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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Michael Bradley is mocked on a few of the US sites I frequent, he’s one of those players that the fans hate but the manager always plays, perfect for the boo boys :o) He’s not rated at all.
Croppybhoy
Excellent points
That would be fantastic
For north Irish relations
Breath of fresh air brother
Fyodor v Albert tonight.
Fab must be sacked if he fails to get Russia through.
Goodnight everybody.
Turkeybhoy
No need to worry about Izzy losing it. He had a fractious relationship with his Honduras coach, who has now resigned. The coach subbed him half way through the Ecuador game. Honduras were just as bad with or without Izzy, who was replaced by Wigan’s left back.
We do need cover at left back but Izzy finished the last 10 games of the season in good form and is far from finished with the first team. With a break, he should be back to help us out in the next round of qualifications.
Bada Bing
“Mange”? That would have been more appropriate had I been referring to a Luis Suarez post. Manage!
Corkcelt
Thank you bud. The consultant today told me that her recovery is amazing, she has a very strong heart and incredible spirit and faith. Designed in Sligo, Clydebuilt to last! :)
Sftb, cheers.
Michael Bradley briefly played for Roma.
He was mince.
HH!!
Croppybhoy
Who is ireland and Britains
Nelson Mandela
dd
Glad to hear yer mammy is making progress.
HH!
in this day and age microphones are tiny and wireless why do the pundits on itv have those enormous things that cover half their faces? (not that ,that’s always a bad thing)
John O’Neil
Capello sacked? How? We both know yours is crazy country. Russian FA signed contract extension two or one month before this tournament started.
Josh and his dad went to L T to sign the final papers today. Chris Mc cart and John Kennedy were there. Then Ronny & Jonny walked in. So that was both of them gobsmacked!!
HaiL HaiL
SFTB
Thankfully it’s not just a few sheriffs it’s most of them …when they are confronted with spurious prosecutions in terms of the OB Act
Anyone convicted …would have been convicted in terms of the existing legislation.
PFAyr
I appreciate the extra information.
Unfortunately, Frank Mulholland seems to have sold his soul for this promotion.
Sheik
People like Nelson Mandela don’t come along too often -that’s the problem
At the risk of setting off a different argument – I would say that up until the Iraq disaster – that Blair might, repeat might have been a possible candidate but obviously that is totally out of the question today
Sadly all the politicians in the Republic and Westminster are far from being even considered in the same sentence as NM !
HH
Tallybhoy
Her Parish Priest visited her in Gartnavel this morn. She joked that she wanted the Sacrament of Eucharist but to save the ‘Sick’ one fora date in the distant future. :))
Grandaughter has just returned from a volunteering trip in malawi and during her time there she visited Blantyre prisons and the prisions near by…Turned out the inmates were fellow celtic supporters also.
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Unbelievable to see Man Utd pay £30m for Luke Shaw,nowhere near that value in my opinion,suppose Southampton are happy they are receiving half a million for every game he has played for them,or 10 million for every England cap
C’Mon Putin’s Proud Proletarians….
Put Yon ‘Barbary Pirates’..
Tae The Sword…
Right..?
RobertTressell
20:17 on 26 June, 2014
Yes it does Robert, yes it does.
Jude
Big congratulations to Josh, and his proud Grandad. Magic! :))
setting free the bears supports res. 12 & oscar knox
20:55 on 26 June, 2014
Frank Mulholland, Coatbridge? Used to work with his Sister.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Not much (if any) reporting by Scottish MSM about how much Celtic earned for their CL endevours last season.
Not to mention that the Celts’ efforts actually put £1,500,000 into the SPFL coffers to be distributed among all the clubs.
Does that make Celtic the League’s biggest sponsors, Mr Doncaster?
In any case, all that is worth a scribble or two from our sports journalists, n’est-ce pas?
NoGoodNewsIsSMSMNews CSC
dd
Tell Molly I was asking for her!
Even ‘tho she’s never met me!
Going for a smoke!
HH!!
Mulholland has been bought and sold
The lack of independence in the offices of the Lord Adv and Sol Gen allows such appalling legislation as the OB Act to be put in place
The current incumbents are career prosecutors with limited ( if any) additional legal experience …..who are beholden to Eck &Co for their job …no surprise that Mulholland comes onto the TV and disingenuously proclaims the success of the OB Act
Capt Beefheart@20.24
Why would St Stivs, in the interests of impartiality of course, report on all of the murders carried out byRepublicans when all of the State broadcasters and the “Independent” media constantly remind us, ad nauseam, of the vile deeds that Republicans carried out.
They are less forthcoming about murders carried out by the agencies of the state both of their own volition and in collusion with Loyalist murder gangs. Indeed after an admission on Panorama that undercover soldiers carried out a litany of murders of Nationalist civilians( the MRF) the PSNI decided that they were not going to pursue the perpetrators???
May I commend to you a book written by Anne Cadwallader “Lethal Allies:British Collusion in Ireland”.
This is to ensure that the next time that your sensitivities are offended at least you may have some insight into why people feel the way that they do with regard to the Irish question ( particularly those that feel they do not have a voice and that the MSM have an agenda with regard to Ireland which is distinctly at odds with their experience and perception of it).
Tallybhoy
Dino Martin would have been her ideal man. She likes Italian men. She will be pleased. :)
mccannspark
20:57 on 26 June, 2014,
I couldn’t get the link to work mate.
On way to bet Samedov to score anytime
Phone rings ” Dad can you give us a hand for 10(ten) mins to lift a suite into the house please”
Over an hour later two doors and facings off later suite (minus FEET)eventually in, look at time 21:00
Weans ehhh
D D Ta!!
My cousin will say a few prayers for ur mammy. Had a fantastic time down at the convent. 5 star wouldnt cover it. Everyone is so happy!! Might go to Greenock instead of Royston for my final years lol
ps Unless Royston get a beach.
….PFayr supports WeeOscar
Dont mention Mullholland:))
That could just set me off on one :)))))
Quisling (IMHO)
leftclicktic we are all neil lennon
21:13 on 26 June, 2014
You love them really…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
leftclicktic we are all neil lennon
21:14 on 26 June, 2014
Nothing could set you off…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
This has probably already been posted but I found it moving.
From Sammy to Jay
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ro3Oa074NTI
Lennybhoy…Supporting the DAM 5 and CFC until I die
You must know him from the brig:(((
Honestly the thought of him riles me and it riles me that I let it.
But someone who (IMHO) turn on their own .
Till later all wee mhan staying the night so its cot time for me soon:))
SFTB
Great post earlier about the OB Bill.
BMCUW
The Ballymurphy Massacre was on a similar scale to the Bloody Sunday slaughter. The main difference was that the events in Derry were covered by the world’s media to some extent whereas this in Belfast weren’t.
gearoid1998
21:07 on 26 June, 2014
Anne Cadwallader “Lethal Allies:British Collusion in Ireland”.
Read it. Depressing and enraging in equal measure. Complete Groundhog Day. As though almost every story reads the same. Especially the sections that cover the cursory ‘investigations’ performed by the state.
Incredible.
HH jamesgang