Scottish Cup Celtic V the Huns Scottish cup final Saturday 25th may kick off 3PM BBC Scotland/Premier Sports

Great stuff. Never know what can happen on the day....enjoy either way. HH

 

They are overdue a skelping. 3 games this season we should have been out of sight by half time. This has to be the game we maintain it and make sure its done in 45 and embarrass them by 90

 

Is this game even in 2 days? Wouldn’t know it. One team who’s usually screaming from the rooftops about how many they will win by are awfully quiet, along with their pals in the media.

 

In 2003 i got a ticket for the league cu final against kilmarnock from none other then Tommy Burns! Sat next to his wife and daughter. And for the league winning game against St. Mirren that season ran around the ground asking around and got lucky too. But these days I am more ‘the stay in the pub then then run around’ type lol

 

We for sure have to be much better for the full 90 minutes then just the first half as it has been in the recent games. We have left them a life line with how we have played in the second half of the past few games. We need to be more clinical this weekend.

 

Only injuries would stop this being the team that should start the final now.

 

Our team picks itself.

Theirs is where it gets interesting.

Clement's comments means he's going to risk injured players.

I'd love nothing more than Sima to break down in the first half and then Brighton et al then think twice about loaning players to the huns as they cause injuries unnecessarily.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Balogun, Yilmaz, Sima, Matondo or Souttar play at some point. Some will probably start.

I'd love a few to break down and force them into subs early.

If they're not 100% we're going to get that half a yard we need to pass it around quicker, close them down quicker, get our shots off quicker.

It's always got the potential to be a slaughter but this could be another reason for it to be blood bath if these players are off the pace.

 

Not sure why but I have no nerves at all yet for this. Doesn’t even feel like a derby week.

I think its because if they do the same thing tactically they have in every other derby, our midfield would really have to be off it for us not to dominate.

Which hun’s turn is it to sit on McGregor this time and him still run the game?

 

5-1 Hoops. Consolation goal for Cantwell in the 92nd minute and he does a lap of honour even tho there are no Sevco fans left in the stadium at that point.

 

A Derby Date of Double Destiny

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Expecting another fairly tight game but they're due a skelping.

All they had in the last match, and the previous however many, is the long diagonal ball to a winger then smashing a cross in. The only concern on our end is not taking our chances.

 

I've been like this for most games against them bar the 3 each where I was ultra confident we'd do them but knew if we got beat that could be title over..

I thought we'd smash them and we should've been 4 up half time minimum..

Had zero nerves for the home game just gone. None whatsoever. Knew we'd do them although we made harder work than we should've..

No nerves again..

 

This… I said this before the league game, odd feeling for once…you just feel whatever they do, we can change gear and beat them.

 

We have to be concentrated and good on defending set pieces as well as thats a strength for them. In fairness we have done well defensively on set pieces in the recent games so hopefully we can continue with that.

 

Think your right. From his comments and its not a surprise either it looks like he will risk playing the injured guys they have so hopefully that back fires on him big time.

 

If you’re right, at least they can win the, we would have won with a fully fit squad trophy ….worth another star on the shirt, and another 6 months grace for lurch to carry on his shenanigans .

 

Everything’s pointing to a Celtic win and we should.

But worried about the over confidence and the law of averages. They haven’t won a meaningful derby for ages now, must be between 10-15 games now? They are bound to win one eventually and us to have an off day. Theirs hardly any pressure on them and that’s when they perform. Everyone expects them to lose, even themselves.

So I’m saying * all until FT on Saturday.

 

Even fully fit we should win. They keep peddling this lie that if ‘insert player here’ was fit then they’d be better. We’ve played every variation of their team and either won or drew. Whereas this is the first time in the season we’ve a full squad!

 

Hatate had a mare at Parkhead and we still won. McGregor is fitter, we are looking strong. Does he drop Kyogo after how Idah played against Killie is the main question because, that’s what he Huns will try to do, press us from the front.