After the turmoil of Paris Saint-Germain, Celtic return to domestic duty tomorrow with the visit of Ross County. County won on the opening day of the season but have taken only one point from 15 since. They have been a soft touch for several teams in crisis recently, so in theory, this looks like a straightforward challenge for the champions.
This is the first of two games in the next five days, the other, a League Cup tie away to bottom club Dundee. After this, we go to Ibrox then Brussels. Without wanting to be overfly disrespectful to Ross County or Dundee (or, indeed, overly respectful to Newco), we should have two objectives for the next two games:
Rest limbs and minds which have been intensely exercised by international and Champions League football.
Intensely exercise limbs that have seen little action this season. Specifically Dedryck Boyata, Moussa Dembele and Patrick Roberts.
Patrick could do with a full 90 minutes. He was our best performer on Tuesday, but he’s clearly suffering from a lack of game time. Dedryck has targeted a starting place at Ibrox for months. To achieve this, he will need to play a lot of football this week.
There’s no guarantee Moussa would dislodge Leigh Griffiths from the line-up at Ibrox, even if fully fit, but the Champions League game away to Anderlecht is a different tie. This has to be his target, which leaves little time to build his sharpness.
Perhaps most importantly of all, I would rest Scott Brown tomorrow. The games ahead are simply too important to have images of a fatigued Scott fresh in the mind. Brendan should also consider a place for Lustig, Armstrong and Tierney on the bench.
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Liam Mc.Leod talked about Sevco going ” back” to the top of the SPL.
Have they ever been top of the SPL.
They finished the game tonight with one Scot on the field, Dorrans.
The others looked and played just like what they are……a collection of guys gathered together, thrown a set of jerseys and told to get on with it.
Rest Brown on Wednesday and we will walk through them.
On Marc Bolan,a wee claim,to a wee bit of fame,I went out with a Scottish ex girlfriend of his for around a year,early 70s.Went to meet him with her when he was up in Glasgow.Fantastic guy,also Mickey Finn his bandmate.
Ahh,memories.
RT
The Klan have a creepy fixation wi Bobby Sands MP being deid, I heard often on radio tonight them praising his name. Weirdos
Robert
I do not question your theory, he is or was a Eucharistic minister.
desstboy
if it’s true a senior manager of a school (i assume cardinal newman) did what you say then it is perhaps the most unprofessional thing i have ever heard from a senior manager on campus.
i suggest you out this person by passing your information on to North Lanarkshire Council so that they can investigate. I
FC Frankenhun do look an improved lot from last season but they still don’t have one player who’d start with us. That includes Gerd Morelos.
Anyway back to glamrock at the beeb
Delayeys,
Bloody hell….don’t you have the capacity to copy n paste ;-))
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0flWt8GmSs8
H.H.
Could be a bit chilly tomorrow, highs of 12 degrees.
Sorry bhoys if I’ve confused things re The flying Russian MIG
I’ll watch the tunes and get drunk cos I’m off for 2 weeks
QF
No proof
Voguepunter…you must learn to listen with your eyes wide open…you will hear things much more clearly then… :-)
The SPFL aspires to be a pub league.
Keep an eye oot, fur big Levine °¿°
…..oot.
Caravan moved on?
Let me give u an example….youtube doesn’t work ever….using my Incognito Browser….but it works great on CQN…..so I have to jump between both…..it’s a pain in the arse…..y’all deserve ;-))
H.H.
Dessy – I don’t know the guy but I do know a few ‘good catholics’ who do what they need to do in whatever part of life necessary to get their promotion, look the part etc etc
I probably shouldn’t question other people’s motives or convictions but I do!!
A Protestant pal of mine has a great saying about sons of his own more overtly pious brethren (and I think it applies just as much to those of the RC persuasion) that some people are ‘good living for a living’!
I’ll leave it at that and hope that if there is a God that she will forgive me for judging others!!
Sons = some
Dogs are barking?
MIT/B/G: Cheers. Hope to see you again next week.
