The Celtic B Team

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Disappointment for young Celts against Falkirk
IT was a tough night for Celtic’s Development Squad as a young Hoops side went down 4-1 to a more experienced Falkirk side at the club’s Lennoxtown Training Centre.

SPFL Development League
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Lennoxtown Training Centre

CELTIC … 1
(Aitchison 34)

FALKIRK … 4
(Loy 16, O’Hara 19, Langton 28 & 53)

CELTIC: Mullen, Ralston, Church, Welsh (Savoury, 64) Deas, Bell, Campbell (Duffy 46), McInroy, Aitchison, Henderson, Caffrey (Watson 46).
Subs: Willison, Diver, Potter

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Young Celts return to winning ways against Kilmarnock
CELTIC’S Development Squad returned to winning ways on Friday night with an impressive 4-0 victory over Kilmarnock at Cappielow. Goals from Kerry McInroy, Grant Savoury and Jack Aitchison, along with a Killie own goal, gave Tommy McIntyre’s side the win, exacting a measure of revenge over a Killie side who had beaten the Hoops 2-1 at Rugby Park 10 days beforehand.

SPFL Development League
Friday, March 16, 2018
Cappielow Park, Greenock

CELTIC … 4
(McInroy 57, Savoury 62, McClevy og 83, Aitchison 90+1)

KILMARNOCK … 0

CELTIC: Mullen, Duffy, Church, Welsh, Deas (Potter 46)), Bell (Mazis 63), McInroy, Watson, Henderson, Savoury (Caffrey 76), Aitchison.
Subs: Willison, Campbell, Diver.

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Nach einer 0-1 Niederlage in Motherwell am letzten Freitag gab es Anfang dieser Woche ein remis gegen TabellenfĂĽhrer Hibernian:

Celtic draw with Hibernian in Development League clash
CELTIC and Hibernian drew 1-1 at Cappielow this afternoon (Monday) in the first part of a double-header between the sides, who meet again this Thursday in the semi-final of the Youth Cup.

SPFL Development League
Monday, April 2, 2018
Cappielow

CELTIC… 1
(Watson 79)

HIBERNIAN… 1
(Allan 53)

CELTIC: Mullen, Potter (Duffy 62), Welsh, Deas (c), Church, Henderson, McInroy, Crossan, Mazis (Aitchison 62), Savoury (Watson 9), Caffrey.
Subs: Willison, Bell, Diver, Campbell

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Die letzten Ligaergebnisse der Development Squad im Ăśberblick:

April 10: Partick Thistle v Celtic 0-3
(Aitchison 57, Diver 75, McInroy 86)

April 16: Celtic v Dundee Utd 4-0
(Johnston 7, Crossan 46, 48, Caffrey 90)

April 19: Celtic v Ross County 0-0

Tabelle


AuĂźerdem gabs im SFA Youth Cup gegen die Hibs eine [url=#http://www.celticfc.net/news/14212]4-2 Niederlage nach ElfmeterschieĂźen[/url].

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Young Hoops defeated by Motherwell at Lennoxtown
TEN-MAN Celtic were defeated 2-0 by Motherwell in the Development League today at Lennoxtown, with a brace from Jake Hastie doing the damage for the visitors.

SPFL Development League
Lennoxtown Training Centre
Monday, April 23, 2018

CELTIC...0

MOTHERWELL...2
(Hastie 3, 66)

CELTIC (3-4-3) Doohan; Duffy, Welsh, Deas; Campbell, Mazis (McInroy 46) Bell, Church; Caffrey (Henderson 46), Aitchison, Johnston
Not Used: Willison, Otoo, Cusick.

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Celts fall to defeat as St Johnstone grab late winner
THE CELTIC Development side suffered defeat at Lennoxtown after St Johnstone scored late in the second-half to take all three points. The visitors took the lead in the second half before Jack Aitchison drew the Hoops level but it wasn’t enough as the Saints snatched victory with 10 minutes remaining.

