The most striking aspect of yesterday’s games came from Pittodrie and Tynecastle. Aberdeen scored twice in second half stoppage time to secure a home win over Fola Esch from Luxembourg (good grief). Hearts came from behind with the assistance of a penalty and an own goal to secure a narrow win over Estonians, Infonet.
Infonet finished fourth in the Estonian league last season, well below possible Celtic Champions League qualifier opponents, Flora, and will fancy their chances of knocking Hearts out.
None of this means that Aberdeen, Hearts of Celtic have an equal in Estonia or Luxembourg, but it’s a testament to how bizarre playing football before you have completed preseason is. Even very well-run clubs like Southampton, who were humbled a year ago by Erik Sviatchenko and his Midtjylland pals, can find themselves out of Europe before they realise they are in a competition.
Celtic are likely to be playing the Estonian champions in 11 or 12 days. If they overcome that they will face a vastly stiffer test in three weeks time.
Yesterday’s exercise in Slovenia will hopefully blow some cobwebs away but FC Flora are 17 games into their league season, that fact alone should give Brendan Rodgers plenty to consider. Aberdeen’s toils in particular disturbed me.
Many thanks to all who contributed to the fantastic raffle competition yesterday, you’ve raised £375 already. A reminder……
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity.
We have a £5-a-ticket raffle to win the chance to appear in your very own team photo, alongside the Celtic players and management at the preseason photocall for 2016-17.
You will then meet treble winning captain, Tom Boyd, who will give you a personal tour of Celtic Park.
Celtic will provide you with a strip, which you will retain, and you will receive your team photograph, framed and signed by the team, on a specially prepared mount.
Your donations go to Celtic FC Foundation, to support their work in Health, Equality, Learning and Poverty. The Foundation deliver often life-changing support and opportunities to children and adults in Scotland, Ireland, the rest of the UK and in many needy areas of the globe.
Buy your ticket at MyDonate here. You can enter as many times as you like, but only donations of £5 or higher will be entered into the raffle.
You. The team. The management. Getting your squad photo taken. And getting a strip!
You’ll have had worse days.
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A game like this and the display of the Welsh players, managerial team and supporters remind us why we love footie.
HH.
Ashley Williams interviewed – by order of the Peaky Blinders…
Robbie Savage. My kind of player
can’t understand some on here calling him a fud, be happy for the Welsh Man or is it only for Celtic Minded Supporters
Well done Wales.
Absolutely brilliant and totally deserved.
Portugal are nothing to be scared of, although Ramsey is a big miss.
Chris Coleman – great substitutions once again.
Marc Wilmots – Fellaini? Why??????
Timbhoy3
You don’t half type some pish!
Buick.
Cheers.HH
Bale v Ronaldo on Wednesday.
Wow….enjoyed that….braw braw braw…..
Well done ….yoooooooohoooooooooo
Braw
Bale v Ronaldo – the laziest of lazy journalism.
Can see this semi final being pumped up as Bale v Ronaldo
Time to get out Welsh on
Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci- Patio Song
https://youtu.be/LXMey9IT7hk
Denayar had a very poor game.
Was wrongside constantly..
It looks like he gained a few pounds and at this level his speed is not enough to compensate .
Okay then, ‘Ronaldo v Bale’.
How’s that workin’ for ya?
VOGUEPUNTER See you are still.toasting yourself on THE BIG Chair and tell me as you say I talk a lot P__H
A centre half with the stature of Ashley Williams…..would do just fine.
Please Celtic
Well done Wales, I know I am late on this, they just burst my coupon but what the hell. In case anyone asks why can’t Scotland do this, the answer is obvious.
They have a better crop of players, by a mile. Which Scottish player comes close to Williams as a defender, Ramsey in midfield and no point even talking about a Bale comparison. WGS is not the cause or the symptom, he has just being paid to polish a group of turds.
I predicted 3 or 4-1…just got the teams wrong way round.Thought Wales were excellent,great team ethic.Joe Allen is a star.
http://youtu.be/KqeKikpLQ5o
Goodnight Bhoys
play nice …..life’s to short
HH
Sandman
That wasn’t a dig at you btw!
Lineker said it and I just thought it was a bit obvious for someone who gets paid what he does.
Timbhoy3
I rest my case.At least it’s not greetin about painting the stadium,the chips in the
main stand or fekn Parks buses…get a life ya ole walloper…HH
Super Furry Animals – The Man Don’t Give A Fuck
Robin Friday https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Friday
https://youtu.be/Gp5IDrTqUBE
Will read your witty reply in morn,G’night.
Sandman 10:12
Yeah that’s a lot better :-)
Spoke to my bro in Newport at half time and told him to get a spare oxygen tank for his Mrs who is oxygen dependant as Wales have this.
Well done!! Not one flukey goal either.
Stunning Wales, simply stunning.
good night all
thank you for being here.
https://youtu.be/7rzD52hOChs
Imagine being Huw Edwards tonight.
He is a proud Welsmnan and elated at the result but has to anchor a very solemn report on the terrible tragedy of the Battle of the Somme.
I doubt if I could have handled it so well.
Huw, you have my admiration.
Fantastic from Wales. Robson Kanu has probably just set his phone to block calls from Brendan and the contract will now be lost in that kitchen drawer we all have. You know the one, the one that is full of junk and phone chargers…
GARY67…
With downsizing of the squad and the savings on wages, I reckon our spending policy and wage barrier will be changing.
Some on here say it causes disharmony amongst other players, tough.
If you want to earn it, show it on the park.
There has been too many sitting on the bench and taking a more than healthy wage whilst hardly pulling the hoops on.
The signing of Dembele and the wage he will be on has shown this.
We obviously have to keep within our market but the less baggage means we can do it. HH
Ach if big John Harston has a greet,good on him. At least his team have made the semi finals. There was enough blubbering from some on here when their team qualified after finishing third in their group.
Well done the Welsh and thanks for giving us the chance again to hear the most stirring anthem at the Euros
Nice tune The_Huddle…..
Seeing them in September at the LIverpool Pzyk Fest.
Stereophonics – More Life In A Tramps Vest
https://youtu.be/A_kNK5oLbZs
JMCCORMICK
Scotland are a self fulfilling prophecy.
The press and public would rather be glorious losers than have a proper based on merit structure in place.
The myopic disdain of home based players due to the mssm constantly playing down our leagues ability and their fawning over English based players even championship ones.
As this tournament has proved England is not the centre of the football universe despite the over inflated opinion by their media and populace.
There is some very good emerging talent in Scotland and if treated with a reasonable plan towards future success we will improve.
Unfortunately the self serving clowns in authority will be a huge barrier to a proper implemented strategy.
‘GG on 1ST JULY 2016 10:00 PM
I have Wales in the Office sweep…pays out on the winner and runner-up.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Cmon Wales
Portugal haven’t won a game in 90 mins
Surely the can’t win they feckin thing without winning a game
HH
Dallas..
I enjoy my few hours out of confiement every month or two, must be getting old now glad to be home :-)
Portugal, Wales, Italy & Iceland ?
Quarter finalists ?
Dallas, am sure you all will but enjoy the next couple of weeks, and don’t be running onto the Camp Nou with your tongue out :-)
YAKI DA BOYO
Feeder – ‘Buck Rogers’
https://youtu.be/COy_JKXtzvE