It could be a big weekend in the race for the Premiership with Celtic away to bottom club Dundee United tonight and Aberdeen at fifth placed Ross County on Sunday. The gap at the top is currently three points, with Celtic having a game in hand. Tonight’s result will give the league table a true look, at least until Sunday afternoon.
Those of us of a certain heritage cannot take a trip to Tannadice lightly. Despite seeing United relegated since their 80s peak, they were never a bad team. Even now, cut adrift at the foot of the table, they play far better football than any other team I can remember in that position.
The recent Dundee derby was a case in point. United had the lead and should have buried Dundee before the fragility which has stalked United this season caught up with them. Tonight’s game will present a different proposition. Unlike against Dundee, when they went looking to put the game to bed, United will be far more cautious against Celtic, who will have to do their usual shift against a packed defence.
Despite this, United are bottom for a reason. They’ve won two of 21 league games, are 11 points from the play-off spot and need to pull something spectacular out of the bag this month to avoid relegation.
Three points, please, Celtic.
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Garvia Lorca,
I thought the Sparta game was the one we were talking about, when we were discussing the wearing of the numbers on our shorts. I remember the score as 5-1. A lovely sunny afternoon.
The evening game was a couple of years later against Go Ahead Deventer. I think we won that one 5-1 too. It was a European tie.
Weet weet
Glad someone was paying attention. Nice price too. Got word for elusive in Paris 8.00 dundalk, fancied to win but backing each way just in case
WITS-Top man HH
The Celtic team that beat Sparta Rotterdam on May 14, 1960 was:
Haffey; MacKay, Kennedy; Crerand, McNeill, Peacock; Carroll, Chalmers, Mochan, Divers, Auld.
10 full or league internationalists plus the record breaking junior goal scorer, how that team never won anything is an effin disgrace.
In the Sparta side was 24 times capped Bogside born Johnny Crossan who chose Sunderland over us. His nickname was “jobby”!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wits
What one did I miss ??
wits
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Wee BGFC
My kind of supporter ! 0:-)
JJ
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Pf
Gordon elliot Brought 2 horses to wolves tonight, one of them national service won the 615 at 6 / 1.
He had been messing with its handicap mark. It was 69 when he got. Ran off 54 tonight in a donkey derby for horses rated 0- 60.
Put it up as a bet this morning on previous thread
A fair report on BBC Scotland regarding smoke bombs and flares in Scottish football there…. not a hun in sight though…!
Ayrshire is Green and White
Any team news for tonight?
Hail Hail
Celtic team to face Dundee United: Gordon; Lustig, Ambrose, Simunovic, Tierney; McGregor, Johansen; Commons, Rogic, Armstrong; Griffiths
Team v Dundee Utd tonight – ko 7:45 live on BT Sport 1
Celtic team to face Dundee United: Gordon; Lustig, Ambrose, Simunovic, Tierney; McGregor, Johansen; Commons, Rogic, Armstrong; Griffiths
Subs: Bailly, Izaguirre, Ciftci, Allan, Cole, O’Connell Forrest
BSR
Thank you
:))
Ah well back to one up front. H.H.
Bitton injured ??
DD
Think I told you that my Mrs has a flat on the corner of Duke st . Can just make out the Bristol bar with the louden a baton throw away. The building next to hers has 2 scaffold poles vertically attached to the metal fence – both have a large butchers apron flying from them. A couple of the occupants have flegs hanging from their windows including the dead club.
Hence the irony in the pictures I showed you of her mums house in Poland – with a 10 foot crucifix and a statue of the Virgin Mary .
Awe naw 4-2-4 again..
Banned
Is Bitton not suspended after red card v Jags ?
Stokes going out on loan …when our reserve strikers are Ciftci and Cole …FFS
Armstrong at centre mid ??
JFH
Commons, Rogic and Griffiths looks like a three up front to me.
PFAYR. I have to agree I would have Stokes before Cifti or Cole.However we dont know everything that Stokes has been up to and why Ronny has taken the action he has. H.H
Just sticking my head above the parapet to out myself as an Efe Ambrose fan, for two reasons.
1. The boy can defend.
2. He plays for Celtic.
When he first arrived he was excellent. Time to give the lad some backing.
Off to Tannadice, can see the glow of the floodlights from here!
Some clubs still haven’t agree a loan deal with Anthony Stokes.
TBJ
My Polish mate Zbyszek lives the other side of the Bristol bar. He reckons they are neanderthals of a type he has never experienced anywhere in Europe.
Big night for Stuart Armstrong hasn’t kicked a ball this season.
Celtic Starting 11 v Dundee United
Gordon
Lustig
Ambrose
Simunovic
Tierney
Johansen
McGregor
Armstrong
Rogic
Commons
Griffiths
4-2-3-1
Well it’s anything but one up front.
I see Ronny’s love children Johansen and Mcgregor are in line-up. The first one’s tackling is so bad a yellow card is almost inevitable and the second player might actually find a man with his passing. Meanwhile Scott Allen can only find a seat on the bench. No surprises there then !!
Dundee Utd
Kawashima, Dixon, Dillon, Gunning, McGowan, Souttar, Rankin, Spittal, Fraser, Riski, Murray.
Fieldofdrams
Efe Ambrose Balon D’or
Enjoy the match.
DD
Your mate must live pretty close to my Mrs place.
She doesn’t really understand the neanderthals. …. Hopefully she never does
PFAYR
The sherriff today that took the huns word that they are hunky dory, he accepted un audited accounts and didn’t bother to look at any profit and loss forecasts.
Is there a judge in scotland that will apply the law against them ?
HH
TONTINE TIM and others, Celtic had so many great football players in the barren years of fifties in to sixties, players who we remember for their skill before the Lisbon team became the ultimate team in our history. Wish it wasn’t now 50 years ago, cannot keep boasting about it.