Tomorrow’s Annual General Meeting of the Scottish Premier League is set to be the third great football meeting in the last two weeks. The Prophet of Armageddon, chief executive Neil Doncaster, will face his shareholders and either have to declare he was being truthful when he told them, and Scottish Football League clubs, the SPL would be unable to fulfil their contractual obligations if Sevco were denied a place in the First Division, or that this was a cunning ruse designed to manipulate clubs and fans alike.
Doncaster was surely encouraged by some in the SPL to adopt his confrontational stance but support from SPL clubs was certainly not universal. No representatives from Celtic participated in any meetings or conversations regarding the contents of the presentation made to SFL clubs, nor was the club informed or consulted on it.
Well done to the Aberdeen fans who kicked off the Sell-out Saturday initiative. They hope to sell-out Pittodrie for their 11 August game and want to as many fans as possible to buy season tickets. The idea has been picked up by clubs throughout the league.
I get the feeling that if supporters groups got together we could use this unique moment, when camaraderie among fans coincided with unparalleled fan power over the clubs, to define a framework for the game we wanted, not something a dreamt up by a Norfolk MBA.
Even if we couldn’t get every fan group pulling in the same direction, a few productive bilateral relationships is all it takes to establish an powerful pressure group.
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I’m happy to see any Celtic team playing as I miss it big time. I could care less about the result as it’s much more important for our manager to see:
who can make the step up to the first team?
Who from the 1st team hasn’t kept their fitness up? and
Where or if we need to buy/ sell.
Lenny will have a good idea but the early games will help his decision making.
All in all it’s just another brick in the Celtic wall.
HH
gscbhoy
It was me who said “sack the board”.In fun of course1
If you read my other posts you will see i am in complete agreement with you!
There are posters on here tonight who should be ashamed to call themselves CELTIC SUPPORTERS!
They are trophy hunting fuds.
Why don’t you give your season ticket, if you possess such a thing, to someone who genuinely supports Celtic.
You are an embarrassment to all things Celtic!
This is very early pre season FFS!
leftclicktic (19.07): “Cracked crest in the rags in the morning :)))”
At least we have a crest to crack!
;o)
gscbhoy (19:12), indeed. So the 3rd division of the German League is better than the Scottish Reserve League. That proves nothing with regard to the prospects for Celtic’s first team in the coming season.
How different would the outcome have been if we had lined up with the following team and with a couple more weeks training behind them?…
Forster
Matthews Rogne Mulgrew Izaguirre
Brown Kayal Commons Ledley
Hooper Samaras
Top Corner
No probs mate, I enjoyed the commentary the guys covered a lot of the history of Celtic our Irish heritage etc etc and also our great rivalry with the deid team who they pointed out several times were re-starting at the very bottom.
Andy Hinkle also bigged Celtic right up…
I’m glad we took Hooper off that team got pretty cluggy over the piece..
next match…
17/07
Vfr Aalen
1800hrs
A fitness exersise, absolute garbage, they are supposed to be profesional athletes, they get paid more a month than than yer average man earns in a year, excuses, excuses.
If yer average worker performed like that after a couple of weeks off, they would get the sack.
Philbhoy – It’s just the beginning! on 15 July, 2012 at 19:22 said:
Name names then if you fell so strongly about it??????
HH
it was just a friendly,let`s not put a downer on a decent week.
IMO , Murphy, Wilson, Paddy (sorry to say) will play no more than 10 games between them for Celtic next season.
The concern is that we now see CL qualifying as the only game in town, no mention of competing at that level. Shame ,but we are miles away from that level and show no ambition to get there.
Philbhoy – It’s just the beginning! on 15 July, 2012 at 19:22 said:
Posts like yours depress me more than that performance.
starry plough
Filip dragged a shot wide of the post
turned round and was clearly seen to use a certain phrase
:)
commentator went right into detail about it, it seemed
as far as i could gather, anyhow
was pretty funny
i dunno if they prefer a little more respect or whatever
might explain it
dunno
BigChipsUK – There’s only one (SPL) team in Glasgow on 15 July, 2012 at 19:23
:)))))))) THATS AN ANSWER :))))
HAIL HAIL
Philbhoy – It’s just the beginning! on 15 July, 2012 at 19:22 said:
Sorry, didnt mean to include you in criticism – i got the irony in your comment. I just get pissed off with the constant negativity of some posters on here, regardless of context. If Celtic lost 1-0 to a 3rd division team in a cup game, noone would be more critical than me, but only three or four of the team who played today will be regular starters come the start of the real season
I know we cant laugh at the demise of the team that used to play in the other half of the city forever, but i would have thought that there would still be enough goodwill to lasat longer than just the second friendly of the season!
