
Celtic Diary Thursday October 4: Time To Stand Up-On All Fronts
Salzburg away.
A team playing at the peak of their powers, undefeated this season, await Celtic in the Red Bull Arena.
They sold their soul to the energy drinks company and are currently enjoying several years of success before their soul is reclaimed and they are sent to the fiery furnaces.
Bear this in mind when you see New Balance written all over the seats in the north stand.
FC Red Bull Salzburg is an Austrian football club in Wals-Siezenheim. Their home ground is the Red Bull Arena. Due to sponsorship restrictions, the club is known as FC Salzburg and wears a modified crest when playing in UEFA competitions.[2]
The club was known as SV Austria Salzburg, and had several sponsored names, before being bought by Red Bull GmbH in 2005 who renamed the club and changed its colours from its traditional violet and white to red and white. The change resulted in some of the team’s fans forming a new club, SV Austria Salzburg.
Founded in 1933, and refounded in 2005 as Red Bull Salzburg, the club won its first Bundesliga title in 1994, which was the first of three in the span of four seasons which also saw them reach the 1994 UEFA Cup final. The club has won twelve league titles and five Austrian Cups, all five of which came as doubles.
They even have red bulls on their badge..
The Red Bull company purchased the club on 6 April 2005 and rebranded it. After the takeover, Red Bull changed the club’s name, management and staff, declaring “this is a new club with no history”. Red Bull initially claimed on the club website that the club was founded in 2005, but was ordered to remove this claim by the Austrian Football Association. The new authority removed all trace of violet from the club logo and the team now play in the colours of red and white, to the consternation of much of the club’s traditional support.[17] A small pair of wings form the motif of the new club crest, displayed on the team jersey, in accordance with Red Bull’s commercial slogan at the time: “gives you wings”. This complete re-branding of the team proved very similar to Red Bull’s treatment of its two Formula One racing teams, Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso. Red Bull, however, would not completely follow this precedent when it acquired the MetroStarsclub in Major League Soccer (MLS) in the United States; while it rebranded the team as the New York Red Bulls, it chose to recognise the MetroStars’ history.
Red Bull Salzburg, October 2005
The traditional supporters tried to resist the radical changes and formed their own movement in order to regain some of the tradition. Several fan-clubs throughout Europe voiced their support in what they saw as a fight against the growing commercialisation of football. However, after five months of protests and talks between the club owners and traditional fans, no compromise was reached. On 15 September 2005, the “violet” supporters stated that the talks had irreversibly broken down and efforts to reach an agreement would be terminated.
This gave rise to two separate fan groups: the “Red-Whites”, who support “Red Bull Salzburg” and the “Violet-Whites”, who want to preserve the 72-year-old tradition and refuse to support the rebranded club. The Violet-Whites ultimately formed a new club, Austria Salzburg after viewing Red Bull’s offer to maintain the original colours only for the goalkeeper’s socks at away games as an insult.[18]
The club’s history going back to 1933 was later restored on the club website.[19]
Rather them than us, I suppose.
Celtic have played them before, at this stage in this tournament, in 2014-15, drawing 2-2 and losing 3-1.
The 2-2 draw was in Austria..
Back then, Salzburg won the group on 16 points, whereas Celtic finished second, eight points behind. Then Craig Gordon chucked one in the net against Inter Milan and that particular campaign was over.
They cannot be said to have progressed much since then, if you don’t count reaching last years semi final, although they have dominated domestically.
Celtic are certainly a better side now, but only when it suits.
Scott Brown didn;t train yesterday, and is a doubt for tonight. Tom rogic isn’t fit, and Filip Benkovic has added travelling to the list of things he doesn’t want to do while he’s up here, so we might have a problem or two.
Rogic would have flourished in the space allowed by a team that doesn’t line up on the eighteen yard line, but its Brown we will miss the most, should he not make it.
Then again, sooner or later, ignoring an injury will catch up on you.
Jozo Simunovic has travelled with the squad, but the manager is unlikely to choose him ahead of the improving Jack Hendry, who has taken time to settle but is looking better with each game.
