11 Celtic changes Brendan Rodgers could make from Champions League record breakers and STILL field £30m XI
The Hoops go from Bratislava in the Champions League to the Bairns
Get the latest Celtic news sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter
We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info
Callum McGregor might consider letting Liam Scales deliver the pre-match Huddle Homily for this Sunday.
Scales, the unsung hero who won fans’ acclaim with his display in Europe in midweek, once knew the ignominy of being on the wrong side of the worst defeat in the 150-year history of the Scottish Cup. The Irishman was part of the Aberdeen team that lost to Darvel in Ayrshire 18 months ago.
SIMILAR ARTICLES TO THIS
Powered by
Adrian Bevington reveals exactly why he wants to be Rangers supremo and addresses role in failed £60m Ibrox investment
Adrian Bevington reveals exactly why he wants to be Rangers supremo and addresses role in failed £60m Ibrox investment
Celtic vs Hearts LIVE score and goal updates from the Premiership crunch clash at Parkhead
Celtic vs Hearts LIVE score and goal updates from the Premiership crunch clash at Parkhead
7 things next Rangers chairman MUST do as bulging list of Bennett complaints among wider issues which must be fixed
7 things next Rangers chairman MUST do as bulging list of Bennett complaints among wider issues which must be fixed
Adrian Bevington reveals exactly why he wants to be Rangers supremo and addresses role in failed £60m Ibrox investment
Adrian Bevington reveals exactly why he wants to be Rangers supremo and addresses role in failed £60m Ibrox investment
Celtic vs Hearts LIVE score and goal updates from the Premiership crunch clash at Parkhead
Celtic vs Hearts LIVE score and goal updates from the Premiership crunch clash at Parkhead
7 things next Rangers chairman MUST do as bulging list of Bennett complaints among wider issues which must be fixed
7 things next Rangers chairman MUST do as bulging list of Bennett complaints among wider issues which must be fixed
Adrian Bevington reveals exactly why he wants to be Rangers supremo and addresses role in failed £60m Ibrox investment
Adrian Bevington reveals exactly why he wants to be Rangers supremo and addresses role in failed £60m Ibrox investment
Celtic vs Hearts LIVE score and goal updates from the Premiership crunch clash at Parkhead
Celtic vs Hearts LIVE score and goal updates from the Premiership crunch clash at Parkhead
7 things next Rangers chairman MUST do as bulging list of Bennett complaints among wider issues which must be fixed
7 things next Rangers chairman MUST do as bulging list of Bennett complaints among wider issues which must be fixed
After the bravado shown against Bratislava, you might think there’d be little fascination as Celtic face Falkirk. From the Champions League to the Premier Sports Cup? From high altitude to low interest? From disco lights to broad daylight? But Brendan Rodgers can’t tolerate that attitude. Not after verbalising last weekend that there are no lines of demarcation between European and domestic competition and highlighting the responsibility owed by the team to the supporters.
READ MORE: Devastating Celtic have Malmo on Europa League guard for Rangers clash as Swedes pick out 2 key Ibrox dangermen
READ MORE: James Forrest wants Celtic stay NEXT season as Hoops legend labels current squad one of the best ever
Celtic fans have long wanted the club to be taken to the next level. When the BBC showed Celtic’s systematic dismantling of Slovan Bratislava to the nation ahead of Manchester City’s game with Inter Milan, on the basis it was a better watch, the club knew it had arrived at its destination.
Rodgers knows, though, that doesn’t allow his players to believe there are other competitions too parochial to be of any concern to them. “We can never, ever forget … the bread and butter,” he said after the league defeat of Hearts. “It’s so important. It’s the lives of so many supporters, especially in Glasgow. We can never discount that.”
The next level means you are charged with the responsibility of being successful at home and abroad. Falkirk stand between Celtic and the potential winning of the first trophy that goes towards a domestic Treble. When Celtic chairman Peter Lawwell announced the club’s latest set of financial figures, from a different stratosphere to any other club in the country, he included a mission statement. “We must strive for progression as a club as the industry evolves at a remarkable pace,” he said.
Top Stories
1
Devastating Celtic have Malmo on Europa League guard for Rangers clash as Swedes pick out 2 key Ibrox dangermen
2
James Forrest wants Celtic stay NEXT season as Hoops legend labels current squad one of the best ever
3
Clive Tyldesley said something about Celtic live on Rangers TV and fans ‘warned’ him never to say it again
Lawwell also knows that doesn’t mean lavish cash reserves, and reputational refurbishment in Europe, diminish other competitions to the level of a two-bob irrelevance.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers (Image: PA)
Rodgers could make 11 changes to his starting line-up from the side who created Champions League history by recording their biggest win in the competition. And he’d still field a side containing seven-figure signings and capped players from a variety of countries.
