he is a pretty good player, not one of the best in the league
i think haifa do a great deal, he don't worth 2m €
but for club like celtic that's not a lot money like club in israel

£2 million for Celtic is a lot of money

A 3-0 defeat for Celtic tonight in the Champions League match against Braga, not much chance of going through now

Hi there,
Celtic F.C is a great club i really like.

What do you think about Maccabi Haifa's midfielder Biram Kayal?
Are you happy from this transfer?

Have a good luck next season,
Tom - U.H.T.A Soldier

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK0RnPPvBqI Just for Celtic fans

I don't know much about Kayak, really I know almost nothing about him. I've never seen him play before but I can only hope he is a good player. From what people have said on here it seems that this deal may not have been the greatest in histroy, but look at all the other great players Celtic have signed that we know little about, so I can only hope.

trust me, he is one of the 2 players I was really afraid from maccabi haifa
bad english

in my opinion he is a very good player, and young prospect also, but as i see the things playing in such a diffrent county from israel like scotland, can be tough.
I still think it's a good deal for all sides, no you should just hope he will show his abilities

So Braga at home was the first game in the now offical Green Brigade section. Looks fucking good, wish I was there but 900 miles drive is to much. Anyway here's pics 

Celtic vs Blackburn

?why the banner Inverted

The banner has been like that for years now, sadly (I say sadly because John 'Baron of Cardowan' Reid is still at Celtic). It's an on going protest against Celtic chairman John Reid with the goal of removing him from his job. John Reid is a member of the British Labour Party (don't let the name trick you), he was the Defence Secretary and the Home Secretary, he played a major role in sending British troops to Iraq. The Wikipedia page on him can be found here.

GOALS from Efrain Juarez and Georgios Samaras gave Celtic a well-deserved 2-0 victory over FC Utrecht in  the first leg of the Europa League play-off.

A composed and entertaining performance from Neil Lennon’s men has put Celtic in the driving seat for the second leg in Holland next Thursday.

The Hoops boss made three changes to the side which kicked off the seasonat Inverness on Saturday, with new Bhoys Daniel Majstorovic and Beram Kayal making their Hoops debuts, while Juarez slotted into central midfield.

Utrecht looked dangerousin the early stages of the game but it was Celtic who dominated most of the first 45 minutes of play. The home side controlled the ball well, with 22-year-old Kayal orchestrating much of the play.

And it was the Isreali who began Celtic’s first real chance on goal on 14 minutes when a long ball to Samaras cut open the Utrecht defence. His cross into the six-yard box was blocked and fell to Shaun Maloney but his effort was saved by Dutch goalkeeper Michel Vorm.

Kayal was the creator again four minutes later, this time for Celtic’s opener. A superb through ball was dummied by Samaras for Juarez and the Mexican coolly fired the ball into the back of the net to put the Hoops 1-0 ahead.

A good cross into the box by Cha Du Ri was met by the head of Juarez on the half-hour mark as the midfielder looked to get a second goal, but his effort was wide of the target.

However, just three minutes later Celtic were 2-0 ahead and Cha was the provider. A long ball across the face of goal was missed by the Utrecht defence and allowed Samaras, who was at the back post, to control it on his chest before slamming a close-range shot in to double the Hoops’ advantage.

Joe Ledley, who was playing in the left-back role, played Samaras through five minutes into the second half, but no-one was up to support the striker and his pass into the box came to nothing.

First half substitute Edouard Duplan had a good opportunity to pull one back for the visitors on 60 minutes when he got onto the end of a long ball from the left wing. But he couldn’t get the angle on his header and his attempt was tipped over the bar by Zaluska.

Utrecht frustrated Celtic by sitting deep in their own half but Kayal, Juarez and Scott Brown remained compsed in the midfield, though the Israeli was forced to come off after 69 minutes, with James Forrest replacing him, and the standing ovation for the new Bhoy was an indication of how well he'd done on his Hoops debut.

