The most pleasing aspect about last night was the manager’s reaction afterwards: “Yet another soft goal”. “We don’t defend a basic ball into the box”. But, before Cristian Gamboa and Craig Gordon pick up the tab for a bad night in Lithuania, more went wrong. Much more.
Goals change games and you can be sure games will change when Celtic are defending the way they are right now. Gamboa losing his man for the goal was in keeping with what we should expect. Cristian is good going forward but is not the most diligent at the back. We need a backup, backup, right back. Right?
Despite all that’s going wrong in defence, I am just as concerned about how the midfield is operating. Our passing was again poor. Olivier Ntcham opened the scoring after two minutes and opened the Suduva defence late in the game for Moussa Dembele to shoot wide, but for the rest of the game his passing was as inaccurate as it was against AEK and Rosenborg away.
Callum McGregor, so often a key to unlock packed defences, was ineffective. I would like to see him play the deep lying playmaker roll over our next three games. There he can dictate the pace and accuracy of our passing, leaving space for Rogic to play in front of him.
Moussa Dembele is our best striker, but the shape of the team left him isolated and looking just as out of sorts as Odsonne Edouard did at home to AEK. We have potent strikers who see little of the ball.
On the positive side, Suduva were as poor a team as I can remember playing in recent seasons – and I include the Gibraltareños (as they will be known after March) in that. We will reach the Europa League group stage. How effectively we compete there will be determined by the arrivals over the next seven days.
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Mahe
I was expecting some different answers about where William Wallace kept his sword…
Meatloaf? Ins’t he a yank?
1. Dickie Davis
2.Seoul
3. True
4. Oscar de la Hoya
5. Tenpin bowling
6. World Extreme Sports Championships
7.NASCAR
8. LA Rams
9. Nigel Farnsworth-Ramsbottom
10.alan Minter
11.Wembulee
12. Cardiff City
13 Roger Bannister
14. Cus D’amato
15. Bob Paisley
1 Dickie Davis
2 Mexico
3 True
4 de la Hoya
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6 Gumball
7 NFL
8 LA Rams
9 Steve Maguire
10 Minter
11 Wembley
12 Cardif FC
13 Bannister
14 Cus D’Amato
15 Howard Kendall
At the end of the day the club decides where their player goes.
Meatloaf is a loon fae Texas.
The midfield’s answer to the criticism would be the number of chances we created. We did create considerably more than Suduva. Maybe the attack should look at itself. The other thing is, and this might just be a sign that I have too much time on my hands, are we creating the wrong kind of chances? Are we being forced to shoot from outside the box? In the box are we being forced to shoot through channels of defenders and the ball is only going one way? The only result is we make the goalie look good. The best teams find a way round that and in Scotland, recently, that has been us. Europe on the other hand…
On Meatloaf,,
not quite sure how the word British got in there but ahem,,it seems hes a fellow citizen of the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.
My bad as they have a habit of saying here ;)
RON BACARDI on 24TH AUGUST 2018 8:25 PM
Malmo, European cup final.
Bateen
Wallace sword is within the Wallace Monument in Stirling.
PHILBHOY on 24TH AUGUST 2018 8:25 PM
Emdy else got a story to tell?
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Max Bygraves
DILLIGAF, not Malmo, was another English league club.
You need hends…..to show someone you care for!
Unlike the Celtic board!
Mahe
My guess worked. Don’t care where he was born. ;))
General Sports Answers,,,
1,,,He presented World of Sport from 68 to 85 ?
Answer,,,Dickie Davis
2,,,Where did the 1988 Olympics take place ?
Answer,,,Seoul
3,,,Donald Trump drew the away teams in the then Rumbelows Cup live on ITV in 1992 ,,,true or false ?
Answer,,,True
4,,,Which boxer is known as “ The Golden Boy “ ?
Answer,,,Oscar de la Hoya
5,,,Which sport has varieties called bocce and duckpin ?
Answer,,,Bowling
6,,,an annual extreme sports event hosted, produced, and broadcast by ESPN ?
Answer,,,The X Games
7,,,Jimmie Johnson was ranked No. 1 on Forbes.com’s list of “Most Influential Athletes” for two consecutive years (2011, 2012) but which sport is he associated with ?
Answer,,,Nascar
8,,,Arsenal Fc’ s owner also owns which NFL franchise ?
