What’s your hopes for tonight? Primarily I’m hoping to see Celtic play the kind of football we watched on Saturday, a fast, pass and move, game. I want to see Scott Sinclair and Tom Rogic take players on, for Leigh or Moussa to exploit space often denied to them in league games.
I’d also like to see four at the back. Defending in a formation we’re familiar with, even if it takes place 60 yards deeper than usual. This is where we got it wrong at Camp Nou. This Champions League group pits us against some of the greatest attacking footballers money can buy. It’s not a place for fundamental experimentation.
I suspect we’ll see the best Celtic goalkeeping performance of the season tonight. Craig Gordon will have lots to do, concentration will not have an opportunity to drop, decisions are likely to be more clear-cut that he’s been used to.
This is a big game for Kolo Toure. He’s a player who has little to prove to anyone, but that’s different when facing an English TV audience a few months after ending his 14 year term in the country. His performance tonight, and that of Celtic, will reflect on his decision to come to Celtic. Paul Lambert’s best game for Celtic came against Stuttgart in 2003. He also had a huge reputation in Germany, and an audience he wanted to convince he’d made the right move in coming to Celtic. Let’s hope for a similar outcome.
Enjoy the game.
Many thanks for the incredible support for my Great Scottish Run coming up on Sunday, to assist the work of the Foundation. The linked MyDonate account was at £1690 yesterday is right now is £10 off the £2k mark.
We have some special people among us.
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I expect City to win by at least 3 clear goals ,and if it were 5 or 6 ,I wouldn’t be surprised.
Aguero to get a hat trick.
This is one of the most expensively built squads in world football.
They should be streets ahead of us.
Let’s hope that we don’t concede another early goal and the crowds can inspire our Bhoys to punch way way above their weight.
Irrespective of the result we are on the right road.
TT
3 for MC youngsters…. very good run from the MC player… I wonder how many of these players were bought compared with coming through City’s youth system
JMCCORMICK
Could only mail you,sorry. Was sure I had your number for a text but not so.
Go to a pub and watch it,the Ayrshire Tims are gearing up in The Market already. You know it makes sense!
Cowiebhoy
Welcome home ya roaster :))))))
EnjoyCSC
COWIEBHOY
WELCOME BACK!!!!!!!!
YORKBHOY on 28TH SEPTEMBER 2016 6:25 PM
The problem for Celtic is not just the gulf in money to MC but to the English leagues and the difficulty of Brendan trying to build a team that can treble their wages in the Championship…
Too true mate, makes the art of scouting players vital for us to try and move forward and try and compete..
Playing for the Hoops: the George McCluskey story Hardcover – 30 Sep 2016
by Aidan Donaldson
Playing for the Hoops covers the Celtic Football Club and one of its most beloved players, George McCluskey. The book explores the history of Celtic F.C, also known as The Hoops because of their jersey, and the personal history of McCluskey. By touching upon historic as well as personal events, the book illustrates the ‘Celtic-mindedness’ of the Celtic players and their supporters. George McCluskey is celebrated as the embodiment of the Celtic spirit, and in this book by his personal journey to being one of Celtic’s key players in the ’70s and ’80s is celebrated.
Aidan Donaldson, former teacher and lifelong Celtic supporter, is a native of Belfast who contributed to the Celtic Minded trilogy. A founder of the charity Project Zambia, he has worked tirelessly leading teams of volunteers to the outbacks of Zambia and slums of Lusaka for the past 14 years, building schools, orphanages, sinking wells, creating industry and bringing hope to the marginalised. George McCluskey has been his friend for many years and is patron of Project Zambia.
This should be great read.
Publisher Luath Press Edinburgh http://www.luath.co.uk
Tiny Tim
I agree they are a good squad of creative players.
But…..
we are at home.
There is a reason that Barca have beaten us 7:0 and 6:1-
it was at the Nou Camp
Few teams give us a real doing on our own pitch. Juve and PSG won 3:0 , I think but generally, we are more competitive here.
My target for tonight is to score a goal, hopefuly the first.
Even more hopefully, the first of 3.
why has he not started Leigh
I was driving up the M6 earlier and stopped at a service station there was a bus full of Man. City supporters they had enough alchol to open a pub but interestingly very few had any colours on show.I then saw a reasonable number of them in Central Glasgow once again very few of them had any colours on what a boreing lot or can they not afford scarfs ? We may not be able to match there spending but we certainly hammer them in passion and colour. H.H.
Celtic v Manchester City ko 19:45. Team: Gordon, Lustig, Toure, Sviatchenko, Tierney, Brown, Bitton, Sinclair, Rogic, Forrest, Dembele. Subs: De Vries, Simunovic, Gamboa, Armstrong, Roberts, McGregor, Griffiths. Mon the Hoops!
