Motherwell travel to Celtic Park tomorrow on a mission. A win would see them draw level with Celtic, and after a physically and mentally draining Champions League midweek game, they will fancy their chances. Inverness remain top of the league on goal difference, but this is the third consecutive season Motherwell have tucked in below Celtic. They will not finish above Celtic, of course, but this is likely to be our toughest test of the season.
As well as the result, there should be other objectives from tomorrow’s game. We are eight games into our European campaign but our two most expensive summer signings, Teemu Pukki and Derk Boerrigter, and still to settle into the team. Both should start against Motherwell.
For reasons you know too well, I thought it would be a good idea to do the Great Scottish Run on Sunday in aid of 1254125. I have (just) setup a Mydonate page, if you have been unable to participate in any event so far, you can do so online now.
Many thanks for your support.
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I acme across the article at random
http://coleraine.thechronicle.uk.com/articles/news/36191/hero-died-doing-what-he-loved/
very sad news and a fellow Celtic fan
Peter Craig RIP
DBBIA
If you were on Twitter you could tweet him.
bobby murdoch’s curled-up winklepickers forza oscar and mackenzie
14:28 on 4 October, 2013,
That’s the good thing about nightshift, catch up time, watched two films last night.
It was good to meet yourself and other cqners on sat…just caught the predictive before I posted there…cqners comes up as chancers on a tablet.
Tbj.
If your lurking, I’ll come up well before kickoff and sort the tickets out for my brother.thanks again.HH
Twitter?
Gggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
News that ole Doc Brattbakk is headin’ over with some Embrocation reaches Georgios Samara
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/GettingInvolved/Petitions/judgesmasonregister
1,450 reached, now onwards to the 1,500.
Thanks for all the help on CQN.
desertbhoy-:)
Celtic have unearthed a couple of golden nuggets in Efe Ambrose and Vyrgil and the lads exuded confidence in their play against Barcelona on Tuesday night.
With Forster, Lustig, Matthews and Izzy we now have a very sound defensive unit and the Spaniards never really looked like scoring until we went down to ten men.
Boerrigter looked the part in his first game at Celtic Park hope he’s not now in the land of the sick, lame and the lazy.
TBB- private proprietary brand Embrocation too.
None of your NHS generic snake oil for the #9 Enigma.
Because he’s worth it.
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If the Rangers International board are found to have acted illegally at today’s Court of Session hearing by attempting to block the nom’s for the AGM, does that mean that we may potentially see a suspension in the trading of Rangers International’s shares?
Anyone know?
Sumdy referred to Derk as “glass ankles” thought his backbone was the problem.
MickTT
Fair enough, difference of opinion!
Don’t usually like Charlie in the central midfield, but on Tuesday he ran his heart out and pressed at every opportunity.
He should always be in the team for me, but I think we tend to work around other players and he suffers as a result. IMO he is still our best centre half, with jury still out on VVD (although him and Efe were superb on Tuesday too).
CharlieMulgrewCSC
Think I’d better clarify… Cqners came up as chancers and I forgot a smiley:-((
http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/doncaster-spfl-would-welcome-standing-areas.22333112
NEIL DONCASTER, the chief executive of the Scottish Professional Football League, has welcomed the prospect of a safe-standing area being introduced at Celtic Park and believes that bringing back terracing would “enhance the experience” for many spectators.
bournesouprecipe
15:25 on
4 October, 2013
Team Sheet latest……..
James Forrest
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I wont be provoked,I’m in a forgiving mood today,might revert to type at HT Sat.!
Glen Johnson is on £139,000 a week at Liverpool…..
Samaras, Biton, Ledley, Boerrigter all out. I’d sacrifice our best defence for a more creative midfield tomorrow:
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Forster ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Lustig ::::::::::::::::: Van Dijk ::::::::::::::::: Mulgrew :::::::::::::: Matthews
Brown :::::::::::::::: Ambrose :::::::::::::::::: Kayal ::::::::::::::::::: Forrest
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Commons ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Balde :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
centenarybhoy-jury still out on VVD? mmmmm
James Forrest is a wee gem, potentially World Class,if we can get him fully fit.
Udinese.csc
centenarybhoy
15:47 on 4 October, 2013
I like Charlie, one of our unsung hero’s.
HH
Bada- seriously?!
No wonder the game is in such a mess.
http://drumbhoy.wordpress.com/what-burns-where-the-flame-used-to-be/
What Burns Where The Flame Used To Be?. . .
On 6th April 2013. Thousands of football fans turned up at George Square to protest against the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications Act. This followed on from a peaceful protest on 16th March 2013, were hundreds of police arrived, kettled protesters, drew their batons and arrested 13.
This, brought outrage to many of our support and rightfully so. We all made a point of being there, standing together against this ridiculous piece of legislation. Chris McCann of Fans Against Criminalisation stated that day.
“For too long we, as a campaign and as a collective of fans, have let the government and police set the agenda and push their propeganda – we’ve let them claim that football fans are some sort of evil within society, that we’re termites to be fumigated, pests to be controlled. We’ve been too quiet as fans have been arrested and harassed. We’ve allowed a situation to develop where the police can brazenly attack a group of Celtic fans for standing up against them.”
