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Inter will know they’ve been in a game

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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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  1. South Of Tunis on

    Question of the Day.

     

     

    ” Do all people from Rotterdam travel to foreign countries and then behave like drunken barbarians who missed out on the socialisation process ? Or is just those that follow Feyenoord .? ” Shameful !

     

     

    A radio clip from a Rome resident re last night’ s disturbances in the centre of Rome.

  2. bognorbhoy on

    Good morning tims..

     

    Deliberately booked a specific train to Gatwick so I wouldn’t jump on the earliest

     

    I could.Now I find myself champing at the bit to get on the move .Nerves are starting to

     

    jangle.

     

    HH

  10. starry plough on

    South Of Tunis

     

     

    Feynoord have been the only team to visited Basel in the last 15 years that caused the English Football Pub to close on match day, riot police called and pedestrians terrified, not a nice bunch….

  12. jamesgang on

    Wee Mhan played out the game on fifa15.

     

    3-0 the hoops

     

     

    Broonie (pen)

     

    Griffiths

     

    Broonie

     

     

    He’ll want half your profits mind!

     

     

    HH jamesgang

  14. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Delaney’s, enjoy your half day and your pre match swallay.

     

     

    Further to your posts last night about James Forrest. The old guy who sits next to me is close to having a heart attack if Forrest starts a game. He can’t stand James. He even managed to criticise him after James scored the winner against Karagandy.

     

     

    Enjoy yourself tonight.

  16. Like no other on

    Tom

     

     

    I’ll do it if you do!!

     

     

    Braveinacrowd CSC

     

     

    DD

     

     

    I won’t be shy and I’m sure no one is scary. Well, then again, will Sipsini be there??!!!

     

     

    HH

  19. Friesdorfer on

    Mick TT

     

    Hope that’s a lucky 13 – what a crowd. Good on yeez! Mibbee see you in the BV later on.

     

    HH

  22. jamesgang on

    greeninbingley & connaire12

     

     

    Your posts above put a smile in my heart and the start of a wee tear in my eye.

     

     

    Delaney’s – you always put a smile on my ugly mug! And we both know there’s no chance I’d have been beave or daft enough to say that within earshot of your Mum!

     

     

    Hoping for a sell out @ CQN Corner tonight. My Dad’s first time there. My son’s umpteenth, going by the look on his face!

     

     

    HH jameagang

  23. FFM - I’m the only conspiracy theorist in the village) on

    Tom,

     

     

    Agreed,

     

     

    Looking forward to it – I’ll be watching on the TV.

     

     

    call me Gerry,

     

     

    The dug is restless and displaying more heightened psychic prowess than usual.

     

     

    The cynic tells me tonight is a guaranteed win for us, and the return leg will be very close and down to some bizzarre refereeing.

     

     

    Or vice versa…..

     

     

    Then again it’s only the Europa Cup, which brings in minimal millions, so who knows…

     

     

    I really need to stop thinking aloud.

     

     

    I just want to see us play our best on a level playing field. This has proven to be a rare thing in recent years, and many years past.

     

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n3C0a7-KTo

     

     

    Anyway, excitement is reaching high levels……. :)

  24. jamesgang on

    like no other

     

     

    Sipsini is always about. Even now he’s around like the Prowling Fenian Ninja he is!

     

     

    Seriously though he’s not there as often as I’d like so hopefully we’ll see him tonight.

     

     

    Hun Skelper

     

     

    FIFA15 only lies when I’m holding the controls and playing as real Madrid!

     

     

    HH jamesgang

  25. robobhoy on

    So, Guidette wants to play in Italy?

     

    I’ll chip in for the air fair.

     

    Hopefully he’ll score a hat trick tonight to impress any possible future employers.

  26. weeminger on

    CannaeWaitCannaeWaitCannaeWaitCannaeWaitCannaeWaitCannaeWaitCannaeWaitCannaeWaitCannaeWaitCannaeWaitCannaeWaitCannaeWaitCannaeWaitCannaeWaitCannaeWait

     

     

    *breathes*

  29. gearoid1998 on

    Ard Macha, Dena and all travelling from wherever. .. Safe journey.

