I know I’m going to feel differently about this tomorrow, when the events at Ibrox will feel absurdly important, but they are not. They are only fractionally as important as what will happen in Brussels on Wednesday evening. I could make a good argument that they are not as important as what happened at Dens Park two days ago.
With that in mind, it will not have escaped your attention that Jozo Simunovic is struggling with a persistent knee issue at the moment. He is fit enough to play at Ibrox, but if we only know for sure that he has one 90 minutes in him this week, Brendan should save him for Anderlecht.
Dedryck Boyata is injury free, but needs game time. I would start him tomorrow, alongside either Mikael Lustig or Nir Bitton (Anthony Ralston strikes me as being built for these games, and will be more than able to play at right back).
We are in the fortunate position of having to choose between two strikers who appear to relish smacking the ball behind a Newco keeper. In making his striker selection decision, the principle question Brendan should ponder, is who he will play in that position against Anderlecht. My hunch is that Moussa is more suited to what I expect will be a counter-attacking away game in Europe, so I’d give Leigh the nod tomorrow. Let Moussa continue to ramp up his training schedule through the weekend.
Scott Sinclair will play on the left, but what a choice on the right: Patrick Roberts or James Forrest. Either should be able to destroy Newco on the flank. Both are in delicious form. My hunch is that Patrick will play for the first hour.
Scott Brown is a stick-on certainty to start, but what to do elsewhere? Perm any two from Olivier Ntcham, Callum McGregor, Stuart Armstrong and Tom Rogic.
Olivier often gets the nod for the slot alongside Scott, but Callum, Stuart and Tom are each so effective at putting Newco to the sword. I would start Tom behind the striker, and rest Olivier for this one, but I cannot decide on Callum or Stuart.
Have you ever known a Celtic team with good options in so many positions? Me neither. We can afford to force a high-intensity game, then make changes without weakening the team. The major viable risk comes from referee Craig Thomson, who has performed very poorly at previous Celtic visits to Ibrox.
Yesterday was a wipe-out for me. I didn’t have time to explore those historically great financials. Maybe later. I know we’re a day late, but they are worth it.
‘YOU’RE NOT RANGERS ANYMORE,’ ROCK STAR PAUL GALLAGHER
To get you in the mood for tomorrow we thought we’d re-post the launch edition of the CQN Podcast – A Celtic State of Mind, for you to enjoy. If you missed it the first time around you are in for a real treat.
You’ll love Paul Gallagher’s Celtic stories and will enjoy his digs at Sevco Rangers, specifically his forcefully stated views on the same club myth.
Paul is featured in the second half of the podcast if you want to jump forward…
The CQN Podcast is presented by Paul Dykes with Kevin Graham and you can catch up on all the subsequent podcasts on Celtic Quick News.
149 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- »
SOT….that drum intro I always found stirring…Smokey had a way with great intros…another I loved and still do…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPG6LsEFTKA
NEIL LENNON & MCCARTNEY on 22ND SEPTEMBER 2017 10:37 AM
‘But Rodgers concedes that the financial clout enjoyed by teams in the English top flight would be a stumbling block. “What Celtic doesn’t have is finance. Celtic don’t have the money that the Premier League generates,”
#####
Eh, yeeeees.
That’s kind of why Celtic would want to join the EPL.
Join the EPL, get money.
Echo echo:)))
CQN rockin’ today..
No Sleep Till Broxdoom..
CELTIC CHAMPS ELECT
Ashley Beadle:))
Good record that one he put out wis the rmx’s
https://youtu.be/lwcD4np3jCI
All About The Paper Baby
Exactly predictive txt grrrrrr:-))))
WEE BOBBY COLLINS
A fine Fontella Bass choon !
One more 45 from 65 and I’m off oot .
This one was on the juke box in a dive of a cafe @ Cowwcaddens . .( can’t remember thename )- a place with in out of the cold ” working girls ” and desperados flogging their Ma’s diet pills————-
https://youtu.be/5GrtkepD18Q
KINGLUBO on 22ND SEPTEMBER 2017 10:24 AM
:-)
Maybe I’m alone but I remember the bleak years whilst the Financially doped team walked all over us, the drunk Gaza playing & acting the flute, the mock huddle etc.
Did I ever think I’d live to see them go out of business, to see Celtic win 7 Titles in a row, to see us go unbeaten in Domestic Football for 57 consecutive games, not a chance.
