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After Tuesday night, you might feel a slight sting. That’s pride. Pride only hurts, it never helps.  Continue to bank Premiership points, mature as a squad and grow the club, because a year from now when we’re kicking it in the Champions League, you’re gonna’ say ‘We’re progressing’.

A week ago I suggested a case could be made that the game at Ross County was our most important before the international break.  I know that game has already faded into memory, but argument stands.  Champions League football is everything to Celtic – our biggest earner, best way to attract players, the sugar in fans’ tea, we need to be there and we need to improve results when we get there.

We are a significant way off the highs of Gordon Strachan’s Champions League campaigns (yes, some people were always unhappy), and we need to redouble efforts to return to that level, but until then, the importance of winning at the weekend can never be overstated.

Our coefficient monkeys did their best last night to make sure Celtic continue to reach the Champions League in future seasons.  Still a lot of work to do before we can assume anything, but fair play to them – every club in the league must do their best for Scotland’s perennial champions.

While Celtic legs and minds will be weary after our humbling in Madrid, Aberdeen flew back from Greece overnight after a respectable draw with POAK, and will travel south tomorrow ahead of their game at Celtic Park on Sunday.  Barry Robson is making progress but the international break surely cannot come soon enough for a squad which is far lighter than Celtic’s.

I expect a backlash from Celtic.

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  1. glendalystonsils on

    PRESTONPANS BHOYS on 10TH NOVEMBER 2023 8:18 PM

     

    Fit band = fitba bloody auto spell

     

     

    One of my hobbies is working out what posters meant to say before auto spell fecked it up for them !

     

     

    Fit band /fitba was an easy one .

     

     

    I’m a sad individual;-)))

  3. Prestonpans bhoys on

    Petec

     

     

    Might try the next shipwreck adventure, aff to Gran Canaria tomorrow back end of the month. Perhaps BRRB will arrange a December gig 🍻🍺🍸

  5. Melbourne Mick on

    Hello again all you young rebels.

     

     

    From a lovely sunny Melbourne.

     

    Not read back yet, are we all in a happy place ?

     

    Lots of banter ?

     

    Looking forward to slicing through the mutton

     

    today ?

     

    It’s always a joy reading back.

     

    Here goes.

     

    H H. Mick

  7. bigrailroadblues on

    Mod 1888

     

    Common sense?

     

    Happy birthday on Sunday.

     

    Prestonpans/Phil

     

    Always ready for a piss up. January 15th onwards, the Irish Shipwrecks will be involved 👍.

  8. Prestonpans bhoys on

    Glen

     

     

    I normally don’t bother but thought that wiz a bit too esoteric, hats aff to yur english interpretation skills 😂🤣😅👏👏

  10. Moderator1888 on

    BBRB

     

     

    Every now and again I fart fairy dust……..

     

     

    Tonight may be one of those nights

  12. Chairbhoy on

    TONTINE TIM @ 6:05 PM,

     

     

    As always a great insightful read.

     

     

    However our European Record under MO’N was good and the platform Fergus, DD and Brian Quinn created allowed that to happen.

     

     

    Understandably competing at that level and not getting the returns wasn’t sustainable.

     

     

    Yet DD was prepared to risk money to keep us at a reasonable level for a EPL call up.

     

     

    PL is prepared to risk money on prospect signings in the hope of a return.

     

     

    Think there was a middle way, keeping us at a better level after WGS went and signing better players to develop and make profit from.

     

     

    The period from Tony Mowbray through to Ronny Delia, we fell a long, long way and it’s much tougher playing catch up.

     

     

    Not sure what your point on Martin’s family was but he never left the area when he moved down for the Wycombe Wanderers job.

     

     

    His daughters went to school around here and his wife was definitely ill.

     

     

    Hail Hail

  13. Prestonpans bhoys on

    BRRB

     

     

    Your luck could be in for another hun game ticket in December.

     

     

    Miss Prestonpans can’t make it and only relative interested works from home but his work is in the Australia time zone !

     

     

    Find oot soon…….

