Neil Lennon’s interview with the official site was the second resounding State of the Club address from Celtic within a week. The manager said:
”Clearly, in terms of where Rangers do play, that is now a matter for others to decide upon, it is something we have no control or influence over.
“We must now move on, and move on with a collective unity between the supporters and the club and the team.
“We need to stand strong, shoulder to shoulder and all work together to continue to move the club in the right direction.
“We want as many fans as possible to come back to the club and take their seat at Celtic Park and invest in the club as much as possible.
“We are now looking forward and not back, we have a vibrant young team, I want to progress this team as far as I can but we cannot do this without the fans’ support.
“There will be no slacking off or complacency, we have a lot to look forward to and that´s what we are preparing for, but I need to be very clear, we need our fans with us every step of the way.
“We cannot let outside negative influences dictate the mood at Celtic, we are very optimistic and we are very much looking forward to the season but we need our fans right with us”.
“It´s imperative we make inroads in Europe again this year and it would be nice to get through the qualifiers and into the Champions League group stages, but I´m under no illusion how difficult that´s going to be
“Everyone wants to play at the big table and that´s our whole focus. We go into this as champions and that is a fantastic feeling, so hopefully that will give the players an extra spring in their step.
“If we qualify then you never know where it will take us.”
I hear season ticket sales are up on the corresponding period last season but the message from Neil is clear, with the driver for high-value corporate ticket sales missing, Celtic are more dependent on ordinary supporters buying tickets than ever before.
This is your tax-and-supplier-paying-champions-today-and-next-season-Celtic. You wouldn’t rather it any other way so get along and enjoy it.
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Even when the hoops are playing CQN is putting the boot into the club,the comments about Neils statement are shocking. He is just a football man wanting to keep his squad together,hey but don’t let that stop so called Celtic fans having a go and I’m the Hun superb.
yet again my head is spinning..
Celtic telling us via Lenny to accept whatever happens…
Why?
or is it Lenny telling us to support the team…?
Not good enough Celtic.
Shocking first half by the sounds of things and we’re struggling to match a 3rd rate German team in terms of effort and skill.
No chance we’ll make the Champs league.
Neil Lennon’s tactics obviously arent working.
We need a first team coach pronto.
teabhoy on 10 July, 2012 at 19:02 said:
SonsOfErin on 10 July, 2012 at 18:57 said:
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I knew a guy who went to a white witch ,he asked her if she could lift a curse placed on him forty years earlier and that she was his last hope .
She said the only way she could help was if he could remember the curse word for word but that would probably be impossible after forty years .
No he replied I remember it word for word .
I now pronounce you man and wife
where’s ma coat
Foxy_1888
You must be having a laugh or you are a Hun. Surely no Celtic supporter could really believe what you just posted.
BrayStreet,
well said,
my own optimism on display towards the end of last week has now taken a kicking.
I am back to, prove it, as far as the Celtic board are concerned.
Celtic Football Club @celticfc
Exciting start to the second half, Celtic look like they have a lot more heart and bite but then Forster pulls off a good double save.
Mon the Hoops..
Exciting start to the second half,
Celtic look like they have a lot more
heart and bite but then Forster pulls
off a good double save.
Hook, line………..
Blinking stream keeps going, hard to be judgemental.
Where are the crack stencils? We’ll need them for our own crest if Neil doesn’t turn this closed season round.
ASonOfDan on 10 July, 2012 at 19:12
Jesus wept, I’m having a laugh. Get a grip.
Podium?
Foxy_1888,
Nice one – very funny. At least I assume that post was satire? I mean no Celtic fan would really have a go like that on the basis of a few Twitter comments on the first half of the first pre-seaonf friendly.
Would they?
Foxy_1888
Dearie, dearie me.
Do you work for the msm???
We haveless than half a team out against a German team that plays in one of the best leagues in the worl, and still doing ok..
Took a scroll through the first pages and surprised to hear people being critical of Lennons rallying call.
Im not sure what else Neil can do in his position.
We have to look after our own interests – those bills we have to pay havent gone away you know!
Our arguments to those who choose to follow EPL clubs has always been consistent – you can only beat whats put in front of you and nothing has changed there.
Im not sure what else the club can do at this particular juncture – before the vote which will decide whether or not the game in Scotland is morally as well as physically and ability wise dead.
Celtic have to wait until the establishment have achieved their clear objective before we can do anything, by taking a case to UEFA / FIFA (whose silence has been deafening and whose refusal to do anything really disappointing).
We have effectively had millions cheated from us, we have bills to pay and at times we struggle to do so culminating in, albeit a manageable, but debt nevertheless.
We are operating in a league that offers zero competition.
Two claims to get the hell out of dodge.
However, the time hasnt come, yet.
Celtic can not go public about anything they may have planned because the red tops would try and turn Scotland into civil war (they will have to find something to print about that is within their educational IQ)
ElDiegoBhoy on 10 July, 2012 at 19:13 said:
Hook, line………..
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I was in two minds. Nah, no way. Ach, go on give it a go :-)
What? We’re not immediately clicking on all cylinders in our first pre-season friendly of the season? Sack the board! (-:
lennon’s passion on 10 July, 2012 at 19:06 said:
I speak as a season ticket holder and shareholder of over twenty years..I have just bought four season tickets for this season. again.
