Post by Admin on Nov 4, 2011 9:26:21 GMT
It’s Rennes-ing it’s pouring,and Celtic are back to scoring.
November 4, 2011 by lummy316 | Edit
Well it had to be done. It had to. Yes, we had to go out and fight, had to give it a go, had to get 3 points to keep any slight glimmer of hope of progressing in the Europa League alive, along with it, Celtic’s ever failing season.
I turned up at Celtic park as usual to work, around 4pm, in preparation for what could have been a long, long night if Celtic’s recent performances were anything to go by.
Standing around trackside with other colleagues going through the usual motions, then at half six the gates opened,and in stormed 600-700 Rennais fans, as few of who had been heavily influenced by the cheese and wine they had clearly been tucking into before their arrival. But credit where due, they weren’t really any trouble, for travelling fans from the continent they were very pleasant and when asked did what they were told.
So after brushing up on the French and having some banter,around ten mins before kick off it started to pour down torrentially for about ten mins. I thought, here we go, another was out, a sign of things to come, and after the away side took the lead within 2 mins, few would have thought anything other than a complete wash out, but….
Maybe that little rain shower was out at the right time,giving the pitch a good cleaning of all the bad energy that seems to have blighted it in recent matches.
Celtic got it together and produce a decent performance against a well pollished side. Celtic putting out a somewhat weakened team, so even a draw would probably have been accepted after Rennais went ahead at the start of the game.
A good double from Stokes settled the nerves and in a way reaffirmed to the 26,233 fans who turned up, that when we play well we can beat good teams. Rennes are a good team,not great, but very good, they are bearable and it showed in the end, and to be honest most of the teams problems seemed to be down to make shift team selection, rather than some poor performances.
That game last night for now,should give Celtic the confidence to push on, and apply that to Motherwell on Sunday. If nothing else it’s kept Lennon in a job for now. Let’s hope they can use this game as a catalyst for turning round a very poor season.
November 4, 2011 by lummy316 | Edit
Well it had to be done. It had to. Yes, we had to go out and fight, had to give it a go, had to get 3 points to keep any slight glimmer of hope of progressing in the Europa League alive, along with it, Celtic’s ever failing season.
I turned up at Celtic park as usual to work, around 4pm, in preparation for what could have been a long, long night if Celtic’s recent performances were anything to go by.
Standing around trackside with other colleagues going through the usual motions, then at half six the gates opened,and in stormed 600-700 Rennais fans, as few of who had been heavily influenced by the cheese and wine they had clearly been tucking into before their arrival. But credit where due, they weren’t really any trouble, for travelling fans from the continent they were very pleasant and when asked did what they were told.
So after brushing up on the French and having some banter,around ten mins before kick off it started to pour down torrentially for about ten mins. I thought, here we go, another was out, a sign of things to come, and after the away side took the lead within 2 mins, few would have thought anything other than a complete wash out, but….
Maybe that little rain shower was out at the right time,giving the pitch a good cleaning of all the bad energy that seems to have blighted it in recent matches.
Celtic got it together and produce a decent performance against a well pollished side. Celtic putting out a somewhat weakened team, so even a draw would probably have been accepted after Rennais went ahead at the start of the game.
A good double from Stokes settled the nerves and in a way reaffirmed to the 26,233 fans who turned up, that when we play well we can beat good teams. Rennes are a good team,not great, but very good, they are bearable and it showed in the end, and to be honest most of the teams problems seemed to be down to make shift team selection, rather than some poor performances.
That game last night for now,should give Celtic the confidence to push on, and apply that to Motherwell on Sunday. If nothing else it’s kept Lennon in a job for now. Let’s hope they can use this game as a catalyst for turning round a very poor season.