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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A Stor Mo Chroi
My advice would be not to try and wrestle with a pig – you’ll get covered in mud and the pig will enjoy it.
Gordybhoy,
I want Pedro to buy both.
I then want lenny to play both.
Then I can silence that wee upstart bada. ;p
gordybhoy64
For sure……..sack the board
HH
If we sign Sharp it will be on loan
Did somebody say a Shaktar Karagandy player just scored for Khazakhstan?
whitedoghunch,
did you have to post that,i am sitting here starving and my best option looks to be French toast :-))
Gordybhoy64
Good point, and my answer would be no. However, from a European context, I feel Finnbogason would be a better bet.
ernie lynch
16:19 on
14 August, 2013
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.
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Ernie
Have the tickets went on sale yet?:O)
A Stor doin’ his best to save ole Ernesto from the Dark Side of the Force.
oldtim67
12:47 on 14 August, 2013
Needed said mate
Seems that all our Academy produces nowadays is players who go on to ply their trade at other Scotttish Clubs
I don’t think it’s entirely the players fault either
The pitch in Astana doesn’t look too bad, and the Kazaks don’t look too bad either.
Very pacy, no little skill either.
HH
So the GB will be back for the next Euro game then
Delaneys Dunky
13:56 on 14 August, 2013
Art of War
Lol, greetings my St. Bams colleague. VD were the lowest. A certain Brian McGinlay learnt how to cheat there.
*Brian McGinley’s da was as big a Tim as anybody on this board. I used tae work with his mate and constantly commented on being with me during the week and McGinley on the weekend was murder.
Anybody asked Snide why Amido Balde is Celtic’s ‘controversial’ striker?
timaloy29
Yep. Their striker. Dangerman
LB
The Exiled Tim,
I’m encouraged by the pitch. The ball holds up well and it isn’t nearly as bouncy as the Elfsborg pitch. It should suit our game.
As for the Kazakhs, it’s hard to learn too much from this game as the better players on view today are based abroad. From what I’ve been told we should expect a more agricultural approach from Shaktyor which is certainly not what we are seeing today.
Here yez go lads! A classic! Pity it wasn’t White who took the fall :
http://bbcsporf.lockerdome.com/articles/108890452
Marti
stairheedrammy
How many Celtic fans are in the GB?
Broadcastsouprecipe -Amido has come out very much in favour of fracking.
Ggggrrrrrrrr.
Rieperman
I was over at the Elfsborg game. The pitch looked like a cheap enlarged council 5 aside pitch from 20 years ago. Horrendous. We are lucky we didn’t pick up a load of injuries.
Marti
livibhoy
16:08 on 14 August, 2013Sergey Khizhnichenko scores for KazakhstanLB
Things you thought you would never read on CQN :)
2-0 for the Kazakhs #8 got the second.. Don’t know the first
Marti Sandino,
I’ve been there before – nightmare surface. That’s why I was less concerned about the performance than others and why I felt some of the criticism was unfounded. As you say we did well to come away unscathed (and with a result).
geordie munro-thought you were joking re Sharp-an unwanted striker who can’t get a club in the Championship?
THE EXILED TIM
13:21 on
14 August, 2013
Dearie me.
From the Kieran Prior thread on sevco media.
[ Someone let the guys tyres down. Dont want him anywhere near Rangers.
Plus a Stannah stair lift would ruin the marble staircase ]
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TET I thought this on Imran Ahmad showed a touch of dignity and class:
“Cancer is too good for the likes of him”
“A disgraceful thing to say, you should be ashamed.”
“I would probably hasten a guess and reckon that the poster quoted is stating that Imran is a cancer within.” [No, like many of your ilk the poster is a crass ignoramus who doesn’t have the brains he was born with and you’re a liar, I hasten[sic.] to guess]
This Shakhter Karangandy are beginning to worry me. I don’t know why, but I just get a bad feeling about this tie.
These unknown teams with little or no known history are potentially extremely large banana-skins just waiting for us to slip on. I sincerely hope Neil and the Bhoys don’t go out there expecting a bunch of sheep-herders and pot-growers, cos if we do we’re going to fall flat on our faces, ending up looking kinda stupid…
Rieperman
Agree totally.
Marti
Whitedoghunch
Deffo….it’s these auld guys that just want tae drink n no eat!
We are mare refined n that…
Kikinthenakas
Bourne- is that one of they how many XXXs does it take to change a lightbulb questions?
Tontime Tim
Where did it go wrong for Brian?
Marti- made my day .
DontbringbakkBangura
Sheesh that’s controversial
Bada, nope.
Much rather he was signed than we fork out out something north of £5m for a guy who cost a tenth of that 12 month’s ago.
I have now no Sevco or Oldco fans who will now talk to me about football, a few wont talk to me at all. So I’ve taken to smile knowingly, they don’t like that either.
TheycannaetakeitCSC
malc
16:51 on 14 August, 2013
This Shakhter Karangandy are beginning to worry me. I don’t know why, but I just get a bad feeling about this tie.
These unknown teams with little or no known history are potentially extremely large banana-skins just waiting for us to slip on. I sincerely hope Neil and the Bhoys don’t go out there expecting a bunch of sheep-herders and pot-growers, cos if we do we’re going to fall flat on our faces, ending up looking kinda stupid
Any reason to why you’ve got a bad feeling mate ? HH
Wdh .. The griffin still in business?? Can’t be the one I remember from the 70’s, surely.
Amido also of firm belief that Alec Salmond’s independence campaign is doomed to ignominious failure.
Forget about making the players walk up and down the plane.
They should be running up and down the wings.
Headtheball
17:00 on
14 August, 2013
Forget about making the players walk up and down the plane.
They should be running up and down the wings.
Or switch off the engines and get them to flap their arms all the way home.