Delighted to hear Ronny Deila is planning to rest players ahead of Tuesday’s Cup Final. There is plenty to be gained from playing the next wave of Callum McGregors at Inverness tomorrow, and little to be lost in the league race.
Our unique position in world football, a club who are so massively bigger than all others they are not involved in a proper competition to win the league, has more drawbacks than advantages, but we need to exploit this position by developing emerging talent when the stars align.
The morning after the day before the Slovakian media were very respectful of Celtic. There was an acceptance that their assessment of Celtic was based on two unrepresentative performances against Legia.
Perhaps the most encouraging aspect of Slovenian coverage was the appreciation of the “modern football” Celtic played. Assessments of Maribor’s chances in the return leg were pragmatic. Expectations are low, but with the tie level, they know they still have a chance. Hopes are, that Maribor’s misplaced optimism is viral, and that Celtic will be infected by the same disease.
Celtic’s job on Tuesday is to make sure they treat Maribor as though they were Bayern Munich.
Oh Malky. You and I both know that football is remarkably indifferent to moral uncertainty, the actions over the last 24 hours of the thoroughly reprehensible League Managers’ Assocation testify to that. Practically anything is forgiven or overlooked, but only up to a point. Malky MacKay has been implicated in attacks against Chinese, Koreans, black people, gays and Jews, quite a unique full house.
Cardiff City have already leveraged this to obtain a grovelling apology and have now cost him a seven figure contract, offered by his friend at Crystal Palace. Question is, after the controversy dies down and the obligatory contrition is served, will another club offer him a contract? I don’t think so.
As far as the football industry is concerned, Malky’s unforgivable sin is not racism, homophobia or anti-Semitism, these matters are often overlooked as ‘banter’, after all. He’ll not get another job because he blew millions on players who were useless to Cardiff.
That’s the only kind of offence football really tales notice of.
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I am another who does attend games, who would love to have the Green Brigade as part of our Home support.
Really disappointing again with our Boards attitude towards our Fans
Hail Hail
bawsman,
I expect auldheid will be making a statement very very soon, I prefer Auldheid and BRTH to be making the statements as they are seen as the level heads and generally don’t get as much grief or treated with as much animosity, our first preference would be for the club to make a statement but we’ll need to wait and see on that score.
The good news is we are still moving forward and some information previously overlooked has recently made quite a big difference for our argument.
SOT,
Excellent, I must read his other one. Thanks.
Paul 67, afternoon.
Yeah, makes sense to give Henderson a game for example. That said, Inverness isn’t on the moon. A couple of hours away. That is nothing.
The GB statement seems designed to build pressure without closing off avenues.
You have to wonder what the insurmountable problems are. The idea that “they just don’t want us there” seems a stretch. I would guess that the issue of how they are policed and stewarded is a biggie.
I hope talks continue. We need their support and passion. They need to work with the club to guarantee standards will not be breached at home games in order to persuade the club and stewards to back off. It will take compromise but, as with a striker, it is a shame that the compromise from all sides has not yet been achieved.
My friends in Celtic,
It would be prudent to “rest” our key players before a season defining game on Tuesday night.
It would be folly to risk playing our “strongest” team in a game which can be categorised by no stretch of the imagination as season defining.
Let our managerial team manage.
HH.
People majoring on the word “rest” are missing the point. Its about having your first eleven in peak mental and physical condition for Tuesday night. A good Manager will look individually at all of his players and make a judgement on whether a trip to Inverness is likely to help or hinder them and act accordingly. To pick on one player in particular sending Callum McGregor up to play in Inverness would be arch stupidity.
FFin’ “Hateley urges [Sevco] to pounce” on the Petrofac Training Cup:
“[Sevco] have to seize the initiative.” Now that Hearts are out.
“For me, I’d have said Hearts were the favourites although Rangers would obviously have been up there as well.”
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“I never thought I would see the day when a second tier team in Scotland was the favourite in anyone’s eyes for a Scottish trophy over[Sevco].”
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“Stop comparing us to Hearts…. We are not a diddy club”
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“Hateley, who has been tipped recently to be the football director of the club”
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” Absolutely ridiculas statement “
pfayr ironically I agree with you but for different reasons. It is not about the money. The GB is an outward expression of many of us. Sometimes their youth and lack of real life brings disrepute to Celtic, that I can understand because I was that age a long time ago. What they bring to Celtic is our soul, our energy , our commitment and passion. My only criticism is when they believe their own hype, they are not bigger than Celtic. Get your act together PLC, get the GB back in paradise. GB make us proud not embarrased.
kdc,
we will win the league at a canter…again. Regardless of CL/EL participation or not.
There is absolutely no need for us to play our strongest team tomorrow at all.
That is not the case in the CL/EL and despite how average Maribor were on Wednesday, losing to them or being knocked out, would be a massive blow to Celtic.
So why take any risk of injury to our strongest player’s in the game tomorrow?
We can and should IMO blood youngsters as often as possible. Give them experience. We’ll soon find out which of them have the temperament and skills to make it as a 1st teamer.
