Barca v The Celts: Preamble
"Barcelona, Real Madrid, we will make a gallant bid..."
That's a song I've heard - and on occasion sung along to - as long as I can remember.
So here we are, almost a distraction from the real focus of the season, off to the Nou Camp.
Games like these really should be the high point of the season.
But, like at the same stage last year against the eventual CL winners AC Milan, there is the cold realisation that this is as far as we go.
A gallant bid, yes, but we just can't - for all the reasons that we know and have debated long and hard about - compete with the real elite clubs when it comes to the crunch (we're just talking about maybe 10 clubs in the world here).
Unless...
... unless we really do believe in the beautiful game - the game that can produce so much magic and surprises. Even with our abysmal away record in the CL:
What if, we held it tight for the first 45, going in 0-0 at half time.
What if, we scored then scored a quick goal...
Wha if, we actually beat them.
What if, we actually got thru to the quarter finals.
As we line up tonight, just think "anything can happen in the next 90 minutes".
How are we going to line up - only wee Gordon knows, but could be something like:
Artur
Wilson/Caddis Caldwell Mick White-Cafu
Aiden Skoosh Hartley Robson
Skippy Jan
With Naka and Sammy to come on and score the winners in the last half hour.
Don't expect us to win but if we can come away with our reputation intact (on and off the park) it could be a good night.
C'Mon the Celtic !!!
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Maybe it´s being two days all inclusive...but i think we are going to win.....
must be drunk.......
sixtae, i agree..and we have behaved and the hoops rep, in Lloret de mar anyway, has been done nuthing but guid....
nou camp beckons
forza
Keving...who canny log in spanish keyboards....
Spanish keyboards! Where is the @?
Anyway we`re there we may as well do well!
Come on the Bhoys!
Enjoy your evening, Kevin. :-) It`s lovely and sunny back here and it must be at least 3 degrees.
(SFA back Brines and say that the rules are universal (except when it`s the horrible lot)
Hey Kevin - is yer bin bag full yet, or maybe you're on to yer second one already?
If ye canny log in with a spanish keyboard, ask for a catalan wan, man!
Enjoy the game!
azerty or qwerty?
Come on Celtic!
Sixtae, I think that he`s on his way to the game! Is it better to travel hopefully than to arrive? We will soon know. :-/
skippy meant to be on bench.
team meant to be:
boruc
wilson
naylor
caldwell
mcmanus
hartley
donati
brown
naka
mcgeady
jvofh
Sixta,
Once again, all of us stateside followers will be cheering on the Bhoys, especially here in Texas. I make no predictions, but I hold my head up proudly one way or another, as I expect the lads will do at Nou Camp. If there is to be a victory, that is the route to it.
Hail, hail and Forza from Texas
Poor first half for Celtic. I think the wind confused Artur at the goal.
Hoping for a shot in the second half!
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