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Score a goal, create the winner, hit the bar, take the mick, thrill the crowd, keep possession. Carlsberg don’t do substitute appearances………..
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Well done blantyrekev, a bronze to go with the Silver for me..
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dont bratt back !
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Big up to BlantyreKev ! clear winner !
noel.
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I'm suffering from noel90itis, posted 3rd it's appeared 2nd!!!! Two silvers it is then
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So near and yet so far Noel,
Good first comment Blantyrekev
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noel?
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Relevant, up beat, logged in at exactly the same time as a new article is posted and before Noel. Carlsberg don't do first posts......
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BK's First post there has to be worthy of a mention at the CQN Oscars.
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A great result for the squad yesterday. Well done to those who stepped up to the plate when required.
Think of the team that didn't start yesterday:
Marshall
Wilson, Balde, McManus, Wallace
Agathe, Keane, Thompson, Pearson
Beattie, McGeady
Don't know if this is a formation you'd select, but a fully fit squad would give WGS a nice problem to solve.
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Hi Paul67
Not posted for a while, still been keeping up to date daily though.
My boss is an Aberdeen fan and was at Tannadice on Saturday, i asked him how Charlie Mulgrew played.
He said he was outstanding, showed good pace, good going forward, and defended well. He also said his distribution was good, and took most of Dundee United's free kick's.
He then asked me WHY did Celtic let him out on loan when we are clearly struggling in that position?
I couldn't really give him an answer, does any one else know why he wasn't givin a shot at left back?
Was that maybe a sweetner for the Wilson deal? Diferent posistions i know.
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Another lesson to learn from Benitez is to strengthen even when you are at the top. After winning the European Cup he was merciless in replacing heroes for more effective players.
Strachan needs to keep his eye on the ball on two fronts.Winning the league this year then maintaining and building for next year.
Varga showed the importance of squad depth yesterday, it is vital not to let half of your team go just to 'get them of the wage bill'.
Another excelent performance from BBJ, he can provide the bulk and power which is lacking from the rest of the team when the going gets tough.
10 points clear and no excuses this time Celtic.
Sean
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I absolutely have to say here that Baldy and I along with Baldy senior have been wittering about use of substitutes under O'Neill and Strachan most weekends since O'Neill took over.
MON often made substitutions that made the brain hurt or didn't make any at all, whereas Strachan appears to be better although i have felt he's made daft changes at daft times, but on sunday I was happy to feast upon my words...Viva Aiden..
i would love us to be able to give a few of the younger lads a run (Mr Lawson especially), but we haven't yet been in a good position early enough to make it possible. Hopefully Lawson will get more ten minutes here and there as both Keane and Lennon continue to creep towards old and age and their CFC pension funds...
But aiden on sunday......first rate....and Virgo (I now I'm banging on again)..........as a Swedish guy once sang...
I HATE TO SAY I TOLD YOU SOOOOOOOOOO>>>>>ARIGHT!!
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Paul67 - I'm getting a document tree rather than an option to subscribe/d.load the podcast.
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Paul-
I read your " Hmmm..." comment when Aiden came on for Nakamura yesterday-obviously you-as well as others- had your doubts about Naka going off.
What you implied in your podcast[well done sir.] was that Aidens' goal helped his confidence.
I think the fact that young McGeadys performances away from home have been better than his home efforts-apart from the 3-0 over rangers-could be down to some of the a b u s e he takes at Celtic Park.
I don,t have a season ticket so I get to sit in various parts of the ground-the Upper North Stand being the worst for dishing out vitriol to our own young players.
If only these morons could realise the damage they are inflicting on the best batch of young players since the early seventies.
noel.
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Paul 67,
This is the link to the audio from last night's Rupert Murdoch interview on 5 Live. Kind of ties in with what you are talking about at the end of the post.
On the football, I fully expect to see Varga replaced with McManus next week. Although Stan did well he is still slow and loses his man too often. Overall I thought we played well and looked in control. Virgo was excellent as was Aiden. My heart rate remained at normal levels for most of the game bar the wonder goal.
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Very well said indeed NOEL90...abuse helps no-one during a game, even worse when directed at youngsters.
A pass goes astray and they moan, do they think the opposition should only get a touch to kick-off after we score ?
Then others complain about the lack of decent opposition.
SUPPORT is the name we could do with more to win this title in TRUE CELTIC STYLE.
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I managed to download that podcast with no problem.
Jas, could the problem you had with subscribing be a lack of the correct software to subscribe to Podcasts? (don't have it myself, and also got a document tree when I checked, but as I said, had no problem getting it straight away by clicking the other link)
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Paul-
I,m getint the same as Jas.
Dont brattback-
When I was typing in I could read what you had posted before me and you ended up way behind.....weird-
I think Paul is Doctor Who ....
noel.
noel.
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Paul67,
Good succinct audio report but had problems with http://paul67.audioblog.com/rss/celticquicknews.xml
Agreed on Aiden McGeady, I thought he should have been MoM we have got another potential match winner but it was 30 mins, he needs to work on his strengh and stamina so we can get 90 minutes of true Geadness.
Back on the Edinburgh derby, like to see Hibs do it but I tend to agree with you.
Realistically
Rangers are the second best team in the SPL at present, the top four will all play each other in the next couple of months. I think Hibs will be fourth in the league come the split. Hearts are inconsistent under Rix and will struggle to keep TFOD at bay.
Big Picture
Without the CL revenue next year Rangers will struggle again, the long heralded sun drenched recovery at Castle Greystoke will be enveloped into more Scotch mist.
So for me a Hearts win.
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The changing face of CQN, Liking it Paul.
Information.. Janus Par Excellance!!
For anyone interested, and not sure if you picked up on this Paul, but for anyone with a WAP/GPRS enabled phone and MP3 compatibility (most phones nowadays)can download the podcasts directly to their mobile phones in exactly the same way, one more victory for the CQN brigade.
Congratulations Paul you have taken your site into the most exciting and prevelant area of the digital revolution.
TBE.
