Shakhter seem convinced they will eliminate Celtic tomorrow. Their friendly journalist explained why to Kazak readers today:
“Despite winning comfortably enough in the capital last Tuesday, Celtic remain confident of overturning the deficit in Albion (sic). Getting to the group stage is not a forbidden dream for Shakhter, it is their right as a result of recent domestic success.
“Shakhter have the mining spirit of resilience, respect and strict discipline. Glasgow also has a long mining tradition but Margaret Thatcher closed the mines in the 1980s (!). Since then, Glasgow people lost their previous spirit once and for all.
“Neil Lennon was unprepared and the Celtic defenders unable to do the job in Astana. Just like BATE Borisov, they think they will overcome the result in the second leg. Just like BATE they are still unprepared for Shakhter.
“Albion’s (sic) best managers are from Glasgow, Busby, Ferguson, Stein, Shankley, Dalglish, Moyes, but the current Celtic leadership chose a man from Ireland, Neil Lennon, who is permanently under fire from fans of the “Celts”.
“Celtic have an epidemic of injuries. Stokes, Commons, Forrest, Boerrigter, Kayal and Samaras.
“The referee is from Norway. Scandinavians appreciate a tough fight. The game is a very sensitive, contact, martial arts sport. Svein Moen will understand.
“Before the game in Astana Neil Lennon said Shakhter play a very British style. Why wasn’t he able to find an antidote to this? Maybe he got Shakhter completely wrong.
“Karagandy’s three central defenders are impenetrable. They close down space and do not interfere with each other.
“The “Catholics” refuse to acknowledge that Shakhter did not miss a ball against them in the first leg. They think that because they can from 0-2 down against Inverness they can do the same against Shakhter. This is unacceptable. It will seem more absurd if the Miners open their account in Glasgow.
“In defeating BATE, Shakhter have already eliminated a higher seed than Celtic.”
Leave nothing in the dressing room, Celtic.
Charlotte Fakes
When I started Celtic Quick News in 2004 I had neither contacts nor inside information. I started writing about the accounts, which was hugely consequential but, at the time, largely ignored public information. Soon after the blog gained some momentum this changed. People would come to me with information and views which were used to direct articles.
It only took a matter of weeks to go from zero contacts to having a network of people feeding into the blog.
I have no idea how Charlotte Fakes acquired some of her early information but, with doubts over the matter, it is understandable that the media was hesitant at touching it under the shadow of Leveson.
The Charlotte Fakes story has moved on, recent revelations have nothing whatsoever to do with Mr Whyte’s mailbox. We are now in the territory of cast iron whistle-blower information. She has her own network of people feeding legally acquired information, which the whistle-blower believes is in the public interest to reveal.
Some people in the game have had their snouts in the trough for so many decades a reservoir of resentment has built up against them among those who were once collaborators but are now cast aside. You are reading the fruits of this on Charlotte Fakes.
The only question is, while the rest of the world has a new-found appreciation of the value of whistle-blowers, are ‘all the president’s men’ still prepared to look the other way in Scotland?
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Wee Chick Hun said about 14k at the Death Star…..
jimmci
20:37 on 27 August, 2013
Slugs don’t change their shape just because one of them is deed….and another one to follow
Notthebus-he seems unsackable thankfully, i think they all wrote their own contracts,bonus etc.
jimmci @ 20:37
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5yyD8KE-T0
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon, supporting WEE OSCAR..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
20:33
Just so as you know.
Auldheid posted a link to Phil Mac Giolla Bhain’s blog. In his latest, Phil lists a load of questions he has asked the SFA about the wee tax case and the likely ineligibility of Rangers to play in Europe in 2011-2012. He lists some questions for Celtic along the lines of what Celtic, the big sufferer in the scandal, have had to say about it. He doesn’t say if he has posed the questions to Celtic directly or what answers he has received if so.
So, all I was saying was that it would be good to know the answers. You are sure Celtic have a good explanation. Fine. Why can’t we know what it is? Why all the mystery?
Jambos 1 down
Ref books Berwick player then sevco commits same foul oops tackle no foul…
Shockerooni…
Didn’t know deadco playing until meantiones on here.. my eyes are bleeding after five minutes..
jimmci
20:37 on 27 August, 2013
‘Caught the last 30mins of SSB on Clyde when driving home tonight……….
McAvennie was on and was almost incoherent. No wonder he got a gig on Clyde…a perfect fit and, on tonight’s performance and absolute t*t.’
########
I heard a bit of tonight’s show.
Can’t agree with what you say about Macca.
There’s no doubt where his loyalties lie. That’s refreshing.
He also made an excellent point about how middle class the game has become.
………what time’s their penalty……?
praecepta
Ha – *Forgot about Arsenal as well*
Dreadful inconvenience having to work tomorrow before seeing off the Karagandy’s.
B78 – nice bit of product placement! :-) Hope business is brisk!
BB – fingers crossed for our Polish mate.
T4
SOAL,
Do you think Di Canio will last the season ?
BSR
Grey brigade meeting in town for drinks and food, if you can drag yourself away from work
Kikinthenakas
T4-Legia wave a lot to do….
