This afternoon’s friendly against Tottenham Hotspur gives Ronny Deila a dilemma. Last weekend he played a second string against St Pauli, but with things going so wrong in Warsaw on Wednesday, the pressure is on to pull a game plan together which will work at Murrayfield.
Our other concern is that the squad, without Ambrose, Brown and Forrest, is already looking threadbare. We simply can’t afford an injury to afflict Commons, Griffiths, Stokes, Johansen, van Dijk, Matthews, Lustig or Izaguirre.
The suggestion was put to me this week that we should play Lustig with van Dijk in central defence on Wednesday. Lustig can play there, but would Ronny trust them on such an important occasion without a warm-up game?
If I was taking a risk with first-team players this afternoon it would be to pair these two. If we’re going to get the required result on Wednesday the most important area of the team to get right is the defence.
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It’s goodnight from me too. It’s been an interesting first day. I suppose one might say……….
It’s been emotional!
HH
Nina Simone was a proper punk.
Goodnight all.
Beefheart
Any of my mates jumpin about the toon around 77-79 will tell you The Clash were well overrated. Undertones, Damned and Buzzcocks were true punks musically. Stranglers were the kings but not strictly punk, too good for that.
LB has to be IZZY as there is no one else in the squad that can do an adequate job there, RB is Lustig even though he had a total mare in Poland but Mathews would be on the bench if he was.
Hail Hail.
Marrakesh…. The Exploited?
It puzzles me that players of 22 or 23 are described as promising youngsters. I feel that if a player is not a first teamer by the time he is 23, he has missed the boat in the majority of cases.
Jinky was starring in a European final at 22, aitken, maestro, Nicholas, McClair all regulars in their late teens or early twenties. Tommy burns and George McCluskey are other examples. If you are good enough, you are old enough.
CB
I first heard The Clash as an adolescent 13 year old. They have been a soundtrack to my life. You mentioned a conversation I was having with my childhood friend Dallas Dallas last night. You came on tonight and spouted bullshect. Why?
I perceive that as a dig at me. Why?
I don’t think many appreciate how much a loss Samaras was in Poland.
Madmitch
I look forward to your detailed analysis of how Celtic can grow it’s income over a three year period.
Factors that helped LG beat us not related to finance.
At home.
Played v 10 men.
Match fitter. (related to sub par performances)
Same manager in charge as ended their season.
Not sure of their injuries but not having Scott Brown playing did not help.
My point re ST sales is simple. For every 1000 increase you bring in say £500k.
That is £10k a week in wages.
If the quality of player required to boost crowds is a £30k a week man then you need 3000 more SBs.
Will one purchase be enough?
If 2 players then you need 6000 more ST’S to sell and so on for the spend to become break even never mind an investment in growth.
Thus the wages on offer and what return we get to make the spend worth it is a much more difficult decision than it would be if a large cheque was guaranteed to fall through your door from TV every season.
But hey let’s ignore the cost of quality per quality player over three years of a contract as a factor in improving the squad to an extent that the crowds come flocking back and just go for it.
If it’s that simple why are Celtic not doing it?
Just to annoy you?
Griff a defo for Wednesday please,
Even tempted to start with Derk B and pull him if not up for it as we need a different approach to our calculated, predictable at times, build up.
Bombard from the off Wimbledon style and see.
Go 3 up front.
no way would the polish side have pressed as much with sammi playing on the shoulder of their defenders…
RCB is Big Van then man and LCB is Big Chico Mulgrew slow as a week in jail in the last game with pish first touch and terrible decision making but when he is good he is a hunskelper supreme, find your game mate.
Hail Hail.
DD,
don’t take the bait mucker,not the first time he has been winding people up on here
Henderson, Griffiths and Biton to start at Murrayfield for me and we just might turn it round.
as a wee left winger maself
crossing the ball is not an art or a skill,
get past defender, hit the ball to the box, dont do it if there is second defender going to jump in front of it.
strikers, wee , big, fast, slow, disnae matter,
just put the ball in the air .
every now and again you can pick out a run,
then again, the hit and hope is . well hopeless.
