Quitongo's Left Peg

'rico - you are at times one of the best Celtic posters, but oh so often you're dragged back down to the seabed with the rest of the benthos. The point is not that they wished Ireland well. As has been said on many occasions now, Celtic F.C. sent out well wishes to Scotland's direct rival for a play-off spot. It doesn't matter if they've wished Scotland well previous, they still made a point of segregating themselves from the rest of the nation. No answer yet as to why Celtic didn't wish luck to Northern Ireland though? Seeing as well, one of your most popular players/managers in recent times represented them and all that.

Agreed. And what would have happened in that scenario? Ireland & Scotland would have been through.

And on that tone, if Ireland hadn't beaten Germany then we'd have still been in with a shout, equaliser or not. The point is that they are the group rivals of Scotland, so wishing them luck in any way is counter-productive to Scotland. If Celtic feel that their Irish heritage is so strong that they believe they are Scottish and Irish, then just don't tweet anything about the games. Simple.

And your point? Celtic are a Scottish club, remember. There was literally no need to tweet support for Southern Ireland when success for them would mean failure for their own nation. I can't remember Celtic wishing them good luck on other weeks, so why this? All you have to do is look at the replies to the original Celtic tweet to find hundreds of Scots, most of whom will have questionable at best Irish heritage, getting all excited about it. Nobody would have batted an eyelid had we not been in the same group, or had our success not hinged on their failure.

The tweet about Southern Ireland was completely unnecessary but did the job it was intended for: whip the faux-Irish element of their support into a lather. Say what you like about Celtic, but whether it be tri-colours on tracksuits, celtic symbols around the crest or tweets supporting a direct rival of their own nation - they know how to manipulate their support in every way possible.

Celtic - a Scottish team.

Killie did the same this season. No surprise to see that Hearts had did it first though.

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Spend millions on a wild goose chase looking for a white girl who is likely already dead, and then sit by as children drown in the Mediterranean.

Yes and no. Yes that the Celtic supporters have been so engrossed in Rangers that they've taken their eyes off the ball in terms of supporting their own club. No that their club has slipped in standards and is downsizing. Slipped would suggest something that has accidentally occurred, whereas Celtic's recent frugality has been very much deliberate. They've had no real rival for the Premiership title, so have no need to spurge cash domestically. Of course on the park Deila has been a magnificant failure in Europe, but I'd surmise that CFC would have budgeted to qualify for the Europa League and had they then made the UCL group stages they'd have started spending money. When Rangers get promoted, or if Aberdeen are well ahead come January, the Celtic board have money in the bank that they can throw about in order to put everyone back 'in their place'. Of course money doesn't necessarily guarantee you success *see Rangers in 2014/15* but if it's used wisely in Scotland then it pretty much will. But you get a point for having a go at Magee anyway, so well done.

No, because it was the Challenge Cup. CHALLENGE CUP. The last time I checked it was not one of the major trophies available in Scotland, the MAJOR trophies that Celtic have continually failed in. Nice try though. P.S. Diddy forum for that Challenge Cup pish.

Because we've got clueless muppets in charge? Jim Mann has reached the stage already of "actions speak louder than words". Start doing what you preach and things will be fine.

Some of the information that came out at the board meeting is very, very worrying indeed. Far more worrying than Gary Locke's managerial tenure. *Shameless plug* - we talk about it on the new podcast, but it's also out there if people want to find it. https://soundcloud.com/oneteaminayrshire/otia-6-coughing-hotel-deals-and-dodgy-tactics Not surprising. The work of our 'board' since May has been an absolute clusterfuck.

So he's completely off, then? We're paying for a flat, food and travel plus more if he plays?

Why indeed. It would literally benefit Swansea in no way. He isn't going to be playing first team football. He isn't likely to play much development league football. He is no longer training with undoubtedly better coaches. The only way Swansea would benefit from this is if the club involved is playing at the very least a % of his wages for the duration of the loan, game time or not.

Alexei Eremenko has joined FF Jaro and missed a penalty on his return home. Also, it is possibly the worst penalty I've ever seen.

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Fide! Where the hell have you been?!

I guess, but I think I'll continue to dream of a Smiths reunion as that's far more likely than us finishing 4th IMHO.

*insert monkey covering eyes emoji*

Has looked very promising in pre-season. As he's a bit quicker he looks to be forming a decent partnership with Connolly which is positive.

Great interview with Kris Boyd by Graham Spiers in the Herald. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13502213.The_Graham_Spiers_Interview__Kris_Boyd/

It would be extremely unfair on Greg Kiltie to drop him IMO. He was one of the few bright sparks towards the end of last season and has played well in pre-season.