After full time on Saturday Celtic fly east to play Shakhter Karagandy in Kazakhstan, which is five hours ahead of UK time, but fortunately kick off on Tuesday is 9pm local time, 4pm in the UK, so the team will not have to adjust body clocks. Such a long flight immediately after a game is not without risk, though.
Muscles need to stretch and move freely after exertion. Players will need an exercise routine for the plane to mitigate the risk of the kind of strain injuries we see so often. Get a schedule for them to walk up and down the plane every hour.
I expect Celtic will have a scout at the Astana Arena for Friday’s game between Astana and Shakhter Karagandy but it might not be too revealing. The Shakhter coach and first team squad didn’t even attend the game prior to their last Champions League qualifier against Albanians, Korce. They were locked away in preparation as the second team were deployed for the league game.
It’s back to the Astana Arena, with its plastic pitch and closable roof, which is 135 miles from Karagandy, for the visit of Celtic, who will be hoping the pitch is a better standard than the one they played on in Sweden last week. Neil Lennon could perhaps put a call into his former team-mate, Aiden McGeady, who played on the surface for Ireland 11 months ago (Ireland won the World Cup qualifier after being a goal down with a minute of normal time left).
Longmuir to Rangers International
It was a clear five months ago we ran the story, Longmuir and the Newco job, saying “Speculation that Mr Longmuir is taking care of current business until he is ready to move to Newco is becoming hard to ignore”. Back then CQN suggested that if Longmuir “loses his ability to be a dealmaker” there might not be much he could offer such a high-flying football team.
If the SPFL are surprised, they shouldn’t be. Anything other information Mr Doncaster wants I’ll be happy to help.
The March article linked above also speculates that Newco could go into administration this season, lose players and suffer a points penalty, resulting in relegation. Don’t know how I missed the target so badly with that one……
Charlotte Fakes revelations from last night will have been news to no one here, but they will embarrass more than a few elsewhere. What the Scottish football authorities must now consider are actions, and guidance and advice to Scottish Football League clubs during the last year.
“Have we actually offered him a job”? There’s one chief exec who is delivering £500k of comedy value per annum. Here’s a phrase which might come in helpful soon, “It’s too late, we’ve no money, you can’t deliver what we wanted and you’re useless”.
Has anyone suggested that being owned by a Hedge Fund is like a new signing? Positions are being adopted for the bun fight ahead. It will not be pretty.
Have you signed up for the 1254125 Great Scottish Run yet? For serious runners there is a 10k or Half Marathon to choose from, but there are shorter distances, from 1 mile, for the less-athletic and for kids. With the soul of our game being chased by so many unappealing influences this is a great way to anchor Celtic back where the story started.
Get involved, guidance tips here.
Anyone else who presents a Daily Record transfer story to me as fact is getting a right dirty look.
Plug for a show at the Fringe about a Leeds-based part of the Irish diaspora.
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Sale and share leaseback of Murray Park with a rugby club, possibly West of Scotland RFC.
Think this one is highly unlikely.
West of Scotland RFC have just recently entered into a deal with Waitrose – who will build a supermarket in return for refurbishing the facilities and building an all weather pitch on an undeveloped patch of the club’s land.
East Dunbartonshire Council approved the plans in June.
Therefore no need for them to share another facility.
Hail Hail
A Stor Mo Chroi
15:32 on
14 August, 2013
ernie lynch:
‘Do me a favour mate, keep your pox and sectarian shite to yourself.’
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You’ve lost the argument, and you’re fooling no one but yourself.
timaloy29,
My old Dad for many, many years attended every game Celtic played in Scotland, home and away, apart from against them. Growing up in Parkhead, some of his best mates were Rangers supporters and they saved him from a doing once in Parkhead itself, from some drunk Celtic supporters, walking home (about 200 yards) from Celtic Park.
He went to one with me, when I was about 16/17 and never attended another. He loves Celtic and always will but he hated everything associated with that game.
Billy Sharp anyone…….? Me neither.
Not enough Gautemalan prog on CQN.
It could freshen up the ole tired and weary songs debate.
Never mind all these new-fangled formations:
4-5-1, 4-4-2, 4-3-3, 4-2-3-1, 4-3-3, 4-1-4-1… or 5-5-0 (very popular with a deid club in Govan)!
Bring back the old 2-3-5 formation!
HH!!
Bada @1600
In a heartbeat.
quonno
15:19 on
14 August, 2013
A wee thought on Celtic’s silence.
The Board’s first duty is to protect what it sees as the best interest of its shareholders.
Can this be interpreted as only looking after shareholder’s financial interests and nothing else?
………………………………………………………..
But they are not looking after the shareholders interests are they.
Allowing yourself to be cheated out of millions is not looking after the interests of the shareholders.
A Stor Mo Chroi
15:49 on
14 August, 2013
‘you stated there is no point in going unless you are a bigot or sectarian supporter.’
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I stated the only reason to relish watching sevco was to wallow in bigotry in sectarianism.
There was genuine footballing rivalry going back a century with the old, dead club.
I differentiate between the new club and the old club.
The only thing that remains the same is the bigotry and sectarianism.
