If you should meet Luis Enrique in Glasgow this week

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Should Lionel Messi’s illness, which kept him out of Saturday’s clash with Malaga, prevent him boarding a plane to Glasgow tomorrow, Brendan Rodgers will take some grain of comfort.  The Argentine was the principle actor in the destruction of Celtic at the Camp Nou two months ago.
Since then Celtic have more than earned the Champions League credit which has come their way.  Meritocratic draws against Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach have given the club two points more than some observers predicted for them when the group stage was drawn in August.

Without Messi, Barcelona remain a potent force, but arguably the greatest player to ever kick a ball changes the dimension of the challenge enormously.  While it’s likely a few days rest would be enough for Messi to push himself, if necessary, manager Luis Enrique may be inclined not to take chances with his star asset ahead of a huge week for the Catalans.

After Celtic they are away to Real Sociedad, who are only four points behind in La Liga, while the following weekend they have the chance to close the four point gap at the top when Real Madrid visit.

So if you meet Luis around town this week, tell him he’d be better to rest Leo for the important La Liga clashes.

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  1. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    BMCUWP

     

     

    I could detect your a wee bit narky mate. Get a good sleep in. Sweet dreams. I apologise. Work boredom factor for me.

     

     

    Sure Mags will get in trouble by slating Suarez

     

     

    HH

  2. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    AWE NAW

     

     

    Never narky wi you,bud.

     

     

    That creates an open door…

  3. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    mike in toronto on 21st November 2016 3:09 pm

     

     

    Not guilty mate. Are you sure it was me

     

     

     

    HH

  4. Hunderbirds are Gone on

    My gift to CQN

     

     

    3 FACTS:

     

    1) School Dinners, nae Dinner School.

     

    2) Toasted Cheese

     

    3) Defence huzny goat an “S” in it this side of the Atlantic

     

     

    Your welcome :)

  5. mike in toronto on

    Awe naw … I was jokingly referencing your usually funny editing of articles …. sadly, going by the article posted, the actual interview seems to have been even more surreal than your finest work (which I quite enjoy).

  6. Coincidence Corner arising from earlier comments.

     

     

    The makers of Viagra, Pfizers, were also the makers of a slimming biscuit called Limmits.

     

    Wagon Wheels were manufactured by Weston’s / Burtons.

     

    The manufacture of Limmits was curtailed in the early seventies because the production capacity was given over to Limmits.

     

     

    Not many people know that.

     

     

    Ps.

     

    Perhaps Viagra could have borrowed from the past and be marketed as No -Limmits.

  7. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    IKI

     

     

    you be careful mate you may end up chancellor of the exchequer with that reasoning

     

     

    robbing paul to pay paul

     

     

    HH

  8. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    MIT

     

     

    LOL I see what you mean

     

     

    That is where my two questions this morning are indeed VERY PERTINENT

     

     

    and I would love to hear an official response.

     

     

    Have we been fully paid the ticket money for the last Old Firm game ?

     

     

    Why did PL resign from the SFA professional gaming board ?

     

     

    HH

  9. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    OK lhad and lhassies a great day talking to myself on CQN. If everyone buggered off because it was me that was on today then good I see things haven´t changed.

     

     

    HAIL HAIL

  10. HAMILTONTIM-8:16-still reading back,yes I think you are,I moved out years ago, but not to far.sorry for taking so long to reply

  11. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    Aw naw

     

    It’s nothing to do with everyone ignoring u, it’s your block app hiding everything

     

     

    Including this post !

  12. Peeps

     

    Still looking for a recommendation on where to watch in estepona, know someone knows……

     

    HH

  13. glendalystonsils on

    BMCUW

     

     

    Btw,I used to get right P’D off that there was only one thick slice at the end of a loaf. The other one was the skinny wee cousin.

     

     

    When I was wee, opening a new loaf, I would carefully open one end to see if it was the thick outsider. If you guessed wrong, you could carefully fold it closed again and open the other end. I wisnae daft!

     

    (As long as my Ma didnae find out!

