When Celtic make their trip to the ‘neat little town they call Belfast’ (I’ve been off radar recently, assume it’s still described thus) they will have no reason to believe they are ready for a game of football which could determine the success or failure of the coming season. Instead the players will share a degree of anxiousness.
Cliftonville rank about as low as is possible to get in European competition but they will be better than the Arbroath team which left Glasgow with a draw last season against a Celtic team who were motoring at the time.
We have some concerning history against the Irish. Celtic’s first ever Champions League qualifier was against St Patrick’s Athletic in 1998. The visitors left Celtic Park with a 0-0 draw before Celtic won 0-2 in Ireland. In the 1979-80 European Cup Dundalk gave us a fright. Celtic won the first leg 3-2, at home, but had to endure a nervous second half in Dundalk as the home side searched, in vain as it turned out, for the goal which would allow them to win the tie on away goals.
Anything less than 100% on Wednesday will see Celtic walk a tightrope………
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Im not sure that getting Aiden back would be a good idea football history tends to say that going back to a former club rarely works.I think it may be worth the risk to go after Austin as he certainly knows how to score goals and we could see at a medical how big a risk his dodgey shoulder is.However,I am sure Neil and Peter know what they are doing.H.H.
che
The Hooper carry on is boring me too
next and im not drinking yet lol.
Damnthesesmallkeypadsonphone.com
KIKINTHENAKAS
Given my opinion that Neil has little time for anyone who doesn’t toe the line-the obvious example being Tony Watt,and another possibility being Alan Thompson-and his past history with Aiden,I reckon you can forget it.
IMO.
Enjoy your break,enjoy meeting up with the rest of THE TIMS ON TOUR(Canary Division)
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS 13:11 on 15 July, 2013
“On song these days,though possibly off-message given your job!”
That’s why I feel confident with my opinions on the subject.
“I know it’s awkward,but any possibility of a few after Saturday’s game?
“Not too far from yer work,so your call.”
Before the game might be better for me – I’m on early starts this week. I’m meeting someone down there after work on Saturday (about 1.30) if you fancy that?
Send me an email and we can sort out the finer details.
BLANTYRE TIM
I always reckoned Aiden should have been the proverbial number ten,or in our case,number twenty five.
Wasted on the wing.
IMO
But thems the breaks.
We got £10m for a young fella who never wanted to leave,it tided us over a bad period.
The passionate dualism and the consequential and entertaining paradoxical ramblings often recorded on here – by many – different posters, is often merely indicative of the depth of passion those particular posters have for Celtic Football Club. Each of us has our own character, our own personality, our own strengths and our own weaknesses; our own values and beliefs and our own capacity to just switch off too. The Celtic rollercoaster is never the same experience for all the support. Some are content with the SFA and the status quo whilst some fear for the future with legitimacy. Some supporters do wrap, and comfort, themselves in the strength of the balance sheet thinking that a few quid in the bank will prove panacea to any and all evils that may visit us. Others, with a fond apathy, detach the club form the PLC and want the team on the field to be the main beneficiary of club and supporter generated funds; lest we get humped out of Europe again followed by a turmoil of a season. That is quite understandable to me and I for one do not think it should be mocked out of hand with subjective blind faith.
I don’t know a single Celtic PLC supporter. I can’t begin to imagine what it would be like to have such an existence as my devotion.
Sydney Tim is a pain in the arse with the repetitiveness of his concerns but that is not to say that his concerns are totally devoid of credence. I get the impression that some of his detractors, if not share some of his fears, have at least an empathy with them but don’t have the strength of his perennial distressing conviction. Don’t get upset by what he says; well not yet anyway!
I can never quite understand why people get so distraught in despair of a hypothetical Armageddon; we’ll either qualify or we won’t.
This is a blog, a global church of supporters from many, and varied, walks of life with very few of those who post here being professional writers. Sometimes, with their humble limitations, people struggle to articulate their grievances. No single Celtic Supporter, or employee of the club, has the right to despotic indifference.
Celtic_First, I can think of quite a few occasions in life where I would have preferred very much to be proved wrong.
Serie A —- .
Napoli have rejected a bid for Insigne from Sunderland . Great player —- a put bums on seats type of player .
The excellent Jovetic looks set to sign for either Chelsea or Manchester City . . Juve really want to sign him but given that Fiorentina absolutely hate Juventus , Juve are going to have to pay a lot more than either Chelsea or City.
Ceaser67
13:09 on
15 July, 2013
Have we off loaded any players besides Vic?
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Rogne, Murphy, McCourt, Lassad, Miku, Gershon, Noring.
Che 13:15 on 15 July, 2013
My point is you are asking Hooper to make decisions based on media speculation.
These media stories indicate Hooper is definitely leaving, yet the team he is joining changes seamlessly from day to day. Most of it is guesswork.
Meanwhile, Celtic are going about business without making any fuss.
If Hooper leaves it will happen under Celtic’s terms. He has little control over the situation, so telling him to get on with it is pointless.
