What warning signs there were, were observed. Last season Qarabag beat Salzburg (who then won at Celtic Park), drew home and away with Twente and Saint Etienne, drew at home with Inter, and beat Europa League finalists, Dnipro. Remotely disrespect their challenge, and you’d leave Baku empty handed.
I think we would be over-generous to either team to make too much of the chances on show. James Forrest had the goal at his mercy, before choosing to make a pass, which, if it got through the immediate defender, would have found a heavily marked Leigh Griffiths, but shots from distance don’t count. This was a game without real chances. It also provided some evidence that James Forrest’s confidence is not where it once was.
The defence scarcely put a foot out of place but the performance of Stefan Johansen and Scott Brown was pivotal to the outcome. Johansen disrupted Qarabeg high up the field, showing incredible energy levels in that heat. Scott Brown held a deeper position throughout and got himself in the way of Qarabag repeatedly.
We had nothing going forward. Gary Mackay-Steven was put on his bum a few times early on and looked to be suffering heat-exhaustion more than anyone else. Nadir Ciftci was isolated, again, but the hoped-for link play didn’t materialise. He needs a link player. That’s a problem for another day. Between now and then, you and I have a Champions League play-off draw to worry about. Once we know our fate we can worry about being more creative.
It was an absolute treat again to see the Celtic FC Foundation logo, this time on the first choice jersey. Magners could have put their bottled water brand there instead, but they get what this relationship with Celtic is all about. The help they’ve given our Mary’s Meals, school kitchen appeal is further evidence of this.
Our competition where you can win a Celtic third choice (bumblebee) top, courtesy of Mangers, closes at 14:00 THIS AFTERNOON. To enter, email celticquicknews@gmail.com with the name of the country Mary’s Meals have built four CQN school kitchens in the subject line of your message.
If you can cope with the excitement of also sending a £1 or £2 to the appeal while entering, you can do so here. Thank you.
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It works! Thank you WinningCaptains and whoever else fixed it!
West Ham getting what they deserve for fielding a reserve team… Do they really think keeping the first 11 fresh to play Arsenal on Sunday will make the slightest difference?
And apparently Dutch fans up to their old tricks against the Soton fans… 50 arrested
Sheridan and Pukki both score 2 in same match.
Sign them both…
50 SHADES OF GREEN
If your lucky number is five,then No 5 in the 555 at Haydock tomorrow might suit.
http://www.racingpost.com/horses2/cards/meeting_of_cards.sd?crs_id=23&r_date=2015-08-07&tab=lc_
David, how did we miss out on a couple of European level goalscorers.
Sack the scouts, and the board.
Site looking excellent now, got the green. Working well also. Congratulations to all.
Abzmike,
Yeah, we touched on that earlier today.
West Ham view their domestic footie higher than Euro footie, we are so completely different; and rightly so.
HH.
GREENPINATA
Worse than you’d think on a Thursday,mate. The dreaded split-shift.
Overnight,lunchtime,overnight. Just as well it’s not a real job. That would kill me off!
Remember the ole Rainjurs had two teams, one for Europe, and one for the SPL, how did that work out for them?
I’m new to the blog and as my user name suggests I should have a few stories to tell or positive comments to make some I hope will not repetitive unfortunately this would prove impossible. My the frost never afflict your spuds.
New site looks great , has seeing there names in green scunnered the trolls let’s hope so . In fact lets just make everything green . HH
BOURNESOUPRECIPE
That’s a mystery to me. I’ve checked the SPL,I’ve checked the European competitions.
Can’t find them anywhere. Very odd,it’s like they’ve gone up in smoke.
SHANACHIE
Welcome aboard,bud.
How’s the craic?
SAINT STIVS
Next it’ll be Miku scoring prolifically in La Liga.
Sign all of them back, Brozek ‘n aww
A lot of red cards for the away sides tonight. Highlights the excellence of Celtic’s discipline last night.
