Ten years ago this morning we were celebrating what appeared to be the importance of a Momo Sylla goal two minutes from time to give Celtic a 3-1 first leg lead against FC Basel in the Champions League play-off round.
The previous season Celtic defeated a formidable sounding Ajax team at the same stage so when they were drawn against the Swiss team confidence was high. Two weeks later our record of poor results away from home in Europe’s top competition was further cemented as Basel gained an away goal advantage.
That failure worked out well for Martin O’Neill’s team who dropped to the Uefa Cup and progressed all the way to the Seville final but Neil Lennon will be aware that Helsingborgs carry no less a reputational threat to Celtic than Basel did a decade ago. Basel were not a better team than Celtic but a slow start to both games, and a missed penalty, cost us entry to the Champions League. We will need to be better prepared next week.
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TeT
I have no interest in Scotland despite trying on several occasions to get excited. I just can’t get up for the games..even attended a few a couple of seasons ago to be abused for being a tim…
Raymac
Watched the game here in Spain, the Spanish comentators were calling it like it was, a shocking challenge.
I get the impression Sandy Jardine is training Chico up on “tradition”.
Mhark
The clubs have agreed a deal – might not be the same thing…
BT
Need a favour.
I want Scotland to win tonight.
That is unless any Sevco players come on the park.
CT
I think you now have a ticket for Ross County. Say thank you :-)
Rogne has now come on for Norway
HT
no probs mate,
email text or on here if you wish…
BT
Same as your goodself, though didn’t get abused for being a Tim, never went :>)
How did young miss BT get on first day at the big schooll ??
What channel is the Scotland game on?
bloke109
19:40 on
15 August, 2012
Mhark
The clubs have agreed a deal – might not be the same thing…
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Trio troo bloke but I think that the fact that even that has been announced I don’t think RVP will be too hard to deal with do you??
When are thems liquidated? Just wanting to organise my social life.
neil EBT mccann on steven naysmith’s cruciate ligament injury…
“the good thing is he’s done it twice…”
ahem, whit???
Auld Neil Lennon heid
19:06 on 15 August, 2012
Spot on ,I saw CGs little sales pitch last night and I was amazed at the ragers fans response .they even looking on applauded at the end ,I fully expected one of the hordes to start stripping of his sovereigns and chunky gold necklaces and William identity bracelet .
Am I right in thinking Charlies consortium’s 5.5m was a loan charged at ?% .Roll on the ST sales
HH
Football on everywhere tonight
SS1 scotland v australia
SS2 wales v bosnia
SS3 ni v finland
ESPN germany v argentina
Premier serbia v ireland
ITV england v italy
looks like a sore thumb tonight
BT
Do you know anyone who travels on the Blantyre bus and would you be able to find out if they have any spare seats for Dingwall?
My bus is going up on the Friday night but I’ve got R’s Daughters 18th party then so can’t go up until the Saturday. I can get on a bus from the east end but it would be much more convenient if I could get on one nearer home.
TeT
she is buzzin…..
HT
Sky Sports…
Kojo
“Pity,Ah wiznae in Charge.. at Parkheid oan the Clyde.
If Ah wuz..
Well.. that’s anither story..”
That ither story would involve losing out on £10m for Aiden cos you’ld have swapped him for the magic beans that were Liam Lawrence.
We’d have earned no transfer fee for Shaun Maloney as you’d have paid him to go and you’d have filled up the team with brammers that are now playing for Thistle, or on the bench at St. Johnstone, and Dundee United.
God save us from the lighthouse thinking of Kojo. A butterfly with ADHD watching multi-channel TV would be more constant.
Can someone pls explain why the SPL would suddenly have a cash flow problem?
I just don’t get it what has changed in their revenue stream??
The ex Govan team never paid ANYONE last year so it can’t be the loss of thems can it??
Normally want Scotland to win, but want tha joke of a manager sacked so will be cheering on the aussies tonight.
Darren O’Dea starts for ROI.
SPF
HT
I’m on the case…
That young German Reus is going to be a cracker ah tell ye.
HH
Mhark
I agree – only thing might be if he wants to move away from SPL.
Would you take him? :-)))
And if you don’t believe me, ask me.
HH
See when Charlie goes and sits in with the Blue Order ,I look forward to the first journalist asking what he thinks of his new fans party tunes and whether he is happy with their song sheet .
May be a tricky question for Charlie as he has now firmly nailed his colours to the mast .
He could not possibly criticise them so will he condone it
Then again the question will not be asked so no worries after all
HH
Accordingy to the Scotand manager Andy Webster is a better centre half than Scotlands Player and Players player of the year.
nuff said.
Clown.
miki67
i guess you could say maggie thatcher (spits) inspires an unparalleled level of hate among large swathes of the public, having inspired:
The Specials – Ghost Town, Maggie’s Farm
Elvis Costello – Tramp The Dirt Down, Shipbuilding
Hefner – The Day Margaret Thatcher Dies
Crass – How Does It Feel To Be The Mother Of A Thousand Dead
Billy Bragg – Between The Wars
The The – Heartland
The Exploited – Maggie You C***
The Beats – Stand Down Margaret
Chumbawumba – Fitzwilliam
Public Enemy – Prophets of Rage
Morissey – Margaret on The Guillotine
The Notsensibles – I’m In Love With Margaret Thatcher
Does this make her a fascist? Goddamn right
BT
Cheers ma pal.
sftb
Your butterfly analogy fair made me smile. How apt!
wonkyradar
Thanks for that. I am quite familar with the development and application of the Enneagram including the spirituality and integration/disintegration aspects of growth.
I was wondering if you could add more about the Suffi connection, which I agree does lend it an added mysticism.
One line I heard was that the only person(ality) to have all nine gifts in healthy balance was Christ. Whether that is true or not I like the idea of that kind of wholeness as opposed to holiness, a model to follow.
The other thing that makes it very useful for personal development is that I was able to recognise in my own life the movements of integration that had alraedy happened before I had heard of the Enneagram. (You tend to believe a set of directions that says “You are here” on a map and when you look aroud you find you are)
If it just becomes another device for personality development as opposed to spritual development (like Belbin is for organisations)then it will probably run its course like Myers Briggs.) However if it used to raise self awareness AND awareness of other selfs leading to spiritual development it may last the course and develop along with the rising awareness personal and spiritual that it brings into being.
leftclickcelt
Haha don’t worry with this one if you forget to do a week it just keeps the same team as the week before!
Citizen M
TV is also good by all accounts. Apparently!!!
MWD ssshhhhh!
I’m just about to switch on the Scotland game, for no other reason than there’s nothing else on tv that I fancy watching. Will be interested in seeing how Rhodes play though. Anyone else think we have a chance of signing him if we sell Ki to Arsenal?
BT perhaps sometime in the future, the SFA will not be run by the orangemen who are strangling scottish football……….
It would be great to one day support the Scottish football team again, until they’re cleared out then I’m the same as you, there’s only one team in Scotland worth supporting.
HH
fergus slayed the blues
I belive it is a loan and in addition if they think Ticketus are not waiting to syphon off the £27M the loaned CW at some point, then they probably fill up their petrol tanks at the tooth fairy petrol station.
Still cannot believe that scumbag did not even receive a booking for the challenge on wee Dylan.
Invited to Mourinho’s cousin’s house but can’t trust mrs. TWGM as she would not hold back on his management style!
Vinny
we live in hope..