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well said noel -- the fans are quite vitriolic and downright aggressive against some of our bhoys.
i just dont understand it!
you see some fans screaming abuse at mcgeady, wallace, thompson, etc then they get up and leave with 10 mins to go!!!!!!!
best supporters in the world???????
as paul might say: ''mmmmmmmmmm''
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With the benefit of hindsight it may have been better if Virgo had played against Clyde,instead of Du Wei.
The back 4 on Saturday could be:
Wilson/Varga/Virgo/Camara,although Mick might be back in place of the secondgreatestSlovakian.
One of the numerous attributes of thatSwedishguy was his eagerness to pressurise defenders in their own half.The other golden rule of defending is it's a lot easier when you don't give the ball away in the first place.
And now a cyberspace oddity-how come noel can reply to my comments before they appear?
Is he refreshing the parts other blogggers don't reach?
Am I now paranoid,as well as pedantic?
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Paul,
I've just sent you an e-mail about the link.
http://paul67.audioblog.com/rss/celticquicknews.xml
Lubo.
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Jas, you cannot access the padcast from your browser, you need to put this path into iTunes or equivalent.
Thanks Martybhoy, I’ll listen to this.
Cheers TBE.
I hope to have some podcast FAQ info ready soon.
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I have a theory about Noel's earlier posts, might be total rubbish, but might explain a thing or two about the order of submitted posts...
Could it be that when a post is submitted, it's submitted along with the time as it appears on the Computer's clock, so, if your clock is a minute or two slower than someone else's, it appears before that person's post, as it was theoretically submitted earlier? Is this the new easy way of assuring one's self the first post in any given thread...? ;)
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dontbrattback 12:24, while with hindsight it might have been better, this would have meant Du hadn't featured at all by the time we were due to commit or not to the extra 3 and a half year deal, and I suspect WGS would have been rightly pilloried if he'd sent him on his way again with or without asking for an extension of the loan, having had him for the six months.
Yes, it would have been better to try him out earlier, but would you have thrown him on while we were only a goal up in many of our games immediately prior to the Clyde one?
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Order of Posts
I've been having the same issue where I send off a post but it doesn'r appear on the blog immediately. Several other posts come in, then it appears in front of those one's out of synch. Loooks like some techy problem somewhere?
Great to match up to a team intent on harrying us the way Clyde did and then bossing the game.
Thought the pitch was poor which didn't help Naka's flowing game.
Ironically with Camara back Motherwell play a 5'6" forward on the right wing. Think wee Wallace would have coped easily with McBride (now competing with John McDonald for the Das Boot U57 prize!).
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Have to agree with an earlier post regarding Boruc's distribution yesterday. At times he was passing it to players who where under immediate pressure.
Looked as though it had been decided beforehand to get the ball moving ASAP from defence, as Boruc usually likes to take his time to kick the ball from the deck.
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Jackd,
I also heard glowing reports from Tannadice regarding Charlie Mulgrew. It just proves what an inhospitable place Celtic Park has become when we're afraid to allow this boy a chance.
I think this loan was of mutual benefit as he gets some first team SPL experience, without the pressure, and we'll get him back as a more mature and experienced player.
As far as today's blog goes, Paul, ,I'm in total agreement. This was by far MON most annoying trait, making a double sub when behind in a game is not effective when there are two minutes left!
We must back our team, WGS will do the rest!
Hail Hail!
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Paul67,
I think the two players substituted yesterday were taken off because they 'had' run themselves into the ground. Naka was 'nakared' and suffering with a bug and Zurawski, although lacking in match fitness, had covered every blade of grass twice.
The difference yesterday was that Strachan saw what we could all see and made the changes early enough to make an impact.
Inspired or forced ?
Who cares !!!!!!!
Hail hail.
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Mulgrew was very prominent in the highlights package shown by Setanta.
Returning to Celtic park in the summer with regular SPL expereince behind him can only help him. Realistically, would he currently get a prolonged run in the hoops? The loan move will hopefully be the making of him.
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Excellent to see the team go back to the scene of two of our worst results in recent history and bounce back (yet again) from losing a goal. Excellent to see the defence hold tight except for the well goal which I dont think anyone could do anything about. Virgo has definatly given WGS a problem now as his performance yesterday was in my opinion the best performance this season so far from any of our defenders. Has to be a contender for one of the first names on the team sheet for the united game this coming weekend. Zurawski again showed what he brings to us, like you say Paul. I only hope he can keep his fitness from now on as he looks primed to bang in the goals after a stop-start beginning to his celtic career. On another point, Paul can you remind me, do we go straight into group phases next season or do we have to qualify again?
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Hi all
Delighted with the win yesterday and now we can really push on in the league with the next 2 games at home.
Paul67 the media report news, agreeably with their own spin attached, personally I want facts from whatever the source, that is why CQN is the success it is, keep it up.The paper media must be suffering a downturn in circulation.
Does anyone know if Charlie Mulgrew will be allowed to play against us on Saturday.
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Great credit to you Paul for all your efforts in forcing change. If it wasn't for CQN our platforms for constructive discussion would be limited.
btw - my 7 week old daughter has started goo goo & gaa gaa-ing. How long before she is able to say 'If we sign a left back we'll be alright'?
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Great analysis of the game Paul again. Great to see Virgo prove some of the doubters wrong and long may it continue. As for the audioblog it's a great idea but as my mother used to say 'You don't sound like yourself son'!
