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[Look how City, the premiership champions, did in the CL]

Ah here we go. The premiership is a poor league again. Just as Utd start to pull away it is a poor league again. Yawn. Same predictable rubbish every time..

You seem paranoid. It's been shite for a couple of years now. Even last year, when United couldn't win it. Look how City, the premiership champions, did in the CL. You keep thinking it's 'the best league in the world though'.

It's laughable that United win a couple of games and now Barca are quaking in their boots. And apparantly Liverpool fans are deluded!

That is City's problem. You argument does not stack up given the fact that Chelsea are the current Champions.

Nobody said Barca are quaking and they are rightly favorites.

As for Liverpool fans being deluded That has been the case for 20 odd years now.

It's their problem indeed, but when someone on the previous page (yourself maybe, can't remember) was arguing about the strength of the Premiership it could certainly be taken in to the equation.

Ah here we go. The premiership is a poor league again. Just as Utd start to pull away it is a poor league again. Yawn. Same predictable rubbish every time..

You seem paranoid. It's been shite for a couple of years now. Even last year, when United couldn't win it. Look how City, the premiership champions, did in the CL. You keep thinking it's 'the best league in the world though'.

It's laughable that United win a couple of games and now Barca are quaking in their boots. And apparantly Liverpool fans are deluded!

Barcelona couldn't beat a Chelsea side that finish sixth in premier league last season and Celtic proved the impossible is possible this season.

Man United couldn't qualify from a group containing European giants Basel, Benfica and Otelul Galati last season.

What's your point caller?

The point couldn't be more clear. You are hyping Barcelona up as unbeatable when it's clearly not the case. Call ended.

I never stated they were 'unbeatable', or anything like that case. I said Man United wouldn't beat them. And they wouldn't, not if they played them every day for a month.
They're definitely beatable though. Celtic beat them.

James Loughery has declared himself unavailable for Antrim next year, moving to Cork, huge blow.

Massive blow for county and his club.

Been decades since we've had a player good enough to start every game for Ulster. Only 25 too, with his best, peak years just about to kick in.

Cork wont be long using him.

He's 27.

Barcelona couldn't beat a Chelsea side that finish sixth in premier league last season and Celtic proved the impossible is possible this season.

Man United couldn't qualify from a group containing European giants Basel, Benfica and Otelul Galati last season.

What's your point caller?

Uniteds performance reminded me of Celtic v Barcelona.

This is what it takes to win these type of games these days. Fergie has finally caught onto this. United could challenge barca in europe this season.

United would be lucky to challenge Barca B team to be honest.

If that's the best 2 teams the premiership can offer there's hope for the Irish league yet. Complete trash.

Fascinating opinion.

If that's the best 2 teams the premiership can offer there's hope for the Irish league yet. Complete trash.

Must have been tight!! Were you at it drici??

Nope - though reports coming in suggest it was great - both the craic and the match.
(Athletic Grounds the marra so no Glen v St Johns either)

Better game at St Paul's 2moro

Doubtful.

[Maybe Liverpool fans are more use to actual big nights like Champions League semi finals and Finals and are wondering what all the fuss is about over a group game.]

In work this morning, it seems that the only ones not happy for Celtic are the Liverpool supporters. Everyone else (including 'the other side') are delighted for them.

"Celtic fans think they're the best in the world now"
"We'll see who goes further, Celtic or Barcelona"

What do Liverpool fans have against Celtic?

I'm not sure Liverpool fans have anything against Celtic.
I personally don't care about them but I don't hate them or anything.To me they are just another British club the same as Arsenal,Chelsea or Spurs etc etc.
I watched the game and hoped Celtic would hold on and win because they were the underdog rather than because it was Celtic.
I'd be the same if it was Chelsea or Arsenal I'd have been hoping they would hold on but if they had of been beaten 5-0 I couldn't have cared less.

Maybe Liverpool fans are more use to actual big nights like Champions League semi finals and Finals and are wondering what all the fuss is about over a group game.

LOL. I would say most Liverpool fans would give their right arm to be involved in CL group games at this stage.

