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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The Inane Rambler……
Christopher Coleman came across very well last night. He said he had so many failures, he said he was not afraid to FAIL. Bold.
C’mon the Wales.
http://youtu.be/QjsPG0Kspxo
http://youtu.be/NDVobP7Bfzo
http://youtu.be/A9_ffgwLVCs
Pharcyde,Strokes,Weller
Petec
Agree. I thought Colemans post match interview was insightful yet humble.
Very impressed with him.
Lesser men would’ve appeared grander
http://youtu.be/LCVNHu3qtDo
G’nite fholks.
FOREVERANDEVER!!!
The Inane Rambler,
I always thought he was a quality coach – don’t ask me why – just a feeling.
Yer right about not being grander.
I loved the Ronny D but perhaps he couldnae Handle the nuances of Celtic, the most Sinned against Club in the World, I’d have a guess @.
As Ever, we get Stronger as they Cheat us. Don’t these idiots realise this?
I must admit, I was ready to quit after the Juventus game, sickening so it was.
Leicester&Wales.CSC
BUTSYBHOY 1244
SYDNEYTIM 128
It wisnae me!
The post you refer to was by BMA not BMCUWP,just to clear that up.
It wisnae me
Shaggy.csc
HH Kilwinnings Finesse/ yer Das the Finest.
PETEC on 2ND JULY 2016 1:32 AM
The highlight of this season was that Hibs game.
The highlight of last season was this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJBMzPiJaE8
The Ronny syndrome.
:-(
PETEC
Right back at ya,young yin!
Wee trip round Swindon at the mo-I got quite confused when I nipped into the office and read that earlier post.
I thought-bloody hell,that’s not like me!
Fortunately…
It wisnae!!!
Hope yer fine and dandy,bud.
macjay1,
Dude – Ronny worked very hard for Glasgow Celtic. He Failed to control about 3 teams.
It annoys me that a Good Person was possibly used as a pawn.
Such is Life when you go into elevated positions.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
Why didn’t Jeremy go for Brexit?
He would be dictating things now.
That reprehensible Eagle character is crying on BBC LOL.com
Appeasement never works…. Canamalar always said that.
Everything is up in the Air.
Who is the Prince of the Air?
I mean above Ground.
Thank the Lord Almighty that we have Exited that EU thang.
PETEC on 2ND JULY 2016 2:16 AM
Mate.
I felt so much for him too.
It would have been a kindness to recognise that it wasn`t working so much earlier and take appropriate action.
As it was ,the whole process dragged on so long that it became almost painful.
The ultimate outcome was so bloody obvious that I felt that the Club were perhaps derelict in their duty of care to an employee. Not to mention the supporters.
Anyway,we both wish him every success in the future.
Ma wee Sister she is Pro Life, basically spends every weekend helping out LIFE.
And I dare to Judge her for looking @ horoscopes from what I call Necromancers. It is hard to Break a bad habit.
Thanks for that Incredible Gift from the Almighty. I’m a terrible Sinner. Thanks for that Ability.
C’mon the BR train. choo choo.
macjay1,
I cannae argue with that. The failure was above.
Hopefully Dermot has stepped in and Realised this is more than a Company.
PETEC on 2ND JULY 2016 2:20 AM
Jeremy is unelectable.
Can there be any doubt ?
The Michael Foot syndrome.
An unanticipated outcome of Brexit MAY well be to produce a closer relationship with Dublin .
One , to me , surprising stat. which came out pre – Brexit was :
The London / Dublin air route is the second busiest in the world.
macjay1,
Michael Foot – Before my Time dude so I have no real idea about that, Honest.
I know I am swimming with big knowledgable politicos on CQN. I know nothing to be honest.
I just give my opinion, some might say, it is wrong……
I defo think the End Times may be delayed a while, because we are always in the End Times, or the sh!t is gonnae hit the fan. The Marxist EU are Bullies, let noone tell ye differently.
Yeshua.CSC
PETEC on 2ND JULY 2016 2:28 AM
Ma wee Sister she is Pro Life, basically spends every weekend helping out LIFE.
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I can see her point of view because that was what I was taught.
The sanctity of human life.
And also if you have some knowledge of embryology.
