Any away win by a Scottish club in the Netherlands is noteworthy but Aberdeen’s win last night is even more significant. It is a sign that a recovery is underway in one of Scottish football’s perennial underachievers. St Johnstone’s result is more of the same after last year’s achievements. Motherwell’s sorry exit is a lesson on being unprepared….
If Celtic can reach the Champions League group stage for the third successive season, there’s reason to believe our game is on solid ground after the years of excess and abandon.
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KEV J
Nitpicking?
I prefer pedantic,bud.
It’s easier to spell too.
Hebcelt. Thanks for the mention it’s the passionate thing that I want , our club to improve
Most important time for our season is the transfer windows
Sorry but I will keep the pressure on
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS – Yep, that’s what I tried to say..:-)
Thanks Embramike
Has the deal for Aquino (the mexican fella) gone dead now ? He looked like lightening.
I like what I’ve seen of McGregor so far but there is something that suggests he is holding onto someone else’s shirt.
No idea what is going on with Tony Watt. I suspect he’ll play tomorrow in Hamburg but equally I’d be surprised he was here come September.
BSR
chocco rush
Note for the designers of the new site (David / Paul) ..
How about a survey function so we can gauge the opinions of the CQN family and accordingly possibly refine what are seen as suitable subjects for discussion.
The bonhomie of the 10th anniversary congratulatory period didn’t last long unfortunately, though it was interesting that certain ‘nom de blogs’ were conspicuous by their absence!
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Setting Free..
A Few months back l deleted FB..Which i was on from nearly the Start so l could be Easy contacted/Found…. (Check)..;-)
Twitter..Instagram Etc..
There was No major reason apart from None of them Stimulated my Mind in the Slightest..
Tell you what l have Found it really positive..And like giving up the Grog years ago You have All this new Time on your Hands for Baking/Gardening/Renovating..Etc..
Re; CQN Facebook..Think You might prefer debating Football/Politics Etc that Debating X-Factor etc..;-))))
Hope yir Guid..
001
001. Thanks mate :) Indeed during all our downsizing and increasing profits has made a wonderfull cash cow for our Peter
Mm resigning for reduced wages brings a big laugh to to Peters bank manager
To me and many other hoops fans he has been one result away from his golden ATM card being taken away
big wavy
One of the points I posted last night …
• Assuming we get past Legia Warsaw and into the Play Off round for CL group stage we will not know if we have qualified until the 2nd leg match, either 26/27 August – just 4/5 days before the (2 month) transfer window shuts. How will that affect the way we do our transfer business? Not ideal is it – all a bit ‘last minute’?
embramike
14:27 on 25 July, 2014
Sorry to all those who think this blog is the place to perpetrate their very personal, individualistic and sometimes unpalatable opinions on world politics and religious belief on the rest of us, but I will always contend this is a FOOTBALL blog (as in C.Q.N)…
Well said, although I don’t mind the occasional excursion into music and film. Perhaps a separate thread should be created, similar to what they do on SFM.
Ah make no Bones aboot it..( whit diz THAT , mean?..ed)( Wait n See..)
Na.. Nae Bones, at awe, at awe..
Fur..
Ah want Virgil.. n… Forster, Outa Here.. Toot Sweet!
Fur, they are jist Noo..
Hoat Commodities..
N.. Jist like The Storied… Cakes.. Wance, They Cool Doon…
Ye kin tak Them..or .. Leave ’em!
We dinna want tae go thru Anither.. Boruc… Cerry oan..where we Hesitated..
Lollygagged( Great Woid,that.. ed)( Ah Know..)..Contemplated, at the Gate..
n.. Didnae Cash in… oan the Polish Marvel.. when we shoulda n coulda.
Virgil, hiz a ready made Replacement , staunin’ By.. Mebbe..even Two.. Noo that Ah come tae think aboot it..
n..
We ,noo, hiv goat.. Two Goalies,oan oor Books.. (n .. Nane of Them … hiv the pseudonym..o’ Cool Haun Luke..!)
Who could take over The Big Englishman’s Goal-Tending Duties..
Seamlessly.. n whithoot causin’ a Ripple..in the Time Stream.
The Twenty Million…. Smakeroos..which We wull Get, when we Dump these Bozos.. ( Sure, Ah call them . Bozos.. fur they Are NO CELTIC MEN.. they are Merely Hired Mercenariies..)Wull look Mighty Satisfyin’, Nestilin’. in the Celtic Piggy Bank.
Na..
Those Two Wullnae Be Missed.
Go Sell ‘Em. But.. Tae the Highest Bidder, Noo.. Peter..
Ye hiv Ma Blessings!