SPFL Development League
Lennoxtown Training Centre
Thursday, April 26, 2018

CELTIC...1
(Aitchison 76)

St Johnstone...2
(Docherty 59, Hamilton 80)

CELTIC (4-1-4-1): Willison; Duffy, Welsh, Bell, Church; McInroy; Caffrey, Henderson, Aitchison, Mazis; Diver (Robertson 70)
Subs: Hughes, Potter, Kennedy, Coffey

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Die alte Saison haben wir letztlich auf Platz 6 beendet (Meister wurde Hibernian, hier die Abschlusstabelle) die neue steht schon wieder vor der TĂĽr. Dann wird unsere U-20 auch wieder im Irn-Bru/Fish n'Chips/sonstwas-Cup, also dem Scottish Challenge Cup antreten, die erste Runde wurde gestern ausgelost und unser Gegner lautet (mal wieder) Annan Athletic.

Celtic Colts face Annan Athletic in Irn-Bru Cup
FOR the third season in a row, Celtic Colts will face Annan Athletic in the IRN-BRU Cup. Tommy McIntyre's side face a trip to Galabank Stadium, aiming for a more positive result than their previous visit.
Last season the young Celtic side found themselves down to 10 men after just nine minutes following Wallace Duffy's dismissal. And while Regan Hendry scored for the Hoops, the home side hit three to progress to the next round.
The previous season, Celtic had beaten Annan Athletic 5-1 at Cappielow, with Hendry and Jack Aitchison amongst the scorers. In the next round, the Hoops beat Cowdenbeath, with Aitchison again on the scoresheet, before they were knocked out by Livingston.

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Die development League bekommt vor der nächsten Saison eine neue Struktur:

SPFL confirm make-up of two Reserve Leagues ahead of the new campaign
A total of 27 clubs will participate across the two tiers following the scrapping of the Development League at the end of last season. Fixtures for each club are expected to be announced in the coming days and the divisions will start next month as young players are pitched into a more competitive environment to enhance their progression through the ranks.

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Half-term Reserve Team Report

In der neu gegrĂĽndeten SPFL Reserve League wie sie jetzt heiĂźt liegt unsere Reserve derzeit auf dem 6. Platz der Tabelle, allerdings durchaus noch in Schlagdistanz zu den Blauen auf Platz eins. Im traditionsreichen Glasgow Cup und im SPFL Reserve Cup sind wir auch noch im Rennen.

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Celtic sign highly-rated young midfielder, Liam Burt
CELTIC are delighted to announce that attacking midfielder, Liam Burt, has joined the club. Liam, whose previous club was Rangers, has signed a two-year contract. He will be part of the Celtic Reserve squad under the guidance of Tommy McIntyre, and will be looking to push through towards the first-team during the next two years.

Verrückte Geschichte. Burt kommt ursprünglich aus unserer Jugendabteilung, ging 2014 aber zu den Rangers, wo er eine Zeit lang als DAS kommende schottische Talent gehandelt wurde und unter Warburton auch zu ein paar Kurzeinsätzen in der ersten Mannschaft kam. Zuletzt stagnierte seine Entwicklug aber offensichtlich und im Sommer hat er die Blauen endgültig verlassen. Trainierte schon seit ein paar Wochen wieder bei uns mit und wurde jetzt nochmal für 2 Jahre unter Verttrag genommen. Mit 20 Jahren schon fast ein bisschen alt für die Development Squad, aber irgendwas scheint man noch in ihm zu sehen und das Risiko hält sich ja in Grenzen, mal abwarten wie er sich so macht.

Gestern kam er, nur wenige Stunden nach seiner Unterschrift, gleich zum ersten Einsatz im Challenge Cup (offiziell inzwischenTunnock’s Caramel Wafer Challenge Cup die Namen werden echt immer besser!), in den unsere U-20 auf den Viertligisten Queens Park traf. Ging bis ins Elfmeterschießen, wo Burt dann am Ende den entscheidenden Elfer verwandeln konnte:

Penalty shoot-out drama as Celtic beat Queen's Park
IT was a night of drama in the Tunnock’s Caramel Wafer Challenge Cup as a young Celtic team won a dramatic cup-tie against League Two side, Queen’s Park. And it was a dream debut for new Bhoy, Liam Burt, who netted the winning penalty in the shoot-out after the game had finished 2-2 after 90 minutes.

