Deila – We Have Something to Prove After Dens Park Draw
Ronny Deila knows Celtic will have to put in a good shift against Dundee on Saturday if they’re to come away with 3 points. Celtic were held to a 1-1 draw with Dundee at Dens Park at the end of August and the Celtic managers wants to see much improvement in the result and performance. “Dundee away […]
One Afternoon in Pittodrie
Has this Celtic team got bottle? If the question was asked before the game against Aberdeen the answer may have varied from person to person but come full time at Pittodrie I think you would have got a “Too F**kin Right, we have” out of the 2,000 supporters who had headed north. This wasn’t just […]
Astra vs Celtic – A Report From Romania
I’m always more than a bit apprehensive prior to a European away fixture but, on this occasion, my anxiety on the drive down to Giurgiu was whether there’d be a game to see or not. My other anxiety centred around the driving of the taxi driver, who was enthusiastically taking advantage of the fact that […]
Celtic Gave Astra Confidence
Celtic 2 (Scepovic 71, Johansen 77) Astra Giurgiu 1 (Enache 79) The Europa League is certainly proving to be good for our coefficient points if not our blood pressure. This season it has been impossible to predict which Celtic team would turn up for a game and a good performance is regularly followed by an […]
Craig Gordon Inspires Celtic Win
Celtic 1 – 0 Dinamo Zagreb Commons (6) This was a great result against a strong Dinamo team. It was achieved through commitment, team work and inspired performances by Craig Gordon and Scott Brown. Celtic started on the front foot and took a well deserved lead after an excellent move involving Izzy, Stokes and Commons […]
St Mirren 1 Celtic 2
From 31 games played against the Scottish Champions Saint Mirren have only ever managed 3 wins and two draws. Celtic should be overwhelming favourites but their broken legged stumble into this season doesn’t pour on the confidence. One of the Saint Mirren wins cost Tony Mowbray his job after Celtic got a 4-0 hiding from Mirren […]
Rotating Ronny Heaps Pressure on Himself
Celtic dropped another two points this afternoon after a much changed Celtic side struggled to break down a resolute Motherwell defence. Ronny Deila changed the starting line up again and dropped some of Celtic’s big hitters like Kris Commons, Scott Brown, trying to get full use of the squad for Europe and the league. Guidetti […]
Committed and Determined Celtic Share the Spoils
Salzburg 2 Celtic 2 Red Bull Arena Scorers: Alan 36, Soriano 78 Wakaso 14 Brown 60 This was an excellent result which was based on a committed and determined performance by the team allied to a truly world class display from Craig Gordon. It was a bold team selection by Ronny with Wakaso getting his […]
Deila – Europa League is Most Important
Ronny Deila is ready to throw everything at Celtic’s Europa League campaign this season, admitting that getting further in this competition will be his highest priority. While he knows that the league is of high importance he rightfully points out that this is not enough for Celtic fans who want to see the club do well […]
Celtic 2 Aberdeen 1
After an international break and the closing of the transfer window Celtic fans got a chance to have a look at some new faces at Celtic Park today. One old face that has been missing in action since last season was Celtic captain Scott Brown who went straight into the starting line to face Aberdeen. […]
Nowhere to Hide for Ronny and the Bhoys
Celtic prepare for the visit of Aberdeen this weekend sitting 5th in the SPFL table gaining only 7 points from their first 4 games. ICT sit top of the table playing one more game than Celtic and have 13 points on the board. At this stage there is no reason to panic as our new manager […]
Deila’s Dundee Draw
Before the game Ronny Deila looked in defiant mood at Dens Park. Rallying the travelling Celtic support. No Virgil van Dijk in the squad was not down to the players immanent transfer but for persona matters the manager explained. Ronny also confirmed Scepovic will be coming in before tomorrow’s deadline. Dundee scored 49 seconds into […]
Europa League Struggle Ahead
Celtic deservedly crashed out of the Champions’ League for a second time in a matter of weeks. As if that wasn’t bad enough what is more depressing is the similarity in the manner of both defeats. Tonight’s performance was, for most of the game, brutal to watch and we can’t use the Murrayfield excuse. In […]
Ronny’s Risk Fails
An early season top of the table clash brings two unbeaten sides together at the Caledonian Stadium. Top of the table clash might be slightly over exaggerating the game with only 5 games played between the two teams. Ronny Delia clearly had a certain champions league fixture in mind as he dug in to the squad […]
Matthews and Forrest Out for Maribor
Adam Matthews and James Forrest will at least miss the first leg of the Champions League play-off against Maribor after both sustaining injuries at the weekend. Adam Matthews pulled up during warm up at the weekend and James Forrest limped off the pitch close to tears after Celtic’s 6-1 victory over Dundee Utd, John Collins […]
Ruthless Relentless Ronny Delighted
Celtic kicked off their first home game of the 2014/2015 SPFL season with the raising of the champions flag, hoisted by club saviour Fergus McCann. It’s been a long road back to paradise with Celtic Park staging the Commonwealth Games. Celtic had their own open ceremony today as the champions hoisted the league flag […]
They’re Aww To Blame
Well….WTF happened there? There I was at half 8, just finished 5-a-sides and heading home. The plan was simple, Chinese takeaway, bath, beers and some rum and settle in front of the computer to type up my feelings on last night’s latest disgrace! Only to open Twitter and see that Henning Berg has reverted […]
Celts Line Up and Crying into Cornflakes
Tonight’s game cannot be underestimated. We have to come out of the blocks all guns blazing if we are to have any chance. While there is a need to go forward, we must ensure that we are not sucker punched in the process. I have chosen a 4-2-3-1 line-up in order to achieve this. I’ve stuck Leigh […]
We Need Spurs Like A Hole In the Head
Giving the Celtic annual European meltdown that took place in Warsaw on Wednesday the last thing the team need is a trip to Finland to play English outfit Spurs. Hindsight, is of course a wonderful thing and more than likely Delia will be forced to play a team of fringe players and young players giving […]
Artmedia All Over Again – A Report From Warsaw
At the end of this game the most common word (that’s printable!) which I heard from the other Celtic supporters in the stadium was “Artmedia”. I had hoped never to see that type of performance again but our defence tonight was as wide open as it had been that night in Bratislava nine years ago. […]