Celtic v Inverness Preview, Prediction, TV Listings, Betting Odds SPL 11 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

Celtic have not lost a league match since early October as they host 10th place Inverness in the Scottish Premier League. The match will take place at Celtic Park in Glasgow, Scotland on Saturday, February 11, 2012.

Former Celtic hero Shunsuke Nakamura proved his set-piece talent has not diminished since leaving Celtic Park by performing this TV stunt in his native Japan. The 34-year-old, currently playing for Yokohama F Marinos, was tasked with firing a free-kick into a moving bus. The midfielder was positioned in a side-street and watched the bus approaching [.

Maurice Edu started from the bench as Carlos Bocanegra and Rangers fell narrowly to their bitter rivals at Celtic Park.

The Old Firm derby didn't go the way of the Americans on Wednesday, with Celtic taking the lead in the Scottish Premier League. Joe Ledley was the goal scorer, converting in the 52nd minute at Celtic Park. Frasier Foster got the shutout in a game where Rangers only put two shots on target. However, replays showed that a sixth minute header from Lee Wallace crossed the goal line and should've counted.

Celtic v Rangers 28th December 2011 Highlights 1-0 Video Goal Joe Ledley is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Celtic v Rangers 28th December 2011 Highlights 1-0 Video Goal Joe Ledley is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Celtic v Rangers 2011 ( Celtic Rangers video below) Final score and result:- Celtic vs Rangers 1-0 ( Ledley) Celtic Park, Glasgow- 28th December, 2011- Wednesday- 19.

Carlos Bocanegra and Maurice Edu will need to be at their very best if Rangers want to walk away from Celtic Park with a win.

This should have been up the other day, my bad. Don't fault Jacob...At this stage in the competition you would have every reason to believe that some dead rubbers would be played. Yet the "Look at Me!" nature of international youth soccer forbids such a thing.For instance, Celtic welcomed Marseille to Celtic Park with nothing tangible to play for.

Celtic vs Kilmarnock 2-1 Highlights Goals Samaras Racchi December 24 2011 is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Celtic vs Kilmarnock 2-1 Highlights Goals Samaras Racchi December 24 2011 is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Celtic v Kilmarnock 2011 ( Celtic Kilmarnock video below) Final score and result:- Celtic vs Kilmarnock 2-1 ( Giorgios Samaras*2/ Racchi) Celtic Park, Glasgow- 24 December, 2011 Greek forward Samaras scores a brace [.

Apparently, Kofi Sarkodie and Will Bruin are not the only members of the Houston Dynamo across the pond these days. Take a close look at that picture yesterday from Celtic's 1-0 win over Hearts of Midlothian at Celtic Park. Reeeaalllll....Clooooosseeee.

See it? No? Well, then, check out this link right here.

Things that girls know that boys have apparently failed to embrace #32: It is never acceptable to wipe one's nose on one's blouse. Not even when you've consumed a container ship's worth of champagne and couldn't locate your nose with a map. Image: MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP/Getty Images.

A title that truly embody's the spirit of this post.

Sort of feels like the final furlong.
And who better to join us, at this early hour, than Stewart Weir?
Stewart's seen it all in his long and distinguished career. And that includes some great Scottish footballing moments. And a fair few bad ones.
His weekly take on the world of sport can be found every week at Caledonian Mercury
Follow him @sweirz
First up a massive thank you to Stewart.

It's estimated that by 2031 100,000 people living in Scotland will suffer from dementia. Alzheimer Scotland exists to help dementia sufferers and their carers. A bit of help - whatever you can manage - can help them do that massively important work.
Thanks to @sliderulepass and @mightjustget for combining to get this one started.

Agog today for the SPL's biggest game since the last big game.
Motherwell v Celtic.
If you'd said in July that third placed Celtic would need a November win to move ahead of second placed Motherwell on goal difference we probably wouldn't have believed you.
But such seismic events often only need the collision of one or two factors.

Celtic v Rennes Goals 3-1 Highlights 2011 Video Stokes Europa League is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Celtic v Rennes Goals 3-1 Highlights 2011 Video Stokes Europa League is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Celtic v Rennes 2011 ( Celtic vs Stade Rennais 2011) ( Video Below) Final score:- Celtic vs Rennes 3-1 ( Stokes*2, Hooper/ Kader Mangane) Celtic Park, Glasgow- 3 November, 2011- Europa League Rennes [.

