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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marrakesh express
09:40 on 9 November, 2014
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Seems more and more celtic fans are taking a shining to scotland.. That correct ?
Brazen would have been good last nyt.. The wakes were due to play.
remembrance
Marakesh
Put me down for Scotland the country, not the organisation who run it.
Goldstar10,
I expect its to do with French and British warmongering in the Middle East as allies.
goldstar10
09:45 on 9 November, 2014
I think it might have been to respectfully remember the dead,,?
tonydonnelly67
09:48 on 9 November, 2014
CORRECT
It will be a hard game for us today especially after a Euro
fixture,better Celtic side’s have toiled following a away
mid-week trip,so if it go’s t#t’s up today try and keep
the hysteria in check.
The ‘sainted’ Martin O’Neill over WGS(PL’s puppet)
every day of the week.
MO’N filled CP – WGS started to empty it. imho
How many times was MO’N’s name chanted during the
Gerard Butler charity gemme thingy?
How many times was WGS’s name chanted? – There’s yer answer.
proudbhoy
09:35 on 9 November, 2014
Is their a minutes silence at pittodrie today for rememberance sunday ?
This hasn’t always been the case has it ?
Was it at Falkirk a few years ago that the BBC played crowd noise from outside the ground over the live feed from the minutes silence in, I believe, an attempt to undermine the good name of our support and by extension club.
I never found out how that one played out but the media agenda that day was satisfied.
I think it was also around that time we start making the annual donation of £10k to the poppy appeal.
cv
67heaven- I’m sure he does, whether he is in the UK or any other country.
Nye Bevans’ rebel soldier
09:53 on 9 November, 2014
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If it goes t#ts-up….Pinnochio might be back oan again:)
tae tell mair lies:)
HH
lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
09:46 on 9 November, 2014
Absolutely….I respect your view….I just find it sad that some would allow the recent behaviour of the army under Thatcher etc to influence their respectful remembrance of the young men who gave their lives to satisfy politicians’ lust for glorious incompetence….
Good morning Canamalar. Are you still wishing to jail people for accidents?
67heaven…,
I remember being told that Haig was responsible for more British soldiers deaths than the Germans.
I remember when we ‘tried’ to have a mins silence for the Queen mother at CP.
Bhoy bend me stood up and shouted – “Sunday – Bloody – Sunday!”
I don’t think he wiz in the clique:)
bend = behind
LOL:)
Wonder how many of those hun hypocrites yesterday, did the Nazi salute in GS 2 months ago.
KevJungle – 4/4/2 with Wim & Murdo’s diamond midfield Yeesssss
09:21 on 9 November, 2014
‘Most of the Jungle fought for the butchers apron?
WHIT?’
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No one knows for sure how the Jungle got its name, but one notion is that the sound of the rain battering off the corrugated tin roof reminded ex soldiers of the jungle monsoons they’d encountered in the far east during and after WW2.
neganon2,
I am for jailing people responsible for deaths, the HSE does not count road accident deaths why ?
Many who die work as drivers.
The guid folks o’ the scoddish media are currantly
only interested in putting the good name of Celtic and Racism…or whatever bad headline opportunity presents itself.
Like the bent OB act it supports the “wans as bad as the ither” strategy.
Lest We Forget.
Until The Last Chick Young.
HH.
Sectarian scotland salivates at the thought of stitching up celtic supporters over the now somewhat tainted rememberemce day commemoration. You know I was going to say celebration ther because year by year that’s what it’s becoming.
I was out and about in Paisley yesterday and they had one if those mobile signs with a poppy on it. How very respectful.
For the record I always used to wear a poppy. I think it’s right we remember those who fought and died regardless of the politics.
But as the years go on poppy facism and the annual celebration at Ibrox has tainted my view.
tonydonnelly67
09:39 on 9 November, 2014
So true, and so sad……
1½ hours till team news ;-)
Certainties to play? Gordon, Denayer, Van Dijk, Izaguirre, Brown, Guidetti
5 places up for grabs –
right back
3/4 midfielders
0/1 striker
I’ll plump for Lustig, Johansen, Mulgrew, Wakaso and Griffiths. And if I’ve Ronny has 10 of my picks I’ll be delighted.
