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I think we will qualify for the CL. HH and nighty night.
4 5 1 next week mid 3 of Brown Bitton Henderson , they dont move forward, Sinclair Forrest wide LG up front
Tonight should only be about the positive aspects, the negatives and concerns can wait for another day…..
Just watched some of the highlights. Brendan Rodgers, how on earth did we manage to get a Manager of this quality, PL still looks stunned by it all. Our attacking play is absolutely stunning, crisp, full of pace and power, ripping teams apart at will. A joy to watch. I thought tonight, particularly first half, that Griffiths was ridiculously good, his all round game was world class. Dembele and Biton made a huge difference when the came on too, people will say it’s a different team from last season but that because the Manager made the right changes. Broony man of the match for me, outstanding.
If, as expected we get through, i would raid them for their number 9 Nwakaeme and number 30 John Ogu, both class players.
SFTB….
Chris Sutton is Celtic through and through he may come across as being negative but only says what a lot of us have said on here.
I’d rather that than the erse licking we see that the great warbo gets from hun pundits. atleast he speaks it as he sees it.
He slated Mc Greggor for being lazy and not tracking back and rightly so, hopefully the boy will take it on board and learn from it. HH
Big Sutty wants to lay off Ronny now.
It’s in the past.
The man gave us 2 titles.
Ronny’s plan would have been fine if we had 7 years– but we never and we had to change but he was/is a good man and a good tim.
Dembeleonlyscoresmidweekcsc
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You got to Hand it to Wee Joey Barton for saying He thinks Brendan has a ‘Mid-Game Crisis’.. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
What You think Skip..?
Tt Tt Tt..
Just checking up on other scores tonight and I see Sevco U-20s got beat in the Irn-Bru Cup.
That can’t be right! I am sure the Record had 6 of those players in their best of the O** F*** u-20 select last week.
Our bhoys were the only U-20 squad to go through I believe
The reason I got a wee bit upset at Gordon Strachan seemingly laughing in the studio after Leigh’s interview was that I so enjoyed Leigh’s eloquent, forthright assessment of the third goal: “I told…….I’m just going to take a pop. If it goes over..we’re closer to half time,”
Ok, Strachan was laughing at the, “Shows the manager’s got balls…” line….but ach, maybe too sensitive.
Still, what a player. And I’d rather listen to his brilliantly understated assessments all day than most of the rest.
That’s entertainment.
Roller coaster of an evening tonight
Absolutely delighted with result
But
I have mixed feelings
Tonight was what you get with a decent manager – tactically at 3-2 the changes put us back on front foot
For the past 2 seasons we got what we did, due to a very poor board decision, trying to save money cost us a fortune, in the management choice – my opinion
Kolo Toure, will be a fantastic player for us, needs games for match fitness, but we have another Marc Rieper in Kolo
Broonie had a fab game, controlled aggression, and even got his passing right :-)
Not trying to be negative, but my view ares we need to improve
Apologies Bhoys, I do not see what many appear to in McGregor, not blaming him for their first goal ( Gary.67, you are correct Lustig got injured last few minutes of first half, was struggling until replaced, and was major part of both their goals) but Calum did pull out of tackling early in their break for 1st goal, and does not track back to close space with any speed or effort – my view he needs replaced in our team for us to progress – positively, for sake of repeating myself, we have a replacement in Ryan Christie for McGregor
I also have concerns with Tom Rogic, still running out of steam around 60-65 mins, does he have a stamina issue ?
So still a wee bit of tweaking for Brendan to have us really flying – who is the mystery player we are scouting ?
Hail Hail Bhoys and Ghirls
Oh, and great to see PapaJohn back posting :-)
Hail Hail young Fhella
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ROBERTTRESSELL on 17TH AUGUST 2016 11:53 PM
Big dembele scored. Fact. He needs it more than Nir.
Was going to Bet Biton for Next Scorer then seen Dèmbèlè stripped..
$100 @ $9.50..【ツ】
Watched it 20 times still think it was Bitons Goal..
No Aguing mind.. Ha
Summa
Brendan post match
https://streamable.com/zm03
From Al Jazeera – a very good read. If you’ve time.
Glasgow, Scotland – Scottish champions Celtic play host to their Israeli counterparts Hapoel Be’er Sheva on Wednesday night in a crucial UEFA Champions League play-off match. This is football’s most illustrious club competition, and the stakes are high. Qualification for the group stages means riches of up to 30 million pounds ($38m), as well as the prestige and glamour of mingling with Europe’s elite.
However, all eyes won’t just be on the 22 players on the pitch on Wednesday evening. Instead, much of the build-up to the game has been dominated by what is expected to take place in the stands.
Many Celtic fans have long identified with left-wing causes, among them the Palestinian struggle. The flag of Palestine is seen flying at games the club plays, and the match with Hapoel Be’er Sheva will be no exception.
The hype around the fixture has already led to the Israeli embassy in London warning Celtic fans against any displays of solidarity. The Israeli embassy in London however, told Al Jazeera that they are “certain that the team and the Israeli fans arriving for the game will receive a warm welcome in Glasgow”. But that faith seems to be misplaced.
