Formidable task for final preseason test

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I am sure we will see a full strength Celtic team against Inter Milan tomorrow but that doesn’t mean Celtic will be able to overturn their summer form against what will be the best squad of players they have met since facing the same team in the Dublin Cup almost exactly a year ago.  Inter will be formidable opponents.

The experimentation of recent weeks will be set aside as Neil Lennon prepares for next week’s enormously important Champions League qualifying game against HJK Helsinki.  In particular, we are likely to see a more familiar looking back four and midfield.  What happens up front remains to be seen.  Celtic have struggled to get into scoring form preseason; the manager will be keen to resolve this, if possible.

Most of all we need a 90 minutes free of elbows in the face and other injuries as the real stuff is only five days away.

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  1. jungle jam67 on

    leftclicktic on 27 July, 2012 at 17:47 said:

     

     

    hope you info regards sevco taking a year out proves correct.

     

    but the nest of vipers over at hampden do not do rules

     

     

    jam67

  2. I assume the SFA offices were closed at 4 today, and as we’ve been told numerous times over the years the SFA don’t do weekends.

  3. Estadio Nacional on

    Snake Plissken 16:58

     

     

    Good to hear that mate, hopefully all goes to plan and we get that CL play off draw we are after.

     

     

     

    EN

  4. The Pantaloon Duck on

    Snake – I’ve no idea what you’re talking about, but I’ve always appreciated your contributions here and I send you my best wishes :-)

  5. Kilbowie Kelt on

    PHILVIS……

     

     

    Kilbowie Kelt – You are far too intelligent to be SERIOUS in your justification of those who want more than they can possibly need,

     

     

    1) Man has infinite wants

     

     

    2) Who gave you the right to determine what others need? (thumbsup)

     

    ___________________________________

     

     

    1) Man indeed has more wants than he has needs.

     

    It is a natural result of human conditioning.

     

    We are destructively SELFISH by nature.

     

     

    That is why every TEACHER throughout history has tried to correct us.

     

    If we refuse to listen to these great minds, than we deserve the misery that SELFISHNESS imposes on every single, sad soul who tries to find contentment through having more than he needs, in a world of finite resources.

     

     

    2) Every great teacher in history ( Jesus Christ in our case) gave me that right.

  6. Temporary membership? What a farce; totally unbelievable.

     

    Anyway according to STV news it’s been a frustrating day for Sevco, thems in admin and Brechin but the rest of Scottish football has just been sold down the river if the STV report is true,

     

     

    Appalling lack of leadership here. The whole affair beggars belief as does the attitude of this stinking, corrupt arrogant mob.

  7. So what are the rules covering the granting of temporary SFA membership?

     

     

    I know it’s not really relevant, but there is no mention in the SFA Handbook of such a thing. You either qualify for membership or you don’t. Once again we have a special “bending” of the rules for Sevco

  8. Estadio Nacional on

    jimmci 18:04

     

     

    The day pass thing is utter madness, what happens if the daft wee division 3 club pull off a giant killing and actually knock out division 2 Brechin City? Do they win another day pass for the next round?

     

     

     

    EN

  9. A temporary licence? Beyond farce!

     

     

    I can only surmise that Sevco/Rangers has damaging info regarding certain people at the SFA and why a blind eye was turned to double contracts for all those years.

     

     

    Corruption and collusion rules in Scottish football.

  10. Eurochamps67 on

    Snake,

     

    Best of luck fella, always appreciated your inputs anyway.

     

    Are your posts now going to be even better?

     

    Wow

     

     

    EC67

  11. Dobre vecer e dajukem, Snake. Vela stastia.

     

    Slovakia is a not the easiest place to settle in; very nice with great weather in summer but the language is unbelievably difficult to master. I chucked it after 2 years…..

     

    Good luck, again, my friend

  12. Re stv news report, newco will have to take on oldco sanctions,

     

     

    the 1 year transfer ban (thought that been agreed??)

     

     

    pay all football debt. (well that goes without saying)

     

     

    they’ll need to hand over the SPL share to Dundee, ( why are they hanging onto it??)

