Last night my brother reminded me of a comment he made after the 0-0 against Benfica on match day one of the Champions League, “I hope we’re not sitting with one point after five games”. Expectations can be as high as you like, but reality based on experience at that stage suggested Celtic would struggle to have more than a single point at this stage of the tournament.
A solitary point away from home in our Champions League history would lead the harsh realists to expect our trips to Lisbon, Barcelona and Moscow would be fruitless, leaving the enormous matter of tackling Barcelona at Celtic Park.
Two of those away games resulted in defeat, and we were behind in Moscow before one of the most significant fight-backs in modern Celtic history. It’s difficult to find perspective for the win over Barcelona. Suffice to say, they won 0-2 in Lisbon and 0-3 in Moscow. Celtic’s 2-1 remains the most astonishing result of this season’s Champions League.
Manchester City’s failure to qualify for the knock out stage, with their seemingly limitless budget, tells the story of how difficult this tournament is. England’s other mega-wealthy club, reigning European champions Chelsea, sacked their manager this week as the expectation they are likely to be eliminated at this stage dawned.
Beating Spartak and qualifying for the knockout stage will be suitable reward for a remarkable team.
The very first CQN Annual is NOW in stock and shipping order yours here! P.S. it’s great.
In case you missed the story, check out the Celtic Trust’s ‘Stand up for the Green Brigade‘ call on the 12th minute on Saturday. Full details on the Trust’s site.
P.P.S. Stand up for the Green Brigade.
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Hello Stranger 6:20 Wolverhampton
The law of averages says im due a winner :)))
Saphir River in 2.30 at haydock please, be lucky
Strategic Action 3.35 Lingfield.
Gifted Girl 12.55 Lingfield
Sorry Lads Gifted Girl is actually 1.55 Lingfield
All Annalena in the Ascot 1:40.
Good Luck
TTTT
Knight pass – 2.30 haydock.
Fill yer boots!
Lads, Naps here pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez !
fleagle1888
CQN Saturday Naps Competition – Week 16 Results & Standings
Week 14 – two winners – Bada Bing (Cubanita @8/1) and green T (Febthirtyfirst @4/1)
Week 15 – two winners – Rockon Neil Lennon (Joseph Mercer @7/2) and Mhark67 (Our Father @11/4)
+£16.25 green T (6)
+£14.00 Rockon Neil Lennon (7)
+£ 6.50 Sixteen roads to Golgotha (3)
+£ 5.00 Valentine’s Day (3)
+£ 3.50 BULL67 (3)
+£ 1.50 Che (2)
£ 0.00 fleagle1888 (2)
-£ 0.50 Bada Bing (2)
-£ 5.00 Magnificentseven (1)
-£ 6.80 TheBarcaMole (2)
-£ 7.00 Cathal (1)
-£ 7.97 hunza rugli (2)
-£ 8.00 voguepunter (1)
-£ 8.50 MHARK67 (2)
-£10.00 What is the Stars (1)
-£10.50 Som mes que un club (1)
-£11.00 gerry_bhoy (1)
-£11.50 tommytwisttommyturns (1)
-£12.00 leftclicktic (1)
-£13.00 Glen (1)
-£16.00 bobbymurdoch’s winklepickers
-£16.00 gourockbhoy
-£16.00 Raymac
*No selection/NR – week 14 : fleagle1888, gerry_bhoy, Sixteen roads to Golgotha
*No selection/NR – week 15 : Bada Bing, gerry_bhoy, Glen, hunza rugli, Raymac, Sixteen roads to Golgotha, Valentine’s Day
Cheers, fleagle1888
Lads, my nap is :
Tanks for That (Ascot 3.20)
fleagle1888
SIVOLA DE SIVOLA 230 HAYDOCK
Shoooooorly gotta get off the mark eventually.
I’m getting e-mails from bookies begging for my business!!!!!!!!
Master Overseer 1540 Haydock.
Arra best
15:50 @ Ascot – Saucy Baron – NAP!
Sir Dylan – 9.20 W’hampton
gerry bhoy
HH
CQN Saturday Naps Competition – Week 17 Results & Standings
Only two short-price winners last week – green T (Tight Knit @2/1) and What is the Stars(Gifted Girl @5/2).
+£18.25 green T (7)
+£13.00 Rockon Neil Lennon (7)
+£ 5.50 Sixteen roads to Golgotha (3)
+£ 4.00 Valentine’s Day (3)
+£ 2.50 BULL67 (3)
+£ 0.50 Che (2)
-£ 1.00 fleagle1888 (2)
-£ 1.50 Bada Bing (2)
-£ 6.00 Magnificentseven (1)
-£ 7.50 What is the Stars (2)
-£ 7.80 TheBarcaMole (2)
-£ 8.00 Cathal (1)
-£ 8.97 hunza rugli (2)
-£ 9.00 voguepunter (1)
-£ 9.50 MHARK67 (2)
-£11.50 Som mes que un club (1)
-£12.00 gerry_bhoy (1)
-£12.50 tommytwisttommyturns (1)
-£13.00 leftclicktic (1)
-£14.00 Glen (1)
-£17.00 bobbymurdoch’s winklepickers
-£17.00 gourockbhoy
-£17.00 Raymac
*No selection/NR – week 14 : fleagle1888, gerry_bhoy, Sixteen roads to Golgotha
Cheers, fleagle1888