Patrick Roberts is back and fit, and has previous good form against Newco, but Brendan has relied heavily on James Forrest this season, so may be disposed to prefer the latter for Sunday. I am usually clear on which of the two I prefer against any opposition (James for teams who press us, leaving space for him to exploit, Patrick for teams who defend deep), but I am pulled two ways this time.
If pushed, I would go with James, leaving Patrick as a option when legs are tired.
We don’t usually have chats about which goalkeeper to play, but Scott Bain and Craig Gordon will both be hoping to start. Craig is fit, so If Scott gets the nod, it may indicate that the ongoing first choice keeper slot is up for grabs.
I expect we will see the return of a more recognisable back four, with Michael Lustig returning in place of Jack Hendry. How Brendan deploys Dedryck Boyata will be crucial. The opening goal we lost at Ibrox last month came from a ploy Newco have used repeatedly against us since the 2016 Scottish Cup semi-final.
Their players will often stand off Celtic but press Dedryck whenever he is in possession. Dedryck needs options available or he should go Route One.
Tom Rogic travelled a lot of miles and played a lot of football in March, so I am sure he was rested at Hamilton to ensure he would be in prime shape for Sunday. Brown and Ntcham will sit behind him and Dembele will lead the line.
This leaves one place to be filled by Sinclair, Armstrong or McGregor. My preference would be to favour the middle of the park. Control passing in the central area and we will win comfortably. We failed to dominate there in each of our three draws against Newco (2-2, 1-1, 0-0). McGregor would get the nod for this task, where I would ask him to play a conserved, always-available, role.
The manager has had a week at Lennoxtown with his team – a rare luxury for Celtic. So chill, we will be ready.
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Mmm. drunk memory is asking questions that thare’s no answers to….pic is 3 boxers wearing their tops….pup in the background.;-))
FTSFA
OurpupswillbeTicsCSC
H.H.
MIT,
excuse my ignorance….but it’s a 10 parter…..a deaf lawyer is useless….a blind lawyer can learn to cope….and u can still listen to music….;-))
FTSFA
H.H.
THELURKINTIM on 14TH APRIL 2018 12:34 AM
Marspapa
Loved the pic of the dugs, is the puppy still with u? ps VFR willnae give us a ride….for insurances purposes ;-))
Yes . They are my daughters dogs , both daughters still with us in the house have a dog each .ps…i could’nt get the damn linky thing to work ,had to get my girl to do it.
If it posts videos , i’ll put up a wee video of the two of them in some water…the dogs that is , not my daughters lol.
My National lottery two against the field,
Ucello Conti 20/1
Vieux Lion Rouge 33/1
Marspapa if yer up for it!
KTF
Eurochamps67,
I might back them.
Good to see you Right Here Right Now
Marspapa,
from one pic to the next…..those dugs became massive ;-))….would luv to get a dug…but wouldn’t be fair on it leaving it alone wen I get a job ;-((
FTSFA
H.H.
Apropos of nowt,
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JWsRz3TJDEY
memoriesCSC
THELURKINTIM on 13TH APRIL 2018 10:36 PM
Deary me….don’t watch much telly….just caught big Judith….some of yees need to change yer glasses prescriptions;-))
FTSFA
Eh…? Whit….? Any footage and i will get back to you…..? :)
Hello lads
Just taking a break from puppy class! Hard work! I must be getting dumber because I don’t remember the classes with Derry being this tough!
Lurkin … Love PBS … i will have a look for that. Sounds great. Thanks
Biblical Generation
Noone Knows
Thankfully even the most Learned have no IDEA.
The Dark ones have dates with Geometry with the…..
Timeline. Oh Sh!t.
Noone knows when the Lord will return, ye will know by the Seasons……. a rough idea.
It is gonnae get very rough noo. Hold on to the Belief of Christ Crucified and conquering Death.
This man reinforced my love for Celtic….after living through a wonder years….a wonder wen weel win anything. ;-))
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_LURyX_AnsU
None of our team give me the same feeling…..yet ;-))
FTSFA
H.H.
ps….yev seen it all before ;-))
ACGR,
A Treble Treble means I’m thinking too much.