     

     

    nothing about running 2nd contracts tho, mmmmmm, i wonder

  13. Snake- Good to hear you have successfully come through a difficult period in your life, today is the new dawn!

     

    Always enjoy your contributions here and when you give them it tight on the tranny!

  14. Mark \o/ McGhee's \o/ Eyeliner \o/ AKA Mark Guidi on

    I don’t post much these days but lurk whenever I can but I have to say….

     

     

    Temporary membership??? Seriously???

     

     

    Apply the rules Regan and co! It’s not hard!

     

     

    ” If you want to transfer Ragers membership you take the punishments. If you don’t want to take the punishments then cheerio because you don’t qualify for one as a brand new club ”

     

     

    Disgusted as once again rules are being bent or just plain made up to assist these cheats.

     

     

    Hail hail

     

     

    MME

  15. The SFA reckons that Sevco won’t be able to register players on a temporary membership – but they will be able to play trialists.

     

     

    So that will be the team line up sorted for Sunday: Trialist, Trialist, Trialist …ah you get the idea.

  16. My dear,dear,dear,friend.. Philvis

     

     

    Pal.. Ah know… Exactly.. how ye feel..

     

     

    The Anti-Capitalists oan here, kin be quite Viscious…and ur prone tae Froth a wee bit.. at the Mooth .. and Steam at the Ears.. tae!… if ye Talk Un-Common Sense tae Them!

     

     

    My advice . tae you ,pal..

     

    Back aff.. ye canny convince the Unconvincibles wi’ Logic..

     

     

    Ah wull gie ye an example..

     

     

    F’rinstance..

     

     

    “If A Guy or a GuyGuy or a Girl or a GirlGirl.. is of Sound Mental Ability..is DisGustingly Healthy… Physically Fit.. and

     

    is Born intae a CIVILIZED MODERN SOCIETY.. which espouses . Free Education.and has NO Bin Cursed By a Gypsy… then that Personage has no reason tae end up in Poverty. and Being a Burden tae Ither Tax-Payers.”

     

     

    All That ,being Said..

     

     

    If that Individual DOES manage tae STILL End Up, in Poverty..

     

     

    Then..

     

     

    It is His or HisHis, or Her or HerHer .. own . . Damn FAULT!

     

     

    That is awe she wrote!

     

     

    Kojo

     

    Yer pal.. who admires yer spirit.

     

     

    Still, Laughin’.. of course!

  17. Oh, well, it’s his free market an’ he’s no’ coming ot tae play, jist gets his pals tae make meanin’less empty noises.

     

     

    Fourth time, Philvis. Still no replies. Anybody might think you were afraid of losing the argument.

     

     

    Yer Pal stevebhoy, who likes ye a loater.

     

    (thumbs up)

  18. Mark \o/ McGhee's \o/ Eyeliner \o/ AKA Mark Guidi on

    Snake Plissken on 27 July, 2012 at 16:58

     

     

    Best of luck Snake.

     

     

    I was a more regular poster when you first came on here if my memory serves me right.

     

     

    Glad to hear you’re in a happier place now.

     

     

    Hail hail bud.

     

     

    Glasgow Celtic always have been, always will be.

     

     

    MME

     

    MME

  19. Gerrymandering,rule bending , rule making up …..etc etc

     

     

    Sevco have to play by the rules or the games finished …it’s teetering on the brink just now

     

     

    Assume sevco win tomorrow …and a permanent licence is not granted …where does that leave Brechin and the other Ramsden Cup competitors

     

     

    A depressing situation …

  20. A good point was made earlier. What happens if Sevco knock Brechin out of the cup and then at some future point their membership is revoked?

  21. The dual contracts have to be investigated in full and if guilty punished accordingly,no deals,of any sort should be entered into whatsoever full stop

     

     

    The matter of dual contracts is an issue of such importance to the integrity of the game that to do anything that will impeed,halt, or drop an investigation into the matter is should be non negotionable

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