Celtic will face their first Champions League qualifying opponents on either 31 July or 1 August but heartbeats among the scouting staff will quicken tonight and tomorrow when every potential opponent will play in the second qualifying round.
A number of potential opponents from eastern and northern Europe are mid-season but all will benefit from successfully coming through two qualifying games before tackling seeded opponents two weeks from now.
It is crucially important that Celtic are ready for this tie.
The final qualifying round, scheduled to take place during the last two weeks in August, will offer a greater challenge on paper but European qualifying games in July are notorious for catching better teams unprepared.
After a credibly, though ultimately unsuccessful, Europa League group campaign last season Celtic’s domestic form clicked into place and we looked like a team capable of becoming champions. There was some regret that we didn’t hit form early enough to make the most of our European adventure. Neil Lennon will also be keen to avoid the anaemic performance against Sion, who beat Celtic on aggregate but were subsequently awarded two 3-0 defeats for failing to observe rules.
These Celtic players found hidden depths last season but they have a point to prove in Europe. There is also the nagging suspicion that this Celtic team is more talented that the two Gordon Strachan took to the later stages of the Champions League.
Bring it on.
Get your season ticket and saddle up for the ride.
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stevietar – putting the turd back into the turd division on 17 July, 2012 at 14:55 said:
aye mate – huns are playing Kelty. It is 3 days before our game against Inter Milan. :-)
Marrakesh
I think I would go with the Berwick Rangers guess. Certainly St Mirren have beaten Celtic…..ask Tony M !!
Cascarino
Rollo
Baggio :}
PHILVIS RETURNS
Nice to see you are up and about.
Just a tad disappointed that you missed my post around half five this morning.
Not a problem,bud. I know you are a busy man,but as the only poster who replied with any civility to the points you raised,I thought I deserved better.
OOOOOO-ER
Am I allowed to say that on here?
What the hell,yeah,I am.
I believe-oops,again-that the banner in question led DIRECTLY to Rangers downfall.
They must be so proud……….
Pearo
Munro
Juninhio ?
Plenty of Commerciolympic venues scaling back on crowd numbers…..apparently LOADS of tickets unsold. Surprised? No. Loads of the tickets that have gone are ‘corporate’,and with these olympics turning into the biggest military operation since WW2 who actually wants to go anyway. And even to get into the main area you have to pass through Europe’s largest shopping mall and saunter past the biggest MuckDonalds on the entire planet. What a joke.
The original plan was for 2,000 security staff……now it’s gone up to who-knows-how-many plus 35,000 military personnel,warships up the swanee,missiles on tower blocks,drones galore in the sky.
I mean,what are they not telling us ? Are the Martians invading any time soon?
And have you seen that ‘sculpture’ by the Thames of a huge black widow spider entitled, ‘The Spirit of Zionism’? Supposed to be emblematic of the current olympics ? Crazy.
The whole thing is obscene,and lorded over by that Eton buffoon, Boris Johnston…..Londinium’s Dickensian self-parody of a ‘mayor’.
If an ‘Olympics’ is meant to reflect the state of the nation hosting it,then what does London2012 say about The UKplc?
Marrakesh Express on 17 July, 2012 at 15:00 said:
Celtic fc
HH
yes they are irrelevant at the moment
but thinking ahead
can we LOAN half of our Development Squad, at a reduced rate, to any potential opposition of Sevco ?
keep them in the 3rd Division
problem is…2 teams go up
not only 1 team
Emilio…
Evander Sno..Juninho
CFC1888 1239
We got ripped apart in the first leg,and very lucky to get the draw.
I was never Big Roy’s greatest fan-still got a studmark on my shin from him-but the first leg without him proved how important he was to the team.
I wasn’t lucky enough to see the second-leg,but the home tie lives long in the memory.
Momo….
Thommo….
Am i nearly there…?
montreal bhoy @15 21
I like it !!
Call yourselves Celtic supporters? Who could ever forget Sno and Virgo… :0)
Is this the equivalent of clearing out your desk
http://digital-football.com/featured/ceo-of-scottish-football-association-quits-twitter-as-pressure-grows/
Broto
shimmies33 on 17 July, 2012 at 13:54 said:
if i saved a little money and was looking to buy my dream car, but the owner wanted to wait for other bidders, i might get annoyed or angry but i would not just walk away and buy any old car. i want a new quality centreback with power and pace i dont want another loovens, hooivel, o’dea. if we cant get better than what we have right now i would rather go with what we have until we can get that we want, same applies with a centre forward.
i think our team is better than the one that started last season even if we have not changed much, foster, charlie, rogne, mathews, left wing sammy and victor have grown into the celtic top, izzy is back to full fitness and we now what forrest can offer. we also have a team of champions 1 year old
lets see what happens over the coming weeks before any panic sets in. we are in a very good place right now
hh
Dont Know answer but was asked this morning to name 10 players who had played for us whos surname ended in o
1 Di Canio
2cascarino
3juninho
4sno
5munro
6 rollo
I mean absolutely no disrespect to Kelty, its inhabitants,or its actually no bad lookin’ wee football team….but…I had to go look it up,being an ignorant ‘lowlander’,and when I saw that this is who will have Sevco5088 come to smash up their rural idyll, I just had an omfg moment.
Somebody needs to warn them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelty_Hearts_F.C.
leftclicktic on 17 July, 2012 at 15:29 said:
Dont Know answer but was asked this morning to name 10 players who had played for us whos surname ended in o
1 Di Canio
2cascarino
3juninho
4sno
5munro
6 rollo
7 Broto
stephbhoy on 17 July, 2012 at 15:29 said:
>>>>>
Agreed.
HH!
Jungle Jim @ 14.15
Good for you – sticking up for Murphy.
He pulls the jersey o’er his heid therefore…is one of us.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=TQv9wwUwwVk&NR=1
Teuchter ár lá
leftclicktic on 17 July, 2012 at 15:30 said:
leftclicktic on 17 July, 2012 at 15:29 said:
Dont Know answer but was asked this morning to name 10 players who had played for us whos surname ended in o
1 Di Canio
2cascarino
3juninho
4sno
5munro
6 rollo
7 Broto
8 virgo
Adam Virgo
Broto
Olly Kapo
Jungle Jim on 17 July, 2012 at 15:26 said:
Was just a wee sneaky thought…
leftclick
Luca Santonocito
marrakesh
Albion Rovers?
leftclicktic on 17 July, 2012 at 15:30 said:
leftclicktic on 17 July, 2012 at 15:29 said:
Dont Know answer but was asked this morning to name 10 players who had played for us whos surname ended in o
1 Di Canio
2cascarino
3juninho
4sno
5munro
6 rollo
7 Broto
===
8 Wayne Biggins Awwww noooooooooo!
A new Sevco5088 cheerleader :
http://www.electricscotland.com/history/gallery/images/Kelty%20Clippie.jpg
what about that mizono (spelling)
MIKI67 1448
I remember a TALKSPORT interview,Brazil and Gascoigne,about five years ago when he was clearly in a rambling and shambolic state.
At around eight in the morning.
Venables and Smith must be very proud at their achievements.
Anyway,he said that everyone might think he’s skint,but he’s still got a “cooplamillion affshore,like”
I always wondered how that came about.
miki67
It’s a step up from the inflatable ‘men’ [??] they were last seen with.
:))
munro and sno