The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[slow corner back]

2-0 up and playing well, probably too late for Europe but still nice to play well for the first time in a long time.

[Archie Mitchell]

Going out unless Vienna can score 3 to beat Hamburg 3-2.

[CityGael]

Why wait until we have to rely on other results before putting in a decent performance!!good to get a result hopefully anyway get a bit of a roll going

[under the bar]

I was never a great fan of Strachan's style and he made some awful transfers however Rangers are so poor he'd have the SPL wrapped up by now if stil in charge and would also have taken Celtic to the knock-out stages in that Europa league group.

 

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Good performance from the Hoops last night, young Aidaniho had another cracking game. Hopefully finish the European campaign with another win in Austria.
Anyway now back to the bread and butter with a massive match against Aberdeen on Saturday, another must win, the sheep shaggers will be on form after their win against the FOD last week.

[rossie mad]

Delighted with the win and a good performance to with it.

To think if we hadnt conceded those soft goals in tel aviv we would still be in with a great shot but hindsight and all that.

Was impressed with mcgeady and he looks to be in form.

Aberdeen at the weekend will be tough alright and they will be on a high after last weeks win.
I watched that match last saturday and was very impressed with aberdeen and their closing down of rangers.
Rangers didnt have a game plan once they went a goal behind and aberdeen just soaked up anything they threw at them.

McGhee seems to be getting them into a bit of form lately which means they will be a hard side to beat.
Bit suprised that are down in 6th as i thought when he joined them from motherwell that they would be on the heels of the old firm but he just seemed to need a bit of time to make things happen at pittodrie which they certainly are at the moment.

If celtic can play like last night then they should win by the odd goal but one never knows with this jekyll and hyde side.

[charlieTully]

Yeah they played very well last night, still not impressed with danny fox though or fortune, but hopefully it is the confidence boost the team needed. result needed against the dons.

[the colonel]

Fortune seems like he can hold the ball up well but keeps over doing it in front of goal. Hopefully he will hit a purple patch.

Fox has been poor the last few games. Mowbray put him under pressure saying he had a wand of a left foot

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

I see that the Huns are fighting with each other now, on top of everything else! 

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2009/12/03/rangers-rebel-madjid-bougherra-insists-he-is-still-friends-with-bust-up-rival-kenny-miller-86908-21869274/

http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/2756128/Two-more-Gers-stars-in-bust-up.html

Quality quote: "Rangers' Steven Smith claims there should be no fears about an Ibrox exodus in January as no one is playing well enough to attract other clubs."

[Myles Na G.]

Fortune seems like he can hold the ball up well but keeps over doing it in front of goal. Hopefully he will hit a purple patch.
Fox has been poor the last few games. Mowbray put him under pressure saying he had a wand of a left foot

What if this is his purple patch? 

[lynchbhoy]

Fortune seems like he can hold the ball up well but keeps over doing it in front of goal. Hopefully he will hit a purple patch.
Fox has been poor the last few games. Mowbray put him under pressure saying he had a wand of a left foot

What if this is his purple patch? 

someone who would watch or support Celtic would know that they are capable of way more given their play pre-season and at he start of the season.
this seems to rule out yourself ...

[rossie mad]

+1

plus you are a plank

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Forget Myles, he can't accept that we know he's no Celt.

Big game today.

Celtic    v    Aberdeen

Zheng Zhi returns for Celtic, having been ineligible for Wednesday's Europa League win over Hapoel Tel Aviv.

Goalkeeper Artur Boruc is fit again following his recovery from a knee injury and is ready to challenge for a place with deputy Lukasz Zaluska.

Aberdeen skipper Mark Kerr is suspended following his red card in last weekend's win over Rangers.

Gary McDonald returns from a ban, while defenders Jerel Ifil and Andrew Considine should also make a comeback.



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Celtic manager Tony Mowbray:
"Aberdeen had a great result last weekend against Rangers. They'll come buoyed by that and will hope to make it an uncomfortable day for us.

"They have some young and very talented players, they're an athletic team with a bit of purpose about them.

"Like every week it's a dangerous game for us, but we've got to use our last two performances at home where we scored a few goals and try and take that on."

Aberdeen manager Mark McGhee:
"The notion that we can go to Celtic Park and play good football for 90 minutes is fanciful.

"But if we can score while we're playing good football then we have a chance - when we're having our good periods we have to turn that into something tangible.

"We've got no fear of losing. As long as they have a go and as long as they play near to their potential, we'll accept the result."



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Celtic (from): Zaluska, Caldwell, Loovens, Fox, Zheng, Hinkel, Robson, McGeady, Naylor, N'Guemo, Crosas, Samaras, Fortune, McDonald, McCourt, Wilson, McManus, Boruc, McGinn.

Aberdeen: (from) Langfield, Ross, Ifil, Considine, Mulgrew, Foster, Kerr, Miller, Young, Duff, Wright, Fyvie, McDonald, Paton, Crawford, Pawlett, Maguire, Grassi, Mackie, Bain.

[Myles Na G.]

Stick to the gaelic, country boys. Leave the 'soccer' to people who actually understand the game. 

[The Watcher Pat]

The only thing you know about Myles is how to wind people up and alienate people!