Our great times and our fantasies

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Telfer, McManus, O’Dea, Naylor. That’s the Celtic defence who took Milan to extra time without conceding a goal in regulation time in either leg in 2007.

We won a corner in the last minute of the 90 that night. After two intense games, we had earned the right to load their box and take our chance. That’s how close Gordon Strachan came to taking Celtic to the Champions League quarterfinals, at the expense of Milan, who won the tournament that year.

In 2012, Neil Lennon’s Celtic played perhaps the greatest con dude ever in 2012, losing only to an injury time goal in Barcelona and winning at Celtic Park.

In 2003 I remember World Soccer’s report on the Uefa Cup Final. Apparently the better team won as Celtic relied on being compact and robust to take the game to extra time.

These are some of our greatest times. They will never return until we drop our fantasies.

 

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  1. garygillespieshamstring on

    I won’t turn it on.

     

     

    I know it is ridiculous, but I still believe I can influence the result of a football match seven miles away by pressing a button on my remote control.

  2. AuroraBorealis79 on

    This season celtic has been outstanding. A little cockiness crept in over the last 2 games with the dortmund result a wake-up call to all. I have accepted it & moved on. My only concern is Brendans, “the players got spooked comment.” I disagree with this assessment. Celtic played an overloaded attack with an extremely high line. We lost due to a tactical failure, if the manager fails to accept this & re-evaluate his strategy going forward then we are doomed to repeating this failure against any team that are fast on the break

  3. The huns are not in our European competition.

     

     

    Why the focus ? Who gives a f@ck.

     

     

    Old firm csc.

  4. ‘broony explains why he picked Celtic over Ragers’

     

     

    on the ‘let me be frank podcast’ on tiktok is an interesting 1 minute 16 sec watch

  5. Ordinary Joe, I’m not saying we shouldn’t park the bus ( Scotland did 23% possession 1 shot at goal) I’m saying it wouldn’t matter we’d still have been battered

  6. Greenpinta.

     

    Don’t like it,easy,DONT FEKIN READ.Or are you now the Blog censor.Away and give me fekin peace.

     

    Now 3-1 Lyon,for anyone interested.Obviously not Greenpinta.

  7. AuroraBorealis79 on

    TURKEYBHOY on 3RD OCTOBER 2024 8:44 PM

     

    Lyon bring on a £ 32 million signing.FFS

     

     

     

    It’s not fabio silva by ay any chance?

  8. “Greenpinata on 3rd October 2024 8:34 pm

     

    TWhy the focus ? Who gives a f@ck.”

     

     

    I would guess about 99% of Celtic supporters do !

  9. Prestonpans bhoys on

    HT 🗣 boooooo say the crowd 😂

     

     

    Tbh Lyon are great going forward but comical at the back.

  10. AuroraBorealis79 on

    Big Phil’s half-time team talk “don’t worry lads, although we’re losing 3-1, we are leading the ‘best team is losing cup’ by 3-1. Great game!”

  11. On the should we/shouldn’t we question – I am working from home and doing boring stuff today, I look up when I hear crowd noise.

     

     

    I am also pleased Hearts won and are temporarily (I’m sure) in 6th place. Any body know why zero fans in stadium?

     

     

    Totally agnostic on der hun as they don’t directly impact us. A reality check being delivered Ipox tonight also, though.

  12. Prestonpans bhoys on 3rd October 2024 8:53 pm

     

     

    The BBC`s take on the boos:

     

     

    `Boos follow the half-time whistle. Whether they’re for the referee or the home players, I’m unsure.`

  13. The returnof weeron on

    Well,

     

    I haven’t seen sevco play this season. I watched the Glasgow derby and never saw them play. Pretty well same as today.

     

     

    I don’t watch them as a rule, but Lyon are giving a decent show today.

     

     

    I hope that all of you guys are recovering. Maybe Lyon have another few goals in them….

     

     

    And…we have the same number of points as Real Madrid.

     

     

    Just saying…

     

     

    Weeron

  14. TexasTim

     

     

    When I lived away from Scotland, I was only slightly interested in The Huns` scores. Since I moved back to Scotland, that has changed because of the way they are favoured here by the media and the football authorities.

  15. The New Saints ( green and White Hoops on the front of their jerseys) are drawing 0-0 with Fiorentina after 55 minutes

     

    !

  16. Not Smoked @ 9:10 –

     

     

    I hear you.

     

     

    Another news: Manure down 3-2 at Porto after a 2-0 lead.

     

     

    4-1 Lyon.

  17. Prestonpans bhoys on

    Hot Smoked on 3rd October 2024 9:05 pm

     

     

     

    That did make me smile, almost as much as their 4th goal 😂

  18. Evening all.

     

     

    Not watching that mob. ‘ma telly dis’nae play them, unless they’re getting beat.

     

     

    Remember, Lyon are 11th of 18 in France.

     

     

    That mob are at home, they’re pish.

     

     

    If it remains the same score line near the end I my listen to the radio or I’ll check to see if my telly has reconfigured itself.

     

     

    HH

     

     

    Watching Porto v Man Utd

     

     

    I hate Porto and Man Utd are not far behind, A good game to watch.

     

     

    Porto are still roll about cheating B’s.

     

     

    Man Utd have spent ‘BILLIONS’ on their squad over the recent past.

     

     

    Celtic supporters ( which I am one of ) expect that a 20yr old (11m) player is about to elevate our team ‘to the next level’.

     

     

    Man Utd go from 0-2, to 3-2 down.

     

     

    Football has gone mad.

     

     

    Looking forward to watching that mob later.

     

     

    Stay classy.

     

     

    Tell your friends, they’ll like it.

     

     

    It’s good to be a Tim.

     

     

    HH.

     

     

    Brian.

     

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    Just flashed up, 1-4.

  19. The Hun signing kwasajiro or whatever,Roy saying he was very impressive in Malmo.

     

    Against a team that never had a shot on target.Dear me,is he hurting.His commentary is much more entertaining than the Huns.

     

    Man U manager on the verge of the sack I think.

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