Football's television money will forever turn heads.
The Guardian reports that:
"The deal that shares television's billions equally between Premier League clubs is facing its biggest threat to date after Liverpool announced they would lead a challenge for overseas TV rights to be sold on a club-by-club basis.

Barney Battles.
A name worthy of echoing down the decades. And Scottish football can boast two of them.
Both with a tale to tell.
Barney Battles Senior played for Celtic, Liverpool, Dundee, Hearts and Kilmarnock and was capped for Scotland three times.
In 1896 he went on strike at Celtic because he'd been criticised by a number of journalists.

By Chris Wright

Pies' pick of the ten finest still exposures from last night's round of Europa League antics...

Shamrock Rovers' travelling support erupt in celebration after Stephen Rice had pinged home an opener for the Irish side against Tottenham at the Lane

Tottenham's Roman Pavlyuchenko looks all kinds of 'special' while stretching to control a loose pass.

Settimana a forti tinte italiane per le sfide europee: dopo la trilogia felice di Napoli, Inter e Milan che vincono in Champions, fa bene anche l'Udinese che, zeppa di seconde linee, ottiene un pari nella tosta tana di Glasgow, al Celtic Park contro gli scozzesi di Lennon. Perde, invece, la Lazio a Lisbona, davanti ad [.

According to the calendar, it is time to bash the first Old Firm match of this season. After all, ample material currently exists to do so just on their recent performances in Europe alone. Rangers failed to keep their European campaign alive past August whereas Celtic's grand contribution was successfully challenging UEFA on the validity of an FC Sion squad that bested them on the pitch and in so doing earned default 3-0 victories off the pitch.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is set to continue his summer spending spree and is lining up a move for Celtic winger Paddy McCourt, according to reports in the Daily Star.
Dalglish has been one of the busiest Premiership managers in this summers transfer window with the likes of, Charlie Adam, Stewart Downing, Doni, Jordan Henderson and Jose Enrique.

By Chris Wright

A gaggle of Celtic legends and celebrities took on their Manchester United counterparts at a sold-out Celtic Park (60,000 people for a charity run-out ain't half bad going) last night in aid of the East Africa Appeal and, beforehand, we couldn't help but notice that actor Gerard Butler's torso bore a striking resemblance to the fizzog of a certain extra-terrestrial testicle.

Celtic vs Manchester United Legends 5-2 Highlights Goals Video Charity Friendly 2011 is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Celtic vs Manchester United Legends 5-2 Highlights Goals Video Charity Friendly 2011 is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Celtic v Manchester United 2011 ( Celtic Legends vs Manchester United Legends 2011) 9th August, 2011- Celtic Park- Tuesday Final score:- Celtic v Manchester United 5-2 ( Henrik Larsson*3, Bobby Petta *2/ [.

Neil Lennon is aiming to convince Premier League transfer targets Izaguirre and Beram Kayal to remain with Celtic during the club's upcoming tour of Australia.
Izaguirre has been linked with a move to Manchester United while Kayal is a target for Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish as he attempts to revamp his side.

The St. Louis Lions, currently in their sixth season in the USL's Premier Development League (PDL), officially announced today that the organization has reached an agreement to affiliate with iconic Glasgow club Celtic F. C.

The Lions are the top of the pyramid formed by the Tony Glavin Soccer Club (youth programs) and the Lions Elite Academy (boys U-13, U-14 and U-15).

Liverpool are being linked with a move for ex-Celtic goalkeeper Artur Boruc, reports the Daily Mail.
The Polish goalkeeper, currently applying his trade with Fiorentina, earned 79 clean sheets in over 200 matches for the old firm side during a five year spell at Celtic Park.
Boruc left Celtic for Italy to become an understudy to Sebastien Frey and had to wait until November for his first start for the club.

Newcastle United have joined Liverpool in the race to sign Emilio Izaguirre, according to reports.
The Celtic left back has earned rave reviews in Scotland this season, landing the SPL Player of the Year award in his first full season at Celtic Park after signing from Motagua in August.
Alan Pardew fears the Magpies may lose Jose Enrique this summer, and although the Toon are reported to have made a last ditch effort to resolve contract issues with the Spaniard, his exit appears to be a possibility.

