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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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  2. Gene on

    PAULSTHROUGHBALL88

     

    My anniversary is on 24th May so never forget Lisbon eve

     

    And Mrs gene wouldn’t let me 🤭

  3. paulsthroughball88 on

    KING LUBO. GENE.

     

     

    Best anniversary present I ever got was the year I remembered and the better half didn’t.

     

     

    The Moral High Ground, what a gift!

  8. bournesouprecipe on

    connairre12

     

     

    You’re very welcome, just wonderful that you’re in the film with The Lions all those years ago, and still gracing Celtic with your love and support.

     

     

    👌

     

     

    Picinisco

     

     

    👍

     

     

    Scullybhoy

     

     

    👍

     

     

    Followed their footsteps 50 years after and still felt their presence, a fabulous city with a stadium untouched by time befitting of Celtic’s finest day.

  12. David66 on

    Seen the photo of big Lagerlike 🤣

     

     

    Surely his nickname will be Canna or Pinta

     

     

    D :)

  14. big wavy on

    SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 16TH AUGUST 2023 4:47 PM

     

    I don’t agree with everything Joe Brolly says here but it is interesting that he is saying it.

     

     

    https://www.balls.ie/gaa/joe-brolly-end-up-the-ra-chants-567442

     

     

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    Joe does love the limelight and the sound of his own voice and is clearly angling for some ambassadorial public position (future Irish president no less). As far as the song goes, it’s not a hill I would die on (bit of a dirge) but those on the noisy unionist fringes will bag that as a victory and then come for the names of the hunger strikers on GAA grounds, etc etc. What say ye Joe?

     

     

    Scrub the Celtic Symphony at the same time as outlawing loyalist paramilitary bands and banners parading with Orangemen each year. Seems like a fair deal for us all to move on in harmony.

     

     

    Elsewhere, a reminder that in the future ballot for a united ireland, everyone gets one vote. Box clever for the middle ground and feck the loyalist hardliners.

     

     

    HH

  15. corkcelt on

    You can accuse Joe of anything but not a sheltered like.

     

     

    Son of the famous Francie Brolly, Irish Teacher, Musician, Republican, his Mother Ann first Sinn Fein Mayor of Limavaddy, All Ireland Football Winner with Derry.

     

    Qualified as a Barrister, donated his Kidney to a Belfast Under 10 Football Coach when he heard he had been waiting 6 years for a Transplant,

     

    Controversial Broadcaster, has rubbed people up the wrong way at times.

     

    Married and had 5 kids with first wife.

     

     

    Year or two ago got married a second time to a cousin of Joe Biden about 15years younger than him.

     

     

    Call Joe what you like but sheltered life doesn’t fit the bill.

  16. corkcelt on

    Reading back my bit about Joe, it could be read that his Mother is an All Ireland winner with Derry but no it’s the bold Joe. LOL

  18. Rock Tree Bhoy on

    FESS19 on 16TH AUGUST 2023 3:55 PM

     

     

    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..

     

     

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    Hopefully this clip refresh your memory

     

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrlPAsMwZR8

  19. TinyTim on

    Joe Brolly is as far removed as a person who has lived a sheltered life than anyone I could ever imagine .

     

    Generally I find his views refreshing ,thought inducing ,and often controversial.

     

    I find his opinions are for the most part , forward thinking .

     

    TT

  23. corkcelt on

    Another thing Joe did a few years back, he just met a homeless guy in the street in Belfast, think it was around Christmas but not sure of that, but the weather was freezing at the time, and Joe just invited the guy to come and live in his up market House.

     

     

    He was on the Late Late talking about it, a few years back,

  24. big wavy on

    Well done Celtic social team – using Lustig to tee up ‘our next Swedish star…..’ in video teaser.

     

     

    Clearly Henrik was busy…

     

     

    HH

  29. big wavy on

    Celtic Football Club

     

    @CelticFC

     

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    2m

     

    🆕 #VälkommenGustaf 🟢⚪️

     

     

    Highly-rated Swedish defender, Gustaf Lagerbielke, joins #CelticFC on a five-year deal – subject to international clearance ✍

     

     

    Welcome to the Champions, Gustaf! 🇸🇪🍀

  31. THE EXILED TIM on

    Since it’s been brought up, was listening to the Joe Duffy radio prog yesterday, Brian Warfield of the Wolfetone’s was on, Duffy was being a total winker wanting Brian to say what Oh A Up The Ra meant, it was hilarious, a few snowflakes were calling him disgusting, in fairness they allowed a few on that were on his side, he managed to get in the fact that nobody bothers to mention thems singing about being up to their knees etc, found the apologetic west brit stuff puke inducing, but that’s just me.

  32. TheLurkinTim on

    Just seen a screenshot…..has Gustaf Lagerbielke landed…if so…welcome to Celtic….am hoping for a ball playing Mjalby type…not too much to ask is it ;-))

     

     

    H.H.

  35. BelmontBrian on

    bournesouprecipe on 16th August 2023 3:01 pm

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Rare Lisbon Footage

     

     

     

     

    via huddleboard

     

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    Thanks for that, magical.

     

     

    HH

  37. setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on

    Big Wavy and others

     

     

    Joe Brolly has earned the right to speak out and I think he answered the point about foregoing Hunger Strike commemorative grounds directly in the article.

     

     

    The worry is that any concession only leads to more demands but without concessions, no steps forward are taken. The Rebel Songs are well worth preserving and nothing of which to be ashamed but I do favour a better mix of Rebs and Celtic songs than we often get. That is a preference and not a demand. As a non-singer, or more accurately, as someone who is usually invited not to sing, I have little influence on the matter.

  38. corkcelt on

    Hot Smoked,

     

     

    BourneSoup is one of the very best, proud to know the both of ye.

     

     

    My mild interjection about the Bold Joe wasn’t meant to slag anyone.

  41. big wavy on

    Taking the bold fenian men song out of the Rio Grande movie in the 1950s cinemas..

     

     

    Taking the irish flag to task on the top of Divis Flats in the 1960s..

     

     

    etc etc…

     

     

    This is nothing new. It’s post-conflict, grief porn designed, once again, to belittle the good folk of West Belfast…..

     

     

    Brolly should know better.

     

     

    Let’s include loyalist paramilitary displays in Orange walks as a similar gesture of goodwill.

     

     

    HH

  42. big wavy on

    BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 16TH AUGUST 2023 6:05 PM

     

    BIG WAVY

     

    What is PC Lustig doing these days?

     

     

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    Working for our social media team it seems :)

     

     

    HH

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