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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Ref got that wrong !!
I knew that I was just factually stating that Savage is a FUD and not English ;O)
Bale’s been pretty shit
This ref is missing a lot here..
Ramsey of Wales with an up-and-under
Nearly worked too!!
3-1
Gwlad Belg noson dda
Fantastic Wales.
WOOOHOOOOOO!
walllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllles 3=1
Yahoooooo
What a goal again
What a fucking goal…
Well played Wales…
boyoboy!
Brilliant just feckin brilliant
Rwy’n hapus iawn.
WONDERFUL WONDERFUL WALES
FEKIN HELL ….. ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL
Savage will be fucking gutted!
Wow.
Remind me to quit betting.
Awesome stuff, Wales.
Delighted for the Welsh
3-1 to the Bhoyos. Hope they hold out.
Oooops sorry Bhoys..
Sorry admins
Sorry England yer crap…
Wonder how much England will be talked about now
well done Wales
HH
Telt yeez
Its a wales v Italy final!!
Say what you like about Robbie Savage, but he has luxuriant silky hair.
Certain players play like their names: Savage and Butcher spring to mind, and of course Sutton is Anglo-Saxon for “Hunskelper” :)
Some header Wales. Real coupon buster this game. Don’t like Wales but credit where credit is due.
STARRY
I forgive you!
Who needs bales:)
Well done Wales, a fantastic team effort.
PHILBHOY
Thanks Philbhoy I just love an underdog story:)))
Is Wales the new Greece?
From hence forth Wales will be known as England
It’s lonely round the Welsh mountain glens ……absolutely fantastic …. so pleased for the red dragons
Dena29: Could be late September/October before I get over, the way things are working out for me at the moment. Will look at the away matches as they might be a better option the way things stand.
JD looked very poor at all the Wales goals:((
3 mins
Hunderbirds are Gone on 1st July 2016 9:44 pm
Say what you like about Robbie Savage, but he has luxuriant silky hair.
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The Hulk Hogan signature’s look.
Blonde, Chinese hair And skin of a hot dog.
THAT SINGING IS EXCELLENT
Wales to score again. Some header that.