Answer,,,the LA Rams
9,,,Which snooker player is known as “ The Merlin of Milton “ ?
Answer,,,Stephen Maguire
10,,,Which British boxer said “ no black man will take my title “ and got stopped in the third by “ Marvelous “ Marvin Hagler ?
Answer,,,Alan Minter
11,,The Empire Pool was the original name for which venue ?
Answer,,,Wembley
12,,,Which teams home ground was Ninian Park ?
Answer,,,Cardiff City FC
13,,,First man to run the 4 minute mile ?
Answer,,,Rodger Bannister
14,,,The now deceased boxing coach credited with discovering and mentoring Mike Tyson to a world title ?
Answer,,,Cus D’ Amato
15,,,The last English Manager to win English footballs top flight ?
Answer,,,Howard Wilkinson
You scored,,
SFTB,,,11
BMCUWP,,,13
Bateen Boy,,,13
DD,,,9
CelticMac,,,11
Standing on the corner
Watching all the centre halves go by……..
Celtic Questions
1,,In what year did Billy Stark make his last appearance for the club ?
2,,,Which manager signed Alan Stubbs ?
3,,,Which player moved in the opposite direction in the deal to Morten Weighorst to Celtic ?
4,,,Jo Inge Berget made his debut in a European 4-1 defeat to ,,, ?
5,,,Who did we “ pluck “ from Feyenord in summer 2006 ?
6,,, “ He came first as a trialist and was a free transfer after FC Mulhouse went out of business and were unable to pay their players. He left on a free to Partick Thistle . ” Name that player
7,,,As a player Big Billy’s last game was against ?
8,,,After leaving the club Big Rab Douglas joined ?
9,,,Who did Celtic score nine against in 93 ?
10,,,In June 99 we paid 1.25 million to Sheffield United for ?
11,,,Wim the Tim won the league cup , our first in 15 years , beating which side in the final ?
12,,,Who scored the first that day ?
13,,,Which opposition defender would later sign for us ?
14,,,Which team was chosen for Davie Provans testimonial ?
15,,,Top scorer for the club in the 93 – 94 season ?
And Snookers nae a sport. ?
Delaneys,
I though it was. Been up the Wallace monument on a few occasions, when i was ‘courting’ and Mrs Bateen Bhoy had relatives who stayed in Tillicoultry, and again when the bous were wee.
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Did Alan Minter actually say that? what a knob.
Mike in Toronto. Manners. Not like you.
1,,In what year did Billy Stark make his last appearance for the club ?
91
2,,,Which manager signed Alan Stubbs ?
Tommy Burns
3,,,Which player moved in the opposite direction in the deal to Morten Weighorst to Celtic ?
dk
4,,,Jo Inge Berget made his debut in a European 4-1 defeat to ,,, ?
Must have been that Legia game
5,,,Who did we “ pluck “ from Feyenord in summer 2006 ?
Evander Sno
6,,, “ He came first as a trialist and was a free transfer after FC Mulhouse went out of business and were unable to pay their players. He left on a free to Partick Thistle . ” Name that player
Stephane Bonnes of The Huddleboard
7,,,As a player Big Billy’s last game was against ?
Airdrie
8,,,After leaving the club Big Rab Douglas joined ?
Dundee
9,,,Who did Celtic score nine against in 93 ?
Forfar
10,,,In June 99 we paid 1.25 million to Sheffield United for ?
Bombscare Tebily
11,,,Wim the Tim won the league cup , our first in 15 years , beating which side in the final ?
Dundee United
12,,,Who scored the first that day ?
Henrik ??
13,,,Which opposition defender would later sign for us ?
Big Elvis
14,,,Which team was chosen for Davie Provans testimonial ?
Man U
15,,,Top scorer for the club in the 93 – 94 season ?
Pat McGinlay
Oglach on 24th August 2018 7:23 pm
PO quiz. Imagine that it is 2018 Paulo Di Canio is 25 and we are in with a chance of signing him and If we all knew he was a fully paid up member of the fascist party, salutes and all – would you be happy signing him?
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In a minute.
I’d have him in charge of bureaucracy, kit, and timekeeping.
