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The 29 day resurrection, Same old Alloa

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Yesterday’s win over Motherwell came 29 days after the defeat in Gibraltar but for all intents and purposes there was a lifetime between the performances. Celtic have been transformed in that time. It’s still early days but you can see the week-on-week improvement in Celtic.

We look like a proper team, one which will be difficult to play against and will carry a threat. Although we went home raving about the flowing, attacking, football, Celtic were patient early in the game; it took them 11 minutes to craft a chance. I think this is going to be a feature of our play this season. Getting our systems organised and feeling our way into games before stretching opponents.

Scott Sinclair probably did more last night than on his marquee performance at Tynecastle to show what he will bring to the team. He often played between the forward and midfield lines and always had an eye open for the defence-splitting pass.

It was another solid performance from Moussa Dembele, who looks increasingly comfortable in a Celtic shirt. Goals help, of course. Top performer was Tom Rogic. Twice he scored by perfectly timing a run into the box, the first of which was an exquisite piece of work between Rogic and Callum McGregor.

You will have again noticed Rogic’s fondness for ‘having a pop’. He’d developing that antenna for goal which we like so much in Kris Commons, a good number of Motherwell keeper Craig Samson’s saves came from the Aussie.

In the next round it’s ‘Same old Alloa……..’ This game comes in the midweek between the first and second European group stage games, so a home tie against lower league opponents will probably be a welcome change of pace for Brendan and the players. And us.

The Road to Lisbon

As many of your know, our own Mouldy67 will undertake an enormous effort in May to commemorate the 50th anniversary of something or other. He and others will cycle from Celtic Park to the Estadio Nacional in Lisbon to raise funds for the Celtic Foundation.

They will leave Celtic Park on 6 May 2017 (50 years to the day since we won the league across the city), arriving at Estadio Nacional on 25 May, the 50th anniversary of the Lisbon Lions becoming the first team to break the Spain-Italy-Portugal stranglehold on the European Cup.

This is a stunning project. At the moment, opportunities exist for you to join Mouldy and the others in the cycle, you can also become a project sponsor, or simply donate to the fundraising effort. For more information, visit theroadtolisbon.com

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  1. weebobbycollins on

    KevJ…usual salute to you sir…

     

    Would post “Up On the (Jungle) Roof” but I’m too lazy this morning…

     

    caroleking csc…

  2. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    THEBARCAMOLE

     

     

    Bliddy hope not-Tandy was a right ugly bugger. Would fair put you off your Guinness!

  3. weebobbycollins on

    Tom…they were still talking about it on shortbread last night…Steven Thomson, “yes, Walker was cheating but Brown should have said ‘he was dishonest and it was out of character but I’m sure he won’t do it again’ (paraphrasing). Then on comes some ex-referee and says Walker did the same thing at the tail end of last season. CHEAT!!! But you’re right level5 at it again. Hurting cheating Huns…

  4. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    AULDTAM

     

     

    RentanantiCelticquote Andy Walker also badmouths SB.

     

     

    I’m not SB’s biggest fan but he’s more of a Celt than Wa ker and has definitely contributed more.

  7. !!Bada Bing!! on

    The Aussie who presents BBC Business on breakfast telly is an absolute pain in the ar$e,hogs the camera ,even when he’s not speaking, a failed actor by the look of it

  8. ziggydoc1 on

    Scott Sinclair’s performance on Wednesday must be the best debut in ages (excluding his cameo against Hearts). The only one that springs to mind as being on par would be Di Cannio against Kilmarnock (if my memory serves me correctly).

     

     

    If Sinclair can maintain anything close to what he showed on Wednesday, we’ve won a watch. Great pace in that front three, not forgetting Griffiths and Roberts.

     

     

    Would like another striker, classy/tough-nut midfielder and maybe a right back.

     

     

    The game against Inter has worked out perfectly, allowing us a not too competitive game before Wednesday, while gaining experience against a top side.

  10. weebobbycollins on

    Waterproofs on, off to by bread for mother hen…don’t you just love Scottish summers? I blame the…er…weather…(ok Jobo, not your fault)

  11. Davidopoulos on

    !!Bada Bing!!

     

     

    Dunfermline. Played for BR at Swansea. Currently at Notts Forest. Was stretchered off at the weekend – do know how serious it was.

  13. starry plough on

    Dorus de Vries (born 29 December 1980) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Nottingham Forest as a goalkeeper. A keen supporter of Sinn Fein and has connections to south Armagh Ireland.

     

     

    Interesting Wiki the guy has:))

  16. TheBarcaMole on

    Told you a million times M………..don’t exaggerate! Naw not about his lacking in masculine pulchritude but ‘Would fair put you off your Guinness!’…………. Since when???

     

     

    Anyway point being, as I’m sure you are aware, wearing and displaying of colours per se!!!

     

    How severe must the penalties be to rail against such???

     

    EURO 18K, don’t do that bhoys we can ill afford the bother that comes along with the fine!!! ……………OR…………. ‘For they’re hanging men and women there for the Wearin’…………………….

     

     

    Regards & Hail Hail

     

    TBM

  18. An Tearmann on

    Auld Tam

     

     

    Why should anything from that loo roll be taken seriously?

     

    Its arse is owned by level5

     

     

    How are the new cheats getting financed?

     

    How exactly is the convicted tax fraudster with money laundering charges bargained out, fusing money into an organisation with no access to capital markets

     

    Joke paper with joke reporters waiting to be told what to write.

     

    Their place in the silence and the myth is there for all to see..

  19. Gary67 on

    From rumours of Michel Vorm to the reality of Dorus De Vries. Sums up a Celtic transfer window.

     

    At Craig Gordon will know he is still unchallenged number 1.

  20. Lennon18 on

    I think he was a Dunfermline player a few years back and has been down south the past few years….Couldn’t say anything about his form though I understand he’s injured right now.

  24. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    LENNON18

     

     

    De Vries is another BR old hand. Swansea,plus he tried to get him to Liverpool.

  26. Gerryfaethebrig on

    How clever of Peter Lawell & the Celtic board to arrange a friendly before the final qualifying games for the CL therefore enabling the manager to rest/play whatever players necessary

     

    :-)

  29. TheBarcaMole on

    ……………………….or a brother called Anthony??? Would only be medium keeper then!

     

     

    TBM

  31. lynott67 on

    De Vries played in goal 2007 SCF , lost 1-0 to hoops..

     

    Anyone know a Celtic pub in Amsterdam that will be showing game tomorrow,

     

    thanks in advance.

  32. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    THEBARCAMOLE

     

     

    Aye,Tandy had a handy(!)input to 1798. But where did it get him,where did it get Ireland?

     

     

    Gave it a great song due to the backlash,he died shortly after in exile.

     

     

    Also gave us a great book. Year of the French.

     

     

    Point is,you only fight the battles you can win. When you can’t win,you prepare the ground until you can.

     

     

    In our case,we have to change the rules or abide by them. This is a £30m pot to back BR and blow the huns-all of them!-tae f..k.

     

     

    For the foreseeable future.

     

     

    That opportunity is not worth throwing away.

  34. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    THEBARCAMOLE

     

     

    Still getting told by yer doc tae cut down on the salt(!)

     

     

    Pool,ffs. House backs onto the ocean.

  36. !!Bada Bing!! on

    He was voted Player of the Season for 2015-16 by Forest’s supporters after a consistent year in goal, which included a hat-trick of Player of the Month awards for August, February and March.[30]

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