There’s always a bit of reticence signing a player who has been away from his previous club for four months. Carlton Cole hasn’t played since starting West Ham’s final games of last season, and presumably has only trained in isolation since then.
Expectations of a quick return, should Celtic offer him a contract, have to be tempered with the realisation that he’ll be at least a month away from full fitness, but by then we will be set to face Molde away.
One aspect of our play that will concern Ronny Deila is that we’re short of attacking variation. The high ball forward to Samaras, so long our staple on the road in Europe, is not an option. This will be the reason why Carlton is training at Lennoxtown this week.
I’d expect a short-term deal to be concluded between now and January, to give both sides a chance to check out the fit.
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BGX on 22ND SEPTEMBER 2015 9:41 PM
What the……
Warby .. We kept on probing .. Moving the ball .. Tonight wasn’t our night ..
Silly goals to give away ..
Innit!
Bawsman..May i ask where do you live?..
Almore,
Got your email.
I have replied.
Thanks for that.
Clogher
3-1
The Mighty Ton ..
:)
Only seen one other Sevco game this year, when they beat Hibs at Ibrox.
Totally unsurprised by tonight’s gubbing. If Hibs had a striker that day they would have won convincingly. As it was Sevco got a couple of sucker punches and the myth was born.
Seems clear to me the Breadman has them playing an utterly suicidal style of football. Their fullbacks have no defensive discipline, and their centre halves are painfully slow. They have a couple of right sand-dancers in the middle and a big fat lad up front.
They try to play a passing game, but lack the solidity to make this work. This means they are constantly losing the ball in dangerous positions. Saints simply pressured them tonight and they couldn’t handle it.
If we – or the Dons – had met them tonight we’d have hit double figures. I really hope this result gives all the drama queens on here pause for thought. They remain light years behind us on and off the pitch.
Careful now..,
The Scottish establishment decided Celtic supporters are offensive because they are not breaking the law, so they should be criminalised for being Celtic supporters, aye that’s it, I personally think that’s quite important and an indicator of their plans for Scotland’s future.
But I suppose if your a gullible mug it’s excusable eh
Burnley 78
Sorry, with repsect – what exactly does that prove?
We’ve been hearing about world record Ibrokes crowds since just after the original club expired.
It’s a bit like the regurgitation of the original Rangers records every time Sevco play against a team from a higher division e.g this is only the fifth time St Johnstone have ever beaten Rangers , instead of, the first time they’ve beaten Sevco.
Celtic’s League Cup attendances have no relevance, we don’t pretend to be interested at least until the later stages, and don’t even open the full stadium, when we win it, it’s still the secondary cup in most fans eyes i.e. it’s not the double.
For a Zombie I guess however, the League Cup is bound to big deal.
Hail Hail
Cowie
Thanks. Yes we had a nice we bit of luck with Nadir celebrating his first goal next to one of the signs.
The fans should not express too much disappointment if we lose these early games with weakened teams.
I always want us to win every game and play our best team to do it. I hate how the old Rangers used to get off to a flyer in the seasons a few years after BFDJ scored his famous goal by winning this.
The ally McCoist final, the terry butcher final, the Gordon smith one and so on.
I want to win the treble. I respect others don’t care.
My worry is an empty stadium suggests more are like you and our support don’t care too much. My fear is this translates to how the team think about it.
As jock once said. Football without fans is nothing ! HH.
BGX on 22ND SEPTEMBER 2015 10:04 PM
Bawsman..May i ask where do you live?..
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Interesting question……….smacks of a a wee slant on……….whit school did you go to son?………….why do you find it worth asking that?
Corkcelt
I do understand your comments,
But
European competition is more important to us than the league cup, which is squeezed in between free weeks from that competition, until the final
I suppose what most of the rest in Scotland don’t get is European Football :-) so the League cup matters to them , not for me I’m afraid Bhud
Play our Youths and fringe players. in it through to the final, if we get there, may be worth even giving them the final, to get big game exposure
Hail Hail
Different in my neck of the woods .. All my Tim buddies are nationalists .. Hate the orange bigots who are Brit Nats ..
