You and I have enough recent experience to know teams we’ve never heard of, or know little about, cannot be underestimated when it comes to European football. We should expect, and will get, a very difficult game tomorrow.
The good news is that Hapoel Beer Shiva have lost goals in three consecutive matches after a solid defensive run which saw them keep 8 clean sheets in 12 games. But they scored four while conceding in two of those games, the only reversal coming at home to Ashdod in the League Cup last midweek.
They shut up shop away from home in their two earlier Champions League qualifying rounds at Sheriff in Moldova after a narrow 3-2 home win, they kept out Olympiakos before winning the return 1-0 in the last round.
Unlike in previous years, we are not facing a team midseason in the playoff round; Hapoel have had a few cup games but will not open their league season until Saturday.
Hospitality for 3 people at Celtic-Hapoel Beer Shiva at Walfrid Restaurant
Celtic sponsor, Intelligent Car Leasing, have given us three tickets for fantastic hospitality at the Walfrid Restaurant, before, during and after tomorrow’s night’s Champions League qualifier. This is another money can’t buy opportunity for three people to watch Celtic in a hugely important game in sumptuous comfort.
Anyone can enter the competition, however, as this prize of so incredible, I’d like everyone who enters to donate a recommended £10 to the good work of the Celtic Foundation.
You can donate at this MyDonate page.
The Celtic Foundation work to improve Health, promote Equality, encourage Learning and tackle Poverty (H.E.L.P.) in Scotland, the rest of the UK and Ireland, and worldwide. It’s your Foundation, you built and maintain its good work.
A few guidelines for the raffle:
Raffle closes at 21:00 BST TONIGHT, so there’s not a lot of time and I’m not expecting many entries. You will not be entered into the competition if you donate or apply afterwards.
Enter with an email address you are going to check later tonight or early tomorrow, add a phone number, if you like.
You can enter two ways:
By making a recommended £10 donation to Celtic FC Foundation here. Then email me at celticquicknews@gmail.com with Walfrid in the subject line, to make sure I can get in touch with you.
Or
By emailing me the names of every Celtic shirt sponsor and official kit manufacturer. Ever. To celticquicknews@gmail.com
One of the above will be pretty easy for most of us. The other will be pretty difficult. Do the easy one.
Great prize. Only open for a few hours so there will be little competition. Go for it!
Thank you, and thanks to Intelligent Car Leasing for supporting our fundraising efforts.
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it is completely ignorant and arrogant of people to say that if you dont like the £49 then dont go
this is their football club they are talking about – it is not a commodity like a car or clothes that if you dont like the price then you go buy something else which is cheaper
its that kind of attitude that that shows our club has been driven in the wrong direction the last few years
a club open to everyone? Yes – but that doesnt mean we should allow it to be run and directed along those greed riddled attitudes
TONYDONNELLY
To be fair,the Record is only posting an opinion on the price of tickets
It’s actually surprisingly fair and balanced-even makes a suggestion that it will be the first EVER meeting of the clubs.
It’s only fair to point out that Celtic Plc provided the ammo for the article. They announced the price,and they announced it on the eve of our game.
FWIW,this is my opinion of those prices.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zqHZWdFVyyQ
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD
You are a stinking smelly Hun now feckoff to the gutter where you belong we don’t need scum
Like you here
Weeminger
Like many…..I feel that the PLC are the biggest cowards in football.
I would rather cut my own throat than prop up hun cheating and corruption.
When that day of the bigot fest comes….i will be doing something constructive, not paying 49 quid to be taken for a fool.
But…you know all this, ive stressed my opinion of the PLC for years on CQN…..I havent just turned up yesterday.
Cheating in football should be opposed….not encouraged
Celtic Champs Elect on 17th August 2016 10:15 am
Having a bad morning?
HH
CELTIC CHAMPS ELECT
Feck off you toerag
My credentials are sound….as many will tell you
Who the feck are you.
You cretin
Maybe the inflated ticket cost is required to cover additional policing expenses required for the TRFC fans.
Bloody hell,fellas. If someone posts something on here that you disagree with,it disnae means he’s a hun.
Well,not necessarily.