The Big Man is Laughing as he sees us both.
VFR @11:31am
“”””””””””””””””””
HH fella.
I refer very fondly to the Parkheid Jungle.
To me, it was a sacred place.
Pish flowed down the walk ways, but, for me, it was sacred.
Jesus was born in a stable, then when he was up and about a wee bit, he was escorted to other sacred places, on a donkey.
Jesus might not be the correct person to use in any preferred up to date analogy of Celtic supporters being cheated by the establishment, as Jesus would have asked you, to turn the other cheek and be cheated some more.
But then again, isnt, turning the other cheek and being cheated some more, exactly what Celtic PLC and, Celtic supporters – are doing ?
It certainly looks like it to me.
Ye see, in the day’s of the Parkheid Jungle, I dont recall seeing too many holy Joe’s in there.
Maybe they were all in the main stand ?
Who knows ?
What I do know, is this…..
It was Parkheid Junglists from the Celtic end at Hampdump in the 1980 SCF riot, who were left with little choice but to, enter the field of play after full time, to defend the young autograph hunting fraternity of the Celtic
support from, violent assault or worse, from the defeated rioting huns who laid siege to any Celtic supporter in their wake.
Strangely, or not, as soon as the pitch invading Parkheid Junglists had sent out the message of ” come ahead huns!” there were riot squads of cops appeared, strange how they waited till the Parkheid Junglists defended the Celtic end, before any cops appeared ? Maybe not.
These same Parkheid Junglists, ten years later, in a home defeat by a David Moyes inspired Dunfermline team, defeated big Billy’s hapless Celts and, that lit the touchpaper for, the Parkheid Junglists to chant an assortment of, long deserved, long overdue abuse, in a straight direction of the Celtic board who sat directly across the pitch, in the directors box. Some fans made their way round to the front door of the main stand and, continued their protest with chants of, “Sack the board” etc.
The cracks were papered over for a few weeks, with the SC 3rd tie coming up at Celtic Park vs the huns were we won 1-0 via a Tommy Coyne goal.
The simmering unrest trundled on until, Willie Wilson’s Save Our Celt’s, organised his units innaugural meeting at the Shettleston Halls as, hundreds of concerned Celtic supporters searched for a straw to grasp in hope that our beloved club could, somehow, anyhow, find a way out of what was only the start of the dark tunnel of the 1990’s, the dark tunnel was successfully negotiated in later years by, Matt McGlone etc’s Celts For Change group which eventually, organised the fans onto the same page, well, most of them and, the Kilmarnock game at Celtic Park was bhoycotted by “brave” Celtic supporters who put the very future of Celtic FC before their own wee personal importance agenda’s of being afraid to miss a game.
The club changed hands and, the item that seemed to get lost in the small print was, the seizing of fan power from future generations of Celtic supporters, when Fergus jumped into the Old Firm bed with David Murray and announced entrapment by season ticket, when both FM and DM held the smoking season ticket gun to supporters heads by informing them, if you don’t buy a season ticket, you’ll not get into the Old Firm game!
In other words,we’ve got yeez by the chucky ar la’s.
Season tickets mean fans have no veto.
In other words, the PLC own you.
The PLC disrespected the fans by their deliberate downsizing of the quality of the product on the pitch, and in the dugout.
Apathy kicked in and, 30,000 empty seats appeared.
Only then, did the PLC respond by bringing in Brendan.
But, and this is crucial, the PLC decided to put the Celtic support to the test, on the back of the Brendan bounce.
The PLC are well aware of the disgruntlement amongst the support, especially surrounding the Rangers / Sevco same club lie issue.
So, the PLC, sneakily imho, put the price of Old Firm tickets at @ £49, the same price of ticket for, Rangers FC, is also the same price for games against Sevco FC.
Now, if that isn’t sneaky, sleekit, cheap, then what is it ?
So, I again ask the question, are the Celtic support selling their souls for £49 ?
Have the PLC shown the establishment, just how easily played, the Celtic support of 2018 are going to be ?
