Our unofficial Celtic v Atletico Madrid match programme is now available. We preview tomorrow’s match as well as the other game in our group between Rennes and Udinese, as well as a look back 37 years to that infamous game against Atletico in the European Cup semi-final.
European nights have always been special in my Celtic supporting time. When I was a boy they would fill Celtic Park whereas it was predominantly empty on domestic duty. The modern era brought great Uefa Cup and Champions league moments but for a while, even at the peak of our Champions League prowess, the stadium lost something to corporate interests. I remember watching fans walk out of the stadium with 10 minutes on the clock when we were drawing 0-0 with Milan!
Tomorrow night will be more like the great days I remember, when every soul inside the ground was plugged into the nervous anticipation that pumps through all our veins.
Atletico Madrid occupies a similar place in our history to Rapid Vienna. If you were around during the 70s and 80s, when these two clubs eliminated Celtic on their way to European finals, by violence and dishonesty respectively, games against these clubs will have an added dimension. Two years ago we finished above a decent Rapid team in the Europa League group stage who had already dumped Martin O’Neill’s Aston Villa. When Scott McDonald’s goal went in I raised my arms and inadvertently punched the safety ladder at the back of the North Stand, the cut knuckles and bruising lasted weeks. It was a stupid incident but captures the, 40-odd-thousand-people-one-heartbeat, phenomenon that we get to experience too seldom in our lives.
I’m going to look out the hoops tonight, been ages since I’ve worn them. Bring on Atletico, Falcao ‘n’ all.
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Palacio- you can actually take a short taxi ride (or wheel your cases for a 20 min walk!) and pick up the Glasgow bus at one of the stops on the main road.
If i read correctly Ticker tape on Sky said
Whittaker picks up achilles injury in Hamburg
Palacio67..
The citylink 900 used to stop on the dual carriageway not far from airport.
It would take them to buchan st bus station.
It may also stop at baillieston, but been a fee years since I used it.
Warning it does get busy at rush hour.
Hope it helps.
LET THE PEOPLE SING!!
jc2 says:
29 November, 2011 at 22:05
dont know if thats good news for us or them
i watched a few minutes of it in the 2nd half and it was all reserves and kids except for Sone (when he bought his contract he must have had that he had to play every game for them in it)
12k – some friendship they have forged
i hear they are coming here JAn – March to play a friendly with Crusaders
Re Ed airport to Glasgow,
Think I might opt for Taxi to Uphall station about 6 miles, then train to queen st station,
Says on scotrail website that this is a new route.
Darn you Ryanair for ditching the Prestwick flights.
HH
Palacio67
http://www.edinburgh-airport-guide.co.uk/taxi-transfer.html
http://www.pacificcarsltd.com/xfer.html
Might be worth a look.
Antrimkev,Rangers are coming to help cashstrapped Crusaders,laughed when I read that today,Liverpool coming aswell..
Damn this parallel dimension I’mstuck in.
Neil Lennon says NO to BESNA!! says:
29 November, 2011 at 22:06
Yes it still stops at Baillieston. Across from Morrisons and also round the corner at Easterhouse train station.
It’s a good trek from Edinburgh airport to the main road, so they’d need to be travelling light.
In Baillieston Main Street they can catch the 62 to Parkhead or off at Easterhouse station and take the train to Carntyne or Bellgrove.
Or as you say, all the way into town and then follow the pubs to Celtic Park. :)
Rico
what was the score in the huns game v hamburg?
Thanks for all your help guys.
Off now to watch the Green Lantern (dvd due back tomorrow)
Hope the tide here in Inverclyde backs off to allow us to get to the game tomorrow, today was a nightmare.
Not predicting a score, just about time we got one over that rotten mob.
Goodnight and Godbless
Hx2
Moonbeams WD. \o/ Supporting Neil Lennon 100%. C’mon the hoops. says:
29 November, 2011 at 21:46
‘ Anyway. He’s managed to source himself a private room with TV’
Good for him. There’s nothing too good for the working class.
If you’re speaking to him, give him my regards.
Palacio
look for prestonpans bhoy, he will give you info..
Not content with misleading HMRC about their tax liabilities are Thems trying another stunt – faking results?
http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20111129/ft-hamburg-1-v-1-rangers_2254024_2532248
Thomthetim,
Just catching up and read your post from last night disparaging concerns over asset management (in particular Scott Brown) as “utter nonsense”. To be equally dismissive, I’d suggest that view displays a naivety as to the typical modern day professional footballer.
The primary focus of a new contract to a footballer is more often than not the securing of the next best possible pay day, with footballing interest not always a close second. You understate the ability of a club to impact on that.