But it happened & it’s happening right now before our very eyes.
As Celtic Supporters we are privileged to be witnessing this period in our History.
I fully realize we cannot just wallow in triumph, we have to constantly seek to improve & put more daylight between ourselves & the rest.
Everything is not perfect, of course it’s not & it never will be. It’s called Life, we all do our best for as long as we can & then we die.
Yes, I would love to see Titles stripped, yes I would love to see the charlatans at the SFA kicked out, yes I’d love if Jozo didn’t need to be nursed along, I could go on & on as to what I’d love to see happen, some may indeed happen some will not.
However whist we continue the fight let’s acknowledge & rejoice in what has already happened & what’s happening right now.
This mix is perhaps the best ever made by my hero the legendary Frankie Knuckles RIP
My Tribute To Frankie Knuckles by Dimitri from Paris https://soundcloud.com/dfp/dimitri-from-paris on #SoundCloud
Corkcelt,
Amen to that.
CORKCELT
My best mate’s son was 9yo before we won a league.
Aye,we remember very well.
Call it what you like-payback,karma,GIRUY-I’m loving it!!!
Ayr Gold Cup meeting abandoned? Rain hasn’t been that bad…
!!BADA BING!!
Living in Troon I beg to differ, it’s been wazzing it down good style for weeks with an occasional dry ‘ish day.
Not surprised the course is beyond heavy.
WEE BOBBY COLLINS –
Smokey from 67 -mighty fine –
Something else from 67 -definitely oot –
https://youtu.be/p1fyKDnfJdY
Morning,on the subject of thropys won by oldco , I am sure this has been mentioned before, surely the next time the new club darken our stadium we just list the few nothing trophies they have won won’t cost anything and will be sure to ruffle some feathers. Anyway off to Madrid for September weekend will find Irish bar to watch the game
Hopefully a decent run-out for the Bhoys tomorrow………
…….but, the BIG game is
Wednesday.
If you think it is just the SFA, read on.
Crisis-hit FA have been shown up by Mark Sampson scandal: bit.ly/2hnlNAB
BADABING
Ayr usually drains like,erm,a drain. Course is based on sand.
Problem seems to be a patch of waterlogged ground near the dip at the far side of the course,backing onto Hayhill.
Btw,I saw The St Leger being run there about 30 years ago due to freak conditions at Doncaster causing that meeting to be cancelled.
Got some good winners and hammered Michelozzo at a huge 7/4!!!!
Robinbhoy- not been as bad in EK last couple of weeks, huge losses to the course and local economy, a shame HH
The big game is Wednesday’s one. The SMSM will hype up Saturday’s game, but in reality it is a game against a run-of-the-mill team one point ahead of Motherwell.
They still can’t come to terms with Sevco not being Rangers or that Rangers were only competitive with us with £250m of other people’s money.
They seem to think that saying “old firm” every sentence will make everything the way they want it to be.
Pretty sad really.
BMCUWP: Just as well CCB isn’t joining Neil and you in deepest Essex or wherever!!
Last time we three sat in a row watching a previous encounter,when they were actually Rangers, we were in the second front row of the Copeland Road end and had travelled up in the Cross Keys bus!
Maybe getting humped 3-0 was a godsend as we might not been able to stay seated if we had scored! Mark you we got off the bus early on the way back as it was getting a bit heavy with the jibes,even though I knew everybody! About 80per cent of them worked beside me in ICI (lodge number not disclosed!).
I’ve been on this planet for 68 years and was first “lifted over” into the old stand circa 1953 by my great and sadly missed old man.
I have followed Celtic since.
Home, away, sometimes abroad.
Experienced all the highs and lows imaginable following Celtic in that time.
I can’t ever remember the gap between us and the huns being so wide, ever.
Even when we had Jock Stein and won the European Cup and 9 in a row, the manky mob had some very good teams and some great players.
Now?
The huns are so far behind us in every aspect of the game, I can’t stop smiling at the thought of it.
How anyone can come on here and criticise the club is beyond me.
Enjoy, enjoy and enjoy!
Unless yer a hun, of course.
