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Football reporting tends to follow trends and the Celtic support has been trending since the Barcelona game in November.  Juventus have arrived ready to steel themselves against wave after wave of Glasgow sentiment, but Gianluigi Buffon is right, crowds don’t score goals, or win games.

We have a part to play in settling the Celtic players and ensuring they are encouraged when they need it most (i.e. after making a mistake) but Celtic beat Barcelona because Neil Lennon designed a game plan which out-manoeuvred one of the most effective teams in history.  His players knew their tasks and stuck to plan impeccably.

If Juventus think that all they have to worry about are the fans they will lose tonight to players who have bloodied a few noses already this season.  Bizarrely, our secret weapon is not a stadium full of screaming lunatics (no implication or offence meant), it is a group of players who have proven that they can beat anyone.

Celtic have been rocked in the opening minutes of European games in recent seasons.  Starting with an edge is important.  We also need to be alert to the fact that Barcelona scored two of their three goals against Celtic beyond the 90 minute mark.  Games don’t end until the referee decides.  The 80-odd minutes between these times will take care of themselves.

And, if you meet Gianluigi on his way into Celtic Park tonight, tell him he’s right about crowds not scoring goals, but Gary Hooper does.

On Friday 1 March the Lisbon Lions will be at the Kerrydale Suite providing commentary and answering questions on their magnificent European Cup final win in 1967. This has never happened in 46 years since that game, to say it is a unique opportunity fails to tell the whole story.

The event is part of our 125 4 125 campaign – central to reinvigorating the charitable spirit which is part of the club we love. It will be a family occasions, tickets are available at £10 for adults and £5 for children. The night has been organised by several fans working in conjunction with the people at Celtic Charity, so please do your best to support this great occasion. Individual tickets or tables are available, details here.
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  1. Kojo on

    Sir Paul

     

     

    Let’s talk Turkey..

     

     

    Tonight’s Winning Strategy, trottin’ oot.. the ole Reliable..

     

     

    .. Reductio Ad Absurdum..gambit..

     

    must NOT be…

     

     

    “Get there Fustest, wit’ the Leastest.”

     

     

    Fur.. we hiv tried that, strategy. Many a time,in the callowness o’ oor Yoof.. and hiv failed, miserably.

     

     

    tae oor utter Horror and Consternation.

     

     

    Na.. like ole Nathan was Mis-Quoted.. as Saying.. so long ago..

     

     

    we must..

     

     

    Indeed…

     

     

    “Get There.. Fustest.. wit’ the Mostest.”

     

     

    or..in simpler terms.. for the benefit o’ the uninitiated..amongst us.

     

     

    “We must…Score.. FUST!”

     

     

    Right?

     

     

    Of course , Ah am Right..

     

     

    Ah always. Am.

     

     

    Kojo

     

     

    Still..laughin’…

  4. istanbulcelt on

    Thanks for the concern Celtic_first. We were evacuated on the Thursday when you last heard from me. The evacuation was a bit of a mess up and i didn’t get home until the Saturday evening. Still that was no problem considering the fate of the poor souls left behind. I have been hearing some bits and peices from people that made it out (not first hand but through other friends). Remind me in a month or so and i will tell a couple of things once i can confirm them.

     

    Word is that we will still have jobs to go back to. We should be back out there in 3 – 4 months.

     

    Sorry if any offence was taken to my post (it wasn’t a true story).

  5. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    THE BATTERED BUNNET 1327

     

     

    Does this mean that Hearts owe more to Romanov/Ukio Bankas than the bank is worth on the stock market?

     

     

    Oh dear……….

  7. The Token Tim on

    canamalar,

     

     

    have a good one……slightly more salubrious surrounding than the Dolphin for the game tonight though ;-)

     

     

    HAIL! HAIL!

     

    Token

  10. South Of Tunis on

    BMCUW

     

     

    Many thanks for the choons —–may your winkles never uncurl .

     

     

    The Stalinist now lives in Rio . Told he is no longer a Stalinist but still follows the boys in blue . Mate who went to see him told me the ex Stalinist picked him up at the airport in a Beetle with Edgar Broughton on the in car tape deck. Cue an open windowed drive through downtown Rio with Out Demons Out disturbing the natives.

     

     

    The man was famous for getting drunk at the most inopportune moments . Legend had him having a hot date in the State Bar on a Saturday lunchtime . Cue nerves -cue bevvy to calm the nerves . Cue him turning up at the State Bar -hot date is already there [ sitting on a stool at the bar ] He got himself a stool and joined her . He then fell off the stool ————- Legend has-it that she said ——

     

     

    ” Stay down there -it suits you ” –[ and walked]

  11. Celtic_First on

    Istanbul Celt

     

     

    Absolutely delighted you made it. I can’t even imagine what you must have gone through.

     

     

    Hooped dreams

     

     

    I think that is what the bould Carol Ann was prattling on about, but it sounded more like ‘bwuvv’ the way she was talking.

  12. Fassreifen on

    Afternoon all, utterly jealous of all those going to the match tonight. But I’ll be cheering loudly from Germany. And I’ve got a wee feeling we’re going to win.

     

    HH

  13. Kojo on

    And..

     

     

    We Dasn’t Play..

     

     

    Joe..

     

     

    Na..

     

     

    Joe ,wid be a Passenger..

     

     

    Kojo

     

     

    Still. Laughin’

  14. greenjedi on

    Regarding the back to work scheme appeal Cait Reilly said “It is just that I expect to get paid for working.”

