Fitness and synergy gametime priority

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Under normal circumstances, you would expect Celtic to rest players in a home League Cup tie against Falkirk ahead of a European game, but building fitness and synergy remains a top priority this early in the season.

If we consider the positivity which enveloped Benjamin Nygren following his goal at Aberdeen on Sunday, going full blast on Falkirk might give some of the forwards a confidence boost before things turn serious next week.

Hibs and Dundee United are a long way off league stage European football, but they can both fancy their chances in the third qualification round tonight.  Even Hibs cannot surely ‘Hibs it’ after winning 0-2 in Belgrade last week.  United were excellent in their draw with Rapid but there is still a lot to do in that tie.

This season we have at least three from five clubs in ‘league stage’ competition.  If United and Hibs don’t make it, points gathered by those three are divided by five.  Getting a fourth or fifth side can make all the difference to our coefficient points.

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  1. bournesouprecipe on

    SAINT STIVS on 14TH AUGUST 2025 9:09 PM

     

    Tom McLaughlin on 14th August 2025 9:05 pm

     

     

    Lincoln Red Imps through to Europa League play-off after penalty shootout. Guarantees them at least Conference League entry.

     

     

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    remarkable progression.

     

     

     

    brendan has learned a lot since that first fixture

     

     

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    FFS did you need to remind somebody

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  5. east coast commentary

     

     

    dinnie gi the ba tae the goalie.

     

     

    git to caw canny on that

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  7. The Battered Bunnet on

    I’m not suggesting we sign him but ..

     

     

    Keiran Bowie is showing us what Adam Idam isn’t

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  9. the long wait is over on

    Hibs Hibs it.

     

     

    Last kick of the ball

     

     

    To be fair very well worked by a team who looked sure they would score.

     

     

    partisan favourites in my book now.

  10. Hibs collapsed into their own box for most of the last ten instead of exploiting their man advantage

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    JINKYREDSTAR on 14TH AUGUST 2025 10:02 PM

     

    Hibs collapsed into their own box for most of the last ten instead of exploiting their man advantage

     

     

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    Not saying it’s right – tonight it clearly wasn’t – but 99% of teams would do the same I think.

  13. garygillespieshamstring on

    Unfortunately it looks like Dundee Hibs and their Edinburgh cousins are both hibsing it.

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