That sentiment was wholly agreed with that day, but in my opinion, most now have decided they canny be bothered anymore. Was George Square that busy that day because you cared? Or was it because it was the place to be seen with your CSC banner?
In my opinion, this is what the SNP and the Police expected from you. Let them have their wee daft protest. Means fuck all, the usual apathy will kick in again tomorrow. They relied on you apathy, and as far as I can see you delivered? Am I wrong? Prove it! Lets see you support Thomas Rannachan this week in Govan.
32 years ago to the very day yesterday, the Long Kesh Hunger Strike was ended. Vol. Raymond McCartney narrowly escaped death. Raymond McCartney is currently an elected MLA. Ten of his former comrades died on that hunger strike. Recently a Celtic fan was convicted for singing a song commemorating these men, and the song was described as provocative. I quote Gerard (Ollie) Lynch, Celtic fan and brother of hunger striker Kevin Lynch.
“It is ironic that this is not an offence in Ireland or any other country. Ireland has moved on but never forgets her past. I would appeal to the government in Scotland to allow the Irish in Scotland to remember their past without trying to criminalise them. In life they tried to criminalise the hunger strikers. They failed. In death they are still trying to criminalise them. They will fail again.”
This week we had the ridiculous situation of a Celtic fan being convicted under this act for holding a flag the wrong way. Now I won’t pretend to know everything about the armed struggle in Ireland, but I’m pretty sure that even with the ingenuity of the Irish. They didn’t manage to make a flagpole able to fire bullets. That is more at home with fictional British Agent James Bond.
That’s the world we as Celtic fans are living in now. We are at the mercy of the whims of Police officers. The same Police officers that were apparently enjoying tea and biscuits as last weeks Ibrox British Forces hate-fest was taking place under their noses. The colour of those noses is anyones guess. What will be next? Will it be officers coming on your bus and putting you off the road because your playing a Shebeen CD? I for one wouldn’t bet against it. Unless of course we stand up for ourselves. We know, that together we can achieve anything in this country. We have proved it many times over.
Now, I don’t expect everyone one to have the same political opinions as me. I don’t expect everyone to sing the songs I sing. What I do expect is each and every Celtic supporter to back each other in the face of oppression. That should be ingrained in you.
Thomas Rannachan’s Axe The Act campaign in the Govan by-election is in full swing. Tomorrow, Saturday 5th October, we will be campaigning at Govan cross. We expect a large SNP and New Labour contingent to be there too. It’s worth turning up to annoy them if nothing else. Seriously though. We need to be there to make it known that we vehemently oppose this act, and we haven’t gone away ye know. Join us tomorrow from 10:30 to 1pm and on Polling Day on Thursay 10th October. We can’t expect the usual people to do it by themselves.
http://youtu.be/2u7DL4M0Hh8
A poster mentioned here to punt Stokes. He already has four SPL goals to his credit this season and fashioned that all-important Forrest strike to earned us the big money Champions Lge place and with a little luck a result against Milan had his shot been a centimeter under the crossbar. He is probably one of Celtic’s most skilled young players. What’s the lad’s problem?
Nobody dots it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody dots it half as good as you
Baby, you’re the best CSC
up_over_goal,
Very experimental line up.
You do know there is nae chance Neil will play the Bhoys that way. I’d love to see it to be honest, if we cannae experiment now, when can we?
I’m up for the Balde wan to play up top.
DBBIA-Scandalous money,Rogers told him to take a pay cut if he wants to stay.
Efe and Virgil are becoming a solid partnership.
Until Efe gets bored and the bobby dazzler takes over him.
I’m not sure I would like that taken out of his game though.
In the spfl why not as it is entertaining.
Maybe in more important games…Lenny could put a leash on him.
Bada Bing,
Re: VVD
For me still think he looks a bit slow. Maybe because he is still getting back to full fitness.
As I said, excellent on Tuesday!
And also, Glen Johnson on £139k a week?!?!?!
petec
Don’t see why Lenny wouldn’t try it. I ran it past the boys at the lab, and they gave it the thumbs up.
Latchford Sneddon McGrain
Aitken McAdam MacDonald
Macleod Provan Lennox McCluskey Doyle.
Bada – he is gettin’ paid £7M + p.a, this is the economics of the madhouse.
Or Sevconia.
Mr Johnny Clash- maks sense tae me.
And it maks sense tae Mo.
Moustachioed all time favourite Celtic line up – I’ll start………………
Mikel Lustig
up over goal,
I’d love to see it, after all, McCall, only has 4 games to look forward to with a little help from his Friends.
I’d like us to wipe the floor with them tomorrow but we are likely to struggle because of the referee, mos def.
bournesouprecipe
The name’s Thistlethwaite. Audley Bertram Singeon Cropbottom Thistlethwaite.
Delighted that Efe has signed an extension. The Bhoy appears to love football, life and Celtic. Him and Virgil could be the best CB pairing since Cesar and JC. Mikael and Sammi next for contract extensions please. Followed by Adam and Anthony.
John Campbell circa 1893
BSR
Does my favourite ever player count, Danny McGrain?