QUEEN’S PARK… 2
(Kouider-Aissa 39, Martin 71)

CELTIC… 2
(Aitchison 15, Oko-Flex 28)

Celtic win 4-3 on penalties

CELTIC COLTS: Mullen, Coffey, Church, Deas, Welsh(c), Connell (Savoury 46), Miller, Robertson, Aitchison, Henderson, Oko-Flex (Burt 72).
Subs: Hughes, Paterson, Harper, Mazis, McBride

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Mal ne Frage.

Unsere Reserve Mannschaft nimmt ja nicht mehr am Ligabetrieb teil, wenn ich das richtig verstanden habe.
Bis auf die paar Cupspiele kommt da ja nicht viel zusammen.
So jemand wie der Burt kommt dann nur auf 6-8 Spiele in der Saison dann oder?

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So ist es. Wir, genauso wie einige andere Premiership-Teams, wollten ja erreichen, dass die Reserveannschaften in den unteren Ligen (League One und Two) mitspielen dürfen, um besser an den Männerfußball herangeführt zu werden. Das haben die meisten anderen Vereine in diesen Ligen aber, aus ihrer Sicht ja aus durchaus nachvollziehbaren Gründen, abgelehnt. In der Konsequenz haben wir, ebenso wie die Blauen, die Hibs, Aberdeen, St Johnstone u.a., ihre Reserveteams aus der erst letztes Jahr neu gegründeten Reserve League abgezogen, mit der Begründung, dass die Einsätze dort unsere jungen Talente nicht wirklich weiterbringen, und haben jetzt an Pflichtspielen nurnoch den Reserve Cup (maximal ein Spiel im Monat) und eben den Challenge Cup, wo unsere Reserve auch gegen Erwachsenenteams aus den uneteren Ligen antreten kann. Deshalb ist jede Runde, die wir dort weiterkommen, aus meiner Sicht auch so wichtig, weil sie den Jungs eben Pflichtspiele auf Erwachsenenniveau verschafft. Ansonsten werden wir wahrscheinlich zunächst vor allem Testspiele gegen Teams aus England oder Europa vereinbaren um regelmäßig Spiele zu haben schätze ich. Aber optimal ist das alles im Moment definitiv nicht.

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Super, danke Gollum

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Eine weitere Möglichkeit für unser Reserve Team, Pflichtspielpraxis im Mänerfußball zu sammeln, besteht diese Saison im City of Glasgow Cup, wo Partick Thistle (Championship), Clyde (League One) und Queens Park (League Two) dieses Jahr ihre ersten Mannschaften antreten lassen (während wir und die Rangers ihre Reservenins Rennen schicken).

Den Auftakt hat unser Nachwuchs allerdings gleich mal in den Sand gesetzt, zeigt mal wieder, wie groß der Sprung vom Jugend- in den Männerfußball doch ist.

Disappointment for young Celts in City of Glasgow Cup opener
CELTIC’S defence of the City of Glasgow Cup began with a 3-1 defeat against Clyde in the opening game of the competition on Tuesday night.

CLYDE… 3
(Love 41, Howie 52, Welsh og 90)

CELTIC… 1
(Henderson 73pen)

CELTIC: Hughes, Coffey, Miller (Church 62), Deas, Welsh, Robertson, Burt (McGrath 54), Connell, Aitchison (Harper 67), Henderon, Oko-Flex
Subs: Mullen, Paterson, Mazis, McBride

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Im Reserve Cup lief es am letzten Dienstag dagegen besser, mit prominenter Hilfe aus der ersten Mannschaft:

Celts edge six-goal thriller against Dundee in Reserve Cup clash
CELTIC kicked off their Reserve Cup campaign with a thrilling 4-2 victory over Dundee at Dens Park on matchday one of the competition. All the goals came in an eventful second-half, with Tommy McIntyre’s side ultimately showing their superior quality to secure the win.

