A cursory look at our fellow pot 4 Champions League teams shows the extent of the challenge. Six of the eight teams lost: Steaua Bucharest (3-0), Austrian Vienna (0-1), Celtic (2-0), Real Sociedad (0-2), Plzen (0-3), Anderlecht (2-0).
Copenhagen got one of the better results of the night, a 1-1 draw at home to Italian champions, Juventus, while Napoli, who split Juve and Milan in the Italian league last season, but are still a pot 4 team, recorded the only bottom tier win, a 2-1 victory over last season’s finalists, Borussia Dortmund.
Napoli are in a different category than the rest but Celtic are in with a decent chance of out-performing others from pot 4.
Sociedad’s home reversal to Shakhter Donetsk, who are going through a rebuilding process was a shock, but Valencia’s 0-3 Europa League defeat to Swansea indicates a worrying scenario for Spanish football below the uber-indebted Barca and Real Madrid. As a general rule, anything which undermines one of the economically powerful football nations should be welcomed by those disenfranchised by the size of their TV market (that’s us).
Shakhtar Karagandy put in a credible performance before going down 2-1 in Greece, a far better showing than Elfsborg’s 4-0 collapse in Salzburg. Best of luck to the Kazaks.
I’ve been going to the football long enough to remember black players being booed whenever they touched the ball. The phenomenon seemed to arrive here in the late 70s and faded around a decade later, although such is human nature I don’t think complacency is appropriate. Homophobia is a different matter.
‘Out’ gay footballers are so rare I don’t know what the reaction would be at a match but the crowd-bullying phenomenon which can exist in the game makes any minority vulnerable. The first step is to explain to the hard-of-thinking what they are doing, and the error of their ways.
Can rainbow coloured laces change the world? Stonewall have distributed rainbow coloured laces to every player in the UK, asking them to wear them this weekend. We’ll not see the WAGs acronym become WAGSABAH overnight but it feels like an appropriate, colourful, first step.
Keep reaching for that rainbow, Celtic.
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Valentino
What do I fancy in the ayr gold cup ?
Red stripe thanks :),
masty is neil lennon and both of us are supporting wee oscar
20:24 on 20 September, 2013
I hear what your saying mate but fry and paddy power have nothing to do with it they only said its a good think like a lot of others and it’s not about showing support for persecuted gay players it’s to show the gay players who are scared to come out that they will be supported by the players in there team and by the clubs HH
FSTB
Going on what I have seen of the U20’s. Jackson is the complete CM player with an amazing engine. So is young Marcus imo.
The Spirit Of Arthur Lee
20:23 on
20 September, 2013
valentinesday
Genesis
He would fall asleep at the wheel
Anyway
Good Evening CQN
“””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””
Your tea’s out pal…..our your Suppers Ready.
valentinesday
568ml of Carlsberg Export
hun skelper
paddy power has jumped on it simply for publicity, he has bought and sent a pair to every registered player in the uk…I hear your take on the reason behind it, but its a bit like the guy telling his mate if I tell you something will you promise not to laugh?…if there are any gay players that have yet to come out and I am sure there are, surely they should be allowed to play it to coin a phrase to do it in their own time. just saying….
Latchford
IMO the Milan game could have went either way as the game unfolded and If Stokesy
had just been a fraction lighter with his free kick we would have left with a point at least .
I thought the bhoys grew into the game and hopefully it will stand them in good stead in the future
HH
Blantyretim
The claws would have been out for this character. First and last :)
we all knew how hard this group was when it was drawn,almost to a man we said that as long as we did not make a mug of our selves, we would be quite happy and take what fate threw at us, I am still the same,it just shows how far the wee man from lurgan and his squad have come that in 9 months we have came away from the nou camp and san siro feeling hard done by…..
Quiz tonight?
No quiz raspberry.
CRC posted last week..
goldstar10 20:21
Some people have no choice but to listen to it, on a bus home from work. :(
I heard Andy Walker take the proverbial out of Templar Smith the other night, the nation heard it as well. I don’t blame Templar for being so arrogant, after all he has bought in fully to their Fundamental Belief system, that Man can become God. Well played Andy on this occasion.
Templar is Holier than All after all. LMFAO.
TBJ
Getting better amigo. Much more like my old self. Going back to work this week was a big step forward.
Onwards and upwards.
HH
blantyretim is praying for the knox family
20:45 on 20 September, 2013
No quiz raspberry.
CRC posted last week..
Cheers
DD
Thanks for the feedback ,I agree regards wanting to see JI in the midfield .
Regards Marcus did he play in a couple of the pre season games as well the first one seeing him keep possession and play the simple pass but the second one seeing him be more forward and incisive with his passing .
If so I seem to remember the bhoy keeping his head up all the time (ala the maestro )
What age is young Marcus ,younger than JI (22) I believe .
HH
He posted that the quiz was ending unless someone was wiling to take it on..
He is too busy with the predictor league at the moment.
EDB
My motto. .. carpe diem.
Seize the day … if not for me then for my loved ones who never got to do the things I now do :)
EDB
One step at a time auld yin
hendrix67
20:28 on 20 September, 2013
Thanks to all for the good luck messages, I’m sure I won’t need them.
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Create as many wee Jimmiys as possible m8, you and the Wonderful Lady know it makes sense.
masty
I have to agree with you on all counts
HH
Fergus STB
Jackson Irvine played at centre back for the Celtic development team and was actually used there once (half time sub maybe)during the pre-season.
HH
fergus slayed the blues
wisnay pickin a fight mate, just don’t see the point in it, well I do for paddy power…as for fry, he’s just a royalist dafty..
BT
Question 1 … whos the only club to ever win the big cup
Q2 .. which club won the european cup with all players from own country
Q3… which team did john fallon play for
Q4 ..who are the current spl champions
Q5 …. complete the following song … come on you bhoys in ?????
Goodnight Timland.
God bless all Celtic fans……..no matter whether your
straight or gay……….church,chapel,synagogue,temple,
or no religion at all………Celtic the original all inclusive club.
TBJ
Is Question 1 a trick wan
FSTB
Should-have-read-back-itis.
I meant CB in the first team pre-season.
Tbj.
Think I could answer them all…
FSTB
Marcus is 18/19. He would also run through a brick wall to win the ball. Glad these bhoys have the chance to be tutored by the great Danny McGrain. Like what he has done for Adam and Mikael.
hen rik 1 superb we don’t stand up to this mob rule getting fed up with cant do cant say just do it lawell in position of strength just ask uefa to clarify are they new club simple shut fat boy and hoardes up. I spend thousands each year coming over to games wont stop but tempted sometimes lets finish this mob off god imagine if in reverse we would be long gone hh
BT
Sorry.. I forgotted to say
Predictor ye say .. well.. I predict a riot :)
Btw… did mini bt join the gabby agbon lou hour fan club :))))
Soal
Your sharper than my Gillette mack 16
…. difference between club and holding co obviuooozly
BT
Aye .. efter ye phone a friend .
Or yer da :)
Tbj.
For her cl package today.
saves me getting her a strip with 1d on the back..
The old yin is bad enough with her mulgrew top..o)
SOAL
Cheers mate and I’ve been given the strength to move on. Much more content within myself these past few weeks.
EDB
Delighted
BT
Get the lassie a 1D hoops shirt ….. finger ooot you ;)
Im hearing roomers the hootenany might kick off in the koscb
Edb
Hope to see you at Celtic park soon mate..
As long as malorbhoy is paying for a change..
Tbj
I’m worse than ole bmcuwi thought it was Sunday due to it being September weekend..