Source: Team_Talk
Hoops honcho still favours Fortune
Fortune has scored eight goals in 23 games since his £3.8million move from French club Nancy in the summer, but was left out of the Active Nation Scottish Cup fifth-round win over Dunfermline on Sunday as new signings Robbie Keane, Morten Rasmussen and Diomansy Kamara all got on the scoresheet in the 4-2 win.[LNB]Ahead of the SPL clash with Hearts at Parkhead on Wednesday night, where Celtic hope to close the 10-point gap enjoyed by Rangers at the top of the table, Mowbray said Fortune is still very much in his plans.[LNB]"Marc is at the front of the queue as far as I'm concerned," Mowbray said. "His performances over the last six weeks have been outstanding.[LNB]"Everybody prejudged him on his role but I always judged him over performance over 90 minutes, week in, week out.[LNB]"In my mind he is right up there with every other striker we have at the football club.[LNB]"He has played a lot of football, as has Aiden McGeady.[LNB]"Both have had a lot of minutes on the football pitch and sometimes you want to change it about and freshen it up and so you utilise options if you've got them.[LNB]"I need to decide what the best formation is and who are the best individuals to play each game."[LNB][LNB] Celtic v Hearts 1st Goalscorer: Fortune, M. 9/2
