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am I first again?
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Yes (Darn it)
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Paul
What did WGS say re Sutton and Magic?
In your opinion do you think either/both of these will play?
IMO Keano would be a huge and fantastic signing for the club.
Quinny
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I hope we put the final nail in his coffin tommorow paul.
He has been the luckiest manager ever.
Thanks for another article.With over 1200 posts the last one was becoming a cyberwasteland!!??
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Any news on injury front Paul, or are the cards being played close to the chest?
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oh no not roy again he WAS a fantastic player in his time but not what were after arent we trying to encourage young talent he would be another old name that the youngsters would be behind in the queue for a start in the side
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Hi all
I dont think signiing Keane would be good for Celtic.I think he is extremely tempremental,moody and someone I would not go for.Rather than offering him a contract look after who we already have e.g. Stan and get him on a longer deal.I hope this is not a sweetner for Stan to move to Man U, that in my opinion would be completely unacceptable.
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Paul
How right you are, complacency is our biggest danger. The only team that can stop Celtic from winning is Celtic.
Rangers will raise their game as mid-table strugglers normally do against the league leaders, so we must have the correct attitude.
Don't suppose there's any chance of Paul Lawson breaking into the first team soon then? A great shame, in my opinion.
If Keane were to sign for Celtic could we ever risk him in an Old Firm game? Any Scottish ref would be looking for the tiniest excuse to send him off, and I'm sure Keane would be only to happy to oblige.
Senor Pablo
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Paul in reference to PL statement.
I for one will try and be on my best behavior, with a few we chants of your fourth.
Cant wait, all the same.
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dessybhoy-my thoughts are in line with yours.i think roy k.broke the man u.pay structure[which had previously been fairly strict]with his last contract so he is unlikely to be a cheap acquisition,and i think the money would be better spent on keeping superstan,and bringing down the average of the team.
anyway if he was a real hoops fan he would have waited till after the game tomorrow before giving us any more grief!
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a true hoops man would play for nothing
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Please. Gordon. Not Keane. To paraphrase: "When I'm old and past it, I'd love to rip off the team I always supported." If ever Celtic want to send out a message that we aim to be second best then the signing of Keane would put the seal on it.
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Anyway whose position is he going to take? Lennon is the only one i could see Keane replacing .So we replce a 34yo with a 36yo ????
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If Keane was that big a Celtic fan he'd have engineered a move to us before his career ended.
Who are we to drop, Petrov or Lennon?
What would he be paid?
Couldn't we sign him, sell a load of merchandise with his name on it, but not actually play him?
If he comes he musn't just walk into the team. He has to earn it. He will have to prove himself.
Senor Pablo
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Strachan left ManU and led Leeds to the title before playing in the EPL until he was about 57.
Was he second best?
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ExhiledInAberdeenTim
Strachan didn't have the injury problems Keane has, the off-field rants and by that age he'd learned how to keep his temper and focus his aggression in a positive way.
I think I'd rather have Strachan in the team now!
Senor Pablo
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no no no keane please no keane, to old and to much of a destablising effect on the dressing room
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Pablo,
We can sell Petrov and have Strachan and Keane in the middle on a payperplay-Kojo'll love it!!
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Keane's only 34, not 36, but even so, I've no interest in him. I did however notice Man Utd are giving him a testimonial - I guess they'll want us for that. That for me is the only positive - we'll get a glamour tie against Man Utd. I just can't see WGS going for him, when we've got Lenny who is (touch wood!) less injury prone, the same age and willing to play for a lot less money that Keane would. You have to remember Keane is on £80-100k a week at Man U - he'd hardly then accept £20k a week with us.
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My first Old Firm of the season...and I can't wait! I'm sure Paul used to have the mantra "sensible heads when all around them are losing theirs". Make no mistake, Rangers will have the bit between their teeth on Saturtday.
Our preparation has been slightly hampered with internationals and I expect the game to be tighter. If Rangers play the thugs such as Malcolm & Rae as I expect them to I think that we should be able to show them up for the journeymen they are.
As said in the article we need to bury them. It may be difficult for WGS to bury his mate, but what better way to endear him to our hearts.
Go on Celtic, bury them!!
4th in the SPL!
Murrays gonnae sack ye!
At the top of yer voice....spread it on!!
