Having the first leg of our Champions League qualifier against KR in Iceland instead of Scotland, as initially drawn, ticks boxes for both clubs. Without being disrespectful (well, maybe a bit), if the first leg was in Scotland KR could find themselves trying to sell a dead rubber second leg to TV companies. With their home tie starting level, this could be their biggest windfall of the season.
Despite KR’s lowly coefficient, Celtic are stepping into the unknown and would infinitely prefer the second leg at home, a week after competitive cobwebs are blown away. If we encounter a Karagandy-goat-sacrifice-type experience in Reykjavik, we would still have the chance to resolve things at Celtic Park Murrayfield. The only surprise is that it took the clubs this long to confirm the change.
Now all we need to worry about is the goat-sacrificing habits of Scotland’s rugby types.
News from Nyon that Celtic’s share of last season’s Champions League bounty was £14.1m, plus £1.8m for participating in the qualifying rounds, on top of ticket sales, reiterates how important the competition is to the club.
We’re now trying to qualify for the third consecutive season, a feat we’ve never achieved before. After the chastening experiences of last August, and the changing of the guard, I’m taking nothing for granted this season. By my reckoning we cope without reaching the group stage two years in five without significantly downsizing.
I got a bit of banter for saying I was still raw from Georgios Samaras penalty miss four seasons ago. Why shouldn’t we be raw, it was the last time Celtic failed to win a Scottish championship. Ever! Those who celebrate that miss will be clinging onto it as a highlight for the rest of their days.
Visit the CQN Bookstore to get Tommy Gemmell to sign your personal copy of his book, All the Best.
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Has Derk survived the rigours of pre-season training ?
Did the bold Robert Auld not score 5 in one game?
Hebcelt
How are you doing fellow tuechter.
Can’t remember name of curry house. Perhaps some of our Edinburgh times might know.
I was ther last year after the Ajax home game prior to jetting off to Lisbon. Right across the road from Haymarket Bar. Do an excellent Thali.
HH
Nadal second set tie break,lost the first set
MWD
“MWD says AYE and is pwoud take have nae alignment wae the BritNat Klan OO”
Shame! you’ll have to make do with Christine “equalize the arrest figures” Grahame and Roseanne “blessing yourself might be a crime” Cunningham, and various other McGlashan type figures.
At least our Klan buddies dress smartly and perform folk dances.
Hi Ghuys, salve salve;- If F.I.F.A. do not act to resolve the Saurez situation now, he may come back and bite them on the bum later.
Non Gradus Anus Rodentum
Greenwells says no to Fatty Arbuckle and his facist crew.
All things considered… i.e no signings beforehand… my team to play versus Rykyevick
Foster
Lustig Van Dijk Mulgrew Izzy
Brown Biton
Forrest Commons Johansen
Stokes
Based on Ambrose needing a rest after winning world cup !
Good combined effort bhoys.
We now have the 7:
Hooper
Deans
Chalmers (twice)
Lennox (twice in a fortnight)
Auld
Yogi Hughes
Mochan
There were another 9 pre-war with special mention to Jimmy McGrory of course who scored more than four goals six times.
Sky/Heb
Omar Khayyam Restaurant
Nadal levels 1-1, had looked to be in trouble
Did Wayne Biggins not score 5 goals once?
In a whole season ‘tho?!
HH!!
Livibhoy,
Mcgrory from memory scored 7 in a single game. Somebody has 8 i read his book recently cant remember the name of the chap though.
Robert
McGrory actually scored 8 in a game against Dunfermline.
Couple of bhoys scored 7 in the formative years
Winning Captains
Congratulations to Mrs Winning Captains or her graduation day!
!!bada bing!!
13:19 on 26 June, 2014
Free transport ? From where ?
Canny remember any free transport being laid on when we relocated to Hampden for a year
FIFA Media @fifamedia 1m
DISCIPLINARY: Uruguay’s Luis Suarez suspended for 9 matches & banned for 4 months from any football-related activity.
