Celtic play their fifth and final preseason friendly tomorrow before Tuesday’s Champions League qualifier in Armenia. Five games feels light. Legs will still be tired after each game, the prospect of 90 minutes in extreme heat will not be welcome.
Opponents Alashkert will have played only three preseason games before facing Celtic, each against lower league Russian opponents, so while they will cope better with the heat, their underlying fitness will not be better than Celtic’s.
In theory, Tuesday’s game should be welcomed as an opportunity to increase preparedness before the tougher challenges that lie ahead. But this is football in July, when normal rules do not apply, as Lincoln Red Imps demonstrated two years ago.
Loved the lack of logic in Dave King’s written response to BBC’s Alasdair Lamont’s question on the Takeover Panel’s Contempt of Court proceedings. “The [Takeover Panel] know that I live in [South Africa] and that it will require exchange control approval to move the funds to London. They are just bullying me”.
The Takeover Panel’s rules (which exist for everyone) that an offer has to have proven funds in the UK is not an actual impediment. If King’s funds were not in the UK, he would be unable to pay for the shares three weeks after the offer is made.
Takeover Panel rules merely bring the date cash is required forward by three weeks. Still, I am sure this talk of bullying will make the Takeover Panel think twice before crossing King again.
This guy is beyond brilliant. He is behaving like this openly. You know how it ends.
1,046 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- ...
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- ...
- 28
- »
Canon Tom had them spitting right in his eyes! The Police were “distracted” by a scuffle across the street and moved away from the front of the Church allowing the assault to happen. He stood his ground but is understandably shaken by the experience!
As a Parish Community we will make sure this doesn’t rest!
KTF
HT
Croatia (population 4.2 million) 1 – 1 Russia (population 145 million).
HH!!
Eurochamps67 7:07
Absolutely spot on. They would like nothing more than for Celtic to put out a statement. Ignore them.
hey you ghuys ,I live in a small village in Cheshire, just one pub and I’m sick of hearing footballs coming home, I dread to think what its going to be like if the win it.hh.
Neville saying the keeper was at fault for the Russian goal and that Courtois would have saved it. He’s gone.
Good stuff by Russia. For anyone interested in the recent Novichok incident in Amesbury which is less than 5 miles from Porton Down have a wee look at what the British government is doing at Porton Down. Salisbury and Amesbury are both within 10 miles of Porton Down. The very idea that this is anything to with Russia is utter bollocks. Hh
CELTARELLA on 7TH JULY 2018 6:40 PM
“Do not give Celtic your money….probably the real reason Kevj was red carded”
Absolutely, if we carry on chucking our money at the PLC hounds the way we are thiere’s a clear and present danger we’ll go on to win 10 IAR and way beyond and what’ll become of us then eh??!
jeez that was close
England rolled over Sweden & deserve to be in the semi-final.
Seems that teams tend to behave in a manner that reflects the character of their manager IMHO – so it’s no surprise that England players are not divers. cheats, thugs or spitting-jersey-pulling neds.
Good luck to them all & if they win it, then they deserve all the plaudits.
………………
As for TRFC – how desperately predictable of them…
The MacLennan squirrel was never on and was quickly dealt with by the SPFL.
As the Takeover Panel on one side & Sports Direct on the other squeeze Dave the Oppressed in the middle, he & his minions try to ressurect a dead issue.
Apparently, MacLennan’s integrity & probity have to be needlessly impugned & maligned by a club whose own chairman is fire fighting his own genuine flames of criminality & financial impropriety on multiple levels.
Apparently, their own club employees & directors are just like other member clubs of the SPFL. They can actively participate in SPFL committee & panels without any fear of a conflict of interest.
Despite the SPFL being fully appraised of a non executive directorship in a non Scottish company connected 4 times removed from a Celtic shareholder – the ever vigilant guardians of the soul of Scottish football seek a public resignation from a man who has thus far nothing other than an impeccable reputation in his business life.
That club deserve every humiliation & failure that providence can inflict upon them.
…….
Nice win for us today – even though there were satellite issues that prevented much of the first half being transmitted.
Looks like the 1st half team will be our main starter team – back 3, wingbacks and all.
Russia v Croatia is a belter.
HH
VFR
That’s absolutely shocking.
Gooooood Evening CQN – ???????