Apparently Stuggart Kickers are a German 3rd division side but they hope to be voted into the SPL next week.
See the pessimists are back at their usual…..
Friendly is as friendly does…..
Good run out in front of a crowd that seemed to enjoy it…..
Bloggers always asking to experiment, friendliest are the place for that, watch the tempo move up as we get fitter and get near the CL qualifier…
Get a grip ya gripers!!
ibgaw
Just read back, you’ll know who I mean.
I agree with the comments you made in your last post, but, it’s to early to to start saying we are crap.
We will sign players who will make a difference, and we will have guys like Izzy and Sammi back to, for example.
Too many guys giving up too soon..
C’MON THE CELTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Been supporting Celtic for each and every one of my 50 years and I’ve never cared one jot about preseason friendlies.
Couldn’t even tell you whether there’s a correlation between results in them and the real stuff.
Just sayin’ like.
HH
TopCorner on 15 July, 2012 at 19:26 said:
Yeah he said that Filip had learned how to swear in English!! He was having a laugh about it, hard to tell in German sometimes if people are joking!
He also said that Filip had grown up in Germany, speaks perfect German and had played in East Germany somewhere..
I didn’t know that..
theglasgowcelticway on 15 July, 2012 at 19:28 said:
Apparently Stuggart Kickers are a German 3rd division side but they hope to be voted into the SPL next week.
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At least they’ll have three years accounts…
philbhoy
not interested in result tonite but
we have released 10 players and sold juarez and yet our manager is now saying he might not have any new players for first champions league qualifier
we brought in foster and manager is on record as saying he needed 3/4 new players especially centre half and striker nl clearly stated he wanted these players in for pre season so that they were ready for CL qualifiers
do you believe at moment we are showing ambition re CL
gscbhoy
No problems mate!
It is far to early for judgements to be made.
We’ve got loads of time to sort things out!
theglasgowcelticway (19:28) “Apparently Stuggart Kickers are a German 3rd division side but they hope to be voted into the SPL next week.”
…and they’ll be installed as SPL Champions by Regan and Doncaster the week after, to save the rest of us the embarassment of going ahead with the season.
We are 2 weeks away from the CL qualifier, 2 weeks, and some are saying that it’s about getting fitness.
If that be the case, we may as well give up now.
They should always be 100% fit, anything less is a joke.
I also don’t agree that some are given extra time off in the run up to the CL games, they are needed more now than they ever were, qualify for the group satges and then give them a rest in the spl games.
shimmies33
Can you reproduce Neils quote where he said no one is definitely coming in until someone is definitely sold?
If it was in the msm please don’t bother.
TET,
calm down terry eih eih eih
starry plough
yeh
his dad was at Hertha Berlin
i saw his brother Patrik and he many times last season for the youths
both decent players but a bit yet to go
a little too fancy dan, sometimes not clinical enuff
still young tho, time yet
and in fact Filip has a great shot on him when he feels like it, 25-30yarders
here’s the article of last week on him
(as printed by a certain well known glesga tabloid, surprisingly)
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FILIP TWARDZIK used to sneak out into the centre circle at Celtic Park when the ground was deserted and imagine what it would be like to play there in front of a full house.
Now the Czech-born youngster who was raised in Germany is set to meet his three-year target to reach the top.
Neil Lennon raved about Twardzik’s performance in the friendly against Augsburg in Germany on Tuesday and if a Premier League minus Rangers is like a lottery win on the park for Celtic then Twardzik could be the club’s bonus ball.
That would be a fitting pay-off for the time Filip has dedicated to making it in Scotland after sacrificing family life, and his education, to establish himself in a country where he couldn’t even speak the language.
School lessons were in the form of correspondence courses. Language lessons were faithfully attended every week and Filip’s mother abandoned family life in Germany to help her son and his brother, Celtic youth player Patrick, settle into life in Scotland.
Filip appeared for the second half of the game at Kilmarnock when Celtic won the championship last season.
And the 19-year-old knew he could make it with the Hoops when he set up a goal for Joe Ledley with a cute flick.
He said: “It was a great experience to be part of the team that won the title.
“Providing the assist for Joe Ledley’s goal was brilliant and something I will never forget.
“It was my first competitive game and finally I felt part of everything after setting myself a target of three years to make the first team.
“The manager is very happy with me. If I continue to do well then I should get more games.
“I don’t think about specific matches, like the first Champions League qualifying tie. I’d settle for a few minutes of game time in that tie but it’s up to me to play well in the meantime.