Rest all our “big” players tomorrow if only to prevent the potential for injury prior to Tuesdays game, to ensure we DO have our strongest team for a game of almost infinite more importance to the Club and I would hazard a guess to most of the support too, than that one tomorrow, where the result will make almost no difference at all to our eventual League position.
Now that seems simple and logical to me.
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
bawsman,
I expect auldheid will be making a statement very very soon, I prefer Auldheid and BRTH to be making the statements as they are seen as the level heads and generally don’t get as much grief or treated with as much animosity, our first preference would be for the club to make a statement but we’ll need to wait and see on that score.
The good news is we are still moving forward and some information previously overlooked has recently made quite a big difference for our argument.
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But like the meeting with Celtic you couldent disclose, can you disclose the new information previously overlooked? Or is that a secrete too?
mullet and co 2
12:36 on
22 August, 2014
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A lot of injuries are caused by lack of match fitness, you get that playing matches.
‘Resting players incase they get injured is bollox mate, the more they play the less likely they pick up injury’s.
Good luck to Sammy at the Baggies.
Will be able to make the short journey from Wolves to see how he is doing now and again.
HH
The EU is outlawing the sale of ‘too powerful’ vacuum cleaners from next month!
Those with a power output of 1600+ watts.
I’m away to check mine!
HH!!
canamalar
“I prefer Auldheid and BRTH to be making the statements as they are seen as the level heads and generally don’t get as much grief or treated with as much animosity”
I think that is a real shame. You and Morrisey should be capable of updating without impatient posters barking at the messenger. In some ways, you risk the opposite reaction by leaving it to the “level-headed”, as some posters will suspect that the more rebellious members of the Res. 12 group are being sidelined and may not trust the others. We are a paranoid lot here on the internet.
I, for one, welcome your take and Morrisey’s take on events.
You should just ignore the “I told you so” brigade because they will keep on posting that until they are proven wrong and, once proven wrong, they will just shut up and never apologise for what they said.
It is a thankless task which requires patience but I am glad you guys have that and will not be bought off or discouraged.
Hail Hail
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
12:45 on
22 August, 2014
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Thanks for that, didn’t mean to put you on the spot. I can fully appreciate the politics and the need to handle the issue in the correct manner.
Slowly, slowly, catchy monkey.
Play the same 11.
Give youngsters a chance.
Players less likely to get injured if they play.
Refs allow our players to be booted during games.
It certainly is a mixed up muddled up shook up world :)
Monaghan1900
Ridiculas obviously a distant relative of Nikalas!!
The all conquering Sevconians on the march, be afraid Timmy very afraid the Petrofart Cup could define their season!
starry plough
12:55 on
22 August, 2014
Are you serias?
A few thoughts…..
First off, Gordon J, I have never met you, but I will say this: You are a good man.
We can feel free to criticize other humans for actions taken over which they have control. Malky is a topical case in point.
Gaza and so many others, who suffer from things they don’t control, they need our support. Folks with mental illnesses and addictions don’t chose to be that way. They don’t have control. I have (touch wood) so far not had to walk 10 yards in their shoes. Many of us are so fortunate. What kind of society are we, where we dismiss the pain of the weak and the sick?
Moving on….don’t know why the Green Brigade and Celtic haven’t reached an agreement. I do wonder, however, why other Celtic supporters – the vast majority of Celtic supporters, feel that they cannot make noise at a Celtic game. No GB, no singing? Really? When did we abdicate to the GB? Yes, they provide great theatre, but until the Club has guarantees as to certain behaviour within the stadium, maybe the remaining 40,000 could take some responsibility and act like Celtic supporters have for many, many decades. Make your own noise.
Moving further on……this is a blog. It is not real life. There are some bloggers who get somewhat emotional about their own posts, sometimes posting their thoughts a dozen times or more in the same day. That’s fine, it is their life.
However, see when they claim to be leaving the blog? Let them go. Stop begging them to stay. They tend to stay anyway.
Just my 3 cents worth.
Off to work. I hope everyone – particularly folk like Gaza, has a good day.
Ronnie
Tallybhoy……
In a recent study results show that vacuuming vigorously……
Can be beneficial in exorcising yer demons
So im keeping the 1600:):)
H.H.
You should just ignore the “I told you so” brigade because they will keep on posting that until they are proven wrong and, once proven wrong, they will just shut up and never apologise for what they said.
It is a thankless task which requires patience but I am glad you guys have that and will not be bought off or discouraged.
Hail Hail
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Oh believe me I hope I am wrong, but with no answers coming on questions asked to these guys, who on a regular bases ask the Celtic board and PL questions, makes you wonder what’s going on, we need answered now, not yesterday, and we need them to be straight up with us, none of this secrete society stuff either.
I think that Stokes would be the ideal strike partner for Sammi at West Brom
Ah the boys of the green brigade……….
The board got wind of yet another wee political statement this time for a yes vote.
The GB had promised to keep the politics away, but were going to pull this stunt on Tuesday.
Trust lost……….back to square 1.
