Let’s be honest with each other, there’s a bit of a leap between our European performances in recent seasons and the standards of Champions League football. My expectations for this season’s tournament hasn’t seen me check out accommodation options in Cardiff in May.
With that in mind, if we’re going to fall short, let’s do it against genuine quality opposition, some of the best players and tactically organised teams in the business. Barcelona, Manchester City (think Pep, but with more money) and Borussia Monchengladbach will bring this to Glasgow over the next few months.
Over our 15 year Champions League lifespan, Celtic surprise on the upside more often against better teams than against relative minnows. The biggest disappointments came in Scandinavia, not Iberia.
When the group stage finishes in December, we will faced enormous challenges. Players will have stretched themselves to lengths they didn’t know existed. What we know for sure, is that none of the other three teams in our group will have wanted Celtic from Pot 4. This is a hard draw for everyone.
Huge game tomorrow. Anything less than 100% and we’ll drop points. Enjoy it.
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Bored by Barca?
Not CSC
Looking forward to some great CL nights at Celtic Park, but feel that we will be fighting hard to get third place.
Amazing brass band the you folks have….just marched past ma door…they collect tomorrow apparently… Think I will take the hoops for a wander tonight….gorgeous weather…
There will be bratwurst and cat like creatures ….
Meeeeeeowwww…..snatch a sausage…
Braw.
Wee Bobby, Margaret
Don’t feed the troll!
You =young
Braw….
matts
I was not in favour but thought the sharp and quick protest was very effective and proportionate. your description suggest a second hand view of events. Were you at that game caller? if you were, which section? I’m in 408, not far from GB and have a very different memory of events. For me it was quick and to the point then flags away and focus on the game. however if you rely on the Internet for you info you may have formed an opinion that it was very different.
will you be at the game tomorrow? what’s you prediction. who are your favourite players and are you a fan of rogic? enough there to focus you away from your GB obsession.
Just made the short journey from my dads to my home and had the misfortune to listen to sneevins.
This man is making a living out of belittling Our game
BT
I said many moons ago he was a journo, I may well be wrong but he is never a Celtic supporter far less a Celtic man.
HH
You wir think that twat Richard Branston would be trying to play down him falling of a fecking bike…when he is already taking cash for space flights….
Branston not a typo.btw… Cheesy grin ..he just needs someone to give a left hook and then he will be symmetrical….
Braw.
Good Evening Timland.
Anyone going too watch the cowardly abstainers v hun game?
admititCFC.
NYE BEVANS’ REBEL SOLDIER on 26TH AUGUST 2016 6:39 PM
Good Evening Timland.
Anyone going too watch the cowardly abstainers v hun game?
Nup…………………………Judge Judy’s on in a mo :-)
Fav uncle
Paul will do as he wishes on the blog
The other will slip up soon as he did when he had a personal rant at me for having a go at the millionaire war criminal who ruined a good party for his own financial benefit
In fact if they were playing out my back door i’d have them done for trespassing !!!!
Successful people build each other up.
They motivate, inspire, and push each other.
Unsuccessful people just hate, complain and blame the Green Brigade
Big GB shoutout to , Macjay, Tony, Big Cup Winners and a few others who’s names at this time escapes me.
#MatchTheFineForPalestine
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Seems McInnes is getting the excuses in early – guy is a bottler and if he was at Celtic he’d have no place to hide. But as a Hun, nothing will be said, ala Super Swally.
Burgas
Before I left my dads I watched STV news and the Killie assistant manager all but threw in the towel
Sevco to win both halves by the looks of it
Ron Bacardi
Guess a lot will depend on what signings we make before the window closes.
Hopefully we can get a couple of signings that are good enough to walk straight into the team.
Id love them to both be solid midfielders and i believe we would see benefits from strengthening that area at both ends of the pitch.
Its going to be a huge step for us to try to compete at this level once again and as much as Brendan has already made a huge difference…….we may need to keep in mind that we were ‘just happy to be there again and anything else would be a bonus’ if it does prove to be too big a step and we suffer at the hands of these teams!
Mr Corbyn said the party had to do more to challenge the “austerity” of the SNP government, but admitted Labour was facing a “big fight ahead and a long road back”.
Jesus wept…..from the abstainers…. What a grave they have dug….
Give me the Proclaimers every time….
Enjoy your night..
Braw.
Quonno –
It’s not so long ago, when the transfer market was very quiet, supporters on here were demanding that Peter Lawwell let the supporters know what is happening on the transfer front.
Now he is being criticised for telling the supporters what is happening on the transfer front.
You board-haters teally need to make up your minds, or get a good memory.
Evening Burgas….
Am new in the village ….lots of traditions etc etc…great to see how everyone integrates… And how village life is treasured….
