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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Drambowiecelt
Reckon there’s room for improvement too, seems to have decent movement, uses both feet and the old noggin.
Only worry I noticed in other clips is that he likes to Bless himself in triplicate, which would possibly be considered “aggressive” in Alba when actually he was just expressing his faith.
HH
Yeah noticed the goalie, was raging he guessed wrong.
Not posted in a while but had to share this > http://youtu.be/c1DL2of4Kic was but a slip of a lad at 13, but to this day remains an abiding Celtic memory. God Bless HH
Petec
3-0 to the Leather Belts against Yogi’s team today! My bet.
DRAMBOWIECELT
Any time,bud. You’ve got my addy.
I hope yer dog’s an Alsatian. Wi hunnersa pals.
Ye shoooor widnae see me oot in Greenock at this hour.
ALCORA
Good to see ya back,bud-and with a fine blast from the past.
Tbh,I reckoned we had no chance that day. What do I know,eh?
Drambowie
Worked in the Port most of this year. Greenock is a scary place at any time of the day. :))
Delaneys Dunky
03:54 on 23 August, 2014
Petec
3-0 to the Leather Belts against Yogi’s team today! My bet.
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That one goes it alone —
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6T14yzb2y2Q
Music is Music.
Ta BMCW, the thought didn’t enter anyones head that day thats what makes it so special.
Ma wee Da’s not to well ATM and i was reminising about our times watching the Celtic, I will never forget our trip home that day.
God its good to be a Tim.
God Bless and night night
DD you said that Hugh couldn’t even do whatever,
DD, why don’t you go to Hugh and give him a Hug?
It won’t be popular?
L:::::::ove conquers ALL.
No offence I’d definitely buy huge Keevins a round, especially as you say he can’t look anyone in the face around Clydebank.
Mad Cyril
Petec
You think I’m raving? :))
ALCORA
Sorry to hear that,bud.
Give him my best wishes and show him that clip.
He’ll be right as rain in no time!
Delaneys Dunky
04:10 on 23 August, 2014
Petec
You think I’m raving? :))
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You huvnae raved like I huv, no offence, it is why I am, all that Spiritual Religous way i a m today. I’m a bellend first and Foremost.
PETEC
Stop beating yourself up,bud.
We’ve all cocked up somewhere along the line. It’s allowed.
Petec
As Morrissey said on your car stereo.
You are the son and the heir of a shyness that is criminally vulgar.
How Soon is Now?
BMCUW+D’sD
Christ Almighty.
Oh my I dislike Oprah, I shouldn’t hate Opra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzzuQX3JUg8 but I know she is an antichrist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP7GsCREwos
Explosive Kegs between Morrisseys legs?
Search the fecker.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS ,
Stop that nonsensical Rudi Vata, I am disgusted about the ICE whatever challenge.
A new internet Masonic Theology being brought to the fore.
You had your chance when I was downtown with yahoo, you, no big deal, Always remember I am an Uber Loser.
I’ve always won when it really matters.
Tiny Tim moved a ball with his tricep in the first frame against me. I was shocked he carried on.
I am BRUTALly honest.
Facebook Theology.
Wow.
Despicable that people are made to feel GOOD for a while.
F*ck that facebook.
The Facebookers OWN so many, Hi Im a facebooked fecker.
F*ck facebook and its……………………
Watch out for more Facebook Theology, if you resist you are demonized.
It is obviously Time I Treble Cleft..
As there is nae appetite for the jibber jabber I am gibbering aboot.
NN
PETEC 0455
Nonsensical?
Aye,very good.
Morning CQN.
Setterday. Best day of the week. Hoops n hoarses.
Didn’t sleep much last night, so used my time wisely gaun through the timeform:-).
So, decided to stick up 4 nice priced nags today as a wee low stake, potentially bookie busting bet, which I shall do every Saturday in the hope that just one day this season, we shall catch 3 or 4 on the same day and fill oor boots. 10% of all wins over £100 to be passed to CRC for wee Shay charity fund is an optional condition should we get lucky:-).
So today, a 10 p ew lucky 15 costs £3 stake. Bookies of course luv these types of bet, but hey, as I say, low stakes to potentially nice returns for a bit of fun only and maybe a wee bit of money for charity.
2.40 York. Innocent touch 16/1.
2.55 Goodwood. Rene Mathis 9/1
3.15 York Glenalmond 16/1
3 30 Goodwood. Chill the kite 6/1.
4 places today would return around £53, so as I say, low stake high return.
B. Lucky :-)
Drambowiecelt
03:28 on
23 August, 2014
macj1 02.41
Sorry to have missed your reply.
That track was so `50s `60s when cowboys and Indians was the theme of so many movies and the game of so many Glasgow kids of that era.
You can hear typical movie soundtracks in the song.
“He knows how to treat people,” said Berget. “He believes in how he wants to play, he’s good at making people believe in it. We are starting to look like a team now.”
J I Berget talking about our Manager. Anyone who has /had a job which involves getting the best out of people will realise just how important belief is.
JJ
Amen to that JJ. In this country we suffer from a big lack in confidence and deep cynicism. Both hurdles are tough to over come when trying to get the best out of people not sure if it’s a human thing or a Scottish thing. But Ronnie has a very good natural trait. He is likeable and that’s a good start.
KLV
kevinlasvegas,
This could be a fascinating conversation but I am off to play golf soon so it will have to wait 0:-)
I suspect that , at its deepest, uncertainty is part of the human condition but some nations display it in bigger doses than others. I lived in SE England for many years and returned to Scotland seven years ago. Negativity and lack of confidence are more obvious here.
