November 1999 - announce-dcucss@lists.redbrick.dcu.ie

Celtic-Internal League
by Celtic Supporters Society 30 Nov '99

30 Nov '99

Hi all, Celtic play in the DCU internal league tomorrow. These games are played on the astro turf pitches beside the Esso station on the Ballymun Rd. Why not come along from 3pm to 4pm, if you're interested in playing bring shorts, t-shirt and runners *not football boots*. See you there. Don't forget for those travelling to the game on Saturday we have a meeting in CG05 from 6pm. It is very important that this meeting is attended by all those who are going. Thank you for your time. Yours in Celtic, Adrian.

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Celtic-Trip to parkhead
by Celtic Supporters Society 29 Nov '99

29 Nov '99

Hi all, Here's a recap of the details about the match: o The Bus leaves here at approx. 4am Saturday morning. o Arrive in Belfast at around 7.30 am. o Ferry over to Stranraer (3hrs) o Bus again to Glasgow o Arrive in Glasgow and hit the pubs. o Match at 3pm. o Back on Bus again. o Arrive in DCU later that night / early Sunday morning o Also there are a couple of tickets still available so we will be in the Bar today from 4pm to 5pm (look out for a celtic jersey) People who still owe us money should come along. Everyone travelling to this match are asked to attend a meeting in CG05 on Thursday evening from 6pm. Can't wait... Hail Hail! Adrian McEntee ********************************Match Report*************************** All Not 'Well As Celts Go Down Again MOTHERWELL.. 3 (Brannan 9, Townsley 44, Goodman 46) CELTIC.. 2 (Berkovic 20, Viduka pen. 25) The stage was once again set. Rangers had just lost vital points, leaving the opportunity to throw the title race wide open. Unfortunately however, Celtic somewhat predictably decided to read out the same old script. Did they bottle it? Or are they just not good enough. Either way, John Barnes' side have now lost four out of their last six matches, and are in danger of being considered the worst Celtic side in years. They certainly made a lacklustre opening to the match, as the players struggled to get to grips with horrendous conditions. Torrential rain was only exacerbated by a swirling wind which always looked capable of blowing Celtic's game plan off course. Sure enough, with nine minutes gone, Alan Stubbs conceded a free-kick 20 yards from goal, and Ged Brannan stepped up and curled a vicious low drive into Gould's bottom left-hand corner. Celtic do appear to be all too fond of giving teams a goal of a start these days, but on this occasion, they hit back almost immediately. Johan Mjallby had a shot deflected over the top, before Viduka muscled his way through the Well defence only to shoot into the side netting. Nevertheless, Celtic were not to be denied, and with twenty minutes gone, Eyal Berkovic brought them level. Stilian Petrov picked up the ball on the right before throwing over a tantalising cross, and the little Israeli rose to power the ball past Stevie Woods from six yards. At this point, the Celtic tails were up as they sensed that they now had the upper hand. Just four minutes later, the roles of goal-maker and goal-scorer were nearly reversed, when Berkovic played an inch-perfect through ball to Petrov only for the young