Sporting Club Braga vs Celtic

Don't think so - Portugal is in the same time zone as we are, and both on daylight saving time.

Betfair says 8pm KO London/Europe, and they tend to be reliable, cos they have to be.

 

cheers i the celtic sites awful

hope its 7 here for my workin sakes or am going in late if its on the tele

 

Interestingly, the betting markets have this tie as very close.

We are very slight favourites to qualify - 20/21, with Braga 21/20

 

UEFA.com - UEFA Champions League 2011 - Qualif. 3

says 9 on this site which is CET which is an hour behind ours im sure so its 8 here

 

It will be a close match. I think we have a better squad, but they seem to have gelled nicely together.
Will be interesting, but i think we can do it

 

anyone else disappointed our first eleven hasnt started together yet, i think wed game will be step too soon for lenny and boys. hope we can go out there and give good defensive game and try for 0-0 draw, we should be in better shape at parkhead hopefully

 

:zaluska:
:hinkel::hooiveld::loovens::mulgrew:
:ledley::brown:
:mcgeady:--------------------------:maloney:
:samaras::fortune:​

likely line up i'd say.

 

I don't know why some people are commenting on how many brazilians they have.

Just because they are Brazilian doesn't mean anything.

You wouldn't laugh at a team with a load of welsh players, so why * yourself over a load of no name brazilians?

I used to work with a Brazilian guy. He wasn't a footballer you may be gobsmacked to know.

 

:zaluska:

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:hinkel::hooiveld::rogne::mulgrew:

:juarez:

:maloney::ledley::brown::samaras:

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:fortune:
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I don't think lennon will risk 4-4-2 away from home he will go 4-2-3-1 or 4-5-1, its what we have to do to be honest, be cautious let the team gel as the game goes on and then maybe last 20 mins be a little more offensive.

Zaluska
Hinkel Rogne Loovens Mulgrew
Juarez Brown
Maloney Ki Ledley
Samaras

 

Lemme get this straight....if we do manage to bring in James, Kayal and Hooper (hooper has basically signed) can we only register one of them for Europe?

 

its just for the braga tie

 

If we sign everybody that we are rumoured to sign who would you choose to play?? the players include
James
Gallas (good player but just complains)
Kayal
Hooper

Im probably going to have to say hooper because we need a goalscoring threat but it would be a bit harsh to make the lad debut in europe his nerves would be wrecked lol

 

defo cant risk this one .we need to be defensive knowing wot happened in bratislva dont wont that to happen again .this will be a really hard game but with a bit of luck this season we can do it

.............zaluska

hinkel loovens hooiveld mulgrew

..........juarez brown

...maloney ledely samaras

.............fortune

 

hooper cause he scores goals. if we signed gallas he would be in but we just wont.

 

gallas will cost to much it will never happen.think he will choose james we need cover in that position

 

:zaluska:

:cha: :hooiveld: 'dea: :mulgrew:

:juarez:

:ledley: :brown:

:mccourt: :murphy:

:rasmussen:​

 

I think it's great that we're almost spoiled for choice in terms of team selection, as opposed to the Huns. For example I highly rate Brown, Sammy and Paddy but I think this would be a stronger line up. I think we should approach the first away leg defensively, and then play the second leg according to the result over there.

I was very tempted to put Cha in there but I don't think we should overload the squad with so many new players for such an important game, otherwise we risk not 'gelling'.

I'd bring on Sammy and Cha as impact subs for sure as Sammy on his day can be immense and Cha would offer a lot of pace especially when the opposition is already tired.

-----------Zaluzka

Hinkel - Rogne - Hoovield - Mulgrew

-----------Juarez

McGeady - Ledley - Maloney

-------Fortune
---------------Hooper

 

we wont play 2 up front think he'll play a 4 5 1 system and play like the germans did with there breath takin counter attacks mcgeady wont play hes just back from injury and hes not had any game time yet

 

hopefully ..

:hooiveld:-:loovens:
:hinkel:--------------------------------:mulgrew:

:juarez:-:crosas:

:brown:-----------------------:ledley:

--------:mccourt:

:samaras:​