Hail Hail
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Now yer talkin we could sell Bobo and see what Billy McNeill is doing now
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Call me naive if you like, but my problem with Keane is this: every contributor to this blog has dreamed of playing for Celtic, would play for Celtic for nothing. Roy Keane could have lived that dream, on a massive wage, at any time in the past 20 years or so but chose not to. He insulted and demeaned the club he purports to support by saying publicly that he wanted to end his career with us. I've been going to see Celtic for 38 years and would be hugely disappointed if he were to sign.
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WGS seems to be playing a few mind games regarding the injured bhoys.
Will they play wont they play?
Good on you wee man. Keep them guessing to the last minute then hit them with a bang!
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Roy Keane is a luxury that we can ill afford.
If, as the board continually states, we need to reduce the club wage bill and focus on the long-term growth of Celtic as a club and a PLC, then Roy Keane is the wrong move.
Keane will not come for nothing, and he will want to be with us for more than 6 months. How can we afford to meet his demands and still stay true to our business model?
And what exactly does Roy Keane have to offer? He's a great player, but in his twilight years. He does not play in a position where we urgently require cover, and the current incumbent, Neil Lennon, is on better form. He has spent far too much time out of the game with injuries, and this situation is unlikely to improve. Keane could certainly help to improve our youngsters, but we don't need another Paul Lambert manager-in-training situation. He could make a significant impact on merchanding and brand recognition, but I'm not certain that these benefits would justify his wages.
Let's assume we are able to accomodate Keane and offset his wages against the impact on revenue streams, the message that it sends out to the rest of the team is a bad one. When it comes to negotiating Stan's new contract, how will we be able to tell him that Celtic can no longer afford to pay him, but can happily pay for a an aging luxury player like Keane?
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ExhiledInAberdeenTim
Now you're talking!
We could bring back Burns as well!
If we kept Lenny in there and persuaded Keane to dye his hair bright ginger as well, what a midfield quartet we'd have!
Keane Strachan Lennon Burns
Senor Pablo
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On the subject of complacency, I am struck by how much everyone's attitude has changed in the space of a week or so. Indeed, a good few of us were extremely cautious in the run up to last game.
Now it would appear that much of that caution has disappeared - I have not come across anyone predicting anything less than a 3 nil or 3 - 1 victory.
My point is that, while I still expect the good guys to prevail, lightening rarely strikes the same spot twice and I have to agree with Edward that it is unlikely Rangers will play as badly tomorrow. Everyone (fans included) will need to be on top of their game to gat a result.
On Roy Keane, provided his reasons and attitude are right, I think he'll be a superb addition to the team.
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About Roy Keane, there are a lot of arguments for and against and at the moment tansbell has it spot on whose place would he take in the team. The way that NL is playing at the moment he cannot be dropped, he could play at centre back but should we drop mcmanus or balde and push de wei and virgo further down the pecking order.
Ok he is a leader (when not slagging off team mates) but so is Stan. I hope that we don't sign him and concentrate on younger players like Lawson, give him 20 minutes here and there in games and see how he progresses.
If we are looking at older players to fill in the DM slot then sign NL for another year.
Bit of a ramble but heyho.
Prediction for tomorrow
4-0 to the bhoys 2 for BBJ one each for Shaun and Stan.
Pat
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Afternoon all...
Nice topic yet again Paul67
On the whole Roy Keane saga...
Roy Keane and Neil Lennon are both 34. I think Roy would be a good signing as whenever he plays for ManU you can see the influence he still has. Even though hes not a great player anymore hes still a good one.
I dont think Lenny has much plans to play past this year, and even if he did, his fitness at this age couldnt/wouldnt match Roy Keane's. Although Keano seems to be injured quite a lot, hes a good athlete. He openly admits he needs a fresh start to get him back into the swing of things, and im sure when WGS gets him fit the Celtic way, we could minimise those injuries.
Lenny is one of my favourite players, for his dig in attitude, the attitude the real die hard fans would have if they were playing. But make no mistake, Keano still fears oppositions, still drags his team through it when they are up against it(although admittedly, when hes playing!) and has an immense knowledge of the game which is invaluable to our youngsters.
IMHO to not go for Roy Keane in some sort of player/coach capacity would be foolish. Don't hold me to this, but im positive I heard him say its not about the money anymore. So, lets not be disrespectful, 10-15k per week for playing and coaching in my eyes would be reasonable.