Jist watched thems there…….
https://youtu.be/9xH0xorgUoI
All the top teams should win tomorrow,should being the word.Could be very embarrassing for the scum around 5 o clock next Saturday.
I was confined tae bed with a really bad dose of the flu one winter. Mrs TT came in one night fae her mother’s with some LP’s including T Rex belonging tae her wee sister. Had my dansette beside my bed and played them non stop in between napping.
Now when I meet anyone who husnae seen me for a while and notices I don’t have brown hair anymore I just say “I”m nae square with ma platinum hair”.
“Why didn’t they just give Rainjurs three points…………..and move on”
BFSDJ
dressy boy
Schools are small but very visible communities. I would suggest proof is required before posting on a world wide forum something that could be pin pointed to a small number of individuals. if it’s gossip keep it to the pub – that would be the morally acceptable thing to do in my opinion.
Collum had a decent game tonight and any suggestion he might have been bias I think has no evidence from what I saw tonight. Actually maybe the reverse.
BT,
No you won’t….well least not till tomoz…..we’ll meet up..
.then we’ll meet up with MIG…..then u can melt ;-))
H.H.
I can’t see any improvement in them from last season except in the Morelos position.
Full backs who can’t defend.
One centre back beyond slow and the other just 3rd rate.
Windass has the right name as he spends a lot of time on his ass and goes over at the slightest breeze.
Jack and Dorrans work hard but no creativity.
Candleass the winger can hit a decent cross but can’t beat his man so often just hits and hopes.
Their sole tactic was high balls and they are slow paced so struggled lgainst a lowly positioned team who had 10 men for 30 minutes.
They have had a relatively easy fixture list and are dropping points a
Jeerleader -“Tell me about Top o’ The League Lee?”
The Grass – “I don’t know that phrase, I know nothing about that…”
Corpulent Hun Dyke Jumper – ” Don’t mention The War ya grass, there is no League, there is no top……”
TLT
Don’t you have the ability to spell my name correctly? :))
My moniker sums me up.
A very lazy dunky. ;)
TONTINE TIM
Surely “corkscrew hair” ?
Just listened to the Portuguese Stanley Unwin there. Wtf?
Delaney’s there is a connection between Soft Cell’s version of the Gloria Jones Northern Soul classic tainted love apart from Marc Almond and Marc Bolans sharing the same first name.
Marc Bolan’s former partner was Gloria Jones.
Gal had posted a picture on his facebook page of the Celtic tatoo Lou got done on his leg . It was very good.
Gordon Smith’s parents health must be improving , thankfully , if he has the time now to do so much punditry work .
Liam McLeod does my head in . His preference appears mentioning games we have lost or mistakes our players have made, when commentates on our games.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FYH8DsU2WCk
I ate Mondays….honest ;-))
H.H.
Bada Bing
QF
Why did Collum not send off Morelos when he pulled and kicked opponent and then kicked out again with ball long gone?
The definition of a good game is applying the rules impartially and in this incident he had a clear view from a few feet away and chose not to apply the laws of the game.
He also gave huns a dangerous free kick at end of first and booked Mcginn when he won the ball and Windass clearly dived.Collum again had a clear view from a few feet away.
Dallas
I was aware of the Gloria Jones and Marcs connection. Surprised anyone else would though. My Knightswood bhoyhood friend never lets me down though. :))
JMCCORMICK on 15TH SEPTEMBER 2017 10:30 PM
TONTINE TIM
Surely “corkscrew hair”
* aye ah know but my hair is platinum now.
Just watched BBC Newsline (NI) there. Mark Simpson. Doesn’t hide his loyalties, does he?
Delayney’s…my correct spelling of your name is the most you can call me on….are you tranced….Gary I’m hoping to see you tomoz ;-))
H.H.
TET
Don’t you dare tell the educated catholic that they are wrong, don’t you know that by their knowledge gained from a good catholic education they have the right to dilute the faith thus denying their children the same education
It’s their decision to send them to a non dom school
By sending their children to a catholic school they don’t conform to a new age world…
Aye…
I’m well out now …