I was critical of Celtic’s naivety in being so open on the visit to Dortmund in October. We do not have the practice, energy (Daizen aside) or experience to go to Germany and win an open game. Lessons were learned and when we travelled to Atalanta three weeks later, we stopped Italy’s second top scoring team from hitting the net. The humiliation in Dortmund was our only defeat until after qualification for the playoff round was achieved.
A two-legged knockout round is different from a league game. We are unlikely to defend our way through 180 minutes and eliminate the team who have scored 35% more goals than anyone else in the Bundesliga. We need an attacking game at home and we have earned the right to do so with some confidence.
Expectations are also important. We are not going to win the Champions League. Instead, we will exit the tournament at the hands of a side who are worthy of respect (Bayern of otherwise). So what is there to lose? Sporting and Brest both lost 0-3 last night, results which will not move the dial on the trajectory of their seasons. A reversal tonight would change little for Celtic.
One of the world’s great teams comes to Celtic Park tonight; let’s see how they cope.
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Game day.
Wednesday.
Soon to be…………….valentines and admin.
HH!
Some amount of attacking firepower in this lot. Always liked Olise. I remember pushing for us to sign him on here a few years ago when he was still at Reading.
Musiala worries me, dealing with his clever movement – not our strong point.
We are certainly capable of hurting them (and if they were good defensively they wouldn’t be playing in this round!), but we absolutely can’t be making the basic mistakes we are prone to if we are going to make the tie competitive.
Celtic 3 Bayern 2.
Dunno why Kraftwerk is in my head…
Wir fahren, fahren, fahren auf der Autobahn
Wir fahren, fahren, fahren auf der Autobahn
Hopefully Bayern pull up on the hard shoulder tonight….
Mon the Hoops!
My heart says 2-1 us.
My head says 1-3 them.
My gut is saying we have a big game tonight going by the nerves I am feeling in it.
A good start is essential. Until Villa and with the exception of Dortmund I think the team have been a little smarter of late about playing their way into a game in Europe – for a while we were a good bet to always lose an early goal and we can’t afford that tonight.
Win, lose or draw I only hope the players turn up and give it there all.
Counting down the minutes to the bus at 4 with a read back – loving the AI song link from earlier – catchy wee number.
HH
BOURNESOUPRECIPE @ 7:26 PM
“Chairbhoy @ ages ago
Yes, German sides indeed.
Another one we beat at Parkhead was Cologne, although they’ve slipped since, they were typically Bundesliga then, but couldn’t stop McStay, Collins or Creaney in a typical Celtic 3-0 Euro night.
Happy but changed days, under the Jungle roof.
HH
Yes, there was a time when the likes of Hamburg and Cologne were top German sides.
In the nineties we had some great players, like those who played against Cologne but we never had the strength and depth to win the trophies or progress in Europe in a regular way – still, there was something special about those Celtic sides.
We have a current manager who is dead against having “weak” positions in the first team – he’s been striving to get a “complete” squad since he came in 2016.
Arguably he’s as close to it now as he’s ever been, so maybe it’s the right time to test ourselves against the European Power House.
3-0 would seem a stretch though, yet we could still progress with a two goal advantage to take to the Allianz Arena.
Today’s conundrum, do we start with Adam up front and Jota ona’ bench – or do we start Jota and go with Diazen through the middle from the off?
Guess under the circumstances a good problem to have.
For me, with Jota not fully match fit and having the ability to be a great impact player, I’d be tempted to go with Idah’s physicality and hold up play, with Diazen defending from left wing.
Sixty minutes we can see Jota coming on and Meada through the middle, see how the Bavarians deal with that.
Hail Hail
I’m not a fortune teller or psychic, so I don’t know for sure we’re not going to win the Champs League.
Neither do I think Brendan and co have been prepping the squad only by telling them ‘This is just a free hit’.
No, I think we will be wilier than that. I pray BR and bhoys are working to a plan that advances us further in the comp. To think otherwise is disrespectful on our squad, and that grates a bit.
I try to remember that my best hopes and just as likely to come true as my worst fears.
HH
BarbariansAtTheGrate
It should be an open game. Both sides usually face packed defences but tonight will be cagey.
Harry Kane is a high scoring experienced striker and will prove a handful. We will need our A game to get any form of result
Fassreifen on 12th February 2025 9:55 am
Ziggy, I have Prime here in Germany and it is showing as having next week’s match for free.
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Thanks. Hopefully, I’ll get it.
