Playing away domestically after a Champions League away game is statistically the time you are most likely to drop points, so Manchester City’s defeat at Tottenham was unsurprising. The manner of Barcelona’s defeat at Celta de Vigo, 4-3 after being 3-0 down at halftime, was distinctly out of character, but showed signs of their exertions in Germany on Wednesday.
Borussia Monchengladback’s 4-0 defeat at Schalke, who were bottom of the Bundesliga having lost all previous five games, was the shock of German football this week. Gladback have one game before coming to Celtic Park, home to Hamburg, who took over Schalke’s mantle at the bottom of the table, with one point from six games this season.
Borussia are the only team from Celtic’s Champions League group who will be rattled by their weekend reversal; Barcelona and Manchester City will take the defeat in their stride. It’s unlikely they will drop points to Hamburg on 15th October. Their defeat to Barcelona was the first competitive game at home they’ve failed to win since January, while it’s been straight away defeats this season for Hamburg, but as we know, playing bottom of the league is a no-win scenario for a Champions League team.
There will be a hangover from that 4-0 defeat, one which will be allowed to fester for a fortnight. Think what you will of Celtic, but the prospect of travelling to Glasgow in two weeks will not be relished in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Before heading off for the Great Scottish Run yesterday I read through the donations to the Celtic Foundation. There’s nothing more effective than putting the wind at your back than knowing a lot of people put whatever they could afford into supporting the Foundation’s cause.
It was a brilliant day. The green competitors’ t-shirts with the Foundation’s Health, Equality, Learning and Poverty written across the back were storming through the streets of Glasgow in force. Well done to all.
Thanks to everyone who supported all of us. The MyDonation’s page hasn’t closed, yet, but this will be the last call, honestly!
Thanks also the lady who while out pushing a go-chair with her child in town yesterday, took off my shoe and bent back my toe. Over and above the call of duty – but it was that kind of day.
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South of Tunis
Many thanks for the updates our hotel has media set channels :-)
Looking forward to some excellent Italian food and Nastro and of course limoncello :-))
Radishes?
One for The Word of The Day thing-
RHAPHANIDHOSIS.
New to me but saw it in an exhibition re the fate of sinners in 16th Century Sicily
FAV UNCLE
ME TOO MY MATE IS FAMOUS FOR IT!!.
FAVOURITE UNCLE on 3RD OCTOBER 2016 2:32 PM
Caught drink driving in Bratislava so he was.
ENNIS
NAME PLEESE???
JUDE2005 IS NEIL LENNON \O/ on 3RD OCTOBER 2016 3:20 PM
Vladimir Weiss
Greetings from Medjugorge, and a Happy German Unification day.
SOUTH OF TUNIS on 3RD OCTOBER 2016 3:17 PM
Is there a similar term for the Lactuca genus?
As in ‘it’s just the tip of the…’
South Of Tunis on 3rd October 2016 3:17 pm
Well, if you are involved in rhaphanidhodis you may be I need of PHILBHOYS or MWD’s proctologist!
And maybe a sex therapist too!
FAC the Act
KTF
SOUTH OF TUNIS on 3RD OCTOBER 2016 3:17 PM
Radishes?
One for The Word of The Day thing-
RHAPHANIDHOSIS.
New to me but saw it in an exhibition re the fate of sinners in 16th Century Sicily
= = = = = = =
5th century punishment,21st century fetish.
You can’t stop progress. ;))
And for those of you with an inquisitive mind, look here.
FAC the Act
KTF
ENNIS
TA
WEE RAT BAG. ALWAYS REMINDS ME OF A SS NAZI.
JUDE2005 IS NEIL LENNON \O/ on 3RD OCTOBER 2016 3:37 PM
Certainly got that look about him!
Over turned 2-0 away loss at home against KOLN
John Collins n Gerry Crainie if i remember correctly
Someone was talking about friendly Germans last week
And in general I would agree BUT
thats not what i remember in KOLN
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79CAPS on 3RD OCTOBER 2016 3:05 PM
Gladbach (correct spelling) won’t fancy it? I think they will fancy it more than against Barca and Man City. And I don’t think we have a good record against Bundesliga teams. Was Stuttgart our only victory?
SOUTHOFTUNIS
Certainly stop you coveting your neighbour’s wife!
VFR800
OUCH
vfr800a8 on 3rd October 2016 3:34 pm
And for those of you with an inquisitive mind, look here.
FAC the Act
KTF
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Ouch!
BABASONICOS
slow news day?
Is it on youtuber ?
Ravished by a radish?
That’s a turnip for the books.
Bayern Munich after Tierney?
Ex Man City player done for drunk driving…..
MAGS
https://goo.gl/images/KtGEwA
Weissbier, bitter?
RHAPHANIDHOSIS?
Fine words butter no parsnips.
If anyone is free tonight.
Remember FAC public meeting tonight in St Anne’s School in Crownpoint Rd, Glasgow at 7.30. All welcome #scraptheact
DONTBRATTBAKKINANGER
Reminds me of…
Boy in school,asked by the teacher to name a vegetable which brings tears to your eyes. A turnip,he says.
No,don’t be silly,replies the teacher.
Well,says the lad,you ever been hit in the baws wi one?
Aw naw. I’ve wandered in to Colon Quick News again.
That’s twice in two days ;)
Afternoon Paul (and all),
I don’t suppose you have time to follow county cricket as much as you’d like, however interesting to see the punishment given to Durham CCC today for failing to ends meet.
Relegation, 48 point penalty and a salary cap for a team that won the title 3 times in 6 years and produced international players. Very much like the old rangers (except the bit about producing international quality players). No question of ‘too big to go down’ – just an unequivocal punishment for spending money they didn’t have.
Yours in cricket (and Celtic),
The Village Green Preservation C.S.C.
VFR
See also Gingering?
Don’t even want to click that link.
Smarts just thinking about it.
:)
Song for the day..
Bumhemian Rhapsanidoasis
Pretty sure I know the answer to this but will ask anyway.
Parked at Forge retail for the Killie game.
Letter demanding money from parking company.
I’m not even replying.
Right thing to do?
South Of Tunis on 3rd October 2016 3:17 pm
Radishes?
One for The Word of The Day thing-
RHAPHANIDHOSIS. Is this a wind-up? Sounds like an STD to me? :-)
New to me but saw it in an exhibition re the fate of sinners in 16th Century Sicily.
HUNDERBIRDSAREGONE
Especially if it’s the two-litre size…
TBF
Google it-an STD might be preferable!
Urban dictionary
gingering:
When a ginger attemps to reproduce with non-gingers with the hope of making more gingers as their own form of terrorism.
;)))
BABASONICOS
:)
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 3rd October 2016 4:59 pm
TBF
Google it-an STD might be preferable! I just did. Ouch!
BABASONICOS71….
That was funny :)))