A game against Union Berlin, from the second tier of German football, four days before our Champions League qualification campaign gets underway sounds like perfect preparation. Union will be better than any opposition we have or will play since defeat in Turin last month and they will be miles ahead of our Champions League second qualifying round opponents.
Having to play six instead of last season’s four games to qualify for the group stage has cost Celtic ‘lucrative’ preseason friendlies. I am sure those charged with the task of balancing the books at Celtic Park (we always pay our bills) will be less than entertained by this, and for many supporters, if feels important that we face Real Madrid or Inter Milan preseason, but the summer time is all about qualifying for the Champions League. There are five weeks between Celtic’s opening qualifying game and the first leg of the play-off round. This extra preparation time should ensure we are fitter and ready.
Legend has it that competitive football in July inevitably leads to a drop in form late in the season but legends are not always reliable. Last year Basel entered Champions League qualification at the same stage Celtic will next season, and next week they become the first Swiss team to play competitive European football in May ever. Apoel Nicosia entered at the same stage in 2011 and became Cyprus’ first qualifier for the Champions League quarter final last year.
The Champions League final of 2014 will be held in Lisbon, the first time the city has hosted Europe’s top game since………. you know when. There are 1730 miles between Berlin and Lisbon, or 10 months, if you prefer. Preparations are already underway.
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Morning all.
Happy 1st of May.
National holiday here – there are quite a few, the last one being all of six days ago!
Congratulations to Borussia Dortmund.
HH!!
Sevco investigating Sevco – whits that about – do they really think we are that stupid? ……wonder how it will turn out……not.
Morning,
Only in Scotland could someone like HATEley be given a platform by the MSM to air his views.
tommysbhoy
06:13 on 1 May, 2013
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Cheers for that, I got my info from twitter, I should really stay away from there, I’m being stalked by some twat called no surrender3 1690, his spelling is worse than some on here, correction all on CQN :>)
V
HATEley is well named.
He is a HATEful, hurtin’ hun!
Was speaking to a Milan fan some time ago and his name came up.
He said something along the lines of – “Bloody useless he was! …and UGLY! Scored about 20 goals in something like 90 games. He was no Marco Van Basten!”
HH!!
I wish we could have a sticky about the fact that Sevco haven’t got audited accounts and they don’t need to produce any until December this year and therefore there’s no need for the SFA to demand them.
However that’s not to say there’s not some shamming going on. I suspect the SFA will require some level of comfort about their financial position. How accurate that will be is probably worth a question or two.
Gooooooood morrrrrrning! As the young folks say ‘….the word on the street’ is that CW is about to release some more of his recordings. Apparently he’s been hard at work on that difficult second album.
Guest stars include ‘Ole’ Blue Nose’ Smith, Mumblin’ Minty Murray and Chrome-Dome Ogilvie. Backing vocals are provided by at least one self-styled former ‘proper newspaperman of the year’.
The oldest young manager in Scotland has decided that Craig Mather is a man he can work with.
vhman
it was weeminger that put me right…oh and auldheid
h.h
Rangers were deducted 10 points in Feb 2012 because they went into administration.
It was beyond the Scottish football authorities control.
15 years of previous known abuse were not acted upon by the Scottish football authorities.
Still so.
Immediately moves were underfoot to facilitate their re-entry into Scottish football’s top tier.
A complete depraved indifference to sporting integrity and fairness and justice.
To my pleasant suprise the average Scottish football punter spoke out in defiance and as a result the pariahs were parachuted into SFL 3.
It was beyond the Scottish football authorities control (apart from the SFL3 bit).
They should have been obliterated from history right then and there.
Efforts are being continuously made by the Scottish football institutions to facilitate their rehabilitaion so that they can “humiliate the tims”….heh its the way I tell em!
Still so.
Even now in retospect they have been corrupt and criminal beyong reproach nothing has been done by the Scottish football authorities.
Maybe Gilmour is waiting to see if they buy his St. Mirrendom. Who cares?
They should be obliterated from history right now.
Through it all Celtic realy did nothing.
Still not sure if that was a good idea.
History will tell.
I have my doubts.
Ogilvie is still there. Regan and Doncaster too.
Even the Scottish judiciary came out in their favour.
So what has become of the beautiful game?
On the day that Havelange is proven corrupt and a Spanish judge orders blood to be destroyed (probably some footballers blood in there I suspect along w/Nadal).
Total corruption everywhere.
Juventus players wrestling Celtic players to the ground at corners is nothing really.