With Lustig and Boyata joining Teirney at the back, it will be down to Olivier Ntcham to provide extra protection, although there may be a need for the robust presence of Yousseff Mulumba.
MacGregor as number ten, with Edoaurd, Forrest and Griffiths completing the starting line up offers a mixture of strength, speed and firepower that could well see a decent result in the bag, and its worth remembering that Celtic don’t perform badly away from home in Europe as much these days…
There is no reason why Celtic cannot win this game, and although Salzburg are the top seeds, and flying at the moment, they have to get beat sooner or later. Might as well be tonight, and it might as well be Celtic.
Prediction ? 1-0 Celtic. We always win 1-0 these days.
The game starts at six o’clock, so don’t get caught out.
Thats the players, I’m talking to, by the way.
Manager Rodgers is relishing the challenge, and if he’s up for it, you can be certain the players will be…
“It’ll be a very difficult challenge but one we’re ready to embrace and look forward to,”
“Salzburg are a team who are clearly high in confidence. They reached the semi-final last year and will feel they were close to getting to the final.
“They had a very good result in their last game away in Leipzig. They score goals but we also know they concede goals as well, so there are also opportunities in the game and we’ll need to be clinical. When you watch the game against Leipzig, there were a couple of mistakes and they went 2-0 up but then it all changed very quickly in the second-half.
“You always have to find a team’s weak points and how you can exploit those. We respect every opponent. Marco (Rose, Salzburg manager) knows the club well, he’s come through as a youth coach and is now doing a fantastic job with the first-team.
“They’re clearly a very good side,”
“They’re a team who play with confidence and aggression. It’ll be a difficult game for us, but it’s what we expect in a European game. We know we have to defend well, be concentrated, match the intensity and work-rate. When we have possession we need to be dangerous.
“We’re looking forward to that challenge. The pitch is beautiful, it’s a lovely stadium and it’ll be a really good game. Both teams have started off with victories, so we come here and hope to do well. For us, travelling away we’ve had some good results and performances. We know we need a good one here and we look forward to performing well.”
If you are in Salzburg, here’s what the British government advise..
I’m sure you’ll read it. This one might be more useful.
It’s got pubs in it.
Celtic will now play Hearts at Murrayfield in the League Cup semi final. At least, they will until the SPFL change their minds again.
Its not clear quite why Celtic and Hearts have been handed the Edinburgh venue, as the reasons for this have not been made public.
As a result, Celtic issued a statement protesting about the methods used to determine the venue, and not the venue itself, as some in the media would have you believe.
FOLLOWING today’s SPFL Board meeting, at which it was decided that Celtic’s Betfred League Cup semi-final against Hearts will now take place at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on Sunday, October 28, with the other semi-final between Rangers and Aberdeen being held at Hampden later the same day, Celtic Football Club has released the following statement.
The SPFL Board’s decision not to hold a ballot to decide the venues of the forthcoming semi-final matches is both irrational and discriminatory.
Celtic recognised there was a genuinely difficult problem to resolve. All we asked for was equity of treatment – in other words, a simple ballot of which game went to which venue, so that all clubs would have a 50-50 chance of playing at Hampden.
We understand that those bodies consulted, including the police and broadcasters, had no preference whatsoever on which match should take place at each venue and, therefore, there was only one appropriate method of reaching a fair outcome.
The SPFL Board have been unable to produce logic or reason for turning down our modest request. Instead, they have arbitrarily decided that a chosen game should stay at Hampden and the other should go to Murrayfield.
The interests of our club and supporters have been subordinated to a diktat from the SPFL board which is as unfair as it was unnecessary.
Celtic Chief Executive Peter Lawwell was excused from the SPFL board meeting due to the subject under discussion.
Its nice to see the board speaking out about something, hopefully this will catch on. Theres an AGM soon, and it would be nice if they could announce that they are finally sick of being treated like shit by the authorities, and are going for the jugular.
However, at the moment theres a couple of things that can be read into this statement.
Firstly, Neil Doncaster and Peter Lawwell, his protector, are clearly no longer bosom buddies.
That will end badly for Doncaster, which is a good thing. Regan has already gone, and his partner in crime looks set to follow.
Secondly, note the wording of the statement, this bit in particular..
