With Lionel Messi and Barcelona focussed on winning their final group game against Benfica tomorrow night Celtic must achieve a better result against Spartak Moscow than Benfica manage at the Camp Nou to progress to the latter stages of the Champions League.
Aiden McGeady has suffered a recurrence of a pennate muscle tendon injury and is doubtful. Georgian creative midfielder, Jano Ananidze, is also out injured, while coach Valery Karpin is under pressure to axe Argentine defenders Juan Insaurralde and Nicolas Pareja after both picked up red cards on Friday night against Zenit. The Russian media have also turned on Dutch midfielder Demy De Zeeuw, who was at least partially culpable for the Zenit defeat. Celtic could face a more cohesive Russian team tomorrow, although perhaps without some of their more talented players. Who this troubles most remains to be seen.
Reading (and writing) Celtic Quick News you learn of the thousands of actions Celtic fans take in order to assist others or alleviate pain and distress. In aggregate these actions can and do move mountains.
Yesterday it was announced that one of our family, Rod Stewart, is donating proceeds of his new single, Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas, to the Celtic Charity Fund and Teenage Cancer Trust to fight this horrible disease and assist those afflicted by it.
The single will be available for download from this Sunday, 9 December. It offers you and me the opportunity to raise awareness – and funds – on a level we would otherwise never be able to achieve. Charity is part of your job as a Celtic fan. On this occasion, on aggregate, we can have an enormous impact.
Still looking for tickets for tomorrow night?
You can email an auction bid for two Wee Oscar Write Bands, each comes with a free ticket to Celtic v Spartak Moscow. Send an email with your bid to weeoscar4life@gmail.com. Competition closes at 20:00 GMT tonight.
You can buy the CQN Annual at the Cathedral House Hotel before the game tomorrow night. The Hotel are organising a lift to the game too!
We’ll pick up on the SFA president once the more important matters are out of the way.
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Who will Peter Lawwell pick to join him on the UTT ?
Stephen Thompson might be a good first pick.
Steinreignedsupreme,
I kinda agree about whats going on in Spain.
But I think that tomorrow night out of all nights we can allow ourselves a wee flick over to our preferred live score website to see whats happening.
Like it or not, the other game will go a long way to decide our post Xmas tourney.
Up over Goal..
There is some truth in whit ye propound,pal..
Ah wull gie ye that.
Didnae.. Sammi, turn intae a World Class Player.. FOR US.. that is..
when. He wiz switched tae the Left Wing..n Removed fae the Centre.?
Sammi,is a Case..that Maks Yer case..
No question..
Howevahhhh…
Nevertheless ..and.. Notwithstanding..
Ah still Believe that..
Commons, Hoops, Miku, Ledley..
Are awe
In the Doldrums..and Ah widnae wantae chance gien them any mair chances tae play..
especially, in this Very Important Affair..
Kojo
Still Laughin’
Paul67,
I feel quite famous now, being qouted on a Russian web site.
“Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon надеется на лучшее:
Будем надеяться, что нестабильность «Спартака» никуда не денется. Новые тренеры, как правило, могут приподнять боевой дух команды.”
Not too sure what I said though …
cultsbhoy loves being 1st forever & ever
Pretty much what I think of the conflicted one but plus a few sweary words.
pigalle
15:08 on 4 December, 2012
‘Who will Peter Lawwell pick to join him on the UTT ?
Stephen Thompson might be a good first pick.’
I think Tommy Gold would give them a fair hearing.
What’s Russian for Podium!?
Geordie Munro 15:08 on 4 December, 2012
I think we have to concentrate on taking care of our own business – and I am certain Celtic will do that – as we can do nothing about the outcome of the other match … unless we win of course.
Still, we would all have settled for this scenario when the draw was made.
Sir Paul
Ah wull need tae be oan Ma Best Behaviour,Kiddo..
We widnae want the Russians tae Think that we wur a bunch o’
money grabbing Capitalists?
Perish the Thought!
Right??
Kojo
Still Laughin’
KOJO 1448
So leaving out four of our top players is your way forward?
In a game as important as this one?
Blinkin’ flip,any team needs continuity of personnel to improve,subject to the occasional injury or loss of form.
Dropping four players,bringing in new faces,everyone having to adapt to a new system as a result,is a quick way to the poor-house.
hat last line,at least,should strike a chord with you.
There may be a bit of fine-tuning required. I agree with you there. But no more than that.
Headthe ball everyone knows that, its подиум.
79caps
14:53 on
4 December, 2012
I agree too.
Packed SPL defences are happy to sit tight as long as we pass the ball around in front of them.
We need someone like Paddy or Dylan to beat a few men in the final third, which induces panic in packed defences, leading to lapses in concentration and mistakes.
Kojo, earlier on you were banging on about going for goals in case both ourselves & Benefica both win. I trust that the mighty Kojo knows that all the goals in the world will do us no good if Benefica win.
No doubt Turnbull Hutton will be joining Peter at the UTT.
Ernie, a show trial before a selection of the craziest Internet Bampots would be a good way to proceed.
In a way I’m happy for the saga to drag on a while.
They have given us maximum amusement and they seem to want to keep on giving.
I
Team for tomorrow
Foster
Lustig, Ambrose, Wilson, Matthews
Brown, Ledley, Commons, Mulgrew
Samaras, Hooper
Steinreignedsupreme,
I hear what you are saying and I’m not in total disagreement.