STEINREIGNEDSUPREME
Will do,mate. Not got a ticket for the game,but The Lord Will Provide!
Be good to see you again-I can bore the nipples off ya wi the tale of how I got home the last time.
Suffice to say,”Down in the Tube Station at Midnight” is no effin use when yer last train was at half eleven!
Only cost me a tenner though….
Have Miku and Lassad both left?
I thought one was signed on loan and one on a permanent deal.
I thought Lassad was a two year deal?
I’ve been wrong before…
Pf
Asked him that very Heston, said the agent took care of his football decisions and the manager, other contracts, appearances etc…as I said 2 a’holes…..spivs to boot…
BT
Think we need both…
BCMW
I think Neil is a wee bit more lenient than you may think…
Agree he should be our number 10
CQN canary division seem to be having a ball….
Kikinthenakas
BMCUW, the money we got for Aidan basically built the team, NL & staff did well to scout such good players. My worry then was once you sold the family silver, Boruc & Aidan where would we have gone for more funding?
The Tony Watt thing is a bit of a mystery. Hope he doesnt think he is bigger than Celtic? Such a talent too.
steinreignedsupreme
13:34 on 15 July, 2013
My point is all parties should get on with it, I’m not and I don’t think ever have suggested he make a decision based on media speculation.
HH
A Stor Well said for us on the fence of happy clapping & mineshafting!!!
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS 13:34 on 15 July, 2013
Someone got me one and I don’t really want to go. I don’t really do friendlies.
But it’s a delicate situation, for reasons I will not go into on t’internet, but if you don’t get a ticket you can have mine.
Mmmm —–pre season .
Palermo played the first game of their pre season last night .[ in Austria ]
They played a team called Murau .
Palermo won 8-0 Somebody called Kyle Lafferty scored a hat trick. Palermo blogs already commenting that the only similarity between Lafferty and Luca Toni is in height.
Re Tony Watt
Starry was right, he has just been a very naughty bhoy….say sorry and move on….he is still in the plans….he has just a bit of daft boyishness in him…
Kikinthenakas
In the 1979-80 European Cup Dundalk gave us a fright. Celtic won the first leg 3-2, at home, but had to endure a nervous second half in Dundalk as the home side searched, in vain as it turned out, for the goal which would allow them to win the tie on away goals.
What a night that was! My two football obsessions playing each other for a place in European cup 1/4 final. Explaining to my 14 and 11 year old sons that Dundalk were the width of the crossbar away from a last 8 match against Real Madrid and taking stock and realising the enormity of it all myself. I was only 9 myself at the time and still remember most of the match. my dear friend Tommy McConville missed from 6 yards with minutes to go when it seemed easier to score. A Dundalk legend, that will, unfortunately be always remembered for that miss. What a special group of players Dundalk had at that time. One other piece of action from that match I will always remember was Danny McGrain stuck at the corner flag, surrounded by 3 Dundalk players when he flicked the ball up and lobed it over the 3 players and ran through them and set up an attack, an incredible piece of skill. Goose bumps just thinking about that night. What a night next Wednesday for all Cliftonville fans, enjoy
South of Tunis
Ibra has been pissed with importance since the day he was born.
Always considered himself the most important player in the team.
Guardiola, among others, thought differently.
One thing has been eating him up for years – never won the CL as a player.
Good player – but a ‘testa di cazzo’, imo.
Going for a swim.
Buona giornata!
HH!!
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What did Watt do..?
Summa
Che 13:43 on 15 July, 2013
I don’t think Celtic need to get on with anything. Hooper is our player – if he leaves he’ll do so when it suits Celtic. That is how it should be.
The media and any clubs supposedly interested in Hooper may want a deal done and dusted – tough for them though.
Murau must be ein Mullhaufen
STEINREIGNEDSUPREME
130 you said?
Thank you,Lord
Thank you,St Jude.
Thank you,particularly,mate.
Well,that’s made my weekend,and mibbe ruined a few others….
still oan Vacation….
I just read ,today..
Neil, hiz the “Rifle” ,in his Sights!
Aboot time , tae!.. says.. Kojo
Billy, is a Goal-Scorer.. Period.
All his fitballing Career..which hiz become quite a Well travelled,yin..
Bill Sharp,has always bin able tae Crack in the Goals…
He is wit is called in the trade..
An… UN-NATURAL.. . Goal-Scorer~
And the reason he is called.. That..is.well
It’s really quite Simple..
Maist teams.. Celtic included..
Always Plump fur…
Natural Goal-Scorers.. and the Woid..”Natural”, in this Genre..has the exact opposite
connotation as tae which ye may expect.
Natural,in this context…Usually, means.. The Type of Striker..
Who….
Naturally….. DISNAE… Score Many Goals!
Fur, that is His NATURE.
If Neil Manages tae tag.. One of Ma Former.. Highly Recommendos.. Billy “The Rifle”,Sharp..
Then .. Ah wull Be surprised at His .. Perspicacity..
in going fur a Centre Forward …( Gary Hooper, being a Singular Exception,of Course!)
