Craig Gordon
I think we all have a desire to be generous to Craig for a couple of reasons: as Ronny said, without him, we would not have gotten through the group stage, and we are due him some support after he spoiled his copy in the first leg. He returned to form last night, made several fine saves, but we would expect him to make all of them.
He also contributed a truly exceptional save from an offside attempt.
Adam Matthews and Emilio Izaguirre
Neither full back was as productive in the final third as they were a week ago, but that would have been a consequence of a different game plan, and the numerical disadvantage. There is a tendency to criticise our full backs, especially Izzie, for bombing forward and leaving gaps at the back, but this is their role in the team. It’s up to someone else to provide cover. We’re as strong at full back as I’ve known us.
Virgil van Dijk, Jason Denayer and Efe Ambrose
For two want-away players, this tie was a big stage. Virgil didn’t give a good account of himself. The first booking last night was incorrect. He stopped the player but played the ball and his challenge was never dangerous. Scouts watching his second yellow will have recorded that he made a very bad decision which ultimately cost his team. The referee had a nightmare, but the second yellow was a correct decision.
Jason and Efe played well. There was one moment Efe failed to follow a player in the box but Craig Gordon saved. Jason was comfortable throughout. If he wants a morality tale on what could happen if he returns to Manchester City, he should look no further than his team-mate up front.
Nir Bitton
The scouts who were there to watch Virgil would have left with a notebook full of comments about Nir Bitton. At Murrayfield against Legia, Nir was part of a midfield which included Mulgrew, McGregor and Johansen. It was an abject team performance and the Israeli bore much of the brunt of criticism.
Here’s the thing: I’m beginning to think he’s our best player. He could have played in any of the Champions League games I’ve watched this week, Sign him up, Peter.
Scott Brown, Stuart Armstrong, Stefan Johansen
A major reason last season’s European campaign was such a write-off was the absence of Scott Brown following his rush-of-blood red card and three game suspension. We need players with the ability and engine of Scott and Stefan, both must be a nightmare to play against.
Stuart Armstrong looks like he has been playing in this Celtic team for years. He’s fitted in very well and already looks like an automatic choice. Wait to see what he’s like after 6 months.
Gary Mackay-Stevens
I couldn’t believe the innate criticism of Ronny after the game on BT Sport for subbing Gary, who was our best player until that point, after the red card. When you are early in the game, away from home in the San Siro, it is a perfectly acceptable tactic to sacrifice a wide player (Gary was our only out-and-out wide player) for a defender or covering midfielder.
We didn’t win the game, but anyone who asserts that we would have won the game by leaving a wide player on in place of a covering midfielder or defender, is stretching credulity. The tactics chosen kept the game alive until the 88th minute, albeit the break required didn’t materialise.
When he was on the field, Gary won the ball in a central position, ripped 60 yards through Inter, before finding a team-mate. He looked to be revelling in the space and opportunity given to him.
John Guidetti, James Forrest, Chris Commons
This was a hard shift for all three. John could have had a penalty but thereafter found himself on his bum too often. He is a player who has not progressed as hoped under Ronny, yet, and has a lot of work to do between now and the end of the season.
James has not returned to his blistering performances from a couple of years ago, when he was clearly our M.V.P. As his limbs mature his speed and injury record could go either way. He’ll be with us for another few years, so Celtic have time to build resilience into those leg muscles and nerves.
Kris came on with 13 minutes left and used his unerring goal-sonar to squeeze an attempt out of the meagre provisions he had. He also appears to have updated the referee on what an incompetent clown he is at the end of the game.
This was the first of seven European away games we failed to score in this season, but the reasons we’re out of Europe all lie in what happened last week. You cannot make goalkeeping and defensive mistakes like that and remain in Europe, nor can you pass up so many clear-cut chances.
Don’t know where to start on the flare last night. I fear the next decision from Uefa will be more than a fine.
