever and how he thought a move to Celtic would ruin his career. Scott Brown is dragging Celtic to a double Treble and they'd be in a title race without him - Chris SuttonThe Parkhead legend reckons the current skipper has been the difference this season. Spoiler: click to toggle ByChris Sutton Scott Brown is a target for rivals but it’s not got anything to do with jealousy. Opposition players clearly think the key to stopping this Celtic side is stopping their captain. I can’t disagree. Brown has been on the end of some shocking tackles this season, none more so than the horror show challenge from Andrew Davies. I don’t know what the Ross County man was thinking. It was borderline assault. As for the SFA, they have done their usual this season, stuck their heads in the sand and hoped it would blow over. It was a disgraceful incident but yet again Brown bounced back like he always does. He seems to laugh off these tackles and gets on with the job, which is a brilliant attitude. I’m all for physicality on the pitch but some of these players have gone over the line. But I can understand why. Brown doesn’t just make Celtic tick – he is this Celtic team this season. Brown is dragging the club towards another Treble. Celtic would not be where they are in the table or in the Scottish Cup without their captain. It’s as simple as that. Without him I honestly believe there would be a title race going into the final few weeks of the season. That’s how important he has been. I agree with Brendan Rodgers when he speaks about his skipper’s role. And I’ve spoken to the likes of Neil Lennon who talked about the massive influence he has on the pitch and in the dressing room. When he is missing Celtic are nowhere near the same side. Look at Ibrox, when he held the team together with 10 men. At Pittodrie when the heat was on he was the one leading the side and shrugging off another assault. Brown should be Player of the Year but it’s just as well he’s firing on all cylinders because Celtic are limping towards the ugliest Treble of all time. They’ve already dropped points in 11 games this season, which is just one fewer than Ronny Deila’s final flat campaign, and no one can tell me they’ve been impressive this year. It has been underwhelming. You can argue it’s a good sign winning ugly and it is but this isn’t close to the free-flowing swashbuckling, exciting Rodgers team of last season. Overall standards have slipped. Aberdeen and Rangers must be kicking themselves. Rangers have had their problems all year but Aberdeen in particular should be tearing their hair out. They thought their best chance of winning the league was Deila’s last season. It turns out it was this year. They blew it when it mattered and there is a feeling Celtic have got away with it a bit this term. You could forgive them for the domestic displays if they were lighting up Europe but you can’t tell me the Champions League campaign was a success. I know they managed to hang around beyond Christmas but one win in six and some truly awful performances does not equate to a huge amount of progress. Getting to the group stage was a big deal but they didn’t do much once they got there. And I’m struggling to see how they can expect much different next season unless there are some big changes. I can’t for the life of me get my head around the signing policy. How many Rodgers signings are mainstays in the side these days? Moussa Dembele, maybe Olivier Ntcham? Scott Sinclair isn’t guaranteed a game each week now. Where on earth is Marvin Compper and what’s happened to Charly Musonda? These players were brought in with a view to next season. Bed them in for the Champions League qualifiers but they are nowhere to be seen. Musonda is a talented youngster but he’s in Scotland to play games, not sit watching from the sidelines. Celtic were crying out for creativity against Dundee the other night and yet he and Patrick Roberts were twiddling their thumbs. I don’t get it. Rodgers has been an undoubted success at Celtic and you can’t be too critical. He won’t say it publicly but he must know his side have not been up to the required level too often in this campaign. Brown has been the exception, James Forrest has had a good season and Kieran Tierney can also hold his head high, even though he’s suffered from a playing a lot of football. After those three the rest would struggle to claim they have been up to scratch this term. Celtic will claim a double and could go win the Treble. It will be a commendable achievement but when this squad are sitting back sipping champagne at the end of the term if they think they have all hit the heights this season they will be kidding themselves on. They