After 14 games Udinese sit joint top of Serie A with Juventus. For a club who challenged, unsuccessfully, for the league only once before, and that was over half a century ago, this is unquestionably the best team in their history. Their home record in the league reads: played 7, won 7, scored 14, conceded 2; they also won Europa League home games against Atletico and Rennes.
They have taken 4 out of 6 points from the San Siro this season and have failed to win only one of their last eight league games. You would be hard pushed to justify nominating anyone else as the ‘form team’ in Europe right now.
This is the test Celtic need. Few positive lessons can be learned from home games against St Mirren, even if they deliver a deluge of goals, but a field in Udine tonight presents our aspiring winners with a stage to demonstrate their potential. Before this month is out we will have different challenges; St Johnstone, Kilmarnock and Rangers present different dangers, but any team that can win in Udine can beat anyone in Europe.
We’ll witness 90 minutes of difficult personal challenges for Celtic players all over the field tonight. It will take more than just concentration to deny goal scoring chances and any opportunities we get in front of goal will be hard earned.
There are reasons to be hopeful. A decade ago a team of equally illustrious Italians were rocked by Celtic, so much so they reverted to diving in the box. Gordon Strachan’s un-fancied Celtic team subsequently took AC Milan to extra time at the San Siro in Champions League, denied by a legitimate penalty claim of their own. There is also the nagging feeling that Celtic’s resources are actually more suited to the counter-attacking game they are seldom able to play. We’ll see.
Birthday wishes to Kano today (or yesterday as it now is in Perth, WA), a child of ‘67. Two years home and still itching for get hold of the keyboard for the songs debate.
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googybhoy
U-T-L-R!!!
Will be the chant from now on.
sixtaeseven
If I listen to a game sitting in the toilet, can I demand compensation for having a ‘krap’ view?
HH
http://www.hakkasan.com/
opening in san fran soon for you bhoys waking up out there
bournesouprecipe – With a leaky roof :/)
Castle Grant’s roof is NOT leaky, it’s a £5m castle and the only problem is prejudicial muckraking water sneakily finding its way into the building.
Craig Whyte’s wealth is off the scale.
He didn’t get to be a billionaire by signing a lot of cheques, you know. (thumbsup)
Banned songs according to the Daily Record.
Ibrox Disaster Song
Sung by a small minority of Celtic and Aberdeen fans. It is offensive for obvious reasons. As well as the exultation of death there is reference to “H**s” lying on stairs.
Never ever heard that one.
ASonOfDan
If it’s radio Shortbeard you’re listening to, you’ll get a crap view of the game no matter where you are.
;o)
Philvis
Might I be so bold as to state that Craig Whyte’s couldn’t be counted?
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wealth
entourage accompanying him to court
layers of emperor’s new clothes
googybhoy ♥ Kano 1000 says:
15 December, 2011 at 17:14
Banned songs according to the Daily Record.
Ibrox Disaster Song
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So does that mean we can’t sing REM’s Orange Crush also? Sorry in very bad taste and very tounge in cheek but i agree with you i have not heard this at CP. More disinformation.
reliability
googybhoy-i have never heard that song either mate.
ability to assist you with DIY roofing materiel
eye shifting count
Watching Barca play Al-Sadd on line – Al-Sadd are just that & Barca imperious.
times he’s been to court alone
googybhoy ♥ Kano 1000 – Offensive songs, according to the Daily Record:
* The Fields of Athenry – song celebrating sick Irish yobs who STOLE corn and rebelled against the Crown before absconding to AUSTRALIA.
* The Celtic Song – VILE lyrics including “darn the hair do we care”, almost enough to provoke decent, loyal, SNP-voting Scots to riot
* Over and Over – SICK and OFFENSIVE celebration of the problems in Central Africa…
(thumbsup)
Ten Men Won The League says:
15 December, 2011 at 16:40
“Have you read anywhere that they have agreed a fee with DU, ditto West Brom?”
Have not even read that they have rejected a fee from DU !
oglach UFB says:
15 December, 2011 at 17:21
So does that mean we can’t sing REM’s Orange Crush also? Sorry in very bad taste and very tounge in cheek but i agree with you i have not heard this at CP. More disinformation.. Sad really
There is absolutely no need for that, tongue in cheek or not. No place on here for that nonsense. Sad really if you think you will get a laugh out of it.
Currant buns, can I be jailed for asking for them in Greggs at Parkhead Cross on a match day?
