If you do not have a knot in your stomach, you should. Hearts managed to relegate themselves last season through inept performances against teams clearly below them in the food chain. They upped their game against Hibs and (especially) Newco, posing questions that the Budgeocracy has yet to consider. On Sunday, we face a team of usually-can’t-be-bothereds with a grudge.
In October, they started their Championship campaign by putting six goals past Dundee, whom they blame for siding with Peter Lawwell in the discussions that determined how last season’s league campaign would end. Then they beat Hibs, who they can always be bothered to play, in the Scottish Cup semi-final.
The new stands at Tynecastle act as a reservoir of resentment and Celtic are top of their list. Who else, other than their players, either managers, or the insightful new broom that was going to show football how it’s done in the business world, is there to blame for their relegation than Celtic.
And then there’s Eddie. You and I didn’t really discuss this at the time. A photo circulated showing the keeper took him out, but that was ‘fake news’ as it was not of the penalty incident in the 2019 final. Hand on heart; I think we got away with one then. A goal down in the second half, Odsonne Edouard took control; before you knew it, you were celebrating a Treble Treble.
I do not respect Heart of Midlothian FC whatsoever, but I respect any opponent who can so readily cultivate the unifying resentment that can produce results like the 4-0 that ended Celtic’s world record 69 domestic games unbeaten. This is a proper team, better than most in the Premiership and more than capable of winning on Sunday. If we are one inch less prepared than them, we will lose.
Before the Lille and Kilmarnock wins I saw a shroud of defeat ahead at Hampden. We may have turned it around just in time, but for now, the stomach remains knotted.
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LoL.
Big Jimmy, you should be so lucky (lucky, lucky, lucky).
First post in a few years.
Team for today and going forward would be
Barkas (if English has been sorted out( rumoured to be his issue))
Ajer Jullien Duffy Taylor
Soro Brown Mcgreggor
Turnbull
Griffiths Edouard
COYBIG….
Let’s hammer these bassas.
Don’t have a brainfart in selection Neil.
Just don’t do it. Play your best players in their best positions.
HH
>>>>>>Barkas
Ajer>>>>Julien>>>>Laxalt
>>>>>>Soro
Christie>>>>Turnbull>>>McGregor>>>>Moi
Eddie>>>>>Ajeti
Denia Bhoy
Best wishes for your wife’s full and speedy recovery.
HH
Sure it’s a grand old team to play for,
Sure it’s a grand old team bedad,
When you read its history,
It’s enough to make your heart grow sad,
God bless them.
We don’t care if we win, lose or draw,
Darn the hair do we care,
Because we only know that there’s going to be a show,
And the Glasgow Celtic will be there.
Sure it’s the best darn team in Scotland,
And the players all are grand,
We support the Celtic,
As they are the finest in the land we love them,
We’ll be there to give the Bhoys a cheer
When the league flag flies,
And it cheers us up when we know the Scottish Cup,
Is coming home to rest at Paradise.
Sure it’s a grand old team to play for,
Yes it’s a grand old team bedad,
When we read its history,
It’s enough to make your heart grow sad,
God bless them.
We don’t care if we win lose or draw,
Darn the hair do we care,
Because we only know that there’s going to be a show,
And the Glasgow Celtic will be there,
And the Glasgow Celtic will be there
Lyrics by wiki
Big Wavy
” Just don’t do it. Play your best players in their best positions.”
Is it not incredibly obvious that that is what he will do?
defend properly , keep 11 players on the park ,don’t get suckered into and give away needless and pointless free kicks in our half , and we win at a canter.
Lets do it Celtic.
History is Everlasting.
Gives me goosebumps every time 🍀
Walk On (filmed by Barca fan)
https://youtu.be/7bGTIFDNmxE
The BBC site said:
” . Victory over Lille in a Europa League dead rubber ..”
Would a victory have given Lille a chance of topping the group?
Shake my Paranoia
I have just looked. It would have given No 1 spot to Lille. Can it be a `dead rubber` for just one of the teams?
ONENIGHTINLISBON on 20TH DECEMBER 2020 10:14 AM
BIG JIMMY on 20TH DECEMBER 2020 10:13 AM
Kylie?
What about social distancing?
…………………..
I would be very Social towards Kylie……..while she no doubt would tell me to keep my distance
LOL.
HH.
The Celtic Presser
BSR @ 11.58am – that video should be on a loop in the dressing room today with sound.
Tears in my eyes here thinking of past family members that will not get to see this if we make history.
COYBIG
D :)
Hot Smoked,
No, it’s when the tie means nothing for either team.
Good spot 👍🏼
Should be an interesting team announcement in the next hour.
We will be able to use FIVE subs from 9 as per the semi finals. We used 4 (Ajeti, Griffiths, ElHamed plus Ntcham) at Hampden as did Dons. (This season’s tournament reverts to 3 again.)
The big pitch plus our quality from the bench should be enough against a team with a few ageing players.
Embramike 12.21pm
Waiting (im)patiently on you letting us know the team when it’s “official” so saw your moniker and thought team was out early :-)
GFTB@8.59am
May the force be with us
HH ☘️
HOT SMOKED on 20TH DECEMBER 2020 11:59 AM
I have just looked. It would have given No 1 spot to Lille. Can it be a `dead rubber` for just one of the teams?
_______
That’ll be that old propaganda machine again😊.
Win today and it continues the lift of the last two games. Keep winning and beat the huns in a fortnight. Tide starts to turn and the huns are away to Aberdeen in the next game. Or just win all our games and it doesn’t matter.
BIG JIMMY on 20TH DECEMBER 2020 12:11 PM
magic. HH
Ziggydoc
| Or just win all our games and it doesn’t matter.”
That`s the style :-))))
Cheerio for now.
GFTB on 20TH DECEMBER 2020 12:30 PM
Embramike 12.21pm
Waiting (im)patiently on you letting us know the team when it’s “official” so saw your moniker and thought team was out early :-)
I’m no ‘Mystic Mike’ but as soon as it appears I try to post the team for the benefit of those who might not have access to the Celtic twitter account. Plus it’s a big deal who gets picked for the team each match.
Embramike 12.40pm
Your team post is part of the virtual match day experience :-)
EMBRAMIKE
Today is a specially big deal for team selection.
Just heard Stuart Cosgrove on about Aberdeen’s two stars that are really true stars,anyone else hear what he was on about.
@CelticFC Cup Final line up …
Hazard Ajer Jullien Duffy Taylor Brown Christie McGregor Turnbull Elyounoussi Edouard
Subs: Barkas Bitton Soro Laxalt Frimpong Rogic Johnston Griffiths Klimala
Especially for GFTB
Team
https://twitter.com/CelticFC/status/1340643240899436550?s=19
Hh
Embramike 1.02pm
Cheers, much appreciated 👍
Wrong team selection, wrong setup but we’ll win in spite of it. Neil stubborn to the end.
Detroit Baby.
Hands up….. Baby hands up.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2kj_PSjOIKY
Think it’s a good team apart from Soro being left out. Should be more than capable of pumping the diet huns with these guys.
Only surprises are the inclusion of Hazard and hte absence of Ajeti from the squad.
Good to see the juices flowing in the support for this historical achievement.
Any quibbles about team selection are pretty small beer issues
Good luck today Celtic
Could see Scott Brown coming in, but Taylor for Laxalt is a surprise.
Christie is a lucky man and needs to get his head down and start hitting the ball
cleanly.
Lets Go
Celtic.
Deelighted for Young Conor.
SFTB
Let’s hope they don’t become cerveza grande!😊