TOcanadafan Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 It’s a doable group for Celtic. Cheeta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Hope he knocks some fascists heads at Lazio. InglewoodJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 7 minutes ago, WestHamCanadianinOxford said: Dutch ultras are no shrinking violets either. We could send along a few of our old men to help the Bhoys out. https://youtu.be/6YV3XzsH-MI?si=TzdSES8BSvVbFJYD Lol, I remember seeing this at the time. What a legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 This is a group that Celtic could possibly get out of. It's not every season you can say that. Good draw for them and Johnston. WestHamCanadianinOxford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GasPed Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) 33 minutes ago, Obinna said: This is a group that Celtic could possibly get out of. It's not every season you can say that. Good draw for them and Johnston. I agree, but they still face long odds. I mean they're up against the runners-up in La Liga and Serie A from last year. (Ed: Whoops, I guess Atletico was actually 3rd.) Edited August 31, 2023 by GasPed johnyb and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 6 minutes ago, GasPed said: I agree, but they still face long odds. I mean they're up against the runners-up in La Liga and Serie A from last year. (Ed: Whoops, I guess Atletico was actually 3rd.) Yeah on paper they are probably have 3rd strongest at best. It always seems that way though. Some years they are a clear 4th when the draw comes out and then it often plays out that way. Atletico never got out last season against Porto and Brugge, now they are group favorites again so let's see if things are different this time. Celtic have also started the season poorly, so I wouldn't bet on them to get out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Very good group for AJ to ball out in front of scouts in. When he knocks a Lazio player on his ass in front of a bunch of nazis, I’ll be there with a tear in my eye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Assuming he will make his Champions League debut today v Feyenoord costarg, Approve My Account Pls, NVsoccer and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Also came here to say how exciting it is for him to play Champions League for the first time. Regarding those saying their group is accessible or they could make third, Goal today rated them the weakest of the 32 teams. Not sure I agree (surely Barça rival Royal Antwerp is weaker, for example, or Copenhagen), but still not very optimistic. https://www.goal.com/en/lists/champions-league-2023-24-power-rankings/blt3ac63471089224b7#cs5a38178fd85adec5 I also don't agree with them putting Barça 2nd after bombing out two years straight in the group stage. narduch and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 12 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Also came here to say how exciting it is for him to play Champions League for the first time. Regarding those saying their group is accessible or they could make third, Goal today rated them the weakest of the 32 teams. Not sure I agree (surely Barça rival Royal Antwerp is weaker, for example, or Copenhagen), but still not very optimistic. https://www.goal.com/en/lists/champions-league-2023-24-power-rankings/blt3ac63471089224b7#cs5a38178fd85adec5 I also don't agree with them putting Barça 2nd after bombing out two years straight in the group stage. Do these links work for anyone? I always get redirected to Sporting News' homepage from Goal links. I'd be curious who they have ranked below Celtic. I don't think they're likely to exit the group, but they have a favourable group to expand on last year's 2 point performance in the group stage. Excited to see how AJ lines up against Feyenoord. He's stepped up to the challenge at any level he's played, this will be a good test for him. Most excited for Celtic against Lazio though. costarg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 3 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: Do these links work for anyone? I always get redirected to Sporting News' homepage from Goal links. I'd be curious who they have ranked below Celtic. I don't think they're likely to exit the group, but they have a favourable group to expand on last year's 2 point performance in the group stage. Excited to see how AJ lines up against Feyenoord. He's stepped up to the challenge at any level he's played, this will be a good test for him. Most excited for Celtic against Lazio though. Celtic are ranked 32nd, last of all CL teams. Surprising isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 1 minute ago, Unnamed Trialist said: Celtic are ranked 32nd, last of all CL teams. Surprising isn't it? I misred that and somehow saw they were third worst. No clue how that happened. That is weird. Royal Antwerp won the Belgian league by a single point and that was only because of their weird playoff system- they actually finished 3rd. They scored 69 goals last year vs Genk’s 88, Gent’s 81- even Brugge outwcored them. Not a dominant championship by any stretch of the imagination. Copenhagen of course, but also Red Star- they’re shockingly 3rd in the league right now, have lost two of their last three against teams that are not Partizan (or Topola). I mean, those are things that would have Celtic sack their entire coaching staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 18 minutes ago, InglewoodJack said: Do these links work for anyone? I always get redirected to Sporting News' homepage from Goal links. I'd be curious who they have ranked below Celtic. I don't think they're likely to exit the group, but they have a favourable group to expand on last year's 2 point performance in the group stage. Excited to