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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VAR got it wrong again.
Typical.
HH. ?
GFTB-your man neymark is someone I would hate in a Celtic tap,and never mind this wans as bad as the next wan pish?
How lucky are engerland not to be in this half of the draw
Should have squared it to Lukaku
Courtinio very quite in this game
Oglach
When did that become a rule.Stone wall penalty.Never touched the ball,played the man.
I always liked Roberto Martinez, but was a bit surprised when he got the job. But he has finally got them playing in a manner commensurate with their skill
I missed this one at the time
http://www.thejournal.ie/1916-jersey-sale-4114039-Jul2018/
Some of the antics in this WC rate close to the Rivaldo one some years ago
Belgium,a very good team.
Anyone else think Roberto Martinez looks like Fraser Park?
KEV_ JUNGLE on 6TH JULY 2018 5:15 PM
Deleted and I have asked P67 to issue a red card!
16 ROADS
The ball was not playable .
I think VAR got it right.
What a player Lukaku is
Bury-Rangers
Have we not done that already?
Confused.com
Billy bhoy
are STV not showing it live?
game on
2-1. Some last quarter of an hour now……
What a wonderful pass from Coutinho to Augusto.
2-1
as i said cortinho having a quiet game
Wonder if DB would have won the header????
Belgium undone by a great pass, Brazil pull 1 back :-(
That goal shows how difficult it is for defenders when midfielders attack space in the last third.
From BBC website
GOAL – Brazil 1-2 Belgium
Renato Augusto
Hello, HELLO!
WFT ;-)
Nae mere Neymar please for the luv a gawd…
The alleged penalty was simulation and entrapment.
He sees the player coming on his right, has to wait for him then as the guy goes for the ball – Naemare simultaneously falls forward and sticks his right leg out to ensure that it catches the Belgian players foot.
Should have been a yellow for the “best faller” & another yellow for kicking an opponent.
Minutes later he holds his lower leg when it’s clear that no contact was made with it.
Now they score – agghhhh
Come on you Walloons
Herge’s Bhoys
john51
needs to bring on herge’s tim tim – Dedrek
Gene
I’d like to have seen that. Raman as chief pall bearer and Jimmy Bell driving the herse.
KEV_ JUNGLE on 6TH JULY 2018 5:15 PM · EDIT
That is two accounts that you have red carded. Any new ones will be automatically red carded until you apologise to BMCUWP, P67 and the blog!
big miss coutinho
OH DEAR
RED CARD ….. whits happening to this place ……KEVJ don’t know what you posted but I sincerely hope your ok mucker.
FAN-A-TIC on 6TH JULY 2018 8:28 PM
16 ROADS
The ball was not playable .
I think VAR got it right.
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“The ball was not playable.”
Please tell me you are joking?
So, if you ball isn’t playable then anything goes?
Decapitate the opposition when the ball isn’t playable sure, why not?
HH. ?
I hadn’t realised how good fellaini is til now
Coutinho…… are you a professional footballer….really? are you?
Stupid stupid miss.
16 roads. on 6th July 2018 8:44 pm
“The ball was not playable.”
Please tell me you are joking?
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Might be wrong but I think the ball was already out when the the tackle was made, so can’t give a penalty
HH. ?
DB would be blamed for something.
Want extra time here.luv in it.
MOTM has been Hazard
sheer quality from belg tonight – team and individual players