When we drew Maribor I wrote about their performance in last season’s Europa League, when they were eliminated by eventual winners, Sevilla. Our man, Blaz, in Slovenia, also warned me that this was a settled team who had improved since ending Rangers’ interest in European football three years ago.
I watched Red Bull Salzburg destroy Ajax in Amsterdam last season with some sublime football, and my pal in Austria tells me not to put too much store in their 3-0 humbling by Malmo, who, apparently, rode their luck to an incredible degree. Having said that, on the balance of probabilities, they are by far the top seed we would have chosen.
As Croatia Zagreb, Dinamo Zagreb bossed Celtic out of the Champions League play-off round in 1998, our first attempt at the tournament. Zagreb’s stock has fallen since, so while you could make a good case to suggest we are far from ready to tackle any European team right now, this is a good draw. They are also not Legia Warsaw, which would have been an unwelcome confrontation at this time.
So far, so good. Then we draw a complete unknown from pot 4, who happened to eliminate Lyon in the last round.
Between now and the middle of next month Celtic have to be ready for these challenges. We have an opportunity to progress in the Europa League, earn some badly needed coefficient points, and revenue in the second half of the season.
Bring it on.
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1690 is the new podium.
JJ,
The place is infiltrated with broken records.
Same ill thought stuff day after day. Page after page. It used to depress me but now I scroll by.
Luckily there’s still a few good ‘men’ on here who can still question and criticise without making me want to buzz dignitas.
Maritim1980,
Brian McClair has no business acumen so no chance of CEO.
You are now elected as junior spokesman for the happy clappers and secretary of the Lawwell Bonus Society.
Good luck and give the green tinted spectacles a clean now and again so you can see the reality
Jungle Jim
10:50 on 30 August, 2014
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Who gives a flying duck about all those ither teams?
It’s Celtic who are the issue – deal with it!
Philbhoy
Did Mr Patey say when Rangers were coming out of liquidation? :D
Ach well 1674 will need to do.
“Let’s base out debate on facts…
His win ratio at celtic to date I beleive is 36%
His win ratio at stromsgodset was 45.05%
Who’s kiddin who????”
Jesus wept :(
Martin1980
So what you are saying basically.
Is that if I dont agree with your analysis, then im not a Celtic supporter.
Im afraid you will have to do better than that.
HH
Let’s party like its 1689
Neganon
I believe we agree.
So, the huns are ready to die again?
They’ll come back and die again.
Then they’ll come back and die again.
Then they’ll come back and die again.
WHO cares?
Celtic are PISH – thats MORE important, eh?
kevjungle – murdo macleod is my favorit celtic player ever.
10:23 on 30 August, 2014
I seem to recall when Kenny Miller played for us and, after a difficult 1st season, at the start of his second season KM seemed to hit a good run of form – playing well, scoring goals – only to come out and say – “Peter(Lawwell) told me that, if I didn’t leave now, I’d find myself 6th in the pecking order of strikers.”
When Nakamura was reaching the end of his spell with us, he was asked if he’d be staying at Celtic for an extended spell Nakamura said – “I don’t know. Peter(Lawwell) hasn’t told me when I’ve to leave – yet.”
Aye well…..
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Unfortunately, not true.
One of KM’s last games was away to the Pars , he missed chance after chance , cue WGS clipboard slammed onto the track , KM subbed , never to be seen again.
Nice re-write of history though …..
Jungle Jim
Agree entirely.
Many offer nothing except obsessive, frantic, repetitive and pretentious garbage.
The rancour is being sown for a reason though.
kevjungle
One and a half million dead.
How many were Irish?
I don’t need an answer as I already know.
suire danaher
No mention of liquidation!!
Del Piero has signed for ————Delhi Dynamos —-1.5 million euros ( tax paid ) for a 4 month contract. Italian media are assuming that he is heading for the US of A once that 4 month contract is completed ..
Scorchio -way down south . Gang of 7 parakeets in the garden -assume they are escapees that have ganged up for safety ..
Work done for the day ——-got a wedding reception to attend – the delights of wearing a suit in 35 degree heat-soon come
1690?
William King CSC
Lawwell is a fecker but, he’s NOT the problem.
PL id DD’s puppet.
DD and his PLC thingy – has to go.
HT
I think that Inverness result is filed under ‘mistakes’ at CP. and merely highlighted, naivety *see Maribor flop*
Travelling Celtic supporters are a distinct group within the wider Celtic supporter base.
However, supporter discontent is deep enough at the moment and is bound to affect travelling numbers, CP crowds will be mirrored proportionately by the group, that goes away.
It was forecast for a myriad of reasons years ago on these pages by Paul67 and others that Celtic Park would become too large, and we’d return to an assembly size.
Anyway, i am starting up a new Blog and I’m going to call it “Celtic Good News”.
Philbhoy
11:02 on 30 August, 2014
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Oh aye…..”…who starts these – bloody wars?”
Don’t answer – I already know.
Oh I see im being branded again.
“Bad” Celtic supporter.
Im so hurt.
If you clappers want to delude yourselves, feel free…fiddle while Rome burns.
Me….im a rebel.