“I’m hoping for two more games on tour in Germany to begin with. I feel ready to play in the first team and I’ll do my best to prove that.”
Twardzik, who was born in Trinec on the Czech border with Slovakia, has gone full circle, having moved to Germany as a child when his father, Rene, signed for Hertha Berlin.
Filip and his twin brother started their careers with Sachsen Leipzig before they were spotted by Celtic’s Chris McCart and brought to Glasgow in 2009.
Versatility has been central to Filip’s progress. His Celtic debut came at full-back but his most influential position could be in midfield while the Czechs use him as a defender at Under-19 level. He said: “I don’t mind where I play. The gaffer wants me to play in midfield or at centre half. I just play wherever he puts me and give it my best shot.
“Players have left in the close season to reduce the size of the squad but that doesn’t change the team too much because others with experience will come in. There’s still a lot of competition.
“We played well against Augsburg, who were a good team from a high standard. But we’ll need to be ready from the first minute of the European game.”
Twardzik’s first experience of Celtic Park was watching an Old Firm derby and the atmosphere captivated him, leading to those centre circle visits that whetted his appetite for the big time.
The irony is it’s uncertain when he will get a chance to play against Rangers but Twardzik’s only focus just now is making further progress.
He said: “My brother and I have been here for three-and-a-half years and I played in the Emirates Cup against Arsenal and Lyon under Gordon Strachan.
“He told me I played well in those games but said he didn’t think I was ready for the first team. Now I’m getting my chance and I hope to take a lot from this experience of being back in Germany.
“I didn’t want to go out on loan at any time because I only wanted to do well at Celtic.
“I wanted to play more last season but things didn’t go my way. Now I’m confident things can improve.
“Someone like James Forrest has been an example to me. He’s an excellent player and when you’re doing well at Celtic you’ll get a chance.
“I always wanted to progress and make it at Parkhead and so did my brother.
“We’re both looking forward to the new season and hoping to get more games. We came in January in 2009 and Celtic have progressed us well.
“We know we can both make it. My mum moved to Scotland with us for the first six months but then she went back home to my dad, who’s now goalkeeping coach at Carl Zeiss Jena in the German Third Division.
“Now we can stand on our own two feet. My brother has been injured and hasn’t had much luck but I think he can turn the corner this season as well.”
The last brothers to make it at Celtic Park were Paul and Willie McStay. If Lennon has landed a similar pair to them then the league everyone knows is already won could have an interesting sideshow to maintain the fans’ interest.
Don’t panic Bhoys The Twitter Hoops fans have already got us out of the Champions League!!
CQN always dragging it’s heels..
before we all lose the plot , a wee tune…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKl6EZShaaw
As calm as a babys bum, or is that smooth ???
off out for a run
here’s a piece i did not see before…
wonder how the China event is/was ?
http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=2483
Nice to see the Bhoys playing again. The new kit is not to my liking though.
We played against a team who gave 100% and things were getting a bit ugly towards the end, no injuries at least.
Hope we are up and running before the Inter game 2 CB required along with a Strong,pacy striker. A pacy winger would not go amiss as well.
Big day tomorrow, KTF
Turnbull Hutton……………..
(belter of a handle)
Chairman of……………….. Wrath Rovers
…….. and hunskelper.
Hail, Hail the Celts are here………
Then again, maybe not.
Team for CL qualifiers
……………………………Forster
………….Wanyama…..Rogne…..Mulgrew
Matthews……Brown…Kayal….Ledley……..Izzy
……………………….Hooper………….Commons
Subs Zaluska Wilson Lustig Blackman Forrest Samaras Stokes.
When we’ve qualified that’s when we’ll get other players in,
If we don’t qualify we’ll get lesser players in.
TopCorner on 15 July, 2012 at 19:38 said:
He’s a classy Bhoy alright that flick for Ledley was sublime, I like him but then again I like football players!! Hahaha..
Mon the Hoops intae this German mob on Tues!!
shimmies33 on 15 July, 2012 at 19:32 said:
philbhoy
not interested in result tonite but
we have released 10 players and sold juarez and yet our manager is now saying he might not have any new players for first champions league qualifier
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Genuine questions
Are any of the eleven released/sold going to be missed ?
Were any of them first choice for their position or even decent back ups ?
I’ve watched both under 19 and development squad matches and from what I’ve seen, the under 19s would easily beat the development squad. They can find a player with a ten yard pass and seem to be able to find space a lot easier. I would give them minutes before some of our more illustrious reserves.
carrigaan
Any more positive posts like that and someone on here will call you a hun!
Careful mate!
TET,
babies bum tends to be a bit skittery :oD)))