An Ode to Celtic FC

Is there a chance that Celtic will meet Feyenoord in the UEFA cup now, since the latter qualified for that (meaning: they got kicked out of the Champions League too ;)) as well?

I just want to see Lennon play against Ono, if only for once in my life! :smiley:

Celtic have got Valencia in the next round of the UEFA Cup. Well, Champions League finalists for the last two years - another handy draw for Celtic;) At least they sold Mendieta and Claudio Lopez during the summer.

United have Bayern in their group but the other two sides (Nantes and Boavista) mean that, unfortunately, they’ll probably qualify.

I’m not too sure that United have too easy a draw. Boavista are a good side, and Nantes have been looking good in there qualifying matches.

Liverpool v Barça looks very, very good indeed.

The reason Lord Alex of Ferguson sold Jaap Stam and bought Laurent Blanc was that Blanc goes better with Brown in his defensive formation.

His next two signings will be Verdi, currently languishing in Fiorentina’s second XI, and Rouge who is a trialist with Paris St. Germain.

Twist, I know Nantes and Boavista are no pushovers but it’s all relative at this stage of the competition. I bet Liverpool and Arsenal would swap places with United. Man U have done well, particularly considering their seeding.

Nostradamus, if colour co-ordination is high on Sir Alex’s list of priorities, it’s going to be murder to get a tie to match his alcoholic’s complexion.

Well, it seems the Scottish media made a little mistake when they reported that the CL rejects would be seeded.

Bollocks.

I’m trying to look at the bright side; there’s no shame in being knocked out of Europe by Valencia and if by some miracle we do pull it off … well …

In any case it’s a learning experience. And mainly I’m just depressed 'cause I have no more holidays left this year so I can’t go :frowning:

I’m wondering how good Grasshoppers are, yes they’re ‘big in Switzerland’ but I get impression that they are in a similar position to Celtic, being the largest fish in a small pool.

Not to be underestimated I suppose but time’ll tell.