Neil Lennon will begin to get his players back at Lennoxtown tomorrow after, what for most of the first team, has been a two week international break. For many of the established players, he’ll be hoping for a clean bill of health, but with trips to Tynecastle and Milan ahead, the manager will be keen to spend time with Teemu Pukki.
Teemu played 92 minutes for Finland in Tbilisi last night so will get little time on the training fields before Celtic’s next two games. Tynecastle itself may provide the most effective training opportunity ahead of Wednesday’s game at the San Siro.
Delighted for Gordon Strachan, who has already caused an unlikely upturn in Scotland’s fortunes. He is a better coach and tactician than he ever got credit for. His Key Performance Indicators (winning leagues, knock out stages of the Champions League) were achieved in spades, but there was a soft underbelly which always seemed to undermine progress. Curiously, his Celtic team went 15 months without keeping a clean sheet away from home in all competitions, despite winning the league in both seasons this run spanned.
The one game during this period of note was the 1-0 defeat to Milan in the Champions League knock out stage; the only game Celtic completed 90 minutes without conceding. If Neil Lennon can replicate this achievement he stands an excellent chance of a second successive memorable Champions League campaign.
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https://sphotos-b-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/538554_523253087693263_1105013242_n.jpg as some might remember Charles my so had a bad crash in January the above im posting is a photo of him a couple of weeks after his accident,bellow is at the lions roar event which we both attende for fathers dayhttps://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/1012105_597806043571300_844251296_n.jpg quite a change eh ?
Bawsman
Okay mate so Scotland comes 3rd in the cardigans pecking order
One cant deny he earned the bulk of his dough tax paid and tax free through oldco and that is were his real loyalties lie
TD67
Couldn’t agree more. The Jim Spence telling the truth shocker, has given Jack Irvine a perfect
gordon_j backing neil lennon
13:08 on 11 September, 2013
0 – 0 in Milan after 90 minutes? I’ll take that right now thanks
Will probably go to 96 mins if it’s still 0-0 :}
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/1012105_597806043571300_844251296_n.jpg
TD67
Oops
a perfect deflection opportunity
Parkheadcumsalford
13:16 on
11 September, 2013
Was at that game myself. They were winning 1-0, they got a penalty, don`t know if it was Kai Johanson or Penman who took it. I recall it hit the bar and the penalty taker headed the rebound it but it didn`t count. We went straight up the park and scored, then added 2 more before time up. Was my favourite game v them until 21/05/79, which was my favourite game until 27th of August 2000
A Stor Mo Chroi, hun skelper,
Well of course I’d love to see us win the game. But an away draw in the first game of six would be more than satisfactory.
AC MILAN
Play Torino [ away ] this coming Saturday night . It will be on tele .
Be interesting to see their defense . Injuries mean it will be relatively weak .
Great stuff Charliebhoy.
Paul Lambert, Celtic FC
BMCUW 13:21 on 11 September, 2013
I think we may have missed Bobo during those fifteen months
Didn’t Mark Brown play in goal that day? Maybe we missed him too :-)
Bada Bing.
I have been hugely sceptical about the decision to pay Moyoukolo a considerable wage ,given his track record of continual serious injury.
I am hoping that he is on a pay as you play deal.
We didn’t break the bank to keep Rogic because of his injury record .
We were right to part with him.
He is injured again.
Moyoukolo’s injuries were even more serious than Rogic’s.
It was therefore very surprising to me that we signed him.
As I say , hopefully he is on a pay as you play deal, and there wasn’t any signing on fee.
He has however taken up a CL squad place.
I have stated before that Derk is a big concern for me , due to his injury record.
He cost millions on salary and transfer fee.
Derk is an unnecessary gamble for me.
Time will tell if it pays off.
TT
Bawsman 13:11 on 11 September, 2013
I oft wondered what Strachans Celtic would have achieved in that season Milan beat us in extra time if we had a Henrik in the side?
Funnily enough I often wondered what we might have achieved if Henrik’s team had had Boruc! :-)
Radio pundit suggesting that this will be AC Milan’s line up v Torino — 4/2/1/3
Abbiati
Emanuelson / Mexes / Zapata/ Zacchardi.
Poli / De Jong
Montolivio
Kaka Balotelli Robinho.
TinyTim-Wasn’t aware Rogic had previous injury problems.HH
Starry Plough
My thoughts are with you and yours.
TT
Sir Paul
In oor Upcoming European Confrontos…
Ye wanna talk Strategy?
Heck.. why Not?
If Ah wur King.. Part 333..
Look,kiddo.. In this Heavy Weight Competition… Celtic Need.. by Ma Reckoning..
