Ajax sit top of the Dutch Eredivisie, ahead of fourth-placed PSV, who picked up three points in the Champions League last night. Four wins and a draw, away to Twente on Saturday, is a near-perfect start to the domestic campaign, although that was only Twente’s second point of the season, if that provides a glimmer of hope.
Form has been less convincing in Europe. An honourable 2-2 draw away to Rapid Vienna was made meaningless by a 2-3 defeat in Amsterdam in the Champions League qualifiers. Ajax then endured a tense two-leg Europa League qualifier against Czechs, Jablonec, which ended in a 1-0 aggregate win. Not that we should be dismissive of anyone on European form.
What will give Ronny Deila room for some encouragement is who Ajax have faced so far in the league. AZ (13th placed), Willem II (15th), NEC (10th) ADO Den Haag (12th), before dropping those points to Twente (16th). All they can do is beat the teams before them, but they will not have been stretched domestically. Even Jablonec are struggling in 6th place in the Czech league. Celtic should be able to provide a test at a higher tempo.
By any measure, Celtic are not without their problems. We’ve not kept a home clean sheet since the opening day of the league campaign against Ross County, and we’ve won only one of our last four away games – and that was against Dundee United who lost four on the bounce. But there’s three points to play for tomorrow, and I doubt either team are taking them for granted.
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weeminger
Improvised news?
Greenapinata
What if you’re a member of the clique that think there’s a clique clique?
Bournsouprecipe,
Good thinking. A clique of cliques, but if Carlsberg did rumours then it wouldn’t be a rumour it would be a leak.
HH.
“Pierrot” Van Hojdonk is unhappy.
FACT.
OK, so other than Majstorovic making his debut – as an established pro – v Utrecht, and Fraser’s unexpected 2nd half appearance v Rennes, next to said seasoned pro, there are no examples of CBs debuting for Celtic with a European match, never mind one away to opposition of Ajax’s quality.
Okay, then.
William ‘Smokey ‘Robinson, contrary to appearances, is unhappy- FACT!
” Rumors are like ripples in a cornfield. They are ephemeral, but they do indicate which way the wind is blowing.
SUSAN J. PALMER, Aliens Adored ”
I believe rumours precede wind 0:-)
JJ
Rumour Confirmed:
Celtic have a BIG game comin’ up.
FACT!
Unhappy the Huddlehound is Hoopy.
How come Larry was so happy?
Roy Aitken was pulled out of a charity 36 hour piano rendition of Chopsticks to travel with the first team in europe – don’t know if he played
Does a “ham actor” eat bacon. ?
HH.
Hoppy The Huddlehound is a well known blabber-mouth amongst the other SPFL Plushies…………….
Hush Puppy! CSC
Is Larry a sandboy ?
HH.
“Rumours excite the stupid….facts excite the smart”
ZhengZhi
Why does Mr Hobson have to make a choice ?
HH.
Hobson had to make the choice as it was a legal requirement …… according to Murphy / Sod
“It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle………slightly greased.”
Zheng Zhi
tabloid psychology! Celtic must have a big game coming up.
So for tomorrow …. Izzy or Blackett ???
Surely George Connelly had the best European debut for a Celtic centre-half.
Paul67 et al
Just over six months ago Celtic had a decent chance of being the only club in Britain still in Europe, which we lost out in part due to Virgil getting himself sent off, again. Ronnie needs to remind his players of that fact and tell them that there are eighteen points up for grabs, and you know something, nobody has won any of them. Yet.,
So the latest “rumour” is the players dinnae like JC?
Och pair wee souls, imagine having to put up with that tyrant while earning your million pound contract?
If the blockheads had half a brain, they would be bothering him night and day, learning how to make yourself a better player and professional, who learns through development and sports science how to get the best out of your career.
Imagine if we had JC’s talent and application in our midfield right now?
Rumours feed the media including CQN !!!!!
