Since the Artmedia debacle, exactly 10 years ago this week, we’ve had some memorable Champions League wins, but while the subsequent period saw Gordon Strachan, then Neil Lennon, become the first managers to take Celtic into the Champions League knock out rounds, the third and fourth round qualifiers at Celtic Park have been tight.
We drew 1-1 home and away against Spartak Moscow, before that incredible penalty shoot-out win. Dinamo Moscow actually won 0-1 in Glasgow before Tony Mowbray’s team peaked with a 0-2 win in Moscow.
The 2010 tie against Braga was effectively over before we recorded a 2-1 second leg home win. In 2012 we took care of HJK Helsinki but not after a nervy week pondering if the 2-1 home win would be enough. It all came together in the next round, where we beat Helsingborg 2-0 home and away.
2013 saw a tight 1-0 at home to Elfsborg, where Mo Bangura almost stole the show with a shot against the crossbar, before the high water mark, a dramatic 3-0 at home to Shakhtar Karagandy, overturning a first leg 2-0 deficit.
Last season saw us benefit from a forfeit, overturning a 0-2 Legia win at Murrayfield, before Maribor won 0-1 at Celtic Park.
Home defeats to Dinamo, Legia and Maribor, and a draw with Spartak, were at the bottom end of the scale, although only Maribor progressed. We beat Elfsborg 1-0, HJK 2-1, Helsingborgs 2-0 and Shakhtar 3-0, the latter two are the only third or fourth round results which bettered last week’s win over Qarabag.
Clear inferences can be drawn. If you can’t do better than a 2-1 home win against HJK it doesn’t mean you’ll not go on to beat Barcelona by the same score a few months later. Struggling at home to Dinamo or Elfsborg is an immediate concern, but not something which will necessarily cast a long shadow over the season.
We have a hard game ahead this afternoon, but we’re favourites for a reason.
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Ghuys, your help plz.
I am based in the Middle East and have Celtic Tv that never works for me – constant streaming. I use Now TV, via a VPN, to buy a day pass for Sky for the big fitba weekends – is there a similar provider that you can use to buy day passes for BT Sports? HH & tnx in advance.
If Griffiths is really unhappy about playing, he needs to let it go and be focused for tonight.
Considering the heat I’d expect him as an early second half substitute. There could even be extra time tonight. He might still play 60-odd minutes.
Nervous tension starting to build as ko approaches.
143 minutes to go.
COYBIG!
HH!!
Our last prolific striker was Gary Hooper, albeit he wasn’t a bank buster. Can anybody remind me what his early season form was like after he just joined. Did it take him a while to get going?
My word is my bond.
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The phrase which made The City of London the place in which to do business. For centuries.
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On the back of so many scandals,including a trader being finally jailed yesterday for 14 years while his bosses live it up,here’s another cracker.
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http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/aug/05/independence-airports-commission-chair-prudential-howard-davies-properties-heathrow-report
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Great stuff,chair a commission to report on a major infrastructure expansion while serving on the board of a company making huge investments in the area. Slightly before the results are announced.
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Corruption,insider trading,you name it. Betcha he gets off wi it.
corkcelt on 5th August 2015 3:05 pm In from Golf, got soaked only 15 out of a normal contingent of 45 turned up. Played total rubbish, probably my worst round ever and still ended up on winning team as my partners were on fire and won it on their own. It was a message from the Gods, today is just about winning the tie, doesn’t matter how we do it
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What are you trying to say…we should play Cifcti?! ;)
HH
weeminger
He got a calf injury in a pre-season friendly after a brightish start…
MOONBEAMSWD on 5TH AUGUST 2015 3:05 PM
Dena
We will either be 2 up in first 30 mins or 1 down in first 5.
that better? :0)
But I
Get te……………….you know the rest :-)
HH
Griff has zero starts in Europe this season.
He was taken off injured in the opening stages of the last game.
He’s fit but obviously not 100%…..
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I think the fan who tweeted that he will not start tonight is the last to know :))
HH
Love the story abt Bertie goin to sign for the Jags for 7/6p a week. But his da made him sign for Celtic fo 5 bob.
later bhoys the nine week old I’m minding has wakend
HH
Is the game on Celtic TV?? I know its on BT.
Davidopoulos on 5th August 2015 3:12 pm
Of course. I’d forgotten. And he couldn’t really feature in any qualification ties and we didn’t get into Europe. Just as well he wasn’t a bank buster then.
Traditionalist88, Not sure myself what I am trying to say. Just that I don’t care how we play or what happens as long as we are in the Champions League qualifier draw, when the game is over.
corkcelt on 5th August 2015 3:20 pm
Traditionalist88,
Not sure myself what I am trying to say. Just that I don’t care how we play or what happens as long as we are in the Champions League qualifier draw, when the game is over.
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If we play to our capabilities we will progress – fancy us to score twice.
HH
Weeminger,
Ghoops scored on his debut v braga then didn’t kick a baw (through injury) the rest of August.
HH
Good Afternoon.
Fingers crossed for an early Celtic goal and a comfortable win. I don’t much fancy sitting on the edge of me seat!
Meanwhile, here’s a short piece on Scotland’s Newest ‘New Club’….
https://theclumpany.wordpress.com/2015/08/05/scotlands-newest-club/
Believe it or not (and I can’t really believe it myself), the sun is actually shining for the moment down here.