ALWAYS..
Tae Play fur a Draw.. When They ur playin’ Awa’
n
Tae Play Fur a Win… When they ur Hame wi’ thur Kin!
If we dae that…
We could End up .. Beatin’ the Odds.. and Making the Sweet Sixteen ,again.
This Idea that Celtic Nevah Play fur a Draw..
is.. Obsolete..
Mebbe, it wiz cogent , wance upon a Time.. but, nooadays..
We must dae ..whit we Hiv tae dae..in order tae survive.
Yep.. Ah am sure that If we put oor mind tae it..
We could Advance into the Sweet Sixteen.
Kojo
Still, Laughin
Celtic FC – 9 in a row 65 – 74
I like De Jong.
He is one hard motherworker.
He is what I hoped Broonie would be.
TT
tinytim
13:39 on 11 September, 2013
How much do we pay mouyokolo ?
What injuries did rogic have ?
What injuries has borrigter had ?
Rogic hasn’t left Celtic HH
!!bada bing!!
13:41 on 11 September, 2013
TinyTim-Wasn’t aware Rogic had previous injury problems.HH
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I’m sure TinyTim meant Rogne.
Celtic 3 Dunfermilne 2 – 1965 SCF Highlights
Just logged in so apologies if already posted.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-24051314
Hillsborough is shaping up to be a bigger scandal than even the most cynical would have thought.
If the story is true then prison sentences need to be handed down.
Bobby Russeli. If I was a Rangers fan I would find your reply completely believable. H.H.
Does anyone have a calendar spreadsheet template they can give me ? Thanks in advance.
MIGHTY TIM. 1308
Sorry for the delayed reply,bud.
That would be a marvellous thing to do-just include me in the many on here who wish he were elsewhere,like Switzerland,today.
Drop me a line,please,if you find time on
bmcuwp@gmail.com
Canny find yer addy-and there’s a few like that. Gonna be a long trawl through my lappy now I have it working again.
Glasgowstwothirds & bawsman.
I know we shouldn’t dwell on ‘what ifs’ but we do.
I have thought about yer two suggested ‘what ifs’ on many occasions. But the one I think about most is (and slightly more likely) is, what if Broto wasn’t cup tied?
I thought he was a decent enough player for us.
SuperSutton-Penny dropped…….ta
I think we are capable of a draw in Milan to gain a point.
I also think we are capable of drawing with Milan at Celtic park to gain a point.
I think we are capable of a draw in Amsterdam to gain a point.
I think we are well capable of beating Ajax at Celtic park to gain three points.
Those games would leave us with six points.
I think Milan and Ajax can take a point off one another.
If so, then leaving Barcelona out of the equation, then after six games the tables would stand as follows.
Celtic 6 points
Milan 4 points
Ajax 3 points.
All with Barcelona to come– and us to play Barca last.
Is that unreasonable?
Lets say I am wrong in my assumption re Milan v Ajax.
If either one beats the other at home and draws away it still only puts them on 6 points — the same as us in my scenario.
Could we secure a win against Milan at Celtic park?
Are we capable of more than a draw in Amsterdam?
Can we take any points from Barca?
This group is far from impossible for us.
Sevco: The Game of Throes
;o)
THE LONG WAIT IS OVER
Appalling,certainly.
Surprising? Not really,IMO.
First thing Thatcher did was ramp up Police and Army pay.
Followed by quid pro quo all round.
Help us out here,we won’t ask questions how you do it.
Then,typically,telling lies while in a position of authority became endemic.
Cover-ups became the norm as there was no oversight.
I doubt it started with Thatcher,but it sure accelerated. It ended with the sleaze of the Major years.
Except it didn’t. Think expenses,weapons of mass destruction,the famous bigoted woman.
Power without oversight means never having to say you’re sorry.
“Today thou shalt be with me in Paradise”
BRTH
Anything over 7 points would be a good achievement. Whether we go through will depend on what happens in the games between the other teams.
GEORDIE MUNRO
I thought Broto was the only decent keeper Martin signed.
Henman should have been,but wasn’t.
Did anybody catch WGS’s comments re; SMSM
Paraphrasing he said ~ The press have been great, I don’t read the papers but their attitude has been really positive, not like when you’re a Club Manager.
How many Scottish Club’s has he managed?
Torrential rain here. It’s bucketing down.
First proper rain in over a month.
Got to go out as well.
HH!!
Tinytim
Has it not been said derk has played over 30games past couple of seasons ? I think he will be a player for us. What concerns be is where does sammy go. As shakhtar showed (again) hes not a striker.
Anyway has lustig come back from swedish games injuryed or he be ok ? Big player for us.