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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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    DELANEYS DUNKY on 16TH SEPTEMBER 2017 1:03 AM

     

     

    I was in at the ground level too. Pinnacle was seeing them support U2 at Wembley.

     

     

    My Glasvegas collection is unique I reckon. Everything they have ever done including the limited edition early stuff. Very hard to come by now! Including “I’m gonna get stabbed” and “Go square go” as well as the original “Daddy’s Gone”.

     

     

    KTFB

  2. Celtarella on

    TheLurkinTim on 16th September 2017 1:09 am

     

    Henke…he’s that waste of space that screwed up in his first game and cost us the game against Hibs. Next?

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    DELANEYS DUNKY on 16TH SEPTEMBER 2017 1:12 AM

     

     

    I know I’m hip when my 16 year old grandson finds me listening to my Slave albums and is astonished that I have them because him and his pals have discovered how good a band they are!

     

     

     

    KTFC

  9. Gordon64 on

    I’m sure there is no one hurting more than Brendan after Tuesday night. That is two serious defeats we have now suffered in the past two seasons arguably to the two best football teams on the world. Hh

  10. fan-a-tic on

    QF

     

    Where did i say he was biased?

     

    i distinctly blamed cowardice for his decision making.

     

    As far as 2d or 3 d on a screen is concerned i have spent the last 30 years working on print advertising and tv commercials so i really don’t need someone like you educating me on the difference’s of viewing through various mediums

  11. VFR800 is now a Monster 821 on

    St STIVS, it’s been a journey but I’m settled and happy!

     

     

    Thanks for the concern bud.

     

     

    Bedtime now.

     

     

    KTF

  12. Celtarella on

    Personally I think its ridiculous that the Green Brigade sacrificed a young Belfast Idiot to the mercy of Mbappe. What were they thinking?

  13. TheLurkinTim on

    VFR….

     

     

    My last crimbo to my nephew was vinyl….he/his friends love it….me….a miss my vinyl;-((

     

     

    H.H.

  14. Celtarella on

    Ok new topic… BR holds some Celtic European records…… The worst away defeat in history and the worst home defeat in history. WGS …where are ye?

  18. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    Just heard , probably belatedly , that Kolo is back.

     

    Good. Defence needs work.

     

    Not obviously for the hun game.

  19. Delaneys Dunky on

    VFR

     

     

    When I watched the greatest concert performance on Glasgow Green by any band in Glasgow in July there by Radiohead, my son and his friends became huge Radiohead fans. I first saw them in Paisley 1986, about the time we won the league in Paisley. Long before my bhoy was born. :)

  20. Celtarella on

    TheLurkinTim on 16th September 2017 1:29 am

     

    Not really. Cannot compete. The OF is our financial limit.

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    Delaneys Dunky on 16th September 2017 1:46 am

     

    Yes we do. Knightswood and Estadio Nacional. We go way back

  32. Delaneys Dunky on

    Celtarella

     

     

    You were in Estadio Nacional in May, and fae Knightswood? You are one of 3 folk I know. :)

  42. Dbhoy on

    DD

     

    Was in the carpark at the castle. One of the best gigs I’ve been to, place was rocking.

     

    Seen them 3-4 times in the 90s, great band live.

     

     

    HH

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