Celtic delivered a textbook performance in securing the win in Trondheim last night. Rosenborg are bottom of the group and were effectively out of the competition before kick-off, but only a year ago Anderlecht came to Glasgow after five Champions League defeats and wiped the floor with Celtic (Anderlecht remain a poor side, accruing only two points in a weak Europa League group this season).
This was Celtic’s third away win in European group stages, but the second in two seasons. If we have genuine ambition to progress in Europe, we needed to win games like last night’s.
The contrast between this performance and the one in the same stadium in Augusts’ qualifiers was stark. In the earlier game Celtic were poor in possession, unable to impose themselves on a Rosenborg team who needed a goal to draw the tie level. Instead we ground out a 0-0. Last night, the passing, pace and control from Celtic was vastly better. Rosenborg didn’t get a sniff.
James Forrest ended a spectacular month by creating the winning goal for Scott Sinclair. Scott still had plenty to do to guide his header into the top corner of the net.
Defensively Celtic were imperious. Any anxieties were limited to what potentially could happen when the home side were able to lob a set piece into the box, but chances were limited, giving Craig Gordon one of his easiest games on the road this season.
By full time, the players looked exhausted. My mind immediately turned to Aberdeen players, who will have watched from the comfort of their homes. It is easy to say, “Go again”, but players are not machines. Sunday will be the seventh time they have climbed the domestic mountain in succession.
Legs and minds will be tired. If Celtic lift the trophy at Hampden, heroics will be required. But this is Celtic, so we have hope in our hearts.
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O.K bhoys a lovely cold Guinness is calling.
Talk to you all tomorrow with another trophy in the bag.
H.H Mick
p.s good luck to Gweedore.
WITS.
Before i go.
Guilty as charged, although occasionaly disgruntled 8-))
H.H Mick
Happy Cup Final Day!!!………… as I head off to ma scratcher….;-)
C’mon the occasionly disgruntled 49ers
Good night Jobo
Look forward to your Judith the weather girl inpersonation tomorrow morning
It is Time for Celtic to HOPEFULLY…. win more Silverware.
A massive Good Luck message to Scott Bain. It is so very hard to just play in Certain games.
The Bhoys in front of Scotty will hopefully make things as easy as is possibly possible.
Aiberdeen are dangerous and this will be a very hard game to win – their result last week was as false a result as I have ever seen. Talking about False – Dallas 2nd is there….. the Referee passed through!!!
I Hope we can do it.
C’mon the Celts.
Probably the Best ever Stone Roses song.
c&p
Champagne – Super – Celtic
Love
7 is perfection.
Seeing such a Great Live must have been AWESOME.
RIP George.
I know Youtubes do over things.
Wow @ the Skill. It was like Bellsmyre Bach in the day.
God Bless the Black Family.
The Rangers and the great sausage plan
Right bear with me here as this could be a stroke of genius.
We at David Cox Butchers, Main St Bridgeton are going to try this whacky way to raise some more money for the club through the method below.
All money raised will goto ticket sales for a local BB to get along to Ibrox and watch The Rangers.
Step One.
Assistant weighs up one slice of square sausage.
Step Two.
Assistant informs punter of price of aforementioned sausage.
Step Three.
Customer donates the price of the sausage.
Step Four.
Tickets bought for local kids to go watch The Rangers.
Seems great idea to me
Started this morning and have had a few hits already. Ill keep this thread updated as we go but its a bit of fun and every penny to the club counts
Organised Crime CSC
It was noted he played 10…… Did he, that is baffling.
7,8,9,11.
What a Player.
Wonderful Skills -Scottish Skills TBH.
F*ck the SFA.
Uefa is linked to the SFA IMHO.
Steven Gerrard is actually doing well because he Loves fitba.
uncomfortable
Good morning CQN from a Green White and Orange Garngad
Well I survived the works night out, and nearly everyone behaved thersells ?
