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.
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Oglach on 7th July 2018 9:06 pm
Nightmare is that a hardworking but average English team reach the WC final after being drawn against fairly poor teams.
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Nothing from this side of draw has been on par with the other side. But England (and the other teams) can only beat what’s in front of them.
I can’t see any of them beating France or Belgium but one off games anything can happen in a final.
Gerrrrrrinthere:))
Mon The Croatia!
DA, DA, DA,DA,DA, DA,DA,DA!
Yessssssss scrappy goal but Croatia score
Big Jimmy going Tonto on the touchline ?
BURGAS HOOPS on 7TH JULY 2018 5:49 PM
Goals for everyone who missed them.
https://streamable.com/fyqxb
https://streamable.com/b9pyg
https://streamable.com/y0gy
https://streamable.com/y0gyk
https://streamable.com/ny4t9
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Thanks for posting this ..
Some fine goals & great football.
HH
Tonyrome 9.00pm
There are racists, bigots and idiots in every country in the world funny you mention Mahe and suggest moving away, I think Mahe mentioned during the week about children being separated from their parents in the wonderful country he is residing in just now, Scotland has far more going for it than the negatives in my opinion
HT (if lurking :-) happy anniversary hope you and your good lady have many many more ?
Think we caught the best game of the World Cup last Saturday, CRC should have arranged it for the final
I want a job ‘babe spotting’ for the TV crews. Someone must scan the crowd the pick out the most attractive ladies. I could do that no problem.
MisogynistCSC
Johnny Winter scores for Croatia!
Or was it Edgar?!
HH!!
Best ever World cup goal. David Narey’s toe poke against Brazil. Hh
The appropriately named Mark Poo-gatch…..
By the way,
That second strip we have for the new season is the best for a long long time.
2-2.
Brazil could have done with that Brazilian playing last night for Brazil instead of Russia tonight :-)
Private Jet to Sochi please:))
Coisty wetting his panties.
GFTB
I don’t think I said there is such a thing as a safe country in the world for anyone. But there’s no denying that this one knows how to plumb the depths. These peepl behave with impunity because they know that the state actually believe and support their views of hatred because believe you me GFTB they hate anything to do with catholicism. They also fear that it may challenge their perceived superiority.
I have to say in my own experience the cons outweigh the pros in my life experience.
KEEP THE FAITH
A Brazilian Russian??? emmm
Time for
Zdravo Marijo
Milosti Puna, Gospodin stobom.
Blagoslovljena ti medju Zenama i
Blagoslovljen plod utrobe tvoje Isus.
Sveta Marijo, Majko Bozja, moli za nas grijesnike,
sada i na cas smrti nase. Amen
oglach
or a russian with a brazilian …..
Penalties!
HJ
Is that Hail Mary……
The brits will be loving seeing all these players dropping like flys.
Tonyrome 9.33pm
Totally agree, how the bigots still get away with it in these days is mind blowing BUT and it’s a rubbish but, they are diminishing and this is the last thing they can hold onto… maybe not in my lifetime but they are in their last legs if you pardon the pun :-)
HRVATSKI JIM on 7TH JULY 2018 9:34 PM
Time for
Zdravo Marijo
Milosti Puna, Gospodin stobom.
Blagoslovljena ti medju Zenama i
Blagoslovljen plod utrobe tvoje Isus.
Sveta Marijo, Majko Bozja, moli za nas grijesnike,
sada i na cas smrti nase. Amen
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Hail Mary time. Things must be tight!
GFTB
The sooner the better.
KEEP THE FAITH
MONAGHAN1900
Good to see yer moniker back oan CQN:))
Looooong time!
STARRY PLOUGH on 7TH JULY 2018 9:41 PM
MONAGHAN1900
Good to see yer moniker back oan CQN:))
Looooong time!
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Hope and trust you are well my friend?
That’s one of the worst penalties I’ve ever seen!
Yes
Lucky modric
McCoist…..Dictionary says ..whatafud!
Don’t know why Celtic play over in Dublin,I don’t think there’s many Hoops Supporters there, would I be right
HJ
prayer answered
Rakatic to take last penalty.
Scores
Croatia through
That should be England safely through to the final then.
MONAGHAN1900
Still in the game my friend and most day that is more than enough:))
Enjoyed that game thoroughly
HH
HJ
improvement needed for Wednesday – think i’ll start with a Hail Mary