If you were a professional football player, you would love to be in the Celtic dressing room tomorrow evening. You would have the perfect opportunity to challenge yourself; put in a big, meaningful performance. Record a bit of history and create a uniquely memorable victory.
There are some players who are fraught with anxiety on such occasions, but there are others who NEED these games, need an edge, to reach their peak. If we have a team full of the latter, Legia are in for a torrid night.
I’m doing my best to ignore the naked opportunism in our media this week. There is no point complaining about it, lose heavily and you become vulnerable to those who live to revel in a Celtic defeat. Don’t lose and you don’t give them (friends and foes alike) a chance.
We’ve been here before. Artmedia, Braga, Utrecht, Sion (despite the reprieve) and Karagandy all exposed an aching heart. European football is unforgiving, try to transition and you’ll find someone ready to exploit, but that doesn’t mean you are wrong to transition.
We might talk about this transition more later in the month but we have a game to win first. Can’t wait.
Check out the fantastic work by the cyclists who are taking part in the Paradise to Cardenden Cycle 2014 on 6 September. You can join them – all you need is a bike. Get involved, you’ll be delighted you did, I promise. Read about it here.
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starry plough
21:22 on
5 August, 2014
Mrs Starry just said, ” Oh Rangers do they still play I thought they were dead!”
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Your beloved’s English is terrible…it’s DEID!
HH to the starry family.
that wasnt a debate, Salmond won by a mile.
darling came across as camerons batboy. snet across the border cos the real tories couldny be bothered
roll on independence.
Hibs night and day from last season,Stubbs only been in a couple of weeks,a few loan players fae Everton they won’t be far away
bcw,
I was asked on here a few years ago about my opinion on independence, I like the idea but I don’t believe Scottish society is mature enough to deal with it, then along comes the OBB just to prove my point. Exiled Tim if your looking in I still don’t think we’re mature enough and I stand by my estimation of 50 years before Scotland will be anywhere near mature enough to be trusted to protect all its inhabitants.
50 years a lot to us and probably much more suffering under Tory rule but I honestly fear the alternative under the thumb of a populist sectarian racist. The torys don’t care who gets screwed its random, that can’t be said for this Scottish nationalist mob
….PFayr supports WeeOscar
21:30 on
5 August, 2014
CK
I don’t need to watch any debate involving Salmond to decide
It’s a NO from me ….the SNP can keep their half baked economic policy
As opposed to the wonderful economic policies that have been foisted onto us for years.
You are having a fekin laugh,you are,arent you?.
Total,absolute tripe.Policies that have got us the lowest life expectancy in Britain.56 in Shettleston.Food banks.Bedroom tax.Half the children in Scotland living below the poverty line.
These are not SNP statistics.
If all you can contribute is a hatred for Salmond,better to stay out of any reasonable debate.
TURKEYBHOY SAYS YES.
The scots don’t have it in them to vote yes.
After the no vote, brace yourself Scotland for the biggest toe in the nads from Westminster you’ve ever witnessed.
Payback time for even thinking about going it alone.
ma wee niece got her question in right at the end there ,funding for Gaelic schools,sadly got lost as the final points were to begin,,,,but well done Ruadth….
braw say says yes indeedy ………
Canman
do you think the Snp would govern the people of Scotland.?
Not decided as yet btw.. the no annoy me nearly as much as the little snide salmond.
Delaney’s, you dealt well with the chap, on Sunday night, who disagreed with you about how good the Clash were.
Joe did indeed come from a wealthy background but was definiteily a man for the ordinary person.
It would be great if its another memorable european night for us. We should send Cokey into the dressing room before the game he will get the players fired up.
Bada
Originally, I had assumed that Hearts and Sevco would be promoted. Now, I am not so sure. Hibs are miles ahead of what they were last season and Sevco are nothing special in that league. Will it still be considered the best League in the world if Sevco are struggling?
JJ
DD
not sure will try and get a hold of him and let you know
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
21:49 on 5 August, 2014
Who is the ‘populist sectarian racist’ you speak of?
Ole pat kane trying his damdest to look like T4…
DALLAS DALLAS
Cheers for the info on the t-shirt stall.
Got one of the Steve McQueen efforts already.