Jump in the car at Celtic Park and arrive two weeks later at Wembley. Along the way visit 20 cities and 21 football clubs in 10 different countries.
And, inspired by a seven year old boy, try and raise £100,000 for charity.
21 football clubs? The 21 winners of the European Cup.

Jump in the car at Celtic Park and arrive two weeks later at Wembley. Along the way visit 20 cities and 21 football clubs in 10 different countries.
And, inspired by a seven year old boy, try and raise £100,000 for charity.
21 football clubs? The 21 winners of the European Cup.

Celtic 6-2 Rangers, August 2000 Your boys took one hell of a beating is a post from: Just Football

by William Heaney

While Martin O'Neill's appointment as Celtic manager was warmly welcomed by the club's fans in July 2000, the general consensus was that he would have a huge task on his hands to build a successful side.

The main hazard attached to stridency of opinion is that you are often wrong. Sometimes, my success rate is in line with a stopped clock. And it appears my suggestion that Celtic were more sinned against than sinner in their recent Scottish Cup victory over Rangers was wide of the mark. The Scottish Football Association's disciplinary process has found Celtic manager Neil Lennon to be primarily responsible for the disgraceful scenes during and after the match, scenes that were so shameful they needed a Scottish government summit to sort out.

Football is a sport that provokes many emotions and hatred towards another human being is certainly one of them. But, in the modern game, is there really any place, or even need, for this?
The atmosphere at a football match is always something to savour. It doesn't matter whether you're at Anfield, Celtic Park, Camp Nou or Sincil Bank – you are guaranteed a fantastic atmosphere because a group of people making the same noise in unison is something special to behold.

Should Liverpool reach the Europa League final, the club's commercial department may be tempted to release a DVD of the full campaign. The away legs will, however, need to be fast-forwarded or cut out. Thus far, they have travelled through the Netherlands, Italy, Romania, the Czech Republic and now Portugal, amassing thousands of air miles and a single goal.

I like custard. When I know I'm going to be having custard I am happy. I look forward to my custard experience.
And then the custard arrives. And it's lumpy. This disappoints me.
Too often in the past Old Firm games have been like lumpy custard. You look forward to the big event and then you are treated to a dish about as appetising as cat vomit.

The fourth Old Firm game of the season is almost upon us. And what a season defining game it could be.
In the first of the Scottish Football Blog's three part preview I'm pleased to welcome Michael Gunn from TicTacTic - described by The Guardian as "an excellent tactical analysis overview site of Celtic" - to give us the hooped view.

From Elland Road to Celtic Park Crawley Town It is extremely unusual for Manchester United to go into a game where they are not the focal point, but the FA Cup is not a usual competition. Crawley Town, with Torres and all, travel to Old Trafford, and it would be folly to even dwell on [...]

Tony Pulis will renew his interest in Liverpool defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos once the transfer window reopens this summer reports The People.
The Potters boss tried to bring the Greece international to the Britannia stadium in the January window in a bid to strengthen his defensive line, only for the move to break down in the final hour.

It is being reported in The Mirror that Premier League leaders Manchester United are scouting Celtic left-back Emilio Izaguirre to strengthen their defense.

Sir Alex Ferguson, who returned to his native Scotland to watch the Old Firm derby over the weekend, is said to be keen on the Honduran starlet and if he steps up his interest in the player, the Bhoys could find it difficult to resist the move.

Just two SPL games this afternoon with four clubs involved in the league cup semi-finals and Dundee United playing Hibs tomorrow.
What, I ask, is the point of playing the League Cup semi-finals at the weekend, at the same time as SPL games?
Seems a bit strange.
Anyhows, to the action:
Hamilton v KilmarnockHamilton are still rooted to the bottom of the table.

Football seems to have a hold on those involved that many of us don't experience in our working lives. It's not too much of an exaggeration to say that I've been daydreaming about my retirement since about second year at school.
Football managers are different. They just keep going and going.

Today marks the fortieth anniversary of what could, with justification, be described as British football's forgotten tragedy. Whereas the disasters of Heysel and Hillsborough took place in front of the nation, live on the television, and the Valey Parade fire of 1985 took places in front of photgraphers and television cameras which ensured iconic images that became instantly part of our mental imagery of the decay of the game during the mid-1980s, the Ibrox Disaster remains obscure in the memory, but it claimed the lives of sixty-six people and had ramifications that would go on to effect the way that everybody in Britain now watches the game.