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re. GE 2015
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This site is well worth a visit. All the policies of the main parties presented anonymously for you to choose from, away from the tribalism and grandstanding. Works whether you live in Scotland or any other part of UK.
Drambowiecelt
My sincere condolences to you and your family, very much in my thoughts at this time.
You know you have to laugh at Big Joe’s post there at 09:01hrs
Just brightens up a sombre mood
Ayrshire is Green and White
drambowiecelt
Thoughts & prayers with all your family, always remember the good times it gets you through it
Hail Hail
Drambowiecelt
08:29 on28 February, 2015
Sorry to hear about your loss………….
Stay strong………………….
PF
Agreed.
The huns will never, ever be called out totally by the media. THAT nettle will never be grasped especially not unilaterally.
Neither will the huns themselves. The Hun’s Oath dictates : Thou Shalt Not Admit Our Shame.
There is a convenient “wans as bad as the ither” strategy in play that sleekit rockets like Spiersy will seize on, especially when the odd banger brandishing a flare makes it easy for thum.
UTLCY.
MickTT
09:08 on28 February, 2015
Hang on mate………………..
Jjust sticking my heed and looking for any clouds in the sky.
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Mope…………………cantseeany………………..
I think, if selected tomorrow, GMS and Armstrong will have their first big test in a game tomorrow, GMS will soon find out what it is like playing with a celtic Jersey on,getting kicked from his ankles to his privates, free kicks that he would normaly get with DU are a thing of the past now.
Armstrong from what I have watched seems to be a very level and cool headed guy, that could also change tomorrow, these little adjustments will be made by those players, and they will be better for it.
I think it was Scott Beown who said before I signed for Celtic, I used to think the old firm got all the calls from the refs., I now know I was 50% wrong with that assessment.
Big Joe, are you in da hoose or ootside in da sun?
Whereabout in Spain are you located?
HH
I believe we are 2 quick to stick the boot into Forrest..
Ronny must see him every day, and obviously he doing a shift in training or wee would be out the team……………… see Stakes
RonnybackerfromDAY1
Stokes………………….. not Stakes
RIP drambowiecelt’s dad.
Interesting debate around Celtic’s star ‘youngster’
When everybody else is getting fitter and healthier under RD’s regime James Forrest get’s unfitter?
I think the decision to play him as the lone striker was continuation of the original mistake to substitute GMS, when VVD was sent off.
James Forrest will be given more chances at Celtic than he’d have gotten if Harry RedKnapp had bought him for £8m, all those years ago.
If you can beat a man, you are a football god.
UPOVERGOAL
Every time I do surveys like that,I get about 60-40 Green over Labour.
Speaking of which,off for a dayooooooot in Bath with BILLYBHOY 05. I’ll try and lure him back to the light and away from his new love.
Nowt worse than a convert!
I’ll give up after ninety seconds and we’ll go on the lash,haha!!
A Ceiler Gonof Rust
09:14 on28 February, 2015
Big Joe, are you in da hoose or ootside in da sun?
Whereabout in Spain are you located?
HH
On a boat at the minute mate…………………
In Torrevieja…………………… south of Alicante and Benidorm.
Watch the hoops in Paddys Point on the La Zenia roundabout.
Great pub showing EVERY Tic game…………..
Forthelast14years
Terry Drambowiecelt R.I.P
My theory….Dallas went to work at Uefa and, set about digging for skeletons in the, Uefa refs lockers…when he was finished he set about…bribing the refs with the threat to reveal their skeletons from their cupboards…unless…they screwed Celtic over in any games that they’d handle…this is the come-back for us for, Phil’s revealing Dallas’s e-mail stuff about the Pope etc…ye see, when this was a burning issue…Celtic FC should have flexed their muscles and made sure that Dallas was out of football 100%…Celtic didn’t…and we’ll pay the price for…evermore by the looks of it…imho
Or, cynically…one could conclude that, CG flucked it up for celtic with his bad night at the office performance in the 1st leg v’s Inter…and, RD flucked it up in the 2nd leg by taking off our most effective player…GMS…imho
Terry RIP so sad to read that.
big joe
09:13 on 28 February, 2015
MickTT
09:08 on28 February, 2015
Hang on mate………………..
