The last two teams out of the pots for today’s Europa League draw left to former European Champions. Celtic will face Inter Milan, who they have met twice before in European competition. The teams faced in the European Cup Final in 1967, when Celtic won the tournament, and again in the European Cup Semi-final in 1972, when Inter progressed on penalties after two 0-0 draws.
It’s not the draw I would have handpicked but it’s a great draw from many perspectives. Inter will bring genuinely tier-one talent to Celtic Park, and provide Ronny Deila and the squad with an invaluable chance to test their progress.
The games will take place a few weeks before the 50th anniversary of Jock Stein becoming Celtic manager and set his team on the road to dismantling La Grande Inter. History is made of great stories and no sporting event in history has been so infused by story telling than the first meeting between these clubs.
If all these stories teach us anything it’s to fear no one. Bring it on.
Among many great features, we have an interview with Dixie Deans in the 2015 CQN Annual, see above, who among many things, discusses “that penalty”. Still time to order yours for Christmas.
You can also order the CQN Annual and DVD bundle here. It’s a great offer, check it out – oh, and there’s tons of photos, fresh stories and comment on the first time Inter faced the green and white hoops.
The latest edition of the Magazine is out today, click on the download link on the graphic below to read for free.
[calameo code=0003901718eccc6101c78 lang=en page=1 hidelinks=1 width=100% height=500]
819 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- ...
- 22
- »
Sir Paul
Snowed in..nae Slopes fur me.. the Day.
Five Minutes tae spare, as the Hoat drinks wull soon be served.
Ah wull tak this Respite in the Action.. taeTake avail Maself…the opportunity tae wish YOU…n yer Beaufiful WIFE ..
n.. YER Wonderful kids… n… Yer Wise n Deep Thinkn’ Father..n his wife… as well, as yer Steady n Heady.. Brother..Kevin.. a Very Merry Christmas n a PROSPEROUS.. n aVery,very Wan ,at that.. New YEAR.
Tae continue:
Ah agree wi’ Thee!
Yes.. Inter , wid no be Ma choice Eethur.
Ah Fear the Italians.. Aloater..
Still, if Ronny gets WHO he Wants..
Namely ..
That ..Very Fast..n.. brimming wi’ Potential, African Striker ,who plays fur that Israeli
team..( Sorry, Ah canny recall his Name..but..if we get him.. Ah wull be over the Moon.. yes.. this guy..is THAT good..in Ma opinion..of course)
along wi’….
Armstrong, Power..n.. Wan ye Mebbe, hivnae THOUGHT… o’
GREG STEWART of Dundee.. who Is the BEST outside LEFT in Scotland..
So this guy will soon be 25.. Ah kin Live wi ‘ That… bitty auld.. n suref… This Guy has Bin aroon the Mulberry Tree ..a Goodly Few Times.
He has Played ,in the Past
fur..
the Auld Rangers.. n.. Hearts..n.. God knows , Who Else..
but, nevertheless..
He wid Dae a Great job fur us.. in filling oor.. Maist Important Ootside Left position..
n..he widnae cost the Proverbial..
NA.. in ma opinion..he could,instead be goatten fur the Cost of
A Coupla Buttermulk Dainties..n a Bag o’ Dolly Mixtures!
Go get these Guys, Ronny!
Nice Chatting.. Kiddo.. as per Usual.
Kojo..
Laughin like Hell..
Seeya, Anon.. Byee.
So what we saying? The guy in Sydney is upset at Alloa-h McCoist resigning?
MWD said AYE
Tom, you need to read up the ole FIFA rule book. Not only do development fees apply cross boundaries, but there is a tier system according to the ranking of the league(s) and the clubs therein in which the player developed.
The current system has a spread of €10,000 for lowest Category 4 clubs, to €90,000 for Category 1 clubs.
Celtic is a Category 2 club FYI, allowed €60,000 training compensation for each year of development investment in a player.
Man City is (I believe) is a Cat 1 club.
SANDMAN
There is no God but Allah. And to prove it,I’m gonna kill loadsa innocent people then offer myself to God for my eternal reward.
I was always taught that Judaism,Christianity,Islam,shared the same God.
Not sure I like his.