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While reading the 'Keano posts', and thinking of how injury prone Keane has been of the past couple of seasons, I had a wee thought about the current defensive midfielder. Most players as they move into their mid thirties (Mjallby, Lambert, Sutton) tend to pick up more and more knocks and find it harder to recover. How many games has Neil Lennon missed through injury. Not bloody many. Sorry Roy, im afraid we've already got an influential Irish midfielder...
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This was translated from an article entitled "Los neoclasicos" by Enric Bañeres which appeared in La Vanguardia, a Spanish newspaper based in Barcelona.
" A few hours before the Bernabeu opens up its gates to host the great classic of Spanish football, Real Madrid v Barcelona, the venerable stands of Celtic Park will have just become empty, after the other great classic of this weekend, the Old Firm, the match between the two communities who live each to their own, Celtic, the Catholics of Scotland against Rangers, of the Protestants.
(Don´t they write long sentences in Spanish )
Beer and whisky will flow freely in more than a few pubs, all part of a ritual which has been celebrated for over a hundred years. It´s a classic in European football."
In the article the journalist also compares it to an A.C. Milan vs Juventus match.
In the last thread someone referred to an incident with Milan fans where a gun was brandished and it got me reflecting on how our derby has seen fatal deaths, wounds, mindless aggression, hurt and pain. Thankfully that level of violence is not present at Old Firm matches nowadays. Why has it not degenerated, this apex of Scottish/Irish football, while many parts of Scottish and Irish society have been scarred with violence?
When Maurice Johnston jilted Celtic it was a heavy blow to the chin or to the stomach, but Celtic did not keel over, they got on with it. But there was a price to pay for Rangers for that body blow. By openly cheering on the ex-Watford striker it was the beginning of an era where it would cease to matter the religion of the players. The bigots were permanently winded then. Year upon year a new reality deepened. The bigots were now offside and were being told, publicly at least,
" It´s the football, stupid"
That new era has undoubtedly in the long run benefitted Celtic, because it meant we became more focussed on the football again.
Paul has passed on Celtic's determination to continue outlawing bigotry, we all owe it to those who have suffered in the past.
I don´t need/want/savour a victory over Rangers any more than a victory over Milan / Bayern / Barcelona but this match is so local, so familiar, that it puts hairs on the back of your neck. The result can affect you a lot. The 2-0 home defeat because of big Rab's blunder was just as bad for me as Black Sunday or Artmedia, it took me just as long to get over it. Come to think of it I still haven´t got over it!!
In the world of football nowadays there are more nasty local confrontations than the Glasgow one. Sadly they are playing catch up.
When a game like tomorrow's comes so soon on the back of a recent, wonderful, pleasing, satisfying, footballing triumph it is difficult to get worked up about it again, but come 12:30 tomorrow......
McGeady to get 3 and then do a joogely wilkey like Dixie Deans,
A diving header from Petrov
One for Sutton and Hartson apiece
Maloney to round the goalkeeper for the 7th
Marv Andrews consolation goal.
Enjoy the experience those who can go along to Paradise.
Celtic in Peace.
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he didnt seem to help any of the youngsters at ManU .They might learn how bad a player they are in the great Roy Keanes eyes
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Lots of good arguements for/against keane signing.
like all the other players, if he pulls on the hoops i will give him my support.
Bookies have celtic as 1/2 favorite to sign him.
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Since I got the score right last time - but omitted what I knew would happen (:0))(Greeky getting to walk)....I'll get it right this time.
2 - 0
Rankers miss a penalty - or to be more precise in case precision is required - Boruc to save a penalty
If theres a play off for Oracle then 1 goal from Naka direct free kick.
They'll be better but we'll be best.
TB
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Lennon was born in June 1971, Keane in Aug 1971 so he's very slightly younger than Lenny.
I think he'd have to be proven as a coach before I offered him money - we could get a better coach (and probably already have better coaches) on less money. If he was a younger player and was less injury prone then any team would be lucky to have him. As a player there's no doubting what he's achieved but there's a cloud over whether he can still cut it.
As a person, he's a 'four letter word'.
I would much rather have Robbie Keane at Parkhead.
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"we all agree....Glasgow Celtic are magic!"
Let's play "our" game tomorrow - don't worry about the opposition, we know what to expect.
Good luck Bhoys!
ps If we win by 2 or more goals tomorrow a pint to everyone in McChuills - just ask for Ford Kiernan.
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Roy Keane to Replace the ginger one at ipox.
