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Rose will cure what ails Leipzig soon

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I watched Leipzig lose 3-0 to Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday evening.  It was not the reassuringly bad performance by our Champions League opponents the score line suggests.  Leipzig showed plenty of effort throughout, even when the outcome was beyond doubt.

They were frustrating in attack and porous in defence; a bit like Celtic the following day, but in the Bundesliga, punishment is more acute than anything we are likely to see in Paisley.  Leipzig are a team lesser than its constituent parts.  In time, that will change.  Celtic’s concern with this issue will be over three weeks today, when the second of our doubleheader against them takes place.

We return to action at home to Motherwell, four days before our game in Germany.  Another chance for Ange Postecoglou to rotate the squad?  That’s significantly less likely now than pre-Paisley.  At the same time, Leipzig are home to bottom of the gable, Bochum, who have one point from seven outings.  They could not have handpicked an easier warmup for our meeting.

What is less reassuring for Marco Rose, who took over as Leizig manager two weeks ago, is that like Celtic, the bulk of his squad departed for international duty since the weekend.  He will not get an opportunity to work with them as a group until a couple of days before the Bochum game.  Even that game is unlikely to provide a useful test of progress.

Whatever ails Leipzig, Rose will cure their vulnerable soon.  Celtic have to exploit a team in flux and find two performances in the next three weeks that can define their season.

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  3. Almore on

    Fanad: Dont know about the light show. Doubt it was official. But you never know.

     

     

    British Embassy had a book of condolences and claimed it was well subscribed.

     

     

    St. Patrick’s Cathedral had Tricolour at half mast but that’s hardly surprising. From what I observed, most people were completely indifferent.

  4. garygillespieshamstring on

    JimBo

     

     

    I can remember Brian Coyne playing in the reserves, but didn’t realise he had made a first team appearance.

     

    I thought the BC might have been a mistype for MC.

     

     

    Sneaky one from Bhoyjoe there.😃

  5. jimbo67 on

    GaryGillespiesHamstring

     

     

    It is a sneaky one- and I would not bet on me being right! I am certain though that there was a guy called Bobby Ward who was on the subs bench on the last day of the league season at Love Street in 78 who was never brought on – there cannot be many players who suffered that misfortune (certainly before the last two years when anything up to 11 subs are listed) . Raymond McStay up at McDiarmid Park c94 and possibly the legendary Bonnes whilst I think Tom Lally was the reserve keeper for the Ajax games in the European Cup of 1970-71.

     

     

     

    Jimbo

  7. Chairbhoy on

    Well on the face of it the annual results look good, especially as we are transition and it looks like we are really growing vigorously but steadily.

     

     

    Our patently effective strategy of real investment in the “Football Club” is showing dividends a’roun

     

     

    Grand Stuff

     

     

    “Economic power belongs to large corporations, in which, by various devices, the ordinary shareholders have been deprived of all effective voice in their government, which is in the hands of a small number of too often self-perpetuating directors.”

     

     

    BertrandRussellCSC

     

     

    HAIL HAIL

  8. Bhoyjoebelfast on

    Gary and Jimbo:

     

    Two ‘keepers were Kennedy and Bonnar.The ‘BC’ was,indeed Brian Coyne his only appearance was v Clydebank at Celtic Park in a league game.The player that came off was in fact a future Celtic manager.Any idea?

     

    ●Not so ‘sneaky’ Bhoyjoe…..only joking Bhoys🇮🇪❤️🇮🇪

  9. Bhoyjoebelfast on

    Gary and Jimbo:

     

    Brian Coyne came on as substitute in that came v Clydebank and replaced which future Celtic manager.

  11. An Tearmann on

    Andrew Smith from Scotsman today

     

     

    Republicanism has its place

     

     

    All polling evidence suggests – like many of the weighty matters of the day – Scotland is pretty much split down the middle between royalists and republicans. Yet, in the mourning period following the death of the Queen, those in the latter camp have been disenfranchised from the public discourse as critical analysis of the institution has been largely avoided. Yet, republicanism isn’t a crank, lunatic fringe position. In their youth, both the current Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition expressed anti-monarchist views. Not that you would know it as a modern affliction has been witnessed in the past 11 days. In a polarised world, it often now seems not enough to disagree with opposing opinions; instead, all attempts must be made to delegitimise the very holding of them.

     

     

    Into this context can be placed the furore over Celtic supporters’ protest with banner and song during the minute applause for the Queen in Paisley. As a club with Irish Catholic origins, it is hardly radical that this constituency is implacably opposed to an hereditary bloodline that confers patronage and privilege in a political dimension at the exclusion of those of this religion. A centrifugal force of the establishment, the UK monarchy is inescapably wrapped up with empire, imperialism and colonialism – predilections that have reaped a bitter harvest in Ireland and so many parts of the world, even if, in these islands, these is denial over that fact.

     

     

    Unlike the distasteful songs by Dundee United and Hibs fans that gloried in the Queen’s death the day previously, the banners that stated ‘if you hate the royal family, clap your hands’, and the accompanying singing of those lines, was not personalised. It was deliberately holistic, and darkly smart for an applause tribute. It called out the concept of sovereignty. It was confrontational and would have been offensive to the great many, but such challenging activities still fall within a notable realm – the realm of free speech.

     

     

    HH

  12. Bhoyjoebelfast on

    Gary:

     

    My apologies it was not Tommy,even though he was subbed by Alfie Conn,the answer is Michael Conroy.I had a pint with Mick Conroy in Donnachies bar in the Port,few hours after the ’80 cup final.

     

    My mistake.CSC

  13. jimbo67 on

    Bhoyjoebelfast

     

     

    I was at that Clydebank- just before I sat my Highers ( in its way as chastening an experience as the 77/8 season was!) and I mind there was a very small crowd- six or seven thousand- and think we won 5-2. The Bankies had beaten us not long before at Kilbowie. Character forming you might call it. Early start at work tomorrow so heading to bed.

     

     

    Jimbo

  29. scullybhoy on

    fanadpatriot on 20th September 2022 10:13 pm

     

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

     

     

    Spot on.

     

     

    BTW can you name the Bhoy in the hat behind the King of Kings in the last photo?

  37. Bhoyjoebelfast on

    Andy Payton and Lee Martin….Yes.

     

    Gary I posted at 9.44….. Michael Conroy replaced by Brian Coyne,and not Tommy Burns.

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