Icelandic champions, you say? Not much to worry about there, you would hope. But Stjarnan knocked Lech Poznan out of Europe last season, and Poznan went on to take the Polish league from our old pals Legia Warsaw, who were a pretty decent team last season.
Stjarnan were not nearly as good as Lech Poznan, nor were they as good as Motherwell, who they also put out of Europe a year ago, but get your close-season wrong (the Polish Ekstraklasa doesn’t break until June), and you’re out, no matter if it’s Stjarnan or Maribor on the match ticket.
Let me put it another way, I wouldn’t fancy St Johnstone against Stjarnan right now, and Saints won at Celtic Park as recently as March. A red card in the wrong place (need I remind you of Efe, big Dan?) and you’re in trouble.
I’ve not seen the new livery on Celtic Park, the photos of which look superb, so I’ll be along early tonight to drink in the summer atmosphere. There’s also the anticipation of looking forward to seeing a few new faces in competitive action for Celtic for the first time.
The most important performance of tonight will be from Dedryck Boyata. More than any other area of the team, defence is all about partnerships, so how quickly Dedryck fills the Jason Denayer gap will go a long way to determining whether Celtic qualify for the Champions League group stage this season.
Remember to swap out your old season ticket from your wallet with your NEW ticket!
Bring it on, Celtic.
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Sandman
VVD is suspended tonight.
LB
Nice wan,Dan.
That slightly annoying moment when a text becomes a post.
Heyho
So a new look Euro-Seive bein’ unveiled the night.
Fingers crossed it doesn’t succumb to the ole Eyjafjallajökull fallout
BT
Thoughts and prayers for your friend Vincent and his family at this sad time.hopefully catch up tonight.
hail hail
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
12:34 on 15 July, 2015
SANDMAN
Virgil is suspended.
Back wi the mob who still have Denayer on their list. They sound clueless.
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Of course, cheers- and PP have priced him up along with Denayer!
Livi, cheers.
Bets settled – Mick Lustig for a double, £10 @ 60/1
Celtic fan Stevie Gallagher for the open £10 e-way @ 200/1.
I have a friend in the Cordoba area of Spain on holiday,would any of you Celts know of a bar where the game can be watched there?
HH
Virgil is suspended…
…and Zheng is….?
Thanks Lymmbhoy, just noticed it’s at the gay village. Oh well
CosmopolitanCSC
P
Thon ACTV is just the thing to keep out the sleet on a cold February night at Cappielow.
kds has a rumor linking us with a danish left back …. jonas knudsen …22 years old, 100games for his club, and 2 caps… and he’s 6’1″…. so far, sounds promising.
POD I
Nothing better than giving a hug and a kiss to a stranger as you jump up and down when Celtic score.
Looking forward to the game tonight but worried about the centre of defence. Boyata seems a certain starter but it’s Charlie next to him that has me worried.
1-0 would do me but 4-0 would be better.
Mail sent re Ayrshire Tims AGM to those eligible. So check the junk folders,lads!
Anyone else interested in a day doon the watter beside Ayr station talking bollix wi guid Tims and a bookies nearby,usual rules…
bmcuwp@gmail.com
for details (arrive,talk bollix,have a few,not difficult)
Oh,it’s on Saturday.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
12:36 on
15 July, 2015
ROYCROPPIE
I think the same shade of purple denotes very high office in OO.
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Seems it does. Initiation into that office appears somewhat unusual:
“At the end of his ‘ride on the goat’ the candidate is rolled up in a bundle and carried in the canvas or sackcloth sheet to the north-west corner of the Chapter room, where he is informed of the consequences of disloyalty to the Royal Arch Purple. Here the Arch Purple candidate subjects himself to one of the most blasphemous and grossly repulsive forms of bondage imaginable”
Has anyone heard anything regarding the HMRC court appeal agaisnt the huns ebt usage
I thought it was supposed to finish at the end of last week
Total media silence on that one
MONAGHAN1900
And your point is?
To be honest it sounds like the high heid yins are all Tims having a laugh and enjoying themselves humiliating that lot.
Sounds like a fair bet,tbh.
HH
CANT WAIT to sit in Celtic Park tonight…been a few months…
Moreover ,following last years UCL seat debacle( my kids could not sit next to me despite being ST holders) I’ve relocated…
Memo to ticket office….sort out your decent customers…..I’m not convinced….
HH
Paddy Power
no longer offering Denayer
still got prices for Wakaso and Tonevtho
DBBIA
nothing for ZZ…:¬)
i spent the best part of last season slagging off Ronny because of his poor euro start
Give him time, they said, give him time. Me? I would have given him time okay, 30 days in the BarL.
But anyway Ronny has had his settling in time and here we are again at the start of the only show in town again. Dont **** it up again!
Dontbrattbakkinanger
12:45 on 15 July, 2015
Virgil is suspended…
…and Zheng is….?
