Time to pair Lustig and VVD in central defence

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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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  1. sipsini

     

     

    01:08 on 4 August, 2014

     

     

    Petec,

     

     

    Hope you are right but I don’t see it, our team at the moment is just not good enough.

     

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    Little Faith?

     

     

    The Glasgow Celtic are the Epitome of Goodness in a World that is getting darker and darker.

     

     

    BTW, I urge everyone to stop getting tattoos, for they know not what they are doing, certainly not when they inscribe things other than Family names.

  2. It was first time I stayed overnight after cycling from Torr head.it was good to peddle bout the town and get to know it again.

     

    You out on tear in letterkenny?lol its a changed town too

     

    HH

  3. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    An tearmann,

     

    Stayed in Donegal town for a couple of days and ventured into Bundoran yesterday and called into Letterkenny on the way back .Carry oot noo and chilling after a couple of hours kip.;-)

  4. Tricoloured Ribbon

     

     

    01:17 on 4 August, 2014

     

     

    Petec,

     

    Is the Keep still open in Castlehill?

     

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    Not got a scooby, I drive by it all the time dropping the wee man at his fitba as well. I will check next Time when they move back to Our Lady and St Ps for fitba training.

     

     

    In case you didn’t know, I’m a recluse, very obtuse, but always …….

     

     

    I hope, Honest.

  5. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    DD,

     

    Goodnight comrade.

     

    Tell that wee zombie ticket inspector his card is well and truly marked..

  6. Petec,

     

     

    It’s not about faith, it’s realisim.

     

     

    I wish I had your faith but sadly, I just see players in the hoops that is not fit to wear them.

     

     

    Hopefully I’m wrong.HH

  7. Delaneys Dunky on

    Petec

     

     

    Ryan said to me in Spain last week by the pool, “Dad, we are unique. We are the only two people here without ugly tats.” :))

  8. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    Petec,

     

    nothing wrong wae being reclusive pal.

     

    trust me, I’ve been there.

  9. Night Celts

     

    Take it easy and remember there is something magical about our club

     

    HH

  10. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    Sipsini,

     

    I’m with you on that wan mate.

     

    Some real bad players in the team.

     

    It hurts pal

  11. Tricoloured Ribbon

     

     

    01:50 on 4 August, 2014

     

     

    Nae moonhowlers about?

     

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    I’m here Abdul Quadir….

  12. tricoloured ribbon,

     

     

    Like yourself, we only want what is best for our team, I don’t like to come across as a mineshafter but it is there for all to see the way the club is being run.

     

     

    Between st’s and merchandise I put in a lot of my income to support our team, maybe it’s time we got a bit of payback and see some quality on the park.

     

     

    We all know hun2 will garner on our doorstep, why not be prepared to humiliate them, rather than resting on our laurels?

  13. Delaneys Dunky on

    TCR

     

     

    Red red Leb is a great UB40 song. Could you post Food For Thought D? My fave track fae Brum’s finest. :)

  14. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    Sipsini,

     

    I come on here at times and when you challenge anything regarding the team, board, management etc you are accused of being the worst in the world.

     

    It hurts sipsini.

     

    You want the best for Celtic pal.A year from now the vermin will be on our doorstep.

     

    We better be prepared.

  15. Delaneys Dunky

     

     

    01:36 on 4 August, 2014

     

     

    Petec

     

     

    Ryan said to me in Spain last week by the pool, “Dad, we are unique. We are the only two people here without ugly tats.” :))

     

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    Is that Something to be PROUD of?

     

     

    I watched Apocalypto last night on BBC3, I think, I had watched it before, it turned out I had actually watched it.

  16. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    DELANEYS DUNKY

     

     

    Now you know what to get him for his birthday!

  17. Hamiltontim

     

     

     

     

    21:04 on

     

     

    3 August, 2014

     

     

    Auldheid…..PL gave the instruction not to support the GB food drive. An initiative to support the hungry in the Calton, the area you’re from and where Celtic were founded. What’s your view on that?

     

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    Sounds petty and lacking generosity. I have heard examples where he does not lack the latter and if it was petty, was it for pettiness sake or did he feel he had reason?

     

     

    I like to have both sides of a story before making up my mind.

  18. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    Petec,

     

    I noticed you frequented Cheers a week or so ago.Big palomine used to do the door there.

     

    Bean Heaney.Do ya know him?

  19. Tricoloured Ribbon

     

     

    02:10 on 4 August, 2014

     

     

    Petec,

     

    I noticed you frequented Cheers a week or so ago.Big palomine used to do the door there.

     

    Bean Heaney.Do ya know him?

     

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    I’ve not been in Cheers for over 10 years?

     

     

    Why you say that?

  20. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    Petec,

     

    He is a well known fella from Castlehill.

     

    I hope you are not in bad form.

  21. Tricoloured Ribbon

     

     

    02:10 on 4 August, 2014

     

     

    Petec,

     

    I noticed you frequented Cheers a week or so ago.Big palomine used to do the door there.

     

    Bean Heaney.Do ya know him?

     

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    Explain, please fine Celtic Man.

  22. Delaneys Dunky on

    BMCUW

     

     

    Ryan wants Biffy Fecking Clyro tattooed on his chest wi the Celtic badge on his left breast. May join him for the latter? :)

  23. The GB once criticised PL

     

    At that point they were on the way out

     

    PL is one of the best paid CEO against turnover in the country

     

    No one will threaten his cash cow

  24. Tricoloured Ribbon

     

     

    02:27 on 4 August, 2014

     

     

    Petec,

     

    I asked did ye know Billy Heaney.It doesnt matter pal.

     

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    I won’t be going to Derry, that is obvious.

     

     

     

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    Tricoloured Ribbon

     

     

    02:10 on 4 August, 2014

     

     

    Petec,

     

    I noticed you frequented Cheers a week or so ago.Big palomine used to do the door there.

     

    Bean Heaney.Do ya know him?

     

     

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    You inserted a Lie within the question, I ask myself, why would you do that?

     

     

    I politely asked you to explain it?