For any player, I’d insist they sign a new contract by the opening of the transfer window 12 months prior to the expiry of their current contract. Failing that (or a belated signing of the contract), the player goes on the transfer list when the window opens.
No summer pre-season trips to Australia or the US, nor involvement in pre-season planning. The player’s failure to commit to a new contract requires the club to plan for the forthcoming season without him.
That player meanwhile trains with the youths. That’s what the next 12 months would hold. Where does that leave the player?
Firstly, basic salary with no win bonuses for the next 12 months. Effectively a pay deduction.
Secondly, likely no international football involvement due to his absence from competitive domestic football.
Thirdly, no opportunity to display his talents to potential suitors, thereby reducing his potential to secure an improved contract 12 months later.
Fourthly, with no competitive football for 12 months, what type of contract would a new club be willing to commit to? They would proceed with caution.
Fifthly, no security of future income. A serious injury could transpire over that 12 month period – it is a risk of the job.
Harsh? Absolutely, but it is business.
Set the policy in stone from the outset and no-one can argue they weren’t aware of the policy. An agent, who fundamentally is there to represent the best interests of their client, would be brave or foolish to advocate his client sit still for 12 months and still expect a better offer to transpire 12 months later.
The situation with Bobo Balde isn’t a case in point. His career was on the wind down, he wasn’t looking to improve himself as a footballer and prolong a career. A 20 something footballer has a different outlook to that.
antrimkev
I know regards Whitty don’t know if its good or bad news all I know that going forward he is one of their more dangerous
players…cant see it anywhere else including FF
Good luck and good wishes to all you strikers tomorrow.
HH
coorslad is Neil Lennon says:
29 November, 2011 at 22:15
coorslad i laughed at that as well – they are doing a lot of these things recently, them wages have to be paid
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo says:
29 November, 2011 at 22:23
I’ll second that!!!!
Rico
donegalbhoy67 says:
29 November, 2011 at 22:17
what was the score in the huns game v hamburg?
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2-1 to Hamburg.
Palacio67
I’d be lucky to beat that price iki put up with pacific cars
and it is probably cheaper certainly easier than planes trains and automibles.
Night
The Hat says:
29 November, 2011 at 22:22
Well thought out post, and I agree that would give the clubs more control of the situation.
But there is a major drawback with it, unless every club adopted this strategy it can’t work, a player would not sign for a club that were demanding these clauses, they would go to a club without that policy.
Good post though.
Mr X says:
29 November, 2011 at 22:27
thanks mate
who scored for them?
Mr X 2-1 good guys
BT did ye get my text?
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Celtic football club would like assurances that the national associationis carrying out its duties diligently with regards recent media headlines concerning players taking to the field of competition that they cannot afford to pay. In the interest of fairness and integrity together with the lack of any inquiries with regards to our own finances and the recent comments from the President of the SFA that no conflict of interest has arisen. We feel this is necessary to return confidence with our customers and shareholders in the Scottish game.
Howzat ?
HH
Vmhan
nothing today…
donegalbhoy67 says:
29 November, 2011 at 22:30
Mr X says:
29 November, 2011 at 22:27
thanks mate
who scored for them?
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Some bloke called Bendikson from an Aluko cut-back.
Both clubs fielded shadow sides although the huns (scottish version) were flying into tackles. I only watched it intermittently but Hamburg looked in control.
Whittaker went off with a knock :-)
Commas mi amigo.
Watching Barca v Rayo on Sky. Rayo ‘s Bangura looks better than oor’s! Any relation?
benedictre ?
Mr X says:
29 November, 2011 at 22:39
thanks again
and about whittaker: it couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy :-)
I watched the standard fare ‘Atletico Madrid arrive in Glasgow’ line from the BBC and I felt they looked like a beaten team already – I mean, arriving in Glasgow, pissing rain, wind, and freezing, they must be thinking wtf is this place?
Football punditry at it’s best, Sky eat yer heart out
Weather tomorrow looks s***e,adds more grief getting to Celtic park for 6pm.
Have any other posters been informed by the news today that they will have to work until they are 67 ? Dear doctor 20 more winters !
Mega respect to anyone on strike tomorrow.HH
Kenny humps the London huns again!!!
Round at my mates tonight…just watched my first game in 3D – Arsenal V man City…not sure what I made of it…anybody else watched 3d footie?
emu
How are you this evening ? well I hope.
Don’t have a clue about Bangura btw :>)
I will look at some of the archives tomorrow, it could have been a bad day, tonight has been A ok.