The whole Burley, Curbishley, Derek Johnstone for manager was just a smokescreen and I have it from a very good authority (Pudsey Bear cousin of Poxi), That within the week this gentle Irishman who really has held a lifetime ambition to manage them will take over and spread love and joy throughout the club.
Pat
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Signing him or not signing him. love him or hate him, how good would it be if Keane was paraded before the game or just at half time?
Think TFOD would break the previous record of only 24 arrests?!?
/Bishop B
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If ever there was a journeyman it was Roy Keane. Couldn´t lace Stilian's boots, nor Lenny's. I sincerely hope Celtic inform him that there is more money to be earned in Quatar
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Hi Paul
Living near Manchester, I have seen Roy Keane many times down the years. It cannot be denied he has been a great player for both club, and country. He has had an amazing influence on all around him at Old Trafford.
However, he is now not really capable of playing a hard 90 minutes week in, week out. Despite what people might say about the overall skill level in the EPL, against the SPL, let there be no doubt, the game in Scotland is truly physical. If you can't cope with it, you should be involved. Roy has shown, in the past, he can make (and take) bone crushing tackles. Today though he is injury prone , and there can be no disputing that. If he were to sign on at Celtic, and he was played against Rangers, he would be all pumped up. He would scare the living daylights out of them. But let's imagine he is playing a mid week evening game on a snowy night in January, at say Dundee (with all due respect to Dundee). Will we see the same Roy Keane that we have in previous years? I can't see it. And as he gets older, it would get worse
I am sure that Roy would be a great influence on the younger players - God help them if they aren't seen to give 100% minimum. But the question mark over his relationship with WGS could potentially become a major issue. Roy is not exactly known for his diplomacy.
The other question might be cost. We might get him for next to nought. But what sort of wage packet will he want?
Either way here's hoping for a good win this weekend. The start of this season was disasterous for us. Here we are just a few months later with an opportunity to completely decimate Rangers season, and keep us at the top. Don't want to take things for granted, but another 2-0 win would do just fine.
Hail Hail
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I'd rather Celtic lost every single game vs tfod than read casualty stats in the aftermath of victories - poor souls of whatever and no persuasions caught in the wrong place at the wrong time by morons after the games - seriously.
On Keane - maybe the new Pat Stanton, sweeper role.
Vanguardia = tierra de fachas
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As for the score tomorrow, I think the atmosphere will be electric in Paradise tomorrow with all the expectation (no pressure!). But when the second goes in against them, I just can't see past a 4-1 drubbing.
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All you Keane lovers would do well to remember this is the man who encouraged his club to steal Liam Miller, the most promising bhoy seen at celtic park in many a year, from the club he 'loves'.
My worry is that DD will engineer a deal.
He is not wanted, and tomorrow if i hear chants of 'keano' i will be dismayed. As for us taking part in another testimonial....to quote Davie Provan, "geez peace!"
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right lhads, McChuills, 40 high st. glasgow tommorow to claim our free swall.
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Supercelt, I'll be there mate as long as Mr Kiernan promises to curb his language!
/Bishop B
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Ardoch - lighten up old son.
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Roy Keane:
In my opinion, the only thing that should stop us going for Keane is his unknown wage demands. I have a feeling they would not be excessive since the man's driven by success more than by money.
If that is the case, then to paraphrase MON....
We should take him "..in a heartbeat".
Mon The Celts - Go And Do It.
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Keane - on a pay per game situ why not, as long as he`s willing to be reasonable about money. If not adios no way jose.
On the sad OB song no chance of it not being sung if Celtic are in front by 2 or more goals. There are elements of TFOD who believe the singing of the Soldiers song to be sectarian , you can`t please all of the folk all of the time.
Am I the only one who feels a wee tad sorry for Mcliesh he is a human being afterall. Now Murray the mint is there no wee ditty we could sing to him something about tenners and quids lol. The way he is treating Mcliesh IMO is disgracefull and unwarranted.
Celtic 3
Rankgers 1
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Ardoch - Keane came out and said publicly he had nothing to do with miller signing for man u. I am not a big fan but do believe him and he just slagged him a few weeks ago!!
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Nominatim, make that no a tim
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Looking forward to tomorrow, but can never quite write them off.
Lets not sing the Cheer Up Alex McLeish song - it demeans us.
( And by the way if the Polis go in to lift a few Huns there'll be a riot. )
IF THEY SCREAM BIGOTED ABUSE AT US, DO NOT BECOME LIKE THEM
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Sign Roy Keane right now!!!
