Do you remember who we played this round last season, Helsinki or Helsingborg? The ones you win often blend into the background noise. Not so in 2007. The defeat of Spartak Moscow on penalty kicks will live long in the memory.
The last Champions League qualifying round reversal was THAT game eight years ago. Gordon Strachan was sill unpacking his white tee shirts when the team collapsed in Bratislava. A historic recovery was on the cards a week later when Celtic took a 4-0 lead with 20 minutes remaining but it wasn’t to be.
Before that MTK Budapest were humbled 0-4 at home by the Sevillians making the return leg a formality, not that the Sevillians were masters at Champions League qualification. Basel knocked them out the previous season on away goals, paving the way for that memorable season in the Uefa Cup.
Which brings us to Ajax. If you are my age, winning 1-3 in the Ajax Arena was something of a landmark in your life. We were back at the top table. We were also pretty shocked at that fact.
It was Helsingborg in the final qualifying round last season. Let’s hope Shakhter Karaganda fade from memory quickly as an inconsequential stop along the way.
Get tore into them, Celtic.
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lilys grandpa
Went off the bus radar
Read an article on Colin Murray a few years ago where he admits singing the deidco song book at the Oval in Belfast when he was young (think he might have been in a flute band too) – but he said when he got older he realised how stupid and wrong he was – especially after he moved to England.
Usually has good things to say about us sort of grudging respect – and he knows they are deid !!!!
Free Smartfone app CatchupTV has ITV 4 on it,great picture on the Samsung Galaxy bhoys…
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Always wondered why l Did Not remember much of the Artmedia Result or the Aftermath on CQN..
Then a Couple of Years ago l realised l was in Labour having My Wee Ghirl..
Called My Dad (Rangers Fan) the Next day who had watched the first Leg..He told Me Celtic had a Great chance to overturn the First Leg at Paradise..Thought he was Winding me up..So Close but Yet so Far..
If Only the Bored had brought Nakamura in for that Crucial Play Off..
Hmmmm..
Summa
morrissey the 23rd
13:23 on 20 August, 2013There is a police helicopter right outside my window. REALLY close. There is a cop at the side looking out with what looks like a gun. Exciting stuff.
Stop throwing bread to the helicopter :)
Goldstar10 @ 9:47
Gordon is in Kazakhstan for the game.
Bsr
Like it:-)
lilys grandpa
Morrisey
RUN !!!!!!!!!
Mort- so more money heads the way of the Greatest Living Yorkshireman?
I hope Craig Whyte gets his cut.
Bada Bing
Same app works perfectly for the iphone too
Working from home today..
Beers chilling in the fridge..
Weans going to their after school club..
Wife working late..
Discovering ITV4 HD on Virgin+ (ch178 btw)..
IF CARLBERG DID CLQ’s !!!!!!! :D
HH
/Bishop B
C’mon the Bhoys or is it Up Tipp tonight?
Lustig is my man, 45/1 first goal scorer and 17/1 anytime.
Celtic -1 3/1
Our odds have been shortening all morning, was 2.06 in to 2.00 (I. Black Turf Accountants, (Betfair))
If its height we want in the team then how about
Fraser F – 6ft 7in
Mikael L – 6ft 3in
Steven M – 6ft 3in
Virgil VD – 6ft 3in
Charlie M – 6ft 3in
Scott B – 5ft 10in (Midget)
Efe A – 6ft 3in
Joe L – 6ft 0in
Georgios S – 6ft 4in
Kris C – 5ft 9in (Midget)
Amido B – 6ft 4in
……………………….Forster……………………..
Moustache…………Efe……….Chico………….Izzy
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………………….Kayal…………Ledley……………….
WeeJamsie ……..Skoosh……….KC…………..Sammi
No Pair o Strikors CSC
señor pablo Diablo- Cheers mate, that guy should have the freedom of Celtic Park!
The match is a 30,000 sell-out?
Course it is.
Celtic are the visitors.
PS – Anyone on the Ryanair(!!) flight from Prestwick to Pisa tomorrow afternoon? Ms Tally will be on it – say hello.
