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Celts’ Highland Clearance Make It 15 In A Row!
Posted by: | CommentsSammy And Broonie On Target For Celtic…
A super Sammy strike and a penalty from captain Scott Brown were enough to take holder Celtic into the quarter finals of the Scottish Cup in Inverness today.
Lenny chose to shuffle the pack a bit with Kelvin Wilson partnering Thomas Rogne in the middle of defence, moving Charlie Mulgrew to left back and Adam Matthews returning at right back at the expense of Cha.
Also missing from the starting line up was Anthony Stokes, who dropped to the bench, Lenny favouring Sammy up front with Gary Hooper.
And that change in selection worked for the manager. With the game in a stalemate around the half hour mark, Georgios Samaras latched on to a Ross Tokely mistake to fire an unstoppable swerving shot from 16 yards to put the Bhoys 1-0 up.
The goal was no more than Celtic deserved having dominated most of the possession up to that point and seemed to settle the Hoops, although ICT very rarely threatened.
Although Celtic didn’t add to there lead until the second half, the Bhoys were never in danger.
And the game was put beyond doubt when man of the match Gary Hooper robbed ICT’s Procter on the touchline only to be scythed down by the defender for a stonewall penalty.
Up stepped Scott Brown to score his third goal in as many matches and and take the Celts safely into the next round.
As the game petered out, Sammy Hoops both missed chance3 to make the score a bit more convincing. Still, a victory over Terry Butcher and his men is always nice and made even sweeter with the way the game went.
Well done Celtic and well deserved!
Broonie Injury Lay-Off Typical of Lenny’s Luck….
Posted by: | CommentsScott Faces 8-10 Weeks On The Sidelines…
As if things haven’t been bad enough for Lenny recently, the news that captain Scott Brown will be out of action for the next 8-10 weeks with an ankle injury is a blow Neil could well do without.
Broonie’s injury is just the latest in a season that’s been blighted by mid to long term injuries, mostly to key players.
The campaign had barely started when we lost Emilio in a freak tackle at Aberdeen. Little did we know he’d be missing for six months.
Unfortunately, that was to set the tone for the season.
Forrest, Commons, Kayal, Loovens, Mark Wilson, Kelvin Wilson, Ledley and now Broonie have all missed games already this season.
Although this isn’t taken into account when it comes to supporting the manager as too many fans think winning football matches is a black and white issue.
It goes without saying, if you don’t have the players available for selection, you can’t pick them!
Sheep Won’t Lie Down….
Posted by: | CommentsForget Last Seasons Hammerings…..
Despite giving Aberdeen aka ‘The Sheep’, several ‘doings’ last season, including a 9-0, at Celtic Park, the Bhoys can expect a tougher game at Piitodrie in today’s televised SPL match.
Pa Broon has brought in several new faces to The Sheep, so each and every one of them will be looking to make an impression on the auld fella.
Because of this, we might find the game a wee bit tougher than usual.
Having said that, Lenny can chose from a squad that firing on all cylinders will blow ANY team in Scotland away, including ‘Sallys Slackers’.
With captain Scott Brown still suspended, and Glenn Loovens out for six weeks, most of the players that featured in our pre season fixtures will be available.
Should make for a good game, with Celtic winning by a couple goals, enough to take us to the top of the SPL, where we rightly belong.
C’mon The Hoops!
From Zero To Cult Hero……
Posted by: | CommentsBroonie Set To Extend Stay In Paradise….
When captain Scott Brown signed for Celtic in a £4.4m deal from Hibs in 2007, which is still a record deal between two Scottish clubs, much was expected of this ‘wonder kid’.
His box to box and combative style was much sought after, with clubs both sides of the border vying for his signature. So when Celtic manager Gordon Strachan secured the player on a five year deal it was seen as a great piece of business. A coup, as he was all set to join the Govan Mob.
And over the last four years, successive managers, Strachan, Mowbray and Lennon have all seen Skoosh as a valuable part of the Celtic midfield.
Although at times he looks like he runs about like a ‘heidless chicken’ that couldn’t trap a bag of cement, he does add ‘something’ to the middle of the park.
I think it’s fair to say that since Lenny shifted Scott out to the right of midfield we are now seeing more of the player we expected to see.
In fact you say in the eyes of the Celtic support he gone from Zero to Cult Hero after his goal celebration at the Bigotdome in front of a bemused Hadji Diouf. (still don’t know how that warranted a booking!)
Anyway, according to Lenny and Broonie, the club and his representatives are close to agreeing a deal that will keep our captain at Celtic Park.
However, if you believe the hack Mark Guidi, then the parties involved are miles apart, the bold Scoop told us on Radio Clyde last night.
So, who do you believe? Lenny and Broonie or Scoop Guidi?
Did You Feel Cheated Last Night?
Posted by: | CommentsRadio Callers Unhappy….
Listening to the radio phone in on Clyde, most of the callers were quite rightly having a go at the Govan Mob and their Champions League capitulation to Malmo on Tuesday.
However, there were a couple of callers in particular who were very unhappy about Neil Lennon’s team selection for last nights friendly against Wolves.
The gist of the complaints were the fact that none of the eleven who started on Sunday at Easter Road made the staring line up against Mick McCarthy’s team.
Obviously the Bhoys took along their kids, as I did, and expected to see Kayal, Izaguirre etc.
Now, did they really expect Lenny to field his strongest side when we have another three games to play in the next six days?
Are they over the top with their criticism of the manager? And if you were there, do you feel cheated by Neil’s team selection?
BTW. The team that started was:
Pletikosa; Cha, Majstorovic, Mulgrew, Matthews; Forrest, Brown, Wanyama, Maloney; Murphy, Mphela.