I don’t subscribe to the ‘Would rather face them with Messi’ world view. I’ve seen Lionel Messi a couple of times, it’s a bit like standing atop the Eiffel Tower, a breath-taking experience, but I don’t need to visit Paris every month to reinforce the view. Tomorrow will be an almighty challenge against one of the sport’s all-time great teams. Having pushed Barcelona to their absolute limits twice last season, we have no right to expect a second consecutive New Firm victory, but this is a home game at Celtic Park, we hope for a win.
The omission of Joe Ledley is a worry. Celtic need mobility and positional awareness in all positions tomorrow, Joe brings both elements to the party, how Neil Lennon compensates for his enforced absence in central midfield will be a key decision.
I also don’t subscribe to the view that, unlike a year ago, Barca will know what to expect this time. Celtic’s 2-1 victory last season came after they took Barca to added time at the Camp Nou before Barca got their winner. Barcelona knew exactly what to expect, they just didn’t know what to do about it. I see no reason why they will be any better tutored this time. Unless they’ve figured out a way of making wee guys jump higher than big guys.
We are fast, we’re tall, we defend when necessary and we run all game. Unless Barca decide to play for a point and defend deep, which they won’t, they will play exactly as they did last season.
On seeing an X Factor item on the news I complained, “That’s not news”, but I was challenged, “If that’s not news, what makes football news?” Sporting and entertainment events are news if those who produce the news determine it to be so, which places considerable authority on news editors.
Charlotte Fakes revelations have shown us how news professionals, keen to distract attention from a disaster zone of a club, tried to create negative ‘news’ stories concerning Celtic.
Three years ago the Green Brigade displayed a banner at Celtic Park which went largely uncommented upon for several days. Four days after the event, the banner became a nationwide news story, TV news reported it and it made a Radio 5 Live morning discussion programme.
The delay in the item becoming ‘news’ was the most important part of the story. It wasn’t news until the news editors had been convinced otherwise. The damage to Celtic’s reputation was considerable.
Today news editors who ran that story three years ago have an interesting dilemma. Do they run a story about an alarming message being displayed at a football ground, or without being lobbied, is that not a story?
Celtic don’t spend money trying to get negative stories about other clubs in the newspapers, but this is surely not exclusively the way the ‘news’ industry works.
We shouldn’t have to wait on a whistle-blower to shine a light on what happened three years ago, journalists know when they have been lobbied, and that’s the real story, which is not dependent on unfathomable leaks.
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SIPSINI.
Pleasure,and all mine!
I’m back on nights on Friday. You should be back in yer cot by then. Laughing at my discomfort.
Tonight is gonna be utterly marvellous,nerve-wracking,embarrassing,tremendous.
At least one of the above,but hopefully at least two.
Beats being deid,though….
Dexter @ 00:52
It wont be. UEFA and press have got it.
That’s the end of Breaking Bad then,
oh well just have to make do with some game or other tomorrow night.
Also, Sons Of Anarchy has just started another season,
dae me.
MORRISSEY
Really?
Bollix.
Plan B then. Really annoying,that. Still,for £20m a year we all have to make sacrifices.
Me,I have to make a few phone calls to alter arrangements.
Second time in less than a week that place hasn’t been open when it should be.
Being a toolmaker to trade I find it disparaging to see the skills lost to the youth of today.
Unlike other countries that are moving forward in the training of their youth.
We are becoming a backward state in comparison to our Asian counterparts.
More full us!
sipsini
01:12 on 1 October, 2013
Are you suggesting youthenasia?
margaret mcgill
01:15 on 1 October, 2013,
Ha Ha, maybe just giving youth a chance!
I watch smug a*******s debating, while they know fine well they are watching jobs float away abroad.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS forza Oscar and Mackenzie @
01:08
You can watch the away games there. ;)
I’m not sure if ‘The Party In The Champions League’ is going ahead in the Gallowgate tomorrow. I’m on a tight reign tomorrow. Maybe The Oak. My lovely lady is going. She thinks I am not allowed to drink tomorrow.
tbj praying for oscar knox
20:15 on 30 September, 2013
Maxibhoy
I have a friend looking for two tickets for tomorrow. .. suppose I could take the packages and see if anyone wants the ajax and milan tickets .
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I would take the Ajax tickets as it’s the only game I can get back for…
Drunken, emotionally detached men & women in British military uniforms promoting and supporting sectarianism in broad daylight, and behaving in the way their bosses say they never do. If this is how they act when they are having fun at home, can we really wonder what they really do when on active service in Iraq, Afghanistan or Kenya?
The Govt have just admitted that thousands of Kenyans were tortured by the British military and colonial personnel after years of denials. The truth was exposed by an American academic.
Poor, ill-educated men with no future told that this is what passes for patriotism. Put a uniform on a drunk or a yob and you legitimize abuse. Get drunk and abuse the natives but justify it as a patriotic task.
My Dad served as RAF aircrew in WW2. An uncle in the navy was sunk (torpedoed) twice and was adrift on a lifeboat for days after both sinkings, and another uncle was killed at Dunkirk. I’m ashamed for them all.