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14/1 with PaddyPower for first goal…
That Lech Poznanresult should keep us all in check hopefully the players anyway.
SOT reported they get well beaten in Italk ,
Just do the Biz tonight Celtic
Bobby Murdoch and Roy Croppie further to your posts in the last thread about Alfie Conn. My dad and i had our doubts about us signing Alfie but lost these when i saw him playing for us.
He was on a similiar wavelength, football wise, to our three other best players in that team, Danny, Kenny and Pat Stanton.
He added to what was a very good teamthat season.
Alfie’s set up for Joe Craig’s goal in our two nil win against Dundee Utd in March 1977 was very. He twisted and turned until he got a good angle to send a terrific back post cross for Joe to score.
Ole Zheng Zhi still getting a fair few mentions on the ole Guangzhou Evergrande Quick News.
CELTICFOREVER
Concluded last week. Decision will take a while,about a month or so.
HMRC no doubt realise you need to kill someone to get a draw wi home judges. And even having done that,still cannae get a result.
Final destination for this is not going to be in Scotland,I reckon.
We really need to hammer this lot from the start tonight.
No ‘settling in’ – straight for the jugular, crush any optimism they may have had, eradicate hope, make them want to hide and get the pain over with.
Ergo, make them feel like yer average Hun will after Hibs do them next week…
I see the Daily Record have all the goals from the Hun v Tynecastle !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????,game.A 6-0 drubbing no less.That will teach these amateur teams to mess with the “Big boys”
Comparatively speaking ,of course.
Another nonentity signed today,but not to worry,like the board,he is Sevco man.
As Mr Lambias asked,”Wheres your money Mr King?”
Funny how that is the only time that question has been asked.
Tonight.No worries,Tynecastle could beat this mob.
For it’s a Guangzhou Evergrande team to play for,
It’s a Guangzhou Evergrande team to see
First time on the site for a while today, just looking for a shout to watch the game somewhere in Corfu tonight.
Realise now why I no longer bother with CQN anymore.
The attacks on Ms Black today are beneath contempt, very depressing for a Celtic fan like myself to read such bile.
Poor show to those concerned.
DALLASDALLAS
I’m meeting DELANEYS in ten days. I’m gonna ask him if you’re my long-lost twin!
Mibbe not. Cheap and plentiful beer will ensure we only talk bollix and get maudlin about all sorts of things.
I’m really looking forward to it!!!!!
I agree BMCW the only chance HMRC may have is getting final appeal down in London
I dont remember the huns having lost a case where its been held in Edinburgh
bournesouprecipe
12:27 on
15 July, 2015
Starting Eleven
OK with that selection although Lustig sounds fragile.
DALLASDALLAS
Oh,and your points about our top players in the double season illustrate precisely why we had such a disaster after it.
Jock’s last season was a disaster. The loss of Dalglish was a difficult one to overcome,of course. Especially as he spent the pittance allowed semi-poorly.
But the injuries and illnesses that team had to contend with were beyond belief.
Son of Warsaw
13:11 on 15 July, 2015
Don’t let that put you off Mate. This is a great site.
Dear God, is it really 33 years since I was last in Gouvia? Many happy memories from that holiday with my mates.
HH
excath
Agree, in his own words.
themaestro72
12:52 on
15 July, 2015
Looking forward to the game tonight but worried about the centre of defence. Boyata seems a certain starter themaestro72
12:52 on
15 July, 2015
Looking forward to the game tonight but worried about the centre of defence. Boyata seems a certain starter but it’s Charlie next to him that has me worried.
1-0 would do me but 4-0 would be better
themaestro72
12:52 on
15 July, 2015
Looking forward to the game tonight but worried about the centre of defence. Boyata seems a certain starter but it’s Charlie next to him that has me worried.
1-0 would do me but 4-0 would be better.
themaestro72
12:52 on
15 July, 2015
Looking forward to the game tonight but worried about the centre of defence. Boyata seems a certain starter but it’s Charlie next to him that has me worried.
1-0 would do me but 4-0 would be better.
“But its Charlie that has me worried”
And why would that be?.Think I can feel the start of a witch hunt against one of our better players starting.I have no reason why.Because the guy was out injured?.I see no other reason.WGS could not wait to get Charlie back,and with his performance after such a long lay-off,you could see why.Against far better players than he will face tonight.
In my opinion,Charlie is one of our most gifted players.A wand of a left foot,so difficult to find.Can play,CH,LB,midfield,and has done without question for the club,probably to the detriment of his career.Always gives his best,but like every player on the planet,can have a bad game.
I will watch with interest the future comments on the boy,but as I said,I can feel a wee witch hunt starting against the player.Shameful,as the season has not even started.
BMCUW,
I’ve ironed my pink mankini ready for the game;)
P