Benfica enjoyed a 0-2 away win on Friday evening to remain joint-top of the Portuguese league with Porto. They will have enjoyed a day off while Celtic played on Saturday and will two days training before tomorrow’s game. By contrast, Celtic player will have rested yesterday and will get no more than a run out inside Estadio da Luz tonight. With games coming thick and fast at the moment, hopefully rest is the most important requirement for the players.
Benfica shredded Spartak for most of the second half in Moscow but contrived to miss what chances they created, allowing the Russians their only win of the group so far. The return game in Lisbon was a comfortable win for the home team.
Neil Lennon has some major tactical decisions to make. He will surely acknowledge the danger Benfica pose but has to find a way of scoring an away goal or two. Match day one between Celtic and Benfica brought a 0-0 draw, ostensibly a good result for the visitors, but the group has matured since then. Both teams played that game as though it was an away game; Benfica were happy to defend and Celtic, in their first Champions League game since 2008, were keen to feel their way back into the tournament.
This time Benfica will attack with speed and hope that Celtic open up a little more than they did against Barcelona. It’s important also to acknowledge that while Benfica are no Barcelona, they will also be less predictable than the Catalans, we will not have it all our own way in the air.
It’s going to be a game tiring 90 minutes where the use of fresh legs could be crucial but an early Celtic goal would allow Neil Lennon to set his stall out clearly.
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Minx, you probably already know this but I didn’t until quite recently….
The common practice of the parent insuring the car as the main driver but the child driving it as the real main driver is illegal.
Insuring the car with the child as main driver but putting a responsible adult as named driver fairly brings the premium down.
And is legit too.
John O Neil
20:41 on 19 November, 2012
‘ernie lynch: your comment is crass. One loss of life is a tragedy.’
Absolutely.
So what’s the current score of tragedies?
Palestinians v Israelis.
“People like you or I”
sorry mate I ain’t illegally occupying someone else’s land.
Paul67 et al
The idea of a boycott has been discussed on here over the years, the most recent being last season. What was discussed however, was Celtic supporters boycotting other clubs, not Celtic FC. Not our club. And yet now we have a situation where we have a sizeable section of our support on the verge of bhoycotting the Bhoys. Something wrong here. I have read the Green Brigade statement, and there certainly seems to be a prima facie case of harassment by either the club or the police, harassment that needs to be resisted. But if the situation is so serious why not boycott the Barcelona match, or even Spartak Moscow? Why coordinate the fantastic celebration following the 125th anniversary, when some, at least, in the Green Brigade believe that the actions of the Police are in line with the wishes of Celtic? This is not the first time you will see or hear the claim that Celtic are “complicit” with the Police actions. Which is it, police harassment or the targetting of members of the Green Brigade by Celtic Football Club? It needs to be resolved. My view is that boycotts, whether in Ireland, the USA, or in South Africa are actions to be taken when all else has failed. We surely cannot be at that point now.
newradbhoy
What age are you?
Serious question.
A very weak statement from Mr Lawwell. It does not clear matters up one little bit. From the AGM I know nothing approach to this deny and deflect statement.
If Mr Lawwell is instrumental In the criminalisation of the Celtic support he has to go.
He should come out and tell the truth….which I suspect he cannot….or he has to fall on his sword.
Newradbhoy
I have a muzzy and wear glasses and a bunnet to every match ….. And the cameras never focus on me
“As with all football stadia, the Police have an important job to do and it is vital that the Club and supporters work with them in this regard. ” (Club statement)
How do they carry this out:
a. Remove bottles of water from supporters as they are a ‘controlled container’.
b. Continually video and search a group of supporters from the one section.
c. Prevent acts of vandalism; arrest culprits for mobbing and rioting and sectarian singing.
d. Stand about and do not very much at all.
I’ll go for a, b and d. Be careful if you question them about any of the above you’ll be threatened with arrest.
What has impressed me about the team away in Europe is that finally we seem to have found a method of playing away from home with each player knowing and carrying out his role, pacy full backs who can recover and get goal side , interceptions at crucial times without desperate going to ground defending and a confidence that we can score goals.
Same again tomorrow and lets see where it gets us.
HAIL HAIL
I expect the GB to issue letters already written to the club, with responses and results of promised full investigation
Geordie Munro
Just trying tae read back, I miss wan day and the place is in uproar!!
Last polis that let me out told my wife had put my stuff in the street outside my house, when I got home there was my wee darling waiting for me and i thought what a sick twisted barsteward!
…oh aye………..
roll up, rollup………….
……….pick a number, any number…………..
come see the amazin’ morphin’ multiple log-in shape shifters……..
You’ll be amazed,
…you’ll be enraged………….
John O Neil
No, I am open minded.
I don’t listen to the propeganda they want me to hear, I make my own judgements, I will look at what both sides tell me then make my own judgement.
You obviously didn’t watch that link. you should.
If you believe what radio 4 tells you, fair enough, but please don’t tell me I am wrong because of what radio 4 tells you.
HH
We’re playing Benfica tomorrow night……..in one of the most important games of the season so far……WEMBILEE…..WEMBILEE
Geordie Munro – thanks for the info I will be insuring him as main driver as I think that is the only way the prem will come down in the long run!
