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comment by Paddy (U5235)

posted on 27/12/23

- Bit more confident about us after the last two games as we've actually created good chances. Most of our play this season has been mundane and boring and 5 goals without reply over the last two games (albeit one against an absolutely dugmeat Livi side) is a much needed improvement over what we've had previously

- That being said I still think we are a million miles off where we need to be, and Rangers come into the game on a fat better run of form (including a win this evening) with a cup and Europe after Cirmbo already in the bag.

- CCV taken off as a precaution? If he's out for the weekend pendulum massively swings away from us - Welsh and any other CB not had anywhere enough match time recently and I think he'd be inclined to pick Welsh over any of the other two CBs.

- Reckon it'll be a close scoring affair with BTTS. Feel like Rangers have the edge purely on confidence just now. Whoever wins this will most likely go on and win the title.

posted on 27/12/23

You have almost your full team back, at the weekend it seems that you were only Hatate away from that being your strongest first team. Couple that with you playing at home then you still are the favourites.You also seem to be able to get up for big games its the consistency your seem to be missing.

We just have so many players out to be confident going to Sharkheid.

comment by Paddy (U5235)

posted on 27/12/23

Agreed I think bookies will put as favourites purely on home advantage. Although as you say we've not found much consistent form at all this season.
Yet to win 3 games in a row... be a good time to start that trend this weekend

posted on 27/12/23

Awful OF game incoming I reckon, Celtic ruining the game this season by first refusing tickets to Ibrox and then banning all rangers fans against SPFL rules. SPFL ruled in favour Rangers but Celtic still being juvenile and throwing the toys out the pram.

Rangers team decimated with injury and really should be seeking to get the match postponed like our rivals did a few seasons ago, I guess we are always the bigger man with these things.

As I predicted the 3 goal win yesterday I shall predict a wave of "I'm sorry Brendan" articles after you sneak 1 goal win with a dodgy 113th minute penalty.

posted on 27/12/23

I think it's sad that Celtic have ruined the match by banning away fans. Just because Rangers kept pumping us rotten in our ain midden and they celebrated in front of our fans, making us sick.

posted on 27/12/23

comment by Zico - Celtic Treble Winners 22/23 (U21900)
posted 1 minute ago
I think it's sad that Celtic have ruined the match by banning away fans. Just because Rangers kept pumping us rotten in our ain midden and they celebrated in front of our fans, making us sick.
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i think its sad that a lot of the fans are as immature as both clubs and would rather have no fans due to bantz and cos "feck them".

posted on 27/12/23

comment by whodunnit (U22710)
posted 21 minutes ago
comment by Zico - Celtic Treble Winners 22/23 (U21900)
posted 1 minute ago
I think it's sad that Celtic have ruined the match by banning away fans. Just because Rangers kept pumping us rotten in our ain midden and they celebrated in front of our fans, making us sick.
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i think its sad that a lot of the fans are as immature as both clubs and would rather have no fans due to bantz and cos "feck them".
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Away fans should always be allowed.

Rangers started this nonsense, and we all know why.

comment by St3vie (U11028)

posted on 27/12/23

Aye it's time for this ticket carry on to end

Rangers seem to have dropped the angst now...Celtic are still giving it this safety concerns pi$h and are starting to look a bit petty themselves after years of it being Rangers acting that way

Time for it all to stop

As for the game....we need to win tonight, and as long as we do that, as much as I'd like a win in the old firm, I'd be quite happy with a draw

posted on 27/12/23

comment by Zico - Celtic Treble Winners 22/23 (U21900)
posted 44 seconds ago
comment by whodunnit (U22710)
posted 21 minutes ago
comment by Zico - Celtic Treble Winners 22/23 (U21900)
posted 1 minute ago
I think it's sad that Celtic have ruined the match by banning away fans. Just because Rangers kept pumping us rotten in our ain midden and they celebrated in front of our fans, making us sick.
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i think its sad that a lot of the fans are as immature as both clubs and would rather have no fans due to bantz and cos "feck them".
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Away fans should always be allowed.

Rangers started this nonsense, and we all know why.
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They should be always be allowed.

like I said BOTH teams are as Immature as the fans that are still standing screaming "BUT DEY STARTIT IT FIRST MAN".

Rather than the morons of both fanbases making more noise than the sensible fans. And the clubs thinking thats what the fans really want.