Were the military personnel at this festival all regulars or were some “part-time”?
As others have said, if the sectarianism was towards Islam or Asians, the allegedly decent people at that ground would have seen the shame. On Saturday they all laughed or looked away.
This is what happens when sectarianism becomes institutionalized. In Scotland it is tolerated and explicitly, implicitly or tacitly encouraged. James MacMillan was right.
Until the British mainstream called this out, the Scottish media were walking away.
COYBIG
Today we play one of the best football teams ever,
And yet we are being let down ,and left disheartened by all who should know better,
This is a Fekin disgusting little country,
were all who are subjects, can say and sing what they want about us,
Happy Celticing
GBWOK
AF TAE MY WORK.
can’t sleep, can’t wait ,
The day has arrived……….
COYBIG…. gerrintaethem!!
HH
….in my excitement forgot to say… Good morning Timland!
Saragossa,
Aye, another St Peters bhoy
Hail Hail
TBJ…… Any possibility on the tickets for Ajax??
canamalar prays oscar can do it again
…early start in Mughalina (sic)?
morrissey the 23rd
00:43 on 1 October, 2013
Anyone wiling and able to available on Tuesday morning/Saturday 4th or Thursday 10th to leaflet for Thomas Rannachan? He is standing in Govan against the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act.
https://twitter.com/AXEACTGovan
https://twitter.com/FACKilltheBill
For more info: axe_the_act@outlook.com
A good thing to promote know Thomas well wish him all the best in his campaign hail hail
Right …..dinner ate and dishes washed,
Sat down in front of tv with beer in hand,
How long till kick off?
What do you mean it’s only 5.15..AM,
That’s not what I asked !
Zimmerman… Yes, same for me and I expect many more worldwide.
desertbhoy,
Usual 8 start, hour in front of dubai
Hi hooooe, hi ho ho its of to work we go,
We work all day for little pay
Hi ho hi ho hi ho hi ho
canamalar prays oscar can do it again
….no you’re an hour behind…. Already been grinding it out for two.
In relation to the Bold Tam Cowan….
Man came from woman. Women are, for the most part, Smarter. Period.
I know you were only having a laugh, but, know your audience, do not patronize them.
I believe we will be Proud post Barca game…
Especially if enough CQNers sing this to themselves, and believe it.
Jimmy Cliff CSC
I’ve got today off….why am I even awake?
Rhetorical question of the year award goes to me..
Got to go back to sleep,
I know….I’ll count disappointed Barca fans
1,..2…..3…………4……………….5…………….6………..zzzzzzzzzzz
Buzzing for tonight but I’m ill man flu sickie phoned but I may still make the game just ………
Watching/reading the Independence debate I have reached one conclusion, one moral certainty…
CFC in certain ways is now bigger than Scotland…
& Aye, there’s the Rub…
Desertbhoy
Sorry mate… another cqnr text me at 8:30 last night to reserve the ajax and milan tickets.
Will keep my eyes open for any spare ajax tickets for you
Good Morning Timland.
At last, here we go again……..off out to work
then straight to CP……….a night for the Greek
Ghod.
Good morning friends from a dry and, well, still dark East Kilbride.
The sleeping is over..bring on the Barca!
Jobo
Turn the page on my 2013 Great Celtic Goals calender to find the month of october is marked with a photo of Thommo scoring the winner against Barca at Paradise ….an omen ????
HH
Good morning CQNers,
Another feast of European football for Celtic tonight with opponents who aren’t looking for revenge, they only want to revel in the special atmosphere at Celtic Park – makes you proud to be a Celt.
I should leave this post there but I can’t go without commenting on the Ibrox PR fiasco at the weekend.
Reviewing the further footage that has become available I was struck by the amateurish and therefore undisciplined display and I suspect many of those in uniform were not serving personnel.
It’s only conjecture but my guess is the military numbers were swelled by an assortment of military wannabes to make up the numbers to what they perceived as a more acceptable level.
It may be churlish but I’ve also got to say the lack of comment from KoJo and the Singing Detective on the matter hasn’t gone unnoticed.
TBJ Praying for Oscar Knox
06:03 on
1 October, 2013
Desertbhoy
Sorry mate… another cqnr text me at 8:30 last night to reserve the ajax and milan tickets.
Will keep my eyes open for any spare ajax tickets for you.
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just my luck.. ok, thanks for the offer and need 2.
***LIVE UPDATE***
As dawn just starts to break I can now confirm that it is, as I suspected, a clear skied, beautiful looking morning over East Kilbride.
Time for the bus into work before the pre-match festivities begin. It’ll be the Merchant Square fanzone for Jobo this evening.
Then on for the Virgil and Efe show…
Enjoy the next 15 hours or so. Hold on tight, now…..
Morning fholks
Woke at half three and then fell over, sleep, at five. I am totally gubbed also with man flu, just getting up for work.
I’ll make the game, try and stop me.
P.S I know no one has decried all, but there will be a lot of good decent guys in the forces, who will be disgusted by Sat. Some good Celtic men and some on here maybe who have serving family. Let’s not decry them all.
