Dunfermline vs Celtic (scores included)

andrewie

its 7-1 to celtic with 5 minutes to go. what a score away from home.

monkey lover

Make that 8-1!!!

Did someone say washout???

andrewie

8-1. zurawski with his 4th of the day

A Dub in Glasgo

Excellent finishing from Celtic. Lennon scores his first goal since Dec 2001. Maloney scores an absolute stunning goal.

cournioni

Is there highlights of this anywhere?

PiE

Shocking league.

ziggy

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cournioni

ziggy67 wrote:

Didn't Arsenal beat Middlesboro 7-0 the other week? Is that a shocking league too?

Yes.

A Dub in Glasgo

PiE wrote:

Shocking league.

I remember watching Man Utd wallop 9 past Ipswich(?), was the EPL shocking then as well??

KdjaCL

ziggy67 wrote:

Didn't Arsenal beat Middlesboro 7-0 the other week? Is that a shocking league too?

Yup but Boro had 6 youth teamers playing and were down to 10 men, Dunfermline had their best 11 out, bit of a moot point really.

Well done Celtic only 2 more wins and their champions in febuary, would you swap it all to play VIllareal on wednesday?


kdjac

ziggy

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evilhomer

PiE wrote:

Shocking league.

Barcelona thump teams 4 and 5 nil week in week out in La Liga is that a Shocking League?

There are very few leagues that don't have at least one dominant team in it.

cournioni

PORNAPSTER wrote:

Is there highlights of this anywhere?

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Mark

http://rapidshare.de/files/13641836/dafcvceltic.rar.html

PiE

Stop deluding yourselves, everyone knows it's a wretched league.

Barcelona hardly beat teams 4 or 5 nil "week in week out", but when they do it's because they're an amazing attacking team, not because they're playing against useless opposition.

cournioni

Mark wrote:

http://rapidshare.de/files/13641836/dafcvceltic.rar.html

Cheers man. Maloney's goal is something else.

A Dub in Glasgo

PiE wrote:

Stop deluding yourselves, everyone knows it's a wretched league.

Barcelona hardly beat teams 4 or 5 nil "week in week out", but when they do it's because they're an amazing attacking team, not because they're playing against useless opposition.

Your standard response to a freak result is 'shocking league'? Like Arsenal this season and last season (both 7-0) or Man Utd in the early 1990s (9-0).

Any team who can beat another team 7-0 is by default playing 'useless' opposition on the day.

eirebhoy

Maloney is turning into a really top player. Zurawski makes goalscoring look easy.

mchurl

great goal from maloney and he really is developing into a real star

evilhomer

PiE wrote:

Stop deluding yourselves, everyone knows it's a wretched league.

Barcelona hardly beat teams 4 or 5 nil "week in week out", but when they do it's because they're an amazing attacking team, not because they're playing against useless opposition.

No one said it was a top league! quote who said that?

Here is a run of results by barcelona:

Sat, 22nd H Osasuna (L.L.) 3 - 0
Wed, 26th H Malaga (L.L.) 2 - 0
Sun, 30th H Real Sociedad (L.L.) 5 - 0

November

Wed, 2nd H Panathinaikos (U.C.L.) 5 - 0
Sun, 6th A Getafe (L.L.) 1 - 3
Sat, 19th A Real Madrid (L.L.) 0 - 3
Tue, 22nd H W Bremen (U.C.L.) 3 - 1
Sun, 27th H R Santander (L.L.) 4 - 1
December
Sun, 4th A Villarreal (L.L.) 0 - 2
Wed, 7th A Udinese (U.C.L.) 0 - 2

Barcelona are only an amazing attacking team because they spend huge sums of money on transfers fees every year and have a 100,000 seater stadium to support the huge sums they pay their players.

