Hearts won the opening game of the league campaign against Celtic in controversial circumstances when the teams met at Tynecastle on July 31. Despite bossing the Edinburgh club in the league and League Cup at Celtic Park, Celtic won each game by a solitary goal, with Hearts finishing the stronger on both occasions. Even when we played well, created a hatful of chances and had Kyogo leading the line, we didn’t manage to decisively put Hearts away.
Of our likely starters tonight, only Greg Taylor, Nir Bitton, Carl Starfelt and (perhaps) James Forrest will have played before at Tynecastle, with its unique brand of hostility. It is doubtful Celtic have visited with fewer players of prior knowledge of the ground since 1945. And Carl’s recollections of the night will be far from affirmative.
We have watched this Celtic team grow since that night in July. Players have arrived, performances and results have improved. Without their captain and many experienced heads, new men need to become the leaders. This is a game for Carl in particular to show how far he has come since arriving in Scotland.
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I don’t care who wears the hoops tonight – wear them with pride do your best and get in about the Edinburgh Huns.
COYBIG
its like a winters night out there, some wind, some rain, grey and dark.
O’Riley starts in team i was sent
!!BADA BING!!
Scales?
Philbhoy, your temper will probably go over the scales tonight. 😂
I would play Abada through the middle and Ralston right back with JJ in front.
SS,
It is winter.
Remember the beastie from the east was in March.
On a cold ,wet, windy, muddy night you need more than skill.
You need Ralston.and a warm boozer.
Years ago we needed John Hughes.
Horses for courses.
HH.
BRRB
I’m on taxi duty the night and also taking a friend to the airport at 5 tomorrow morning.
So, as no drink for me, I’ll probably behave.
Posters who agitate for other posters to be banned should be banned.
Unless the posters they are agitating to have banned have themselves been agitating for posters to be banned.
I hope that’s clear.
ERNIE
Are you agitating again?
Phil, a hae ma doots. 🤔
Ernie, made me laugh. 🤣
Ernie,
I’m offended by that post.The offenders will also be offended I would imagine.
As for agitators, unfounded allegations. Let’s find the agitators.
Taylor to tip the Scales
Who would win a fight : Agitators v Alligators
And never forget the posters that say there is a clique clique
SAINT STIVS on 25TH JANUARY 2022 6:19 PM
Excellent post last night, almost felt I was at the game with you!
Credit to you Greenpinata for standing up for tolerance and free speech on the blog.
We are a broad Church as my old man used to say.
RTB,
ta.
Back in the day it was in ANGST we trust.
The midfield will look a lot different to-night but in Bitton, James McCarthy and james Forrest we have good footballers with vast experience at club and International level and the new lads, O’Riley and the Japanese recruit who had a dream debut against Hibs. They won’t let the side down, Calmac will be missed but Celtic hve done ok without him in the past.
The attack will look interesting with Jota, Glako and Abada and a lot of good players to chose from in defence. Celtic have to be clinical and stick all those goal chances created in the back of the net.
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 26TH JANUARY 2022 4:28 PM
SKY is for losers hesgoal is for winners 👍
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Like it amigo :O)
PHILBHOY- Taylor LB,Abada not starting, again could be wrong but guy been correct last few games
GREENPINATA on 26TH JANUARY 2022 1:42 PM
Have to agree with all of that, scroll on by if you don’t like what certain posters are suggesting, whats the point in getting all bent out of shape just because someone posts something you definitely don’t agree with, just scroll on by, you probably dont even know the person!
As for banning them – that would be the end for me, back slapping, corny jokes and everybody agreeing with one another, no thanks, not for me.
And login again
I expect a very rough game ahead Tonight as that Hertz Mob will be right up for it, knowing that they are facing a seriously “Weakened” Celtic Team….and will be further aided and abetted by the Ref Beaton.
Ive a horrible feeling that we will be Posting on here again Tomorrow about the shocking assaults on our Bhoys ?
I sincerely hope that I am wrong and that The Celts can gain a foothold on the game early on, and then pick em off with at least a couple of goals ?
Go to it Celts, stand up to this HUN Mob.
HH.
I think we need a bit of bite tonight so I hope Tony Ralston gets a run out
AN TEARMANN on 26TH JANUARY 2022 3:33 PM
List of trolls
Head troll- the galloway unionist and brexit backed racist scum JHB
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that is a helluva thing to say about a fellow Celtic supporter.
SAINT STIVS on 26TH JANUARY 2022 5:37 PM
so glad thats wasn’t a dearie dearie me!
Boris has said he hasn’t got the report. For some reason I don’t believe him
We need to alter our style tonight to play to Giokoumakis’ strengths. That means strength out wide. But also in midfield. Might go with Bitton (having an excellent season) and McCarthy (unfairly maligned). Slows things down, but then we don’t have a CF making those darting runs anyway. A lot to ask of O’Riley starting ahead of established senior players. The more industrial tactics enforced upon us might be just what we need. 2-1 Celts.
ERNIE LYNCH
I did not agitate for anyone to be banned. My comment was a plea to a poster or posters to refrain from flooding the pages with multiple comments repeating the same message over and over again.
Any team news? – Really hope Anthony Ralston starts tonight, he’s made for these sort of games.
Rock Tree bhoy
Stand by every word.
Celtic are a club open to all
Not a club to be used by all..
And that especially goes for fascist scum
These characters are not here for Celtic
That scumbag has openly admitted it,its about politics for him and even then his nonsense is laughable.
Never seen this bastion of the left critique his Eton hero?
Now if he was of the left decrying racist who impede our RNLI would never be a problem.would it?
Na to them its the uncivilised invading our shores,even after our weapons and bombs turn their land to dust.
Hope all well your way
TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 26TH JANUARY 2022 5:54 PM
Qui s’excuse, s’accuse.
Wits
I tried to stick to the ones that just post nonsense on Celtic,
The vax stuff I gen ignore, but as I said this morning usually the aggressive anti stance is always met with humility and a grasp that fate is here for them and they and families are glad of the treatment
HH
Barkas in the squad for tonight ( nope me neither )
I well remember that trolling, pursuing, stalking and physical abuse directed at Jim Murphy as he campaigned for ‘NO THANKS’ IN 2014. This was carried out by vicious and totally fired-up Cybernats.
I am sorry to say that we have the likes of them, or, who knows some of the same on here now.
Calling someone “racist scum” together with other spurious claims is surely not in the spirit & interest of CQN, or, any Celtic forum. I do not interact with these people, for obvious reasons.
Different views are always welcome – they are the lifeblood of any discussion platform.
Now we wait for another torrent of irrelevant abuse!
AN TEARMANN on 26TH JANUARY 2022 5:56 PM
Well I haven’t seen him come on here and contradict you, so maybe….
everything is fine by the way, bit nervous about this game tonight,
in fact Hearts, tonight, then Dundee United, then therangers, yeah that will separate the men from the bhoys!