Celtic set for HJK Helsinki in Champions League qualifier

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Celtic will almost certainly face HJK Helsinki in the third qualifying round of the Champions League.  The Fins are 7-0 after the first leg of their second qualifying round against KR Reykjavik.

HJK were the first team to beat Martin O’Neill’s Celtic as they overcame a first leg deficit in the 2000 Uefa Cup to force the tie into extra time.  Chris Sutton scored late to prevent the tie going to penalty kicks.  HJK are also top of their domestic league after 17 games, so will be a well-oiled machine by the time the arrive at Celtic Park on 31 July or 1 August.

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  1. CQN a bit mental tonight, almost FF like.

     

     

    Amido Balde of Sporting Lisbon coming on trial next week and might get a run out against Norwich.

  2. My reading of the SEVCO/SFA deal is a transfer ban covering 2 transfer windows from 1/9/2012. They have 5/6 weeks to sign any raggle taggle unemployed footballers, then they will be stuck with this lot until Christmas 2014. They will be stuck for a fine of 160k have to pay off OLDCO’S football debts and will have to carry the can for any further punishment relating to OLDCO’S past. This to me means being stripped of tainted Titles.If its 6 SPL Titles that will be down to 48 counting finished and if they are awarded to us, we will be 49 and counting. Correct me if my Maths is wrong.

  3. Clashcitybhoy on

    Apologies if this has been asked before, but is tomorrow night’s game

     

    on TV ?

     

    Or , as I will probably go to the game at firhill is it on in any centrally located pubs?

  4. EN

     

    sorry kiddo..

     

    my nephew was in ..

     

    I will be in Pri RA when you get home..give me a text

  5. shimmies33 at 20:57

     

     

    Maybe right, maybe no. Fojut has no claims against Celtic Glasgow. He felt the way the business with Celtic went was natural. As I said he thought Celtic was his dream that came true.

     

    I feel he sounds very sorry about some Slask Wroclaw fans. Mentioned that Slask Wroclaw owners promised talks but they have not came back with the offer. He has no club now, traveling from Poland to England and back to Poland. Operations, medicals and recovery process.

  6. ROW Z - Let Celtic Flourish by the Cleansing of the 'den! on

    djtreak

     

     

    You’ve got a very abusive confrontational style fur a new poster on here. You’re also violating the house rules re language.

     

     

    Think you need to calm down and be more respectful to avoid being labelled ‘Hun’ methinks………..

     

     

    HH

  7. petec, The lad said his father was interned. I too come from a family with a long history of fighting for our freedom. I see no shame only honour for those who spent time in Her Majesty’s prisons as a result of those actions.

  8. Div 3 have a cap re the amount a club can charge for admittance

     

     

    I was talking to a Hun today who advised me of this

     

     

    Apparently a ST at Insolvodome will cost a max of half of last years .. £220 or thereby …. Going to need a lot of these to keep the doors open

  9. ROW Z - Let Celtic Flourish by the Cleansing of the 'den! on

    corkcelt

     

     

    there is nothing in the sfa statement re football debts. Don’t suppose what they haven’t said…………

     

     

    HH

  10. In regards to Sevco accepting embargo and fines handed out, we should not be debating when the embargo begins and ends. However, we should be addressing the issue of footballing history.

     

     

    We here all accept that dead club is exactly that, dead. However, with Sevco accepting punishment for the dead club; transfer embargo, fines…they will maintain that by transferring the licence and accepting the punishments that this is a tacit acknowledgement that dead club’s footballing history continues. Although the business entity that ran from 1872-2012 is dead.

     

     

    Now that is what I would call a sting. I believe that Green will main the footballing history will continue.

     

     

    The question that we should be asking the SFA is, does Sevco get to continue dead club’s footballing history? If yes, supplementary is why?

     

     

    Perhaps O.G. Rafferty could get AT to ask the question?

     

     

    Keep the Faith!

     

     

    Hail Hail!

  11. Estadio Nacional on

    Blantyretim 21:17

     

     

    Good stuff, I will be in the pri the pri the… that pub when I get home then plan to to go Inverness the next day for the game.

     

     

    Theres two away games in Inverness, two home games Euro game if we get through next round and Hibs SPL game so should be able to arrange something. Bring rolls.

     

     

     

    EN

  12. OG

     

     

    Excellent! Recently moved to Belgium so not season book holders this year, but ticket office wouldn’t allow us tickets in the Celtic end! There was only one other stand available (which the kind Dutch lady told me was to next to the Celtic end anyway – she spoke better English than the Glaswegian at the Celtic ticket office! :o)) so I assume that the game is part of the Ajax season book.

     

     

    Anyway hope to see you there, if you spot us it’ll be a family of four, daughter, mother, father and son which is me, approx 6’2 and wearing a Celtic top ;)

  13. djtreak on 20 July, 2012 at 21:13

     

     

    Let us Boogie

     

     

    The FU H un, no I mean the HUF nah thats not right….. the UFH.. thats it. Thats what has brought us to our shins.

     

     

    LOL m8, you just have to laugh.

