Shakhtar Karagandy Russian manager, Viktor Kumykov, gave an interview after their elimination of the Albanian champions in the last Champions League qualifier. He talked about his team, which, unlike some in former Soviet countries, does not have an oligarch benefactor or rich sponsor.
Kumykov thought four of his potential opponents were of equal standing, although he clearly respects Celtic’s recent achievements in the Champions League.
He said, “Getting through to the play offs round is historical achievement for the club and for Kazakh football. We hope this is for the start and we would play in Europe regularly. Even if we don’t go to the Champions League, we will play in UEFA Europa League, which means we will be in the elite of the European football.
“We have made it to the group stage of one of the European competitions, which was our main target. It does not mean we can rest now and say we will not fight for more, but our main target is Cup of Kazakhstan. We have never won it before.
“From a football perspective, I think it might be better for us to be in the Europa League than the Champions League. If we go through to the Champions League we will play against much better teams, where we can meet giant clubs. For this we would need to buy few players to strengthen the team. We short of depth and players I have at the moment would not cope with big competitions. I have no experienced players.
“It’s difficult to say who against I want to play. All five teams are better than us. Celtic is different story, they are apart from the others. That team played in the Champions League last season and got through to the knock out round. They beat Barcelona. They beat Spartak Moscow away and at home.
“The Other four are all similar class one to each other but they are all stronger than us. Each of them play at a higher level. The team God gives us will be the team we will play against. It makes no sense to say who we want.”
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67 heaven
I don’t disagree and like most on here im not suggesting we sign Ronaldo or pay 50k a week in wages, im suggesting that we replace hooper and sign a journeyman centre half
surely the most conservative fans amongst us would not say that is going overboard
it would be embarrassing to go into the CL without replacing these two
but I am not asking for Ronaldo and kompany
I don’t think anyone is expecting that
I think the Khazakstanis prefer to be called Khazaks.
Am I right or am I wrang?
HH!!
The Ballad of Billy Bremner
(Ronnie Hilton)
EMI Publishing 1971
(Shouted) Bil-ly Brem-ner (5 claps)
(repeated 5 times)
There’s a tale I’m goin’ to tell you
All about a brave young man
Who was born and born in Scotland
That’s where history began
He once cheered the Glasgow Celtic
Just the soon as he could talk
And he’d kick a paper football
Just the soon as he could walk
And his name is Billy Bremner
We will never forget his deeds
He was made to play for Scotland
Now he captains United of Leeds
So he came to Leeds United
And they made Don Revie the boss
All the Elland Road fans were excited
and wor gain was Celtic’s loss
Was he not the first Catholic to captain Scotland????
can i have raspberry on that champions league ice cream
16:52 on 9 August, 2013
From Proper_Gander Twitter.
12 July 2013 ANNOUNCEMENT TO AIM – Rangers International Football Club plc
(“Rangers”, the “Company” or the “Club”)
19 July 2013 ANNOUNCEMENT TO AIM – Rangers International Football Club plc
(“Rangers” or the “Company”)
so, what happened in the days between 12 July-19th July (& subsequently after) for “CLUB” to be formally removed from announcements to AIM?
indicators may be that the mythical “HOLDING Co” was successfully separated (again)
fair to assume AIM ask the RIFC to “SURRENDER” their claim to history? :^)
http://t.co/6SS2j6T7jg
Absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with this…. http://t.co/6SS2j6T7jg
AWE NAW
Not everything we do is necessarily bad.
You start from a default position that it is. Many on here start from the opposite.
Me? I just get on with celebrating and moaning.
When I celebrate more than I moan then life is good.
Life is good,mate. At the moment,it is worth just enjoying what we have.
Tallybhoy
Thanks for the info, I didn’t know Bremner was a Celtic supporter.
I am excited to watch Celtic’s performance in KZ, as many Kazakh football fans do.
You can’t imagine what a buzz is happening here right now. Everyone is excited)
Are there direct flights from Aberdeen to Khazakstan
No point in returning back to Glasgow on the Saturday if I can get a direct flight to Khazakstan for the Tuesday
Eyeties or Tallys
When I was in Astana 3 weeks ago, I saw no dogs on the street. Which means no dog turds.
Wish I could say the same about South County Dublin, where there is an obsession about dog ownership.
Looking forward to going back to the capital of Eurasia.
I’m off “outwith”.
Off to buy number 7….!!!!
Le Kazakh
As i mentioned i didn’t have an opportunity to visit too many places. it wasn’t my intention to attempt to disparage the entire country of Kazakhstan and i have little doubt my own experience is not representative of the entire country. i worked in the Tengiz oil field which as you know is just hundreds and hundreds of square kilometres of nothing but sand mud and tumble weed.
