Results in preseason friendlies are (fortunately) notoriously unreliable indicators of results in competitive games, but Celtic will be alarmed at the scale of the deficit against Greuther Fuerth, from the German second tier, especially after reversals against Sevastopol and Cluj. Clubs from Ukraine, Romania and Germany are apparently organised, even during the summer months.
Next week’s game against Cliftonville is Celtic’s first test, but they will come thick and fast from now on.
Losing a friendly 6-2 brought an unwelcome feeling. Then I wondered how it would have felt to lose a competitive game by the same score to a major rival. Ouch. Made me feel a little better.
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The 1989 Cup Final is one of the most enjoyable occasions I can remember as a Celtic fan.
Not a classic, but big Roy barging everybody oot the way to grab the ball and take the throw in when it should have been theirs, will live in the memory for ever.
HH!!
Bmcuw
HT was more likely to be stirring his pimms with it during Wimbledon.
Yes Pimms.
Somethings not quite right when a 67 regular is on the pimms.
Has there been any reason given as to why the RC game has been moved to the evening kick-off rather than the normal lunchtime kick-off for live games?
The game was never going to be a 3pm kick-off – anybody thinking otherwise has been living on Mars for the last 20 years – but why tea-time?
I can only think Sky have already got a full schedule of sport that lunchtime, but with no EPL on then that would seem unlikely, unless they have live coverage of the wasp arm-wrestling from Banff.
Though the Championship starts that weekend and there is a 12.15 kick-off so that might be the reason
Oh, and virtually none of our away games will be 3pm kick-offs for most of the season, nor will our games after the split so might as well get the moans in now instead of acting all shocked when it’s announced
” A rainy night in Dingwall…
…an’ ah believe
that it’s rainin’ all over the wurld….”
HAMILTON TIM
I hope yer wee visit to yer Mammy was more sweet than bitter.
Difficult time indeed.
But at least you could get there without a barge this time! Remember January? Wow…..
Btw,I think we scored a consolation against Arsenal that day.
Or I may have been,as EUROCHAMPS67 might say,very very drunk….
Che
It’s not long til Christmas.
ProvosPimmsCSC
Congratulations to hoopslegend Beram Kayal on his appointment as ole Sellick Scapegoat for the 2013-14 season.
Given that we’re yet to kick a ball in earnest this must be some kind of record.
CHE
Somethings not quite right when a 67 regular is on the pimms
I reckon you must have spelt the last word wrong,shoooorly?
Dontbrattbakkinanger
Hopefully it will have the same beneficial effect on him as it did on The Samster!!
BMCUW
Lots of laughs and a few tears!
I’m really sorry that I didn’t have the opperchancity to allow you to buy me copious amounts of alcohol but there’ll be other times :-)
Has anyone read or heard anything of the fitness of Adam Matthews? It’s now getting unlikey he’ll be fit to figure in the CL qualifiers. I would feel better if he was back in our defence for those.
Starry- or Broonie.
England 98/2 , lunch on first day.
HAMILTON TIM
Family are paramount,bud.
Never any question there.
Besides,takes me a fortnight to apologise to my family for the state I get in after an evening in your company,so infrequent dayoooots are mibbes for the best,haha!
Btw,much of the apologies are for not inviting them!!!!!
Bmcuw
He ain’t joking about the procurement of alcoholic beverages
Wee Calton Tongues had more cash than Donald Trump till he met HT
BMCW
Orange club?? Hope uv been thru the sheep dip tank?? Head first btw!!
Che
When I first met him his hair was like Donald Trump’s too!
Sir Paul
jist in fae the jiggin'( whit?.. Ah’m still oan Vacation!)
Ah agree.
Ye jist canny go by Friendly Results..
Ah say that Last Night’s Game wiz a Primer.. fur a Noo Series..
“It’s ALWAYS the Cast.. No The Play”
Controversial as Hell..withoot a Doot… But.. Read Oan…
Ah suppose ye wull want me tae expand ,oan that?
And.. that’s a Bugger!
Oh awe right.. Here Goes…
In the First Half.. Celtic Held Thur Ain…
We went in fur a Cuppa.. wit the Score… Tied.
Tied, Ye Say?
Yep.. Penalties Dinna Coont.. In Kojo’s Book.
