You could see Celtic mature during last night’s game. They were defensively solid during the first half, and Craig Gordon was assured throughout, but for the best part of an hour we scarcely tested St Johnstone.
That changed after the goal, which arrived just as St Johnstone were enjoying their best period of the game. Kris Commons didn’t have his most productive night but it was his pressing which led to the break through.
During the second half Ronny Deila replaced Commons, Stokes and the tiring Forrest with Boerrigter, Inge Berget and Kayal. Even before the home team were reduced to 10 men moments after the final substitution, Celtic were clearly in a more comfortable shape. Players were finding space which didn’t exist earlier.
Maribor made seven changes for last night’s Slovenian Super Cup Final, which they won comfortably against opponents who are pointless in the league after four games. Celtic’s scouts are unlikely to have learned too much useful information ahead of next weeks’ game.
What is clear about Maribor is their aerial threat. Five of their 12 goals this season have been headers, which may influence Ronny’s team selection. They also break quickly down the flanks, so maybe a 4-5-1, offering protection to our full backs, is the way to go. Hopefully we’ve learned we’re not quite ready for 4-3-3 away from home in Europe.
The Slovenian media are dismissive of Celtic’s chances, encouraged, it seems, but continuing celebrations from Maribor that they pulled an “easy” draw. I suspect they’ve yet to see the Celtic who will take the field on Wednesday.
Fancy winning a pair of tickets in the padded seats of the Jock Stein Stand for flag day on Saturday – and helping Mary’s Meals? Magners have kindly offered a pair of tickets, which you can win, if you donate £1 to Mary’s Meals. You can, of course, give as much you like, but £1 is the minimum donation.
You also need to answer the question: Which team will Celtic play this Saturday, shortly after the League Flag flies? To enter, forward your MyDonate confirmation email to celticquicknews@gmail.com, with your answer. Competition closes at noon tomorrow (Friday), winner will be notified by email, so check you inbox.
It’ll cost you £1, you could win premium seats to the premium event, enter here. Cheers to Magners.
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Moonbeams. If like some of us you had beenas lucky as some of us to have been born in Lennoxtown, you might call it Campsie as most locals do.
A “some off us ” too many there.
Kings Park Hotel….
Once had a naughty rendezvous there!
Not tellin’
LOL
Auldheid
18:06 on 14 August, 2014
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Raw nerve rumbled?
Very welcome decision by Celtic to put the Maribor match on the season ticket. Should get a really good turnout and avoids allegations of profiteering from Legia’s error.
Hopefully will please 99.9% (no doubt someone will suggest it is a mistake)
WE are pleased to announce that the home leg of our crucial UEFA Champions League play-off tie against NK Maribor will feature as one of the matches included for all Season Ticket holders as part of their Season Ticket package.
The match sees European football return to Celtic Park on Tuesday, August 26 (KO: 7.45pm) and we’re looking forward to a full house as we aim to make it to the group stages of the UEFA Champions League for the third consecutive season.
As a thank you to our fans who have got behind the team in huge numbers already for the 2014/15 season and in recognition of the inconveniences caused due to the relocation of our European ties to BT Murrayfield, the club wants to reward Season Ticket holders by including one of the biggest matches of the season as one of the matches included in this campaign’s Season Ticket package.
The match is sure to be a huge occasion for the club and a packed Celtic Park can make all the difference in pushing the club to yet another appearance in the UEFA Champions League group stages, so make sure you get along to back the Bhoys in Paradise.
Season Tickets are still available with £100 off Adult prices, Kids tickets from £50 and Students priced at £199.
Buy yours today and you’ll also be able to join Fergus McCann as he unfurls the League Flag before our match against Dundee United this Saturday, August 16 as we celebrate our third league title in row.
Trad88
I thought you were making a request.
Well done to whoever made the call.
Joe Filippis Haircut
17:57 on
14 August, 2014
I hope so too. All else being equal, fitness and technical ability, attitude is the deciding factor.
So, whats the deal?
Buy a SB and we’ll let you in for nowt to the Maribor game?
Aye, if yer daft enough?
themightyquinn
16:02 on 14 August, 2014
Had a laugh and tear in my eye at yer post. Let me know when I can buy you that pint :-)
HH
CRC
Want to show Ronny Deila how it should be done? Think your better than Stein? Do you have the luck of Celtic or the administration talents of Legia? Then here is the invite code to the CQN Championship Fantasy Football League, we are now approaching 140 teams entered.
296638-123206
You only have 2 days left to register your team & join the league.
http://fantasy.premierleague.com/
As an added incentive I’ve decided to offer some prizes for the top 3 come the end of the season. The winners will each receive items of their choosing from the Official Celtic Webstore to the tune of
1st £100
2nd £75
3rd £50
Or alternatively, winners can choose to donate any winnings to a Celtic charity of their choice.
Also if by some miracle I end up in the top 3, the winnings will be passed onto the next placed team.
HH
kevjungle is a celtic fan…not a supporter.
17:47 on 14 August, 2014
I believe you….
I believe you….
I believe you….
I believe you…
I believe you….
I believe you….
I believe you….
I believe you….
