The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Celtic    v    Hapoel Tel-Aviv
Europa League Group C
Venue: Celtic Park, Glasgow Date: Wednesday 2 December Kick-off: 2005 GMT Coverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio 5 live

Artur Boruc is back in Celtic's plans for Wednesday's Europa League visit of Hapoel Tel-Aviv.

The goalkeeper has not played since the home defeat by Hamburg in late October, after which he had knee surgery.

Celtic last month asked Uefa for special dispensation to bring Dominic Cervi into their squad, but Boruc has now received permission to return.

Zheng Zhi drops out as he is not eligible while fellow midfielders Scott Brown and Shaun Maloney are injured.

Celtic manager Tony Mowbray said: "We initially only had two keepers in the squad, so we moved Artur out and got Cervi in.

"He will be involved at some stage. We need to get Artur up and going.

"He's back on the training ground and looking quite sharp and yet I don't see any great rush. Lukasz Zaluska has done quite well."



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

[charlieTully]

I have a 25 quid free bet, would anyone back celtic tonight?

[the colonel]

I'd say man city would be a safer bet looking at the young squad arsenal are taking

[NAG1]

I think the question would be would anyone actually watch Celtic at the minute?

Lads the standard of football has never been worse and the whole league is turning into a pub league, they always talk about the pub league being in portugal but think the scots have taken over that mantle lately.

[Archie Mitchell]

I think the question would be would anyone actually watch Celtic at the minute?

Lads the standard of football has never been worse and the whole league is turning into a pub league, they always talk about the pub league being in portugal but think the scots have taken over that mantle lately.

McGeady said himself he wouldn't pay to watch Celtic at the minute. McGeady is the only one playing well this past few games. Still needs to learn to stop running into trouble though.

[Dannymcfella]

I think the question would be would anyone actually watch Celtic at the minute?

Lads the standard of football has never been worse and the whole league is turning into a pub league, they always talk about the pub league being in portugal but think the scots have taken over that mantle lately.

McGeady said himself he wouldn't pay to watch Celtic at the minute. McGeady is the only one playing well this past few games. Still needs to learn to stop running into trouble though.

Although McGeady can undoubtably be greedy at times I personally think he runs into cul de sacs because he does not trust the other players around him to pass to them, and who can blame him?! I would fancy my chances of taking on a Manchester United defence myself rather than pass it to Caldwell if he had an open goal.

[charlieTully]

I think the question would be would anyone actually watch Celtic at the minute?

Lads the standard of football has never been worse and the whole league is turning into a pub league, they always talk about the pub league being in portugal but think the scots have taken over that mantle lately.

They must have read your post lad, cracking form in the first half should be 3 up.

[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