I don’t buy into the “Anything better than a 0-3 defeat” talk; we need a win tonight. If you want to be taken seriously as a Champions League team, you have to win occasionally on the road (check), and rack up victories against vulnerable opposition, as Anderlecht are right now.
The victory in Brussels in September was a huge achievement. We needed to start winning games away from home in this competition after so many years of failure. Our single away victory, by Neil Lennon’s team, in Moscow, is most remarkable for its rarity. In truth, we should have beaten 10-man Anderlecht in 2003, and don’t get me started on Aalborg, or several others.
So this Celtic team has already recorded a memorable achievement in this competition, but more needs to be done, not just for Celtic, but for the manager.
Brendan has 17 Champions League group stage games under his belt, but only two wins, that game in Brussels and a victory for Liverpool at home to Bulgarians, Ludogorets Razgrad. It is a record he will be desperate to improve, starting tonight.
Anderlecht are not the team we faced in September. They now have an excellent manager, Hein Vanhaezebrouck, who in a single season as manager of Gent, recorded Champions League group stage wins against Zent St Petersburg, Lyon and Valencia, eliminating the latter two in the process.
I’ve been tracking Vanhaezebrouck since his Gent days and have become a bit of a fan boy. Yesterday’s comments from the Celtic Park media room lived up to expectations:
“I can already predict what’s going to happen tomorrow. There will be noise as soon as we come on the pitch. The crowd will be behind them and they will fly like hell!
“The start will be devastating. If we can survive and stay level, then maybe we stand a chance to do something.”
You heard the man, there will be noise and we will fly like hell! Let’s do it.
Jim Craig live on CQN Wednesday evening
Lisbon Lion, Jim Craig, will be live on CQN from 6.30 until around 8.30 tomorrow evening for a Q&A session and to spend time with us. His new book, Right Back to 67, published by CQN, recalls his memories from inside the dressing room during that iconic year.
Let’s hope Jim is reflecting on a great win over Anderlecht.
*JIM CRAIG – RIGHT BACK TO 67, THE LISBON LION DIARY is published this week by CQN Books. You still have time to get a SIGNED copy by ordering at www.cqnbookstore.co.uk and if you would like a personal dedication added to your book by Jim then simply email your massage to david@cqnpublishing.co.uk after ordering and we’ll do the rest!
And if you haven’t done so already, listen to Jim Craig on the CQN Podcast below. You will love it!
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Celtic to win both halves.
LMCBhoy
Jjoe88@hotmail.co.uk for e-mails thanks
BRTH
Blog Broke?
They must all be in the BV already. :-)
Looking forward to watching all of tonight’s game in my Baku apartment. Last day at work tomorrow, thanks to BP’s latest round of budget cuts, so I think that I may well be fashionably late. :-)
Levein & McPhee get a warning & no touchline ban.
Is that because that would mean the whole management team sitting in the stands next game?
If the kerfuffle involved the HIbs manager would he just get a warning?
Will the compliance officer remember to be fair & transparent with other managers who cross the line?
http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42239317
As its nearly Christmas, lets kick em in the Brussels. Metaphorically speaking of course.
Raheem Sterling v. West Ham at the weekend penalty or not ?
McInnes and McLean……
Got a ring to it.
Treachery on a Dick Dastardly scale.
What they have to Aberdeen is even worse than match fixing……if it turns out they have been in cahoots with the Huns all along.
Allegedly.
Seven dwarfs an snow white (DUP) on the beeb talking bollox right now, must be panto season.
Just seen the Yoofs have a 2bells kick off today and its 10 past, means I’m missing it, is it on the box????.
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Lustig………Simunovic……..Boyata……..Tierney
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If Ryan Jack’s red card is rescinded this time around for as obvious an assault as you’re likely to see in a game of football, the game is well and truly up.
They wouldn’t be wasting money appealing it if they weren’t confident it would be rescinded.
Really wish Celtic could get out of this corrupt league and country, but don’t see that happening in my lifetime. I’m older than 39 & younger than 41 btw.
:-)
Melvin….
I couldn’t agree more, if he gets away with that, it’s time to turn off the lights.
THE Paradise Windfall Superdraw is back for this week’s UEFA Champions League clash with Belgian giants Anderlecht.
