Our record in qualification campaigns is sufficiently poor that, no matter who we draw next week, none of us will take the prospect lightly. Basel and Sturm Graz are two of five potential prospects and on paper offer the stiffest opposition.
Basel won the Swiss league for the first time in eight years after perennial champions Young Boys’ early season form crashed. YB recovered, staged a late run for the title and only lost at Celtic Park in January to a late own-goal. Memories of that match are sufficiently fresh that I would not like to face the Swiss champions.
Sturm Graz won only three Austrian titles before 2024 but have secured back-to-back wins since, sapping the carbonated fizz from RB Salzburg. They will be difficult opponents for whoever they face.
Dynamo Kyiv beat Newco at Hampden in last season’s qualifiers but finished 34th of 36 teams who reached the Europa League, securing only four points from eight games. Hampered by the war, Dynamo are a shadow of their former self. Overcoming Cypriots Pafos should be the peak of their CL campaign.
Slovan Bratislava could be back, still under manager Vladimir Weiss, who presumably would be less bullish of his chances than before their Celtic Park capitulation last season. They are likely to have enough to eliminate Kazak champions Kairat.
We played Qarabag a decade ago in what turned into a tense second leg. A 0-0 draw in Azerbaijan was followed by a 1-0 win at Celtic Park, in the days when away goals still counted double. It was a long second half. The Azeris have done little to suggest they have progressed since, although a win should be expected against Macedonian champions, Shkëndija.
Bring it on.
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Paddy Roberts
out of curiosity – why is anyone afraid of meeting Basle in a playoff ?
sure they won the swiss double but were they not even in europe last season ? genuine question.
out of curiosity – why is anyone afraid of meeting Basle in a playoff ?
sure they won the swiss double but were they not even in europe last season ? genuine question.
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we should brush them aside easily but with our fawlty transfer window dealings we cant be sure.
2 puns for the price of 1.
im here all week 😄
celtic 3 v man city 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_7A7b8yepI
Starman? Rodgers via Desmond
https://youtu.be/h9tPn70Hq8Y?si=2-sehXz7yaSFMD4w
Ave Ave Enuresis
Brendan Rodgers Talks Potential Celtic Signings, Current Squad & Challenges Ahead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBkgasflwGk
LADTH
Careful!
Your suggestion of “… our fawlty transfer window dealings…” could result in a Sybil Lawsuit.
Getting ma coat now ;)
Our record in qualification campaigns is sufficiently poor that, no matter who we draw next week, none of us will take the prospect lightly. P67
Wow – the only ones taking it lightly is the power brokers at Celtic…….ffs I can’t believe the host, given his previous and affiliation has written that??
Your suggestion of “… our fawlty transfer window dealings…” could result in a Sybil Lawsuit.
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love it
Burnley78 on 31st July 2025 1:13 pm
Jackiemac El D owned by rangers supporter family. Buckie made by Monks.
*My memory of El D was that the huns drank it while us Times preferred the Lannie, I believe that all 3 including buckie are tonic wines
Paul67
Hopefully St Mirren is our focus.
Jason Denayer was the previous CH we took on loan from Man City. We baulked at the asking price of £7m.
Don’t forget Barchester Cream 🤣
Sionnaigh et al
‘The Irishman with the Scottish Tongue’
Which reminds me of the time when the TV critic, of the Observer I think, on reviewing the fine TV mini-series ‘Rebel Heart’, by Ronan Bennett, shown on BBC1 back in 2001, which revolved around a fictional character Ernie Coyne (not to be confused with Ernie (“Bert”) Lynch another er rebel formerly of these pairts), set in Ireland 1916-1922,… anyways said critic in a generally positive review felt the show was diminished by the portrayal of James Connolly by Bill Paterson as “more Connery than Connolly”……
Which is what happens when you do not know your history……
TINYTIM
Same regarding Miller…..i watched Scotland v Liechtenstein thinking this is a a game he should shine….found him to be an ordinary player
It is old but it is beautiful
And it’s couloirs they are fine.
It’s not the sash your father wore, it is Buckfast tonic wine.
I’ll stick to buckie burnley
Tontine Tim
I certainly recall seeing lannie advertised in old Celtic programmes or Celtic view in the past. My understanding is it was a really strong brand down toward Dunbartonshire and across Greenock side.
The recent resurgence of El D is since the wholesaler Filshill saw how much Buckie they were selling and the owner decided to buy the rites to the El D brand and push it through their wholesale network and shops to take some of the Buckie share.
Buckie is massively profitable for the owner and enjoying huge sustained growth despite price hikes.
