Use Wolfsburg to find desperately needed sharpness

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If you’ve been here for a while you’ll have noticed I don’t pay much attention to preseason friendlies but tomorrow’s game against Wolfsburg takes on a more serious tone after Tuesday’s reversal – Celtic desperately need to find sharpness.

Despite the well-placed confidence that we’ll cope comfortably at Celtic Park on Wednesday against Lincoln Red Imps, the serious challenges will come thick and fast thereafter.

Players need to find their edge and the manager needs to learn who goes where and works with whom. It’s just about possible for us to get things together, but whoever we pull out of the hat in today’s provisional third qualifying round draw will be delighted to catch a team in apparent flux.

All this brings us back to Wolfsburg’ a much needed test.

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  1. Zbysek – sovietism that you endured was wrong. Pure communism? Acts of the Apostles?

     

     

    Peter – I miss old philvis and my fun lunch hours (and often afternoons!) getting tore in to one another! I bet he’s still on under another name!!!! If maybe parenthood really did curtail his Tory Bhoy postings. Apart from his right wing claptrap he was as witty as they come!!!

     

     

    Seriously lads, bed time for this bhoy

  2. Merkel’s erstwhile open door policy to migrants is best understood when one realises that Germany is forecast to have 2/3 million shortage of workers by 2030.

     

     

    She was merely acting with typical German efficiency to maintain their strong manufacturing economy, unfortunately all sorts of other considerations seem to have got in the way – but they will, as always, find a solution that is best for them.

  3. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    ROBERTTRESSELL on 16TH JULY 2016 1:00 AM

     

     

    You`re no bad .

     

     

    For a commie.

     

     

     

    Yep. Philvis illuminated the blog.

  4. What is the Stars on

    Foxy

     

     

    The Armenian genocide inspired the Nazis

     

     

    I found that fact under a bowl of lentils while i was hugging a tree

     

     

    I just love stereotyping

     

     

    everything written above is a lie except the first line

  5. BARNEY67 on 16TH JULY 2016 12:54 AM

     

    Clunks, it is not for me to decide if it’s heaven or hell. Clearly it is both, depending on where u were born. Both of us are in the lucky column as we are conversing through electronic means, have food to eat and a roof over our heads. Do u feel lucky?

     

    _______________________

     

     

    Yes mate I am hugely lucky.

     

     

    I was lucky enough to be born in an affluent (geographically speaking in that I dont have to survive on a dollar a week) country.

     

     

    Even though I was born in an affluent country my father chose to work in oil, just before it boomed. Just before the miners strike.

     

     

    Whilst all my friends families struggled we lived well.

     

     

    I was born with a decent level of school intelligence.

     

     

    I was born with a decent level of social intelligence.

     

     

    I was born with a decent level of looks!!! (woop woop!!)

     

     

    I am still alive when many of my school friends are not.

     

     

    I have children, they are healthy, happy and intelligent (this is my proudest, proudest, proudest achievement in my life.)

     

     

    Yes, I am lucky.

     

     

    And I appreciate it.

     

     

    And after I wrote that down and thought about it,

     

     

    Yes, I am lucky.

  6. What is the Stars on

    Macjay

     

     

    Whats the difference between an immigrant and an enemy

     

     

    Why not kill them all and let god sort them out

     

     

    As you sow…… jesus I am turning into petec ..feck doctor help

  7. JimmyQuinnsBits on

    Anyway, I used to care but, things have changed

     

     

    So…. as shy as I am… am gonnie give you a wee tune, in the key of C flat

     

     

    with Macjay oan the descant (gird yer loins)

     

     

    My Dad and his two brothers used to sign this in five part harmony ;)

     

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H-NZ06QbvM

     

     

    When all beside a vigil keep,

     

    The West’s asleep, the West’s asleep

     

    Alas! and well may Erin weep

     

    When Connacht lies in slumber deep.

