I don’t subscribe to the ‘Nothing to lose’ lobby, who seem to think underdogs can play free from the burden of having to win. Let me remind you where this Celtic team have come from…..
Celtic came through two qualifying rounds to reach the Champions League group stage, as bottom seed. The collected 10 points in six incredibly tight games to finish above Benfica and Spartak Moscow to reach the knock out stage, losing only twice.
The margin between success (first or second place) and failure (bottom) was incredibly tight. We are now 10 games into our European campaign and in the knock out stage for the first time in five years. For Celtic, these opportunities are few and far between.
The team with nothing to lose is Juventus. They are Italian champions and will be so again this year. Their major competitors, Inter and Milan, occupy fourth and fifth place in the league respectively. Napoli are the only team within 9 points of the top and they only won the league when Diego was strutting his stuff.
Juventus will be in the Champions League group stage next season and will be seeded to qualify for the knock out stage. It could easily be the quarter finals before they face another tier-one side. In other words, if Juve lost this tie, there will soon be another chance.
No one in the Celtic team knows if they will have another opportunity to reach deep inside the Champions League.
Nothing to lose? For Forster, Matthews, Hooper, Lustig, Samaras, Commons, Wanyama and Mulgew, this is the greatest chance of their professional lives. Win it and they become celebrated across Europe. They before more valuable professionals, likely to earn bigger contracts in the future. They have everything to lose.
On Friday 1 March the Lisbon Lions will be at the Kerrydale Suite providing commentary and answering questions on their magnificent European Cup final win in 1967. This has never happened in 46 years since that game, to say it is a unique opportunity fails to tell the whole story.
The event is part of our 125 4 125 campaign – central to reinvigorating the charitable spirit which is part of the club we love. It will be a family occasions, tickets are available at £10 for adults and £5 for children. The night has been organised by several fans working in conjunction with the people at Celtic Charity, so please do your best to support this great occasion. Individual tickets or tables are available, details here.
I’ll see you there.
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THE TOKEN TIM
Check yer e-mail.
You need to confirm on there to proceed.
Good luck,mate!
Amoruso ?
He was in the squad of the Italian Olympic team that won The Mediterranean Games . He never played — a joke which did the rounds at the time was that there was a clash of times between the football and the Diving Competition.
Twists n Turns.
Nice to see you posting,I’m expecting Celtic to win by two goals tomorrow,Juve not to get a shot on target.I know I’m getting old but I would like to see Celtic in another final,And Wembley would be the best venue for me.
On another tack,how’s the horses treating you,good I hope.
I gave up the horses early last year,but still watched them.Did you back the 66/1 winner of the Cesarewich last year,can’t remember the horses name,but I’m sure it was one of the horses named in your horse tips,you sent me.
I was tempted to bet it but decided not too.
Ah well that’s life.
Nice to see you posting again,How’s Chris,tell him I’m asking about him.
Mickbhoy1888
Omega 3 is supposed to make you brighter. Just joking. Ceasefire and all that. I’ve been ordered to go for a shower by the missus. Been having a duvet day today and my iPad’s running out of battery power.
Hail! Hail! Yer granpaw.
mickbhoy1888,
Fish fingers? The Findus ones are made of sea horse
Celtic reporting a turnover increase of 71% in the interims!
News just in
http://www.celticfc.net/newsstory?item=3673
Afternoon everyone. Looking for a little help please.
Will be at CP tomorrow courtesy of Thos. Cook via Glasgow airport and hire car. Doc is Neil Lennon advised me on a parking spot driving from the South which I used before but I’m now wondering as time will be tight on my flight arrival if I would be better to find somewhere on the North and walk as it might be better for getting away after the match. I’ll be coming off Junction 14 on the M8 heading down towards Alexandra Parade Station on B763. Anyone recommend a spot?
Financial Highlights
• Turnover increased by 71.0% to
£50.06m (2011: £29.27m).
• Operating expenses increased by 30.2%
to £36.96m (2011: £28.39m).
• Profit from trading of £13.10m (2011:
£0.88m).
• Profit on disposal of intangible assets
£5.20m (2011: £3.15m).
• Profit before taxation of £14.94m
(2011:£0.18m).
• Period end net bank debt of £0.13m
(2011: £7.05m).
• Investment in football personnel of
£4.65m (2011: £4.44m).
• 19 home fixtures (2011: 16).
bobby murdoch’s curled-up winklepickers
15:28 on 11 February, 2013
Whit team does he play for and have we been linked with him in the past
Ps whit Skool did he go to
mickbhoy1888/boab1888 et al,
managed to get registered and link etc.
then filled in all details re the tickets (also details for my son as I applied for youth ticket package), filled in card details etc.
Clicked complete and then page just took me to UEFA.com homepage without so much as a thats it done!
That happen to you Bhoys? or did you get email confirmation of ticket application ans the category etc?
Apologies for this, geting feeling i may be jinxed for this!
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
3 more home games as compared to last year has netted us just over £2m. So season book sales will have dropped a small amount.
Merchandising up 20% + aswell
boab1888
cheers will try again!
HH
Great figures. I’m living this Armageddon!
