Every week, every game, counts at this stage of the season, when players are fighting for full fitness. Hibs’ remarkable comeback last night after going 0-2 down to Asteras Tripolis will have their Greek opponents wondering if three preseason friendlies was sufficient preparation for a game of that importance. Hibs have played five games in total.
AEK Athens, who lie in wait for Celtic or Rosenborg, have also played three games since losing the Greek Cup Final on 12 May. They play a fourth on Tuesday against Galatasaray, their final match before the Champions League third qualification round.
By contrast, Celtic have played five friendlies and are in their second qualification round. If they overcome Rosenborg, they will face AEK having played 10 games, including the league opener against Livingston. The difference between four and 10 games is significant. Four games is nowhere near enough to get a squad ready to perform at their best.
I know no one at Celtic Park or Lennoxtown likes having to come through four qualification rounds. It provides unnecessary hazard and denies the club access to lucrative friendly competitions, but there is nothing like a competitive focus to get players in shape.
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Turkeybhoy,,,5
Sftb,,,10
BT,,,,5
Turkeybhoy yes indeed I have. But hey you never let the facts get in the way of your opinion so why start now.
And everyone knows that the answer to life etc is 42.
General Sports Questions
1,,,Which of the following earned the most caps for their country ?
Packie Bonnar
Frank Rijkaard
Aiden Mc Geady
John Barnes
2,,, Who finished the Golden Boot of the 1982 World Cup ?
3,,,How many points wins a game of Badminton ?
4,,,How many players per side in a game of Waterpolo ?
5,,,Which boxer is known as “ The Pocket Rocket “ ?
6,,,Who did Mike Tyson beat to become the youngest heavyweight champ ever ?
7,,,The last manager to win the EPL with 2 different clubs ?
8,,,Scotlands most capped rugby union player ?
9,,,Famous racehorse that was stolen by the IRA ?
10,,,Who won the 1985 World Snooker Championship on the final black ball ?
11,,,The origin of the word “golf” comes from the acronym “Gentlemen only, ladies forbidden.”
True or False
12,,,In horseracing which derby is the first leg of the American triple crown ?
13,,,Kasparov is known for his genius in which sport ?
14,,,The manager who lead England to their only World Cup ?
15,,,Diego Armando Maradona won the golden boot in 1986 World Cup with how many goals ?
Taranis I applaud your sensitivity but last time I looked making an analogy was not the same thing as condoning bad behaviour.
And are you asking me out on a date?
Evening,
Here’s the weather report from N.E. Scotland . Noisy and wet.
https://youtu.be/XYFdldfYEJk
Neganon 2 – using such an analogy does say plenty about your persona. Let’s not leap to say you were condoning bad behaviour but you definitely look to use inflammatory language – why ?
I would love a date with you darling.
sorry guys last question should say how many goals did LIneker score . Apologies. Shattered.
Barnes
Rossi
13
6
Manu Pacho
George Foreman
Kenny Dalgliesh
Gavin Hastings
Shergar
Denis Taylor
False
Kentucky derby
Chess
Alf Ramsey
9
`The rules of the SPFL call for ‘reasonable’ provision to be made for visiting supporters, `
Begs the question: What is `reasonable` for he Huns?
1,,,Which of the following earned the most caps for their country ?
Aiden Mc Geady
2,,, Who finished the Golden Boot of the 1982 World Cup ?
Paolo Rossi
3,,,How many points wins a game of Badminton ?
11
4,,,How many players per side in a game of Waterpolo ?
4
5,,,Which boxer is known as “ The Pocket Rocket “ ?
dk
6,,,Who did Mike Tyson beat to become the youngest heavyweight champ ever ?
Michael Spinks
7,,,The last manager to win the EPL with 2 different clubs ?
Clough
8,,,Scotlands most capped rugby union player ?
Chris Paterson
9,,,Famous racehorse that was stolen by the IRA ?
Shergar and every other one I backed
10,,,Who won the 1985 World Snooker Championship on the final black ball ?
Dennis Taylor
11,,,The origin of the word “golf” comes from the acronym “Gentlemen only, ladies forbidden.”
False
12,,,In horseracing which derby is the first leg of the American triple crown ?
Nowadays, Kentucky Derby
13,,,Kasparov is known for his genius in which sport ?
Chess is not a sport
14,,,The manager who lead England to their only World Cup ?
Alf Ramsay
15,,,Diego Armando Maradona won the golden boot in 1986 World Cup with how many goals ?
5
Lineker scored 6
General Sports Answers
1,,,Which of the following earned the most caps for their country ?
Packie Bonnar
Frank Rijkaard
Aiden Mc Geady
John Barnes
Answer,,,Aiden Mc Geady
2,,, Who finished the Golden Boot of the 1982 World Cup ?
Answer,,,Paolo Rossi
3,,,How many points wins a game of Badminton ?