Sack the board:)
HH
Sorry lads,but I have to say,I think VVD is the best CH I have seen at Celtic.The boy is absolute class.Against Maribor he was immaculate.Some saying he was at fault for the goal !!!!.Sorry,never saw that,Efe ,Izzy,involved.He has pace to burn,power,strength,skill.
He will turn out to be a real superstar.Be thankful we had him for a while.
Kevj…..yer swinging the shillelagh(spellin) well
this morning great one!!!!
Kevjungle
I’m sure I saw you at Celtic Park.
You were wearing one of those clown hats.
EKBhoy
11:01 on 30 August, 2014
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Are ye trying to say that KM didny say that?
Quite simply if you try to plant stuff about the club which is constantly speculative and negative, then try and pass it as if a message from the masses, you must expect to be challenged and asked to provide a basis that’s it’s more than just your opinion.
The accounts are audited, published and presented to the stock market. The club’s mission statement and values are on our website. The Chairman and CEO tell us of strategy in their statement’s usually around AGMs and finance figures release. The club communicates daily through social media.
To agree with the way the club is run(whilst understanding it completely) and to love supporting Celtic through thick and thin is no crime. It’s a good thing.
I love Celtic, catch you later, off to pick a coupon or two.
Hail Hail
Hugh my paranoia is coming back.
I used to think the media and the SFA were out to get Celtic. I was right !
Now I come on CQN the same hemlock is dripped in the font day after day by guys who never seem to get to a game.
My paranoia has returned.
Ffm
To increase the share value of any product or service you have to keep the quality high.
In reducing quality you reduce share value.
Your position is again nonsense.
Therefore there have to be other reasons not profit related for reducing the quality of the product.
Those other reasons have been given yet dismissed because they do not fit in with the non sense view you have expressed.
I would expect share price to fall not rise as a result of current situation so why create it? It simply makes no sense if share value increase is the aim.
Try looking for reasons that do make sense as well as excuses.
Reasons we can only accept where it is beyond anyone’s power to change them.
Excuses however are within the power of those responsible for their job to fix.
KevJungle – Murdo Macleod is my favorit CELTIC player ever.
11:01 on
30 August, 2014
So, the huns are ready to die again?
They’ll come back and die again.
Then they’ll come back and die again.
Then they’ll come back and die again.
WHO cares?
Celtic are PISH – thats MORE important, eh?
But not as entertaining.
When Paul founded thus blog ten years ago it was to provide an alternative to the anti Celtic MSM agenda ridden garbage that we are fed. Phone ins and tabloids were spinning it at will and whipping anti Celtic leadership to the extent that an eager ignorant or makcontent bunch would easily ‘buy a line’ that the board were ‘trouser ing’ the Seville cash etc. the same following booed fergus and later Brian Quinn.
Thus sure have a balanced perspective to the hyper critical media who allowed the other lot to air their ‘skydome’ and private jet glamour to all and sundry with impunity in challenged.
Today’s MSM coverage is worse than ever. The blog here sadly full of malcontents despite celtics dominance on and off the field. Despite an incredible reversal and our formal rivals back on their knees.
Malcontents will be malcontent individuals with little better In their worlds needing something or someone to kick. The blog provides for these
Challenge is a good thing of course and many on here are fantastic at bringing well thought through and structured challenge to the table.
Challenge will ensure against complacency.
Constant negative spin we can in the paper shop.
Nye Bevan
Unlucky mate, think you copped the ol 1690.
Emdy got the link to cheeky chappy’s interview blow-up?
Wish everyone would slow down, I canny keep up.
We lost a game on Tuesday. There you go. Other teams lose games. This constant bickering is silly. Go and spend time with people you love. Celtic will evolve – albeit slowly. If you have a lot of money you can make things change quicker. If you don’t then join together with others and use your resources to effect change. Whinging on a blog just seems to make some folk angrier about their impotence.
This a hoot…grown men whinging because their business idols are being held
responsible for failure.
The Celtic board….dont criticise those poor selfless men…slaving away without any appreciation. ..its shocking.
Poor wee lambs.
HH
Nye Bevans’ rebel soldier
11:07 on 30 August, 2014
Kevj…..yer swinging the shillelagh(spellin) well
this morning great one!!!!
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Hi there – it’s YOU who is the great one!
Always remember that my Amigo.
Makes me sick so it does – 5 bloody years
banging my head against the wall, trying to tell
innocent well meaning Tims that, they were being
USED on a grand scale – 5 BLOODY YEARS!!!!
Ye know what?
I was ‘toying’ with the idea of going back to see the
Celtic again – if the standing area was built.
But, nnnnnaaaaaaahhhhhhh – Celtic don’t exist anymore.
Thatchers children run what is left of the ‘plastic’ imitation
that Fergus created – wonder if his(Fergus’s) hauns still in
the till, what with his S-B drive?
How do ye spell Shilleghehehehe again? :)
Love – as always.
Sack DD and rebuild. imho
Burnley78
Not sure if you missed my questions addressed to you last night.
Do you know PL and if you do could this have an impact on your continual support of him?
Do you genuinely hold the opinion that those Celtic supporters who question or criticise some actions of our current board do so out of a vacuous existence in their lives away from Celtic and football?
I’m heading out just now but I’ll pick up any reply later.
Hail Hail
Marrakesh Express
No problem, reminds me of a female conquest
looked like 16 fae the back
looked like 90 fae the front.