The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[T Fearon]

I'm right up there with Moravcik, Larsson, Collymore and Steve Claridge in terms of legend's Neil has played with

[the colonel]

I'm right up there with Moravcik, Larsson, Collymore and Steve Claridge in terms of legend's Neil has played with

only decent thing collymore ever kicked was ulrika jonsson

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Celtic allay Brown injury fears 


Celtic say midfielder Scott Brown is fit for Sunday's trip to face Motherwell despite suffering a head injury in last week's Old Firm derby.

The 23-year-old was substituted in the goalless draw after a collision with Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor.

"Scott was fine after the game. He got a bang on the head and was a little bit dizzy. But he will be okay," first-team coach Neil Lennon told Celtic TV.

Brown joined Celtic from SPL rivals Hibs for £4.4m in May 2007.

Meanwhile, Brown's midfield team-mate Barry Robson could be sidelined for a spell after pulling out of the Old Firm game with a groin injury.

Lennon said: "Barry was due to start against Rangers because his record against them is pretty good.

"But the day before the game his right groin went."



Feck'in bad news about Barry Robson!

[Muzz]

Celtic and Rangers battle for Peace Cup placeview list
19/02/09

Celtic and Rangers have been given an extra incentive to clinch this season's SPL title, with the winners earning an invitation to the potentially-lucrative Peace Cup.

The 12-team pre-season tournament will take place in Spain from July 24 to August 2.

The winners will receive £2m (€2.3m), the runners-up £1m (€1.1m) and the third and fourth-placed sides £500,000 (€568,500) each.

"The Peace Cup want the SPL winners to take part," tournament spokesman Michael D'Arcy said.

"Celtic are currently in the driving seat, but we will have to wait until the end of the season to see what happens.

"Discussions are taking place with both clubs, but nothing has been contracted. I believe both clubs are talking it over with their head coaches before making any decision."

So far, Real Madrid, Juventus, Porto, Lyon, Copa Libertadores champions Liga de Quito from Ecuador, and Al Ittihad from Saudi Arabia have all reportedly confirmed their participation.

It is the first time the tournament will be played in Europe, having previously been held in South Korea. The games will be held at five venues: Jerez, Malaga, Huelva, Madrid and Seville.

The first club from each group will qualify for the semi-finals, with the final taking place in Seville on August 2.

Seems interesting enough...

[T Fearon]

There'll not be much peace about if the Huns invade...ask the citizens of Manchester

[lynchbhoy]

There'll not be much peace about if the Huns invade...ask the citizens of Manchester

for this reason alone I'd not expect the winners of the spl to be invited - in case huns won it,
unless the organisers send a straight invite to Celtic to participate.
Thats the ony way they will avoid riots and fights.
to be honest if Celtic go over I may take a weeks holiday out there as well , purely conincidently !



GDA
Celtic have enough decent players, its just gs doesnt seem to know how to pick them or coach them

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

There'll not be much peace about if the Huns invade...ask the citizens of Manchester

for this reason alone I'd not expect the winners of the spl to be invited - in case huns won it,
unless the organisers send a straight invite to Celtic to participate.
Thats the ony way they will avoid riots and fights.
to be honest if Celtic go over I may take a weeks holiday out there as well , purely conincidently !



GDA
Celtic have enough decent players, its just gs doesnt seem to know how to pick them or coach them

You'll not find me disagreeing with you re: Strachan's tactical choices.


Big match this weekend, Huns will probably go top on Saturday so a win on Sunday is vital, also for morale.

[tyroneStatto]

more dropped points today. 3 wins in 10 is relegation form and simply not good enough. WGS should go now while celtic still have a chance.

[tyroneman]

WGS signings.............

2005/06
Ins
Mark Wilson
Roy Keane
Du Wei
Paul Telfer
Adam Virgo
Shunsuke Nakamura
Maciej Zurawski
Artur Boruc
Mohammed Camara


2006/7

Ins
Kenny Miller
Gary Caldwell
Jiri Jarosik
Evander Sno
Derek Riordan
Dion Dublin
Lee Naylor
Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink
Thomas Gravesen
Steven Pressley
Mark Brown
Jean-Joel Perrier-Doumbe
Paul Hartley


2007/08

Ins
Scott McDonald
Tomislav Pavlov
Scott Brown
Chris Killen
Massimo Donati
Laurence Gaughan
Luca Santonocito
Andreas Hinkel
Koki Mizuno
Ben Hutchison
Giorgios Samaras
Barry Robson

2008/09

Patrick McCourt
Georgios Samaras
Matty Hughes
Marc Crosas
Glenn Loovens
Shaun Maloney
Niall McGinn
Łukasz Załuska
Milan Mišůn
Willo Flood
Filip Twardzik
Patrik Twardzik

Dismal........................

