Blue Moon

That photo hurts my senses.

I agree that was a factor.

I felt the midfield needed to push up nearer to the forwards in the first half last night. They seemed content to sit back which left the forwards short.

Could somebody let me in?

Our priorities should be a striker and creative centre mid. I think Ridvan could be the cash cow.

He's a diamond!

Things were looking up then wham!

Thanks for that, John, it is very interesting. Does it explain a lot about Scottish football's dreadful Record in Europe (us excepted)?

That was my reaction too when I saw this but I suppose if he shows up well something else might come up, however, I can't see how this helps us in this window. We are losing an expensive player with no income from the deal mmmmm

This window is really boring. There isn't a sniff of anything happening other than paper talk which I largely ignore. We've been guilty of leaking too much info in the past so it is a welcome change. I am anticipating 2 cracking loans/buys dropping out of the blue (please).

He did some good work defensively in the latter stages with us but he didn't create enough or score often enough so it is a definite no from me.

It is way to early to make that judgement. He is certainly very impressive in the way he conducts himself and the expectations he sets. He has done very well with with the mess he faced when he came in. It will take a few windows but I am hopeful he will bring us success.

I can't help you with that, sorry. I'm sure someone will be able to.

It could be quite a long walk for a little one.

We park on the street along Broomloan Road. It is free.

Celtic FC don't often need to put pressure on refs because their placemen on TV and radio, in the written media, any platform where football is discussed, do it for them. The proportion of Celtic minded people in the media is disgraceful conscious bias. A show like "Off the ball" should be good family fun but it is used as a big stick to wallop Rangers and us, the fans.

By your definition the latter.

Agree wholeheartedly with that.

I am not blaming VAR per se. I am still in favour of it.

I am left bemused and perplexed by the entire handball shenanigans. What on earth is a subjective handball? I thought VAR was supposed to bring more clarity and less subjectivity to the game. By my understanding of the rules, Johnstone's hand was not in a natural position and he moved his hand towards the ball and played it. These are two of the considerations that would bring about a penalty and a second yellow and red card. I saw the incident on TV last night again and watched Johnstone. His face tells a picture. He knew he had messed up and was waiting to be sent off. So, the ref missed it but VAR saw it. No problem we said, it is a clear handball but in 30 seconds Collum says no handball. I don't believe Collum is a cheat but he is a coward and incompetent. He did not use the opportunity to properly review the incident from various angles nor ask the ref to come to the monitor. The SFA have made matters worse by calling it a subjective handball when everyone knows that is nonsense. I would have preferred if someone with football knowledge and knowledge of the rules of the game had attended the meeting with the SFA. I have the feeling that they would run rings round Bisgrove and he isn't savvy enough to see through them. We are now in a place where the SFA have doubled down, the REFS are calling for a meeting and the 2 real culprits Clancy and Walsh have got away with it. Clancy's 2 minutes extra time at the end of the first have when there was a lengthy injury stoppage, substitution and a (albeit short) VAR call is a joke. Walsh's entire performance was strewn with errors entirely to our detriment and in their favour. He missed an opportunity to give Johnstone a second yellow when he had already yellow carded our player in an identical situation and another (can't remember his name) should also have been shown a second yellow. It was one of the worst performance I've ever seen and he does it all the time. These 2 are the real culprits and work to Celtic's advantage every time they are required. It is disappointing that the rest of Scottish football have yet again lost their tongues.

I went for Lundstram. Thought Ridvan and McAusland had good second halfs but were quite wasteful in the first. Cantwell had a good game.

None of this negates the fact that Collum thought the handball wasn't a penalty. It is astonishing and he should answer for it.

Happy New Year. I hope 2024 brings you all peace and good health.

You are absolutely right. This is worth fighting for. They are tying themselves in knots with their cheating, lying and attempts at covering up. We have them over a barrel and should go for the jugular.

My other half said at the time it was out too. He was screaming it. You can't all be wrong. Another (delberate) major cock up. We need to call it all out.