The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[milltown row]

Celtic never looked like scoring at all. very poor show can't believe i actually watched it

[Tommy Tight Lips]

JVOH was very poor today yes but in my opinion samaras is worse.when mcdonalds not on fire they struggle in the final third.celtic only have 1 decent striker,needs to get rid of both them other pair but i doubt that will happen unless strachan himself jumps ship which is a distinct possibility if they dont now retain the league title.how nakamura finished the game is beyond me.....

[carribbear]

Only 7 voters were right in that poll 

??
Today was a cup game

[The Real Laoislad]

Only 7 voters were right in that poll 

??
Today was a cup game

I see....

I thought the question was can they win 4 trophies.....my bad 

Anyway still a good result today 

[carribbear]

Only 7 voters were right in that poll 

??
Today was a cup game

I see....

I thought the question was can they win 4 trophies.....my bad 

Anyway still a good result today 

Good to see that reading and writing are still being taught in Laois. You can take off the hat with the big 'D' anytime you're comfortable 

[tyroneStatto]

i genuinely thought celtic had turned the corner after the last 2 games. i knew it would be a lot tighter today than last week but still thought the celts would win by at least 2 clear goals. anyone else think hutchison should be given a proper run of games as he simply couldnt do any worse than samaras or JVOH?

[tyroneStatto]

i suppose things could be worse

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7929976.stm

[lynchbhoy]

Only 7 voters were right in that poll 

??
Today was a cup game

I see....

I thought the question was can they win 4 trophies.....my bad 

Anyway still a good result today 

could be worse, Celtic could be as brutal as laois !
just watched the second half of Meath stuffing Laois in the NFL div 2 , I dont rate meath, so where does that leave the buffalos !

yer right though , good result today (in pairc tailteann !)

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

You'd never know that there was a Cup final on Sunday against the auld enemy!
Have things gotten that bad, is the apathy so strong now that we don't care?
Well here's what wee Joe Miller has to say:


Miller forecasts tight cup final 

By Liam McLeod 

Former Parkhead winger Joe Miller reckons preventing a Rangers treble should be incentive enough for Celtic to win the Co-operative Insurance Cup.

The Old Firm clash in Sunday's showpiece at Hampden and Miller is expecting a tight affair.

"Stopping a treble should give them extra incentive, but they should be looking to win every cup final," he told BBC Scotland.

"It could be a close game as they're both not in the best of form."

Miller scored the only goal in the 1989 Scottish Cup final - the last time Celtic prevailed in a cup final over their Old Firm rivals.

It was a result that denied Graeme Souness's side the treble with the Ibrox club having already bagged the league title and League Cup.

And Miller - who picked up three Scottish Cup winner's medals and one in the League Cup during spells with Celtic and Aberdeen - says this season's League Cup final will be just as close as that one.

"I think it'll be a single goal that will separate the teams," he said.  There's been a lot of criticism rather than support for the way Celtic and Rangers have played this season,

"It's a really close one to call, but these ones always provide extra incentive because you've got players who are dying to play in the cup finals.

"It's every boy's dream - particularly if you're a Celtic or Rangers supporter - to play in a cup final and maybe score the winning goal.

"I was fortunate enough to do just that almost 20 years ago."

Celtic were eliminated from the Scottish Cup by St Mirren last weekend, thus ending their own treble hopes.

Both sides have struggled with consistency since the turn of the year, with the Scottish Premier League champions on a run of just six wins from 12 and Rangers winning just three of their last six league games.
And Miller thinks that is because of a change in approach from the players in both teams.

"There's been a lot of criticism rather than support for the way Celtic and Rangers have played this season," he said. 

"Both sides haven't been the most flattering to the eye. The cavalier approach and the 'never-say-die' attitude has gone and the expectations levels don't seem to be so high.

"I think both managers have got to get that back and get it installed into both sets of players because the supporters just seem to be bored with what they've been seeing."

Miller is currently assistant manager with League of Ireland side Dundalk after a spell as Clyde boss and, despite predicting a similar result, he says that is where comparisons with this weekend's final and 1989 end.

"I don't see any similarities between then and now. It's a different time and different era," he said.

"Twenty years ago, we'd previously won the double in our centenary year and our incentive was to win the last trophy of the season - this is the first one of this season for both clubs.

"Because it was right at the end of the season, there was a bit more spice added to it then.

"It was the only trophy we had left to bag, so it was one we had to win."

[Doogie Browser]

20 years since he scored that winner, holy f**k!
Who will start up front with McDonald on Sunday then GDA?  JVOH or Samaras?  I would be tempted to play him alone up front, what you think?

[T Fearon]

I was at that match in 1989 when wee Joe got the winner. Biggest laugh was sitting in a Celtic supporters bus outside Hampden after the game singing "There'll be no mc ewans lager in the cup" then a bus load of huns passed us and a big guy about 20 stone "moonied" out the back window

[Clown]

i wud play mcdonald on his own up front simply because the other 2 dont deserve to wear a celtic jersey and are a disgrace

scott brown slightly more forward to support mcdonald and bring hartley or robson if fit into the middle.

wot did mizuno do wrong to not get another look in by the way??

[lynchbhoy]

i wud play mcdonald on his own up front simply because the other 2 dont deserve to wear a celtic jersey and are a disgrace

scott brown slightly more forward to support mcdonald and bring hartley or robson if fit into the middle.

wot did mizuno do wrong to not get another look in by the way??

think he's inj

playing a negative 451 or 4411 isnt the way to go. the huns are rubbish and will obv be trying to manhandle and kick their way to a win, so its tough but fast players Celtic want and need.
I'd still go with samaras and skippy up front as their pace usually unsettles the orc defence.
Midfield needs to win the battle. Wingers must ensure they dont hide after getting clogged repeatedly or even retaliate (naka and Aidan obv) so the ref has to play his impartial part.
Would always have to give rangers a chance at the moment with that shaky Celtic defence.
Celts are by far the better side, but you never know what way they are going to play and what team selection wee mad ginger is going to put out.

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

20 years since he scored that winner, holy f**k!
Who will start up front with McDonald on Sunday then GDA?  JVOH or Samaras?  I would be tempted to play him alone up front, what you think?

As lynchbhoy says one up front is too negative, lets let uncle watty play that game with Kyle Lafferty up on his own with a five man midfield containing two holding players!
WGS will start with Skippy and Samaras up front, which is ok as long as he changes things if Georgio is looking sterile, bring on Ben Hutchinson.
In midfield we need Aidan, Brown, Robson (is he back yet?) and Flood/Crosas. As for the back line well we're fcuked bring back Bobo!

[Main Street]

Rony Harry's watching you !

That apostrophe is beginning to bug me, it has grown in size as time marches on.