All the posters on here who think RK has passed it are off their heads. He is quality of the highest order, we should be grateful that we are being linked to him. If you lot of detractors think that you couldn't find for a RK in your line up then you are deluding yourselves, he would be great at CP. If he wants to come then we should accommodate him at least then we will not have some player and his agent holding us to ransom for a deal to be thrashed out. If he comes it will be free of any strings and never forget (ever) one volunteer is better than 10 pressed men!!!!
Hail Hail
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my predicton for the game is 3-1,
Hartson fgs, maybe i'll put some money on it this week!
remeber to update your predictions for the weekend in the BBC predictor Bhoys, the prestigious (sp)award for Oracle of the week will be given on Sunday night!
leading the way so far are:
bhoybrian74.........63
coolMills17.........61
DaveKane78..........61
mengus_pengus.......59
ccocozza............59
hamptontim..........54
Bogadh..............53
codi36..............52
FrankCannon.........50
punditty............36
the CQNr formerly known as the Boxer
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well said ardoch
i think our new style of play would have suited liam miller down to the ground,instead he'll be languishing in man u reserves,if he isn't injured,and mainly due to the influence of roy k.
if he wants to support celtic let him be like the rest of us,and apply for a season ticket.i expect he can afford it.
bobby lennox looks pretty fit.maybe he should bring his boots tomorrow.he'll still be too quick for marvin'jesus wants me for a sunbeam'andrews
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On Keane, if we could get him on on a payperplay basis then we'd be daft to refuse!
The guy has played at the highest level and has proved his quality time and time again.
I know he may be on the decline but IMHO I think he'd still be able to offer something that we could use.
/Bishop B
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match preview on www.thelordofthewing.blogspot.com
bit of a different angle on tomorrow proceedings.
No cheer up big Feck tomorrow or forever and ever please.
Chance to shine in the cold light of day
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If things are getting a bit heated on saturday could we not have Roy Keane on a half time in his old ROI top to calm things down.
Now that would be fun.
Celtic 2-1 (with them scoring first)
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to all those who would hate to see Roy Keane play for Celtic, imagine he was lining up against us for them. What would your reaction be?
as I said in a previous post, I dont think we need him, and dont think he would/should walk into the team because of who he is, but to have him here would be excellent for the club in so many ways.
Sign him!
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CCTO - you never mentioned polarbears astounding start to the predicatorship last week??
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CCTO - you never mentioned polarbears astounding start to the predicatorship last week??
PS - Keane would be a revalation!!
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(..posted this inadvertantly as a last post on the old thread)
noel 90 : Cheers mate. Thanx for the support.
What can I say about the current team/situation that hasn't already been more eloquently (and in a few instances, locaqiously) said on here?
Well nothing is the answer, because I'm here in Brasil and the PRIME FONT of this info is this very board (yes, it is a deliberate use of Caps. Take a bow Paul67 et al). So I'll leave that up to those who are more in the know than I (and I daresay a good few other exiles who religiously pore thru here). So, as I said previously, I'll waffle a wee bit about the fitba here for everybody's general fitba interest.
Three games to go in the Brasilierão (Premiership) and it's down to a two horse race bewteen Corinthians (São Paulo) and Inter (Rio Grande de Sul).
Corinthians are a doing bit of a Chelski here (backed by an Iranian businessman) but are still pretty inconsistent. Can't see them losing it though.
My adopted mob (Botafogo) got beat last night way up in Belem, Amazonian (think Partick Thistle going to Timbuktu for a Weds night league game). The 'fogo captain (just back after a three game suspension, had a poor game) fair fanned the flames in his post match interview by saying the equivalent of "We wur mince. We played like a bunch of Indians" Left me pondering two things. (1) Berating Indians in Amazonia is not a particulary PC (or clever thing to do). (2) Everybody knows the expression "chiefs and indians" so what was the captain doing amongst this field of "indians"? And the name of this inspirational leader? Why none other than Rafael Schiedt.
Apparently our other failed hoop is playing better at Palmerias. But not much.
Speaking of annoying wee dwarfs (or should that be dwarves?). Romario (remember him?), just played his thousandth professional game last night. Can't remember exactly how many but I think he's now second all time scorer. Still banging them in to (no bad for sonmebody that's 40 this year). If he hadn't been such a conroversial wee character I'd have thought the CBF would've taken him to the WC in the same sort of role as Super Swallae does at Hampden. Time'll tell.