Got that right, liverpool are a bit of a joke of a club the last 20 years, and have done nothing in champions league in the last 5 years. Celtic are heading for their 3rd last 16 place in the last 5-6 years, only barca and milan knocked them out.

Ive nothing against man u or liverpool or any of them really, just dont like the EPL, and realise that it's way overblown. But i cudn't believe the amount of lads that wanted to dampen the celtic win last. They should just clear off and enjoy the silly EPL

Someone said arsenal, chelsea, liverpool and man u have all beaten Barca in recent years. Well when did this happen, as it must be after 2008 when the guardiola era started, which is what counts, when Barca won two champions leagues. Chelsea are the only i can remember, and they were seriously jammy.

Celtic were of course very lucky night, but they havn't spent the millions that chelsea and co have, so it's no harm to put everyone behind the ball

You serious?  So it only counts after 2008?  Barcelona also won the CL in 2006 and the key players now were present in that team too.  Guardiola didn't build that Barcelona team, the players were there already.  Also, there is a big difference in a group game and a final (one off game).  United have been well beaten twice but went out to win the game, whereas Celtic were set-up for survival mode against Barcelona in their two games and anything extra would be a bonus.  People can say what they want about Barcelona not figuring out how to break Celtic down, but there isn't much you can do when a team camps its players around the penalty box, and in saying that a huge amount of luck is required as well which Celtic got.

Are you serious? Messi was 18 in 2006. In case you haven't noticed, he's become a pretty decent player since then. Are you saying they didn't become a better team when Guardiola took over?
Yeah, I'm sure you'd have been complaing if United had played the same way and won.  Catch yourself on, Celtic deserved it.

Big question is how many more European Cup wins would Celtic have and how many less would Liverpool have if

A) Feyenoord hadn't been treated so lightly in the 1970 Final

B) The services of Hay,Macari,Connolly,Dalglish had been retained throughout the 70s.

FFs Liverpool won European Cups with the likes of Emlyn Hughes and Tommy Smyth playing

You forgot C)How many more would Liverpool have if they had of been in Europe in the mid to late 80's.

Who's fault is that then?

Unbelievable result last night. Brilliant.

Fantastic display and win.Almost a year on from being 3 nil down and facing the sack against Kilmarnock,Neil must now be on the radar of English premier clubs.

In much the same way as when the Queen uttered her attempt at the Irish language, she was on the radar of the Gaeltacht for a new chairperson.

Yeah, or maybe not.

Lennon has assembled a great squad and seems to be more clued-in than some would give him credit for. Certainly some of the players at Celtic are being watched by EPL clubs so I don't see why they wouldn't be tracking Lennon either.

Is somebody having a laugh?? He's had 1 . . . yes 1 good result in Europe. Don't forget his team got beaten by St Johnstone the other week. There's no excuse for Celtic not going unbeaten in Scotland without Rangers. Should he do that and get out of the group in the CL then he might be on the radar of a Wigan or a recently promoted Cship side.

You don't know very much about soccer do you? I'm not a Lennon fan but that's bullshit.

[not the love of your club, loyalty to fans, even the love of the game]

All the talk of Owen signing was making me sick. He represents everything that is wrong with modern football. A long time ago he decided that money was the priority and nothing else mattered, not the love of your club, loyalty to fans, even the love of the game. He sees football as a way of funding his horse fetish. Simple as. He's signed for Stoke now which is a pitty as I was hoping nobody would move for him and he'd be forced to join the Championship.

What makes you think he's any different to 97% of other professional footballers?

Like I said, he represents everything that is wrong with the modern game.  He is more on the extreme side of it than others though. 

In addition to that, I just don't like him.

i agree with el cuervo,  there may be alot of footballers with similar mentalities, but owen seems to be the extreme end of it. completly out for himself and how much money he can wring out of the game.

What do you lads go to work for?

Owen is a tosser, but I don't blame anyone for making the most money they can. We all do it.

I'd be pretty sure it's Celtic.

Wouldn't be too concerned about the games coming up.
Playing well against these teams is never a problem,the problems always seem to com against the likes of WBA as witnessed today.
Wouldn't be surprised if we got 5 points from 9 against Arsenal,City and United.

I love Liverpool fans, hilarious!