My initial reaction to a Sunday 12:00 kick off time is not positive. It’s out of routine, so there’s an inherent objection, but as I don’t have a long journey to Celtic Park it may end suit me better than a later kick off.
Fans who travel from great distances will have the inconvenience of an early rise, but some, who are dependent on public transport, will be prevented from attending, which is never a scenario to be treated lightly.
I see a bit of angst against James Forrest over his decision to reject a new Celtic contract and opt instead to leave the club when his contract expires next year, if not before. I don’t think we’ve seen the best of James. When he arrived in the team in the wake of Aiden McGeady’s departure he was on fire, but the intervening years have not been kind.
Injury has robbed him of a regular starting place, and a fair bit of form when he does get in the team. Sean Maloney was in a similar position a few years back. Injured for long periods, even when he was fit he was often a substitute. He needed to leave Celtic Park for a fresh start. Had he stayed, I don’t think he would have rediscovered his early peaks. Putting all emotive issues aside, James Forrest looks like a player in need of a fresh start.
He’s not alone, of course.
Barcelona president, Josep Maria Bartomeu took a shot across Uefa bows when he told the BBC he wants big (trans: rich) clubs who fail to qualify for the Champions League to be given wild card access. Make no mistake, this is a follow up to Karl-Heinz Rummenigge’s recent utterances on creating a closed-shop tournament.
Bartomeu also said he views the FA Premier League as the biggest threat to Barcelona, which is 100% true. When teams like Bayern Munich and Barcelona coordinate statements on structural change you know that profound moves are underway.
I’m all for change, Celtic have much to gain, but we need to organise quickly. Find similar allies – big clubs from Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Turkey and Portugal – and plan accordingly. Europe’s major clubs are each leaving hundreds of millions of TV money on the table each year because of the existing league and European tournament structures.
England has opened their eyes to what is possible. Change of some sort is inevitable now the ball is in play.
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Superb save Cech.
Hung in well for best part of 70mins……………..
kebabed in a breakaway………………..
stretched & dived in………………..
Good Night Vienna!
Messi wipes out get another good team – hard luck Arsenal.
MM
Our janny Mr McLaughlin always chased us off the patch of grass next to the red blaize school pitch. He would always scream that Danny McGrain and Kenny Dalglish our hero players at the time, never played on grass at school. :)
get = yet!
Easy the barca
BSR…
I don’t believe we have the directors to fight for Celtic, or what Celtic represents, to some Celtic supporters.
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A lot of Celtic supporters I speak to are disallusioned with the silence from our board about the new club.
Then again, there is a lot that can’t wait to meet this reincarnation that is on our doorstep.
Interesting and traumatic times ahead…methinks.
DD
Celtic v Arsenal CL qualifier few years back.
I was in town having a snack before the game.
Lots of Arsenal mob….nasty, horrible attitudes.
Good postscript though…half an hour later, they got chased from the pub by the young Celtic bhoys:)
Well done Barca…The whingers are sick,.
Nae Luck Arsenal you cloggers:)
Mon the Spanish Tims.
HH
McManaman. ‘A 3rd Barca goal would put it out of sight….’ Oh my aching sides
I like Derek Ferguson but his match report on the Jags game there was a hard listen.
How does someone so inarticulate get a job wi the BBC. I also include Kris Boyd. Hunbelievable!
DD…
We played in Castleton school, the janny would set his two boxer dogs on us…a bad bassa was he.
Revenge was sweet when I got my .22 rifle…not the dogs btw. :)
Great entertainment at the Emirates. Barca might have won 5-3. Five zilch for Dundee…..another cherry brandy for Beatbhoy ! Four goals for the Wee Rovers at home to the Breakin! A good night’s football !
CLUNKS
I agree, obviously it’s a different world out there now and
so much more distractions for kids like iPad games and the
like, over here there’s lovely grass parks everywhere with all
ages of boys and girls playing the beautiful game and i’ve no
doubt that Oz will be a big player in world soccer soon.
Gearoid
Good on you mate.