Hail Hail
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my first post since the game yesterday.... on learning the team, i was pleased to see MO CAMARA back.. the positive side of him in the papers during the week saying he will get backin the team, through hard work and effort, with his sole aim to please the manager.. that in itself represents what appears to be the opposite of agathe... with VIRGO in the side, i wasnt duly concerned as this game, like clyde was probably very like his brighton days.. in the wide open spaces of paradise, his defensive qualities will be put more to the test. he is stubbs like in his passing of the ball, in fact he reminds me of him in all aspects.. but yesterday, when all around him where pulling out of tackles.. he was the one who got stuck in..VARGA has never been one of my favourites, but in the spl he has been a success, albeit with decent guys around him.. i felt he was immense yesterday, not an immense performance in normality, but in the circumstances that meant he had to be chosen.. WALLACE is a good lad, but we all know heisnt a defender, would butcher have played a 5"6 inch player in that position if wallace had been playing??? i think not.. so well done WGS... this now brings me to MCMANUS, he like wallace is a good lad, but he is never ever going to be good enough.. his contracts up shortly, so let him go. let him see himself that this self confessed really good player, is in fact only average at best.. i for one will be dissapointed if he plays in the next game...TELFER is a shadow of the average player at the start of the season.. so he needs hooked, but its understandable that WGS didnt know how that defence would play on sun, so another du wei wasnt allowed to happen..its also nice to see that PEARSON for PETROV was bang on. WGS now knows what we all knew, that stephen can only play in stans position. but play it well..MCGEADY for NAKA was another one called right. all comments about the young lad appear to be similiar. but my feeling is that he will always be like this.. its not a robotic game, never will be, but saint martin liked the big lads who where robotic like, athletic, but our wee aideanho will always flatter to decieve, then have 2 or 3 world class moments, in a game.. i for one would rather that, than the robotic nature of others.. MY WISH WOULD BE FOR OUR FANS TO REMEMBER THAT.... fair play to the team yesterday, but a special fairplay to the management team.. i am starting to look forward again......
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...maybe a trivial point but the term "new-Celtic" leaves me a wee bit queasy. See that Tony Bliar... ;-)
Great result yesterday. Really pleased for Virgo, Zurawksi, McGeady and delighted to see Camara returned at left-back. I'm sorry but I will never fathom the Wallace left-back "experiment". We are lucky that it did not cost us more or seriously destroy the young lad's confidence Also beginning to wonder if it will take a chisel to get Telfer out of the side (metaphorically speaking!).
Chris
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Matt-is there not an issue about signing players from China,as opposed to say,Senegal,that their usefulness to the club gets distorted by commercial,as opposed to purely footballing,considerations?
It may be that WGS looked at the fixture and thought-
Opposition recruited through ad in local paper
Media focus will be on RK
it's Broadwood,not the Bernabeu
-what can possibly go wrong?
therefore in goes DW.
He could have been debuted at home,but as noel has pointed out there's no guarantee that the crowd won't be in Circus Maximus mode,and it'll be pollicis versus all round.
In some of the previous games I'd have been more confident of the Blind Boys of Alabama holding onto a 1goal lead than our defence so your misgivings are appreciated.
We seemed to have painted ourselves into a corner with this transfer.With the Chinese league starting his club may have decided they wanted him back if we weren't going to play him.
It will be galling if he turns up next year at some Premiership team like Wigan,and is a success.
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Good win yesterday
+ Points
Virgo - Solid start in his proper position
Zurawski - Well taken goal
Lennon - Coming out of his slump
McGeady - Well up for it
Strachan - Took action when required
- Points
Nakamura - Tired/not up for it
Petrov - Is his mind somewhere else
Other than that, can anyone confirm if Gabri of Barcelona is on a Bosman?
Anyone else got a list of Bosmans available this summer?
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Lennys pr man,
Somewhere on this site is the list of possible bosmans i think :-
http://www.footballrumours.info/index.php
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Hi Paul,
Long time reader, first post.
Regarding yesterdays result and performance a couple of things come to mind.
The defence in recent weeks has been criticised quite harshly but yesterday I noticed that the midfield let Motherwell run on to our defence all too often and as you have said many times before what defender likes forwards running at them?
We gave a solid performance but lets not get carried away, we still need improvement.
keep up the good work with this site, it's the only site I know I can see a balanced view of all things Celtic.
Hail Hail
Ayrtim
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Overall if im honest, i thought yesterday was a shocking game of football, and i couldnt pick a man of the match for us.
I would still rather have the team from a year ago as opposed to todays team if it was a straight swap.
We have gone from winning every single corner or set piece to looking vulnerable at them all, if it wasnt for Hartsons head on a few occasions we would have been in trouble.
Yesterdays game could have gone either way, and probably would have stayed that way if McGeady hadnt come on.
After 5 minutes, i thought it was plain to see that Naka on the left and Maloney on the right wasnt working.
Naka was drifting inside, leaving the game very narrow, all our play went through the middle, and when Maloney cuts inside on the right, he has to play a square ball or play it back, because hes on his left foot.
I cant comprehend how or why Strachan left it like that, especially considering how close Maloney was on atleast a few occasions to threading the ball through, only for a toe nail to block it.
I agree that Marty never made substitutions in time, this was possible the only really gripe i had with the man, but i wonder if Naka didnt have a temperature all week, and was playing the same way, whether he would have made the change or not.
I thought Pearson was a plus when he came on, his pace allowing him to track back and block the ball, cutting out an attack before it happened, which hadnt happened all game before.
Incidentally, did anyone else hear that after the Clyde game, WGS was giving the players a complete roasting in the dressing room, Petrov, quite rightly in my opinion, got up and walked out, leave the guys who deserve to get it.
2 days later he rec'd a disciplinary in the mail, WGS took the opposite view, and looked at it as if we're in it together etc etc...
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Got to disagree Danny.Thoroughly enjoyed the game.
As for Petrov and WGS-sorry it's a team game so they should all carry the can.
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Sorry guys - completely off topic but, as they say, if you don't ask you don't get.
I've been trying to get hold of tickets for Jose Gonzalez's gig at Oran Mor on 3/2/06 - can anybody help?
Cheers.
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If Petrov walked out after Clyde he can walk out of the club. Don't recall him contributing anything that afternoon. No player should walk out of a discussion with the manager, but the only players that had any ground to that day were Zurawski, Maloney and Virgo.
Maybe Stan "World Class" Petrov is getting a bit big for his boots. He must be the first "£6 million +" "world class" player who I actually forget is on the pitch sometimes.
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12:57 PM, nakagod
Champions League group stage!!
Not that old chestnut again.
Suffice to say we probably will go straight into group stages.
If the winners of this years Champions League also qualified for the group stage through there league position, then we will go straight in.
If this years winners don't gain automatic entry through their league position then we'll have to qualify.
We're looking for Barca, Chelsea, Lyon, Juventus to win the Champs League any other team and we'll need to wait until the last minute to find out.
Likes of Liverpool, AC Milan and others would need to win the league or be runners-up.