Three things:
1. Excellent draw and looking forward to a big crowd at paradise.
2. BMCUWP, I did not eat weefra yesterday at Coias, I had a huge turkey dinner instead as weefra wisnae on the menu. Good to hear the wee giant of a man is ok.
3. Happy cough, cough, special birthday to Mrs Pedrocaranacio67. Have a great day wee Annie if you’re lurking.
HH
Moonbeams WD. Wee Oscar’s our Bhoy and Kano’s our mhan. The Vow – Critically Rebuked by 45% of this fine nation.
13:26 on
15 December, 2014
Tam
that’s because it says
I am CIA trained – or something along those lines.
MWD said AYE
===============================================
You are a cuckoo!
Tom McLaughlin
13:35 on 15 December, 2014
Proudbhoy –
I said that to my missus . . . I bet the Aussie rednecks will be out looking for Muslims to “bash”.
————————————————
When I was in Sydney in 2006 there were running battles on the beach as there was a lot of looneys out looking for trouble with anyone that might look Lebanese. I had taken a tea towel from my mate’s house to protect my head from the sun and was told I might want to take it off! Seriously!! Had to spend money on a hat…
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
Yes correct they all share the same god, and made up stories and nonsense, that f this entire planet up.
Off oot —–to Chi Kung class .
Before I do .–.
Inter are far from being a top tier European team . They are way better than any of Celtic s Scottish opposition . They are a better team than Maribor / Zagreb / Legia. I dont think they ( at the time of writing )are as good as Salzburg .They can field a team of 11 International players –
Argentina / Brazil, Chile ; Colombia , , Croatia, Italy , Nigeria , Slovenia ..
They have some time to find some form . They will love playing a team that plays the pressing game and hasnt mastered the art of returning to base and filling the space. Sort it -please !
Mrs Anne Pedrocaranacio67.
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPY Birthday.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARTIN
South Of Tunis
And crucially, they are desperate to win the competition to give them a route into next seasons CL…
HH
TOM McLAUGHLIN
I watched 9/11 live in my local in Kilwinning. Scary stuff.
As the night wore on,attitudes hardened and anger,rather than confusion,became the norm.
As in-sumdy’s gonna get it!
I had to stop two eejits from throwing an (empty) barrel from the pub through the curry shop next door.
Not easy,btw. ‘Yiv seen whit them ….. have done?’
Wrestling it from them,I pointed out that it was a Sikh business. I left it that.
Hatred,mate. World’s full of it.
hard draw Inter, the Italians have the knack to pick you off on the counter attack when their opponents give the ball away. This is something we still do to often. Looking fwd to it with a degree of caution thrown in to the mix.
Much to look forward to – dead wood cast adrift and three new signings in January – lots of football excitement in February.
I echo Paul’s sentiment – buy a half-season ticket.
2013 could be transformational to us, getting to the CL groups could bring £30/£40 million with the new BT contract in place.
CARPE DIEM!!!!
South Of Tunis @13.48hrs.
“Inter are far from being a top tier European team ”
——————————————————-
Agreed, however they are a top tier European name with legendary status. Perception is everything.
To take their scalp would be a far greater high profile achievement than to beat some of the smaller, better footballing teams.
HH.
ACEILERGONOFRUST
I heard you were disappointed in Coia’s yesterday.
Ordered a three-bird roast…
(You can get the rest)
” It is OK -you play who you get .We will be a much better team when we play those ties ”
Roberto Mancini
” a fascinating tie between Inter and the Scottish..Historically to be feared in Europe but presently a long way from their better days ”
La Gazzetta Dello sport
tom mclaughlin
13:35 on 15 December, 2014
—
I wouldnt be surprised.
Met some great ozzy people since iv been here but even they have a very poor choice of words when it comes to describing other ethnic groups.
Very disappointing .
Time to hit the hay.
Cement to be mixed early early.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
13:39 on 15 December, 2014
ROBERTTRESSELL
If you canny make an ordinary Saturday to see the Celtic-and I appreciate entirely why-can you make a far from ordinary Saturday in February when we bring Celtic to you,or a wee fishing village near you?
Belfast. Feb 14. Gonna be a blast.
Oooops.
————————————————————————————–
Belfast 14th February – a bunch of drunken CQNers in town? Venues arranged yet or general crawl of the fine Celtic minded establishments in the West of the City?