C’MON THE CELTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Brendan put our strongest team out every game. What a squad we have now, unprecedented in my time. Every sub as good as the player who starts the game. Give three players half a game each against sevco and anderlecht. In Europe after chrimbo is good but beating the sevconian zombie ebt free tribute nutters is priceless. Get into them Brendan show them who’s boss. Hail hail. Hammer the Hun in their midden.
What about the Dunfermline story ?
Any updates ?
COSYCORNERBHOY
I remember it well,my fault as I was responsible for the tickets.
Best laugh was some NI eejit asking me at half time where he could get a half and half Man U/hun bunnet.
Awright,the best laugh was me making an erse of it when McGhee hit the post-right in front of us!-and I stood up about to celebrate,realised where I was,and went to town on the defence!
I screwed up in the Centenary Season too. New Year,2-0 game,I’m doing the driving,I’ve got the tickets.
For three of us.
Four turned up!!!!
I’d to watch it on the car radio,couldnae even go to the pub.
Neil,Scott and myself will enjoy tomorrow. For sure.
Send my Mum to a market or summat.
The “Dunfermline Story” was a classic red herring of the 2+2=739 variety, where imagination overwhelmed good judgement, a real walloper causing considerable embarrassment to this site and its host.
Go on Maradomic,tell them know all’s,like you I like Moult,
Paul67 et al
Read all about! Read all about it!
SPFL Board scrap plans for an Independent Review into ‘Rangers Tax Case’!!!
Or is that yesterdays news?
Walloper
A Scots word meaning a p@@is, usually large and floppy, often used as an insult
” I have a huge walloper ”
” I don’t like him, he’s a walloper ”
Urban Abridged CSC
Last years finacial accounts are very good when you considered that it includes the wages for Common, efa, izzy, toure, balley, gms, jenko, o’connoll, donnolly, kellecher, duffy, McMullan, fasan and mcmanus, nisbet (none contributors)
This coming financial year they are all gone and we have added ntcham, benyu and Hayes + loaned French kid and robert’s. Even with new contracts handed out I suspect we are spending significantly less now.
We have another 7 bodies on permanent contracts in Doris, henderson’s (contracts are up end season) eric, gamboa and bitton, allan and ciftci. I can see the first 5 attracting interest but not the latter 2. Plus we have the 2 loan players.
We still have to many passengers but br is a little over a year in the job and gradually we are seeing quality over quantiny.
Problems to have aye right
HH
NEIL LENNON & MCCARTNEY on 22ND SEPTEMBER 2017 9:51
As a Forres loon born and bred in the town, I was delighted to read your comment. If the pub you refer to is the Red Lion (locally known as the Beastie) then you can’t go wrong for the Zombie game. Been a while since I was back, but I remember most pubs to be mixed with no more than friendly banter. Enjoy!
———————————————
It was in fact the Mosset Tavern, but I’ve been in the Beastie a few times since I have been here – a cracking boozer with great food. Will more than likely become my local boozer should our intended move here come to fruition.
BSR ;-)
Walloper supper
Point being, it’s good to be a celtic supporter and if br keeps replacing quantiny with quality we will soon see 7 squad players out 3 quality player in all within budget.
I wonder if the pundits calculate our progression when they talk shite about 3 years away etc… as if years calculate progress despite the same lack of income etc… remaining the same
HH
Pog/NLC.
Ah, the Red Lion (Beastie), and the last 44 years just drift away!
HH
Confident as I am about tomorrow. Just a wee word of caution, the last time we were all that confident and expecting a turkey shoot was when we played them at CP and it ended 1-1 thanks to Bobby Madhun.
Being large and floppy 65 style-
https://youtu.be/k_Yj9oHikgY
Thomson’s orders will be to send Broony off as early as possible but preferably before half time. Once the Sevvies have the extra man, Thomson will be able to relax and pick us off with further yellows, offsides and possibly a penalty for them.
Unfortunately for the hun, even if all of the above comes to pass we will win 3-1.
If I’m wrong about the above and Thomson fails in his loyal duty, it will be 5-0
FRIESDORFER on 22ND SEPTEMBER 2017 1:36 PM
It’s a small world ~ I probably know you!
POGMATHONYAHUN AKA LAIRD OF THE SMILES on 22ND SEPTEMBER 2017 1:25 PM
The Beastie is the best pub in town ~ highly recommended!
HH
Guess what I had for dessert here in Spain….lime jelly and white ice cream
Are they not a day early
Took a pic but no techie enough to do anything with it!!