We can take some comfort in the fact that Salzburg have lost three games on the bounce but they sit in second spot in the Austrian Bundesliga, Celtic are fourth in the Scottish Premiership and have won only one of their previous five games. The Austrians will see just as much comfort in our form.
Success on Thursday will be determined by who manages to overcome their frailties most effectively. As far as Celtic are concerned, that will mean trying to find the kind of defensive performance that we put in last season.
Our reason for most confidence should be the speed which we can break at, and Salzburg’s only defensive issues. They shipped three goals to Sturm Graz and Malmo in recent outings.
Many thanks to everyone who has already taken our ‘Who we are and Our Values’ survey, it took just over 1 hour to register 1,000 submissions. It’ll take you little more than 5 minutes to share your view on some important matters, take a look here.
I’m a wee bit late to the party but I’ve signed up for the Great Scottish Run on 5 October to assist Celtic Foundation’s work in the areas of health, equality, poverty, and learning. If you’ve already registered with the event, or you have a pair of trainers and an outrageous disregard for the aging process, get involved.
You can register for the Great Scottish Run here and with the Foundation be emailing them, details here.
This is our club, they are your trainers, that is your outrageous disregard for the aging process. Let’s do it.
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shoonsky
11:17 on
17 September, 2014
The poor record of Scotland in sport (in general) has nothing to do with population. New Zealand (pop:5M) are dominant in rugby for example.
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They don`t do anything else.
G`day,Tauranga.
“Alec Salmond’s pronouncements re The European Union are as convincing as Berlusconi’s hair ” .
Luca Pagni -La Repubblica
Deciding to leave Scotland because of the result is extreme and histrionic.
Also-tin hat on-a view I have more widely heard from Yes voters.
So it’s not just NEGANON.
Point is,I’ve never left the UK because a vote went against me. It simply means there’s another vote to be won.
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SPF Media Release – Independence Referendum
SPF Media Release – Independence Referendum
SCOTTISH POLICE FEDERATION
5 Woodside Place, Glasgow, G3 7QF
MEDIA RELEASE
The Scottish Police Federation represents all police officers in the ranks of constable, sergeant, inspector and chief inspector, police cadets and special constables, over 18,500 people, 98% of all police officers in Scotland.
To: News Editor
Date: 17 September 2014
Subject: Independence Referendum
In response to increased press reports and comment implying increased crime and disorder as a consequence of the Independence Referendum Brian Docherty, Chairman of the Scottish Police Federation said;
“The Police Service of Scotland and the men and women who work in it should not be used as a political football at any time and especially so in these last few hours of the referendum campaign.
As I have previously stated the referendum debate has been robust but overwhelmingly good natured.
It was inevitable that the closer we came to the 18th of September passions would increase but that does not justify the exaggerated rhetoric that is being deployed with increased frequency. Any neutral observer could be led to believe Scotland is on the verge of societal disintegration yet nothing could be further from the truth.
Scotland’s citizens are overwhelmingly law abiding and tolerant and it is preposterous to imply that by placing a cross in a box, our citizens will suddenly abandon the personal virtues and values held dear to them all.
At this time it is more important than ever that individuals be they politicians, journalists or whoever should carefully consider their words, maintain level heads and act with respect. Respect is not demonstrated by suggesting a minority of mindless idiots are representative of anything. One of the many joys of this campaign has been how it has awakened political awareness across almost every single section of society. The success enjoyed by the many should not be sullied by the actions of the few.
Police officers must be kept free from the distractions of rhetoric better suited to the playground that the political stump. If crime has been committed it will be investigated and dealt with appropriately but quite simply police officers have better things to do than officiate in spats on social media and respond to baseless speculation of the potential for disorder on and following polling day”
Moonbeams,
Hail frikin hail to that neebs!!!
BMCUWP
that is what you would call a FLOUNCE of Independent proportions.
It is laughable in the extreme.
MWD says AYE
RobinBhoy
11:21 on
17 September, 2014
Thanks,pal.
Forwarded to family members who require a deeper understanding of the Scottish psyche.
:-)
“Scotland is not a confident nation. ”
Fascinating. Would a No vote lessen or increase confidence? Not as obvious an answer as might be thought.
JJ
west end of east end
11:20 on 17 September, 2014
Michelle Moan a lot said she would be leaving, good enough for me….YES
She smells amazing though.
Oh dear. Sevco shares continue to search desperately for a parachute…
SAVVY!
I have read several comments on here pleading for respect in the Y/N posts. I have just read a few posts this morning and, as far as a casual scan allows, I found only Neganon2 and Bawsman to be abusive and personal in expressing their viewpoints.So, in the main, I would say that the debate on here is reasonable.
JJ
ellboy – i am neil lennon, ynwa.
10:26 on 17 September, 2014
A couple of minor issues in the event of a Yes vote.
What happens to the National Lottery or Euromillions? Suppose we won’t be able to enter either of those draws?
Also what about future Olympic and world Athletics events? will Scotland participate or is there a cut off to the amount of nations who can compete?
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Are you taking the piss??
This should be posted on the hour every hour.
Mea Culpa
What price?
After watching CL games last night, I am even more gutted that Celtic didn’t make it into the group stages. Tell you one thing though. For a team not having been in the CL for five yeaars those liverpool fans really don’t know how to celebrate a winning penalty in the last minute of a CL game. You’d have thought they were celebrating a dreary wee victory in the EPL on any other given day. More so especially considering they had just went 1-0 up an conceded to a goal to even the scores up.