The Celtic support of 2018, armed to the gunnels with, mountain, after mountain, after mountain of evidence that they have been cheated since David Murray got hold of the ibrokes keys, and, to this day, the Celtic season ticket holding support, continue to finacially back a PLC board who, not only refuse to action this incontestable evidence, they actually join in on the cheating of Celtic supporters by paying a manager £45 k a week, and to serve as a fudge of the same club lie £49 ticket switcheroo. Ah mean, how unpalatable must the stench of corruption actually get before the Celtic support of 2018, refuse to financially back an, Old Firm Orientated PLC board and do what their forebearers would have done and, get rid of the PLC imposters, reconstruct the club, and do what McCann deiiberately failed to do, give the club back to the Celtic support.
What the Parkheid Jungle would have given to be armed to the gunnels with proof of hun cheating.
Take care, HH
……oot.
KevJ,
OOOOH record takings.
Aidan is the Only reason I am there, that is the Truth. He is hardcore.
Bump up the prices.. Amazing Turnover.
Yeah ok.
Despicable article on CQN this week also, Tongue in cheek?
Hmmm
KEVJ that’s a very eloquent and well written post and shows your true Celtic soul. However, you still don’t answer my (genuine) question!
Hope you are good.
KTF
BB, I’m good big fella and hope all is good in the post fire fighting days wi you and the BB family. Long time no see but bruv, I’ll never forget you helped me. HH ya big fenian monster……….;)
Pass my best to the rest of the Rutherglen massive. and tis too.
x
ACGR, whit happened tae the ACGR and BRTH raffle money? ??????
Was good tae talk to you tonight.
KTF mucker!
KTF
A wee quiet song as a peace pipe to the thinking jungler.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRotvCVKAe8
From acgr to you, F U ya insidious poison on Celtic.
ACGR -quality choice!
KTF
BMCUW.
Sorry to hear that about your friend, hopefully they have diagnosed it in time and he makes a full recovery.
As you know, my wife had pneumonia in Dec, so I know it’s a worrying time all round.
Hail Hail
VFR, ask duff and feltit, they’ve got awl the dosh.
There’s no future in England’s queen, likewise the huns.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRotvCVKAe8
Both deed soon. I like one in a “aye, ad pump that” fashion but I canny pump England. So, clue you……:_)
Black Holes & Revelations
We are so Lucky and Blessed by so many Prayers.
The Game Manager and the SFA Cheats.
Do yer Worst…….
I got 5 on it
…………………………………………………
I’ll take a 1-0 down to 9 men.
Pass & Move… Easy Groove.
ACGR….yer too quiet…..;-)) hawd on a minute…..kevj was,eloquent;-))
FTSFA
H.H.
…there is only 1 King Billy and that is indeed McNeill.
It is GREAT to hear that SEVCO were over the Moon to get a Slumped CELTIC before the Final.
Do yer Worst SFA.
Kevj,
Why is there no fan representative on the bored ;-))
Because the firm would die
FTSFA
H.H.
Apologies to the blog, lurkin hun DOBs, the pope, Claire G, and mad Frankie, this is the toon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqrAPOZxgzU
queenie luvs the attention
TLT eloquence disnae mean right or accurate.
KTF
Only my opinions…..whit are yours…..;-))
FTSFA
H.H.
Ffs am I J Titor…..answering questions…..before they’re asked ;-))
FTSFA
H.H.
VFR…..I’d ask u to show me as being right or accurate….that’s no me ffs ;-))
FTSFA
H.H.
Pray for those that you HATE.
Obviously if you can.
The Big Man is in Control.
We are entering, I think, the 7 year tribulation.
The Seasons suggest it, I know Nothing though.
Anyway Please Pray for those you dislike, hey you get good kudos alledgedly for that stuff.
ACGR,…..harsh, but agreed…..nice to see you at yer diplomatic best ;-))
FTSFA
H.H.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdB-8eLEW8g
Celtic
Tom Rogic is useless
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NrlnIlX_QLY
NotCSC
H.H.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13MQFCfCYdQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSjvLG7IJAI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaS3vaNUYgs
breaks my hear so she duz.
Her beauty is eternal, and I wish I had a word that meant something deeper.