     

     

    There lake and plain smile fair and free,

     

    ‘Mid rocks their guardian chivalry.

     

    Sing, Oh! let man learn liberty

     

    From crashing wind and lashing sea.

     

     

    That chainless wave and lovely land

     

    Freedom and nationhood demand;

     

    Be sure the great God never planned

     

    For slumb’ring slaves a home so grand.

     

     

    And long a brave and haughty race

     

    Honoured and sentinelled the place.

     

    Sing, Oh! not even their sons’ disgrace

     

    Can quite destroy their glory’s trace.

     

     

    For often, in O’Connor’s van,

     

    To triumph dashed each Connacht clan,

     

    And fleet as deer the Normans ran

     

    Through Curlew’s Pass and Ardrahan;

     

     

    And later times saw deeds as brave,

     

    And glory guards Clanricarde’s grave,

     

    Sing, Oh! they died their land to save

     

    At Aughrim’s slopes and Shannon ‘s wave.

     

     

    And if, when all a vigil keep,

     

    The West’s asleep! the West’s asleep!

     

    Alas! and well may Erin weep

     

    That Connaught lies in slumber deep.

     

     

    But, hark! a voice like thunder spake,

     

    The West’s awake! the West’s awake!

     

    Sing, Oh! Hurrah! let England quake,

     

    We’ll watch till death for Erin ‘s sake!

  8. What is the Stars on

    Barney

     

    sorry

     

    I am involved in so many conversations

     

     

    Whats the point…about what ?

  9. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    MATS NILLOC on 16TH JULY 2016 1:00 AM

     

    Merkel’s erstwhile open door policy to migrants is best understood when one realises that Germany is forecast to have 2/3 million shortage of workers by 2030.

     

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    Oh, yes.

     

    It was in Germany`s national interest .

     

     

    Why , then does she think ( insist ) that the load should be shared ?

     

     

    Her fault . Somebody else`s solution.

     

     

    As I said at the time, she is responsible for the break up of the E.C.

     

    U.K. is the first domino.

     

     

    Incidentally , Mr. Putin will be smiling.

  10. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    WHAT IS THE STARS on 16TH JULY 2016 1:06 AM

     

    Macjay

     

     

     

    Whats the difference between an immigrant and an enemy

     

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    I`m an immigrant.

     

    Sharia is the enemy.

  11. JimmyQuinnsBits,

     

     

    Great stuff.

     

     

    The West has been put to Sleep.

     

     

    Have no Fear, God will get the West’s attention again – if not we are definitely @ the End.

     

     

    ;))

  12. What is the Stars on

    Jimmyquinn

     

     

    Oh hurrah let england quake

     

     

    That song used to send shivers down my spine as a child,

     

    Imagine living in a refugee camp somewhere and having some witch doctor telling you that its all because of Blair and Bush and them evil western degenerates and how Allah needs volunteers to even up the score

     

     

    And Oh hurrah let england quake…..

     

     

    Empire building…..it comes at a cost

  13. What is the Stars on 16th July 2016 1:06 am

     

     

    Macjay

     

     

    Whats the difference between an immigrant and an enemy

     

     

    Why not kill them all and let god sort them out

     

     

    As you sow…… jesus I am turning into petec ..feck doctor help

     

     

    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

     

    It’s ok, you are quite safe here… You cannae Trust Man ;)

  14. Clunks, I’m glad for u. And I’m glad ur a Celtic supporter, and u know our roots from the poor Irish brother walfred sought to help. And created this wonderful club in a country hell bent on keeping our heads in the mud.

     

    We had nothing, only a desire to survive, and we did, because we had to. It took a man of wisdom to lead us to the pinnacle. It won’t happen again, but we did something that will never be achieved again. So be proud, win lose or draw. H H.

  15. JimmyQuinnsBits on

    JIMMYQUINNSBITS on 16TH JULY 2016 12:44 AM

     

     

    Turkeybhoy,

     

     

    I grew up in a scheme that didn’t teach PC… so take yer eggs… I’m not yer middle class twat.

