Scottish side Celtic are hoping to seal their victory over Norwegian side Rosenborg in the second leg of Champions League qualifying. The skipper Scott Brown has said he hopes the team takes advantage of their opponent’s desire for goals to hurt them when they met on Wednesday in Trondheim.
Rangers defeated their opponents Aberdeen 2-0 in their first game after the winter break. They deservedly defeated their rivals and have now overtaken Dons in the Scottish Premiership log. With the victory, the Gers are now in the second spot.
Former Celtic star Paul Lambert has said that decision to demote Rangers was wrong. He criticized the move to down Rangers to the four tier in 2012, saying the Scottish clubs did not think of the repercussions to the game and the international team.
The oldco Rangers had liquidation issues so the clubs voted that they start out in the old Division Three. The Ibrox based side had to reapply to join the Scottish Premier League after battling through the leagues for four years.
Continue reading “PAUL LAMBERT: DEMOTING RANGERS WAS “WRONG””
When it comes to winning domestic league titles, Celtic Football Club has been a very dominating force at national level after having won the Scottish Premiership title in successive seasons for the past 7 years. With Rangers demoted to the Third Division because of financial regularities, it hasn’t been difficult for Celtic to keep up their title challenge year after year.
The UEFA Champions League group stages draw took place on August 24 with 32 teams being pitted in 8 groups where they have to face off against each other in order to have a chance to reach the next stages of the European competition.
Liverpool was placed in group E along with: Sevilla, NK Maribor and Spartak Moscow while Celtic on the other hand was drawn in the very difficult group B which consists of: PSG, Bayern Munich and Anderlecht. Continue reading “Brendan Rodgers Liverpool’s dream was not fulfilled”
Brendan Rodgers is excited that his Scottish top flight champions’ side qualified for the Champions League playoff stage after seeing off Rosenborg. James Forrest handed them the required points with his stunner in the 69th minute.
Rodgers praised the performance of the team despite the limitations ahead of the duel.
“It was a big performance. Take away the win, what was important for me was the maturity. This time last year I was going into these games with a hope that we could go through, to try to find a way.
“To come out here and play to that level with that composure – everyone was talking about the pressure of the game so to play that way was sensational, really,” the former Reds boss said. Continue reading “RODGERS HAIL UCL PLAYOFF QUALIFICATION”
Aberdeen midfielder Jonny Hayes has agreed to join Celtic on a five-year deal.
Hayes said that he is happy to have joined a club such as Celtic and that he is looking forward to playing under his old manager Brendan Rodgers. Indeed the former Liverpool manager coached the player while they were at Reading.
Neil Warnock was another manager that was interested in the club, and he was desperate to bring Hayes to the Championship. He made two attempts to sign the players last season, but unfortunately for him, Aberdeen has rejected both. He made another attempt this year as well, and again the club refused to let him approach the player.
Jonny Hayes said that he is looking forward to meeting his new teammates and to play for his new club. He stated that Celtic is a big club and that he is excited to participate in the Champions League with them. He said that he might need some time before getting acquainted with his new surroundings. Continue reading “Hayes agree to join Celtic”
Brendan Rodgers is charging Celtic FC to their 6th successive Scottish Premiership title and might even be able to do it without losing a single league match as Celtic FC has only drawn 2 matches and won 27 of their 29 opening games of the season.
Lee Congertonhas worked with a number of football clubs including: Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion, Hamburg and Chelsea. Congerton has served different roles in all of these clubs as the Welshman has had to work as a coach for the youth team of Chelsea, while in Hamburg he served as the Technical Director.
Celtic FC confirmed the addition of Lee Congerton as their new staff member as the Scottish club released a statement which stated:
‘’Lee will have responsibility for the management of the club’s player recruitment function and our scouting operation, including our international scouting network.” Continue reading “Celtic FC has appointed a new head chief of recruitment”
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers said that he is proud of his players after they equaled a record for being unbeaten. This is a record that is held by the legendary Lisbon Lion in 1967.
He said that the record shows the character that the players have and also the desire to win games. He said that the match against St Johnstone was not easy and that they had to fight for every ball in order to win the game.
Rodgers said that the Lisbon Lion are a legendary team and that they have achieved a lot at Celtic. He said that equaling a record set by this team is a major achievement and that each player should be proud of themselves. Continue reading “Rodgers proud of players”
Brendan Rodgers has revealed he plans to sacrifice his rare Christmas Day off to spend his time with those less privileged.
“We have a lot of games this month and after Hamilton on Christmas Eve, I’ll travel back to Northern Ireland after the game.
“Then on Christmas Day I’ll spend time with the Northern Ireland Hospice as I’m an ambassador there,” the former Reds boss said.
He would spend Christmas morning with the families and the children of those who are terminally ill, after which he will proceed to have Christmas dinner with his family. He would then fly back first thing on Boxing Day morning.
Rodgers attributed his charitable nature to his upbringing and also from the fact he has been a victim of family tragedy with the lost of both his father and mother at tender ages. Continue reading “CELTIC MANAGER GIVES UP CHRISTMAS DAY”