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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There’s the red
Jags down to 10……
Thistle down to 10 men. Shocking tackle by Erskine. NO debate whatsoever.
A deluded hun twat on SSB earlier was telling the world that Morelos was, or will be worth more that Moussa and The Griff together and he was off to Barca.
Ach well, anohter hun just got himself sent off
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C’Mon The Partick Sainte Germaine…
What Time The Sevco Penalty…82min ??
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Bournemouth paying Defoe over £100k per week
Aye,bang for buck
MIG,
Right after the game….means I’ll miss the 2nd half….meet at Weefras Coarner appeals ;-))
C u there brother ;-))
H.H.
Mon the refs! Huns best pals. Game on again against the Maryhill mob. What time the huns penalty wee Wullie Winkie?
Collum in full recovery mode
delaneys dunky
Only got Roddy’s updates on 5. Smith’s pain makes it all the more sweeter!
MIT
If you are at a loose end give me a shout and we can have s few labatts blue whilst those paying customers go to the match
I can take you a tour of the pubs…
In fairness Willie & the linesmen have been OK so far. Erskine has only himself to blame for diving in like that.
Do the huns need to score 6 now to top the league tonight? ;))
See the Sevco are losing 2-1
That’s the 0-4 gubbed then
Will need to be 6-2 now
Celtic Mac
Roddy and Wiggy are 2 cheeks of the same hun arse.
Aye BT….makes sense to me….as long as were watching the game close to the corner…..ideas? ;-))
H.H.
Good strike by Dorrans. Unfortunately. Can only see this ending in tears now. minutes too long for Partick to hang on. ;-)
This commentator wetting his pants for a Hun win.Nearly fell out the box there when dorrans scores.
TD
I wrote a letter or 2 over the last few years re the way the Tory government treats the poor
I didn’t report it or publish them because they didn’t change anything
If PL wants credit it takes more than a couple of letters as you
Bournemouth equalise
1st time I knew Dorrans was playing.
Mrs. Corkcelt turned the fitbaw off. How long left.
I thought Bt Sports were turning the sound down on offensive singin’……..????
KT and Scotty should have a ball against that right side of the Hun defence.Rank rotten.
Lurking Tim
I refuse to go to the West brewery as it is situated in that hum Templeton building
It’s got another famous late winner at Firhill written all over it I’m afraid. I hope there are plenty of stewards at the front of the near side stand.
Sevco score directly after getting a throw in which clearly should have gone to thistle
Oops
That’s Defoe then :-)
BLANTYRETIM IS PRAYING FOR THE KNOX FAMILY on 15TH SEPTEMBER 2017 9:27 PM
Lurking Tim
I refuse to go to the West brewery as it is situated in that hum Templeton building
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In there defence BT ,there was no bastard place in Glasgow employing Tims.
Jags will do well to see this out,5 left.
I have a feeling they will score again, win the game and the smsm will hail them as world beaters.
30 seconds of BT/ Sevco Tv
Wouldn’t it be great if that Hun had to commentate on the hoops destroying Sevco
Bankie
Radio Scotland are turning no sound down.
My neighbours in Dalmuir must think I have jumped the dyke, hearing the songs on my radio. Sounds like The Klan are polluting Maryhill with anti Catholic hatred.
VP
Taxi for BT
4 mins injury time……why
The guy in charge of the mute button at BT doesn’t seem to have an issue with the billy boys.
Shortbread commentator speaking 500 words a second in his excitement as sevco press Thistle for winner
BT….y don’t we meet at the BV….to get to the Coarner…..just as I remember….you canna walk…..and traffic will b a basturt….well it wiz an idea ;-))
H.H.
2-2 f/t