I suppose we should start by heading the warning from Sevconian under-performer, Ian Black, who suggested that the Third Division is harder than the SPL. By this logic, Second Division Arbroath will terrify the life out of the Celtic defence ahead of their Scottish Cup tie tomorrow, they did, after all, put three goals past Inverurie Locos in the Third Round tie, and again in the replay.
Only Montrose
Having previously experienced the delights of Brechin, Forfar and the Dundee clubs, after tomorrow, the only Tayside club I will not have seen will be Montrose. These opportunities don’t come around often enough!
In all seriousness, Second and Third Division football is not difficult, it is essentially Keep Fit on the cheap. Celtic must deal with the sincere endeavour of their opponents while giving an opportunity for several fringe players to grace Celtic Park.
With our midfield already stretched by injury and suspension ahead of the Spartak game, Neil Lennon will want to guard this area of the team in particular. Spartak play their last game before heading to Glasgow tonight, at home to Zenit, who sit five points about them after 17 games. This is a huge game for Spartak and interim manager Valery Karpin, who will either succeed as interim, and be made permanent boss, or to fail and to also lose his general manager position.
Unusually for the Champions League, they have five days to recover before facing Celtic, a game Karpin is keen to win. Celtic will technically only have four days rest but the bulk of players likely to play in midweek will surely be rested tomorrow.
Spartak will be without striker Welliton, who travelled to Germany for an operation this week. Emmanuel Emenike, who scored twice against Celtic last month, is likely to lead the line. Emenike is a penalty box striker who is more than capable of exploiting gaps in the Celtic box. Karpin may instead opt to play target-man Artyom Dzuba as a sole striker. Dzuba is not a prodigious goal-scorer but he is able to hold play up and bring others into the game.
I loved media suggestions today that Sports Direct have a fight on their hands from other firms if they want their brand used to rename Ibrox. You have to admire the intellectual endeavour that goes into news coverage in this country. Sports Direct area THE key business partner for The Rangers. The only issue open to question is how much skin they are in the game for and what they get in return. Remember this when you’re buying sports kit for Christmas!
Lower league clubs will all surely be quaking in their boots at the news The Rangers will not only bring in well over £20m in a share issue, but could also earn countless riches from stadium naming rights. The leaked IPO PowerPoint presentation suggested the Offer for Subscription would commence on Monday. I am sure it is on-plan.
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TMWTL
18:48
Not sure you are right.
I guess Karpin aka Hamlet will tell them today: look what team I got from Emeri? We have plenty work to do. We saw good signs but we need to work harder.
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tifo international
Spartak suspensions from tonight carry in to wednesday?
WishfulThinkingCSC
It’s unbelievable how easy to learn this Spartak team is. No matter who is their coach.
Eldon St is pretty wee
DJBEE
Which Chems album are you going for?
We’ll be wearting the hoops, thats always a plus
Good evening CHAMPIONS
Weefra HH
and wearing
Zbyszek
Karpin appointed Emery. He also had a hand in appointing Michael Laudrup (another disastrous appointment)
He will have to produce two great results against Celtic + Rubin to save his hide
As is said earlier, this is a club at war with itself. It needs a total clearout. They want a ‘dictator’ now a la Oleg Romantsev
Karpin’s days are numbered unless he conducts a remarkable turnaround
Which Chems one, the masonic album.
“Brothers going to work it out” BOOM BOOM
I can remember the evening: driving up to Jeanster in EK OK when on Radio 1 some DJ started playing Leave Home…I blurted out “it’s like hip-hop…only better” :-)
HappydaysCSC
The width of Tsvetnoy Boulevard, Moscow has been measured at 12.783m wide at latest measurement.
Argyle Street on a good day has been known to reach 14.38926m wide.
Stick somebodies mortgage on us on Wednesday 4/7 its an absolute cert.
TMWTL
I know what you mean and could agree with you. I meant to say : what is obvious , it’s not easy to happen there.
Leonid Fedun trusts Karpin in full. They are very good friends.
TMWTL
Does Karpin even care for the job ?
Impression I get is he’s just helping out
Stairheedrammy
is that 47 in metrics units or auld money?
;o)
They don’t even care about attendance.
Spartak average league games attendance this season is circa 18 000 fans. You know how much they spend on transfers and wages.
Sainsburys doing an Old Vine Garnacha 2011
Go an get some, crackin wine at £5 a bottle
Only if u like em big and meaty
UKIP …..wants the point…
Xenophobic English posh boys
Tonight I’m mainly a Spanish Tempranillo…
Jimmyquinnsbits
Sainsburys doing magic deal on Italian reds at the moment ..
I’ll try some of your recommendation next time I’m in
Weeminger @15.35. Many thanks for the advice.
Zbyszek
Fedun + he are close, but fingers are being pointed in Moscow now and LF will make sure they aren’t at him
PFayr
I’m sure he doesn’t want the managers job but it is his own position that is under threat. People are now thinking that Karpin is part of the overall malaise at the club
Jobo,
“mainly”
Always leave room for maneuver
Need a bit of Help Bhoys.
My son is hinting at an iphone5 for xmas. He does’nt text or use his current phone much, so minutes and texts are not a problem just the amount of Data.
Is 1 or 2 gb of data enough allowance for a month, or should I try for unlimited data?
Also unsure of getting 16mb or 32mb version.
I have got unrestricted use of my company phone, so really do not know about the allowances available elsewhere.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts and tips.
HH
Taking my youngest to her first visit to Paradise tomorrow.
So I’d like to ask that you all refrain from drunkenness, bad language outward displays of aggression just until I’ve got her safely back in the car.
Many thanks…..
JQB –
given that I’ve already started with Birra Moretti…….
TMWTL
I just checked Spartak fans website. You might be right there with Karpin’s days are counted.
Spartak crowd tried to attack Spartak players bus. Police in action.
b11oys
18:40 on 30 November, 2012
I think the shortest St is Stair St which runs from Braeside St to Kelvinside Gardens
it is as described, a flight of 32 stairs, and has the street name on it, probably only
approx 50ft long
Many happy memories going up and down those stairs on way to St Charles RC
HT
I was just about to contact you and see if you fancied having a session :-))
In the spirit of not giving your opponents dressing room wallpaper I though the Spartak side were a credit to their fans, manager and fully justified their vastly inflated wages where the life expectancy of a man is 58. Keep it up lads, terrific work. One more effort like that and they’ll have European football to look forward to after Christmas (with another team if lucky) ;-)
HT
I take it that post was just aimed at your pals :-))
Jobo,
She sounds lovely… I take it shes on the wine annaw ;)
HT
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone ,ya cheeky bass.
HT, it’s okay, I’m not going tomorrow, so it’ll be fine, hope she enjoys the day.
HT –
aahhh I remember the days. When I took my youngest to his first game (v Aberdeen) many years ago he was taken aback. with the singing and, much to my surprise, asked “Can I start a song?”. “Of course, son” I replied. 10 minutes followed without a sound. Then suddenly and without warning he bellowed out “Aberdeen…Aberdeen..canny kick a jelly bean, Rangers cannie kick the baw…Celtic are the best of all…”. Got a decent, polite round of applause from those nearby by which time I was cowering under my seat!
Enjoy your (her) big day.
Jobo
Ole HT has an increased likelyhood of suffering a home game hit in the visage with the upper Gazebo being shut.
Enjoy the match CSC
Pfayr
Sadly know she’s not a big drinker ;-)