I have the right to an opinion even if it conflicts with yours.
What right do you have to refer to me as a so called Celtic fan?
C’mon you Bhoys in Green….
Foxy_1888 on 10 July, 2012 at 19:15 said:
All since he sacked AT he was the brains everyone knew that :)))
The Derry Pele takes the field…
60 mins – Paddy McCourt replaces James Forrest. Ledley takes the armband. Still 0-0.
quick news quick answers appreciated, whats t odays events
travelling, no acees till now, and only for 5 mins.
see the clyde site has crashed, either the statement is essential reading or ff have it under attack!
Watching Celtic in their 1st friendly of the season is overrated I’m away tae watch emmerdale :>)
Christopher Brookmyre, great novelist and acerbic wit.
To repeat, for anyone who missed his tweet:
‘We are Rangers Super Rangers, No-one likes us, and it appears we may have failed to anticipate some of the long-term ramifications of this’.
Quality.
One Nigel Aisosa is alleged to have
finalised plans to start a football
academy with the name SiaOne this
Saturday in Kubwa area of Nigeria’s
capital, Abuja.
Former Nigeria head coach, Samson
Siasia, who owns an academy under
same name, raised the alarm to
SuperSport.com that the alleged
impostor did not get his consent to run
any programme on behalf of him or his
academy.
“I don’t know anybody called Nigel
Aisosa and I don’t have in my
programme any camping or screening
exercise for my academy for this
Saturday. It seems somebody
somewhere in the name of Nigel Aisosa
is trying to defraud soccer-loving
Nigerians and I want them to beware of
such fraudster.
“Any time that I want to hold any
programme for SiaOne Soccer
Academy, I will duly publicise such in
the newspapers, radio and television as
I used to do. It is not that I will use just
one online medium like the guy used.
“The fraudster is asking players to pay
certain amount to an Access Bank
account. I want Nigerians to disregard
this because I have no hand in it and it
is simply a case of fraud,” said Siasia.
However, when SuperSport.com
hoodwinked the alleged fraudster into
speaking the guise of a would-be client,
he responded by giving details of the
programme including financial aspect of
it.
“Yes the programme is holding this
Saturday at the NYSC camp in Kubwa,
Abuja. Are you coming for it or you want
to register someone,” he asked.
“No, I’m bringing my child Kyle Lafferty,” responded our reporter. “So how much is the form?”
“The form is just N5,000 (around $32)
per head and for those coming from
outside of Abuja you will pay an
additional N3,000 (around $19) for
accommodation. The programme is the
screening exercise to gain admission
into the academy.
“I will send you the details of the
Access Bank account you will pay into.
And when you pay please call me and
inform me,” the man parading himself
as Aisosa said to our reporter during a
three-minute telephone conversation.
At exactly 12.45pm local time (13.45pm
CAT), Aisosa kept true to his words and
sent our reporter a text confirming the
Access Bank account numberwith the
account holder being Nigel Aisosa
Oriakhi.
Worried by the development, former
Nigeria international, Siasia said, “We
have already taken steps to apprehend
the fraudster and to ensure he is
brought to book.”
An attempt was made by
SuperSport.com to call Aisosa’s
telephone number again at about
1.25pm local time (2.25pm CAT, GMT
+2) but his telephone was switched. off
dont sell mccourt
I hope we knock one in during the last 20 minutes or they’ll be on here calling for Lenny’s head…
mic1888 on 10 July, 2012 at 19:19 said:
Big question is have you bought any hot dogs.
don’t sell Paddy McCourt…
Eyes Wide Open on 10 July, 2012 at 19:18 said:
I have no issue with a rallying call from our manager.
”Clearly, in terms of where Rangers do play, that is now a matter for others to decide upon, it is something we have no control or influence over”.
I’m afraid the above statement looks like wringing of hands from our club and shouldn’t have been made.
Celtic Football Club @celticfc
63 mins – Daryl Murphy replaces Gary Hooper.
I thought the big man went to Ipswich???
starry plough on 10 July, 2012 at 19:23 said
you watching the game on Dave?
…shoulder to shoulder with Neil, Big Peter and The Bhoys………
HH.
Foxy’s Scalps Season 2012-2013
Roll Of Honour
ASonOfDan on 10 July, 2012 at 19:12 – 45mins
Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon on 10 July, 2012 at 19:15 – 48mins
THE EXILED TIM on 10 July, 2012 at 19:16 – 49mins
Their Names Shall Be Remembered.
I`m with Foxy. Sack the manager. Now that he`s brought on Murphy, we have obviously decided to play without a striker. That is not the Celtic way. Terrible season so far.
Pie and Bovril every week …you?
:-)
Sally finally has a pre season game! What are they still fighting? They lost and their club is dead.
Stefan Winiarski testimonial.
Kelty Hearts stalwart Stefan Winiarski
will have completed more than 10 years
honour to Kelty this season and a
deserved testimonial match has been
arranged against Rangers which will be
played on Wednesday 25th July at
Central Park. This match is sure to catch the
imagination of the people of Fife and
possibly Scotland as this could be one
of Rangers first games of the new
season since their demotion from the
SPL.
Stefan has also decided to donate a
percentage of the gate money to the
Rangers Fans Fighting Fund which is a
great gesture.