On a non footballing matter, I enjoyed a delightful Polish beer. 9% and delicious. Not like our rocket fuel.
Sorry missed a comma in that post , just in case Alasdair MacLean is lurking .
BSR
Taxing. They found it rather taxing.
HH jamesgang
Shanachie,
Welcome. What clique are you in or hoping to join?
Smallmonikercliquerulesok. HH to you.
NegAnon2 on 6th August 2015 6:55 pm
You are seriously comparing the SNP with Hitler’s Nazi party?
Dear me, you really have issues.
You’ve lost the plot mate, don’t think I’ll ever be able to take anything you write seriously again.
Foghorn,
In reply to your “post”.
I have many good friends and fellow tims who hail from Dundee.
Look up Dundee Hibernian.
You may change your views.
Hail hail to all out brother Tims.
BMCUWP
Hilarious stuff from Gough
£4m fir a guy who can’t defend and his attacking prowess is to be measured by a second half performance against Hibs ( he was awful in the first …no defensive capability whatsoever ) and against part time Peterhead
Farcical reporting
OK, you ghuys and ghirls. Don’t be slow to express your gratitude to me for your monnikers appearing in the hallowed green. I’m sure you all saw my post yesterday when I questioned Paul as to why his name appeared in the hallowed green lettering and I asked, nay demanded, that my name also appeared in the hallowed green lettering, ” ah waaaan’t my name in green” quoth I and lo and behold, Paul 67 saw the writing on the wall. “Winning Captains”, he said, “TheOriginalSadiesBhoy waaants his name in the hallowed green lettering. Let it be so!”
Job done. Whoever was responsible – thank you very much! :-))
Really hope Aberdeen get through tonight ,full house at the mutton dome as well
PF AYR
Good wee night in The Market? You must have been biting through your glass at some points in the game.
Aye,ridiculous comments for a ‘serious’ newspaper to print. And just the latest of many.
Look how The Herald has gone downhill lately,abysmal paper nowadays.
Just had to post so I could see my name in (green) lights.
Many thanks to those who worked hard to iron out the teething problems, site now loading fine and fast on Safari on iPad. Hope my iPhone is the same.
Bhoys4ever
Nameingreencsc
Good luck to Aberdeen tonight. It will be hard but doable. Aberdeen are improving as a European team. Watched the first game and if they can curtail Tymoschuk then they are in with a great chance. They know how to find the net.
BMCUW
“How to disappear completely”
by the Creepy Disappearers
Great new font, wonderfull on the eye and green names too! Fine work by all involved.
Hoping for a decent draw tomorrow.
HH
Green names?
Where?
Hope Aberdeen can get the 1-0 win they need tonight to go through.
Site is looking good with the names in green.
Hopefully we get a good draw tomorrow.
Half time at pittodrie still nothing each
jamesgang
They had secret games in training at Auchenhowie with The Big Tax case Rainjurs v The Wee Tax case Rainjurs?
Thank you all for the welcome. I’m unsure that having a wee bet is part of a clique. To continue I had a nice each way lucky 15 up at Haydock today. As for the Craic that’s part of my makeup. After all it’s about being a Celtic supporter.
Dr Ramesh and the Love Potion
You could also research medicinal mushrooms -cancer . I know people who have successfully gone down this road. There is a german company ,I think its called MykoTroph? that advises and supplies. Not expensive .
http://www.heilenmitpilzen.de
I wonder if there is a cockney equilivant of WITS.
West Ham going out of Europe and bottom of the league. Bilic out.
HH.
Omonia Nicosia 2 – 2 Broendby IF
2 goals for Cillian Sheridan and 2 goals for Teemu Pukki
Gerryfaethebrig –
Noticed your question earlier about the ole Last Man Standing competitions.
I believe that CRC hopes to get another one up and running very shortly. Me, I’m looking forward to trying to control the hundreds of emails that will hopefully flow in.
Watch this space (not literally)
P.s. come on the sheep, just one goal….