The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[Main Street]

There's a few Celtic players  who soon after their exit got crocked, Larsson, Sutton, Tierney and now O'Riley who needs to have surgery done.

[tyroneStatto]

Seen another angle of the challenge on O'Riley, it gets worse every time you look at it. The Crawley player should receive a lengthy ban plus the referee should be sacked for not even giving him a card.

[tiempo]

Just how fecked financially are Rangers?

Hardly end up in a second liquidation? The circumstances for that are surely unrepeatable?

That said i guess they're up to their eyes in debt, they wouldn't be future proof in the slightest?

[johnnycool]

Just how fecked financially are Rangers?

Hardly end up in a second liquidation? The circumstances for that are surely unrepeatable?

That said i guess they're up to their eyes in debt, they wouldn't be future proof in the slightest?

I know they're now squatting in Hampden, but the rumours suggest Rangers don't have enough money to pay for the renovations to Ibrox.
Anyone else hear that?

[illdecide]

Celtic have agreed a £11m fee with Augsburg for Arne Engels which is a club record...If the rumours are true Frimpong has been sold to Barcelona for £50m-£60m, if this is true Celtic have a 30% sell on clause on his contract so Celtic should receive between £15m-£18m which more than covers the above transfer...No matter what you say about Celtic they are a shrewd bunch of hoors when it comes to the ££££

[lurganblue]

Celtic have agreed a £11m fee with Augsburg for Arne Engels which is a club record...If the rumours are true Frimpong has been sold to Barcelona for £50m-£60m, if this is true Celtic have a 30% sell on clause on his contract so Celtic should receive between £15m-£18m which more than covers the above transfer...No matter what you say about Celtic they are a shrewd bunch of hoors when it comes to the ££££

Wont be as high as that surely. Barca skint... but still able to spend somehow

[GTP]

Reasonable draw in Champions League, away games look most difficult. Might qualify for the knockout but anyone's guess as to what is needed in this new format. Perhaps not the most exciting set of fixtures.

[Main Street]

Celtic have agreed a £11m fee with Augsburg for Arne Engels which is a club record...If the rumours are true Frimpong has been sold to Barcelona for £50m-£60m, if this is true Celtic have a 30% sell on clause on his contract so Celtic should receive between £15m-£18m which more than covers the above transfer...No matter what you say about Celtic they are a shrewd bunch of hoors when it comes to the ££££

Most probably the 30% sell-on clause takes effect only on that part of the transfer fee which exceeds whatever BL paid to Celtic.
Engels looks a good signing, young and technically gifted, means he could well be a valuable investment as well.

[Main Street]

I haven't had a close look at the alternatives but on first appearances it looks like Celtic avoided quite a few bullets in the CL draw.


    Aston Villa (A)

    Leipzig (H)

    Borussia Dortmund (A)

    Club Bruges (H)

    Atalanta (A)

    Young Boys (H)

    Dinamo Zagreb (A)

    Slovan Bratislava (H)

[general_lee]

Yes, just away games to 2024 CL finalists Dortmund along with 2024 Europa League winners Atalanta. lol.

[bennydorano]

A very dull looking group! looks like one you could get out of, but we probably wont, but who knows

[GTP]

There is no group, it is a set of fixtures.
From UEFA website - All 36 clubs will participate in a single league competition in which all 36 competing clubs are ranked together. The top eight sides in the league will qualify automatically for the round of 16, while the teams finishing in 9th to 24th place will compete in a two-legged knock-out phase play-off to secure their path to the last 16 of the competition. Teams that finish 25th or lower will be eliminated, with no access to the UEFA Europa League.

36 team league in which each team plays 8 games.

[bannside]

9th to 24th place for a two legged play off for place in last 16 is a realistic target given our fixture list.

[Main Street]

Yes, just away games to 2024 CL finalists Dortmund along with 2024 Europa League winners Atalanta. lol.

It doesn't take a genius to work out that Celtic won't win all their games in any CL group (of fixtures) . Away fixtures to the top 2 teams is not a negative as the chances of getting anything at home from those 2 are at best very slim, meanwhile Celtic have some good possibilities with the other fixtures.

[No1]

Very good transfer window in my opinion. Bring on Sunday! In Brendy I trust!