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Photo: Vagelis Georgariou biglens.co.uk

Georgios, “I’ll have two goals in the first half”.

No matter what Celtic’s objectives for tonight are, to keep things decent, or to overcome an enormous deficit, priority no. 1 will be to protect Fraser Forster’s goal as much as possible.  Juventus scored three goals at Celtic Park while making sure Celtic players were denied daylight in front of goal.

We also have to keep 11 men on the park.  Manchester United went out of Europe last night in part because they went down to 10 men, but also because Sir Alex Ferguson didn’t produce an effective way to protect his lead with 1 men until it was too late.  If anyone is red carded, let’s make sure he is wearing black and white.  Indiscipline from the home team offers our only opportunity of making a contest of the tie.

Charlie Mulgew is lacking match fitness and would be an enormous risk, no matter how key to our European game-plan he is.  Georgios Samaras is the player European scouts all go home talking about after watching Celtic.  He is the archetypal European player and could extend his already-record-breaking scoring run away from home in Europe tonight.  Don’t bet against him.

Our full backs will be key.  Emilio Izaguirre played his best game for Celtic in the first leg but has been far less convincing since.  It is time for the Honduran to demonstrate his full potential on the big stage.  Adam Matthews has impressed since arriving at the club and I fully expect he will mature before your eyes tonight.

One or two Celtic players have declined new contracts in the hope of attracting some of the silly money available elsewhere.  Producing at the Juventus Stadium might convince some they are worth the trouble. This is no reference to Photogenic Georgio, b.t.w., he’s here for keeps!

The Twists & Turns Celtic Supporters Club is holding a charity night at the Supporters’ Association Club on London Road, this Friday, 8 March, at 7.30pm.  There will be Question and Answer session with me, John Fallon, Dixie Deans, Archie MacPherson, compared by Phil Agnew.  Afterwards you can enjoy music from Foggy Dew.

Tickets are £10 and you can get them from Phil by calling 07811 178764, or email me your numer and I’ll pass it on (celticquicknews@gmail.com).  Profits are going to the Tommy Burns charity.

I’ve been to a few nights with John, Dixie, Archie and Phil and they are always fantastic Celtic occasions, so get yourself a ticket.  See you there.

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  1. Ntassoolla on

    BMCUW & ACGR selling a house in England is a nightmare.

     

    Plenty of interest but people can’t borrow enough money or haven’t the 30% the banks insist on. It is 30% when taking into account lawyers, estate agents, stamp duty and moving expenses.

     

     

    Best offer so far – 90% of what a similar, but slightly lesser property across the street fetched 2 mths ago.

     

    Trouble is keeping the place tidy. Who invented dust?

  2. Geordie Munro on

    Tsoal,

     

     

    It seems the only Saturday games we get at hampden are Scottish cup finals.

     

     

    And even if we see off utd the twits at UEFA have seen to it that there won’t be a Saturday final this year

  4. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    NTASSOOLLA

     

     

    The same person who invented the antidote to dust-women.

     

     

    I had to persuade my wee pal to move back in and show me how this vacuuumy thing works.

     

     

    I’ve told her boyfriend to pay attention,cos I ain’t doing it!

  5. Ntassoolla on

    When UEFA, in their role as tournament promoter, use their position as tournament administrator to stifle anything that might compete with their show, they are acting against EU competition law.

     

    Honest. They urr.

  8. Celtic Mac on

    Paul67 et al

     

     

    Mervyn King, the outgoing Chairman of the Bank of England, suggested that the Royal Bank of Scotland should be returned to the private sector sooner rather than later, since it is obvious (to him) that the public are not going to get their money back. Sound familiar? He is proposing that RBS could be separated into two banks, one private free of debt owned no doubt by his friends in the City of London, and one publicly owned bank laden with RBS debt and unpaid loans. One good bank and one bad bank. A process not too far removed from the one used in Scottish football, where one club is allowed to leave its’ debts behind, and rise from the ashes of the old. Rangers FC as was, bad, bad, bad.

     

    The Rangers FC, no, that analogy doesn’t quite work does it?

  9. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    CELTIC MAC

     

     

    I seem to recall that around a year ago,RBS stated that it had repaid to the government it’s crisis funding of circa £100 bn.

     

     

    Not in one hit,obviously.

     

     

    Never saw it on the balance sheet of UKplc,I wonder where it went?

  10. Burghbhoy on

    Neil Francis Lennon is ma hero.

     

    He and his team will show everyone why tonight.

     

    This evening will surpass all excluding Lisbon & Leeds.

     

    I have a feeling about it, just can’t shake it!

  13. Celtic Mac on

    Bobby Murdoch

     

     

    I do recollect something to that effect, not quite sure of the details. It will be interesting to look at the details of King’s proposals, but one thing looks sure. The Tories are determined to privatise the RBS, one, before the Independence referendum, and two, if not then, then before the next election in 2015. As with the creditors of RFC, the public are being lined up for a shafting. Again!

  16. !!Bada Bing!! on

    Keane and Souness thought that was a red card last night……think Keane is at the wind up as him and Ferguson don’t get on.

  21. jc2 on

    Now now TMWTL

     

     

    where does it say Zombies are paying PUMA. I am sure PUMA are paying top dollar$ as Charles Green previously stated that ADIDAS were going to replace Real MAdrid with T’Rankers.