Probably give him some spectacular parades to organise and get a Joy Division started up to keep the players occupied in downtime; all the things fascists were good at….
vON BACARDI on 24TH AUGUST 2018 8:25 PM
Trevor Francis was the first UK Million pound transfer when he moved from Birmingham to Nottingham Forest in 1979.
Question is – where did he play his first game for Nottingham Forest and against who/whom? Some expat Scots in the car manufacturing industry will know.
LINWOOD.possil ym.
Celtic Questions
1,,In what year did Billy Stark make his last appearance for the club ?
1990
2,,,Which manager signed Alan Stubbs ?
Tommy Burns
3,,,Which player moved in the opposite direction in the deal to Morten Weighorst to Celtic ?
Paul Smith
4,,,Jo Inge Berget made his debut in a European 4-1 defeat to ,,, ?
Legit Warsaw
5,,,Who did we “ pluck “ from Feyenord in summer 2006 ?
Evander Sno
6,,, “ He came first as a trialist and was a free transfer after FC Mulhouse went out of business and were unable to pay their players. He left on a free to Partick Thistle . ” Name that player
Stephane Bonnes
7,,,As a player Big Billy’s last game was against ?
Airdrie,Cup final
8,,,After leaving the club Big Rab Douglas joined ?
Leicester City
9,,,Who did Celtic score nine against in 93 ?
Hamilton
10,,,In June 99 we paid 1.25 million to Sheffield United for ?
Tebily
11,,,Wim the Tim won the league cup , our first in 15 years , beating which side in the final ?
Dundee Utd
12,,,Who scored the first that day ?
Rieper
13,,,Which opposition defender would later sign for us ?
Mark Wilson
14,,,Which team was chosen for Davie Provans testimonial ?
15,,,Top scorer for the club in the 93 – 94 season ?
Pat McGinley
SANDMAN 912
Nice one…
Trevor Francis answers..
He played his first game for Notts Forest in a friendly against West Brom at Marriots Close, home ground of Witney Town.
There was a ‘big freeze’ in winter of 1979 and fixtures cancelled because most grounds were frozen, except Witney.
Ron Atkinson was manager of West Brom and former player/manager at Witney. He was instrumental in arranging the match.
Witney at that time had many Scots who had moved from Hillingdon to work at the Leyland car factory. Most of them seemed to live on the Burwell estate.
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stark. 88 surely.
david hannah.
1. 1990
2. Tommy Burns
3. tommy Coyne
4.Legia Warsaw
5. Evander Sno
6.
7.Motherwell ?
8.Dundee
9.Aberdeen
10. Dundee Utd
11.
12.
13.Mark Wilson
14. Manchester Utd
15. McGinley
Mike, you ever been Nova Scotia? I had a holiday there some years ago. Little Germany. I cant begin to tell you low lovely the people were. No pubs, but parties every week-end. Garage parties, pool parties.
The Quiz is a welcome change on here ,The McGinn thing was getting boring,
1 1990
2 Tommy Burns
3 Barry Smith
4 Braga
5
6
7 Airdrie
8 Dundee
9 Arbroath
10 Di Canio
11 Dundee Utd
12 Marc Reiper
13 David Hannah
14 Notts Forest
15 McInally
CELTICMAC
Aye,Barry Smith. Not Paul Smith. Dunno where I got that from!
1 1989
2 Tommy Burns
3
4 Legia
5 Sno
6Bonnes
7 Airdrie
8 Motherwell
9 Dunfermline
10 Tebily
11 Dundee Utd
12 Rieper
13 Pressley
14 Liverpool
15 John Collins
bobbymurdoch’s
Wasn’t Paul Smith some kind of fashion designer? Maybe that is where you were going there.
Sorry, DD, I think Bobby’s winning tonight.
Jimthetim
I spent 3 years in Halifax… did my law degree at Dahousie (my dad was working out there at the time, so I got to see him a bit)… had an offer to stay and teach at St. Mary’s University, but turned it down as I wanted to be closer to my family back in Toronto at the fime…. sometimes think I may have made a mistake as I loved Halifax… the east coast people are the nicest in Canada … great people …and I think the Newfs are probably the nicest of the east coasters …
no pubs? I’m surprised as, apparently, Halifax and St. Johns are up there for most pubs per capita in the world… something ridiculous like that…
Liam in Toronto and his family love spending time out east… by coincidence, I think they are heading there tomorrow for a holiday.