Scoring By a Penalty, has no reflection Witsoevahhhhhhhhhh.. .in Judging the Penalized Team’s Defensive Set-up.
At Half -Time.. We were Offishully.. doon.. 3-2. but the difference between us and them.. wiz.. A Penalty.
In the Second Half.. Noo, Make sure that ye get o this.. written down.. fur there wull be Pop Quiz.. Latah!
In the Second Half, right frum the git Go…
We noted that .. Messrs. MULGREW, VAN DIJK and FORSTER.. Hiv awe bin REPLACED~
at the 67th Minute Mark..
MOUYOKOLO, SAMMI, STOKESY.. are taken aff..
Score,at this Time.. Still.. 2-2.. as per the Kojo Method..
Officially, of course!,, it is still UNCHANGED, at .. 3-2
At the 74th Minute.. which is ..7 minutes later..
Celtic, Lose a Goal…
Score Now… 3-2, by Kojo reckoning.. 4-2, Offishully.. of course.
but, Wait One Cotton Picking Minute!
Celtic Players.. look in Puzzled askance tae the Referee..
Reason?
This Goal wiz an OFF- SIDE WAN!
Bummer!
By Kojo’s Reckoning?
Score is Still.. TIED..at .. 2-2!
in the 77th Minute… IZAGUIRRE…is replaced by.. a Kid.. WATERS.
At this Point.. the Celtic Roof.. shows signs o’… Decay,,
Furth, go oan the Ran Dan..
and Nae Wunder!
Celtic , is Noo Defending wi’ a Bunch of Replacement,, Subs..
oor defense hid Loast.. FRASER, MOUYOKOLO, MULGREW, VAN DIJK , IZAGUIRRE.. AND.. our strike force.. has loat.. SAMMI, STOKES.
but, we are still Hingin oan tae a 2-2 tie! (Kojo’s Reckoning, of course.. which is the RIGHT RECKONING)
At the 83 Minute Mark.. ( Only .. 7 li’l minutes tae go)..
Furth , are Awarded anither… Penalty!
which thae score..
By Kojo’s Reckoning .. we are STILL TIED…2 – 2..
Official Score.. we are Getting Leathered.. 5-2!
The Celtic Roof.. Comes Crashing Doon… Nae Wunder!
in the 88 Minute.. Furth Scores,, wi a Bounced Heider… If ye Know whit Ah mean!
Game over.. thankfully…
When you Look at the Official Score.. Celtic 2 Furth 6,
Celtic, took a Tanking!
Howevahh….
By Kojo’s Reckoning It wiz a Close Encounter!
Celtic2 Furth 3!
We gave them a Hellava Game.. considering , we Played Maist of it.. with
an Unrecognizable Celtic Eleven..composed Mainly..of .. Subs and Kids.
and Furth… wur Helped oot.. Admirably.. By a Generous Homer,of a Ref!
Now, Ah see that Ye know whit Ah meant..
“It’s ALWAYS the Cast.. No . The Play”
Right?
Damn Right.
Celtic,are looking a wee bit Wapid.. But they ur .. Far, Far, fae being..
Oot fur the Coont…as Ah am sure the Newsies..And.. Yes
Aloat of Members of This Sainted Blog.. May be Cogitatin’ Oan!
Like Ah Said .. Last Night… after watching this game..
This Score is a Bunch of BULL PUCKY,,
Pay nae Attenshun..
This Game,served it’s Purpose…. and Admirably so..
As An Exercise..in getting..well.. an… Exercise.. Fur the Players.
and
That is all She Wrote!
Kojo
Still…Laughin’
Kojo
Excellent summary, chapeau..
Is Mc Fadden on board yet? He wd be good for us in Europe and NI next week. imo.
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/
Think he signed a two year deal with Murderwell did he no?
KOJO
Bloody hell,I said much of that on the phone to my kid sis earlier.
Offski to a shrink……
Seriously,two dodgy pens,an offside and a seriously makeshift team.
Cup Final,I might be raging.
Friendly?
Not really. ……
Jude
He’s being unveiled at a dual conference with Robbie keane, talks are ongoing with Stephen Appiahs agent.
BMCUW
I think it’s mother who’s doing the apologising on this occasion!!
Definitely catch up in September.
Thanks Bhoys. I feel so silly now!!
Good post Kojo btw.
Union Berlin .