Jamesgang@9.34
HH big Mhan
Although if it was a “tap” rather than a trap, I suspect you and I and quite a few others on here would have no problem walking into it ( excepting periods of abstinence obviously).
Ktf Jamesgang.
Canamalar I have no wish to reopen that debate. Was just trying to have a wee bit of fun with you given how boring I am!!
You are entitled to your view. The more unforgiving we become as a society the more horrible our society becomes.
ernie lynch
10:00 on 9 November, 2014
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Aye.
Most of the bhoys and ghirls that I knew from the Jungle where on the Hampden pitch fighting WWIII in 1980.
They did not too badly. imho
* the gither
NegAnon2,Kevj,TD…..all on here at the same time,away tae
walk the dug,I’ll come back on later when the wummin and weans
are allowed oot tae play
1-0 fur the Celtic.
Some excellent posts about the poppy debate.
When I was growing up it was mainly to remember the fallen in the great war and the second world war. Most of the fallen were poor souls who had been conscripted or took the shilling.
Now it has taken on a totally different meaning.
It used to be, never wear a poppy until November, now half WITS like McCoist have his on from second week in October. Personally I find that offensive. Channel 4 yesterday interviewed Jamie Osborne in a horse box and had clearly put a poppy on him. That in my opinion is offensive too, who in their right mind would wear a poppy while mucking out. A Tory MP was on LBC radio last Monday in Oct, he was advertising the London Poppy launch appeal on the 30th Oct. Presenter asked him, why if the launch was on Thursday why was he wearing his poppy already, he replied I was on Sky on Sunday and didn’t have one on, I got a lot of abuse, so I thought I better put one on. That says it all to me about Poppy fascism.
Neganon2,
I’ve not accused you of been boring, I enjoy the sparring, I still believe its a deadly weapon and should carry all the gravity of being in control of a deadly weapon.
neganon2
10:01 on 9 November, 2014
We should never let the evil ones influence us , …on any subject…..we can resist them and respect the fallen…..
Well the treble came up yesterday,and took in a really heavy wedge,so in a great mood.Still,Sutton is an arse.If he had uttered even the tiniest bit of reservation last season on the cup defeats ,terrible performances,then I could maybe take his words more seriously.But he is on RDs case at every turn.A mouthpiece for the anti Celtic MSM he is employed by.For gods sake open your eyes.
On the Poppy thing.It is not the fault of the millions who died in the two wars that Remembrabce Sunday has been hijacked by the war mongering,jingoistic,and PC brigade.
We should remember proudly the fallen,who gave everything for the generations to come,and not the paid thugs who wore,and disgraced the uniform after them.
Real heroes,every one of them.We as a support condemn Fascism .That is what the fallen in the two wars fought against.
From when I was a wee bhoy I’ve always seen the OO parades on the streets on remembrance sunday – I’m sure that was the bassas at the end of my steet there?
Might have been a cats choir?
Anyway….why no Hibs woks on a day like this?
Poppy day is way way passed its sell by date.
UK is obsessed with war ,old wars and even older wars and new (illeagal ) wars.
Its a blatent attempt to brainwash a fresh generations of recruits for warmongering Westminsters next adventure.
eff me ernie’s on as well!!!!!
steet=street
gremlins
Somehow I never feel too confident when we head up to Furry Boot City. But hopefully we will put on a show despite a hard midweek game and all the travel.
Probably a few changes today – Guidetti is a certainty to start anyway.
ernie lynch
10:00 on
9 November, 2014
KevJungle – 4/4/2 with Wim & Murdo’s diamond midfield Yeesssss
09:21 on 9 November, 2014
‘Most of the Jungle fought for the butchers apron?
WHIT?’
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No one knows for sure how the Jungle got its name, but one notion is that the sound of the rain battering off the corrugated tin roof reminded ex soldiers of the jungle monsoons they’d encountered in the far east during and after WW2.
My father told me this story.