Speakin of WC. The papers here are always aglow about the 'super-quatro' (Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Adriano and Kaka) but now they're actually saying that this "dream team" may be surpassed by a "gangue de cinco" (gang of five). So who are they? Step up, please Messers Ow*n, R**ney, B*ckham, L*mpard and G*rrard. Scary when the Brasilian press start praising "them".
Oh and before I go, the Brasilian FA have issued their refs (well the ones that are left after the latest bung scandal) with a great wee gizmo. It' s a cross between one of those DIY laser measurement tools and a can of spray paint. Whenever a foul happens, the ref sprays a wee spot where the ball is to be placed. Aims his gizmo for 10m (think phasers on stun). Walks up to said point and sprays a line on the ground. É voila no more encroaching at free kicks. Brazzo technology you gotta love it!
Manter o fé
Rios
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polarbear, how could i forget...!
...and can anyone match the polarbears remarkable 11 point week?
a great start indeed, 4 more weeks like that and your challenging the leader board!
the CQNr formerly known as the Boxer
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I don't think we could afford Keane.
3 points tomorrow for Celtic and they will be well and truly buried for this season, we would even be hoping they take points off hearts and hibs.
What an opportunity!
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Just checked out some of the M UTD boards - they are sick! They are calling for Fergie's head.
That's enough for me. Sign him and drop Bobo. He will be perfect alongside a young back four (when we get a new LB and RB).
There's plenty of rumours doing the rounds that any 2 or3 of Suttie, BBJ, Thommo and Lenny will be off at the end of the year (or season). We'll need some experience to bring the young lads through.
Let's also not have them drag us down to their level tomorrow - keep the tunes clean of bigotry.
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Paul-excellent piece.
Can I have my green-tinted glasses back now ?
On Roy Keane-I would like to paraphrase Sir Alex Ferguson when he signed Roy from Nottingham Forest-"Without you we will still win the S.P.L...
With you we w i l l w i n The Champions League ".
Does that mean I think Roy Keane
should play for Celtic ?
Tooooo right it does .
noel.
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Signing Roy Keane, no way should this be allowed to happen. Even if he was not involved in the Miller incident he has not shown any loyalty toward Celtic. I note he has said on many occassions his affection for the Club but he never did anything tangible to show this, talk as they say is cheap. If he really did have our interests at heart why did he not consider signing for us when he could have featured and starred consistently for us. He is injury prone, hotheaded and not the kind of influence you want in the dressing room. He is not one for the future, a future GS has already outlined and we should make no formal bid for him even though no fee would be payable to MU he would cost us more than his true worth. Hopefully the Board will recognise this and consign any thoughts they have on signing him to the dustbin.
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keane was bestplayer on pitch against liverpool in his last game. Against gerrard, garcia etc that is no mean feat.
He is a world class player and let us not forget ONE OF US!
Sign him
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Hi there dontbrattbackinanger.
Actually Liam Miller has been given the big elbow, and is now on loan at Leeds Utd. What a waste.
Hail Hail
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Keane to play for no wage! Now that would show commitment and send a message out about Celtic...
Now on to the serious stuff. Great plater, injury prone and ageing. If he wants to come then fine but for nothing over £20k/wk, also he has no devine right to walk into the team.
I don't think he would have a problem with Strachan, by all means every time he has had a rant about players or managers in the past it has because he has felt them to be unprofessional - not working hard enough or taking training seriously enough etc.
I would sign him on a pay per play or rolling contract. At the start of the season he would be straight in for Lennon but now Lennon has found some form (even added an attacking element to his game) he's have to fight for it.
Watching the reserve games you can see that we still haven't replaced Lamber, Keane could be an ideal replacement if only for a year.
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Roy Keane was sacked by Manchester United after being barred from playing for the club's reserves on Thursday evening, according to reports emanating from his home town of Cork after the official announcement of his departure from the club.
United issued a statement on Friday claiming that Keane was leaving by mutual consent.
But reports from the Irish broadcaster RTE gave a different version of events.
According to RTE, Keane told his family on Thursday evening that he had been ordered to report to United's MD with his agent in the morning.
The instruction was reportedly given to Keane after he turned up to play in a reserve-team match and was informed by the coach that he was under instructions not to select him.
Keane's departure has been widely linked to his recent criticism of some of his teammates in an interview with the club's own television station that was never broadcast.
