Live updates will appear below after 15:00 BST.
Directors’ Box auction prize.
Courtesy of Celtic sponsor and all round good guys, Intelligent Car Leasing, we have an outstanding auction prize, as the centrepiece of our summer good causes. For the Kilmarnock game at Celtic Park, on 24 September 2016, you can win:
2 seats in the directors’ box
Champagne reception
5 course meal in the Walfrid Suite
Fully expenses bar (pre and post-match)
Half time snacks and refreshments
Car Parking
And a match programme.
There are experiences in life which money can’t buy. This one is now available for you to bid for on ebay until Friday lunchtime. Two of you, directors’ box, Champagne reception, 5 course meal, free bar, get in there – and tell your pals about it.
Monies raised will go towards our fifth (yes fifth) school kitchen for Mary’s Meals, and our other good causes in connection with Friday’s CQN Golf Day.
1,165 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- ...
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- »
Will Eric be fit for next Wednesday?
Will Kolo be ready?
Will KC be in contention for a place, even on bench?
Will Johansen be available?
Do you think NB will be able to start?
Will CP be full?
TonyMac
Good man! Enjoy.
Hope your optimism is realised and we are drawn against Legia. Would fancy our chances against them.
HH
The final piece on the Sevco Analysis Trilogy from Auldheid
http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/the-premiership-will-be-more-competitive-when-the-rangers-football-club-is-a-participant-or-will-it/
Now I’m away to read it
GM
I activated my season card for the game next Wednesday.
The wean will be at home with my daughter. ;)
Corkcelt,
Sorry I’m just in, I was with a mate from Glasgow who arrived today for Saturday’s game! There are a few bhoys staying in Clogherhead this weekend:)) I think there’s 3 buses going from Drogheda.
I will give you a call tomorrow and liaise with Almore, and we’ll organise to meet up on Saturday
Excellent result today, it gave a much needed lift:))
HH
Nat Know
“Anyone who is less than delighted with the result, the performance, the team set up and the manager is surely vying for the “Curmudgeon of the Year” award. –
Think SFTB just claimed the prize! :-)))))”
Nope- I have expressed my full delight at the Result.
I saw nothing special in the performance, the team set up or the manager.
And I added the caveat- Thus far
And I added the further caveat- wait and see until he generates real improvement in the team.
It was an attempt to inject realism – not to dampen delight. I honestly think people are seeing things that are not there. But I am positive that they soon will be.
That’s hardly the outlook of a curmudgeon
Gg,
No.
Possibly.
Possibly.
Yes.
Yes.
No. But around 90%
:) HH
DD
Thanks and onwards and upwards under BR.
A better result than I expected in Astana.
We have a great chance to proceed to the next round.
TT
Robin Van Persie to sign for Rangers.
If true,then this shows that we haven’t seen half been fed some rubbish about them being skint.
TT
HH Brendan Rodgers
The Leaving of Liverpool – No Irish Need Apply ;-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnTmVirM8sY
Starry Plough.
I think that my statement from yesterday that we were weak in the air defensively and offensively was shown to be accurate tonight.
The goal we lost showed this ,and we had zero aerial threat from our forward line today.
TT
TINYTIM on 27TH JULY 2016 10:54 PM
Robin Van Persie to sign for Rangers.
If true,then this shows that we haven’t seen half been fed some rubbish about them being skint.
TT
============================
If it’s true it goes to show what you know about a Dad’s Army contract :-)
HH
SFTB
Your post was very accurate and fair.
TT
TinyTim
There’s a bridge in Brooklyn for sale
I was just looking at a map of Europe and the Middle East there – Kazakhstan is one VERY big country, but what the feck is it doing playing in UEFA competitions?
Hi Clogher Just e-mailed my Moby number, look forward to a pre game meet up.
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 27TH JULY 2016 10:49 PM
Nat Know
“Anyone who is less than delighted with the result, the performance, the team set up and the manager is surely vying for the “Curmudgeon of the Year” award. –
Think SFTB just claimed the prize! :-)))))”
Nope- I have expressed my full delight at the Result.
I saw nothing special in the performance, the team set up or the manager.
And I added the caveat- Thus far
And I added the further caveat- wait and see until he generates real improvement in the team.
It was an attempt to inject realism – not to dampen delight. I honestly think people are seeing things that are not there. But I am positive that they soon will be.
That’s hardly the outlook of a curmudgeon
———————————————————————
Ach I was only joking – didn’t you see the smiley face? I don’t even know what a curmudgeon is. Your response is very bad-tempered and surly. :-)))
TT
Your analysis of us being weak in the heiders department is spot on. Big Mik is probably our best. How often does he header in a game though?
RVP wanted to sign for TRFC as much as I wanted to cover myself in honey and throw stones at a bee hive.
Tiny Tim
The reservations you expressed on the announcement of the Dembele signing are looking valid.
I’m hoping the lad just needs a goal or two to gain confidence but he’s going to have to toughen up a bit.
He’s been taking one touch too many and he’s lacking composure.
Big responsibility on his shoulders but he’s not shown a lot to date.
Curmudgeon
What my children call me when I say no.
To be fair my grandchildren like this part of me. ;-)
In 9 games since June 30th Celtic have won 4, drawn 4 and lost* just one, that being to probably the weakest of the nine opponents (excluding penalty shoot-outs). Our European away record across those games reads just one defeat from six away games.
I don’t think Barcelona have played any games yet in this pre-season, but for direct comparison purposes they lost 3 of their final 9 games last season.
