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The day after the opening Champions League qualifier of the season can get a bit tasty on the blog but business has been pedestrian since last night’s professional performance by the men in hoops.  If you wanted to be pushy, you could point to a couple of glimpses of goal which fell Cliftonville’s way as a result of Celtic defenders being dragged out of position, but that’s about the measure of an unfamiliar defence at any time.

Congratulations to Georgios Samaras, who scored in Celtic’s first five European away games last season and obliged again yesterday.  A remarkable record for a player who is never employed as a penalty box striker.

It would also be tardy not to congratulate Celtic and Cliftonville supporters on their exemplary behaviour throughout the day.  After recent disturbances in Belfast there were fears that a group of travelling Celtic supporters could find trouble in the city but the casual observer could be forgiven if he thought we were in Seville again.

Maybe Belfast council should invite us over every July to spread a bit of cheer. We do football very well, in all respects.

Neil Lennon can now kick back and relax with a formality of a second and the next round not for another…. 12 days!!  Maybe not.  12 days is not a lot of time to do anything in football, so every day, including match day against Cliftonville, will need to be meticulously planned to ensure we are ready to face an opponent who could well be midseason. Relax, and you’re finished in this business.
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  3. corkcelt on

    Lord but its roasting here. Tried to sit out on deck but twas too hot. Now I’m just sipping my Magners & watching the golf. Life can be hard. Very pleased about how last night went. Supporters enjoyed themselves and all appear to have got home safely. We won with style and yet Cliftonville can hold their heads high, all in all a result all round.

  4. canamalar1 on

    @mattyfwhite: If you’ve been chuffed to see your name on a coke bottle then imagine my joy on every visit to B&Q.

     

     

    :o)

  5. Kojo on

    GreensideUp

     

     

    Thanks fur the Buzz..pal

     

     

    Yes.. Tony Watt is a Natural Righty.. Ah agree he wid be better used.. if he Hiz tae be..well… used.. as an Auxiliiary Wingman..

     

     

    Right oot there.. Oan the Right Flank.

     

     

    Howevahhhhh..

     

     

    As Ye kin see from Ma earlier Submission oan Here..

     

     

    Ah Wid Only Play Tony Watt as

     

     

    a Standalone..Lonely Linwood Striker..

     

     

    That wid be his One and Only Position.

     

     

    In the Celtic Team

     

     

    If .. Ah wur King.

     

     

    Nice chatting,pal

     

     

    Kojo

     

     

    Still, Laughin’

  7. The Singing Detective Demands The Resignation Of Campbell Ogilvie on

    Paul 67….

     

     

    As You Are No Doubt Aware….

     

     

    In Africa….And In Other Parts Of The Third World Especially…..

     

     

    The Term “White-Man’s Medicine” Is Widely Used By The Indigenous Population….

     

     

    Even To This Day…

     

     

    To Refer To What We Would Regard As “Western Medicine”…..

     

     

    As Distinct From ‘Native’ Or Traditional Medicine….

     

     

    Practiced By Their ‘Griots’..

     

     

    It Does NOT Refer To ‘Skin Color’ ….As Such…!

     

     

     

     

    Now That The Chinese And Indians Are Making Huge Inroads Into Trade In Africa….

     

     

    And Settling There In Large Numbers…

     

     

    God Help Us If The Natives Start Referring To CTM (Chinese Traditional Medicine)…

     

     

    As “Chinamans’ Medicine”……

     

     

    And Ayuverdic Medicine…..

     

     

    As “Cowboys'” Medicine….

     

     

    PS…You Spoiled My Intended Follow Up Concerning “Paddies’ ” Medicine….

  8. LuxCelt on

    A Stor Mo Chroi

     

     

    Nice post re australian soccer. From what I heard, Rogic andf the Kiwi/Chilean guy at VfB Stuttgart were head and shoulders above the rest of the A-League last year. Any truth in that?