Kojo
Still,Laughin’
Stuart McColl needs to have a good look at himself. Out last year to Kuban Krasnodar. Out this year to nobody shots from Iceland, five attempts ending in failure to reach group stage of Europa League. Is he personally responsible for our rubbish co-efficient?
embramike
That deadline scares the living daylights out of me but I guess it’s also something we have to become accustomed to as ‘value’ (i.e our budget) spreads wider in the last few days than it does now when teams don’t have to blink.
Kojo. If we sell the saleable 2 for say 15m. How much will Rony get ?
Very little :(
Kojo _ Who are VVD’s ready made replacements ?
BMCUWP /GEAROID. 1998
Thanks for your respondes to my earlier posts about ISIS/FGM in Iraq. I do not know that I am so sure about taking accepting any denial from ISID at face value – generally speaking if say that when it comes to the Miidke East I have difficulty in believing anything except the worst. Seems unlikely to me that it’s a story made up for no reason but who is telling the truth out there. I believe the death tolls and the evidence of incredible suffering that we are told from Gaza are true and that ISIS and other groupings in the region have views on religious, social and sexual freedoms that are repulsive to me personally. But increasingly I don’t believe much else
Been working hence delay in response
Jimbo67 praying to Oscar Knox and for Thomas Worth
Rank Club Average
Attendance Season Stadium Country
1 Borussia Dortmund 80,297[1] 2013–14 Westfalenstadion Germany
2 Manchester United 75,207 [2] 2013–14 Old Trafford England
3 Barcelona 71,958[3] 2013–14 Camp Nou Spain
4 Bayern Munich 71,000[1] 2013–14 Allianz Arena Germany
5 Real Madrid 70,754[3] 2013–14 Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Spain
6 Schalke 04 61,569[1] 2013–14 Veltins-Arena Germany
7 Arsenal 59,487[2] 2013–14 Emirates Stadium England
8 Borussia Mönchengladbach 52,239[1] 2013–14 Borussia-Park Germany
9 Hertha Berlin 51,889[4] 2013–14 Olympiastadion Germany
10 Hamburger SV 51,825[1] 2013–14 Imtech Arena Germany
11 Ajax 50,907[5] 2013–14 Amsterdam ArenA Netherlands
12 VfB Stuttgart 50,498[1] 2013–14 Mercedes-Benz Arena Germany
13 Newcastle United 50,395[2] 2013–14 St James’ Park England
14 Manchester City 47,080[2] 2013–14 Etihad Stadium England
15 Eintracht Frankfurt 47,052[1] 2013–14 Commerzbank-Arena Germany
16 Celtic 46,808[6] 2013–14 Celtic Park Scotland
17 Atlético Madrid 46,746[3] 2013–14 Vicente Calderón Stadium Spain
18 Internazionale 46,246[7] 2013–14 San Siro Italy
19 FC Köln (2) 46,235[4] 2013–14 RheinEnergieStadion Germany
20 Feyenoord 45,818[5] 2013–14 De Kuip Netherlands
21 Hannover 96 45,635[1] 2013–14 AWD-Arena Germany
22 Paris Saint-Germain 45,420[8] 2013–14 Parc des Princes France
23 Liverpool 44,671[2] 2013–14 Anfield England
24 Benfica 43,613[9] 2013–14 Estádio da Luz Portugal
25 Rangers (3) 42,938[10] 2013–14 Ibrox Stadium Scotland
26 Chelsea 41,482[2] 2013–14 Stamford Bridge England
27 Sunderland 41,090[2] 2013–14 Stadium of Light England
28 Napoli 40,918[7] 2013–14 Stadio San Paolo Italy
29 Werder Bremen 40,657[1] 2013–14 Weserstadion Germany
30 Nuremberg 40,412[1] 2013–14 Frankenstadion Germany
31 Roma 40,083[7] 2013–14 Stadio Olimpico Italy
32 Milan 39,874[11] 2013–14 San Siro Italy
33 Galatasaray 38,7051 [12] 2013–14 Türk Telekom Arena Turkey
34 Lille OSC 38,662[8] 2013–14 Grand Stade Lille Métropole France
35 Marseille 38,129[8] 2013–14 Stade Vélodrome France
36 Everton 37,732[2] 2013–14 Goodison Park England
37 Juventus 37,318[13] 2013–14 Juventus Stadium Italy
38 Valencia 36,903[3] 2013–14 Estadio Mestalla Spain
39 Fenerbahçe 36,6861 [12] 2013–14 Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadyumu Turkey
40 Aston Villa 36,081[2] 2013–14 Villa Park England
41 Tottenham Hotspur 35,808[2] 2013–14 White Hart Lane England
