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.
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Delaneys
I would if I think it may stop some young Tim getting his head kicked in.
Canalmar, thanks. I did just that, I work in that type of environ myself and know the mechanics.
Night night Timland.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
How else can obvious cheating be twisted so much,fork tongue is usually started without the truth as an option
HAMILTON TIM 2221
Don’t mention K cider on here,please.
My sister reads it,and she will have flashbacks.
Watching Legia drivel on TV. Whilst, I was very sympathetic for them initially , I fear they are now moving into the Sion zone.
Move on guys, we have all been there (unless you are huns/zombies of course).
RapidViennaCSC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXoH4gfMuv4
Canny beat a bit of M M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXoH4gfMuv4
My Fav
Kojo
First things first. We destroy Dundee Utd in Paradise on Saturday, in prep for the Slov Tims. Glasgow & Slovenia are Green & White. Ronny Deila shall convert the never believers very soon. Enjoy the Ronny Ride to total Celtic fitba.
voguepunter
22:37 on 14 August, 2014
Saw a few posts on the Kings park hotel Rutherglen earlier……..one of the greatest singers
in the whole wide World sang there,,,who wiz it
Was it Charlie Devlin?
Does this CAS arbitration process not cover all sports therefore not a hope of an appeal being heard on Monday….my jacksie…
Dallas,
Celtic have been victims of bias and discrimination for most of its history, from the Governing bodies to the MIB and the MSM. We’ve had to be stronger and better, to compensate.
Jock Stein knew this, saying we were up against twelve men when playing the now defunct club Rangers.
We’re still in the middle of the greatest football scandal in British history and many questions remain unanswered. The Scottish msm, openly derelict of duty on these Ibroxgate matters, have once again ganged up on Celtic, deliberately cranking up the cause of a Polish team, of which they could not have named one player, before the banned substitute became famous. In fact I’m willing to bet none of them could spell his name right now without cheating.
We can see right through the msm now, who the worst culprits are and their agendas. I’m fed up saying on here that they are bad for business. They create a false negativity which sadly some of our own fans buy into (eg Fergus 98). His namesake Neil was a disgrace on Sky last night.
As a new Glasgow club struggles to survive amid more tales of bad management, dodgy deals and cover ups, the deflection towards Parkhead is becoming as blatant as it’s ever been. Question for our CEO is, why to we have to persevere with it in this day and age? (As one of the worst, Keevins makes an unwelcome return).
I can report tha take up of the free zadoc ringtone offer has been slow. FFS, two days in last year Id sent out about 300 of these. So far, 17.
MTF Celtic men and wummin get this on your phone and get it right up those huns who meander into your presence. Its free, it drives them roon the bend and Ive goat six million of them.
Get it on yer phone. You know it makes sense.
acgr@hotmail.co.uk
Mon, dae it.
James, as other posters have said keep on keeping on. The title of one of my favourite songs from the eighties.
Two guys I work with, one is supports another team, have both said to me, much to my amazement, that Sir Dave of the Dodges, played a part in their problems, not death. Its a start. One even said he wished there was someone who,using their referendum saying, said Naw to Minty. Totally gobsmacked with that.
However that’s where any sense of reality ends. HMRC, us, the media, Green & Whyte were all responsible for the company being liquidated.
I echo Clashcitybhoy’s team selection for Saturday’s game and we use it in preparation for Maribor. Even if we play a more a defensive team v United, we should still have the players to beat them. United will attack and we can hopefully catch them out. .
As Paul said earlier, Maribor score a lot of headed goals. Let’s make sure we stop crosses coming in during open play. Our full backs will need help to do this.
Bcw,
Your advice WILL be invaluable for Tims with similar experience, may I ask you to stick a protocol together that might become a decent quality checklist for tims knowing their rights
SOAL
Was it MM who was on multi coloured swap shop when a wee Glesga guy called in??
Ah nope just remembered that was Matt Bianco!!!!
HT
Wap Bam Boogie
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Through A Streaked Garret Window…
Somewhere In Darkest C’buslang..
A Single Dangling Lightbulb..
Feebly Illuminates The Styggian Gloom..
As A Gaunt,Hunched Figure…..
Paces The Bare Floorboards…..
Tense As A Coiled Spring……
As He Glances Toward The Flickering Blue…..
Of His Towering Array Of Desktops,Telescopes And CCTV Monitors…..
The Cocoa In The ‘Girls Aloud’ Mug Grows Cold…
He Waits…He Waits….And He Waits…
For The Next….
Pithy & Succinct Submission….
