Are you feeling confident? I’m not as confident as I would like to be. We’re so ‘on’ and ‘off’ these days it’s difficult to anticipate how tonight’s Europa League game against Rosenborg will unfold. I am assuring myself that we turn it on when we need to, as we did for much of last season too.
Since drawing with Celtic on 1 August, Rosenborg have been on fire. Nine wins and a draw in 10 outings is impressive consistency. That run has given them a two point lead in the Norwegian league and given temporary manager, Rini Coolen, reason to think he may get the job on a permanent basis.
Celtic Park has not been kind to Rosenborg on their two visit since July last year. They had chances to win the first game and took an early lead last month, but lived to regret being unable to capitalise on opportunities that came their way. The mini-league setup is different from the knock-out contests we have previously played, which reduces any incentive Rosenborg have to seek an away goal. They will be happy to shut up shop and will have watched St Mirren do just that on Friday.
It is going to be a calm and damp night in Glasgow, the perfect conditions for Celtic to zing the ball around and get into their natural game. Big performances from James Forrest, Olivier Ntcham and Tom Rogic will be needed.
I see Gordon Strachan dismissed George Peat’s tears over Rangers capitulation in 2008 this morning: “Wasn’t that the season when Rangers had two games against us and they just needed to draw one of them to wrap up the title?
“We had to play them twice in the space of a couple of weeks at home knowing they only needed to take a point away from our place but we managed to beat them twice.
“They had the opportunity to put it to bed with a draw but we won the two games, with big Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink scoring a last minute winner in one of them.”
Those two games against Rangers live rich in the memory. Towels were thrown-in all over CQN after the home defeat to 10-man Motherwell. We were behind in the first Rangers game and level deep into added time before that Vennegoor of Hesselink winner. Credit to Scott McDonald for notable contributions on both occasions, after chastising him for having a go at Celtic for not offering competitive wages.
“They just needed one draw to wrap up the title.” I bet reading that still stings Peat.
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Griff and Sinky start,as does Eddie
I was at the Celtic musical last night what a fabulous night to the cast take a bow ghuys n ghals HH????????☘️☘️☘️☘️
Have the ‘Scottish fan’s wrecked Villarreal yet?
Callum invisible McGregor definitely invisible tonight.
CQN mole
Chequers plan has been Tusked oot…..
TaMay Wynette “Sometimes it’s hard to be a woman, giving all your love to just one Plan”
smiley smiley thing
Saor Alba
Braw
A nice photo of my nieces daughters and another young guy:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2292593307637544&set=a.1383984051831812&type=3
JJ
Anyone got the team for tonight?
Has it been released yet?
D. :)
JJ-Nice pic, he’s a lovely guy.
BB
He certainly seems to be. I am pretty glad he is one of us.
Time for the Arbroath Emerald Express.
Cheerio for now,
JJ
For those living in the USA and not sure how to watch the game today…
You can watch todays Celtic game via streaming through Bleacher Report Live.
$79.99 to stream all Champions League and Europa League games for the whole season.
You can also pay on a match by match basis, but from memory they want $9.99 per game.
Quick calcualtion means that to watch all 8 Celtic games would cost you $79,92….
Easy Decision CSC
FOOL TIME WHISTLE on 20TH SEPTEMBER 2018 3:43 PM
Can you got on it using a vpn?
Its ok, i’m in.
Hot Smoked et al
Bon Voyage to the Arbroath Emerald CSC from Singapore (2258 here). Good luck to the team for the match. I will catch up with the result when I get up at 5am local time for the journey home. HH
FOOL TIME WHISTLE
Says $2.99 to watch ….but…
.We’re Sorry. No options appear to be available based on your zip code and tv provider
Guess I’ll have to watch in the Pub ;-))
Gordon
Lustig
KT
Benkovic
Boyata
Brown
Ntcham
Forres
Sinclair
Griffiths
Eddie
Good luck to the Celts tonight. Looking forward to the game, hoping our strikers hit their stride.
I read on refereeingworlddotblogspotdotcom our top team enjoyed a city-break in the French Riviera this week. For sevices rendered?
