Chill your jets. Far better to win and score five goals in a preseason friendly than to lose, but these games are all about improving fitness, the score is the least important aspect. Notwithstanding that, I’m pleased Teemu Pukki showed some form in front of goal. I don’t think Celtic would stand in his way if he found a potential new employer, but if he remains with us this season, his pace is likely to sit comfortably with the Ronny Deila model.
After missing the bulk of the last two Champions League campaigns through injury and Brazilian diving, news that Scott Brown will miss an extended period as a consequence of his hamstring injury is a blow to club and player.
It could have been worse. Celtic lost Scott for the bulk of last season’s Champions League on 1 October, when they were unable to compensate by tweeking the squad. Expectations are we will be without the player until October and we are only nine days into the transfer window. Lots of time to ensure we are at full strength when the meaty part of the season starts.
Brazil players and Phil Scolari turned up for yesterday’s semifinal wearing Naymar caps in the absence of their star striker. Their Excuse To Fail – emblazoned across their foreheads. Literally!
Add to the mix what can only be described as inappropriately enthusiastic anthem singing, while holding up the no. 10 shirt of, let’s remember, another player, not a fallen war hero, and you have all the ingredients for cloudy and unstructured thinking, instead of focus and awareness.
I don’t doubt this was all well-meaning but it was amateurish naivety. Players should turn up to a stadium with their game plan dominating their minds, not lamenting the loss of their best hope, having been consumed by national pride, one of mankind’s enduring fallacies. The Brazilian FA should immediately sack Roy Hodgson Big Phil.
Has all this Tour de Yorkshire business put you in the mood to get the bike out? If you why don’t you sign up for the Cardenden Cycle, which this year takes place on 6 September. You cycle from Celtic Park to the grave of John Thomson in Cardenden, Fife, a 64 mile journey. Full details are here.
If your cycling days are over, they are looking for drivers and stewards… if you’re available.
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So, the huns who will ‘never’ be allowed to die in this country
have, it seems, walked away from paying £140 mill and – thats it?
Ach well, story of my life….move along Timmy….etc
Nice juicy wee bomb to drop for the huns afore the BIG wok, eh?
Effffff it, bye.
Rwe
Funniest slip of the keyboard – EVER!
Agree with you disgusting behaviour. Must confessed I missed that from the top tier in the stand!
;-))))
HH jamesgang
Scott gene simmons Brown
licked out = kicked out
Manohman the things our fingers type
KevJungle – Murdo Macleod is my favorit CELTIC player ever. 17:47 on 9 July, 2014
In the same way that Northern Rock and Woolworth’s weren’t allowed to die.
Liquidation is permanent, not just for the close-season.
LmfaoCSC!!!!!
I’m on another roll’
PMSL now
The ball was miles away…..
hahahhahahahahahaha
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yFFGtTt6NA
This is the Argentinian fans’ song that is tormenting the Brazilians at this world cup.
It’s called, “Brazil, tell me how you feel” and it’s sung to the tune of “Bad Moon Rising”
Basically, it reminds Brazil of Italia 90 and their meeting in the last 16…
how Maradona ran rings around them and
Caniggia scored the winner. They also sing that Messi will bring back this cup and
end it by saying that Maradona is greater than Pele. It has really wound up the Brazilians.
Where were you when Scott Brown licked out at an opponent?
Choking on my tea.
hahahahahah
Stop! I’ll fall off ma bike thinking about it!!!!!
HH jamesgang
Broonie, Broonie, Broonie!
Broonie! Shows yer tongue!
hahahahaha
Brown licked out at his opponent.
It was deliberate and excessive.
hahahahahahaha
New away top is a tenner cheaper ,in the sports shop that the hun related one owns……
OK, why am I paying taxes ? ……I want an EBT …… !!!!
He did it front of the main stand with millions watching on TV.
He has no shame.
RWE…a wee bit of information about the DAM clip I posted earlier…(from Wiki) On 19 April 1989, during the warming up in Munich before the UEFA Cup semi-final return between FC Bayern Munich and SSC Napoli, Diego Maradona did a keepie uppie exhibition while the song was heard on the loudspeakers. This has become a classic among football fans. Jurgen Klinsmann, who played for Bayern at the time, named Maradona as the greatest footballer of his time and commented on the exhibition:
There were 70,000 people in the stadium and Maradona went on the field. We’re on the other side of the field, warming up like Germans: seriously, focused.
There’s music playing, the song “Live is Life”, and to the rhythm of the song Maradona started juggling the ball. So we stopped our warm-up. What’s this guy doing? He’s juggling off his shoulders. And we couldn’t warm up anymore because we had to watch this guy
Scott “Drambuie” Brown
Ain’t that some fancy liquor?
jamesgang.