I hope this finally puts to bed the deid clubs association with the forces and their hijacking of the poppy.
Let’s now concentrate today on CELTIC.
Ayrshire is Green and White
HH
For the first time in a while I tuned into SSB, hoping for one caller to ask the question about Saturday’s army bigotfest.
When that single caller sneaked the point in, we got a written statement from Gerry the Show host and a couple of sentences from Guidi. Absolutely nothing from Keevins, the man who loves to give his opinion on everything, the very guy who a lot of mileage writing and speaking about poppygate.
Much much easier to read CQN on a bus than when Driving my car. Must do this public Transport Malarkey more often.
And Power Naps seem much easier too :-)
Bring on the Spaniards by the score….
Competitive Record v Spanish Opposition
ICFC 26/09/1962
Valencia (A) L 2-4, OG (28), Carroll (73) 40,000 – Celtic’s first match in formal European competition HT 1-3
ICFC 24/10/1962
Valencia (H) D 2-2 OG (48), Crerand (86) 45000 – John Clark missed a 17th minute penalty on Bobby Craig’s debut HT – 0-0
ICFC 18/11/1964
Barcelona (A) L 1-3 Hughes (55)25000 HT 0-2
ICFC 02/12/1964
Barcelona (H) d 0-0 43000 – Chalmers was carried off in the 75th minute
ECSF1 10/04/1974
Atletico Madrid (H) d 0-0 70000, Atletico had three players sent off, seven booked
ECSF2 24/04/1974
Atletico Madrid (A) L 0-2 64000 HT 0-0
ECQF1 05/03/1980
Real Madrid (H) W 2-0 McCluskey (52), Doyle (74) 67000 – shortly after Wee Johnny’s goal Celtic forced a corner and I’ve never heard Celtic Park in such clamour
ECQF2 19/03/1980
Real Madrid (A) L 0-3 110,000 HT 0-1
EC2/1 20/10/1982
Real Sociedad (A) L 0-2 31000 HT 0-0
EC2/2 03/11/1982
Real Sociedad (H) W 2-1 MacLeod 2 (44, 88) 54874 HT 1-1
ECWC1/1 18/09/1985
Atletico Madrid (A) D 1-1 Iscariot (69) 55,000 Bonner saved a 76th minute penalty HT 0-1
ECWC1/2 02/10/1985
Atletico Madrid (H) L 1-2 Aitken (73) PLAYED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS – UEFA PUNISHMENT FOR RAPID VIENNA FIASCO, HT 0-1
UC 22/11/2001
Valencia (A) L 0-1 39,000 HT 0-0
UC 06/12/2001
Valencia (H) W 1-0 Larsson (45) 57299 AET HT 1-0 – Celtic lost 4-5 on penalties as Larsson became our top goalscorer in European competion with 17 goals
UC 28/11/2002
Celta Vigo (H) W 1-0 Larsson (52) 53726
UC 12/12/2002
Celta Vigo (A) L 1-2 Hartson (37) 26000 HT 1-1 – Celtic progress for first time ever at expense of Spanish opposition
UC 11/03/2004
Barcelona (H) W 1-0 Thompson (59) 59539 Douglas was ordered off at HT
UC 25/03/2004
Barcelona (A) d 0-0 78000
UC 08/04/2004
Villareal (H) D 1-1 Larsson (64) 60000 HT 0-1
UC 14/04/2004
Villareal (A) L 0-2 15964 HT 0-1
CL 14/09/2004
Barcelona (H) L 1-3 Sutton (59) 58589, HT 0-1, Larsson scored Barcelona’s third goal in the 82nd minute
CL 24/11/2004
Barcelona (A) D 1-1 Hartson (45) 74119 HT 1-1
CL 20/02/2008
Barcelona (H) L 2-3 Vennegoor of Hesselink (16), Robson (38) 58345 HT 2-1
CL 04/03/2008
Barcelona (A) L 0-1 75002 HT 0-1
CL 30/09/2008
Villareal (A) L 0-1 25000 HT 0-0
CL 10/12/2008
Villareal (H) W 2-0 Maloney (14), McGeady (45) 58104 HT 2-0
EL 15/09/2011
Atletico Madrid (A) L 0-2 25000 HT 0-1
EL 30/11/2011
Atletico Madrid (H) L 0-1 33257 HT 0-1
CL 23/10/2012
Barcelona (A) L 1-2 Samaras (18) 75000 HT 1-1
CL 07/11/2012
Barcelona (H) W 2-1 Wanyama (21), Watt (83) 55283 HT 1-0
P 30 W 7 D 7 L 16 F 25 A 41
3 points
1. COYBIG 3-1 the bhoys
2. Tam Cowan – sartical peice. Anybody who took it serious has never had 2 brain cells collide.
3. Sectarian British Army? Never http://t.co/kpp049Jy64
MWD
Jobo Baldie
07:15 on
1 October, 2013
Much much easier to read CQN on a bus than when Driving my car. Must do this public Transport Malarkey more often.
And Power Naps seem much easier too :-)
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…only if the power nap doesn’t overlap with your bus stop!!