We understand that those bodies consulted, including the police and broadcasters, had no preference whatsoever on which match should take place at each venue and, therefore, there was only one appropriate method of reaching a fair outcome.
Bear in mind Doncaster said he’d consulted the police before the last time he decided when the games would be played, and then it turned out he hadn’t.
So if he says he hasn’t had any objections this time, then one must assume he has, given his allergic response to telling the truth.
Are Celtic trying to force the SPFL and the police to publicly admit that no one at Murrayfield fancies having the “rangers ” support anywhere near their stadium ?
Are Celtic trying to force the SPFL to admit that the police don’t want them travelling around the country for a one off game , on a Sunday when the chapels are open ?
I thought about this, and emailed Manchester council. For a laugh, I said I was from Edinburgh, and our city was thinking of hosting “rangers ” for a one off cup match at a neutral venue.
Oh, the language of that man when he replied.
There goes your sporting integrity again.
Those rowdy “rangers ” fans have influenced a major decision simply because the good folk of the capital don;t want their property trashed.
In that statement, is that what Celtic are hinting at ?
Maybe I’m crediting them with more smarts than I should, but I’d like to think they are.
Is that why the media, almost to a man, are telling us to just shut up and play there ?
Murray field is a far better venue than Hampden, and although as a rugby stadium it could be said Hearts style of play will make them feel more suited to the ground, no sensible Celtic fan is bothered about that.
What rankles is the way the decision was made, and the real reason for it.
And why no one will admit it.
I’d suggest we go all out to win the trophy, and upon presentation refuse it.
That should make a point that will be spotted all around the world.
Then again, it would be even better if Scott Brown did what Pete Posthelthwaite did at the end of this movie..
After we’ve told them we don’t want it, he should take it anyway.
Last word on the Murrayfield fiasco goes to Scottish Fulms, on twitter…
‘AV BOOKED MA HOTEL N MA BUS FUR HAMPDEN AND NOO THUR GONNAE RE-ARRANGE THE FIXTURES!!’
‘Brooks that’s doon tae the SPFL and the Polis, leave him alane he’s done nuhhin tae ye’
Elsewhere, and there was confirmation that bigotry and sectarianism goes right to the top of society
Catholics are still barred from succeeding to the British throne
Princess Alexandra of Hanover, a member of the royal family of Monaco, has reportedly been removed from her distant place in the British line of succession after having become a Catholic.
The news was reported in English Sept. 27 by Royal Central, which cited Point de Vue, a French weekly.
Because the British monarch is head of the Church of England, which is the established church, British law bars Catholics from succeeding to the throne.
The Succession to the Crown Act 2013 allowed heirs to the throne to marry Catholics, among other changes. However, the law still stipulates that the acting British sovereign mustn’t be a Catholic. Catholics have been barred from the English throne since the Act of Settlement 1701.
Princess Alexandra, 19, was born in Austria and was baptized as a Lutheran two months after her birth. She is the daughter of Caroline, Princess of Hanover and Prince Ernst August of Hanover. Through her father she is descended from Victoria, Princess Royal, the eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
Alexandra is the granddaughter of Grace Kelly, who in 1956 became Princess of Monaco when she married Rainier III. So in addition to having been in the British line of succession, Alexandra is 12th in line to the Monegasque throne.
She is a figure skater, and has represented Monaco at international skating competitions.
Along with Alexandra, Lord Nicholas Windsor has also been excluded from the British line of succession for becoming Catholic. Lord Nicholas is a great-grandson of George V, and was baptized in the Church of England. He was received into the Catholic Church in 2001.
They keep telling us its a job, right ?
And it brings in loads and loads of money for the economy, right ?
Yet this lass cannot be hired because the law says so ?
Shall we start a crowdfund ? So she can sue them for discrimination ?
BBC Radio 2 would like to clarify that the following picture refers to the appointment of presenter Zoe Ball to the early morning breakfast show, and not the seven am seating at the hotel hosting the Conservative party delegates attending their conference.
Yesterday we showed this picture..
Caption “Nan and nan are rested for the upcoming games against Scottish clubs”
today.. too much to ask for an explanation ?