  14. School dinners now did I ever tell you about a restaurant I went to in Bristol by that very name back in 1990. Funny thing all the waitresses didn’t have time to go home and change from school. Even brought their home economic homework with them and wrote it up on a blackboard. Funny thing they used it as a menu. Maybe tell you guys at the next hoot. Interesting.

     

     

    HH

     

     

    KTF

     

     

    UTLR

  15. LMCbhoy

     

    Seeing as it involves Barca, won`t every pub in Estepona with a TV be showing the game?

     

     

    JJ

  16. LMCBhoy

     

     

    Feeling my other post was not too helpful, I Googled and found this:

     

     

     

    Pubs name : O’Donoghue’s Estepona

     

    Pubs region : South Europe

     

    Pubs country : Spain

     

    Pubs City – Province : Estepona (Málaga)

     

    Pubs address : Edif. Puertosol, local 5 29680 Estepona Málaga

     

    Pubs contact person : Bar Manager

     

    Pubs telephone : 618713194

     

    Pubs music : Pop- rock, irlandesa.

     

    Pubs email : Email: Login (free) for access

     

    Pub Sports : Tenis, baloncesto.

     

     

    Live sports shown

     

    GAA Celtic FC

     

    Irish Soccer Internationals Champions League

     

    Rugby Heineken Cup Rugby Magner League

     

    Irish Rugby Internationals English Premier League

     

    La Liga

     

    Hope that does the trick,

     

     

    JJ

  17. CELTIC CHAMPS ELECT @ 10:00 AM,

     

     

    Well it’s great to know you played and with another couple of Catholics. As an Airdrie bhoy I had split Loyalties, if I knew I was watching an Airdrie Schools XI with the first Catholic players it would Certainly have led to a bit of Cognitive Dissonance:)

     

     

    My fuzzy recollection was we (The Xaverian’s) had three players representing Coatbridge, think one of our ghuys scored two.

     

     

    We were allowed out for the evening (a rare event) and walked up from Whiflett and back.

     

     

    Can’t help with the Score but I think Coatbridge scored three and won but it was a tight game, and a good game as I remember. Best guess would be 3-2 but a 3-3 draw could well be right.

     

     

    Remember some Airdrie boys werny too happy… the lads from our School played very well and were all weggies… so as far as they were concerned no fae Coatbridge.

     

     

    Maybe Natknow will remember better.

     

     

    I lived near Airdrie Academy and knew quite a few pupils, so well done again getting selected.

     

     

    Hail Hail

  18. BADA BING,

     

    I was brought up in Easterhouse. I’m obviously slightly older than you as I left the new Gregg in Jan 1971.

     

    I enjoyed the old Gregg, probably cos I enjoyed school, I loved football and other sports plus English and history .

     

    Is there to be a day/night out before Xmas with you cqnrs in Glasgow ?

     

    I enjoy a beer Frenzy, when I can get out and about.

     

    HH

  19. Marrakesh Express on

    Monday quiz

     

     

    2002-03 uefa cup top scorers.

     

    Derlei 12 Larsson 11. Which future Celtic player was third with 9 goals?

  20. CORRECTION

     

    The manufacture of Wagon Wheels was curtailed in the early seventies ….

     

     

     

    I doubt if anyone cares enough to look back !

  21. Marrakesh Express on 21st November 2016 4:38 pm

     

     

    Monday quiz

     

     

     

    2002-03 uefa cup top scorers.

     

     

    Derlei 12 Larsson 11. Which future Celtic player was third with 9 goals?

     

     

    ———————————————————————–

     

     

    Mo Bangura

  22. I know this is a daft question but that mankie Hun media have a thread about ” Celtic’s 50 million left back Tierney”. It is a mock up photo showing KT snorting cocaine ?????

     

    I don’t know if it’s a lookalike or a photo of KTs face super imposed ?

     

    Can’t KT get Celtic’s lawyers onto this ?

     

    STILL no mention from the Hun media about the VANDALISM to Celtic Peter’s memorial, despite him bravely fighting and dying so that this Hun scum can have freedom !

     

    I hope that they go bust forever this time !

     

    HH

  23. Barca ain’t the same team without Iniesta. Results tail off when he isn’t there or is off form. Pique is a miss too. It’s possible.

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