I mean,the fact that BOURNESOUPRECIPE got accused of it last night surely backs that up.
It’s a riposte which is lazy because it’s almost certainly wrong,and one which few would make face to face.
There’s loadsa ways to disagree. And loadsa ways to hurl insults.
Be more imaginative,I like a guid laugh(!)
On the morning of a massive CL play-off, came on here hoping for some good Celtic chat, looking for exchanges of views on team selection, tactics, general build-up and what do I find? The club being slaughtered yet again by the sanctimonious, pretentious usual suspects, led by the very, very, very, very, very, very repetitive Green Man, who I suspect will still be posting variations of the same shite at 5pm.
If I want to be insulted and condemnef for being a Celtic supporter, I’d go to Follow Follow.
Sad.
I’ll leave you to it.
Will check in again after I get back from Paradise.
As i said…CQN is increasingly dog-whistle right-wing.
Huns, Masons, Tories….you name it.
I hope the more regular posters are noting who has taken the bait:)
I think it was mentioned yesterday that concession season tickets (which are for all games except the second Glasgow Derby) need to be upgraded at a cost of £49 which equates to £24.50 per game.
Anyway more interested in what goes on tonight on the pitch.
AULDTAM
Enjoy the match. Wish I was going.
Mind the troops are in the Blane Valley across from Queen St station.
Go and join them. No accusations of hunnery in there!
HH
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 17TH AUGUST 2016 10:14 AM
TONYDONNELLY
To be fair,the Record is only posting an opinion on the price of tickets
It’s actually surprisingly fair and balanced-even makes a suggestion that it will be the first EVER meeting of the clubs.
It’s only fair to point out that Celtic Plc provided the ammo for the article. They announced the price,and they announced it on the eve of our game.
FWIW,this is my opinion of those prices.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zqHZWdFVyyQ
Awe aye, a get that, but on the day we are playing in a CL qualifying game,? Cmoooooon.
It’s not the story as usual, it’s the headline, that’s why I didn’t post the story.
It’s the level 5 way on Scottish media, never fails every day they’r at it.
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 17TH AUGUST 2016 10:11 AM
VFR
What case?
Dont talk nonsense.
You dont know who i am…..even though ive been on this site for many years.
So kindly feck off
Oh, the banter!
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=still+game+oh+the+banter&adlt=strict&view=detail&mid=B8D20283268C99EDE5AFB8D20283268C99EDE5AF&FORM=VRDGAR
Auld Tam
No…you are the one who is sad.
Lying to youself…..dont put that down to me, thats your choice.
Who the feck do you think you are?
Sorry to have pointed out the truth….49 quid for a lie.
Your choice….so stop fecking whinging
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 17TH AUGUST 2016 10:26 AM
As i said…CQN is increasingly dog-whistle right-wing.
Huns, Masons, Tories….you name it.
====================================================
And that`s just me.
Well , not quite hun , but demonstrating hunnish traits.
:-)
ROBINBHOY
So that means it costs roughly the same for the huns game as for the average game on a full ticket?
Different complexion to the argument then.
Let’s face it,you canny get a concession to see an X-rated fillum.
BOURNESOUPRECIPE Isn’t a Hun?
:)
VFR
You are very witty indeed…..Ha
And so superior as well
Like i said, kindly feck off
You dont know me
Wow, it’s getting a bit fierce.
Anyway, regarding the actual match tonight, by the sounds of it we can expect Hapoel to be well ogranised – I take it we are expecting them to sit back. In that case I think we need to get the wide men on the ball as near to their box as possible and get them driving into the box to invite fouls and create a bit of panic in the Hapoel defence, i.e. give the wingers the ball when they are already close to the Hapoel box. In recent years when faced with a packed defence we have just tried to pass the ball about in front of them hoping to draw them out. In my opinion that only really works up to a certain point. We need players to take responsibility and take on their opponents, we will get much greater results from that. Important game for Sinclair and Forrest.
P.S. I would also encourage Rogic to shoot as often as possible.
TONYDONNELLY
Maybe the board need a lesson in news management. Last Friday,for example,would have been a perfect day to announce that price.