Bulgarian to shoot straight at Woods. It was a bad miss, but within a minute that didn't seem to matter as Mark Viduka won a penalty after being brought down by Shaun Teale. Poor Viduka - here he found himself returning from sun-drenched Melbourne with temperatures in the high 70s to rain-soaked Lanarkshire that felt as if it was minus 70. You couldn't help feeling that all he needed was a cold 'Mouldmaster' blasted off the inside of his thigh to complete 'the Scottish football experience'. Still, he duly dusted himself down to take the kick, and coolly slotted the ball into Woods' left-hand corner. Celtic now had the advantage, and sweet revenge for the defeat that arguably began the team's current slump seemed to be on the cards. However, on a day that the Old Firm appeared to be playing like the old and infirm, anything was possible. Inevitably, Motherwell drew level a minute before half-time, Derek Townsley turning Stubbs before beating Gould at his near post with a low shot. And within three minutes of the restart, the Lanarkshire side had the lead when defensive indecision allowed Don Goodman to fire in a shot that went in off Gould's right hand post. Now it was a question of whether Celtic had the bottle to come back and win the match. Lubo Moravcik did have a great chance to equalise just ten minutes later, but he spurned it, scooping the ball over the top from six yards when it looked easier to score. Then Celtic appeared to have two stonewall penalty claims turned down in the space of five minutes. First, Stephane Mahe was tripped by Michel Doesburg just as he was about to pull the trigger and then Mark Viduka was wrestled to the ground by Shaun Teale. Both times Jim McCluskey waved away the claims, clearly having decided that Celtic have already had more than their quota of penalties this season (i.e. one). However, let not dodgy referees and terrible weather take away from one simple fact - Celtic were desperately poor. In fact they could have lost by a greater margin, had Gould not reacted to deny Don Goodman, and Pat Nevin not put his shot wide after running clean through on goal. Celtic brought on Ian Wright in an attempt to save the match, but a striker who was once regarded as among the best in Europe now looks slow, cumbersome and off the pace. He had a late chance, but don't be surprised that he slipped and miss-kicked the ball. However, Wright was just one of 13 underachievers, many of whom frankly don't deserve to wear the hoops. One thing is clear - Celtic need drastic surgery. Whether John Barnes is skilled enough to carry that out remains to be seen, but for now the share price, along with the supporters' spirits, will continue to fall. MOTHERWELL (4-4-2): Goram, Doesburg, McMillan, Teale, Kemble, Valakari, Brennan, Twaddle, Townsley, Goodman, McCulloch. CELTIC (3-4-2-1): Gould, McNamara, Mahe, Stubbs, Tebily, Riseth, Mjallby, Petrov, Berkovic, Moravcik, Viduka. I'm sure you all seen this apalling match yesterday. Celtic were atrocious on the day, should have been awarded two penalties and Moravcik missed a sitter. Do Celtic fear Rangers or why do we always mess up when the dark side go down? Comments and views welcome to: dcucss(a)redbrick.dcu.ie ******************************************************************************

