MATCHDAY THREAD Celtic v Motherwell

Let's concentrate on Celtic and football for a while.

Looking like being a cracking game tomorrow. Both teams have been scoring goals for fun of late although, unlike us, Motherwell have been conceding a few.

Motherwell are likely to be taking Rangers place for the CL qualifiers next season but will still be looking to finish 2nd for prestige and financial reasons.

Predicted startng XI:

Forster

Matthews - Rogne - Wilson - Mulgrew

Forrest - Wanyama - Brown - Samaras

Stokes - Hooper

 

Indeed, lets focus on something else. Isnt craigy boy from motherwell ?

 

No Ledley? I'd say he'll be in for sammy or stokes

 

well done ST

wasnt so hard was it?

 

this is going well. At least you tried

 

Mon the 'Well

 

I hate motherwell, bunch of bastards!

 

This is the problem. You can't play everyone. Who do you drop?

Sammy's been in good form. Apart from Wed night, Hooper and Stokes have been scoring goals and their link up play has been excellent. I'm a big fan of Ledley but I think we'll need to include Sammy for his help at set pieces, at both ends.

 

To be honest until yesterday I would have been hapy to allow Well a draw but seeing as how they are going to end up in Europe anyway we may as well scud them 3 zip.

 

I reckon Ledley will be in for either Stokes (with Samaras pushed up front) or Wanyama.

As much as Victor gives us a bit of muscle in midfield (and a goal threat), Ledley has been far too consistent to leave out.


It's good to have dilemmas like this

 

Ledley is one of the first names on the teamsheet for me. I think Forrest has been patchy of late so if you must have Sammy in the team (and why not he's gorgeous after all), I'd leave wee Jamesy on the bench.

 

Ledley should start, he's for me one of our most important players. They are probably our closest rivals for the title so it should be our stronget eleven.

 

What's the point in this pish?

 

There's half a dozen players who could walk into the team and do a job but will either have to settle for a place on the bench or a day off.

What the hell's happened to McCourt? We should have let him go to Blackpool in January.

 

Good news. Lafferty's out for another 4-6 weeks. That's one less cave dweller our players have to worry about getting injured by in the forthcoming OF game. Hopefully Elbows gets a red card on Sunday.

 

I smell a cover story.

 

The best bit about our team at the moment is the depth of strength in the squad , tire the other team out in the first 60 mins. Then bring on the quality subs , once we brought on Sammy and Forrest the other night , the pars barely got to our half way line

 

I think Ledley will play. I think there is a bit of a doubt about Brown, groin problem.
Celtic of late has been playing 3 front type players usually 3 from Sammy James Hooper and Anthony.

 

Good News 2.

Kyle Bartley is out for a month (I actually thought he was back at Arsenal). Anyway, another hammer thrower that's going to miss the game versus the Huns (better Rebs?)