Caption… A new twist on the coil contraception device…
Punishment for the lying king.
Reference to Scott Nrown and Brassed Off…..Basil Postilthwaite died ar the end?
Caption: Sorry mate, yer screwed.
Caption………
Arlene Foster devises new border control methods.
Caption “ Craig Levin demonstrates you shouldn’t complain about things they work out alright in the end er……”
Ralph the process was wrong but I hate Hampden, live nearer Edinburgh than Glasgow and wouldn’t wish the violent thugs, how many incidents this season already, on any city that could avoid them. Starting to really hate Craig Kevin but trying to remember that is what he is angling g for.
Tonight I don’t think Scott Brown should be risked, we need him for the two big games against Hearts. Mulumba should have had more game time but this is a very tricky game where a punt would be amazing so go with it.
Exclusive first time ever caught on camera the Masonic birthing ritual
Caption…honest to fucking God.
Tough game tonight in Austria. Hope we can get a win, but would be happy with a point.
Kris Auger’s home life.
Subconsciously wee Mary has decided instead of chicken for Sunday dinner she now wants a big roll of Silverside
🙂
Caption “Awe furfucksakes Wullie stoap moaning! yer comin across as a bit of an Ogre “
Caption 10 minutes precociously…
“Aye my pals used tae call me Slinky Steve at the School Disco cause I could snek any bird I wanted”
Previously ‘
Suck ma baws Apple
They would if you had any…..
Tell us about the Italy’s bravery in the War Luigi 😉
The only Army in the world to wear white soled boots and who’s Tanks have 1 forward gear and 7 reverse
Contrabbandiere di Salsicce
un buco in uno è di dieci euro 😉
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That point Jamie suddenly realised that there is no longer any magic in his torch
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F.f.s. billy twister’s a game wae big coloured dots…
Or is one of those puzzles you got out of the works ?
I find it very difficult to understand that Celtic who are in the Stratosphere of Scottish clubs could not influence a committee full of newbies to the Scottish game. Doncaster is a puppet and Lawwell is a puppeteer, so that doesn’t wash with me. The facts are difficult to argue with that the board are sitting on there fat arses and those successful businessmen’s arses are parked on amongst other things Res.12. I read CQN the other day and Auldheid, a man with the patience of a Saint, has finally ran out of patience with the Celtic board. The opportunity to get the answers to all the hard work and effort into the proven cheating is fast approaching, the AGM. I would urge our doughty Res.12 warriors to get organised and have your questions ready to be answered, appoint a questioner and as Baden Powell said “Be Prepared. I recognise the politics but politics are only relevant if they are successful and Celtic lose far to many battles against Attila the Huns. Time for answers to the questions.
Some more reading for you,if you please.
https://sentinelcelts.com/2018/10/04/shooting-fish-in-a-barrel/
Caption… It doesn’t auger well for yer man
Krankies swinging party goes all wrong.
Celtic are in the Stratosphere of Scottish clubs, if Lawwell cannot see off the minnows of the SPFL committee then he is not doing a good job in representing the best interests of Celtic supporters. My longer post is gone…
But I question why someone who IS the power of Scottish football and who is an integral part of reorganising European competitions cannot represent Celtic supporters for injustice’s like this to happen. The only conclusion that anyone can make is that the reason this so called re-draw of the semi-finals did not go ahead was because he did not want it to happen…
I read it somewhere he was asked to leave the room when they decided to vote on it which I understand is the correct protocol when you represent one of the Clubs in question?
The response from Celtic tells me anyway he wasn’t or isn’t best pleased with the outcome of their being no ballot?
I’m no Board apologists but I think the blame lies fairly and squarely at the door of the SPFL in this instance as the entire debacle has been shambolic from the off.
“Celtic Chief Executive Peter Lawwell was excused from the SPFL board meeting due to the subject under discussion.”
Mike,
I think it is accepted protocol that one excuses oneself in a board meeting if there is a personal interest.
Having said that, Celtic need to push this and expose what went on.
From a distance it is hard to decide which is more prevalent in the SPFL……incompetence or bias. Both certainly exist.
On CQN the idea was floated that Neil McCann could replace Doncaster!