  18. Chairbhoy on

    BIGRAILROADBLUES @ 9:10 PM,

     

     

    Don’t worry pops, my pit is calling me:)

     

     

    BTW: Grand Evening to be a Tim:)))

     

     

    Enjoy Espana…

     

     

    Hail Hail

  19. Moderator1888 on

    If you don’t think some of the team look on here

     

     

    You’re nuts

     

     

    I bet they do

     

     

    And I bet they are shoiting bricks before they do

     

     

    Show them who we are

     

     

    Just for a little bit

     

     

    Am proud to be a tim

     

     

    Let the players be proud too

     

     

    Through thick or thin

     

     

    Wins, losses and worse

     

     

    Am a tim

     

     

    Mon the hoops

  20. bigrailroadblues on

    Chairbhoy

     

    Get to yer cot ya impertinent young pup. Grand day to be a Tim. You are a true supporter of the Glasgow Celtic.

  21. carpe diem 63 on

    FFS terrible news re Maeda ..out till new year ..hope Celtic have a plan b re this and there is no negative impact on our title push ..starting on Sunday !?..That is now 3 key players out till new year ( Abada, Hatate and Maeda ) ..the Huns must be rubbing their hands together …surely no more bad luck !….please 🍀

  23. pitymevin on

    Good evening, I’ve seen the blog and regarding freedom of speech coming up on not just this blog but also SC , of which I’m now banned. Can I just point out, only your conscious will guide you. You will be judged by the events as seen by those not born yet!

     

     

    The GB are all our sons and daughters and whether you like it or not we are their parents, their guardians, their forefathers.

     

     

    On another note, it seems that PL seen the bankers crash coming and Walter & SDM didn’t. Now if we are going to try and change history to suit our agenda then that’s fine, but it doesn’t change the fact that Rangers didn’t go bust because they had debt. The reason Rangers went bust is because the banks called in their debts.

     

     

    Auldheid as always you love to change the narrative to suit your agenda.

     

     

    Absolute nonsense.

     

     

    Thames Water £17 billion in debt, Athletico Madrid €900 million in debt.

     

     

    CELTIC £72 million in the bank and 1 point in the CL, disgusting.

  26. Prestonpans bhoys on

    BRRB

     

     

    You win a coconut, relative working Australian time 🤣 will text you nearer the time. Caveat not drinking cause in the caravan in the Trossachs, so local bus from Aberfoyle and bludder doesn’t do 1 hour and 40

     

    minute journeys ……

  27. pitymevin on

    No problem MOD, sorry If i offended.

     

     

    But we are in trouble with the quality of our squad, it’s very big, but big is not always better.

     

     

    Incoming

  29. Moderator1888 on

    PITYMEVIN

     

     

    Doesnt matter what day or year it is

     

     

    We are always in trouble or lagging or not doing enough on “something”

     

     

    It’s Friday night

     

     

    We won’t change the world or the board tonight

     

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIuwp5PWlk8

     

     

    Spikeysauldman informed me the bhoy who plays guitar is a tim

     

     

    What you got mate??

  42. Burnley78 on

    One of the reasons for rangers European efforts seeking to be more successful than ours despite our almost total domestic dominance has been put forward as the intimidating atmosphere at Ibrox.

     

     

    I just watched highlights of the match v Sparta. I have to admit seeimg their support on all 4 sides of the stadium on their feet for 100 minutes willing their team to win a Europa league tie does create a pretty intimidating backdrop. It needs the team to perform of course but it definitely destabilizes the opponents. Having watched both our home games from seats in the north stand as we took the lead only to see our supporters sit back down and begin their customary critique of our players every pass it may be worth asking how much our support really want this success vs theirs. How passionate we are vs them. What the level of desire we have vs theirs.

     

     

    All I seem to read here is how domestic stuff is not so important and how the board are to blame for all of the problems. Few seem to accept we are in a football backwater where our team gets 4 or 5 tough games, where the opposition actually come at us, each season. Stepping into the CL in such an unprepared way is a massive leap. Every bit of help our team can get from the paying customers can make a difference. Watch Copenhagen v Man I or Shakthar v Barca or even rangers v Sparta and see how passionate support can play its part.

     

     

    With that kind of backing, rather than folks sitting back on their arse after we take the lead, we could be lookomg at 3 or even 6 points from our home games like our rivals rather than 1.

     

     

    Of course it is not the only thing. It can’t make for the gulf in domestic playing environments but it can make a difference.

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