I may well make a rare public appearance…. you could regret the offer!
BMCUW – forgot to ask – do I need an SB/ Share Certificate or Celtic Tattoo to get in? Or just my dashing Timmy good looks?
Great draw, so pleased we got an easy team!!
Personally I’d have loved to draw Liverpool for a couple of reasons.
We would get a lot of credit from world football when we stuffed them and secondly, it would ensure we’d get to the next round.
KINGLuBO
Roberttressel. Im not being funny .buy a season ticket.
Greenpinata
14:00 on 15 December, 2014
South Of Tunis @13.48hrs.
“Inter are far from being a top tier European team ”
——————————————————-
Agreed, however they are a top tier European name with legendary status. Perception is everything.
To take their scalp would be a far greater high profile achievement than to beat some of the smaller, better footballing teams.
HH.
============================================
A wee bit like smaller clubs with better teams beating us perhaps – we are a name to beat, even if a name sometimes based on past glories, some dim and distant, others more recent….. In some ways we should be proud of that.
timbhoy2
14:10 on 15 December, 2014
Roberttressel. Im not being funny .buy a season ticket.
========================================================
Correct. You’re not being funny.
ROBERTTRESSELL
If you have the mail addy of any of the OSC Bhoys,contact them for details.
Otherwise,
bmcuwp@gmail.com
Btw,my Dad is joining the merry crew that day. I doubt it will be a day for politics,but his are yours.
Be magic if you could make it. It’s looking like a fine old day.
From the Guardian:
“Celtic narrowly progressed from Group D despite finishing with a negative goal difference and face Italian giants Internazionale, who were unbeaten in their group and re-appointed Roberto Mancini as head coach in November.”
Pretty harsh. I cannot see it as being a narrow qualification when you do it with a game to spare.
Numpties.
Love the idea of avenging Dixie’s sky high penalty. Best out of 3….
The Battered Bunnet
13:43 on
15 December, 2014
Does that not only apply until the season of his 23rd birthday? If he signs after this season finishes he’d be outside that rule. His 23rd birthday is this season (15th April 2015).
BigChipsUK 12:57
The paragraph at the end is totally redundant and unnecessary in the context of the rest of the article regarding McCoist’s resignation.
Looks to me like it has been added by some “hurting hun” at the BBC – all it lacked was WATP and FTP.
Interesting that there is no identified author. We pay license money for this misinformation.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30475395
timbhoy2
14:10 on 15 December, 2014
Roberttressel. Im not being funny .buy a season ticket.
====================================================
My point is that a SB is not the only way people ‘support’ Celtic. It makes no sense for me to buy one. I’m an average Joe with an Average income. I have things in my life other than Celtic. I like to get to Celtic Park 3, 4 times a season.
I spend a fair amount of my income on Celtic and directly to Celtic.
Why the obsession with SB’s? Great if you have one, great if you don’t mind not getting value from it – if I’d more disposable cash I’d get one, maybe two. But facts are facts. Yet for this I and others like me might to some extent be excluded from the ‘big games’….
You getting my point? It’s not about not wanting or being able to afford a SB per se. It’s about fairness and common sense.
TIM MALONE WILL TELL
Licence?
My telly works fine without one.
BMCUW – cheers. We’ll see what the weekend brings
Weeminger
Yip, spot on in Guidetti’s case. He moves out of training compo regime at the end of the season from what I understand.
Sorry for asking about tickets by the way. I realise I’m not worthy.
Lord Make me a Better Celt.
See you all in a while…..
I see Inter’s Left Back is called Dodo
Has anyone done the joke yet?
B-)
RobertTressell
14:17 on
15 December, 2014
Where do you draw a line though?
My ST is £450. For the sake of argument let’s say the club derive the same income from you via merch etc. And the same from another fan who doesn’t have an ST but has spent the same as you and I on individual tickets. Is any one fan more deserving of a ticket than another?
I’ll have 1st dibs on my seat which is one of the few ST perks, derived from paying up front. From that point on though, I don’t really see a fairer way than 1st come, first served. Unless in future season a membership scheme is introduced with a fee of say £25/person that gives you a priority day or two at the start of the public sales.
COYBIG
Flights booked.