We’ve not met Raith Rovers on league duty since Paulo Di Canio salvaged a point with a last minute goal a long time ago but tonight’s game will be the third time we’ve met them on cup duty in four years. For Rovers, tonight will be all about their glory day in 1994, when they beat Celtic on penalties in the League Cup final.
That defeat is a footnote in Celtic history now, but it meant our trophy-less era would stretch to six years before the Scottish Cup win the following May. It was a huge blow. Some Celtic players were immediately discarded by Tommy Burns, more followed in the months to come. If you tune into certain media outlets you can still detect those who hold grievances as Celtic rebuilt without them.
In previous years I’d suggest that a League Cup game was more important than an adjacent league game, but with Aberdeen five points clear, nothing is of more immediate importance than Saturday’s game against Hearts. For the manager and players, progress to the quarter final will be of absolute importance.
Look out for personnel and perhaps tactical changes tonight. How we play has come under scrutiny in recent weeks. Ronny has experimented during the last two games and I’m sure he’ll do again tonight. Should Nadir Ciftci play, look for the areas of the field he occupies, compared to the role Leigh Griffiths performs.
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Canman
Just thot I would ask :-)
HH
TONYDONNELLY
Nae offence,mate-but you might follow your own advice once in a blue moon(!)
There’s a name of a missing good poster from the recent past.
Steinreignedsupreme.
I hope he/she is well
HH
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 23RD SEPTEMBER 2015 2:45 PM
TONYDONNELLY
Nae offence,mate-but you might follow your own advice once in a blue moon(!)
– See more at: http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/look-out-for-personnel-and-tactical-changes/comment-page-2/#comment-2684608
Regarding?
GM
I agree, he is missed on here.
HH
BMCUW,
You supported and like most supporters got frustrated like many and me, read dummy’s, rattles and nappies, unlike others who simply tried to discredit and will failure. Hopefully they are coming round and appreciating this is not a popularity game.
Hail hail
The St Patricks fleg was a British invention in the 1780s. There is nothing Irish about it
Possible team but not likely
BAILLY
IZZY/BLACKETT
SIMUNOVIC
AMBROSE
JANKO
BROWN
BITON
ROGIC
FORREST
CIFTCI
GRIFFITHS
GOOD OLD 442,NOT A FECKIN HOPE AS RD THINKS WERE PLAYING WORLD BEATERS RAITH
CLINK\O/ on 23RD SEPTEMBER 2015 2:48 PM
The St Patricks fleg was a British invention in the 1780s. There is nothing Irish about it
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I just posted what I googled, and you could be right, is it not an Irish flag then?
TONYDONNELLY
It wasn’t a dig at you,mate. Honest. Just an observation-after all,you post your opinion on here regardless of any feathers being ruffled.
GEORDIEMUNRO
Been meaning to mail him for a while. I’ll do so now.
He was in fine fettle at The Kano Foundation bash earlier this year.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 23RD SEPTEMBER 2015 2:58 PM
TONYDONNELLY
It wasn’t a dig at you,mate. Honest. Just an observation-after all,you post your opinion on here regardless of any feathers being ruffled.
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Was it your feathers that where ruffled?
If anyone disagrees with my opinion? Fine by me?
So where am I going wrong here?
And. this wasent a dig?
Nae offence,mate-but you might follow your own advice once in a blue moon(!) – See more at: http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/look-out-for-personnel-and-tactical-changes/comment-page-2/#comment-2684621
Really?
I’ve been in here long enough to see where this is going.
Lurking Huns GIRFUYs
HH
Bye.
Ha ha ha ha ha
“I’d say you get more bees using honey.”
The last person to be giving out such advice Shirley.
Aye am gonnae try and placate the SFA ffs geese peace.
Obviously never even read the resolution.
Bobby,
good to hear. he’s one of the better ‘non dom’ posters :p
Scotland egg chasers 12-7 up on the Japanese egg chasers after half an hour.