     

     

    Now she is quite happy to work in a Museum for free as a volunteer and to get paid dole money for doing nothing, amajor case of double standards. And funnily enough the experience of working in poundland got her a job in a supermarket.

     

     

    I agree with the guy who is a trained mechanic though that they were taking the piss out of him by getting him to clean floors as how the hell was that going to help him get a job.

  15. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    istanbulcelt, are you on the ISG plant? I know quite a few guys who worked there, one of them a guy from Grangemouth an instrument engineer was there for around five years. I think he was mainly involved in the CMMS implementation.

     

     

    Good to see you safe.

     

     

     

    HH

  16. Summa of Sammi.... on

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    Sammis Goals Stats..

     

     

    SPL.. Goal every 301Mins

     

     

    CL.. Goal every 120Mins

     

     

    So Looks like he Won’t Play Tonight and Score in the Last Minute of Extra Time in the Away Leg..

     

     

    Do the Mathio..

     

     

    Summa

  19. Estadio Nacional on

    Summa of Sammi…. 14:23

     

     

    Mibee thats the boat we are on in a few weeks?

     

     

     

     

    EN

  21. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    EN,

     

    tux back in the wardrobe, top hat and tails ironed, no sure if I should wear my cravat or Celtic scarf :o)

  22. Kayal33 on

    Summa of Sammi….

     

    14:33 on 12 February, 2013

     

     

    or he’ll score in first minute tonight and 31st minute in away leg ;-)

     

     

    .

  23. RobertTressell on

    Looking forward to this game tonight. I have some very unpleasant things to do between now and kick off. I’ll spare you the details but for anyone looking at this game with anything other than excitement, joy, the buzz of being a Celtic Mhan or Womhan on a night like this (don’t think there are many) – these are the things that get you through the stuff you don’t wanna do but have to if you follow me. Win lose or draw, no matter how many we lose by, how many we win by – enjoy the occasion, you never know when it will come again.

     

     

    Sermon over.

     

     

    Can’t wait for it.

  24. TwoMacaroons on

    I think sammi will pay tonight.

     

    I think Lenny has been at the old kidology re his injury.

     

     

    Sammi an Hooper up front tonight, Watt an Stokes on the bench, IMHO..

  26. Celtic_First on

    Satie, who could have got a game for Scotland if he had played football instead of the piano, coming up on Radio 3. Best of stuff for relaxing before the game.

  27. RobertTressell on

    TwoMacaroons

     

    14:34 on

     

    12 February, 2013

     

    Do we really care what the hun’s are up to?

     

     

    Today of all days?

     

     

    I know I don’t.

     

    ==============================================

     

     

    Who’s that now? ;)

  29. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    Summa..,

     

    the reason for narrabhoats absence is that its no easy bailing and typing at the same time :o)

     

    the few times he has posted, some poor smuck wandered on to the barge and got handed a bucket :oD)))

  30. I'm Neil Lennon (tamrabam) on

    Badabing at 14.03

     

    Regarding this investor who wants to sell up his rangers “investment” – its sound good news but I wonder why he wouldn’t just put those shares (if that is his investment) onto the AIM stock exchange and keep dropping the price until someone is stooped enough to buy them. After all, there are at least a billion sevconians who want these shares. Or not….

  32. South Of Tunis on

    BMCUW——

     

     

    Sutton ? [ shudder ]

     

     

    I had a mate who was doing his shrink thing at a place called – The Henderson – a therapeutic community for psychopaths . He lived on the premises [ 10 days from 14 ]

     

     

    I travelled from Ladbroke Grove to see him for a night out . We went for a curry and then went for a drink[well tried to] —- It seemed that he was barred from every bar in downtown Sutton — we ended up back at the Henderson with a carry out . Me , him and @ 30 psychopaths —-I didn’t sleep well.

  34. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    This lass has beauty AND brains,so she should probably be locked away from lascivious types till she’s about fifty.

     

     

    As I’ll be about eighty by then,haha!

     

     

    http://uk.news.yahoo.com/we-aren-t-all-ditzy-blondes-you-know–essex-girl-who-loves-towie-has-higher-iq-than-stephen-hawking-and-einstein-114028348.html

     

     

    Thing is,the article says her dad is a black cab driver-well,I think he should try a DNA test…….

  35. !!Bada Bing!! on

    Wrap up bhoys it’s Baltic outside just now,stomach churning here, early bookings to be hopefully avoided.

  37. Kojo on

    We MUST play..

     

     

    Sammi, Though!

     

     

    Awe the ithers are..

     

     

    Incidental..

     

     

    So… That. taks care of the Team Selection..

     

     

    Which wid be..

     

     

     

    Sammi, and,,,,,,, Company.

     

     

    but.. remember..

     

     

    We .. Dasn’t play .. Joe.

     

     

    Kojo

     

     

    Still.. Laughin’

  38. istanbulcelt on

    a ceiler gonof rust

     

    Yes I work at the isg plant been there for the last 4 years. Is your mate still there? Is he a rangers fan? If so I traveled home with him.

  41. Brogan Rogan Trevino and Hogan supports Kano 1000 on

    Here is a wee oldie– a bit self indulgent but the last two paragraphs spell it out although the whole thing explains my very being and my thoughts on tonight.

     

     

    http://wp.me/p1G95H-2b

  42. South Of Tunis on

    Celtic First .

     

     

    Satie .

     

     

    The woman from Padova is big on Satie . I hear him a lot . I like him – there is an excellent documentary film called – Man on Wire — about a man who does high wire walks between NYC skyscrapers . Film comes to a climax soundtracked by 2 Satie choons .

     

     

    Highly recommended !

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