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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istanbulcelt i use Dropbox mate,mobile packed up last year and photos were saved to Dropbox and intact.
The hunter gatherers of Ayrshire use a system of posts and pits to guide them through the ‘marching season’
Once the marching season is over they patiently await the next sign from the sky, bidding them to take their annual bath.
Summa
a Battle of Britain game….
Lol some of our posters have just fallen off their chairs.
BMCW
Agree 100%
Summa – Sammi’s hair exists in its own temporal dimension; it will not respond to any ole deadline.
We should have given Hooper a deadline when the new contract was offerred.Sign it or transfer list,this sideshow is dragging on and on.If we dont accept an offer from a club which Hooper fancies,dont rule out him staying next season and leaving for nothing.
livibhoy
14:42 on 15 July, 2013
proudbhoy
The Celtic Choir are in the Celtic End (Jock Stein Stand). The GB are in their usual spot.
LB
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Dunno bout this choir idea, good to hear green brigade all sorted.
50k season books sold apparntly , not all doom and gloom.
I’m depressed and fearful following our preseason.
Can someone please invent some exciting — yet nearly plausible — signing targets to cheer me up?
.
Che..
;-)
ammuS
Aiden coming back – aye sure, is Lenny moving on?
Ref. as info. Messrs. Watt & McGeough …
Malarkey
We’re allegedly in for billy sharp
Sevco have still got billy liar
Chairbhoy
at 14.45.
Right .. Pal..
Ah wish Ah hid thought of that … Droll Comment of Yours.
Who’s oan Foist?
Ah Don’ Know..
Na
He’s the Catcher!
Anyway…
Ah don’t think that Most of oor Fellow Subscribers oan here.
Are Aware of the Gravity of the Situ..
Celtic, Hiv Goat themsels in a real old Fashioned.. FANCKLE( Is that how ye spell it..ed)( Ah Don’t Know)
Time, has come fur Neil tae Go oot there…And Get his Haund oan… Wan or Two… Striking Boadies..and Ah dinnae mean …
the Gina Lollobrigida Kind!
We need Help in the Goal Scorin Dept.. now that Hoops is More or less .. outa the equation.
Celtic,in Ma opinion. are in a CRISIS..
And.. Naebuddy knows that…except…
Mebbe, You and Me.. and.. don’t Furget… Nutsy
Kojo
Still Laughin’
istanbulcelt
http://www.flickr.com/
Dubai, Bada….. Thanks a lot, I will check them both out later. The photo I want to paste was on Facebook this morning. It’s a banner from Ibrox stating that history can’t be bought…… That all changed off course!
Malarkey @ 14:56,
“I’m depressed and fearful following our preseason ….. Can someone please invent some exciting — yet nearly plausible — signing targets to cheer me up?”
Did you miss the Aiden stuff?????
Hail! Hail!
Will the proposed Celtic Choir include any ‘fat ladies?’
If it does, matches – whether in domestic or European competitions – wont be over until ‘they’ sing.
HH!!
Here’s a link to the guy Kojo is talking about Billy Sharp, lifted from NewsNow original article the Scotsman
http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/english/neil-lennon-eyes-up-billy-sharp-for-celtic-1-3001506
gsu
“Oh Ambassador with zees Billy Sharp rumour you are really spoiling us!”
DBBIA 1450
What with changing my y-fronts once a month,and taking a bath annually,I bet you are all delighted I live 400 miles away!
Bada Bing, i’d rather see him sold for £4/5m whatever and spend £2/3m on Austin & Ibrahima Toure from Monaco on loan and hope that after a year in the hoops he’s desperate to sign for us (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahima_Tour%C3%A9) great stats.
Then we have utilized the cash the way hooper is playing imo he hasn’t looked interested imo.
I’m sure a few Belfast bhoys have already offered their services but if anyone traveling to Belfast for the Champs League game this week needs any info re: bars, eateries, travel or things to do while here, drop me an email on damian1888@hotmail.com and I’ll answer your queries.
Hail Hail
Caeser67
at 14.45
Doncha Know,pal.. that
Five Foot Nine..is the IDEAL HEIGHT FUR A STRIKER?
Kojo has figured that oot. a Long, Long, Long, Time Ago~
Ye gottae Get wit the Program..
Think Aboot it..
Jimmy McGrory.. wiznae a big Target Man, he wiz Averagw Height.