Useless opposition is a relative term, to Barcelona most teams are useless because they find it so easy to beat them.

blu_sonic

all in all most people agree that barca have the quality to beat celtic 4/5-0 but i think we'd all doubt that celtic could do that to barca. thats the difference in the league

the point of money is a silly one "if my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle" springs to mind. Even the EL would be europes elite league if we all had 100,000 seater stadiums and every player was worth 15mil all being payed 100k per week. But they're not

ziggy67 wrote:

Just pointing out the folly of judging a league on one result. (Not that i'm a fan of the SPL, but we can't get out of it, no matter how hard we've tried)

Would i swap our position to face Villareal? Yes i would. It is a breakthrough that we have to make.
If we can do well in Europe we are more likely to attract better players, which in turn means that we could clean up domestically in the longer term.
Short term pain for long term gain. (if only it was as easy as it sounds )

who's we? im not trying to be smart, the 1st line is "Not that i'm a fan of the SPL" thats why im asking who we are

A Dub in Glasgo

blu_sonic wrote:

who's we? im not trying to be smart, the 1st line is "Not that i'm a fan of the SPL" thats why im asking who we are

'We' is obviously Celtic. It is well known that a lot of Celtic fans would like Celtic to leave the SPL as it is holding back the potential of the club.

blu_sonic

i dont think it's all that obvious, i tried to not seem condemning of him using "we" but i wasn't sure if he ment celtic after his condemnation of the spl, thats all. i'm not an spl fan, meaning i don't support an spl team, i've a soft spot for hibs but i don't support an spl team.

ps if you said we i'd know what you ment ie. your sig and user name. the point of using we has been brought up here before.

pps i was not having a go at the lad

A Dub in Glasgo

True, it was obvious to me

Chucky the tree

evilhomer wrote:

No one said it was a top league! quote who said that?

Here is a run of results by barcelona:

Sat, 22nd H Osasuna (L.L.) 3 - 0
Wed, 26th H Malaga (L.L.) 2 - 0
Sun, 30th H Real Sociedad (L.L.) 5 - 0

November

Wed, 2nd H Panathinaikos (U.C.L.) 5 - 0
Sun, 6th A Getafe (L.L.) 1 - 3
Sat, 19th A Real Madrid (L.L.) 0 - 3
Tue, 22nd H W Bremen (U.C.L.) 3 - 1
Sun, 27th H R Santander (L.L.) 4 - 1
December
Sun, 4th A Villarreal (L.L.) 0 - 2
Wed, 7th A Udinese (U.C.L.) 0 - 2

Barcelona are only an amazing attacking team because they spend huge sums of money on transfers fees every year and have a 100,000 seater stadium to support the huge sums they pay their players.

Useless opposition is a relative term, to Barcelona most teams are useless because they find it so easy to beat them.

The arguement was about the class of the different leagues, so the champions league results shouldnt be included.

ziggy

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tetsujin1979

Mark wrote:

http://rapidshare.de/files/13641836/dafcvceltic.rar.html

Link expired, is this available anywhere else?

MrJoeSoap

Hasn't expired here... Click on the "Free" button and then wait for the time to count down. Then enter the three digit code and bobs yer uncle.

Otherwise, heres Zurawskis four goals.

1 - http://www.prv.pl/klikometr/index.php?i=25804
2 - http://www.prv.pl/klikometr/index.php?i=25814
3 - http://www.prv.pl/klikometr/index.php?i=25825
4 - http://www.prv.pl/klikometr/index.php?i=25828

eirebhoy

tetsujin1979 wrote:

Link expired, is this available anywhere else?

That link works for me but here's another:
http://media.putfile.com/dunfermlinevceltic_0001

marky4

KdjaC wrote:

Yup but Boro had 6 youth teamers playing and were down to 10 men, Dunfermline had their best 11 out, bit of a moot point really.