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Good article on the BBC today on Podcasting - while we are on this subject. Worth a look
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4639340.stm
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Jackd
For the answer to your query about Charlie Mulgrew, read Noel 12.04 Williebhoy 12.09 and jungle ed 12.53
The "support" at CP slaughter youngsters at their second mistake. Aiden McGeadie is a perfect example. Young Charlie will gain invaluable experience and will come back a stronger and more confident player.
The solution would be to blood the youngsters with 15 minutes left. The A'holes will all have left by then! :¬)
SB
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Paul
For me, being an "aul haund"(c.supercelt) tecnophobe, what is a "personal digital assistant"?
Is it an electronic flunky who makes the tea and runs errands?
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MON = GREAT man-manager and motivator; poor tactition & TOO loyal.
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Driving home with the rest of the lads yesterday I repeatedly commented about how big a result that was.
With 60 minutes gone in the game I was convinced the game was going to end a draw. The game had that aura. Celtic produced the goods yesterday and that result is every bit as important as the New Years Day Lazarus act.
Kudos to Strachan. He recognised changes needed to be made and he made the right ones. McGeady and Pearson both excelled when they entered the field of play. Their pace, and particularly Pearson's aggression, raised the bar.
I agree with Paul 67 on Zurawski. His movement is fantastic and creates an excellent outlet for our midfielders. He improves our team greatly. Three in three since his return. You can't argue with that. I predict he will end the season with 20.
Virgo was excellent. No nonsense defending, he knew when to play the pass and when to find Row Z. He isn't shy to put it about either. A run of games is what he needs now.
I take my hat off to Shaun Maloney. The wee man is all heart. He chased down every through ball and got back to assist Telfer at every opportunity. All this while taking a a torrid amount of punishment from the opposition.
I disagree with the poster who stated that Petrov looked as if his head wasn't on it. Petrov covered so much ground yesterday
for his team-mates. Lennon, who looks very jaded IMO and off the pace, would have toiled badly without him.
Camara played alright. You now what you are going to get (in a sense!). We certainly did not get caught out by the diagonal ball yesterday as we had done in previous weeks as he has the ability to win a header.
Varga performed admirably despite looking as sharp as a doughnut. He won't retain his place though.
Nakamura looked sapped of strength yesterday. He persevered despite the usual treatment from the opposition.
Hartson's personal problems have been well documented. I think that situation is taking it's toll. He looks miserable. Some things you can't contend I'm afraid. The goal should help him slightly.
Telfer's days in the starting XI are surely drawing to an end. We were savaged down the right hand side yesterday at times. The root of any problem that emerged. He has taken enough pelters so I'm not going to contribute any more.
Finally, Artur Boruc. Not a chance in hell for the goal. A little shaky with a few of those throw outs! The guy clearly a banter merchant though!
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hairbhear,
thanks for posting this info, I know its an old chestnut but it would have took to long to look up paul67's past comments to get the info he posted on this, but thanks again
nakagod
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zurawski7,
Petrov didn't play against Clyde, I think a lot of Petrov work goes on unoticed, he tracks back well and gets timely taclees in to break up the opposition moves.
Still it's a team game, if a discussing tatics surly it is down to everyone to listen.
Mid-field and CBs next week will be interesting, especially if RK's back!
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Malone 19,
Sorry mate can't agree with your summation of MON. You don't beat Barca twice and get to the UEFA cup final or win 3 leagues being a bad tactician.
Oh and just in case you forgot, what about the men against boys tactics? That was a tactical master class!
Think that was a bit harsh, mind you I'd agree he was very loyal to his players.
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bigtrainpete
"Varga performed admirably despite looking as sharp as a doughnut"
Great quote!
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that day at clyde was the most non existant, ive ever seen stan?????????????? if the bit about him walking out the changing room is true, then i would imagine it would all have been about timing. would you have been in the changing room if you werent playing, waiting for the manager to come in?????? and if you were daft enough to be so, then you would be mad to walk out in the middle of a rant, ask the lisbon lions that one!!!!!!!!!
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Chairbhoy ,
I agree , having viewed the match again , that Petrov does a hell of a lot of un-noticed work. He did break up play well and inter-linked most of the midfield passes. If he wasnt in the side yesterday most of us would say he was missed sorely.
As was pointed out in the pub to someone moaning about Petrov that in fact the guy giving the ball away cheaply a few times was infact Zurawski as both looked similar from a distance on the tv screen. Both seem to have a similar type of dodgy blond streaky thing going on with the barber. I most admit it did confuse me a few times.
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nakagod
No probs, didn't mean to sound off hand.
Best site for Champ League info - ranking, co-efficients, qualification and all that malarkey is this fellow's site..
http://www.xs4all.nl/~kassiesa/bert/uefa/
You'll find everything you need to know there.
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Anyone any info on the Halmosi deal?
It sure has gone quiet on that one!
Posted yesterday on this, but I'll repeat myself.
Loved the win yesterday. I do not like that mob at all. Huns without the bus fare!!
Was the Lanarkshire Hun player hit by the sniper yesterday, the same one who was booed by his own fans?
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danny.
complete fabrication story. petrov was injured for the clyde game.
nowhere near broadwood. so maybe he was disciplined for not travelling
to take an earbashing for something he had nothing to do with.
complete and utter rubbish. job in the daily ranger beckons for you.
some people will never be happy. sad really.
the bashings and negative comments on this site aimed at stan petrov are
an absolute disgrace. i do not see him as a matchwinner or a world class player,
but to see some of this stuff appearing about one of our players sickens me.
support the team and the players for as long as they wear the hoops.
if petrov sees his future away from CP then so be it, its his choice. not as tho'
hes only been here one season and decided thats it. cadete, di canio, berkovic, etc.
and he'll fill the coffers if he goes. (which i hope he doesnt.)
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Dumbhoy, Blogger have changed the database engine the manages posts recently with the result that comments have been changing order.
This would normally be a difficult trick to pull off for a database, so I am hoping that it settles down soon.
Tides a skapa, interesting point.
Cheers dessybhoy, Chebhoy and VargasShampoo (good to hear fatherhood is pushing your buttons).
Welcome Ayrtim and thanks for your support.
McManus69, thanks for the link.
