Monday 18 September 2000
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| 19:00-22:15 |
| Ford Scottish Football: Dunfermline Vs Celtic - Live |
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Newly-promoted Dunfermline welcome Celtic to East End Park for the latest live instalment in the Scottish Premier League. Jim White introduces the match while Ian Crocker and Davie Provan supply the commentary. Former Celtic legend Charlie Nicholas provides the expert studio analysis.
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| 23:45-01:45 |
| Ford Scottish Football: Dunfermline Vs Celtic |
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East End Park hosts the Scottish Premier League clash between Scottish Premier League new boys Dunfermline and mighty Celtic. Commentary is by Ian Crocker and Davie Provan.
Tuesday 19 September 2000
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| 12:30-14:30 |
| Ford Scottish Football: Dunfermline Vs Celtic (Repeat) |
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Another chance to catch the best of the action from the Scottish Premier League clash between newly-promoted Dunfermline and Celtic.
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| 18:30-19:30 |
| Inside Scottish Football |
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Gain a valuable insight into life in the new Scottish Premier League with a look behind the scenes of the number one division north of the border. Presented by Jim White.
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| 23:00-00:00 |
| Inside Scottish Football |
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All the goals, all the transfers, all the news and all the views from the Scottish Premier Division. Presented by Jim White.
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| 02:00-03:00 |
| Inside Scottish Football |
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Go to the heart of the Scottish domestic game with a unique insight into the movers and shakers of football north of the border. Presented by Jim White.
Wednesday 20 September 2000
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| 10:00-11:00 |
| Inside Scottish Football |
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Gain a valuable insight into life in the new Scottish Premier League with a look behind the scenes of the number one division north of the border. Presented by Jim White.
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| 14:30-15:30 |
| Inside Scottish Football |
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Jim White has all the latest news from the Scottish Premier Division.
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 Celtic:
Last Season:
2nd, 69pts
W21 D6 L9 F90 A39
Stadium: Celtic Park
Capacity: 60,294
Last league title: 1998
Manager: Martin O'Neill |
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In:
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Chris
Sutton (Chelsea, £6m), Joos Valgaren (Roda JC, £3.8m) |
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Out:
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Mark Viduka (Leeds, £6m) |
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Chris
Sutton
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Celtic finished
an embarrassing 21 points behind Rangers last season. A change in manager,
in Martin O'Neill, will give the Celtic faithful some hope of better things
to come, but it's hard to see how they can make up the deficit to surpass
Rangers. Especially as Celtic have lost two of their best players in striker
Mark Viduka, who went to Leeds for £7m, and Marc Rieper, who has retired due
to persistent injury problems.
However,
they can be expected to finish a lot closer to Rangers this
time - as O'Neill's sides are famed for their battling qualities.
It's hard to see Celtic dropping points against the lesser sides
as they did last season. The only two additions to their squad
have been Chris Sutton, who was signed for £6million from Chelsea,
and Joos Valgaeren from Roda JC for £3.8m.
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Joos
Valgaeren
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O'Neill has
admitted that Celtic are nowhere near good enough defensively, and that
improvements must be made if they are to even think about challenging Rangers.
The return of Henrik Larsson will be a bonus as he is a world-class striker,
and it will be interesting to see how he and Sutton fare upfront. Larsson,
if back to his best following his injury, will take a bit of stopping for
the golden boot award. Paul Lambert remains a steadying influence in the
midfield, while Jackie McNamara and Alan Stubbs are a touch of class at
the back. Other than that, Celtic lack genuine world class strength in depth.
Jonathan Gould
was less than convincing between the sticks last season, which is why, at
the time of writing, O'Neill is chasing Manchester United reserve keeper
Mark Bosnich; Olivier Tebily is unreliable; Stephane Mahe is too volatile;
Rafael hasn't look particularly promising; Regi Blinker is on his way out;
and Eyal Berkovic lacks consistency.
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Henrik
Larsson
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Celtic's pre-season
has higlighted the problems. Tebily and Rafael have both been exposed at
the back, and Bordeaux's 4-2 victory at Celtic Park demonstrated just how
vunerable O'Neill's side are at the back. Celtic will be hoping Rangers
get embroiled in a long-drawn out Champions' League campaign, which that
is their only hope of capturing the league title.
SQUAD NUMBERS
2000-2001
1 Jonathan
Gould (G)
2 Tom Boyd (D)
3 Stephane Mahe (D)
4 Jackie McNamara (M)
6 Alan Stubbs (D)
7 Henrik Larsson (F)
9 Chris Sutton (F)
10 Eyal Berkovic (M)
11 Morten Wieghorst (M)
12 Tommy Johnson (F)
14 Paul Lambert (M)
15 Bobby Petta (M)
16 Olivier Tebily (D)
19 Stilian Petrov (M)
21 Stewart Kerr (G)
22 Stephane Bonnes (F)
23 Dmitri Kharin (G)
24 Colin Healy (M)
25 Lubomir Moravcik (M)
27 Mark Burchill (F)
30 Vidar Riseth (M)
31 Rafael (D)
32 Simon Lynch (F)
33 John Convery (D)
34 Mark Fotheringhan (M)
35 Johan Mjallby (M)
37 Liam Keogh (F)
38 Barry John Corr (G)
39 Jamie Smith (M)
40 Stephen Crainey (D)
41 John Kennedy (D)
James Gallagher (G)
James Goodwin (D)
Ryan McCann (M)
Brian McColligan (M)
Liam Miller (M)
David Moore
Paul Shields (F)
Joos Valgaeren (D)
David Van Zanten
Other
Scottish Premier League Teams:
Aberdeen •
Celtic
•
Dundee
• Dundee
United • Dunfermline
•
Hearts
•
Hibernian
•
Kilmarnock
•
Motherwell
• Rangers
•
St
Johnstone • St
Mirren
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