A cracker. Very subtle.
an tearmann,
Salmond and his nats propped up the thatcher govt when they could have been ousted, never forget that, his words were, the Thatchers policies were not objectionable ffs.
Turkeybhoy
Doesn’t live here
Arch…,
Remind me who introduced the offensive behaviour bill and why ?
tictaewin
21:50 on 5 August, 2014
The scots don’t have it in them to vote yes.
After the no vote, brace yourself Scotland for the biggest toe in the nads from Westminster you’ve ever witnessed.
Payback time for even thinking about going it alone.
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I sincerely hope your first sentence is wrong, but, I am 100% in agreement with your “post-NO” event possibilities. Doomsday for us if we(YES), lose!
HH
End London rule.YES
Good article on National Collective site.
http://nationalcollective.com/2014/08/04/gerry-hassan-the-glasgow-games-the-great-war-and-a-requiem-for-the-post-war-dream/
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
21:54 on
5 August, 2014
DALLAS DALLAS
Cheers for the info on the t-shirt stall.
Got one of the Steve McQueen efforts already.
A cracker. Very subtle.
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i got the steve mcqueen racing driver in the away strip 2003 image.
crackin
Early to bed, early rise, early finish, Go on The Leather Belts, Let’s pull this one off, Hoops need us tomorrow more than ever, C’mon Celtic, we can do it.
neil cana…
“Salmond and his nats propped up the thatcher govt when they could have been ousted…”
Really? I never knew that! How could they have done that?
St stivs
talking to a mate who had a traumatic episode in Tenerife.
folk from the port doing the bouncy, he was astounded of forehead to
Neustad, at the Reykjavik game at Murrayfield, I parked in Belford Road, about a ten minute walk from Haymarket.
We parked just along from an eaterie called Cafebraw. I thought of you when I passed it.
Never had time to taste it’s fayre unfortunately.
I had a chat with a Sevco supporting mate, he will not accept liquidation happened, even when faced with fact, he says many companies carry on after liquidation!!!!!
Another point we discussed was the most competitive league in the world ever.
He said it will be, and I mentioned it will be competitive, but 2 100 year old men in a 100m race would be competitive, lacking in interest or quality, but you won’t know who will win, or if the competitors will reach the end!
Don’t think we are talking now.
Turkeybhoy
I have first hand experience of running a business in Scotland
The business I’m involved is one which the SNP govt and their policies have a direct effect on ….the effect hasn’t been a positive one
Don’t lecture me whilst you live in another country and have no such experience
justafan
21:59 on
5 August, 2014
They voted with the conservative opposition ,thereby bringing on the General Election of June`79.
From memory.
JJ- The play offs were invented to give the huns a dog’s chance of promotion.
Dallas
Haha, he would seriously inspire our players and terrify the life out of the Legia team if he visited their dressing room. :)))
D D
Did Fanning make you any money today??
Neil canamalar
If you are voting No, because of the offensive behaviour bill, then please stay in your bed on 18th Sep…
Seriously, you think thats the most important issue facing Scotland as a nation???
BT,
During my discussion with exiled Tim all those years ago I said if the nats put up a constitution or even discussed a constitution as opposed to bullshit economic pie in the sky then there might be merit in it.
They chose wrong IMO and all we have is might sand maybes instead of guarantees about our rights. Worse they have shown that certain sections of Scottish society will be vilified if that’s what it takes to win the populist vote.
I believe if there was a yes vote it would take years for Salmond to allow a free election and not before he had caused irrevocable damage similar to what the torys are currently doing.
In Albufeira tonight – walked past Jinky’s Bar – they’re advertising the game on tomorrow night – this is in answer to at least 20 posts over the next 24 hours asking “is the game on TV tonight”.
Oh and – lots of zombies about.
Aye Turkeybhoy so you just listen up to PFayr n Canamaler for your opinion. Right ?
Right !
Hail Hail.
bada
Indeed, even if they come fourth they’ll still get promoted – two ties with MIB, jobs a goodun
If I hadn’t did my own research if be on the fence after that debate.
Pair of f…
MWD still says AYE
Pf
is the reduction in legal aid budget in scotland on a par with the english cuts?
I see some don’t understand the difference between voting for Independence and voting for Salmond…it’s simple…get out of the UK & chase him at next election…or…stay and get more of the same, with a slap for getting uppity thrown in to remind us who’s boss…