JJ
PS Is it: Kev, in Las Vegas or : Kevin, Las Vegas? 0:-))
Gooood morning CQN from a bright and chilly Cambuslang
Looking forward to the lunch time top of the table clash today and thinking there won’t be much change at the back to give the defence more game time together
Kayal to play again and boost his confidence with KC and possibly Leigh Griffiths getting a game too
ICT 0 Glasgow Celtic 3
tbj says wee oscar knox is in heaven with the angels
07:06 on 23 August, 2014
We need to rest the vast majority of those who played last week against Maribu…. HH
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Rubin: We had to let Wakaso go to Celtic
RUSSIAN club Rubin Kazan have defended their decision to loan winger Wakaso Mubarak to Celtic by insisting they had to let him go because he no longer wanted to play for them.
John McGill
Saturday 23/08/2014
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Wakaso Mubarak is waiting for a work permit to complete his loan move to Celtic
The 24-year-old Ghanaian midfielder is waiting for a work permit to be approved to let him complete his move and will arrive for a medical next week.
Rubin fans have criticised the decision to loan him to the Hoops but the club’s sporting director Ayrat Garayev said: “He wasn’t getting games and asked to be allowed to leave.
“We then received the offer from Celtic, who have the advantage of playing in the Champions League. We could have insisted he stay but if a player decides he wants to leave, he is not worth keeping. So we wish him all the best.”
Meanwhile, ex-Celtic starlet Islam Feruz has been shipped out on loan by Chelsea to the Russian second-division side Krylia Sovetov. The 18-year-old striker opted to sign a one-year deal with them rather than go to the English Championship.
In May, Feruz turned down the chance to play for Scotland Under-19s in their Euro Elite qualifiers. Instead he turned out for a Chelsea select in a sevens tournament in Hong Kong.
TBJ
I’d keep the same back 5 as against Maribor, I think they need game time together. I too would play Kayal for the same reason.
Apart from that I think Ronny will make changes.
Jungle Jim
Where abouts in SE England did you live? If you dont mind me asking or you saying over the interweb?
Louis van Gaal is said to be open to letting Anders Lindegaard leave.
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Danish media are reporting that Manchester United backup keeper Anders Lindergaard is set to move to Celtic on loan in the coming days.
The Dane has played second fiddle for most of his four seasons at the club, and wasn’t even on the bench as United kicked off this year’s Premier League campaign with a loss at home to Swansea. He was this week linked with a move to Portuguese giants Benfica.
It is rumoured that Van Gaal rates 24-year-old Ben Amos ahead of the former Aalesund man, and the Englishman has started the season as back up to undisputed first choice David de Gea.
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Lindegaard has made just 28 appearances for United since joining in 2010, and struggled for any game time at all last season as he played just 3 games under David Moyes and Ryan Giggs.
Celtic recently sold England international Fraser Forster to Southampton for £10 million, and though they have former Scotland international Craig Gordon at the club, there will certainly be doubts regarding the former Sunderland man’s fitness after he only recently came out of retirement.
SEE ALSO: How would Van Gaal fit Di Maria into his Manchester United midfield?
With fellow Scandinavian Ronny Deila in charge at Celtic Park, Lindegaard would have access to much more regular football in Glasgow while the Scottish champions monitor and improve Gordon’s fitness.
Whether Van Gaal dips into the transfer market to reinforce his goalkeepers should Lindegaard depart will depend on just how much confidence he has in Amos, after this summer criticising the player for failing to save Miralem Pjanic’s long range effort on United’s US tour.
Heilan’ fling for Celtic fringe players
CELTIC boss Ronny Deila will shuffle his pack in Inverness today as he keeps one eye on Champions League qualification.
Scott Mullen
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Saturday 23/08/2014
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Ronny Deila is set to shuffle his pack
The Hoops play in the early kick-off in the Highlands in a fixture sandwiched between their Euro play-off legs against NK Maribor.
Celtic will take a 1-1 draw into the game at Celtic Park on Tuesday night, when any win for the Slovenians would be enough to send the SPFL Premiership champions spinning out of the Champions League and into the Europa League.
And Deila is ready to explore all options against John Hughes’ side this afternoon to give his team the best chance of success on the European stage.
When asked if he will give some of his fringe players a chance to shine, the Norwegian said: “We’ll see what we do, but that’s one of the opportunities you have at Celtic.
“The advantage we have is a very big squad of 25 players who can all play at the top level in Scotland.”
The Parkhead gaffer added: “I’m into using my squad and I believe in my squad. That’s why I have it.
“So I think there will be some changes against Inverness. If you are with Celtic, you are a good player.
“It’s very important that the system that is going to carry the team through is not about just one or two players. We will see how far we have come in that way.
“We need some experience, of course, but also it’s important to have fresh legs.”
That’s us off to Inverness.
C’mon the Hoops.
Never been there before.
New places are fine , but not finer than seeing those green & White hooped jerseys emerge!
COYBIG
Re JJ, Kevin lasvegas unfortunately. Enjoy your game of golf mate.
;)
KLV
I could read Ronnie’s comments on football all day long. I think we have landed a gem.
HT
I knew fine well that you are not as daft as you look ;)
What time you heading up the road to support the bhoys . Total respect to Tims like you who travel the country every week .
Had a wee look at big Stefan’s video there … Right foot … Left foot … Headers … Penalty kicks in either corner .. Hat tricks
He looks a good purchase