  14. jdtreak. I apologise if I have upset you. However you are not the first newcomer on this site to be called a Hun, indeed it is somewhat of an initiation. However your tone and language is not the normal on C QN and while I would not intentionally upset anyone, I would urge you to debate the way it is normally done on this site and not what you might read on the FF site. HH

  15. row z read back on the posts n you will see y g i got so hot under the collar.. i been givin nothin but an utter lack of respect from i posted on here by 2 clowns that clearly think their opinion is more important than others…..HH

  16. RN

     

    as PF asked, when you home..

     

    I’m away Tuesday..my young cous going to Dub to work in Aug..

  17. Clash city

     

     

    Swear I heard that premier sports are showing it.

     

     

    If not, I know that Celtic tv is showing it, if you don’t have it sure there’ll be an easy link on the internet

     

     

    HH

  18. BABASONICOS71 on

    Top o’ the evening fholks,

     

     

    Completely unrelated to any on-going discussions tonight but if anyone has a spare half hour this is worth a gander.Not entirely convinced by it myself but it makes interesting viewing.And i’m a sucker for this type of stuff.

     

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMEq6IjgR04

     

     

    CONSPIRACIEScsc

  19. Estadio Nacional on

    PFayr 21:20

     

     

    17th August to 3rd September, got an extra few days, Im thinking pints for the Hibs game 1st September if you are around? Hope so.

     

     

     

    EN

  20. sorry EN..

     

     

    same mob number.. you will prob know my we cous who is moving out theer in August…

  21. corkcelt on 20 July, 2012 at 21:18

     

     

    I will apologise fully and unreservedly if I am wrong, and I am often wrong.

  22. Naismith, Whittaker and Laff-at-me all granted FIFA license as well as Ness

     

     

    HH

  23. petec on 20 July, 2012

     

     

    Petec, no direspect intended, but I’m not phased one little a bit by questions. Fire away.

     

    If i dont want to answer a question I wont. it’s as simp[le as that.

     

    If you have a point to make I’m all ears and fingers lol

     

    however In the spirit of goodwill-

     

    I’m ethnic Irish. my english isnt great. grammars poor, vocabulary sucks and I dont always put into words exactly what I want to say. I’m not out to offend but i dont shirk away from an argument. I like a laugh, an argument and love Celtic. that’s all your getting for now lol.

  24. ok i apoligise for my lack of articulation in expressin’ how i feel about the orc’s that are hellbent destroyin’ the game in scotland

  25. EN

     

    perfect.. Victoria having a leaving night in Pri RA that weekend…

     

     

    ching ching…

  26. BIG MIKE I Know what you are saying.its just that celtic promise so much at times regarding bringing in new players .something a lot of fans want to happen, but this board time and time again they let myself and other fans down.in my eyes they just dont do enough for celtic football club .listen i couldnt give 2 hoots about rangers ,i have followed celtic since i was about 9 yrs old being brought up in bridgeton , next year i will be 70 . so bhoys cut me a bit of slack.

  27. fergus slayed the blues on

    voguepunter on 20 July, 2012 at 21:00 said:

     

    Marrakesh Express on 20 July, 2012 at 20:54 said:

     

    Re how many STs sevco has sold ,the word is it’s under 500 ,if so don’t you find it strange that the SFA are willing to give a guy a slot in Div 3 ,who has to run a stadium the size of Ibrokes and is fighting a player signing ban but crucially seems to be refusing to disclose his backers ,all other sanctions seem to be (and IMO WILL be forgotten ) .

     

    Now that sevco have told the SFA when the comedy ban will begin ,let’s see who signs for this guy who has only sold 450 STs (that he told the peepil at the SFA ).

     

    More than enough to win Div3 IMO and he will be paying much more than any other team in the league .

     

    Once the sanctions have been brushed under the carpet the books will be bought and not before .Not for the SFAs benefit ,no,for the gullible honest fans .

     

    Believe me this period in Scottish football history will be proven to be the most corrupt ever and in the future our children will look at it and wonder how the hell it was ever allowed to happen .

     

    HH

  28. Estadio Nacional on

    blantyretim 21:26

     

     

    If he is moving to Qatar give me a shout, coming to this place needs assistance.

     

     

    I’ll email you my Qatar number.

     

     

     

    EN

  29. googybhoy ♥ Celtic on 20 July, 2012 at 21:22

     

     

    was listening on radio to five live coverage of the game.

     

     

    i cant remember anything quite so dull in a long time.

  30. What a bad day this has been on CQN. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest barely covers it.

  31. ROW Z - Let Celtic Flourish by the Cleansing of the 'den! on

    Lennybhoy

     

     

    What sevco have ‘acquired’ is an sfa membership. That does not mean they are the same ‘club’.

     

     

    There are 1500 memberships in the golf club. Billy Smith dies but asks that I inherit his membership in his will. This is agreed. Am I Billy Smith? Is it still membership number 1690? Does it have a new name in the membership list?

     

     

    What is transferring is A membership not THE RFC membership.

     

     

    Problem is Green et al need to convince us all they are ra gers cause he wants the season book money. It is largely up to ra bers now to decide whether to pay for this illusion or no.

     

     

    HH

  32. EN

     

    teaching in dubia..

     

    glen daly on here its his wee sister… you will know her as she worked in PrI RA