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JUDE2005 IS NEIL LENNON \O/ on 5TH AUGUST 2015 3:19 PM
Is the game on Celtic TV?? I know its on BT.
Yip..
Summa
I loved this story that Wee Bertie told.
The teams are in the tunnel just before an O** F*** game at Ibrox and Greig says to Bertie,
“We are on a win bonus of a fiver today”
Bertie says “We are on three quid but ours is guaranteed!”
Lovely!
Good luck to the bhoys tonight
I think we’ll get the away goal that will see us through HH
NegAnon2
I wasn’t including you I know you are a well Celtic supporter.
If it is true that Griffiths doesnt start and is not happy about it I cant blame him.He seldom lets us down and by far is our best scoring striker. I have seen nothing yet from Cifti to think he will score more than Griffiths. I have to back the manager and assume he knows what he is doing but I think he is taking a big risk if we get knocked out tonight I think Ronnys going to get some flack. H.H.
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As David Letterman would Say..
What are the Top 10 things You would Pass the Time doing before a Crucial Champions League Tie..?
Reading about Rangers must be in Ooh..At least the Top 500.. at least..Na Maybe Not..
Summa of SevcoOldFirmObsessivesCSC
If we keep the backdoor closed for the first 94 mins and score 1 at any point during that time I believe we will qualify.
That’s my best guess.
MWD said AYE
Philbhoy on 5th August 2015 3:29 pm I loved this story that Wee Bertie told.
The teams are in the tunnel just before an O** F*** game at Ibrox and Greig says to Bertie,
“We are on a win bonus of a fiver today”
Bertie says “We are on three quid but ours is guaranteed!”
Lovely!
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Theres a video from Bairds Bar on yt, he tells that story to the crowd, few more expletives in his version mind ;)
‘whits yer bonus the day wee man’
‘3 quid’
‘We’re on 6!’
‘Well at least I’m f***** guaranteed 3’
HH
Davidopolos 2.52 hahaha like it
Joe,
Griffiths isn’t happy about the fan tweeting the information from a private conversation.
‘Intentioned’ missing word from above
Geordie
I’m glad you can distinguish between the two.:-)
BMCUW
No disrespect was meant to ‘can’t get theres’ and ‘no intention getting there’s’ CP or Azerbaijan
LoughRea Celt: bar called SoHo on Grand Parade, Cork City Centre deffo showing game (I’m in there now with a cold one and it’s multi screen heaven). I asked barman and kids allowed in till 9:30, so no probs with your 10 year old.
Friars Walk Tavern good option too, just depends on your starting point.
TT-Rwe
I never mentioned spending what we don’t have, never.
I have been advocating for years now that there are plenty players out there who would give their eye teeth to play for us, no way do I believe the msm bollix that they won’t come to scotland.
Money will dictate.
We got one of the best to pull on a Celtic top for a no mark team….Lubo, they are out there, and they will cost very little, even for free.
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People are obsessed with spending big on transfers, it doesn’t have to be that way, some of out better buys have cost us little money.
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Problem is, the likes of Lubo doesn’t fit the sell on criteria, he would never be bought today.
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Our scouts seem hell bent on throwing money away on projects that are destined to fail, and I will never be convinced that Lenny had any say in who was brought in, Alan Thompson spotted Fraser Forster, Gary Hooper was spotted by his painter mate, big Johan was responsible for a couple of others, it seems to me that JP got one right in big Vic, hardly a gleaming CV against all the he got wrong, but he is Pedro’s mate, and the policy must be adhered to at all costs it seems.
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Not that long ago, I contacted the club re a local boy, not that I was expecting anyone to follow it up, Granada took him on, they also found his parents jobs, they relocated them to Granada, imo, they missed out, I’m sure they get stuff like this all the time, but nothing ventured, nothing gained.
HH
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Any answer TT to my repeated questions to you re the Labour party and them selling their souls ?
Just back from holiday so didn’t see the first leg. I don’t know if that’s why i appear to be a bit more nervous than i usually am at this point in the season. once again, we appear to be going into these qualifiers on a wing and a prayer.
I’ve just been catching up on the news. Who are the West Of Scotland FC? Don’t tell me I’ve missed the liquidation of Sevco – even though I lit a candle for that in Rome only last week!
…. long, nail biting 90minutes ahead of us. Will be interesting to see what we’ve all got to say (assuming they play) about Boyata and Ciftci later tonight.
Anyway, my gut feeling is, despite all the squeky bumness, that’ll we’ll go thru and look back and say “what was that all about”.
However, on the glass half empty side” – IF we do go out, don’t we have to win the 4th Rnd Euro League Qualifier to be guaranteed European fitna up to December 5only reason I ask is somebody stated earlier, we’d be guaranteed eight more matches°?
Over to the prospective Bert Kassies out there…………. (have had a look at his site and canny figure it out)
Traditioalist88
That’s where I saw it but omitted the expletives on purpose……………in case any kids are reading!
CorkCelt: many thanks for your advice on where to watch the Hoops in Cork. In the end I got involved in good company and watched it in a bar I think was called Carroll’s.
#verypishedinCork!
We’re apparently going with the same team as last Wednesday.
More shit stirring going on in here just before a CL game than the DR could even try at its best.
HEY LURKING HUNS GIRFUYs.
Mon the famous Glasgow Celtic.
I don’t believe Ronny will give away team until last possible moment.
Why give the opposition time to plan?
Tick rock. Tick tock.
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