     

     

    Also – really interesting that the ‘Rangers road show’ turns up in Oz looking for players (and Stoke too….) I am aware that we have had Rogic, Irvine, and the young keeper (Thomson??) in recent seasons – any idea how hard the ‘Celtic Road Show’ scouts around Australia? (For me it is a very important market, and produces strong fit athletes, who normally out-perform as a national team. Their players usually gravitate to England (an ignorance of foreign cultures perhaps) and so australian players who we pick up can expect to possibly be sold on into the english market – beneficial to us as a Club.

  10. frankiebhoy on

    Gordon J and tallyboy

     

     

    Apologies, I watched and listened again to Neil’s aftermatch comments. Yes, most of last night’s team will NOt be involved on Saturday!

     

     

    From the Brentford FC website. The Brentford FC Ticket Office is still selling tickets for the BIAS Stand to Celtic fans. No tickets will be sold on the day of the game and sales will end at 4pm tomorrow, Friday July 19.

  12. Art of War on

    rite at St John M. Am outside but don’t have a Scooby wit BT looks like. TSOAL- can you txt an say hello to the fandan with a yellow vest and red check tap on?

  14. The Spirit of Arthur Lee on

    Art of War

     

     

    Just look for two guys dressed worse than you if possible

     

     

    StyleCouncilCSC

  15. LiviBhoy on

    Haudyerwheesht!!!!!!

     

    Who ever posted that yesterday is my new best mate!

     

     

    Great day at Hamilton for the Livi Bhoy. Wish I had taken the day off to go. I would be romping the cash in.

     

     

    LB

  16. twists n turns on

    Livibhoy

     

    It was che.

     

     

    I had the first 3, not great prices though.

     

     

    Well done on your win.

  18. LiviBhoy on

    twists n turns

     

     

    Prince Jock and Haudyerwheesht. That keeps me happy for the day. Trebled my initial credit to the ole account. Happy Bhoy.

     

    Cheers Che wherever ye are!

     

     

    LB

  19. FAVOURITE UNCLE on

    who tipped HAWDYERWHEES 4pm HAMILTON yesterday. 5/1.think it was TTTT or CHE????????

  20. LiviBhoy on

    FAVOURITE UNCLE

     

     

    I got it at 7/2 this morning but went as high as 7’s before the off and eventually went into 5’s.

     

    Great tip.

     

     

    LB

  21. RobertTressell on

    Funny thing i saw today…

     

     

    Sports direct selling sevco away tops at knock down price with label reading ‘Stock LIQUIDATION sale’. Seems even their own retailer has admitted what many sevconians cannot!!

  23. 16 roads - Neil Lennon walks on water. on

    ” The colour of the skin of who develops medicines is of no concern to CQN readers.”

     

     

    Probably the most accurate statement that i have ever read in my life.

     

     

    The pages of history are littered with imbeciles,like the bright spark whom decided that it would be a good idea to give whiskey to the native America Indians.

  24. leftclicktic on

    Good bampottery on TSFM site today following this by CF.

     

    Charlotte Fakeovers‏@CharlotteFakes5h

     

    Will Doncaster and Topping explain the reasons for their meeting with HMRC Recoveries in November 2011? #Rangers #NoToCVA #TVDealPanic .

     

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    e.g.

     

    July 18, 2013 at 1:37 pm

     

     

    If correct I think it goes a long way to explaining (to me anyway) why clubs are not kicking up a stushie now. At the time they were suckered in and / or didn’t want to be the one to bring the whole of Scottish football to a crisis point.. That things are now patently worse only explains why there will be a need for even more hatches to be battened down. No-one wants to be part of the blame and no-one want to be the one to start pointing fingers.

     

    ============================================================

     

     

    The BIG question is when were the SPL Board members who represent a number of clubs in the League told what was happening. Were they part of the deception of the other SPL clubs?

     

     

    I assume all SPL clubs knew the score by 21 November 2011 about Rangers and that they had been fed a load of bullsh*t at the meeting of 31 October 2011.

     

     

    So who exactly knew on 31 October 2011 the details of the plan to keep Rangers in the SPL at all costs that had obviously been put together from the bombshell dropping on 5 October 2011?

     

     

    Of course when fan integrity kicked into gear we ended-up with the corruption spreading to the SFL to ensure Rangers didn’t drop below SFL1.

