Someone asked me a few weeks ago if this was a must-win game. Clearly it’s not, the cup games are must-win, as is the coming league game against Aberdeen, but tomorrow night is an important weathervane, indicating if the club is on the road to recovery.
Since that great high against Barcelona, we have faced Italian opposition twice, both in 2013, losing home games 0-3 to Juventus and Milan. You can trace the decline in European performances through a subsequent Champions League group stage which concluded with five defeats, and last summer’s abject qualification campaign.
Indications are we are a better team now than we were in August, or even when qualifying from our Europa League group, but there is still an almighty task ahead tomorrow night. I suspect none of this recent history will affect Ronny and his players. The manager has told the players they can win. Most of them are playing like they have a point to prove, all of them are looking forward to the challenge.
Inter will know they’ve been in a game.
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PFayr – I’m sure I read he had an op on his knee and would be out for 2 – 3 months…
Macan
In a 60000 crowd there are usually a few on the night. My cousin from Sligo got one in the Tollbooth Bar for the Barca 2-1 game.
Jamesgang
Aye a ken…..their American tan 15 dernier aswell ;-)
Off oot tae bed, early rise and big day ahead.
HH
Pfayr ; mulgreq played u20 game on his come back couple weeks ago and aggravated his knee injury out for few more weeks yet
Am not fortunate enough to have a ticket for tomorrow.
Anyone out in Glasgow for the game?
Would appreciate some friendly faces to watch the game with…..
Kickinthenakas
Did you get my email and mobile details from Lennybhoy?
TheOriginalSadiesBhoy
21:51 on 18 February, 2015
rhetorical
With regard to your defence of Pat Nevin, for the avoidance of doubt and not to put too fine a point on it, in the immortal words of Big Nan, Nevin is “a ferret-faced f@@ker”.
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A ferret-faced fecker who caused me to spend perhaps hundreds of man hours in pursuing a complaint all the way to the BBC Trust. Hours that I will never get back but on a principle. Something Nevin would’nt understand.
But when I look back and think of those at the very top of the BBC I looked to for justice! Lip gloss Lucy and the shelterers and protectors of Savile and Co!
Anyway this is what Mahatma Nevin said in one book about his Damascine conversion:
From “WE ARE CELTIC SUPPORTERS” By Richard Purden, pages 103 &104
Nevin recalls: ‘When I was in the directors’ box at Motherwell I heard the IRA chanting. Maybe I’m naive or I hadn’t been around for a while but I thought that had gone twenty years before. I was never into it. I’m not into the idea of killing people for a concept, I’ve never been that way inclined, so it came as a real punch in the face. Now that was purely travelling support, I couldn’t imagine a scene like that at Celtic Park. People are allowed to have their views but I couldn’t sit beside that. The Motherwell fans were singing some very dodgy stuff; I’m not backing them up. I’ve heard the Rangers fans sing some disgraceful things while I was there. A bit of me started to think: “I want to boo you down.” There was still a bit of a Celtic fan inside of me saying . . . this isn’t good enough; this isn’t Celtic. I was really angry and I still think the vast majority of Celtic fans would boo those responsible for it down, if that expression was an Irish traditional song, that’s fine. The problem is when it jumped from Irish traditional to sectarian and IRA chants . . . that’s an embarrassment. This was just about the time my son got into football, I was living in the east coast of Scotland by this time and he wants to start going to games. He loves Chelsea but he wants a Scottish team … by that point I thought it’s not going to be Celtic.’
west end of east end
I hadn’t seen that before, very emotional thanks for sharing
James
You been watching that 50 shades schecht. Bondage stuff.
West End of East End
22:01 on
18 February, 2015
Just watched this, can’t remember seeing it before. Must admit I had a tear in my eye at the end. Wife just said to me that she hopes I’ll not be greeting tomorrow night if we win, told her I hope I am…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zIUYyC60OA&feature=youtu.be
:-))
HH
Gazebo
VP
That’s the Gazebo I was talking aboot earlier :-)
delaneys dunky
No problem cara he might just head down if only to watch the game in a Celtic Pub and catch up with some of his mates from the district
Text you tomarra
an tearmann
Tried to trick him with the HT can drop you off line but he’s adamant he’ll be fine. Will see tomorrow.