SIMILAR ARTICLES TO THIS
Powered by
7 things next Rangers chairman MUST do as bulging list of Bennett complaints among wider issues which must be fixed
7 things next Rangers chairman MUST do as bulging list of Bennett complaints among wider issues which must be fixed
Adrian Bevington reveals exactly why he wants to be Rangers supremo and addresses role in failed £60m Ibrox investment
Adrian Bevington reveals exactly why he wants to be Rangers supremo and addresses role in failed £60m Ibrox investment
Celtic vs Hearts LIVE score and goal updates from the Premiership crunch clash at Parkhead
Celtic vs Hearts LIVE score and goal updates from the Premiership crunch clash at Parkhead
7 things next Rangers chairman MUST do as bulging list of Bennett complaints among wider issues which must be fixed
7 things next Rangers chairman MUST do as bulging list of Bennett complaints among wider issues which must be fixed
Adrian Bevington reveals exactly why he wants to be Rangers supremo and addresses role in failed £60m Ibrox investment
Adrian Bevington reveals exactly why he wants to be Rangers supremo and addresses role in failed £60m Ibrox investment
Celtic vs Hearts LIVE score and goal updates from the Premiership crunch clash at Parkhead
Celtic vs Hearts LIVE score and goal updates from the Premiership crunch clash at Parkhead
How about Sinisalo; Ralston, Nawrocki, Trusty, Valle; Bernardo, Holm, Turley; Forrest, Idah, Palma?
If that team couldn’t beat a Championship side at home then strength in depth wouldn’t be all it’s made out to be. But I suspect Rodgers will be more cautious in his approach out of respect for his counterpart John McGlynn and the integrity of the competition.
He must also respect his own words about how his team’s performances affect the lives of the people who support them. If the team are about sensitivity then so are the fans. Too intense to stand for humiliation in the form of elimination.
READ NEXT:
Devastating Celtic have Malmo on Europa League guard for Rangers clash as Swedes pick out 2 key Ibrox dangermen
James Forrest wants Celtic stay NEXT season as Hoops legend labels current squad one of the best ever
Kate Middleton’s ‘secret code’ for managing Prince George, Charlotte, and Louis’ behaviour revealed
Tyson Fury’s teen daughter Venezuela turns heads in dazzling £500 dress at wedding
Clive Tyldesley said something about Celtic live on Rangers TV and fans ‘warned’ him never to say it again
Follow Daily Record
More On
Champions LeagueJohn McGlynnPeter LawwellCeltic FCLiam ScalesCallum McGregorAdam IdahBrendan RodgersPremier Sports Cup
Up Next
Devastating Celtic have Malmo on Europa League guard for Rangers clash as Swedes pick out 2 key Ibrox dangermen
Sport
all
Top Stories
Bible John suspect boasted after being interviewed by police about third murder victim
Sunday Mail
SNP ‘soft touch’ justice blasted as data shows kids committed 14,000 violent crimes in one year
Police Scotland
Commonwealth Games 2026 is political gamble for SNP, claims party veteran
Commonwealth Games
Russia-linked banker accused of using Scots firms to help war in Ukraine blacklisted by USA
Sunday Mail
Scottish referees consider amateur football strike action after violent attack on whistler
Police Scotland
Rape Crisis Scotland chief using victims to defend her is disgusting, says feminist campaigner
Sunday Mail
Baby mice found ‘screaming in pain’ in Glasgow as SSPCA warn of ‘deadly traps’
Glasgow
Air ambulance scrambled to Scots rugby match after teen’s horror injury
Forfar
First picture of Scots driver who died in horror HGV crash as ‘heartbroken’ family pay tribute
Police Scotland
Rangers 3 Dundee 0 LIVE! All the latest action, reaction and analysis from the Premier Sports Cup clash at Ibrox
Premier Sports Cup
Scots woman faces £43k bill after friend’s wedding trip turns into ‘nightmare’
Edinburgh
Family of Scots banker shot dead on doorstep brand police ‘incompetent’ over search for killer
Police Scotland
News
Sport
Celebs
Life & Style
Follow us
mynewsassistant
In Your Area
About Us
Contact Us
Work for us
Got A Story?
Local News
Cookie Notice
Advertising
Marketplace
Book an Ad
Public Notices
Discount Codes
Beauty Box Subscription
Yimbly Shop
Jobs
Buy a Photo
Competition Rules
How to Complain
Corrections & Clarifications
Google Survey
Privacy Notice
AI Notice
Sunday Mail Centenary Fund
Paper Subscription to the Daily Record and Sunday Mail
Paper Subscription to the Paisley Daily Express
Newsletters Signup
Syndication & Licensing
Terms and Conditions
Notifications and alerts help
Do not sell or share my data
© 2024 Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail Ltd