HH
TONY
It wasn’t a dig.
Good grief.
GEORDIEMUNRO
Mail sent to him. As you say,his input is definitely missed.
Geordie & BMCUW
If you look at the last two years CQN Annuals there are loads of good ghuys not posting now.
An Boaby, you stoap makin’ trubble or youre malkied at 10/10!
(Mind you I might need to bring my two big brothers!)
No contact yet from KJ.
PHILBHOY
Haw,you-any merra yer lip and I’ll bring my Mum along. (I’ll be the same ne hiding behind her skirt…)
I’m pretty confident that a good few of the lapsed contributors will be there,mate. For example,CHE is still trying to figure out which brother to bring along!
Sadly,one or two haven’t declared,and some have declined. Others are on holiday-being a single bloke,I didnae realise that 10/10 is half-term.
But newbies abound,as do many of the old school. Which is just smashing.
iOS 9 has some strange spell checks…
PHILBHOY
Re KEVJ,I don’t have his addy. A grand lad passed on the invitation for the dayoooooot.
I’ll beg his indulgence again,and ask him to pass on your details to him.
Great thing to offer him,btw. And us!
Looks like a Japanese win
Morning all,
With regards to the abomination, St Patricks Flag, good ol’ wiki comes to the rescue with an interesting article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Saltire
I have never seen it used, officially or unofficially, to represent Ireland except on the butchers apron.
Its use seems as legitimate as the the so-called Red Hand “Salute” as invented by that loyalist scumbag Johnny Adair.
Hail Hail
Scotland pumping the Japanese now.
31-10
Baraclough oot. Must’ve been conceding that goal to Sevco.
Sorry to butt in….
Had a fabulous visit to Estadio Nacional on Monday. As soon as the security folk saw my Celtic t-shirt, I was given the run of the place. Down the tunnel. On to the field. Up in the Celtic end. The whole bit.
I would highly recommend it to those of you who love Celtic – and a wee bit of nostalgia.
Pics on Facebook (including the CQN page).
Hail Hail,
Ronnie
BMCUW
I’m sure there will be a big turnout!
If not, get letters from the absentees Mums!
Kindest regards to your Mum btw.
Tell her we were asking.
Olivia asked me if your Mum had been at the Hoot last year after we met you on the Monday.
I think Olivia wants to go!!
Scotland egg chasers just going menthol now.
45-10
Poster Harry Carry on Japan Quick News flounces in disgust!
MWD said AYE
PS. just in case – Japan Qui9ck News does not actually exist, like Aston Villa and Arsenal Quick news’s. It’s just a joke. Don’t sow me!
Ole Warbo is responsible for another sevco induced hernia there, while reading the CQN craic at work over the latest hun bubble popping fest. The deidco hordes put in their place by the mighty St. Johnstone in the rickety, pile of rubble, the big hoose. Zombie quick news must have been in meltdoon.
Another creditor shafters source of revenue dries up. Oh dear.
Japan beat Italy in World cup of pool. :-))
Scotland v Japan match a wee bit like St Johnstone v Sevco last night.
Put in their place.
Interesting group now.
Who’s gonna be third?
Ha ha
Any truth in the rumour that Warbs cancelled his subscription to ENTITLEMENT MONTHLY and returned a copy of GLOBAL DOMINATION FOR BEGINNERS to the library. :-))))
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Paul67
If you tune into certain media outlets you can still detect those who hold grievances as Celtic rebuilt without them.
Yip, we know who you’re on about there.
Neil Lennon did some experimenting with just a sprinkling of changes in the same competition v Morton, and it didn’t turn out well for Celtic with a dodgy penalty the decisive goal, I’m sure you’ll recall.
The issue of personnel changes in the early stages for this competition arises every season, this year is worse with three games inside six days.
We could well do without a banana skin, and should produce another thumping victory like Sunday.