Given a choice, you would rather a rival pitch up to play you with a lame duck manager who has clearly lost the dressing room, than sack him and allow players and coaches an opportunity to disavow some of his more glaring errors. Rene Weiler took Anderlecht to the Belgian title in May, his first season at the club. But, when he was sacked yesterday, they sat ninth in the Jupiler table with just two wins and eight goals in seven games.
They have a cup game away to lower league Westerlo tomorrow, the third consecutive away game in a series of four, before Celtic come to town in eight days. The Anderlecht board’s hope is that they can remain in the cup, then pick up a win against Waasland-Beverent (seventh, but on the same points as Anderlecht), in an attempt to stabilise the club before the crucial Champions League game with Celtic.
By any measure, Anderlecht have been rubbish this season, but they will employ the weapon all rubbish teams have, that of an embattled underdog who is capable of raising standards by exception. Their performance at the Allianz Arena last week, where 10-men gave Bayern Munich some nervous moments, is an indication of what we are likely to face next week.
The game in Brussels is not only our most important game of the next week, it’s the most important game between now and December, when Anderlecht visit Celtic Park. Despite their historical-comparative rubbish status, Anderlecht are better than any team we will face in Scotland. Notwithstanding that, our objective has to be a win in Brussels.
I was there at Hampden when Paul Wilson scored twice as we won the Scottish Cup against Old Airdrie in 1975. Paul was an exciting player during an era when our star was fading. We enjoyed the thrill of seeing a breakthrough, flamboyant, talent emerge. I still recall that header against Spain which seemed to affirm Paul as the genuine article.
The four years after nine-in-a-row finished was an era of decline. Kenny Dalglish carried the team to an extent we have never really acknowledged as a club, or a support. But Jock Stein’s period of pre-eminence was long gone before Paul Wilson and his contemporaries made their mark. Paul moved on in 1978 to little fanfare, as Celtic finished fifth and Stein was asked to leave the dugout.
On his death yesterday, he was noted as a trailblazing player of Asian descent in British football at a time when inclusivity was not a term society was familiar with. He was that, but for me, he was a young and powerful Celtic striker who put the ball in the net with ease.
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Neil McCann
When he was a pundit he was forever preaching how to beat Celtic. How to set up. How to get at them.
Over to you Neil, yer on…..
Good morning, friends.
Today, all the focus should be on beating Dundee tonight. I expect a pretty much full strength team with maybe Doris in goal and perhaps a return for Dedryk?
Going for 56 ;-)
TOOR A LOO on 20TH SEPTEMBER 2017 6:51 AM
Say what you like about Sevco, they are through we still have work to do
HH
COYBIG
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Thats largely due to the Huns playing 24 hours before Celtic play ??????
How nice of the SFA to give the huns an extra 24 hours to recover before facing the Hoops.
it may be true that the Hun Morelos will need watching on Saturday….but if the Celtic midfield have control then we simply starve the Hun Chump of any service, it doesn’t matter how good you might be….if you don’t get the ball then ??????
All we need to do is look back at our game v PSG last week….Leigh Griffiths was starved of any service for long periods………Simples.
HH
big jimmy. the scoddish establishment will do all the can to help them barstewards on saturday. we just play our best we will win hail hail.
Word of The Day (Sweet dreams are made of this……)
eurhythmics /juːˈrɪðmɪks/
noun
1. the art of interpreting in bodily movements the rhythm of musical compositions: applied to a method invented by Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, a Swiss composer, aiming to develop the sense of rhythm and symmetry.
2. dancing of this style, expressing the rhythm and spirit of the music through body movements (see Celtic fans this Sarurday)
KTF
That was the first time I’ve watched Der hun last night and I thought they were dreadful to be honest.
Their full backs are in for a torrid time and the central defenders will get similar.
Their midfield will be over-run and their front players starved of the ball. Dorrans and Jack v Brown and Ntcham (or Armstrong or McGregor) is no match.
If they go 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 it will be another record score I reckon. Even with a hun ref! Watch out for a very defensive 4-5-1.
KTF
The Daily Express talking about the spat at Paris St Germain between the Argentine , Cavani and Neymark.
I could have sworn Cavani was Uruguyan.
Scottish sports media at their inaccurate best.
https://t.co/VMRf86GT0Q
whats the odds on a sevco player falling in the box on saturday. and a penalty given.
Let’s hope so, and he doesent seem the type.
https://videocelts.com/2017/09/blogs/latest-news/rodgers-warns-his-young-players/
All we need to do is look back at our game v PSG last week….Leigh Griffiths was starved of any service for long periods………Simples.
HH
Jimmy ffs? You went from playing the caravan 11,to PSG, a comparison? The caravan 11 are rotten, last nights game, Fat Ally ….” I must apologise to Conner Salmon what a burst of pace he has, I didn’t know he was that fast” …. you where right Ally, he hasn’t got any pace at all, Sevco’s central defender was running after him as if he had a Castlemilk flittin on ez back ffs :))
If the Huns play at their best, and we do the same, we win comfortably.
If the Huns are at their best and we aren’t quite at our best… we win narrowly.
If the Huns aren’t at their best and we are… jelly and ice cream back on the agenda.
