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Nakamura will play despite ankle injury.

Celtic's Japanese playmaker will take to the field tomorrow playing through the pain barrier as his country hope to take another vital step towards qualification for the 2010 World Cup. The mercurial midfielder received a pain killing injection to play his part in the midweek 3-0 victory over Thailand and intends to make himself available for the crucual qualifier. A narrow defeat earlier in the year to tomorrow's opponents Bahrain had setback hopes of qualification but with the Japanese campaign back on track Nakamura said,

"The ankle feels better. Of course I want to play. We lost to Bahrain away so it's important we beat them at home.".

Nakamura has endured an inconsistent season at Celtic, partly down to injury and partly down to almost two years without a rest from competitive football. Despite this the free-kick specialist found the mettle to play a vital role in his club's thrilling championship victory...
When Feyenoord defeated Celtic in their only European Cup triumph in 1970 their Dutch international defender Wim Jansen could have no idea that some 28 years later, in his one season as Celtic manager, he would earn himself a place in Celtic folklore by winning the Premier League and halting arch rivals Rangers quest to win ten championships in a row.

As the then Premier League ended, along with Rangers ten in a row aspirations, a new rebranded SPL was formed and ten years on Celtic still find themselves at the top of the pile, as reigning champions, and as the SPL’s most successful club.

Statistic’s released this week make for interesting reading with Celtic having won six of the ten SPL championship’s contested, three apiece for both Martin O’Neill and his successor Gordon Strachan.

Of the 376 games played by each club Celtic again come out on top with 280 victories to Rangers 256. Celtic amassing an impressive 891 points in the ten year period.

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Patrick McCourts former Boss claims he can be better than Aiden McGeady.

New Celtic signing Patrick McCourt has already been tipped to dazzle the Celtic supporter, even more than their current hero, Aiden McGeady.

Former boss Roddy Collins had this to say,""Paddy is a sensational player, an outstanding talent. He is a more natural footballer than McGeady and I'm serious about that."

For a modest fee of £100,000 plus an extra £50,000 dependng on the amount of first team appearances, not many Celtic fans would have thought the unkown Irish man could possibly live up to the wonders of McGeady.

McCourt,24, is naturally a winger but former boss Collins thinks he may be better playing just behind the Celtic front two,"Managers have played him as a winger but he's better behind the front where he can kill...
Celtic announce the signing of Pat McCourt

Young winger Patrick McCourt has spoke of his delight about joining Glasgow Celtic from Irish club Derry City. He told the official website that he was,"thrilled and it still hasn’t quite sunk in yet to be honest,”.

Although he is not the high profile signing many of the Celtic faithful had anticipated, he is definately a hot prospect as he had been chased by many top clubs including newely promoted Premiership side, West Brom.

Patrick, a boyhood Celtic fan , signed a 3 year contract with the SPL champions and isn't just here to sit on the bench,

"My first target is to get a good pre-season under my belt and then take it from there.

The quality in the Celtic squad is unbelievable but I’ll be trying to push my way into the manager’s plans as soon as possible.

I can’t wait to get started.", said McCourt.
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Celtic Court McCourt!

Derry city and Northern Ireland International Patrick McCourt has arrived in Glasgow for signing talks over a possible £250,000 move to Scotland’s 'three in a row' league champions. McCourt has been tracked for months by former Celtic defender and West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Mowbray.

Reports suggest McCourt was close to signing on at the Hawthorns, but it seems an eleventh hour Celtic move has pulled the rug out from under Mowbray. Within hours of hearing of Celtic’s interest McCourt was pictured entering Celtic Park for signing talks and a medical.


McCourt today at Celtic Park. Picture by Celticnut


At the age of 24, McCourt hopes to follow in the footsteps of many other League of Ireland players who have...