DUNDEE…2
(Curran 55, Mulligan 57)

CELTIC…4
(Aitchison 51, Griffiths 53pen, Burt 65, Oko-Flex 78)

CELTIC: Hughes, McBride, Miller, Church, Welsh, Coffey, Burt (Paterson 84), Robertson, Griffiths (Harper 60), Aitchison, Oko-Flex.
Subs: Mullen, McGrath, Mackay

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Celtic and Rangers join new cross-border reserve competition along with Aberdeen and Hibs
Celtic and Rangers have entered a new six-team cross-border competition after withdrawing from the SPFL Reserve League. Aberdeen and Hibs will also take part in the brand new event with Brentford and Huddersfield Town completing the line-up. The competition kicks-off on Tuesday and will see all six clubs playing each other home and away before the top two sides contest a final to decide a winner. Clubs will field under 21 sides but are allowed three overage outfield players - plus an overage keeper. It comes after the quartet of Premiership clubs were among eight to withdraw from the SPFL Reserve League in the summer claiming it was not beneficial to youngsters.

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Hoops keep up winning run in Reserve Cup
CELTIC made it two wins out of two in the Reserve Cup with a victory over Morton at Lennoxtown today (Tuesday). And the Hoops replicated the 4-2 result of their opening game against Dundee with the same margin of victory over the Greenock side.

CELTIC…4
(Afolabi 16, Oko-Flex 37pen, Harper 51, Dembele 87)

MORTON…2
(King 7, Muirhead 59pen)

CELTIC: Hazard, O’Connor, Paterson, Church, McKay, Coffey, Harper, Robertson, Afolabi (McGrath 89), Burt (Dembele 63), Oko-Flex.
Subs: Oluwayemi, McRobb, Moffat, Mazis

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Nachdem im Challenge Cup ja leider schon sehr frĂĽh Schluss war diese Saison und auch der Start in den Glasgow Cup eher holprig lief, ist unsere Reserve zumindest im Reserve Cup auf Kurs bisher:

Harper fires Celtic to victory in Reserve Cup clash with Dunfermline
CELTIC continued their winning run in the Reserve Cup with a hard-fought but well-deserved 1-0 win over Dunfermline Athletic at East End Park today (Tuesday). Cameron Harper scored the only goal of the game for the Hoops, who have now won all three of their cup fixtures – having previously beaten Dundee and Morton 4-2 in each game.

DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC… 0

CELTIC… 1
(Harper 23)

CELTIC: Mullen, O’Connor, Paterson, Church, McKay, Coffey, Dembele (McBride 89), Robertson (Mazis,61), Harper, Burt (Savoury 81), Oko-Flex.
Subs: Hughes, McRobb, Wylie

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Barry Coffey signs new two-year deal at Paradise

CELTIC are delighted to announce that 18-year-old midfielder Barry Coffey has extended his stay at Paradise until the summer of 2022. The U-19 Ireland internationalist pens his new two-year deal two years after first signing for the club in the summer of 2017. Coffey’s hard work in Tommy McIntyre’s reserves last campaign saw him called up to the Scottish champions’ pre-season training camp in Austria and Switzerland in June. There, he played for the senior side for the first time against SC Pinkafeld. In the weeks that followed, Coffey represented his country at the UEFA European Under-19 Championship, and is now determined to work hard to keep himself in Neil Lennon’s wider plans at club level.
Speaking at Celtic Park, Coffey said: “I’m over the moon and it’s nice to finally get the new deal over the line. I’m delighted and it’s nice to celebrate the hard work over the last two years that’s led to this point. Now, I can’t wait to get to work and continue to prove my worth at this great club.
“At the start of the season, it was an unreal experience to be involved with the first team and to play a few games in Austria. And then I was away with Ireland U-19s at the Euros, which was another fantastic experience. Now, I’ll work as hard as I can at Celtic, and can hopefully catch the gaffer’s eye again.”

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Super Celts sink Chelsea with Robertson's 67th-minute winner
CELTIC’S reserve side produced an impressive performance and superb result to beat Chelsea 1-0 at the London club’s training ground. It was a thoroughly deserved victory for a young Hoops side, with Scott Robertson, who made his first-team debut back in December, scoring the only goal of the match in the 67th minute.

CHELSEA U23s…0

CELTIC RESERVES…1
(Robertson 67)

CELTIC: Mullen, O’Connor, Church, Deas (Welsh 46), Hendry, Robertson, Karamoko (Savoury 84), Coffey, Afolabi (McGrath 81), Connell, Burt (McBride 89).
Subs: Hughes, Hjelde, Paterson.

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