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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Spartak —
I’ve watched a lot of them since the draw was made.
They have a lot of good players who have been playing badly .
Their defense is a sieve .
They are very good at that counter attack thing ..
They played well in Barcelona .
They are no mugs . They are way better than the likes of ICT
Do not take them for granted.
Geordie Munro 15:34 on 4 December, 2012
”Steinreignedsupreme, for word to spread someone will have to find out. ;)”
The updates are usually on the scoreboard – but I’ll be watching the game myself…
Kojo – this was the team good enough to beat Spartak away – no reason to think we should make big changes (oh and it included Commons and Ledley)
Forster, Fraser
Lustig, Mikael
Wilson, Kelvin
Ambrose, Efe
Izaguirre, Emilio
Commons, Kris
Brown, Scott
Wanyama, Victor
Mulgrew, Charlie
Samaras, Georgios
Hooper, Gary
GEORDIE MUNRO
Sorry,I see what you mean by the “All we have to do is win” comment.
I didn’t mean that a win would be good enough regardless,just that winning should be our first goal,and deal with events elsewhere over the piece.
Again,sorry for the misunderstanding.
Bobby Murdoch
Pal..
Ah canny see were Ah hiv picked any Players ,who wull not dae
a good Joab ,fur us.. Tomorrow..
If Ye don’t agree.. then
Name The one’s Which you believe will no dae a Good Joab, the Morrow..
Ah am dying tae Know.
Ah hiv said it afore..and Ah wull say is Once Mair.
How well a Player has Performed in the Past.. does Not Guarantee a Berth ,as a First Team S tarter..
‘
IF HIS PRESENT FORM..has taken a Turn fur the Worst..
And that.. Kiddo..
Maks ALL the Sense.. In the World…
Tae Me!
Kojo
Still, Laughin’
” I just don’t think that playing for a draw from the off,and hoping Barca beat Benfica,is the way to go.”
Bobby, just reading that gives me palpitations;)
philvisreturns
14:37 on
4 December, 2012
Kojo – Good point, howevah I must stress that, in general, the freer the markets, the freer and better off the people.
The less free the markets, the poorer and less free the people.
So the lesson of history is clear: free the markets. (thumbsup)
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Utter garbage. Give us examples of when there has ever been a ‘free’ market and when the masses have enjoyed wealth and health as a result? The 1945-mid 1970’s period was the most productive period, it was the least unequal, it saw in many countries a rise in free health and education provision, a peak time of organised workers demanding and winning rights.
Since the late 70’s the Neo Liberal project has been underway to return the inequality and pretend that there is a free market. It turns out the ‘freedom’ these neo liberals want is freedom for corporations and wealthy individuals to do as they please while the rest of us get the ‘freedom’ of debt and the dismnatling of our collective labour rights and ability to rein in the fat cats.
You are an apologist for a system that creates poverty – you are the Alan B’stard of CQN.
This was reported, disturbingly, in The Guardian re. the flag-flying furore in Belfast.
“It is understood a core section of the loyalist demonstration opposed to any change on the flag-flying policy is a new hardline group comprising former members of the British Army from Northern Ireland.”
Anybody see any connections here to Sevco’s love-in with the military and Chunkles public allegiance to the worst of the worst in Belfast?
Totally agree BMCUW. Its imperative that we go out to win the game. Now if the scores are level with a couple of minutes left and Barca are 3 up Benefica…….
archdeaconsbench 15:35 on 4 December, 2012
“Knuckle draggers are going tonto on FF, with the BBCs ‘has since formed a new club…’ line…”
Denial does strange things to people. Stupid, stupid Huns.
Foster
Lustig, Ambrose, Wilson, Matthews
Brown, Kayal Ledley, Mulgrew,Samaras,
Hooper
Keep it tight in the midfield, we might not need to score.
Sammy and Brown to run the wings and cut in, options on the bench
to change if required. A canny wait, Go on you Celts.
As for tomorrow night – we will be in europe regardless of the outcome.
An evening to enjoy and not to worry.
Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs surely only appealing now they have another mouth to feed?
El Mad.
For those of you interested (I know) in the boxing boots question, it would appear that whilst initially it was thought that they would enhance grip and balance and support, it would now appear to be mainly traditional rather than for any real reason.
Unless anyone can tell me different.
BBC showing footage from Belfast last night. Some window-licker – female, I think – shouting ‘no surrender’ like that makes any difference.
The stupidity of these people knows no bounds.
Happy Birthday to my Big Buddy !!Bada Bing!!
Still canny believe you are younger than me though.
Hail hail.
HMRC
can not let anyone off.. Otherwise the system breaks..
HMRC
Say ‘we are the people- no surrender’
KOJO 1543
NO,YOU TELL ME WHY ANYONE YOU WISH TO DISCARD AND BEING REPLACED BY A PLAYER WHO,AS A STRANGER TO OUR FORMATION AND STYLE IS GUARANTEED TO IMPROVE OUR PERFORMANCE.