Delaney,
Not at all. I have no problem whatsoever with you or anyone else here. I merely commented on a blog topic. That is the nature of the blog, no?
Hey, enjoy them. Just not my type of thing.
Goodnight.
Gordy and dd,
Hope you are well chiefs.
Tri.
Yeah, get them in the team.
Offski.
TCR,
alright mucker,hope you are good,
pretty much agree with the 3 you picked there,
not convinced we can turn this round though
the games have been quite brilliant.
well done, hope the legacy works.
bbc4 the 86 games in edinburgh, the boycotts, the politics.
if you didnt get thatchers politics before , then listen to her here .
watch and learn.
edinburgh stood firm, very good.
thatcher said “the boycott denies ordinary black people the chance to compete”
witch.
My GK is Big Lurch from the Adams family, no offence big guy but get more involved and try and intimidate the other team, you are a mountain of a man nothing should stop you getting that wee bag of air in the sky.
Hail Hail.
G64
Think the Beefheart bloke is getting personal cause Cpt Beefheart fans are few and far between. Even though I am a big fan of Captain Beefheart.
Don’t tell his namesake that posts here. ;))
Auldheid… bang on …
The moment the attendances dwindle ….the downsizing started…
its not the board pulling wool over the fans eyes..
its simple business economics… and good business practice.
Attracting talent to our club is difficult enough minus deidco….until their impersonators arrive in our league and become a competitive rival again the chances of attracting top class talent is nil.
However the board bashers need to realise that under these circumstances they are doing their best..
a wage bill higher than:
75% of the MLS
65% of Serie A
55% of Bundesliga
The unattractive league means value for money is not there..
We are actually over paying
Henderson might be able to do the RCM job in Broonaldo’s place, Aye.
Hail Hail.
saint stivs @ 11.57
And for her I have the same three words now that I had then…..
Nelson Mandela Place!
GIRUY
That’s why it was so sweet to see SA win the 7s at @&$€ last week with a team filled with every colour!
Night Timdom.
HH jamesgang
PS Doc. You start your fortnight off as I finish mine…. Grrrr!
TCR
Clydebank will be well represented at Murrayfield on Wed. Loads goin through.
Oh we’re all off to Reekie in the Green!
DD
are you going through on the Chandlers bus,or making your own way,
young Brad is going but not sure of his arrangements
jamesgang
00:02 on
4 August, 2014
saint stivs @ 11.57
And for her I have the same three words now that I had then…..
Nelson Mandela Place!
GIRUY
That’s why it was so sweet to see SA win the 7s at @&$€ last week with a team filled with every colour!
—————
last saturday on buchanan street, a south african supporters group going for the clockwork railway,
all colours, maybe able to afford the trip, but all colours.
“they are not maggie thatchers games, they are the peoples games”
Night Saint Sivs mhate
Reckon you and I were singing the same songs in the 80s and 90s!
KTF.
Bedtime deffo
HH jamesgang
Paulo I agree we are overpaying, but I disagree with your position on the standard of the league, I actually think it’s very good, although the TV companies seem to be in your camp.
Hail Hail
Gordy,
Yes pal it’s a monumental task.Shocking in Poland.
We live in hope.
G64
Was planning the Chandlers bus, but will not know till I speak to my boss tomorrow. Requesting a half day Wed. If not approved, will be driving through fae Kilmarnock.
DD,
Radnor Tims doon noo in Chandlers I believe.Have they bulldozed it yet?
TCR,
seen you bigging up your BiL last week,
haven’t seen him in a while need to catch him for a beer
now that the ranch is gone
TCR
The Horse was jumping wi Radnor Tims for the Legia game. Rab couldnae believe his luck. :)
TCR,
I heard the golf lot were going to the lucky break but not sure if that’s the case,
canny see many of them venturing further than the Cleddans,
young Ronnie T was asking for you the other day
Gordy,
From what I can gather, golfers in the Lucky Break and the rest in Chandlers.Haven’t heard from Stephen in a couple of weeks.On holiday pal?
Good lateevening Celts.
Hope building for Wednesday
HH
:-)