AS Monaco v Atletico Madrid Tue18sep2018
Referee William Collum (SCO) – la creme de la creme
Assistant referee 1: David McGeachie (SCO) – who he?
Assistant referee 2: Graeme Stewart (SCO) – obvious made up name
Fourth official: Douglas Potter (SCO) – no, me neither
Additonal AR 1: Andrew Dallas (SCO) – I’m on the bell, dad
Additional AR 2: Nicolas Walsh (SCO) – The Hobbit, an unexpected journey
Come on you bhoys in green
Bada is that team official ??
D. :)
D66- not sure but I got it in a text a wee while ago
Process of qualifying from a CL or EL group is actually simple.
1. Don’t come fourth
2. Don’t drop points to the team coming fourth
Historically this has been amazingly accurate in European competition. (90+ %).
Hail hail
The Central Scrutinizer says all those imaginary goals scored with imaginary balls on imaginary pitches in front of imaginary fans, exist only in the imagination of the imaginer….however, due to the latest technology, they can be viewed, free of charge, on the giant screens down at Joe’s Garage…
FZCSC…
Bada thanks I hope it is.
Hail Hail
D. :)
Hunderbirds are Gone on 20th September 2018 11:15 am
I can’t remember who it was on here, ages ago, that likened Theresa May’s carriage and gait to Blakey from On the Buses…
… But cap doffed, absolutely bang on
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Every time I see her walking I think of JAR JAR BINKS!!!
That awkward period just before the game when the mineshafters don’t have anything to post.
Boo!
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
First time poster but ancient lurker.
I refer to the recent utterances of the venerable ex SFA president, George Peat and have been compelled to respond.
I trust that my humble attempts will, in some way, demonstrate the esteem with which we all hold him.
George Peat has large smelly feet,
To go with his funny old handshake.
But this accountant by day said sweet SFA,
When Rangers’ return was a tax fake.
George Peat can shake hands with his feet,
The sign of a top ranking mason.
Though not one to mock a man in one sock,
George rose to beyond his own station.
George Peat, a hun and a cheat?
A question that time will decide.
He reached for sedation when he heard liquidation,
And assisted the Gers’ suicide.
Scipio Africanus
Why has no one mentioned John McGinn today? Are posters beginning to forget Peter Lawwell’s disgraceful behaviour in the failure to sign a future world class player?
Btw…just bought a convertible taxi…ie. it has no roof–so, Brendan should be able to fit in without having to have a head resizing job…
Scipio welcome to the madhouse
Hail Hail
D. :)
BADA BING!! on 20TH SEPTEMBER 2018 4:08 PM
Gordon
Lustig
KT
Benkovic
Boyata
Brown
Ntcham
Forres
Sinclair
Griffiths
Eddie
Is that the whole 12,500 odd( as in number of,not strange ) people in forres getting a game ,crowded park !!!
Bognorbhoy- I had to read back there….;))
Rumour has it that Brendan Rodgers, Jurgen Klopp and Roberto Firmino are competing for the Colgate Teeth of the Year trophy…BR says, ” I’d bite your hand off to win the trophy.”
SCIPIO AFRICANUS on 20TH SEPTEMBER 2018 4:33 PM
Well done,but are you a hun?
So who’ll be first to predict 4-0???
PistolpeteCSC???
I have the Balance sheet down as the first goalscorer and 2 – 0 Celtic
Does this qualify for the first mineshafter complaint
ineverwinanything CSC
If you think I’m off to a half full Parkers in the freezing wet, wind, getting blown off my feet singing along with wee Glen Daly and Gerry Marsden, to see the shot shy, slumping, sieve against Rosenborg for the umpteenth time.
Then you’re absolutely right CSC
Scipio Africanus–Roman general who fought in the second Pubic War…descendant of Pubicus Cornelius Scipio…
Welcome…
4-0 tonight
4-0 to the bhoys tonight…
Wee Danny Scipio, is a former Mafia member turned crime investigator,from the BBC TV series Vendetta.
Circa 1967 csc