After the adrenaline-fuelled dramas that a return to the Champions League after five long years provided, Celtic are off to Paisley on Sunday. There will be an inevitable drop-off in in energy levels, the players are not machines, after all, as we take on an opponent with more robust objective from the game.
While Celtic have four days to recover and prepare, St Mirren will be 15 days without a game when they take on the champions. During this period, they will have been able to do some endurance training and get plenty rest before what will be a committed 90 minutes’ effort. They will not be easy to overcome.
Whatever motivational chat Ange Postecoglou gives before a game, it cannot always have the same intensity. I expect he fully animated the players for the games against Real and Shakhtar, but words overused lose their affect. Can he really whip them up for St Mirren? I doubt it, in fact, I don’t even think he should.
Our baseline performance must be substantial enough to pick the points in Paisley. The next big emotional effort is three weeks away, save the inspiration for then. One more push before the break.
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It’s a league game today, not the League Cup.
Ange will only make a couple of changes today from the starting 11 on Wednesday.
Hatate, Kyogo and Jota will start, barring injuries.
Given we’ve got a two week break coming up, I can’t see any unenforced changes from Wednesday night.
https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2022/0916/1323885-uk-arrest-warrant-issued-for-anthony-stokes/
I liked Stokes as a player, the man wasted a lot of talent and it seems he’s gone completely off the rails.
Tom 8.34am
Exactly … Ange won’t change too much, I was just saying “ma tram” to see guys like Abilgaard, I them realised I didn’t even have Haksabanovic getting on the park :-)
Favourite Uncle
Cheers for the heads up, Trevor Noah clip should be in the tv more than what we have to endure best line ..
“Why should the oppressed grieve their oppressor”
There is your GB banner there
GFTB on 18TH SEPTEMBER 2022 8:40 AM
That would be pretty cloth eared and a misreading of the current political situation in Ireland.
I think ‘ Through skill and ingenuity our day will come’ would be a better bet. It would offend only those who understood it.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1569776818189656065
Ernie 8.59am
Apologies … my post was clumsy, it was in relation to the Trevor Noah clip … probably should even have mentioned the GB and banners … and I certainly didn’t mention the current situation in Ireland
Personally I would prefer to not even comment on the subject and just concentrate on the fitba
So no more on it from me … will leave it to the ones who are sitting by their radios, tv’s & keyboards who will be concentrating on the other stuff and not the actual fitba
Ernie, do you think Ange will make many changes today from Wednesday ?
Colonialism leaves it mark long after it ends. Dividing Nations (sometimes in a literal sense) for generations to come.
Tomorrow the Irish State broadcaster, RTE will televise the funeral of Elizabeth Windsor, a modern reminder that only the few fought against the British in Ireland.
AN DÚN on 18TH SEPTEMBER 2022 9:10 AM
Tomorrow the Irish State broadcaster, RTE will televise the funeral of Elizabeth Windsor, a modern reminder that only the few fought against the British in Ireland.
Would love to know the viewing figures in Ireland for that broadcast tomorrow, very revealing indeed the broadcast is happening, the battle for a united Ireland will be won in Ireland, not in Celtic park
Looking forward to today Stephen Robinson will do his best to limit and harm Celtic aided by a cheating Dom Robertson, as always no matter who puts on the shirt for Angeball “we play our football” I’m sure some rotation will take place, the 11 on Wednesday gave their all physically and psychologically, that takes it toll, Ange will rest those who need it, no team predictions as Ange is best placed, no score prediction happy with 3 pts to maintain the 5 pt gap, which is so damaging to Sevco
3pts is the aim today
A few goals would be nice, I don’t think it will come down to goal difference but increasing it just puts that but more pressure on our nearest challengers
We put 9 by Dundee Utd away, they beat them by one solitary goal at home (with United denied a decent penalty claim) don’t give them one bit of hope
Ange at the The Celtic Story on his “night off”
Our manager gets the club … he is pretty dam special
BIGRAILROADBLUES
Have good holiday 👍
A thread of this season’s honest mistakes
https://twitter.com/larssonsdink/status/1571406814461173760?s=20&t=-3xddWYbh7bLTzhc36u0Kw
“Ryan Kent is as good as Jota and better than Abada”… Kenny Miller.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Therein lies the dangers of Sunbed abuse….. Twat!!
I think Ryan Kent last scored a goal in March 2022
Exactly, and when was the last against Celtic…..
