It’s always dangerous to welcome news that an opponent will be without an automatic first choice player – think back to last month, when news of Leigh Griffiths’ injury broke, forcing Brendan Rodgers into playing Moussa Dembele against Newco. Well-resourced teams have strong squads, but for every Dembele waiting in the wings, there are a dozen or more Pukkis.
So while news that Borussia Monchengladbach are likely to be without striker, Raffael, winger, Thorgan Hazard and central defender, Andreas Christensen, is encouraging, it’s no more than that. It’s little more than Celtic replacing Roberts, Griffiths and Sviatchenko (three nailed-on starters at the beginning of the season) with Forrest, Dembele and Simunovic.
The absences will have no impact on Brendan Rodgers game planning, but it might play on the mind of Gladbach manager, Andre Schubert, who is dealing with the first run of sustained disappointing results since he was promoted from Gladbach reserve coach last season.
Manchester City looked vastly more accomplished than Gladbach when they met in the opening group game, so the draw City took at Celtic Park, and the manner in which they were forced to fight for it, is likely to convince Schubert that a point would be a good result for his team.
A draw would be an inconclusive result for both teams chances of finishing above the other, but a win for either team would be the most important result of the group.
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The last competition winner made a donation. It was a coincidence. Honest…….
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I too was at that game, acallow youth of 30.
I remember going for a pee early in the first half and when I got back to my place we were down 1-0!
Never heard a thing.
I remember to at the end of that wonderful game the police were herding us west along Janefield Street to avoid confrontation with any hurting huns.
There was a wee row of council hooses on the left hand side and I can still remember the wee lady in a top floor veranda (as they were called then) holding up a big picture of his Holiness The Pope.
What a night! What a feeling!
BIGJIMMY
I’m getting really worried about your jokes,mate.
The worrying part being-what are you gonna be like wi a bumper box of Christmas Crackers(!)
Philbhoy on 19th October 2016 11:09 am
Philbhoy, that wee wummin did that at most home games for years. I recall seeing it often!
FAC the Act
KTF
PHILBHOY
To this day,I still say that my favourite ever goal was scored by a hun.
Jackson,it was a peach.
PHILBHOY
What a Feeling!
BMCUW –
“Macjay – You were wise and decided to gtf. ”
Brilliant.
:-)
Another 4-2 game memory.
When Alex MacDonald was feigning injury, with Johnny Doyle standing over him screaming at him to get up, you could see the smirk on MacDonald’s face. That was why JD kicked him.
With the benefit of hindsight, and the game won, it was worth it. MacDonald jumping up and going for Doyle……… funny.
VFR…..
My usual spot was at the visitors end of the jungle, so we exited the ground and headed east, but she was a lovely sight just the same!
BMCUWP
I scored a few own goals in my day, on and off the pitch, I might add, so usually had sympathy for anyone who suffered that fate.
But not for Jackson that night!
No, no, never no more…………
Terry Butcher holds the award for the best Hun own-goal for Celtic. A beautiful diving header bulleted past Chris Woods in a 3-1 Celtic triumph at Paradise.
Top drawer.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 19TH OCTOBER 2016 11:09 AM
AULD TAM
VFR800A8 on 19TH OCTOBER 2016 10:57 AM
Aye,indeed. You were wise and decided to gtf!
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Hang on , chaps.
Australia isn`t ” f “.
Gold Coast ( as was ) can verify.
VFR800A8
Thanks for that!
That was the year I met my wee wifey who looked just like the girl in the movie!
Still does!!.
JIMMYNOTPAUL
See what you started the day?
Just brilliant and CQN at it’s best.
Hope you and HEBCELT and ELDIGOBHOY are doing well!
ELDIEGOBHOY obviously!
Sorry mate, get posting!
MACJAY
Respectfully as always-what part of moving as far away as possible doesn’t equal a GTF?
Philbhoy on 19th October 2016 11:25 am
Lucky man!! Can she dance like that?
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 19TH OCTOBER 2016 11:30 AM
MACJAY
Respectfully as always-what part of moving as far away as possible doesn’t equal a GTF?
