Celtic are two games into their preseason preparations and have another four friendlies before their first competitive game, Flag Day against Aberdeen on 31 July. That is six games to get an entire squad fit and ready for 90 minutes football. As you know, players are rotated during these games, with large numbers of substitutes used. An exerting 90 minutes will only happen after a gradual build-up.
On paper, this should be enough preparation to face Aberdeen, who are going through a transformational summer that will under Jim Goodwin that will hopefully see them compete more effectively next season.
Newco are a puzzle. They were unfortunate to have a game against Sunderland abandoned, that left them only three games before they travel to Livingston on league duty. Even if the Sunderland game had finished as planned, they booked only four preseason games before travelling to Livingston. This is more surprising when you consider that just days after facing Livi, they have a Champions League qualifier that could devastate their financial prospects.
There, they could face Monaco, who have already played three friendlies, Midtjylland, who also have three friendlies in the bag, Fenerbahce, who have played five, Sturm Graz, who have had an impressive seven outings this summer, or Belgian runners-up, Union Saint-Gilloise, who drew with Brighton in their fourth game in a fortnight.
By comparison, 45 minutes in the tank against Sunderland looks ill-prepared. You and I have been there recently. Celtic played four friendlies last summer before the visit of Midtjylland. There were mitigating circumstances; most notably the late arrival and then isolation of our new manager. This makes no sense. Newco’s lack of game-time makes no sense, it cannot surely be just an oversight?
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SFTB @ 12.02
Probably not.
Buy the ticket on-line and go in late.
Claim you are looking for the wife and weans as the ticket gets inspected.
Run up the stairs and sit on the side.
The alternatives — Amazon Prime …
Probably not — the tax angle is a real no go..
Netflix?
Sky?
DVD?
Cooncil Telly
You would be quicker trying to start a family.
Surely you can borrow some children from your extended family?
SFTB
Want a “lenny” a ma grandwanes? :)) por cierto
BIG JIMMY going out for a few hours, catch any replies when I get back pal, HH por cierto
new article posted.
An T
It’s a moral maze, right enough.
Absolutely nothing to do with Celtic but quite fascinating
A British beast rarer than the panda
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220712-the-orkney-sheep-reared-on-seaweed