Platowasatim, a ‘PDA’ is one of these handheld computers, such as a Palm Organiser, BlackBerry, or one of the Windows Mobile devices I am flogging so many of these days.
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Our good friend Martin at The Copydesk has prepared an information page on The Celtic Quick News Podcast. Here you will find out what a podcast is, and how to receive them.
Thanks (again) Martin.
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big liam,
Yes confused me, Zurawski hair wasn't great when he joined and should've recieved a fair bit of stick.
But using Stan as a model when you have Varga in the squad makes no sense.
Someone posting here, even thought Stan had been substituted for Pearo!
mackybhoy,
Once again, he didnea play @ Clyde, Petrov has been well and truly KOJO'D
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Thanks for your answer, Paul
Cheers!!
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Cheers for the FAQ Paul67, always helpful.
If I could be so bold as to offer another alternative.
Microsoft (I know many techies shudder at that word) have started a new site called "Windows Live" and is excellent for anyone who wants to keep up to date with Pod casts and new posts etc using the RSS feed. Found Here
It allows you to select your own content and feeds by pasting the URL into the feed option. I now have a link to the latest CQN Article and latest CQN podcast on my homepage no matter where or when I log-on.
If anyone wants anymore info just let me know
TBE.
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MIDFIELD DEBATE??
I watched on the telly and couldnt believe the poor performance of Lennon.
He was often caught in the middle of the park without the legs to track the runners, this resulted in Petrov having to do the covering in front of the defence which then limits his attacking play.
I dont know if this is tactical but I believe Lennon plays his best operating close to the back four denying space and intercepting the through balls.
Interested to hear from those at the match if Lennon did more off the ball not seen on camera?
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chairbhoy 2.30........ sorry, my question marks represented my humour.. hamstring injury to our stan.. ???????????
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NE Bhoy,
IMHO it's Keane or Lennon, not both.
Lennon is combatative, neat and tidy but will never win you games.
The question is has GS got the cahones to drop the club captain?
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Stan the Man
Petrov was definitely our worst player against Clyde. He didn't kick a ball!! :-)
If he was disciplined as outlined by Danny it could have been because he needed some quiet space for managing the hangover from Sutty's leaving do the night before.
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Zurawski, Petrov wasnt playing
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i heard he travelled with the squad when he didnt have to, this came from a guy in glasgow, not a paper, i dont buy or read the record
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I think its afe to safe to say that Danny's post @ 1.35 has about as much credibilty as a UN weapons inspector. So we can forget about the Petrov discipline.
If GS gooes with his head and not his heart he will install Keane i the middle and make Stan captain.
I Noticed yesterday Stan was his voice on the pitch and Stan was dishing out Strachan's orders on a few occasions should we read into this?
TBE.
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PlatowasaTim - Re Halmosi,
Last i heard was Ned Flanders on Radio Synde on Friday evening doing the "I can exclusively reveal.." line.
He stated that the deal was dead but gave very little detail.
I just put it down to the foot solidiers of the mint up to their old pre-weekend game build up, but it's been a few days and very little has been said on the matter.
/Bishop B
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apologies for the state of my last post. If I had an excuse I'd use it. :-)
TBE.
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Halmosi
The suggestion appears to be that his club upped the asking price whilst he was over here and so WGS said we couldn't afford it, so sent him back (probably to say "Thanks very much!" to his club)
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Danny - your 1.35pm comment.
'I would still rather have the team from a year ago as opposed to todays team if it was a straight swap'.
How do you equate that line of thought with MON's team from a year ago throwing away the league at Fir Park on Black Sunday as opposed to yesterdays fairly comfortable victory by GS's team? Just curious.
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TBE-
Yes-I need help.
Just clicked on the link to the podcast info and immediately received a migraine for my troubles.
Any chance you could pop round to mine and do all the techie stuff-then show me which button means "o n "..
not joking.
noel.
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One thing I forgot to mention in my post of last night but meant to. There were a couple of disgraceful chants from a sizeable portion of the David Cooper Stand yesterday.
I hope you guys are proud of yourselves.
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TBE-
just read your 3.40 post.
Forget it.
:P
noel.
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I know, only when I re-read it I thought "Christ, thats not how it went in my head" Ah-well we live and learn...
If you have a hotmail or MSN account you can log in to Windows Live.
Once you're in select "Add Content" and "Advanced options". This opens a box with 'Subscribe' beside it. Enter Paul's URL http://paul67.audioblog.com/rss/celticquicknews.xml and hey presto. Save the page to your favourites and everytime you go, it will have the latest PodCast at your finger tips! You can add various other content also.
Hope this is more coherent than the 3.40 post :-)
TBE.
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Danny,
Spot on mate. I thought we were dire for most of the match. Aiden, as has been well documented, changed the game completely. Play him in the hole behind the strikers he'll run riot. Petrov had a nightmare. Camara is a game lad but he couldn't tackle his dinner. Ten points clear is very very satisfactory but....
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TBE-
Sorry mate.
you lost me after " if you have......."
:P
noel.
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thought as much, ah well, you cant teach them what they dont want to learn. :-)
I'll stick to the usual gibberish then.
TBE.
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Team against Motherwell this time last year.
Douglas;
McNamara,
Balde,
Varga,
Laursen;
Petrov,
Lennon,
Thompson;
McGeady (Camara 77);
Sutton,
Hartson (Juninho 72)
Boruc
Telfer,
Varga,
Virgo,
Camara;
Nakamura (McGeady 61),
Lennon,
Petrov,
Maloney;
Hartson,
Zurawski (Pearson 74).
mackybhoy,
Apologies for the humour failure, wee bit over sensitive about our Buljournian at the moment.
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It's a slow day so what about some suggestions for naming the new facility for training and development?
I quite fancy Boaby's Place
Or you could have just "The Lennox"
If we want some sponsorship with a connection we could do worse than "Quality Street Gang Hut"
Or perhaps "Geniusville"
Or "The cheapest conveyor belt in Western Scotland? Probably"
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mackaybhoy made a good point earlier about McManus. Much as I will support anyone who pulls on the hoops I would be disappointed if Big Mick is given another deal. Yes, he has surprised us all with some decent performances - but decent is as good as the performances have been. I think we can all say that we all want better for Celtic.