     

     

    Obviously this brother feud thing is still going and PUMA have

     

    broken the bank to get zombies on board as a GIRUY to Adidas.

     

     

    PinnochioRSC

  22. Barrach Obampot on

    CQN, who has the best analysis of the LNS verdict, including the conflicted Ogilvie and even more conflicted Bryson?

     

     

    Someone over on Sion Quick News wants more info, so I want to pass on a more detailed account of this charade.

     

     

    Hopefully Sion’s internet bampots will start raising this issue with their club, who will then raise it with UEFA and CAS.

     

     

    HH

     

     

    worthatrycsc

  23. Tallybhoy on

    So let me try and get this right.

     

     

    Sevco are paying Puma to supply them with playing and training kit?

     

     

    Puma have NOT signed a kit sponsorship deal with sevco, and will not be handing over any monies to them in the short and long term?

     

     

    Is this correct?

     

     

    HH!!

  24. cliftonville celt from belfast on

    Come on the hoops

     

     

    We Believe !!!!!!!!!

     

     

    4-1 no problem

     

     

    See those English Sevco fans were in Dublin last night !!!

  29. Michael on

    Tallybhoy @ 16:19

     

     

    I would guess anydeal is with Genesis Sports rather than Puma….

  30. FAVOURITE UNCLE on

    ALLY MCOIST who are these ten people ?i want to know their names.!

     

    MARK HATESCATHOLICS .ten people getting taken off a plane is like a new…….you know thw rest.

     

    FAVOURITE UNCLE .is heathrow burning.is heathrow burnng.??

     

    ok bhoys a wee explanation.last night we had AS I THOUGHT ,new name to me posting a near riot and world ending stramash on a flight bound for turin.CELTIC SUPPORTERS !!!! disgrace disgrace!!so smelling a rat i wrote “school,classmates,teachers”.I DID NOT ASK THIS IN A WEE SNIVELLING FREE MASONIC WE DON’T EMPLOY KAFFLIKS WAY.OKi expected

     

    SCHOOL.ST SENGAS.

     

    CLASSMATES.WE SAMMY KELLY, WE SAMMY O’BRIEN ,WEE SAMMY COLLINS, WEE SAMMY LYNCH.

     

     

    TEEACHERS.BIG SAMMY LYNCH…….ok you getting this.instead i got i’m in seat 22a.well what further proof do you need. right for all those who beleive in LORD WIDGERY then that might have been enough.i checked times of departures for TURIN from heathrow.nane.back he came “going via milan”.then he tells me he went to posh school in edinburgh.right never mind LORD W, LORD NIMMO SMITH would not have beleived that.so then a few other non beleivers joined in.

     

    VOGUEPUNTER asked if he was a journalist.then AUSSIE TOM got hot and bothered.called me an arrogant fool.now this is the same guy who got in an argument with none other than KITALBA.dear oh deary me.he completely got the wrong end of the stick and had no skooby why i was questioning the guy in row 22 s credentials.anyway AS I THOUGHT is apparently on his way to turin and is a CELTIC SUPPORTER. so there you have it fholks i’m not a bigot or racist i don’t care what colour peoples skins are how they pray or don’t.

     

    ps YORKBHOY that offer to drive you to CELTIC PARK is withdrawn if you don’t meet me at MASS on sunday.!!!!!!!

  31. thomthethim on

    barrach,

     

     

    I think Auldheid is your man.

     

    Not only has he a concise chronology of events, but access to others on TFSM and others.

     

     

    More importantly, he has been like a dog with a bone in this matter, in a non hysterical way.

  33. Barrach Obampot on

    !!Bada Bing!!

     

     

    500 views on their site so far, so a few of our Swiss brothers and sisters have a better understanding of our special reinterpretation of UEFA rules.

     

     

    Anybody want to post something on Barca Quick News etc.?

     

     

    :-)

     

     

    HH

  34. Barrach Obampot on

    Thanks thomthethim

     

     

    I thought Auldheid would or BRTH or PMcC.

     

     

    I haven’t had a chance to read their pieces, so anyone got a link to the best analysis.

     

     

    HH

  35. ASonOfDan on

    the spirit of arthur lee

     

     

    Finding those Puma quotes hilarious.

     

     

    Rotherham… lol!

  37. corkcelt on

    We need to start tonight as if the score was nil all. Play with a view to being one up after an hour. If we achieve that we can go for broke in last 30 minutes. It really is Mission Impossible but what the Hell, as long as the Bhoys go out tonight and make us proud. I would be happy with a draw and just to get all our Supporters back home safely.

  38. timmy7_noted on

    The Spirit of Arthur Lee

     

     

    15:50 on 6 March, 2013

     

     

    Thats magic,fairly cheered me up,been fighting the flu for over a week.That news eases the discomfort significantly.

  41. thomthethim on

    barrach,

     

     

    Could you ask Paul to forward a direct request from uou to those gents.

     

     

    I’m sure he has contact details and they will have their own files to hand.

     

     

    Actually, SQN could just ask wee Nacho for details.

  42. Invercelt on

    Livbhoy,

     

    Ian Jack’s article is perfectly clear: what’s your problem with it?

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