1stly what a Sad country we live in, that we allow these bigots freedom to preadolescent their hate
Big Cup Winners stated the other day, why can they not just book a big park, and create that festival for their own inside a controlled environment ??
Time our politicians got real – why do they ban EDL marches ??
2nd – congrats to HT and Minx ?
Now Celtic – how did Simonuvic perform today ? I genuinely believe Jozo on form is our best Central defender
Hail Hail
Imagine if it was an attack on an imam
Been wondering why Big Jimmy had stopped posting again.
Now i know.
He’s grown a moustache and is coaching the Russian National team ?
He’ll be back when the Russkies go out, I suspect ??
Croatia playing against an opposition overflowing with energy , spirit and enthusiasm.
This could go the distance , I hope not . Mon Croatia.
As for the despicable attack on the priest…… it’s just another extension of the hate , and it is hate , shown by these morons. They feed on it .
Croatia V Russia is possibly the worst game of the tournament!
Based open this England have a free pass to the final!
KTF
Does anyone believe that the assault on a member of the clergy by followers of the OO will receive any news time or print in Scotland? Why the SNP, or their predecessors for that matter, haven’t banned these parades from the public highways is a matter of great shame for the whole of Scotland.
World Cup relaunches the Cheeky Chappie after Salmond’s summit.
OnlyInScotland CSC
John51 at 8.20pm
Well said!
BATEEN BHOY
Very difficult to keep track of flouncers, and multi’s
As ever
HH
Multiflouncers?
“Fair play to the boy……………………. he got away with it”
says Super salary McCoist clearly describing Hunfair play.
Bournesouprecipe,
Yes, it had been a while since I last posted, and I wasn’t sure if I was one of those who had partaken of a wee flounce myself.
Apparently not ?
BATEEN BHOY
Too funny CSC
“He didn’t give it but he should have gaven it ”
Super Salary Conjugation CSC
Mc moist the the hun version of Nicholas…i think!
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 7TH JULY 2018 8:41 PM
“Fair play to the boy……………………. he got away with it”
says Super salary McCoist clearly describing Hunfair play.
—————————————
Sums this wee bastard up ,got away with cheating all his days.
more seering analysis form ally
VP
In his own words.
Had to be quick there before i got Amazoned…i
SIPS
Adblocker?
Too few luka modric type players in this world cup. Too many lumbering athlete types.
I remember watching Belgium under Wilmots and thinking how can a coach make so little with so much? Beginning to think the same about the Croatian coach.
Thought they looked really good against Argentina. Maybe Argentina were just really bad.
Doesn’t seem to have any sort of game plan. Switches Perisic over to the right then takes him off. Errr, maybe he doesn’t play well on the right?
The right back has been their best player.
Who would win in a fight between Super Salary and Kevin Bridges?
Hi Bhoys
Spitting on someone is the lowest most disgusting thing you could do to an individual let alone a man of faith. I’ve known people like this in Scotland ALL my life,they are lower than pond life. It’s not that they won’t change they CAN’T change. it is in their dna. The politicians of this country don’t just know it they actively endorse it. Maybe MAHE has a point if your young enough and have the chance to do so maybe you should seriously consider getting out of here.
On another note did LNS not conclude that having more money to buy better players did not afford a sporting advantage? This report on BBC web would seem to state otherwise and leads me to believe they do want to have their cake and eat it.
WARNING BBC LINK
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44751374
This wee bit in particular:-
Mr Justice Bryan’s decision continued: “It is said that if that opportunity is missed there will be a loss of income and of cash-flow, which impacts upon the ability to bring in players in the transfer window in August and, hence, on on-field performance which, in turn, impacts upon prize money.”
KEEP THE FAITH
Oglach on 7th July 2018 8:54 pm
Too few luka modric type players in this world cup. Too many lumbering athlete types.
————-
Modric has been poor this WC so not the best example :O)
HamiltonTim & Minx88: happy anniversary.
I have contacted The Sunday mail, BBC News and STV News with the story about an assault on a Catholic Priest.
I’m not holding my breath!
KTF
the_huddle on 7th July 2018 9:00 pm
Oglach on 7th July 2018 8:54 pm
Too few luka modric type players in this world cup. Too many lumbering athlete types.
====
Modric has been poor this WC so not the best example :O)
=========
True but the gist being that not nearly enough ‘ball players’ which makes for really boring games.
Nightmare is that a hardworking but average English team reach the WC final after being drawn against fairly poor teams.