see how AJ lines up against Feyenoord. He's stepped up to the challenge at any level he's played, this will be a good test for him. Most excited for Celtic against Lazio though. Same for me. Goal.com links always seem to take you straight to the landing page. I assume its either a geolocalisation thing or they just don't want people going straight to articles. Same happens when a suggested article shows up on Google for example. This started a few years ago. It used to be a great soccer site, got sold and the quality reduced quite a bit. Kent, Bigandy and InglewoodJack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigandy Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, costarg said: Same for me. Goal.com links always seem to take you straight to the landing page. I assume its either a geolocalisation thing or they just don't want people going straight to articles. Same happens when a suggested article shows up on Google for example. This started a few years ago. It used to be a great soccer site, got sold and the quality reduced quite a bit. Ive stopped using goal because I cant find the articles I want. Have you found a solution? Corazon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costarg Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 10 minutes ago, Bigandy said: Ive stopped using goal because I cant find the articles I want. Have you found a solution? Same here. I've given up. I don't even bother with their links and I was sad to remove it from my favorites, just not as good as it used to be. Corazon and Bigandy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frmr Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 (edited) If my memory serves, I'm pretty sure the deal with Goal.com in Canada is a copyright/naming issue, similar to Burger King/Hungry Jack's in Australia. So they've made a proxy site for Canadian visitors, but it's an afterthought at best (at least for football content) and there isn't a 1:1 match in articles, so if an article doesn't exist on the Canadian site, visitors are just redirected back to the home page. As someone who works in tech, the fact that they don't have a proper rebranded mirror site set up for Canadians is lazy and pathetic. Fuck that site. Edited September 19, 2023 by frmr Ruffian, Bigandy, Kent and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Goal.com was pretty cool. In 2001 maybe Bigandy, Corazon and costarg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigandy Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, narduch said: Goal.com was pretty cool. In 2001 maybe goal.com was my go to. Now I use espnfc costarg and Corazon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 (edited) 20 minutes ago, frmr said: If my memory serves, I'm pretty sure the deal with Goal.com in Canada is a copyright/naming issue, similar to Burger King/Hungry Jack's in Australia. So they've made a proxy site for Canadian visitors, but it's an afterthought at best (at least for football content) and there isn't a 1:1 match in articles, so if an article doesn't exist on the Canadian site, visitors are just redirected back to the home page. As someone who works in tech, the fact that they don't have a proper rebranded mirror site set up for Canadians is lazy and pathetic. Fuck that site. As someone with first-hand knowledge of the situation, you've described it pretty well. AFAIK, the Goal app works just fine in Canada since the issue is centered on the URL (which obviously doesn't exist on an app). However, it's been a few years since I've had it on my phone. EDIT: The funny thing is that Sporting News, which is a much older organization than Goal.com, now produces its own soccer content and is no longer under the same corporate umbrella as Goal, at least not fully. So that redirect solution that was hastily imposed in 2016? It's just a leftover from a time when Goal was producing all soccer content for Sporting News that no one bothered to fix. Edited September 19, 2023 by RS The Real Marc, frmr, Obinna and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 2 hours 8 minutes to kick off. Mobile set to do not disturb. It's going to be a fun one in one of the funner venues in soccerdom. Come on you bhoys in green! See you all on the flip side. P.S. Bit ironic not being able to watch on CelticTV. Just as well. Better Picton DAZN. 🤞 Obinna and frmr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 3 hours ago, costarg said: Same for me. Goal.com links always seem to take you straight to the landing page. I assume its either a geolocalisation thing or they just don't want people going straight to articles. Same happens when a suggested article shows up on Google for example. This started a few years ago. It used to be a great soccer site, got sold and the quality reduced quite a bit. Goal is fine in Europe. I often get taken to the Latin American edition, but you can switch to English. Not that I particularly like it. They rarely say anything new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 He does have the start Obinna, InglewoodJack, phresh and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Johnston has gone in a for few really hard tackles so far. The Scots will be loving him! sebdeserio, johnyb and Obinna 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InglewoodJack Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Two red cards for Celtic so far. Busy day at the office for AJ. sebdeserio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebdeserio Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 1 minute ago, InglewoodJack said: Two red cards for Celtic so far. Busy day at the office for AJ. Has been good despite it though. Hope the last 20 minutes won't be too tiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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