1998 was an era before the tier one clubs started to harvest vast numbers of players, so by some quirk of nature, Celtic had more players represented at the World Cup that year than any other club in the world. 11 in total left the newly crowned champions to travel to France: McNamara, Boyd, McKinlay, Burley, Jackson, Donnelly, Lambert, Gould, Rieper and Weighorst.
We were delighted for the players who took part in the tournament but it had consequences when practically an entire team missed out on a close season. Legs tired in the spring of 1999.
It would be churlish for us to grudge James Forrest or Callum McGregor the chance to participate the Euros this summer. They deserve it and will surely go. David Turnbull is the one I am most keen on to stay home. David will be a crucial player for Celtic next season and I want him fit and ready for the Champions League qualifiers. Ryan Christie, in the final year of his contract, is likely to be around for at least a part of the qualification campaign but any late season tiredness is likely to someone else’s problem.
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WTF is this Invincibles they’re talking about? St Mirren gubbed them
Ukrainian sides out and next season’s Scottish champions almost certain to get automatic CL group stage.
Next season becomes even more important – as if it wasn’t already….
That’s the Beeb in scheidt now:
“Rangers’ dream of a first-ever Europa League quarter-final have ended in dramatic and emphatic fashion at the hands of a classy Slavia.”
Stuart McCall: “It was an even game, although the best side definitely won”
What the hell does that mean? If there was a “best side”, it can’t have been even.
31003
Logged in just to say exactly that.
They just make it up as they go along.
Incredible. It really is.
TONTINE TIM on 18TH MARCH 2021 10:30 PM
I’m guessing they’re referring to the fact that it was previously the UEFA Cup.
I hope I’m wrong but I don’t have faith in the BBC to be saying the right thing in the Rangers/Sevco regard.
Will reporting Scotland mention the Huns result, find oot soon
GEEBEE1978 on 18TH MARCH 2021 10:32 PM
TONTINE TIM on 18TH MARCH 2021 10:30 PM
I’m guessing they’re referring to the fact that it was previously the UEFA Cup. I hope I’m wrong but I don’t have faith in the BBC to be saying the right thing in the Rangers/Sevco regard.
*google the tournament and it goes back tae the Inter Cities Fairs Cup including Manchester 2008.
when your studs are vertical and 6 feet up and looking at the keeper – its total intent on assault! He has history and gets away with it in Scotland.
thugs before they died and thugs as imposters
Rangers – fighting racism since quarter to ten.
when your studs are vertical and 6 feet up and looking at the keeper – its total intent on assault! He has history and gets away with it in Scotland.
thugs before they died and thugs as a tribute act
MARTIM1980 on 18TH MARCH 2021 9:57 PM
An Tearmann okay look forward to all your Celtic posts until May😂🤣🤣😂
Martim.You questioning my Celtic credentials?
Do not ever do that.
any of your unionist posters get the mammytim censorship vibe? thatll be a naw.
so do one
haha watch out that ruminating can cause you bother martim.i hope your well.
if i can may i leave your head ta
hh
This should have been the circumstances of about 12 of thier games this season.
That is,two red cards and down to nine men.
Well i think so anyway.
HH
Phil
Ref had a shocker – doesn’t he know that Huns can only be sent off
by a panel, several days after the game has finished?
Whoosh they did mention it😱
TONTINE TIM on 18TH MARCH 2021 10:37 PM
That is true but in the heat of the moment, the live reporting doesn’t always get those technicalities right.
Maybe I just don’t have the same level of faith in the BBC.
Mark the date.
Sevco’s zenith is now behind them.
It’s all downhill from here.
They were haemorrhaging cash BEFORE lockdown.
Downsizing and fiscal reality beckons.
First time they play a team with a reasonable pedigree, unshorn of players due to Covid-19, and who are actually motivated by Europa League?
They lose.
For those who watched Sevco on TV, or listened to SS or the Bigoted Broadcasting Corporation expecting to hear anything other than what you heard ?
…. hope you recover from the unpleasant experience soon.
Hail hail
Keep The Faith
We’re Not Half of Anything
5 yellow cards (one resulting in a red) and 1 straight red. A mass brawl (well a squabble really) involving many of the The Rangers players.
I foresee a “not controlling their players” fine coming their way.
Hope they are well and truly stuffed for the Sunday match. And we are fresh. Time to give the a metaphorical boot to the haw maws – a literal one would also be appropriate.
p.s. Agree with earlier poster. Patterson looks a good player, unfortunately.
31003 on 18TH MARCH 2021 10:27 PM
WTF is this Invincibles they’re talking about? St Mirren gubbed them
The hun writes its own history dontcha know.8 year old wi 55 titles….scary
hh
Check out the red card for lifting his foot a wee bit too high in going for the ball, he does what mcgeegor used tae do and follows through which is why its a red and not a yellow.
They will play the ‘Race’ card, taking the rip out of those who really have been racially abused – the snake’s belly that is so low they couldn’t get under hasn’t been invented.
Watch the Scottish ‘churnalists’ crawl.
I can,t see what the matter is.
Anyone who knows Roofe would know that he,s not that kind of player (twice).
HH
Phil
Ann Tearmann doing well thanks.
You sound rattled, maybe because of the snps
Implosion?
That old chestnut, critical of snp must be a unionist 🤣😂
They don’t like me and who I am (Irish descent, Catholic) i simply have they same thoughts regarding them.
They change their view, I might do in return.
I saw most of the 2nd half live tonght and I take a wee bit of pleasure in their downfall.
Nonetheless, if the Czech player did say something racist, I hope he gets punished, if proven, and I hope his black teammates kick his baws as well
The level of punditry in this country is as appalling as it is mind numbing. Some of them would struggle to write their own names.
BADA BING!! on 18TH MARCH 2021 10:39 PM
Rangers – fighting racism since quarter to ten.
Brilliant 👏
So Stephen .
Do you think it is wrong to call a black player a black B?
Would you condemn such language?
How do you feel about your supporters calling Catholics Fenian B’S?
TT
OMG
Bbc stats shows 21 fouls by the huns.
More than all their domestic games all season.
I wonder why.
HH
Phil.
Have they ever won on St. Patrick’s Day?
Or St. Patrick’s week?
Salmon Leap
BBC London was it…🙄😉
sftb
got yourself out of that neatly
Sturgeon & The Rangers on the way out on the same night – there is a God.
Watch the dominoes fall in SNP (Murrell first), Scottish Government, Crown Office, the Lord Advocate & the Scottish Civil Service.
“Power corrupts – absolute power corrupts absolutely”
“You can fool some of the people, some of the time – but you can’t lie to all of the people all of the time”….even with a cowed & compliant Scottish media licking your ****.
Fair play to TalkSport commentators after 10pm tonight (Andy Goldstein – Jason Cundy ??)
Their reaction to seeing Roofe’s assault on the Slavia goalkeeper
“Despicable”
“Horrendous”
“So vulgar”
“Knows what he is doing”
“It’s not football”
“Throw the book at him”
“If that is on his throat”
“8-10 game ban”
“Worse than 1982”
“Not your normal red card”
Guess we never heard that on Radio Scotland
BSR
I fell but got up and finished 4th.
The Slavia manager just moved a bit higher up my list – pushing Clemente for top spot now…
What position does Paterson play