You and I both like to see new signings introduced but it would be an enormous gamble to throw Derk Boerrigter into the fray tonight. The player is unlikely to have trained with his new teammates, will know little about Celtic’s systems, and while Neil Lennon will have watched Derk many times, the real discovery period will be in the weeks to come. A place on the bench for Derk will be fine.
I’ve been a bit confused by the Moh Bangura debate; can we really care that much if he plays, I mean, we’re not talking about a guy who scored as many goals for us as Daryl Murphy here. The discourse sounds not dissimilar to some of the ways Jock Stein would manipulate events ahead of a game. Put the opponent on the back foot from the off, cover all bases.
Key players for Celtic tonight, as always when it comes to Europe, will be Georgios Samaras and Kris Commons. They have the maturity and guile to know how to deliver, but our defence will need to be alert to what will be the superior fitness of the Elfsborg players, especially late in the game.
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Always the same on a CL day.
Done not a jot at work, mind elsewhere.
Anyway, working day over, en route to collect Burghbhoy junior and then to Paradise.
Despite the nerves and fear of the unknown I reckon we will mash the swedes ( see what I did there!!)
Hopefully a 45k crowd.
We are the twelfth mhan and need to be there in numbers.
Wee Mo will brick it.( Please God)
Hail Hail
Unfair rules don’t recognise a non play clause re Bangoura
Meant to be uefa.. But just the same
Skippy Scored Regularly In Europe…
Key Goals….
A Far Superior Player Than Hooper…
With Much More To His Game….
Deadly In The Air….
And Gave A Genuine Performance Each Time He Turned Out In The Hoops…
His Scoring Record In The SPL Is Little Different To Hoopers….
But Skippy Was Scoring For Celtic….
When The Standard Of The Opposition In The SPL….
Was Significantly Higher Than In Hooper’s Time…..
Also,Skippy Had Only One Effective Striking Partner ( V Of H….When Fit)
Samaras Was Never Effective In A Central Striker Partnership…..
So Skippy,In A Poorly Managed Middlesbro’ Team….
Didnae Score As Often As He Did In The Hoops…..
Well,He Still Put In The Effort….
But ….As Kris Boyd Also Found….
Shots And Headers That Would Bulge The Nets In The SPL…..
Are More Often Adequately Dealt With By The Superior Standard Of Keepers….
Found In The Championship….
Ah Don’t Know How Hooper Managed To Score A Few Goals For Mighty Scunny..?
One Season Wonder..!? How Many Were ‘Penalties’ ?
Don’t Expect Him To Break Into Double Figures For Norwich This Season….
Unless He Gets To Take ALL The Penalties
Viva Skippy………….!
Viva Chris Torey…….!
Viva Christo Rey…….!
16 .. Does that include iPad and overseas??
Greetings from Funchal, Madeira!
Can someone give me directions to the nearest boozer to see the game tonight?
Thanks in advance!
SPF,
Got quite a few in, would need to go through and tic off the names, so far the scanned stuff is working a treat, some of the printed ones are coming through on two pages I’m hoping that does not become a problem.
Let you know in a min
Hail Hail
Some have been saying if we win this tie we get euro footy till Christmas.
I thought we went into a playoff….no.
If we lose the next round we go into the euro groups…..no
Confirmation much appreciated.
HH
canamalar1
15:51 on 31 July, 2013
Nothing to do with Celtic fella. Your not allowed clauses preventing loanees playing against their parent club.
Will post that resolution to you this week.
Twists,I think another 3 0 is on the cards,with a saver on 3 1″.
SPF,
I don’t have your handle against a name, so don’t know
The Kevin Doyle fan club out in full force today.
…and some trying to compare him to Chris Sutton!
No thanks.
HH!!
BB.. Where in Funchal??
Have to say I’m glad we’re playing a side whose chairman picks the team. It was the Elfsborg chairman who said Bangura would be playing.
Son of Gabriel – I am going now,as i am not here to argue with people.
Chris Sutton cost the club £6million.It was a lot of money back then,but money well spent.His goal scoring record whilst playing in England wasn’t too bad,he certainly improved after he joined Celtic.
In the year 2013,we can only dream about buying a £6million player.
And not once have i said that we should sign Kevin Doyle,but if the club continues to go with this crazy policy of buying six players a season for £1-2million each – then i can guarantee you this – you are not going to get a better quality of striker in that price range.
