Celtic face Icelandic champions Stjarnan in their opening Champions League qualifier, with the first leg just three weeks away. Stjarnan knocked Motherwell out of the Europa League last season, by all accounts the Scottish club should have given a much better account of themselves.
It will be vastly more concerning to Ronny Deila that they went on to eliminate Lech Poznan in the next round. Lech finished second in Poland, just two points behind our old pals Legia Warsaw, and the Polish season starts two weeks before Scotland’s, so there is nothing to be complacent about.
A three goal home defeat at the hands of Inter Milan ended Stjarnan’s European adventure, but by that stage the Icelandic fans must had expired their European budget for the season, the trip to the San Siro would have been a suitable place to bow out.
The other consequential information when we draw teams from near the Arctic Circle is that they are midseason and (from what I can make out) play on an artificial surface.
I’ve no idea what happened to Motherwell and Lech Poznan but there are no excuses for either team and there will be none for Celtic. Let’s get the job done.
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Bellshill T17:38 on 2015
The darkest North Road area ! Ye sure yer no in Whifflet ?? :)
Was born in darkest N.Rd 62 years ago today.
HH and keep posting mate!!
TC45
On the European draw, inter beat them 9-0 over 2 legs last season, we should be looking to do the same HH ( but would happily take 1-0 )
thecelt45
18:22 on 22 June, 2015
Very Hoooopy birthday, enjoy the rest of your day
bournesouprecipe
18:17 on 22 June, 2015
I see it, sevco are signing players not good enough for Celtic :-) HH
Thecelt45
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPY Birthday
Why aren’t we signing any experienced 35 year olds? PL is just not supporting our manager. Disappointing.
starry/ hun skelper
The problem Sevco face remains the same as when they started the journey.
Potless csc
Thecelt45
Happy Hoopy Birthday
HH
Cowiebhoy
Gave my mam her dinner earlier
“hmmmmph I was better fed in the hospital,l but thank you anyway ”
:))))))))))))))))))))
Cowiebhoy, Lefty, Dena
Ta much for the Hooooopy BD wishes!!
Had to work today, but should be outta here in few hours.
TC45
bournesouprecipe
They can call their new club The Skint Members…
Good Evening.
Don’t know if you all saw Aidan Smith’s sneering piece following John Collins’ comments on the UEFA coefficient system… But here is my demolition of it.
https://theclumpany.wordpress.com/2015/06/22/coping-with-the-coefficient/
Have a good evening.
Sevco are recruiting on the cheap, but with help from MSM will be spun as forward planning for CL participation in three years time.
Phil’s up …
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/in-the-loop-2/
hun skelper.
Stjarnan.
I watched both legs v Inter .My nearest neighbour is a big Inter man.He watches their games on my tele. Home game in Iceland – they gave Inter a game – parked the bus and made Inter work for it. Big , strong , fit , tactically disciplined but lacking skill / technique..Inter ripped them apart in Milan..They couldnt cope with Kovacic.
Awwy Wamont
HHH.
TC45……………..
all the best pal …have a braw braw Birthday….
keep us posted when your back ,later in the year …..
braw
Cowiebhoy :
Three year deal apparently:
https://twitter.com/bbcbmclauchlin/status/613037312092569600
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Scotzine @scotzine · 28m28 minutes ago
Scott Allan expected to sign for Rangers in the coming days also.
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Scotzine @scotzine · 28m28 minutes ago
But I see the lies are already being written on how both have said no to Celtic to sign for Rangers lol
Philatelist………….
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/in-the-loop-2/#more-6501
braw
SMSM and how it works
SPFL transfer latest: Celtic targets keen on Parkhead move, Rangers to complete first two signings
Spot the deliberate daily mistake
Wilson is a good signing for them. A big improvement on Elbows and Mohsni. Bad move for the player, shows a lack of ambition.
Well. a new manager, a new chairman, a new board…at sevco…
but the same old mentality and habits…it’s the sevco way..
Mary’s Prayer is that Danny didn’t just move for the lure of the lucre..
One step forward and two steps back…
I’ll trade a well organised functional club – with a plan – and playing in the top division….for
..well a club who have no plan, are serial dysfunctionalists and for whom money is no object ..mainly because they don’t have any.
“Sign here sonny, we’ll triple the wages you get at hertz”
“Great – now here’s an iou for your first ebt…ahem…I mean….your performance bonus.”
Bad Penny CSC
TC45
Many hoopy returns, youngster
Bellshill Tim
Welcome to loonies is us! Hope you’re pretty thick skinned, need to be with this lot! I’m the other side of the tracks, Motherwell road
Couldn’t care less who they sign just glad to know big Mike can’t take them off the liars hands,bringing in supposed decent players for their level when the chairman’s begging to get out.
Bodes well.
RWE
Absolutely.
They are going straight back down the epic fail route with cast off pro’s that got them
to a humping ‘well’ short of the journey.
I do hope they keep it up over the summer, they’re spending the season ticket money before they know how much and who’s getting it.
N/Braw…cheers ma loon! Will keep you posted on travel plans for later this year.
Unthank Rd…..thank you sir! (Motherwell Rd is getting really close to where I grew up!!)
HH
TC45
Good evening, friends
If hibs sell Allan to the zombies the 6/4 for them to win league is a good bet.
Wilson and Allen are a couple of decent signings for thems, thankfully they are no joining us.
HH
BSR
someone quipped yesterday on the reported £8k for Wilson
“that’s thr 1st 10,000 STs taken care of :))))
ps
Spare a thought for the Wilson family :))))))))))))
TC 45
Refresh my memory. The George, the Alhambra, but what was the one in Mossend????
Naememory fc
Wilson never good enough for us, but probably an improvement for the Huns.
No matter how badly he plays, however, be prepared for him to be touted for a Scotland cap from the MSM.
8k a week? Insanity if true.
the unthank road
The Alhambra couple of yards fae the unthank road,
the George was next to b/hill academy
Reading some of the guff on zombiemedia, they’ll canter the league, finally win the Petrofac cup, proberley win one of the cups ( hopefully the Scottish) and be going into Europe as wee rightfully take our place back in the premiership. It’s like reading zombiemedia June 2014, can’t think how that worked out :-) HH
the unthank road 19:15 on
Know what you mean about memory! :)I
I “think” it was called The Pavilion…big white art deco place. Just next to what used to be the Lithuanian Hall, across from Holy Family.
HH
TC45
Danny Wilson eh?
Ahhhh……….the lure of the ole Petrofac cup >).
Wilson signs for the huns, Bullet dodged, said many times on here..Never in our Class, Good championship defender..End of…#RelievedCsc..