The overwhelming request from an international break is that our players return injury-free. Nir Bitton made an appearance as a second half substitute against Wales last night but left the field 18 minutes later, with a foot injury.
Nir is in the best form of his life and has carved himself out a deep-lying creative role in the Celtic team. Central midfield roles don’t come up for grabs too often. Two of our strongest players, Scott Brown and Stefan Johansen, compete for a small number of central midfield jerseys, although they are different types of players, so it’s important our Nir doesn’t spend too long on the side-lines.
Fraser Forster’s terrible knee injury last weekend was sickening. The big guy is one of the most professional players in the game and is absolutely dedicated to his development. His form in the FA Premier League this season has been sensational, recording more shutouts than any other keeper.
It’s a blow to Southampton too, who gave Celtic £10m for Fraser’s services seven months ago.
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Jobo
Having seen the shape of the Gibraltar squad in the Radisson last night, a CQN XI would give them a game!
Delaneys Dunky
The night bus to Clydebank was an eye opener and education though. Truly mental! :)
I told you to behave on the bus anaw :))))
Fragile Tims.
Brazil v Chile on STV/ ITV just now. Could be a tasty affair
Delaneys Dunky
I got landed wae two roasters on the train, till I informed one I knew him and his family.
quietafterthatCSC
steinreignedsupreme
Great to meet you again mate. At least nobody knocked you over like the first time we met in the KoSC Blantyre…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Occupational risk. Same thing happened to Aaron Ramsey. John Kennedy needs no reminding.
Lennybhoy
Now that Bhoy that tripped him, was a real Roaster :-)
Lennybhoy 15:08 on 29 March, 2015
I kept waiting on that late challenge from Doc all night, but I got away with it this time…
Leftclick
I was on a bus load of roasters. 2 fights and one lassie peeing at the back of the bus. Better than Saturday night telly. :)
A Celtic fan never forgets the first time they saw Celtic.
Mine was so many years ago, but it remains a permanent warmth,
I didn’t know then but it must have been a special day in the cold
wet winter on the outskirts of Glasgow when I got the shout.
“We were going to see Celtic.” It was a Saturday morning, and my big brother and sister were receiving last minute instructions for the day, to take the short train journey that dropped us within sight of the ground.
Most of the day has lost it’s detail, I can only remember sequences just like a Ken Burns documentary a memory of black and white stills, the train, the tenements, a very grey Glasgow. Somehow, there was a feeling that this was the greatest team in the world I was about to see for the first time, despite the fact that we were far from good, even in a Scottish sense.
The Celtic support was all Celtic had at this time, along with a mishmash of some good, and some not so good pros, but there was an underlying romanticism of greats gone before, and more Celtic legend about to occur. The floodlights, flags on the old black curved roof ‘jungle’, the whiff of bovril and pies.
The scoreboard situated at the rear of the uncovered east terrace must have been a real money spinner in those days of ‘Celtic media,’ because you had to have bought a programme to find out the half time scores which were in an otherwise secret lettered code. Even in the periphery of the ground there were dozens of newspaper sellers ‘the green citizen’ with not a lot of news, mainly advertisements, but inside the sacred pull out glossy picture of your Celtic star.
This would later go on your bedroom wall beside the rest in an ever growing sellotaped collage of greenery, including rosettes of The Scottish Cup that your parents were warned not to remove, a match day that always included spearmint chewing gum that wasn’t Wrigleys and macaroon bars that were not Lees.
My brother pointed to the enclosure where there was a long concrete tunnel shaped creation, that stopped on the gravel ash track “watch there” he said, and “they’ll run out.” I remember watching the space transfixed, for ages, then the ball boys, and the first sight of emerging green and white hoops in that riot of colour.
A lifelong sensation.
cowiebhoy
He is the original Roaster…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Lennybhoy
Got in at 2/3 too. Still made mass at 10 with a 2 hour post mass kip. :)
Great company you all were.
delaneys dunky,
Just back in after watching and listening to Paolo Nutini at the West Coast Blues and Roots in Fremantle, what a superb performer and plenty of Celtic shirts of many varieties up near the front of the stage.
AR
AR
Nice one. Saw him in Spain last year. Great show. Paolo is the Mhan!
antipodean red
Fremantle, where are you based?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
jobo baldie
14:51 on 29 March, 2015
Just over 2 hours till the teams come out led, I hope, by Mr Brown ;-)
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Or the view from across the water when Mrs Brown leads out her Bhoys!
HH JamesGang
May as well throw my good lady into the birthday mix,happy birthday mrs gordybhoy64, still able to party like a young thing,
Any chance we could get Alejandra Omana Ruiz to double up with WITS in Georges Square after we win the treble. I believe she is up for those kind of bets and in fairness she honours her bet.
Diamond Jackson for the hat-trick……
Sneeeeeeky fire-arm check with the polis there………………………….sunday??????
1st in 7 years -)))
Celtic Football Club@celticfc
Denayer: Confidence and mentality are winning us games http://www.celticfc.net/news/7924
lennybhoy,
I’m down in Mandurah, we have our own little club down here, some Bhoys from Coatbridge, Luton and of course, Clydebank
AR
bournesouprecipe
Whenever I think about the wee green book my dad used to get for me at the start of the season, I still get the same feeling of joy and optimistic anticipation I used to get then.
Happy, carefree days.
Cork Celt
I honour my bets,I am a stand up guy as all us Cosmopolitan Metropolitans are
Things might be different in the old provincial backwaters
Who is Alejandra Ruiz
Gordy
Many happy returns to Mrs G64.
What do you mean?
Your good lady Is a young yin! ;)
WHATISTHESTARS
http://www.caughtoffside.com/2015/03/27/video-colombian-journalist-alejandra-omana-ruiz-poses-naked-after-her-team-win-promotion/
WITS-Watch “Colombian Journalist Keeps Her Promise !!” on YouTube – Colombian Journalist Keeps Her Promise !!: https://youtu.be/KTMqoJbojA8
HT. That link didn’t work for me and I’m not on Twitter. I’ll get one of the school kids to help me. Thanks for trying though
The Battered Bunnet
Not sure what you are seeing at your end. I assume you are viewing on a desktop as there is an adding running there which is desktop only and will appear no more than once in 24 hours. We could have set it to appear every time you log in but realize it is incredibly frustrating.
Could you try again and see if the same thing happens and let me know?
BMCUW and Bada
Thanks
I am meeting her next week for a “dress” rehearsal
She seems like my type of gal
Cowiebhoy,
stevie ‘the voice’
His family now live in Alva. They will be filming there first, then on to St. Modans, then on to the fire station in Kickaldy.
Lets hope he wins on Saturday!
Vote Stevie!
HT and Minx congratulations. HT is the structure still intact?
Kirkcaldy of course
antipodean red
15:42 on 29 March, 2015
I’m from Coatbridge, Bro-inLaw in your neck of the woods, Riverton I think. Due home late May for a holiday.
Keep the Faith!
Hail!
Sure beats an ” exclusive ” with Keich Jackson or a wasted 4 minutes on the DR web.
Cowie bhoy
Here is the link that Johnbay put up last night
Just thought i let you know my daughter is performing tomorrow in St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh(I know I know but the unseen hand works in mysteries ways).It starts at 6PM and its free>All welcome.
www,youtube.com/watch?v=LLGxj-ZTf2M
Journalism in Columbia full of integrity.
We have to put up with the Scottish journos straight out of Still Game.