Neil Lennon will begin to get his players back at Lennoxtown tomorrow after, what for most of the first team, has been a two week international break. For many of the established players, he’ll be hoping for a clean bill of health, but with trips to Tynecastle and Milan ahead, the manager will be keen to spend time with Teemu Pukki.
Teemu played 92 minutes for Finland in Tbilisi last night so will get little time on the training fields before Celtic’s next two games. Tynecastle itself may provide the most effective training opportunity ahead of Wednesday’s game at the San Siro.
Delighted for Gordon Strachan, who has already caused an unlikely upturn in Scotland’s fortunes. He is a better coach and tactician than he ever got credit for. His Key Performance Indicators (winning leagues, knock out stages of the Champions League) were achieved in spades, but there was a soft underbelly which always seemed to undermine progress. Curiously, his Celtic team went 15 months without keeping a clean sheet away from home in all competitions, despite winning the league in both seasons this run spanned.
The one game during this period of note was the 1-0 defeat to Milan in the Champions League knock out stage; the only game Celtic completed 90 minutes without conceding. If Neil Lennon can replicate this achievement he stands an excellent chance of a second successive memorable Champions League campaign.
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Reminds me of a First Division club…
Standard Liege will need to make at least a
Champions League place this season if they
are to avoid fears of bankruptcy, according to
the president of its fan-clubs association.
Louis Smal, who heads Famille des Rouches –
the umbrella group overseeing Standard’s fan
clubs – has for long been protesting against
supposed plans to resell the club.
Standard fans have not been huge supporters
of club owner Roland Duchatelet, whose tenure
has seen a marked rise in expenses and
losses.
However, the 10-time Belgian league winners
are on a 12-match winning streak – at both
home and in Europe – since the start of the the season.
However, Smal has warned of a storm to come
unless they get back to the league-winning
ways they enjoyed until 2008/09.
“If we do not qualify for the Champions
League, the club will be on the verge of
bankruptcy”, he told Sudinfo . “This is my fear.
“Although Duchatelet is the boss, I do not
share his politics. Where Anderlecht have
reduced their payroll by 30%, that of Standard
has exploded.
“This was even after Duchatelet had said on
21st May that it should decrease.
“[Former Standard player Axel] Witsel used to
earn €650,000 per year. Today, six or seven
players are on €1.2m per year, while the
operating loss at June 30, was about €10m.
“With such treatment, no one will buy the
club. This club cannot become like Beerschot
[who went bankrupt earlier this year].”
Standard could only finish fourth last season
and had to enter Europe via the Europa
League’s second qualifying round.
Weeminger,
If you are from Lennoxtoun maybe you will know Campsie Joe from Twitter — he stays in Milton of Campsie and his old man used to be the jannie at St Peter’s in Partick and then at Our Lady of the Assumption in Ruchill?
Did Paddy not stay in Blanefield?
Delaney’s Dunkey
Now many will find this very hard to believe, but I used to go to Knightswood Secondary for… wait for it…. GOLF Lessons …. from the late Bob Collinson who was just a lovely man.
I might have driven him to his grave right enough!
Charliebhoy
He looks like his ole mhan in the first photy.
weeman67 14:40
All this Oldco/Newco/Sevco reminds me of the movie “Weekend at Bernie’s”
With Regan and Doncaster as the two guys propping him up!
South of Tunis
“I’ve lived in Italy and Sicily for the best part of 13 years .”
Sha hoor! Ye kept that one quiet.
Starry plough
Take care buddy.
Starry plough….
In our thoughts
HH
BMCUW
I have no doubt that there were politics involved in the decision not to play him more than he did, however, I’m not privy to exactly what was going on within the corridors of power at Parkhead.
Yep the holding hands thing was something more akin to a red ash pitch in north Glasgow than the San Siro but it was a tactic that was used by other, probably better, teams than us at the time.
I’m not, and never have been, convinced with this arument that Balde was better than we had at the time. McCmanus was an excellent near post defender but he lacked pace, strength and was frequently outjumped by slighter, smaller forwards.
Balde’s greatest attribute was his pace, he was able to counter the age old tactic of getting the defenders to turn because quite simply he was often able to turn and still catch up with an attacking player.
For me though he made far too many mistakes and I was more than happy that WGS kept him for occasional outings like Tannadice on Boxing Day in ’07.
Horses for courses mate.
