anyone give Schalke a chance of beating arsenal at the emirates at 3/1??.. :strokechin:
Donāt think itās a bad price but I wouldnāt be going for it. They had a decent derby win over Dortmund at the weekend but I donāt think they have a great squad and Arsenal tend to target their home games in the competition to secure qualification.
If we win in Barcelona tomorrow will we then be favourites to win the CL?
Brown, Commons, Samaras and Forrest are all training tonight. McGeouch and Lassad didnāt travel with the squad due to injury. What lineup would you bhoys go for? Iād bring in Ledley for Commons from the last Champions League game and Lustig or Matthews is another tough call. Iāve settled on this:
CELTIC
[soccer]
[gk]Forster[/gk]
[rb]Matthews[/rb]
[rcb]Ambrose[/rcb]
[lcb]Wilson[/lcb]
[lb]Izaguirre[/lb]
[rcm]Wanyama[/rcm]
[lcm]Mulgrew[/lcm]
[cm]Ledley[/cm]
[lw]Samaras[/lw]
[rm]Brown[/rm]
[st]Hooper[/st]
[/soccer]
I wouldnāt have any problems with that selection. Lennon has said we donāt have the players or the mentality to sit in and defend like Chelsea so donāt see us doing anything ridiculous with the formation but thatās secure without being overly negative.
Matthews will probably get the start over Lustig given his pace.
Iād have no arguments with the side youāre suggesting Bando, I think Commons would be a passenger by and large for us. I think Lennon has a number of dilemmas, but ones of the positive variety. Good to have so many players in form and pushing each other on.
Celtic +3 goals 11/10 Will have a nice cut at that,Barcas defence is terrible and Celtic have scored in all but one game this season,add to that the great respect between the clubs I dont expect Barca to try and smash Celtic,score of 3-1 seems the call to me.
Who do you think will score Barcelonaās goal?
Decent Big Victor interview here:
http://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/kenyas-wanyama-has-a-taste-for-victory#full
Canāt wait for the Barca game tomorrow. The Brits wonāt keep it pucked out for them. Messi likely to set some kind of record for goals in a CL match.
Big Vic certainly likes his chicken. I wonder did he meet up with his pal David Rudisha when he was over in Dublin for Brother Colm OāConnell being honoured in DCU.
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DBās cunning plan of smearing his own excerment on his face should keep potential pick pockets at bay
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Celtic end tickets secured 
Thank you Brett Desmond. Give Andrea a ride for me
Mon the Hoops 
Youāre a good lad Runt :lol:
I donāt mind this type of banter from you my friend.
Samaras will again be the key for Celtic away from home. Weāve had goals and generally superb displays from the Athenian Fenian in each of the 3 away Champions League ties this season and we need him to play to his best level again. Heās likely to be up against Montoya in the absence of Dani Alves and this is an area we can exploit. Weāre also stronger than them in midfield - they donāt have anybody who possesses the power and class of Wanyama. The big young bhoy will surely announce himself as one of the worldās elite players tonight. They sometimes overload the left with Iniesta joining the overlapping Alba and a wide striker like Villa but I think Scott Brown playing on our right will nullify that threat. My only concerns relate to the Argentinian lad, Messi, as I feel he could potentially cause Kelvin Wilson problems. All in all, I expect it to be a score draw.
Itās a pity that mickee has decided against contributing to this thread so far. He usually provides an overview of the weekās games and a few suggested bets.