Keeper comes in from the cold

Logan Bailly will make his Scottish Cup debut at Stranraer on Sunday.

The Belgian keeper made his first appearance for Celtic at Tannadice in August and will come in for the suspended Craig Gordon when Ronny Deila takes his side to Stair Park.

After signing from FC Leuven in July Bailly said: “It’s a great feeling, it’s big team with a big history and I’m very happy I’m here. When you see Celtic from the outside, you know it is a big team but when you are here you realise that it is a lot bigger.

‘My manager told me about the interest but when you hear that a club like Celtic is interested in you, at first you don’t believe it, it’s like a dream to pay for Celtic. When you play football you dream of playing on the big stage.”

Gordon is suspended after being sent off by Steven McLean during last season’s Scottish Cup semi-final defeat to Inverness Caley Thistle.

Bailly has played a couple of matches in the Development League and is in action alongside Scott Allan, Gary Mackay Steven and Eoghan O’Connell this afternoon in the top of the table clash against Hamilton Accies.

Before joining Leuven Bailly had played for Borussia Moenchengladbach, Genk and Neuchatel Xamax.

At 30 of age he has experienced football at various levels and is unlikely to be fazed by the public park atmosphere at Stranraer on Saturday.

Having lost out of the Scottish Cup in controversial circumstances last season Deila will be determined to get hold of the only domestic trophy to elude him with a full strength Celtic side in action against the League One outfit.

DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE v Hamilton Accies

CELTIC: Bailly; Wardrop, Blackett, O’Connell, McIlduff; Hill, Thomson; Mackay-Steven, Allan, Nesbitt; Donnelly

SUBS: McCabe, McCart Kelleher Hendry Miller