Shortly after Elfsborg cracked one against the crossbar last night I quickly scanned the Celtic team and had a thought. For the second season in a row we are taking on the Swedish champions but we’re missing two of last season’s big performers and none of this season’s new signings were ready for action. In short, this was Celtic 2012 minus Wanyama and Hooper. No wonder we looked unstructured.
Joe Ledley brought some vision to central midfield when he arrived, hopefully banishing the Brown-Kayal partnership to hidden corners of our mind once and for all. Anthony Stokes playing at the front of a wide diamond was equally effective. With the signing of Amido Balde, bids in for Kevin Doyle, and the addition of a wide-delivery-expert Derk Boerrigter, clearly Neil Lennon has a different plan for the months to come….. so there’s no real need for me to state the obvious.
Defensively we looked solid after a shaky opening few minutes. I’m not the only one who was a bit nervous about Efe Ambrose after he was (again) caught underneath a long ball, but he settled quickly. As we know to our cost, being great for 87 minutes is not how Champions League reputations are made, you are judged on your how vulnerable you become in your weak moments.
I said yesterday that Samaras and Commons were the two players who could cope at this level, which became plainly obvious during the game. Georgios was the one player who frightened Elfsborg, they either swamped him with four defenders or fouled him before he got near goal.
Kris is simply the most intelligent footballer we have. He is not the fastest, will never have the best stats, but he understands how games are won and is able to act accordingly. Without these two players Celtic would be distinctly vanilla.
Thanks to those who sent over their 1254125 Great Scottish Run details, I’ll have them on the page later.
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Joe john etc
What timelines are very different?
Sorry if I am.being thick here and missing the obvious
joe_joe_john_bobby_teddy
CF has to be intimately linked with the deid club..
Best chance of getting Doyle might be a loan if wolves want or need help paying his wages.
GEORDIE MUNRO
Not a lot…..
GM @ 23.31
I take it you are not a betting man?
As for myself, not a case that I can see into the future.
More a case I can remember 2010.
My Dear Kojo….
The Question That Concerns Me…..
Will Georgios Be Fit For The Return Against The Evil Elves..
Who Are Probably Favourites Tae Go Through…m
We Need To Leave Out Key Players On Saturday….
To Ensure That They’re Not Injured….
Doesn’t Matter If We Draw With Ross Co.
We’ll STILL Win The League At A Canter….
We Can Give The CannonBall Kid A Start
Playin’ Through The MIDDLE….
To Remind The High Heid Yins…..
What He’s All About…
But Will Oor Muddled Ginger Tinkerman..
Hiv The Wits Tae Dae The Necessary..?
Dinnae Answer….Noo..
Here’s what The Home Office have been up to on Twitter tonight:
The Home Office @ukhomeoffice 2h
A total of 139 suspected #immigrationoffenders have been arrested in raids across the UK today http://bit.ly/13y0CvT
Honestly this Govt is getting beyond a joke, and I’m 1 step closer to voting Yes.
joe_joe_john_bobby_teddy
Ffs,don’t blab!
I know he has, articles have been released by our agenda….. Irvine, bbc, ibrox, (there is no safety certificate)
Mozza23
Thats a filthy bad habit you gave me ;-)
HH
Cf is a rangers fan….trust me
TET
I can’ t comment on Doyle as I haven’t seen enough of him but a lot of people on here who have seen him think he is more than good enough. There are also many doubters. I’ll go with Lenny’s judgement on this one but I think Finbogasson would give the fans a major boost.
joe_joe_john_bobby_teddy
Been asking about the safety certificate for the last two years.
And Employers Liability Insurance….
Gary Gillespie…..
Hi friend, all the stories have been in domain for 18 months, released to suit what we are talking about
J,J,J,B,T.
How do you know who he is for certain?
TT
joe_joe_john_bobby_teddy
23:51 on 1 August, 2013
Do you know that, or think that?
A source?
Mad Mitch
2010?? I take it you mean champions league qualifying?
I’m pretty sure we had a barrage of new faces in for those ties.
Mindya it was always gonna be tough against an excellent braga side.
If that’s not what you allude to…..I apologise. ;)
I know name and why I happened,
It
Joe joe etc
Is it mark Hately?
Seriously it is unfair to tell us you know the identity of CF without giving us a clue as to background etc.
weeminger
23:49 on
1 August, 2013
I believe that is a fake twitter account
Kojo
23:37 on
1 August, 2013
Lyric?Only ever heard of it.
Was contemp.of the nephews of Bob C.,one of whom became a member of the S.J.
Great lads.
Cheers.
joe_joe_john_bobby_teddy
23:56 on 1 August, 2013
Not something to be shared on here then.
That is not to doubt you, the identity of that individual made public wouldn’t be safe for them.
MM- Gonna stop txtg m8 as it is hard to read/guess who u talkin about? Lazy blogging m8.
On another note – the manky midden dome is due to be used in 2014 for the rugby sevens on the 6th & 7th July next year. Shoorly they are not relying on GCC (Glasgow City Council) to `upgrade’ their stadium to achieve this? Could this be the reason for their reluctance to pay yet more bills for it’s upkeep in the hope that the taxpayer – again – pays for their part in `The Games’?
It is not a public figure
Doc is Neil Lennon @ 23:37
Either you are a bad man or that was even better gear than I thought.
Now I am worried. I thought I escaped Cowiebhoy’s kidney punch. I am pleading insanity.
Joe Joe john Bobby teddy
Thanks for the heads up. Makes sense now.
Ggh
joe_joe_john_bobby_teddy
00:00 on 2 August, 2013
Honest,mate. None of us has any reason to doubt you,and in truth,I for one admire you for working it out.
But please leave it at that!
paulsatim is neil lennon
23:59 on
1 August, 2013
I’m afraid it’s all to real. Linked to from this official page.
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office
Not a bad man. She will have had her a hoody up, and it was dark.
And you were chemically altered!
If it was down, you would not have had a doubt.
Art of war
Hopefully wasting their time. Not much work needed to accommodate a crowd of three men and a dug.:)
sniff sniff…..ah kin definately smell sh1te! :-)
T4
Joe Joe
Wouldn’t like to be in Charlotte s high heels if they ever find out who she is.
Thanks bobby, name won’t come from me, it’s all staged every single release….. HE IS A RANGERS FAN
Paul 67’s Friday blog header:
“joe_joe_john_bobby_teddy competes to be a bigger cock tease than O.G. Rafferty”.
In other news, mags McGlinchie informs us that seagull shit is all that holds the ibrox roofing stays in place.
Spill the beans JJJBT.
HH
Night night Alienland, ooooops, Timland.
Weefra HH
MadMitch – 22:52
“Can anyone tell the difference between TR / outgoing and VVD / incoming.”
You need an antibiotic to clear up the latter but no the former?
That’s harsh ceilor