I will be in Stirling on Saturday,but for family reasons,not music,as someone enquirer earlier.Just catching up on he blog.
Kojo drinking early today I see.
Hooper scored more in the Championship than Skippy and scored in Europe for Celtic. Certainly looked a better all round player to me. Skippy had supply from Nakamura, Robson & McGeady. Skippy was lucky to be at Celtic but done a job whilst here.
Hooper is a class act and he will prove it in the EPL.
LB
canman
Magic stuff btw, good to see it’s starting to get the recognition it deserves.
Problem now is the suits will have plenty time to counter it >}
HH
If we ever needed further Proof..
that
Ye canny Go By the Newspapers…
Get a Load this.. it is frum wan of Today’s Newsies..
“Celtic, have failed in there bid to land Wolves STAR, Kevin Doyle”
Kevin Doyle.. A Star?
Hmmmmmmmm..
and
Here’s anither Headline..
“Celtic, face Loan STAR Selection Dilemma.”
and ..in Case ye ur Wonderin’, Folks.
The Star in that Sentence..
Is None Other, than..
Mo Bangura!
Ah thought Hollywid Agents Hiv a Cheek.. by calling Every Tom Dick and Mabel.. a Star..
But.. In Ma Opinion..
The British Sporting Press, could gie them a Good Run Fur thur Money~~
Kojo
Still, Laughin’
Chris Sutton was one of my favourite Celts, I’ve not often had a name on the back of a shirt but had his.
Highlights of his career:
Post match interview after banging in 2 against the deid yins, “I’m here to help put them in their place!”
Post match interview after we lost the league at Killie
and so many cracking goals but the one to whitewash the deid yins when he held off De Boer like he was a wee wean and then chipped Klos lives long in my memory! Especially as the Zombies to be were starting to celebrate a draw!
Talking about lobbing Klos,Henke done it more that once!
Loved it when spit the dog tried to lob big Fra a couple of years ago in the cup replay at Paradise. Hey dumbo he’s 6 foot 7 and on his goal line, not sure chipping him from 8 yards will do much!!
TET If we win the Elfsborg tie then we are at least guaranteed Europa Cup Football. If we lose to Elfsborg we play a qualifier for Europa Cup Football. If we beat Elfsborg and win the next qualifier we go into Group Stages Champions League.
The exiled tim
If we lose the next round we go straight to the Europa group… Hence if we get through this round European football is guaranteed till Christmas. If we lose this tie we get qualifiers for Europe.
16 roads – Neil Lennon walks on water.
Perfectly summed up in one sentence. For the cash Doyle is well worth it!
LB
desertbhoy – I think so mate,you can get radio from all over the world on it.Any station you want,it is digital
Not really into technology,computers or modern phones,but that thing is really impressive a must admit.And it is simple to work.
Slan.
Going to miss the game tonight, my better half is in the maternity ward, waters having broken. Hoping for two good results tonight. HH
bazzabhoy,
So the previous players loaded out who never played against us, was because their new team didn’t want to play them, I was sure we had clauses to stop it, where do you get your info ?
Re. Bangura, does anyone on here know for sure, if any clauses preventing him from lining up against Celtic are actually allowed in European competition? I know this happens in domestic football but there has been one or two instances in Europe where players have played (and scored) against their ‘parent’ club.
If such clauses are allowed, then I’m afraid it makes any complaints or ill will towards Bangura, whether from management, players or fans rather moot…. I don’t get it tbh… The guys entitled to play.
No point in getting involved in the Kevin Doyle war. If he comes he comes if he doesn’t he doesn’t, nothing we can do about it, its Lenny’s call. If he does come it will be time enough to let the battle begin. I’m more interested in the game tonight, COYBIG.
Just about to head off to the Kerrydale bar,can anyone tell me if it has a bookies for a pre match bet, and does it do food for a pre match steak pie
HH
UEFA rules allow Celtic to open up extra space in Champions League squad
By Grant Russell 31 July 2013 15:57 BST
Adam Matthews has been moved across as Celtic look to balance their Champions League squad.SNS Group
Celtic have been able to free up a space in their squad for the UEFA Champions League thanks to a registration clause which encourages the inclusion of young players developed by clubs.
Adam Matthews, normally a member of the club’s main selection, has been moved to a secondary list because the 21-year-old has now been with the Scottish champions for two years.