Jjust sticking my heed and looking for any clouds in the sky.
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Mope…………………cantseeany………………..
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Great…
Burst out laughing at your post, cheered me up. I thought, he’s no read back… I’m sure everyone appreciated it’s value.
HH
ACEILERGONOFRUST
Not too far from your wee dacha,bud. Probably my parents are nearer.
Go on,wangle an invite,you know you wanna!!
midfield maestro
08:46 on
28 February, 2015
Sorry for your loss of you Dad, my friend. I hope the pain is easing.
Drambowiecelt- keep strong for your family
HH
CRC
BobbyM, you spotted where I was going there didnt you:-)
HH bruv
RIP Wee Terry with the big personality.
HH Drambowie ktf
James Forrest had 2 really big performances that made a huge difference to Celtic- his 2nd half when we were 3-0 down to Killie and when he came on v Spartak Moscow to help us win 3-2. These were season changing moments.
On his day he is irresistible but this needs to happen far more often. He (and Stokesy) will know their Celtic careers are very much in their own hands, the ante has been upped and upped again, can they respond?
Was only a few weeks ago that SA & GMS played a huge part dumping Aberdeen out the League Cup, don’t think for a second this will not be playing on their minds.
drambowiecelt
May God bless Terry and let perpetual light shine upon him.
Mick
Got your email after getting back last night. Will fire one off to you later although whether you will.be able to read it, bite your finger nails et al will be a matter of conjecture.
HH skin
Drambowiecelt
I’ll light a candle for you and maestros father tomorrow at mass
RIP
bobby murdoch’s curled-up winklepickers
09:29 on 28 February, 2015
ACEILERGONOFRUST
Not too far from your wee dacha,bud. Probably my parents are nearer.
Go on,wangle an invite,you know you wanna!!
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He has the charm and charismatic nature to get a Freeby anywhere, ask Sipsini.
Ate him out of house and home..
Say hi to Billy bhoy 05 where’s he been, Awe the referendum is over..TF..!
Ayrshire is Green and White
drambowiecelt
Sorry for your loss mate. HH
Drambowiecelt,
GCSC will never be the same without yer old dad…..
Terry, Goodnight and God bless….
bournesouprecipe
If you can beat a man, you are a football god
https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/465576148433633280/m-OU-jRO.jpeg
Dinner with some mates last nite…………despite their love of Wugby…. and all things ovoid….
…….the wummin served up creamy purritch done in Bailley’s.. for puddin’.
BAILEYS FFS!
I took the pattern aff the wee dish.
Magic.
MickTT
09:28 on
28 February, 2015
big joe
Great…
Burst out laughing at your post, cheered me up. I thought, he’s no read back… I’m sure everyone appreciated it’s value.
HH
Glad 2 brighten up everyone’s day………………..
Fully- fledged Ronny hater on this morning – tell me ‘over the goal’, what if he is the ONLY Celtic manager to win the TREBLE in his FIRST season?
Will you still snipe and say, as our enemies do- “it’s tainted” because of the absence of the Ibrox cheats?
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
This is their new site, with SNP included this time.
It’s useful, but SNP have a major advantage in Scotland in that all their policies contain the word ‘Scotland’. Even if you are an SNP-sceptic, as I am, there’s something appealing about policies, be they economic, EU, defence, whatever, that are geared towards the general area where you live.
As an example, how many Scots will look at HS2 and think, “That! That’s the very thing for me”?
Mon won treble in 2001 I think
drambowiecelt
Just off to Mass so I’ll light and candle for your father.
Apologies for drunken posts, hopefully I didnt offend anyone, if I did I apologise. HH
Sure O’Neill won the treble in his first year.
Alfie Noakes
Believe me when I say this is sincerely meant – you really need to tone down your rhetoric.