42 Lyon 34,414[8] 2013–14 Stade de Gerland France
43 West Ham United 34,197[2] 2013–14 Boleyn Ground England
44 Fortuna Düsseldorf (2) 33,982[4] 2013–14 Esprit Arena Germany
45 Sporting CP 33,703[9] 2013–14 Estádio José Alvalade Portugal
46 PSV Eindhoven 33,553[5] 2013–14 Philips Stadion Netherlands
47 Athletic Bilbao 33,383[3] 2013–14 San Mamés Spain
48 Shakhtar Donetsk 33,335[14] 2013–14 Donbass Arena Ukraine
49 Fiorentina 33,098[7] 2013–14 Stadio Artemio Franchi Italy
50 Lens (2) 31,016[15] 2013–14 Stade Bollaert-Delelis France
51 1. FSV Mainz 05 30,984[1] 2013–14 Coface Arena Germany
52 Real Betis 30,652[3] 2013–14 Estadio Benito VillamarÃn Spain
53 Sevilla 30,545[3] 2013–14 Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Spain
54 Saint-Étienne 30,390[8] 2013–14 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard France
55 Southampton 30,212 [2] 2013–14 St Mary’s England
56 Kaiserslautern (2) 29,943[4] 2013–14 Fritz Walter Stadion Germany
57 Twente 29,583[5] 2013–14 De Grolsch Veste Netherlands
58 Lazio 29,548[7] 2013–14 Stadio Olimpico Italy
59 FC Augsburg 29,295[1] 2013–14 SGL arena Germany
60 Porto 28,685[9] 2013–14 Estádio do Dragão Portugal
61 Bayer Leverkusen 28,452[1] 2013–14 BayArena Germany
62 St. Pauli (2) 28,371[4] 2013–14 Millerntor-Stadion Germany
63 Nantes 28,116[8] 2013–14 Stade de la Beaujoire France
64 VfL Wolfsburg 28,103[1] 2013–14 Volkswagen Arena Germany
65 FC Basel 27,841[16] 2013–14 St. Jakob-Park Switzerland
66 Cardiff City 27,430[2] 2013–14 Cardiff City Stadium Wales2
67 Brighton & Hove Albion (2) 27,283[17] 2013–14 Falmer Stadium England
68 Dynamo Dresden (2) 27,004[4] 2013–14 Glücksgas Stadium Germany
69 1899 Hoffenheim 26,907[1] 2013–14 Rhein-Neckar-Arena Germany
70 Norwich City 26,805[2] 2013–14 Carrow Road England
71 Dynamo Kyiv 26,681[14] 2013–14 NSC Olimpiyskiy Ukraine
72 Stoke City 26,137[2] 2013–14 Britannia Stadium England
73 Elche 25,320[3] 2013–14 Estadio Manuel MartÃnez Valero Spain
74 Club Brugge 25,2223 [18] 2013–14 Jan Breydel Stadium Belgium
75 West Bromwich Albion 25,194[2] 2013–14 The Hawthorns England
76 Leeds United (2) 25,088[17] 2013–14 Elland Road England
I like the fact that politics, history, religion and culture are discussed regularly on this forum, alongside of course, all things Celtic. You can’t claim to be more than a Club and then go ape when a supporter discusses issues off the field.
Mr Maynard is fancied today. The stable expect him to run well. 7/2 in 4 40 uttoxeter. Gl
Sydney TIm
Hiya,Pally?
Great tae Greet ye..
Ye Know that Ah Like Ye Aloater..
Ye ur lke a Breath of Fresh Air..oan Here Pal..
Fur..
Ye ur Yer AIN MAN.. n.. Ye dinnae care.. who Knows it..
Well. Ah dae… n.. Ah sure Like Yer Moxie.
In Answer tae ye Question..
Na. Of COURSE.. Ronny, Wull No Get ANY of the Twenty Million..
Ur YOU SERIOUS?..
Why Should He?
Na..the Twenty Million is No Fur .. whit we call.. ‘Walkin Aroon Money’ ,here in Sin City.
The Twenty Million..is Fur ..
INVESTMENT . fur oor Future COMMERCIAL PLANS..
Man.. Didnae ye know the Celtic has.
well. Big Ideas in the Hopper.. fur.. ….. ????????
well…..
That wid Be Tellin’.. so..
Ah wullnae.
You wull find oot.. soon Enuff..
Nice Chattin’, Pal…
Kojo
Still,Laughin
CelticFC SLO @CelticFCSLO · 1m
Advice from Legia SLO: fans travelling on Wed should stick to Celtic only colours as these are respected
Till later all
green fuz 11:19 on 25 July, 2014
… pardon my bad english, merely meant to state that Motherwell players obviously are better at kicking opponents instead of balls
………………………
Your bad English is great fun – never stop, and don’t apologise.
BTW did you omit the word “their” between the last two words :o)
HH
KOJO
When you sell the family silver you are left on your uppers.
Aye,take the money and run.
Put it in a nice glossy annual report.