     

     

    Eh,sorry,you asked me a question civilly and I answered civilly.Now you come on trying to abuse me.You might not be a “Middle class twat”.You are just a Twat.

     

     

    I grew up in a scheme,you dont get medals for that.

     

     

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    Man, you’re a prickly wee fecker aren’t you…. you’re prior post was about PC, mines refuted that… and I’m a twat?

     

     

    I could tell ya to ram it up yer self-obsessed hypocritical ignorant arse but, as I said before, there are no brave men on a blog – I include myself in that. You need to be face to face

     

     

    If I can’t learn from you it’s not worth conversing

  16. So many Cups should have Been in the Parkhead Trophy Room.

     

     

    1888

     

     

    The Almighty definitely likes us. The Huns are involved with Necromancy.

     

     

    God Bless the CELTIC SUPPORT.

  17. JIMMYQUINNSBITS @ 12:41 AM,

     

     

    Well, I can’t say I have any Muslim Friends, although it depends how you define it.

     

     

    As you say with, Fundamentalism, now if you want to know what it means, you can look it up in the dictionary, my point I guess is this; fundamentalist Capitalists are allowed to carry out their credo with impunity, many Christian, Jewish and Political Fundamentalists, likewise (although these I accept sometimes with a degree of suspicion).

     

     

    Yet the MSM would like us to equate Islamic Fundamentalism with Terrorism.

     

     

    MACJAY1 @ 12:53 AM,

     

     

    Luckily for Muslim Fundamentalists, you don’t get to define who they are. They are allowed to practice their beliefs in this Country even if you would like to label them all evil.

     

     

    Hail Hail

  18. JimmyQuinnsBits on

    Macjay, Petec, WITS,

     

     

    I swear, the three of the brothers, in a pub in linlithgow….stilled it. One of many episodes.

     

     

    And Packy Lavin – from Roscommon and Achill stock – winding it up in the background

     

     

    They don’t make characters any more

  19. Is there something wrong with getting on in life, I’m from a scheme, I’m not middle class, not into labels, make a few quid, wire in.

  20. MACJAY@1:08

     

     

    I was not defending Merkel, merely pointing out her motivation.

     

     

    You may be right in saying that she could be held resposible for the break-up of the EU and that the the UK is indeed the first ‘domino’ – to be honest, after the Greek fiasco, I am not sure that Germans hearts and minds are really with the EU anymore.

     

     

    Of course Putin will be ‘rubbing his hands’ at the prospect of EU fragmentation, as he looks to recover lost Soviet territory for a increasingly confident and bullish Russia – a divided Europe and a more inward-facing US, may be all the encouragement he needs.

     

     

    Europe is moving into a time of great uncertainty – I can just about keep up with the short-term moves – what will happen in the longer term is impossible to predict.

  21. Got to get Beauty Sleep.

     

     

    Wits tremendous Sonics tonight.

     

    Djangounchained.CSC

     

     

    It is very hard not to have a Nibble at yer Horses. I’ve just said NO.

     

     

    I hope they All come in First.

  22. Fractious has the blog become…

     

     

    Can’t get to sleep as I have a swollen napper.

     

     

    Never had gallstones but this is similar.

     

     

    Calcium build-up results in stones that block my saliva glands.

     

     

    Saliva nowhere to go… so neck is getting bigger and bigger…if it doesn’t pass- the stone that is- then i’ll need a surgeon’s scalpel.

     

     

    Available for bookings if the swelling doesn’t go down :-)

  23. MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON on 16TH JULY 2016 1:08 AM

     

     

    Only way for Germany to survive is immigrants. As you said population shortage en masse.

  24. What is the Stars on

    Foxy

     

     

    We are all immigrants

     

     

    Any football teams founded by immigrants that we could support ??

  25. Foxy – do you know that there is approx 6 million Turks in Germany! More than our pop.