We were 1-0 down early on when I was following it so that’s a pleasant turnaround. Twardzik scored a cracker apparently.
Kayal confirms he’ll leave in the summer when his contract expires.
Great stuff, if only we can get rid of him quicker? Should never have played again after Killie away
kayal has been a wage thief for years
Kayal is a Jew and we all know that Jews love money
Lads, I see we got Milan in the inter toto cup, I feel one of those truly great nights for Irish soccer coming down the tracks
Tonev lost his appeal for using racist language earlier. It seems rather bizarre that they took one player’s word over another’s.
A few weeks ago the HFA V Boyd = Scottish law, Not proven, now the HFA V Tonev = Civil law, balance of probabilities.
Standard shite from them. And I don’t particularly care about Tonev as he has done fuck all so far. If there was evidence or he admitted to it I’d want him as far away from Celtic Park as possible no matter who he was
Scott Brown in Sunderland with the development squad ahead of their Premier League International Cup fixture.
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He should be resting up at home.
Wakaso has picked up a nasty knock around his eye whilst playing for the under 20’s tonight. Possibly another layout for him
Deila: I’d give Celtic squad a five or a six out of ten
Tuesday 23 December 2014
Ronny Deila has given his “sleeping bear” of a Celtic side a six out of 10 at best for the year-ending report card.
The Hoops lost their first league game in nine against Dundee United at Tannadice on Sunday but remain four points clear over Jackie McNamara’s team and Aberdeen at the top of the Scottish Premiership.
Celtic are still in the William Hill Scottish Cup where they travel to Dundee in the fifth-round and they look forward to a League Cup semi-final against Rangers at Hampden Park at the beginning of February.
And after passing up on two chances to get into the Champions League the Parkhead side battled through to second place in their Europa League group and face Inter Milan in the last-32 tie later in the same month.
Ahead of the visit of Ross County in the league on Saturday, the Norwegian summed up the first six months of his tenure as Celtic boss.
“The results are good but I see so much possibilities there,” he said.
"When I see the possession and pressure we have and how we are controlling games, it is about getting possession into goal chances.
"With the potential we have, I would give us a five, six maybe.
"We have a long way to go but it is quite good also.
"This club is a sleeping bear. It is a huge club, we have so many talented players and good staff
"We have just have to have the energy to work and progress, want to learn and get better.
“If you have that you can reach your goals.”
Kieran Tierney broke his ankle in training today. He was promoted to the first team bench yesterday on the back of excellent development squad displays so that’s a tough one for him. Apparently he’s only 17 too and had been playing very well.
Where’s he from?
What position does he play?
[QUOTE=“Il Bomber Destro, post: 1063126, member: 2533”]Where’s he from?
What position does he play?[/QUOTE]
Don’t know where he’s from but he plays left back or left midfield.
Partick Thistle versus Celtic has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. It was meant to be a 5.30pm kick-off this evening. Celtic are next in action on Monday night away to Kilmarnock.
Fuck the HFA
Aberdeen have extended their lead at the top of the table to 4 points this afternoon. Imperative for Celtic to avoid defeat at Kilmarnock tomorrow night to remain on course for a top three finish.
Found this Telegraph article and the quotes from Commons and Deila about the early stages of his regime very interesting. A bit of doubt all round at the start but everybody believes in his methods now.
[I]Years of Celtic success left the team unprepared for life under Ronny Deila, Kris Commons admitted on Friday. The midfielder, who signed a fresh two-year contract this week, also revealed that he had doubted the Norwegian’s coaching ability when Celtic were knocked out of the Champions League qualifiers in August – but added that he had become a significantly better player under Deila.
Meanwhile, Deila confessed that the intensity of life at Celtic had almost overwhelmed him in the first few weeks – the more so because he arrived in Glasgow as an unknown from the backwoods of Norway. “The beginning – it was too much in a short time and [there were] things I couldn’t handle,” said Deila, who recorded a significant success on Sunday when he steered Celtic to victory over Rangers in the QTS Scottish League Cup semi-finals.
“The first two months, the team wasn’t prepared for the Champions League and that was hard to go through. You don’t get any extra allowance when you are Ronny Deila from Stromsgodset.
“If my name was Brendan Rodgers, I think I would get time because I’d have shown what I could do before in Britain. So, I have to fight.
“It was a much better feeling to see the training today than to win the game against Rangers because I see things are going the right way and then I know the results will come, so, for me the thing is to create. Then you get your rewards and trophies.”
The prospect of rewards and honours seemed remote to Commons when Celtic were beaten in the Champions League qualifiers, first by Legia Warsaw – whose aggregate win was overturned because they fielded an ineligible player – and then by Maribor.
“We’d played the same way for probably the last four years,” said Commons. “Any sort of little change to the way you train, where you train – anything really – can put you off the tracks.
“You do start having doubts especially when you’ve been beaten a couple of times. When you get knocked out of the Champions League, you start scratching your head.
“I was on the bench quite a bit and was thinking, ‘where is this going?’ Since day one, Ronny has come here and wants us to try and play not like a Scottish team, he wanted us to play a Barcelona style, Bayern Munich. He’s a real big fan of Pep Guardiola and the way he plays and treats his players.
“Ronny wants us to be elite athletes 24 hours a day. That was a big hit for lads who had not done that for four years – and getting that across when you are not winning games is more difficult than when you are winning – but we are on the same page now and going in the right direction. The lads are flying and we have some good games to look forward to.”
Commons also conceded that – especially in the absence of Rangers – the Scottish scene has afforded him a comfort zone. “Being No 10 you can get away, especially in the SPFL, probably with being a little bit lazy,” said the 31-year-old.
“I wouldn’t say I was lazy. I would just say you can probably get away with it. There are certain games where you don’t have to produce your best football and I still find myself in good areas, bright enough and intelligent enough to hurt the opposition without actually putting in the work, if that makes sense.
“Ronny wasn’t asking me to do things I’m not capable of. At the minute I feel as fit as I have ever been. I played at Hampden on Sunday and it wasn’t the greatest pitch to play on but I felt I was getting up and down pretty well, making the box.
“I think Ronny recognised that because goes back and analyses the match and gets clips and then produces the stuff that we are doing week in, week out, just to remind us that we are heading in the right direction. A lot of clips have been of myself making that improvement.”
Another player who has impressed Deila is the Celtic captain, Scott Brown. “I want to hang a picture on the wall at the training ground of Broony with the words, ‘100 per cent every day,’ – and he is fit,” said the manager. “Those are the two demands I made when I first came in here and he is the role model for that. That’s why he is the captain, that’s why he got the new contract and is so important for the team.”
Finally, Deila – who takes Celtic to Dundee for Saturday’s William Hill Scottish Cup fifth-round tie – revealed the impact of an Old Firm derby victory on his family and friends who travelled from Norway after social media had film of him dancing with his mother in the aftermath.
“It was a day they will never forget,” he said. “When you sit back when you are 60 years old and talk about this, you were there and you remember.”[/I]
That shadowy figure in the distance is Guidetti back at the training ground this evening practicing his finishing.
I missed this yesterday evening:
http://www.celticfc.net/news/7617
Celtic announced a profit before tax for the 6-month period ending 31st December 2014 despite missing out on the Champions League group stage qualification revenue windfall. The club has cash in the bank and no debt and is rude financial health.