Good afternoon all.
TOSB
Yes Barchester …..There were so many of these amazing lol ‘tonic wines’ back in the day. Hugely popular and because of duty being low on what was termed ‘made wine’.
Sionnaigh on 31st July 2025 12:35 pm
“Thick assimilated Tims”……..
Celtic supporters who want the best for the club I think you mean…..
Jackiemac
‘The devil you know’ lol.
I will drive Lennon Miller to the airport myself but he can pay the drop-off fee. I can’t remember ever seeing him score a goal in Sportscene.
El D and Lannie were fortified “wines”. Buckie was/ is a tonic wine
Pedantryareuscsc
Paul McStay unfurling the league flag at the weekend. How I would have loved to see him in a dominant Celtic.
“Lucky Numbers” aka365 was the tipple in the Sarry Heid. Another fortified beauty!
GGH
Scaniel
I remember singing the sash ditty with El Dorado in the lyrics. Classy.🤣🤣
Sionnaigh on 31st July 2025 12:35 pm
“Rodgers has already told you thick assimilated-tims,”this is how the market works!”
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Rodgers is a plant whose tippy tappy mind bending, clap clap clap clap, run run run run, boring pish, has been found out by parochial pish SPL level teams.
That gives the Lawwell tyrant and his glove puppet Nicholson a HUGE fckabouterry advantage of Rodgers who no club is battering down the door to prise him away from us which also gives the board even more HUGE advantage over the landscape.
The board could say to Rodgers, ahem, off the record, that the SPL is a one horse league since the Huns died, so why do we need all of these players?
Unless of course, ahem, maybe the huge turnover of players has a hidden dividend, or scam, for the honest and erudite executive, that the holy balance sheet hasn’t revealed yet?
And how will we ever know if we have a 60,000 supporter base who accept a AGM were only rigged questions from board loving plants are allowed?
And maybe when the board see the Green Brigade getting kettled, and assaulted at Motherwell etc, etc, etc, and their comrades walking past recording it on their phones, maybe the board KNOW that Celtic supporters have F all about them, so why let them have any say about anything as they are all empty head sheep who vote for disgusting creeps who tried to jail them all?????
Why do you think the cops don’t have the balls to even dare try to kettle the Huns fans? Cause quickly let it be known that it’ll be 20 Huns vs 1 cop so the cops won’t go there.
Being violent is not the answer, but letting everybody know that you stand for nothing, but you’ll virtue signal for anything and everything, like a clown show!
Comrades all died with the Jungle, and all of our enemies know it.
THEORIGINALSADIESBHOY on 31ST JULY 2025 3:40 PM
Don’t forget Barchester Cream 🤣
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Our supporters bus was christened The Bar- C special
Hoopy Days CSC
Looks like we picked the wrong week to keep an eye on the Celtic transfer window.
Back in the mists of time, the Daily Rager carried an advert for Eldorado on the back page.
The tag line was “Eldorado makes a meal taste great”.
Just what you would want with your tapas or rib eye of beef.
Welcome Back maestro
https://share.google/p76aNIvJAMlRLmbYZ
HH
SCANIEL . Aye The Numbers was drunk all over The Calton, including the infamous Oxford Tavern on London Road.
Meanwhile over Kinning Park way, Baron Vordo was sipped of an afternoon, presumably with a plate of petit fours.
QUADROPHENIAN on 31ST JULY 2025 2:50 PM
LADTH
Careful!
Your suggestion of “… our fawlty transfer window dealings…” could result in a Sybil Lawsuit.
Getting ma coat now ;)
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Man, well that was good
KevJungle on 31st July 2025 4:49 pm
Not sure which parts are tongue in cheek and which parts are your own beliefs….
“Rodgers is a plant”- A manager selected by the board. Does that make every manage a plant then?
Your comment about the “selected questions” at the AGM is simply not true and I am no lover of the sheisters on the board.
JIMTIM on 31ST JULY 2025 2:29 PM
Did we not have ch dealings with man city before on loan and did we not want to buy him but the man c boss wouldn’t sell him to us .can’t quie remember his name .
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Jason Denayer
GARYGILLESPIESHAMSTRING on 31ST JULY 2025 5:17 PM
Back in the mists of time, the Daily Rager carried an advert for Eldorado on the back page.
The tag line was “Eldorado makes a meal taste great”.
Just what you would want with your tapas or rib eye of beef.
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Then there was QC wine – they tried to say QC stood for Quaintly Convivial.
But Glaswegians knew it was really Queer Concoction 👍