SENTINELCELTS

Cor blimey that was a Rollercoaster of a Cup tie, but we march onwards and hopefully upwards. Aim achieved, let’s hope Wednesday brings more of the same.

I’m increasingly of the opinion Celtic need a jolt, like the one last January delivered,,a few fresh faces and more competition for starting berths. But a jolt can arrive in other ways, kudos to the poster who remarked we are as likely to get a doing than hand one out.

Our reaction since Dortmund, our reaction since Ibrox, has been professional, stinging defeats did not derail us and we responded to defeat with subsequent victories. I like what I see as far as team unity goes, I like the fact they celebrate heavily as a group, and I admire the fact this bunch truly tend to turn up when needed, those Champions League points and commanding lead, the Cup, none of those came easy but were earned out on the field of play.
Well, they’ve earned a spot in the 5th round, earned the right to be in contention to go through in Europe.
By supporting our club you’ve earned the right to experience this colossal week and the highs and lows it might deliver, to witness a part of our history being written live.

Kilmarnock are now in the past, and history will record a home win, but there was much more to the story. We write our own story some bloke once said, the latest chapter was certainly fascinating, and we are approaching the stage were the grand plot is unveiled, either genuine heroes or valiant contenders shall emerge, our season to date is one hell of a page-turner. As the page slowly turns to the next, perhaps the defining chapter as the bigger picture gets laid out, I await with giddy anticipation. Sign of a good story.

We are very fortunate in that regard, to follow a team that gives us glory and plenty to talk about, to follow a club that has a history that would make you cry and has put itself into the position to rise up the football pyramid through wholly legitimate means. It’s taken many steps including the slow lane, the old one step back for two or three steps forward routine worked out,,from spending a fiver to be met with a tenner spent elsewhere,,from Koki Mizuno to Arne Engels on the sliding ladder of quality,,what a journey it’s been to reach this point.
We took a step of that journey at the weekend, on Wednesday we can take a giant stride.

By Mahe
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