The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[Main Street]

Where's the pictures of the  'Celtettes'?
at least give a link.

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Just fur yerself MS. 

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=117750108244990


Has 11,646 members! 

[Main Street]

I'm not impressed with the ladies' kit.

Stripes and baggy shorts? 

[Myles Na G.]

Just fur yerself MS. 

That's a good looking Celtic team.

There you go, GDA. Hope it was worth the wait.

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

More bad news for the Hoops!


Celtic will be unseeded for Champions League tilt 
Celtic will face a tough test in their first Champions League qualifier after confirmation they will not be seeded at any stage of the qualifying rounds.

Fenerbahce's failure to win the title moved Celtic into the unseeded pot.

Celtic, who have yet to appoint a new manager, could face the Turks, Zenit St Petersburg, Ajax or Dinamo Kiev in the third qualifying round.

The Scots will discover their opponents on 16 July, with the first leg taking place 11 days later.

Steaua Bucharest will also join the seeds if they beat Unirea Urziceni to second place in the Romanian League, otherwise Portuguese side Sporting Braga will be among the five seeded teams in the non-champions part of the draw.

Celtic could face another difficult challenge to make the group stages if they progress from their initial tie, with Tottenham, Sevilla and Werder Bremen assured of a place among the play-off seeds.

Defeat at the first hurdle would put Celtic into the final qualifying round for the Europa League.

Failure at the second hurdle, where the Parkhead club lost to Arsenal last season, would put them straight into the Europa League group stages again.

The first leg of the third qualifying round will take place on 27/28 July and the return game the following week.

[the colonel]

Spurs who have done nothing in Europe in years, in their first CL season are seeded? Madness

[SambaSaffron]

Knew it would be the case, was the same ladt year and sure after last seasons European performance it wasn't going to change. Some very tough games in there, big ask even to get to the last qualifying round.

[Main Street]

Knew it would be the case, was the same ladt year and sure after last seasons European performance it wasn't going to change. Some very tough games in there, big ask even to get to the last qualifying round.

It is not the same as last year.
Last year Celtic were seeded in the 3rd qual round, this year not.

[SambaSaffron]

Knew it would be the case, was the same ladt year and sure after last seasons European performance it wasn't going to change. Some very tough games in there, big ask even to get to the last qualifying round.

It is not the same as last year.
Last year Celtic were seeded in the 3rd qual round, this year not.

You sure? Thought teh Russians would have been seeded. I stand corrected.

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Steven Reid a possible signing for Celtic as his contract is not renewed at Blackburn.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8689935.stm

[Doogie Browser]

Reid would be a good gamble on a free.  Just wonder if he is destined to be injury plagued for the rest if his career, a shame as he is a class act.

Celtic play St Pauli tonight in a Friendly to mark their centenary, St Pauli are a fascinating club.

[Main Street]

Knew it would be the case, was the same ladt year and sure after last seasons European performance it wasn't going to change. Some very tough games in there, big ask even to get to the last qualifying round.

It is not the same as last year.
Last year Celtic were seeded in the 3rd qual round, this year not.

You sure? Thought teh Russians would have been seeded. I stand corrected.

Just for you
http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/seedcl2009.html

anyway its good for you have a link to Bert's site, it's a mandatory essential source for all things statistical in European football, especially this seeding lark.

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

19:30 ESPN - Live
Tue 18th May Live: FC St Pauli v Celtic
Neil Lennon takes a youthful squad to Germany tonight - flight chaos permitting - to face St Pauli in an end-of-season friendly that could yet prove his last match in the dugout.

St Pauli just got promoted last week as well

[Main Street]

Feck that was some goal by McCourt, after walzing through god knows how many defenders, just how did he get it in from that angle?