I will eventually drive them all daft….but in the brawest of ways!!!!
Keep it lit..
A.
I think it would be folly to sign a striker in this window, i’d rather a right back and a solid defensive midfielder, someone who’ll take no sh*t, get stuck in and intimidate the opposition.
Still impressed with that Ogu fella from HBS and at €1.5 million surely worth a punt.
Need to punt the dead weight around the club too. Hard to shift though if no one wants them.
BURGAS HOOPS
I’ll watch until they score,but I’m obsessed.
That Lovenkrands hasn’t become any less of a Richard over the years…..
Maybe that violent assault from Alan Thompson did some permanent damage?
whilst your basking in the warm glow of the famous glasgow CELTIC reaching the group stages of the CL
Spare a wee thought for a 4yr old scottish club with lofty ambitions of getting their passport stamped
we will be watching
NEYMAR they will be watching NAE MARK
we will be watching
JOE HART they will be watching OLD FARTS
we will be watching
THIAGO sevco will be suffering from LUMBAGO
for all lurking sevconions
GIRFUY
I am asking again as I am quite thick and have no sense of direction…where exactly is CQN corner?
If I approach, is there a special greeting or password?
Will I have to fill out a form?
Will I be asked if I prefer square or sliced?
Is there a CQN chief who does the introductions?
Will someone go through my pockets to see if I have a Palestinian key ring?
Will CQNers make fun of my big nose and sticky-out ears?
Should I take the risk or just go straight to my seat?
So many questions…I’m awfy nervous…
Looking for spares for the Barca game!!!!!!!!!!! – keep me in mind.
MayAsWellGetInQuick CSC
BLANTYRETIM
It’s not like it’ll be the first time they’ve thrown in the towel BT.
BRAW
Somebody’s got to the new kid on the block………………………enjoy it and join in :-))
NYE BEVANS
Well if yir watching it fingers X’d the hun dont score.
Wee Bobby Collins
Next to pools office, just ask Jim Ward if you know him, not sure if my dad will be there as he is in Malones pre match
Catman,
Any word on signings? The window closes on the 31st correct everyone?
HH,
CaliBhoy
Good evening everyone, the Celtic family should be in good heart, massive games ahead but first we have a huge game tomorrow.
I an travelling solo tomorrow , my usual game partner is away for the weekend,and don’t have a ticket yet, will the ticket office be huge or will I land lucky and take on on offer near the ground?
These thoughts will occupy my mind while others fret over the performance of another newly formed Glasgow club .
I will also check out the Bayern Munich game on BT, just in case we grow them in the semi final.
Weebobbycollins….
Just for you …
http://www.joe.ie/life-style/video-this-is-why-you-must-never-ask-a-kerryman-for-directions/484803
Braw.
Grow? I did mean draw.
Weebobbycollins
CQNers will be mingling about here…..
https://twitter.com/celticfcpools/status/489717220617228288
They don’t stick out like sore thumbs or anything and neither will you so just go up to someone you feel comfortable about talking to and ask them if they are a CQNer.
Im sure you will find someone pretty quickly and once you do, you will then get to meet and put a face to a lot more of them.
Hoping to stop by myself so hopefully you will be about so i can say hello!
That’s about all you or anyone gets from me as im a bit shy but they are a lovely bunch and will make you welcome.
HH
Hard to see anything other than a Sevco win tonight. Killie are poor and having just had a look at their team I don’t recognise most of their players. Boydachenko up front as well.
BT…don’t know JW but do know your dad and I think he’ll remember me…thanks…
Good Evening.
Something new about yesterday’s draw…
“The Group Of Violent Death”
https://theclumpany.wordpress.com/2016/08/26/the-group-of-violent-death/
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/the-high-cost-of-keeping-sevco-relevant/
Auldtam,
Prior to Brendan , Lawwell controlled all ins/outs which resulted in the deterioration to level of Sevco semi final defeat. As the de facto CEO/ Director of Football It was right the fans challenged him on signings.
Now with Brendan it is zilch to do with him. He should not interfere in Brendan’s area of responsibility and he should have kept his mouth shut. However he couldn’t help himself. Only Brendan can update the fans on football matters.
Lawwell can stick to reporting the annual accounts. Unfortunately Brendan has to rely on him to close deals and that is a concern. Brendan will have identified 3 or 4 players to Lawwell to bring in whom he will have an in principle agreement with ( incl wages ). It will then be up to Lawwell to close the transfer deal with the clubs. If he messes around like he did with Sinclair it might only one. Brendan will need to keep the pressure on the beancounter to deliver.
This should be Lawwells last year. He has been at Celtic too long and he is past his sell by date.