Rebus
Rebus, I hope that they were joking about McCann, that might just be the final straw that broke all the World camels back population.
My point is this… we know how committees work, most things are decided pre the meeting, you gather your allies, you work out the odds and you judge whether you have enough support for your agenda to succeed. The club reps. on the SPFL board are new to Scottish football, Doncaster is friendly with pistol Pete, the chair has worked for D.D. that is the reason that King tried to oust him. P.L. has vast experience of Scottish and European football, he has the backing of the whole Celtic board of a club who’s turnover is double the whole of the other SPFL. My point is he has huge influence and had he used that influence then surely….
Rebus I did reply, but my message was shot down from the sky, now I am left wondering.. WHY.
Yassss
Murrayfield have nice toilets, end of….
Or it could be that BT Murrayfield was contacted by a TV company…..
Perhaps BT had a hand in getting a deal done?
I don’t have an issue with a game being played there Uralius the only issue is how they came to decide which game was to be played there out of the two?
Given our tie with Hearts was first out the hat in the draw common sense would decree it should have been the 2nd tie that should have been moved if any?
It stinks.
My own feeling is they want to disrupt Celtic given our dominance in the Cups and Domestic scene coupled with Hearts great start and our indifferent form early on in the Season.
All of this could have been avoided by a simple ballot between all 4 parties concerned.
SHAMBOLIC doesn’t even cover it.
Caption: I totem he was too fat.
Celtic v RB Salzburg
Bonner
McGrain
Van Dijk
Elliott
Tierney
Di Canio
McStay
Aitken
Johnstone
Larsson
McAvennie
We shouldn’t be risking Scott Brown tonight If his Hamstring is an issue he should be rested for the weekend.
It’s a rough away tie in Europe that truth be told we are not expecting a great deal from points wise?
Might be a chance for McGregor/ Ntcham Nd Mulumbu to prove themselves in the engine room and see if there is a possibility of resting Brown more in this busy part of the Season because if he gets a long term injury that could seriously fuck our Season up.
I also think Jozo May well the nod tonight if fit?
If so then 3-4-2-1
………………Gordon
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……Lustig Šimunović Boyata
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Forrest Mulumbu Ntcham Tierney
…….Mcgregor…….Édouard
……………….Griffiths
The only reasons that We are going to Edinburry and sevco are going to Hampden is that it suits Hearts and Rangers. Gives them both a better chance to win and easy for their supporters to be there en mass. I wonder who is in charge of grass cutting at Murrayfield.
Ralph,
To me the Celtic statement is laying the responsibility for the decision at the feet of the members of the committee. Given that committee members represent clubs like Motherwell, Dundee, Morton and Falkirk, indo not see any Edinburgh connection. The statement is saying these clubs arbitrarily decided to favour Sevco….as Hampden is the traditional venue for semis.
It is a leap to suggest that the committee wished to save the good burghers of Edinburgh.
IMHO
Rebus
Post gone missing. Can anyone retrieve it?
Rebus
caption fuck knows what that daft cunts dain but ide bet a pound tae a penny hees a hun
1-0 to the leather belts tonight griff tae score COYBIG
Caption; Doncaster demonstrates the board about how he got to the decision of venue changes, at this point PL left the meeting…..
The only thing i want to know is who decided which game went where?
Who are these people?
Just tell us who you are, why you came to the decision you have, then we can look at that decision & start to question it?
What do we get instead? Lawwell not involved in the decision & Celtic told to move on….
No fight, no threats from Celtic, just keep taking it….
Caption: They told me at the lodge that the spiral was the second phase of apprenticeship.
Caption, legitimate concern the SFA are spiraling out of control
Council test anti Derek Johnstone devices for playgrounds
SFA fracking drill still needs some work
Early prototype of Dr. Octopus fo r Spider-Man movie not as mobile as first hoped.
Celtic tonight
Gordon
Lustig Boyata Hendry Tierney
Mulumba Ntcham
Forrest McGregor Edouard
Griff
Hi Jimmy at the Irish pub?
I was m8 good crowd in pity about the score
HH
Common Celtic take the Red Bull by the horns and teach it to yodel.