Celtic Park would have been going bonkers. Although half the fans may have been away and in their vehicles by that time. :-)
MWD says AYE
The Green Man
A No vote does NOT mean those deciding thus are happy with the way power is currently centred.
It means in my case that I think the cure is worse than the disease, like lopping off a leg because there is an outbreak of boils that can be cures by other means.
When it comes to being driven by fear no human being is immune from that thinking. It’s natural self preservation after the first man to see his pal eaten by a crocodile deciding swimming in that part of the river was not a good idea.
So what are we all ( and I mean ALL ) including me running away from?
The answer is we do not know, the Croc has not appeared so we make them up.
England is not a hotbed of right wingers, the current Govt is NOT forever and the only thing we can be sure of in life is things change.
Catastrophic thinking is the term for the fears being expressed on all sides.
What will be will be but if ever there was an opportunity to think about what we think and why, it is now.
The Green Man
will be up on 23rd oct to take in the astra and killie games
leave on the 26th will e mail you nearer the time and try to meet up ?
JJ 17:06 and that isn’t the time!!
Auldheid
Enven if those boils have been festering for years, historic precedent tells you the liely hood is that the medical teams you are visiting are hopeless and that someone advises you a new medical team have a new idea that might help improve the boil situation.
analogies eh!
I love em.
MWD says AYE
MOONBEAMS WET DREAMS 1130
Aye,indeed. And you know the rules.
Nae flouncin’ without a tutu!
I look forward to seeing NEGANON in a tutu.
ACEILERGONOFRUST is just looking forward to seeing him,full stop!
flouncing out the country in the event of losing a vote.
now thats a flounce.
Mea Culpa
Thanks…..and now IS the time for any existence of that Club to disappear.
Cheerio,
JJ
There were a few comments on Bookies earlier on. What does anyone think of this:
“Area with Highest Yes % – Scottish Independence .
4/6
Dundee
4/1
Clackmannanshire
8/1
Glasgow
8/1
Na h-Eileanan Siar
10/1
Angus
16/1
Moray
25/1
Aberdeenshire
25/1
East Ayrshire
25/1
Falkirk
25/1
Highland
25/1
North Lanarkshire
25/1
South Lanarkshire
25/1
Stirling
25/1
West Lothian
33/1
Aberdeen
33/1
Midlothian
33/1
North Ayrshire
33/1
Perth and Kinross
33/1
West Dunbartonshire
40/1
Fife
40/1
Inverclyde
40/1
Renfrewshire
50/1
Argyll and Bute
50/1
East Lothian
50/1
Edinburgh
66/1
East Renfrewshire
80/1
Orkney
80/1
Shetland
100/1
Dumfries and Galloway
100/1
East Dunbartonshire
100/1
Scottish Borders
100/1
South Ayrshire” ?
JJ
If you miss playing the National Lottery you can always play Euromillions.
Oh wait…we won’t be in Europe….sorry!
a view of foreign policy
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-collins/scotland-independence-foreign-policy_b_5818686.html
:-)
HH
Gordon Brown is making a heartfelt plea to working class voters. I doubt that our working class immigrants will listen to that racist.
hoo-ha
hullabaloo
kerfuffle
rumpus
ruckus
brouhaha
yammer
These are all cracking words. We should use them more in post-referendum Britain/Scotland/Airstrip One…
Personally I’m not into plating the euromillions. Just another tax on the poor imo but for those of that persuasion……..
6. Can I play EuroMillions if I do not live in one of the participating countries?
Yes, players from non-participating countries can still play EuroMillions by using our recommended Lottery Ticket Concierge Service regardless of their geographical location.
Visit the How to Play EuroMillions page for more information.
‘British jobs for British workers’. Gordon Brown.
The ugly side of nationalism.
Captain Beefheart @ 12.02 hrs
“Gordon Brown is making a heartfelt plea to working class voters. I doubt that our working class immigrants will listen to that racist”
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Have you any proof that Gordon Brown is a racist or is this just more empty rhetoric?
Talking racism. All racism is wrong and incompatible with our club. This should not be selective and should include all races.
HH.
Is William Hill a bookie?
@WillHillBet: 88% of online bets placed by Scottish residents on the #indyref have been on YES! http://t.co/jzglj9M7zn http://t.co/LqE0WpCv42
MWD says AYE
MWD
If I knew that the new medical team were qualified for the job I might be persuaded but I don’t think they have thought it through.
As an example if Salmond bullies the UK into currency union using their fear of not doing so as leverage, what if they do as we would do and say stick it. We’ll manage better than you?
So many unfounded and untested assumptions indicating unpreparedness .
Thai Tims on the all ireland
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/thai-tims-choir-stays-neutral-in-all-ireland-football-final-1.1930682
:-)
HH
HH
can’t wait till referendum is by & we can return to more pressing matters like
when will Sevco ever play two away games in a row.. ?
Why do they always seem to get a result?
The referendum is a distraction from their scandalous pillaging of Scots footi..
HH
Mon the hoops.. COYBIG
BMCUWP
I am considering FLOUNCING if there is a NO vote. Should i go to England, Wales or NI?that is the question.
MWD says AYE
A much more apt medical analogy for the independence case would be a faith healer.
ernie lynch
08:33 on
17 September, 2014
An interesting and thoughtful piece.
-==================================
That is very good.
Tiny Tim
“Salzburg are a standard below Legia and Maribor .”
Not last year they weren’t. They have a much better front 3 than either Legia or Maribor.