13 Dec 2020 22:18:16
Could have been JFP, as there is a cosgrove bar not too far from the Hercules. Henry's is also a good bar next time you are over.
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13 Dec 2020 19:47:19
Brillant JFP1888, sure we are all just kids at heart! Keep the faith, and wait for the collapse!
13 Dec 2020 20:30:39
BT glad you enjoyed it. I will indeed keep the Faith whether we win lose or draw as I’m sure you will. For years I stood with pride and took defeat. We’d a few beers in Alfred Street in the summer. Sadly can’t get over for Christmas. Goodnight and God bless. jfp.
13 Dec 2020 20:50:41
BT was it the Cosgrove? We’d been in the Hercules earlier?
13 Dec 2020 18:56:58
Ed iv just realised im probs registered here on an ancient email that i know longer use. Ket me know how to message you my new one bud.
{Ed007's Note - I did think of that, Gerry as I got Ed033 to dig it out for me. Drop me an email at ed007@live.co.uk mate ðŸ‘
14 Dec 2020 17:42:00
done mate.
{Ed007's Note - ðŸ‘
13 Dec 2020 19:23:02
Good result should have been more good to see Mikey back and the new bhoys impressed again young hazards handling good as well. negative what about the state of the hybrid pitch it's a mess.
13 Dec 2020 19:39:17
Aw Mally let me go tae bed on a feckn happy note. 😂.
14 Dec 2020 12:01:44
Said that to ma mates it’s a disgrace for the money we’ve spent on it.
13 Dec 2020 18:42:51
Time to stop the speculation, and finger pointing. Just support the club, and dare to dream!
13 Dec 2020 19:07:04
BT. have you ever seen Charlie and the Bhoys singing ‘A Wee Bhoys Dream? ’. If not google it. ☘ï¸.
13 Dec 2020 20:39:49
First time I’ve seen the video or heard the song. Brilliant.
13 Dec 2020 20:52:40
Buzz Bomb it’s tear in the eye stuff. Glad you enjoyed it. jfp ☘ï¸.
13 Dec 2020 18:29:08
After watching Lenny interview after today's game he was asked about team selection for the cup final next week, disappointing it seems he's going back to the originals team.
13 Dec 2020 18:47:27
Makes total sense. play dross, get dropped, team improves, cup final approaches and bring back dross hoping they'll rise to occasion. Sentiments and stubbornness are probably what got us in the mess.
13 Dec 2020 19:45:53
Aw geez a brek .
13 Dec 2020 20:19:07
Look I get from your posts your a big Lenny fan and we've won two games in a row but your going to have expand on that comment jfp. Good performances, and it has been, and performers, early days but they are, should be rewarded by not bringing back personnel that weren't delivering before based on what they did previously. If that was the case, and I'd argue with brown it is we'd end up with players running out of legs with no-one ready to replace them. It's taken poor performance after poor performance for changes to happen. So where's your issue with my comment? There's little room in football for sentiment. If the guys that he's talking about were performing they'd be no argument from me but there aren't and haven't for some time.
13 Dec 2020 20:42:32
philiphlop your spot on mate. lenny is actually thinking about breaking up a winning formation and bringing back a losing one. mmm strange.
is he that deluded.
13 Dec 2020 20:54:13
If he does it will be reminiscent of WGS time as Scotland manager, he kept being loyal to the players who had been loyal to him, and wouldn't introduce any younger or on form form players, with the result that Scotland had a slow, stagnant, uninspiring team, .
13 Dec 2020 21:00:22
I don’t think he’s thinking that lads. The team today is the team that should play in the cup final. If you know that and I know that’s then I’m sure Neil knows that. Sorry if I offended anybody it wasn’t my intention. It’s just my opinion and that's probably not worth two flying fecks. Goodnight and God Bless my friends. jfp.
13 Dec 2020 21:07:31
Not at all jfp we are all in our safe place here😜 It was just hearing him as I did made me wonder if he was going down that route which makes no sense and it's something you'd see in village sports. Least we are now discussing positive direction of travel performance wise. It's a bit of an unknown as well the dynamic of the players which makes it harder to set up against.
14 Dec 2020 08:31:03
Stopped listening to the guy weeks ago hh.
13 Dec 2020 18:03:48
Got to wonder why Soro didn't feature earlier in season? 🤔. Head scratcher.
13 Dec 2020 20:07:25
Lennon should forget about being loyal to certain players especially Brown as we have certainly not missed him in the last two games.