Who Has a Solid and Verifiable Goal Scoring Record… From the Time of His Yoof.right up tae the Present.. Billy,scores the goals at a Very good Average, wherever
he has played ..
Billy,is Now..a Mature Fellow..
27 Years old.. with Oodles of Experience. and His Stature and Physique,fits the Kojo
Parameters.. which Kojo has laid down ,which must be met ..regarding ..ANY Celtic
Striker.
Billy is Five Foot Nine.. Stocky Build.. Quick Feet.. and kin Motor with the Best.
Nota Bene: Billy is Soitenly NO A BIG SHAMBLING GAWKY TARGET MAN..
and A Big Plus..
Billy wull Come.. Extremely. CHEAPLY..
Billy,jist Scores Goals..which Ah like a Loater,in a well. Striker.
Call me Auld Fashioned, but Ah Believe that a Striker By Name..
Should Be able tae Well.. Strike..and Frequently,at that.
Good Hunting , Neil. Hope ye get “The Rifle”,
ye wullnae regret getting this guy.
Kojo
Still Laughin’
Hooper – the deadline is 31 August or 6 million – the big question wil he play Wednesday?
Aiden – where has that come from – never ever go back??
Billy Sharpe – who
Charlie Austin – failed a medical – so did John Hartson?
The transfer window in racing terms – we are in the first furlong of a 3 mile handicap hurdle – long way to go
BUT getting over the first fence – Cliftonville – is a must
67ECW
kikinthenakas
13:47 on
15 July, 2013
Re Tony Watt
Starry was right, he has just been a very naughty bhoy….say sorry and move on….he is still in the plans….he has just a bit of daft boyishness in him…
Kikinthenakas
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Absolutely!
We were all 19 once – ‘daft boyishness’ comes with the territory.
…but we live and learn – well some of us!
Hope Tony stays and goes on to have a fantastic season with us.
HH!!
Anyone on here think Aberdeen will win the league this season?
The reason I ask is they beat Huntley 4-1 in a pre-season friendly. Given the ‘importance’ of these games the Dons must be worth a punt.
Greengray67 I was in Dundalk in 1979 myself
quite recently i saw a photo from there, where i had a celtic jersey on and holding a tricolour, while sporting a bobby sands style haircut
a fine lookin fullah ah wis, even back in them days
by the way, havent heard much from the Charlotte Man recently, is he away his hols or something?
PAOLOSBOOTS
Hmmm.
I think we were outa options once we sold them.
So disappointed in Boric’s last two seasons.
He could and should have been in our Hall of Fame.
I doubt you could have fitted his frame into the,erm,frame at the end-up.
Delighted,though,that he now seems back to being competent at least.
William Hill [ Italia ]
Cliftonville to win ——12
Draw ——5.50
Celtic to win —–1.16
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS 13:53 on 15 July, 2013
I’ll email you in the next couple of days with the pre-match venue.
Steinreignedsupreme
13:58 on
15 July, 2013
Anyone on here think Aberdeen will win the league this season?
The reason I ask is they beat Huntley 4-1 in a pre-season friendly. Given the ‘importance’ of these games the Dons must be worth a punt.
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sensible comment – we will be rusty (not very convincing) on Wednesday – but will kick on after that – work needed in transfer dept – but dont panc just yet
67ECW
Logic tells me that if Hooper is being sold and Watt going on loan then we must have replacements in mind.
Of the replacements mentioned only Charlie Austin sounds feasible (age, price, goals per game, sell-on value) but he apparently failed a medical elsewhere.
I surmise that we must have plans on someone else off radar (i.e not SPL,EPL, Championship). I also guess that the deal maybe contingent on CL qualification.
So its possible – though I’m sure Celtic would prefer otherwise- that we may not see movement in or out for a few weeks yet.
… just my guess…I have been wrong before.
Celtic_First
10:59 on 15 July, 2013
The mineshafters-versus-happy-clappers debate is older than CQN but has been a perennial feature of the blog.
Most Celtic fans, it seems to me, are neither one or the other all the time, but oscillate between the two poles.
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I don’t believe it.
The SAME people consistently ‘support’ the club, whatever the situation, & the SAME people (who are obviously not the same SAME people ) continuously find fault, no matter what the ‘bored’ choose to do.
Ne’er the twain shall meet.
Happy Clappers & Mineshafters dont do OSCILLATION.
Most of us don’t know what it means
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Does it not seem strange in these days of no official New Article announcement, that a guy who is supposedly not fit enough to be at his good warm work should suddenly acquire the precognitive gifts which were only previously displayed by the amazing Philvis.
Is it churlish of me to think that we are witnessing something distinctly dodgy ?
I hope that no money is changing hands !
on the subject of Aidens return
i loved the wee fullah tae bits, and for me he carried the team for about two seasons, then we built another on the money we got for him
i will always remember him very fondly indeed, but he has probably got bigger and better options than travelleing upto inverness on a sunday morning in November and like another poster said it doesnt happen for too many players on the second time around