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. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    Ernie Lynch

     

     

    Spot on.

     

    The signs are there early.

     

    BS is his only skill.

     

    Found out shortly i think.

     

    Should keep us amused though:)

     

     

    HH

  2. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    Just had a text from WEEFRA.

     

     

    Glibby’s favourite fortnight starts on Monday.

     

     

    He can watch the tennis without moving his head!

  3. The news spewing out of Orcdome is really breathtaking.There seems no depths this abomination of a club will stoop to.This idiot that is now supposedly managing them,has to be being led by the nose by those really in charge of the club.Traynor,and some obnoxious Hun director,take your pick on the second.WATP !!!!!.Just what does the “Innocent abroad”know about that,or its meaning?.I think the powers that be have noticed that there is a bit of a”Want”with this guy,and are setting the idiot up like a Pinata.

     

    If I were a Catholic player,I really would refuse to enter a dressing room with this on the walls.Shamefully harking back to Nazi propaganda when “Juden”was put up on walls of Jewish people.

     

    I notice the SMSM are making the banning of green boots the main story,with this,bigotry,taking second place.Enough is enough.Refuse to enter the dressing room.

  4. weebobbycollins on

    If all this crap was being said by a hun minded individual I wouldn’t mind so much. However, this demonstrates the insecurity of peter the cashless machine…so desparate for this job he is prepared to grovel and kiss arse…another one I would not share a trench with…loser! I will smile when he gets his jotters…

  5. A Stor Mha Chroi on

    When does ‘no experience’, tablodid trumpeted, opinion… subjetive opinion, no boots on ground,,, become cast fact?

  6. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    I think Brendan will be doing well if he can get that lad from Chelski.

     

    Be a great signing i think.

     

     

     

    HH

  7. BMCUW

     

     

    But what about all that green stuff, wi’ the white outfits and lines, and the gold trophy at the end?

  8. A Stor Mha Chroi on

    Celticquicknews… no shit or pretendy submissions accepted….

     

     

    Well, one can dream.

  9. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Bobby, good points about Martin leaving the captain’s armband out and Glibby watching the tennis.

     

     

    Big Johann Mjallby feared no one also except maybe his wife and his mum,

  10. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    Babasonicos71

     

     

    Is that Roof Davidshuns relatives:)

     

     

     

    HH

  11. BABASONICOS71 on

    BEATBHOY…

     

    Not sure about a cabinet meeting but there’s a few as big as wardrobes.

     

    They could hire them out to haunt houses,make a few extra pounds for tyres and pallets (not sure extra pounds are recommemded,mind).

     

    Aghhhh,my eyes are burning…

  12. weebobbycollins on

    Whose idea was this? Well of course it’s Traynor and King who are the architects…

     

    the one word that keeps resounding in my head is FEAR…why are so many people feart of the huns and their peepul? Speak out ffs-MPs, councilors, journalists…hypocrites the lot of them…

  13. mild mannered Pedro delgado on

    Yer right beat bhoy

     

     

    3 players in 1

     

    Right back right mid and right wing and all for £20k was it?

  14. mike in toronto on

    Mods… red card requested for Babasonic @11:17… some photos are not acceptable … especially when I’m eating my breakfast.

     

     

    :)

  15. weebobbycollins on

    Timjim…when King came out and spoke to the morons on thursday night, who was standing just inside the tunnel? Yes, the rotund midget Jabba Traynor…

  16. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    WeeeBobbyCollins

     

     

    They are nothing, and they know that.

     

    Brendan reminding them that they were well scudded, 39 pts behind.

     

    Sevco are all mouth.

     

    If they think a mob of free signings are going to win the league, they are in for another shock:)

     

    They are pathetic.

     

    And what’s good, is that the never learn:)

     

     

     

    HH

     

     

    HH

  17. Mild mannered Pedro Delgado

     

     

    £27k, I believe. As you say, some bit of business.

  18. clogher celt on

    Macjay,

     

     

    Instead of being obsessed with effects on the Aboriginal peoples of Australia and elsewhere why not put down the deluded claptrap of the Rupert Murdoch type propaganda newspapers that you post here?

     

     

    Why not consider causes?

     

     

    Prior to the arrival of the culture of the British and the Europeans, how were the indigenous people of what is known as Australia getting on? I believe there is evidence of Aboriginal culture for 40,000 years or so. Why is there now such a crisis? What is the cause?

     

     

    Why has ‘your culture’ caused such harm to the Aboriginal peoples?

     

     

    What are the rates of abuse of prescription drugs? Illegal drugs, alcohol and other mood altering substances in other parts of Australian society?

     

     

    What is so superior about your society?

     

     

    Here is an interesting piece on Aboriginal culture, Dadirri

     

     

    ‘Inner Deep Listening and Quiet Still Awareness’ – Not a strong point of yours MacJay ;)

     

     

    http://www.miriamrosefoundation.org.au/about-us/about-dadirri

     

     

     

    Who would produce evidence in Australian tabloids called ‘The Telegraph’ or ‘Herald Sun’?

     

     

    NewsCorpQuickNewsCSC

     

     

    Offski

  19. If all things green are banned from Ibrox, will those Sevcoites who still have them now have to start brushing their teeth?

     

     

    JJ

  20. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    Babasonicos71

     

     

    Im going to write them a letter, and beg them not to do a charity calendar:)

     

     

    HH

  21. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    Clogher Celt

     

     

    Good post.

     

    That poster wouldnt know proper source material if he tripped over it.

     

    The preferred source is….Wikipedia, The Mail Online, The Telegraph

     

    Its laughable.

     

    That is the extent of their ‘evidence’

     

    Its poor to say the least.

     

     

    HH

  22. BABASONICOS71 on

    THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 2ND JULY 2017 11:40 AM

     

     

    Im going to write them a letter, and beg them not to do a charity calendar:)

     

    ===

     

    Who’ll read it for them? ;)

     

     

     

  23. whitedoghunch on

    Saint Stivs on 2nd July 2017 11:15 am

     

     

    I have a print of that from the negative

     

    Gratis spool CSC

  24. On a weekend when the lowest common denominator take to the streets in large numbers Pedro panders to their hatred and bigotry. It will all end in tears and temper tantrums.

  25. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    DALLASDALLAS

     

     

    Johann was and is a fearsome competitor. Namedropping aside,I asked him as a personal favour-like I had any right to-to ask Neil to reign it in.

     

     

    Don’t take no s…,but don’t noise them up either.

     

     

    His reply?

     

     

    “Do you want to tell him?”

     

     

    They were both right. One born to it,the other qualified by experience.

  26. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    BEATBHOY

     

     

    Unless Petrofac are involved,Glibby won’t be expecting to be there for the final.

     

     

    But good point. I might steal that next time I see my pet hun.

  27. weebobbycollins on

    TGM…We Are The Pathetics…We Are The Problem…We Are The Poverty-stricken…We Are The Poo on the pavement (best avoided)…

  28. Du dududu du. Du dududu du.

     

     

    “they’ve got no pocketful of pretty green”.

     

     

    Jam tomorrow.

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