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Last night Celtic turned in a pretty decent performance considering the quality of opponent they were up against. It was good to see the Hoops having a real go at Barca and to go down fighting 3-2 is a very respectable result seeing as the entire defence forced to deal with Ronaldinho, Messi, Henry and Eto'o cost just £500,000.
Celtic's fans were magnificent last night (as they always are, it has to be said) and many of them will have left Parkhead feeling they've got a sniff in the Nou Camp in 2 weeks' time. Celtic Supremo Gordan Strachan, ever one to get caught up in the hype, had this to say when asked if he thought Celtic had a chance of progressing,
"I wouldn't put my house on it. It's taken me 35 years to buy myself a house and I'm not prepared to risk it on beating Barcelona by 2 goals in the Nou Camp."
Class. Fortunately, this gives us the ideal opportunity to indulge in some long-overdue Strachanisms...
Reporter: "There goes your unbeaten run. Can you take it?"Strachan: "No, I'm just going to crumble like a wreck. I'll go home, become an alcoholic and maybe jump off a bridge."
Reporter: "You don't take losing lightly, do you Gordon?"Strachan: "I don't take stupid comments lightly either."
On Delgado (at Southampton): "I've got more important things to think about. I've got a yoghurt to finish- the expiry date is today. That can be priority rather than Augustin Delgado."
Reporter: "Gordon, can we have a quick word please?"Strachan (before walking off): "Velocity."
And finally, having been welcomed to the Southampton job and asked if he was the man to take the club forward, Strachan said,'No. I was asked if I thought I was the right man for the job and I said, "No, I think they should have got George Graham because I'm useless".'
If we had more managers like him football would be a better game. By the way, have a look for Strachan's comments on the hype surrounding Wayne Rooney if you want more...