Answer,,,21
4,,,How many players per side in a game of Waterpolo ?
Answer,,,7
5,,,Which boxer is known as “ The Pocket Rocket “ ?
Answer,,,Wayne Mc Collough
6,,,Who did Mike Tyson beat to become the youngest heavyweight champ ever ?
Answer,,,Trevor Berbick
7,,,The last manager to win the EPL with 2 different clubs ?
Answer,,,Kenny Daglish
8,,,Scotlands most capped rugby union player ?
Answer,,,Ross Ford
9,,,Famous racehorse that was stolen by the IRA ?
Answer,,,Shergar
10,,,Who won the 1985 World Snooker Championship on the final black ball ?
Answer,,,Denis Taylor
11,,,The origin of the word “golf” comes from the acronym “Gentlemen only, ladies forbidden.”
True or False
Answer,,,false
12,,,In horseracing which derby is the first leg of the American triple crown ?
Answer,,,,The Kentucky Derby
13,,,Gary Kasparov is known for his genius in which sport ?
Answer,,,Chess
14,,,The manager who lead England to their only World Cup ?
Answer,,,Sir Alf Ramsey
15,,,Gary LIneker won the golden boot in 1986 World Cup with how many goals ?
Answer,,,6
BT,,,scored 7,,,,total 12
SFTB,,scored 9,,,,total 19
Turkeybhoy,,5
Celtic Questions
1,,,Which of the following made the most appearances for the club,,,
Shaun Maloney
Didier Agathe
Charlie Mulgrew
Gary Caldwell
2,,,Which of these former managers has the most international caps ,,,
Wim Jansen
MON
Lenny
Ronnie Deila
3,,,Which club did Adam Matthews play for before he joined the Hoops ?
4,,,Which Arsenal player joined on loan in 2005 ?
5,,,Massimo Donati joined which club after Celtic ?
6,,,He scored the only goal as Celtic defeated Liverpool in a pre season competition in Dublin against Brendan Rodgers Liverpool side ?
7,,,Which former winger made his Dutch international debut against San Marino in 1993 ?
8,,,He wore the number 7 and scored 4 goals against Dunfermline in Feb 2006 ?
9,,,Which player joined West Brom in June 2006 ?
10,,,Big Jock managed which team for 44 days ?
11,,,Which former player managed Aberdeen to victory in the Scottish League Cup in 1996 ?
12,,,This former defender counts Barnsley, Lyon, and Man City among his former clubs ?
13,,,When Paul Lambert won the European Cup who was his manager at the time ?
14,,,This former player joined Bali United last week after just 9 days at Dunfermline?
15,,,Which former midfielder is currently playing for Vancouver Whitecaps ?
https://twitter.com/weegie113/status/1022912902137823232?s=08
Sevco players warm down in Croatia
Shaun
Wim
Cardiff
Alialidere
Baked
Blinker
Full team
Leeds
Aitken
Hitzfelt
Baked , balde
Makes Zurafski thought it was cut final Mahe
1,,,Which of the following made the most appearances for the club,,,
Charlie Mulgrew
2,,,Which of these former managers has the most international caps ,,,
Wim Jansen
3,,,Which club did Adam Matthews play for before he joined the Hoops ?
Cardiff
4,,,Which Arsenal player joined on loan in 2005 ?
Lljunberg
5,,,Massimo Donati joined which club after Celtic ?
Parma
6,,,He scored the only goal as Celtic defeated Liverpool in a pre season competition in Dublin against Brendan Rodgers Liverpool side ?
Amido Balde
7,,,Which former winger made his Dutch international debut against San Marino in 1993 ?
dk
8,,,He wore the number 7 and scored 4 goals against Dunfermline in Feb 2006 ?
Magic Zurawski
9,,,Which player joined West Brom in June 2006 ?
John Hartson
10,,,Big Jock managed which team for 44 days ?
Leeds
11,,,Which former player managed Aberdeen to victory in the Scottish League Cup in 1996 ?
Willie Miller
12,,,This former defender counts Barnsley, Lyon, and Man City among his former clubs ?
Mick McCarthy
13,,,When Paul Lambert won the European Cup who was his manager at the time ?
Otmar Hitzfeld
14,,,This former player joined Bali United last week after just 9 days at Dunfermline?
Riordan
15,,,Which former midfielder is currently playing for Vancouver Whitecaps ?
dk
Celtic Answers
1,,,Which of the following made the most appearances for the club,,,
Shaun Maloney
Didier Agathe
Charlie Mulgrew
Gary Caldwell
Answer,,,Charlie Mulgrew
2,,,Which of these former managers has the most international caps ,,,
Wim Jansen
MON
Lenny
Ronnie Deila
Answer,,,Wim Jansen ( 65 )
3,,,Which club did Adam Matthews play for before he joined the Hoops ?
Answer,,,Cardiff City
4,,,Which Arsenal player joined on loan in 2005 ?