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Dumbhoy-
How about "Kirstys Place "-after ma burd.
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BoabyRussell
Is she a big enough draw to attact the cream of Europe (so to speak?)
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Dumbhoy-
how about-
"Carlsberg don't make football academies but if they did......"
noel.
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Dontbrattback
Timcubator - quality man!
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dumbhoy-the Timcubator?
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How about "The Greenhouse"
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'Put paid to amortisisation Park' ?
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Don't you just love the ability to answer a blog before it comes in!
I just wish I could repeat the trick with the 3.30 in the bookies
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white dog
Can't have anything with Amo in it! How about Artisisation Park?
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DontBrattBack-
All bets are off- T I M C U B A T O R picks up the CQN Oscar for best name at Lennoxtown......unless someone knows better.....
noel.
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How about calling it 'Big White Elephant' after that one in Milngavie?!
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The Huns will probably end up calling it The Paddy Fields.
TTTT
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Tims Towers?
Tiny Tims Towers?
Hoops House?
Crap Ideas?
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I'll post a translation of an interview with Peter Halmosi later this evening.
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How about " THE TIM GYM "?....
noel.
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Albert Kidd's Academy
Just to wind up the Hertz.
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Tims Towers?
Tiny Tims Towers?
Hoops House?
Crap Ideas?
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Is this groundhog day or what ?
noel.
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MartyBhoy
I admit it may be a bit harsh but he certainly was not the best tactician and some of his team selections where suspect to say the least (Petrov on the right?).
The games against Barcelona were a defensive herioc masterclass, I'd put that down to the players will to win rather than tactics. Saying harry them for every ball and don't give them a second near the box is hardly tactics - the ability to get the players to put in so much effort (although partly down to the enormity of the game and the players themselves) shows just how good a motivator he is.
I'm not sure what you mean about men vs. (if you're refering to the clyde game you can hardly put that down to tactics). The players were given logical instructions and failed to carry them out. Even playing their normal game we should still have been able to win the game and it is questionable whether or not the manager can be blamed for this or not - players on £20,000 a week should be professional enough to treat every game and opponent with respect some of the players did not do this.
Strachan has always highlighted the problems in the team.
What I should have maybe said was MON tactically at times was very one dimentional - if we started a match poorly nothing would change (unless Larsson, Lubo etc. weaved some magic)
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Is it just me or is this turning into Ghroundhog Day?
First noel,then dumbbhoy.
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hahahaha-
dontbrattback-I read your post and copied it....
noel.
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Sir Paul and my dear friend, Dumbhoy,
Fargo said this, at the time, the Lennox Castle deal first surfaced.
"Now that will be sumptin'......
Celtic at Last... WILL Have Their Very OWN....
BHOYSTOWN!!!"
And VITO countered," Gee,Boss.......So Father Flanigan was right,after all......
'There is NO SUCH THING AS A BAD BHOY!"
Nice ring to it, DONCHA THINK?
BHOYSTOWN!!
Hail! Hail!
Kojo.
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Dontbratt
It's that ship to shore connection. It obviously runs slow.
kpms slow to very slow in dogger fisher and german bight!
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Baldymeister (from yesterday)
You talk about hailing someone as a Messiah.
Why should he have to be a Messiah?
MON was a GREAT manager but he was not flawless.
To me for "fans" to be actively against a manager who is doing a good job considering what was inherited and the resources allocated is absurd. Fair enough if a manager is not achieving what has been set out for him to achieve.
Artmedia was a shambles but I'd rest only a small % of the blame on the new manager. The players were unprofessional in their approach as they were much of last season (from January on anyway). With hindsight maybe he should have shut up shop but how many of us would have done so in the same position? We should have been capable of beating them home and away (as we showed at home) but it wasn't to be.
I'm not looking for Strachan to be a Messiah - a league title would do.
Rangers went through a rough patch but now are no worse than they were last year (they may actually be better) Hearts are by far stronger than they were last year and Hibs, Kilmarnock & ICT are all putting in good performances... the league this year is far harder than it was last year!
And we are looking good for the title - what exactly is it that Strachan doesn't have that you want? Celtic fan? Irish? Catholic?
We are currently very much a work in progress and a club in transition - we are shrinking the wage bill and bringing through youngsters - yet we look to be going from strength to strength and are top of the league.
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OK
That's Bhoystown Timcubator - The Tim Gym
Anyone care to raise?
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Timland/Timtown - could have a big wheel and everything!
Least it's not never never land, home of the lost boys - Clyde!
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The Bald Ego, just caught up with your points on the last thread. Totally agree with you on Telfer, I have slaughtered him for the past couple of weeks, just thought I should give him a bit of credit when it was due. His defensive positioning is generally good, other than that, not too much to offer.
On Big Varga, I thought and still do, that he was very poor in last seasons run in and the start to this season, I thought he was finished. But, I think he should hold the jersey at the moment, Gordon seems to keep guys in the team (with the possible exception of Telfer) if they have played well. I dont see Big Mick as good enough (certainly not in the last few weeks) to come straight back in for somebody who has played well.
I seem to disagree with most on this, but I didn't think Mo was an improvement on wee Ross, but his selection may have changed M'wells tactics - we'll never know.
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Malone-
"never never land" is that not murray park where they nevernever produce any youth ?
noel.
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Hi all
I am very surprised to see Celtic arranging a friendly with Wolves,is there complete ignorance by those who arrange these things about how the fans feel about the injury perpetrated by one of their players on John Kennedy. I for one will be no where near it, and this is not a snub to KM as I wish the boy all the best but to Ganea in particular and Wolves as his employer.
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Dessybhoy-
ganea is out with his own injury problems........I can put the voodoo doll away now......
noel.
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dessybhoy
This might give you al;l the more reason for not going but it has nothing to do with KM but
"It is part of the deal which saw Henri Camara join Celtic"
Kojo
Bhoystown: Who will take the Mickey Rooney part will it be WGS or Maloney. Will Ross Wallace play Peewee?
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Hello bhoys-anybody seen Kirsty?
Viccy D.
