After so many years, so many defeats, we went to Germany, England, then Belgium, on consecutive Champions Group stage away games, unbeaten. This run of form crept up on us. It didn’t look likely after the game immediately preceding this run, a 7-0 rout in Barcelona, but Brendan Rodgers amended the plan and, on the road, he hasn’t looked back.
Extrapolation is dangerous. It is wiser to mistrust the past than to put too much faith in it, but this Celtic team have earned the right to be taken seriously at the Allianz Arena tonight. They will play unburdened with expectations and without fear.
I’ve watched too many of these games with a nervous disposition. Let’s enjoy this one.
Bring it on.
OUR SECOND CQN PODCAST this week, featuring interviews with ex-Celts Alan Stubbs and Chris Sutton, previewing the big games this week against Bayern Munich and Hibs at Hampden on Saturday.
Stubbs gives an insight into Liam Henderson as a player and talks about where his career should go from here.
BT Sport pundit Chris Sutton, who was speaking at the SPFL Betfred League Cup media day, spoke about Celtic’s European challenge in Munich and his former gaffer Gordon Strachan’s departure from Hampden Park.
Speaking on behalf of BT Sport, Alan Stubbs also spoke about his regret at leaving Hibs, and looks ahead to the League Cup semi-final between two of his former clubs.
BT Sport is where the best go head to head. Watch Bayern Munich v Celtic exclusively live in the UEFA Champions League on BT Sport ESPN from 7pm tonight & Hibs v Celtic exclusively live in the SPFL Betfred League Cup on BT Sport 1 from 11:15am on Saturday 21st October.
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Cause all the good young defenders are in the first team squad :)
Call_of_Juarez on 18th October 2017 3:38 pm
True the quick loss of two goals against PSG should have been a warning
plenty of time yet KTF
HH
3-0 OG
OG 3.0
NO luck at all for the bhoys
3 nil og
Half time
HH
Basic defensive errors have been punished by Bayern :(
leftclicktic on 18th October 2017 3:58 pm
true but scoreline doesn’t really reflect the play ….imo
HH
Til later bhoys
HH
An Tearmann on 18th October 2017 3:24 pm
Wee Grant Russell ‘waitng to be told what to write and report on’ in some other meejah outlet other than the lying kack farted out on STV
We shall remember your futile attempts to derail res12 and especially his obfuscation on how Uefa treat a new kkklub
Its in print now Grant ,for the rest of time
HH
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I posted this on JJs site to provide further information but what took place last June does look like a deliberate attempt to hide UEFA’s official position.
” I am glad Grant Russell is moving on from an organisation where his integrity became compromised. The lad to me has talent and if a backbone is added he will recover.
Events around June last year when the Res12 lawyer received the Traverso letter dated 8th June that was copied to Celtic and the SFA, are that Grant was fishing on Twitter before he published the article around mid June that omitted Traverso’s full para on reasons why RFC could no longer be sanctioned.
To UEFA RFC had been replaced under UEFA FFP rules Art12 with a NEWclub/company (TRIFC) who did not have the required 3 years membership of the SFA in order to be eligible as a new club/company to apply for a UEFA licence. The principle of Art12 FFP is to preserve the integrity of UEFA competition.
That information was not given to Grant when fishing for simple reason the question of RFC’s status had not been asked and Res12ers were unsure how it should be presented, especially as it could divert from the prime enquiry – how was the licence granted and monitored by SFA.
Res12 was always about SFA accountability and remains so.
Grant was also advised to hold off publishing until the full details did come out.
When STV published the news of the UEFA reply a few days later, the suspect para was shown on Social Media by Grant to have come from the UEFA Media Dept, not from Traverso.
Why it differed, why the SFA did not clarify the position with UEFA, having a copy of the Traverso letter in their possession, then inform Grant, is something that neither Grant nor the SFA Head of Communications Darryl Broadfoot nor the SFA itself have chosen to do.
Did Grant amended the Traverso letter? I think not, but the SFA were in possesion of the Traverso letter when Grant was fishing for what it said. They could have told him before he published if he asked them.
The one person who could clear Grant of deliberate misreporting or a genuine error in reporting is Darryl Broadfoot, but he like Grant has left the scene.
Until one of them comes clean both will find the absence of integrity hounds their media future, devaluing anything they do, even where it has truthful value.
Deliberately intervening in an enquiry from the shareholders in a member club is a serious business.”
!!BADA BING!! on 18TH OCTOBER 2017 2:49 PM
https://stv.tv/sport/football/1400187-celtic-s-euro-run-secures-spfl-clubs-4m-uefa-payment/
There is more in our cheque for the kkklub formed in 2012 than they managed via their own run.
so the Zombie follws the way of its Deid predecessor
https://twitter.com/davbhoy7/status/920641620441227264
HH
where’s me novena book?
