This is a new experience for Celtic. We are through and we've won the group. We can rest up some of our top stars and play some fringe players and even some youths. We have other fish to fry this month and that if means Lazio are upset when they see the Celtic team sheet then we can live with their disappointment. Merry Christmas ya Filthy Animals.
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I've already mentioned the team for tomorrow on The Celtic Star this morning and gave a wee shout out to the Match thread on Celtic Noise - you have no idea how many Russian spammers try to sign up to this site every day - maybe we could get some extra Hoops fans to join what is a great wee Celtic forum? This from the article on The Celtic Star...
Talking of Thursday's team to play Cluj, how does this look to you?
Craig Gordon in goals. A back four of Bauer, Bitton, Ajer and Taylor. No Broony or Calmac, instead it's Ntcham and Robertson. The forward three are Shved, Rogic and Johnston. Leigh Griffiths starts up top. That's the leaked team news anyway and we're all expecting it to be along those lines.
Young Dembele and fit again Bayo to come off the bench perhaps with Lewis Morgan also getting some minutes. I've been predicting these Europa League games over on match threads on
Celtic Noise and so far predicted 1-1 away to Rennes, 3-0 at home to Cluj (it finished 2-0), 2-1 at home to Lazio, 2-1 to Celtic away to Lazio and 3-1 at home to Rennes. Just the one goal out so far! So for tomorrow night, going for a draw, maybe 1-1 and bye, bye Lazio!
A Celtic victory and a win for Lazio in France would see the Italians progress. Cluj only need a draw and Celtic won't want to lose. Bad circumstances for the Bookies.
A shout out to the Fifteen members of the Tommy Gemmell Dunblane CSC (both myself and young Lub098 are members) are on their way to Cluj and will no doubt provide a substantial boost to the Romanian economy through beer sales. Enjoy yourselves and hopefully all your postal votes have been submitted. We are in a too close to call constituency with the sitting Tory Unionist in danger of losing to SNP. Tactical voting CSC here and everywhere else tomorrow please!
Here's the article on The Celtic Star.
Beautiful Sunday tops the lot says Celtic Star, leaked team for Cluj, a draw and it's bye bye Lazio
thecelticstar.com
All Cluj v Celtic comments here...two other treads merged in here btw.