Uefa’s decision yesterday, that if a club cannot visit to play a Champions or Europa League qualification game due to travel restrictions, if must forfeit the tie, will force some harsh planning on Celtic.
Travellers from a specific nation could be prohibited from entering Scotland, while Celtic players could be quarantined if they travel to that country. In this event, Celtic would probably have to base their European squad in a (relatively) safe European country until the ban was lifted or quarantine restrictions expire, or withdraw from the European competition. Neither prospect is appealing.
The problem does not expire after the qualifiers; governments will remain edgy about spikes as they arise for months to come.
The consequences of the crisis for season 2019-20 were almost impossible to imagine as recently as February. It feels optimistic that plans for season 2020-21 will go without a hitch. Contingency plans should note we may need a larger than normal squad. All rivalries aside, this is one season where it would be useful to have our domestic competitors involved in European football as often as we are.
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Anyone listened to the song I mentioned yesterday for Wee Frimpong.On you tube,YA YA DING DONG.Brilliant,been listening to it all morning.Would fairly light up the wee man’s face.It lights up mine.
UEFA Champions League first qualifying round draw
Nyon – Sunday 9 August 2020, 11:00 – your local time
The first qualifying round consists of 34 teams, including the winners of the preliminary round.
Teams
33 New entrants
1 Preliminary round winner
Seedings
Ahead of the draw, the 34 teams will be divided equally between seeded and unseeded clubs in accordance with the club coefficient rankings.
How the draw will work
The UEFA administration may form groups for the draw to avoid clubs without an approved stadium being drawn against each other, in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. Any further restrictions will be confirmed before the draw.
The balls containing the names of the seeded teams will be placed in one bowl and the balls containing the names of the unseeded will be put into another bowl. One ball will be taken from each bowl and placed in a large empty bowl in the middle, where they will be shuffled. The first team drawn will play the tie at home.
This season all qualifying ties will be single-leg matches behind closed doors.
What happens next?
Ties take place on 18 or 19 August, with extra time and a penalty shoot-out if required. Winners advance to the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round; all losing sides progress to the UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.
GO TELL THE SPARTIM,
Dont know whether to say thanks for that earlier post or not.
Very big smiley thing.
UEFA Champions League second qualifying round draw
Nyon – Monday 10 August 2020, 11:00 – your local time
The second qualifying round consists of 26 teams, including 17 winners from the previous round.
There are two draws: one for 20 teams in the Champions Path; the other features six clubs in the League Path.
Teams
Champions Path
3 New entrants
17 First qualifying round winners
Seedings
Ahead of the draw, the teams in each draw will be divided equally between seeded and unseeded clubs in accordance with the club coefficient rankings. As the first qualifying round has not yet taken place, the clubs in each tie take the higher individual coefficient of the two sides involved.
How the draw will work
The UEFA administration may form groups for the draw to avoid clubs without an approved stadium being drawn against each other, in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee. Any further restrictions will be confirmed before the draw.
I met a drag queen from the Manchester area…..he had a Wigan address….
I see Delboy and Rodney are having some distribution and quality issues with the new Sevco strips, perhaps they should enlist some help from Trigger & Boycy. Either that or stick to flogging the Russian dolls.!
Where’s big Mike when you need him. Oh wait a minute……
Bada – very good
Anyone seen the new Nike ad? Very clever.
Will international games ( teams) be affected by this?
I’d love to sign him. He will probably go to Germany and play for Bayern Munich 2 in the German 3rd tier.
why then would we want to sign him , he wanted first team football left hearts youth to join our academy then returned to hearts because he wanted to play first team and you are now saying he will go to Germany and play 3rd tier football , strange.
also he is too small slightly built and has fitness issue that why he is not for us.
I thought I read somewhere that the Scottish government had agreed a protocol with football authorities as regards clubs returning from away games in Europe. Is that not the case?
What if we never get an effective vaccine. ?
GREENPINATA on 5TH AUGUST 2020 2:24 PM
What if we never get an effective vaccine. ?
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Buy shares in Zoom, Slack and makers of masks.
Greenpinata
The Russians reckon they’ve got one 🤔
Greenpinata…”What if we never get an effective vaccine. ?”
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We still don’t have a cure for common cold nor ‘flu. We may just have to live with this as we do with the others…
“too small slightly built ”
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How many great players have been rejected for that reason?
Aberdeen in flockdown ….
Andy Robertson was told he was too small, by Chris McCart….I wonder what happened to him?
I know for a fact,we had 2 bids for Hickey last season.
Turkeybhoy
🍀😊🍀
New Glasgow Indian Restaurant called Karma, they’ve no menus you just get what you deserve.
Gents,
It is nor feasible to lock down continually. The benifits will not outweigh the negatives; Both in terms of health and the economy.
What if we get a credible vaccine and many refuse to take it. ? Do we then rely on the crucial 60% number for immunity.?
Gene : Possibly we should ask Dominic Cummings if Russia has a vaccine.
There are certain questions and contingencies that have to be discussed. Some may be unpalatable.
bournesouprecipe
Do they serve Instant Whip for dessert?
Jeremie Frimpong is 1.75M and Aaron Hickey is 1.75M
Any trouble and the wee guys at back post are getting it.
Celtic Mac
No chance the Ewe Camp will stay open at this rate.
Threesie?
Aff Oot
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 5TH AUGUST 2020 2:46 PM
Any trouble and the wee guys at back post are getting it.
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Maybe at corners our wee full backs get bigger in proportion to how wee our big centre halves get?
Of course, all Rangers players rise imperiously like salmons on every occassion. FACT.
Timaloy29 @ 1:16pm
I’d echo your riposte.
TBB – WADR, I don’t follow you logic at all.
It was almost universally accepted on here that opening pubs was both stupid and dangerous.
The Aberdeen pub situation proves that.
There was significant disagreement about the safety of partially reopening stadia.
The Aberdeen pub situation provides no new facts to support either view?
Hail hail
Keep The Faith
bournesouprecipe
It’s the herd mentality up there…
I agree that we need to plan for all eventuallities, regarding squad . With going for players like , Hickey, McCarthy and Fletcher. But what about centre of defence.
Why was Simunivic let go with no replacement lined up
Fairly obvious after yesterday that the huns have no intention of breaking even anytime soon. Their directors will continue to underwrite their losses.
I’m confident we’ll get players in that Lenny wants, goalkeeper was a priority, we’ve got some time now to improve the defence before pivotal games in September.
That mine of information,Andy Walker,has told Newcastle fans “Newcastle should sign Oddsonne Edouarde,he is much better than Joelinton”
Yes,that Joelinton.
The sheeple of Aberdeen were very silly to flock together in bars and restaurants.
AN DUN,
Not even sure if they are any longer.They got the ST money,3 million up front from Castore.Once again by Xmas the money will be gone,then its anyones guess.More than ever they need Morelos money.I think they have gone all in the last two seasons to stop us.If they don’t,there will be carnage.
They are only seeded in the 1st round of UEFA qualifiers.If they go out in any of the following 3 games,worse than carnage.
Celtic Mac
Dont know about that one
“A herd of Sheep”
£340k a week Man U are paying for Jayden Sancho(sp) disgusting money and shows how sky have ruined football
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 5TH AUGUST 2020 2:45 PM
Jeremie Frimpong is 1.75M and Aaron Hickey is 1.75M
Bourne, Andy Robertson is 1.78m – it’s the three centimetres that make the difference!