BRENDAN RODGERS has handed debut starts for keeper Viljami Sinisalo and defenders Dane Murray and Jeffrey Schlupp against Raith Rovers at Parkhead this evening.
The Celtic boss has brought in the Finnish keeper for injured Kasper Schmeichel while left-back Schlupp is in at the kick-off following his first appearance as a second-half substitute in the 6-0 win over Dundee in midweek.
Murray, who had a cameo role in the Champions League loss against Aston Villa, makes his domestic debut in the Scottish Cup last-16 encounter against Barry Robson’s Championship side.
With an eye to Wednesday’s visit of Bayern Munich, Filipe Jota starts on the bench alongside Adam Idah, Greg Taylor, Arne Engels and Reo Hatate while Alistair Johnston and Cameron Carter-Vickers miss out altogether.
TEAM: Sinisalo; Ralston, Murray, Scales, Schlupp; Bernardo, McGregor, McCowan; Kuhn, Maeda, Yang. Subs: Bain, Taylor, Jota, Idah, Nawrocki, Kenny, Engels and Hatate.
Earlier today, we asked how much you could remember about past associations with Rovers in CQN’s fun five-minute quiz to test your knowledge.
Now we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
HISTORY BHOY…Barry Robson fires in a free-kick to score with his first touch of the ball as a Celtic player in the team’s 5-1 win over Aberdeen in February 2008. (See Question 2.)
QUESTIONS:
1: Who was the Celtic manager who signed Barry Robson from Dundee United?
2: True or false: Robson scored for Celtic with his first kick of the ball?
3: Lisbon Lion Willie Wallace played for Raith Rovers before legendary boss Jock Stein signed him for Celtic from which club in December 1966?
4: True or false: Jock Stein signed fans’ favourite Tommy Callaghan from the Stark’s Park club in November 1968?
5: Celtic beat Rovers 3-0 in a League Cup-tie at Parkhead in September 2021. Comeback Bhoy Filipe Jota was one of the goalscorers, but can you name the other two marksmen? Clue: They have since left the Hoops.
ANSWERS:
1: Gordon Strachan.
2: True. Amazingly, Robson DID score with his first kick of the ball as a Celtic player! The midfielder came on as a second-half substitute against Aberdeen at Pittodrie on February 10 2008 and sent a free-kick straight into the net for the final goal in a 5-1 rout.
3: Hearts.
4: False. Jock Stein signed Fifer Tommy Callaghan from Dunfermline.
5: Liel Abada and David Turnbull.
Well done if you got five out of five. Go to the top of the class!
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