Out Of The Ether…..
From His Outrageously Handsome Nemesis….
” Aaargh….!!!!”, He Rages….
And Stomps An Innocent Wee Spider Crawlin’ Along The Skirtin’ …
Desperately Seeking Maggie McGill…
“Curses On You…TSD…
Wi’ Yer Swan Sandwiches An’ Dom Perignon Tifters…
Yer Oxbridge Edjucation……
An’ Yer ‘Brideshead Revisited’ Social Set…!”
Even The Tattered And Fading Ninja Turtle Wallpaper…..
Seems To Mock His Impotence….
CastleMilk-Boy-Made-Good….
But Lacking That Essential….
“Je Ne Sais Quoi”….?
Tick-TOCK….Old Bean !
As Boris Says To Dave… !
TBC…
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Hamiltontim
You goat an in service day ra morra , up a bit late like ;)
Re any CAS hearing.
I’m quite sure that Legia will be armed with info about us suppled to them by friendly sources in Scotland. Loads of them.
None of this is likely to be to our benefit,and little of it is likely to be true.
None of it,however,is likely to be relevant to any hearing on the case.
However,if it is stated,even without substantiation,then it could conceivably influence the CAS decision.
Celtic should take steps to ensure that no form of inadmissible ‘evidence’ is permitted.
We could yet be stitched up.
Canamalar, I haven’t been paranoid enough.
I knew some were out to get us.
Now I understand few aren’t, and all are complicit.
Best Swap Shop was when Altered Images were on cos….
a) it was Clare Grogan
b) someone listed on the swap list thingie was called Stonner and the band as special guests had to read all the names! They were wetting themselves. Along with most of the west of Scotland I should think.
Night Timdom.
HH jamesgang
BCW
I would take the vigilante approach.
Would never ever call the cops scum.
Old noël Edmonds didn’t have a Scooby!
Canamalar
Seriously? Anyone knows how to press that button. Responsibility, as you mentioned earlier, is the killer factor in any complaint about a civil servant.
Delaneys
Don’t know too many guys that will take on a squad of 20 plus.
Jamesgang
The wee lassie who said
“grand pricks ” the looks on their faces pfft;))
BIG-CUP-WINNERS
DD,AN TEARMANN and ACGR wi his chib.
I’d fear for the twenty huns!
marspapa
;-))
HH jamesgang
Jamesgang, Matt Bianco and Five Star on Swap Shop….have a gander on You Tube..
Marrakesh, the reporters I know in the press who have no pro sticky leanings have to to tow the line due to the cut throat nature of their occupation and the leanings of senior staff in papers.
When Mendes & the legned were deservedly sent off in a game at Rugby Park plus ref, Steve Conroy, booking nine players, the laptop ludge went ballistic stating Conroy didn’t know what he was doing as well as being card happy. Contrast their reaction to that when McCurry booked nine of our players in one game.
When Conroy refereed our game against the liquidated later that season when Hinkel was assaulted and Fortune had a goal disallowed, the hard time he got after the Killie game earlier in the season, played its part in his non-application of the rules. He simply didn’t need or want the media on his back.
My dad and uncles had told me about the media’s approach to us but it rankles me even more now when truth is a stranger to them.
One of their biggest crimes, if I can use that word, was the way Neil was portrayed resulting in non-football people disliking him but don’t know why. They love Sally due to their promotion of him being a cheery, cheeky chappy but he is a sleekit, conniving, self serving git who knows how to push ra peepul’s buttons to deflect stuff away from him.
Tom McLaughlin still no apology!!!!!!
Dallas
Didnae know you were a RedSkinz man? Keep on keepin on! :)
Delaneys dunky
Radio one “september live lounge ” amazing lineup , Paulo’s on the 8th i think .
Time for bed guys
Keep it real :)))
Ps 2 more sleeps
C’mon the hoops !!!
Marspapa
I’m in celebratory mood :-)
long haired yins man
Will do mhate.
Right I need beauty sleep. And a bag over ma heid – before ACGR says so! So cot time.
HH jamesgang
Delaney’s, I saw them in 1984 at Nightmoves and at the QM, . Great nights, far better called the Redskins than Blueskins.
Steve Nichol( not the Ayrshire hun) who played trumpet for the Jam in 1982, was in their brass section at Nightmoves. .
I would love our team to follow the title of a Redskins songs, Go get organised.
Dallas Dallas
Success comes to the strong …
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xwcMAL9MKP0
Hamiltontim
No injuries for the minx to put up with
At the end of the day its only a bloody game !! ;))))