Celtic Park was packed with an expectant crowd 11 years ago when Celtic took a two goal lead into the second leg of a Champions League play-off round. Many of us felt it was to be a sort of Coming of Age. After our long hard slog throughout the 90s we were champions and ruthlessly swept aside Ajax in the first leg.
After the full time whistle arms were aloft in celebration but only after an incredibly tense 90 minutes which saw the visitors win the game and fail to convert some decent chances.
Four years after our last entry into the Champions League this new Celtic side have a Coming of Age opportunity tonight. Last season they showed their mettle to overcome a daunting deficit early in the season to win as comfortable champions, with or without penalties applied to opponents for employing more footballers than they could afford.
While the players may reach a new stage in their development tonight is as much about the supporters who have been part of the struggle in recent seasons. This is your reward for all those hard times when your club paid their bills but had victory snatched away from them by others who were playing to different rules.
Bring your singing voice tonight.
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Enjoy the game if you are going.
Just wish I could be there, but will be with you in spirit.
Hail, Hail
YNWA
Thanks Italia will check the interactive
henryclarkson18:36 on 29 August, 2012:
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Should I ever meet you, consider that a drink or two in the bag…..so get spending!
HH!
right bhoys or lhassies any chance of instead of breaking the blog with overload we can have just 10 keeping
the info coming during game.much obliged.first 10 to volunteer get the gig.
Hello Big Joe, made it at last. Just going upstairs to watch the game. Bit of peace away from the women.
ScotPatsFan
17:30 on
29 August, 2012
genius, so much better than the free streams.
Sending you a cyber beer.
clunks
Agree re Leeds. Magical
At CP Dukla for obvious reasons Red Star St Etienne and Novi Sad are all up there
FAVOURITE UNCLE
“first 10 to volunteer”
10 volunteers.Like it. :)
Temporarily exiled in sw engerland with my grandson getting the benefit of my ticket for tonight. I’m definitely not going on holiday during the season again! Hopefully be able to follow the game via CQN if this poxy phone holds out
Hail Hail
Liamd
Here we go! See you on the other side! Faster thumbs and fingers on here than me.
HH!
JJ…………………………
thats us in the dock………………
away 2 look for a bar with a telly.
Enjoy
JoeinthePORT
bigjoe there is a new irish bar in morira called the mad hatter ,u might get the game on there ..they have a facebook page hh
Where is Titor when you need him!
miki67
18:48 on
29 August, 2012
henryclarkson18:36 on 29 August, 2012: .so get spending!
Decided to spend another 20 Stotinki’s and go for Warsteiner the night -)))))
I hate Charlie Nicholas sorry to say that but he’s a total MSM diddy..
Enjoy Bobby, say hello to Janice. Have a few for me. Hail Hail.
c’mon cnarles this your night – ledley 1 goal, charles 1 , sammi 2
Good luck to Neil and The Bhoys. Hit them on the break and keep the back door closed.
babasonicus71.those who don’t will not reach the dooor.M.COLLIN’S sidekick 1916.
Marrakesh Express
18:32 on
My own favourite was definitely our beating of Man Utd 1-0
Standing behind the goal and watching Nakamura scoring THAT free kick, ah man !!!
ffs *charles
Marrakesh Express
What about those fluorescent yellow socks that we wore in the first leg? That’s why we were so good. We couldn’t miss our own players.
Elland Road Memories CSC
‘MON THE HOOPS!
Sounds like anyone traveling from the East will miss the start, traffic on M8 hasn;t moved for over an hour due to an accident.
FAV-UNCLE – Try stopping me posting a comment when we score (3 times)! ;-))))))
1st ten ma bahooky.
Enjoy the midweek madness tonight!
HH
MorarBhoy!
If you are reading this get the bears in the fridge.
Ooops|
Cool your teddies….
Put the beers in the fridge.
Jackie mac
think Ledley’s injured. Hooper’s due a goal or two.
Why put them in the fridge? Make them watch the hoops win millions! Their team can only dream about CL nights.
The bears are already out in the cold.
I find it really hard to believe that Broony is truly fit. Last week we were owned in midfield with him playing through the pain barrier with jags again..
I like him but he needs a proper rest or we could ruin him.
Game post is now up.
MadraRua 19:07
I am with you on that one, behind the goal that night with my wee girl. Great moment.
-celtic have better players than hif,
-celtic have 2:0 advantage,
-celtic know them better than hif know celtic,
-their lost their top player (that iceland fella),
-55k fans
-IMHO former OF games were more psycho than this.
So i cant see any reason why i am so nervous ;)
Quietly confident about tonight looking at that team. Let’s have an early goal to calm us down and then kick on from there.
HH
art of war.first volunteer.3 stripes and 3 goals.has HENKE signed for us again.
COME ON YOU BHOYS IN GREEN
Just seen the team, and that looks a good one about as strong as Lenny could have picked (Rogne for Wilson maybe but we don’t know the fitness levels)
Come on Celtic, start well and don’t give them any encouragement at all
To all those lucky enough to be there tonight, show the world AGAIN why we were recognised as the ‘ best supporters in the world’
Hail Hail
To me, Broony didn’t look fit in Sweden but he’s had a bit more recovery time. Lenny wouldn’t risk ruining any player, no matter the stakes.