should be toasting their captain. Chris Sutton reveals why he feared Celtic move could ruin his careerThe BT Sport pundit has opened up on his decision to move north of the border in 2000. ByLiam Bryce Chris Sutton admits he feared moving to Celtic could have stopped his career in its tracks. The Parkhead hero made the switch from Chelsea in 2000 and spent six successful years in Glasgow. But despite netting 86 goals in 199 appearances for the Hoops, Sutton reckons he took a risk by ditching the English Premier League to head north of the border. Aged 27 when he joined Martin O'Neill 's new-look side for £6million, he admits being wary that a flop first season would have a devastating effect on his career. Speaking to BT Sport in a new documentary to be aired on April 8, Sutton said: "It was a big risk because had I fallen away in my first season at Celtic then it probably would have been my career over at the top level." Sutton infamously snubbed an England B call-up after being demoted from the senior side by manager Glenn Hoddle. Hoddle never selected Sutton for an England squad again, but the 46-year-old now admits he was the only one in the wrong over the spat. He added: "There was only person who was wrong and that was me. "Whatever I thought at the time, you have no right to do, as a player, as I did." Asked why he he acted the way he did, Sutton said: "Because that was how I felt and I thought it was unjust. "But I should have dealt with it in a different way. If I was to look back (laughing) on every moment of my life and career, I did put my foot in it numerous, numerous times - spur of the moment." “BT Sport Classics: In Conversation With David Tanner – Chris Sutton, is on BT Sport 1 from 1030am on 8 April, ahead of exclusively live coverage of Hamilton v Celtic on BT Sport 1 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/scott-brown-dragging-celtic-double-12317306 I'll take an "ugly" treble every year !
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7 Apr 2018, 10:45 AM
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Chris Sutton on how we ae not the same team without Scott Brown, questioning BR's signing policy, how we are on course to win the ugliest treble ever and how he thought a move to Celtic would ruin his career. Scott Brown is dragging Celtic to a double Treble and they'd be in a title race without him - Chris SuttonThe Parkhead legend reckons the current skipper has been the difference this season. Spoiler: click to toggle ByChris Sutton Scott Brown is a target for rivals but it’s not got anything to do with jealousy. Opposition players clearly think the key to stopping this Celtic side is stopping their captain. I can’t disagree. Brown has been on the end of some shocking tackles this season, none more so than the horror show challenge from Andrew Davies. I don’t know what the Ross County man was thinking. It was borderline assault. As for the SFA, they have done their usual this season, stuck their heads in the sand and hoped it would blow over. It was a disgraceful incident but yet again Brown bounced back like he always does. He seems to laugh off these tackles and gets on with the job, which is a brilliant attitude. I’m all for physicality on the pitch but some of these players have gone over the line. But I can understand why. Brown doesn’t just make Celtic tick – he is this Celtic team this season. Brown is dragging the club towards another Treble. Celtic would not be where they are in the table or in the Scottish Cup without their captain. It’s as simple as that. Without him I honestly believe there would be a title race going into the final few weeks of the season. That’s how important he has been. I agree with Brendan Rodgers when he speaks about his skipper’s role. And I’ve spoken to the likes of Neil Lennon who talked about the massive influence he has on the pitch and in the dressing room. When he is missing Celtic are nowhere near the same side. Look at Ibrox, when he held the team together with 10 men. At Pittodrie when the heat was on he was the one leading the side and shrugging off another assault. Brown should be Player of the Year but it’s just as well he’s firing on all cylinders because Celtic are limping towards the ugliest Treble of all time. They’ve already dropped points in 11 games this season, which is just one fewer than Ronny Deila’s final flat campaign, and no one can tell me they’ve been impressive this year. It has been underwhelming. You can argue it’s a good sign winning ugly and it is but this isn’t close to the free-flowing swashbuckling, exciting Rodgers team of last season. Overall standards have slipped. Aberdeen and Rangers must be kicking