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\nLast year the hoops lost to Manchester City on penalties, and they went on to win the competition. This year, Celtic lost the opening game 2-1 to Benfica, and now face Chelsea and Liverpool in the remaining games as they attempt to get out of the group stages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Benfica have completed their fixtures, and won all three, Chelsea beat Liverpool so a win against Chelsea and a draw with Liverpool will see the youngsters progress.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The new policy at Celtic is to bring our own players through. This tournament is a good indicator if how well that policy is working, and anyone who can get there might be able to give us an idea of how its coming along.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Thats one thing you could have a look at this month.<\/p>\n Here’s another, and if I’m honest I’m not entirely sure what this is about;<\/p>\n WITH Ghirls for Good just under two weeks away, Celtic FC Foundation are delighted to confirm that there is now limited availability and the last batch of tickets are up for grabs.<\/em><\/p>\n Last year\u2019s inaugural event was a huge success and our Ghirls created a wonderful, feel-good afternoon, celebrating all that is special about the Celtic Family.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Sponsored by Enchanted Forest and Friends and hosted Kenny McKay and Lisa Hague, this year\u2019s Ghirls for Good event takes place in the Kerrydale Suite at Celtic Park on Saturday, December 12 with arrival at 11.30am for 12noon.<\/em><\/p>\n The afternoon of fabulous festive fun will include:<\/em><\/p>\n We will also ask each gorgeous Ghirl to bring along a gift for a local child and these will be distributed to those who are sick or disadvantaged before the sleigh bells ring on Christmas Eve.<\/em><\/p>\n All funds raised will support our 2015 Christmas Appeal, which reflects the very essence of why our Club was set up back in 1887. We are looking to assist around 200 local families facing poverty and hardship to provide a Christmas meal and gifts for the children and 10 charities who care for those experiencing the torment of homelessness or other disadvantage.<\/em><\/p>\n Tickets are priced at \u00a345pp with tables of 10 also available at \u00a3450. \u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Fair enough, it’s a charity do organised by and seemingly for women . Isn’t it ?<\/p>\n I’m an old fashioned sort of chap, and not too clever around the fairer sex, ever since a mix up on a blind date when I misunderstood the meaning of GSOH, which apparently doesn’t stand for great set of hooters, and I’m always uncomfortable when ladies are described as gorgeous in an ad.<\/p>\n It’s all a bit , well, awkward for me, but no doubt it will raise money for charity and I guess thats the point.<\/p>\n The “silent auction ” sounds like a winner, though, as open minded as i like to think I am, \u00a0I’m a little concerned as to the content of the “close up magic with Mark Gordon ”<\/p>\n Mind you, perhaps i’m still a little miffed that my idea of recruiting and training Celtic cheerleaders was turned down and reported to the police.<\/p>\n So, Anthony Stokes.<\/p>\n Cardiff<\/p>\n \u00a3700,000.<\/p>\n See if you can construct a sentence with those words, and then I won’t get the blame for making stuff up.<\/p>\n As you are probably aware, the press have been conducting a campaign which is playing down anything Celtic and Ronny Deila achieve, and playing up anything Mark Warburton and his incarnation of the Rangers franchise manage to stumble into.<\/p>\n For those of you who are unaware of how the press works, first of all , have a look a this , from Private Eye;<\/p>\n If that doesn’t convince you, or at ;least make you think twice about the guff that transpires as news these days, try this;<\/p>\n So when this appeared in the Sun today, perhaps you shouldn’t take it at face value.<\/p>\n Although, to be fair, they are probably worried he will be pinched, and subsequently waken up and find out his time at Ibrox is not some kind of horrible dream and he’s stuck with it.<\/p>\n It certainly sounds like he’s dreaming here. Or at the very least, under some sort of anaesthetic;<\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cEveryone mentions that St Johnstone game but we have analysed it to death and it was one of those games. We had a lot of the football and didn\u2019t put our chances away. We made a couple of individual errors and got punished on the evening.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe would enjoy a Premiership tie, absolutely. People can hark back to the St Johnstone game all they want, we just get on with the game.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe have had a good season to date, we are in good shape, we are confident and whoever we draw we will look forward to it.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe were prepared then and were on a good run of form, we were scoring goals. It was just a game where we made a couple of individual errors and got punished on the night.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThey scored with a great strike from a corner, a fantastic strike that nine times out of 10 would hit Row X but hit the back of the net. It is one of those things and we learn from it. I don\u2019t mind who we draw, we will look forward to it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The draw he is referring to is the draw for the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, and he will be hoping that they don’t draw a full time team, because regardless of what he says, his side aren’t up to that level of competition yet.<\/p>\n Though a tie , at ibrox , against Celtic, would certainly help the bank balance.<\/p>\n Thankfully, though, there is no chance of that happening as it is an open draw and the chances of the two coming out of the hat together are minimal.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the SFA have announced who will be helping them pull the names out of the hat today…<\/p>\n I’m not hinting at corruption…its difficult to keep outside influences away from sport.<\/p>\n Look at the boxing. We hear that there may be an investigation into possible fixing in the Fury-Klitschko fight after it was revealed the big Ukrainian just had a new drive done.<\/p>\n Still with the papers, and Tommy Boyd has been showing why he won’t be getting a gig with any of them anytime soon.<\/p>\n He’s been talking about the gap betwen Warburtons wonders and Celtic.<\/p>\n And he was a little more realistic, as you would expect, than most;<\/p>\n \u201cIt will be two or three years for them to get up and running to compete at the level Celtic are at.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cYes, Rangers are a better team than last season but look at Hearts. They\u2019re eight points behind and Celtic are still a better team than them.<\/em><\/p>\n Common sense . Reality. Truth , even ?<\/p>\n They don’t like the truth over there, and as a consequence the Herald doesn’t want to give it to them.<\/p>\n Waheyyy! They’re cheering the liquidators now !<\/p>\n Wee Arra Peepil!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Er, no. Not quite.<\/p>\n They’re going to ask a couple of judges if there is any chance of they can appeal, an entirely different thing altogether.<\/p>\n Still, it keeps the hordes happy until Kings contempt of court hearing next Tuesday, and of course, should the appeal be denied, then at least BDO can say they tried.<\/p>\n If you are interested in the facts about whats going on, then who better to ask than Rangers Tax Case, who knows more than most, and here he points out the most important aspect of the story so far, which you won’t find in the papers.<\/p>\n![\"Team](\"http:\/\/cdn.celticfc.net\/assets\/images\/news\/378391342a07dd08a9133f2716d24c8d\/f4b4cf77cf0886351356859e61431050.png\")
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Case’ to a Supreme Court appeal<\/h1>\n
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