European football forever shocks, never more so that when Hibs and Hearts eliminate two teams you have heard of. Rosenborg’s star rises and fades with the clock, but they are still vastly more experienced in Europe than Hearts. Coming from two goals down in the tie to win last night was an heroic result.
The ground under Easter Road has been rumbling since the season kicked off. Defeats in both league games to St Mirren and Motherwell, on top of the away loss in Andora in the last Conference League qualification round, suggested Hibernian would lose to Luzern, with Lee Johnson packing his bags before the Festival ends. If he could win next week’s home leg against Aston Villa, they would erect a statue to their diminutive manager – or maybe a life size figurine.
Tottenham’s Irish hero from the 50s and 60s, Danny Blanchflower, once said, “We aim to equalise before the other team score”. It’s a brilliant quote and I forever see echoes of it as teams prepare for a loss. They look for an easy headline, something that shows them on the front foot, before an impending defeat.
For evidence, just look at the headlines Newco have made for themselves this morning. They’re all ‘demandy’ – for tickets to Celtic Park, proffering faux grievances. 700 tickets is not a safe allocation for these games, I have been there and can testify. That lot really need to take crowd safety more seriously.
7,000 is the correct allocation. 700 is an arbitrary nonsense. If forced, I would offer 19 tickets, nine each representing our two nine-in-a-row campaigns and one for our European Cup win. Let 19 of them honour Celtic in this unique way. I am being ridiculous, of course, but they started it.
All we need to see a resolution here is patience. When I first started going to Ibrox, Rangers were rubbish and Celtic fans were welcomed at three sides of the stadium. The Broomloan Stand, half the Standing Enclosure, a third of the Main Stand and the unsold part of the Govan Stand. You can see the stars aligning again!
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We do need to find form quickly. Let’s start today.
Celtic 4-2 Ross County
Aberdeen 1-3 Celtic
Played 2
Won 2
Goals 7
Points 6
Supporters eh?
Interesting comments re Richarlison at Spurs.
I watched large chunks of that game yesterday but missed the substitution and the verbals.
During the game though Richarlison’s performance trying to be no.9 in a new Ange team?
Reminded me of Albian Ajeti’s efforts.
He has a pedigree so may turn it around.
But he has never struck me as the kind of selfless team player Ange insists upon so have my doubts.
Yesterday he was awful.
QUADROPHENIAN
Has to be the luckiest guy ever to have pulled on a Celtic strip.
Functional – rarely exemplary – when he even gets a game.
4yr deal for 4th choice. The crocked again.
This domestic quota biz proves v fortunate for some.
I really hope he makes me eat my words and late-blooms as a Celtic great, btw.
Who are you talking about?
Vámonos España! 30 minutes to go.
that english goalkeepr should be booked for unwummingly conduct.
hoolie
Ffs! VAR penalty to Spain … Saved!
Never looked like scoring
Bottled
Good to see Brendan blowing smoke up McInness rear end …. Metaphorically speaking.
Old Deek usually gets his tactics in a fankle against us: it’s either hoof the ball to our left back area and play for second ball ; all out defence and pray for a pen; put some big lhads up front and put the ball through the middle.
The last option can isolate their forwards so he then has to push up 10 yards to so.
Being a muppet , he’ll opt for the punting through the middle on the basis that we have signed a young Swedish 6’ 3” internationalist
Stupid to forecast but 3-0 to the bhoys
HH
Yeah – I got that feeling too. Era visto!
Replay showed English goalie was way off her line, should have been re-taken.
English No.2 should have been booked.
HH
The English protests around the penalty, placing of the ball etc. were Hun like.
Go to work today Celtic
For us and each other
Go to it Celtic,do your best
HH
While the Spanish are so comfortable on the ball, you sense the energy has swung back to England.
About 10 mins to stop it ‘coming home’.
TOM MCLAUGHLIN – The player I hope makes me eat my words and late-blooms as a Celtic great is Welshy.
Grumpy Tom
There is a difference between results and form. We are in early season and do not yet have a settled team or style or identity. That is inevitable with it being early season and was not a criticism. These kind of things start to emerge from 6 to 10 games into a season and always after the transfer window has closed.
Pedants, eh?
4yr deal?
Has to be James McCarthy he’s talking about.
Can see Haksa in the revolving door at Parkhead good feet but rarely played a full game,, and well short of the necessary pace. Admittedly his off field persona doesn’t help. Stupid football haircuts and tattoos are one thing, but gold gangsta molars, are just wrong on so many levels.
Yaaaasss! Campeonas!
Thank Ghod for that! Spain world champs!!
We would never have heard the end of it. :-))
That was a deliberate arm to face by the English lass on the line – how can an official no spot that?!
Great grab!! Felicidades Espana!
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Lol Mutley.
COLGATE CSC
Enhorabuena Chicas………
mycarmona csc
No harm to England but the better team won
are we getting a bank holiday for them gettin beat ?
It aint comin’ home!
Esta volviendo a casa!
CT67 on 20TH AUGUST 2023 12:33 PM
Replay showed English goalie was way off her line, should have been re-taken.
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Correct. Funny that the commentary team never mentioned it. The ref was very poor during the whole game. Spanish girls passed the ball really well and deserved the win.
Well done Spain, the game should have been over but they missed chances and England’s best player, their keeper kept them in it.
I blame William for not being there,
Well done Spain.
The thugs and cheats lost.
Thank goodness.
CT67 on 20TH AUGUST 2023 12:33 PM
Replay showed English goalie was way off her line, should have been re-taken.
English No.2 should have been booked.
HH
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Agree x 2.
Commiserations England, congratulations Spain – some of the Spanish football (especially) in the first half was fantastic. Deserved winners.
Aussie coach/pundit John Aloisi points out Spain’s the only team to have won the men’s and women’s World Cup.
Some pedigree.
Relieved and happy the result went as it did.
Right; let’s do Killie Celtic!
David66 at 7.03
Same here , I had my grandson at his first 9s game of the season this morning .
They beat Larkhall 4-2 chortle , chortle 🤪
And as for it ever “Coming Home” – that will only happen when Scotland win it!
Scotland invented the modern combination passing game … and took it to the World.
#scotchprofessor – for the full story follow Ged O’Brien @gedboy58 on twitter (X),
Argentina winning last year to some extent WAS it coming home.
Why is Cleverley at the presentation?
prince william, king charles, boris johnston, nigel farage, charlie the pimlico plumber , if only they had went to the game england would have won
know that guy that sneaks into the line up photies, why wasnt he there today ?
and no trophy for john terry.
At least they got an early pint out of the game
him at the end of the presentation line up, he is a wee bit over enthusiast no ?