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Aye , awright then . Hauns up.
“Macjay – You were wise and decided to gtf. ”
Still wise , pal.
:-)
VFR800A8
She is a better dancer than that, obviously!
(In case she’s lurkin’)
PHILBHOY on 19TH OCTOBER 2016 11:19 AM
We usually stood under the TV gantry just towards the visitors end too. Often headed west for a wee beer after the game and got a service bus home; that’s why I usually saw her!
As for Jackson, I’m sure big Aitken could’ve put that ball in the net but wanted it to be an OG!
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON on 19TH OCTOBER 2016 11:24 AM
Just seems like it? :>)
FAC the Act
KTF
Philbhoy on 19th October 2016 11:34 am
I’ll resist from asking the obvious question ……………………………..
MACJAY
Hail hail,bud.
Everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds…
I too remember the wee old dear on the verandah. Holy pictures and Celtic scarfs.
Kip shortly.
Early start for those of us in ” f “.
5am.
Hail Hail to all.
October 19th.1957
A date that lies in infamy, in the annals of St. Agnes’ Boys Gild.
MACJAY, we will see you on the other side!
KTF
Barcelona on a collision course with UEFA; they will hand out 30,000 Estelada flags tonight.
Watch this space …………..
FAC the Act
KTF
VFR800A8 on 19TH OCTOBER 2016 10:25 AM
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 19th October 2016 9:50 am
DAVIDOPOULOS
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FfnhmuZ27eQ
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Brilliant, but not as funny as the next one up – Liz Hurley and Billy Connolly! Comic genius at its best!
FAC the Act
KTF
****
……considering the award was for the Best Supporting Actor!
VFR800A8
….thanks for no askin’!
THOMTHETHIM
You listened to the clip?
I only watched it(!)
Philbhoy
I remember the old woman in Janefield St with the big photo of the Pope.
What an anti climax that night when we got back to the Drovers to watch it on telly.
Felt sorry for a wee mate of mine that night. As big a Celtic man as they come, went everywhere, his house was literally covered in Celtic photos and regalia. Anyway his wife decided to deliver twins that night and he missed it, the game that is.
Maybe you’re on here Joe.
God Bless Johnny Doyle
oba survey completed
lunch now,then Celtic
have a great day/evening Celts
Brendan let the hard work pay off
hail hail
MARRAKESH EXPRESS
Thank god I didn’t have to make that choice!
;-)
Team for tonight???????.imho
Craigie G.
Big Mik—- The big KT—– Erik——–The wee KT (but not in heart).
Capt Scott—— NIR B.
—— Jamsie——- Big Tom——— Sinky.
——— THE MOUSSA—–.
In Brendan we trust.
H.H
Philbhoy on 19th October 2016 11:59 am
MARRAKESH EXPRESS
Thank god I didn’t have to make that choice!
;-)
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Why would you go to see Joe’s wife deliver twins? The plot thickens ………………..
FAC the Act
KTF
An Tearmann on 19th October 2016 11:59 am
Good man.
C’mon, get yer OBAF forms filled in if not already done!
FAC the Act
KTF
VFR800A8
LOL!
on this day
1957 Celtic hammer Rangers 7-1 in League Cup final (“Hampden in the Sun”)
1971: John Hughes and Willie Wallace join Crystal Palace for a combined fee of £50,000
1981 Celtic winger Johnny Doyle dies
HH
The 4-2 game .
I went to see / hear Junior Delgado in Harlesden .. Went to a shebeen after the gig , red stripe and sensi – lost track of the time . Phoned my pal . Pat , from the public phone in the mini cab office on Willesden High Road to find out the score . He told me the score , after he asked if I knew the #######
time .
Junior Delgado / Fort Augustus CSC – way down south , mid 20s sunny .
THOMTHETHIM FOR OSCAR OK on 19TH OCTOBER 2016 11:44 AM
was it you that posted a few years ago about playing against ST CATHERINE’S balornock at COWLAIRS????theiir manager had a tranny on listening to game.