I’ll be 99.9% focused on supporting Celtic but I will be checking the other scoreline.
If all we had to do was win I wouldnt give a ratsass about the other game;)
HMRC announce they are to appeal the FTT decision
Hoops2 Spartak1
Bobby Murdoch..
Pal..
Ah am afraid that ye are Over Stating yer Objections tae Ma Team selection..
Ah am not guilty of bringing..ANY…”New Faces”..as you have claimed…
And whit is that NEW SYSTEM. ye mention.that Ah hiv Implemented??
Ah hiv Merely selected , what…In MA Opinion..
would be oor STRONGEST ELEVEN…
composed of Players, whom Ah believe .. are Playing Pretty well.
and Are certainly.. Not Off ther Feed.
Ledley, Commons, Hooper..and MikU.. who Ah hiv Omitted..
Ah hiv already explained that
In Ma Opiion.
They are Aff their Feed…..
and Ah challenge you to disagree..
Kojo
Still, Laughin’
GEORDIE MUNRO
All we have to do is win,and that should be the mantra from the off.
We can deal with developments from elsewhere if and when they happen,but winning should be our initial aim.
Damo Lennon @ 15.20
Dylan was really successful last season in the Under-20s team in the NewGen competition – playing in central midfield. He’s now been shunted to the wing, like Naka and Aidan. Surely your most creative player should be involved as much as possible – in midfield rather than on the flanks.
Geordie Munro 15:22 on 4 December, 2012
I’m sure word will spread round Celtic Park anyway. All Celtic can do is win and take it from there…
KOJO
The four you wish to omit have largely been first picks this season.
Tomorrow is not the occasion for buggering about wi selections just because you have been touting the names of possible replacements on your school satchel.
Yep Gene, that is the team I’d expect Lenny to name. A possibility that Izzy might get the nod over Matthews if Lenny considers him ready for the game. We can’t go gung ho tomorrow either. Spartak are good on the counter attack and if they grab one early it will change the entire dynamic of the night. We need to start cautiously and sound out what they are bringing to the table. There will be time enough for throwing the kitchen sink at them later in the game, if needs be.
There’s nothing wrong with 4th Tier footy – I’ll be at Port Vale v Bradford City in the Johnstone’s Paint trophy Area Quarter final.
wrappingupwarmCSC
kikinthenakas,
Hope you’re well my friend.
Árd Macha
murdochauldandhay
13:43 on
4 December, 2012
Jabba getting fitted for his brown brogues
http://www.scotzine.com/2012/12/exclusive-james-traynor-to-swap-daily-record-for-rangers-football-club/
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If this transpires to be accurate, what does it endorse about the impartiality ( he he ) of the DR and SM allowing a future PR director of Sevco carte blanche to propagate his own agenda supporting his future employers under the guise of an independent article in the rag by their employee???
Interesting to see BBC activity too if this report is accurate.
Hail! Hail!
Let’s hear it for Her Majesty’s Fenian Jackboot!
corkcelt
Ah wiz unaware Ah wiz “Bangin oan”
Sorry,aboot that..Pal..
Noo..
Ah sense that you know sumthin. that Ah am no aware.. regarding the
the Rules that are in Place. In Euro Games..concerning, in the event
of A Tie in Points..between Teams..
as to..
Which team, wid be declared the winner..
Well.. If ye ur..
Then.. Let’s Hear It…
Ah am all agog.
Kojo
Still,Laughin’
I’m quite shocked that there are CQN’ers questioning the mind that can come up with gems like this…………..
‘ Celtic,Should Concentrate oan Scoring As Miny Goals ,as they Kin,
agin the Russians.’
Now that’s what you call sagacity & positivity.
Pity nobody in the Celtic management team has that kind of vision.
Paddy McCourt at European level…?
There’s a reason he doesn’t feature in these games..
Tony Watt if you want to spring a counter attack.
” All we have to do is win,and that should be the mantra from the off.”
Not strictly true bobby. 10 nil win won’t be enough if Benfica win.
All we can do is try win our game.
Steinreignedsupreme, for word to spread someone will have to find out. ;)
As I said earlier, I’m not arguing wi you boys. I just wish it was more in our hands.
KILBOWIE KELT
Tactical genius,and all done with a patched-together team who would hardly recognise each other.
Interesting stats
http://stats.football365.co.uk/dom/SCO/PR/attend.html
I assume you know Kojo, that if Celtic & Benefica tie, its decided on the head to head matches. They beat us in Benefica and we drew in Parkhead, so if we tie they get the Champions League spot. Accordingly I’m not too sure what point you were making about going for goals.
Knuckle draggers are going tonto on FF, with the BBCs ‘has since formed a new club…’ line…
Serves them right!! Love it!
GEORDIE MUNRO
I think you may have missed the second part of my post,which was that,having set out to win,we deal with developments elsewhere as and when they arrive.
I just don’t think that playing for a draw from the off,and hoping Barca beat Benfica,is the way to go.
My heart would not take it,from a purely selfish point of view,never mind anything else.
Another wee gem from FF;
‘Re: HMRC seeking permission to appeal.
Someone should be coming down hard on them for wasting tax payers money. They should be chasing people who are actually not paying tax and millions of pounds of it. ‘
Without a hint of irony….