A Stor Mo Chroi
13:43 on
11 September, 2013
Celtic FC – 9 in a row 65 – 74
the bhoy who takes the time and effort to collect these celtic gems onto You Tube deserves millions of hits, they are brilliant.
vp are you saying my sons a panda?
Willie Collows , Celtic Videos on You Tube,
some beautys from the 60s, go get a look, and get the bhoys hits up.
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBBqIuAe4USNkgx-E8JanQA/videos
Archie Wooooof MacPherson to go on the “rangers haters” list with this rather convoluted defence of Jim Spencer in todays Herald
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The BBC does retain, sometimes reluctantly, a respect that would cause convulsions even amongst some of the abusers if it disappeared as institution. Despite the infighting at the highest level that resembles a Mexican cockfight; despite the flaws which have exposed lack of due diligence over Saville, in the coming months the BBC will have to hold its nerve and supply a life-support system to their political frontmen that looked sadly lacking with someone who merely passed a few words about Rangers.
So there you are. That’s my view and I’m sticking to it. The BBC should have spurned the Rangers apology and said something of the same of their correspondent as a litmus test for the fun and games about to start over where a cross will be placed on a ballot.
Archie Macpherson is a broadcaster who worked for the BBC for more than 20 years.
Paul 67, fellow CQN’ers et al,
Read your article with total agreement. I too am delighted for Gordon Strachan. Much seems to have been achieved in a very short period and the slide to international obscurity seems to have been halted and maybe, just maybe even reversed. He is without doubt a better coach and tactician than he ever gets credit for.
Three successive league titles and I do not believe that it was only his fault we failed to get a fourth. However to some, WGS was never going to receive unequivocal backing ( For a variety of reasons ). Some of us remember saying watch what you wish for. Tony Mowbray Nice Guy, but top Manager ??
Ref the Jim Spence situation : As most will know I am a great advocate of free speech, within acceptable parameters . A while ago I promised myself that I would concentrate on Celtic matters and ignore the dead club, however what is happening cannot go without comment. For 400 deluded persons to complain about the truth is almost perverse.
Surely for sanity’s sake we can meet and surpass that. I would urge all to complain to the BBC about distortion of the truth. As for an apology: your having a laugh.
We must contradict the people that believe if you shout and repeat the myth often enough, i.e., that the club did not die it was the holding company then history will be re-written and it will become acceptable and the norm. Absolute claptrap and they know it. They hypocritically urge free speech when it suits and demonise anyone who disagrees.
I welcome the renewed debate and controversy. Let us hope the BBC and NUJ do likewise.
The truth : Liquidation is a matter of public record. Not opinion. The club and its corporate identity are indivisible. It is the single entity of club and company that are to be liquidated. Are we to let them redefine the dictionary without challenge?
If the club did not die then why did the fans of the late RFC hold a ” Show liquidation the red card protest” They knew what it meant.
Richard Gough : ” The club I gave blood, sweat and tears for is dead”
Walter Smith : ” I wish the new Rangers Football Club every good fortune”
Jim Traynor : “Rangers as we know them died. Rangers FC are dead”.
Steven Naismith : ” Rangers Football Club no longer exists in its original form ”
Steven Whittaker : ” Whatever form the new club takes”
FIFA : ” After 140 years of history the club was consigned to liquidation. They have subsequently reformed as a new company and have been granted entry to the third division; Scotland’s forth tier.
Charles Green : “If a CVA is not agreed then the history of the 140 year old intuition will be at an end”
Truth must and will prevail.
Facts are facts.
Its difficult, boring and tedious, but I feel we must revisit old ground regarding the dead team.
It is much easier and pleasant to focus on the good side of the game. Sunday’s game is an excellent example of what football can achieve and the unbridled enjoyment it can bring while aiding a good cause.
A mega thanks to ALL the players and entertainers who participated. If anyone needed a reminder, we are truly more than a football club.
HH, Always in Celtic.
i see the tops from Sunday are up for grabs with that wee child from one direction getting the highest bid so far at over £2150 (still 4 days to go) and so quadruple what stilian’s is up for just now. Agbonlahar is only at £155 so far.. should we let the wee lassies know that some of the 1D guy’s DNA is deposited on that and get the price pushed up?
Lustig injuryed or fit anyone ??
Do we play the milan team this weekend or keep a few rested ?
Id play milan team, defo use 3 subs thou,and early as possible.