themselves. Rangers have had their problems all year but Aberdeen in particular should be tearing their hair out. They thought their best chance of winning the league was Deila’s last season. It turns out it was this year. They blew it when it mattered and there is a feeling Celtic have got away with it a bit this term. You could forgive them for the domestic displays if they were lighting up Europe but you can’t tell me the Champions League campaign was a success. I know they managed to hang around beyond Christmas but one win in six and some truly awful performances does not equate to a huge amount of progress. Getting to the group stage was a big deal but they didn’t do much once they got there. And I’m struggling to see how they can expect much different next season unless there are some big changes. I can’t for the life of me get my head around the signing policy. How many Rodgers signings are mainstays in the side these days? Moussa Dembele, maybe Olivier Ntcham? Scott Sinclair isn’t guaranteed a game each week now. Where on earth is Marvin Compper and what’s happened to Charly Musonda? These players were brought in with a view to next season. Bed them in for the Champions League qualifiers but they are nowhere to be seen. Musonda is a talented youngster but he’s in Scotland to play games, not sit watching from the sidelines. Celtic were crying out for creativity against Dundee the other night and yet he and Patrick Roberts were twiddling their thumbs. I don’t get it. Rodgers has been an undoubted success at Celtic and you can’t be too critical. He won’t say it publicly but he must know his side have not been up to the required level too often in this campaign. Brown has been the exception, James Forrest has had a good season and Kieran Tierney can also hold his head high, even though he’s suffered from a playing a lot of football. After those three the rest would struggle to claim they have been up to scratch this term. Celtic will claim a double and could go win the Treble. It will be a commendable achievement but when this squad are sitting back sipping champagne at the end of the term if they think they have all hit the heights this season they will be kidding themselves on. They should be toasting their captain. Chris Sutton reveals why he feared Celtic move could ruin his careerThe BT Sport pundit has opened up on his decision to move north of the border in 2000. ByLiam Bryce Chris Sutton admits he feared moving to Celtic could have stopped his career in its tracks. The Parkhead hero made the switch from Chelsea in 2000 and spent six successful years in Glasgow. But despite netting 86 goals in 199 appearances for the Hoops, Sutton reckons he took a risk by ditching the English Premier League to head north of the border. Aged 27 when he joined Martin O'Neill 's new-look side for £6million, he admits being wary that a flop first season would have a devastating effect on his career. Speaking to BT Sport in a new documentary to be aired on April 8, Sutton said: "It was a big risk because had I fallen away in my first season at Celtic then it probably would have been my career over at the top level." Sutton infamously snubbed an England B call-up after being demoted from the senior side by manager Glenn Hoddle. Hoddle never selected Sutton for an England squad again, but the 46-year-old now admits he was the only one in the wrong over the spat. He added: "There was only person who was wrong and that was me. "Whatever I thought at the time, you have no right to do, as a player, as I did." Asked why he he acted the way he did, Sutton said: "Because that was how I felt and I thought it was unjust. "But I should have dealt with it in a different way. If I was to look back (laughing) on every moment of my life and career, I did put my foot in it numerous, numerous times - spur of the moment." “BT Sport Classics: In Conversation With David Tanner – Chris Sutton, is on BT Sport 1 from 1030am on 8 April, ahead of exclusively live coverage of Hamilton v Celtic on BT Sport 1 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/scott-brown-dragging-celtic-double-12317306
I'll take an "ugly" treble every year ! Me too. I think Sutton is being a bit unfair as he fails to take account of the substantial amount of injuries we have suffered. In addition if the Huns or Aberdeen can't take advantage when we are not at our best then they never will.
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7 Apr 2018, 10:51 AM
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Can’t really argue with too much of what he’s saying in that piece tbh Brown is the only real leader in our squad. Worrying as he isn't getting any younger.
