The 2015-16 World Fitba Thread!

When does yer blog open Jimmeh?

 

I've been asked to do more boxing stuff, so at this minute in time that's on hold.

 

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ootrage

The best captain in world football retires and you have no eulogy

 

Aye, that has been somewhit o' a damp squib... Lahm is only thirrrty but has been a great servant tae Germany. He looks like he could keep playing, Ryan Giggs style, fer years yet.

 

On a sporting note, The Queen will be opening up the Commonwealth Games taeneet here in sunny Glesga at Celtic Park. The National anthem will be sung and many a Union flag waved as an estimated billion people look on.

Welcome tae Scotland, Ma'am and may Ah wish yer wee great grandson, George, a happy first birthdee.

 

Really looking forward to El Classico this season. Suarez, Messi and Neymar vs Ronaldo, Rodriguez and Bale. Should be awesome :bears:

 

El Classico is always a great spectacle... Great rivalry... Teams are always awesome

The best El Classico was the first one I ever watched... Barca 5 Real 0

 

That is the greatest footballing performance I've ever seen. You know how much I hate Barca but even I had to applaud that one. It wasn't even like Real weren't trying, Barca were just too good.

 

same here... it was like FIFA... They dominated possession to an absurd degree against such a formidable opponent. It's an utterly amazing result.

 

It was one of the few times I found the Tiki Taka fun to watch, because Real just all out in attack (as they'd just bought Ronaldo and were destroying everybody in the league up to that point), it was so naive and played right into Barca's hands. In a way it was the best thing that happened to Real as it forced them to change up their style.

 

What was even cooler was how fucking gay Ronaldo looked pouting while his superior in the number 10 shirt made fools of his teammates

 

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I knew that was coming.

Still, Ronaldo has paid them back aplenty since

 

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Real and Barca in 5 years will just be fielding World 11 teams

 

It's a fair point, Barca's front three are the three best players in South America, the fourth best just signed for Real Madrid. Those two clubs have an insane amount of sway over Latin footballers which of course account for a large percentage of elite players, but I'd still say the Premier League is still the number one attraction for everyone else. It all changes, man.

 

St. Patrick's got destroyed in the second leg. You guys are headed to Warsaw. Losers from here on out drop into the Europa League.

 

Another side we should​ be able to beat but this is not a particularly good Celtic team

 

How in the hell is Cyprus ranked #14 in UEFA.(Out of 54 nations) I saw they had two clubs in the CL and thought it was a mistake.

 

they've been doing well the past several years.

 

Probably one of the 3 or 4 worst in history. In terms of headline talent, worst ever.

 

Hut/Cdogg (I could look this up but too lazy right now):

When was the last time Celtic were matched up against an English side in either the CL or EL/UEFA Cup. And how did they do?

 

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Last time was vs Arsenal under Mowbray and we got pumped. Previous to that we drew Man Utd a couple of times and did pretty well. Beat them at home I'm told. I was there but have no memory of it. Prior to that we knocked Liverpool out in 2003 and were knocked out by them in 97 on away goals. All very closely contested except Vs Arsenal.

 

Yup

and we'll still walk to the league title (ZZzzzzzzz)

 

Yeah Celtic-Arsenal is the last one I remember, it happened way too late to be honest. I really wanted that match up to happen when Arsenal were at their best and Celtic had the likes of Larsson and Sutton

 

'arry now wants Eto'o on a season-long loan. Could be good, I guess.

 

'SUNDERLAND boss Gus Poyet is ready to launch a bid to lure Celtic centre half Virgil van Dijk to the Stadium of Light.'

The six foot foor Orangeman might be on his wee fer a princely 10 million poonds. The coffers are brimming at Sellic.

 

Gerrard given a new contract extension (another year) at 190k per week. Not sure that's great value. Added to purchases like remy and lambert, I would hope that lallana and, more speculatively, markovic have good seasons.