He should start with Turnbull and Soro in midfield, both are more dynamic than Brown.
13 Dec 2020 20:33:11
I think Soro's a cert to be dropped for Brown on Sunday.
13 Dec 2020 20:59:15
If Soro is dropped for Brown, Hearts chances will improve, it's a cup final, anything can happen, just ask Patrick Thistle, I rated, and still do Gordon's ability as a goalkeeper, . I thought it was madness to let him go, I think he will have a big bearing on who lifts the cup.
13 Dec 2020 17:27:19
What's the thoughts did we play better with Eddie or Paddy up top?
13 Dec 2020 17:38:42
I’d drop Eddy for the cup final his hearts not in it.
13 Dec 2020 17:50:50
Got to start him at least. Hopefully he can do a repeat in the final against Hearts. I've got a funny feeling he'll start Eddy and Griff together.
13 Dec 2020 18:02:17
I thought today he would show his worth with energy in midfield. didn't see game but by all accounts he was much the same so I'd bench him.
13 Dec 2020 18:30:56
Personally I thought we had more energy with paddy than Eddie in forward area's he opened the game up more with his movements.
13 Dec 2020 18:32:45
Waste of a jersey BENCH THE FRENCH.
13 Dec 2020 18:38:30
It's a no from me, I'd take Polish Paddy energy, desire and the fact he will run through a brick wall for us.
Eddy has to be sold as soon as possible.
13 Dec 2020 18:41:20
In the first half Taylor put 2 really good crosses into the box and he was nowhere to be seen, we just can't afford that just now I'm afraid.
We need someone in there fighting for every ball.
13 Dec 2020 18:48:25
Paddy likes a fight. You can see that in him.
13 Dec 2020 23:33:56
I would take Eddy's ability to chip a goalkeeper, to feint to the left and shoot to the right, over Paddy's energy, desire, and ability to run through a brick wall, any day of the week .
14 Dec 2020 15:42:32
Ability is only worth anything when u can be arsed using it.
14 Dec 2020 16:23:39
Paddy for me.
Said it on here before the game and will say it again. Eddy's heart is not in it. He done nothing today to make me think otherwise.
Given his contract status I think if we get a bid above £20M in January he will be off.
13 Dec 2020 16:59:02
Better 2nd half, clean sheet and 3pts with another good shift from Hazard, Soro and Turnbull.
NL has got to stick with these guys and continue to build on this. As I've already mentioned, Eddy is a problem.
13 Dec 2020 17:08:31
It's a platform to build on, put it that way. Still fragile at the back but all revivals need to start somewhere.
13 Dec 2020 17:17:04
The only negative for me today was Edouard.
He’ll need to do better if we’re going to go on a run.
The back 4 done really well today especially the full backs.
Taylor was always in space and he caused Killie loads of problems with his runs both on and off the ball.
The 2nd half was our best performance of the season. It’s a start.
13 Dec 2020 17:33:10
Edouarde has been a shadow of the player we know, all season - and I know he has had injuries and CV - but he is an empty jersey.
Possibly, NL will be getting pressurized to play him, but it's just not happening right now. Whether it's confidence, lack of support or the formation doesn't suit him, we can't carry any players in the position we are in at the moment - especially when we have options.
Got to also give special menshy's to Turnbull, Soro, Taylor and Hazard who have come in during a 'crisis' and have mostly excelled.
13 Dec 2020 17:38:44
We need to play two up front in these games, to give him a hand.
13 Dec 2020 17:47:49
OAB Turnbull, Zorro and Taylor all deserve a mention and get Eddy drapped with his buddy.
13 Dec 2020 18:01:51
Persist with Eddy, all strikers go through a dry spell, once he starts scoring, all will be good.
13 Dec 2020 19:45:11
Still think we’re asking too much of eddy as a lone striker, he is too often crowded out. Playing two strikers would pin back opposition and get our midfield higher up more quickly. Still too slow and methodical getting forward giving opponents the time to get set. That in turn could take pressure off defence.
13 Dec 2020 21:24:28
Jfp I'll give Taylor a mention he passes the ball back nearly every time re receives it, at 2 up he was fed in by i think it was Turnball in the box two yards clear and the big Killie defender closed him down pace he has not
Ajer, Turnball, &Elyounoussi put in a shift today.
13 Dec 2020 16:58:43
A clean sheet and important 3 points. Ajer and Frimpong had a good shift down the right, Moi and Turnbull impressive particularly the latter with his deliveries. Duffy and Jullien had a solid game too and Hazard although a quiet afternoon looked a safe pair of hands. Plenty of positives to take into next Sunday. Only downfall is it wasn't more convincing on another day could've had another 5 with the threat from set pieces and stonewall penalty denied.