And Forrest had a good opportunity to add Celtic’s third when he headed down a Cha cross, but Vorm managed to dive low and smother the ball.

And minutes later Juarez could have doubled his own tally for the night when he unleashed a dipping effort from the edge of the box, but it failed to carry any threat and fell wide of the post.

Celtic had a shout for a penalty three minutes from time when Maloney’s run into the box was cut short, but the referee waved play on, and the game finished a pleasing 2-0 in Celtic’s favour.

Kayal is very talented, I think you had great deal with him...

Im happy for your victory and Kayal first assist

Kayal has been superb so far and was unlucky not to score his first goal on Sunday. Overall after our disastrous away game in Braga, things have came on leaps and bounds. The team is getting more settled and we are playing some of the best football we have seen in years at Celtic Park. Our midfield is particularly strong and is full of players who look like scoring - something which we have been missing for a good wee while.

Next up for us Utrecht away on Thursday. We go into the game 2-0 up so I would imagine a goal from us will see us safely through. If we lose one though then we could crumble.

Heading off to Utrecht (well Amsterdam is where we will be based) in a few hours. Looking forward to it immensely.

Quick update about the Green Brigade - things are going from strength to strength. The section is just crazy for the whole 90 minutes. I've been in with a few established Ultra groups in Europe and this is as good, if not better, than any of them. The problem is just numbers. There are official overspill sections either side that join in with the group and gradually that is (unofficially) getting extended as more and more fans realise joining in is better than sitting on their arses like mutes. On Saturday the GB organised for the team to be welcomed as they come off the buses, about a couple of hundred with flags and banners welcomed them. Afterwards in a radio interview our manager Neil Lennon thanked the Green Brigade specifically for their support - believe me, that was a big thing for him to do and everyones ecstatic about it.

Here is a picture from the Utrecht game where, to the song "Let's all do the huddle, let's all do the huddle na na, na, na", everyone turns their back to the game, joins together and bounces up and down for 30 seconds or so - great to be part of!!

http://kennyramsay.photoshelter.com/gal ... _w9WWa9maU

Yeah I was speaking to a couple of guys from TBO who say you guys are doing some top displays and stuff but can I ask why the need to use sectarian language on your banners, after all I thought you were a non sectarian group? I suppose when you hear your own Manager using sectarian terms to describe Rangers you can hardly be blamed for following in his footsteps

Where have we used sectarian language on our banners?

On the one you used on Sunday when you used the sectarian term 'hun' to describe Rangers. I'm quite surprised that you asked as you clearly know it's a sectarian term but equally clearly your group don't seem to give a seconds thought when using it. What sort of message does that send to the younger fans at Parkhead when one of their main groups freely use sectarian language?

It seems someone has complained to the Anti Sectarian group Nil By Mouth and here's their view on the banner.

Go fuck yourself you trolling hun cunt.Anytime any place in Glasgow if you want to repeat your comments.
You know fine well that the fascists contact Uefa/Fifa/Cops/Press/etc when our group does any action that offends you.Trying to label it sectarian ...Even the idiot with the Government backed organisation of NIL BY MOUTH say it is not sectarian
this word has no definition rooted in a particular religious denomination to our knowledge, I think that any reasonable person would agree that it is clearly used here with the intention of being offensive

Your Huns,get over it.Its used because your Relics of the outdated Royal family of Imperialism or because you trash every city you travel to(I.E.Atila the Hun).

As i said,anytime and place.I await your PM

Tut tut, abusive and threatening. NBM state on their website that they regard the use of the word 'hun' as sectarian, a Celtic fan was arrested and found guilty of Sectarian Breach of the Peace for wearing an offensive T-Shirt that used the term so in the eyes of the Law it's sectarian, in fact the only ones who think it's not seems to be Celtic fans and their Manager.

