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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One of those muppets commentators said Prague was CL group regulars, am I missing something but when?!?
JIMTIM on 18TH MARCH 2021 11:39 PM
What position does Paterson play
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He’s filling in for Tav-Pen. Looks a better and stronger player. Not seen enough to know if his crosses and free kicks are any good. And no penalties tonight for him to try his hand at.
JHB on 18TH MARCH 2021 11:19 PM
Good luck wi boris then…..that kinda talk (annoying) will get you jailed in his world!
Logging in. Hopefully the sevco won tonight
Yes I noticed the young Paterson fella too. Scored a really good goal in the last round. He almost replicated it tonight with an excellent run and his shot to the far corner rose over the bar instead of snuggling in the pokey. Talented lad. We could do with a good left winger to keep him occupied in defence.
Told him Johnny Madden says your not rangers anymore.
I actually think he said ally said to Lenny pass it on.
Just saw the goals.
McGregor starting to look his age.
Early shots should be the order of the day on Sunday.
JHB,
I think I will still wait on what the Scottish Electorate say in 7 weeks,and just ignore your tripe.
An SNP collapse would have us ruled by Tory scum,led by Red Card,Red Card.
We know they are a stinking racist club….however, I do believe Kamara was racially abused by that sleekit Slavia player. I don’t know if UEFA use the balance of probability judgement but I hope the guy gets his comeuppance.
MARTIM1980 on 18TH MARCH 2021 10:57 PM
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.
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wow get it out your head mate i should not be in there.your mixin me up wi an snp supporter!!
yawns
i want independence have stated that
i have never voted for snp
yawns
You are a unionist Martin.That is a fact.its ok.
i am a believer in the ballot box
a left of centre(:pro union) party who is not interested in increasing expenditure at Faslane.i get you
Martim.
As a Catholic i have no such fear.
i differ from you.thats ok too.
politics is a 3rd
They? Are ‘they’ the bigot? Who is the bigot here exactly? are you talking of the anticatholicism in law
The union owns that bigotry Martim
and all its trickledowns in mindset here and in
most of planted ulster. your handy and welcome to it Martim.The genocide of An Gorta Mor means it never gets an atom of my confidence.The dynamism of faith as Catholics has driven us in Glasgow from days of having more anti catholic societies than actual Catholics.we are doing not bad as irish catholics in the land of knox and reformation but like always works to be done.
Never seen tonights game at ibrox.Goin by this statement from Slavia it got tasty.
https://en.slavia.cz/clanek.asp?id=Club-statement-Slavia-denies-allegations-of-racism-807
hh
Shocking.
https://www.planetfootball.com/videos/watch-rangers-kemar-roofe-is-sent-off-after-horror-kung-fu-tackle-on-goalkeeper/
Good morning cqn from another dry day in the Garngad
Insomniaccsc
I watched a wee bit of Huns game but never seen the incident with the guy whispering in the rabid Huns ear.
If true its deplorable. If true that is, with such serious things like accusations of racism and only the 2 people involved, the balance of probability should not be used. Ask the 2 players to come to mediation and educate.
If true about Racism its education the young man needs.
Anyway the media circus in full swing, succulent lamb is being sucked in every quarter of Scottish chournilism to change the agenda.
St Mirren beat them
Slavia beat them
Formed in 2012 but 55 titles😂 coocku
Let’s beat them on Sunday and leave no doubt they are not invincible in anything.
D :)
Cuckoo even
Oh and was there any Rabid Huns outside ipox last night?
You bet there would have been but you wont hear the Scottish Main Stream Media talk about it.
D :)
Just read on another site that there was Huns outside ipox letting off fireworks as Strathclydes finest stood by again.
Hunbeilavable
We are getting set up here as the home club on sunday all eyes will be on us.
If game gets cancelled by Sturgy and co then they better make it clear it’s because of hun fans and oush for docking the club points through the SFA/SPFL
D :)
Turkeybhoy! Ruled by torys ? Thought you stayed in turkey , sorry if I have got this wrong! BIG JIMMY, what’s your tip for gold cup today, thanks
An tearman
Are the likes of Jeremy Corbyn Unionists ? Republicans ? International Socalists ? Yiu can still live with the confines of the United Kingdom and wish for something else other than Nationalism.
If anything the hun game showed …there are some great players out there that wouldn’t cost the earth ……big sima for Prague…19 ….only played 27 games ….a gem in the making …..let’s hope the huns don’t snap up some of their players
Deflection, Deflection.
Slippy G changing the narrative to an alleged racist comment while deflecting from the career threatening mixed martial arts challenge.
Could Nicola change the narrative in one comment by cancelling the Celtic v huns game ?
HH.
VINNIETHEDOG on 19TH MARCH 2021 7:20 AM
If anything the hun game showed …there are some great players out there that wouldn’t cost the earth ……big sima for Prague…19 ….only played 27 games ….a gem in the making …..let’s hope the huns don’t snap up some of their players
Did you mean some of their players legs.???????????????????????//
didnt here/see any after the match.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/slavia-prague-given-explosive-rangers-23754721
hear
Slavia Prague have furiously defended their player Ondrej Kudela and refuted claims he racially abused Rangers’ Glen Kamara.