Can we take all the EPL fantasy team posts somewhere else, that league gets enough exposure without us adding to it FFS
HH
Not sure we will rest players tomorrow ,only read the usual lap top loyal rubbish,people are paying a lot to get to the game tomorrow deserve the best team we have fit,Hendeson should play as he,s better than some or most of our midfield and can,t understand why he,s always on the bench we may lose him if he gets pissed off at not getting a game
We should give the highland huns a hammering every time we play them
The tax demand of April 2011 for the DOS EBT and comment that penalties would be considered in further deliberation and correspondence.
The penalties are punishment for tax evasion not simply interest on overdue taxes.
mickbhoy1888
13:01 on 22 August, 2014
I think that Stokes would be the ideal strike partner for Sammi at West Brom
Agreed:-P
bawsman @ 1249,
Whilst I understand what you are saying re match fitness, is there more likelihood of a player being injured due to a tackle in a match whilst gaining match fitness, or getting injured from sitting on the couch watching the match at home?
What I, and I think a few other posters, like Mullet and Co 2, are trying to say is, why take the chance of risk of injury to any of our players who would be guaranteed to start the game on Tuesday, when there is no need for them to play tomorrow.
Im sure the players would rather play tomorrow, I know I would have wanted to – i know not once in the thousands of times i have went onto the pitch to play whether 11s, 7s or 5s, did i do so thinking “I might get injured here” – but still. Surely eliminating the possibility, however slight, of injury is a better option for all concerned?
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
Celtic Football Club ,gives in to the media ,the police,etc,The Green Brigade a group of youngsters out to enjoy themselves .when the Hoops are playing home or away, The culprits are the Bizzys ,don’t like to see bhoys and ghirls ,parading banners . singing songs ,creating a great atmosphere at the match, and low and behold our club give the bizzys all the encouragement they the police, to go in and arrest a few ,who are have a bevvy ,and are a bit loud . no Celtic Board get them young troops back were they belong, tell the bizzy to go and deal with the real Criminals .outside the gates of Celtic Park.if they can catch them, another mob that pick up easy money,
Rubicon – passion and logic make a powerful statement – well said my friend
67ECW
Monaghan1900
Naw his brother Legolass!!
Quite happy to play a less than full strength team tomorrow.
Lukas Z
Darnel, Efe, Big Irish lad, Izzy
Henderson, Chas Muldini, Twardzik
Pukki, Commons
Leigh G
That should still be good enough.
Keep high energy ghuys, ( VVD, Lustig, Denayer, Stefan, McGregor, Beram, Anto, Jo Inge, Broonie??), for Tuesday.
Green Brigade – I would love them to have made it on Tuesday but IF they want to play by their own rules, not the club’s, then sorry, no-one is bigger than the club IMO.
The token tim,
Teams that play a settled 11 and system bond and gel, and few would argue we need a bit of bonding and gelling in the team right now.
Playing a second string or weaker team in a league game this early in a season sends completely the wrong subliminal message to the squad, “it disnae realy matter”. That will lead to cups not really mattering, and down and down. Friendlies are the only games that don’t matter other than league games when the leagues in the bag, wrapped and waiting on the trophy. Mental attitude is hard to get right and easily undermined.
Might, could and what about injury….Injuries can happen at any time, the bus (prodan), the bath (someone recently, answers on a postcard), and especially in training when players are not totally switched on. I’d be interested to hear how many injuries we’ve picked up in training as opposed to games in recent years.
I’d play our Tuesday night team on Saturday. If we’re lucky enough to score one or two early, play keep ball the rest of the game
Said it before and I’ll say it again.
Tomorrows team will be changed from Wednesday and will probably be different again on Tuesday.
Ronny will pick his team with opponents in mind.
The GB will probably reassemble after the referendum vote.
smoke and mirrors @13.02hrs.
A possible and believable scenario. Probably one of many.
It would be good if this were put to the GB, and we got a categorical response. And denial.
I don’t think that EUFA would need too much of an excuse to fling the book at us, at this present time.
To reiterate, it takes two to tango and we have still to hear from the club. I do note that certain posters have already established blame.
HH and here we go again ref the GB.
Bobby…… oh ok mate wrong info csc lol.
I got my first membership for Greenock Shammy in 73,In fact I had my engagement party in there feb 74.One of my fondest memories of that time now I recall
was one particular G.M ,when Arthur D. took to the stage and addressed the crowd
with a passionate speech……The reason for his passion?
He vehemently opposed a ruling to curb the singing of erm… certain songs
on the buses…… cue the crowd giving it a lusty rendering of The Merry Ploughboy
Ha HA, good times. H.H.
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Haha,brilliant!
One of the reasons I always enjoyed my visits to Greenock. El D might have been the other…
Btw,back then no-one was allowed on the Ardrossan Garryowen buses unless they knew the songbook.
Time and a place,I agree-but those were great times,and the right place for a singsong.
Three games in six days ( 4 in 10 ) if we count the DU match is a big ask for any side and it makes sense to rest a few for ICT , agree that we should let Ronny be the best judge of who needs a wee rest ( safeguarded ) and who needs sharpened up ……. cant see us dropping points regardless of the line up in any event . HH