5,800 miles is a long way to go for two football games but that’s the distance from Celtic Park to the Nissan Stadium, where Celtic are currently playing Yokohama F. Marinos. It has been a great trip so far for our sizeable Japanese contingent, while the commercial department have been able to put down some roots in a large and wealthy market. This is an important commercial day.
Maintaining interest from Japan depends on the interests of the football operation, which will inevitably peak and trough. Still, we need to be like Daizen Maeda and make the most of the opportunity while it’s there.
Football is not known for understatements and Inter ultras certainly didn’t go there with their notice to Romelu Lukaku. Their note read, “you repay us with a stab worthy of Brutus. You kissed the badge that is worth more than our lives to us and now like a vile cheap mercenary”.
It’s been 2067 years lads, let it go. A note untempered by anyone who is not an angry male.
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Wednesday has arrived!
Avo Bhoys.
Good game this.
Strips a grower.
KLV
Certainly beats friendlies against – ahem – “mystery opponents”!
No articles for a while on the administrative genius that is Neil Doncaster, Paul?
Thought we might have had an update on his latest, err, “achievement”……..?
Maeda tearing it up here. . . .
Papa duties calling.
Till later all
KEVINLASVEGAS on 19TH JULY 2023 12:08 PM
Avo Bhoys.
Good game this.
STRIP’S A GROWER.
A telt yeez it wis. 😃👍🍀
3 mistakes, 3 goals against
Iwata looking very confortable at right back
THE EXILED TIM on 19TH JULY 2023 12:20 PM
3 mistakes, 3 goals against
*******
Bow’s the time to find this out….and,hopefully, do something about it.
Peter the Pointer just told us that managers don’t want players to pick up injuries pre season, good to know! I must remember that.
I have not seen the match .
How has Kobayashi played ?
TT
Maybe not bow. ….. though, When In Japan….
TT he’s injured now.
Backline ropey.
KLV
“It’s been 2067 years lads, let it go. A note untempered by anyone who is not an angry male”
Impressive historical knowledge Pablo.😉
Now who is going to tell the pure ragin’ Inter fans that (according to history) Brutus was the anguished, conscientious Republican and Cassius was the chancer?
Then again, Brutus came from money and aristocracy ….
… and we all know how these b*****ds manipulate the media.
🤔🤔🤔🤔
It’s good to see silly mistakes, at least Brendan knows what he’s working with.
Need a new keeper bhoys,
KLV
TET.
make that 4…..
What size of crowd is there?
Are Yokohama pre, mid or off season currently?
Peter the pointer can’t shut up
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 19TH JULY 2023 12:37 PM
Peter the pointer can’t shut up
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Has he mentioned he once coached Matt O’Reilly? He usually does the odd 10 or 20 times during every game!
Back to basics.
21 games into their season. Going for the title.
Good outfit in Japan.
Generous Celtic giving them 4 goals today.
KLV
What is it with Oh and hitching up the left leg of his shorts.
Is he a mason?
Who’s the mason in the Hoops?
Setting Free.
Let’s the bhoys breath. Lol
KLV
5:3
Young RB tempted in to help his centre back. Ball is chipped behind him and he gets out jumped by a forward running on to it.
I’ve seen Celtic concede too many goals like this over the years
6:3- young backline totally exposed
Siegrist had no chance with those last 2
Celtic need to iron out the mistakes they’ll be disappointed goal 1 one goal 2 goal 3 goal 4 goal 5 goal 6
A fantastic work out
Peter the pointer
3-6
Rodgers out!
Too soon?
Tiring as I said would happen. The subs have no pace and are all young Bhoys.
KLV
Daily Ranger headline:
CRISIS AT CELTIC, AS HAPLESS HOOPS THROW AWAY 3-2 LEAD TO LOSE 6-3 IN RODGER’S FIRST GAME IN CHARGE
Really enjoyable game. Defences on top! Always enjoy Japanese football. Maeda was magnificent… the makeshift defence not so much.
FT – 6:4 deflected Turnbull shot.
Good attacking performance for 70 minutes
Poor defence for 90 minutes.
Good News is that BR sorted the defence out last time he was here. He can do it again
Looking good for a friendly
Mistakes cost us goals
After all the subs came on we surrendered the midfield and got turned over
Like the strip
Can someone please tell me how losing 6 goals ,builds Celtic’s brand in Japan ?
Brendan say’s that he watched almost every Celtic match ,when he could .
He was on the broo for months ,so he must have seen most of our matches leading to the treble.
He attended the semi v the Darnel .
He won’t need much of pre season to assess our players.
Better to lose 6 in pre season ,but never good to lose 6 at anytime .
Especially with quite a strong first 11 playing .
We always struggle when CCV is not in the team .
Terrific from Maeda.
TT
Aye get the mistakes sorted now.
It also will let Brendan really see where our deficiencies are, cos we sure can see them, a fair few short for europe, domestically we should be Ok once they are up to speed.
KLV – cheers
BTW – WE’RE DOOMED!!
Yeah great fun
Lots to work on at the back.
KLV
TT it’s an exhibition game.
Their nations potential champions just lost 4 goals and are at their peak.
So aye its not a bad advert.
KLV