Champions League sections are never easy so we are as well having one which is unequivocally difficult on paper. Despite finishing second from pot 4 in their group last season (a remarkable achievement), Celtic spent the vast majority of their time in the tournament under pressure. They had possession less than their opponents in all six group games, so although we were successful in the group stage, there should be no doubt as the the size of the challenge.
Conversely, we looked Juventus in the eye, which, in retrospect, could be regarded as over ambitious.
When Martin O’Neill’s Celtic drew Barcelona and Milan in the group section of the Champions League the manager was clearly exasperated at the apparently preposterous task. It was Martin’s last throw in the competition and he was anxious to break into the knockout stage for the first time.
The mood music seems different this time. Neil Lennon has been to the knockout stage already so the pressure to breakthrough is not there. Celtic can take one game at a time without the burden of having to prove themselves in this competition. They are now a part of this league, they might not win it, but they can compete with anyone.
We will be second favourites for each game, which is surely the way we would all prefer it to be. Despite what happened last year, even Barca will expect to comfortably overcome Celtic. Surely we can’t be as organised again?
Don’t bet against it.
STV painted an interest picture of the SFA this morning. The Association declined advice from Uefa to come into line with most of Europe (including England, crucially for many Scottish clubs) and extend the transfer window until the first business day of the week.
Doing so, however, would make a mockery of their suspension of Rangers International’s transfer embargo, which expires on 31 August. To accept Uefa’s advice would draw attention to their oversight in not noticing that August ends on a weekend.
We all know this to be the case, but the Association would rather ignore their mistake than help out member clubs and draw attention to it.
Even Jim Farry checked the calendar.
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Tell all the Zombies you know
That we’re in Europe and there no
They’ll will be watching Eastenders
While we are on benders
and returning for 3-In-a-row.
:)))
Chicken Kiev is the finest chicken I’ve ever known.
And didn’t lay no eggs for nobody !
Bit of a battle with the fried rice, and curry sauce. But Kiev was THE man…
Tribute to Chicken Kiev.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFvRvSxsW-I
Connolly was there
There are a few Connolly’s still, Thankfully. They will be needed in the future.
Communism paid for
Pedro,
Wow, brilliant Christy post ! Still listening – not heard this before !
We’ll be rollin’ up doobies, and lookin’ at boobies cos The Dam is the place they’re on show.
Surely a Mná na Éireann song.
great story about Seamus being introduced as “the best poet” and a wee lad said he couldn,t be as it was Bob Dylan….Seamus roared ….my Dads from Cushendall and he is a good bit older than wee Seamus ….and he loves this song …..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0put0_a–Ng
rest in peace Seamus…there is more beauty in our world ….I,ll dig with you
Braw braw braw ….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTo5Ae7Vz3c
For you Pedro,
Enjoy the message !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zn70NAPW4hg
various blogs, presumably hun based are running stories about celtic owing money to the coop. significant amounts. Can we assume this is balderdash. Any accountant types care to clear this up
I would give the blog name but wouldn’t like to give them undue publicity if its all rubbish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WaLZt11D7E
braw …sweet sweet sounds …..braw
tamrabam
Could be me mate – I owe them [Co-op] £15 for a missed direct debit last month in my personal Taig account…
But we have a good relationship, they’ll take it when I’ve got money in the account.
Agreed it’s a significant amount, but unlike Sevco, I’ll pay it :)))
4.27 …too early …check the sheet someone gave you….
Petec
Keep me oot of the moonhowlers club……you FFM and BMCUWP????
I like to think(noo n again) that I have a wee bit of common sense .
Hail Hail ya trumpets :O) luv yeez
See if we owe that much to the Coop…….that’s some amount of divi books
for the club….I be bags gon for the kerry oot.
we live with people just people ……
most will understand …the where ,what, who,etc etc the why and where that leads us ,I stand with those that move …take care and may your days be filled with love …http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqgjvkHcSA4
RIP Seamus Heaney …
VP,
:))
You’re right to avoid the Moonhowlers stuff.
This is BMCUW driving me around in Swindon when I met him expecting to be chasing trains between pub visits:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ0KMCK2uLg
Hospitality tickets for CP?
The dream:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBhdIcb84Hw
What really went on:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyFP5rOk-yI
Sack the Board !! :)
tonydonnelly67
10:05 on 29 August, 2013
“Great night well done Lenny and the bhoys, and well said Lenny you stuck it to the negativity mob/Huns ( and they are among us here) I see someone saying “name the people you are accusing to be Huns” no need to name who you think are Huns , no need to if your a Hun then it would be you who we are talking about, and there are the board haters who must be soooo pissed this morning that Celtic are in the money. And the club business is being run fine and dandy thank you everything in the garden is rosy, you guys go find a dark room and sit in the corner, you had it coming to you today and I am more than happy to give to with both barrels, BOOM,! HAIL HAIL .”
You also said:
03:48 on 21 August, 2013 : “I will be at the return leg cheering my team on…”
and,
22:38 on 21 August, 2013 : “Sammy should be benched, Hez a lump of wid, a myths, and a non starter for me in this or any other team, lots in here love him that’s there choice, ME I would have chased him 3 years ago, a big chancer, and a fan dancer, my opinion only, I don’t blame him for Wed. Night, I just think that 90% of the games he plays, we look like we have 10 men on the park, bin um.”
