Work ahead of the new season is underway in earnest after Celtic came through a game in Austria against top flight Russian club FC Krasnodar in Austria yesterday afternoon. Every hour has to be carefully planned from now on.
Ronny Deila has only 11 days before taking to an Icelandic field on Champions League duty. Players need to step up, from 45 minutes against a fellow-preseason team, to 90 minutes of competitive action against a team who are already midseason. Pushing muscles too hard now will be counterproductive; players need a planned gradient of training, rest and games to get them as close to peak condition as possible. No matter how well this goes, the players will be short of their peak for weeks.
Trying hard not to think or talk about signings but it’s good to see Craig Gordon confirmed. Fraser Forster is the most committed professional at the club, so he’s not a player who needs to be driven to improve, but we all need fresh incentives to go back to the well again, and the arrival of Craig will give Fraser fresh focus after returning from a disappointing World Cup campaign.
Welcome to Celtic, Craig.
There are around 36 CQNers already out on Aberdour Golf Course in what could be described as ‘fresh’ conditions. A great night lies ahead.
This year we are raising money for Glasgow the Caring City and The Cookiejar Foundation. We have two copies of this magnificent canvas, signed by Billy McNeill, one is available to the highest bidder on ebay here.
The other is available for raffle. Every donor to this JustGiving page gets an entry in the raffle. The minimum donation is £1, which we can all afford to participate in, although you can donate as much as you want. Our thanks to @BarryMcGonigle for the image on the canvas and OPG Graphics for creating the work.
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Eddie, it’ll have to wait until I sort the design;-)
even the slightest contact is resulting in players collapsing,
makes a joke of the game
Gone with the wind!!!!
The modern footballers mantra.
Ruining the beautiful game match by match.
This Brazil Colombia game is not a good advert for the game. Too much diving, fouling, cheating. Has to be the worst football entertainment in the whole competition IMO.
Doc
I am looking for 14 of those black badges,do you have them :-))))
eddieinkirkmichael
22:07 on 4 July, 2014
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
GordyBhoy64, unfortunately they were lost in a flood, sorry, have a few Green ones left though.
Better from Colombia…
Doc
22:11
Are the badges now going to be an annual thing? Can just imagine Celtic fans in the future biding on Ebay to finish their collection of badges, that first run might be a collectors item lol
embramike
Cheers..that’s what I get for letting my opinions get in the way of facts.
:o)
Hope you are well.
Doc,that pesky floodwater gets everywhere.unfortunately I am adequately stocked for green badges
mungolian bhoy
This Brazil Colombia game is not a good advert for the game. Too much diving, fouling, cheating. Has to be the worst football entertainment in the whole competition IMO.
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You must’ve missed the Greece Japan game :o)
Eddieinkirkmichael 22.07 and 67heaven 22.14. I’m reeling you in. :-)
Complete crap from both of them.
Vmhan
Cheers for that buddy. Hope life on the Fylde Coast is treating you well!!
Hail Hail
The Ref killing the game with leniency…
Eddie, bi annual perhaps, don’t want to flood the market. Or if there is a reason, either great design, or cause.
GordyBhoy64, all the more surprising when I live near the top of a hill.
This is not a game its just a series of assaults with the involvement of a ball.
Doc,
you seem a wee bit obsessed with floods,you aint Noah by any chance
Brazil are an ordinary side ….
Still finding it hard to like Neymar….wee shit!
Don’t even have a boat never mind an Ark!
Dive dive dive ….Das Boat
I will say the boy Rodriguez looks a bit of a player
Not offside
Townsend doesn’t know the laws of the game … Trumpet
Silva lucky to be still on field.
Should have been booked a few minute ago then commits stupid foul on goalie.
There’s your Naka moment
huddle
I expected so much more from each of them. No rhythm to this. Whistle whistle whistle.
Great free kick tho.
Gooooool 2-0. Liz FK.
BASSAA!
What a monster goal….
Not sure it was a free kick though..
Fan a tic
Ref is atrocious
Great FK from Sideshow Bob
Luiz even
Cheat Luiz scores a cracker.
Brazil are poor.
Only one player and he’s a wee diving cheat.
As I type this they score from a dubious free kick
They will probably win coz they get everything going
He’s been their best player tonight.
good free kick,even though it wisnae one
That was no Naka goal….a lump into back of net.