HH
i’m neil lennon (tamrabam)
17:35 on 9 August, 2013
Absolutely know what you mean ….Neil & PL will be working on the 2 signings we need ….. Notvan easy task, attracting really good players to Scotland….but if we qualify for the CL, we will have a wider choice….
Tam
I want us to sign 3 players as well, but I’m just pointing out that the transfer fee is the smallest outlay on a new player
green jedi/ 67 heaven
why do you feel that 5 years wages are to be paid for in season one
did we ever sign a player at any time in our history when the wages and transfer fee were all put aside at the moment when we signed that guy
for example when we signed henrik, did we put aside his transfer fee and subsequent salaries in the same season that we signed him
when we signed viduka, did we put aside his transfer fee and also 4 years of his slary in the same season that we signed him
did we do that when we signed hooper (because we didn’t have 30 million in the bank when we signed him)
why would we start to do that now?
of course salries have to be paid, but I think you are seriously mistaken if you think that the salaies are paid in the first season. if im wrong please give me an example of when we have done that previously
I don’t think that we have taken big derks salary and transfer fee and put that in a bank account somewhere
MICKYBHOY1888 1738
Depends.
Which end will you be in?
Bhoys,
Anybody know the best pubs to visit before and after the game in Dublin tomorrow?
Somewhere with a bit of live music, bands etc, anybody know who’s playing where?
Cheers for any help.
BMCUWP
Enjoying our submissive UNTRANSPARENT Old Firm accomodating PLC …really ?
The disparate treatment of our own within our own stadium tells us all you need to know . We are part of the cabal
HH
Tallybhoy
Not all of us.
Kazakhstan is a country of more than 100 nations. Kazakhs are the major nation (about ~63% of the population) Russians are the second major ethnic group (~23%) also there are Ukrainians, Germans and so on are living with the country . So those Russians who were born here, in general, they prefer to be referred as Kazakhstanis. Although, when I was studying in the UK, all Kazakhstan students called themselves Kazakhs, strange situation)))
Lhads,
I’d guess we’ve got a budget A (CLGS), B (ELGS) and C (Hee-Haw) depending on which European competition we end up in after the qualifiers.
If I were Celtic, I’d have deals lined up for players falling within B and C depending on how it goes with the Kazakhstan mob. There may be scope for a budget B player before the Quals, but not budget A. He’d need to be a pretty good bet at Budget B, someone considered a difference maker (Van Dijk, for instance) to get approval before we know how good this year’s harvest is.
We know we have European football until Christmas, and we should be good enough to beat the Kazakhs witout further investment. We are about to publish financial results which will enable Celtic to cautiously increase our very successful recent investments in players. We are two games away from a return to the group stages and have provided the manager with a team that should be comfortably good enough to get there.
And the board is doing a bad job????
mickbhoy1888
17:38 on 9 August, 2013
Are there direct flights from Aberdeen to Khazakstan
No point in returning back to Glasgow on the Saturday if I can get a direct flight to Khazakstan for the Tuesday
==
Im sure you have to change either in Amsterdam or Frankfurt
LE KAZAKH
I hope we will converse again. Enjoy the occasion.
Enjoy The Tour de France.
But,with respect,I hope you don’t enjoy the football,haha!
Pleasure,but off to bed.
gherry
do you think if we have 30 million in the bank, look fairly close to another CL qualification and have sold our best two players that we should spend some of that on replacements or just keep the money in the bank?
oglach
I understand you!
I also know that many foreigners become too obsessed with the city of Aktau as there is nothing to do at a leisure time. Everyday is the same. Many Almaty citizens feel the same when they go there)
I haven’t been there though. But I guess I would be bothered there also)))
Twitter
Section 111 seating.: http://t.co/3HlJ4H6nw4 via @youtube Wheres the broken seats???? Joke!!
Bhoys following in Karagandy?
Should be reasonable but not a massive one – certainly more than Valur Rejkjavik (1974), Tirana (1979) and Dinamo Batumi (1995).
Don’t know of anyone who went to Tirana in ’79 – the forbidden land of Albania! Now I JUST know that someone is gonnae come on and say: “I WAS THERE”!!!
Dushanbe bb.. That’s because they eat them.. Which, your choice!
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
Thank’s)))
Let’s hope the game will be enjoyable for both sides of fans)
GN
Ah am in the Minority
Ah don’t believe that Celtic need tae Spend.. say
Mair ..than…
Three Million.. and that’s … Tops!
fur a Good CAPABLE .. PROLIFIC.. STRIKER.
Hoops, cost us even less.
The Trick is.. we must search the in the Unfashionable Places..
English… Second and Third Divisions.and Aye.. even.. The Blue Square….. Leagues.
