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.
If you missed it, today’s earlier article on Lady Luck, HMRC and money is here.
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Sorry, fecking phone.
I told you I already said we need to spend more wisely. A page or two ago, you might have missed it. The point is I’m agreeing with you!
MickTT, HH bruv. That’s a cracking seat you’ve given up for my boy. He’ll be able to hit Peter Lawwell square on the coupon with his half baked pie before he gets arrested.
I will be buying you some grub at my favourite Duke St Italian hostelry.
Fanx
AAFG
23:55 on
8 August, 2014
We have the same reservations about our new coach.
Always the caveat………………Only two games,only two results…..O.K.,but the manner of the defeats was what,I feel,alarmed most of us.
The legendary and traditional Celtic fighting spirit ,particularly in Cups, was nowhere to be seen.
The Celtic team was simply not a team.
Fraser Forster ………. thanks and all the best.
Come back for a round of applause any time.
Things are getting a bit….
…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd2B6SjMh_w
on here at the moment!
Dallas Dallas. We were giving a free out of jail card yesterday
Today we handed it back
We have a striker policy of playing one guy who is not good enough then drop him for another non scoring striker then drop him and bring back the non scoring striker
We have a midfield that is not settled as we don’t have players good enough to claim a permanent place
Seems we have moved that policy to goalie now
Money won’t be spent AGM balance sheet will be great
We have a financial director ( who was brought into monktonhall colliery to cut cut cut before closure ) who background is to spend little and doesn’t understand what investment is and if he is not removed will take us down and down
Ps on Gerry whites Facebook now
ACGR,
as I said previously I am not a big whisky drinker,
but recently had a bottle of Glenrothes select reserve that I quite liked,
whats your view on it,and is there anything similar you would suggest trying,
by the way if its crap feel free to say so
macjay1 for Neil Lennon
“The legendary and traditional Celtic fighting spirit ,particularly in Cups, was nowhere to be seen”.
That particular spirit departed 3 or 4 years ago.
quite brilliant, friday night is music night
silent annie was her name
the tale told by the lonesome boatman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpFHffUPQho
NatKnow, drop me an email and I’ll send you a few pics of my new Linkwood. She’sa wee cracker. Not as strong as my last bottling but the sherry finish on a light speyside is a lot different from a normal 12 – 15 Y.O. linkwood.
acgr@hotmail.co.uk
Love the Vaults, as Rab C Nesbit once said, Lets get doon there and piss awe over the chesterfields, ha ha ha ha!!!.
PFayr
Supporting Celtic is never a smooth journey.
But hey, it’s way way better than supporting any other team.
If you need a laugh, check out Monaghan 1900’s excerpts from der hun site. Their ignorance and helplessness should at least make you have a snigger or two.
HH
So we make. £5m on Fraser… Not bothered by his departure tbh but I don’t know how much further forward £5m puts us?
Raberto67
00:28 on
9 August, 2014
Sorry, fecking phone.
I told you I already said we need to spend more wisely. A page or two ago, you might have missed it. The point is I’m agreeing with you!
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Sorry dude – I possibly jumped in midway through your convo with another poster. I agree with the point you are making about spending more wisely. It seems to me that many posters think that PL signs the players and that’s that. I’d be surprised if that were the case. In my experience any business making an big investment/spend would tend to require a number of people to sign that off. In our case I would expect the scouts, the manager and the suits to all sign off before a commitment was made. I may be wrong. The signings I mentioned are good examples of what I would consider poorly spend. Pukki and Gordon might come good but the other 2 are a waste of money – IMHO. Where we are likely to differ is on what we mean by “spending wisely” – how would you define that?
Just Another Tim
00:27 on
9 August, 2014
NatKnow
00:23 on
9 August, 2014
Aye, I know what you mean, I have 3 teenagers who wind me up every day about being a technological dinosaur :(
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Do what I do mate – ask them to turn over an LP and watch them struggle! ;-)))
Always preferred Craig Gordon . :(
Mon the hoops xxxx
A Ceiler Gonof Rust
Forgive me – don’t regonize your “name”
Since I started posting 10 years ago I am probably the same old Alex you knew before (are you really a glutton for punishment?)
Did your old login end with a 90?
If so I would very much like to hear from you again. Same e-mail address as before.
Give me a sign.
Cheers
Alex
heard tonight in the irish club that the main problem is with bankier.
a wee self indulgent moment,
anyone who has listened to my drunken rubbish on here over the years might know that i often posted Barney McKenna singing “I wish I had someone to love me”
so found this just now, with Imelda may and the dubliners,
my wee lip is tremblin.
keep it lit.
i wish i had ships on the ocean.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6WZlXBDnYk
Aiden Bhoy
00:17 on
thanks :-) we need to move on, I really do think that we have the right team in place, the Hibs reaction to JC tells you all you need to know about typical Scottish footballers, get fit and if it means working till 4.00pm then grow up and accept that you cant spend the afternoon in Ladbrokes
McGeady, Ki, Wanyama, Ledley, Hooper, K.Wilson, Watt and Forster cost a total of £9.5m with Celtic receiving a total of £49.5m in return.
timhorton
What problem ?
gordybhoy64, I’ve yet to taste a Scottish single malt I would regard as crap. I’ve tasted some Japanese, welsh and Indian one’s I’d class in that bracket. Glenrothes is a good dram, I’ve got a couple in my collection and they never disappoint.
