Austria Wien have played three league games this season, won one, drew one, lost one. Scored six conceded eight. Stuffed 5-1 by Salzburg two weeks ago. They have only had to play one round of Champions League qualifiers so far, which they won 1-0 on aggregate against the Icelandic champions-cum-day-job-professionals. Send them over, please, Uefa.
Ludogorets Razgrad, from Bulgaria, knocked Dinamo Zagreb out of the Champions League qualifiers last season before going down to Slovan Bratislava in the play-off round. They’ve won two, lost one, of their three league games this season. Beat Partizan Belgrade home and away in last round, beat Slovan Bratislava on aggregate in round before that. They also have to play their home game for the next round at an alternate venue to due to a date clash with a concert. Happy to take this lot.
Legia Warsaw, won all three league games this season, scoring 12, conceding one. Eliminated Molde, after drawing both games, in last round, took care of The New Saints (Wales) home and away in earlier round. Would be a great European tie though not sure if Zbyszek can arrange the result for us.
Maribor, from Slovenia, have won all three league games this season, scored 11, conceded two. Eliminated APOEL Nicosia after two draws in last round. APOEL got to the last eight of the Champions League in 2012, so this team are no pushover. Maribor also have the distinction of being the last team to knock Rangers out of Europe. Ever!
Shakhtyor Karaganda, 12 points off the pace after 22 games in Kazakhstan. Beat Albanians, Korce, in last round and Bate Borisov (who recorded Champions League wins against Bayern Munich and Lille in 2012) in the earlier round. The travel would be an issue; Karaganda is farther east that eastern Afghanistan. If I can paraphrase an Ibrox legend, define Europe. The fact they are midseason and, like Celtic, they’ve won through two rounds already, makes this a less attractive tie, but they are surely not a Champions League team.
Preferences: Shakhtyor Karaganda are the easiest possible opponents but a trip to Austria or Bulgaria would be best.
Would rather avoid: Legia will be the most difficult draw. Maribor will be a similar challenge as Elfsborg.
Lots more to blog about: last night’s performance, Kelvin, Honest Dave King… maybe later.
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Downforsam
Try clicking the time and date of the last post, then hit refresh.
Silenced
21:06 on
8 August, 2013
I believe I started this Bangura talk on here with the question; Could he possible be converted into a big strong winger due to his physical presence & ability to run with the ball at his feet….ah nevermind :D
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Did Neil no just pay 3M for Derk????
Maybe he doesnt have your vision…….
:)))))))
Pf
I remember we signed a polish striker then complained about his high scoring rate in glasgow ;)
st.john.doyle
21:24 on 8 August, 2013
It’s shocking what they get away with and we need someone to have the legal mind to get it out there.
From Corsica1968 twitter.
Remember this?
http://t.co/ljaqTNLRCJ
Is Tinfoil still claiming defamation?
#goodfaithmyerse
#rangerscharitytheft
Lionroars67
Yes, noticed that mate……….hmmmm
I would also say Blantyre Celtic are up and running again and desperate for new members.
Information on and history of St Roch’s FC
Mon The Roch!
With Celtic playing away in Dublin this
weekend some of you might be looking to
watch some football elsewhere. If so you could
do worse than take yourself to Royston Road
Glasgow and watch St Roch Juniors. They are
playing Bellshill Athletic ko 2pm and on
Monday 12th the opponents are Petershill
Juniors ko 6.45pm
St Roch’s has recently experienced some
turbulent times but there is now a new
committee in place whose members are
dedicated to keeping St Roch’s alive and
bringing back the glory days.
The Celtic Trust is fully supporting their efforts
and we intend to take collective membership
when the members’ lists open on Saturday.
For those of you have not heard about St
Roch’s and even for some of you who have
below, there is a short history of this Club and
its links with Celtic.
Incidentally their home ‘St Roch’s Park’ has
just been renamed ‘James McGrory Park’
Read on and all will become clear.
Mon the Roch!
After some considerable time as a somewhat
poorly-run Club, an Annual General Meeting
was held this past Tuesday 14 May 2013 at
Provanmill Park, Glasgow and resulted in the
election of new Office Bearers and a
Committee for the 2013/14 season.
Among the aims of the new Committee, is to
grow Club membership in order to keep the
Club alive. Similarly to Celtic, St Roch’s can
trace our foundation to a man of the clergy as
we were formed in the League of the Cross
Halls in St Roch’s Primary School, Royston
Road, Garngad, Glasgow by Canon Edward
Lawton in 1920.
Canon Lawton’s dream was for St Roch’s to
become a feeder club for Celtic. Almost
immediately, Canon Lawton’s dream came to
fruition as after helping us win our solitary
Scottish Junior Cup in season 1921/22,
James Edward McGrory of Millburn Street,
Garngad signed for Celtic and went onto
become the greatest goalscorer in British
football history. Subsequently, a number of
players went senior after starting with St
Roch’s, including Frank Brogan and his
brother Jim. In fact, it is sometimes said that
Jim Brogan was the hardest player to ever
wear a Celtic jersey.
In recent years, we have produced few senior
players and informal links with Celtic were
pretty much lost once Jock Stein replaced
Jimmy McGrory as manager. Interestingly, Sir
Robert Kelly once told a former President of
ours that Celtic would never let St Roch’s fold
and paid an outstanding electricity bill for us
in the early-1960s!