Bring in a Guy.. who has similar stats tae Hoops..
when he strutted his Stuff in the Lower Echelons .
He showed that he Could rattle the Riggin.. wherever he had Played.
Even ,when we brought in.. Skippy fae Motherwell..
It made a Loata Sense..
And.. Skippy, did Dae a Joab fur us.. while he wiz here.
and He coast ..
Even LESS than ..HOOPS!
His Personality chaffed.. no doubt…but.. he still Goat us a Loata goals.. and Important Wans, tae!
He hid the Knack..and that is Inborn.. ye canny Learn it.
There is a fellow playing fur The Caley..
Ah think his name is Mackay..but don’t hold me tae it.
Anyway… Ah wid Bring this Kid In.. He is a scorer of goals.. and that is whit we are looking fur… Someone who ..well.. Scores.. and Scores in Bunches.
Instead we bring in a guy.. a Balde.. or a Bangura.. or A Miku.. or a Lassad.. or a Murphy..
Guys who rarely score mair that Ten or Twelve a Season..
These guys wur and are a complete waste of Money..
It’s like Celtic hiv bin Looking fur Gold..and Diggin in awe the wrang Places..
Like.. Abbotsinch.. Garloch…and Tipperary!
Thur ur nae Gold in these Places… and Awe the Hoping and Praying that there May be.. Wullnae Change Things.
Neil, should send his Scouts tae where Nae Scouts fae Fashionable Clubs ever go..
And sooner than sooner..
We wull Hit Pay Dirt.
We need a goal- Getter.. a Natural Born .. Goal Scorer..
That is the ONLY type of Striker that we should go fur.
And.. Furget aboot. Paying thru the Nose fur an established Wan..
That wid be
Doonright . Ridikulus!
This talk of us bringin in a Guy like Doyle.. Shows me that Neil hisnae Tumbled
tae the Fact..
That there is Nae Gold tae be Found ..in Galashiels!
He is still Diggin’ In awe the wrang Places.
Kojo
Still, Laughin’
AWE NAW. 1744
Take the rough wi the smooth,and there is much to be enjoyed.
That doesn’t blind me to the inadequacies of the PLC,and I will continue to be vocal when I feel it is necessary. And it frequently is.
But it won’t stop me enjoying the up-side of supporting Celtic.
Check the definition of critic. It is not wholly negative. Nor should we be.
As many have pointed out before we have now sold the spine of last year’s team
For me the biggest loss was Victor – then Gary and then Kelvin
The market place would seem to agree with me
We now have to replace these place those players
Personally. I don’t care how much we pay as history tells us some our most expensive buys have flopped whereas we all now how much we paid for KoK and VW
The point is they must be players that NFL actually wants
Some are asking that we pay £5M for Finnbogasson
Yet he only cost £500K this time last year – has he really improved that much in a year?
His club have admitted they need to sell players – so why not play some hard ball?
That way we have more money left to buy other players!
While I would prefer to buy before the game in Asia – the fact is our squad as it stands should be good enough to progress
Watching some of the highlights of our opposition – it seems they like to get crosses in to their opponents box.
So a CB would be my biggest priority for this tie
HH
desertbhoy
17:53 on
9 August, 2013
Dushanbe bb.. That’s because they eat them.. Which, your choice!
——-
Kazakhstan is not Korea, “pal”.
geddit?
The sale of Kelvin Wilson continues Celtic’s astonishing transfer fund, and remarkable expertise for turning in a massive profit from a deflated market. A homesick Bosman in the last year of his contract, turned into millions of pounds, is a neat trick even for Peter Lawell
Why spend at all when your nearest rivals struggle to raise £200K to buy a player, is the strategy being honed to a fine tee.
With Mouyokolo *another Bosman* champing at the bit for KW’s jersey, we must the envy of the football world, reckon ole Peter must have stood on poo, this week rounded of by drawing a plum in the CL qualifier, and guaranteed more cash.
No wonder we can afford to ‘smash’ the irksome GB.
i’m neil lennon (tamrabam)
17:43 on 9 August, 2013
Sorry, I didn’t suggest that…….but, it’s all part of the ‘basket’, year on year ….HH
bourne
I thought the GB were being moved on due to health and safety reasons
is that your understanding when you say smash?
Dushanbe bb.. I know, was only the chain…Dushanbe very favoured destination for “weekend” trips from Afghanistan, never made it though, was always too busy.
Pullin the chain
mickybhoy
Personally I prefer tally to eyetie.
Hence my moniker.
Eyetiebhoy sounds, and looks, a bit racist to me.
HH!!
bournesouprecipe
17:57 on 9 August, 2013
To be fair, our nearest rivals these days are teams playing in the CL (Hopefully) …. That is the strategic 5 year plan ….to get into the CL on an annual basis…..