13 Dec 2020 16:02:35
First half for me is slightly better than previously but it's hard to get your head around how much we've regressed.
* we know how Killie ate going to set up at CP
* workrate whilst not in possession is non existent (under BR we never let up)
* passing from midfield to forwards - dissjointed at best
* defence is well, what it is
Maybe I'm being too harsh, I'd be interested to hear the views of the bhoys on here but at this rate this is going to be a looooong season.
13 Dec 2020 16:57:37
See the guy (who according to 1 poster can't play football ) got mom hh.
13 Dec 2020 14:23:57
Delighted with the team selection today. It's been a long time coming.
Think we'll win easy today so much so I'm on -2 @ 2-1 and -3 goals @ 9/ 2.
13 Dec 2020 17:09:10
Think I was a bit unlucky with bets today but that's gambling. Feel it could easily have been at least a 4 goal margin with a stone wall penalty not being given and quite a few misses which should have ended up in the net.
Glad for the team to keep a clean sheet and again the players brought in recently did more than enough to keep their place in the team for the next game.
Just heard Lennon's interview then and when asked about the team selection for the final he hinted that he could go with the players who got us there. If he reverts back to the usual team he must be looking to get sacked.
13 Dec 2020 13:53:25
Is the team a 352 or a 4231
Could read for either i think. I hope 4231 but I'm not sure he will start with frimpong on the wing. I think him and Taylor will be wingbacks. but I'm excited to see how soro/ calmac/ turnball get on in the middle.
{Ed007's Note - 4-3-3, the same way we started on Thursday.}
13 Dec 2020 14:04:58
Ajer better at rb and frimpong better at rw although would like to see him deliver a telling cross . and Duffy and julien hopefully start to play together as I thought they did ok on Thurs.
13 Dec 2020 13:38:54
Sitting here biting my nails waiting for the team news. been a while since I’ve been like this. Midfield So important today.
13 Dec 2020 13:54:35
SS I agree the midfield is critical and Turnbull and Soro must start. But the worry for me is we have no width it’s all through the middle. Can’t afford any slip up
today. I never watch them but did today and they don’t look like dropping points anytime soon.
13 Dec 2020 14:50:17
Broony n Christie on the bench hope Turnbull keep his place for a few game.
13 Dec 2020 12:54:35
Would love to see hazard soro and turnbull keep their place with rogic on bench and Christie in team some way or other. but it'll be the same old faces as per that's got us into this mess.
13 Dec 2020 11:38:53
Will the real celtic please stand up c'mon the celtic get in about them 5 1 for the hoopsðŸ€ðŸ€ðŸ€.
13 Dec 2020 10:08:10
I don't ever remember dreading game day the way I do now not even through the 90s I think I might be becoming one of the spoiled generation ðŸ˜ðŸ˜.
{Ed007's Note - Really? I'm up early and looking forward to today's game.}
13 Dec 2020 10:37:58
same here ed007. im buzzing for the game today hope soro and turnbull start and Henderson gets game time to.
{Ed007's Note - ðŸ‘
13 Dec 2020 10:46:09
I've been getting the fear everytime it's game day today it's see if he drops Soro and Turnbull for brown and Ntcham it'll break me 🤣🤣.
{Ed007's Note - I don't think Ntcham will replace Turnbull but - although I hope that it doesn't happen - it wouldn't surprise me if Brown comes in for Soro.}
13 Dec 2020 11:00:13
I’ll be happy as long as there is enough fresh blood in the team to keep the tempo up. As much as anything, I think that made the biggest impact on Thursday.
13 Dec 2020 11:42:27
I can’t see Brown starting.
I think Soro will start with Christie on the right.
OR Christie in the middle with Frimpong on the right.
13 Dec 2020 11:29:22
Ed if Ntcham replaces Turnbull today I might head into the protestations myself with ma BENCH THE FRENCH banner! 😂.
{Ed007's Note - Olivier Bencham....
13 Dec 2020 12:29:54
Unfortunately (and predictably) , I think he will bring Brown back for Soro and switch them after the mandatory 63 minutes!
13 Dec 2020 14:46:16
Hazard, Soro and Turnbull selected on merit after Thursday night.
I think Calmac will benefit in this type of midfield going forward and all we need is big Eddy to start firing them in.
4-0 to get this show back on the road.