Barca will be quaking in their boots ahead of Saturday’s match!
;o)
Young Ned Of The Hill – The Pogues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-y2ox2HPnc
HH
Good result today, with some of the usual positives and negatives around.
Midfield remains our biggest challenge area – need some midfielders with greater physical attributes to complement the likes of Roberts.
For me both Armstrong and McGregor are ineffective when the going gets tough. Brown will never hide, but wary that he is not exactly at his best.
Nir Biton is an interesting one – often appears to have no appetite, but thought he was excellent when he came on. Would love to have Brown’s appetite and attitude transplanted into him. Will say we did retain the ball much better with him and Rogic on the pitch. If Rodgers can get best out of Biton he could still be a player.
Up field, Roberts is such a talent we need to focus on getting the best from him. Some sublime touches. Dembele, needs games before we can judge. Poor game today though. Griff…..what can you say, struggled for large parts but brilliant finish.
Decent mention to all the back 4. Didn’t hide, caused a few scary moments, got a bit of the rub of the green, but stuck to the task. Given the centre backs are probably 4th and 5th choice they did ok.
Should win the return leg! Fingers crossed.
Erskinetim
Natknow
“Bad tempered and surly.” Hahaha magic response.
Off to change the tena men. :)
GG
“Don’t you think BR’s choice of an attack minded side made a difference?”
To what? It did not produce a performance but it did get a result. And we got our goal when we had taken off one of our front two.
“Likewise his formation at CP against the Imps was aggressive and positive?”
Hard to tell- his intention may have been so but so was Ronny’s. Turning intention into reality is what is needed. Against the Imps- we rarely troubled and we were often discomfited.
“His substitutions today were excellent, even Forrest as he stretched their defence across the pitch.”
At the time they were made- they were not applauded. that was my point- posters on here took their view from the result and not from the performance- and they adjusted our post-match verdict accordingly. Forrest did the same thing in the Imps tie at CP and in our friendly but he was still being slated, as was the manager, before the match and at the point of the substitution for being quite blatantly the wrong choice- even to be there- far less to play.
“I couldn’t see the side Ronny left picking themselves up as we did today.”
His first season side had no problem in doing so. I agree about last year’s side but I disagree that there was any remarkable resilience today. We got a goal when we were under the cosh- between their goal and ours, we were second best- not by much- but obviously so. Between the 19th and the 78th minute- we were not that great- a few individuals excepted. that’s most of the match.
“There are improvements in team spirit as well, witnessed by the reaction when KT had a ball blasted at him at the end.”
Stretching it there- there were plenty of player support reactions last season- they were just interpreted differently as indiscipline and players getting distracted.
“Sure we have work to do.”
Agreed
“Sure we will need to dump a few and bring in a couple more.”
Agreed
“Howevva, as per Kojo,
We are on the right road.”
Far, far , far , far too early to tell with any confidence.
“Be happy be positive”
I am both of those things but I do not get swept away with delusional thinking. That was a great result but we are seeing things that are not there- and I repeat for those that mistake realism for pessimism- We are not there or close to there yet.
But I am confident we CAN get there- we will see the evidence replace the faith soon enough.
Twist,
Wee leigh scored one goal in his first month in the hoops.
Patience grasshopper.
HH
GG
You have some smart Grandchildren, if they know what curmudgeon means.
Not sure I spelt it correctly. :)
Is big Erik expected back next week ?
Feel sorry for Rodgers, deila and even Lennon to an extent
Players like Armstrong , GMS, bitton , johannson , Forrest and many others over the past few seasons (kayal) all have a great game or 2 and we think they have turned a corner , or look to be a real player. Then they let you down.
Sounds like Armstrong is the most recent, must be very frustrating for a manager , not knowing which player will turn up.
Ship Ahoy! – Marxman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSH34zgX1cw
HH
TINYTIM
Go to the top of the class TT. O’Connell was caught ball watching and as soon as the ball went in the net I knew you would be on tonight to say you were right.
I didn’t see us crossing the ball or humping it hopefully into their box tonight so the offensive weakness in the air was not put to the test. I did think Dembele won a fair few in the air from kick outs but to be honest my picture was so poor I can’t give a proper assessment of the game.
Find you to be one of the most pessimistic posters on here so I’m happy you are happy about todays result.
There’s more to life than be right…
HH
Tiny Tim
As far as I can see the RVP to rangers story is on HITC- a site that has never yet knowingly stated anything correctly in its entire history.
Rangers finances are opaque- they can be both skint- in legitimate business terms- and yet able to get hold of money from dubious sources to wash through the Ibrox books. They have never shown much regard for regulation and legality under any of their recent chairmen and majority shareholders.
TinyTim on 27th July 2016
setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on 27th July 2016
Idiots.
Great stuff tonight Celtic. Thanks
Re Dembele
I remember when I was about 14/15, we signed a big striker who had a good touch, was always sniffing about the right areas but just couldn’t buy a goal.
All the usual media hacks were writing him off as a dud.
Then, if my memory serves me right, and if it doesn’t feel free to correct me, we were playing the jam huns in the league.
He knocked it one way then the other, and smashed one into the corner of the net.
And the legend of Pierre can Hooidonk was born.
Geordie
Oh no worries bud. I’m hopeful he’s going to come good. There are valid concerns though I feel over what he’s offered to date.
As I say, one goal may be the catalyst for a few more
Rvp to trfc without an ebt???
Gtf.
Sad Affair – Marxman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TePW0vNxuc
HH