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Europa failure would compound acute challenge for also-rans

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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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  1. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    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!

  2. Hot Smoked on

    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

  3. Dbhoy on

    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

  4. timaloy29 on

    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.

  8. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    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

  9. traditionalist88 on

    Euro U-21 final tonight, Germany v Spain – should be a good one.

     

     

    HH

  10. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    DAVIDOPOULOS

     

     

    A Superdrug in Bury St Edmonds?

     

     

    Well,times have changed…

  12. Hot Smoked on

    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

  13. mike in toronto on

    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!

     

     

    :)

  16. traditionalist88 on

    mike in toronto on 30th June 2017 2:45 pm

     

     

    No probs, tonight 7.45 CP time, as far as I know.

     

     

    HH

  19. Cambhoy on

    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.

  20. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    Hot Smoked

     

     

    At least they can build pallets, i imagine that will help sevco enormously:)

     

     

    HH

  23. thomthethim for Oscar OK on

    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.

  24. Pogmathonyahun aka Laird of the Smiles on

    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..”

  31. mike in toronto on

    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?

  34. Hot Smoked on

    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

  35. weebobbycollins on

    Pog @ 2.56…that is so un pc that i would report you to the mods…if i could stop laughing…

  41. beatbhoy on

    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

  42. Dontbrattbakkinanger on

    embryonic hoopslegend Kundai Benyu is 1.784534656457687847m tall [approx].

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