Not been on all day as head not in it after last night. Just read the Celtic Statement, so the Govan Emerald and Green Brigade are liars and the polis are just doing their job.
Breaks my heart but season ticket going back.
God Bless and Hail! Hail!
Canamalar. As someone who spends most of their life on here moaning about Celtic and its leadership you are clearly loving this opportunity to have right good whinge against authority again.
If you put 10 percent of your undoubted capability into positive energy to move the club forward constructively rather than seeing demons and agendas then god knows where we might be.
Somehow I think it unlikely you would do this.
I thought today was supposed to be FTT day.
What happened there?
Is it still inaminute, inanimate, eh, I mean, planned?
For three weeks it’s being “redacted” (that is, changing SDM to xxx).
I get the impression that it’s being “rewritten” (that is, changing the whole report to give a totally different document, possibly one making a case for inclusion of the Gers, the Bears, the Raingers in next season’s top division, which could be called, eh, for example, Scottish Fitba Top Teams or FFT for short – there, sorted!).
John O Neill, amazed at your post. Looked at News tonight on one side 5 or 6 Israelis looking at a few blocks missing from a garden wall and on the other side a family of 9 being buried after their home took a direct hit. The score around 5pm today was Israel 100 Palestine 3. However I feel sure Israel has gone further ahead at this stage and will definitely score heavily tonight.
I think Lassad will play some part in the game tommorow & SCORE
Can anyone confirm or deny whether Govan Emerald took this complaint to the club before airing publicly? I haven’t seen anything to suggest one way or the other.
sixtaeseven: Wanyama! Watt!!! and a consolation goal for Messi
20:51 on 19 November, 2012
‘I thought today was supposed to be FTT day.’
The site’s normally updated on a Wednesday.
I’m pretty sure everyone wanted a statement condemning the harassment.
That statement does not even recognise there is any harassment
hear no evil see no evil speak no evil
Need to redact my previous post: change all “FFT” to “FTT”.
Disnae take long this redaction business (usually).
;o)
Minx, yup. It hopefully will
Now all you need is a sensible adult named driver;)
John O Neil
Huffington post reporting the death toll to date as
Palestinians 100 (of whom 24 are/were children)
Israelis 3
Well I for one am interested in one of our biggest games ever tomorrow night. Gutted I am not there this time but as I was at the last two it might be a good omen.
Burnley78
I find it curious your stated opinion of ‘easy for folk with no accountability to cast stones’
The natural question to ask, is in your opinion how do you gain a voice and how do you gain accountability?
Are the only folk with accountability chief executives, policemen, solicitors – or does it extend further into other white collar workers?
http://www.spreaker.com/page#!/user/homebhoys/homebhoys_70_tuesdays_in_lisboa
A very good listen
Has the club received an official complaint about the harassment? I’m sure they’re aware of the GB statement, but has a direct complaint to which they can respond been made?
” That statement does not even recognise there is any harassment”
Nclhe,
And what a frenzy there would be if the club addressed harassment on the eve of our biggest game for a long while.
The club has stated it not complicit in harassment and imo is all it needed to say on the matter today.
burnley..
I am positively campaigning for transparency and justice, while you are happy with your mushroom status, we cannot all be content with that life.
I find your unquestioning support for ever utterance from the boardroom an anathema, especially after what we have witnessed at ayebrokes.
I also note you never actually try a counter argument your first resort is always to have a go at the protagonist.
Scoreboard Palestine V Israel
I told you yesterday about my concerns regarding this boycott. I see how it goes at my Legia.
Just read Celtic FC statement.
This is what I predicted.
What else ?
Tomorrow (maybe after tomorrow) you are going to read Green Brogade statement, kind of the answer on Celtic FC. GB statement will
gently suggest that the club is not without the sins. Dead end street.
Really worried about the divisions we are seeing, woke up with a sick feeling in my gut this morning.
This could be the greatest season of our lives . Canny believe this has happened.
Pleased that the board have made a statement, but for me doesn’t say enough.
I think some token of appreciation for the Green brigade by the board would go a long way to healing this.
NFL could not have displayed his admiration more publicly.
We all need to be on the same page and pull together.
We are all bonded by a love of our club.
All parties I’m sure can work it out.
C’mon lads lets make some more history in Lisboa tomorrow!!!
God bless & Hail Hail to all
neil canamalar lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
First off, Let’s make sure we remain on the same side, even if we disagree.
If anyone has genuine information that the club is voluntarily providing information about the Green Brigade then let’s hear it. None* of us want that.
But we must be sure before we accuse. We have enough real enemies out there without creating our own.
The old saying used to be “when is the split” – lets not answer the question for them.
*most. (not you mate)
eurochamps67
20:44 on
19 November, 2012
Last night, all night, it was Celtic must make a statement.
Tonight Celtic do make a statement.
Now it is, we don’t like your statement.
What?
EC67
A touch of, damned if you do & damned if you don’t.
Aff tae bed, flight fae Glesga tae Lisbon in morn, Tam Crook daytrip.
European footy efter christmas wull dae me nicely hx2
Amazing
Doncaster, Regan and Ogilvie all have the time to spartalus ing for re-construction when they have still to answer the questions on the dual contracts, the findings of the FTT and the cheating that has been going on for at least the last decade.
Just amazing…….