Post by Taxigirl on Jan 8, 2006 11:55:57 GMT
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KO - 13:00 UK - Broadwood Stadium
All eyes will be on Roy Keane as he makes his Celtic debut in the Tennent's Scottish Cup third-round tie at Clyde on Sunday.
The former Manchester United midfielder joined the Hoops last month and his registration has now been cleared.
The Irishman will replace injured Stilian Petrov at Broadwood after the Bulgarian suffered a hamstring problem and made Strachan's life a little easier as he looks to accommodate his new boy.
``People wonder why [Keane was brought] but I say Neil Lennon and Petrov might not always be fit and I think that's been proved already,'' said Strachan.
``Stilian has a knock and the week before Lennon had a knock at training. That's why it's beneficial to have all these good players around you.
``You can never pick a best XI, you can never do that as a football manager because you just disappoint yourself, you've got to pick a squad of players and be prepared to face anything.''
Defender Bobo Balde is away on international duty with Guinea in the African Nations Cup, while striker Chris Sutton has joined Birmingham City.
Keane may be the star attraction but Clyde assistant-boss Joe Miller has told the club's youngsters that the match is their big opportunity to grab the limelight for themselves.
``They are paid part-time wages for being full-time players but Sunday is a platform for them,'' he said.
``This is the stage that every young guy wants.''
Roberts has no fresh injury concerns ahead of the game.
KO - 13:00 UK - Broadwood Stadium
All eyes will be on Roy Keane as he makes his Celtic debut in the Tennent's Scottish Cup third-round tie at Clyde on Sunday.
The former Manchester United midfielder joined the Hoops last month and his registration has now been cleared.
The Irishman will replace injured Stilian Petrov at Broadwood after the Bulgarian suffered a hamstring problem and made Strachan's life a little easier as he looks to accommodate his new boy.
``People wonder why [Keane was brought] but I say Neil Lennon and Petrov might not always be fit and I think that's been proved already,'' said Strachan.
``Stilian has a knock and the week before Lennon had a knock at training. That's why it's beneficial to have all these good players around you.
``You can never pick a best XI, you can never do that as a football manager because you just disappoint yourself, you've got to pick a squad of players and be prepared to face anything.''
Defender Bobo Balde is away on international duty with Guinea in the African Nations Cup, while striker Chris Sutton has joined Birmingham City.
Keane may be the star attraction but Clyde assistant-boss Joe Miller has told the club's youngsters that the match is their big opportunity to grab the limelight for themselves.
``They are paid part-time wages for being full-time players but Sunday is a platform for them,'' he said.
``This is the stage that every young guy wants.''
Roberts has no fresh injury concerns ahead of the game.