International players will begin returning to Bayern Munich’s training facility today. Many will undergo their first session under new manager Jupp Heynckes. Five points off the pace domestically, they face Freiburg on Saturday before the visit of Celtic one week today.
Freiburg are above the relegation play-off spot on goal difference only, largely as a consequence of settling in for a draw. They have lost only two of their seven games. On Saturday, Celtic scouts will likely learn how Bayern play against a packed defence.
If the result in Brussels afforded Brendan Rodgers some Champions League freedom, Heynckes is under pressure to win both games this coming week. This is far from impossible (they are Bayern Munich, after all), but the new manager will be working blind, having little or no time on the training field with his players, talented though they are.
I’m feeling unusually chilled about the game in Munich. We will rest those who need it on Saturday, then travel with the rare ‘nothing to lose’ phenomenon, so scarce for Celtic teams. The contrast for the Germans could not be greater; a loss to Celtic would be cataclysmic. We should enjoy this.
National Famine Day Memorial match-worn shirt
Many thanks to all who entered the raffle for James Forrest’s match-worn shirt, commemorating the Great Hunger, which followed the Blight which passed through much of Europe in the 1840s before hitting Ireland. A million died there, millions more emigrated, some to Scotland. A few of these new communities here setup football teams in Edinburgh, Dundee and then Glasgow.
Is this an important part of the Celtic story? I think so. Its consequences inform our values today.
You can enter the raffle by making a minimum £5 donation to Celtic FC Foundation here. The money will continue the great work carried out in your name. And you might win a signed, match-worn, Famine Memorial shirt.
What a great thing to do.
To enter, send your donation confirmation email to celticquicknews@gmail.com with the name of the PSG player who was booked for diving against Celtic last month in the SUBJECT line.
Thanks.
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IRVINEMAGNUM
You been on here before mhate ? First time i’ve seen you post ! HH ! From Girvan !!
Jobo
Great news. Congratulations on your new granddaughter’s birth.
Big Packy,
Yogi could be brilliant one minute and the very opposite a minute later, in the same game.
He was capable of destroying teams on his own when he got up a head of steam up and driving down the wing, with defenders hanging futilely on to his shirt.
PARKHEADCUMSALFORD spot on.but what a site running down the wing with those hoops. on your probably my age group .the fans today will not have seen yogi in full flight so sad. hail hail.
Welcome to the club Jobo, grandparents and grandchildren have one common denominator, they both share the same “enemy”. lol
Job
My lass weighed in at 10lb 10 or so. They don’t do small deliveries in EK.
Congrats to everyone.
Congratulations Jobo,surely the best thing ever.
My own daughter just emailed out a scan of her daughter and my,god willing,first grandchild.
Can’t wait to get ashore now.
Oh,and I voted for Niamh on Monday so good luck Niamh!
Thom
It took thirty years for a kinda justice, or more of an aknowledgement to happen re Hillsbourgh, the huns only robbed the tax man and cheated the game, the truth may come out one day, but knowing how the cabal don’t like their dirty laundry aired in public, I have ma doubts.
HH
Great news Papa Jobo
HH
Just reading back and it’s slow on here.The wife’s birthday today so just back from the Chinese,and the three grandkids loved it.Jobo happy news for you mate and welcome to the best wee club in the world #beingagranpaismagic
Can’t believe no-one’s ‘done’ this yet…… :-)))))
One for Jobo and all the other Granpa’s oot there ;-)
https://youtu.be/6KJGJRd8pGE
Great news Granpa JOBO!
Best wishes to Maria Rose and her folks.
ANY NEWS ON OUR INJURED BHOYS PLEASE??
I’m shouting because I asked the other day and never got any news!
TET
If David Murray is moving to take over Sevco then you can be sure nothing will be coming to light that isn’t already known, and, ignored by people who should not be ignoring it and have a responsibilty for transparency governance and ensuring football is still a sport.
Ive given up on the media, they are indeed churnalists.
Corkcelt
Voted and verified for Niamh.
Jobo
Great news many congratulations.
Corkcelt, just voted….good luck to your daughter Niamh…..hope any exposure she gets boosts her business ;-))
Papa Jobo, congratulations on the newest addition to your Clan….glad to hear all are healthy…..welcome to the Celtic family Maria Rose ;-))
H.H.
Philbhoy
I have heard no news about our injuries.
Hope Broony, Jozo and Stuart are fit for Munich.
DELANEYS DUNKEY
Me neither and me too!
Philbhoy
Double agreement! Unusual on here of late. :)
Gearoid, The LurkinTim & Hamilton Tim, Thank you all very much, deeply appreciated.
whats the latest on jozo and brown for bayern .. 2 very important players for us.
many CQN going over.. I’m there tuesday to thursday.
Big Packy 7.21pm
Before my time, anything pre1977 (Kenny Dal leaving was my first memory) I only go on what I have been told, and probably learn more on here :-)
Corkcelt
Vote just verified for Niamh, (vote in the good ladies name she knows more about makeup than me :-)
whatever the outcome of the competition, I hope her business does well
GERRYFAETHEBRIG you young whipersnapper.lol.
Dessybhoy
Quite sad really, folk getting paid for not doing their job, well paid at that.
HH
JOBO, congratulations, take care of them all. HH
TET,
I’m afraid you are spot on.
I see a mention of Big Yogi the First.
He was a mercurial player. On his day he was unplayable. Off his day he was not.
I see James Mc.Clean as a latter day Yogi, with less finesse, but the same lack of tactical discipline.
Congrats Jobo on becoming a Grand Old Dad
JAMES FORREST well worth a read on The Celtic Blog,gives Murry his place:-))
TET
They tell the people what they think you should know and hold no one to account unless it suits their paymasters.
Sorry can’t do the link:-))
Dessybhoy,
It’s not their paymasters, it’s their Grandmasters.
Cigalasporfavor & Gerry, Thank you both so much.
BIG PACKY
james mcgrory. My old man said ” Jimmy McGrory had a bull neck and could head a ball harder than some players could kick it” Patsy Gallagher was his hero but he was at Hamdump when we played Racing Club and admitted Wee Jinky was a helluva player.
FESS19. cant argue with any of that. loved to have seen jimmy and patsy in the flesh. hail hail.
Tom
Probably the same
Just had a young lhad in the house doing some electrical re-arrangements (usually done by me but invalidate insurance nowadays) who is off to Munich/Munchen/Bayern or wherever we are next week.Good on you son!
How you getting there then?……. GLASGOW TO MANCHESTER TO STUTTGART TO M/M/B by various means of transport not including a boat… unless he does the last stretch by river!
Bloody brilliant! Their tickets are for the home end but not giving a sh.t.
Fairhill Bhoy, here you go………….
https://thecelticblog.com/2017/10/blogs/a-challenger-to-celtic-will-emerge-but-it-wont-be-a-club-run-by-david-murray/
Jobo Baldie, congratulations and welcome Marie Rose.
Congrats to JOBO on becoming a first time Granda!
We celebrate together, since I also became a first time Gramps last Thursday.
Hail to our wee man Innes. I will be on the plane to visit him on Friday.
Happiness is made of this……….CSC