I notice tonight a lot of bank balance fans,having a lot of sly wee digs at the fans who want to see our success on the park.A wee bit jealous of the world they live in.If we go out tomorrow,the latter fans will be distraught,while the former will have the accounts being released to look forward to.Deep joy.
BSR
It’s like an X-rated scene from the Turkish Baths!
MidnightExpressAFC.
Jc2 – The laurieston bar on Ardrossan
South Beach will be showing game and it is a Tim pub
Clashcitybhoy
No
sorry for the short answer
uefa
——–
The club coefficient rankings are based on the results of clubs competing in the five previous seasons of the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. The rankings determine the seeding of each club in all UEFA competition draws.
UEFA Champions League points system
First qualifying round elimination – 0.5 points
Second qualifying round elimination – 1 point
Group stage participation – 4 points
Group stage win – 2 points
Group stage draw – 1 point
Round of 16 participation – 4 points
Since 2009/10 clubs have been awarded an additional point if they reach the round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals or final.
NB Points are not awarded for elimination in the third qualifying round or play-offs, since those clubs move to the UEFA Europa League and are awarded points for participation in that competition.
UEFA Europa League points system
First qualifying round elimination – 0.25 points
Second qualifying round elimination – 0.5 points
Third qualifying round elimination – 1 point
Play-off elimination – 1.5 points
Group stage win – 2 points
Group stage draw – 1 point
Since 2009/10, clubs have been guaranteed a minimum of two points if they reach the group stage and are awarded an additional point if they get to the quarter-finals, semi-finals or final.
*Penalty shoot-outs do not affect the calculation system.
Coefficient calculation
Clubs’ coefficients are determined by the sum of all points won in the previous five years, plus 20% of the association coefficient over the same period (33% before 2009).
These rankings will be updated after each round of UEFA club competition matches.
Clashcitybhoy
He will be away tonight
2 nil down
http://www.scribd.com/doc/162271091/Rangers-and-the-Old-Firm-Long-Firm
Ally McCoist is certainly doing his best to get sevco to emulate Celtic.
Sevco, thanks to McCoist, don’t have a League Cup game this week.
Celtic also do not have a League Cup game this week.
Though not necessarily for the same reason.
SOAL
Fair enuff,, not 100% myself, but would probably agree.
My only interest is if he falls out with Fletcher and we get him on loan or a knockdown price
62 Celtic FC 37.538
92 Rangers FC 22.538
192 Heart 7.538
198 Motherwell 7.038
221 Dundee U 6.038
267 Hibernian 4.038
268 Aberdeen 4.038
292 Saint Johns 3.538
293 Falkirk FC 3.538
320 Queen south 3.038
If and it’s a big if, we get the Israeli fella, Biton, the French fella Ciani, and the Finnish fella Pukki, along with who we have already brought in, and we qualify the morra night.
I will be a very happy Tim indeed >}
Over to you Pedro and Lenny.
HH
Turkeybhoy,
With reference to your answer to my previous post I was pointing out that more managers than NL have said its difficult to bring players in,yet NL is the only one who will be accused of trying to con the fans,if you think £27 million for Fellaini and Baines was a serious offer then you should ask Martinez what he thought of it
Arsenal 2-0
12 out of 12 home wins at this stage of CL qualification.
celtic_first
20:50 on 27 August, 2013
No problem at all, my good mhan ….. I didn’t actually say that Celtic have a good explanation … Celtic don’t have to explain anything …. I would suggest that Celtic have, correctly, decided to get on with life, and let them get on with death …. like the creditors, Celtic would not be able to gain any compensation from the barstewards who refuse to even apoligise for jeopardising the whole of Scottish Football with their unashamed corruption ….. Dignity my erse …… Hail Hail….
It looks like ticket sales are doing very well for tomorrow night!
The bottom tier is nearly sold out completely. (Approx 200 tickets left).
The top tier is selling well too excluding sections 416-419 which have not been available (yet)…
Here’s hoping we can get as near to a full house as possible!
We may well be disappointed with the lack of signings however we should be more than capable of beating the kazaks and qualifying with our current squad -no excuses -time to step up.
COYBIG
Morrissey the 23rd
Well done. That was a brave and charitable act. Respect!
Earnie Lynch
You normally make some good points on here and if i dont always agree with your point i can usually rationalise where you are coming from on it.
Macavenie On Clyde is indefensible I reckon. He is at the level of dalzeil but still happy to have more than a kick at Celtic fuelled by his football owl edge gleaned from reading the sun or record.
Please kikinthdnakas it’s no ” the grey brigade” !
It’s ” the silver foxes “!! Hh
The exiled tim
I would very much like those three signings, but feel that a priority has to be made and that’s a goalscorer for the Champions League (or Europa) and also to make life in the SPL or whatever it’s called these days more bearable. Then should come a playmaker or defensive midfielder (Biton?) depending on the system we’re going for. A defender would be nice but better organisation and coaching would be better.
ernie lynch
20:54 on 27 August, 2013
There is no such thingbas middle-class, sir …LOL ….. if you work, then you are working class, end of story …… Hahaha
Speaking of grey brigades/silver foxes
Did anyone ever wonder what is the average age of posters on here
Be interesting to see if there is a broad spectrum of age groups
Johann – plus “Slapheads”!! :-)
T4
I would say a mental age of 12