HH jamesgang
West End of East End
Speechless after that. What heroes they were and are,
Jimbo67
voguepunter
22:05 on
18 February, 2015
http://www.talkingbaws.com/2015/02/18/pic-celtic-turn-stadiums-walkway-into-european-cup-memorial-ahead-of-europa-league-clash-with-inter-milan/?
What a view!
Saw this on the cqn magazine site looks class
cant wait to see it tomorrow night
one more sleep
HH
pedrocaravanachio67
To be fair it’s the first time since I joined CQN that I’ve seen someone land a glove on you!
Sweet dreams of wind for Greens!
DD
Yes. Unequivocaly yes. I always post about you and/or Sipsini when I’ve read a wee bit of 50 Shades or Mills and Boon.
When I read Barbara Cartland, cowiebhoy usually springs to mind!
HH jamesgang
Cowiebhoy
22:11 on
18 February, 2015
VP
That’s the Gazebo I was talking aboot earlier :-)
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Sorry mhate,I wisnae listening :O)
Friesdorfer
Nope…but posted earlier for you..
Booked guys for 3.45 but will be in town with my bhoŷ and OT n be in the BV earlier. No prob if you want to tag along for food
Kikinthenakas
“I think that Scottish football has improved a lot in the last few years. It’s better for teams to play the way Celtic are playing”
Roberto Mancini
TOSB,
Pat Nevin wrote on Chelsea’s site yesterday before their match with PSG….
“Hopefully it will be a day of respect, [game vs Burnley] in that it represents the second annual Game for Equality at Stamford Bridge. As a club of ever-growing international importance and influence it is right we lead by example not just this week but throughout the year as we continue to do in our Asian Star and anti-discrimination workshops. As ever the partners such as Football v Homophobia, Kick it Out and Show Racism the Red Card are doing some great work In the area of education, particularly of the next generation of fans.
Those who know me from the old days will be aware that I have been fighting on these fronts from the very early 1980s. Fewer will be aware that I am actually Dr Nevin after receiving an honorary doctorate for my pioneering work in the area, back when virtually no one else was speaking out on the matters of bigotry, hate crimes and racial inequality.”
His interview tonight on 5Live suggests this bigotry and racism is not a Football issue, but a society problem – question is what was he a pioneer in?
Think Wilderforce, Martin Luther King, Stephen Biko was there before…
Hail Hail
Roman woman on the radio giving it laldy re the ” drunk cretins “on the rampage in the centre of Rome.She thinks that UEFA should pay for the damage and the disruption.-
Pedro67
I’m sure it’ll be 1-1 soon enough :-)
Martybhoy
Perish the thought!!! :-)
dessybhoy
His ( CM ) Knee seemed aweright Sunday night evening Mass St Ninians Kirkie, maybe he was calling on Devine intervention,as I will tomorrow night.
Awerabest PJ
Chairbhoy @ 22.16
That’s a Pat Nevin headshot.
Nevin is an absolute rat.
I was astonished at the time when he was afforded a platform through CQN to excuse his puerile pish and nothing subsequent has altered this view.
Macan
To all the Irish Brigade, sailing and flying tomorrow. Safe Journey. Cead Mille Failte.
Chairbhoy @ 22.16
Wow, the conceit of the ‘man’.
dena29
Good to see you over for the big games too :O)
God bless you,,,,surprised yir mhan letting ye oot again :o)
The Celtic gazebo doesn’t shrink to fit other boardrooms.
Chairbhoy
And doesn’t he wear super-smart Joe 90 glasses as well?
Jeezo Nevin is one conceited bar steward,
What channel is the game on ??
I’d actually forgotten about Boeriggter……
* Urgent notice *
macanbheatha oscar abú
21:30 on 18 February, 2015
I now have a spare ticket, South West corner – area 123 , £35 for the ticket (face value)
Your son can have if still looking
I have another seat next to this as well. So girls come first served
Due to a family Emergency, 2 of my family no longer coming back for the game ( flight leaving Toronto shortly)
Taking wee Shug the dug oot and will pick up message when I return
Hail Hail
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/
22:30 on
18 February, 2015
BT1
chairbhoy, wee postman pat stands shivering in the shadow of his inflated ego…
BSR & Hamiltontim,
The man’s opinion of his pioneering role juxtaposed with the reality of Apologist for Chelsea’s most foul elements says a lot about the good Doctor.
Hail Hail