Good morning CQN, from a sunny Nordrhein Westfalen a high of 18*C predicted today. Happy May Day, a public holiday here with everything shut but not the pubs.
Funny how this picture emerges today after me discussing it on here yesterday, probably coincidence?
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/396098/Neil-Lennon-in-the-clear-for-now?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+daily-express-football-news+%28Daily+Express+%3A%3A+Football+Feed%29
Very dreich here at the moment. Hope it’s better in the East End.
Some game last night. Great entertainment. Hope tonight’s is equally good.
Morning,all,
THE EXILED TIM-sorry,bud. I thought I was keeping you from yer zeds so went to mine!
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Anyway,I see that Nile Ranger has tweeted that Newcastle need him back-what is it about that name,shameful behaviour and lack of contrition?
Oh that Whyte has got Wally and Minty on record. That would really make my day but what would make my year is if he has stuff on Ogilvie.
Bayern will score first tonight, leaving Barca with a 6-goal mountain to climb.
60,000 Germans invading London over a weekend in May? Should be fun.
Hymns to Our Lady: my all time favourite is “Bring flowers of the fairest”. Class in every note.
I’ll sing a hymn to Mary,
The Mother of my God;
The Virgin of all virgins,
Of David’s royal blood.
O teach me, holy Mary,
A loving song to frame;
When wicked men blaspheme thee,
To love and bless thy name.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAOVkMgdn4U
Parkheadcumsalford
08:27 on 1 May, 2013
Hymns to Our Lady: my all time favourite is “Bring flowers of the fairest”. Class in every note.
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Takes me back to glorious days in May in the late 60’s singing hymns in St Mary’s Primary, Paisley. Happy days.
I’m only 6 miles from EK but it couldn’t be more different from dry and cloudy. Dull, grey, low cloud very windy and pouring rain. Welcome to may in Lanarkshire.
That’s the Glassford weather forecast by the way Jobo.
Weather grand in Tipperary. Heading off in 20 minutes or so to play in our weekly Seniors Golf event. Someone needs to have a word with Craigy Bhoy he is a bit tardy with his latest releases, they are well overdue. Bhuns Financial year manipulated to ensure they had next years season ticket money in the Bank. Its all window dressing, the tribute act will follow the original.
morning bhoys..
PCS
first song at my wedding almost 19 years ago, Mrs BY deserves a medal…
pain receding daily thankfully..
re bookies talk last night.
I stuck a fiver on Real last night to get my money back and claim my free fiver from sky bet..
TeT
if the kid has any problems you have my number an email address…
happy birthday to my uncle Neil Grant from the parish of St Michaels Parkhead..77 today
sannabhoy email on its way…
also finally watched the Green mile last night.. itv4 on till 1.30am..
BMCUW
Nile Ranger = Vile Ranger…,, bliddy i phones.
There I fixed it for ye!
V
old boy on BBC news this morning Gwynne’s Grammar
G_J perfect book for you mate…. o))
BT Glad you are getting there, thought the Green Mile was a load of bo****x myself. Do you have Che’s e-mail address. If you do you might P.M. it to me on Facebook. I’m looking for a bit of background info on Marky Brown & Che has done a piece on him & said he would send it to me.
Whither the cash strapped scrofulous hillbillies the day?
VMHAN
Haha-cheers,bud!
corkcelt
will recommend Che as a friend on FB today…
Thats it from me this morning. Clear Blue Sky, sun shining, Golf Course beckons. Sorry BT shouldn’t be saying things like that when you are still laid up but fear not Your Day Will Come.
Thanks BT I’d be proud to have him as a friend.
Ole Sevconian Paradox- show me the deeds vs bring oot yir deid
Whyte won’t be releasing any tapes of Minty. Whyte doesn’t slag off Minty. Minty claims he was duped and that’s as far as he took it.
For months we said Whyte hadn’t gone away, and he hadn’t. Does anyone think Minty has?
Minty was in dire straits. Minty has recently secured a massive debt for equity swap with the bank.
You can work out the rest.
BT, if Corkcelt is agreeable add my name to that recommendation
Reading back last night ticket talk seems to centre round Cup final tickets. Don’t see too much talk about away tickets for Dingwall and Dundee, why do I find that typical
All pure conjecture, I have no inside information.
May Day —–way down south .
A day for the beach .—– Mid 20s,.
Post match stuff with the Special One . Moves with ease from one language to another . Particularly fond of 2 words —–I/ me ..
He is for the off .
Happy Workers Day !
MICKYBHOY1888
Dunno.
Why do I think you never quite made it as a detective?