Kilmarnock had a pretty ropy start to the season, defeats to Motherwell and Ross County coming either side of a win at Hamilton, but they travel to Celtic Park tomorrow on a run of three consecutive draws.
They will be confident of scoring (scored in five of their six league games while we’ve yet to keep a clean sheet), and there is the added incentive that if results to their way elsewhere, a win could see they jump to fifth, behind Celtic, Hearts, St Johnstone and Aberdeen.
Brendan Rodgers will have a few selection options to consider with Champions League duty coming up on Wednesday. For these two games we’re going to perm two from Toure, Sviatchenko and Simunovic in central defence, one of Dembele or Griffiths as striker, while Gamboa could make his Celtic Park debut tomorrow. I’m hoping for a straight back four against Manchester City.
The other big area of outfield competition in the team is for the right midfield berth. James Forrest and Patrick Roberts both make good cases for inclusion. Don’t be surprised to see them subbed for each other in each of our next two games.
I see a lot of confidence after the League Cup semi-final draw, pitting us against Newco next month. This game will be six weeks after the 5-1 drubbing at Celtic Park, when a vast chasm between the teams. I expect us to win, but I also expect a considerably more difficult time.
We had the run of the show earlier this month. Moussa Dembele mustn’t have been able to believe the space he got, something denied to him by more tactically aware teams like Alloa and Inverness.
We benefited from the capitulation of one central defender, Senderos, shortly after his partner was subbed as part of a tactical change. The sight of Joey Barton unable to get off the ground to intercept Mikael Lustig’s cross for Celtic’s fourth is unlikely to be repeated.
In short, Newco’s mistakes were so evident and avoidable they are bound not to be repeated. The semi-final will be a different game.
I’m not a conspiracy theorist about last night’s draw but the League Cup has been a financial lifeline to Newco, who were rewarded with large home attendances for earlier rounds, and will already be busy selling premium hospitality content for the semi-final. There could be enough income in this one to buy more Velcro for the roof.
Here we go again………
Hot on the heels of that magnificent news from Mary’s Meals that we will be feeding 650 school kids in Liberia for the next year, I’m running the Great Scottish Run Half Marathon for the Foundation on Sunday, 3 October.
We’re getting to that time of the year when the Foundation’s plans to assist those most chronically in need in our own community need to kick in. The winter challenges aid providers. It kills many poor and homeless.
If you can help, please do. There’s a MyDonate page here. Your money goes straight to the Foundation, where it will used quickly.
Thanks.
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BFDJ was made a fool of tonight and I hope Cylde take him to task tonight for being silly and out of control.
Great Radio, Rattled like the school bully being called out.
Great stuff
KLV
Gooooooooood evening friends
Made contact with almore
Thanks to bmcuwp and thanks to lennybhoy for your efforts also.
Hope to see a few of you in the blane valley after the game
setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on 23rd September 2016 7:49 pm
Thanks SFTB and alanmac.
It was nice of Chris to keep the door open to him @ the End.
Now my dilemma about tomorrow’s game.
Well actually my night before the game activities.
Rioja or beaujolais
Stars
Depends on the age
HH
Taking Mrs KLV to Paradise tomorrow for her first game.
She asked me, A Club like no other. ;)
KLV
What is the Stars
Both
Come on the Celts.
Catch you all Later.
Sutton comes across as quite arrogant and condescending at times. It’s not something that bothers me but i can see why gets under peoples skin.
Having said that, the content in terms of what he said tonight was absolutely nailed on. BFDJ was severely rattled.
Shortbread news earlier working hard on the sevco continuation myth by focusing on their game v the sheep. Strange there was no mention of the planned celebration of rangers demise!
Wits
What time is your flight home?
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 23RD SEPTEMBER 2016 7:40 PM
“I’m disgusted with myself
We’re disgusted with yourself too, Derek!
Big Chriss owned that clown.
HH
Back after a wee break ,
Anything decent on the radio tonight ?
NOTAFANOFSOAL on 23RD SEPTEMBER 2016 8:29 PM
‘Community Farming’ coming tonight from Wishaw :-)
Chick Young won’t be doing an interview with Sutton anytime soon….
Decisions decisions decisions, to cash out or not.
I had my worst season last year since I started gambling, it was a total disaster, I lost my shirt so to speak, I also broke my cardinal rule and invested more once I lost my pot, that will never happen again, never.
Tonight I stuck 20 euros on
PSG @ 8/15…0-0
Dundalk @ 11/10 when they were 1 down…now 2-1
Betis @ 6/5 when they were 0-0….1-0
Bohs @ 4/6 0-0 now 1-0
Dortmund @ 1/5…1-0
They are offering me 75 euros or do I wait for my 320 euros, tempted both ways.
HT ,
Loud and clear, hope you are well
SFTB…
Your link to the Sutton taking the pash won’t link, could you post it in another format. HH
NOTAFANOFSOAL
Welcome back.
Anybody know what is the nearest café to Celtic Park?
Sips try this..
http://www.talkingbaws.com/2016/09/video-listen-chris-sutton-absolutely-destroying-derek-johnstone-live-radio/?
TET
Don’t cash out….
Hope it stoats, the bookies win enough without hampering a cracking bet
I always liked Chris Sutton (I might not agree with him all the time but at least he says what he thinks). The thing I liked was that when he signed for Celtic he didn’t come out with all the crap about “Celtic was always the first result I looked for… I always supported them as a kid etc..” How many non Scots have come out with that then disappeared at the first rustle of a bigger paycheck?
Sips
https://jumpshare.com/v/QRLyHQmaHiBGd2mDHWoY
Try that, it should work
HH
NOTAFANOFSOAL on 23RD SEPTEMBER 2016 8:36 PM
All good, good to see you back.
EDB ,
Many thanks my friend, hope you are well.
GFTB
I won’t…..yet :-)
It will depend on what happens in the next 20 mins.
HH
Evening Celts
Big Chris….Derek ‘You are a Rangers puppet’….LMAO
Go on Sutty:)
HH
The unspoken follow up to DJ’s “25 year” boast was that a broadcaster has paid him for 25 years to tell lies and be a PR man for fellow charlatans.
Keep chipping away and the dam will burst.
There will be no TV footage of the Dons’ “tribute” to the deceased.
ALMORE:
Got your e-mail, I’ll send you my full details shortly from my every day e-mail addy, the server seems to be down at the moment.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Many years ago when I listened to Clyde, before Terry O’Neill was prevented from getting airtime, Derek Johnstone came away with the following, he tipped as he always did Rangers to win the league,he also said Hearts would split Celtic and Rangers at season end, when challenged by a Celtic fan why he thought Celtic would come third he said he never said that.
ALMORE on 23RD SEPTEMBER 2016 8:40 PM
A few on here speak highly of Coia’s on Duke Street, maybe a 15/20 minute walk to Celtic Park.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Hamilton
Flight leaves Glasgow at 21.55 or five to ten in old money
Almore
You and your bloody cafes! !!
Sutton was a breath of fresh air tonight
Possible headlines for the media…..mmm
Sutton socks it to Johnson
Uncle Tom pundit hits the ropes
Charlatan crashes from big Sutty right hook
Knockout Sutton on the button with Johnson fake punditry
Oh well, wrong decision :-(
As it’s almost time for me to start my mountain of ironing does anybody fancy starting off the ole traditional Friday Night is Misic Night on CQN…. ;-)