Celtic have received some clarity concerning their first Champions League qualifying round opponents after this week’s first leg results in qualifying round two. The five matches that could provide an opponent for Celtic all produced hot favourites to progress.
Sheriff Tiraspol, who won away in Armenia, are 22 games into their league campaign and top the Moldovan table. HJK Helsinki, who won 7-0 on Tuesday night’s Champions League qualifier, are joint top in Finland after 17 games.
All other expected opponents won 3-0 at home in the first leg. Neftchi Baku are top of the Azerbaijan league after 16 games. Molde are two points off the pace in Norway after 15 games. AEL Limassol are Celtic’s only potential opponents who have yet to start their campaign.
If Celtic are to progress to the group stage they will have to overcome stiffer opposition than any of these teams in the final qualifying round, so we should look forward to a stiff test.
Loved the We are Celtic Supporters video from Celtic TV (below). Great quotes from Jimmy McGrory, Tommy Burns, Billy McNeill, Paul McStay, Jock Stein and the original “<insert name> is more than a football club” from Sir Robert Kelly, a few decades before it was picked up in Catelonia.
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off to work, later bhoys…
Foxy_1888 on 20 July, 2012 at 06:50
Good link….
I have not seen that before.
Just how Happy are Celtic in where we are right now?
Never Happy until we bring our Celtic Brand that supercedes Barca or whoever is pushing the boundaries in footballing excellence.
Footballing excellence is about challenging every stereotype imaginable.
I hope that the Amazing team from Aberdeen I watched at Ravenscraig last year makes it all the way into their first team.
Amazing technical ability and it was like watching BARCA.
The Exiled Tim has called constantly for the refs to be disbanded.
The longer OGILVIE is in situ the more damage is being done to the Scottish Game.
I know Celtic are trying to stay hands off to negate the impact of the Hun realisation they are controlled rockets…..
Ogilvie is hangin in there like a mad hangman, almost as if he is wanting CELTIC to ask for his removal.
I hope the rest of Scottish Football sees beyond Stewart Regan and Neil Doncaster…………………
I’m a loser baby
If only all on CQN bought season tickets
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXjlRCePvUU
Sydeny Tim,
Have to say, I agree with you on this one. Its not even so much that we need to go out and spend big on a CH but there isn’t really even a mention or a hint of us looking at one on loan or a bosman to slightly increase our chances on getting into the group stages. As you say there has been a fair slice been taken off the wage bill in recent weeks, would it really be a massive gamble to get in one or two loan signings to bolster our prospects in the short term?
like going into massive debt? get real.
Foxy_1888 on 20 July, 2012 at 07:14 said:
“If only all on CQN bought season tickets”
That is a mentalist view.
Morning Celts and happy Friday!
Sydney Tim I agree that Celtics finances won’t be negatively affected by the demise of the HunsIL, our ST sales look like they’re improved and IF we get into CL proper then we will have a decent income from there.
The reality for us is the CFC will not spend money on better quality players until we earn the CL dosh. I don’t like it any more than you but that’s the way it is.
happy Friday CSC
Vmhan
Beram Time
A very experienced and clever player that must be on the pitch for the 4 CL qualifying games to get us in to the Groups. ;)
petec on 20 July, 2012 at 07:28
If only all those on CQN, who could afford it, bought a season ticket.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXjlRCePvUU
Foxy_1888:
Do you live outside of the UK?
Do you have a season ticket?
Foxy_1888 on 20 July, 2012 at 07:41
You are just not getting it?
Petec I can’t load that but agree he’s a player all right.
HH
foxy 07-06
cheers for link.
Best hilights ive seen of that game.
I was there that night. When I got home my ma said she heard the Parkhead roar from Castlemilk when big Billy scored the winner.
Great memories.
hh
Petec
Taking Foxys notion a wee bit further, the membership scheme Auldheid proposes would allow Celts who can’t attend CP due to they’re location a chance to contribute more for the benefit of the team.
If the global Celtic support were to join together and contribute to a membership scheme then our club would be stronger for it and the Celts in foreign lands can engage more, add in a decent quality Celtic TV and hey presto we’re cooking the gas and up there with the big boys in Europe.
It’s possible but needs to come from our board strategically with a decent business model to support it.
We have the support but do we have the board to implement it? I hope so!
HH
kitalba on 20 July, 2012 at 07:41
It makes no difference where you’re from, what you are (excluding nazis), or who you are. If you can afford a season ticket, buy one and become a supporter. if not, stay a “fan”.
some folks on here, well intentioned as they may be, are looking for excuses…..
if the cap fits mo chara pfffft.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXjlRCePvUU
Foxy_1888 on 20 July, 2012 at 07:14 said
Magical.
Still.
Foxy_1888:
You never answered the questions, they are not hard ones.
Do you live outside of the UK?
Do you have a season ticket?
Foxy_1888
If Celtic go into the CL, the season tickets will rocket.
My Sons own football is paramount in my thinking right now but I will be taking him to all the Saturday games by buying tickets for relatively poor viewing places, and that is the way it should be. I hope we have the worst seats ever, every game we go to Celtic Park.
Vmhan
Auldheid is way ahead of the game with everything IMO, he is trail blazing with ideas IMO.