[Rav67]

Caldwell midfield while Crosas warms the bench    That's hurting 2 positions.  Loovens fucked up for the goal as well, but no doubt when WGS decides to play Caldwell in the middle again it'll be Loovens rather than O'Dea who gets the nod.

Big Jan had another stinker.  I know he's been injured for most of the season, but for a Dutch international striker to only have scored in one game playing in Scotland.........

[tyroneStatto]

Caldwell midfield while Crosas warms the bench    That's hurting 2 positions.  Loovens fucked up for the goal as well, but no doubt when WGS decides to play Caldwell in the middle again it'll be Loovens rather than O'Dea who gets the nod.

Big Jan had another stinker.  I know he's been injured for most of the season, but for a Dutch international striker to only have scored in one game playing in Scotland.........

loovens is a very poor defender

[lynchbhoy]

Caldwell midfield while Crosas warms the bench    That's hurting 2 positions.  Loovens fucked up for the goal as well, but no doubt when WGS decides to play Caldwell in the middle again it'll be Loovens rather than O'Dea who gets the nod.

Big Jan had another stinker.  I know he's been injured for most of the season, but for a Dutch international striker to only have scored in one game playing in Scotland.........

loovens is a very poor defender

I think hes better than caldwell and mcmanus (as is ODea), but it aint easy getting one game in every ten and expecting to play well while you have two donkeys who are not natural centre haves playing there week in week out.
Cardiff fans seemed to think Loovens was a superb defender. They havent been quite as stable at the back since he's left in spite of the money they have.

[under the bar]

loovens is a very poor defender

Fits into the current Celtic team perfectly then....

[Clown]

Strachans team selections are a joke. There is no pattern to them. Hartley was our best outfield player in the old firm and was dropped yesterday, mcgeady is our best player and cant get on the team, hesslink has been terrible for 5 games and still starts every match, players like o'dea, crosas and mizuno come in and do well and are then not given another game


the board announced this week that the debt is now below 1million pounds so in 5 years has been reduced from over 30 million to under 1 million.
so what are we gonna do now once we get out of debt? just save up the money and keep buying players for 100 grand from clubs like derry city and cardiff?

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

SFL would consider 'Celtic B' bid 
By Martin Conaghan 

The Scottish Football League would consider an application from Celtic to enter a B team into the Third Division.

SFL chief executive David Longmuir and Celtic counterpart Peter Lawwell recently discussed the issue.

However, SFL president Brown McMaster stressed that it was one of many topics informally raised at the meeting.

"It's at a very early stage and we would want to gauge opinion on the prospect from all 30 member clubs," McMaster told BBC Scotland.

Scottish Football Association chief executive Gordon Smith welcomed the idea.

"This is something I proposed quite some time ago when I was a BBC pundit," he told BBC Scotland.

"I thiought it would be good for Rangers and Celtic but might also be good for the clubs in the lower divisions as it would give their crowds a boost and could be

profitable.  People seem to think that SPL2 is certain to happen, but that is a lot of nonsense

"Albeit it would be their reserve teams, but we could still have a very strong squad of players playing in the lower division."

Top-flight clubs in a number of European countries operate B teams or feeder clubs in lower divisions.

So far none of the clubs in the Scottish Premier League have followed suit, but such a prospect comes as the present structure of the professional game is being considered for change.

The SPL recently announced plans to scrap its reserve league.

And the SFA last week improved the prospects of a second tier of the Scottish Premier League being formed.

An arbitration panel decided that a so-called SPL2 would not breach the SPL's agreement with the Scottish Football League, which presently runs Divisions One, Two and Three.

The SPL will hold an extraordinary meeting of its 12 clubs in mid-March and, if the proposal is approved, will open negotiations with the SFL.


Smith thinks the Old Firm could boost lower-league crowds
Longmuir, who explained that his meeting with Lawwell had primarily been about Co-operative Insurance Cup final tickets, does not see the formation of the SPL2 as a fait accompli.

"People seem to think that SPL2 is certain to happen, but that is a lot of nonsense," he said.

"It was only a legal ruling and the debate has still to take place.

"The SFL is in a better position now than when I took over. There is more positivity going on within the leagues."