Answer,,,Jeremie Aliadiere
5,,,Massimo Donati joined which club after Celtic ?
Answer,,,Bari
6,,,He scored the only goal as Celtic defeated Liverpool in a pre season competition in Dublin against Brendan Rodgers Liverpool side ?
Answer,,,Amido Balde
7,,,Which former winger made his Dutch international debut against San Marino in 1993 ?
Answer,,,Reggie Blinker
8,,,He wore the number 7 and scored 4 goals against Dunfermline in Feb 2006 ?
Answer,,,Magic Zurawski
9,,,Which player joined West Brom in June 2006 ?
Answer,,,Big Bad John Hartson
10,,,Big Jock managed which team for 44 days ?
Answer,,,Leeds United
11,,,Which former player managed Aberdeen to victory in the Scottish League Cup in 1996 ?
Answer,,,Roy Aitken
12,,,This former defender counts Barnsley, Lyon, and Man City among his former clubs ?
Answer,,,,Mick Mc Carthy
13,,,When Paul Lambert won the European Cup who was his manager at the time ?
Answer,,,Otmar Hitzfield
14,,,This former player joined Bali United this week after just 9 days at Dunfermline?
Answer,,,Willo ( the Wisp ) Flood
15,,,Which former midfielder is currently playing for Vancouver Whitecaps ?
Answer,,,Efrain Juarez
BT scored 9,,,,total score 21
SFTB,,,,scored 9,,,total 28
Turkeybhoy,,, still on 5,,,,( it wasn’t just tobacco in that hooka was it ) smiley thing
Heres the picture round and this weeks topic is famous animals.
Name them please. Left to right one row at a time.
If link doesnt work try to copy and paste
http://tinypic.com/a/ayvez8/2
Mahe the Madman, my fat little 65 year old fingers could not keep up, but hail hail and god bless.
Thanks Mahe
Plenty of good teasers in there.
Suspect a few of the boys are on holiday or out on a Friday night.
Thanks for the entertainment- stay clear of those cougars!
I saw a US programme ca;;ed Cougar Town- some of those wimmen were dangerous
SFTB get back here,,pic round son
Taranis your reaction against my analogy says a lot about you. Guys like you would shut down any free thinking or thought.
The irony of you calling being super sensitive and then wanting to have a fight shouldn’t be lost on anyone.
Hercules speedy Gonzales Duiff mr ed
Roland rat lassie bagpuss chucky
srry- another round
Ben from Grizzly Adams
Speedy Gonzales aka Christian Gamboa
El Hadj Diouf (spit)
Mr. Ed
Roland Rat
Lassie
knitted Cat
Gremlin
Famous Animal Names from left to right one row at a time,,
Gentle Ben
Speedy Gonzales
Spit the Dug
Mr ED
Roland Rat
Lassie
Bagpuss
Gizmo
regarding the 800 tickets given out for the game at Ibrokes .
IIRC if the away crown is less than 1000 then you save a great deal on police costs .
My memory in’t the greatest but I’m sure they pulled the same stunt before , just another cost cutting measure by TGASL and it got the bigots on his side ,so a win ,win situation for squinty
HH
Wonderful news yesterday about Danny McGrain unfurling the league flag before the Livingstone game. Like Sean Fallon.unfurling the flag , its long overdue . Danny , like some of my generation, is my favourite Celtic player.
A brilliant man and footballer.
There are many ex Celts , John Clark in particular, who are deserving of this honour but Danny is my Celtic superman after all the health problems and injuries he had , to come back and play his heart out for us.
One of Danny’s daughters was a midwife . She helped look after my wife during her last two pregnancies . when I was told she was Danny’s daughter , I knew my wife was in great hands.
Like all of us , I was delighted with our performance on Wednesday after James and Calumn changing position. Our work rate and play were excellent.
Final Scores
Blantyre Tim,,,scored 6,,,,final score tonight is 27
SFTB,,,scored 6,,,final score tonight is 34
Turkeybhoy,,,scored ( it seems ) smiley thing
Thanks Bhoys . Well done. Sftb,,you’re lucky I’m quizmaster. Give you a run for your money ;)
Don’t know, don’t care,
Thanks Mahe
Sorry I didn’t give SFTB a run for his money
Well done T
KTF
BT
I had succesfully suppressed all memory of regi Blinker
BT,, you gave him a run indeed . Was poorly worded on my part. I would love to take part some night I meant ,perhaps some good poster will do the honours. Have a good night partner. Hail Hail
The huns trying to pass off their training kit from last night as a 4th kit,their creativity is from David Icke
May I also suggest that police Scotland make sure there is enough vans available to accommodate 800 law breakers who will not be able to sit through a 90 min football match without fouling the air with racist and sectarian bile
Remember all those excuses about how there were too many to arrest well surely this will be the best chance they will ever get to actually do their duty and uphold the law
HH