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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Awful news from Portugal last night where a Braga fan has died following clashes pre match between Braga/Porto fans
Hooliganism is virtually unheard of in Portugal which makes it all the more shocking
would like to see something like
Zaluska
Matthews Rogne Mulgrew Izaguirre
McGeouch Irvine Wanyama Ibrahim
Lassad Watt
Subs Forster Ambrose Miku Kayal Hooper
Ole Kris Commons made it onto Soccer AM showboat
Theydon’tLikeitKeepieUppem CSC
C1st -when you were at Valladolid- did the name David Lord crop up at all?
Phyllis Dietrichson
11:52 on
1 December, 2012
No need for a quiz next Friday. One of the contestants on Mastermind has a specialist subject of “The history of Celtic F.C”.
Good luck to him, and if it’s a lurker on here, hail hail.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
No doubt EVERYONE in the country will be tuning in and cheering him/her on!
HH!!
“Savour the occasion” says the Lichties chairman to his players ahead of their biggest day.
He then goes on to say they were allocated 850 tickets. But many more of them are “view restricted” than initially expected.
“When we initially spoke to Celtic they said they would give us 800 tickets with some being restricted view.
“But when we received them, a lot more were restricted view.
“We did ask if the tickets could be moved, but we were told that is the section for visiting fans and they would not be moved.
“So unfortunately it is out if our control.”
But now Mr Christison is hopeful everybody will savour the occasion.
He explained: “It is a slick well oiled machine at Parkhead so I’m sure they will look after us and everybody will enjoy their day.
Question: How many Celtic diehards will turn up to watch a diddy event? Are CFC well oiled enough to give the excited visitors better seats…..maybe Section 111 is available?
What would Bro Walfrid do?
The easiest subject on mastermind would be the history
of ` the rangers.`
dick
Bhoy has no chance- already ole Sevco claiming world record Mastermind score for specialist subject of ‘ Soft tissue tuberculous infection in the impoverished indigents of Gondwanaland’.
DBBIA/I’ve startedandthey’refinishedCSC
DBBIA
I don’t think I know that name, definitely not in Valladolid during my time.
Phyllis dietrichson- When is this episode being transmitted?
I see BBC Scotland haven’t bothered to send the TV crew to Dingwall for today’s SC tie
Probably in case wee Pat hears any ‘unsavoury’ chants
David Beckham – “I would like another chance to play in the Champions League before retiring.”
Little chance of that with Monaco. If we beat out Benfica on Wednesday, and draw a team like Milan, with the potential of a later meeting with Real Madrid, why not a cheeky wee bid from the Sharp Suited Man? What is there to lose?
Iniquitous
Celtic Youth Academy – UEFA.com
Verbs are useful too.
C1st – one of my dad’s enthusiasms was Irish VC winners of WW2; David Lord won the VC at Arnhem in 1944.
He was at Valladolid before joining the RAF.
He was at the English college though, and I think you were at the Scots?
So way, way before your time,and a different school…
..anyways, it was just a wee diversion.
IniquitousIV
Beckham? No thanks. An average over hyped footballer
I’d rather see Dylan McGeouch or James Forrest
dontbrattbakkinanger
12:12 on
1 December, 2012
C1st – one of my dad’s enthusiasms was Irish VC winners of WW2; David Lord won the VC at Arnhem in 1944.
He was at Valladolid before joining the RAF.
He was at the English college though, and I think you were at the Scots?
So way, way before your time,and a different school…
Vincent Marron (former schoolmate of Billy Connolly & me) went to Vallodolid Scots.
Mastermind BBC 2 Could be 14th December tbc
Contestant ——John Savage
Specialist Subject——-History of Glasgow Celtic
I urge all celtic fans not to miss this
Art Of War
None at all!! Mo Mowlam was way after the H Blocks,mid-late 90s
i’ll be lurking later if you’re about if you’re on and i’ll answer any questions
Gold star -this morning’s TV pullout in the Daily Mirror said it was on this Friday’s show (07/12) at 20.00.
However, checking the Sky programme guide, it has four different subjects, so maybe I’ve got it wrong.
The first ever Highland derby in the SC and there are empty seats at both ends
Both clubs deserve better support than that. Poor show from the locals
BBC Scotland have mentioned Celtic more often than Ross County or Inverness so far…. referencing Cup wins, league wins, ad infinitum. You’d think these guys hadn’t beaten anyone else in their lives. How about Inverness 3-0 League cup win away to Sevco earlier this year… No ? No, didn’t think so. Pathetic.
bournesouprecipe
Good vid. PR courtesy of UEFA.
Would like to see some young ones getting a game,
Neil doesnt seem to like to play too many at once.
Hope he lets them free today.
Flare thrown on pitch at Dingwall.
Phyllis, bmcd48 cheers guys, will look out for this.
Bedtime in the land of ozz.. Work in morning
Would like to see ibrahim,mcgeouch and mccourt get 90mins along with miku. Give hooper 50/60 aswel for some sharpness and goal or 2.
Get the flair players on and treat the fans who make it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oip_Jh7j7xU&feature=youtube_gdata_player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYIdrV3cdlk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Some great lyrics to leave use with
Cant wait to get home for christmas.
Night y’all
Proud of my country-proud of my people
The flare which has been thrown on to the pitch at Dingwall is probably for the benefit of the players – so they can get a heat!
HH!!
thetimrieper
NFL has a potential ‘damned if you do – damned if you don’t dilemma’ bearing in mind his first choice side’s home record is unusually poor.
That said he will surely still blood one or maybe two youngsters even though Arbroath are no no Sevco and a whole league above.
BSR 1051
Try moving offending message to junk, then check the box and click on sweep, you then have the option to block the sender. I have windows 7, hope that helps.
Green hunnery….the amazing persistence of trolls. A pestilence. Still, each to his own. If that’s what gives the rats their jollies, who am I to deny them? Sad and lonely people, reduced to craving attention from those they hate.
I despair.
Anyone got a speedboat or a biplane for sale today? Perhaps a steam train?
Get tae.
I am.
Ross Cty. v ICT……boring as mould. Utter garbage.
bournesouprecipe
The first team is still a young team and still getting to know
each other. I suppose Neil wants the team to get more
game time together.
Hopefully he will blood a few young uns today
HH
Mould is not boring
DBBIA/AlexanderFlemingCSC
Off to live my life for a while.
May you and yours have the best possible Christmas.
See yez down the road apiece.
HH!
in the halcyon days of the oooooooolllllllllllle burns howff, ole Dick Byrne would often throw flares.
And fetching sans culottes and pantaloons.
Would be good to see Watt and George get a wee run out together this afternoon.
With the possible exception of Tony and Dylan, I cant see Neil blooding many more youngsters today.
Somebody mentioned Paul George earlier – would love to see him play, but he has just come back from his horrendous leg break and is yet to play a full 90 mins this season. He has made 4/5 sub appearances in the last few weeks – and scored a goal recently in an under 20 league game.
Still got high hopes for the bhoy – very talented.
HH!!
Hamiltontim
Is George the lad just recovered from a leg break.