HH!!
It’s a long way to Tip Water
Morissey The 23rd,
Im surprised it has taken them so long to catch up with you……….
HAI!L HAIL!
Token
Perestroikas
I have MANY great memories of Ajax 2001 they one which will always stay with me was at Rotterdam airport on the way back that night ….. ONLY 2 wee lassies on check in…. Umpteen hundreds of hoops singing ” ones called Ronald …. Ones calls Frank…. One plays for Barca the other is a W%%k” lol
HAPPY DAYS
1-2 tonight samaras and commons
Hail hail c’mon the hoops
cliftonville celt from belfast praying for oscar the wee legend
13:28 on 20 August, 2013Bada BingSame app works perfectly for the iphone too
Handy for guys who can’t get to a telly.
BSR-Fair helps get rid of the ole Pre Match Tension.
Latest odds from my local Italian bookie:
S K 3.75
Draw 3.40
Celtic 2.00
HH!!
Morissey the 23rd,
re the Killie game, it fits (was in “away” end at both the Naka game and the 6-0 demolition the other season) but struggling to remember that one masel!
:-)
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
Catman supports Wee Oscar
13:31
Can we have that in metric?
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Did anyone Else go into a ‘Coffee’ Shop in HamsterJam..
Well You get these Wee trendy Postcards for Free..(So far so Guid)..
So l said to Myself..”Self”..Why don’t You send Your Girlfriend a Wee Postcard..(Still Guid)..
So Scribbled a Nice Wee Story to the Aforementioned Girlfriend..(Still doing OK)..
A Wee While has Passed and a Few ‘Coffees’..(Hmmmm)..
Again l said to Myself..”Self”..Why don’t You send Your ‘Girlfriend’.. *Raises hands and does that Inverted Commas sign English twats do*..This one was a Wee bitte more X-rated..Hey When in Rome..
My Big Mistake was to Write the Addresses on them after Yet More ‘Coffees’..
Moral of the Story..
Too many Coffees are Bad for Your Health..
Both Girlfriends became Ex-GF’s..
Summa
DBBIA12-48
I’m getting right fed up with the unnecessary delays in sorting out this guys international clearance
Simply not good enough …..some needs taken to task over this
bsr
i’m working on my dribbling skills with those piccies
Bada
Up to hi doh here, text from wife to mow the lawn or I’m not to get watching the match!
8/1 Sammi first goal ….will the big man continue his fine form away from home in the CL
Decent price
jackie
Hmmm………© Paul67
That’s me home!
Nerves building, pulse quickening, adrenaline pumping.
I’m away for a 10 mile jog……………………back in 15 minutes.
I worked down in Pembroke a wee while ago and in the local boozer met a big guy who worked with colin Murray. He was his sound engineer when he worked on some radio show in London, the big fella said he was an obnoxious twat, referring to himself as the talent on the show everyone else was just a minion.
When the big man left he said he gave ole colin the crack wipe hand shake. When I asked if that was an old welsh custom he shook his head and explained it to me. This being a family show I can’t tell you what he said you’ll just have to work it out yourselves.
PF
Has Sammi finished getting round Jamie Langfield yet?
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood
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My team for two hours time would be….
Forster;
Lustig
Mouyokolo
Mulgrew (Van Dijk looks good but has only played 10 mins, too much risk to throw into this game!)
Izzaguirre;
Brown
Kayal
Ledley
Samaras;
Commons;
Balde
What I think Lenny will actually play…
Forster,
Lustig
Ambrose
Mulgrew
Izzy;
Forrest
Brown
Kayal
Ledley;
Commons;
Samaras
Any lineup though should be enough to win tonight
HH
I thought the loved ole Greengo ….he was the main man a short time ago
They don’t think he was disingenuous do they ??
On football matters he has been spot on …..Sally is a dreadful manager ….as for the worst Hun team ….reincarnation aside …he was fairly accurate there too
Clearly wildly fantastic statements are fine …..the truth simply won’t do
@OHenleyAlex: Sky Italia claiming Real Madrid and Spurs have reached a £93m deal for Gareth Bale.