Having pummelled Newco repeatedly this season there is a notion that we’re going to do it again on Sunday. I’d be tempted to hold that result. St Mirren, an inferior team, demonstrated for 57 minutes how far blanket defending and a bit of organisation can take you. If Celtic record an impressive result at the weekend, they will have to be at the peak of their powers.
We can expect Newco will have watched replays of the opening 20 minutes of our Hogmanay tie dozens of times recently. They will do their best to capture what worked for them during that period, and attempt to replicate it on Sunday.
We started slowly that day, which is not entirely out of character, but one or two also looked spooked by the occasion. Newco started on the front foot, again, something they repeatedly do, but just as they have done throughout the season, they soon ran out of steam.
There is not a great deal they will be able to do about Moussa Dembele, short of cutting off supply to him. As a consequence, they will stick tight to Scott Sinclair, who will have work to do to even get involved in the game, never mind hurt the opposition. This is no bad thing, as while Scott is our most productive player, the team will be full of players hungry and capable of hurting the Newco defence.
This is a game which could be in the balance with 15 minutes remaining, but which Celtic could score three times in the closing period. They have the superior fitness and mental fortitude.
Our greatest danger will be from officialdom. Conceding a penalty, a red card, or both, opens the only door possible for Newco to take anything from the game. Keep cool heads as we’ll do just fine.
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Melbourne Mick
Enjoy your day…..
Let the people sing
Hebcelt
Happy Birthday L.
Philbhoy
I hope Olivia has a great day.
We’ll sing you a song, a soldiers song
With cheering rousing chorus
As round our blazing fires we throng
The starry heavens o’er us
Impatient for the coming fight
And as we wait the morning light
Here in the silence of the night
We’ll chant a SOLDIER SONG!
HT
Thanks!
( I don’t really want to tell you it was last Monday!) and she had a great 3 day birthday weekend.
Hope you and MINX have settled well!
Best wishes in your new life together.
Hail Hail Hamilton Tim,Even on the morning of a game those excerpts are mind shattering. God Bless Bobby Sands.
They will miss me at The Franciscan Friary this morning, Mass there too close to kick off, so it’s 10 am in the Church of the Resurrection instead.
Whilst I’m confident of the win today,I think it will be tighter than most are predicting here,hope I’m wrong on that one.
Finally many thanks to BMCUW for trying to fix up my mates with tickets, last I heard they were still ticketless & heading out to Celtic Park in the hope of picking them up outside the ground.
If anyone has any last minute access to tickets BMCUW has their Moby No.
See some of ye ghuys on the Live Updates thread.
Andrew Marr doing his best For Tory party in his job as an impartial BBC journalist
Scum
A very Happy Hoopy Birthday to Hebcelt:))
Enjoy the sun mate and the game.
It seems a long time since I saw Brendan’s Bhoys.
And we only know there’s gonna be a show:))
Philbhoy
Many thanks for that amigo.
Corkcelt
I’ve been trying and if I hear of any last minute I’ll contact BMCUW.
VFR: The corner suits me best. I’ll be there by 11.30
http://videocelts.com/2017/03/blogs/latest-news/the-sadness-of-lee-wallace/
Lee Wallace has revealed that he won’t smile until Sevco are in the Champions League.
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That’ll save on dental bills.hh
JONI SLEDGE RIP
Thanks HT.
Deffo off to Mass now.
Come on the Glasgow Celtic.
JMCORMACK,Agree to many come on here and say it’s to easy ,will wipe the floor,with Sevco,as you say wait till the game is finished,if we beat them,then by all means stick it right into the Huns,
Looking forward to the hunskelping, my daughter and her boyfriend will be in the directors box today.
My daughter said she will try and get Rod Stewart to phone me:)))
Don’t forget to watch out for the new banner from the Tommy Gemmell CSC Dunblane with together with large helium balloons with the number 3 at one side and 67 at the other.
And there are snowdrops zones there too for the Dunblane anniversary.
3-0.
sipsini on 12th March 2017 9:50 am
Looking forward to the hunskelping, my daughter and her boyfriend will be in the directors box today.
My daughter said she will try and get Rod Stewart to phone me:)))
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Some guys have all the luck!
Have a good day at ork Celtic
:-)
HH
Work now like the professionals you are
HH
7am. bathroom cleaned. 7-30 kitchen cleaned. 8am shopping. 8-30 soup made. 9am living room tidied.
i have had a lifetime of this, still have a couple of hours to kill. h.h.