She taught me to yodel “Yodeleitee Yodeleitee She taught me to Yodel
Fish and chips for tee Yodeleitee itee. COYBIG.
Fearing the worst hoping for the best
Mon the Hoops!
Ya dancer good finish from Édouard
1-0 Celtic
Do like how Mulumbu is playing.
Come on Edouard settle mate.
Apart from his finish (which was excellent) he’s been well off the pace in this game.
That’s a shame good build up.
Aye he did well there, he is doing good driving at them with the ball at his feet, but his passing has been atrocious.
Griffiths an empty shirt. Off for Sinclair. Edddy the only option for getting the ball out the air which he has done successfully 3 times leading to a goal.
Griff’s off the ball movement is superior to Sinclair, during the buildup play you see Griff go to the nearest CB to stop him being able to go to Edouard. Then when Edouard cut in Griff went to the next CB to keep the gap between the 2 CB open as much as he could. Definitely NOT an empty shirt.
The ball bounced off him all night.
He said struggling to bring the ball down, but for some reason that kept playing high balls to him.
Well you got your wish. Enjoy watching the Edouard shuffle for 30 minutes.
Severely overrated as a player this far.
Thus’
We were out numbered in midfield with 11 players.
The goal papered over the cracks we’ve been shite all night.
Get Édouard off and replace with Gamboa shore up the defence
Shocking defending. Lustig has been a great servant but now a liability. Brendan still found wanting in Europe
To be fair, we know he’s not a great CB, he never really has been.
Outclassed by a better team no complaints here.
no complaints about the score, lots of complaints about the performance. We were very poor, again!
I think the only upside was the performance of Mulumbu
YAFB
yet another fucking bumming
this has got to be one of the worst celtic teams ever
I don’t think Salzburg are that great they’re ok red star put them out of CLand they got pumped. First half was ok. Hendry could react a bit better for both goals. Need someone to hold the ball up a release valve. Ntcham kept losing the ball
Ian Edouard wears 22 Ntcham 21. Edouard was giving the ball away, Ntcham connected about 70% of his passes. Edouard connected about 9%. Oh and he doesn’t close down the opposition, he just shuffles about.
One to forget.
“Come on you boys in green” 🙂
Its the hope that kills ye. One more emotional B.P. rollercoaster towards the grave. Celtic a club with a very proud history verses a club that sold its violet jersey’s. One plays on plastic pitch’s and in a bent league, eeking out an existence at the bottom of the football food pile, while they eat from the top table, with a white table-cloth and nubile waitresses serving you on silver trays. A proud history gives you the fondest memories, while they seek fresh money laden footballing experiences, but it could be worse, we could have been currant buns, them of the superior attitude and football assists, while having limited brain cells. It will be alright on the night, but not this night….
Tactical error changing midfield for the second half. Brave decision and that said an error. After a decent first half of hard work I guess BR thought we could open up a bit. Lesson learned.
So much wrong tonight.
Hector Podcast song suggestion
Del Amitri “You’re Gone”
The ball is given away cheaply but to be honest first half was excellent. The bhoys did their job second half we were poor both up front never got a look in as they ran us ragged.
But we lost cheap goals again.
I thought the back line were let down by middle to front Ntcham McGregor Edouard Griff all poor in possession but it was a game to nothing anyway.
Good to see Mulumba on the pitch him and Brown together will be great.
I thought we did ok we are not at european level thanks to the board.
I’m glad I fell asleep before the match started. Most comments tells me that it was a shite performance with very few highlights
SUCH IS THE WAY OF FOOTBALL 😉
Pom pom time again for slippy g
When you have two forwards who are as useful as a mop in a full bath,there`s no point in putting a few quid on the game.
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Last night Edouard couldn’t keep the ball if it was tarred up and strapped to him, Griff never got the ball.
Now Celtic PLC!
Don`t you go tappin` up any of them FC Red Bull Salzburg scouts.
Lol! https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/1578769/scott-mckenna-shocked-to-receive-two-game-ban-according-to-aberdeen-boss-derek-mcinnes/
My comment with the link awaits moderation, but I see McKenna has been handed a 2 match ban. One for each foot presumably.