There has been a bit of revisionist nonsense expressed recently which appeared to damn the achievements of the current team by comparing them to the great Martin O’Neill side, but Martin’s team were known to struggle in qualifying on occasion.
Let the record show, four wins from four games. Three clean sheets, two of which were achieved away from home. The remainder of the tournament will present stiffer challenges but Celtic are a completely different team than the side which lost heavily in Utrecht two years ago.
This is what planned, sustainable, progress tastes like.
The Champions League proper will be difficult for Celtic to win; no fewer than 12 former European Champions battle to reach the Wembley final, but we are one of them and we’re there on merit. After a four year absence the excitement of those early Champions League nights at Celtic Park against Rosenborg, Porto and Juventus has returned to the club.
Bring it on.
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We need a big team from Pot 1 who will take points from all the others while leaving us a chance of taking some points from the home game, Man Utd fit the bill. I’d say Real Madrid but I’d begrudge giving them any points at all.
Pot 2 I’ll go with Benfica or Braga, both teams we have a decent chance of taking/losing points against.
Pot 3 I’ll go with Olympiacos and Anderlecht (Lille at a push), again teams we can win against on our day. The Greeks are no longer unbeatable at home.
Pot 4 – Celtic.
Patience grasshoppers it’s all good, we’re in it, or would y’all rather some wee larry grayson chillin his baws at the Forge :)
Jayzus, I’ve to be out by 9:00 tonight!
Mulgrew is not a LB for me anymore, he’s established himself as first choice CB and is flourishing.
Wilson was excellent last night, Rogne has been consistently good when he is played.
Thats two from three for a solid partnership. Two injuries and we have VM or ML to cover in emergency, both have done a job there. I trust all 5 of them at the back
Don’t forget that in the last two seasons we have set club domestic clean sheet records.
Get the lawman back weahs even slower
aw well
pointless on now… and I don’t mean the crap in Monaco, please put me out of my misery..
Open it smoothly, quickly, softly…or hardly. WHAT??! Who is this guy presenting? Awkward!
What happend to the Champions League money?
Will the draw be finished for 25th of May?
“We are all sweating here” – suddenly my interest went up only to be disappointed again ;-)
This must be what it’s like when they are drawing the Ramsden Cup games , oh the excitement :-))
SonsOfErin
Posted pretty much the same thing myself earlier – i hoped for madrid though, as they should wipe the floor with everyone else, meaning us, Anderlecht, Braga (fingers crossed) can fight it out for second.
that last was in reply to
LuxCelt
16:50 on
30 August, 2012
ba ra way
EN
can you text me your UK mob number..
I hope we get the bonus ball.
Ah think the paint I’m watching has dried and the pot I was keeping an eye on has now boiled!!!!!
Hail Hail
The Celts are there…
Do not want Group E horrible fixtures!
Manu and Braga would be good. I fancy us taking points off them both at CP.
BT
Ive not got a ‘uk’ number, will text you my Scottish one, thought I had done last week.
EN
24 hours from pot four
Give us group B
god bless her majesty
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EN
you did but I deeted the blinkin thing..
not group E please Uefa
thanks
Web =weah
I’ll take group A, we can get the glamour tie in the next round. Hail hail
Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United await the Champions League draw, plus latest from the Paralympics.
BBC website headlines.
Does it get on anyones elses nerves?
kdc
17:13 on 30 August, 2012
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I think its too quick to count on Wilson and would rather have ML and VW play where they are supposed to. Once Rogne’s Injury proneness is taken into account there is definately still a need at the back. If Izzy gets injured we will need charlie in there anyway.
Reckon we could win Group F…
We do not want group D
City and Resl Madrid
Madrid and man city in same pot
Group D is where i want the ‘Tic to end up
Group D looking like the “glamour” group – Real Madrid and Man City!
A – Porto, Dynamo Kiev,
B – Arsenal, Schalke
C – AC Milan, Zenit
D – Real Madrid, Man City
E – Chelsea , Shaktar Donesk
F – Bayern, Valencia
G – Barcelona, Benfica,
H – Manchester United, Braga
Group D…..Group of death!