Dixie Dean… Ditto
Joe McBride Ditto
Henrik Ditto.
Hooper Ditto
This Big Six Footer of a Target Man Rubbish is a Bunch of.. well… Rubbish
Billy Sharpe.. Kojo. Considers Him tae be of the Ideal Stature.
Noo Ye know Why.
Kojo
Still.. Laughin.
Is Billy Sharp not the type of player who eventually winds up at Motherwell or Hearts and hit’s 20 goals for them?
If he joins us he’ll struggle especially in Europe where he would be massively out of his depth.
I’d still go for Nikolic of Videoton.
Doyle and Sharp dont tie in with our transfer policy, because of their age. I’d be surprised if they were genuine targets. There are much better players in Spain , at lesser cost, if we want to look at older players.
Austin would be a risk, and getting value is seriously jeapordised where questions of fittness arise.
The rumours look like either a deflection tactic from the club, or the MSM going fishing , but without any bait
On another note, is Stokes eligible for he CL. I thoought his contract was up
IBRAHIMA TOURE – now that’s proper mince.
I like it.
Billy Sharp?!
10 goals in 39 matches while on loan at Nottm Forest last season.
Obviously just the man we need to bang in the goals next season.
Bangura, Murphy, Brozek…
Right Billy you’re next!
HH!!
I was one of many who moaned on here last Friday night at the poor pre season performances and results.
I cannot however understand the amount of posters expressing concern and worry about the Cliftonville game.
In European terms we will not have an easier tie and I’m sorry if that sounds disrespectful to the Irish club. So if we approach it with trepidation, what will we be like against say Maribor then an Arsenal?
Ibrahima Toure found this on youtube this guy has it all and expects to leave Monaco on loan for game time after they signed Falcao.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgC_FMqq1Gw
We might be a good shop window to EPL and hopefully he gets to play CL WIN WIN!
Kojo @14:59,
“Ah wish Ah hid thought of that …”
So do I, you’d have made it gelastic
Me, it just sounds cryptic.
You’re not wrong about the strikers though.
Here’s hoping Lenny gets it right or it could be a long season.
Hail! Hail!
CAVANSAM
To be honest,I don’t know the answer to our problems up front,but I would be astonished if it was Billy Sharp.
Granted,he has a record of a goal every 200 minutes,or 17 goals a season in the league,and may well improve on that in Scotland.
But we require a striker who can be trusted at a higher level. He has never been offered that chance,but little about him jumps out and says sign him.
IMO
Nikolic of Viedoton???
If he’s so good how come Hull City aren’t in for him?
Eh?
Look we are Noo Interested ..at this time ..If Bringing In A Long or even Short Time
Furture Prospect of a Striker.
We need wan .. Urgently, like.. Today.
Bill Sharpe wid be..in Ma opinion an Ideal Candidate..
the Lad Has Plenty Beaucoup of Experience…and He Knows the way tae
Goal.
Neil.. Mebbe, oanta something..if he Pursues it..
Billy is A Proven Goal Scorer.. Period.
Austin is A Goa Scorer,but. He wull not be at all interested in Dropping down the Wage Scale.. so dractically if he comes..
Kojo
Still Laughin’
Kojo/Pasquale
PLEASE!
Jimmy McGrory, Joe McBride, Dixie Deans, Henrik, even Gary Hooper!
Billy Sharp?!
Please – stoap it!
HH!!
Kojo
You missed out Andy Walker. But I get ur point. Off out now.
Malarkey
Took me a wee while there….drink kicking in overlooking the sea in Lanzarote
Paolosboots
Great stats…how do you know he wants to come?…..looks good….
Kikinthenakas
marrakesh express
We certainly won’t be facing Arsenal but not sure about Maribor.
Should be fine as long as we don’t get offered Whittaker as part of the Hooper deal….
Afternoon,
just popping on to see if anyone still needs a Hotel in Belfast for Wednesday night? Have a couple of twin rooms held at 4 star city centre £70 bb if anyone wants them (was for friends who have had to cancel last minute). They can be cancelled free of charge but just offering out as at a decent rate. Will only be on for 1/2 half or so and then out for the evening. Will check when I can.
Captured
ChairBhoy
Thanks fur the Nod,pal’
You are Too,Too , Modest..
Ye have a good rep. as a Man who is fast wi’ the Quip.
Nice Talkin’
Kojo
Still..Laughin’