Well done Celtic only 2 more wins and their champions in febuary, would you swap it all to play VIllareal on wednesday?


kdjac

noel hunt wasnt playing for dunfermline, he is there striker, wasnt playing due to a hamstring injury

Blackjack

KdjaC wrote:

Well done Celtic only 2 more wins and their champions in febuary, would you swap it all to play VIllareal on wednesday?


kdjac

You are forgetting that they split the league after all teams have played 3 times against each other. They hold games between the top 6 only and the bottom 6 only, making 38 games a season. There's 11 games left, so theoretically they have to win 7 more games before the league is definetly theirs. Can't see the Jambos making up the difference between now and the end of the season.

redspider

Celtic demolished Dunfermline with a 1-8 away win. I didnt see the game, but I saw some highlights, and read some reports, but can anybody tell me how did Roy play?

All the reports I read dont mention his performance or even him at all. He was subbed after 67 mins for Thompson but was Lennon more influential on the game than Roy, and I presume that the likes of Moloney and Petrov were more influential?

Also, with a fit Keane, are we less likely to see McGeady on the field and will this affect his development for Ireland?

redspider

eirebhoy

redspider wrote:

Celtic demolished Dunfermline with a 1-8 away win. I didnt see the game, but I saw some highlights, and read some reports, but can anybody tell me how did Roy play?

All the reports I read dont mention his performance or even him at all. He was subbed after 67 mins for Thompson but was Lennon more influential on the game than Roy, and I presume that the likes of Moloney and Petrov were more influential?

Also, with a fit Keane, are we less likely to see McGeady on the field and will this affect his development for Ireland?

redspider

Keane didn't really stand out too much. It was only when Keane went off that Lennon started to get really into the game and spent most of the time in Dunfermline's half. There was no reason for Keane to break a sweat tbh. I'm still not a fan of the Lennon-Keane partnership. Keane's best performance for Celtic so far was against Falkirk when Lennon wasn't playing.

McGeady won't be back until the end of March and by then I'd say he'll play in most of the final games of the season. There'll be nothing to play for so Strachan will most likely use the last few games to experiment and give younger players a chance.

I don't think the Keane signing affects McGeady that much. McGeady is the type of player that needs to watch the other wingers and try to better his game. Larsson said his year out injured really improved his game. I doubt Lennon will be at Celtic next season and even if he is Strachan certainly won't be playing Lennon-Keane much next season. McGeady will have to try and fight Nakamura and Maloney for a place. Maybe a 4-5-1 could fit the 3 of them in.

redspider

eirebhoy wrote:

Keane didn't really stand out too much. It was only when Keane went off that Lennon started to get really into the game and spent most of the time in Dunfermline's half. There was no reason for Keane to break a sweat tbh. I'm still not a fan of the Lennon-Keane partnership. Keane's best performance for Celtic so far was against Falkirk when Lennon wasn't playing.

McGeady won't be back until the end of March and by then I'd say he'll play in most of the final games of the season. There'll be nothing to play for so Strachan will most likely use the last few games to experiment and give younger players a chance.

I don't think the Keane signing affects McGeady that much. McGeady is the type of player that needs to watch the other wingers and try to better his game. Larsson said his year out injured really improved his game. I doubt Lennon will be at Celtic next season and even if he is Strachan certainly won't be playing Lennon-Keane much next season. McGeady will have to try and fight Nakamura and Maloney for a place. Maybe a 4-5-1 could fit the 3 of them in.

Thanks for that insight eirebhoy. I concur with your thoughts. Keane didnt have to do anything in the match as it was so much one way, but on the other hand he didnt do anything in the match when there was probably scope to do so.

I didnt realise McGeady was out injured. I agree that its not a direct place competition he has with Roy, but if Keane and Lennon play in the centre, there are no options for McGeady to play "in the hole" or at the front of a diamond, which is I think his best position. As you say, he can be accomodated with having one out and out striker (Hartson) in a 4-5-1 type of formation.