Which is the attraction for you no matter how much you deny it.
“See if wee Alfie does ever fetch up in the ole Hoops he’d better be worth the ole aggravation.
Anythin’ less than 600 goals a season and he’s a dud.”
It just makes me cry when I think about what would have happened if we signed Steven Fletcher in 2009.
The 1000 goals we missed out on has cost us 10 in a row, another European Cup and millions in Steven Fletcher masks
David Low @Heavidor
Rumours are a flowing! Sale and share leaseback of Murray Park with a rugby club, possibly West of Scotland RFC.
Bada Bing
Sharp, no thanks. Alfie with Amido and Derk supplying the amo, would suit me.
ernie lynch:
I never knew I was in an argument, I just knew I was conversing with a bigot of the worst kind.
The difference between me and you, I love a fight, I’ll step up, but I ain’t gonna step up against the huns just because they love their club and they want to see it continue.
I’ll fight against bigoted fe3ckers like you every day before I would bother myself with guys who are only living the only living they know. Whether that meets with your approval only you and your mirror know.
I hate hatred I don’t hate the huns.
geordie munro-unfortunately he is still available.
We have to be careful with Shaktar as they are a potential banana skin I still get nightmares about the unknowns of Artmedia .They are there countries champions and are looking to be the first team in there country to be in the CL proper.If we approach the two games 100% focused we should be good enough to see them off any less than the 100% and we could be in bother.H.H.
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
Nick Collins the SSN guy just fell off a chair outside Wembley during a live broadcast.
#youtubeclassic
Guy on SSN just feel off ladders talking about Scotland England game haha how that jim white kept a straight face I’ll never know belter lol HH
Sergey Khizhnichenko scores for Kazakhstan
LB
Bada,
Hope so.
The lad knows where the pokey is.
JHJ 15.35
Thats a great link for the TV games. Thanks a lot.
Marti
On holiday atm so I’m missing a lot here.
What was the latest Charlotte stuff that Paul was referring to?
Quonno
Here is another thought. Are shareholders not supporters?
How can you separate on from another?
Your biggest enemy is yourself and the absurd belief in disconnection
Could you go through life disconnected from everything?
Who grows the food you eat? You?
We as a species are interconnected and it is the delusional thinking that we are not on which all conflict thrives.
At one ment. That is real think.
Keep your friends close and that horse’s head on your pillow, closer.
Livinhoy
Good we need a big named striker
The list
Finnbogason
Rudnevs
Ibisevic
Sharp
Long
Doyle
McKay
Bangura
DBBIA
” Not enough Guatemalan prog on CQN ”
My memory of that trip to Taormina tells me that a group called Alux Nahual were the stars of the Guatemalan prog scene .
A Stor Mo Chroi
16:05 on
14 August, 2013
Your deluded and dimwitted.
Just the sort to turn up for the new old firm games.
PeteTheBeat
Apparently in an internal mail whichever CEO Sevco have this week was asking the rest of his cronies IF they were gonna employ Longmuir. He didn’t even know himself. A real finger on the pulse kinda guy :-)
Marti
Hope none of the ole GB sneak in and snap the Wembley crossbar.
Just a wee comment….
Was at the golf today and the usual Huns were there….they weren’t full of their usual bravado…one always seems a decent guy…..he said he should have listened to me re Murray, Whyte and Green….he believes that the sooner they are liquidated and clear the decks the better…..looked very down….I made it even worse by saying “clearing the decks for whom?”. Thought he was going to burst out greeting….the other Huns said no surrender, cue loadsa laughing…..yeez are doomed a tell yeez…….mare laughing….enjoyed muchly…
Kikinthenakas
@Auldheid
I think the key is a strategy that works financially and in terms of football. The shareholders are fans and want to see the team win. They also don’t want to see the club die off or throw their money into a bottomless pit.
We are financially viable so that side has been a reasonable success (attendances being an obvious concern)
PL has been in charge for about 8 full seasons and Celtic have 5 titles. Also take into the account that the Rangers ended up killing themselves off in order to cheat those 3 titles.
The strategy is not perfect and Celtic fans should always be on the boards back. Keeping a dialogue, even when there is disagreement, is healthy.
Striker .
Juve are trying to sell Matri .
They will accept 12 million euros . His wages = @ 3 million euros a year.
Ernie, Ernie, Ernie,
You sadden me. You can’t be honest with yourself.
You have hate in your heart. Your hate defines you.
You hate therefore you are.
God bring me my grave.
Marti – thanks for the charlotte update
if we don’t buy finbogasson for £5million,but buy Sharp for £2million and he scores 30 goals next season,have we as fans been short changed by the board
Typical car alarms going off screeching brakes road rage
rap music, bag pipes.
West Regent St CSC
kikinthenakas.
would here float yir boat ?
http://www.guysrestaurant.co.uk/
get BT on to it
or the Griffin or Bacchus
off oot
ernie lynch
12:41 on
14 August, 2013
Ernie, what would Orwell call those words in 1984?
Make mine a double.
Did you ever catch up with “Hunting Che”?
Saw some pix taken after his capture and they were gut wrenching.
HH