Someone asked me a few weeks ago if this was a must-win game. Clearly it’s not, the cup games are must-win, as is the coming league game against Aberdeen, but tomorrow night is an important weathervane, indicating if the club is on the road to recovery.
Since that great high against Barcelona, we have faced Italian opposition twice, both in 2013, losing home games 0-3 to Juventus and Milan. You can trace the decline in European performances through a subsequent Champions League group stage which concluded with five defeats, and last summer’s abject qualification campaign.
Indications are we are a better team now than we were in August, or even when qualifying from our Europa League group, but there is still an almighty task ahead tomorrow night. I suspect none of this recent history will affect Ronny and his players. The manager has told the players they can win. Most of them are playing like they have a point to prove, all of them are looking forward to the challenge.
Inter will know they’ve been in a game.
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For me Chaz Mulgrew is too slow to play CH the way Ronny lines us up .
Old Tim/Kickinthenakas,
Are you planning to lunch tomorrow, I see you are arriving around 2.00 pm in the Millennium. I am staying there too, along with my bhoy.
HH
Team for the Mora :
—————-C.Gordon—————-
Matthews. Denayer. VanDijk. Izzy
—————-Bitton———————
Forrest Broony. Johansen. Armstrong
—————Griffiths————————
Subs, possibly Guidetti for Griffiths at some stage, Commons or GMS , for wee Jamesy once he’s ran oot a puff
My team for tomorrow
Gordon
Mathews Denayer Van Dyke Izzy
Biton
MacKay-Steven Brown Johannson Armstrong
Griffiths
Should be at BV about 1830 for a pint and steak pie.
Cannae wait. Bring it on.
HH
Without Lustig we can only attack down the left
Without Mulgrew I hope that Efe is given that job of protecting the back four and he can come out with the ball. VVVD and Denayer will be doing none of that tomorrow night.
so here goes
Gordon
Adams Denayer V VD Izzy
Ambrose
Forrest Broonie Johanson Armstrong
Griffiths
Yes Efe´s a gamble ;-)
HH
There is No way..in Oz.. that..
Ronny, wid Dare Select.. Commons.. The Morrow.. if he is Fit tae Play.
Commons.. is a Dead Weight.. aroon oor Ankles..wnen he Faces.. Toap Opponents..
It will be Bad Enuff..if Ronny .. Selects..
Eether.. Stokesy or GRIFFITHS .. eethur..
Baith of these Guys.. Struggle when in Europe..
We Don’t really hiv a Player who Excells , there.. Eether..
Virigil.. in No great Shckes eether..
When ye Think aboot it..
Really , Really . Think Aboot it..
Who hiv we Goat oan the Celtic Staff.. Who wull no be
a Worry.. when Faced wi Toap European Talent?
Hmmmmmmmm
Ach..the best suggestion that Ah kin gie Ye ..as far as the Morra..
is..
Jist Don’t THINK.. Jist.. HOPE…
That’s it..
Let’s Hope fur the Best..n..No think Aboot..the Woist.
Here’s tae,,, Hopin’…
Noo..Ah kin Pit Ma .. Jeremiah.. Cap n Goonie.. Back..
In the Loabby Press.
Kojo
No Confident.. Ay Tall.. Ay Tall.
Honestly think that James Forrest’s time may be up. From what I have seen of MacKay Steven, he is just as effective going forwards, doesn’t give up when he loses the ball and tracks back much more. He also doesn’t seem to get injured as much.
All just my opinion of course.
HH
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo
You’d play CM after months of being oot crocked? Up yer manflu medication:))
does anybody know is game tomorrow just on bt sport or is there any freebie online?
Starry
I thought he was back to fitness. I thought he played in a youths game recently. I have had non voluntary hallucinations these last three days mind you.
Mikael is the big loss due to Adams being a shiter
HH
If both fit for selection…. James Forrest every day of the week over GMS …
That’s no disrespect to GMS…
Jamesy has champs league experience, approx 8 games or so against type quality opposition… is more direct in his style of play, and would retain possession better.