Anyway,enjoy the match. I hope yer wee Mammy enjoys it in her Annie 90 jersey too. And yer bro.
McJay
Wasnt referring to you.
Hope you dont think that.
But note the reaction i get….when i put the bait out:)
HH
My take on the £49 is we will be taking more £49s off of thems than our Owen, what’s not to like about that, maybe that’s why some in here are upset? 7,000 @ £49 a bump, not to shabby, welcome to the big league, it’s thems that say it’s the biggest derby game in the world, seriously?
Well, it’s gonny cost Yi.
BMCUWP, That veet thing, absolutely hilarious, was tempted to c+p the ice cream guys review but the sweary Polis would have me. H H
Let’s hope we get a good lead tonight. 2-0 will do.
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 17TH AUGUST 2016 10:32 AM
VFR
You are very witty indeed…..Ha
And so superior as well
Like i said, kindly feck off
You dont know me
____________________________
You’re right, I don’t. You have an opinion, I have mine. You’re upset; I’m not. Apologies if I have contributed to that upset. Let’s leave it at that.
KTF
BMCUW –
Yes been in BV a couple of times. Met a few CQNers, Lennybhoy, Bundoran Bhoy, Dena, Jamesgang that I can remember.
Heading to Motherwell to visit my old dad in nursing home and going from there with my nephew, so won’t have time today. He introduced me to Celtic by taking me to Celtic Park as a wee bhoy. Want to speak to his carer to remember to take him to TV lounge for game, or he’ll forget. The guy’s a good Tim and went to school with me, so will be watching the game with my dad.
Cheers bud and here’s to a win and a clean sheet.
Hail Hail
VFR
No worries.
And im not upset in the slightest.
Im telling it like it is….i know its uncomfortable for some.
But im certainly not going to let the lies go without comment.
Cant.
No offence meant.
HH
Davidopoulos on 17th August 2016 10:32 am
Got me thinking, probably a non-starter, but what about trying Rogic in the Paddy Roberts role tonight…
We are likely to be on the attack and quite high up the pitch. Rogic cutting in and firing shots off similiar to Roberts, crosses and with his naturally good link up and close control…worth a try IMO. Technically gifted players can play anywhere, and he is one.
HH
Bmcw
To be very honest I doubt if it would be any diff. Any other day if I’m being honest, let’s see what thems charge for the naerday game.
Wee Annie got her 90 trackie top awe ready for tonight, I put a £1 on Leigh Griffiths to score the first goal for her she said :))
The Wee Green Man –
The irony of you calling anyone a whinger.
Hilarious.
Bye now.
The Green Man says SACK THE Board on 17th August 2016 10:40 am
None taken.
KTF
traditionalist88
You know, it’s probably not a bad shout. I think we would maybe then lack someone in the middle pulling the strings but I can see what you mean. A player cutting in, and into the box, on his shooting foot could cause the defenders to make rash challenges.
You may think I’m fixating on fouls too much but Paul did say we needed to practice penalties :)
PS
I’m also wondering if CFC will be wanting the money up front from the Dobs for the Derby game ?
And any news on the diet who who tried to knock Sinclair yet? No? Didn’t think so.
Auld Tam
Tam….you can do better than that.
No need for the petted lip.
You know that its a lie….a 49 quid one.
HH
AULDTAM
I’m forever grateful to my Dad for a lot of things. Introducing me to Celtic is pretty damn near the top of the list!
He’ll be there tonight with my sisters. Via The Creighton on Duke St,natch.
I hope your Dad enjoys it tonight,and I hope mine does too!
TD67
You said you wouldnt attend against Sevco.
Either will i
Glad to see you sticking to your guns.
You can call me a size 12 sanny if you like….wouldnt expect anything else:)
HH
Davidopoulos on 17th August 2016 10:43 am
Yeah – let Forrest run them as much as possible for an hour – then i wouldn’t be averse to putting Rogic out there, with that directness and ability to pick a pass and have a pop from pretty much anywhere.
Good to have a number of options anyway,
HH
TONYDONNELLY
No charge for the well-named Forrester either after felling a few on Saturday.
And so it continues…
Put your bet on in Betfred. They pay double and treble for two and three goals.