[Matchday] Celtic v St Mirren Wednesday march 2nd Kick off 7:45 Celtic TV

Tricky week ahead. We need a good win tomorrow, to get back into the groove.

Ange needs to mix it up. We've looked deflated lately, and that needs to change.

I wouldn't mind seeing these changes;
Scales for Taylor
O'Riley for Rogic
Giakoumakis for Maeda

That said, any win will do!

 

93rd minute winner , 1-0

 

Hart

Ralston
CCV
Julien
Juranovic

McGregor

O’Riley
Hatate

Abada
GG
Jota


What I want but I know it will be different as this will have to be another rotation game as we have a ‘bigger’ game on Sunday. Bar McGregor our star man can’t start 2 games in a row. Juranovic, Jota and either Hatate or Abada will be left out.

 

Definitely. There was a couple of occasions when Hibs where on the attack and had pushed players higher up the park. We managed to regain control of the ball and, instead of breaking out fast, we played the safe pass which allowed the Hibs players to get back in shape. It was chalk and cheese compared to how quickly we moved the ball against the huns and Motherwell and I can't for the life of me wonder why we have reverted back to the slow fannying about the back style again.

 

We really are due a performance

 

HART

JURANOVIC CCV STARFELT TAYLOR

MCGREGOR

ROGIC HATATE

MAEDA ABADA JOTA​

 

Feels like every game is a cup final atm. Mon the Celtic, get them pumped

 

Hart
Ralston CCV Starfelt Juranovic
O'Riley Bitton McGregor
Abada Giakoumakis Jota

 

MASSIVE GAME. 90 mins of pure Angeball needed. Let's lay down a marker. Let's go Glasgow Celtic.

 

If Ange can get Rogic, Abada, Jota and Hatate back on form for the 10 remaining games, we win this league. Let's hope it starts v St Mirren.

 

Would like to see Doak play, but apparently Liverpool are in talks with the club regarding signing him and the lad is looking at his options as a 16 year old. His head must be spinning with all the hype.

I see those EPL clubs as a mince grinder, churning through young players and farming them off to minor clubs for 'experience'. CCV has gone through this process with Spurs for years before he came to us. Club after club after club, even though he has played for his country many times. They may even sell Doak on to another club. Football is now a business after all.

Doak may, at this stage, if he signs, get more money in his pay per week with Liverpool at this young age, but he will be one of very many on their books. He will be away from home, family and friends and probably playing in near empty stadiums. Not all teams in England play with wingers, unlike Celtic. He will struggle, as all young players do, when they undertake such journeys.

If he stays at Celtic he will be looked after and nurtured and be playing in front of fans who want him to do well. At this age he will have time to develop his craft, play at the Paradise and be travelling to Europe to play each season - priceless experience.

As he gets older his value will increase and he will also be the real deal, mature, and ready made to transfer South or abroad to a club he is happy to play with and with good terms. The choice will be his to stay or go later on. In Glasgow he will be in familiar territory and be able to get himself an education as well, to set himself up for a career outside football when he retires from the game when he gets older.

I am sure the Celtic fans will want him to stay.

 

We could all do with that.

Would set us up nicely for the Livi fixture.

 

I am so looking forward to Celtic locking horns with Livi again. We need to beat these guys this season or else the season will not be complete. The last 2 games with them have been so frustrating that they now have become a real challenge to overcome for me.

 

Yeh I remember exactly wot your talking about ,cal mac received the ball a few times from defense a d instead of taking it on the turn and moving forward he played it back again which slowed everything down and allowed them to set their positions ,frustrating af .

 

A know mate so frustrating after the Huns game, raving about juranovic, hatate, oriley, big Gg, everyone was saying see when, juranovic, Abada, hatate, Rogic, jota oriley all hit top form at the same time someone s going to take 1 helluva spanking, don’t think any of us actually thought about what happens if they all hit a slump at the same time which exactly what has happened last 5 games, mcgregor aswell

Would be enjoying the Huns slipping up a helluva lot more if I got confidence back that we weren’t a baw hair away from slipping up aswell

 

Yes, would be happy with this, got to get Ralston back in the side and move CMcG up field.

 

There’s no doubt we’ve improved in the last 7 months but it’s strange that in the first 2 home games we spanked Dundee 6-0 then st Mirren 6-0, granted our away form was suspect at that time but strangely Huns game aside our first 2 home games when we were meant to be still a shambles are probably our 2 best domestic performance s of the season, Mibee let’s us know how much of a miss kyogo is, he got a hatrick and as much as people give Turnbull a hard time he got a hatrick in the other game and is always a goal threat in those type of games when sometimes a shot from outside the box needed for first goal, after Huns Motherwell games, Dundee, st Mirren at home, your thinking bankers, lucky to beat Dundee 3-2 and everyone really pretty cagey about tomorrow

 

Christie was still in the side back then, along with Edouard. Turnbull was playing as was Kyogo. The game against St Mirren they actually got an early red card when we were 1-0 up. Can’t wait for Turnbull and Kyogo to come back, hopefully have them both back and fit again for the split

 

Aye that’s right Christie was actually on fire then aswell if I can remember, , played a few great balls in for kyogo to get onto, unbelievable that kyogo our bed player by a mile before his injury been out since December and we’ve went from 6 behind to 3 ahead, just * we knew he was close, same as you Turnbull s a different option from oriley Rogic also only guy in the team I’ve ever seen scoring from a free kick

 

The early red card really put it up to them that day and if I remember as well 2 of the goals were absolutely howlers from their keeper too. Certainly don't expect a repeat of that early season score line but hopefully we will see a much more aggressive and lively Celtic get after it tomorrow.