Foxy 1888
Just watched that video and my whole body was tingling with emotion, cheers.
Memo to self…… Watch this video more often, at least once a week.
HH
For the gowfers,
It’s brightening up now on the Fylde coast, the open at Lytham should see some sunshine through the clouds.
I’m off work today to avoid the golfing crowds it’s absolutely mental from south shore Blackpool through to Lytham St Annes.
HH
vmhan
nothing new there then..
VMHAN 7.52
If the global Celtic support were to join together and contribute to a membership scheme then our club would be stronger for it and the Celts in foreign lands can engage more, add in a decent quality Celtic TV and hey presto we’re cooking the gas and up there with the big boys in Europe..
Now we`re talking.
Particularly Celtic T.V.,if poss.
Sorry,but channel `67 reception not good enough in my experience.
Vmhan on 20 July, 2012 at 07:52
Brilliant suggestion.
In saying that, whilst there’s one season ticket left unsold, is there a “Celtic fan” from foreign lands that has truly played their part?
I think not.
Membership schemes are for clubs with over subscriptions. We’re not anywhere near there yet.
Any such Membership scheme could be seen by some “fans” as a way out of buying a season ticket yet whilst still be able to claim being a supporter.
Until every season ticket is sold the only “fans” eligible for a Membership scheme should be those who cant afford it.
I think the board are waiting to see if we get by the 2nd round of the CL before spending any money. We should get through this round whoever we play.
The next round is tougher but I still expect us to qualify for the Group stages with this current team.
We played really well in stages last year and if we can play like we did against Udinese then we should fear nobody in the qualifiers.
macjay1 for Neil Lennon on 20 July, 2012 at 08:08 said:
Agree with you about Celtic Tv, I have the premium service, not many problems with buffering but the actual quality is not great, also to put up a pre season game without any commentary is just amateur, how long does it take to get someone to put the commentary on?
In saying that I would be lost without the service but would expect a club of Celtics size to have better, 10 years to get a service that works on Mac!
HD it’s not..
It could certainly be improved for the many fans abroad..
C’mon Anthony finger oot, grow the product..
I agree with the posters who want an experienced CH but unless you know different I can’t agree with slagging off the board for doing nothing. Celtic keep their cards close to their chest which leaves the media with nothing to report. It doesn’t mean Celtic are doing nothing.
Whither the cash strapped scrofulous New hillbilies the day?
Foxy_1888 on 20 July, 2012 at 08:09 said:
Vmhan on 20 July, 2012 at 07:52
Brilliant suggestion.
In saying that, whilst there’s one season ticket left unsold, is there a “Celtic fan” from foreign lands that has truly played their part?
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Your agenda is only to divide.
Sevco will lose the Big Hoose soon because the idiotic leadership of that shower of excrement.
Good Night and God Bless ALL even agitators.
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starry plough on 20 July, 2012 at 08:16 said:
I had CH67 for a few years.
Buffer,buffer,hypertension.
Setanta OZ….Marvellous quality BUT I have to tolerate the nauseating Craig Burley with hs offensive ,patently obviously anti-Celtic,but particularly anti-Neil commentary.
I absolutely relished the ” Craig Burley he`s a ——,he`s a ——” chants,particularly when he made reference to them.
Cheers.
First Earl Scruggs, and then Doc Watson, and now Kitty Wells.
Three giants of country music and genuine pioneers.
Morning,
I hope the draw is kind to us today.
Transfer news
Celtic are considering taking Sporting
Lisbon striker Amido Balde on trial.
The 21-year-old Portugese spent last
season on loan at Belgian club Cercle
Brugge and could join up with Celtic
when the squad returns to Glasgow on
Sunday.
petec on 20 July, 2012 at 08:20
you seem to be drawn towards Der Hunnes in your equation of supporting Celtic.
if you can afford it, that wont do as an excuse for not buying a season ticket, no matter where you’re from.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXjlRCePvUU
celticlegends 08:12
They are probably leaving it late as they usually do rather than get players in for the qualifiers.
The squad should be good enough for both rounds, but need to make sure.
EN
Couple of quotes from the mainstream press this morning
Neil Lennon : “we aren’t in the group stages of the champions league and so we can’t speculate to accumulate”
“we are trying to bring guys to the club at an affordable price and if we were to get in we would have a couple of days left in the window to strengthen the squad”
Scott Brown: on pre season “They’re going to have a lot of the ball while well be doing a lot of defending”
“That gives us the the chance to work on the system we might play”
BTW James McFadden anyone
got this from RTC
LOVE THIS PIC
http://saintinasia.wordpress.com/2012/07/19/saints-in-turkey-the-big-picture-gallery/#jp-carousel-1054
great advert for scottish + turkish football
Anybody know why the Zeus Capital marketing flyer highlights the £6.3 million acquisition of the business and assets of RFC? Where does the extra £800k come from, I thought all the reports refer to £5.5m?
On the topic of spending money just now. Celtic and Neil Lennon in particular has spent two seasons building this team. We have not lost any of our star players. The team matured and got better and better as the Europa League went on against top class opposition.
Qualify for group stage and then bring in a couple of quality players.