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Victoria. I`m looking at her now, staring into those gorgeous green ayes of hers as we enjoy a candlelit romantic meal. Its just as well I keep my laptop on the dining table. xxx
The REAL Bobby Russell
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My dear friend, Celticbhoy,
Funny you should bring that up.....
I have in the past, mentally cast the Li'l Admiral,in the Mickey Rooney GENRE...... I kid you,not!
Anyone, who witnesses the "In your face" persona of the MICK( Oh! by the Way....Mickey's born name ...... is Joe Yule .....His father was a Scottish Comedian, from........ ya guessed it.... EDINBURGH........More COINKI-DINK?..And Had RED HAIR!) in the Doughty actions,despite his lack of a commanding physical appearance..... in handling the Press CORPS, ......GORDON CUTS THEM DOWN TO SIZE!!....... I tell ya...GORDON STRACHAN would be my choice for "ANY HARDY GOES TO PARADISE!"
Now it is a tougher Call for the Part of PEEWEE........
Love tha name!......
Hmmmmmmmm I will have to think about that one.......maybe leave it BLANKO.........
I would not like to be responsible for TYPECASTING.... a Celtic YOUNGSTER.........
So my answer on that One.....
Fugggggggetttttabbbbboutittttttt!
Hail!Hail!
Celtic45 Dundee United0
Nothing Beats an early Call!
Kojo.
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dumbhoy's challenge.
The Greenhouse.
Hoops 'R' Us.
Jinky's School Wall.
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Leabgarrow
SV's poor form and the team's poor defending can be put down to another of the side effects of BB's new contract. Gossip suggests that he took the huff when the mythical £28K was not offered to him.
Cue four months of the centre of the defence having all the look and feel of a bad marriage which was carried over into the AMB debacle.
Consequently it may be a case of SV + "anyone other than BB" and we may have a defence. How this will carry-over into next season is the big guess.
BB = His talent can't support his wages?
GC = Organiser / utility man either that or too small, too ordinary and too late?
AV = "Great white hope/Kojo's nephew" take your pick? Also a shouter/organiser?
Hopefully it is onwards and upwards for him from now on.
SM = "Malky MacKay jnr?" Bruiser who jumps 6" smaller than his stature would suggest? Interesting that some comments recently suggest that he does not merit a new contract. Bit harsh I think, change management and all that!
SV = Indian summer during the second half of the season.
Short term at best?
JFK = Praying on the hour every hour.
Consequently how do you "asset manage" this pool of talent? No space for a CL level "mature" CB to be the new Pat Stanton? Or failing that Olof Mellberg if E-Tims is to be believed? He really is one straight out of leftfield especially if the cost is £3mill.
For what it's worth we do need someone to either add muscle/win headers if BB goes as limited he may be, he has both of these attributes in spades and he will missed.
Therefore any thoughts on the CB pairing for 12 months time?
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The Bald Ego
Hail Hail mate-followed your instructions and am fair chuffed with the results.Clear and concise.Thank you.
John.
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Have to dissagree how many people on this site were saying last couple of weeks that we need BB back.AV played a blinder at weekend must have been great for the bhoy to hear us sing his name hope he will have more games to come.Defence was great on Sunday long may it last.
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watched the game yesterday thot it was awryt but jock broon and mark hately wur HUNBELIEVEABLE!!! WHEN M.WELL scored they were talkin aboothow can they get another1
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Nice wee surprise today bhoys.
In the course of work i am at fir park fairly regularly.
After yesterdays result my visit today was onme of sheer joy.
Imagine then to meet one of yesterdays heroes there then.
The culprit....One Nakamura san.
He was there along with a horde of Japanese photgraphers and an assortment of camera crew and such like making the latest in his series of adverts for either Nike or one of the other sports manufacturers.
I should also point out that the "crowd" was made up of about one hundred imported fans from Port Glasgow.
It's a small world!
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Malone 19 5.17pm
Excellently summation of Strachan's progress to date and a worthy retort to those who seem hell-bent on seeing his demise.
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Leabgarrow, madmitch,
Varga, in my opinion has never been Celtic class, he was brought in to replace the best centre half we have had in the past 15 years (except maybe Marc Reiper) and to be honest he couldn't lace Mjallby's boots. The only positive we could take from him is that he was value for money, you dont pay anything you dont expect anything.
Not sure about the gossip though, Balde for all his faults was given the inflated wages for reasons we all know (he was essential to the team at the time and the best defender at the club at the time). Varga's just not good enough to get that type of money- if he doesn't know that he's delluded.
GC- as I said before not good enough for Celtic but hope he proves me wrong.
AV/SMcM/BB [delete as appropriate]. Not ideal but, the best we have to work with so far. JFK- I'm with you, get well soon big man.
John_H, glad to hear it. You can personalize the homepage further using any site with the RSS symbol just add them in the same way.
TBE.
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The Experience Remains Priceless but it doesn't Compensate for a Lost Contract
Peter Halmosi could easily have been a Celtic player but he will remain at Debrecen. The 27 year old left-sided player granted our website (www.nb1.hu) an interview about what may have been the most exciting week so far in his life.
- I don't want to cause you pain in your heart but it was a big opportunity . .
Believe me I know it, answered the Hungarian player who was tested from Monday to Friday by the green and white club that is among the top clubs throughout Europe.
I'm sorry this is how it happened, but I would lie if I said I wasn't prepared for it to work out this way.
- Why! Do you know something that we don't?
In football today clubs will only pay for the truly big stars. In Glasgow I heard how Celtic recently signed three players and in only one case was there money paid, and then the Scots only paid a small amount of money. Two players were signed for free, whilst I understand the amount paid for the third was much lower than they would have had to pay for me.
Can we say that Peter Halmosi is an expensive player?
I think another way to say it is that I was expensive for Celtic.
[Note, what he said here wasn't exactly clear - it didn't make a great deal of sense in Hungarian].
As it turned out, the Catholics [yes, they believe they know all about the Old Firm out here] would have had to pay 1.5 million Euros for you. Tell us candidly, do you resent somebody?
No. More over, I said the Debrecen manager made the right decision. I think that I would have done the same.
But now you are only left to be happy with training with world class players for one week.