HH
Pauls or anyone else with the authority, can you remove oglach UFB post.
My boss is Peter Principle says:
15 December, 2011 at 17:27
oglach UFB says:
15 December, 2011 at 17:21
So does that mean we can’t sing REM’s Orange Crush also? Sorry in very bad taste and very tounge in cheek but i agree with you i have not heard this at CP. More disinformation.. Sad really
There is absolutely no need for that, tongue in cheek or not. No place on here for that nonsense. Sad really if you think you will get a laugh out of it.
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Away and raffle yourself FFS
Good luck to Lenny and the bhoys tonight .
If I were Lenny I would be telling them ,C’mon bhoys beat this mob and we can all pash ourselves laughing at the LL trying to print their stories for the rags without saying anything positive about us .
Top of the tally league ,I hope they play all their superstars ,I would love to see them spin that one .
C’mon Sammi you know you want to score the winner .At least that will give them their headline
(GREEK TRAGEDY)whilst they cry into their pints
hail hail
Peter Principle
Write to your local SNP MSP… ;)
Greenlion2 says:
15 December, 2011 at 16:42
This is she, I think.
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/msps/currentmsps/28295.aspx
ulysses mcghee – Might I be so bold as to state that Craig Whyte’s couldn’t be counted?
That is vile and offensive slander.
Are you in some way attempting to insinuate that Mr Whyte is less munificently pecunious than he – a very private man – drops coy hints that he is?
Craig Whyte is so rich that he, like the Queen, doesn’t carry money.
(thumbsup)
So I take it you find the deaths of people funny? See I don’t and it is people like you two who have helped bring this bill in. We are trying to distance ourselves from the team in govan but posts like that just make you out to be just like them.
My boss is Peter Principle says:
15 December, 2011 at 17:39
So I take it you find the deaths of people funny? See I don’t and it is people like you two who have helped bring this bill in. We are trying to distance ourselves from the team in govan but posts like that just make you out to be just like them.
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You really need to visit the Planet Earth sometime. Who appointed you arbiter of morals or taste on CQN. Making fun of the dead – wise up. Most on here will see what the statement was IRONY .
Glasgow Celtic IRA
A chant which is offensive because of its terrorist reference. Celtic have said numerous times that there is no place for IRA references among the Celtic support.
Daily Record again. Never heard of this one
Craig Whyte/White/Wyte/Wyatt
Smartest guy in the room…
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100/1 Samaras 1st goal 2-1 away win.
Re Allan for ragers .
I would suspect that Sally has been on to the compo board and found out how much Allan has to pay to make the deal happen .If he out bids Aluko does he get his jersey .
hail hail
RobertTressell @ 13.05
I haven’t read through all the posts to see if anyone has provided the link to the piece you’re searching for so I’ve provided it here.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/scotland/newsid_9588000/9588383.stm
The significant bit with Christine Grahame begins about 53.00 where she argues that Rangers supporters are discriminated against by the 2003 legislation because they’re more likely to sing sectarian songs whereas Celtic supporters currently get away it because they sing political songs ( I paraphrase), hence the need for the new legislation.
Best of luck.
Eurochamps67 @ 12.30
Good post. Revived memories when Celtic were one of the glamour teams of Europe.
oglach UFB says:
15 December, 2011 at 17:46
My boss is Peter Principle says:
15 December, 2011 at 17:39
So I take it you find the deaths of people funny? See I don’t and it is people like you two who have helped bring this bill in. We are trying to distance ourselves from the team in govan but posts like that just make you out to be just like them.
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You really need to visit the Planet Earth sometime. Who appointed you arbiter of morals or taste on CQN. Making fun of the dead – wise up. Most on here will see what the statement was IRONY .
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Just out of interest would you be ironical about hillsborough, bradford or Heysel?
Spurs -1 goal,even money? Merry Christmas
betresponsiblycsc
greenjedi says:
15 December, 2011 at 17:51
I refuse to engage in conversation with you. You are intentionally polemic as per your posts regarding Terroisim yesterday.
Early evening all.
Seem to remember a few howls of derision when we were re-instated in the Europa Legue (indeed, I’m pretty sure Keevins offered his opinion that “Celtic will get absolutely nothing”).
As much as I want a GIRFUY, would love the players to do it for themselves. It’s a tough ask but as Lance Armstrong said, “Anything is possible. You can be told you have a 90% chance, a 50% chance or a 1% chance but you have to believe and you have to fight”.
C’MON THE HOOPS!