Official AC Milan Thread

you can get it on sky sports online but it will cost you a fiver.i watched the benfica game this way although they were doing a special for two quid. the picture can freeze sometimes and i found it hard to maximise the screen. alas beggers can't be choosers. I can't manage to a pub cos i'm watching the kids. c'mon the hoops.

http://streaming.skysports.com/ucl/public/homepage.aspx

 

Im not sure if i want a normal 4-4-2 or a 4-5-1. If we've got Lenny and Sno battling away in Midfield with Tommy G in between them, who's no pushover either, i think we'd be solid in the middle of the park. Fair do's we'd only have one striker up front in JVOH, but im not sure we'd get any joy with 2 strikers anyway, i think maybe set-pieces will be our best chance. Plus the fact Grav, McGeady and Naka would be supporting anyway, i think 4-5-1 would be the best way to go.

This is ma prediction:

Boruc

Wilson McManus O'Dea Naylor

Naka Lennon Gravesen Sno McGeady

JVOH


I can see Miller coming on at some stage tho, prob the 70 minute mark, when the defence will be starting to get a bit jaded. Also i'd like to see Riordan get on at some stage, think he's got the talent to give us a wee spark.

However it pans out, i'm confident we can get a result, some of the performances on Saturday have set-us up nicely and confidence should be high. Plus the fact that we don't know when we're beaten, it's looking quite good for the Bhoys. COME ON THE HOOPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

What do you think?

What do you think the lineout for tomorrows game is going to be and what is going to be GS tactics?

 

I was gonna post exactly what squire_2 said lol

 

Not Long Now

before the droves of Hoops get to Italy in there thousands. Cant wait flying out tommorrow morning, nerves are wrecked but i think we can do it.

Anyone else hear about Charlie and the Bhoys playing outside the San Siro before the game in a beer tent - hopefully its true cause that will only add to whats already gona be an electric atmosphere?

 

i hope beatie never plays for celtic again hes murder let alone against ac milan

 

You hope Craig Beattie never plays for Celtic again? I hope that was a joke.

Predicted line-up:

Artur Boruc

Wilson... or Telfer. A tricky one
Naylor
McManus (Should be fit)
O'Dea (or Caldwell if he's fit)

Nakamura
McGeady
Gravesen
Lennon

JVOH
Riordan

A lot of if's or buts but we need to go 4-4-2. If we get a goal and go ahead, maybe not attack so much, but we need to go full force at them.

 

I think it will be 1-1 n Milan....and Stephen MacManus will score our goal

 

I was thinking about doing that aswell. (Getting it on Skystreaming not watching your kids ) But i was worried about the quality. Have you a fast broadband connection and stuff? How often did the picture stick?

 

How many tickets did Celtic get???

Lads can anyone tell me how many tickets we were allocated for the Milan game and/or how many fans are travelling without tickets.. just wanna have an idea of how many are going to be in Milan...

 

5000 Tims Fly Out to Milan!

THOUSANDS of Celtic fans were jetting off to Italy today ahead of the Champions League clash with AC Milan.

More than 5000 supporters were leaving Glasgow Airport on 39 flights with a further 1300 supporters expected to travel independently.

And it's thought another 3000 were travelling to Italy without tickets in the hope of buying them in Milan.

advertisementGlasgow Airport today laid on extra staff to ensure the travelling support passed through the security checks smoothly.

The Italian authorities, who are under pressure to control football crowds, have warned they will check supporters for passports and tickets when they arrive at the San Siro.

Any fans who have bought last-minute tickets that are for the AC Milan section of the ground will be refused entry and may face arrest.

But fresh security fears were sparked today after it emerged more than 20,000 home tickets remain unsold.

Peter Lawwell, Celtic's chief executive, said: "Our information is that those with tickets outside the correct area will not get in. There will be a passport cordon, then metal detection, then the new turnstiles.

"Our advice remains not to travel unless your ticket is for the correct Celtic area."

AC Milan organising director Umberto Gandini echoed the security warnings.

He said: "We look forward to welcoming Celtic fans in Milan but would ask all supporters to adhere to the advice given."

 

Let the invasion begin!

 

We won't underestimate we never do in games like this. I wouldn't say we were surprised by anything Celtic did, it wasn't a stereotypical Scottish performance at least. I'm kinda expecting a red in this. Perhaps from Sno, he should of been booked, the ref will certainly not be so lenient in the San Siro. Milan's disciplinary record of late is nothing short of crap. So we could easily go down to 10.
Was it a poor Celtic performance 2 week back or was that you playing at you're usual, because honestly, you're going to get schooled if you play like that again. You have the advantage, it's just wether you can capitalize.

 

That wasn't our usual strategy. Considering we were playing Milan, we were really cautious as too not concede a goal at home.

 

it was sticking quite a bit. my connection is 2meg.i watched it on my laptop through a wireless connection so maybe that would slow it down a bit. not really sure though.

 

Lets take the city!

 

i was verging on doing that a couple of months but i ended up finding a stream for free

 

I just don't want to be sitting there with my cans watching a stuck screen all night. How soon before kickoff do you have to buy it?

 

You can book it now

 

The line up v Milan debate thread

Keep wondering if we should go 4-5-1 or 4-4-2. Originally thought we should go cautious but I really think it doesnt matter as long as every player busts a gut and we defend as a unit. So I think we should go for:

Boruc

Wilson Mick O'Dea Naylor

Naka Lenny Grav McGeady

Jvoh kenny

Putting Grav in is a risk but he played well on Saturday. So did Sno but I think Lenny has to play. If we do have a 4-5-1 or 4-4-1-1, I think we drop Kenny and play Sno-def not JJ.