     

    Trying to get the Mrs back to Belfast early. Would love to be going but hoot, Milan away and Aberdeen would defo have seen divorce papers filed…….on second thoughts anyone got a spare.

     

    ACGR caught your posts.last evensong. Thought you were on the run after burying 16 under his patio. Neither posted for couple days. Absolute pleasure and blethering with you and the rest of the reprobates.

     

    Is mo na cumann e.

  30. weeminger on

    I don’t really understand those wanting shot of John Guidetti. Yes, he’s having a bit of a dry spell but in 22 appearances he’s scored 11 goals and has 9 assists. That’s really quite impressive.

     

     

    Leigh Griffiths who is in great form right now has 8 goals and 3 assists in 25 appearance, by comparison.

     

     

    I’d have JG in a shot if we can get him.

  31. Turkeybhoy on

    SydneyTim,

     

     

    Last night I watched the Basel Porto game.Basel,usually a very dangerous wee team at home,were totally played off the park by Porto,who played the most ferocious pressing game I have seen,since Barca at their best.Basel could not get a decent move started the whole game,a beautiful long pass,and great finish got them their goal,but that was their only shot at goal.If th pressing game is played by all the players,then it can be very successful,as Porto proved.Last night Porto hounded them as soon as the ball left their keepers hands.

     

    The commentator was saying as well that Porto are one of the fittest teams in Europe.They have scored something like 17 goals in the last 10 minutes of games.

     

    I think we are on the right road with Ronnie.

  33. corkcelt on

    Scrolled back over last 4 or 5 pages, fell back in love with the blog. Just love it when all the talk is about Celtic and ghuys helping each other out. Have had a few med problems, still not out of woods but feeling good this morning. My Celtic travelling buddy, has just headed off for Glasgow and as far as I remember for the first time in 15 years, I’m not going with him. A bit sad about that but I need to get myself sorted. Hail Hail to All, Hoping for a memorable day today, but win lose or draw, I’ll wake up happy in the morning to be part of this remarkable Celtic Family, I’m oooff ooot now but I declare my sabbatical over and I’ll be back pitching in my own bit of nonsense later on. HH

  34. Cowiebhoy on

    Hail Hail, the Canadian Celts are here :-)

     

     

    Macanbheatha – hopefully your son is now sorted ?

     

    (HT, BT or Lennybhoy have my contact number)

     

     

    I DO have a spare ticket, so if he is sorted, I will offer this ticket to beatbhoy.

     

     

    I will be at CQN Coarner for about 7.15

     

     

    I do not post when at work, but will catch up with CQN at lunchtime

     

     

    Hopefully both of you 2 will be sorted :-)

     

     

    Hail Hail, only 10 hrs 45 mins to go

  36. Cowiebhoy on

    Corkcelt

     

     

    Great to see you back on, even though I did notice a couple of posts earlier in the year :-)

     

     

    Nice

  37. weeminger on

    So winning the Europa League generates around £7M in prize money. The same as getting being in the CL group stages and winning 1 game.

  40. Turkeybhoy on

    weeminger,

     

     

    I would have him in a minute also.My crib with him is not signing a contract with us.I am sure Celtic will have offered him our top pay package.Its of no use at all to Celtic if he plays,then walks when the season ends.We will have enough to do in the summer.

     

    If he would sign on then I would be delighted.I really like him as a player.

  41. Like no other on

    Jamesgang

     

     

    Looking forward to putting a face to all these famous names!

     

     

    Weeminger

     

    Cannaewait – brilliant!!!!!

     

     

    HH

  42. jamesgang on

    Heard oyster catchers over Dunblane on Sunday.

     

    The preface of spring. And my favourite wee burds!

     

     

    But no, this year they were also heralds of the return of another particular favourite…….

     

     

    Corkcelt. The voice of reason and good will to good ghuys n ghals.

     

     

    Aff oot. Laters timdom

     

     

    HH jamesgang

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