article_snippet: In assessing Anthony Stokes options for the traditional pre-cup final getaway, it can be safely assumed that Ronny Deila would have sooner set sail for Anchorage, Alaska, than make the short hop to Dublin.
article_snippet: Anthony Stokes, a native of Dublin, had failed to make Ronny Deila scheduled flight back to Glasgow after returning home for a family visit.
article_snippet: Anthony Stokes missed Celtic's big game with Inter last month, but is keen to make the most of the next one .
article_snippet: Whether or not Anthony Stokes would have featured against the Italians was beside the point.
article_snippet: Stokes has been battling for Stokes place in the side since failing to return to Celtic on time before the Inter game .
article_snippet: Deila initially left Stokes out of the squad for the subsequent game with Aberdeen but 59 minutes against St Johnstone and 64 minutes against Dundee United on Sunday did at least suggest ’s now edging off the naughty step.
article_snippet: With Mackay-Steven and Armstrong cup-tied for Sunday’s final, Stokes has every chance of featuring at Hampden.
article_snippet: Even for Stokes, I would have liked to have played a little bit better because I know the situation with the boys from Dundee United.
article_snippet: It’s up to Stokes to obviously go out and try to put my stamp down and keep Stokes in the team.
article_snippet: I had one or two chances but the ball just won’t go in the back of the net for Stokes at the moment.
article_snippet: Even if Stokes plays and scores the goal to win the cup on Sunday, it will be hard to view Stokes as the identikit of Deila’s ideal player.
highlights_snippet: Anthony Stokes reported back late to Glasgow after visiting Anthony Stokes family .
  
highlights_snippet: But Anthony Stokes has now moved on, and is the frame to start on Sunday .