Also that is about the third different reason you've given for it's use, you really need to all get together and decide once and for all what you'd like to pretend what it all means before making a complete trumpet of yourself....again.

And who are these fascist you speak of? Is it the IRA or the Catholic Church.

As for meeting you let's making it on the 16th of September at Bellahouston Park when you and your groovey gang are surely going to be protesting at the leader of the largest Fascist party in the World's visit to Britain or is that one subject where you throw all your banners in the bin and go along to cheer a man who condemns Jews, gays and women just because you believe he follows 'Ra Hoops .

Or is it a case, and I believe it is, that your political beliefs are as plastic as your Irishness and you are no more than an Anti British group who seem to be fully backed by your Manager and Board, go figure.

Some examples of the use of the word not meaning Attila




http://www.newstatesman.com/200511280006

Territorial markings such as painted kerbstones and graffiti screaming "Kill All Taigs" (Catholics) or "Kill All Huns" (Protestants)"


http://nilbymouth.org/?page_id=28


Offensive sectarian language is commonly used in Scotland on a daily basis, with abusive terms such as “Hun” and “Orange bastard” being used negatively against Protestants


And if it is to describe Rangers fans actions in Europe then why do you sing it to Hearts fans as well, could it be that they are also considered to be a Protestant side


And haven't the Celtic Staff been warned that the use of the word will not be tolerated, and please don't say no as I know for a fact that it has

You can try and convince the good people on this board that it's no more than silly little word that you use to describe Rangers fans, God knows you've even tried to convince yourselves often enough you guys aren't sectarian but everyone in Scotland outside a football back ground know exactly what you mean so run away and hide behind your lovable Irish craicsters image that you seem to be hiding behind with your very loosely disguised IRA themed banners, rising from the ashes for one, and wake up to what you are doing before you poison the young Celtic fans with your bile and set any chance of a united community back decades.

@ greenbrigade

The way you discuss here, is not at all tolerable. I am not an official here and I can't do nothing to stop you, but I would like to ask you very strong, to leave such comments you made in your earlier post.

If you believe Ginzberg Loyal is a Troll, than there is only solution. Ignore him. But DO NOT FEED the Troll with abuses and threats!!!

But still the question, are you using the term Hun? It is clearly a derogatory term for a Protestant. So why using it?

Ignore him?Whilst he is continually allowed to post bullshit and slurs about my group on a forum that is connected to an organisation involved in the same network as the Green Brigade then i wont ignore or change the post style.If that earns me a ban then so be it.
The question is answered,r*****s fans are huns,it has nothing to do with religion.Its not a derogatory term for Protestants.R*****s players like Amoruso,McCann,Johnstone and recent singings who are Catholic are all huns.Bougherra who plays for r****s is a Muslim but he is also called a hun bastard so how can it possibly be religious?
Protestant hereos at Celtic like Jock Stein,McGrain,Dalglish,Gemmell ETC ARE NOT Huns.
Huns=r*****s fans,no matter if they are Protestant,Jew,Muslim,Buddhist or a Extreme Catholic member of Opus Dei.Religion has no part to play in the term.r******s fans even called Celtic fans huns because of the Irish neautral stance during the the 2nd world war..So is that sectarian? .For an intelligent person like yourself to believe the bullshit posted astounds me.
This campaign by the fascists surfaced online because there club had been fined twice and threatened with stadium clousure by Uefa because of sectarian chanting,there famous chant that originated by a glasgow fascist was banned(although its still sung) so they started this campaign about Hun= protestant.
Nearly every fan in Scotland of other clubs call the fascists huns and the majority of them would be Protestant themselfs,from Aberdeen fans to Dundee,from Motherwell fans to St Mirren..r****s supporters are known as huns,end off.

We had two members arrested and charged with the offence of sectarianism for mentioning the word hun.When challenged and we involved lawyers and representatives from some anti racists groups in our behalf the charges were dropped,strange that eh....

Fuck r*****s,fuck the huns and fuck religion