Winning Captains
Enjoy and be proud sir
Though put your clapping gloves on :))))
ruggygman
14:30 on 26 June, 2014
Hmmmm don’t know about VVD starting,with him being Peters most saleable asset and insurance if Celtic don’t qualify proper
yogiy
14:52 on 26 June, 2014
FIFA Media @fifamedia 1m
DISCIPLINARY: Uruguay’s Luis Suarez suspended for 9 matches & banned for 4 months from any football-related activity.
………….
That is a big chunk of the season????
Seriously though he could be back by November?
Will Barca or Real still want him?
If he only misses two months of the season, this is the same as last time.
Googybhoy,
In a heartbeat.
googybhoy ♥ celtic
Seriously though he could be back by November?
Will Barca or Real still want him?
Probably helps them get him a lot cheaper than they would have.
“banned for 4 months from any football-related activity.”
Does this mean he can’t kick a ball in the back garden wi’ the wean?
4 month ban …wonder where he will go for a holiday …(probably paid by his club)
maybe the Costa la Dentura ….braw ….
see there is 1 and a half million to be split with those in oor League 137k per club …do you think they love us for it? hahahaha braw
‘banned for 4 months from any football-related activity.’
######
Does football related activity include biting?
Is he going to be eating through a straw for the next four months?
Neilly Mochan
Five v St Mirren in SC after two draws 1-1 at Love St and a 4 goal thriller at CP.
Unforgettable — obviously.
banned from all football related activity.
That’ll be him joining Sevco now.
is posting on here football related activity ?
sftb, he could take over the tours of mordor from that other wee shite that was doing them. The spanish wan. Although with a name like nacho wee luis is likely to have a chomp at him.
mickbhoy1888-we ran buses to CP for Thistle game on Jan 1st when fans were inconvenienced
Funny I could remember seeing Mochan score 5 in the early sixties but forget Hooper’s 5 v Hearts.
What is the equivalent memory term for long and short sight?
winning captains
Big well done to your good lady
HH
Hi Great to be back!! God how ive missed ewes!!! Everyone pally??? Had a fabulous time in Greenock!!
HaiL HaiL
Saurez would have bitten yer hand off for that verdict….
Out for 4 months?
He’ll be back hungrier than ever.
KINGLUBO
11:08 on
26 June, 2014
Dare I say it but Woodburn of der hun lost his livliehood for a damn site less.
*can’t believe you posted this. willie woodbine as we wee bhoys called him was a thug, he was also Scotland and the deid teams captain in in my da’s and fil’s opinion the finest centre half they ever saw.
But there was a huge flaw to his character, in 1947 he received a 14-day ban for a “violent exchange” with Motherwell’s Dave Mathie, then in 1953 he punched the Clyde striker Billy McPhail, which earned a 21-day ban. Later that year, Woodburn was sent off for retaliation in a match with Stirling Albion. The clubs met again, the following season, in a League Cup tie at hades on 28 August 1954 playing with a knee injury, Woodburn took exception to a bad foul and retaliated by headbutting a Stirling player.
It only took the SFA 4 minutes at a hearing to sine die him, this was lifted 3 years later, hardly a career ending punishment.
And then we had willie johnston, another thug whose most shameful act came when he stamped on John McMaster’s head, the Aberdeen player needed the kiss of life as a result. “I’m not proud of that,” he says today. “It’s no excuse but I thought he was Willie Miller. Miller was a great player but he was a hard man and deserved some of his own treatment back. Unfortunately I got the wrong player.”
Also sent home from Argentina after failing a drugs test and sent off an incredible number of times forcing the deid team tae sell.
Auldheid
15:18 on
26 June, 2014
Funny I could remember seeing Mochan score 5 in the early sixties but forget Hooper’s 5 v Hearts.
What is the equivalent memory term for long and short sight?
*ould age :-))))))
Will he be back for the Chompions league games