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Ronny, get the job done. Thoroughly

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Footballers often play two games a week but their peak fitness levels are achieved when the play once a week.  More often than that and the muscles don’t recover quickly enough.  Top players’ muscles are finely tuned to deliver 90 minutes of exertion.  To reach this peak, they NEED games as well as training.  It appears to be beyond the ken of sports scientists to create a training routine which matches actual matches.

Apart from a 25 minute run-out against Hearts two weeks ago, newco’s players will not have played a football game in 22 days when they line-up against the champions on Sunday.  If the boot was on the other foot, I would be concerned.

Celtic watchers will note that they score more goals late in games than early.  Ronny’s team try to win the battle for territory, the ball and energy before running over the top of opponents.  Whatever happens in the opening 20 minutes on Sunday I would expect Celtic to be far more effective in the final 20 minutes of the game, when their superiority will be most effective.  There’s a chance newco will crumble early on, but I don’t expect many chances at either end until later in the first half.

While we all know how Celtic will play, it’s harder to figure out how Kenny McDowell will line-up tactically.  If he was Ross County manager he would defend his 18 yard line for 90 minutes and hope for a breakaway, but I’m not sure that’s a viable strategy for Sunday.  Lose an early goal and he would be caught between damage limitation and attempting to get back into the game.  It could get very messy.

My hunch is that he’ll play a conventional 4-5-1 and attempt to find space out wide behind Celtic’s full-backs for Kenny Miller to run into.  The full-backs will play forward, there will be space, we’ve just got to be faster than the 35-year-old ex-Celt now plying his trade in the lower leagues.

Despite their form against Hibs and Hearts this season, newco have an excellent record against Premiership competition in the cups.  Three wins, against Inverness (only one point behind Aberdeen on same games played), St Johnstone and Kilmarnock, without a goal conceded, is a measure of what they are capable of, when they put their minds to it.

The wins against Kilmarnock and Inverness are particularly noteworthy, as both Premiership clubs enjoyed the majority of possession, but were frustrated in attack and hit with sucker-punches.  This is what McDowell will seek to do at Hampden.

Ronny, get the job done.  Very, very, very, thoroughly.

A reminder for North American readers that the Annual Celtic Supporter’s Féile is on in Philadelphia this weekend.  The events include live music each day, the US premier of The Asterisk Years, with a Q&A with Paul Larkin and Graham Wilson of Beyond the Waves podcast, as well as live coverage the semi-final.  You can find out more, including how to book, here.

Have you booked for the CQN11 Str Patrick’s Dinner on Friday, 13 March?  We’re hoping to raise enough money to build Mary’s Meals a school kitchen in Malawi.  Mary’s meals emailed an hour ago with a report on one of the kitchens we built last year, in Kholoni, where they are now feeding 1245 children each day, a considerable increase in the roll-call since the availability of kitchen facilities, see the photo above.

Email me for tickets, celticquicknews@gmail.com (to the Dinner, not Malawi).

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  5. jamesgang on

    pedrocav

     

     

    set bob marley’s lyrics, your brother’s quips and SOAL’s wit on them,……..and they’d be deid within a second!

     

     

    Death is good for the zombie club. and i’m one of life’s softies too!

     

     

    HH jamesgang

  9. Mea Culpa on

    If this match goes to form and the ref does his job I predict:

     

     

    Celtic players will be scythed down from kick off.

     

    Ref will red card at least one Sevconian.

     

    Celtic will score.

     

    Huns will invade.

     

    Game will be abandoned.

     

    MSM and SFA will blame Celtic.

  10. jamesgang on

    pedrocaravanachio67

     

     

    soooperb – a -moon – do

     

     

    you bhoys in your family need a safety guard on yous.,……you’re that bl00dy sharp!

     

     

    HH jamesgang

  20. BhoyfromSky on

    Cowiebhoy…. So sorry to learn about your uncle James.

     

    Eternal Rest Grant Unto Him Oh Lord and let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Him….

  22. QF on

    Having spent some time this week looking at how UEFA treat deed clubs, I’m sure that if the mob get back into Europe then they will have a nice big page on UEFA.com dating back to 1872.

     

     

    However if we give them a right good kicking on Sunday (9-0 type thing), and with all the undignified mess that is the new club, will the old Hun faithful really want this associated with the ship called dignity. Could a cry of “come out come out your no het” after a real humiliation be what really kills the same club thing. Not by anybody denying them access to it but by them not wanting their children to see the RTA that is new club mascaraed as the old one. Record defeats by Alloa and Annan must eventually have an effect.

  27. jamesgang on

    More from Bob. the Bankie Rasta!

     

     

    Until the philosophy which hold one race superior

     

    And another

     

    Inferior

     

    Is finally

     

    And permanently

     

    Discredited

     

    And abandoned –

     

    Everywhere is war –

     

    Me say war.

     

     

    That until there no longer

     

    First class and second class citizens of any nation

     

    Until the colour of a man’s skin

     

    Is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes –

     

    Me say war.

     

     

    That until the basic human rights

     

    Are equally guaranteed to all,

     

    Without regard to race –

     

    This a war.

     

     

    That until that day

     

    The dream of lasting peace,

     

    World citizenship

     

    Rule of international morality

     

    Will remain in but a fleeting illusion to be pursued,

     

    But never attained –

     

    Now everywhere is war – war.

     

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loFDn94oZJ0

     

     

    HH jamesgang

  29. andyR53 on

    No Excuses…

     

     

    Yes.. They are tying to suck us in.. its the only weapon they have.. They cant match us on the strength of our pool or on our individual players.. so they will use what ever their friends in the media can muster, and that at the moment is our overconfidence! I pray its not our downfall.!! Remember, the more this game deteriorates into a scrap, the less our skill advantage will tell. It’s up to us to keep our discipline and concentrate on football. I know its any many years go, but I was at Parkhead on the night of the Athletico Madrid game.. I remember the Racing Club of Argentina game.. its not in our make up to play dirty, so we must rise above it ! C’mon the Celts.. don’t be drawn in !! Football will win it for us.

  32. The Token Tim on

    Arthur,

     

     

    you lasted waaaaay longer than Jamesgang.

     

     

    Wishy Bhoys leaving the Tyre bhoys behind once again.

     

     

    HAIL! HAIL!

     

    Token

  37. THE EXILED TIM on

    JQB

     

     

    Sorry for the late reply, been on E Bay buying stuff, bargins to be had.

     

     

    Anyways, so you are a Dr. well then, I have a problem with my toe, seriously, it’s feckin sore, what is your diagnosis ?

     

     

    HH

  38. Celticrollercoaster supporting Shay,our bhoy wonder along the way on

    The Token Tim

     

     

     

     

    23:59 on

     

     

    30 January, 2015

     

     

    You put your LMS3 team in yet or you happy with the bogey team as your selection? :-)

     

     

    HH

     

     

    CRC

  40. Auldheid on

    Gordon 19.50

     

     

    I was lucky enough to be at that match.

     

     

    Wee Jimmy sold the Utd such a dummy he ran off the park on to the track.

     

     

    His team mates and Celtic players started laughing and the game momentarily stopped until the ref recovered first and waved play on.

  41. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Just logged on…. Sipsini – Gary Og & Wolfe Tones…. I know CQN has been off line for a few days but have you know taken over from Roy Croppie ?

     

     

    Long may your rebels play

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