Dinamo Zagreb dropped points for the second time in 10 league games this season on Saturday when they drew a blank against bottom of the table Slaven Koprivnica. Slaven took only one point from five league games in August, and lost heavily to Zagreb on the opening day of the season, but have tightened up at the back in recent weeks. Parking the bus on Saturday was enough to curtail the Croatian champions.
That blank score line was a rarity for Dinamo, who had scored in all but one of this season’s 18 previous outings. After losing their first leg at home to Zagreb, Aalborg shut up shop in the Champions League qualifier in Croatia and overturned the first leg deficit.
So what can we expect on Thursday? We’ve kept only one clean sheet in the last 10 outings, and that was to lower league Hearts, who missed a penalty and struck the crossbar. Looking at Celtic’s defensive record, Dinamo will fancy their chances of getting a goal. Like most teams away from home in Europe, they will plan to defend first and foremost, and take their chances on the break.
Having collected a vital point away to the top seed on match day one, the group opens up for Celtic if they can beat Zagreb this week, but how should they go about achieving this? If St Mirren, Motherwell, Dundee and Inverness can score against Celtic, Dinamo Zagreb will do so, unless Celtic protect their back line considerably better than they have so far this season. Celtic are likely to need to score two or more to win the game. Without Goals Guidetti, this sounds like a big challenge.
Going on form, it’s in Celtic interests to ensure this is a tight game, deny Dinamo space to break into, and use their own speed to attack when opportunity arises. We’ll need to hold the ball, and that means Kris Commons will have to play, no matter how fit he is, but I would be tempted to give him a deeper role than usual. Johansen and Brown have critical roles to play in protecting the defence but they will need Commons available to bring calm to proceedings.
I see The Telegraph have taken a punt on Craig Whyte, et al’s, Worthington Group being in sufficient funds to mount their threatened legal challenge to Sevco Scotland Ltd, now known as Rangers International PLC, for acquiring the legal entitlement of Sevco 5088 Ltd. Sevco 5088 had irrefutable entitlement to the assets of liquidated Rangers FC but this entitlement was assumed by Sevco Scotland, then owned and controlled by Charles Green.
Green and Craig Whyte both claimed to control Sevco 5088 when the company’s entitlement was assumed by the other company. So what does all this mean? There’s nothing in The Telegraph story that we didn’t know two years ago. Even if a journo had first-hand information from a prime source, you’d have to wonder what value you could invest in what any of these characters say.
Until Our Hero spins the roulette wheel at the Ibrox Casino, everyone’s chasing shadows on this one.
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FOURGREENFIELDS
Dunno the numbers,mate. But then I never do!
Lost a lot of replies and mail details when Apple software update screwed my phone-taking me a while to reload one at a time.
Doubt it will be as busy as last time due to half-term,weddings,racing commitments.
Might make it easier to get served,so I’ll need to be more creative with my excuses!!
I’ll send out an update over the next 36 hours.
BMCUW
I wanted to vote YES for sleekit.
…but it would not let me!
Basturts!
HH!!
I mean signing contracts ffs
BMCUW,
When/where is it ?
bobby murdoch’s curled-up winklepickers
Thanks , looking forward to it as always .
LYMMBHOY
Wee album for PAUL67 to relax to.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LjcFBNqF-pA
If you have the time and the inclination please take a moment to sign this petition to have Celtic FC an accredited Living Wage employer.
ahttp://www.change.org/p/the-board-of-directors-of-celtic-plc-become-an-accredited-living-wage-employer?utm_source=petition_update&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=petition_update_email
FOURGREENFIELDS
Me too,mate.
Always fun,always entertaining.
neil canamalar
Are you back in town ?
http://www.change.org/p/the-board-of-directors-of-celtic-plc-become-an-accredited-living-wage-employer?utm_source=petition_update&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=petition_update_email
BMCUW,
Hunmedia having a poll on Sally….94% for him to GTF…..:(((((
Oops that’s better!!