Craig
Kolo
Mickael
Erik
Kieran
Tom
Scotty
Brooni
Nir
James
Moussa
The Celtic bhoys look very good when they go forward, they are very quick.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 28TH SEPTEMBER 2016 6:16 PM
To be honest I’m not into the horses really
Let the People Sing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&feature=related&v=zhkdy0AOpaM
Grace
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lotnXbJP9Gg
more and more joining in with this at paradise.
till later all
http://www.independent.ie/videos/have-you-seen/video-this-dancing-kid-in-galway-will-make-your-day-35086610.html#play
JOEFILIPPISHAIRCUT
Canny match their spending? Enough alcohol to open a pub?
Tchah,a decent hoot is enough to drink one dry. They’re beginners,playing wi the big boys!
No expectations only hopes. With 11 against 11 anything can happen in football, as someone once said.
JOE FILIPPIS HAIRCUT on 28TH SEPTEMBER 2016 6:38 PM
I was driving up the M6 earlier and stopped at a service station there was a bus full of Man. City supporters they had enough alchol to open a pub but interestingly very few had any colours on show.I then saw a reasonable number of them in Central Glasgow once again very few of them had any colours on what a boreing lot or can they not afford scarfs ? We may not be able to match there spending but we certainly hammer them in passion and colour. H.H.
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That might be because they’re casuals out to cause trouble and don’t wear colours.
BENDIGO
It was an excellent article which answered a fair few questions.
For which I’m very grateful.
My wee slant on Gordon Elliot was simply because he loves sending his horses over to Perth. It certainly improves the quality on display.
till later all
C’Mon the Celllllllllllllllllllltic
Yorkbhoy,
The youths have been thrashed. Totally outclassed.
Young bhoys lost 4-0, played better in the second half but the Mancs where to strong
Most of the game. learning process HH
Let’s hear it for the big Bhoys now. HH
City have spent a billion across all of their sides including the ladies team that just won their league. We shouldn’t be able to compete with them at any level. But we will try.
TER
Hope the smile is smiling……
Whatever the weather we stick together. .
Hoopy days. ..
Braw
No colours – dressed casual
Hmmmm
Reminded of Germany ’96 sitting in a bar outside Frankfurt with my buddy and our two sons (both around 15) -and their wee cousin aged 9.
Anyway 4 citeh guys sitting beside us in a the bar just menacing the 2 young lads -hardly spoke to each other but staring at our 2 bhoys.
The barmaid advised us to leave as they had ‘chased’ away a group of German lads earlier.
We knew 2 other dad’s were arriving with sons to meet us!
They buggered off sharpish, didn’t fancy numbers evened up. It’s how they operate!!
Having said that have met loads of decent Citeh and United lads over the years and not going to say they are all like that …. there are enough tho’, so take care tonite bhoys and ghirls
I’m happy with an odd goal in 3 win!!
T
That was 2006 Germany doh!!
Approaching Paradise on the train.
Listening to Manc band Stone Roses, This is the One. Hope it is for us.
Hail Hail
Don’t really do battle of Britain,
But we can and will raise our game to defeat English mercenary’s.
COYBIG.
BMCUW
No problems…my own fault.
Hail Hail from CP @ 110
I remember being at this “glamour” pre-season game in the days when there was a level playing field and we didnae play “friendlies.
Un-biased opinion but we were by far the better team and shoulda won.
Celtic 0-0 Manchester City (1970-08-04)
Trivia:
• 62,700 turn out on a sunny evening at Hampden to watch a fine game despite no goals being scored.
• Evan Williams (who had played the previous night at Carlisle and been subbed on 77 minutes when he took a knock) was rested on the bench. Billy McNeill was out with a back injury sustained in training. Both Jimmy Johnstone (ankle) and John Hughes (calf) were carrying injuries sustained in the pre-season friendlies in Ireland.
• Bobby Murdoch, captain in place of McNeill, is fielded in the unusual number 9 shorts.
• Before the game the controversial City coach Malcolm Allison boasted ‘We’ll beat Celtic because we are a better team.’
• City keeper Joe Corrigan wore a yellow Queens Park jersey for some unknown reason, probably at the referee’s request after a clash of colours. Also playing fro City was outside left Freddy Hill who had just been bought from Halifax Town for £12,500.
Review:
Both teams attack and entertain and although Fallon in Celtic’s goal has a fine game, it is City keeper Joe Corrigan who is the best man afield with a string of great saves from the Celtic forwards.
City boasted their legendary forward trio of Bell, Lee and Summerbee although they sat in and defended for the majority of the game.
In the latter stages Celtic pressed for a winner and Lennox had a goal disallowed for hand ball before Corrigan saved from a Wallace shot then Towers blocked the rebound again by Wallace.
Manchester City were one of Europe’s to clubs at this time and the Celtic crowd gave their team a fine ovation at the end as they realised Celtic should have won.
Braw
She is thanks :-)
HH
TER.
Then I will enjoy my stew and tattie dumping. ..and lashings of krombacher. .
Going to be a braw smiley evening
Smiley thing
Braw.
http://www.independent.ie/sport/horse-racing/the-five-gigginstown-horses-that-willie-mullins-will-miss-most-35086878.html
http://www.independent.ie/sport/horse-racing/willie-mullins-to-lose-around-60-horses-after-splitting-with-gigginstown-house-stud-over-fee-dispute-35086052.html
Wow, wow, wow.