It’s a bit frustrating being so close to qualification for the knock out stages last night before a momentary lapse cost us late in the game, but there were plenty of positives. 60 minutes into last month’s game at Celtic Park against Astra, taking four points from them looked very ambitious. We played considerably better last night in the corresponding home game, or in the home game against Dinamo Zagreb.
Celtic are functioning better in midfield, while defensively they’re also looking solid. We acknowledged some weeks ago that without Guidetti or Commons we would struggle to create and execute chances, and so it proved.
With Anthony Stokes also out the picture, Leigh Griffiths got the nod to replace Stefan Scepovic and instantly brought some drive to the forward line. He was unfortunate that his ‘goal’ was disallowed for a debatable infringement, but he just brings the kind of purpose inside the box that we didn’t have until his arrival.
We’re now four games unbeaten in this competition, and we’re improving. The evidence suggests that Salzburg have also improved since we took a point from them on match day one. Last night’s result in Zagreb was impressive, but Salzburg will face their stiffest test of the group at Celtic Park.
Still fancy our chances of winning the group.
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TET
If you’re about you have mail.
B.T.
So much for Friday night football improving attendances.
Although the initial plan was to have local Derbies or at least teams that were relatively close to each other.
If Motherwell hold out for this win, helps us in the league ….McCall will be seething….hahahaha
LennyBhoy, lovely tribute to your Dad.
Really moving post.
Yep 67 and if Hamilton/Inverness draw tomorrow, we could be top of the League come Sunday.
Zico Maltese buoy
So sorry to hear the sad news about your niece. I’ll keep her in my prayers.
I see people doing official collections in London stations for all sorts of good causes.
99% of people just ignore them. I try to give them even just a quid just to acknowledge that they’re giving their free time up to help other people. Sometimes, I hope that the jangle of coins might encourage other commuters.
If you think of the poppy as an English charity, I have no problem with it.
I just wonder why do people think they should donate to it and for the rest of the year ignore every other collector.
Motherwell win one nil.
Not long home and major catastrophe averted!
Tikka & pakora delivered. Me: “WTF!”
Sorry sir – let me recalculate your bill. £16-80 nearly overcharged you by 10p!
Happy! :-)
Joe Gormley hat-trick gives Cliftonville the three points at Solitude against Warrenpoint.
Yes…Motherwell win….!!
blantyretim is praying for the Knox family
21:25 on
7 November, 2014
Under 4k at for park..
went on AUCHINAIRN bus 1 sat,game at CELTIC cancelled.took us all to MOTHERWELL v AIRDRIE. place was packed out,IAN ST JOHN against BIG DOUG BAILLIE.5.0 as I remember.ST JOHN ran riot.
fast forward 50 years and as you sat less than 4k.
If Accies fail to win at Inverness tomortow, Celtic will go top with a win at Pittodrie.
Is that our Marc Antoine playing for Wigan, he got 4 League goals for us and I witnessed one. Mid-week game against Motherwell as far as I can remember.
PF will be happy.lasley mom… 8)
praecepta
Close one Bhoyo!!!
HH jamesgang
You are correct Tom, I thought Inverness were a point ahead of us and thought we needed a draw but yes a draw or a win for Inverness and we can go top on Sunday. It would be a grand way to go into International break.
doc
21:31 on 7 November, 2014
Thanks mate.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
One thing for certain.
Dundee Utd won’t be top of the league this time tomorrow.
bgx
I wont say that we have improved so far…. but I dont think we have regressed either ….
I will say that I believe that Celtic had gone as far as they could under NFL …. he had his strengths as a manager, but he also had his limitations as a manager….
I think NFL was of the old school MON type … like a Moyes at Everton … at a smaller English club, he will instill a fighting spirit into his teams, but I never thought that he had the tactical nous to manage at a top level club …. and that is what I want for Celtic… to, once again, be considered one of the top clubs in Europe …
and to get there, Celtic had to, and have to, make some radical changes …
I’m not sure if RD is the guy to do that either … but, at a minimum, he is a break from the same old same old that has plagued british football for some time…. and some of what I have seen of his ideas, I like. I’m not sure yet that we have really seen a RD team, but I’ve seen enough that I’m prepared to give him the season, and see how things go.
hope the improvement continues on sun – big big game
it feels like what Scottish fubar used to be before the irrelevants bloated
mon the hoops
boo the sheep
12 out of a possible 18 for Lenny, prior to Lenny 5 out of a possible 30.
Until we meet again…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
jamesgang
Pakora & sauce stripping the teatime alcohol taste of my tongue.
Need to have a word with the big Kenyan Fenian (my Sikh friend) – the tikka colour is a ‘tad’ too orangey for my liking!
H!H!
mike in toronto
Agree 100%
HH jamesgang
Neil Lennon is in charge of a team with very hun like supporters.
God bless James McClean.
Cheers NFL
I’m a rare gambler and up £140
V
jamesgang..
you are a very wise man, indeed!
:)
praecepta
;-)))
Enjoy!
HH jamesgang
Corkcelt…think Bolton up to 17th18th …doing great….ps…where us Bolton …
mike in toronto
;-))
HH jamesgang
Tough game on Sunday after the EL tie and the friction between the clubs. Don’t think a draw would be a bad result, all things considered.
Is lol
They don’t like non poppy wearing in Engerland, do they?
Independence of thought is a dangerous thing, after all.
BGX I think its somewhere close to Manchester. Honestly don’t give a f*** about any English soccer but its just interesting to see how Lenny fares as a Manager down there. That’s as far as my interest goes.
wanted DU to win tonight ….
1. I dont care for Motherwell
2. I like Jackie
3. I KNOW Celtic will win the league, so it is really a race for second, and want DU to get that place.
Been watching stage version of Still Game. Very poor and totally cringeworthy. Dread to think what the audience had to pay to watch that mince.
corkcelt 21:53 on 7 November, 2014
“12 out of a possible 18 for Lenny, prior to Lenny 5 out of a possible 30.”
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Bolton are now as close to the play off places as they are to the bottom of the league.