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Thanks Faramir. The big advantage of going with Celtic is that they don't have any problem attracting players and they have a bit of money to spend.

The Glasgow Herald
October 1st, 2001
Miller Latest Arrival At Celtic

The newest arrival at Celtic Park is exciting midfielder Charlie Miller, who became Tick Jones’s most expensive player so far. The £4.5M fee paid to Dundee United has raised a few eyebrows as Miller is generally regarded as never having fulfilled his potential. Jones obviously feels that he can bring out the best in the 25-year-old.


The Glasgow Herald
October 4th, 2001
Bairns No Match For Big Boys

Falkirk put up a brave fight against Celtic at Brockville in the League Cup Third Round but in the end they succumbed to the superior side. Paul Shields opened the scoring for the visitors after just two minutes and for the remainder of the half Celtic subjected the Bairns to intense pressure. But to their credit Falkirk scored an unlikely equaliser just before the break and went into the dressing room tied at 1-1. The pattern of the match continued in the second half and ex-Bairn Mark Kerr put Celtic in front five minutes after the restart. Three minutes later Shields showed why he deserved last month’s Young Player award by scoring his second to make the game safe.

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Scotland On Sunday
October 6th, 2001
Scots No Chickens In Kiev

Scotland just came out on top in a well-contested match in this friendly against Ukraine courtesy of a 20th minute goal from Scott Dobie. The West Brom man headed home after a strong run from Neil McCann ended with a pinpoint cross into the area. With captain Christian Dailly doing an excellent man-marking job on Andriy Shevchenko, the home side’s attack was severely blunted and Neil Sullivan was rarely tested. Not that the Scots were any more effective in front of goal and both sides spurned a number of presentable opportunities. Despite the attacking shortcomings, Bertie Vogts must have been much happier with this performance than the one in Dublin last month.

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The Glasgow Herald
October 10th, 2001
More Departures at Parkhead

Two more players left Celtic this week as the clearout continues. Irish Under-21 international David Healy joined Manchester City in a £1.1M deal and young Spanish forward David Fernandez agreed terms with Racing Santander. The £2M transfer of Fernandez will not be finalised until mid-December when the Spanish transfer window re-opens.


Scotland On Sunday
October 14th, 2001
Celts Too Strong For ‘Well

A powerful performance by Celtic on their visit to Fir Park saw them inflict a comprehensive 3-0 defeat on their hosts. Debutant Charlie Miller showed some nice touches in midfield, but Gary McCutcheon particularly impressed, scoring once in each half in a good performance. Their third was scored by young Mike Doyle, his first for the club. Motherwell had their chances, but Rab Douglas looked solid and denied Patrick Pascal on several occasions.

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The Glasgow Herald
October 17th, 2001
McNamara Sees Red In Amsterdam

Celtic wingback Jackie McNamara paid a heavy price for a moment of frustration at the Ajax ArenA last night when he was harshly red-carded after kicking the ball away in frustration. His dismissal cost his team dear as they conceded two late goals to lose 2-1. Prior to that incident Celtic were controlling the game and rarely looked troubled. Gordon Durie gave them the lead in the 56th minute and they looked comfortable. But two goals in the last 20 minutes from the home side meant a major blow to Celtic’s hopes of qualification. Tick Jones spoke briefly at Amsterdam airport, saying “I felt that Jackie was very harshly treated and I can’t understand why the referee saw fit to show a red card. The match was played in a good spirit and there wasn’t even a yellow card all evening. Having said that, Jackie is experienced enough to know not to show dissent in that manner and he didn’t set a very good example to our younger players. It is very frustrating, because before he went off we were comfortable against one of the best teams in Europe.”

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Scotland On Sunday
October 21st, 2001
Jags Lack Cutting Edge

Struggling Partick Thistle were no match for visiting Celtic and never discomfited their opponents all afternoon. Second half goals from Kevin Thomas and Ryan McCann were enough for a 2-0 win and only some profligate finishing from the Celts prevented a much more embarrassing defeat. It was a very good all-round performance, solid at the back and creative in midfield. Captain Paul Lambert was once again the most impressive player on the park, oozing class and unerringly finding his teammates with every pass.

