Improvements clear two weeks on from home Astra game

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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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  1. macjay1 for neil lennon

     

     

    01:23 on 9 November, 2014

     

     

    Beautiful afternoon in Sydney.

     

    Kick off 11.30 p.m. local time.

     

    Unfortunately.

     

     

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    Respect to you Macjay and the many Tims who have to watch at bizarre times.

     

     

    Here’s hoping for 3 points.

  2. Alasdair MacLean on

    See when Ross County give a wee boy from Dingwall; boy’s name is Tony Dingwall funnily enough; his first start?

     

    They get their first away win of the season.

     

    Coincidence?

     

    Maybe.

  3. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    Macjay,

     

    What are you moaning about?

     

    Any sense and you will be pissed at kick off time..:-)

  4. ruggygman

     

     

    01:25 on 9 November, 2014

     

    Hamiltontim…..

     

    It’s past hot water bottle time.

     

    Mon, the Palace is heevin !

     

     

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    I merely asked a question didn’t you offer another poster a square go.

     

     

    Dearie me.

  5. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    Geordie Munro

     

    01:25 on

     

    9 November, 2014

     

     

    and Hamiltontim

     

     

    It’ll be worth staying up for if the result is right needs.

     

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    9am start Monday.

     

    Mate.I`m looking forward to it with a kind of pre hun-game apprehension……..

     

    Perhaps the apparent unfairness of the Tonev issue is partly the reason.

  6. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    alasdair maclean

     

     

    01:28 on 9 November, 2014

     

    See when Ross County give a wee boy from Dingwall; boy’s name is Tony Dingwall funnily enough; his first start?

     

    They get their first away win of the season.

     

    Coincidence?

     

    Maybe.

     

     

    As long as his brother isnae Mark…

  7. gordybhoy64,

     

     

    I just read back, ffs, I backed you, man up and apologise tomorrow ruggygman. I have that Catholic ethos…always look for the best in a person…:(

  8. Delayneys……. Naw….. If u Clydebank Huns can’t afford the bus to burnhill, then nae luck.

     

     

    Other than that, toryglen as da the mora morning, 10am……I’ll happily square sausage yae

  9. Margaret McGill on

    See its like a religion w/you lot.

     

    Its like talking to muslims.

     

    If I had been a thirst crazed nomadic bedouin outcast in the desert with writing implements and obsessed with water and fannies I could start a religion that could last 1500 years.

     

    Who couldnae?

     

    God Bless yeez.

  10. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    Tricoloured Ribbon

     

    01:30 on

     

    9 November, 2014

     

    Macjay,

     

    What are you moaning about?

     

    Any sense and you will be pissed at kick off time..:-)

     

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    I was just trying to change the subject.:-):-)

     

    I`ll have a wee red over lunch,but be well sober at that time.

     

    At my age ,I need to be on the ball for my job.

  11. Macjay,

     

     

    Aye it’s been getting wound up a bit here. Nothing mad but it’s certainly added a bit spice to the game.

  12. Alasdair MacLean on

    Tricoloured Ribbon,

     

     

    Ha ha…no, definitely no relation…… by blood or sympathies!

  13. Sipsini…… I do apologise….

     

    To you at least.

     

    But there are people on here, who are not condusive to the Celtic way…… No what a mean brother?

  14. Margaret McGill on

    Cyberjack wasnt old but he was a Tim

     

    He lived with his kid on the ran dan

     

    The kids would all sing, he would take the wrong key,

     

    So they rode on his head in their furry donkey

     

    But they couldn’t stop Jack, ‘or the plotters clapping

     

    The kids couldn’t hurt Jack,

     

    They tried, tried, tried.

     

    They dropped things on his back,

     

    They lied, lied, lied, lied, lied.

  15. Ruggyhun

     

     

    My suggestion would be to stop offering square go’s to folk, one day someone might turn up.

  16. Margaret McGill on

    ah the auld wans are the best……

     

     

    When The Celts go up to assist with Phelps and Duff

     

    you’ll be there! You’ll be there

     

    When the Celts are gash and give the huns some cash

     

    You’ll be there! You’ll be there!

  17. I might be half cut…. Obvious to me is that Sipsini is a good c@nt…… As for some others…. Deary me.

  18. ruggygman

     

     

    01:42 on 9 November, 2014

     

    What….. In Hamilton…… Who’d drive there.?.

     

     

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    Miss Daisy.

  19. The palace it is……

     

    See ta the mora…..

     

     

     

    Naw wait, I’ll be busy watching the bhoys…… Win , lose, or draw

     

    Fuds

  20. Margaret McGill on

    So the football team that cheated its way to 23 trophies and diddled to the tune of a billion pounds, that had its company liquidated and basically went unpunished will be back soon to cheat us all again under the auspices of sport and a nice little earner for some.

     

    I have been fighting against it and I have tried, as have many others, to make sure this cancer isnt reborn with its vanguard into Scottish society.

     

    In my opinion Celtic could have done more to bury them but in retrospect I believe they colluded.

     

    Anyway, point is the next time the orcs descend on parkhead smashing seats, singing filth, institutionally condoned cheating in all its multifarious forms and all that goes unpunished then as far as I am concerned..all of you can GIRFUY!

  21. Margaret McGill on

    Alasdair MacLean

     

     

    01:46 on 9 November, 2014

     

     

    There’s crack in Adrossan?

     

    where?

     

    Near the ferry terminal I betcha.

  22. ruggygman

     

     

    01:47 on 9 November, 2014

     

    The palace it is……

     

    See ta the mora…..

     

     

    Naw wait, I’ll be busy watching the bhoys…… Win , lose, or draw

     

    Fuds

     

     

    ——–

     

     

    I’ll be in Hamilton Masonic at 12:30 sweet cheeks, see you there.

  23. Margaret McGill

     

     

    Nail on head…….. Evil f’ck-wits…… let’s hope Ashley rides them nasty.

     

     

    As for us ….. Time to get finger out…. Let’s stretch away from the rest.

  24. This site can be mad at times, thank f**k I found it….throw yer cyber punches at each other and wake up tomorrow and support the Glasgow a Celtic…2-1 hoops for me.

     

     

    Kip time.HH

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