It’s a return to to seed Ajax, which is a good football draw, although the Ajax fans and Amsterdam police make it an unwelcome tie for other reasons.
Fenerbahce lost their Champions League qualifier to Shakhtar Donetsk before beating Greek club Atromitos in the Europa League play-off round. There were no easy teams in pot three, Fenerbahce are about par for the group.
Molde beat Dinamo Zagreb and Standard Liege, so deserve some respect, they will fear no one in this competition.
Happy with the draw, it could have been a whole lot more difficult but as always, we have to arrive prepared as there are no hiding places in Europe.
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A box full of backpacks, pencils and cups for Malawi just arrived at my office (thank you) ahead of tomorrow’s collection at the Celtic Way before the game. Remember to bring along your old backpacks, pencils and handtowels if you have any.
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A post that fair cheered up my lunchtime, Thank you ger57
ger57 on 28th August 2015 12:31 pm
Even given our current team of “insert option here” we could at least win our home games, our away games are our achilles heel
We have our work cut out, can’t see any way Fenerbace wont win the group.
Sydneytom, read it and weep :-)
Transfers in 2015
Fenerbahce
Midfielder Ozan Tufan from Bursaspor for a fee of 7m; Midfielder Volkan Sen from Bursaspor for a fee of 2.5m; Dutch forward Robin van Persie from Manchester United for a fee of 6.6m; Brazilian midfielder Souza from Sao Paulo for a fee of 8m; Portuguese midfielder Nani from Manchester United for a fee of 6m; Senegalese defender Abdoulaye on loan from Porto; Brazilian goalkeeper Fabiano on loan from Porto; Brazilian forward Fernandao from Atletico Paranaense for a fee of 3.4m; Defender Sener Ozbayrakli from Bursaspor for a fee of 1.7m; Danish defender Simon Kjaer from Lille for a fee of 7.7m.
Just as the Europa was a decent test and experience for Neil’s team so should this for Ronny’s team, playing in Istanbul in Fenerbahce’s stadium should be a testing and worthy experience for our Bhoys, playing against some very good players home and away should also add a lot to their kitbags..
There a few easy draws in Europe now, gone are the days of 9-0 victories over Eurominnows:))
Sydnetim , not Sydney Tom, sorry
Ajax are not what they were either.
They were put out of the CL by Rapid Vienna losing 3-2 at home.
They struggled to get into this stage only winning 1-0 on agg vs Jablonec who missed a penalty.
They are rebuilding too.
Fenerbache have ”names” in their team but will they play and how seriously will they take the tournament?
Molde will be coming to the end of their season soon enough depending on when we play them.
I am not saying we are good enough to win the group or get out of it but we should be giving each of these sides a game in Glasgow at the least.
GREENINBINGLEY on 28TH AUGUST 2015 1:05 PM
Dena
no Solskjaer left last year. they have a caretaker manager called Erling Moe
Cheers for that
HH
The interesting thing about Ajax is that they have a develop and sell policy that sees them yo yo ing between the CL and EL.
I’m not sure what other factors cause that. I’d imagine they are run on a sustainable basis too, lose better players to German or English clubs or when their season starts.
I’m not sure how AQN reacted to CL failure my Dutch is not goot. Has their been cries to sack their manager?
AULDHEID on 28TH AUGUST 2015 12:56 PM
Re my previous post.
fortitude
noun
courage in pain or adversity.
“she endured her illness with great fortitude”
synonyms:
courage, bravery, strength of mind, strength of character, moral strength, toughness of spirit, firmness of purpose, strong-mindedness, resilience, backbone, spine, mettle, spirit, nerve, pluck, pluckiness, doughtiness, fearlessness, valour, intrepidity, stout-heartedness, endurance;
AULDHEID on 28TH AUGUST 2015 1:00 PM
This is a bit out of date on Ajax although it looks like the cycle is repeating.
If anyone wants an understanding of the issues affecting clubs like them and us have a read.
http://swissramble.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/why-ajax-are-no-longer-dutch-masters.html?m=1
– See more at: http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/financial-cost-and-prep-for-2016/comment-page-21/#comment-2665132
Fantastic draw beat Ajax home and draw away beat Molde home and away beat Fener home and get beat away through to the next round COYBIG lets show the CL what they are missing at the unbeatable Celtic Paradise Park…
Is south of tunis still around not seen him post for a while
Thought Molde was in Denmark. Just looked it up and it’s in the middle of the fjords in Norway!
Best hope is that Fenerbahce won’t try too hard.
Nothing like having the faith.
We got blown away by a Malmo team that would get blown away by two of our EL opos.
HH
If Fenerbache want it, they’ll win the group with the players they have.
Celtic should be looking for second place in this group depending on how the fixtures fall.
7 – 8 points for me.
I would hope our club and the government will be in touch with those in charge in the Dam to ensure no repeat scenes of the last debacle. Just need to look at the welcome we get elsewhere to know exactly who was primarily to blame the last time.
Group is tough – but could have been a lot worse.
And we can rake in over £10m from European campaign if we can qualify for the last 32 by finishing in top 2 in this group. Not CL money but not chicken feed either.
Of course the doom merchants, nay sayers and trolls on here will point out the negatives, but there is no reason we cannot qualify, reestablish our European reputation and credibility, and let the players regain their confidence. A few quality additions wouldn’t go amiss mind you !
