Ryan Christie

Will he drop out for brown to return to first team

 

No.

 

Think teirney s attitude is rubbing off on our young uns, giving everything on the park.

 

I still can’t believe how his Celtic career has taken off, unbelievable..

 

You think Brown has lost his place for the time being?

 

I can see Sinclair dropping out and McGregor being pushed forward. Think Christie’s been too important to how we’re playing.

 

I dont know, could be a mentality thing. Either they dont work hard enough or they arent getting enough game time to develop quicker. Im glad weve started to develop our own but apart from Miker Johnson I dont see many if any other players coming through in the near future.

 

He’ll get a goal on Sunday.

 

Aye Sinclair is the only one who you cpuld even consider dropping at the moment

 

Again though, he has been an important player in this run and it’s moving McGregor from where he’s been playing.

The good thing is... we’ll probably have Brown, Ntcham and Griff waiting on the wings to come in. How terrifying would that be from an Aberdeen perspective?

 

The first time Ryan Christie found himself preparing for a Cup final at Hampden, the occasion prompted something of a laxative effect.

The youngster found himself on the bench for the League Cup final between Inverness and Aberdeen in 2013/14 – which Aberdeen won on penalties – but in the four years since then, his stomach has become conditioned to the big occasion.

“John Hughes was in charge and had put me in for a few games before that,” smiled Christie. “I remember he read the squad out. I travelled with the team and thought I was just there for the experience, as a hamper boy.


Then he said I was on the bench and I was sh***** myself at the thought of that alone. Obviously it was a bit of a dead game which went into extra time. He sent me to warm up and then I just completely started panicking.

“I got on and then there was the disappointment of penalties. I didn’t take one – I think I was behind the keeper in the queue. Looking back it was probably my first real taste of a huge atmosphere and being part of it. I was thrown in at the deep end but enjoyed it.

“I’d only have been 18. Obviously a lot of boys were gutted after it whereas I was still in awe of the occasion. I didn’t really understand the full disappointment of it. But it made it so nice to then go on and win the Scottish Cup.”

Having made up for the League Cup disappointment by winning the Scottish Cup, Christie does not remember too much about the celebrations which followed.

But if anything illustrates the difference between playing for Celtic and playing for a lower league side it is the fact that any celebrations this weekend will be relatively muted given the sheer volume of games on the cards for the Parkhead side.


I think with Inverness there was a feeling that it was a one-time shot at it so there was maybe a bit more added pressure,” said the playmaker. “At Celtic we want to win as many trophies as we can and when we get the chance to do it we don’t want to pass it up.



There’s always a pressure at Celtic but as players that’s something we have to play up to.

“It was pretty ridiculous to be fair [the celebrations with Inverness]. The bus journey home was the strangest event I’ve ever experienced in my life.

“I can’t remember much about Sunday and Monday.

“We stopped at Auchterarder and there’s a video of us chanting on the streets.

“We then piled into a pub and took over that – it was all a bit of a blur. Amazing memories.

“I can’t give you a clue about how long the bus journey took – I have no timescale for things from Saturday to Monday night!

“We stopped in Auchterarder for fish suppers normally but that night there was no fish and chips!

“But for us now it is a relentless season and with so many games this month we understand that every one of them is important. We want to go into the break with a Cup and still top of the league as well.

“Hopefully we can be celebrating on Sunday if it goes our way and then back to business.”

Christie missed out on the Scottish Cup final between Celtic and Aberdeen in the Invincibles season – he went to Florida to get away from it having spent the latter half of the season on loan with the Dons and unable to play – but he is eager to make up for that tomorrow afternoon.

And with Derek McInnes providing the opposition again for the Betfred League Cup final at Hampden, Christie is looking forward to renewing acquaintances with some of his former team-mates.

And needless to say, he’ll be looking forward to getting the last laugh.

“For me it actually feels nice that it’s worked out this way,” he said. “It will be strange in a way, because I made a lot of pals up there and they are a great bunch of boys. Obviously it was pretty frustrating when the deals were done back at Aberdeen.

“It’s nice that it’s worked out like this. It’s a bit strange but football often works out like that. It’s nice to be finally part of a Final I can play in.

“Derek McInnes was brilliant for me, in terms of giving me the confidence to play and maintain my levels of play.

“There were certainly patches at Aberdeen when I was off my game a bit but he was great with me, keeping me in the team and letting me work through it.

“It has paid off for me now. When I look back on it, it was probably the first time in my career when I had a proper, full season of games.

“It was hard mentally and physically to get through it but I’ve come out of the other side a better player.”

 

I can see BR doing this too, but I hope he doesn’t McGregor should be cemented in that ‘quarterback’ role. For now and hopefully for the next 10yrs.

 

I think we’ve said this in about 4 different positions for McGregor already so I’m not too fussed.

 

Aye, he never lets us down. I just feel he excels with the game in front of him.

 

Aye I’ve always said if he has the game in front of him then he’s fine.

I wouldn’t mind seeing him on that sorta left hand role he does with Christie there as well, movement would cause chaos.

 

Domestically, yeah; in Europe, I'd definitely consider dropping Rogic instead- especially if Rogic is not 100% (which he isn't yet).

 

ive never thought of rogic able to properly give 90minutes, he always fades badly hes got better than he used to be but 60minute man

 

It's called commentators eye I believe