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Celtic-Internal League
by Celtic Supporters Society 24 Nov '99

24 Nov '99

Hi all, If you've nothing better to do between 1 and 2pm this afternoon why not come along to the astroturf pitches and support our team (well you could do worse). If your interested in playing bring some gear along but I must admit a team has already been chosen. So far our campaign has been pretty unsuccessful but hopefully today things will go better, Also a reminder that tickets for Celtic v Hibs are still being sold in the canteen at lunchtime until Friday so don't delay. See you there. Yours in Celtic, Adrian McEntee.

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Celtic-40 quid! for tickets....
by Celtic Supporters Society 22 Nov '99

22 Nov '99

Hi all, Wow...what a deal. Don't ask us how but we have now managed to get the price down to an unbeleivable forty quid yes thats right 40 quid. For a measly 40 pounds you get: o bus to Belfast (on which beer will be consumed) o HSS to Stranraer (on which beer will be consumed) o bus to Glasgow (on which beer will be consumed) o match in Celtic Park o bus and ferry back home (on which beer will be consumed and thrown up in some cases) Tell your friends...tell everyone you know. This is going to be the trip of the millenium so don't miss out. We will be taking money in the canteen every day this week at lunchtime so watch out for us. Yours in celtic, Adrian McEntee. Match report: ****************************************************************************** LUBO'S LATE STUNNER PUNISHES 10-MAN HEARTS HEARTS.....1 (Cameron 2) CELTIC.....2 (Wright 71, Moravcik 88) Lubo Moravcik celebrated his return to the Celtic side by halting the club's recent slump with a superb late strike. The little Slovak has come in for his fair share of criticism of late, and was even left out of the recent Old Firm match by John Barnes. However, Moravcik picked the perfect time to find form. Celtic were running out of time against a resilient Hearts team, which had been reduced to ten men after 59 minutes when Colin Cameron swung a punch at Johan Mjallby. Nothing appeared to be on when Moravcik picked up the ball deep on the left, but he drove forward, cut inside and curled a magnificent 25-yard shot into the far corner of the net. Amazingly, it was the first time the fans' hero has found the net this season, although it surely won't be the last. As he sunk to his knees in front of the Celtic supporters amassed behind Gilles Rousset's goal, it was clear that both shared the same prevailing emotions - joy and relief. Moravcik's goal proved to be Celtic's 'Get Out of Jail Free' card, giving them a victory their sluggish performance had rarely promised to deliver. However, after weeks of doom, gloom, Old Firm defeats and Euro exits, I for one am prepared to simply give thanks that the league race is still very much on. Taking three points from Tynecastle is difficult enough without having to face a fired-up Hearts team, minus your own big names such as Lambert, Tebily, Viduka, Burley and, of course, Larsson. The match was always set up to be a cracker, and it certainly got off to an explosive start. With just 36 seconds on the clock, Mark Burchill capitalised on a mistake by Gary Naysmith to run through on goal, but Rousset managed to knock the youngster's shot wide. Seconds later, Berkovic forced a fine save out of the French goalkeeper after a cleverly worked corner. A great start? Don't you believe it. With just two minutes on the clock, ex-Celt Steve Fulton sprayed a long diagonal ball to Gary McSwegan, and his drilled cross was knocked into the net by Colin Cameron from close range. Celtic appeared shell-shocked, and spent much of the first half at sixes and sevens with each other, as Hearts pressed for a killer second. But for a superb save by Jonathan Gould, the Jambos would have had it as well, with only the Celtic goalkeeper's fingertips preventing a powerful low drive from Thomas Flogel hitting the net. However, Celtic could have snatched an equaliser when Eyal Berkovic played in Lubo Moravcik, but Gilles Rousset was equal to the Slovak's shot. If the first half was depressing, Hoops' fans must have been cheered by the way their team piled of the pressure in the second 45. Much will be made, no doubt, of the impact that Cameron's dismissal had on the outcome of the match. However, in truth, Celtic looked to have a stranglehold right from the start of the second half. There appeared to be a real sense of purpose creeping in to the Bhoys' attack, and they could easily have had a penalty after 63 minutes, when Mahe appeared to be tripped in the box by Gary Locke. The referee instead awarded a corner, but even that nearly brought the equaliser, as Burchill's near-post header grazed the post. Celtic were in the ascendancy, and when Burchill twice broke through the Hearts' defensive ranks only to be denied by Gilles Rousset, there was a feeling that the breakthrough might just be round the corner. Sure enough, it came from Burchill's otherwise subdued strike-partner Ian Wright, who shimmied and fired a low shot past Rousset. The charismatic hitman had been anonymous for much of the match but, like all great strikers, he popped up in the right place at the right time. There was only one team going to win this one now, and Hearts knew it. Jim Jefferies attempted to shore up his defence as his side faced a late Celtic onslaught. And it nearly worked too, only for the fact the Hearts' manager simply couldn't account for the genius of Moravcik. Hopefully, his goal and Celtic's hard-fought victory marks a turning point in their collective fortunes this season. HEARTS (5-3-2): Rousset, Locke, Pressley, Naysmith, Ritchie, McKinnon, Severin (Leclerqc 56), Fulton, Cameron, Flogel, McSwegan (Jackson 79). CELTIC (4-2-2-2): Gould, McNamara, Mahe, Stubbs, Riseth, Mjallby, Petrov, Moravcik, Berkovic, Wright (Brattbakk 86), Burchill. League table: Team P W D L F A Pts Rangers 11 10 1 0 34 10 31 Celtic 12 9 0 3 34 10 27 Dundee United 13 7 2 4 20 18 23 Hibs 13 4 5 4 23 24 17 Motherwell 12 4 5 3 19 20 17 Hearts 11 4 4 3 18 15 16 Dundee 13 5 0 8 18 24 15 St Johnstone 13 3 3 7 13 19 12 Kilmarnock 13 2 4 7 12 20 10 Aberdeen 13 1 2 10 13 44 5 *******************************************************************************