Have you fallen off yer bike yet?
Nettlesareabitch CSC
Putting on extra padding before I go out in anticipation! Not sure the old insurance would cover this one!!!
HH jamesgang
Beware- UK airports are only accepting fully charged mobiles,laptops tablets
BBC Shortbread claiming victory for SDM v HMRC……….
Marrakesh Express
If your still on….try this site below Go to the ‘NAME YOUR OWN PRICE’ section ..take 4 star and pick 2 areas( usually 2 and 3 best ) start off around £60 a night don’t go mad.
have tried a couple of years ago ,got moevenpik for £75. money not off till you arrive
http://www.priceline.com/hotel/searchResults.do?jsk=344b050a354a050a20140709164231fa4010319455&key=hxevkdnz&showDP=y
See when we play Sevco at Ibrox and they score.
The Hun hordes that follow them will rejoice as never before.
It will be the same fans,in the same stadium,watching a team in the same strip.
The gut wrenching,vomit inducing feeling that we feel as Celtic supporters will be the same as it ever was.
All this talk that they are deed is nonsense.
Unless the lock the gates at Ayebrokes ,have their historical records wiped from the honours list of any new club,and noted as being finished by the football authorities.
Then we are all kidding ourselves on.
They will be our mortal enemy forever.
In 12 months time they could be playing us in the SPFL WITH SEASON TICKET REVENUES that are greater than Celtic’s.
Champions league entry up for grabs and game on.
Everyone who thinks otherwise is kidding themselves on.
TT
RWE
Maybe you’ve found a way for Suarez to prolong his career!
Rangers are set to play Ventura County Fusion on July 15th, before testing facing off against Sacramento Republic FC on the 19th of the same month.
Ventura County Fusion/Sacramento Republic……….???
Sally wants to know……..”Who are Dees guys”……..??
tinytim
18:07 on 9 July, 2014
In the nicest possible way, what part of LIQUIDATED is it you don’t understand..?
Looks like they may be all at it………..??
http://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/?JavaScript=1&lang=&search=tax+avoidance
Tinytim
Why do you refer to them as Sevco then?
skynews tickertape says the CbHaEsAsTaSs have got off the hook from HMRC appeal – actually called the others ‘oldco’
TT
We’re doomed doomed I tell you.
Walmington-On-Sea-CSC
!!bada bing!!
18:02 on 9 July, 2014
Beware- UK airports are only accepting fully charged mobiles,laptops tablets
————–
well they refused to allow me on with my laptop at prestwick today even tho it was fully charged
they didnt like the fact the battery was made by some czech company
so yous better all have a look to see if ur devices batteries r made by a company called ‘Semtex’
tinytim,
ma mate norman, keeps tellin me thats his maw wavin from the windae.
but we all know shes deid.
phsyco, sevco deidco.
Well that’s a real kick in the guts again, a real boot in the naka’s.
Have we all got it wrong?Murray wins the EBT appeal . HMRC looses again.
Really was banking on it being deemed illegal hoping the logical chain reaction would be for asterisks to be placed against every single trophy and title they won in the Murray era.
Bollocks
Rioskorrie
17:08 on
9 July, 2014
She is indeed, and we watched the game here in Brazil. We also live here, and my son was born here. (I’m Scottish.) If there is one thing I have noticed, it is that there is never a shortage of rumours! I like big Phil, don’t know where he goes or what he does now, but hopefully he gets something he likes.
Feel for the players too. Really hope they can restore some pride and belief by winning the consolation of 3rd. Don’t know where the team goes from here, but if they can get somone with an eye on the future, rather than just looking to get instant results, then hopefully they can put in a good performance in the next one, before challenging again soon after that.
I read that Diego Costa decided to play for Spain, since Felipao only gave him a few minutes in a couple of friendlies, and didn’t pick him in the Confederations Cup squad. I wonder if both would like to change their minds now! International Transfers……..
beatbhoy
Bit my tongue there
HH
Tinytim.
As a said earlier what has this ruling got to do with tinkerbell fc.
TinyTim 18:07 on 9 July, 2014
Cathkin Park is still there 47 years after Third Lanark were liquidated, why wouldn’t Ibrox still be there.
Also, their history is, erm … welll … history. That will always exist, but the timeline is finished in terms of on-field ‘achievements’.
I think the light hearted apathy in the response to TT will be gone when Dallas’ son helps Sevco cheat to a league win at our expense in a couple of years. What price then for CL qualification…
It seems to be the usual board loving crew making the comments. What is it, some kind of deep rooted love of authority.
?