I would be happy with a draw.
If, somehow, we won 4 – 0, Bayern would overturn that within half an hour in MuUnich.
The draw might leave them nore complacent and Daizen might scrape us a 1-0 win over there.
Really, as long as we don’t get himiiated in the tie, I’ll be mor or less content.
Total concentration required tonight, not every ball has to be played out from the back, we are not good enough to keep trying it against Bayern Munich, we will get boxed in and lose the ball in bad areas,make them work for anything they get,no gifts.
I do NOT like the CHEAT called Harry Kane, I never have done even in his days with Spurs.
I don’t even like his so called ” Goal Celebration”, which is just a pathetic wee ” Bunny Hop” added to his Deliberate Diving and Cheating.
Hopefully Kane and his team mates will be up against an on form ” Duracell BUNNY” in Celtics Daizen Maeda ?
Can Daizen ” Duracell Bunny ” Maeda hop all over that Bayern defence tonight ?
LOL
HH.
One of the world’s great teams comes to Celtic Park tonight; let’s see how they cope.
… yip.
To play Bayern Munich.
For those wondering about the 2nd leg on Amazon Prime…..
It is showing as on Amazon Prime in Germany and UK ONLY. As in only in these 2 places. And ONLY on Amazon Prime. So, if you are either of these 2 places, you’ll need Amazon Prime.
Live Soccer TV is a great app for finding these things out, in virtually all countries.
Cheers,
Weeron.
Communication is an art and a skill.
Simple words and phrases in the hands (mouths actually) of monosyllabic morons are an assault on the ears and the soul.
Conversely, those with skill can turn ordinary words into something profound, enjoyable and humorous.
Step forward Big Jimmy.
Your handling of the word “chump” always has me laughing.
The mention of Kraftwerk earlier reminded me of the poster South of Tunis who suddenly just fell away from here. Did anyone ever find out if he was alright or not
Worth a wee repost
Deniabhoy
. “Where were you the day the Spiders won?’
https://youtu.be/8dNYafVTqqo?si=RrQ-jcOl6ke5ZZ9T
My understanding of Bayern is , that like us,they expect to win most games they play and tonight is no different really. They do look a tad weak defensively so I would not be too timid in our approach, but having said that, they are shit hot going forward.
Reckon we could scrape a wee win tonight.
KINGLuBO
absolutely shocking the treatment liam mcgrandles has taken the last couple of days.
if you dont want to listen to him then dont.
but this seems to be an over-exaggerated and pretty nasty and deliberate campaign.
we dont half have some amount of tits that call themselves fans.
Do your best Celtic
Heading into town now
With hope in my heart bout tonights game
A hard hard shift,Do your best Celtic
For us and each other
Go to work Celtic
God bless all who sail the ship set afloat by tĥe good brother Walfrid
Hail Hail 💚
Liam McGrandles not playing pre match, says getting online abuse from Celtic fans
why would celtic fans abuse liam, mighty fine lad and singer he is, whats been happening, who are these people ?
Back to Basics – Glass Half Full on 12th February 2025 1:55 pm
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Thank you for your kind words young fella, I’m not sure that I deserve any compliments for the use of words like ” CHUMP” , and/or “BUNNY HOP” for that matter but Thank You all the same.
I think I first heard the word ” CHUMP” when watching the old Gangster Films as a youngster and and as a Adult. I think my Film Hero James Cagney used it to describe some Gangster rivals and Police Officers in certain Movies. Other ” Gangster Actors” like Edward G Robinson and George Raft, may have used the word ” CHUMP” also ?
Anyway, I hope that all the Celtic players are ” CHAMPING ( Not CHUMPing at the Bit ) to get at Bayern tonight right from the Kick Off !
CHAMPing and CHUMPing….see what I did there ?
LOL
HH Mate.
Siting in the Counting House enjoying cheap food and drinks. So are many Germans 🍺🙃
AN TEARMANN on 12TH FEBRUARY 2025 2:33 PM
Do your best Celtic
Heading into town now
AT – have one in the Pot Still for me! (missing it). Tex
Salzburg 1 Celtic 1
Salzburg won 4-2 on pens
Prestonpans bhoys on 12th February 2025 2:59 pm
Siting in the Counting House enjoying cheap food and drinks. So are many Germans 🍺🙃
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Watch your step mate, and whatever you do…..don’t mention the ” VAR”
LOL
HH.