Brogan Rogan Trevino and Hogan supports Oscar Knox, MacKenzie Furniss and anyone else who fights Neuroblastoma
14:48 on
11 September, 2013
I’m from Blanefield. I expected more players to move in to the big house up Old Mugdock Road, as it’s all very secluded etc up there, and close enough to training but as far as I can tell none/not many have.
Not sure if any are in Killearn.
Kojo @ 14;37,
Insightful as always…
It surprises me that this isn’t 101 in the aul coaching manual.
Surely getting the peak performance and total commitment from your players os a must.
Maybe Lenny’s problem in this regard is his own self motivation, always a 100 percentile.
He doesn’t get the slackers, he never needed telt, doesn’t get why anybody pulling on the G&W Hoops would need to be.
Mr Stein was a guy who understood how to get the most from a player, and despite myth and legend it wasn’t always with the toe of a pit boot.
Still he never gave out shrink fit jersies or played meaningless friendlies.
Hail Hail
HAMILTON TIM
We’ll agree to differ.
And to be fair,you watched him in the flesh more than I did.
Personally I thought he only allowed himself to be turned by a forward so that the fans could see the colour drain from said forward’s face as the”Thud,thud,thud” of retribution quickly caught him up!
Life treating you well,mate?
You available on 28/9? I may have missed your reply. Hope you make it.
BMCUW
Ah you may have a point, I’m sure there were several occasions that his galloping footsteps were audible from the stands, and that was when he was only walking!!
I’m trying to make it mate but already had something planned for that weekend, I’ll keep you posted though.
Right must dash I have a mentoring meeting with the new probationer!!
Can you believe that, they’ve got me mentoring?!
Take care auld yin and we’ll talk soon.
Proudbhoy,
He come off after an hour or so on Friday. Back injury I believe.
Was named on bench last night but didn’t feature.
He’ll be fine. He’s as tough as Chuck Norris….nay…..as tough as Jim Spence ;p
south of tunis
El Shaarawy respects the passion and courage
of the Scots but he said: “We will be too
strong for them.
“There is a lot of talk about their character
and team spirit but that is not going to save
them from our attacking strength.
“We have some of the best attacking players
in the world.
“With myself, Mario Balotelli, Robinho,
Alessandro Matri, Giampaolo Pazzini and now
Kaka, we will be too strong.
“It is clear this season they have been
conceding goals against teams that have
nowhere near our attacking talent.”
HAMILTON TIM
Pretty sure the first vernacular Scots some foreign players in Scotland learned was
“Ffs,he’s behind me an’ thurs naeb’dy tae pass tae!”
Don’t put a dayoooot before other things,bud-more to life.
Are you taking your elder daughter to the scene of her first Happy Hoopy Day?
Chairbhoy
Pal.. Neil,like Ah said.. Is wull Learn.
If..
That wonderful Display by Celtic agin the Gandydancers,when we come up fae the Deep Daurk Dungeons of Hades.. tae bask in the Dazzlin’ Luminosity… o’ Nirvana…in wan Gigantic.. Leap..
is anything tae go by..
Yep. . Ah wid say the Neil.. is Learning, Aweright!
Somebuddy, Geeed up oor Team ,that Night.. and Ah wid Like tae Think it wiz Neil.
Actually ,that Victory , which we Achieved agin the Russians, that Night..
Wiz Pretty nice.. Huh??
Ah like the Feelin’
So..
Like Ah said..
It is Awe aboot Attitude.
Kojo
Still Laughin
Interesting article about SAF
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/10299345/Sir-Alex-Ferguson-reveals-his-blueprint-for-managing-Manchester-United.html
Cot-time for me….
BRTH
Three of my best mates attended Knightswood secondary. They all went against family ‘tradition’ and became big Celtic men, purely because of the football we played in the 70s. They are season ticket holders to this day.
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With regards to the Jim Spence affair. For my sins I read Chris Graham’s twitter feed. A horrible individual who while slagging every journo in Scotland would love nothing better than to be a PAID member of the journalistic profession himself. He backed Whyte (until admin) He backed Green (until Wattie resigned) and is now backing McColl and however much I dislike the guy he holds sway with a lot of the hordes. Even a lot of journos debate with him, some like Mathew Lindsay in a vomit inducing way. Lorraine Herbison and Richard Wilson the same while a lot of others play the twitter game with him albeit I think they do it so as he doesn’t get the hordes to turn on them as happened to Jim Spence.
After saying all this I do think it’s Jabba pulling his strings for him.
Dangerous people and apologies for mentioning both these reptiles.
ASonOfDan @ 15 20 ..
El Shaaraway ?