If the Huns are at their best, and the ref is in full we arra peepul mode, and we are poor, they have a chance to end the unbeaten run. ( assuming of course we do the business tonight and the run is still going)
Their defence is atrocious. Up against a passing attacking Celtic side, there can only be one outcome.
By the way, if Celtic go one up, get on to in play betting and bet 2 things:
Red card awarded
Penalty awarded
Fill yer boots…..
RIP Jimmy Magee
http://www.independent.ie/sport/legendary-rte-sports-commentator-jimmy-magee-dies-aged-82-36150434.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qtBY6mVVrY
Would love the whole team to turn out wearing green boots on Saturday…
When I saw Brendan warning that the road to perdition starts with the purchase of a Louis Vuitton soap bag, I thought I’d check what such an alluring item would cost.
The first thing I discovered was that the bold Louis does not sell such common items as Soap Bags- No1- he sells Toiletry Pouches which sounds like the thing you need when you’re walking after your dug in the park.
Anyway – toiletry pouch no. 1 costs am ere £260 but the dearest one was £735. ven the one with the French titled Pochette Jour GM only costs £660.
I think my head has been turned by these items. Would make a change from carrying your soap around in a cheap plastic pouch (100 Clear Grip seal bags for £14.45).
Sorry, don’t agree with all this ‘referee’ paranoia…we will beat them handsomely regardless of any refereeing decisions…
and btw…who needs to carry his soap around in a wee trendy bag? ffs What has the game come to?
Wee Bobby
Ref paranoia?
Borne out of conditioning bud!
” I see no ships” …Pedro Nelson.
https://videocelts.com/2017/09/blogs/latest-news/mccrorie-scotlands-best-ever-centre-half/
Watching the Jags v Zombies last night, one of the several Zombie defensive frailties I noticed was that Alves has a distinct tendency to let his opponent turn to face goal.
Maybe he was struggling with his calf strain throughout the game, if not (and this is his current modus operandi), then Griff and Moussa could each have a field day on Saturday …
#justsayin’
Where else could you carry your wet soap if not in a wee bag!!!!!:))))
HH
Decided yesterday I’ve had enough of this working lark….mail out to bosses in USA:
Can I go in April as opposed to agreed Dec 2018?
Reply:
Can we talk on Friday?
Fingers crossed.
Stoap the bus I wanna get aff…
Only fools n horses Work csc….
TWISTSNTURNS
Good luck wi yer plan,bud. And good timing,too.
WHATISTHESTARS is planning a reprise of the Lisbon trip for the first weekend in June.
Twists…referring to this game on Saturday…I know the history of bent refs…but i believe no bent, doubled over, orange, masonic barsteward will be able to influence the outcome…overconfidence? Nah, just reality…
Bobby
I’ve promised the kids a nice trip when I retire…. so…. there could be the answer!
Wee Bobby
I’m sure you’re right and we will win, but there could be a few shekels to be scooped up to add to the joy:-)
Gone are the days of using BRUT :0)))) HH
TONYDONNELLY67 on 20TH SEPTEMBER 2017 8:39 AM
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simply pointing out that if you don’t have the ball, no matter who you are or how good you might be….ye canny score.
HH
TWISTSNTURNS
Highly recommended. Take some Hoops and you’ll be Access All Areas!
FRANNYB67 on 20TH SEPTEMBER 2017 9:24 AM
Gone are the days of using BRUT :0)))) HH
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Speak for yersell FrannyB67 !
HH
I think Brendan will start tonight with Moussa and young Eddie up front to give them “game time” ?
Then again, I could be wrang ?
HH
For the caravan 11 this is they’r second biggest challenge this year, they’r first was against that Galactic team from Luxembourg stacked with a joiner, a bricklayer, grocery shop worker, a postman, a lollipop man, and the town bell ringer, those wizards of the dribble and touch line terrors played this best squad in Scotland off the park in two games, but! They are now going to unleash the best centre half in Scotland on us, the Luxembourg team dodged a bullet there, surely the gods angry with us? :))
Big Jimmy
simply pointing out that if you don’t have the ball, no matter who you are or how good you might be….ye canny score.
HH
A know that, lol, a wiz jist kidden, hence the :)) at the end of my post mate :))
Don’t expect to see Brown, Griff or Jozo tonight,
Gordon
Ralston Boyata Ajer Tierney
Roberts Ntcham McGregor Hayes
Edouard Dembele
Sinclair on the bench if needed
Seems McCann is complaining that Celtic fans have long subjected him to “disgusting abuse”
Don’t recall any in particular,tbh,but…
pay yer taxes,ya wee turncoat bassa!
The perfect soap for your Louis Vuitton pouch the & the perfect accessory for your overpaid footballer
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/389068855289835219/
Morning all.
A very happy 46th birthday to the King of Kings.
HH!!
Overpaid footballers –
Some Paris media outlets are claiming that Dani Alves had to protect his pal Neymar from a raging Cavani .
Same outlets are claiming that a significant majority of the PSG squad think that Alves and Neymar are ego maniacs who will end up destroying team spirit .
This seems apt –
https://youtu.be/hrnd_zuAEos