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Patrick, Moussa, Dedryck and Scott Brown

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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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  2. Delaneys Dunky on

    Gordy

     

     

    Song of the night mate.

     

    Daddys gone Glasvegas.

     

    Forgot how much I love Dalmarnock’s finest rockers. Sublime track.

  8. Gordon64 on

    Paul Wilson scored 29 goals in the 74/5 season. He got one cap for Scotland as a sub against Spain in 1975. Wilson retired from professional football at 29 yrs of age. He made a comeback with Blantyre Celtic and won a junior Scotland cap. Hh

  9. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Gerry , I was older by a year and a half for my first Euro trip . In fact junior is slightly older than Delaney’s was at his first trip abroad to see our team.

     

     

    Delaney’s , the first time I ever really saw my son show any emotion at one of our games was leaving the ground after beating Qarabag . He clenched both his fists and went Yeah but asked will it be enough to get through.

     

     

    He isnt as vocal or as loud as me but he has inherited my dad’s and my delight at being a Celtic supporter. He loves the standing section and the fact a Green Brigade member I’m friendly with , knows his name and speaks to him when they bump into each other.

     

     

    God night all and sleep well.

  12. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Dallas 12.21am

     

     

    Only jesting about young Dallas, definitely our future, love the stories and the rest :-)

     

     

    Hail Hail

  20. Delaneys Dunky on

    MWD

     

     

    One of my most prized will be with me tomorrow. My son who was born in Forth Park, Kirkcaldy, Fife. Same place as our captain. Brooooooneeeeee!!

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