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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SCANIEL
Saw your reply re the huns in the early/mid 80s but not in time to reply to it.
Aye,they were that bad. The good thing is they still are,and the years in between are becoming more tarnished by the day.
Maybe they’re as screwed as those people who ate tortoises!
If the Sevco support hate catholics so much, why did so many turn up to watch what was, I think, a predominantly catholic side last night?
JJ
Babasonicos71
How was the roses gig?
I seen Ian Brown a few years back in Melbourne (the forum) , played 3 roses tunes ghat night.
Amazing gig and a bit surreal at the time hearing stone roses songs live as I thought that chance had passed
Glad to see Celtic snapping up a young prospect who’s only crime was falling out with Mick McCarthy. This is the type of player Brendan Rodgers can get a tune out of.
I’d ignore the Markovic stories. Looks to me like his agent is playing games. I reckon he’ll be playing for Watford next season.
When Stuart Armstrong’s new deal is tied up, the chase for Paddy Roberts will be the only show in town. I don’t expect Paddy will go anywhere til the tail end of the window.
Manchester City will be in no hurry to sell and will wait it out to see the best offer. It will probably frustrate a few on here but I don’t think Celtic can do much to change it. These massive clubs hoard talent and are perfectly prepared to loan these players out until they get an offer they are happy with.
I just saw Fatima Whitbread going into Superdrug in Bury St Edmunds. Something needs to be done about doping in sport…
“Back in Europe”, you say….?
https://theclumpany.wordpress.com/2017/06/29/a-flight-of-fantasy/
Hot Smoked
Repressed emotions:)
Biting their tongues
The struggle between fiction and reality.
Maybe they hope its all a dream, but, it isnt:)
They deserve it.
Lets hope sevco go the same way as rankers fc
HH
Euro U-21 final tonight, Germany v Spain – should be a good one.
HH
DAVIDOPOULOS
A Superdrug in Bury St Edmonds?
Well,times have changed…
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
The landed gentry here have fallen on hard times.
There’s even an Aldi here…
Davidopolous
I am told 50,000 were seen going into Ibrox last night. Something must be done about dopes in sport.
TGM
1-4 are all worthy of consideration;
5. They certainly do;
6. I share your aspiration.
JJ
JJ
Fred Colon …. condolences on the loss of your friend.
Traditionalist …. thanks for that. I thought the game was tomorrow, so I would have missed it! If anyone asks, I am in an important meeting this afternoon, and cant be disturbed!
:)
Bloody stammer !
HOT SMOKED
LOL!
POGMATHONYAHUN AKA LAIRD OF THE SMILES
I wouldn’t say that to her face…she’d batter you…
mike in toronto on 30th June 2017 2:45 pm
No probs, tonight 7.45 CP time, as far as I know.
HH
celtic v Liverpool 30th April 1989 Hillsborough Memorial Part 1 of 2….
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=slGRR3tEa6k
After a bit of advice – I have renewed my season book and the young lads. Please god we make the Champions League Group stages, in the past I would have been offered the Cham League 3 match package which I would take up and it would be my normal seats. Is this going to be the same this season? what is the story behind the home cup ticket scheme? Do I need to register? Many thanks in advance if anyone can help.
Hot Smoked
At least they can build pallets, i imagine that will help sevco enormously:)
HH
celtic v Liverpool 30th April 1989 Hillsborough Memorial Part 2 of 2…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylado3RUWoY
Fred Colon
Sorry to read about your friend Doc, may he rest in peace.
You can’t say that they have lost their sense of humour.
The parody, Sammy from Belfast was May Mc.Fetteridge, wasn’t it?
The character never supported RFC, he only came aboard for Sevco.
Maxed out credit card paying everybody’s boat ticket.
What a guy.
A guy goes into a bar and asks the barman for a large bottle of Whitbread. Whilst he is sitting at the bar this large athletic looking lady sits next to him. Half way through his bottle he says to the lady “can you keep an eye on my beer while I go to the toilet?”
When he is away she picks up the bottle and farts into the neck of it.
The guy returns from the toilet and takes a swig from the bottle. His face contorts with the smell and he says angrily to the female “you fart in ma Whitbread?” To which she replied, ” no I’m Tessa Sanderson..”
Fred Colon, condolences on the loss of your friend. RIP Doc.
POG
LLF, before the mods get ye:)
HH
POGMATHONYAHUN AKA LAIRD OF THE SMILES
LOLLTM…
Laughing out loud long time
Babasonic @ 1.53…liked that one! :-)
Not decided what the M is for yet…
interesting … yesterday I posted a refernce to the zombies and said ‘horseshit, bullshit all smell the same’…. wondered if that would earn me my first deletion… but, apparently, scatological references are okay ….
that got me thinking about doing a sociological experiment (by way of a Jimmy Carr type stand up routine) here …. will see if I can determine what issues are more likely to elicit a deletion….
is there a cultural bias to the deletions? Like most anglo-saxon swear words were about sex, while Francophone swears words were about religion….
what is CQN’s naughty zone?
Silence for Hillsborough, not Margaret Thatcher – Brendan Rodgers…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NgMPq1gecJ0
MIKE IN TORONTO
Putain.
Oh wait politics is pretty much all we talk about…
;)
Some say they have no interest in Sevco at all. If you are one of those (!) , then scroll on by. Personally, I enjoyed a Compare & Contrast of the mind when I looked this and thought of Celtic Park on a European night:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRvaqFnSs4I
Cheerio for now,
JJ
Pog @ 2.56…that is so un pc that i would report you to the mods…if i could stop laughing…
I do have one more Fatima Whitbread joke but you’ll have to wait until a hoot to hear it. I don’t want barred Sine die from the blog, lol.
MIT
Heated Driveway…..shhh:)
HH
Fatima Whitbread update: she’s in M&S…
Fred Colon
May your friend James Doherty rest in peace
Davidopoulos
She’ll be in for the toofur £10 deal, including vino, but at this time on a Friday it’ll just be the veggie shite, fruit boxes and the fresh orange juice left.
TalkingfromexperienceCSC
embryonic hoopslegend Kundai Benyu is 1.784534656457687847m tall [approx].