We have recently approached Celtic FC more
in hope than expectation and received a very
kind offer of a raffle donation which we will be
accepting. We are realistic enough to know
that whilst Lennoxtown is open, the prospects
of any junior team becoming any sort of
nursery club are non-existent. The Club is not
registered as a charity and the new Office
Bearers are in the early process of redrafting
the Club’s constitution but in the spirit of
community and charity which the Celtic Trust
embraces, we would be much obliged to
receive your valued support by way of
collective or individual membership of St
Roch’s Football Club.
A £30 fee entitles members to free entry to all
home league games (Cups excluded as there
are Scottish Junior FA Rules regarding
minimum gate-sharing amounts at Cup
games) and voting rights at general meetings.
downforsam – ‘click’ on the date/timestamp, go to top of screen and hit the arrow. On reloading it’ll rake you to the timestamp you clicked
Extra time in Perth.
0-1 for Minsk on 90 minutes.
From corsica1968 twitter
http://t.co/2K3HZOGYso. It tells the truth without fear or favour.
Hen1rik
More like the balls
New #Celtic away kit on sale tomorrow http://t.co/duo1cFGuE2 @celticfc
oooooooooooooooo extra time …these peeple behind the Mics are so so so bad …..
DownForSam
21:26 on 8 August, 2013
I think James Forrest would make a great centre forward. Thoughts?
I believe he was the centre forward for the young Celts team. He looked great at that level. Don’t think he is developing much. Noticed on Wednesday he tends to follow the opposition player with the ball but not tackle. By comparison Tony Watt would constantly barge them or force mistakes.
Doddsy is still mystified that FC Minsk played differently in the second half.
It’s called tactics, Doddsy, old thing.
operator
21:28 on 8 August, 2013
Was just joking…(forgot my usual LOL) …… What Neil will have been alluding to is the fact that playing CL qualifiers before we even START our season will ‘take it out’ on our players, particularly when they are playing teams who are well into their season ….match fitness kicks-in after a few competitive games ….!!??
weeminger
21:25 on
8 August, 2013
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The Licence can be revoked but in practice that would be a very lengthy process unless imminent structural damage was the concern. Their were no plans for the Safety Group to meet regarding Celtic
The Safety Group do publish minutes but they would be heavily redacted
rieperman
20:46 on 8 August, 2013
When our governing body let them off with murder then they can say and do what they like its a disgrace.
So…….
The Rangers continuing to break SFA rules with impunity but celtic say nothing.
Emerging evidence suggests no problem with safety certificates at CP – celtic lying to the support? Where’s the evidence Celtic?
Cheers for help bhoys.
Shoonsky
Wasn’t aware of that, makes sense. Think he has the attributes to be a success at centre forward. Not a winger for me. Not in the modern game anyway. Brown is our best right winger.
James playing just off a more physical striker could work for us.
squire danaher
21:23 on 8 August, 2013
Absolutely ……the struggle goes on, for a few more months……sevco will then join zombies1 ….. thanks, in part, to the SNP …….dooo dooooo
downforsam
21:40 on 8 August, 2013
James will flourish in the not too distant future, and he is still young….. He just needs to build up confidence in his undoubted skills / quality
What time is the draw tomorrow bhoys?
gsu
celtic_first
A poster on KDS has compared Doddsy’s analysis with yon dug that used to say “sausages” on That’s Life.
Dick Byrne
I thought that was Doddsy’s first TV job…
Neganon
The list goes on …
CFC are playing the support like a fiddle
Brainwashed re fear of debt
Constant purchasing of “projects”
Selling best players ..denuding the squad of quality
major shareholders wanting the Huns back
Failure to tackle the Hun reincarnation as they cheat with impunity
Allowing Ogilvie to be reelected I opposed
Now promulgating a lie to remove the GB
What is there plan ?
PFAYR
Our most reliable goalscorer is Stokesy.
We must do better .
TT
shoonsky
21:34 on 8 August, 2013
I don’t think he has the necessary composure YET….
Their even
TT
I fear for us if he’s the best we have
I am not a fan
Brogan Rogan Trevino and Hogan supports Kano 1000
21:24 on
8 August, 2013
Evening Folks.
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sorry my friend but can you post the link to donate??
Operator – Neil Lennon quote re players running on empty etc ..where is that from ?
NegAnon2
21:39 on 8 August, 2013
What would you like them to say?, and are we the only other team in Scottish Football?
I also do not think there has to be any evidence of warning from GCC, we are all aware of the rules and have been sanctioned by UEFA this year already. Have you ever heard of being pro-active instead of reactive?
HH
gsu
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GNK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
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NK Maribor (SVN)
PFC Ludogorets Razgrad (BUL)
FC Shakhter Karagandy (KAZ)
hen1rik
21:33 on
8 August, 2013
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Could a member of the public just report this to the Police as they may view this differently from OSCR
Johann
He said it last night after the game
james forrest has never been a centre forward in this life at any level of football, he got played on the right and left wings in the celtic academy. james forrest is decent in those positions, he’d get murdered up top, to busy, not enough time on the ball or too open his legs and use his pace, and he’s not intelligent enough to work is runs well.
leave the boy out on the wing, think the introduction of derk will be a good thing for him and more responsibility can be shared around the team for creating. p.s. he’s developing just fine, biggest problem he has is injuries and even at that he still might not make it at celtic
decent player, always has been, never spectacular and never will be
67 Heaven,
Running on empty before their fit ???????