My thought on looking at our potential opponents this morning was ‘Anywhere but Warsaw’. Our man Zbyszek tells me Legia were awful in the first leg in Warsaw against St Pat’s, where they drew 1-1 courtesy of a late goal, but we’ve been there. Henrik Larsson & Co. drew 0-0 against St Pat’s at Celtic Park before winning 0-2 in the return leg. St Patrick’s have a big job ahead if they are to progress.
A trip to Ireland on Champions League qualification duty for the second year running would suit Celtic, especially our Irish-based supporters, but my money is on a more testing trip to Poland; Ronny’s pulse should have quickened on the news.
Zbyszek doesn’t reckon have what it takes to eliminate Celtic. All being equal, that may be the case, but summer football will be unpredictable for both clubs.
I am, of course, being completely disrespectful to KR Reykjavik, who we annihilate next week.
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Por citetro you are correct state sponsored sectarianism has been rife for over 200 years. But I would suggest that during the 80s and 90s we began to change the debate. Unfortunately we are now seeing reversals of that. Particular concern for me is police Scotland who are quite literally a law unto themselves and targeting Catholics and celtic supporters.
TBB celtic are desperate for the extra income that the Huns will bring. They want it and believe they need it. I think the board also believe that sevco will not be a threat for years. Ah how we continually underestimate the cheating that will go on. I think the board believe in the old firm brand and want it back.
What would I change? I would retain our top talent for longer. Have an ambition to actually compete in the champions league. Right now it’s not clear to me what celtics ambition is?
Dallas Dallas
At least he got back to you and the service was good. Will be heading up with my bhoy this afternoon. Just called the secretary and he was very helpful.
Oldtim
Yes I will be heading to Edinburgh on Tuesday around 3pm with my bhoy and some pals. Will give you a ring and we can meet up for a beer or two. Coming by train.
Kikinthenakas
TBB,
Curious to know how you know what Sammi was on ?
One of my bugbears is happyclappers telling people they don’t know anything about the players deals then trot out their own guesstimates and expect not to be challenged on the same grounds.
winning captains
10:11 on 19 July, 2014
Excellent post – I am an original poster and long term lurker. Trolls are a constant source of irritation but are also a sign of the power of CQN. Best to scroll the Trolls and ignore!
Whilst Paul’s blogs can shape discussion the CQN community has a life of its own that is influenced by, in the main, a mutual love of Celtic. The CQN community is caring, compassionate, opinionated and consists of thousands of unique individuals.
Individuals change they get older, they become adults (some of us!) they marry, they get jobs, they have careers, they have children, they retire and unfortunately they die. All of these personal changes in individuals do not, in themselves, change CQN they contribute to it’s stability and to the continuation of our community.
People with opinions that are expressed with repetition and venum tend to have formed them through indoctrination. Either in their homes, workplace or choice of reading – opinions should be formed from experience and from opening up to others opinions through constructive debate – CQN should be a place for broadening opinions NOT for hardening them!
“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in” – Isaac Asimov.
Paul, as ever, thank you for creating and maintaining this wonderful blog, it has touched the lives of thousands through charity, compassion and … Just being there for our fellow CQNers in times of trouble.
Hail! Hail!
DavieL
Kickinthenakas, a lot of senior clubs could learn a lot from the customer/fan service at EKFC. .
If you have played golf at Torrance Golf Course here, K Park is just before it.
As its not the nicest weather, hopefully the Calderglen car park will not be as busy.
C’mon the Hoops
I’ve got to ask why are we playing a friendly today between the qualifying tie when we didn’t have to. And flying too!
We shouldn’t hear any bumf over the rest of the season about players bring tired because of games close together please if we’re choosing to do it now.
I find Kojo very knowledgeable about Celtic players certainly he knows more about the youngsters we have on our books than I do. Now taking into account that he lives in Las Vegas he must have some way of gleaning information about our youngsters and he must take time in his busy schedule to seek out that information.He does appear to upset some posters on CQN when he posts about issues other than Celtic but they are only his opinions which he like any of the rest of us is entitled to. H.H.
“Right now it’s not clear to me what celtics ambition is?”
I think most folk would agree with that. Best I can come up with… to continue to do things well ’til something changes for the better. Meantime, we’ll have our moments, but they’ll be ephemeral.
It’s a stasis.
canamalar
A wild guess, based on what Greg Ioannidis told me :¬)
An Dun
12:10 on
19 July, 2014
Forget Poland. St. Pat’s will see off Legia Warsaw.
really hope you are right dont fancy a trip to poland.
looking forward to Tuesday and the chance to meet either team.
HH
*Lower Glasses*
Looks for stasis in online dictionary.
I like to believe the Celtic Nation is a slow burning strategy put in motion to ensure we have options in the mid to long term future if nothing changes in the near future.
The Battered Bunnet. I think your post gives the reason that we cannot fill the ground anymore.Back in the Bunnets time there was an optimism we were building a new stadium we had signed several quality players and generally things were on the up at Paradise hence 60,000 turning out for home games.Now as you say we dont see clear ambition we appear to be trying to tread water and thus it is likely that this coming season 40,000 gates will be considered a success but of course they are not. H.H.
Corkcelt,
no idea if you’re comments are directed at me. However, mine were in reply to Winning Captains. I re-joined, as is my right and occasional wont, because I have been part of the ‘community’ for a decade, and posted regularly in a different time. I only used via_nirone as an alternative blogname. There are more good posters lost than remain.
I don’t really know who’s good, bad or trolling on here anymore, but I can see lots of people who were no better than trolls (albeit with green enough credentials to be accepted) who seem to be part of the new normal.