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A Facebook event titled “Fly the flag for Palestine, for Celtic, for Justice” has over 1,000 people attending, with advice posted on where fans can pick up Palestinian flags in Glasgow.
According to Scottish historian Tom Devine, this sense of solidarity with a people thousands of miles away has its roots in the Irish identity of much of the Celtic support.
“It’s [got] to do with the sense that the Irish Catholics in Scotland have of being underdogs over several generations,” Devine told Al Jazeera. “There is a strong sense of history among that community, even though it’s now third-, fourth- and fifth-generation Irish.”
“Part of their sense of communal identity is that sense of grievance about what was done in the past. People who are Irish nationalists will always tend to support independence movements that they believe to be based on historical justice,” Devine says.
“The situation in Palestine is a classic example of land that is being taken from people who lived there for generations. It chimes in with the course of Irish history.”
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The link has got Celtic into hot water with the football authorities in the past. The club was fined 16,000 pounds ($20,750) by the Union of European Football Associations ( UEFA) after fans flew Palestine flags during a game against the Icelandic side KR Reykjavik. The game took place at the same time as the Israeli army’s “Protective Edge” operation in Gaza, which left more than 2,200 Palestinians and at least 73 Israelis dead.
Courting controversy
The main protagonists on that occasion were the group of ultra-loyal Celtic fans, or “ultras”, known as the Green Brigade, a group set to take centre-stage again. A member of the group told Al Jazeera that they “show their continued support for Palestine at every match … and the match against Hapoel Be’er Sheva will be no different”.
The Green Brigade, who identify as left-wing and Irish Republican, have previously courted controversy for displays that protested against British wars abroad as well as a banner remembering Bobby Sands, a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army who died while on hunger strike in 1981. And when hundreds of Palestinians were on hunger strike in Israeli jails in 2012, the group unfurled a banner reading “Dignity is more precious than food”.
Less widely known, though, is the extensive fundraising work of the group to help bring Palestinian youth to the UK to take part in football tournaments and cultural tours. Numerous members of the group have also visited the occupied West Bank.
The flag of Palestine is seen flying at every game the club plays and the tie with Hapoel Be’er Sheva will be no exception [Matt Yousif/Al Jazeera]
“From our work with Palestinian groups and visits to Palestine, we know the importance of international solidarity and the positive impact that it has for those living in occupied Palestine,” a Green Brigade member, who wished to remain anonymous, told Al Jazeera
“We know that our actions send a message to Palestinians that their struggle is not forgotten.
“Football and sport do not live in a vacuum, separate from wider society,” the Green Brigade member explained. “It didn’t during the 1980s when the authorities excluded apartheid South Africa from football … nor should it now. Israel must be held accountable for its oppressive and brutal 68-year occupation of Palestine.”
Separation of politics and sport
The South African example inspired the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement, which was launched in 2005. The Red-Card Israeli Racism branch of the campaign argues for a suspension of the Israeli Football Association’s membership of FIFA and UEFA until the country “observes international law and respects the human rights of Palestinians”.
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Hapoel Be’er Sheva’s chief executive Alona Barakat has been quick to emphasise the inclusive nature of the club’s signing policy, in contrast with some football clubs in Israel, such as Beitar Jerusalem, who don’t allow Arabs on their teams.
“There is no place for racism or intolerance in [football],” Barakat told The Times of Israel. “Our team has Jews, Arabs, foreign Christians, and we sign players according to merit, not their ethnic or religious background.”
But critics question if even football clubs can be separated from the political context in a place like Israel. The Turner Stadium where Be’er Sheva play lies just 20 miles from the besieged Gaza Strip, home to 1.8 million people living in desperate conditions. Indeed, the city of Beersheba itself was once the Palestinian town of Bir al-Sabe’ before its Palestinian inhabitants were forced out during the war of 1948.
The restrictions put on Palestine’s footballers are also often pointed to by campaigners.
The national stadium has been bombed. The headquarters of the Palestine Football Association (PFA) has been raided. Players, along with most other Palestinian athletes, are routinely detained or refused visas or permits to travel with the national team.
Two years ago, 19-year-old Jawhar Nasser Jawhar, and 17-year-old Adam Abd al-Raouf Halabiya had their careers ended when they were shot in the feet by Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint. Others have been killed in missile strikes, such as former Palestinian football star Ahed Zaqqut in Gaza.
In response to the violations, the PFA called for Israel’s expulsion at FIFA’s annual congress last year. The motion was withdrawn at the last minute, but it was an unwelcome episode for the Israelis.
As pictures of Wednesday evening’s game are beamed worldwide, it could prove to be another awkward occasion for Israeli football. Celtic, too, will be less than happy to be hit with another UEFA fine for breaching rules on political statements.
But as the fans have argued before, some things are more precious than money.
Regarding Sutton,
It’s not just the classless Ronny stuff.
It’s the other nonsense he’ll often come away with. Sure he’ll put Craigan in his box from time to time and that pleases many.
2 strange ones tonight were, asking why wee James wasn’t booked if it wasn’t a penalty.
Errr, cos sometimes it’s not a pen or a dive ya dafty.