The Europa League clash between the two clubs at Ibrox last night ended with angry exchanges between players as well as members of both coaching staff when it was alleged that Kudela had approached Kamara and made a racist comment.
Steven Gerrard revealed his player told him of the accusations and the manager insisted he would back Kamara ‘100 percent’. But in the aftermath, Slavia released a statement in support of their own player, insisting he had not made any racist comments and claiming he was PUNCHED following the game by Kamara. They claim Gerrard witnessed the alleged attack.
The Czech outfit also took aim at Gers for ‘unprecedentedly malicious’ play, claiming ‘many fouls’ from the Glasgow giants had resulted in injury of their players.
The statement read: “Slavia resolutely denies the disgusting accusation of one of the team captains Ondřej Kúdela of racist behaviour. Already the founders of our club gave us crest where white colour means “the purity of the idea of sports and fair contest where the rival is not our enemy, but respected opponent.” Today, Slavia is an international club based on respect for our opponents and mutual respect of all people and cultures.
“After one of the brutal fouls, Ondřej Kúdela spoke to one of the Rangers players. “I told him ‘You f***ing guy’. It was said in emotions, but I absolutely deny there was anything racist in those words,” Kúdela stated.
“Slavia players faced an unprecedentedly malicious play from their opponents. They have never experienced such play in any game they participated in modern history of the European competitions. Many brutal tackles resulted in injuries of our players. Goalkeeper Ondřej Kolář was taken to hospital with ten stitches on his head.
“After the end of the game, the team was not allowed to enter the dressing room. Ondřej Kúdela was assaulted by player Kamara and hit with fists in the head when Rangers manager Steven Gerrard witnessed the incident. Even the UEFA representatives who were also present on the site of the incident were shocked by this behaviour.
I think the reason that Huns are playing better is they are nurturing any natural talent that players have.
Example- the younger guys full of enthusiasm and full of running forward with exuberance.
We have had young players like this and after a few weeks coaching they do not go by anyone, turn back etc.
Although we made a few quid out of Frimpong he is the classic example, he was full of energy and naturally wanted to beat people then we coached him and he did not want to go by anyone and I know about opponents learning how he plays etc.. he had plenty of 1 on 1’s to go by opposition and did it very little at the end before his move.
His natural talent will get coached better in Germany.
All my opinion of course.
All that said will any young Huns players go for big bucks???
D :)
Huns surely banned for a year in Europe after their attacks on players etc inside the sanctuary of a stadium.
D :)
“The Central Bank of Scotland” has a nice ring to it, with a clone of Attlee would be a start.
No road is going to be easy from here on.
5 to10 years of austerity either way??
Great rusult last night, well made me pishmasel 🤣🤣🤣
Incontinentcsc.
Next season’s SPFL champions almost certain to get automatic CL group stage qualification.
Us and Sevco are basically now in a 1v1 race to a £30m pot.
Will either (both?) of us speculate to accumulate in the coming months?
For bragging rights and historical status, this season and 10IAR was massive but in reality and for the direction of our clubs, next season has taken a major twist.
JHB, how is the ethnic cleansing coming along?
I still need to know if I should be very worried.
Game will be cancelled to take the liar off the front pages
Locked out of the changing rooms
Players assaulted inside stadium
All witnessed by UEFA officials
Let’s see if they act
PS – was anyone jailed for tha assault on the player during the game
Oh, and the Salmon leap, penalty every day in the SPFL to one team only
Having just watched Steevie’s presser, what I saw was a deflecting, sore loser angling to get the result overturned, and force a tie win award or a replay. Sure, racial sledging is inexcusable but it’s still an allegation at this stage as far as I have read? The abuser should, if proven, get a ban but the result should stand.
Steevie focussed on that 1x incident (‘which is bigger than football’ he quotes) but left oot that head injury concussion is an equally severe issue after Roofe’s brutal UFC assault on their goalie.
Sevco FC are sleekit in Scoddland for sure, but mark my words, SG was publicly lobbying UEFA for an over-rule.
Will they get a result?
Will we compound their misery on Sunday, more important.
Wishaw tim on 19th March 2021 7:56 am
Would you put money on that? Or are you just spouting nonsense?
Timmy 7 ! In like ol trout as usual 😂😂😂
AN TEARMANN on 19TH MARCH 2021 1:58 AM
MARTIM1980 on 18TH MARCH 2021 10:57 PM
‘The union owns that bigotry Martim’
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Does it not occur to you that it is the component parts of the Union that own the bigotry rather than the Union itself?
And that of the component parts, Scotland punched above its weight in contributing to the bigotry?
And of all the mainstream political parties on the mainland (I know, I know) few can bested on the issue of anti Irish Catholic bigotry than our very own SNP?
In the present day anti Irish Catholic bigotry is much more prevalent in Scotland than in England. The Union isn’t to blame for that. Scottish people are to blame for that.
Not answering as usual.
You know this is a blog right?
Aye ok fishy fishy, like when I asked you where the hunners a union jacks were in wishay 😂 have a good day need to do a bit of work