Celtic will face Maribor from Slovenia in the Champions League play-off round. Maribor, of course, played a critical part in the death of Rangers, when they eliminated Ally MsCoist’s team from Europe a few months after Craig Whyte took over from Sir David Murray. Having heard the 6-1 aggregate result against Legia, they are already celebrating the draw.
Maribor gave Wigan two hard games in last season’s Europa League, winning their home tie and causing the FA Cup holders more trouble than expected in England. They progressed to the knock out round before going out 4-3 on aggregate to Sevilla – a feat Celtic would not have been capable of. Right now, they should be slight favourites.
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Berg: ” I know he’s suspended, but he’s always wanted to play at Murrayfield. And his granparents, parents, seven brothers and sisters and twelve cousins are all here.”
I’m ambivalent rev this decision. It is entirely undeserved and while it will keep Lawwell happy I’m not sure it will be good for the team. I almost fear the consequences of winning through….
How will this affect the thinking around selling our few decent players.
Is it a delay? Is it likely to increase their value as we try to retain them for Maribor game? Or can we now just punt them as we have new funding in the pipeline?
Sincere sympathies to Mr.Z, can you just imagine what we would be like if the shoe was on the other foot. I have never seen CQN as bleak as it was yesterday and never as carefree as it is today and all because of a silly administrative error.
Surely the Board will have to splash the cash, now that we are guaranteed 8 more European games. Everything that was wrong with the Manager & Team yesterday is still wrong today. We should at least make an attempt to get it right, please please buy a striker Peter.
Auldheid
13:27 on 8 August, 2014
I’ve had to explain that scenario to six different folk at work however your link sums it up:
“LW had to register their squad which would have a limited number of slots. A player serving a suspension for a red last season would need to take up one of these slots for the club to effectively suffer some kind of loss or sanction arising from the red card suspension. If this did not happen – and LW filled the allocated number of registered player slots on the squad sheet – then LW were yet to suffer consequences /loss/sanction for the player’s red card.”
I just hope that Maribor are knackered after all those long european flights and with the long transcontinental flight to Scotland they’ll surely be there for the taking, saving Paul Lawell, sorry i meant Peter, having to spend some of our cash.
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“Naw Tina you canny sing Simply the Best”
The day just gets better and better on Follow Follow… The place is in full meltdown after the SFA reveal the name of Vincent Lunnys replacement as Compliance Officer. I give you, Anthony McGlennan… No, really….
http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/sfa-appoint-mcglennan-as-new-compliance-officer.1407497436
They are beelin’…. HAHAHAHA!!!!
CultsBhoy
As you can probably tell from reading back, it’s keeping the Celtic fans very happy.
We all see it for the get out of jail free card but as a life is but a series of moments added together I’m enjoying this one…..
Big week coming up – signings, outgoings, incomings, rebellions, biscuit tins, formations, bonding, rebelling…….it’s not dull and as an entertainment business has me hooked.
Now show us a smile :)
Why are there 5 lovely looking individuals draped in union jacks outside Glasgow City Chambers? Is it because of the Palestinian flag or is it a protest against UEFA (tee hee)
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“are you sure he’s okay to play Mr Cadete?”
Ronnie Deila must set about organising the team to be much more compact.
Even under Lenton I felt we played too far apart. No player should ever be without two or three options. One or two close,.one longer.
Organisation is now key.
Also, it’s no coincidence that good players like izzaguirre and lustig look less good when the team isn’t properly organised.
I don’t want to add to the calls for Ronnies head but the shapelessness of the team concerned me. Two league games will offer the perfect chance to organise the team.
St Johnstone will smell blood. Weds is gonna be a hard hard game.
As for new signings right now we do need established talent with character, faces that the good squad players and young guys look at in the dressing room and think ‘there is a guy who’ll get us through’. Confidence and organisation with a bit of guile is the key for celtic.
We could do worse than look at how legia played pressing in packs, staying compact, breaking in numbers and getting in to shape quickly when it broke down.
Mon the hoops
Our hero spotted at Murrayfield
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HH
big wavy 13.51 Good post big fella. H.H.
Ironically I think this decision puts added pressure on a board that should already be creaking.
They have got until the transfer dealine next Weds to get some real quality into this team.
If £5M is a guaranteed minimum we will get, then this plus £2-4 Million addition funds should be made available to RD immediately.
Our hard won reputation is hanging by a shoogly nail, and another embarrassment will not be tolerated by the support.
Our board members are renumerated well, It’s time to earn it.
HH
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Eyes Wide Open
13:29 on
8 August, 2014
If we are setting out our stool and Sammi is the level – could we coax Anton Rogan out of retirement?
Best wandering left back I ever seen..