Abada is a superstar already (to me).
Barasic must have nightmares about Abada…..
Marspapa
That is so funny.
I am sure even one as groveling as K Miller didn’t actually say that surely ?
Buzzing for more football played the Celtic way today.
Would love a really emphatic win.
Good to see Rose’s Leipzig bubble totally burst last night.
Abada has scored something like 16 goals in 42 starts
Even though Jota & Kyogo get all the headlines and rightly so, I also think young Liel could be the best of the lot … he is 20yrs old … an old head on very young shoulders, if there is one player the EPL vultures will be hoovering in January it will be Abada due to his age & stats… but am sure Ange will convince him to stay where he is
TET,
The Friedrich Merz speech in February has been explained here in Germany as a slip of the tongue. He has explained that he was referring to the Russian invasion of Ukraine (in February). The protocol of the speech has since been corrected to reflect that. So no prediction of any actions in September was intended.
End of “story”.
HH
Gerry
https://youtu.be/M839wTCkrWM
Some pieces of skill, passing, dribbling and finishing from wee liel. 💚
BURNLEY78
THERE are a few threads on what he (KM) thinks about Kent…. He should get a better deal etc etc
Haven’t read them all but that was one of the headlines……
3 points today please Celtic, couple of goals or 5 would be lovely.
Finally got out of the Deathstar (QEUH) after 10 weeks, to recover at home and we all know a Celtic win speeds the healing process! 😁
Be nice to watch the game without an intravenous drip hinging out my arm. 🍀
Would have loved to have joined the mini hoot in Coatbridge so will target the next one but no alcohol for 3 months is a bummer.
Cmon the Hoops!
AoW 10.27am
Take care mate …
Your wee “post” in the works newsletter was both scary and funny, main thing was at least the accident hasn’t effected your sense of humour .. :-)
🍀
Sectarian problems in Leicester, hooded masked marchers
Ashok Swain@ashoswai
Hindu right wing diaspora march while Muslims were praying has led to a clash in Leicester, UK. The Indian disease has spread to the UK.https://twitter.com/AbuTaymiyyahMJ/status/1571221335195500545?s=20&t=tGh2migp87dPaoVe6lM9vA
I don’t expect wholesale change to the Celtic starting line up, but it’ll be the same 14 – 15 who’ll get on the pitch. Hope the injury to CCV is just a rumour, and lucky charm Liel starts. Would like another look at Haksabanovic and a Maeda goal.
We’ve come to expect routine wins , but there have been very few great performances in Paisley, at this relatively new ground. The DJ plays a certain song for a Celtic visit, wonder if he’ll play it today. A late Gary Hooper winner is still fresh in my memory.
I couldn’t clap for the Queen in a minutes applause, though I wouldn’t boo a minutes silence. There will be little, or no applause IMO and the perma rage of the Zombie radar rage will ramp up, towards legal action, points deduction , null and void or Kaffliks for Rwanda campaigns, definitely no free sandwiches from the Louden.
Away Win CSC
ART OF WAR
Good to hear you’re on the mend👍
GFTB – Gotta be able to laugh, even in dark times. Got me thru.
My ‘sick line’ runs to Christmas mate so be a while for a catch up. Enjoy the game.
BSR – Thanks mate.
I look forward to your match report after game, please keep up the high standard and insights in your summary. AOW
AoW 10.37am
I did suggest getting you a wee surface-pro for the hospital to keep you connected … a few of the big bosses will be struggling without your IT “assistance”
You’ll probably be on a 6 month sick review in January 2023
:-)
All kidding aside hope your back as soon as it’s possible …. And hopefully the Hoops lift your spirits today… and I will maybe even go out and buy a few Stellas since you canny drink them for a few months :-)
Ps. Random link about the troubles in a cartoon from tik-tok, mental so it is. No idea who made it.
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMFJ4YQ7u/
ART OF WAR
A sick note that runs to Christmas , that’s you rota’d (?) in for the holiday shifts already 😜
Take care and welcome back
* CCV apparently is out injured *
Just caught the team there, welsh in for CCV
team
https://twitter.com/CelticFC/status/1571435107759448064
Good to see Ange using the squad
Mod1888 10.52am
Cheers for the team
My post at 8.13am wasn’t that far away 9 out of 11 is a decent percentage correct :-)
AOW – Ffs what kind of damage did you do to yersell.
Convalesce well Amigo.
D :)
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