Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Celtic's 3-1 defeat at Fulham at Craven Cottage featured a poor display from Massimo Donati and ended with Gordon Strachan clashing with one of his own fans.
thisislondon (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Celtic's 3-1 defeat at Fulham at Craven Cottage featured a poor display from Massimo Donati and ended with Gordon Strachan clashing with one of his own fans.
The Herald (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
The good news, girls of Glasgow, is that Marc Crosas has arrived on his lonesome from Barcelona and is seeking new friends.The bad news is that Celtic's dashing new midfielder, a guaranteed Parkhead pin-up, intends making a more wholesome impression on his admirers than in the city's bustling nightlife and, presumably, a more long-lasting one than Massimo Donati.Crosas was introduced...
Fulhamweb.com (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
... for Toulouse left-back Herita Ilunga but face competition from Newcastle. (News of the World) Massimo Donati turned down the chance to move back to Italy as the midfielder wants to establish himself in Celtic's first-team. (Various) Hibernian have failed in a bid to take their former forward Derek Riordan on loan from Celtic. (Scotland on Sunday) Evander Sno says he could still leave...
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
... so all our deals have to be gambles. “We need to rely on getting in your McDonald’s for £650,000, Massimo Donati for £1.1m or Paul Hartley and Barry Robson for the same kind of money.“Even if we had £20m and I wanted to buy someone like Michael Carrick. If I asked him if he wanted to play in Scottish football the answer would be ‘no’. It’s not just a problem for me but for Walter...
The Arm Chair Blogger (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
Celtic are in the hunt for another defender after pulling out of signing Romanian defender Gabriel Tamas and failing to capture Marko Basa after he opted to join Lokomotiv Moscow. The only stumbling block as per usual with SPL clubs is the players wage demands, which would be too high for Celtic, even if they got rid of Bobo Balde, Thomas Gravesen, Massimo Donati and Derek Riordan. Only...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
... Rangers players because they also play in the Champions League and Celtic have an Italian player, Massimo Donati, and they have Shunsuke Nakamura who played for a long time in Italy. So playing against Celtic and Rangers will be a dream come true."
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
... We've used it in a few games now and the boys looked comfortable with the system."Myself and Massimo Donati sat deeper in midfield, and that allowed Scott Brown to get forward with Aiden McGeady and Georgios Samaras to support Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink."I'm sure it's given the manager something to think about for the season ahead."The shape was good and against certain opposition,...
The Herald (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
... the bench against Spurs, produced an enterprising performance from the start at left back, while Massimo Donati justified his inclusion with an efficient display alongside Scott Brown and Paul Hartley in midfield. Stephen McManus' stomach injury, picked up against Spurs on Friday night, kept him out, and Darren O'Dea did enough to justify a starting berth against St Mirren.Celtic...
The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
... problem. Darren O'Dea took his place. There were also starts for Georgios Samaras, Lee Naylor and Massimo Donati. But it said much for the manager's woes that he couldn't name a full compliment of seven subs. There were familiar faces in the Feyenoord line-up for the visiting fans to boo. Former Rangers men Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Michael Mols were out to show old friends there...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
... formula.They began the first half with a central midfield trio of Scott Brown, Paul Hartley and Massimo Donati, the latter two supplying the solid defensive base which allowed Brown to scurry forward in support of Samaras, while Aiden McGeady and Barry Robson supplied the guile from the wide areas.This formation allowed Celtic to soak up a period of sustained pressure on their goal...
icWales (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Celtic’s squad for tonight’s match will be selected from: Mark Brown (gk), Andreas Hinkel, Lee Naylor, Gary Caldwell, Bobo Balde, Steve McManus, Darren O’Dea, Mark Wilson, Barry Robson, Paul Caddis, Paul Hartley, Scott Brown, Massimo Donati, Aiden McGeady, Scott McDonald, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, Georgious Samaras, Michael McGovern.
The Herald (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
... Celtic careers given the imminent arrival of squad reinforcements? What does the future hold for Massimo Donati, Bobo Balde, Thomas Gravesen et al'They are questions that may remain unanswered for some time. The man who could furnish us with details, Gordon Strachan, the Celtic manager, is retaining a curious vow of silence in his dealings with the media, including the club's own...
Fulhamweb.com (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
... included 10 of the starting line-up which dispatched Southampton 2-0 on Friday night, with Massimo Donati replacing Paul Hartley in midfield. Most of team was substituted at half-time at St Mary's but their exertions may have explained the early defensive lapse that allowed Fulham to take an early lead. Just one minute and 47 seconds were on the clock when Nevland escaped unnoticed...
TEAMtalk (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
... included 10 of the starting line-up which dispatched Southampton 2-0 on Friday night, with Massimo Donati replacing Paul Hartley in midfield. Most of team was substituted at half-time at St Mary's but their exertions may have explained the early defensive lapse that allowed Fulham to take an early lead. Just one minute and 47 seconds were on the clock when Nevland escaped unnoticed...