Wow..Anton was My Second best ever ‘Cult’ Celtic player..to this Day when we are Sh^te..l Still shout..’We have Never replaced Anton Rogan..
He even got a Indian Meal that gave You the Runs named after him down the Gallowgate..
Summa
There’s only one Paul Krahenbuhl.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/celtic/u/celtic-to-face-maribor-in-champions-league.1407492796
***Today’s winner is South of Tunis***
Give that man another coconut!
Harry Hood scored in the following debut games:
March 29 1969 L St Mirren 0, Celtic 3 League debut away
April 9 1969 L Celtic 5, Falkirk 2 League debut home
Aug 9 1969 LC Celtic 6, Airdrie Original 1 League Cup debut home
Aug 13 1969 LC R*ngers Original 2, Celtic 1 League Cup debut away
Oct 1 1969 European Cup Celtic 2, Basel 0 EC debut (full match)
Jan 24 1970 Scottish Cup Celtic 2, Dunfermline 1 SC debut
A loan of a few of those USA players till their season starts wouldn’t go amiss. Dempsey, Bradley.
dannygall
I went past George Sq earlier this morning and there were a small group of protestors standing with Israeli flags, I assumed it was because of the council decision to fly the Palestinian flag.
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Just hope UEFA Never give The Vatican a Champions League Final or we will be Rumbled..
Summa
HH
Had to finish work early,to avoid smiling like I was drunk all afternoon..
Comedy as the serial law breakers & SMSM go into a perma rage as RULES are actually applied..
Heralds business correspondent hurting over on twitter too..
Thems the rules..
SFA , liquidation specialists ,SMSM , TAKE note
This is as great a day as Feb 2012 provided..admin day..
Bare in mind, Cadete affair, Lunny v Wilson, Big Loovens, all the times the authorities laughed as they stuffed us…
That’s BEFORE liquidation..
HH
CentenaryBhoy
12:54
Maybe they could award the goals to one of our dud forwards and help us punt him.
Natknow – VG
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“I don’t know why he was using peter Lawwells phone. The caller simply said I’m fae yooeyfa and the boy can play if ye waant.'”
Charliemac- totally agree.
Wonder if the Glasgow flag protesters are genuine ziomists or loyalists who love the star of David flag and keep company with neo nazis?
#messedup
Prices to qualify- bet365
Celtic 4/11
Maribor 2/1
A Ceiler Gonof Rust
13:39 on
8 August, 2014
Hearts have started training today with 8 players.
They’re practising for 3 getting sent off against Sevco.
Southampton have just made a bid for Declan Sanchez.
Peter Lawell trying to sell Declan Sanchez
Concentration should be completely focused on mending the sieve for the away leg. Keep that tight and we have a chance.
The money should be spent now. A few hours ago we had no guarantees, now we do, we should use it as a chance to improve the squad not bank in fear of not progressing into the CL – as that was off the table anyway.
IGC
I am still recovering from my Joe Ledley incident ———–
The cognitive process went like this —
Guy we signed from Dundee United ——–scored against that Welsh pub team –Joe Ledley !
Pete lawwell is some guy. A wee bit of pressure to spend some dough and he pulls this stunt. Is there anything this man can’t do?
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HT..
Was that You that Text me the Other Night..lol
Ps..Re: Me and MacJay lying in the Sun..I’m off to the Snow on Sunday..-10C..Feck..
Summa
There’s no doubt that we will get another serious leathering if we don’t sort ourselves out before we face Maribor.
That must be obvious to all at Celtic. Cash must be invested in the team.
Surely the powers that be recognise this. If we put up a decent show and still go out, the support MAY forgive, but if it’s another appalling capitulation like Legia, then PL must go.
Simples.
A couple of wee questions for the “Sign somebody, anybody, now, desperadoes”.
Would you buy someone who is willing to come to Celtic, because Europa League football is guaranteed, and spend all your money now?
Would you wait to see if CL group participation is achieved and try to get a higher calibre of player in as they are willing to move to a “shop window” club?
Would you want RD to spend for the Maribor tie and spend again if we get through to the CL?
And those of you who used to say we were only looking for a £5m spend, what figure of expenditure are you looking for now?
My answers are
No, unless it is an exceptionally good deal.
Yes, definitely.
Possibly, depends.
Total outlay of funds, if we get to CL, should not exceed £3m plus a fraction of whatever we bring in for FF or VVD or both. Figure rises to £7m or £10m if either or both go.
delaneys dunky,
I will be in Chandlers later this evening bud, I’ll be the guy with the green breeks, green shirt, bald heid and the unseen Fenian hand, oh and there’s a wee blue John Greig on my green shirt.
Hope to see you later.
AR
So, invest all the EL money in playing squad now with potential of £22M in CL TV money alone. It that an acceptable gamble ?