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Celtic-Internal League fixture
by Celtic Supporters Society 16 Nov '99

16 Nov '99

Hi all, Celtic supporters play tomorrow (Wednesday) at 11pm. These matches are played in the astro turf pitches (beside the shell station on Ballymun rd.) No trials for this match have taken place but anyone who is half decent and would appreciate a game can come along. However, you should remember it is only 11 a side and a squad of 16 so we can't guarantee that everybody will be playing. There is a charge of £1 per person a total of £16 (to pay the ref). Also membership cards have not been distributed fully and this concerns us. We will therefore be in the canteen again next week to give them out but also to take deposits for the Celtic match which is filling quickly. Look out for the posters. Until then hail hail! Adrian McEntee

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Celtic-Ooops!
by Celtic Supporters Society 15 Nov '99

15 Nov '99

Hi all, Okay, I have to aplogise for the last e-mail regarding Celtic v Hibs on the 4th of December. We are taking deposits of £20 for this match in the canteen today and tomorrow from 12pm until 2pm. Members with their name already down should come along with their deposit as well. I also forgot to announce the winner of the trip to Celtic Park on the 4th. It was Dan Cronin from CA, congratulations to him. The Celtic night was a great success and hopefully we will have many more of them to come. We've received some comments on the goings on in Glasgow and we will do our best to reply to them individually but we do welcome much more feedback from members. Thats about it. Celtic play Hearts away this Saturday while Rangers play Hibs at Ibrox. Hopefully the Gers will slip up as Celtic need all the help they can get. Hail Hail! Adrian Mc Entee

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Celtic-Celtic v Hibs
by Celtic Supporters Society 12 Nov '99

12 Nov '99

Hi all, We will be sorting out tickets to this fixture in the canteen from 1pm to 2pm. Anyone who is already on the list i.e. those who were at the meeting don't need to be there. Tickets are limited and will probably sell out in the canteen so do come along early. Also your feedback via e-mail is very welcome and we would like to hear your views about Celtic. So please don't be afraid to mail us at dcucss(a)redbrick.dcu.ie. In the meantime Hail! Hail! Yours in Celtic, Adrian McEntee.

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Celtic-Old Firm Sickener Stuns Celts
by Celtic Supporters Society 08 Nov '99

