I’m not going to laugh at results against Luxembourgers or Lithuanians – it’s not so long since Gibraltarians bloodied the nose of a team who went on to become invincible treble winners. Scottish clubs have a long history of pitching up in June and July wholly unprepared for European football.
These results only retain the ability to concern if they are not resolved by remarkably improved performances. Brendan Rodgers’ Celtic grew in stature last summer until they became a competitive Champions League team in the autumn. Others may do the same this season.
What will be clear long before the lottery of the European play-off rounds, is where the gaping chasm exists in Scottish football: are Celtic our only team competitive in Europe, or is there at least one other?
Neither you nor I care who competes in the Europa League, but failure there if Celtic progress to the Champions League will compound an already acute challenge for the Scottish also-rans.
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Episode 2 of ‘A Celtic State of Mind’ finds Paul John Dykes and Kevin Graham discussing a variety of topical subjects concerning Celtic Football Club, including:
* Callum McGregor: The Youth of Today;
* Death of the Cult Hero;
* Norwegian Wood – Ronnie Deila’s Exit Interview;
* Farewell to The Stone Roses;
* Hillsborough: The Truth.
Paul John Dykes also chats to SFA President, Alan McRae, to challenge him over recent comments made about Celtic’s domination of Scottish football.
Connect with A Celtic State of Mind @PaulDykes and @CQNMagazine or just listen using the link below…
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Lost ma sausage! :-(((
Saul Good! Them thick weans’ll never work that one out!
It’s 5 weeks since the last competitive game.
Not quite sure what some are expecting to see. Brendan has already said that the result of these games is irrelevant.
The only important thing is to be ready for our first competitive game in 12 days time.
To be Frank, it was one of the best links I’ve clicked all day.
Anyway it was the wurst Ive seen Celtic play in a while
About 5 celtic subs about to come on.
Expect us to improve when subs appear.
A lot of the first picks seem slack and disinterested.
Think hes just subbed the whole team?
Barney67
Looked like 11 stripped for action :-)
Kind of reinforces my point
Bateen Bhoy on 1st July 2017 5:21 pm
Stoap talkin sense, it’s not on bhoy.
All 11 changed
Sado info—-. Rapid Wein reported back fro training 20th June and have played 2 friendlies against lower league Austrian teams before facing Celtic today
RV player sclaffs it right in front of goal.
Rapid were furter than us, Mags.
The popes 22.
Something up way my phone, I seemed to have logged on 2 last yrs CQN.
Ffs.
This game means nothing to me. Oh Vienna!
DD
2nd clip
http://www.openculture.com/2013/07/the-day-bob-marley-played-a-famous-soccer-match-in-brazil.html
pen us
Every summer pre season, cut and paste, cut and paste, cut and paste…cut and paste..
Scored 1-1
1-1 Moussa pen
1-1
Pen the bhoys duly buried by Moussa
Celtic equalise…
MD btw
Penalty Hayes fouled.
Moussa 1-1
Just can’t get enough…………………….. over the tannoid
Leftclick
Bravo big yin.
Hope you and the tribe are well pal.
Thanks
Yèeeeeeeeeessssssssssss
JOBO BALDIE on 1ST JULY 2017 5:34 PM
Yèeeeeeeeeessssssssssss
EK time delay
What’s Moussa been eating ? Twice the size of last year!
Our B team looking more like it.
Celtic in control of middy at present – Tommy Rogic a Celtic Ghod
Billy and Sammy had worked up a thirst after their orange walking exertions awe day but being fine examples of Scotlands ascendancy subculture could only raise a staggering sum for 2 pints.
Billy said ‘Hang on, I have an idea.’
He went next door to the butcher’s shop and came out with one large sausage.
Sammy said ‘Are you crazy? Now we don’t have any money left at all!’
Billy replied, ‘Don’t worry – just follow me.’
He went into the pub where he immediately ordered two pints of lager and two whiskies.
Sammy said ‘Now you’ve lost it. Do you know how much trouble we will be in? We haven’t got any money!!’
Billy replied, with a smile. ‘Don’t ! worry, I have a plan, Cheers!’
They downed their drinks. Billy said, ‘OK, I’ll stick the sausage through my zipper and you go on your knees and put it in your mouth.’
The barman noticed them, went berserk, and threw them out.
They continued this, pub after pub, getting more and more drunk, all for free.
At the tenth pub Sammy said ‘Billy – I don’t think I can do any more of this. I’m drunk and me knees are killin’ me!’
Billy said, ‘How do you think I feel? I lost the sausage in the third pub
Our dirt trackers look better than the first XI
Lookling at this ‘second 11’, we could field two teams in The SPL this season, and finish first and second.
There ye go, Leftclicktic. That daft enough for ye ? ;-)
Rodgers in!