GMS is yet to prove on the euro stage. Maybe he would surprise me… But for me, Jamsey gets the nod
bada bing
Just scrolled back and noticed you had replied to a post of mine from earlier.
I agree that our fullbacks will need protection that’s why I am going for Efe in place of Adam , I know nobody agrees with this change, but I think the big man is a better defender.
Also James for GMS as the only other change from the last game.
Nevin got stitched up by a BBC cousin who correctly figured that Pat wasn’t as sharp as he thinks he is.
The little trick probably won’t be repeated for fear of the Jambo losing his job but regardless the BBC bigot got to put the boot in to us and sorted Nevin into the bargain.
Nevin couldn’t handle the fall-out and will not comment on this again. I contacted him after the semi final but he’s yet to reply.
He had already walked away from Celtic – citing a personal reason. Family comes first etc but nevertheless his decision making seems flawed.
He needs the media work and without a soul will go on with a middle of the road position on everything. The BBC know he is silenced on sectarianism so have no fear in giving him work.
He is neutered, culturally and morally. He knows his own failing and lives with them as a necessity. He is a lost Celt, his own stupidity and self esteem have taken something we’d hate to lose.
Tomorrow he will quietly be supporting Celtic. Alone. Miserably. Small.
I felt sorry for him when we met and pity him even now. A mouse.
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo
Ye have to pay for those NVH’s in Switzerland yer lucky yer over the border but since the Swiss knocked the Euro cap on the head the tram to Germany is fu’ every day!
Aye I have to admit to being quite peeved with wee Adam these last few games.
Mikael I have to admit looks like he is made of glass, shame as he is a top Bhoy.
It’ll be a tough game, canny decide on a team so it’s mair Toblerone for me.
winning captains
That is a very sad post and oh so true.
Kojo
18:42 on
18 February, 2015
Broonie , disnae Ring MA Bell..when He is Faces Top European Talent..
He is oota hiz Depth.n.. It Shows..
Kojo
Still,Laughin
Wull he get Chucked aff the Ship..or.. Won’t He..?
Ah Canny say..but .. It Sure Maks me Hiv Pause.
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Kojo – I wonder if Scott’s perceived failings at European level have been fitness-related.
Certainly, the sending off against Barca (although directly due to the wee fly kick), I felt was more down to poor positioning, and therefore possibly down to being off the pace a wee bit?
Certainly – other than the tail end of the game at the weekend – Celtic, and Broonie in particular, have looked fresher in the latter parts of more recent games.
Interesting to see if better fitness = better positioning = less mistakes
HH
BGFC
Pictures of Stevie’s winning goal and Big Billy lifting the Big Cup on Reporting Scotland, with Bertie and Cairney predicting a Celtic win, and Broonie saying a draw ‘would be a fantastic result’.
Mancini on us, “they don’t play the classic long ball, they try to play on the pitch.”
We also have good technical players, according to Roberto.
The BV man will be posting soon
James Forrest is 23 years old, been in the team since 2010 and done nothing of note.
Time to move him on 1 good game in how many when fit ???
He’s not good enough for Celtic
Tomorrow’s game on BT Sport in Ireland, for the lad who was asking earlier.
Friesdorfer.
What time are you getting into Glasgow tomorrow. I’ll be in the Millenium around two to drop my bag off, I was going to bring a couple of bottles of wine I may bring in an extra bottle if there are people staying at the same hotel.
winning captains
19:07 on
18 February, 2015
Tomorrow he will quietly be supporting Celtic. Alone. Miserably. Small.
I felt sorry for him when we met and pity him even now. A mouse.
——–
Eloquently put – he could redeem himself by publicly saying what happened, but he has no platform (that would continue to pay him), so he is stuck between what he knows is right, and what pays.
You’d think he could make enough from his Sky / Chelsea connections to allow him to freely discuss what happened, but maybe the wee football media world would not countenance breaking the code of silence in any forum…plus he probably likes the money more.
HH
BGFC
blantyretim is praying for the Knox family
19:13 on
18 February, 2015
The BV man will be posting soon.
