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Brendan and Ronny. Even what looks like a lucky gamble isn’t

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The absence of Jozo Simunovic for our Champions League game in Monchengladbach set off alarm bells, but few of us expected that he was rested as a consequence of being on a one-game-per-week long-term recuperation strategy.

This was a bold decision by what is clearly a confident manager. It was also informative that Brendan Rodgers prioritised the league game against Aberdeen to deploy Jozo over the Champions League – an equally bold decision. Defensive performances in both games suggest the manager made the right call.

This is the kind of gamble that is going Brendan Rodgers’ way but which would have backfired on Ronny Deila. It’s not down to luck, of course. Brendan has proven the point that defences are systems more than anything else. Get the system right and you can move the players around. Get it wrong, as we did in Barcelona, and it doesn’t matter which or how many defenders you deploy, you’ll take a hiding.

After surviving an onslaught at home to Celtic in September, Inverness scored an added-time equaliser to deny Celtic their only league points of the season. Since then our domestic form has been even better than it was before that game, winning everything for the loss of only a single goal in seven outings.

One thing we know about Inverness-Celtic games, though, is that lightening doesn’t only strike once, or twice for that matter. This team have punished Celtic repeatedly over the last 16 years, usually against the odds. Their only defeat since an abysmal August came against Newco, who denied the Highlanders their own onslaught. That was also the only game Inverness failed to score since Same Old Alloa dumped them out of the League Cup in August.

After tomorrow’s visit of Inverness, Celtic’s only home game in the next six is against Barcelona. If Brendan was to cast his eye over the fixture list for opportunities to experiment, this is as good an opportunity as he’ll have until Accies visit on 13 December.

Maybe an opportunity to go one at the back and five up front.  Or just to give Patrick a start.  Either works for me.

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  1. bournesouprecipe on

    This is a CQN announcement

     

     

    The criterion for supporter Cup final ticket eligibility is availed upon the official Celtic website.

     

     

    Loud continuous bleeping sound which cuts off

     

    eventually

  8. Chairbhoy on

    AULDHEID @ 8:25 PM,

     

     

    Thanks for the reply…

     

     

    It just crossed my mind when TBB, quoted a paragraph from UEFA Article 12 regarding the Association Membership.

     

     

    That if, UEFA was looking at the issue from the perspective of the old Club/Company being liquidated and a New Club/Company being formed, which meant that (of course) Sevco Scotland could not be deemed responsible for Rangers’ misdemeanours.

     

     

    However as stated in the Article that UEFA look at the standing of a Football Club through their Membership of the Association and that the SFA maintain that it is the same Membership (i.e. the continuity myth) then it “may” follow that Sevco Scotland could/should be sanctioned for Rangers’ malfeasance.

     

     

    Thot it might be worth pursuing.

     

     

    But of course you are correct, UEFA simply could not accept any form of continuity… Moral Hazard anyone:)

     

     

    Hail Hail

  10. 'GG on

    Andy Murray wins in Paris and is one win away from achieving world’s number 1.

     

    Well done to the Hibee.

  11. Jobo Baldie on

    Guyfawkes….

     

     

    And what other version could it possibly be?

     

     

    I remember a Rik Mayal charcter (pre young-ones) that constantly referred back to ‘Downtown’ but can’t for the life of me remember the finer details…..

     

     

    Or maybe it was his Young Ones character…..

  14. the_huddle on

    Jobo Baldie on 4th November 2016 8:45 pm

     

     

    Guyfawkes….

     

    And what other version could it possibly be?

     

     

    I remember a Rik Mayal charcter (pre young-ones) that constantly referred back to ‘Downtown’ but can’t for the life of me remember the finer details…..

     

    ————

     

    Kevin Turvey

  15. petec on

    bournesouprecipe,

     

     

    The Bhoy hasn’t had the privilege to Witness Celtic Winning a Cup.

     

     

    Changed days these days.

     

     

    1 Ticket would be awesome.

     

     

     

    Celtic

  16. Jobo Baldie on

    Favourite ever Scottish/Irish singer-songwriters….

     

     

    Top 5 (in no particular order, if you ignore alphabetical)

     

     

    Donovan Leitch

     

    Gerry Rafferty

     

    Gilbert O’Sullivan

     

    Paulo Nutini

     

    Roddy Frame

     

     

    AdmittedlyTopOfMyHeadCSC

  18. andyR53 on

    Apologies if this already posted or if its old news…

     

     

     

     

     

    FOOD BANK COLLECTION OUTSDIE THE STADIUM TOMORROW BEFORE THE GAME.

     

     

     

     

     

    Arranged and Organised by the G B. Please support if you can. Drop off points at various locations around the Stadium.

     

     

     

    Will re post later this evening if ok.

     

     

     

    Hail Hail.. Lets support the needy.

  21. Gary67 on

    JOBO BALDIE on 4TH NOVEMBER 2016 8:45 PM

     

    I remember a Rik Mayal charcter (pre young-ones) that constantly referred back to ‘Downtown’ but can’t for the life of me remember the finer details…..

     

     

    Kevin Turvey

  23. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Jobo, was it Rik Mayall’s character, Kevin Turvey on either the naked video or laugh, I nearly paid my licence fee programmes?

  24. Neustadt-Braw on

    “You dinae sweat much for a fat lass”

     

     

    When I was twelve …I broke a rib laughing at that….or to be honest I got it broken for me from a Kirrie lass…

     

     

    And yes I still feel bad …

     

     

    They never knitted properly……

     

     

    Inter costal rupture CSC

     

     

    Braw.

  27. Chairbhoy on

    STARRY PLOUGH @ 8:29 PM,

     

     

    Thanks… you are spot on, with our freedoms comes responsibilities.

     

     

    Hail Hail

  33. bournesouprecipe on

    Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian-era theatrical partnership of the librettist W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) and the composer Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900) and to the works they jointly created. The two men collaborated on fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, of which H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado are among the best known.[1]

     

     

    Mon the pirates of Penzance

  34. Alasdair MacLean on

    Petec,

     

     

    It is on youtube – watched it a 100 times ish.

     

     

    Obviously County in football terms is my main concern – and I desperately hope Jim and his boys do it.

     

     

    At the end of the day – he’s already brought us success beyond our wildest dreams.

     

     

    League Cup in Dingwall. C’mon.

     

     

    Ha.

  35. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    Van The Man

     

    Edwyn Collins

     

    John Martyn

     

    Alex Harvey

     

    Mike Scott

     

     

    top of ma heid anaw

     

     

    HH

  36. Jobo Baldie on

    Gary 57 – thanks for the clip. Brilliant! And what an all star band including Ade Edmundson and (Celtic fan) Robbie C.

     

     

    But don’t think they used the ole C/D bass chord in the chorus ;-)

  38. petec on

    clunks on 4th November 2016 8:30 pm

     

     

    I would think that its not what Petec posts that gets up peoples noses here.

     

     

    But its the sheer volume of nonsense posts one after the other, after the other, after the other etc etc.

     

     

    I post a fair amount of jibber jabber here myself but if i posted such a volume of it I might be expecting someone to tell me to reign it in a wee bit…….

     

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

     

    Hold on?

     

     

    Never when it is Promoting JESUS.

     

     

    Bring on the Mancs

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