Samaras and Commons guile preferred to Boerrigter tonight

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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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  1. Time to go try and get an 84 year old into his seat before the crowds start to pour in, his first game in 18 months frail auld effer, but tough as nails.

  2. Good evening friends.

     

     

    I’m not nervous about tonight – I’m excited!

     

     

    104 minutes…

  3. istanbulcelt on

    eternaloptimist

     

     

     

    No probs moving between countries, I do it often and have no probs with Celtic t.v

  4. Dublin Noelbhoy on

    Ghentlemen ,

     

     

    We are in Puerto Del Carmen and the Celtic bar in the old town where we always watch the games is closed down. Any of you good CQN people know any other bar that would show the game tonight.

  5. the boy jinky

     

     

    18:01 on 31 July, 2013

     

    Googy

     

     

    Man city will be bidding £15m for big fraser tomorrow

     

     

    Defenders were all ball watching as the cliche goes.

     

     

    Anyway half time no goals for 15 mins.

     

     

    Did you bother with O Sheas last week?

     

    Do not think anyone got a pic?

  6. Bb Funchal .. Don’t know where your hotel is but there is a narrow road behind Savoy hotel basically between hotel and royal savoy vacation club. 3/4 way down the hill there is rest/note club on right and pub on left. Watched tic v Villarreal some years back.

  7. bognorbhouyle on

    cyrenean

     

     

    they do gather in there ,but harmless won’t talk football these days !!!

     

     

    enjoy your holiday butlins is why i came here in 74 change a bit now .

     

     

    if your in town and see a bright green CQN golf shirt say hi it’ll be me

     

     

    H.H.

  8. The Boy Jinky on

    Googy

     

     

    Phoned o sheas in the afternoon … barman said he doubted they would get a pic

     

     

    Ended up going to rusholme for a curry.. Mughlai

  9. In this Game Dis….Away Goals Coont Double?

     

     

    and A C ur the away team.

     

     

    Diz that mean that City us .. noo .. Losing?

     

     

    JIst askin’

     

     

    Kojo

     

    Still, Laughin’

  10. Cheers Desertbhoy.

     

    I may “accidentally” come across that when I go out for dinner!

  11. Don’t know if some of you chaps referring to a comparison between Doyle and Sutton are alluding to a post I wrote which mentioned the two players. IF so I would suggest you read the post, think about the post and ask if it was a comparison of the two players.

     

     

    I didn’t bother explaining it for the bold Kojo but for those who are getting half a picture I will….

     

     

    the point was Kojo claiming as WOlves were happy to punt Doyle they must think he’s no good. I pointed out that Chelsea were happy to punt Sutton and if one follows the Kojo logic you might have to reach the conclusion that he would have thought the same re big Chris when he joined the Hoops.

     

     

    So, no comparison of the two players – perhaps a comparison of their situations at one stage of their career, but I am certainly not suggesting Doyle is anything like the player Sutton was. I still think Doyle is a good player though. I thought Hooper was good, but that doesn’t mean I think he’s like Stevie Chalmers or Bobby Lennox or Brian McClair.

     

     

    Hopefully we can all un-twist our knickers now…….

  12. Burgas Hoops on

    eternaloptimist

     

     

     

    Occasional poster looking for a bit of info/help with celtic tv.

     

     

    does anybody know if Celtic tv will work if you are travelling to different countries?

     

    or does it only work in the country it is bought in.

     

    I’m going away round Europe for the next few months and was thinking about ordering it

     

     

     

     

     

    Purchased CTV in Turkiye many moons ago now and it works for me at my summer home in Bulgarski……………….no problems.

  13. Ulysses .. Couple of sports bars on the main drag.. Past principe palace hotel in jessolo

  14. Robert Tressell

     

     

    You Are STILL comparing Doyle tae Sutton

     

     

    Right?

     

     

    Of course ,ye ur.

     

     

    Kojo

     

    Still ,Laughin’

  15. DesertBhoy

     

     

    Ach!

     

     

    Ah am Disappointed.

     

     

    Thanks ,fur the Nod,though,Pal

     

     

    Kojo

     

    Still, Laughin’

  16. bigrailroadblues on

    Nerves jangling. Going to watch the world’s most famous football team. Celtic. BRB needs a drink.

  17. Kojo – in the parallel universe you inhabit yes I am. They are practically twins. In fact I have never seen them together. Have you?

     

     

    End of.

     

     

    I win at the Internet.

  18. What is the Stars on

    Carfin Tim and Green Tea

     

     

    Thanks lads

     

     

    Backed them all singles,doubles and trebles

     

    I couldnt decide betweenn Dawn and Toronado in the end so I did two trebles one with each of them in it

     

    MADE A FORTUNE

  19. Eternal optimist,

     

     

    I have Celtic TV, and am based in Dubai.

     

     

    Celtic TV works exactly the same when I am in other countries, and I use their local networks or free wi-fi (e.g. in USA, Singapore, etc.)

     

     

    If I am using a UK proxy server (via my work) or I am physically in the UK using a UK server or Wi-Fi location, then live transmissions will not work.

     

     

    Hope this helps…

     

     

    fleagle1888

  20. Burgas Hoops

     

     

    I think it works identifying if signal is coming in from outside Uk.

     

    I very much doubt it is country specific but there is a contact point on the web page somewhere- maybe after FAQs you can check.

  21. Son of Warsaw on

    Yes, Snyde back on form tonight.

     

     

    Duffy ” Rangers havn’t been able to get in playes for a FEW YEARS NOW…

     

     

    Yes, lovely sevco caller this is indeed the best team that The Rangers have had for a FEW YEARS…

     

     

    NotMakingItUp CSC

  22. Son of Warsaw – it has to be the poorest signing ban in history which was basically:

     

     

    ‘Right yous, ye canny sign any players for a year apart from in the transfer windaes like everyone else and ye canny play them unless ye call them trialists. That’ll teach ye….’