I believe you….
Now, feck off, ya wee shoite ….. Hahahahahahaha
lennon’s passion
18:08 on
14 August, 2014
If there was a GIRUY at the end of that statement TD67 must have drafted it. :)
Geordie Munro
18:08 on
14 August, 2014
Trad88
I thought you were making a request.
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I was. Didn’t expect an answer so soon! :)
For my next trick…
HH
Anybody got on info on a public sale for Maribor tickets yet?
Delighted to see its on the season book so both me & Burghbhoy junior sound but getting a visitor from Canada so need to buy one
Thanks in advance
KevJungle is a Celtic fan…not a supporter.
18:07 on
14 August, 2014
Auldheid
18:06 on 14 August, 2014
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Raw nerve rumbled?
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Nope just pointing out that your thinking is aff oot.
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon ….The angels are with Wee Oscar in Heaven.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
18:10 on 14 August, 2014
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One day you’ll look back on the dispensary of yer cheap-lip
and, the penny will drop and hit ye on the heid and you’ll say
“Well, what dae ye know – yon eejit fae the Jungle was right all along.”
I know, that you’ll be big enough to take that on ‘bored’ :)
HH – away this time, bye.
Shortbread reporting that CSA could hold a fast-track appeal hearing on Monday – May not be dusted yet… but can’t believe any real threat to the game… really?
Kevj….
As it happens it means I can keep a very much needed £20/30 in my pocket.
May not be important to you but it means I can go. Not a problem for you though of course.
just another tim
Commendation for your sustained efforts to recruit for the CQN Fantasy Football league.
Do monies raised go to charity?
Or shouldn’t I ask?
:o)
Auldheid
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You can hahahahahappy-clap
I’ll do my best to rattle the cages.
Deal?
Good Evening Timland
Kevj……before you go oot great one,are you going
on Saturday to see the flag being raised by wee Fergus?
ABZMike
You know this is coming don’t you?
The Confederate States of America no longer exists.
They lost yon War of Northern Aggression in 1865.
:o)
Auldheid, I don’t know if any of the Dundee Utd players could make the grade at Celtic but if I was an Arab I would be looking to destroy the so called big names in the big games. And it does not get bigger in Scotland than Celtic Park on the unfurling of the Championship flag.
Hail Hail.
auldheid
17:58 on 14 August, 2014
Incredible and disgusting……. every Club, and every business, in the UK which is liquidated from now will be able to quote this political intervention in order to avoid Liquidation closure …. It is bare-faced corruption, and against the (business) Law of this Country … shameful bare-faced and cannot be allowed… Thank goodness natural law is being acted out by the spivs…
CAS song for next Monday
Boney M
We remember Sion.
HH
Radio Scotland is an utter disgrace tonight. Main story is about a Polish club who broke UEFA rules. I’m listening to them give 10 minutes of time to someone from Legia batter on about how the rules are wrong etc. They’ve now just asked if he was disappointed with the lack of response from Celtic.
Unbelievably it took Billy Dodds to bring some sense to the discussion.
Whoever was “interviewing” the Legia guy – why didn’t you are something probing such as why they deliberately broke the rules (they knew about the issue in advance of the game) and then tried to blame everybody else?
ABZMike
18:16 on 14 August, 2014
Shortbread reporting that CSA **** COULD **** hold a fast-track appeal hearing on Monday – May not be dusted yet… but can’t believe any real threat to the game… really?
Shortbread in Neil McCann pain mode .
CSA President also said he knows of no precident for legia to win
RWE – ha ha.. got my C & A mixed up…
Whiney Poles abound on the wireless.
I am really looking forward to reading the Daily Record tomorrow. I am not promising not to me anything .:-)
HH
You know what is good? People with different pov’s arguing their points rationally and citing evidence where possible and not getting angry.
There are a handful of posters who just want a row not a discussion. They are increasingly hogging the blogging. At least one of them I have very strong suspicion about re being a sevco fan and another just a troll of some kind – maybe even a journo.
They know who they are.
Maribor games a freebie
Who will be first to find fault in Celtic announcing the play-off as a season book game?
Neganon 4/6
Madmitch Evens
Bada Bing 2/1
KevJ 7/2
Pf Ayr 5/1
Get the money on.
:-)
http://www.celticfc.net/news/6450
Awe naw.. why?
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo
18:27 on 14 August, 2014
I am really looking forward to reading the Daily Record tomorrow. I am not promising not to me anything .:-)
You could make a start on it the now :))) as we all have a rough idea what they will be saying.
Mindandmentiontheirpain(MSM)CSC
Till later all
Paul67 et al
Really pleased for Craig Gordon getting a league game on board, I have said before if Stevie Woods believes he is up to the task then that is fine by me, because it was he more than anyone who turned big Fraser into a £10 mill player, and in the England squad. Anyways, we are in Europe one way or another through to December, so hopefully the whole club gets behind the team now.
nb Surprised and pleased James Forrest also got a game, offers something extra to us going forward.
Kris Boyd saying “it’s not going to be easy at this level.”
It’s the second tier for goodness sake, not the CL!
Thing is though, he’s probably right.