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We just need to believe it is possible

7 December 2004

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Okay, I'm officially excited. Tonight my beloved Celtic play hosts to one of Europe's greatest football clubs, the mighty AC Milan. Am I worried? Well, yes, I am a little bit. We really need to win tonight to ensure our place in the UEFA cup. We can't rely on Barcelona doing us a favour in Donetsk. What will happen? Too close to call. If we win, we're through regardless of what happens in the Ukraine. If we draw, we have to hope that Barcelona get at least a draw. If we lose, we have to hope that Barcelona win. Will we do it? It will be very, very difficult to win against Milan - they have some of the best players in the world on their books, and they need to win tonight to ensure themselves of top place in the group - but, then, so do Barcelona (and they must be hoping that we can take some points off Milan). Our draw a couple of weeks ago in Barcelona has given us a fighting chance of staying in European competition. In an act of desperate clutching at straws, we can always point out that the last Italian team to come to Celtic Park on Champions League business was Juventus (another giant of European football) three years ago, and we beat them by the odd goal in a seven-goal thriller of a match. Even more desperate is the news, carried by the Sunday Rangers... sorry, Sunday Mail, that our former hero, Henrik Larsson, who now makes his living as a Barcelona player, has worn his heart on his sleeve, and offered to take all of his Barcelona team-mates out for a slap-up meal if they can do Celtic a favour and thrash Shaktar Donetsk. I know that this is probably a made-up story, but it would be nice to think that it contains a germ of truth. Our greatest fear is that Barcelona, who have already qualified, may decide that it is too cold in the Ukraine, and may be unwilling to risk getting their star players injured in what is, to them, a relatively meaningless match. Still, the same is true of Milan - they've already qualified too. One thing is for certain, though, Shaktar are a very good side, and they are well capable of getting a result at home. So. I'm excited and worried. I need to work all day just to keep my mind off it. But come 7.45pm, I will be sitting in front of my TV, with a horseshoe above my head, a rabbit's foot in my pocket, my 'lucky' t-shirt on my back and every single finger crossed. C'mon the Bhoys. Hail, hail!

(P.S. This is my very first RAW image!)

FujiFilm FinePix S7000Z
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Pedro Libório10-Dec-2004 00:04
sorry for the results my friend...
great perspective here!!!
Guest 08-Dec-2004 22:57
Ach we'll be joining you on the 16th, we'll concentrate on the league too =o)
Get your wages on a 1 nil Basle win,
Guest 08-Dec-2004 22:10
Very well done!
Guest 08-Dec-2004 15:46
Sorry my friend :o)))
ciao & FORZA MILAN !!!
Andrea
Dominic Kite08-Dec-2004 11:07
Well the RAW image seems to have worked well for you Stu!
Larry Ahern08-Dec-2004 09:57
The image works very well!!! And luck to the Celts!
Guest 08-Dec-2004 04:35
Very well done...
Karen Leaf08-Dec-2004 03:06
ACk! I thought we wouldn't know the outcome 'til tomorrow! Sorry, Stu.

But I'll bet you can have a lot of fun working with the RAW files. I won't do anything else anymore.
Cheryl Hawkins08-Dec-2004 00:43
Bummer!
Keep shooting in Raw!
Wenche Aune07-Dec-2004 23:24
Nice image!
Guest 07-Dec-2004 22:35
You'll be drying your eyes then!
Gavin07-Dec-2004 21:42
Sorry Stu, nice image though.
Stu07-Dec-2004 21:38
Celtic 0 - 0 Milan. Shaktar 2 - 0 Barcelona. Sh*t. I think Larsson needs to reappraise his friends at the Camp Nou. :-(
Leo Charette07-Dec-2004 20:59
Interesting that you would do a RAW image, I was about to move in that direction myself. I was quite impressed with a thread I read recently, demonstrating the increase in dynamic range as a result:http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1008&message=11251531 Of course with my camera it takes forever to write to the card when shooting in RAW, but certainly is a new aspect of photography to explore. Did you use the Adobe product to process the RAW?

Good luck to the Celtics...
Guest 07-Dec-2004 20:13
Excellent stu, great angle . Best of luck
jypsee07-Dec-2004 19:38
Touche'!!
Guest 07-Dec-2004 19:09
If I was Martin O' Neill I'd have taken the Milan team out before the game for some deep fried mars bars and a few pints of heavy. I'm sure it would have worked wonders on their delicate constitutions. Anyway good luck, keep em crossed for us tomorrow:)
jypsee07-Dec-2004 16:39
Nice angle of view; subject....well....I don't get the obsession with "sports."
Herb 07-Dec-2004 14:47
Nice shot, good luck for your team.
Argishti Khachik07-Dec-2004 13:44
Great shot Stu. Very nice DOF and light.
Cheers
Gayle P. Clement07-Dec-2004 13:18
Very well done! Good luck to your team.
Zak07-Dec-2004 13:08
luck is a thing you'll NEED tonight! ;-)

I'm guessing 2-1 to Milan heheh
Guest 07-Dec-2004 12:08
I hope it all works out Stu, we have a very important game tomorrow night as well and I'll have everything crossed for that!!
Lori Rolfe07-Dec-2004 11:51
great image.....best of luck but I can't believe you're not planning to cross your toes :-)
laine8207-Dec-2004 11:45
I believe you awarded me with this * Lucky Number * Stu. Good angle.