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parkhead_rfb · Getting on a bit! Joined: 13 Oct 2005 Posts: 1974

theres only one artur boruc!

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Cymro · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:50 am Post subject:

How do you know? Maybe there are several Artur Borucs in Poland! Smile

Very exciting game yesterday, really enjoyed it. Brilliant win for Celtic and for Scottish football. Boruc did some brilliant saves in the match, and thought Celtic could have scored 3 or 4 goals in the second half. When Vanegoor of Hasselink missed the penalty I did feel that this wasn't going to be their day.

Rinty · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:08 am Post subject:

It was one of the best games I have seen on TV for a long time, wish I had been there. MY son was there it says he cannot remember a more entertaining game (he is only 18 though!).

Fantastic result in the end against a very good team who will be one of the favourites for the UEFA cup now.

sgmillerton · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:29 am Post subject:

it's great for scottish football that the old firm are both in the c/l. i did'nt realise this is the 8th time rangers have qualified for it.
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Rinty · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:20 pm Post subject:

"i did'nt realise this is the 8th time rangers have qualified for it."

Many people forget the walter Smith years and the comparative european success. In 92/93 only 8 teams qualified for the group stages and the top of each group went straight to the final. Rangers finished second in their group and were therefore the equivalent of the semi-finals, also other times that rangers were in the CL at that time was part of only four groups of four, meaning that Rangers reached the last sixteen, something that is now considered a big achievement.

My son showed me yesterday the stats of Celtics home matches in the CL which has them with as good a home record as any team who has ever played in the tournament, the Scottish press tend to concentrate on their away record being one the worst.

If we count 92/93 as being a semi-final then Scottish teams have reached the final of the champions cup/champion league twice (winning it once) and were losing semi-finalists four times (2celtic 1rangers 1dundee utd).

We shouldnt play our achievements down, especially compared to other nations of similar population size like Finland.

Last year Celtic were in the last 16, the year before Rangers were in the last 16.

Rangers have played in three european finals, winning one of them, Celtic also three, winning one, Aberdeen and Dundee Utd also reached finals, aberdeen winning and DU losing. (2 for aberdeen if you count the super-cup)

sgmillerton · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:49 pm Post subject:

ac milan have won more than that. just for a wee bit of perspective.
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Rinty · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 1:10 pm Post subject:

I thought I added the perspective of comparing it with other countries with similar populations.

Compare the achievements of Scottish clubs in europe with Danish, Finnish or Norwegian clubs gives a better perspective, in my opinion, than one the worlds richest clubs from one of the worlds richest leagues.

parkhead_rfb · Getting on a bit! Joined: 13 Oct 2005 Posts: 1974

the bbc commentary was great watching it back.

as soon as spartack missed the last penalty

"terrible penalty, i could have saved that".

there was another belter as well which i will come back to me later. top stuff bbc get right behind the scottish clubs eh.
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sgmillerton · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 5:12 pm Post subject: Re: one artur boruc!

sgmillerton · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:39 am Post subject:

yes indeed, theres only 1 artur borat. mone the hibees. what a laugh at his expense, those clangers are nearly as funny as when the holy ghoalie from celtc was nutmegged form 25 yards at the world cup lst year.
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parkhead_rfb · Getting on a bit! Joined: 13 Oct 2005 Posts: 1974

mans still a legend.
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sgmillerton · Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:26 pm Post subject:

he is at easter road and ibrox.
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parkhead_rfb · Getting on a bit! Joined: 13 Oct 2005 Posts: 1974

you couldnt point to easter road on a map.
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sgmillerton · Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:33 pm Post subject:

yes i could and i could also have saved those 2 goals (plus the 25yard nutmeg at the w/c) as well.

i can also spell celtc.
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Cymro · Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:09 pm Post subject:

Seems like he's fairly desperate to leave this summer. Mention that he's looking at getting out the same way as Andy Webster got out of Hearts to join Wigan

Rinty · Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:26 pm Post subject:

I doubt whether he could get out that way and even if he did celtic would get a fee of two years or more of his contract and wouldnt get the pittance than hearts got.

If the interview is correct he is looking for a move in the summer and wants celtic to drop a £10m asking price.

He is a top quality keeper and, though celtic are right to seek a high fee following Gordons transfer, I am sure they would settle for a lot less.

Hopefully we can still persuade him to stay on for a year or two though.

sgmillerton · Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 5:21 pm Post subject:

10 million for a keeper who cannot, under any circmstances, keep a clean shheet in europe or at home for the last year and a half and has the temperamnet of a 10 year old boy. 5 million if celtc are lucky. i also expect the celtc fans to turn on artr borat for his nasty thoughts of leaving.
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Rinty · Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 5:38 pm Post subject:

"keep a clean sheet in europe or at home for the last year and a half"

He hasnt conceded a single goal in home league matches this season.!!! You clown.

sgmillerton · Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 5:52 pm Post subject:

my mistake, he has not kept a clean sheet away from home in europe or the spl for about 18 months. yep, arsene wenger and sir awex fancy a bit of that.not. and he got nutmegged from 30 yards in the w/c.
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Rinty · Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:13 pm Post subject:

You are being petty now. Everyone knows he is a good keeper. You may be right that £10m is too much, I already agreed and stated that I think Celtic will prob agree too, but Gordons transfer to Sunderland will have an influence on transfers of keepers to england in short term at least.

No matter how few clean sheets celtic have, most people can see that Boruc reduces celtic's deficit far more often than he causes it.