H.H Mick
I feel privileged to have been witness to Lionel Messi both via television but also in the flesh at Celtic Park
Great that we have a team like Barcelona to put the mighty EPL and those arrogant pundits. Back in their boxes.
That would be air rifle. :))
Delaneys
Any word on how Nesbitt did tonight?
Good to see yet another English team get passed off the park.
They can have as much money as they want but their media’s jealous attitude towards the genius that was the Messi – Suarez penalty last weekend tells me all I need to know that they’ll never fulfil their potential no matter how many continental trophies, English sides win in the future.
Keep it comin, the no voting English msm.
hankray
like your typing (thumbs up!)
SIPSINI
‘Traumatic’
Wooft…an understatement id say:)
Wait till the Celts batter them…The forces of darkness/spawn of satan/circus of horrors will go bananas.
And they definitely wont like the sight of me dressed up like Pope Francis:)
Be like Apocalypse Now on Buckfast.
Cant say im looking forward to it.
The return of the Covenanters.
HH
SIPSINI
The Return of the Covenanters.
A bit like the Onedin Line….but wi Huns:)
HH
TGM
Was at a Celtic v Wolves pre season friendly a few years back. Was in a Gallowgate boozer when some Midlands casuals and Glasgow ICF strolled in. Bad mistake. Have never seen pool cues and empty 40 oz whisky bottles been used in battle so effectively. Fair play the Calton Bhoys. :)
DD-I know a squad of Tims who done the roof at Murray Park,jerseys,rosary beads,photos,scarves,all firmly ensconced in the building:))
TTR
Not a mention fae Deek. Haud oan he’s back oan. :)
Delaneys Dunky
Yes it was strange back in the day, every little bit of public
grass was protected by jannies and parkies like it was their
own private fiefdom, we would play in the street next to a
big park looking through the gates every five minutes to see
if the parkie was away for his fag and then it was a quick 5
mins on a lovely green pitch and omg it felt like we were at
Wembley.
H.H Mick
THETIMREAPER on 23RD FEBRUARY 2016 9:46 PM
Delaneys
Any word on how Nesbitt did tonight?
-seems young Nesbitt was outstanding tonight,subbed on 80 minutes to a great ovation
Red blaze pitch?
Played for St. Kessogs primary on our red blaze. Won the league easily as all the others did not fancy our pitch.
DD
Its not going to be good next season
They are readying the straight-jacket for me now:)
When that mob of vile, smelly bigots poison Celtic Park with their song book.
I will probably go doolally.
But i’ll be restrained…so its all good:)
HH
Bob O’Baldy………..typing on a tablet always a risky business.
Allan and Christie want to start but who would you play?
I completed the survey, but wanted to ask why Rogic wasn’t listed? One of the brightest elements of our season this year, in my humble opinion.
BB
We are obsessed wi converting der hun to see the light.
Just as my Father sent Me,
So I’m sending you out to be……. ;)
Reading reports Nesbitt did extremely well tonight. Great news for the bhoy and for us.
sips
Yip. Who’d have thunk it?
One half of the so called ‘Old Firm’ is liquidated, the other half is instructed to pretend, they weren’t, and just move………………….. right along on there Timmy.
I think I know how it’s going to pan out.
Yeah!
Let’s all laugh at Arsenal…………………
only qualified for CL Group Stages for 18 years…………….
just think of the financial input to the coffers of CFC had we had been doing likewise since 1998!
Entertaining football? Financially sound? Honourable club?
Worth mocking just because they failed to put Barca to the sword???
DD / Corkcelt / Bada
Thanks for the updates, good to hear he did well!
The Green Man says SACK THE Board…
The onedin line, my god that takes me back.
Poldark, Roots and the Borgias, that I had to hide behind the couch to watch :)
PRAECEPTA
I much prefer Barca.
Dont care about how many times Arsenal get into the CL.
Im a Celtic supporter.
Feck Arsenal.
No Offence.
HH
Googybhoy
Passed by today. The school has been demolished and the pitch ripped up.
SIPSINI
Vincent Price…Witchfinder General..at Ibrox:)
HH