Celtic face Danish runners-up Midtjylland in the Champions League qualification round 2, with the first leg played at Celtic Park five weeks from now. While there is an enormous amount of work for Ange Postecoglou and Dom McKay to turn the current squad into a force to be reckoned with between now and then, this is a decent draw.
Midtjylland disintegrated in May. They won one, drew one and lost two of their final four games to blow the league title by a point. Manager, Bo Henriksen, has been in the Midtjylland job just a week longer than Ange has been Celtic boss, so like us, they are very much a team in transition.
Unlike Sweden, Denmark do not play through the summer. Danish football has a short, seven-week, break from May to July. The new season starts the weekend before Midtjylland travel to Glasgow. On paper, this puts them ahead of us but I doubt that seven-week window allows them to return to training much ahead of Celtic’s return next week.
Having done what looked like the hard work against then Danish champions, Copenhagen, in a Europa League away leg in February last year, Celtic capitulated at home, further exposing some of the wounds that would cost us dearly last season. Copenhagen exited the tournament at the quarterfinal stage, where they lost a one-off tie to Manchester United by a single goal. This was an opportunity a better Celtic team would have made more of.
Lots to do but this is one we should rise to the occasion for.
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BACK TO BASICS – GLASS HALF FULL on 16TH JUNE 2021 8:47 PM
Second night running on ITV …..
.. Triggers Broom FC getting a free plug.
This time they’re named when referencing a player who is not even in the Swiss squad.
MARSPAPA-hi mate.can’t do Friday.
Definitely get something sorted for next week.Big Matt desperate to play Hamilton 👍.
Hope you’re all well buddy 🍀
OOPS
BACK TO BASICS – GLASS HALF FULL on 16TH JUNE 2021 8:47 PM
Second night running on ITV …..
.. Triggers Broom FC getting a free plug.
This time they’re named when referencing a player who is not even in the Swiss squad.
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3 times i had to read SWISS SQUAD before i said it right 😂😂😂😂😂
I don’t know what’s the Matterhorn with that Swiss defence.
FAIRHILL BHOY on 16TH JUNE 2021 8:52 PM
MARSPAPA-hi mate.can’t do Friday.
Definitely get something sorted for next week.Big Matt desperate to play Hamilton 👍.
Hope you’re all well buddy
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No problem pal …..my handicap is coming down , not due to good play , i’ve NR’d two medals now 😠
FAIRHILL BHOY on 16TH JUNE 2021 8:48 PM
Why do supposedly intelligent people engage with that troll.
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Who says CQNers are intelligent. And what troll. ?
I have never witnessed any personal abuse given out by the guy I think you mean.
I have seen lots of oersonal vendettas, but not by that guy.
Let he who casts the first stone and all that..
HH.
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Big Jimmy
Sounds encouraging, keep me posted please.
You seem to be on a good roll at the moment, hope your luck holds 👍🐴
HH
GREENPINATA-you’re correct,my bad .
I apologise.
Definitely bedtime
I don’t think the Swiss team are that good but their national flag is a big plus
31003
I always feel cross when I see it
😂😂😂
DAWDLE
Not bad viewing , definitely a decent Italy / Swiss watch
Of course one of their cities was immortalised in song by none other than Elvis
How did it go again?
Ah
Geneva
Geneva get?
Geneva get one of them days?
you could watch Italy all day
The Basel player was at fawlty at Italy’s second goal
JACKIEMAC on 16TH JUNE 2021 9:10 PM
you could watch Italy all day
—————————😀 👍 yip , totally agree .
Is there a hole in the Swiss defence ?
Playing catch up at page 2.
BSR,
“Fowl by Turkey”
:-)))
The Swiss never got out of Neutral
31003
That wasn’t Elvis’s Only Swiss song
What about a Hunk A Hunk of Berne Love
Return to Sion der
Basle Shook Up
Mystery Thun
Another little child is born Interlaken
I just can’t help Biel leavin
Sftb
I can’t compete
Is we Shaquiri still married to Gerard Pique?
We….wee
Swiss rolled by two Italian crackers. It’s a feast of football.
Imo, Italy, France and Germany look the 3 best teams so far.
Fred C @ 9.21
Playing catch up at page 2.
You’re a better man than me 😂
31003 @ 9.27
We’re caught in a trap
Swiss got Yodel delivery at Half time
SWISS WATCH as the third goes in .
If the players swap shirts at full time Xhaka should ask for Immobile’s.
He’ll not be identifiable by name but will be by nature.
You’re one of the most overrated footballers on the planet, Granet.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLL! 🇮🇹
IMMOBILE!
BSR,
Alan Ladd in Shane…”was he ever alive”.
Cannae get past that one…maybe yer best :-)))
Hail Hail.
GREENPINATA on 16TH JUNE 2021 8:57 PM
FAIRHILL BHOY on 16TH JUNE 2021 8:48 PM
Why do supposedly intelligent people engage with that troll.
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Who says CQNers are intelligent. And what troll. ?
I have never witnessed any personal abuse given out by the guy I think you mean.
I have seen lots of oersonal vendettas, but not by that guy.
Let he who casts the first stone and all that..
HH.
Gp our mentally ill friend is banned from nigh on every radio station in the uk.now on here with the same vomit bless.
i do love his self loathing.it seeps out of him.
he once was a scot now loathes them.
he once was a labour man now loathes them
reeking of ‘justwrong’ pish,
God love him.
all he has left is his Britain first vermin
and he farts on bout cults haha
Rodgers jettisoned Eric Sv for reasons I think have nothing to do with football.
However I’ll keep them to myself incase people think I’m deranged.
He would be a good captain with Julien.
If we get a real keeper and 2 x fullbacks, 1 x winger, a real holding midfielder, 2 x attackers and 2 strikers then we’re fine.
The hard oart is to sell…
Barkas.. 2
Bolingoli…2
Hendry…1
Ntcham…. 0
Christie… 3
Ajer….13
Eddie..20
Ajeti…2
That gives us 60ish million since January and easily £300k PER WEEK in wages for new players.
After the disaster of last season then that is some position to be in.
This should have been done last season but if we get transfers correct then our 50 year dominance will be intact for a while more.
Goodnight lhads 👍😀
A great example of SYNERGY by Wales. Yes they have Bale & Ramsay, but the rest are just good quality journeyman players.
OK Turkey are no great shakes, however the job was done with aplomb – they could have score six on another day.
Wales, N Ireland & the Republic of Ireland have all got out of the groups and into the knock-out stages of the big competitions – Scotland have never ever managed it – a great example of ANTERGY in the past when we did have a number of top-notch stars. Nowadays we have two who could hold their own in Europe, unfortunately they are both left-backs – the rest are good professionals but lack that essential class.