The good parts that remain on CQN don’t really interest me (better to be honest), and the debate is not what it was. I simply can’t understand how Canalmar is still allowed to post on here… it’s appeasment gone wrong.
TBB,
Are you saying Gerg has been discussing his clients confidential information with the general public ?
The Battered Bunnet
12:22 on 19 July, 2014
‘It’s a stasis.’
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And it’s resulting in widespread ennui among the fans.
Perhaps the GB could produce a banner in protest?
Please Bhoys… stop arguing. The Huns are having a field day reading some of the quotes we are putting in. Give them some of the truth about themselves.
YNWA !!
the battered bunnet
12:22 on 19 July, 2014
We certainly do have stability, but I do also feel the Board are preserving our Celtic traditions / culture very well ……. my only current reservation is that, as another poster stated, they do seem to want derhun back, and that’s not acceptable to me…….since their demise, I have NEVER been happier as a Celtic supporter….
Corkcelt,
Best to let it have the last word, to engage is to encourage.
Nope BontyBhoy, wasn’t referring yo you.
Neil, I never really noticed BontyBhoy before so I know nothing about him, but he wasn’t the guy I was referring to. Anyhow lets let it rest there.
TBB. Stasis doesn’t exactly get the juices flowing does it? Add to that the silence on the Huns and the poor treatment of supporters and it’s not good……
joe filippis haircut
12:29 on 19 July, 2014
Sorry, I don’t agree with you on this …….. the reason we had so much support for Celtic at that time was ‘relief’…….many Celtic supporters rallied to the cause of resurrecting Celtic from a very precarious situation, as reflected in the World Record share issue….. and, unlike derhun, we would do it all again…
Bobby Murdoch, despite us not winning the league that day, the fact the team came back from two goals down despite it being against one of the worst sticky bun teams, gave us a wee bit of pride back.
We were in the front row of the Broomloan top tier that day and had a great view of our four goals and of the extraordinary walk on at the start of the second half.
That Dundee Utd game still grates. Gough had walked, it was 2 2 and with around ten minutes to go and we should have shut up shop but then we wanted all out attack and it cost us.
Hopefully, we can now look back thirty years to appreciate how good Utd and the Dons were at that time even taking into account Miller trying to ref games, that git McLeish, Cooper and Simpson booting lumps out of us, they were a good side as their European record proved.
United should have got to the 1984 European Cup Final but were cheated out of it.
Jim McLean was a miserable git but that United team were were very good.
neganon2
12:39 on 19 July, 2014
I didn’t even know what Stasis meant, but didn’t what everyone to know, so I googled it ….. I google my dinner these days…..haha
TBB asks ‘And so it goes. How would you change it?’
Neganon
I too would like us to hang onto the victors for longer and/or charge more. And I’ll be pleasantly surprised if both FF and VVD are celtic players in a year’s time.
But in saying all that I’m not privy to the inner finances of CFC and football in general so I can’t give a definitive yes/no on every board decision.
I reckon few of us on here do have that detailed info and perspective. Doesn’t prevent some very definitive views being offered as something close to gospel.
In many ways I agree with you both. And these skelves in my erchie are killing me from sitting on this fence!
HH jamesgang
johnny
12:32 on 19 July, 2014
FFS, we are NOT arguing ……you’re just trying to stir it up, ya wee shoite…..away back to ff, and gee us awe peace……
67Heaven. Yes relief was part of it but many of the 60,000 were new to Celtic Park I had three sitting beside me they had always supported the team but from a far but at that time they bought season tickets so were regulars at the games for the first time.However,to get 60,000 at home games on a regular basis now is along way off.H.H.
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
11:04 on 19 July, 2014
What doesn’t kill the blog makes it stronger and I do not believe the blog has ever been stronger, IMO when companies and political activists place agents on this site to drive their agenda it shows how powerful they think this blog is and that is a sign of the strength of the blog. I say let it happen, the blog always seems to bounce back from the destructive influences who are trying to sabotage, they’ve been trying for years and always ended up being sore losers.
Yep sometimes it gets tiresome but that’s the price we pay for being open to all, if the blog ever becomes exclusive then they have won.
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Well said.
Oldtim did you bet Blaine at hamilton last night? somebody posted it was running when you said you were going to the BV then maybe Hamilton:))))))
joe filippis haircut
12:47 on 19 July, 2014
Sorry, that’s what i’m saying…..fans who had never had SBS rallied to the cause etc
Canamalar
I beg your very pardon Sir. “General public”? Moi? :¬)
Cowiebhoy
Thon pantomine horse Love Marmalade is running at Ripon today.
AfoolandhismoneyCSC.
Till later all
67Heaven @ 12.39
Good post.
The stadium and 60,000 supporters, share issue et all came just in time to thwart and due to a generation, of being cheated.
Those days are over for the time being and Celtic will return to a very healthy 40,000 which is more than watched the Lions most weeks.
Discount vouchers.com cluttering up my inbox but offering 75% off gazebos!
Embramike – need one for Tuesday?!?
;-)
HH jamesgang
67Heaven. So why have these fans stopped coming to games and how would you get them back again ? H.H.
TBB,
Are you Sammi ? Or PL
Cause that’s the only people Greg should be discussing wages with
Any stats on this Stasis fulla……..????
NegAnon2
I think we would all like to see our best players stay but do we pay EPL wages to keep them? That’s the question…SFL income doesn’t cover the club unless we are in the CL so we’re on that wee hamster wheel..