I hesitate to say this, but genetically, we appear to be a match for the young Gerries.
WE are, in fact, horsing them in this second half and it;s great to watch.
Young Bhoys playing well.
Mikey Johnston just scored. 3-1 Bayern but we are definitely not out this
3-1
Mon the young guns
3-2
young Henderson makes and takes a chance.
this is a great game.
3-2 now. We can win this!!!
Still 20 mins to go
Interesting read on alleged Masonic influence on the Dumblane inquiry and the failure to answer so many questions which arose from the inquiry.
Of particular interest for me was this section-
The Dunblane Report was described by author Frederick Forsyth as “one of the weirdest documents the Scottish establishment has ever produced; not because of what it said but what it refused to ask or investigate.”
http://www.tomminogue.com/tom/?p=3465
Auldheid 4.01
Thank you for your as usual considered reply.
in my opinion Grant /Darryl and all at SFA are involved in obfuscation and meeja dust storms as soon as anything factual is forwarded(ie Traverso letter) to counter whatever ‘fantasy of the day’ is being emitted for the club liquidated in 2012 and ‘accepted into’ our league as a new klub later that summer.
‘Deliberately interfering in an enquiry from the shareholders in a member club is a serious business’
I agree totally
-not only for reporters Auldheid,The non transparent and failed governing body have much more to fear once company law/shareholder rights and minority shareholder rights start dozing thro the 6th floor were ‘oor campbell’ works
Hope your well and thanks for your input.
HH
keeper touches a Henderson drive over after he had run with the ball for 70 yards.
we nearly score form the corner, shot deflected wide.
another corner us – keeper saves a header.
marvellous stuff.
4-2 Bayern very much against the run of play.
Your a star auldhied. Cheers
4-2 . Bayern score totally against the run of play
What a prospect Mikey Johnston is and Euan Henderson
Good Luck Celtic Tonight
Friesdorfer hope your enjoyin the beers
Have a great night Celts
HH
Gorbalstam: The John Lemon is a fine Celtic bar. As Auldheid has indicated, go by train not the bus.
Have you been to Tom’s Irish in Los Boliches? He is Celtic friendly.
Timmy’s in Torreblanca, is one train stop from Los Boliches and is er…., very Tim friendly
BURGHBHOY
I’ll second that.
Both have featured in first team squads this season, so very hopeful for them both.
Malorbhoy: Breithlá sona dhuit.
370k. Keeping the Hun lights on.
https://stv.tv/sport/football/1400187-celtic-s-euro-run-secures-spfl-clubs-4m-uefa-payment/
Bend the knee and say thank you, you Dirty. Orange. Bastards.
Good effort from the young guns.
‘Mon the big Hoops tonight.
I’d rip her Oktoberfestin’ lederhosen off for a draw right now. Or probably much less…
http://images.esellerpro.com/2372/I/180/806/(D) Sexy Beer Girl.jpg
MALORBHOY
Hope your birthday celebrations last long into the night!
An T
On the case at the moment.
HH
Goooood Afternoon CQN, from Scotland now :-)
Malorbhoy, very Hooooopy Birthday, hope you get your present later with a positive result
P.S Can anyone explain the presenc eof Dinamo Zagreb fans in Munich backing us tonight?
I didn’t know we had a ‘relationship’ – spent a few good hours in a glasgow pub with some monsters from their ultras in ’98 before the CL play-off tie we won 1-0. Beasts, but very friendly – suppose you would be afte rcoming out a civil war; football a welcome distraction.
No idea we still had some link ongoing, if that’s what it is.
5-2 Bayern
their 5th goal was a thing of beauty.
2 mins left, looks like both teams have settled. was a good game. Johnston is a hell of a player. Henderson looks good too.
6-2 Bayern FT
looks like a bleaching, it wasn’t.
young lads are shattered, they can be proud.
6-2 FT
Very harsh ,young bhoys done well but the young Germans were ruthless in front of goal.
Sandman, re the Zagreb fans. They do it all the time, its a Catholic thing
This week I’m staying with relations in a small town called Sant Pere de Ribes, about 20 miles outside Barcelona and no pub will show anything other than the Barcelona game. Fair enough, my uncle is taking me to their “legendary” Barça Bar. I’ll have the Hoops on of course.
Just looked at who the ref is for that game tonight……….oor Wullie Collum!!! Think I’ll keep my accent to myself!!!!!
Jimbob
And the blind linesman Connor