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Chris Sutton on how we ae not the same team without Scott Brown, questioning BR's signing policy, how we are on course to win the ugliest treble ever and how he thought a move to Celtic would ruin his career. Scott Brown is dragging Celtic to a double Treble and they'd be in a title race without him - Chris SuttonThe Parkhead legend reckons the current skipper has been the difference this season. Spoiler: click to toggle ByChris Sutton Scott Brown is a target for rivals but it’s not got anything to do with jealousy. Opposition players clearly think the key to stopping this Celtic side is stopping their captain. I can’t disagree. Brown has been on the end of some shocking tackles this season, none more so than the horror show challenge from Andrew Davies. I don’t know what the Ross County man was thinking. It was borderline assault. As for the SFA, they have done their usual this season, stuck their heads in the sand and hoped it would blow over. It was a disgraceful incident but yet again Brown bounced back like he always does. He seems to laugh off these tackles and gets on with the job, which is a brilliant attitude. I’m all for physicality on the pitch but some of these players have gone over the line. But I can understand why. Brown doesn’t just make Celtic tick – he is this Celtic team this season. Brown is dragging the club towards another Treble. Celtic would not be where they are in the table or in the Scottish Cup without their captain. It’s as simple as that. Without him I honestly believe there would be a title race going into the final few weeks of the season. That’s how important he has been. I agree with Brendan Rodgers when he speaks about his skipper’s role. And I’ve spoken to the likes of Neil Lennon who talked about the massive influence he has on the pitch and in the dressing room. When he is missing Celtic are nowhere near the same side. Look at Ibrox, when he held the team together with 10 men. At Pittodrie when the heat was on he was the one leading the side and shrugging off another assault. Brown should be Player of the Year but it’s just as well he’s firing on all cylinders because Celtic are limping towards the ugliest Treble of all time. They’ve already dropped points in 11 games this season, which is just one fewer than Ronny Deila’s final flat campaign, and no one can tell me they’ve been impressive this year. It has been underwhelming. You can argue it’s a good sign winning ugly and it is but this isn’t close to the free-flowing swashbuckling, exciting Rodgers team of last season. Overall standards have slipped. Aberdeen and Rangers must be kicking themselves. Rangers have had their problems all year but Aberdeen in particular should be tearing their hair out. They thought their best chance of winning the league was Deila’s last season. It turns out it was this year. They blew it when it mattered and there is a feeling Celtic have got away with it a bit this term. You could forgive them for the domestic displays if they were lighting up Europe but you can’t tell me the Champions League campaign was a success. I know they managed to hang around beyond Christmas but one win in six and some truly awful performances does not equate to a huge amount of progress. Getting to the group stage was a big deal but they didn’t do much once they got there. And I’m struggling to see how they can expect much different next season unless there are some big changes. I can’t for the life of me get my head around the signing policy. How many Rodgers signings are mainstays in the side these days? Moussa Dembele, maybe Olivier Ntcham? Scott Sinclair isn’t guaranteed a game each week now. Where on earth is Marvin Compper and what’s happened to Charly Musonda? These players were brought in with a view to next season. Bed them in for the Champions League qualifiers but they are nowhere to be seen. Musonda is a talented youngster but he’s in Scotland to play games, not sit watching from the sidelines. Celtic were crying out for creativity against Dundee the other night and yet he and Patrick Roberts were twiddling their thumbs. I don’t get it. Rodgers has been an undoubted success at Celtic and you can’t be too critical. He won’t say it publicly but he must know his side have not been up to the required level too often in this campaign. Brown has been the exception, James Forrest has had a good season and Kieran Tierney can also hold his head high, even though he’s suffered from a playing a lot of football. After those three the rest would struggle to claim they have been up to scratch this term. Celtic will claim a double and could go win the Treble. It will be a commendable achievement but when this squad are sitting back sipping champagne at the end of the term if they think they have all hit the heights this season they will be kidding themselves on. They should be toasting their captain. Chris Sutton reveals why he feared Celtic move could ruin his careerThe BT Sport pundit has opened up on his decision to move north of the border in 2000. ByLiam Bryce Chris Sutton admits he feared moving to Celtic could have stopped his career in its tracks. The Parkhead hero made the switch from Chelsea in 2000 and spent six successful years in Glasgow. But despite netting 86 goals in 199 appearances for the Hoops, Sutton reckons he took a risk by ditching the English Premier League to head north of the border. Aged 27 when he joined Martin O'Neill 's new-look side for £6million, he admits being wary that a flop first season would have a devastating effect on his career. Speaking to BT Sport in a new documentary to be aired on April 8, Sutton said: "It was a big risk because had I fallen away in my first season at Celtic then it probably would have been my career over at the top level." Sutton infamously snubbed an England B call-up after being demoted from the senior side by manager Glenn Hoddle. Hoddle never selected Sutton for an England squad again, but the 46-year-old now admits he was the only one in the wrong over the spat. He added: "There was only person who was wrong and that was me. "Whatever I thought at the time, you have no right to do, as a player, as I did." Asked why he he acted the way he did, Sutton said: "Because that was how I felt and I thought it was unjust. "But I should have dealt with it in a different way. If I was to look back (laughing) on every moment of my life and career, I did put my foot in it numerous, numerous times - spur of the moment." “BT Sport Classics: In Conversation With David Tanner – Chris Sutton, is on BT Sport 1 from 1030am on 8 April, ahead of exclusively live coverage of Hamilton v Celtic on BT Sport 1 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/scott-brown-dragging-celtic-double-12317306 Very difficult to argue against Sutton. I was very surprised to note that we're only one more draw/defeat short of RD's last season. And much as I liked Ronnie as a bloke I could not wait to see the back of him as manager. As against all of that, the league this season was effectively won at snake mountain long before the split. Mabey the difference between this season and RD's last season is that during this campaign we've always risen when the big games have come along. Going to pittodrie straight after Europe, going to the bigot dome to put talk of a title chase to the sword. RD's Celtic often wilted when the big games came along and it wasn't until late in the season before Celtic pulled away from the pack. This season we've held a comfortable lead since before Xmas save for a short period due to a build up of games in hand.
