The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[bogball88]

http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/Linfield-Football-Club-tickets/artist/2255873
Linfield Celtic tickets on sale on Ticketmaster tomorrow 10am for those interested in going

[under the bar]

http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/rangers/rangers-big-tax-case-club-1872-threaten-legal-challenge-if-celtic-benefit-1-4498448

Seems like the brown stuff has started running down the legs of some Rangers supporters groups.... 

[Targetman]

I see we put 9 past Shamrock Rovers and Linfield lost 4-1 to the wee Huns, should be a formality on Friday, any hoops going undercover!!

[Hectic]

http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/rangers/rangers-big-tax-case-club-1872-threaten-legal-challenge-if-celtic-benefit-1-4498448

Seems like the brown stuff has started running down the legs of some Rangers supporters groups.... 

Saw that alright. Hilariously deranged. Cornered rat springs to mind.

[Hectic]

I see we put 9 past Shamrock Rovers and Linfield lost 4-1 to the wee Huns, should be a formality on Friday, any hoops going undercover!!

Aye gave them a fair auld spankin. Would say Linfield will get more of the same treatment.

[lenny]

I see we put 9 past Shamrock Rovers and Linfield lost 4-1 to the wee Huns, should be a formality on Friday, any hoops going undercover!!

Interesting that as TF reckons Dundalk and other league of ireland sides are as good as Celtic.

[Targetman]

No doubt there'll be some excuse for Rovers conceding 9, probably played their minors!! Scott Brown went of with a foot injury, hope its not serious as the Linfield ones would be devastated if he didn't play on Friday

[ned]

No doubt there'll be some excuse for Rovers conceding 9, probably played their minors!! Scott Brown went of with a foot injury, hope its not serious as the Linfield ones would be devastated if he didn't play on Friday

Wasn't a Rovers first 11 but good shooting in practice. Hopefully get 10 against linfield.

[T Fearon]

A few points.Rovers first eleven was resting less than 48 hours after winning a Europa League qualifier.

Celtic played their full strength team ahead of their first competitive game of the season this Friday.

I never said the League of Ireland had teams that could compete with Celtic over the season. I did say the League of Ireland has teams that compare favourably with the other dross teams in the SPFL,and this was further proven in the last week when Rangers and St Johnstone were unceremoniously knocked out of the Europa League while Shamrock Rovers and Cork City progressed. Yet many think a manager on £45k a week should be hoisted towards immortality because he managed to avoid defeat by dross SPFL teams for a whole season😥😥

[stew]

A few points.Rovers first eleven was resting less than 48 hours after winning a Europa League qualifier.

Celtic played their full strength team ahead of their first competitive game of the season this Friday.

I never said the League of Ireland had teams that could compete with Celtic over the season. I did say the League of Ireland has teams that compare favourably with the other dross teams in the SPFL,and this was further proven in the last week when Rangers and St Johnstone were unceremoniously knocked out of the Europa League while Shamrock Rovers and Cork City progressed. Yet many think a manager on £45k a week should be hoisted towards immortality because he managed to avoid defeat by dross SPFL teams for a whole season😥😥

Tony why dont you quit while you are behind. (

[Orior]

The PSNI said that Celtic chose not to take up their ticket allocation. Celtic deny this. Who is right?

[seafoid]

The PSNI said that Celtic chose not to take up their ticket allocation. Celtic deny this. Who is right?

The pope is infallible.

Big "catholic" team coming into Windsor Park and beating the local Protestants . It won't be my little pony. Celtic are probably right to want to avoid trouble. 

Prod nationalism is a joke anyway in a globalised world. Scottish Provident was an insurance company who for years only employed Protestants. Their first catholic employee was taken on in the early 90s. a few years later they were bought by a Spanish company. 

[Hectic]

Well any of you guys heading to the game this evening?

I had thought about it but have decided against and will settle for the armchair view.

Just too much potential for knuckle draggers to be there to specifically hunt out any Celtic fan in attendance.

[Main Street]

Brendan Rodgers worried about 'world class' Linfield

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6mqwXEGbGA

[Kilkevan]

A few points.Rovers first eleven was resting less than 48 hours after winning a Europa League qualifier.

Celtic played their full strength team ahead of their first competitive game of the season this Friday.

I never said the League of Ireland had teams that could compete with Celtic over the season. I did say the League of Ireland has teams that compare favourably with the other dross teams in the SPFL,and this was further proven in the last week when Rangers and St Johnstone were unceremoniously knocked out of the Europa League while Shamrock Rovers and Cork City progressed. Yet many think a manager on £45k a week should be hoisted towards immortality because he managed to avoid defeat by dross SPFL teams for a whole season😥😥

Tony why dont you quit while you are behind. (

There is no League of Ireland team of size or stature similar to Celtic and no LoI side who have a squad in any way similar to Celtic's. He does have a point about the other teams though. Scottish football, apart from Celtic, is awful and I reckon at least 8 or 9 of the other 11 teams would have serious problems competing at conference level in England. A half decent team at that level, Tranmere say, would in all likelihood take apart a team like St. Johnstone and I don't see a great deal of difference between Tranmere and Cork or Dundalk. Celtic's achievement last year of going the entire football calendar unbeaten in domestic matches was serious going though and Rodgers did an excellent job of keeping the players motivated and focussed. Would Celtic romp away with the LoI title, certainly, but I doubt anyone other than Aberdeen from the rest would mount a serious title challenge. Rangers finished third and they're complete pish.