How did Dion Baile Atha Cliath (Dublin) do? And what will be his role in the team in general? An unusual signing I thought for wee Gordy but gives him options for up front and defence perhaps, but in my opinion, Dublin is not good enough for either role.

redspider

ps: Larsson was good last night for Barca

eirebhoy

Dublin did little more than make sure he was first over to celebrate when the players scored. The rumoured wage he is on is £2-5k (the highest earner at Leicester was on £6k) so I don't have much of a problem with the signing. It means Hartson can work a lot harder knowing that if/when he tires there's a direct replacement to come on for him. Dublin was brought in to be little more than a voice imo.

I didn't see the Barca game but I'm suprised how respected Larsson is by the Barca fans. Only Ronaldinho and Puyol seem to get a better reception than him.

redspider

eirebhoy wrote:

Dublin did little more than make sure he was first over to celebrate when the players scored. The rumoured wage he is on is £2-5k (the highest earner at Leicester was on £6k) so I don't have much of a problem with the signing. It means Hartson can work a lot harder knowing that if/when he tires there's a direct replacement to come on for him. Dublin was brought in to be little more than a voice imo.

I didn't see the Barca game but I'm suprised how respected Larsson is by the Barca fans. Only Ronaldinho and Puyol seem to get a better reception than him.

Yeah, the Dublin deal is just to have him as some sort of covering player. However, this is very un-Celtic-like, at least of old and in the recent past, and its not what they should be aiming for. The likes of a Portsmouth or a Birmingham can get in the old players that just have a few months left and stretching it to a year or more, but Celtic should be aiming for better in my opinion. I think Robbie Keane would be a good signing for them and a good one for the player too. Can you email Strachan/Dermot Desmond?

Larsson has huge respect at Barca for what he has done on the field at his age. He has in many games been sharp, created, made good runs and scored when tasked and he is a great backup. Barca have a great open approach, Messi was a find for them and we all know about Ronaldinho's skills, although at times I feel that his attitude is wrong/lazy and he could do better, even if he is probably the most skilful footballer in the world right now. Ronaldo had that tag a few years ago but see where he is now through laziness, and it would be a shame if Ronaldinho went the same path.

By the way, Celtic look to have the title wrapped up now as Hearts have faltered. I am a fan of Strachan as an analyst, although sometimes he can be someone that seems to have low ambitions. To take Celtic to another level maybe in a few years, Celtic will nee another manager, and maybe O'Neill will come back, who edge wee Gordy in my opinion, just slightly.

redspider

blu_sonic

ziggy67 wrote:

I think if you look at the post on the whole it was obvious what i meant and i make no apology for using the term "we" when describing Celtic.

If you don't like that term thats your problem.

were you asked to apoligise?
did i have a go at you for saying "we"?
well?
i just asked who were the "we" you were refering to in relation to your post, you stated you didn't like the SPL or something to that effect and yet used we to describe the SPL leaders i didn't know who you were refering to that is all, so no need to get so defensive.

the trem we gets used by all fans of each club and rightly so if you support a club you have the affiliation with them and deserve to say "we" in reference to em, but sometimes its confusing in a message bord situation, if nobody knows who you support ect, thats why my sig is a rovers one if i say we the sig should clarify it, not saying everyone should have a sig depicting their life story.

TwistsAndTurns

Just a thought on this guy, I have been a little critical on his finishing in the last while 3/4/5 chances a game and only scoring one goal but his finishing at the weekend was top drawer. Zurawski`s running off the ball is the best I have seen from a front runner in a hoops jersey for years (Larsson excl) the final pass has started to come from the two people with the best vision, Maloney and Petrov, and this guy is turning defences inside out. If he can keep scoring from limited chances with the vision he has for getting in behind defences imo this lad can truly become a great Celt. Lets hope his problems of being unsettled are behind him and he goes from strenght to strenght.

A Dub in Glasgo

Very impressed with the finishing of Zurawski, pity he got injured playing against England. His finishing reminds me of Larsson. Speaking of which, I am not surprised that the Barcelona fans and players hold Larsson in high esteem, he is the perfect example of a professional footballer and he has earned that respect many times over.