CANAMALAR
Boots Corner.
I mailed you about it. I’ll mail again.
Your mail is reloaded,I’m up to ‘G’ on it.
Bloody long way to go!
hamiltontim
Morning mate , hope things are good with you .
Lionroars67
“I never get wound up with MSM they are irrelevant and most importantly not to be confused with or compared to Celtic fans”
I agree with the first part. I don`t get `wound up` but I do like to point out their bias because, based on my own experience, I believe too many Celtic fans DO simply reiterate what has appeared in the Media. If my experience is the norm, then , unfortunately, the MSSM is not irrelevant. I wish it were.
Thank you very much for your good wishes. I am about to try a little bike ride now. A wee bit apprehensive but I have some left-overs that the pigs are pining for!
JJ
I think my vote just tipped it in favour of the Fatman staying!
51/49
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-win-championship–ally-4355780
HH
HT
Petition signed.
JJ
FGF
All well my friend. Back to class noo, catch up soon.
WHITEDOGHUNCH. 1021
A man of undoubted good taste…
BMCUW,
Will need to look at diary that’s my last day on north britain (I like that :) need to earn brownie points for that one.
FGF,
Up in jockoland west coast have a real summer holiday, scorchio 15 and sun is breaking the clouds. Back at weekend.
WDH
Booked for Saturday in The Dahkin. Thanks very much for your recommendation and general help.
JJ
HT, signed. HH
HAMILTON TIM
Cheers,bud. Duly signed.
HT, I signed the petition last week. Clicked on your link and it was showing 2’298 had signed up.
That’s pish poor. The message is obviously not getting out to the wider Celtic support.
http://www.change.org/p/the-board-of-directors-of-celtic-plc-become-an-accredited-living-wage-employer?utm_source=petition_update&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=petition_update_email
Come on guy’s get this signed up.
HH
Manchester City 1 ———Roma 1
” I was surprised at how quiet the crowd were. You get more noise in a Rome cinema ”
” I was never quick , I was never thin , now I am 38 I am slow and heavy but my appreciation of space and geometry is better now than it used to be ”
Francesco Totti -Rai Radio 1/ 10 / 2014
Signed Hamiltontim.
Once a Celt…………always a Celt.
JJ, They do a beautiful cat tandoori there.
BT
all the best for the op today. Look forward to seeing you doing your Fred Astaire impersonations very soon.
PS
Can I have the other slipper!
Neil canamalar
You missed out me!
I’m doing the SoberOctober thingy.
So far so good!
man city v roma….37k fans in the stadium……could that be proof that with the excellent players they have, fans just seem uninterested, tv has killed the game…..msg for Roma fans come to paradise next year 60k guaranteed
Afternoon Timland from a warm hun free mountain valley.
This is a very interesting story, must admit never heard of yer man before I came to Spain.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/sep/30/forgotten-story-patrick-oconnell-saved-barcelona
HH
philbhoy
11:01 on 1 October, 2014
Neil canamalar
You missed out me!
I’m doing the SoberOctober thingy.
So far so good!
______
Must say,I admire your stamina…;))
sipsini
It’s not been too bad considering I’ve been asleep for most of the month so far!!
HT,
Petition signed good luck with it.
Martin42
PHILBHOY
Watch out for the withdrawal symptoms.
I hear they can be deadly. Not that I’m ever likely to find out!
SIPSINI
I was reading RM the other day,it was hilarious.
6% in favour of their young coach remaining in charge is quite high from what I could see on there.
I behaved myself yesterday drinking wi my favourite hun,never mentioned the game once.
Then I went home at lunchtime and mailed him highlights!
Huns NOMAD, suspended from AIM.
Don’t know what the implications could be, but it must be good news for us.
HH
jonny the tim,
Looks like they are going to scupper and sell for scrap before Whyte gets it to court :)