Major blow for Astana as top scorer injured

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Astana captain, striker Tanat Nuserbayev (28), looks set to miss the Champions League qualifiers against Celtic after the injury he picked up in the win over Zalgiris in the last round proved worse than initially expected.

The player travelled to Germany yesterday for a formal diagnosis of what looks to be damage to the meniscus cartilage in his knee.

Nuserbayev is Astana’s top goal scorer. Despite being 21 games into their league programme, the squad only has two others who have scored more than three goals (one scored four, one scored five), so this will be a major loss for the Kazaks, who are pretty distraught at the news.

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  1. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    SCULLYBHOY on 23RD JULY 2016 11:52 AM

     

    Welcome Kolo Toure. Congratulations to BR and PL for such an amazing capture.

     

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    Hear Hear.

  2. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    Thomthethim

     

     

    Many congratulations on your new addition.

     

     

    Incidentally , I`m very happy with ours.

     

    Kolo that is. :-)

  3. i'vehadtochangemyname on

    welcome kolo

     

     

    a bit of luck the astana guy knackering his knee – they’ll still be good of course but I’ll take any luck we can get and I hope to jaysus we get refs who see stuff

  4. Good afternoon fellow Tims, looking forward to the game. Well done Jobo, you must be really fit my man. I see that I am one of the early starters on Friday at what will hopefully be a sundrenched Aberdour, I thought it was the low handicappers who went early , 23 Taggsy, not 2 or 3 :-) .

     

     

    Carnoustie Golf not going this year ? Was looking forward the wan o’ they 50% proof drams lol

     

     

    HH

  5. Ninjago, Texas Katie, Menai, Elizabeth Browning and Taurean Star it is then.

     

     

    30p singles, 10p doubles, trebles and 4-folds and a 26p 5-fold. ;-)

  6. thomthethim for Oscar OK on

    In appreciation of all the good wishes received on the birth of my new granddaughter, I will raise a few glasses on your behalf.

     

     

    No, don’t thank me. It’s the least I can do for you all.

  7. The Comfortable Collective on

    CAPTAINMOONLIGHT on23RD JULY 2016 12:45 PM

     

     

    Is the Astana game on Tuesday a 3pm kick off CPT ?

     

     

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    YES 3 PM.. But its on Wednessay

  8. embramike says "the Huns are Deid" on

    CAPTAINMOONLIGHT on 23RD JULY 2016 12:45 PM

     

    Is the Astana game on Tuesday a 3pm kick off CPT ?

     

     

    Game is on Wednesday at 3pm CP time ko

  9. Toure………?

     

     

    …………….Hip-hip – Hooray!

     

     

    Welcome Big Man…..well done Celtic, well done Big Peter.

     

     

     

    It’s good to be a Tim.

     

     

    HH

  10. Thom the Tim congratulations on the birth of your new granddaughter.

     

     

    Kojo welcome to Celtic, all being well with the medical.

     

     

    Think my wife has been abducted by aliens again, she casually announced she wanted to go into Cork city the afternoon. In my best wavering, ickle boy voice I mumble “Celtic… Match 5 o’clock” and ducked but all she said was “sure go ahead, enjoy the match”. If this keeps up over the next few months I may have to think about informing the authorities.

  11. BABASONICOS71 on

    TTT…

     

    Congratulations on the new arrival.

     

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    Welcome to Celtic,Kolo.

     

     

    Not sure why we’re looking at a left-back?Unless Izzy’s for the off.

  12. Kolo! Kolo!

     

     

    Surely someone with a better imagination than me can finish the words to this song to wind up some huns…?

  13. THOMTHETHIM FOR OSCAR OK on 23RD JULY 2016 1:01 PM

     

     

    Is the game on tv today?

     

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    It’s on YouTube Live

  14. Afternoon Timland from a seriously hot hun free mountain valley.

     

    Mucho congrats Thom.

     

    HH

     

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    Bit of a pain that both games are on at the same time this evening, if I had decent broadband I would be able to watch both, as it is will get the fist haf hour of the weans.

     

    3-2 agin the english champs.

  15. leftclicktic on

    TET can you please post the youtube link later for u21s final.

     

    im off mam sitting and will try and get it on bros laptop .

     

    thank you in advance HH

  16. PeterLatchfordsBelly on

    Great news for us, although very sad for the lad himself. A well done to the club on Kolo Toure. Not the player he was at Arsenal now he’s 35, but will stroll Scottish football. Tuesday a gamble for him though. We still need 2-3 more players, but also need to get shot of about 10 from our bloated squad. Good signing though.

  17. OHITS, I think we could have 7 Dopey’s and 7 Grumpy’s, probably many more, no candidates for Bashful.

     

     

    ACGR would be a good Dopey, suits him well:-)

     

    CRC would give him a close run though!

  18. Jobo……….

     

    Great result matey………..

     

     

    I’m well behind your good self but did mange to finish first in my age category :)

     

     

    HH.

  19. SydneyTim says sack Lawell now on

    Any new signings have nothing to do with Peter Lawell. He has been sidelined

     

     

    However the Reason that Br has struggled us due to financial mismanagement at celtic park over last few years by PL

  20. SYDNEYTIM SAYS SACK LAWELL NOW on 23RD JULY 2016 1:42 PM

     

    Any new signings have nothing to do with Peter Lawell. He has been sidelined

     

     

     

    However the Reason that Br has struggled us due to financial mismanagement at celtic park over last few years by PL

     

     

    On exactly what do you base your assertion that PL has been sidelined?

  21. MINCEYHEIDMAN on 23RD JULY 2016 1:16 PM

     

     

    For the Canadians today’s game is on TSN3 live.

     

     

    *cheers mincey never thought tae look for it. Mrs TT, offsprings. and granddaughter up on Georgian Bay doing the Island Queen Cruise the day so I’ll get a bit of piece tae watch it.

  22. QUONNO on 23RD JULY 2016 1:45 PM

     

    SYDNEYTIM SAYS SACK LAWELL NOW on 23RD JULY 2016 1:42 PM

     

     

    Any new signings have nothing to do with Peter Lawell. He has been sidelined However the Reason that Br has struggled us due to financial mismanagement at celtic park over last few years by PL

     

     

    On exactly what do you base your assertion that PL has been sidelined?

     

     

    *when did he need a reason tae criticize the best CEO in the game.

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