Texas Tim
Will try,on train in now,meeting friends of train at Queen St,a glass once am settled will be raisedfor yourself and all US telly watchers tonight 👍
Hope all good in Texas
Hope in our hearts CsC
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏Come on CELTIC
Hail Hail
Huddle,
WTF is all that about?.He is brilliant at leading the crowd at Grace,and a few others.
Still would not have let the assholes bully me out the gig.Ignore,or just give the,GTF,either OK.
Hope he is sure they are Tims.Cant imagine Tims doing this.Forces of Darkness have ways and means.
I would have performed.Unless the trolls were threatening.Disgraceful.
champions league wednesday, or as mygers followers know it, wednesday
Big Jimmy
Will not be mentioned, off to Bar67 next to start a few songs !
BJ @ 2:51pm
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Singer Liam McGrandles has pulled the plug on tonight’s gig at Celtic Park after being drowned with toxic social media abuse.
The Irish folk singer regularly belts out tunes at Parkhead ahead of massive matches, playing the likes of Grace, Let The People Sing and You’ll Never Walk Alone in front of 60,000 fans. But after the club’s SLO confirmed on Tuesday that the musician would be performing some pre-match tunes ahead of tonight’s Champions League showdown with Bayern Munich, countless trolls hit out with cruel comments and accused McGrandles of killing the atmosphere.
He wrote: “Just a wee post to address the mad hate that came my way yesterday. I decided to pull the gig this morning myself, as it’s just not worth the grief I was receiving. I understand that the pre-match gig isn’t everybody’s thing…. but some of the stuff was nasty and personal.
“To get it from fellow Celtic fans was a punch in the gut to be honest. I’ve worked extremely hard for nearly 20 years to get into the position of being offered a gig like that. A gig I was never gonnae knock back. I’m a normal guy who sings in pubs every weekend to provide for his family.
“I’m not a multi-millionaire living in a bubble. I’ve got family that would’ve seen all that last night. I’ve seen this platform becoming a bit of a cesspit over the years, and so I tend to avoid it. I’d just say to the faceless accounts that piled on to slaughter me: be careful as it could be yourself on the receiving end one day. I’m a big Bhoy and this isn’t something that’ll stop me doing the job I love.”
WTF is all that about?.He is brilliant at leading the crowd at Grace,and a few others.
Still would not have let the assholes bully me out the gig.Ignore,or just give the,GTF,either OK.
Hope he is sure they are Tims.Cant imagine Tims doing this.Forces of Darkness have ways and means.
I would have performed.Unless the trolls were threatening.Disgraceful.
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i doubt any non-tims would even know who he is or that he does gigs so i think we can be sure they are tims.
someone tweeted to john paul taylor yesterday to ask if liam was playing before the game, and when JP said yes, the idiot replied something like ‘f**k that, man’.
utterly no need to do that in public, he could have emailed JP, though it was obviously a deliberate pre-planned act knowing he was lined up to play.
then more of the idiots with totally unnecessary public comments just because they dont like him.
some of these knobs wont be happy until they hear the davie cooper song over the tannoy.
Really frustrating to hear the pre game singer feeling compelled to cancel. He has been great at building the pre game atmosphere up. That will be a miss for the team.
I really do wish the kind of troll types who sent the abuse could be identified and asked to publicly articulate themselves.
If ever the team and crowd need the energy it is tonight.
The GB and CB do their thing but just allowing them to do it all is not what it should be about. The whole crowd is what this guy galvanises and engages. We want 50000 standing on their feet for 99 minutes tonight. Not just the corners. This guy helped in that. Obviously the team do too.
Apparently we’re up against the best pressing side in Europe tonight.
Any poor passes from penalty box to the midfield could and probably will prove fatal.
I’d like to see us treat the game seriously as opposed to opening up and seeing the game as a free hit.
The longer we can stay in this tie the better. A draw would be a fantastic result but it’ll be tough.
Big game tonight alright , I can see Brendan starting to gather a team about him but still a few positions to improve the team further alas to late for this season . But this season we have enjoyed great football from the team , a performance tonight of the quality vs RB LEipzig and we will be in the running tonight anyway . We’ll if we turn up .
I’m surprised at Liam mcgrandles allowing these people to bully him out of playing tonight . Nothing better than a beer and some tunes from Liam in the Kerrydale on a Saturday, we had him playing a couple of times at our csc dance before covid , and he was terrific . So come on young man get that guitar out tonight and gee the troops up , there will be thousands more for you than against .HH