No idea what it’s like in Glasgow ..
Know ma wee town voted ‘AYE!’
:)
Warburton bread?
More like Mouldy Old Dough. With due respect to Lieutenant Pigeon…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aO5GWJJP3FM
Thunder Road
Exactly – but when it comes to Celtic – I’m a sucker :-)
Corkcelt
Since I will be going to Paradise tomorrow night, after a 10 hour shift, I will be hoping to see our strongest and best team available. Along with a big win. :)
Wee chico gagging for a Motherwell equaliser .. Guess ST Mirren is his wee team ..
:)
Sandman -9:50
Maybe not too good a wi if signal at castle grey skull or on the Cessnock loyal?
Well done wee Jim Duffy ..
Hello lads (and ladies)
Good result today.
Hopefully, we can build on the weekend’s performance, and put a few past Raith tomorrow.
And so on to tomorrow’s game. Please keep the number of changes to a minimum. 2 is enough, 3 at most. If we get to a commanding lead then bring on some more young guys.
Bawsman…I live in Dennistoun, Born in Possil..Grew up in Springburn…It aint Hard Man
17-5 on aggregate to the big league tonight!
Don’t give sfa a penny. Play the bhoys.
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Just another point on League Cup
I believe the gate money is shared between the 2 clubs ?
No disrespect to Raith Rovers who I do think well of – but I will fund Celtic only
European gate money at home goes to Celtic :-)
Hail Hail
The Pope’s got a Fiat Mobile
So Huns 4 results against Premiership teams in 2015 were:
lost 2-0 to (coasting) Hoops at Hampden in Cup
lost 3-1 to Motherwell at home in Play offs
lost 3-0 against Motherwell away in Play offs
lost 3-1 to St Johnstone at home in League Cup
Bet Ronny and the other Premiership managers will be shaking in their boots …
… could be laughter of course :-)
Regarding rat Nevin. Still waiting on him commenting on the stickies sectarian songbook at the semi final. I’d watch that man die and not do anything to help. That’s the least he deserves. Harsh yeah but he’s scum.
BGX .. What age are you ? Had a wee pal in Kepochil rd (spelling) used to go to the games with the Springburn posse ..
Many moons ago :)
JOHANN MURDOCH on 22ND SEPTEMBER 2015 10:14 PM
Sandman -9:50
Maybe not too good a wi if signal at castle grey skull or on the Cessnock loyal?
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Castle Grey Skull is where the good guys dwell I.e. He Man.
Snake Mountain is the place you mean.
JOSIEBEE on 22ND SEPTEMBER 2015 10:16 PM
Don’t give sfa a penny. Play the bhoys.
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With you.
Show our contempt for the contemptible.
Still want to win,though.:-)
Careful with the Tax…im Ancient Man…58..
CAREFUL WITH THAT TAX, MOONBEAMS on 22ND SEPTEMBER 2015 10:10 PM
Different in my neck of the woods .. All my Tim buddies are nationalists .. Hate the orange bigots who are Brit Nats .
No idea what it’s like in Glasgow ..
Know ma wee town voted ‘AYE!’
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Canny fathom why a Tim votes Nationalist……..Salmond, McKaskill and the bigot witch that gave the state polis powers to arrest Tims for singing our songs of our forefathers……………Be ashamed.
had a look in at zombiemedia (I know…. but it is so much fun after a result like today) …. after the initial shock, they are now convinced that they will buy one or two players in the next transfer window and will be world beaters ….
haven’t the heart to tell them (i) they dont have any money, and (ii) increasingly, I believe they will go under before the season is out.
Canamalar with due respect that was a load of nonsense. HH
BGX,
Racism and Sectarianism in Scotland is a terrible entity that divides the country, however I do think it is decreasing as the population becomes more educated. Dinarsaurs can never be educated however.
But your constant derogatory reference to NO voters in the Indy Ref is equally divisive. At best the country can never move forward when you cannot accept the will of the majority of the Nation.
Apologies to the blog for taking the bait, but the digs are continual are are not helpful to healing division that still exists a year later.
HH.
Gordon64,
Please expand your argument
Or even make an argument