Is Richie coming on the blog soon BT.
georgie bhoy
19:02 on 18 February, 2015
does anybody know is game tomorrow just on bt sport or is there any freebie online?
GB..Not sure about the UK but here in the US looks like it will bo online at ESPN3, Spanish commentary…………
http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index
BE even……..
Talking of technical players, the PSG game last night wasn’t the best in terms of goal-mouth incidents, but there was a lot to be enjoyed in witnessing the fantastic technique of players such as Cavani and Zlatan, and Hazard for Chelsea.
And Courtois gave a great display of goalkeeping, keeping Chelsea in the tie, probably as favourites now to qualify.
My Carroll Bawn: http://youtu.be/Xa_GCB6YKXw
Now theres a tune
Oldtim
You have taken 1 pub off him
Think he is worried about Molly Malones now
winning captains
19:07 on 18 February, 2015
One of the most eloquent and accurate posts I’ve ever had the pleasure to read on this blog.
Nevin is a mouse of a man indeed!
Winning Captains
How depressing. And the price for trying to grow beyond the tribe and failing is to be tribeless.
Of course it is. Just like Graham Spiers. Where is the hope in all of this?
not to mention the Charity.
Big George’s Fan Club
First. Thanks fur the Response..
Second…
Yes.. Mebbe, Broonie’s Bouts o’.. Recklessness is Noo a Thing of the Past..
Like Ah said..
Let’s Hope.
Ye know me.. Ah ALWIZ speak Ma Mind..
No..whit.. Ma Readers Like tae Hear.
n.. Sure , Ah kind Smooze wi the Best..if Ah wanna.. But..
No when Ah am ..Speaking whit’s Really oan ma Mind..
The Morro… is Dicey..
We ur Still.. Boulevards.. away frum bein.. Ronny’s Ideal Team..
It wull take Time.. n.. The Morra is coming jist a Season.. or Two.. Too Early..
Ronny, wull Get us There.. Eventually..
But.. Like Ah say.. It wull tak Time..
Let’s Hope.. tomorrow will Bring us a good Roll of the Dice.
Ye never Know.. ??
Right..
“Come oan ,Babe.. Daddy, needs a New… Pair o’ Air Jordn’s”
Nice chattin ,Pal..
Kojo
Gotta go . joe..
Seeya.
19:21 on
18 February, 2015
georgie bhoy
19:02 on 18 February, 2015
does anybody know is game tomorrow just on bt sport or is there any freebie online?
GB..Not sure about the UK but here in the US looks like it will bo online at ESPN3, Spanish commentary…………
http://espn.go.com/watchespn/index
*******
On BT Sport in Ireland, so presumably also on our near by offshore island.
Evening all
Stomach beginning to churn for tomorrow. Aw Naw pitched a scenario about the game being lost by half time tomorrow and that haunts my thoughts. I was at the Salzburg match all of three months ago and our start was as bad as it was against Juve and Milan.
Beating weak opponents at home in the way we have gives no clue as to how we are doing – we went into those other games with some good recent results as well
But we do look a bit better and from SoT’s reports ( amongst others) I get the impression that Internazionale are more fragile than the other teams and also have some defensive weaknesses to.
Failure to avoid defeat tomorrow might not be such a bad result. If we collapse a la Juve and Milan then we have made no progress.
4-1 Celtic or, er, 4-1 Inter
Jimbo67
Honest prediction for tomorrow
Celtic 1 – 2 Inter
I just hope we do our selves justice. And hope the fans back the team the full 90minutes, regardless ..
One of Mancini’s greatest victories in his time at Citeh was the 6-1 away to Manure, who were almost reckless in the way they kept trying to attack City.
He knows how to exploit the space left by teams that overcommit.
So, patience and controlled attacking when the opportunity presents itself is the way to go, for me.
bhoys3
Fine. You stay there and let them sing their songs. What’s the problem?
I think we are strong enough through the middle in defence. The problems we have are in dealing with wide balls into the box. This is when every player needs to be on their toes and not caught ball watching. It will be a big night for Izzy and Adam. If both are on their game, I think we will win.