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The Glasgow Herald
October 25th, 2001
Romans Slain In Glasgow

A packed house at Parkhead saw their heroes record a historic result against Roma last night. The Italians came to Glasgow already sure of qualification with a 100% record in the group. But a magnificent performance by Tick Jones’s Bravehearts ended with an excellent 2-0 win and a slim hope of going further in the competition. Young Shaun Maloney was back in the side after injury and rounded off a fine display by scoring Celtic’s second of the night after Stephen McManus had opened the scoring in the first half. With Jackie McNamara suspended, Tom Boyd took his place on the right of the defence and Jon Paul McGovern came into the centre. However, it was McGovern’s fellow centre back, Colin Hendry, who provided the platform for Celtic’s win. Hendry rolled back the years and gave a commanding defensive display, overshadowing the much-hyped Walter Samuel at the other end. Roma managed just one shot on target all evening, such was the dominance of the Celtic defence. With Ajax beating Lokomotiv Moscow 3-1 in Amsterdam, they have pole position in second place and Celtic will need a win in Moscow in a couple of weeks to have any chance of overtaking them.

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Scotland On Sunday
October 28th, 2001
Celtic Too Smart For Dons

A virtuoso performance from Allan Johnston was the catalyst for a comprehensive 4-0 defeat of Aberdeen at Parkhead yesterday. The midfielder carved through the Dons defence at will and scored once in each half. Sandwiched between those two was an own goal from Russell Anderson after a Charlie Miller free kick had deflected off the unlucky defender. A goal 20 minutes from time by the ever-improving Kevin Thomas capped off an excellent afternoon for Celtic. With other results going their way, this win takes them back to the top of the table on goal difference over Dundee.

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Scotland On Sunday
November 4th, 2001
Celts Break Hearts

Despite the absence of captain Paul Lambert who is out for a couple of weeks with a calf strain picked up in training, Celtic were just too strong for a hard-working Hearts side. Young Paul Shields notched his 5th of the season to put Celtic ahead after 20 minutes but Scott Severin struck back a few minutes later to tie the scores. It was a very even contest with little to choose between the two teams but Kevin Gallacher broke the deadlock with just under 15 minutes remaining. With the home side tiring Allan Johnston tied it up for the visitors near the end. This win keeps Celtic at the top of the table on goal difference over Dundee but with a game in hand.

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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by BobBev:
_Scotland On Sunday
October 28th, 2001
_Celtic Too Smart For Dons__

A virtuoso performance from _Allan Johnston_ was the catalyst for a comprehensive 4-0 defeat of _Aberdeen_ at Parkhead yesterday. The midfielder carved through the Dons defence at will and scored once in each half. Sandwiched between those two was an own goal from _Russell Anderson_ after a _Charlie Miller_ free kick had deflected off the unlucky defender. A goal 20 minutes from time by the ever-improving _Kevin Thomas_ capped off an excellent afternoon for _Celtic_. With other results going their way, this win takes them back to the top of the table on goal difference over _Dundee_.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Hopefully I will be able to do the same with the Dons in beating Celtic.

Keep tuned for it on my challenge attempt

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The Glasgow Herald
November 7th, 2001
Celts Go Out With A Bang

Last night Glasgow Celtic put in as brave a performance as they ever have in their long history of European competition when their inexperienced team pulled off a magnificent 4-0 victory in Moscow. But joy turned to heartbreak when the news came through from Rome that a last minute goal by Ajax hero Jari Litmanen had secured the point that the Dutch needed to qualify and the young Celts were sadly eliminated. Lokomtiv’s own hopes of qualification were already gone but it was still a daunting task for Tick Jones and his side, especially with captain Paul Lambert missing. With seven players aged 20 or below and the veteran centre back pairing of Tom Boyd and Colin Hendry, most observers had already written off Celtic’s chances before kick off. However, midfield inspiration Mark Kerr got the Scots off to a fantastic start with a goal after just 3 minutes. They had the better of the play for the remainder of the first half and were unfortunate not to add to their solitary goal. But within 15 minutes of the restart the Celts were 3-0 ahead. First Mark Fotheringham scored with a powerful shot and then Dmitry Sennikov put through his own net under pressure from Paul Shields. Stephen McManus rounded off a great night by calmly slotting home a penalty after the unfortunate Sennikov lunged in on Bryan Prunty. At this point in the game Roma were leading Ajax 2-0 and it looked like a fairy tale evening was unfolding. But tragedy struck when Ajax were allowed back into their match when Christian Panucci deflected a shot past his own keeper. Ajax completed their comeback in the dying seconds of the game with a brilliant solo effort from their Finnish star Litmanen to break Scottish hearts. But Tick Jones and his team can hold their heads high after a brave campaign and will take their place in the UEFA Cup with a degree of optimism.