Saw that earlier today and although i'm usually an old fart who don't care for this sort of pedestal worship, I actually think that's quite artistic and not cheesy or hackneyed like some previous efforts by fans. Looks very good
Won't get to Amsterdam in November but was there in 1981 George Mccluskey scored last minute winner and in 2002 when Sutton scored a cracker . We always based ourselves in the dam when Celtic played European ties in Germany . Fantastic place .Went there with an old girl friend and with the wife , not a place for females , its a boys only place !!!
I hope that's not you knocking my efforts with the Lennon bird earlier That's a pretty tough group you have ended up with. I would have liked to have seen you play Man City or Real Madrid for something a bit different. It looks like a battle between you and Ajax for the Europa league spot.
Seen the one wi Stein and Tommy Burns? Maybe it's nice but I've lost the artistic gene today and think it's ****e. ....I said artistic.
Yes, disappointed to get Barca again really, would have preferred Real personally but what a group. If we finish 3rd I will be astounded but i'd never write Celtic off at Parkhead.
Neil Lennon described Celtic's Champions League draw as the "best and worst group" after being pitched in with Barcelona, AC Milan and Ajax. "In terms of glamour, I don't think you could ask for anything more," said the Celtic manager. "In terms of difficulty, I don't think you could have asked for anything more either in terms of the quality of teams we are going to face. "We are going to be playing three wonderful football clubs." Celtic clinched their place with a 3-2 aggregate play-off victory against Shakhter Karagandy, having beaten Cliftonville and Elfsborg in the previous qualifying rounds. “We could get no points we could 10, you just never know” Neil Lennon Reflecting on Wednesday's dramatic 3-0 triumph over the Kazakhs, Lennon added: "For me the hard work was done last night and the last six or seven weeks and now we can enjoy it - the players can savour it and so can the supporters." Celtic finished second behind Barcelona in last season's group stage, losing to an injury-time goal in the Nou Camp and famously beating the Catalans 2-1 in Glasgow. Barca have been champions of Europe on four occasions and cantered to their 22nd Spanish title last season, finishing 15 points ahead of great rivals Real Madrid. AC Milan, who were third in Serie A last term, were most recently in the east end of Glasgow in 2007 when a late, close-range finish from Scott McDonald gave Celtic a 2-1 win, while Filippo Inzaghi netted the only goal in the San Siro. The Rossoneri, seven-time winners of the European Cup, had eliminated Celtic from the last 16 in the previous campaign. Celtic knocked Ajax out in a Champions League qualifying tie in the 2001/02 season, having won 3-1 in the first leg in Amsterdam. Managed by former Rangers midfielder Frank de Boer, Ajax are the current Dutch champions and have lifted the European Cup four times, their last success coming in 1995. "Ajax were with Real Madrid, Dortmund and Man City (last season) and came third in the group - the group with all the champions in it," added Lennon. "Milan have been in transition but I think they are coming on strong again. They beat a very good PSV (Eindhoven) team to qualify so their pedigree is unquestionable in this tournament. "And we are going to see our old friends Barcelona again." Celtic are busy adding new recruits to a squad that has lost influential trio Gary Hooper, Victor Wanyama and Kelvin Wilson and Lennon was quick to take the pressure off his team. "I said at the beginning of the tournament it would be very difficult to emulate what we did last year," he said. "I think qualifying for the group stages was huge for us. If we can get anything else out of it, then so be it. "You just never know with this bunch of players what they are going to bring - we could get no points we could 10, you just never know. "The pressure is off in terms of I don't think anyone really has huge expectations on us to qualify, although some of our fans who set very high standards will be expecting that. "The experience of last year will stand the players in good stead. "The new boys coming in are going to get a taste of some special occasions. We had a great night last night and have three more at least to look forward to."
Well, having woke up this morning to the news of our group I may have to revise my points total prediction, upwards, of course.
so does the group encourage the board to spend some cash or does it encourage them to say we are getting **** all from that group so why bother spending any cash?
Cannae believe we got Barca again. How do we almost always seem to avoid English teams who take up four of the eight pots but keep getting Barca who only take up one?* * I realise, of course, that we were grouped with Man Utd a few years back but that's the only time we've met English opposition at the group stages in all the times we've been in the CL.
Would you really have wanted to play any of those 4 English teams anyway? They are all boring as **** to watch. Did you see Man Utd/Chelsea on Monday? Be better watching St Mirren/Ross County. At least you go into that game with no positive expectations.