Come to think of it, it was the Huns who did not…. What’s not to like about Beautiful Sunday. Mmmm
Anyway onto 3pm Hamdump time today…. Brendan get those bhoys fired up…
Especially our big Antipodean Adonis … The wizard of Oz… He will be one of our finest.
3-0 the Timaloys
HH
D. :)
Has everyone had an early night for the game today???
I like your commitment bhoys..
I was always a Sunday can of lager amateur pub team kind a guy..
Let’s put it beyond the son of Dullass, making any game changiers.????
D. :)
Starkness.
Free your SELF.
Huh?
C’mon the Bhoys in Green
Hail Hail brothers
Want to watch the gypsy king
Tonight
Tyson Fury
Can’t find a link
Long shot
Any sausages
Greatly appreciated
Thanks in adance
David 66
Get yourself to bed.
Big game for the hoops tomorrow
Salads R Us Csc
TB – I’d also like a link to that fight.
I dinnae like Frank Warren much but I want Both Men going home to their Family as well as they can possibly be after getting hit by so many Sledgehammers.
It’s a 2v2 Dumarton Snooker thing @ the mo. Get yer self doon with the dudes. I’m sure Sipsini will understand him having a Better Player on his Team. :))
CELTIC
Time for Celtic to ROAR – What is Celtic to you?
Armstrong
Watched the Southampton Manure game today.
Armstrong scored a good goal but was rarely imvolved.
Seems to have lost but definitely lacks the devastating initial burst of speed to get inside and behind defenders.
Lack lustre work rate and taking the easy ball with short passes.
Saying that he’s scored 3 goals in last two games.
However, I reckon he’s gone backwards since leaving us.
I’m not sure this link is the 1.
https://www.twitch.tv/fightfightlive
No Sound.
……..
Mair Roses….
Mibbes aye mibbes naw
just clicked on a link that showed the actual price to order the fight.
$74:99
Bed Time for me. Sad.
C’mon the Celtic give it yer all and we will Hopefully have 7 Trophies in a row under Brendan.
Love
GG
Think (PL) or (Celtic) did very well to get £7M for Stuart Armstrong with ZERO left on his contract.
Stuart’s a good player for sure, he cleverly recognised that his potential to knocks, bumps, general inconsistency, and regular ‘I don’t fancy its’, meant he’d be best to speculate with his carreer.
The life and times of a millionaire footballer, and we’ve all got to work on Monday morning.
zzzzzzzzzzzz CSC
BSR
I wonder if the training regime is not intense as ours.
Or the individual stats from the sports science guys not as comprehensive.
Just a wee reminder as to how we are the holders.
I hope it gives us a wee cheering up as we head off to the celebrations.
2017 Betfred Cup Final. How We Retained the Trophy
GG, excellent footage!, more of the same tomorrow.
HH
TC45
COYBIG, the journey continues.
HH to all on this beautiful Sunday.
Tyson Fury well ahead after 8 rounds.
Fury down early in 9th but recovers to survive round.
Only the second round Dury has lost.
Great round 10 from Fury restablishing his dominance
More of the same fromFury. Wilder needs a KO in the final round.
Wilder knocks him down in 12
Fury up with a minute left
Now he’s punching back
What a fight.
Fury has surely won coming off the floor twice
How Dury came off the floor in the 12th is amazing.
He took a straight right and a left hook and he was flat on the canvas.
Waiting for the decision
Split decision.
AN DISGRACE
FURY was well ahead
A Dallas decision
Lots of respect from Fury
The man is a Collosus
For an Englishman
Never usually watch the box office boxing, but this fight was on when getting up for work. ( sometimes pesky work can be useful)
Riviting fight, with Fury robbed. How did he get up from that last round knock down ?
If we think football referees can give strange decisions, how on earth can three judges score so differently. Were they all watching the same fight, or was $$$$$ talking ????
Anyway good warm up for the main event later on.
HH.