16 years ago today, a cameo performance from Henrik Larsson just after the hour mark, brought Barcelona their second Champions League title. His two assists were enough to overcome the lead 10-man Arsenal held.
Celtic fans celebrated that title as that win ensured we gained entry to the following season’s Champions League group stage without having to endure the qualification rounds. As a consequence, the club booked two summer tours, one to the USA and one to Japan, each earning multi-million pound pay cheques. A year earlier, the best on offer was perfunctory warm-up games against Fulham, Leicester and Leeds.
The commercial department has already lined up a lucrative Australian tour for the World Cup break later this year. After media coverage of the tile win in Australia this week, the optics of that tour now look great. The challenge now is to fill dates in July and August with similar earners
Much of the world is still slumbering from post-lockdown blues, which has dampened appetite for the commercial risk surrounding events. Still, the earning opportunities from pre-qualification is a substantial benefit to a club like Celtic.
Can you name the two who started that Barcelona-Arsenal Champions League final and who also played for Celtic?
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Howdy fellow Tims.
Did somebody say Champions?
HH
Hope the hoops come to the States again.
I still remember Philly in 2012 fondly.
Toure & Lundberg.
Well played Vale Bhoy
Not a Celtic related question;
Six englishmen have scored in champions league final?
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Charlton,Kidd,Rooney,Sheringham,Withe?,Francis
Wait a .instead is it just Champions league…not European Cup….
Campbell.McManaman.
THE HAND OF GOD:
Champions league related.Rooney and Sheringham two up.
Relegated Norwich City will receive 30 times the fee Celtic received for winning the Premiership .
HAND:@12.28
That makes 4.
Gerrard
Henderson ??
HAND:
Slippy makes 5
Lamport?
Lampard even
BSR @ 12.30
Should we ask the EPL to manage / sell / publicise the SPL?
Give up our footballing independence and ask the English for help?
Asking for a friend.
The SFA / SPFL aren’t very good.
So do we just accept it or should we try and do something about it?
AN TEARMANN
If you can’t keep it civil, please scroll on by
I have deleted a few of your posts for language
You are treading a line mate, and mostly you find yourself at the wrong side
Please reign it in
HAND:
Yes Lampard.Spot on.
Fill July and August with similar earners — no chance.
What we need is a proper preparation for the CL.
The end of the season is the time for long range foreign jaunts.
We don’t have time in July and Aug for gallivanting of to the back of beyond for few dollars — just so low rent / just so second rate property bean counter if I’m honest.
We are better than that..
M88 @ 12.37
My flabber has been well and truly gasted.
I’m hoping that the odd political rant — well mannered / factually correct / topical — will be allowed to keep the Nats on their toes.
Currently trying to come to terms with TR’s departure.
Seven stages to grief — 6 still to go.
We’ve had quite a few advantages over the last 16 years. Certainly rangers entering liquidation was a biggie.
And yet, I’ll be watching Masterchef reruns tomorrow eve.
Ange has performed brilliantly in his first season. The club must continue to support him.
“well mannered / factually correct / topical”. That would be a novelty.
It’s often said that history repeats itself and I remember living in Dundee in 1987.
United were in the Uefa cup final and the Scottish cup final.
Admittedly the old UEFA was over 2 legs but they ended up losing both.
Come on history, Huns recent record in finals is not great.
Hopefully many bears will miss the Scottish cup final as they will be locked away in custody in Spanish jails .
From last thread – missed the cut over as usual!
CONEYBHOY on 17TH MAY 2022 12:57 PM
TMcL 10.57
thanks for that on CJ, my view was from Jungle and I left before the kids came on. Just looked a bit ominous to us in 406. Good news I got that wrong
AT 11.05
I had a great time on Saturday – celebrated with my wife in Ralph & Finns’s, Osteria (was Cafe Qui back in my day) then Roderick Dhu (before I re-met Almore in the airport)
Drinking buckie on the street is so passe to me now , what, what, what
I see the Daily Express and the huns are manning the barricades due to Glasgow based MSP’s not signing a motion for Bigot bell, there are probably a few on here who’ll be looking to make political capital from that decision.
Personally I’m delighted, GIRUT.
WEEBOBBYCOLLINS on 17TH MAY 2022 11:09 AM
BGFC…you’re right but they will try and push it…and I, as always, just want to see them humbled.
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From earlier – yes, I agree with you entirely :-))
HH
BGFC
Two wishes for tomorrow.
1) huns are beaten (well preferably).
2) all their support is escorted en masse from my favourite European city (never to darken its tapas bars again).
TIMMY7_NOTED on 17TH MAY 2022 1:30 PM
“I see the Daily Express and the huns are manning the barricades due to Glasgow based MSP’s not signing a motion for Bigot bell, there are probably a few on here who’ll be looking to make political capital from that decision.
Personally I’m delighted, GIRUT.”
What’s that about, anybody, thanks. por cierto
Celtic won the league, Celtic fans are over the moon that Celtic have won the league, just everybody remember that and don’t let the potential of a good result for Sevco spoil your Summer, of course I want Frankfurt to beat them but it will spoil nothing for me if it doesnt happen.
Rainjurz were fined £35,000 on two separate charges of violence and vandalism in Red Star’s stadium in April 2022.
No neither did I CSC
Of course no one has asked the question: Why has it been deemed necessary to make all these pleas that the Hun Hordes behave themselves?
Regardless, if they win, I actually don`t expect much in the way of trouble ( and even if there is, I expect even less in the reporting thereof).
MadMitch @ 12.35
If you know the answer to that you’re a better man than I am.
Gunga Din CSC
I saw Souness and Gough pleading with the hordes to behave “for the sake of the headlines” and nothing to do with just being decent human beings!
Is it me?
Genuinely hope they win nothing this season.
Perhaps poor taste, but should we start a sweep stake on
A) what day and time the press/media in Scotland announce the inevitable trouble. (They are normally forced to when local press call it out)
B) What the final total number of arrests will be outwith the stadium and inside to the nearest hundred?
C) What will be the most bizarre excuse the msm will come up with for the violence ?
Ps Frankfurt are 13/10 to win in 90 mins….