Lots to consider after last night’s Champions League qualifiers. Top surprise of the night was Marseille being eliminated by Panathinaikos on penalties. The Greek side equalised in the 10th minute of added time at the Velodrome in what must have been a horrible way to lose for the home fans.
Should Panathinaikos reach the group stage at the expense of Braga, Celtic will earn an extra £900k in 10-year coefficient bonus. Unfortunately, Copenhagen (higher 10-year coefficient than Celtic) twice came from behind in extra time away to Sparta Prague to win through on penalties, with Larsson Jnr scoring a first minute opener for them. The Danes face Polish champions Rakow Czestochhowa in the playoffs. Rakow started the new season in mixed form, so I expect the Larssons to be celebrating.
AIK Athens continued a good night for Greek football winning away at Dinamo Zagreb. The second leg is scheduled for Saturday and a Dinamo elimination would also net Celtic around £900k. Dinamo were keen to retain Croatia international keeper Dominik Livakovic for the qualifiers, so that position could change early next week. Could be an interesting one.
This money all adds up for Celtic and shows the perils of Champions League qualification, where teams are caught early in their season’s preparation. 100 minutes into the game, it was no surprise that Marseille legs and minds were not up to the task.
Newco’s draw in Geneva earned them €5m plus takings from an additional home qualifier against PSV Eindhoven next week – huge money for a side that badly needs cash. Their season ahead of our visit to Ibrox on 3 September will be markedly different to ours until that point.
We will have played four competitive games, none against a team that has/will physically exert us. Newco will have played eight games, four of which are ideal preparation for facing Celtic. They are in Eindhoven four days before that Celtic game, with the possibility of elation or depression, as well as exertion.
There are clear negatives for Newco but after eight games they will be close to fully fit, whereas we are likely to still be finding our legs. That problem is hopefully something the backroom team can work on to mitigate. Not sure if this is a good or bad fixture mix.
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Hard luck the AUSSIE GALS….but Ive never been happier to see Engurlund win 3 – 1….BECAUSE of my Bets obviously.
LOL
HH
I was so happy….I ALMOST Cheered when Engurlunds 3rd goal went in…….I said ALMOST.
If they are gonna win games, I may as well make money out of it…same with SEVCO.
LOL
HH
HAIRLIKESPAGHETTI on 16TH AUGUST 2023 1:36 PM
And there we have it…
What are you having HLS?
HH
Always put € 1 win on the huns, if they lose, it’s happy days and if they win, well, it takes the sting out of it :)
put a shiny £1 coin on them to win, it is almost symbolic and appropriate
Happy hooooooopy birthday to the Lisbon Lion and Holy goalie John Fallon.
On this day.
Celtic’s first ever Scottish League match (later declared void).
Before 8,000 spectators.
Renton were later expelled from the League and their results declared void, so this game was void.
Celtic:-
McLaren, Reynolds, McKeown, P Gallacher, Kelly, Dowds, H Gallacher, Naughton , Madden, Groves, and Crossan.
Goal:- H Gallagher.
Renton:-
Gow, McLean, Campbell, James Brown, H Gardiner, McNair, Hendry, Duncan, McArthur, James McCall, J Cameron.
Goals:- Cameron 1, James McCall 29, James Brown 30, James McCall 80.
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MADRA RUA
Diff strokes for different folks
Mine is if i watch them,like in 1st leg first 20mins they went 2 up,off with it,last night i came in and had a browse,1-0 up were Servette,next min tavpen had the audacity to score wi the head!! Darn mr kiss o death is me :-)) hope all well bout Athlone
HH
Eric Dier……. That awkward moment when you’re pleased to hear other teams are interested in a Celtic target.
I hope England don’t win this tournament. We will soon get sick of hearing about the heroic lionesses. it will be media overkill.
We won the European cup in 1967 and we hardly ever talk about the Lisbon Lions. we hardly ever mention them.
Symbolism? – Craig Whyte the man that put the quid in liquidation
From Previous Thread…
Cheers to the Bhoys who replied to my FLEETWOOD MAC song from 1969 earlier Today.
Its the first time that Ive heard it in years.
” MAN OF THE WORLD” is just superb.
HH Bhoys.
Good afternoon all from the Vicky Bar. I hope ye are all hale and hearty.
Interesting reading some of the comments from zombieland on social media after their game last night. Seems the hordes to a man agree that both their FB’s are as slow as the proverbial week in the jail. Much concern over both positions ahead of PSV & us, in particular Tavpen against Daizen. A match up they are already fretting about.