I will be there for the Thursday night European matches along with true Celtic fans, and now on to CP tomorrow and 3 points again St Johnstone – the last team to beat us at home. HH
Turkish fans no problem with visiting Euro fans I have been told.They are not too keen on the English fans though.My mate,who is a massive Galatasaray fan has been on the phone to me.He says we will get gubbed here,but maybe win in Glasgow.He hopes we stuff them in both legs.
Should be an interesting last few days of the window.Then again,maybe not.
Super Coach from here to Istanbul,£25 return.Brilliant.
And just to emphasise the point, these are the most expensive players signed by Turkish teams this window…..
The most expensive transfers
month player to m€
Jul 15 Souza Fenerbahce 8
Jun 15 Simon Kjaer Fenerbahce 7.7
Aug 15 Ozan Tufan Fenerbahce 7
Jul 15 Robin van Persie Fenerbahce 6.6
Jul 15 Nani Fenerbahce 6
The Group of Sleep
Be an interesting AGM during Europa league
PL. finances are great. We sold VVD and have money in bank everything is great
Fan. But we are getting pumped in Europe
PL. but we are stable and my bonus is getting paid :)))
Fan. But we are a football club
PL. shhh my pension is all that matters
What a draw! It’s tough but if we perform to our best, we can qualify from this group.
Did Souness not make an a..e of himself on Fenerbahce centre circle? Perhaps an idea for a GB banner?
Dear doctor. At least we might test this Celtic side with a Champions League lite style group… And pull a crowd? I’d imagine all 3 will take a reasonable support?
Any dates yet?
Dates?
As to the matches –
Versus Ajax, capable of a win and a draw I think = 4 points.
Versus Fenerbahce, would expect tough games so maybe 1 loss and 1 draw = 1 point.
(Don’t travel well as someone mentioned but they will push us hard at home with the new recruits who have all experienced a high level of match play and crowd intensity)
Versus Molde, would expect us to have enough to win both games but not unless we step up obviously. = 6 points.
So many permutations but reckon 11 points is possible.
Stringer Bell
Imagine spending all that dosh and not qualifying for the CL. Sheeshkabab.
The EL is where a team can grow to CL standard.
Our aim should be to recruit in next couple of days players who want to be part of that growth over 3 seasons not use Celtic as a one season stepping stone to the EPL.
Cut down the churn rate which might mean recruiting from home.
AULDHEID
Fortitude?
Aye,right. Is that the one where you take a boot in the baws and turn the other cheek?
I read a few weeks ago that you said something is expected from Resolution 12 next week,I have to say you can lecture us all you want on fortitude. Seems you’ve got loads of it.
Meantime,I’ll keep happily shafting. Pointing out the flaws. Not accepting anything below what we could,COULD,be,with a realistic approach to the potential of our fan base.
Greenbingley
Try link below. Scroll down a bit to see their stadium. Looks like a boat for travelling to Molde would be a good option.
http://www.hurtigruta.info/Molde_eng.html
At this stage all we can ask for is that the club, players and management do their best in these matches and improve the performances.
At home we are still a difficult team for opposing sides to beat when we are on our game.
This is where the management team prove themselves or not.
We will have a better idea once the games start of how far Ronny Deila has taken us and can take us in the future.
It’s an opportunity for our young players to learn and develop for next season. Talk of winning this tournament is fanciful nonsense, using it to improve our players, team and management is not.
I’d expect 4 points from Molde and the same again from the 4 games against the other two. Don’t think 8 points would be enough.
What’s Ronnys record like v Molde?
What will be will be,
European fitba tae Christmas,
this bhoy canny wait
i feel we can get a result every time we take the field, if we dont then i get dejected for a short time till “WE WILL WIN THE NEXT ONE ,KICKS IN”
bring it onCSC.
ROAMER on 28TH AUGUST 2015 1:14 PM
Dates?
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Not sure it’s that kind of site mate….. :-)
If the team are “scared” yet again….it will be nil points I’m afraid.
Sorry to burst the bubble.
Europa League…..Boooo
HHH
The worst draw in terms of the travelling support. Danger in Istanbul and Amsterdam and expensive in Norway. On the footballing side a difficult draw, will be a difficult one to qualify from but should be a good test for our young team.
My oldest bhoy wanted to go away to our first away European game together, I was hoping for Dortmund or Bilbao, maybe next time.
Aye bobby. Fell off the bed with auildhead one there.
Ajax sell them buy. They don’t sell then present the cash at AGm
Thanks to Nakas and Fourgreenfields for the draw updates
Obviously my other friends are using my old number. :-)
Wildest/ craziest football related atmosphere I ever experienced was @ a Fenerbahce v Galatasaray game .Before / during and after . Made games v the Deady Bears look like an afternoon down the Bowling club in comparison .
BT
yon Dena lass mlnded abot ye annaw :))))))))))
Posters pointing to the Malmo game and saying we will be gubbed are neither clever or original. Yes if we play like we did in Malmo we will be hammered but we are a lot better then we showed this week, Its a tough group but the team has been offered a chance of redemption. I’m looking forward to the games with great anticipation, bring it on.
Stringer Bell on 28th August 2015 1:19 pm
There was me looking for a companion to take to Amsterdam. Will settle for fixture dates then