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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Bobby – i canny stick it. I haven’t watched a game with him in ages. It just drives me mad. I don’t get it…..
James Forrest is a very talented young footballer.
I am glad he’s ours.
Goodnight…..
shimmies33
23:57 on 8 August, 2013
Is James a coward? Paxman yes or no will do fine!
It has probably not escaped your attention that it is not Jamsie’s job to fling himself into tackles a la Nacho Novo style , but rather to keep the team shape, retain possession and make his move at the right time …… I have a perfect view of this 2nd half every home game …. Not spotted any cowardice …..
…. The only Celtic player I witnessed chucking the towel in was Viduka , I am sure you can recall the game.
I feel the current cowardice jibes and other garbage on this site is fairly depressing,nstill we are broad Church and if you believe Jamsie is a coward good luck to you , thankfully I’m surrounded by more fair minded supporters at the game.
Fedupwithnegativitycfc
Whenever I say my Final Post for the night something catches my attention and I do a final encore. The OriginalSadie’Bhoy, I knew as I typed it that I would draw that respnse, I think I put the clever in inverted commas if not I certainly meant to. Goodnight All HH
Sevco pocketing a six figure sum from a charity match is just another sad world record for them.
I wish them gone.
I hope we never have to play one of their incarnations.
i don’t believe james forrest is a coward. i think it was bmcuw who said along the lines of no matter how many times he is kicked up in the air he goes back again for more. i think it shows courage on his part. vive los blancos verdi
corkcelt
I’m with you on James Forrest.
off tomorrow so here goes.
a few rapid posts –
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So, amigo, you are 100% correct. There is a common denominator. And here is the photo of it that I took. But just think. Liverpool got the 1.3 million coming through, but we got Celtic. And sometimes we worry about missing out on a signing or two. Look what Liverpool missed out on.
Thank you for a great post.
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https://twitter.com/Celtic_First/status/365403056189370368/photo/1
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there does not need to be a great statue or memorial,
but when you travel around the world a bit, the heritage of the irish forced migration to avoid starvation goes around the globe,
the very poor arrived in liverpool , or glasgow . through port glasgow and greenock.
my orange granny born in 1922, used to tell me stories of the “cattle boat”, where the four legs got settled first, before the taigs got on next to stand for the crossing.
I mentioned earlier the “football experts” on the blog earlier, after the last hours posts, I rest my case. I have no doubt the majority of them would have disagreed with Big Jock, if they were born in his realm. Chancers the lot o’ them. Lol
Weefra HH
Night night Timland.
Weefra HH
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I think Someone is taking the..Charity begins at Home..a Wee bitte to Far..
Summa
I am looking forward to the games in Europe.
The good times.
Night night.
Hail hail.
cowards on the football field.
no chance,
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when anyone says that player is a shitebag, well i think they themselves talk shite,
who remembers what its like to be hit hard everytime you try to control the ball,
you try to gather the ball , and whack, your in the air, or on the floor, and its sore.
its not cowardice, its physical.
recent match, Sammi, a grecian warrior, hit, moans a bit, gets up, and goes on.
recent match, james, young fella, booted and booted again, gets up , tries to go on, booted again.
imagine right now, some one runs in and kicks you full on on the calf, could you get up and make a tea. could you hit them back, could you feck.
James Forrest is an outstanding young footballer, he can become something very good, he is braver now than any poster , in that he has reached this stage in his progression allready,
i dont think right now he is brilliant for celtic, but he is not a some cowardly player.
Twitter.
A Spivs Dream purchase.
http://t.co/7m7JhLD3Qy
Goodnight all and HH
i was poster 888
thats better than a podium
so that deserve a moravcik67 ,best ever celtic vidjoe ever moment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2ZKQfp7D6U
Sorry boys last thought before I hit the land of nod.
That’s how much of a Rangers man Dave King is he told fans to reject CVA.#enoughsaid
Somebody posting about a player being a coward tells us absolutely nothing about that player.
It does however tell us a lot about the person who makes the puerile statement.
brth .
just catching up
petition signed
St Stivs @ 0034,
great post!
