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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Florida Ghirl
Good to hear the King of King’s is over for the match
What did I say in an earlier post about the omens
looking good for the Hoops in 125 years cheers
everyone it’s party time mode
I’m not the financial type, but even I can tell our accounts are in outstanding condition.
The future’s bright. The future’s Gree.
n
Hi everybody
Long time lurker.
I am looking for a ticket for Tuesday for a friend, I know demand is high and it is a long shot figured it was worth a try. My friend is happy to pay face value but said he would be willing to stretch to £60. If anybody was able to help it would be greatly appreciated. Obviously, one of us would be willing to travel to pick ticket up in Scotland.
Thanks again
Even the Pope now upstages the Zombies despicable wishlist by admitting he’s f****d himself with the effort of his unseen fenian hand in their downfall (copyright followFollow conspiracies #666).
Choices for a new Pontif? If Henrik doesn’t get it this time he never will…
Where is Pollock?
MWD
miki67
17:24 on 11 February, 2013
I’m not the financial type, but even I can tell our accounts are in outstanding condition.
The future’s bright. The future’s Gree.
miki67
17:25 on 11 February, 2013
n
I beleieve this site is for everyone,,,speech impediment or not,,,, ;)
and poor spellers
Getting revved up for the morra. Got ma Grolsch, chicken wings all set. Bring on the pasta.
Under 20’s 4/6 to beat Dunfermline under 20’s! 55 mins gone
Have we a strong team out?
Greetings all!
Any Celts in St Petersburg can watch the game in an ‘Irish’ bar called ‘O’Hooligans’ in the centre of the city.
WINNING CAPTAINS: you might not remember but you wrote some kind words about trying to help me find somewhere to watch the game. Thanks. I can now watch it at 11.45pm and cheer for our club! A big hail hail to other Celts living in the largest country in the world!
I intend to try to promote the Celts out here by giving tops to some friends and locals. Would anyone be interested in giving me their unwanted (but in good condition) tops?
Thanks also to our Polish friend who always injects much humanity into this blog. I wish you well.
TO: HAVIN A PARTY WHEN SEVCO DIE…I wish you luck mate….but sevco have a better chance of movin to England.
Slan agat..
is the blog goosed