     

     

    I am now beginning to understand the undertaking sought from Rangers in the 5-Way Agreement that neither Rangers nor executives of it would take legal action against footballing suits over their ‘conduct’.

     

     

    Rangers AIM Prospectus

     

     

    12.1.7 5 Way Agreement between SFA, SFL, SPL, RFC 2012 plc and RFCL

     

     

    RFCL also agreed to release the SFA, SPL and SFL and their directors and officers from all claims connected with their conduct, the registration embargo and the obligations under the 5 Way Agreement. Further, RFCL agreed to procure that its directors and officers will not commence any proceedings

     

    in this connection.’

     

     

    HEAVY HEAVY STUFF!

  25. FAVOURITE UNCLE on

    No harm in being honest I thought so I was honest with him, I told him they were fit and fast and ever so skilful, some of the most skilful players I’d ever played with for sure, but they didn’t understand street football; they played with their feet and with heads down and thought they were Barcalona and no thought for guts and courage; obviously married to their blatant .

     

    A STAR MO.

     

    very good post.if you ever have the pleasure of meeting AULDHEID don’t ask about boycots or rules ask him about learning football in THE CALTON back streets and the playground at THE MUNGO DUKE STREET.his mentor was a boy called JOHN MCMAHON.he would have been a BOBBY M or PAUL MCSTAY but he gave it all up to become a priest .died in a car crash in ROME 50 years ago.great guy from a great family and a great place.

  26. JimmyQuinnsBits on

    The bright spark who gave whiskey to anybody should be hung or hailed, dependin on what mood am in… An whether ahv had whiskey

  27. canamalar1 on

    leftclicktic,

     

    So the Celtic board were fully aware of all the strokes and are complicit in the corruption of the game ?

  30. TinyTim on

    16 Roads & Panda Hands.

     

     

    I am about to board my flight home to Edinburgh.

     

     

    I cannot thank you both enough for the hospitality that you have both shown me.

     

     

    If I can ever return the favour , I will.

     

     

    You are both a credit to the Celtic family.

     

     

    Hail! Hail!

     

     

    TT

  31. Celtic_First on

    ASonOfDan

     

     

    If it’s Kieran Prior getting out, he can’t have many more left. I make it about 900,000 sold in the last two days. He only bought about 750,000.

  33. tommytwiststommyturns on

    It was Che who put up the Jim Goldie horse….and I didn’t back it!

     

    He’s in Turkey and I feel like one!

     

     

    AoW – I’ll be in town later with Bundoran Bhoy and The Token Tim, so we might see you with the auld yin!

     

     

    T4

  35. Murdochbhoy, yermanfromMK on

    Kojo @ 15.:20

     

     

    You may have just lighted on something to help Stokes with his peripheral vision.

  36. anditsthepoleagain on

    This has come up on Newsnow when searching for Celtic stories

     

     

    Celtic eye up move for Manchester City starlet Abdisalam Ibrahim

  37. 16 roads - Neil Lennon walks on water. on

    TinyTim

     

    16:53 on

     

    18 July, 2013

     

     

    You are welcome mo chara.

     

     

    If ye can make it along to the Bobby M shindig in September,the beers are on me.

     

     

    Many thanks for making it possible for me to attend last night’s game at Solitude,you know us Belfast Tims have been waiting all our lives to see Celtic play a competitive game here.

     

     

    Walking through the New Lodge,onto the Antrim Road,then up the Cliftonville Road – seeing the entire place covered in the green and white colours – is something that will stay with me for the rest of my days.

     

     

    Legend.

  40. The Boy Jinky on

    Arty war

     

     

    BT …. grumpy ..middle aged… crutches like SDM .

     

     

    Oldtim …. obviously an oap with his wallet out … buying all and sundry a bevvy.

  42. 'GG on

    The game and result last night has whetted my appetite for the coming season.

     

    I was just thinking how well endowed the UK is for meaningful and competitive derby games.

     

    Liverpool and Everton, Spurs and Arsenal, United and City to name nut three.

     

    And of course we have the big Glasgow one this year…

     

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    Celtic and Thistle.

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