We use our own judgement to decide the credibility of any said rumour
Facts are more relevant –
Ronny started last year like a manager that had never managed at this level before (thats exactly what it was)
He then got us to where we should be (and was unlucky not to win the treble)
So a reasonable start to his managerial career – nothing exceptional – we should win the league and a cup
So I get a bit excited at what progress Ronny will make this year
We are out of the CL we are 5 points behind Aberdeen (causing a feeding frenzy in the media)
i’m not panicking – we should only change our manager as a last resort – and we are not there yet
But I just don’t feel or see or understand where he is taking us
I’m really trying to be positive
Of the last 4 or 5 Celtic Managers where do I put him ??
He is no O’Niell or Strachan not even a Lennon
Mowbry ????
Im just underwhelmed with it all
Positive advice required
HH
67ECW
‘Don’t sweat the petty things and don’t pet the sweaty things.’
George Carlin.
Not one for feeling I’m entitled to anything in life, but I certainly feel entitled that the players owe the fans a performance tomorrow.
Never mind tippy-tappy out of defence, for the first half hour, hoof anything into the stands that remotely looks like a baw, and then build from there.
One other point – Ronny headline on CQN – “Lets stick together”
yet he blames the players for any defeat (Malmo scared – Aberdeen Gordon)
67ECW
Celtic must have a big game soon the destabilising rumours are coming thick and fast. Instead of getting behind the manager and the team some supporters prefer to discuss rumours. There are lots of insiders in our great club who like to feed taxi drivers,hairdressers and anyone willing to listen genuine insider rumours that they can post on various blogs informing the rest of us mere supporters that they have great inside contacts who only spill the beans to them.Pathetic really. H.H.
On a non football note
Big thanks to paddybhoy1888 for picking my car up and giving it a service and MOT. Class service from a class ghuy.
Kikinthenakas
Headline in BBC Scotland news site:
“Crown details charges against ex-Rangers chiefs Craig Whyte and Charles Green”
Clicked on the link: Nae details – another puff pastry effort.
I’ll never learn.
Dhohhh!
LENNON’S PASSION on 16TH SEPTEMBER 2015 3:28 PM
AULDHEID on 16TH SEPTEMBER 2015 1:10 PM
Yes 100% blame FLO. Every Celtic fan will be getting dogs abuse today because he can’t do his job properly. He should have sent a personal letter to the party involved or approached the person for a discrete conversation. Not tar everyone in that section to dodge the matter.
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Spot on mate, it certainly made the huns day where I work. I’d forgotten how many hunchbacks are in there:(
One more point to ponder on, from memory did Celtic not comply with the police in giving out young supporters details, to me that was personal and if that was truelly the case, a letter sent to the fan with the hygiene problem would have been appropriate rather than tarring others.
Interesting indictment of the Ibrox seven.
Obviously don’t want to get into the minutia or boldly go where no mans gone before.
But my recollection was that Craig Whyte and some of these chaps were arrested for activities around the sale of Oldco from Sir David Murray to Craig Whyte – last year I think.
Then Craig Whyte and some other chaps were arrested quite recently for activities around the sale of Oldco assets to Newco.
So could someone please advise, as all of them seem to be indicted for the forth coming Court appearance, is this now the one case or are there two separate cases?
Hail Hail
Update from FAC regarding the OBaF petition.
16 Sep 2015 — Dear all, the petition which you signed some months ago is now going to be submitted to the Scottish Parliament’s Petitions’ Committee in the week commencing 21/9/15. It will be closed from now. The online together with the paper version stands at around 9000. Thank you for your support and watch our website and twitter account for news of any developments at the Petitions’ Committee.
Snotters have never tripped me. FAcT
HH
SIPSINI. For me it has been poorly handled and we are going to be the butt of jokes for years to come. H.H.
San Diego Bhoy on 16th September 2015 5:21 pm
Fantastic post nail on the head.
Always thought the spoiled Brats would blame JC.
History repeating its self. AKA Hibs
HH
BUTSYBHOY. It is only history repeating itself if there is any truth in the rumour it has been denied by Celtic and as we have a big game tomorrow there are folk with a vested interest in unsettling Celtic. H.H.
Went on the Huddleboard to see there take on the Hygiene issue. Seems I’m not the only one Embarrassed the way the JP dealt with it.
Nice rumour on it about Scott Brown maybe a wee bit rude for most on here.