There is a theory that overwhelmingly dominant teams devalue competition as others invariably play for the runners’ up spot. It is not true. The double treble winners have given the League Cup a value sponsor’s Ladbrokes could scarcely have hoped for. Being the next trophy Celtic can win or lose, Scotland’s second cup competition is more valuable than at any time I remember.
When Celtic are eventually eliminated from a cup competition, there will be celebrations across the land, as the rest realise one of them will win a trophy. The only experience Celtic fans have like this in living memory is the Scottish Cup wins in 1995 and 1965, the importance of which are still discussed and cherished.
The heightened importance of the League Cup is not limited to fans of other teams, it is more important to Celtic fans than at any time since the 1997 final. For so long, winning trebles seemed impossible, even to dominant Celtic teams, but now we’ve done it twice, we want to do it again. We want this League Cup.
Being six points adrift from Hearts in the league is far from satisfactory, but tomorrow’s League Cup game at St Johnstone is more important than Saturday’s league game at home to Aberdeen. We need to be ready for it.
On Sunday, two groups of Celtic fans will run through the city for the Great Scottish Run, wearing green Celtic FC Foundation tshirts. The blisters and cramp that got us there will be a distant memory.
There is nothing quite like running through the packed streets of Glasgow with that big logo on your chest, it engages people like nothing else. It is an opportunity to represent something bigger than any of us.
The work of the Foundation is invaluable to some of the most deprived and needy in Scotland, Ireland, England and throughout the world. It is an important part of our Celtic lives. If you can donate to support the work, please do so here.
Thank you.
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Jobo
Had Dons to win in 90 minutes. Switched off when they didnae ??
Bedtime
CT
Gonnae bang a score on Ayr and cover it wi fiver on draw. Got a funny feeling ?
YNWA
Surely Chris Davies was there to watch our opponents for Saturday game
DD,
FFS Naw after yer bet tonight :-))))
I thought big Efe was miles better than McKenna tonight. Solid defending excellent distribution , the lot.
A fitba’ player v a lump.
NORRIEM-why ?
They definitely won’t play the same way,same as stj tomorrow.?
Bedtime this time ?
DD,
Are you bringing yer jinx to Perth tomorrow :-)))
CT
The last 5 Celtic away games I have been at we have not won.
Thank feck I do not have a ticket for Perth tomorrow. ?
YNWA
DD,
Chrikey, J has barred me after Sunday…..
There’s room on our bus tomorrow.
I’m driving, we could put it to a vote or, as is the want on here, make a List, Yes or No?
MibbeNotwelcomeCSC:-))))
CT
I do not think that me appearing at away Celtic games is causing them to fail to win.
The first nine years of my life was 9 in a row.
I was the lucky born wean ?
YNWA
I don’t think McKenna is going to be a Celtic player. Everything came down his side and he didn’t anticipate or look quick enough to recover.
Labour party showing anything but socialism tonight. National socialism perhaps, but they really have to analyse what is within and discard.
HRVATSKI JIM are you up for Coias at 1PM on Saturday? Anyone else?
KTF
Not long back in Glasgow after working the last 3 weeks in Harrogate to find that I have a ticket for tomorrow’s game v St Johnstone. Only problem is that I fly to Munich tomorrow morning for Oktoberfest and my Bhoy is in Dundee and suffering with man flu. So unless anybody is in Glasgow airport tomorrow between 08:30 and 10:00 that’s my ticket going to waste ?
VFR
Myself, David66 and son in law are up for pre Dons match lunch please.
YNWA
ROCK TREE BHOY on 25TH SEPTEMBER 2018 4:28 PM
To me watching Celtic right now they seem to have completely lost their appetite, the Hunger has gone AWOL for the first time in 2 seasons. To compound the problem all the teams we are playing right now have definitely got the Hunger, they are all desperate to beat us.
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Interesting.
Maybe that`s why Brendan is squad rotating .
Rather than experimentation , which I had thought was his motivation .
Garry,
I didn’t realise we are on BT Sports tonight. I’m not gonna make the few beers as I need to see the Celts get back on track.
After reading so much little info on a Blower Resistor for the car….. the Seat Ibiza FR car really got me stumped…… Least of all because I gave it 3 good goes to find where the new part went. Shocking that a part like this is, it felt Hot just running it out in the open, is nowhere to see with a proper guide on the web.