Won’t be at the game today would love to be there but health and a promise to myself regarding the huns stop me from going, The promise I made to myself was ( never go to a watch Celtic game that’s against That lot from Ibrox ever again) I’ve kept my word so far, my decision came at Ibrox when they had a referee called THE REVEREND Mick Curry referee a game against us, I think We had 9 players booked for menial offences, disgraceful refereeing from a reverend referee who should hold his head in shame forever more.
The other reason is my health, I’ll have to get fit for Lisbon, so keeping myself working in that vein right now. I don’t want to miss that week.
GFTB
Well, I know it wasn’t up there with telling you what I was having for my dinner, however, we can but try!
Doors to automatic…………….
Tom Rogic having fitness test at moment. Interesting..,
HAPPY HOOPY BIRTHDAY TO HEBCELT
COYBIG!
BATEENBHOY 659
Could well be. But it credits him with keyboard and spelling skills I doubt he has.
I’m not sure he can read either,so I should be safe enough writing this(!)
Don’t know what the score will be today, it I did I’d be a rich man. I fear it will be closer than many think, although I hope I’m wrong, totally wrong.
Murty is just a patsy, make no mistake. The tactics and team talk will be pure W Myth. They will try and get an early goal, hoping for our occasional slowness off the blocks, even if they don’t succeed the bus will be firmly parked for the remainder of the game. It’s damage limitation time. Then in last 10mins it will be over to brother Madman.
Well Brendan just have something to say about that.
Oldtim67
Same as yourself, I won’t be there either, made a promise too and sticking to it, all who are going enjoy yourself, and be careful, bring back a result,.
Lurking Huns GIRFUYs, and H H to the rest, I’m off to the Brazen.
Brendan may just..
Police message to all spectators
In the interests of public safety, Sevco fans will be held inside the ground for 30 minutes after the whistle. However if Celtic score a third goal gala, gates at the sevco end will be opened immediately to allow supporters to do walking away.
Get fit OldTim I need someone to keep me in tow in Lisbon.
Hail! Hail! PMTYH
Hebcelt:
Hoopy Birthday….
Off to the game…
As TD67 would post lurking Huns…GIRFUY…
Until we meet again…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Last minute call?
If anyone hears of a spare ticket,please mail me on
bmcuwp@gmail.com
I’ll pass on the details to CORKCELT’s pals,quick phone call and they’re in!
Nae chance? Naw,I believe in miracles…
Demolish the huns today & in the semi final and there hordes wont be back they will walk away knowing theres no way back EVER ! Put the foot on the gas Celtic & dont let up till the final whistle I want them humiliated
Beatbhoy 10.05am :-)
The moment you realise you are doing no a bad job……
Am in the room ironing our clothes for today, Willie Maley on the computer, MissGFTB in the living room chanting like a linty, word for word, every blinking verse, I didn’t even realise she knew the words
She will be at Celtic park sooner than later
Come on Celtic, show no mercy and do not take your foot off the gas. Rememeber, never give a mug an even break.
KINGLuBO
OLDTIM67
HH fella.
I said at the time that McCurry was either incompetent or a cheat. In which case he needed to chuck either the Saturday job or the Sunday one.
My sister went one better. Simple question,do you think for one minute a Catholic priest would have been near a whistle that day?
Looking forward to Lisbon,bud. Canny wait to hear you in full flow.
TD67 10.11am
Promises are made to be broken :-)
Don’t let the cheats ever influence you watching the hoops
Enjoy the Brazen, only been in it once a few years ago for St Paddys day, decent pint and bar staff were excellent
Fellow Celts, I have a feeling Mr Rosie Webster will notch one or two today
WINNING CAPTAINS on 12TH MARCH 2017 10:07 AM
We’re a far better team when Rogic is playing 1) because he’s a fabulous player and 2) because it allows Armstrong to play 1 further back making our midfield much more dynamic. If he is nearing fitness that is great news but I wouldn’t rush him back.
I’m a little weary about the overconfidence today, Rangers 2012 are pish no doubt, but if teams like Thistle and Hamilton can leave with narrow defeats then they should be capable of doing so to.
HEBCELT
Happy Birthday have a great day !
Let’s put this mob to the sword today
Ayrshire’s Green & White !!!