The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[spiritof91and94]

First leg at Parkhead will be crucial. I watched Arse chicken out under a fierce atmosphere at Anfield in the Champions League qtr final in 2008. The Celtic support can effectively win this one and hopefully if they can keep a clean sheet at home you'd never know. Hull City thwarted Arsenal in the Premiership at the Heamorrhoids last year as well

Hull City then went on to twart Tottingham at the fortress white hart lane.
Tottingham got the ultimate revenge in lifting the prestigious Barclays Asia Cup 2009 - easily winning 3-0 in the final!

[sammymaguire]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8189448.stm - Hartson

[lynchbhoy]

Well Celtic CAN win through this
Arsenal are not firing on all cylindrs right now as their season is still a couple of weeks away and Celtic have had two good games against dinamo moscow. OK moscow were not a fantastic side, but it shows the difference between being up and running as a side and coming into a game 'cold' as Celtic were in the first leg. That will be Arsenal in the first leg v Celtic , so while they will prob go all out to be defensive (a thing that I dont think Arsenal sides under wenger do very well esp in recent years) Celtic need to get at least a goal at home and a win is pretty important.
Would be reasonably confident that all going well a result can be had against a side that will be good this season but could be caught a bit cold right now.

[Doogie Browser]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8189448.stm - Hartson

Excellent stuff, god bless him.

Re the Arsenal game, Celtic have to fear no one, United tore Arsenal apart only 4 months ago.  Belief is the key, do not lose at home!!

[Gunnergael]

The Celts will struggle to get the ball of Arsenal.  After watching the 3-0 dismantling of the Scottish League champions 2008/2009 in the Emirates Cup by a 17 year old, Scotlands second best team should hold no fears.  Always difficult to beat at fortress Parkhead though....

[Hound]

First leg at Parkhead will be crucial. I watched Arse chicken out under a fierce atmosphere at Anfield in the Champions League qtr final in 2008. The Celtic support can effectively win this one and hopefully if they can keep a clean sheet at home you'd never know. Hull City thwarted Arsenal in the Premiership at the Heamorrhoids last year as well

Having the 1st leg at home is very unfortunate for Celtic. I'd give them a great chance if it was the opposite way around, but I think whatever result Arsenal need in the Emirates, they will get.

[tyroneStatto]

The Celts will struggle to get the ball of Arsenal.  After watching the 3-0 dismantling of the Scottish League champions 2008/2009 in the Emirates Cup by a 17 year old, Scotlands second best team should hold no fears.  Always difficult to beat at fortress Parkhead though....

celtic are a much better team than rangers. they are only champions because strachan gifted it to them.

[JohnDenver]

Anybody that thinks Celtic will qualify from this tie is buck mad. They might keep it respectable in Parkhead though.

[lfdown2]

Anybody that thinks Celtic will qualify from this tie is buck mad. They might keep it respectable in Parkhead though.

should they turn up, or use the time to prepare for the spl season?

[Main Street]

Usually it's a disadvantage to be at home first but Celtic have done alright at CP in the first leg.
I think they came through 5 in a row in 2003 where the first leg was at home.
Then Barca the year after.

Different team now but it's a good tradition to have behind you.

[JohnDenver]

Anybody that thinks Celtic will qualify from this tie is buck mad. They might keep it respectable in Parkhead though.

should they turn up, or use the time to prepare for the spl season?

I think they should turn up for the craic if nothing else, sure what else would they be doing on a tuesday/wednesday night!!

[T Fearon]

I can tell you now Arsenal will not walk this tie and certainly won't win both legs.

Celtic held and could easily have beaten Man Ure at Parkhead last year with barely 11 fit players, between first and reserve teams, and numerous regulars out

[JohnDenver]

I can tell you now Arsenal will not walk this tie and certainly won't win both legs.

Celtic held and could easily have beaten Man Ure at Parkhead last year with barely 11 fit players, between first and reserve teams, and numerous regulars out

On aggregate Arsenal will win by at least 2. No diggity no doubt.

[tyroneStatto]

I can tell you now Arsenal will not walk this tie and certainly won't win both legs.

Celtic held and could easily have beaten Man Ure at Parkhead last year with barely 11 fit players, between first and reserve teams, and numerous regulars out

imo celtic definitely gave a better account against utd over 2 games than arsenal did in europe last season.

[Will Hunting]

I can tell you now Arsenal will not walk this tie and certainly won't win both legs.

Celtic held and could easily have beaten Man Ure at Parkhead last year with barely 11 fit players, between first and reserve teams, and numerous regulars out

imo celtic definitely gave a better account against utd over 2 games than arsenal did in europe last season.

That may be, but it's hardly relevant as far as this tie is concerned.

I would expect Arsenal to comfortably dispose of Celtic - both in terms of technical ability, and on the scoreboard.