Sffs
So tiik the emirs shilling and now sitting in difs in Doha, already had a few suggestions for the game tomorrow night but looking for the CFC, any ideas
I see PL sacked the pope today :o)
Token tim
Thats what happened to me so went to email log in page and it allowed me to go straight to booking
So were £130K in debt with a pot of cash in the bank.. And at least one big pay day tomorrow as well as scottish cup revenue and the money from the st mirren semi.
Armageddons rubbish
I wouldn’t be too quick to tell Juve if Sami is playing tomorrow,keep them guessing.
WOW
Incredible figures from Celtic today.
LB
Old Tim
Where are you drinking around 2pm tomorrow? I might fancy a wee aperitif before the Secret Rendezvous at 3pm?
JJ
and took
Canamalar,
if you have Estadio Nacional’s email addy give him a shout as he been in Doha the last few months.
Otherwise i’ll give him a shout for you.
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
Got a fone call from a wee diehard exiled in Vancouver last night thanking me for Barca v Celtic scarfs I sent him seven weeks ago overland post ! He was buzzing about juve game and asked me to make sure the 60 000 hoops fans sang over n over Ynwa For it’s a grand old team and the list went on lol ! I said to him who do u think I am how am a gonnae get 60 000 start singing ! Ach he said just like ye always dae it only takes wan eejit and the rest will follow lol ! Couldnt disagree right enough ! COYBIG !
theoriginalsadiesbhoy @15:31
Aye aye enjoy
Samish here having a an auld quilt day on ma birthday was intending to go to the gym but juventus training nearby and hanging about all day waiting for Uefa put paid to that
Thought I would not disappoint those who sit roundabout me at CP (awrighty Gerry) with my posts
Take care
Ps Gerry the Pie.R.A should be out in force in the lounges tomorrow night and so they should be at £75 a ticket never mind steak and mince it should be Red Rum for that price
Celtic first,
Heard that,dunno why I was listening though….was seaching radio on way home for something Celtic related.
Could be an omen?
Derbyshirebhoy
Re parking.
If I was coming from the airport, I would come off the M8 and go onto the M74.
Then come off at Polmadie and follow the new East End Regen road which will take you right up to CP.
There are plenty of side roads as you get nearer the Stadium.
Going through the city centre and coming off at junction 14 seems a bit long winded and will be very busy.
No matter which way you chose, it’ll be hectic.
SPF
MICKYBHOY 1888
Got to go now-usual nightshift.
Been a pleasure.
I might see you in the No. 00 next time I’m home.
Fed up beating them all at pool,so might as well play them at darts……..
TTT,
no got his email, no sure if he’s my biggest fan :oD))
Nay harm in the old teutonic inquisitor…get the red slippers on and the feet up.
The results look good, but then I suppose we expected that. Lots of European income still to come too.
(Note for any lurking fans of The Rangers: a profit is what it is called when your income is higher than your expenditure.)
Wee bit of advice and help, lhads and lhassies, if anyone can provide it. I have been on the UEFA site and can’t get through to order tickets as there seems to be a problem with my email address. I have checked it and it is correct. I have also tried phoning them but a disembodied voice informed that I have to go online to book. Catch24….
By the way, Paul67, I am one of those who ascribe to the nothing to lose notion. My reason is that in, e.g the games some of us were discussing on here last night against the likes of Inter when Dixie missed the penalty and against AC, when big Billy blundered, we were the better team. WE WERE EXPECTED TO WIN. Not so tomorrow night. In the Nou Camp when we lost I was gutted but very proud, because we were so unlucky and had given our all. If the team does the same tomorrow night and gets beat, I will still be proud. Everything from now on this season is a bonus.
canamalar – better be careful, I don’t think we are allowed to make Pope jokes
Canamalar
who is? :-))
I’ll drop him a note and ask…….i’ll keep your name out of it if you’d prefer?
;-))
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
Off to the pub for the monday club hopes those that apply for final tickets get them HaiHail
Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon
15:50 on 11 February, 2013
The results look good, but then I suppose we expected that. Lots of European income still to come too.
(Note for any lurking fans of The Rangers: a profit is what it is called when your income is higher than your expenditure.)
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Should have mentioned that this is without using any Tax evasion mhate, they won’t get it unless you include that. ;o)
payyertaxes.csc
HH
/Bishop B
The books are looking healthy, How best to convert this into on field success? Simples, more of the same!
CL progress is of course the Key. I wonder how the first six months would be looking without CL money and how do we use this years success to ensure qualification in coming seasons.
Chucky is going around the world with a begging bowl, I don’t think that is a financial strategy really, it’s more of “Gonnay.” (Gonnay gies a pound furra cup of tea) Aye, that’s Charles green for ye, a pavement pirate with a cheap suit and a bigger begging bowl to fill.
The general trend for our income has been in decline for quite sometime now, it will be good to reverse that trend.
Bournesouprecipe,
My kids were born and brought up in the London area and love it when I trot out the odd bit of Glaswegian.
Only yesterday, I was explaining “oary boat”… and my particular favourite “naw um urnae”.
Mark Daly @markdaly2
@ChrisGraham76 a) the police haven’t asked me or the BBC for anything b) Hodge hasn’t asked police to investigate D & P c) that enough yet?
Looks like the old coppers and the good Lord ain’t squeaky clean after all.