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Chris fails to acknowledge that we are playing in a league where the Refs/ SFA/SPFL are conspiring against us every week !
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I agree with Sutton.
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7 Apr 2018, 11:36 AM
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I saw this coming a mile off
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Some bits of truth in the Sutton article but "Celtic are limping towards the ugliest treble of all time"?
Bollocks.
What, worse then the huns 77/78 treble that was described like this?
"critics who always venerated Stein as a tactical wizard while decrying the Wallace methods as being no more than blood and thunder, almost prehistoric in an age of increasing reliance on sophisticated tactics and systems."
We've not hit the heights of last season but we've still, by miles, been the best team playing, usually, the best, most attractive, football.
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7 Apr 2018, 11:38 AM
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I agree with Sutton. Given that you're probably the most negative poster on this board I'm not surprised.
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7 Apr 2018, 11:41 AM
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Chris Sutton of all people should recall the Huns 2003 treble as the ugliest since time began.
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7 Apr 2018, 11:43 AM
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Chris Sutton of all people should recall the Huns 2003 treble as the ugliest since time began. That treble is null and void now.
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7 Apr 2018, 12:05 PM
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Chris Sutton of all people should recall the Huns 2003 treble as the ugliest since time began. In fairness, that huns team us better than this Celtic team if you can compare
I still think they only won the lot that year because we got to Seville.
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7 Apr 2018, 12:05 PM
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I agree with Sutton.
Given that you're probably the most negative poster on this board I'm not surprised.
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7 Apr 2018, 12:13 PM
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Chris Sutton of all people should recall the Huns 2003 treble as the ugliest since time began.
In fairness, that huns team us better than this Celtic team if you can compare I still think they only won the lot that year because we got to Seville. Lee Wilkie and John Rowbotham played a major part too.
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7 Apr 2018, 12:15 PM
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Just before the Dawn
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Chris Sutton of all people should recall the Huns 2003 treble as the ugliest since time began.
In fairness, that huns team us better than this Celtic team if you can compare I still think they only won the lot that year because we got to Seville.
Lee Wilkie and John Rowbotham played a major part too. and Jimmy Calderwood.
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7 Apr 2018, 12:44 PM
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We Won the Big One-They Never Will!
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We, as Celtic supporters, should know the score when it comes to the SMSM. They will do everything in their power to attack our club by downplaying our achievements, digging up any dirt about players/ex-players and backing up our corrupt referees etc. I always though big Chris Sutton knew the corrupt workings of football in this country and would remember the blatant cheating when he was a player. He should also remember the negative football played by the huns which, not surprisingly, was praised by the SMSM
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7 Apr 2018, 12:52 PM
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..for the maintenance of dinner tables for the children and the unemployed
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Quoting limited to 3 levels deep
Lee Wilkie and John Rowbotham played a major part too.
and Jimmy Calderwood. Whoever the linesman who cheated us in the League Cup Final also has a lot to do with it.
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