08 Nov '99

Hi all, Sorry we forgot to mention that the internal league is cancelled for this week due to the 35's trophy being played. Also, the indoor football will not be going ahead for the same reason. It will recommence as normal next week. OLD FIRM SICKENER STUNS CELTS RANGERS....4 (Johansson 19, Albertz (pen) 45, Amoruso 48, Amato 66) CELTIC....2 (Berkovic 21, 42) No excuses - Celtic were outclassed and outfought by a team better in every department. For the thousands of loyal supporters who endured this depressing derby defeat, it was difficult not to turn away in disgust, as the niggling worry that our Old Firm rivals are a sizeable step ahead was emphatically confirmed. However, while Celtic's inferior quality was deeply disappointing, their lack of heart was positively unforgivable. Bhoys' fans have had to put up with a great deal of mediocrity over the last 20 years, so it says something that no-one appeared capable of recalling a more lacklustre Ibrox performance. Make no mistake, this was no glorious defeat. It was embarrassing, and now Hoops fans face two weeks of non-stop taunts and jibes before their team have a chance to redeem themselves. And redeem themselves they must, before the league race, once again, becomes a game of catch-up. The performance of Eyal Berkovic was perhaps the one plus point the Celtic faithful could take from this match, with the Israeli easily the Bhoys' most dangerous player. With only six minutes on the clock, the record signing could have given Celtic the perfect start, but his fierce 20-yard shot fizzed just over the bar. However, just two minutes later, Rangers fired a warning shot across the bows, when Jonatan Johansson outpaced Alan Stubbs and smashed a vicious shot off the underside of the bar. Nevertheless, this opening half-hour saw Celtic's play their best football of the afternoon, and one particularly impressive passing move nearly brought them the opener. After slick one-touch play from Berkovic and Lambert, the ball was played out to Jackie McNamara, whose tantalising cross was headed towards goal by Ian Wright, but Stefan Klos saved well. However, just as things were beginning to look positive for Celts, an error from Jonathan Gould handed Rangers the lead. Gould appeared to have the situation under control, as he collected Gabriel Amato's near-post flick on, but he fumbled the ball straight to Jonatan Johansson, who gleefully tapped home from four yards. It was a sickening blow but, to Celtic's credit, they hit back almost immediately. Eyal Berkovic burst down the right flank and played a clever one-two with Mark Viduka, before coolly passing the ball into the corner of the net from an acute angle. It was a great goal, and at that stage there were signs that Celtic were intent on claiming all three points. They did have to survive a brief Rangers onslaught, as first Lorenzo Amoruso's 30-yard free kick cracked off the outside of the post, and then Jonathan Gould had to make amends for his gaffe by pulling off a point-blank save from Claudio Reyna. However, the signs were good when, with three minutes to go until half-time, Mark Viduka intercepted Lorenzo Amoruso's botched clearance, muscled his way through the Rangers defence, and set up Eyal Berkovic, who poked the ball past Klos from 12 yards. The delirium among the Celtic supporters was to be short-lived, though, as deep into first half injury time, Rangers equalised in controversial fashion. Paul Lambert was adjudged to have brought down Jorg Albertz inside the box, although television replays appeared to show the German taking a tumble BEFORE contact was made. Lambert certainly came off the worst and, minus a few teeth, he had to be rushed to hospital with a suspected broken jaw. Albertz, on the other hand, recovered sufficiently to stroke the penalty past Gould, and turn the match in Rangers' favour. Within three minutes of the restart, they were 3-2 up, when Lorenzo Amoruso's free kick cannoned off Olivier Tebily in the Celtic wall and spun past the helpless Gould. Dodgy decisions and bad luck - this was Ibrox all right. However, with 42 minutes to save the match, it was still game on, and the Celtic fans were in no mood to concede the three points. Their hopes were shattered after 66 minutes, though, when Gabriel Amato burst through the static Bhoys' defence, rounded Gould and coolly slotted home.

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Celtic-Meeting
by Celtic Supporters Society 08 Nov '99

08 Nov '99

Hi all, We would like to confirm that a meeting will be taking place today at 6pm in CG05. During this meeting we will be taking names for the Celtic trip on December 4th against Hibs. The tickets will be allocated to members first on a first come first served basis. During this meeting we will also be giving out membership cards. With these cards you can claim your 10% discounts in the Celtic shop, Jervis shopping centre. Thanks for your time, Adrian McEntee.

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Celtic-Celtic ceili night
by Celtic Supporters Society 04 Nov '99

04 Nov '99

Hi all, Don't forget the celtic ceili night in the Bar next Tuesday night. It will be a great night with lots of events including: o live traditional music o DJ o Free beer for members o Prizes including a ticket to the match we are travelling to and a celtic jersey. o Plus the video of Rangers getting hammered 5-1 by the bhoys last season playing in the background! ...top class or what. Membership cards are now available. They will be given out at a meeting next Monday in the Henry Grattan building. All members should attend as we will be taking names for the trip to see Celtic play Hibs on the 4th of December. This will be strictly on a first come first served basis so please do try to attend. More details about the meeting will be given out later. Tonight (Thursday) we have booked Quinn's for the match live against Lyon. We need all the support we can get, so instead of lying at home try and make the effort of going to Quinns to cheer on the bhoys in a good atmosphere. It'll definitely beat the living room. Interesting point: if Celtic win they could meet Rangers in the next round! (For anyone who doesn't know Quinns is in Drumcondra on Drumcondra rd.) See you there, Adrian McEntee **************** Chairman DCU CSS ****************

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