It’s a 7:45pm kick-off tonight (Tuesday, December 5) and promises to be a memorable occasion, particularly for the lucky supporter who’ll leave Celtic Park tonight £15,000 better off.
Tonight marks the third Paradise Windfall Superdraw of the Hoops’ European campaign, with an incredible £45,000 jackpot split across the three home UEFA Champions League matches.
Don’t miss out on a great chance to join our last lucky winner, Patrick McMullan, and walk away with a bumper Paradise Windfall Superdraw cheque at half-time tonight.
To be in with the chance to win, all you need to do is buy your ticket – priced at only £2 each – before kick-off. Look out for the Paradise Windfall team in their famous yellow jerseys at every turnstile ahead of the match.
The winning ticket will be drawn at half-time with the lucky winner invited out on to the Paradise pitch to collect their £15000 cheque!
Players must be aged over 16 years. All net proceeds from the Paradise Windfall Superdraw will go towards the Celtic Youth Development Programme.
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Now would that be a great night. Good luck to all.
We’re bottom of the league, hurrah!
http://www.espnfc.com/scottish-premiership/45/statistics/fairplay
BSR
Great news about EUROCHAMPS67!
Keep us posted please!
Football really can cheer you up sometimes;
https://twitter.com/awaydayfooty/status/937267218173382657
MELVIN UDALL on 5TH DECEMBER 2017 2:52 PM
We should show that to Motherwell fans. Get them throwing cuddly toys instead of bottles and coins!-))
That is a great clip.
50 shades of green
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20nil up at HT
Aitchison & McInroy
2 nil :((((
A pal had a run in with a Celtic player yesterday, very poor behaviour, BR wouldn’t be happy with him
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56’ – GOAL! Superb by Johnston! The young winger passes two defenders out on the right and gets the break of the ball on the edge of the box before slipping it past the keeper [3-0] #UYL
!!BADA BING!! on 5TH DECEMBER 2017 3:27 PM
A pal had a run in with a Celtic player yesterday, very poor behaviour, BR wouldn’t be happy with him
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FFS give us a hint :))
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56’ – GOAL! Superb by Johnston! The young winger passes two defenders out on the right and gets the break of the ball on the edge of the box before slipping it past the keeper [3-0] #UYL
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Word of The Day (Dos Glibby have £800K……….. or just a pot?)
gasconade /ˌɡæskəˈneɪd/
noun
boastful talk, bragging, or bluster
verb
(intransitive) to boast, brag, or bluster
Derived Forms
gasconader, noun
Word Origin and History for gasconade
1709 (n.); 1727 (v.), from French gasconade (see Gascon + -ade ); from gasconner (16c.) “to boast, brag,” literally “to talk like a Gascon.”
SFTB, take it away ………
KTF
PHILBHOY on 5TH DECEMBER 2017 2:30 PM
BSR
Great news about EUROCHAMPS67!
*Yip same from me, I’ve withheld comments pre-op as this was the illness that took my da and I know how serious it s so God be with him.
all the best to eurochamps67.ktf.
BARNEY67 on 5TH DECEMBER 2017 2:08 PM
Seven dwarfs an snow white (DUP) on the beeb talking bollox right now, must be panto season.
Oh, no it isn’t!
KTF
Would probably get deleted
BSR
That’s excellent news re Eurochamps. Does this mean he wants his ticket back for tonight’s game? :-) Give him my best.
HH
CRC
To all you lucky people going to the game tonight, enjoy it!
I’m down in leafy Lincolnshire and am booked to go out for a meal at 7 this evening so I won’t get a chance to see the game live – I will watch a re-run on Celtic TV or catch-up on BT Sport.
I expect a reasonable test (they will be a tougher test than any domestic team) but also expect a 2 goal victory!
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FULL TIME. Celtic are comfortable winners in the end thanks to goals from Aitchison, McInroy and Johnston [3-1]. The Hoops close out their UEFA Youth League campaign third in the group with six points.
LEFTCLICKTIC
Same for the big team would be nice
!!BADA BING!! on 5TH DECEMBER 2017 3:27 PM
A pal had a run in with a Celtic player yesterday, very poor behaviour, BR wouldn’t be happy with him
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Have you dobbed your pal in to BR???
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!BADABING!
I reckon Brendan will congratulate his player on his bravery-your pals tend to run to a bit of height!