Trending
Celtic News Now
Celtic Quick News on News Now
Celtic Quick News
You are at:»»Scotland’s trophy kings meet at Celtic Park

Scotland’s trophy kings meet at Celtic Park

212
By on CQN BLOG & Comments

A cursory glance at the table suggests St Johnstone are far off their double trophy winning form of last season.  The second most successful team in Scottish football over the last decade (three times more trophies than the cackle of solitary winners) are eighth in the league, five points off a top six spot.

The roof fell in on them last week as Livingston produced three goals from 35% possession and four shots on target, a statistical anomaly for a St Johnstone defence that conceded only six goals in their other eight league games this season.  This is a team with a goalkeeper who can keep them out and score at the other end, and a defence which offers opponents few opportunities.

They will be no more adventurous than Ferencvaros when they pitch up at Celtic Park tomorrow afternoon, we will need to be at our best.

That “best” is pretty decent right now.  I’m still wallowing in the Rogic-Jota move from Fir Park and its cousin, the Jota-Kyogo goal on Tuesday.  Add in the play that saw Ferenc exposed so frequently after the opening goal and we should be confident we can do the same to the winners of last season’s cups.

Dare we ponder the form of St Mirren, unbeaten in six since their 6-0 drubbing at Celtic Park?  A home game against league leaders, Newco, is unlikely to phase Jim Goodwin.

Real Betis took a point at home to Bayer Leverkusen last night.  Barring an unlikely result for Celtic in Germany (or Ferencvaros in Spain), Leverkusen and Betis are likely to occupy first and second place in the group.  The Conference place is our most achievable target.

Click Here for Comments >
Share.

About Author

212 Comments
  1. Pages:
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 6

  7. !!Bada Bing!! on

    Alec Baldwin, vehemently an anti gun campaigner, and always in about the Fox News types in America……was he set up?

  9. Sionnaigh on

    !!BADA BING!! on 23RD OCTOBER 2021 12:32 AM

     

    ———————————————————————-

     

    One thing that’s certain about the dumbass Yank system of justice they hoored off their UK WASP masters but managed to make it worse still, try and find a judge and jury that’s not been prejured already by media bias.

  16. Sionnaigh on

    The James Connolly Songs of Freedom Band project is the live expression of Mat Calahan’s passion and commitment for reviving interest in the life of Connolly, an Irish socialist leader who was executed by the UK Goverments miltary wing in 1916.

     

    The Red Flag

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX0nK4bbHs0

  36. David66 on

    Morning all.

     

     

    Taking the mother in law to hospital for a wee minor surgery.

     

     

    Fairhillbhoy enjoy your break. I am green with envy. Infact I’m just green.

     

     

    4-1 to the good ghuys today

     

     

    HH

     

     

    D :)

  37. bankiebhoy1 on

    Celtic40…………………

     

     

     

    ” Our Shopping Centre Is Quite New….”

     

     

     

    Crackin’

     

     

    :)

     

     

    HH.

  38. bankiebhoy1 on

    a mighty one-nil victory to The Bhoys and another Big Three points……………….

     

     

     

    Celtic, Celtic that’s the team for me……………..

  40. bognorbhoy on

    Saturday’s food collection at Paradise with

     

    @GlasgowNE

     

    will take place from 1pm ahead of #CELSTJ Four leaf cloverCanned food

     

     

    The most urgent items listed in order of priority are:

     

    UHT milk

     

    Juice

     

    Tinned meat (ham etc)

     

    Tuna

     

    Rice/custard

     

    Tinned fruit

     

    Tinned vegetables

  41. bankiebhoy1 on

    in ither news……………..

     

     

    I’m guessin’ the latest big hun lump is about to catch a bout of “rainjurzitis”…………

     

    it seems to be the only viral infektion thems are prone to…..

     

     

    *cough*

     

     

     

    Aye.

  1. Pages:
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 4
  7. 5
  8. 6