When did he say that ?
Who did he say that to ?
Who says he said that ?.
Newspaper ? Radio ? Tele ? Web site ?.
Been scouring the Italian media for comments re the forthcoming game v Celtic . Very little , all bland .
Kojo @ 15;28,
That was a great night, brilliant performance, thought there was a bit of a petted lip response after our display in the steppes but if there was it sure changed.
You are spot on in life as in sport attitude is everything, I was trained as an engineer and have have learned through experience the most invaluable of tools is the aul attitude adjuster.
Hail Hail
brogan rogan trevino and hogan supports oscar knox, mackenzie furniss and anyone else who fights neuroblastoma
13:58 on 11 September, 2013
All very possible mate as is 6 defeats in the group, very hard group this year so what ever happens I won’t be to disappointed HH
Thindimebhoy
Archie Wooooof MacPherson is a legned.
Master of the run on sentence and hyperbole.
By the time you get to the end of what he’s written, you have forgotten what he said at the start and have to begin reading again.
HH
Sevcomedians slavering and going puce as they batter their keyboards:
“Anti Rangers propoganda in full flow
It’s not a new thing and ultimately it’s something we may never fully change but there exists this philosophy/attempted perception within sections of the media (and more extreme views online) that we as Rangers fans are the bad guys and we are the cause for sectarianism, bigotry etc in Scotland.
The jim spence fallout is a prime example….here is a man mocked and derided by the majority of Scottish football but following a deliberate and innacurate slur against rangers he becomes the poster boy for the dregs of society and members of the media who’s remit seems to be to constantly attack rangers.
Those rangers fans who dared to complain about these innacurate slurs were compared to nazis by spence and deluded/knuckle draggers etc throughout social media….
Coincidently today I walked into morrisons and seen the front page of the Scottish sun (yes front ****ing page)…….bigoted rangers fans attack a dog wearing a Celtic strip? You really have to laugh (on so many levels) but what it does is continue this myth that the rangers support are criminals and Celtic fans (including dogs) are the victims….”
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“Curious how they came to the conclusion it was a Rangers Supporter(don’t read those rhags as a rule – unless it has had the full story posted here on occasion) and not one of THEM wearing one of our tops.”
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” We are constantly getting kicked from pillar to post 18 months after liquidating. Fenians have worked their way into positions of power from the media, the police force, parliament, councils and football authorities.”
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“There is defo an organised ‘smear’ campaign driven by various disparete groups with varying aghendas to ‘dehumanise’ the club and the supporters.
SF used the same tactics successfully in N. Ireland and Hitler also in Nazi Germany against the Jews.
Do some research, the exact same tactics are now being employed in the ‘war’ gainst us.”
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“They dehumanise us much in the same manner as the Nazi’s dehumanised the Jews. It was a constant campaign by Hitler and his henchmen. Eventually even the most level-headed German citizen started to believe the Nazi propaganda.
Drip-Drip-Drip.
We are being treated in the same manner in the Tarrier-run media up here – to deny that is to stick your head in the sand.
Our club and its support are being traduced daily by these *******s – the side effect of which is that our share values drop.”
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” It is everywhere. The SFA, the council, the telly, the newspapers, the politicians. They’ve been at it for years. A snide comment here, a grand statement there.
IT IS EVERYWHERE!!!”
Big Nan
Just put it on my FB page and asked people to sign and pass on to as many as they can.
imso21stcenturycsc:))
Apologies for reposting
I appreciate that many who visit Munich during Oktoberfest may not remember where they live ….never mind the bars they frequented…
However …
Is anyone familiar with Munich ?
Familiar enough to recommend a venue for watching Celtic V The Zombie Cousins on Saturday
There are no Munich venues listed in Celtic Bars
Any suggestions greatly appreciated
The Onlooker
Monaghan1900
The peepil are seriously demented and getting worse.
At least we had reason to be paranoid!
Although it was funny to see one of them actually make reference to liquidation, sure it was just a holding company! Wonder what will happen to him.
HH
Oscar Knox is my Hero – RWE
Indeed sir Archie is long winded bag of wind at times
I never posted the whole of his herald article because it was one helluva long way to say you support Jim Spence via the Scottish parliament and the independence debate
Still he got there in the end without directly upsetting the hordes I expect too many big words will have thrown them of the scent
HH
Starry Plough
I’m Soooooooo proud of you, stay strong my friend.
traditionalist88
Wonder what will happen to him.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAck1C1dzko