Nevertheless , a painfully difficult dilemma.
I loved Kojo because he spoke about so much. Self was a major topic.
Kojo was a CQN Legend.
PETEC on 2ND JULY 2016 2:43 AM
macjay1,
Michael Foot – Before my Time dude so I have no real idea about that, Honest.
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`81 , `82 I think. Labour leader against Thatcher BUT very much of the left.
Think Corbyn.
And in the U.S.,Bernie Sanders.
macjay1,
I know my Sis, OriniCO flow is Incredible. I sit beside her Every Sunday.
macjay1,
I’m with Delaneys D, I supported Northern Ireland @……
I need to get some Frank Stapletum – or just get out there and Lose weight.
I am very worried by this Plunge McSturgeon character.
No offence to Paul67 but when Kojo called out the SNP as Communist.
Saul paid they were Right Wingers.
C’mon the Brendan Rogers Revolution.
Macjay,
‘An unanticipated outcome of Brexit MAY well be to produce a closer relationship with Dublin’
As you know, Macjay, Ireland is bound by the terms of the Lisbon Treaty. That precludes bilateral agreements in a multitude of areas. The airline figures are an excellent barometer of the developing commercial relationship between Ireland and the UK. Hopefully that will continue post the Brexit process.
No doubt you’ll agree that in the spirit of independence and self determination London will halt the occupation of the six counties to the north of the island.
Given your enthusiasm for Brexit, you will hopefully be encouraged by the independance movement in your adoptive homeland and I look forward to reading your posts highlighting Australia’s progress to Ausexit:))
Nite all.
TIME to vacate this town.
God Bless Every Believer
Pete.
Re. D.D.
Me too.
There`s a new dynamic in U.K. and Ireland and I am very optimistic that all citizens are beginning to feel that we have so much more in common with each other than we have with some from other parts of Europe.
Because I think that is the case.
History should be remembered and used as a tool for future reference .
But left where it belongs.
In the past.
CLOGHER CELT on 2ND JULY 2016 3:03 AM
I hope you caught my somewhat belated response to some questions you posed the other day.
macjay1,
I obviously dinnae agree with same sex stuff, not for me to Judge ANYONE.
I can’t understand why so many Leaders in Scotland are All Same Sex Leaders.
Marxism Rocking and Rolling. Kick them all oot – Marxists.
As I said earlier – I just wished Jeremy had been Full on.
I will be called a BNP/SNP guy by someone soon enough.
A Long Time Ago.CSC
Definitely the last.
God Bless Every Leader
CLOGHER CELT on 2ND JULY 2016 3:03 AM
One year ago , after Angela`s unilateral dictat. ,I said that the E.C. was finished.
Angela`s future Ashes .
O.K. Pathetic pun. :-)
The Lisbon Treaty may well be over by the time I hope to visit for the 50th.
Thus producing a closer relationship between London and Dublin.
THAT may well create much heart searching from Northern ” niets “.
You say :
‘No doubt you’ll agree that in the spirit of independence and self determination London will halt the occupation of the six counties to the north of the island.’
Totally beyond the control of London . Self determination .Yes. Can`t see a N.I. majority voting for reunification.
At the moment.
Can you ?
Seriously , though , do you really wish to see the twalfth celebrated with Orange Walks in Dublin ,Cork Greystones.
Glockamorra ? :-)
Affoot.
Unqualified as I am to venture an opinion on who our Australian brethren should vote for today,they have an opportunity to vote in their fifth PM in three years.
Yep,they change their PMs more often than their socks.
Grateful thanks to WEEFRATHETIM for pointing this out earlier.
https://daviesleftpeg.wordpress.com/2016/07/01/the-golden-fleece/
Can’t help think that the MSM would be all over it if Celtic fans pulled a stroke like this.
Bobby, are the English now getting behind Wales?
JIMTHETIM53
Dunno,mate. I’ll find out later.
I was speaking to one overnight,former team-mate of DD’s nephew Chris at Ross County. He certainly seemed to be rooting for them.
I expect they can call themselves unofficial European champions if Wales win,as they would be the only team to have beaten them.
I can feel a wee wind-up coming on down the pub in a few hours!
Scorchio scorchio scorchio.
And a huge well done to Wales.