United manager Alex Ferguson was known to be furious at Keane's comments and publicly rebuked his skipper prior to the win over Chelsea on November 6.
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with keane in our team, motherwell and bratislava would not have been allowed to happen...sign him immediately
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With regards to signing Mr. Keane, I would like to remind the vast majority of Celtic fans, i.e. born in Scotland of Irish Catholic ancestry, of the following :-
He let his own country down when they needed him the most. Do you honestly believe that this prima dona would be good for our club?
If he called big Mick "supposedly Irish" then what the hell does he really think of the majority of our fans?
We're trying to bring our over-inflated wage bill under control. What about the disruption it would cause in the dressing-room by paying him even £40K a week?
When it comes to a toss-up between Keane and Lennon, our affinity has always been closer with our brothers and sisters in the north, so I'll stick with the guy who really gets up the bigots' noses.
Buy a season ticket, Roy. There's a seat going next to me in 408!
3-1 tomorrow.
TTTT
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The story about Strachan favouring sensible haircuts is true:
http://tinyurl.com/aux89
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Hi Paul,
Another good well thought out article and once again one I find hard to disagree with, it will be interesting to see how a new team handles the pressure of being expected to easily win a high profile game against a team that may be going through a bad spell but who are known to raise themselves at times when playing against you. I have said a few times in posts that this is an untested team who are full of potential, I would suggest that starting from Saturday through the wet miserable months and midweek games till around early Feb will either make this team or not break them but confirm them as a good but not special team.
Supercelt 1.32 :- While I would agree that Mr McLeish has carried an element of luck I don't feel it's luck that wins titles and he did win two.
On the Roy Keane debate, I think that right now it's the wrong time for Celtic to sign him, a young team is being built and starting to gel just now, to bring him in a drop some younger player who has been playing well would send the wrong message out to other youngsters in the club. However and tongue in cheek if a big club were going through a bad time and needed a short term boost of both experience and ability he could be the ideal signing :)
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It would be good to avoid the OB song for McLeish tomorrow. He is a man on the way out who, apart from the 132 years of dignity quip and being the luckiest RFC since Andy Gorham, hasn't done much to us.
Murray the Mint should be the target of any slagging. The smug, supremacist should be targetted as this will cause most angst. So lets get up some version for him.
Alternatively, on the park die-hards like Mr Rae are also a good target since it usually helps a wee red emerging.
Give McLeish a break and twist the knife where it belongs. Right into Mint and his lack of team, money, stadium, season books, etc etc.
Keane? If the price is right, which is less than £10k a week.
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TTTT
Surely the fact that he is an excellent player should be enough.
We shouldnt be worried about what has happened in the past.
He would do a great job.
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Maybe if keane did sign for us he would do similar to when miller went to Man U and bring some of their youngsters to Celtic?
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Edward,
I'm interested to hear your thoughts on Roy Keane facing your team? Would you rather he did or didn't?
My own thoughts are I'd be more than happy to have him as long as the wages were realistic and he comes with the right attitude. He is still THE most influential midfielder in the Premiership and would improve our team, and that to me is the bottom line.
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If Mr.Strachan favours sensible haircuts why does he seem keen to play McGeady and Zurawski ?
noel.
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To all those slagging Keane for his walkout during the last world cup-have you heard his side of the story?
I have. It seems that mad mick McCarthy was telling Roy one thing and doing another-their facilities, in Saipan, were a disgrace-again.
Keane lost the rag with Mc Carthy who told him to go home and then retracted it.
He didnt walk out for nothing.
noel.
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Noel90
In case you hadn't noticed Zurawski's 'do' has had some modifications and is not in the sensible bracket...
McGeady did not get a look in for much of the start of the season but has a complex about hairdressers; because of medical reasons has been allowed in the team. Something to do with the disability act I believe.
If Keane was to play for nothing (is this allowed?) would he be the 1st ever player to do so?
Doubt it would happen but let's face it, does he really need the money?
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Edward Ussus doesn't want us to sign Roy Keane.
Thanks for caring for us Edward.
I say get him in ASAP.
HOWEVER: LETS LEAVE ALL OF THIS TALK OF HIM UNTIL AFTER TOMORROWS GAME!
I for one want nothing to distract me or the team until the job is done .
JonG
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I'd like to pass on my best wishes to Brian Quinn for his forthcoming operation.
From one good Celtic man to another.
Hail Hail.