The addition of another left winger with pace & trickery in our ranks before the window shuts, will only add to their anxiety.
I think I will put my Cash on England when they play Spain in the Final.
I think Englands squad will just be too strong for Spain…PLUS England will have LAUREN ” The STAMPER” back in their ranks after suspension. Shes a very good player and goal scorer.
Shes a very lucky little Engerlunder, as FIFA COULD have given her a THREE Match suspension instead of the TWO game ban, as she was SENT AFF for ” VIOLENT CONDUCT” ?
HH
Servette verse Sevco what a waste of time and money that was.
WESTCRAIGS on 16TH AUGUST 2023 2:19 PM
We won the European cup in 1967 and we hardly ever talk about the Lisbon Lions. we hardly ever mention them.
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Life is braw.
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SUPER CUP FINAL Man City v Sevilla KICK AFF 8PM TONITE.
On BT SPORT ( or TNT)
Big Jimmy
QPR v Norwich surely a better game. 🤪
SONSOFERIN @ 2:09 PM
Eric Dier……. That awkward moment when you’re pleased to hear other teams are interested in a Celtic target.
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“Dier by name, ……”
Forget how the rest goes 🤔
Bournesouprecipe. Thank you for that wonderful record of Lisbon 67. I was reminded of all the beauty of Estoril where we stayed just round the corner from the team’s hotel. Great to see Fatima and I was remembering my time there when up on the screen came a picture of me getting into a car there.
Great images of the game and then to crown it all a picture of me and my friend with a group celebrating in the square in Estoril after the game. Yes, a little tear at viewing so many wonderful images that last in the memory forever.
An amusing piece which shows difference between reporting of Celtic and Sevco routinely surfaces on line.
Celtic targets never “jet in” thingy.
Just saw a headline which includes a new one.
Sevco “prepared to let four players leave”.
Not “take a hit on” or “force out” …
… just “Let leave”.
What a truly benevolent club/company
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 16TH AUGUST 2023 3:01 PM
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Thank you. Fantastic.
Slow news day apart from England women…
Watched a good wee movie again last night…Hell of High water, music is very good also, particularly like the Gillian Welch song 👍
PS don’t listen to it if your depressed 😱
WESTCRAIGS on 16TH AUGUST 2023 2:19 PM
I hope England don’t win this tournament. We will soon get sick of hearing about the heroic lionesses. it will be media overkill.
We won the European cup in 1967 and we hardly ever talk about the Lisbon Lions. we hardly ever mention them.
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I thought you were pulling my plonker but sure enough it was confirmed on CelticWiki that Celtic did win the Big Cup in 1967.
I was 22 then so it must have slipped my mind. Guess that happens when all you can remember is ” Geez oh!, another treble”
HH
Hope I’m wrong, but a bit worried by how slowly we are getting players in. Getting a bit like the bad old days for me, depending on last minute panic buys. Come on Celtic, get the finger out please.
Linked with all sorts, zilch happening.
Concerned
KINGLuBO
If we did not keep the memory of Lisbon ’67 going then the Scottish media would do their utmost to wipe it as much as they could from Scottish football history.
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“What a truly benevolent club/company”
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Yes, just maintaining a wonderful tradition which started in 2012, as did they, when they so kindly did the same with McGregor, Whittaker, Naismith and Davis.
No transfer fee, no problem!
While I’m in a bad mood then, I cannot be the only one who hoped the England girls lost. Dont mind the team winning but all the blawing and boasting afterwards gets me seriously pissed off. But, that’s the English for you.
Boast, boast and more boast.
Bet big Jimmy, the headline news tonight will not be the Ukraine crisis or the Maui fires, oh no, the fekking lionesses..
Pathetic.
Anyway, my anniversary, so going out for a meal with QueenLubo. looking forward to it
KINGLuBO
The rags saying we are having contract extension talks with Abada and Hatate
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NOTTHEBUS on 16TH AUGUST 2023 1:33 PM
So is it more lucrative to play 2 qualifiers than to go straight in/
presumably Sevco will earn thick end of 6m euros plus group stage swag if they qualify, big if obvs?
Seems a bit strange
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This was discussed earlier (p1).
While, they do benefit from the gate money from the qualifiers, the €5M is only paid if they lose the play-off…
KINGLUBO @ 4:17 PM
I refer you to my post at 1.05 pm
KING LUBO
How do you make sure you always remember your Wedding Anniversary?
bournesouprecipe on 16th August 2023 3:01 pm
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Thank you!
HH
Forget it once.