Match Thread ** Celtic v Rangers - 12:00 Sunday 29th - Sky Sports **

[Kirbys House]

 

[Herbie53]

Was John a late call off??

 

[CaptainCourageous]

Starting with Halliday and Windass with Morelos on the bench.

Shite.

 

[Sam English]

If the rumoured line-up is true the only way I can make any sense of it is we are lining up with a 3-4-3

Alnwick
hodson martin mccrorie
tav dorrans docherty halliday
candeias cummings murphy

See post 282

 

[Michael Mols]

Heard it’s Halliday at left back, Hodson on the bench and Cummings keeps his place.

 

[Riccles]

The starting 11 scares me, then I look to the bench......

 

[Ruben Sosa]

It's not ideal but Halliday must start LB. Hodson is an utter bomb scare

Yep, Hodson looks and plays like a little boy who has joined the wrong game.

Halliday should be left back and we should be playing three central midfielders to tighten up the game.

 

[Chimo]

 

[a_weir]

Rossiter on the bench!!

Is Alves injured?

 

[Iloverangers87]

Godson is not staring thankfully

No dembele or Griffiths

 

[Ross_]

Thank the Lord Hodson is no playing

Hopefully players can show some fight / bottle today.

 

[Pedro]

No Morelos He should be playing instead of Windass. Relieved Hodson isn’t starting. Where’s Cadoso???

 

[Sam English]

Was John a late call off??

Fractured wrist i think.

 

[giogaddi]

Thomson

Fs

 

[robandmundt]

Well, thought I'd at least wait to see the team before losing all hope.

...yip, lost all hope.

 

[Necro]

Rossiter, Docherty, Goss and Morelos is depressingly the strongest bench we've had in years

 

[BrooklynBlue]

Only change from last week is Halliday for John.

Rossiter on the bench.

 

[Kimarcus]

Thankfully Hodson is out.

Windass needs to get involved today. Might have more space at the pigsty tbf

 

[JD1872]

Not sure how Windass keeps getting picked. Would rather we played an extra midfielder or played Morelos in that position, Windass will not give us the workrate we need today

 

[TN8]

4-2-3-1 with Windass in the team..... You know, that thing that DOESNT F*CKING WORK MURTY. JESUS F*CKING CHRIST.

 

[giogaddi]

Hope Windass turns up today

 

[The Reaper]

Windass can be like playing with a man down. We should have gone with Goss in there. He has been very harshly treated.

 

[Ruben Sosa]

Jesus %^*& he's gone with a two man midfield of Holt and Dorrans.

This guy should've been chased long ago.

 

[Warden19905]

Ridiculous that Cardoso doesn't even make the bench. No CB cover.

 

[SuperGers07]

No Hodson yay

 

[Sam English]

Well, thought I'd at least wait to see the team before losing all hope.

...yip, lost all hope.

Could've been much worse.

 

[frankie_dux]

Where are the defenders on the bench?

 

[Damsidebear]

Rossiter on the bench!!

Is Alves injured?

Yes he was abroad for treatment but I'm sure he's back training obviously not ready for today though.

 

[BrunoBear]

Midfield to get overrun again.

 

[JayDee]

Still a lack of a back-up centre-back. I suppose if there was an injury Tav would move to CB.

 

[Riccles]

Hat-trick for Windass.....step up son, today's the day to flourish.

 

[SuperGers07]

Windass jeez oh

 

[thetoptier]

4-2-3-1 with Windass in the team..... You know, that thing that DOESNT F*CKING WORK MURTY. JESUS F*CKING CHRIST.

he's an imbecile

over run in midfield again

gerrard watches this today he'll be saying %^*& that i need 50M just for players

 

[Ubik]

stuff of nightmares

 

[el bandido]

2 in midfield isnt enough. This will be a long day.

 

[The Lone Sniper]

4231?

Sit off them? Don't engage?

It might, I say might just work.

 

[Necro]

Could've been much worse.

Yeah, that's close to our strongest available lineup tbh

 

[Alan Johnson]

Rossiter on the bench!!

Is Alves injured?

He pulled his hamstring last game against them.

 

[Chester Loyal]

If any game is made for Windass then todays is the one.

He should have plenty of space and will get good opportunities to run at their defence.

 

[Bobafett Bear]

Either way whatever team..just fecking show up and don't leave anything on the park...your future will be on the line!!!

Come on Teds..let's ruin their pishy wee day!!

WATP

 

[thetoptier]

Aye Mcrorie seems immune to criticsim on here. I am as much concerned about him as I am about the rest of the defense

he isn't immune

he was rightly castigated for an awful performance at hampden

but all the praise came for playing in the holding midfield role

 

[Necro]

I'm actually going to disagree with most of you here, our 4231 setup has terrified them when we've had the balls to press.

 

[Pedro]

Windass can be like playing with a man down. We should have gone with Goss in there. He has been very harshly treated.

Totally agree.

 

[Barrymoped]

We need to go rightfor their throats, trying to sit back and defend with that defence will leave us on the end of another doing.

 

[Chris01]

What’s the filth team?

 

[Michael Mols]

Even though his finishing is poor it’s a mistake not starting Morelos. He always gives their defence problems.

 

[Superted 1872]

Needs to be an absolute battle today

 

[Bluenose1979]

McCrorie/Martin CB pairing is a big concern. No getting away from it.

Halliday a worry too, but lack of options forces the hand there.

Would’ve rather seen Morelos in behind Cummings than Windass but you never know with Josh. He goes from sublime to invisible in most games.

Holt in pressing Brown might mean he’s at least under pressure on the ball from someone with a decent work rate.

Overall, anticipating a defeat, which was the case anyway, but would love the players to surprise us as this mhob can be got at. No fcking question.

 

[AmsterdamBear]

Murtys hurrah today, the final gift.

 

[munkoomccoist]

What’s the latest on Lee Wallace? He should be playing today.