—–
Yet anyone who questions the policies of the Celtic board is a hun?
An utterly strange approach, and possibly a bit of conflict between your loyalties?
Over to you, in the hope that you can debate amicably.
Good morning fellow Celts – out on the bike with my buddies later
FFM – ref your brother’s workplace problem – please send me a message or email addy
Mixed news yesterday as I finally closed down on some personal issues that were dragging on and on …
Then I read that Seamus Heaney had passed- I bought ‘the Spirit Level’ a few years back and often turn to it for inspiration – there are many great thoughts, notions and dreams in his writing
One that readily sticks:
“Green verdant ever”
He was describing the mint growing in his mammy’s back garden – and it’s a lovely image
However, he might have been referencing the Celts
I always hoped
Rest in Peace Seamus
Mint- Seamus Heaney
It looked like a clump of small dusty nettles
Growing wild at the gable of the house
Beyond where we dumped our refuse and old bottles:
Unverdant ever, almost beneath notice.
But, to be fair, it also spelled promise
And newness in the back yard of our life
As if something callow yet tenacious
Sauntered in green alleys and grew rife.
The snip of scissor blades, the light of Sunday
Mornings when the mint was cut and loved:
My last things will be first things slipping from me.
Yet let all things go free that have survived.
Let the smells of mint go heady and defenceless
Like inmates liberated in that yard.
Like the disregarded ones we turned against
Because we’d failed them by our disregard.
—-
Ach I misquoted Seamus –
Just goes to show how we like to see what we want to see
Nevermind -he would just have chuckled at that
HH
FFM – txt Mack83 £? to 70070 – God bless Oscar & Mackenzie
05:46
I’ve came to the conclusion that Tony is…. well, umm, mad as a brush.
We’ll be spending our cash
on space cakes and hash
and you’ll never get 1 in a row.
Fair number of Seamus(who?) lovers on the noo.
Any risk of the Jocks haudin` court fur a few minutes,or izzat too much tae ask?
(He said,bristling with indignation.)
:-)
Furiously anticipating ragemme ra day.
Just can`t get a modicum or sufficiency.
Lenny is it,and he`s ours.
The bums on seats must let him know.
Morning champions
Gonna head over to the ticket office this morning after mass… hopefully no big queues with the match at lunchtime.
Was gonna nip round to hampden on way home. . Hand in a pack of fax paper …
This Nir Biton fella looks like a good signing, where does he fit into the team?
A replacement for Ledley/Kayal? He seems an improvement on them going by youtubes, I know I know you tubes are not totally realistic but he looks more pacy and attacking.
Morrissey
What is a space cake … do they sell them in morris(sey) ons :)
I think you might find the zombies will claim that should they win the third division ( or whatever its called) that will be two in a row … in their twisted minds.
56 and counting eh ;)
am off to the other state ….
you have to grin ….Seamus would have ….here is a tune to lighten the Frighten
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWCi8_ObPNU
this song is a wee bridge between whatever you thought was yours ……then there is a tune ….http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWCi8_ObPNU—–
really Braw …and to all doubters then listen to the wee lassie singing and remember your first rhyme … braw …
En
Just watched a long yt video on Nir.
Nirmally im sceptical as its cherry picked clips put together.
But given hes only 21 .. the amount of clips in the video. .. and the heading.. dribbling .. passing .. tackling. .. shooting with both feet. .
Gotta be impressed
And … with Jackson Irvine. .. tom rogic … and a few home grown yoofs …. we have a golden generation of midfielders coming through
Good morning friends from a dry and mild EK.
Another 2 Big games for me today. Dundee Utd v Celtic at 12.45 then stroll round to Calderglen’s K-Park for the biggie – Spartans v EKFC.
Phil’s latest
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/zen-and-the-gentle-art-of-door-kicking/
TBJ Praying for Oscar Knox 07:55
I like what Ive seen of him, he seems a bit like Rogic, maybe similar to Ki, players who the manager struggled/struggles to fit into the team.
Plus theres Brown, Ledley and Kayal competing for centre midfeild places.
Call me old fashioned but Im a fan of settled teams, seems there will be even more tinkering now.
EN
So old firm fan Phil is concerning himself with damage to the daily record’s door?
Quite sad how obsessed that fella has got these days.
EN
Indeed tom and nir are similar. . As are iniesta and xavi … :)
Your also a fan of crispy rolls and succulent square : morw chance of a settled team ?
Hows things over by anyhoo
sipsini
00:39 on 31 August, 2013
‘There was a poster a few weeks ago saying he knew who Charlotte was and that he was a hun.
To know what charlotte tweets he must be well in there fold.
Maybe the easdales have bought him off along with his shares!!!’
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The Easdales have achieved their objective.
I’m not sure if CF’s efforts helped or hindered them.
But therein might be the reason for the turn of events.
TBJ Praying for Oscar Knox 08:12
Jeezo, dont mention rolls… Saturday mornings used to be so much easier with a bag of rolls, now its Saturday shifts and pretending to look busy while on here, apart from that all great here. Hope alls well there.
EN
EN
Have to admit I have opted for bagels today. ..
Saturday shifts …. not good … do you get two days off .
Jobo
What times kick off at ek … might pop round