Clubs are being fecking weans and the fans that are against any number of fans being in fall into the same category



posted on 27/12/23

comment by St3vie (U11028)
posted 3 minutes ago
Aye it's time for this ticket carry on to end

Rangers seem to have dropped the angst now...Celtic are still giving it this safety concerns pi$h and are starting to look a bit petty themselves after years of it being Rangers acting that way

Time for it all to stop

As for the game....we need to win tonight, and as long as we do that, as much as I'd like a win in the old firm, I'd be quite happy with a draw
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a draw would be a very good result for us. would snap your hand off for that right now.

Thankfully under Clement I dont fear going there would hvae been bricking it under the Beale led Rangers.

comment by Paddy (U5235)

posted on 27/12/23

comment by St3vie (U11028)
posted 7 minutes ago
Aye it's time for this ticket carry on to end

Rangers seem to have dropped the angst now...Celtic are still giving it this safety concerns pi$h and are starting to look a bit petty themselves after years of it being Rangers acting that way

Time for it all to stop

As for the game....we need to win tonight, and as long as we do that, as much as I'd like a win in the old firm, I'd be quite happy with a draw
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In fairness the 800/700 whatever it is allocation is a farce and there is obvious safety concerns about it with folk having been hit with bottles etc.

The European allocation makes sense to me - Rangers seem dead set it'll never go back to the previous numbers and Celtic have no interest in the small allocation for obvious reasons - so surely the Euro allocations are good numbers and a sensible compromise.

Now that I say the last part it's obvious it won't happen...

posted on 27/12/23

It will be a low quality scrappy game as both teams are poor ,hoping home advantage will swing it for us though

comment by St3vie (U11028)

posted on 27/12/23

On another note.....I'm sick of this winter break $hite

All it does is cause fixture congestion
It's also daft that it's only the top league that has it, ie the clubs that play at the best stadiums where there is less chance of the weather causing disruption....while all the other leagues continue playing, it's nonsense

I'd far rather they got rid of it, but I don't see it happening...I've therefore had another idea

See if they insist on having a winter break, see in the weekend right in the middle of that break....why not bring back the Tennents Sixes??

It's indoor, can't get called off, another wee trophy up for grabs and could help keep players match fit

Just an idea

posted on 27/12/23

comment by Zico - Celtic Treble Winners 22/23 (U21900)
posted 40 minutes ago
I think it's sad that Celtic have ruined the match by banning away fans. Just because Rangers kept pumping us rotten in our ain midden and they celebrated in front of our fans, making us sick.
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To be honest it’s time both clubs fvcked up.

posted on 27/12/23

comment by St3vie (U11028)
posted 2 minutes ago
On another note.....I'm sick of this winter break $hite

All it does is cause fixture congestion
It's also daft that it's only the top league that has it, ie the clubs that play at the best stadiums where there is less chance of the weather causing disruption....while all the other leagues continue playing, it's nonsense

I'd far rather they got rid of it, but I don't see it happening...I've therefore had another idea

See if they insist on having a winter break, see in the weekend right in the middle of that break....why not bring back the Tennents Sixes??

It's indoor, can't get called off, another wee trophy up for grabs and could help keep players match fit

Just an idea
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I tend to take the bro his kid, my dad, her dad etc.... to Ibrox for a meal during the winter break every year. Gonna do the museum tour along with it this year, so personally I really it.

posted on 27/12/23

Celtic have two massive advantages being at home and having an extra 24 hours rest.

Would be tempted to rest a couple players tonight given how many injuries we have. No idea how Dowell and Sterling will hold up given number of games played in a short time after not playing at all.

comment by St3vie (U11028)

posted on 27/12/23

comment by PointyBirds (U21890)
posted 59 seconds ago
comment by Zico - Celtic Treble Winners 22/23 (U21900)
posted 40 minutes ago
I think it's sad that Celtic have ruined the match by banning away fans. Just because Rangers kept pumping us rotten in our ain midden and they celebrated in front of our fans, making us sick.
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To be honest it’s time both clubs fvcked up.
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Agree and disagree.....Rangers offered Celtic an allocation and they turned it down

Celtic have now not even bothered to offer Rangers an allocation...and are hiding behind this "safety concerns" stuff

Getting proper petty now

Rangers would have accepted any sort of allocation if it was offered...it wisnae

posted on 27/12/23

comment by St3vie (U11028)
posted 20 minutes ago
comment by PointyBirds (U21890)
posted 59 seconds ago
comment by Zico - Celtic Treble Winners 22/23 (U21900)
posted 40 minutes ago
I think it's sad that Celtic have ruined the match by banning away fans. Just because Rangers kept pumping us rotten in our ain midden and they celebrated in front of our fans, making us sick.
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To be honest it’s time both clubs fvcked up.
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Agree and disagree.....Rangers offered Celtic an allocation and they turned it down

Celtic have now not even bothered to offer Rangers an allocation...and are hiding behind this "safety concerns" stuff

Getting proper petty now

Rangers would have accepted any sort of allocation if it was offered...it wisnae
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Well aye. But that’s all done now so unless we have a Tardis, it’s moot.