Berlin residing , Lincoln City supporting pal tells me he went to ——
Union Berlin 4 ——– Dundee United 1 . .
Pal says that Dundee United managed to make Union Berlin look good . Says that Utd couldn’t control the ball . Outclassed and outplayed. Pedestrian plodding versus pace and thrust. Easy win for Union Berlin.
Starry Plough
No Bad.. fur a Guy.. who. ..Nevah.. Played the . Beautiful Game!
Thanks, Pal..
By the way..
There is A Big Chunk of TREWTH in that.. as ye called it.. “SUMMARY”
of course. there is a wee .. Squish o’.. FLANNEL..in it , as weel!
Howevahhhhhhh…
All the Times.. are Pukka… and
The Loss of Such a Cadre of Worthy Individuals.. at Key Times.. by oor
Team…
Was the Bale o’ Straw that eventually Broke the Celtic Back.
Like Ah said..
“It’s ALWAYS the CAST,, Not the Play. that Matters.”
As Ah also .. Said..
That’s Controversial,As Hell.. but……
Nice Chatting,pal.
Kojo
Still.. Laughin
Siesta time.
Update from Neil on the injuries..
Lennon’s fear over growing injury list
Date: 10th July 2013 at 8:51 am
Written by: Joe McHugh | Comments (5)
Neil Lennon is concerned about his side’s growing injury list ahead of next week’s Champions League clash with Cliftonville.
A depleted Celtic side lost 6-2 to Greuther Furth last night with midfielders Scott Brown and Joe Ledley still to feature in the three games played so far.
Adam Matthews is another still waiting to see action with the midfield options starting to run thin with Victor Wanyama about to seal a £12.5m move to Southampton.
Fraser Forster and Charlie Mulgrew picked up knocks in last night’s defeat with neither player likely to be risked in Friday’s final tour match against Union Berlin.
“My main concern is we’re picking up a lot of injuries,” Lennon admitted.
“We’ve not seen Brown, Ledley or Matthews yet, and James Forrest and Gary Hooper have hardly kicked a ball on this trip.
“Charlie has picked up a strain too, and we will have to see how he is. That’s where we are, we are stretched and it’s all taking its toll.
“It’s a concern because I don’t know what team I’m going to have available for next week and we’ve still got another game to come in Berlin on Friday.”
Wanyama was due to play against Greuther Furth but was left out at the last minute with reports that his move to Southampton is back on.
The 22-year-old is expected to fly to Southampton to discuss personal terms as Celtic prepare to bank a Scottish record transfer fee.
Bobby Murdoch and Jude
Thanks,Bhoys..
Ah kid aroon and Kid Aroon..
But.. Believe Me..
When Ah wrote that .. Summary( Great Word,that.. Thanks Starry) of the Game.
Ah wizz Wearing ma best
Sunday Go tae Meeting.. Homburg.. and
No.. My Usual…
Yellow and Red Striped Beanie…. wi’ the Purple Propeller Oan Toap.
Kojo
Still Laughin
Kojo
13:17 on 10 July, 2013
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LOL. Quality, but resonant. Exactament.
Morrissey 10000 Ramsay 0
http://www.xfm.co.uk/news/morrissey-donates-compensation-pay-out-to-peta
may I just thank Richie for a great day out and his selfless contributions to the good causes we the celtic family promote
Sandman
Nice tae Read that ye Liked It,pal..
Ah see that Ye Hiv Jist Qualified fur consideration for
membership..wi Several Ithers,of Coures…
For..
Kojo’s,,
“Seekers of Wisdom and Trewth”.. Brigade.
Kojo
Still…Laughin’
Pre-season friendlies- play behind closed doors with a total media blackout/reporting restriction UNTIL the end of the season, after sweeping all before us and breaking through the CL ceiling, WHEN aforesaid results may be released to the retrospective greetin’ of the perma-malcontents.
Starry regarding Faddie I don’t think anything was signed yet ( a wee rumour that he was asked bot to sign anything just yt by us but who knows!!)
Heard a wee whisper that we are looking at Maccabi Haifa defensive midfielder Avihai Yadin as a replacementy f
Kojo… A ‘Brigade’?
Surely, for the avoidance of kettling, media harrasment and lateral movement, this must be a ‘cartel’.
“Ah’m stull bear, beer……..berserk aboot that last nicht!”