Celtic 0 - 0 Livingston

Here is how I think Celtic will line up:

• Rogic is out so I think McGregor will move higher up the pitch and Bitton will take his place
• Based on how good the first half was, I don’t think he will want to make any more changes to the starting 11 now that Rogic is out
• I've also seen a few people on the forum and Twitter suggest that Ange will play with two holding mids and an attacking midfielder but I can't see that happening as he doesn't change the shape of his teams very often.

 

Bitton flung in I think with McGregor being pushed further up is looking very likely now

 

Match Preview posted: https://www.talkceltic.net/forums/t...or-success-match-preview.153869/#post-7044986

 

This could be more a difficult game than it is as Livingston have won their last two away games against Ross county and st.johnstone and drew with Dundee utd .
So strongest team as we must put the pressure on the zombies .

 

Hart

Juranovic
CCV
Starfelt
Bolingoli

McGregor
Turnbull
Bitton

Jota
Giakoumakis
Johnstone

Subs - Baine, Scales, Soro, Montgomery, Welsh, Ralston, Kyogo, Abada.

We must respect every team we meet and play with conviction and focus - and beat them.

 

Would normally agree but Welsh has not played since Livi away and it was his mistake that allowed them to score. Would rather he not play in this one even though I like the guy. Mentally not good for him to have a run for this game. CCV and Starfelt especially, still need to get more confident together at the back.

 

This makes the most sense to try and continue with our momentum.. straight swap with Tam and Bitton and switch McGregor and Bitton positionaly.. I'd be shocked if this isn't the team

 

Just off the phone to my Granda there and his quote was: "I'm going down at full time to give that baldy * *"

He's bald anawl

 

Agree. We cannot take this game lightly at all. Obviously Rogic is out so there will be one change most likely Biton coming in and McGregor going higher but I doubt we will see much else in terms of changes to the lineup.

 

Fans claim the police chief is being considered for a senior security role at Parkhead and is "likely to be appointed".

A statement - released by North Curve Celtic, Green Brigade, Bhoys, Celtic Shared and the Celtic Trust - hits out at the alleged plans.

They said: “We have recently been made aware that Bernard Higgins of Police Scotland is likely to be appointed to a senior security role at Celtic.

“Higgins played a major part in the implementation of the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act."


They added: “His appointment would be no laughing matter.

"For the thousands who witnessed their friends and family endure the ordeals of arrest, trials and tribulation, this would represent the ultimate insult.”

 

Gotta be a way to really urge this board to talk to the fans soon, theres got to! They are so unbelievably out of touch in almost every * way!

 

Nearly AGM time

 

It truly is unreal how out of touch they are with the vast majority of us Celtic fans. People like Brian Wilson quite frankly disgust me. He is the antithesis of what Celtic is about as club IMHO and if this appointment ever comes to pass it would be a massive slap in the face to the fans.

 

And? There's been issues before and AGM's and nothing gets done! Remember that:

1) they set the agenda
2) they can outvote the fans with a pen stroke
3) they have as long as they want to answer any query/complaint, while the ones raising it must be succinct and nail it at a single attempt.
4) they have the luxury of being vague, and stalling to push matters beyond the AGM, and the likelihood of anything being done afterwards is very slim

I'm not a fan of any action that hurts those protesting - overtime bans, unpaid strikes and in this case a silent protest in a vital match, but we sometimes it needs to be done. The main thing is that we need to avoid:

1) Disrupting the team
2) Dividing our own support against each other
3) Making a complete mess of it, where it comes across like the protest didn't happen at all, as the board will take that as vindication.

I'd much rather we'd gone with something else though. Or at least, not for so long... The act came in effect in 2012 and repealed in 2018... Couldn't we have specifically aimed for 12th to 18th minute, with a solid minutes noise before and after to emphasise it?

 

After a very good run of away results in would be very disappointing to undo some of that good work by dropping points at home to Livy. We need to start strongly and put them under pressure immediately, it should be only a matter of time until they break.

 

Really think we should not make any unnecessary changes. Tam is out, just replace him with GG and shuffle the pack accordingly, that gets another goal scoring threat on the park from the start.
I am not a fan of Josep at LB, maybe start Boli???

 

Top of the league if we win this. Now that's putting pressure on! Vital win! Can't wait.