Time for expensive signings, the 1254125 10k

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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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  1. Leftclicktic

     

     

    Thanks for kind words.

     

     

    Brian could have been the greatest we ever had.

     

     

    Hen1rik

     

     

    Strange tale

     

     

     

    Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox

  2. Morrissey the 23rd on

    Teuchter ár lá @ 16:57

     

    It certainly seems to be. I guess he has decided to take it easy. If he has. Good for him and I wish him nothing but the best.

  3. leftclicktic oscar in our thoughts on

    jimbo67

     

    I am at this moment on celticwiki looking at him wheeling away after scoring against Jeunesse 1977

     

    Thon celticwiki is a wealth of knowledge on all thing celtic in fact it remembers nearly as much as you :))

     

     

    Again get well soon

     

    until we meet again Hail Hail

  4. Good luck to all my fellow Great Scottish Runners for Sunday.

     

     

    Let’s all run in a rampaging Sammi style, weaving in and out of the guys dressed up in animal costumes as though they were La Liga defenders.

  5. Jesus wept!!!

     

     

     

    Former Rankers star Nacho Novo will help make the draw for the third round of the Scottish Cup at 1pm on Monday afternoon at Hampden.

     

    He will be joined by SFA president Campbell Ogivlie and Nicola Frampton, Director at William Hill.

     

     

     

    Poor Nicola: heated balls to handle and no EBT for her efforts.

     

     

    That’s us going to Ipox then…

  6. Henr1k-you might be better getting that post deleted mate.FWIW Murray would not be seen in the same room as Mortimer….allegedly.

  7. Leftclicktic

     

     

    It’s a great site. The thing is it can tell you the team last Tuesday- an old git like me struggles with that kind of detail

     

     

     

    Hail! Hail!

     

     

    Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox

  8. leftclicktic oscar in our thoughts on

    Hen1rik

     

    Before I go have you been following SirBartin today :))

  9. Kojo’s Tea, fir the Morro.. And Neil..

     

     

    Pay attenshun.. Ah tole ye no tae Play Stokesy as the Lonely Linwood Striker, dindnae Ah?

     

     

    Ye must Learn frum yer mistakes..otherwise we wull keep oan being..

     

     

    “Gallant Losers”

     

     

    Anywey.. The Team

     

     

    Forster

     

     

    Lustig Izzy

     

     

    Ambrose Virgil

     

     

    Matthews, Fisher, Mulgrew, Commons, Sammi,

     

     

    Amido, The Magnificent.

     

     

    Motherwell, Hiv Beaten us..

     

     

    Twice in a Row! Wull They Mak it Three??

     

     

    Yep.. Ye read that right ,Folks~

     

     

    This is the Big Wan, awright.

     

     

     

     

    Kojo

     

    Still, Laughin’

  10. BFSDJ on SSB ,if anyone gets through,maybe ask him on a scale of 1 to “wonderful”,about the bigotfest at Poundland last week.

  11. BMCUW@14:49

     

     

     

    I place Tommy firmly in the category of Scottish exile who thinks that, because he moved abroad (England) and visits Scotland occasionally, he knows our situation better than those who stayed here, because he has gained some perspective from travel.

     

     

    In his academic work, I am sure Tommy brings due rigour and standards to his citing of source material and giving due weight to his data. But you can leave a lot of room in historical and political research for your own prejudices to read between the data and develop your own prejudices and positions.

     

     

    In that short article, I counted 3 occasions where Tommy made a lazy assumption and proceeded to draw inferences from this unproven supposition. In writing for his audience, he may be “kissing ass” a little but it comes across to those of us who are better informed, as trying to appease. I am sure that Tommy shares few traits with the people behind Rangers Standard but he imagines them to be more civilised and reasonable than they are. They will ignore all the bits where he criticises mildly the troops and the running of the Troops for Ulster day at Ibrox and will just take his article as “There’s one of your own fenian taigs saying that Phil’s a bigot and Greenslade’s a trendy”

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    .There ye go Fholks…………

     

     

     

    Neil Lennon: Ready to open talks with strike duo

     

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    Neil Lennon has revealed that he will be speaking to Georgios Samaras and Anthony Stokes about new deals at Celtic Park.

     

     

    The former Manchester City striker Samaras has infuriated and delighted in equal measure since announcing his arrival on the Scottish stage with a goal on his debut at Rugby Park five years ago.

     

     

    He has been in fine form this season and was again impressive in the recent Champions League tie against Barcelona, where he was used in his favoured deep-lying role.

     

     

    Stokes has been stalling over a new deal for some months but Lennon remains confident that both can be persuaded to stay.

     

     

    The manager said: “We are aware that he (Samaras) is out of contract at the end of the season.

     

     

    “We will be speaking to Georgios and his representatives pretty soon and we will speak to Stokesy again. I don’t know when but it will happen.”

     

     

    Despite the disappointment of the narrow defeat by Barcelona, Lennon does not believe that his players will need motivated for the visit of Motherwell this weekend.

     

     

    “When you have been competing against the best teams and challenging them, it gives you a great lift,” he said.

     

     

    “The players came in today and the quality of training was exceptional.

     

     

    “They have had a look at what the top level of football really is and they are not far away and they will get a huge lift out of that so in terms of motivating the for tomorrow’s game, I don’t think they will have much of a problem.”

  13. Kojo, Sammi has a virus and is highly unlikely to be available. I would dearly love Amido to be successful but from what I’ve seen him he is extremely raw. If he is a gem he will need some polishing. I’d give Biton a start if fit but he too has a virus but has a better chance then Sammi of making the squad. I was hugely impressed with Fisher in the Liverpool friendly, would love to see him get more game time. However can’t see him starting tomorrow. IMO take Fisher, Sammi and Amido out of your team and replace with Brooney, wee James & Anto and you will be closer to the starting line up. Amido to come on as a sub.

  14. Paul67

     

     

    Whe I saw the headline to this thread “Time for expensive signings”, I thought that’s not like Paul – maybe he is just like the rest of us !!!

     

     

    Alas, it was actually “Time for expensive signings to get their asses in gear”.

     

    So, maybe you are just like the rest of us after all !!!

     

     

    ;0)

     

    Gardez la Foi

  15. Good evening friends.

     

     

    Off for a wee catch up scroll back – hope I’m not disappointed….

     

     

    Jobo

  16. desertbhoy

     

     

    17:59 on 4 October, 2013Bbing… Yer confusing me now… Thought he was Josie.

     

    They are interchangable :)

  17. !!Bada Bing!!

     

     

    17:50 on 4 October, 2013

     

     

    Petec-calm yersel,i’ve met you,you’re real.

     

    __________________________________

     

     

    Still the innuendo, you calm yourself.

     

     

    Just stop bullying people. I hate Bullies, if you are a believer, let God do the Judging….. FFS we are Celtic, we know everything. LMFAO.

     

     

    Listen m8, and I have no qualms with you at all, at awe (see whit I done there), I just want you to be an even better Bada Bing.

     

     

    Always remember, we shall remember, that I am Nothing, nothing at all.

     

     

    Here is trance to make you dance, or maybe not……

     

     

    I am the Man with the Red Face. Ask anyone at the dayoot last week.

  18. Morrissey the 23rd on

    petec – Oscar BraveO – God Bless. @ 18:03

     

    How do I post links like you did instead of the way that I do?

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