This is NOT a time for effin’ around,Kojo.
We do not have proven players in our back-up,what we have is potential. And lots of it.
They are not what we need from the off tomorrow.
Benfica have lost 13 games in a row in Spain .
The last time they won in Spain was 1982
voguepunter-Cheers,hope things ok with you.HH
CORKCELT 154
My point entirely-we can react to that as it happens,but not play for it and hope that it does.
Gene’s A Bhoys Name
Hiya,pal..
Pleased tae meet Ye.
That team which you hiv quoted.. was the Team tae Beat Spartak
In the First Game…
No Argumento..fae Me..
Ye are One Hundred Per Cent correct.
Howevahhhhh…
This Game.. which takes Place Tomorrow..
Is taking Place.. Weeks after that First Spartak game..
and..
Things hiv changed…
Wanyama,is Unavailable…
like Ah hiv Said..
Hoops,Commons,are .. Mere Shadows ..of their Former sels..
Heck.. That Happens.. Form.. Fluctuates..Jist Like the Stock Market!
Ye canny rely oan past Performances.. regarding the Predictability of FUTURE
PERFORMANCE..
and
In this case…
That Future ,is Here…
And.. Hoops And Commons.. are Aff thur Feed..
so..
That is why… Ah hiv drapped them, fur the Morrow…
No.. Neil.. may no..and Mebbe he wull..
It’s Up tae Him
Kojo
Still, Laughin’
RobertTressell
15:45 on 4 December, 2012
As for tomorrow night – we will be in europe regardless of the outcome.
An evening to enjoy and not to worry.
_______________________
Absolutely spot on.
There has NEVER in Celtic’s history been a game with so little need for fear.
Just enjoy what is already guaranteed & let our great young squad go out & try to make our excellent situation even better.
BADA BING
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
I’m sure you have done a FIRE RISK ASSESSMENT on yer candles……
Ard Macha
Good to hear from you.
How is the wee man doing?
Meeting a few bhoys tomorrow for a wee sash before going to the game.
Looking for a 2-1 for us and Barca 3-0 double.
When are you back over?
Kinthenakas
My Dear,Dear Kojo….
Totally endorse your team selection….
Give or take a couple of positional changes to your starting eleven….
More worrying is the news of the various significant omissions from the Barce Squad…..
Seems like an ‘Iberian Carve-Up’ to me..?
No doubt 0oor Trodlodyte ‘Arthur Daley’…
Fae the Mean Hills O’ Southern Spain…
Will be on the blog directly….
Tae enlighten us with his ‘Pearls O’ Wisdom’…. ?
Ard Macha
Just burst out laughing, should read wee sesh no sash, see iPads!
KIKINTHENAKAS
Freudian slip….
Was wondering about that myself kikinthenakas, but was too polite to ask the question.
Kojo
Everyone to their opinion but I think if we started with the line up you suggested then none of us would be laughin
Glove puppet,
That is a comedy classic. You are one of the best straight-men I have ever seen.
:¬)))
Bobby Murdoch
Pal. that’s a strange wan..
Ah asked ye tae Name the Players ,whom Ah hiv selected..
who are STRANGERS to Oor System and Formation…
‘
and ye.. Refuse!
Plus the Fact..Ah hiv already Told Ye.. Plainly…
That.. Commons, Hooops.Ledley. Miku.. are way OFF FORM.. which is
A Perfectly Sound Reason . fur their Omission , tomorrow
We are no gonna get any where..
if ye continue tae act in such a Recalcitrant Manner..
Please..
Name those Players ,who you regard as Strangers to our System and Formation..
That Ah asked for.
Wull we.??
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-20597808
Two paragraphs in there are of interest –
1 The club, which is now in liquidation, used the scheme from 2001 to 2010 to make £47.65m in payments to players and staff in the form of tax-free loans.
2 He has since formed a new club, now playing in the Scottish Football League Third Division.
So will the hunni boycott the BBC, perhaps by with-holding their licence payments?
Hope so.
Lurcy
Afternoon bhoys from a soon to be snow covered hun free mountain.
BadaB, many happy returns mi amigo.
So Hector is appealing, I wonder if it will make a difference to Lord Nimmo’s thinking ???
Shocking stuff about the lino in Holland, the scumbags only charged with manslaughter.
BMCUW-Ha,Cheers mate,just heading out for a couple of beers.HH
TET-Thanks,the linesman’s son was playing in the game.
kikinthenakas,
:-)
All doing well but broke my ankle at the start of November at my new caravan site so no trips until the New Year. Also had a busy time lately with the eldest doing his transfer test.
Looking forward to getting over and having a wee gargle. I won’t be wearing a sash or a bowler hat though:-)
Árd Macha