Maybe not as flavoursome as my beloved Islay’s or as grassy and sweet as the Spey drams I#, coming to love, but they’re worth buying and keeping as a back up.
Get some Islay’s and you’ll be sorted.
In order:
Ardbeg…………….New
Caol Isla………….Anything you can lay your wallet on
Laphroig………….10 Y.O. bog standard and Quarter Cask if you can get it
Port Ellen…………Anything you can lay your wallet on
Bruichladdich……Every release is a joy to taste.
Bowmore………….Not less than 12 Y.O unless cask strength
Lagavulin………….17 Pedro Jiminez finish if you can still find it.
Also rans.
HH bruv
CultsBhoy
00:36 on
9 August, 2014
I’m not sure either. I don’t think any of us do. The current policy is confusing. I was thinking of this earlier. For how long and how much money do we need to bank for the PLC to feel confident?
In the fear of repeating my own thoughts of it, I’m not in the spend for spending’s sake but we do need to invest in a striker. The board has to accept that their business model is flawed in it’s current form.
I would think we are in a position to strengthen a key position whether it be paying the going rate outwith the big leagues or a jewel no-one has discovered, either way, if we have to pay a large fee, a one of key position purchase should not be outwith our reach.
big cup
changing the culture of our club.
a ceiler gonof rust
00:28 on 9 August, 2014
Dearie me
Saint Stivs
00:33 on
9 August, 2014
Cheers for posting that, a great listen :)
HH
What are we to do ?
Why not be true to ourselves and play the game on our own terms.
Our fantastic stadium is now too big for our support.
Why not define a future that is not dependent on TV money
and concentrate on the match day experience for those of us who
want to go and support the Celtic.
And to hell with all the rest.
HH
I don’t know what is going on at Lennoxtown but to me it looks like the players were going through the motions on Wednesday, and that to me is shocking, the amount of stupid and misplaced passes was baffling.
Ronny needs to get his own players in, and as quickly as possible. I have no doubts that one of his primary objectives is to get more of the Celtic produced kids into the first team but they will definitely need older and wiser heads alongside so that they reach their true potential.
If there are issues about longer training hours ( I have no idea – just what I’ve read here) and some of the players don’t like it, then IMO, tough. I bet the ones coming through the development squad are delighted to train longer, and it is only to become Better technically and fitter. Too many players have it far too easy.
Bam Bam Bam
NatKnow
00:37 on
9 August, 2014
Just Another Tim
00:27 on
9 August, 2014
NatKnow
00:23 on
9 August, 2014
Aye, I know what you mean, I have 3 teenagers who wind me up every day about being a technological dinosaur :(
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Do what I do mate – ask them to turn over an LP and watch them struggle! ;-)))
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LOL!! I’ll have to buy an LP player but it would be so worth it :D
Saint Stivs
00:41 on
9 August, 2014
a wee self indulgent moment,
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Wish you hadn`t played that.
Loved it.
ACGR,
cheers for your advice,i will look to try a couple of those in the near future,
I was given a Macallan 10 year old that has been discontinued,
would it be worth opening or could it increase in value,was told that it might
the wheeltappers club.
the old fella looks like frank skinner might .
its 1970s , so forgive manning, but luke gives a good reply.
great social commentary.
from glasgow, the dubliners.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI26nW7EbMY
Oh and a massive Thank You to Big Fraser. A tremendous goalkeeper for Celtic and I think he will be one of the very few who will leave Celtic and do well. Go get that number 1 England place Fraser, you deserve it.
67Heaven …
Deary you what?
Are you a bit of a non partaker?
I’ll post some bugle playing, semi nekit greenbrigader burds for you in a minute. just hang on and I’ll sort you oot. Iknow you liked that one…………………….ha ha
gordon64
00:48 on 9 August, 2014
What are we to do ?
Why not be true to ourselves and play the game on our own terms.
Our fantastic stadium is now too big for our support.
Why not define a future that is not dependent on TV money
and concentrate on the match day experience for those of us who
want to go and support the Celtic.
And to hell with all the rest.
HH
I’m all for that Big Man!!!!!!!
gordybhoy64, get that right doon yer thrapple. It’s for drinking, not for looking at:_))
IS IT OFFICIAL THAT, the big lurchio is offski?
is it?
ACGR,
somehow I am not surprised at your reply :-)))