The clubs need to get together to sort this out. Rather than childish pandering, positive and genuine engagement is what’s needed. So both of them fvcking up.

posted on 27/12/23

BTW I don’t think that will happen. Both clubs market themselves with this kind of divisive nonsense.

comment by Silver (U6112)

posted on 27/12/23

The safety concern is absolutely legit though how big is a matter of opinion.

If there was 1 fan it would be a massive concern.
If there were 10 fans it would still be a massive concern.
100 and it is a major concern.
1000 and concerns begin to recede but not eliminated.

The appropriate number is a matter of opinion.

If it was safety concerns in a theatre the licensing approach would be there must be next to no concern - if Laudrup were still here I'm sure he'd support this. Both clubs have a duty of care. Remember Celtic have tried the <1000 fans a few times now. A significant number of those getting tickets are staff and they would be feeding back how was the experience. I think safety first is a decent mantra. Sure Rangers can have a different opinion on what a safe number would look like and both clubs will have their own vested interests. The polis will have a view too and I fully expect they would support Celtic in safety first. There's a reason most of the derby day assaults are away from the ground.

comment by St3vie (U11028)

posted on 27/12/23

comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
The safety concern is absolutely legit though how big is a matter of opinion.

If there was 1 fan it would be a massive concern.
If there were 10 fans it would still be a massive concern.
100 and it is a major concern.
1000 and concerns begin to recede but not eliminated.

The appropriate number is a matter of opinion.

If it was safety concerns in a theatre the licensing approach would be there must be next to no concern - if Laudrup were still here I'm sure he'd support this. Both clubs have a duty of care. Remember Celtic have tried the <1000 fans a few times now. A significant number of those getting tickets are staff and they would be feeding back how was the experience. I think safety first is a decent mantra. Sure Rangers can have a different opinion on what a safe number would look like and both clubs will have their own vested interests. The polis will have a view too and I fully expect they would support Celtic in safety first. There's a reason most of the derby day assaults are away from the ground.
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Sorry mate, have to disagree

Hearts fans were at Celtic Park a couple weeks ago, bottles flung at them and all sorts, small number of fans....don hear them saying they don't want allocations at Celtic Park due to safety concerns

It's a load of bollox imho

posted on 27/12/23

comment by St3vie (U11028)
posted 3 minutes ago
comment by Silver (U6112)
posted 1 hour, 7 minutes ago
The safety concern is absolutely legit though how big is a matter of opinion.

If there was 1 fan it would be a massive concern.
If there were 10 fans it would still be a massive concern.
100 and it is a major concern.
1000 and concerns begin to recede but not eliminated.

The appropriate number is a matter of opinion.

If it was safety concerns in a theatre the licensing approach would be there must be next to no concern - if Laudrup were still here I'm sure he'd support this. Both clubs have a duty of care. Remember Celtic have tried the <1000 fans a few times now. A significant number of those getting tickets are staff and they would be feeding back how was the experience. I think safety first is a decent mantra. Sure Rangers can have a different opinion on what a safe number would look like and both clubs will have their own vested interests. The polis will have a view too and I fully expect they would support Celtic in safety first. There's a reason most of the derby day assaults are away from the ground.
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Sorry mate, have to disagree

Hearts fans were at Celtic Park a couple weeks ago, bottles flung at them and all sorts, small number of fans....don hear them saying they don't want allocations at Celtic Park due to safety concerns

It's a load of bollox imho
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I dont understand how the number of fans co-relates with the likeliness of an idiot to throw something at them?

besides we have the nets now to prevent that

comment by St3vie (U11028)

posted on 27/12/23

Should also be noted that Hearts cut Celtics ticket allocation at Tyne castle, so Celtic retaliated by cutting theirs at Celtic Park, think their allocation was less than 600

No safety concerns raised by anyone....allocation still offered

So as said...load of bollox

Time to put the dummy back in

posted on 27/12/23

wit the nets we already have, the corner is safer than the full stand..... you can easily throw stuff at the stand from the main stand or govan stand very easily if an idiot wanted to do that, we cnnot prevent that from happening .

We can prevent the fans in the corner being hit by such objects.

posted on 27/12/23

I dont understand how the number of fans co-relates with the likeliness of an idiot to throw something at them?
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More targets? Dunno.

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