Neil Lennon’s men have a current lack of home grown talent as first team regulars. Just three “locally trained” players – Scott Brown, Charlie Mulgrew and James Forrest – have been named in their 19-man main squad for the third qualifying round tie with Elfsborg.
A large number of youngsters are also in contention through the competition’s “List B” system, designed to allow clubs to name an unlimited number of players in their squad who are born after January 1, 1992 and have been with the club for two years uninterrupted since their 15th birthday.
Players on that list are normally those who have come through the ranks, such Bahrudin Atajic, Dylan McGeouch and Jackson Irvine amongst others.
Celtic though have been able to use the rule to move first team member Matthews on to List B for this season, freeing up a spot in their main squad for another foreign player in future squads.
Matthews had been on List A, the main 25-man squad list, for the ties with Cliftonville and in the original squad to face Elfsborg before he was replaced by Derk Boerrigter were made by 11pm on Tuesday.
The Welsh defender remains fully eligible to play for Celtic in any European competition this season despite the adjustment.
Celtic can name a new squad for the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League or Europa League, depending on which competition they progress to play in. A new squad list is also named for the group stage of either competition.
Teams must name eight “locally trained players” in their 25-man List A squads, of which a minimum of four must be “club trained”.
UEFA define a “locally trained player” as someone either brought through the youth ranks at the club registering him for European competition, or a player trained by another team in the same country.
A “club trained player” must have spent 36 months, or three seasons, at the club between the ages of 15 and 21. The player does not have to be from the country in which he is trained.
An “association trained player” is subject to the same guidelines but is trained by another club or a series of teams in the same association.
As Celtic can name only three home grown players on List A, they must leave five spaces vacant from a 25-man selection. Those spaces can be filled if Celtic sign a player who meets either of the criteria set out.
The club could, if it wished, include Tony Watt, Dylan McGeouch, Joe Chalmers, Marcus Fraser, Calum McGregor or Paul George on List A to fill the gaps, although it is not necessary to do so.
Celtic squad for both legs versus Elfsborg
Derk Boerrigter
Kris Commons
Scott Brown (AT)
James Forrest (CT)
Charlie Mulgrew (CT)
Efe Ambrose
Amido Balde
Fraser Forster
Emilio Izaguirre
Beram Kayal
Joe Ledley
Mikael Lustig
Steven Mouyokolo
Tom Rogic
Georgios Samaras
Anthony Stokes
Virgil van Dijk
Kelvin Wilson
Lukasz Zaluska
List B
Liam Henderson
John Herron
Lewis Kidd
Calum Waters
Dylan McGeouch
Tony Watt
Joe Chalmers
Marcus Fraser
Callum McGregor
Bahrudin Atajic
Leonardo Fasan
Darnell Fisher
Jackson Irvine
Adam Matthews
Filip Twardzik
Patrik Twardzik
Paul George
Livibhoy
at 16. 38.
Ah think It is No Me who is Drinkin’, Early.aroon here,pal….
It’s You!
Boy,hiv You goat the Wrang Number!
Ah never Made Any comparisons between Hoops n Skippy!
Who’s Skippy , Anywey?
Kojo
Still, Laughin’
TET,
Transparency, the idea was to give the suits all the time in the world, no surprises and plenty of notice, can’t see any other way to demand transparency than by example.
It could be exactly what they’ve been waiting for, I might have been engineered, steireignsupreme will know better :o)
Glasgow’s Green & White!!!!!
corkcelt
Malone Bhoy
I must be thick >}
Got it now….thanks.
HH
Boerrigter SONG!
“Pass to Dutchie on the left hand side”
http://kerrydalestreet.co.uk/single/?p=12356084&t=8833371
corkcelt,
I wish people would accept that simple point: it is our manager’s choice, aided by John Park, first and last. We can all shout our favourites from the rooftops. It is up to those 2 and, imo, they have done a great job so far.
16.. Thanks, will give it a try
canamalar1
Forgot to add eufa.
You can’t stop loanees playing against the parent club in euro competitions.
I get my info from Uefa.
Re skippy. Never disliked a Celtic player more in my life.
The way he celebrated against us THAT Sunday and the wee he was always on Sammi’s back.
I blame him for us not seeing Sammi at his best until the last couple if seasons.
Was delighted when we sold him, don’t ever want to see him back. Not even to do the paradise windfall.