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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BBC2 tonight for the game in Scotland … wonder who we will have to put up with making inane comments tonight?
Asonofdan
The only way this makes sense is if they are getting funded by other than football related means.
Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon
My money would be on Pat Nevin and NI manager Michael O’Neill.
LB
Eurochamps67 demands his Moussaka so hot, that the local restaurants in Leros make him sign a disclaimer, before he starts.
TBB chilling out.
Ulster celt-Waterworks stand adult ticket. Face value-£25 thats all I want.
Welcome Number 8, Number 6 sends his regards. How are things in Portmeirion?
Watch out for Number 2!
theprisonercsc
Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon
As BBC 6 counties doing it, wouldn’t be surprised if Kenny ( I know a player) Shiels is on.
Captured
Kenny Sheils would make a great Bond villain.
LB
South of Tunis
Good idea, done.
Hot. Way down south of South of Tunis.
SelachiiQuickNews
Morning All.
Back from France to find new names on the Ibrox board with none of the guys from a year ago remaining save Walter, no investigations by the SFA into anything that might be amiss down that way despite Malcolm Murray’s clear call for transparency and vigilance, no accounts ( as far as I know ) from Ibrox, a new Nomad for some reason, and a whole host of new signings etc.
Not sure where we are with Hearts, The Pars or anyone else.
Wouldn’t recognise the St Johnstone manager if he fell on me.
I am not sure what the new league is called or who runs it along with Doncaster.
Apart from the fact that I know Celtic are playing Cliftonville tonight and that Gordon Strachan manages the national team I know naff all about Scottish Football… or anything else for that matter!
Am I alone in this or is there some form of national ignorance afoot?
TBB
Deid Sharks in Bay
Were there a bunch of Sevco fans in the bay swimming that day?
Captured,
Might be watching with the sound down tonight then …
number 8
good stuff, where/when can I get it from you?
Pogmathonyahun-cheers I will certainly watch out for No.2!
I’m in Belfast-what about you?
Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon
Steven Craigan and A N other
Captured
My nephew and I are heading to Cassiy’s to pick up our tickets might see you there.
Look out for the big ginger wearing specks(the nephew)
Mmm
De Laurentiis , owner of Napoli , mouthing off at UEFA —–
He thinks that the big boys and UEFA get to trouser the loot whilst the much smaller boys get charitable payments in exchange for doing what they are told.
Asonofdan
I guess they know they’ll be going into admin again, so might as well get in as many players as possible so they can make up the points deduction.
Hang on, have the all-new SPFL decided on points deductions for admin? Might we see it being reduced to a paltry 2 or 3???
Yorkbhoy,
Best post I read in a long time….pissed myself laughing reading it!!
You forgot:
11) Tito Villanova sold David Villa so he could assemble his dream front 3 of Messi, Neymar and McCourt!!
12) Gary Hooper has been holding Anthony Stokes back (and with him now leaving) Stokes will score 50 goals this season (70 if the Elvis impersonators leave him alone!!)
TBB, you are not the only one who is baffled:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/t/story?id=95345&page=1
Livibhoy
Bond villains. Thousands in Ireland and Scotland currently attending marching parades impersonating a Bond villain. Can’t remember his name, but they wear bowler hats the same as he wore. Oh aye, got it, thousands of knob dobs.
Ah things don’t really change do they?
The SFA decide not to investigate Huns cause they investigate themselves and ignore all the evidence to the contrary. It appears to be that Scotland is the only country to completely ignore the Internet and evidence of corruption. Amazing.
But perhaps more remarkably our own club is also ignoring it. It seems that celtic remain wedded to the old firm notion.
And what is celtic concentrating on? Well of course ensuring that both of their best players are sold while not having a replacement lined up. Ideal preparation eh……..
Haven’t we been here before?
Morning all! Scorchio today but heading up the Queens View to clear the head before the game tonight.
In honour of the occasion I shall be renaming it Paddy’s Panorama:-)
Belfast is a great city. Hope everyone enjoys the occasion and game.
1-2 scoreline.
Now that the season offficially starts tonight – for CFC anyway – will the quiz be on on Friday?
We should be told!
HH!!
macanbheatha
Hopefully see you there, going to walk down to see if atmosphere is gathering momentum. Might dander on into town, just to see if there are the forecasted hordes of rampaging orcs about:)
Mr H if your lurking fancy a dander??
Ps. I’ll be the tanned one.. Tall, dark and …. Grey
I expect the explanation for the dead sharks will turn out to be top secret underwater wind farms
DBBIA/LetitgoCSC
The worst pre season sequence of results and performances I can remember, a Celtic side disjointed and devoid.
NFL had better have had his thinking cap on how to negotiate this particular potential banana skin because, nobody can say for certain that Cliftonville in a competative game will be poorer that Sevastapol or Greuther Further in particular, and if we hear the fitness or it’ll be alright on the night excuses one more time, we’ll surely puke.
No doubt the old guard will be rolled out, and at least they won’t then be hauled off again to let young, players then get a mauling, as happened in Berlin. Celtic have no settled side the new players are taking time to settle, although Mouyokolo could start.
Some of the established players better shape up, and if NFL doesn’t remind the side how to defend, find a group and format that resembles the side that beat Hibs a few short weeks ago, we’ll be off to a dreadful strugseasonal the season, with no excuses.
GetYouActTogether
Mouyokolo is not registered to play is he?
niallo83
10:35 on
17 July, 2013
Yorkbhoy,
Best post I read in a long time….pissed myself laughing reading it!!
You forgot:
11) Tito Villanova sold David Villa so he could assemble his dream front 3 of Messi, Neymar and McCourt!!
12) Gary Hooper has been holding Anthony Stokes back (and with him now leaving) Stokes will score 50 goals this season (70 if the Elvis impersonators leave him alone!!)
==
Defo need to include
13) Tony Watt and Dylan McGeouch are saviours of Celtic, this is not open to challange however if you do challange this you are either 1. Anti Scots players being at Celtic , 2: a follower of Sevco, 3 Don’t know anything about football anywho.
Ulster celt-I’ll call shortly
Uc.
If no.8 has your number do you wish me totext p67 and have your number rremoved?
brogan rogan trevino and hogan supports kano 1000
10:26 on 17 July, 2013
It’s a ‘need to know’ basis… That’s all I can tell you.
PS 3-0 to Celtic ( keep it to yourself)
Celticbhoy
Only for the second leg I think.
bournesouprecipe
I share some of your concerns and can see a few goals tonight for both sides.
I reckon Celtic will sneak it tonight and take care of business next week at Paradise.
We mmust be ready for the next round though. The CL is our holy grail and we must be involved. I am concerned that Neil Lennon is saying the players are not as ready as they should be for this game. Is that not what Germany was all about?
I reckon it will be 4-2 Hoops tonight and a 3-0 at home.
LB
Just been speaking to a mate who is a big Irish League supporter, real grass roots stuff, he doesn’t support Cliftonville but says they are the best Irish league team in years.
Captured
Say hello to Joe Killen if he is working in Cassidys….his Mrs does the brekkies and joe does the managing…..
Kikinthenakas