Likewise pigalle’s earlier on this page.
Some so-called Celtic supporters need to take a right goo look at themselves!
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
Summa,
look like the trip Down Under now put on hold.
Unless the ok is emailed in the next 8 grs or so that is……..which i now think is unlikely.
Some other time big fella!
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
brth
petition signed & shared
James forest ain’t a coward .
hunbeleaveable that anyone could spout mince like that.
still not long now to the draw, one more sleep starting now. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
The Token Tim
00:54 on
9 August, 2013
St Stivs @ 0034,
i played a lot as a young left winger, then up front , as a bhoy and young man, never got badly injured , and i dint seem to bruise no matter how much i got hit, didnt get anything broken when i played,
i look at my nephews now, and jeese oh, as 16s and 17s, they get bloody rough games, and they get hurt, and often injured.
conclusion :
i was a shitebag, or i hide,
lol
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TTT..
Jeezo..I was getting a ‘Crew’ together for the Sheep Game..;-)
Summa
Didn’t Wllie Wallace, no less, implore us to give James more of a break?
Then tonight we have one of our own (supposedly) calling him a coward?
ST STIVS
Somehow I doubt you were either!
Maybe too good to get caught,but more likely the heavier protection from boots,shinpads etc in those days had something to do with it.
My shinpads were like a sack of coal round each leg…..
St Stivs,
I played in defence at both sweeper and left back for many years. I tried not to be a dirty player, anyone can do that after all. I tried to be fair, but feckin hard in the tackle. (dont get me wrong there was the odd one or 2 where the guy was a twat and so they had to be “done”, but i tried to make that few and far between).
Over the years you knew after the first tackle who the cowards were and who the hardy ones were.
Looking at the punishment that is meted out to wee JF at times, and how many times he gets back up and straight back at them. Its clear to see which catgeory he falls into.
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
St Stivs,
i meant to say, i somehow doubt you were either of those you said……..
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
01:04 on
9 August, 2013
ST STIVS
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never had any shinpads ever. didnt wear them till i played 5s in IBM, then i really needed them.
early boots were all hand me downs from uncles . and then i got a real pair from woolworths,
still wasnt good enough to get in a greenock shammy team.
i feel annoyed that rod stewart got the gb banned for lateral movement,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3O3EHSEK3c
Summa,
damn! stop teasing me :-)
Or given your previous, perhaps Ive managed to dodge a bullet……. ;-)
There will be a later time ma bhoy. Count on that!
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
BMCUP @ 0104,
sheesh! Great minds or fools……. in classic BB style (i know, I know….), You Decide!
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
st stivs
were your woolie boots winfield? like yourself my first boots were hand-me-downs too. i’m the youngest of 3 bhoys. had a pair of winfield handed down but my 1st pair of “new” boots were gola. like all new kit for me, it didnae maje me any better
Don’t see too many crack on the jaws being handed out at Celtic Park when the Greek God is being labelled as a shitebag by some of the usual fannies
As for Forrest will not be going into the books as one of the Celtic Greats and the same applies to 100% of the present first team squad that reckon we should feel privileged to have them grace the hoops (stripes)
Thats it my birthday now (well not offish untill 7.30 am but who’s countin eh !!!).
Certainly not me im only 56 years young.
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Daft wee recollection, but here we go.
I was at Glasgow College of Building and Printing for 3 years only, 83-86.
Apprentice Wood Machinist. loved it, 3rd floor i think, and at dinner time either went to the roof or Wenches, mentioned the other day.
On a European match day, i could look over the east end and see the floodlights . And dream.
You also had PE periods, which was basically 5 a sides in the wee hall.
I got asked to play for the College team, because the rest of them were shite.
So I got a couple of seasons in around Glasgow colleges league. Sounds rubbish but it was full of apprentice YTS footballers sent to college for their “theory” subjects.
I am sure ish I played against Tom Boyd and Tosh McKinlay at some point,
maybe bet them on a turn, but maybe didnt beat them in the air.
newradbhoy
a happy burpday to yersen