Much of our Champions League history was on show last night, apart from the fragility which has accompanied Celtic so often on the road. The game was immeasurably more difficult than any challenge we face in domestic football. The opening minutes were so stressful, otherwise composed players were spooked, but winning is all about how you react when you are spooked. Do you crumble and concede an early goal?
With less than three minutes on the clock, and Spartak about to take their third corner kick, how many of us thought back to early goals lost in the opening minutes of recent European adventures?
Not for this team, who reacted to being spooked by scoring a genuinely top class goal.
It wasn’t until Spartak went down to 10 men that we made them look like Motherwell (the similarity in possession, passing, composure last night and on Saturday are remarkable) but, Spartak going down to 10 men was not the deciding factor in the outcome of the game. Kris Commons should have won a penalty when Celtic were 0-1 up and Gary Hooper was clean through on the goalkeeper at the incident which led to the red card.
Once level, with 20 minutes remaining, the stage was Celtic’s, but a more illustrious (i.e. expensive and feted) Celtic team had the same stage against a weaker opponent in Anderlecht in 2003 but ended up losing the game. Last night Hooper, Izaguirre, Samaras, Forrest and Brown went about their business in a steady and unspectacular fashion, exuding the confidence you need to win at this level.
No result is achieved in this competition without an enormous performance; just ask those who lost in Belgium nine years ago, including the proudest man in Europe last night.
Bring on the Salt ‘n’ Sauce Rangers.
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ernie lynch
”Rangers is a fantastic club with a great history”
His Irishness shows, should it not be….
”Rangers are a fantastic club with a great history”
So according to DD THEIR a great club with a great history.
Dermot does that include the near century of overtly sectarian employment policies?
WE just had an away win in the CHAMPIONS league.
THEY have yet to win away in the 4th. tier of Scottish football.
As my godfather in New York would say: “Fuggeddabowdid…. Dey is nuttin’..”
I couldn’t care less what DD says, so long as he keeps us going through this financial storm.
Googy
Better do my research before I get asked :-)
Sorry Exiled Tim.
I don’t particularly like. However his grammar is spot on.
Man City v Dortmund not a sell-out.
big club my ****
Someone from DD’s PR Department should have read him his rights before that interview:
“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, and then used against you.”
bournesouprecipe
19:45 on 3 October, 2012
Googy
Just say League no one knows anything about it outside the North of England.
DD has to speak platitudes until the FTT decision.
HH
praecepta
Was he misquoted?
Mon the BVB
Of all the Celtic fans i know, there are none who would ever issue the following words
“Rangers are a fantastic club with a great history”
“They are needed in Scottish football”
quonno
I blame the non Catholic school I went to then :>)
Did he say THE r******s have a great history. No. He referred to the dead club. You cannot speak ill of the dead. The newco ,however, has a short and miserably zombified history in the 4th. tier.
Stupid huns. Real stupid.
I’m off to watch some CL football.
Got a fiver on Arsenal, Man City, Madrid and PSG. Would be a welcome £66 in beer monsy ahead of a wee trip to Budapest! :)
STV were having trouble with their microphones which kept breaking up.
What DD actually said was ;
“Rangers are a fantastic (example of what happens to a) club (who lie, cheat and steal)
with (the full knowledge of the games governing bodies). A great (sickener is soon to hit them. They are) history.
Who says Dermo is a Celtic fan as most of us understand it?
italiabhoy
19:47 on 3 October, 2012
Man City v Dortmund not a sell-out.
big club my ****
I am in a pub in Manchester with half a dozen City season ticket holders who will not pay the money for CL.
Sad sad
Am I the only one who thought DD was taking the pash with the “history” comment .
Philbhoy
Not wanting to start an argument, but :
He’s a clown and an embarrassment to Celtic Football Club and Her supporters.
Only embarrassment should be yours in making a statement like that.
DD has put how much into Celtic??
DD helped wee Fergus too.
Again, I thought he was taking the mick out of them.
googybhoy
How much are MC charging for tonight. Do you know?
I’m trying to convince the missus to let me put all our holiday money on newco losing their away game at the weekend !
quonno
19:49 on 3 October, 2012
praecepta
Was he misquoted?
_______________
NO!
……………….. but he will be before rags hit the streets tomorrow,
Unbelievable that City can’t sell out a Champions League match. Who the hell are they to arrogantly flounce into the stop stage as if they are already seasoned Euro vets?
If I didn’t have money on them I’d want them pumped.
exiled tim
His Irishness shows?
so we are grammatically challenged? iyo?
ten men won the league
19:53 on
3 October, 2012
googybhoy
How much are MC charging for tonight. Do you know?
£35. Not bad.
I still think his moustache is cute.
Awe Naw…
DD doesn’t have to say anything. Watching the interview did not in my opinion come over as platitudes.
Why even answer that question. An abrupt – I’m only interested in Celtic – would have sufficed.
Disappointed in ole Dezzy.
Yoda! He hasn’t spoken for about 5 and a half years in public and now he comes out backing the save the SEVCO campaign. Not good enough. IMO.
MWD
obonfanti1888, 19:28
Soz, 19:35 on
Yes, next week if it comes off I think. It has the potential be very interesting but the devil is in the detail
Now, that Real Madrid strip is something we should be using. All green, with white piping.
THE EXILED TIM, 19:44
That’s collective nouns for you
googy
I might say Golf? – whatever you say – don’t say Zombie especially if your the majority shareholder
Heard all of DDs interview on the radio – even the MSM interviewer said “The listners can’t see the wry smile on your face when you are saying that”.
Calm down chaps, DD was clearly at the massive wind up. He was asked the Rankers question to illicit a response that could drag the Hoops in – as Lenny has befor him.
Both always give the Jack Ryan “Clear and Present Danger” response – “He’s not just a friend, he’s one of my oldest and closest friends…”. Give the MSM rats nowhere to go.
HH
BGFC
bazzabhoy
As a percentage of personal wealth I believe I have contributed more, relatively speaking, to Celtic and her cause than Desmond.
I helped wee Fergus too, buying shares and season tickets, european tickets, programmes and pies.
All paid for out of my hard earned cash and p^ss poor salary, because I LOVED the club.
So what was your point again.
Oh yes the billionaire DD has spent more on the club than me.
I think not.
Is it me or is that Michael Douglas playing golf with DD in that pic?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19821840
your = you’re =
iPad CSC
googybhoy
Cheers. Should be a sell out then
Is it just me or do Dortmund look technically far better than City?
Keep your friends close, keep your enemies closer
Methinks DD is being cute and knows what’s coming In the post for them.