Sods Law Now the Passenger Airbag Light needs a Certain… what fecking ever.
I finally worked it out.
Celtic will Win Well TONIGHT and Saturday 2.
Already wasted enough Money for this Sh!te.
Buy a VW thing, be a plc Bitch.
Sir Arnold – Hmmmm says it all.
That awkward moment, when Brendan has been fun oot…..in the Scottish pub league!
Ah wonder if it still feels like the supporters did the right thing, when they looked the other wye, as they smugly queued up to purchase their £49 tickets, instead of hammering the stake through the cheating, same club lie, that was the PLC dirty trick ?
The fools, the fools, the fools.
The Rainjurs are coming, and it was the £49ers who ok’d the PLC’s grubby deal.
Brendan the same club fudge / squirrel, has served his usefulness to the PLC, by getting them off the hook, re the same club issue, watch for Brendan falling under the PLC bus, any day soon.
“The Game, The Game Is Over,….The Rebels Have Gone!”
The remnants of a once proud football club, lay in a pile of ashes, on a football pitch, in Athens, on August 2018.
Tic, toc…..
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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have you emptied the stand yet in your dreams Kev ?
how does it all end ?
what happens when you wake up ?
Good morning CQN from a blustery and very wet Garngad
Any win tonight will do me Celtic COYBIG
DD. VFR it will just be on Saturday for Coias, sorry for any confusion.
My son in law can drop my grandson and nephew off at game and I will meet him in the ground.
Again sorry for any confusion
Looking forward to it.
D. :)
I think Brendan and the players will have been a bit stung from the criticism following the Kilmarnock game. Brendan has appeared a bit annoyed by the source of some of it.
Anticipating a reaction tonight . Not many greater motivation than proving folk wrong. Let’s see it Celtic.
HH
Good morning from wet but mild Clydebank.
Petec
No bother catchye soon.
David66
See you Saturday at 1 bro.
YNWA
Match day.
COYBIG
DD VFR just noticed my last post.
It will just be me on Saturday for Coias, no son in law.
HH
D. :)
Good morning all from the Govanhill Guinness society.
BRRB
Catchye soon for some Genius
YNWA
BRRB what happened to the Govanhill Temperance society?? ?
????????
D. :)
Good morning friends. A bit of a wet, grey, blustery start to the day in ole EK. But never mind, because tonight we will again have the privilege of watching The Champions play.
morning bhoys from a dull Cheshire. lets put on a show tonight.hh.
Morning BP. D66, it disbanded. ?
morning. brrb.hh.
Benkovic not playing tonight.Apart from everything else,our luck is really poxed.Lets hope its not too bad.
Hibs should have won last night.Chances,dear God.Mc Kenna is a unit,not much more.Lenny has them playing some lovely football.We should be thankful it was Davies there last night,and not Congerton.
Enjoyed the charity game,and the Hibs game last night.Onto the real stuff tonight.Lets hope we see the start of the comeback.
HH.
The team to get us back on the road tonight
Bain
Gamboa Boyata Ajer Tierney
Brown Mulumbu
Forrest Edouard Morgan
Griffiths
Subs Gordon Lustig Ntcham Rogic McGregor Sinclair Johnston
By having the two more defensive minded midfielders get both full backs to bomb forward with the wingers and create the overloads wide. Tell Griffiths to remain within the width of the penalty box and on the last defenders shoulder not wandering deep and wide as he has been doing and let Edouard play in the spaces around him. Wingers to go outside as well as the usual cutting inside.
And shoot, stop trying to pass it in to the net, within 25 yards have a pop.
We are the custodians of three trophies,others are envious,hostile and filled with bitterness towards Celtic Football Club.Yes FOOTBALL club.Tonight we defend one of the trophies that is presented at Hampden Park,tonight is the night when the players start dusting themselves down….well you know the rest.Go for it Bhoys you are the best,everyone knows you are the best….SO go and prove you are still the best.
Team i would like for tonight.
Cragie G.
Mick— Dedryck—AJER——KT
BROONIE AND MULUMBU
OLLIE
JAMSIE, GRIFF, CALMAC.
More a 433 than 4231 ,with Ollie as the playmaker #10 type that is obviously missing from our team at the moment.
H.H