And the best one for me…saying Celtic need to hold the ball, slow the game and keep possession then less than 10 seconds later say ‘ you should be trying harder to punt ball into box when you’ve Dembele and Griffiths in there.’
HH
Sipsini
As I said, some of his fitba insights are very revealing BUT…. he does get a wee bit sidetracked onto over-egging populist opinions about how crap Efe is, or how bad Ronny Deila was, or how bad Izzy will be.
We saw it last year with his slating of Ronny at the start followed by an obsequious interview when Ronny steadied the ship only to revert to his bullying worst when Celtic seemed to slip again. I can imagine him giving absolute pelters and torture to whoever the dressing room targets were. He has a bit of the verbal bully about him but, he is generally very pro-Celtic and also still interesting about aspects of play when he can be bothered to lay off the bullying and scathing comments.
TV companies will find him good value in generating a bit of controversy.
Goodnight fellow Celts. Proud of my team and proud of my people tonight!
One love!
Even the ball boys are better, sharper, fitter.
Celtic hammered Hapoel despite the cautionary SMSM note of not one, but two ‘vital‘ away goals © wee Jackie Bird.
A better side than we’ve been eliminated by in the past few years? I’d take this BR side to score again in Israel. Scott Sinclair was trying too hard, but oozes class and wee Jamesie revels on the right, and chalked up an assist, if ever there was one.
Tom Rogic looks as if he’ll always be the 60 minute man, besides it gives somebody else a turn.
Great to see all the Gazebonians and privileged to meet the further travelled fans who all swung by, (hope the ferry waited)
Different place is Paradise as the Brendanbeu.
M.O.M Leigh Griffiths
Runner up Jobo Balde in full kit mode
Time to sit, reflect, enjoy, savor, the win tonight, I love you all. Hail hail.
Just seen their 2 goals on the uefa web site think it is bit harsh to critse Gordon to much the both were hit with some power. Never noticed Lustig getting injured but that would explain the space they had don tour right.
Well done tonight Celts,I would have been tempted to shut up shop at 3.0,and bring on Sviatchenko.I hope the return leg is a lot less exciting,
on our right for the 2 goals
Great stuff tonight on and off the field. A gargantuan effort by our players to take a 5-2 lead into the second leg next week. As for Scott Brown what a performance. He looks transformed from the player we have been watching in recent seasons. A truly stand out performance.
Goodnight Timland.
Watched a recording of the game,we won 5-2,
or 2 and 1/2 nothing in old money.
greatresultCSC.
Celtic scored 5+ goals in a European match for the first time since beating FK Suduva 8-1 in September 2002.
I by no means wish to make an issue of this however given the hysteria that has eminated from the blog in recent days over Palestinian flags it is worth noting that the flag of Israel was draped over our directors box above the tunnel for the first half of the game. Was this sanctioned by the board ?
Overall a tremendous performance interspersed with momentary lapses in concentration and a goalie who cannae save a near post shot. Onwards and upwards we go to the CL.
I earn more than £500 per hour pretending to play football for a new club in Glasgow.
My boss is a convicted career criminal and he knows ‘the score.’
Shooting fish in a barrel.
All I have to do is boot a few folk and spout a few soundbites to keep the dosh rolling in.
If you’d like to make killing like me, contact @#Joey Barton.
Nytol
The Hun reaction in acronyms:
FFS
FFS!
FFFFFS!!
LOL
ROTFLMAO!
F!
FFFFFFFFFFFFFS!
Play the Colts at the weekend. Rest every one of the CL squad.
Win through next week and the dosh means the end of the Huns as a footballing threat forever- they’ll never compete in the arms race and the demented perma-ragin’ Hun Monkeys will demand a spend that will drain every drop of satanic blood from the goat-pumpers’ blighted reservoir of filth.
‘Mon the Relentless Hoops!
Robert T….
This, I don’t know, not a big deal.
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Must admit, what a difference with our teams now BR is in charge, we would have lost that game or finished 3-2 at best..
Kip time for me.
G64-Broonie’s best game for us IMO Lustig was immense first half ,as a bhoy posted he had a knock after about 40 mins
Tonight was our biggest game of season bar none. And we came through it with flying colours. Our next biggest game is next Wednesday and I have every faith in our players and manager that we will be in the draw for the CL. Hh.
Bada It’s hard to believe we are watching the same Scott Brown from last season. He looks energised and wants to get the ball forward as opposed to that nonsense our midfield was playing the last 2 seasons. HH
SIPSINI
Worth a read? What bit?
I know its only half time in the tie but surely even we cannae bollox a 3 goal lead up. And if we get to the CL we may have to suffer a few sore ones but we’ll be the better for it. Plus no more Thursday night dross and Sunday games.
SANDMAN
GORDON64
Correct. A chance to put us out of sight of the huns for a long time to come.
Tonight all is good in Tiimland. Brendan will lead us to to the promised land. HH
Toure has made a massive difference to us. Discounting his rush of blood at Beers first goal he holds the line well and defends like a proper defender. When the players in front of you know that you have good defenders behind you they play with more confidence. A master signing by BR.
A truly magiacal night @ CP.