Pay out vast quantities of those profits as taxes,dividends,off-field bonuses.
Trebles all round,as they used to say in Private Eye.
Except that the people who supply all that income are only interested in one type of treble.
On the pitch.
Your preference will see us consigned to irrelevance forever.
Way back on this place, when political argument raised it’s ugly head, I offered the old Victorian adage that religion, politics and the ladies are never discussed in polite company.
That was well received!o
In a pub, if the conversation ground or a loud mouthed zealot dominated the conversation, you can slide down the bar to be out of earshot, immune to their pontificating.
If there is no escape, then you change your pub.
Unfortunately, on CQN, it is becoming all pervading and scrolling by has not been an option for many.
I believe that is the main reason so many good posters have abandoned the blog, some to reappear in TSFM, where debate is more measured and respectful.
The self indulgence practised on here by many has reduced CQN from being an influential voice in football, to a jolly boys, self important tabloid, which undermines the good works of many who subscribe.
Seldom does Paul’s lead articles generated much discussion, before the hobby horses are released from their stables.
…..and don’t get me started on Punters Corner!!
Need some PC advice (no not that kind).
I have something call “Browsers App” that keeps sticking up adverts all over my screen.
I have tried to uninstall but so far without success.
I have the Norton Internet Security.
Any advice would be appreciated.
( Sigh – Pause for an advert now)
Thanks in advance.
an dun
15:12 on 25 July, 2014
I like the fact that politics, history, religion and culture are discussed regularly on this forum, alongside of course, all things Celtic. You can’t claim to be more than a Club and then go ape when a supporter discusses issues off the field.
I agree there have been some very informative posts on history politics etc… It’s the relentless and repetitive posts that annoy, also the personal insults that have no place here.
Last season I gave up on live updates because of politics during the match.
kojo –
So your philosophy would appear to be . . .
If the media speculate about a Celtic player being courted by other clubs, or indeed if other clubs post bids for a player, we should get rid of him, regardless of whether or not he wants to leave.
We should punt him just to avoid the continued speculation.
That’s a great philosophy that, because it would mean getting rid of the precise players the media want us to get rid of.
Good job doing the media’s bidding kojo.
Makes nae sense tae me.
embramike, I agree this is primarily a football blog and I am happiest when the blog is concentrating on Celtic Football matters. However when something as awful as the onslaught in Gaza is going on it seems almost obscene to ignore it and just chat away about football. Celtic Supporters by and large are acutely aware of history and of social injustice. We have an ethos of being charitable and standing up for the oppressed. I think it is natural for Celtic Supporters to discuss this issue amongst themselves or indeed any other calamity or disaster that occurs from time to time. Obviously a thread system would solve the issue but this rather unique formula that Paul has set up means that we will continue to get a hotch potch of topics from weather, to personal problems, bereavements,new births, holidays, weather reports, guys meeting for Hootanannys, and yes of course politics and religion. Unfortunately the only answer is the ‘ol scroll on by button.
rwe –
Perform a system recovery back to a date prior to the date this started.
rwe –
You’ll find recovery in Control Panel.
Tom McLaughlin
Thanks
yorkbhoy
15:21 on
25 July, 2014
I agree there have been some very informative posts on history politics etc… It’s the relentless and repetitive posts that annoy, also the personal insults that have no place here.
Last season I gave up on live updates because of politics during the match.
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With the greatest of respect, Yorkbhoy, I have never seen politics discussed during the live feeds. I don’t log on for every game, but I’ve never experienced politics discussed at any length during a live feed.
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If SydneyTim is a Breath of Fresh Ayr..
I’m going to Bottle my Halitosis and sell it to Scary Olde Spice..
001
Loving the rythmic gymnastics.,
C’mon the Hoops
Buenas tardes and a belated happy 10th to Paul and CQN.
Pure roastin’ here at the Thomsons’s holiday madhoose in Puerto Pollenca.
Haven’t seen any footage from the game though most on here seemed happy enough. A tougher test to come for sure. Hope Ronnie gets his team sorted out, particularly the forward line.
Got to see some of the opening ceremony, and how good was cellicpark looking?
Away for a shot on the water slide, then off oot for our last night.
Back tae glesgae just in time for the weather to break. Oh well.
Factor30csc
Kojo. I have to give it to Paul 67
Freedom of speech. Even when I don’t agree with him on many points
So fair play
Bobby. What happens on the pitch is irrelevant Especially at this time when the league is easy peesy
As one wee bhoy who walked into the Celtic shop last year to buy a picture of a present hero
He walked oot with a pair of pyjamas
southside,
Keep an eye out for BSR, who will be on the beach, lying on his towel, that he placed on a lounger at 4.am. This morning, eating a melon, while having a message.
You can’t miss him!
Who are the blog police that determine what views are unacceptable?