It's better than nothing and I'm very proud that I was good enough to do it. It wasn't my fault, Gordon Strachan made that clear to me.
What did the coach say?
To start with, according to him, I am at the Celtic level and I could compete in Britain. And - it was a good feeling for me - he said that he was happy to have met with and get to know me.
Nice words, so you can tell it to your colleagues in the Debrecen changing room. Will it be strange for you to be with Tamas Sandor's (the Debrecen captain) team again?
Why would it be strange? I wasn't away for months. Anyway, it was fantastic to spend some days in Glasgow, and nobody can take that experience away from me.
Sahin Tóth Róbert
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Monday night CQN quiz time..........again, I hear you groan.
Tonight's teaser = Name 3 International sides Celtic have played at Celtic Park ?
Shouldn't take too long....you listening Gordon. Answers around 9ish.
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paul67 - With that mellifluous voice you should be on the radio. Nice job.
Kojo a Pillar Of Faith re: Price Virgo - The Man Who Would Be King.... Nice one too. SOLID in avery use of the word
Paul67/Kojo I threw a question/observation out last week re: The MLS Draft. Kojo - a real FOUNTAIN OF YOOF. I am all for outsourcing, this is a great pool of players that are in the main unaffiliated till selected. Can we tap into the FOUNTAIN? Maybe it can be set up as bi-directional send some of our seed to the MLS nursery to blossom in the FLA’ADA sunshine. These lads are technical advanced, Big, FIT, FIT, FIT and like lightning…and cheap(ish). Has anyone thrown a glance at this pipeline? Worth a conversation. Kojo know anyone at the Galaxay?
I would take Landon D or Freddie Adu into the team any day of the week.
Ok I will drop it after this. I have raised it two or three times without comment. It could be timing - I am a night owl in GMT terms. Also I am often at the tail of a dead thread. I wake up in the morn. And we have a new topic……..Change is GOOD. In case I forget Mexico is a fertile field these days too.
On a lighter note we have some celebrity look-a-likes in the team….according to one of the lasses in my office.
VIRGO – a ringer for Prince William.
MALONEY– a ringer for Justin Timberlake…..STARS IN THEIR EYES AT CP.
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st.anthony
New Zealand I think is one.
First time I've been near a computer for about 3 days so I've been catching up on the posts.
I'm a huge fan of Aiden so I was delighted that he showed we may have another "match winner" at Celtic Park. His performance was a brilliant "get that right up ye" to the barracking from the home fans.
Oh and why didn't the Motherwell fans boo Brian McLean when he came on as he has also turned down Scotland to play for another nation.
I know, silly question........
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st.anthony....definitely China & Rep of Ireland. I am thinking that we played New Zealand too.
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St Anthony
China, Eire & New Zealand??
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St.Anthony-
China.
The Republic Of Ireland.
and.........
noel.
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interesting article Ian not sure what to make of it yet I'l have to have another read of it though not impressed by the gist of it.
St Anto Ireland, Wales?
TBE.
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Cant believe I forgot about China!!! Dont know where I pulled Wales from either
TBE.
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Ian_in_Budapest.
Thanks for the update on the Halmosi affair!
If i am to have understood your translation correctly it would appear that Celtic did not offer enough for the player.
Do you know if the matter is concluded or,is there time and scope for further business.
Jong
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Danny 1.35
I am also disappointed that under Mr Strachan we have gone from being very solid in the air ,in our box and very threatening in the air in the oppositions box.To being vulnerable and ineffective.
This is one of my main concerns,along with the fact that we are lightweight.
I had hoped that Mr Strachan would look for a couple of players in the Mjalby mould.
He has mentioned the fact that the side cannot become too small.
I am therefore disappointed with signings of Wilson, Caldwell and Miller.
Yes there are exceptions to this train of thought e.g. Maradona,Carlos,Jinky.etc.
But by enlarge, if you check the balance of the physical stature of the best sides in Europe you will find that their players are physically stronger than ours and taller.
MON realised this ,and we competed with honour and success against some very good sides.
P.S. How could you possibly know that Stan was disciplined and the reason for it?
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Ian
Very interesting post. Sounds as though he'd be happy to come. Wonder how long he has to run on his contract? Hopefully the deal can be resurrected though according to newspapers here there has been EPL interest in the past so the Debrecen people may be holding out in the hope that can be revived.
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Thanks for the very interesting article Ian.Looks like the manager was happy with the player.Is the deal dead or are we waiting to see who blinks first?
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Martinobhoy
Re the booing of Aiden. I didn't notice (on tv) any booing of Lennon. Was there any out of interest?
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F I X ! ! !
I posted before Gordon,TBE and Discybhoy !
I,vE BEEN ROBBED !
:P
noel.
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noel-welcome to my world!
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Derbyshirebhoy
There was a bit of treatment for Lenny but it did seem to crank up for Aiden.
Of course by the time Pearson came on the Motherwell boo boys were spoiled for choice........
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Don't think Brian McLean turned down Scotland. Don't think he was ever offered the chance. WRT Aiden I think many of us might have made the same decision in his position. It doesn't however add to the debate to suggest he and Brian McLean are analogous since only one was wanted by Scotland.
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Paul-
Further to the previous post about the abuse the young players take from the more ignorant members of the home support-this is my take on an incident at the Boxing Day match with Livingston.
At this game it was my mis-fortune to be seated [again] in the Upper North Stand-area 403.
After Bobo had made his error of judgement -you could see he was clearly gutted.
He didn,t try and hide and played quite well for the rest of the game.
After one clearing tackle the crowd gave him a huge cheer-step forward moron of the year-" whit are youse cheering HIM for ?
HE just cost us a goal !"
Aggressive,nasty and braindead.
Army jacket,short curly hair,unshaven. Anybody recognise this eejit ?
My old modern studies teacher had a term for people like that-
g r e e n h u n s .
noel.
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My dear friend, San_Fran_Tic,
I far as Fargo,Knows there have been no sign that Celtic are about to be fishing in the North American Soccer Scene.
This is a Pity....... Landon Donovan ......a wonderful midfielder.......and only 23 years old............
He had a tie- with Bayer Leverkusen, up until last year...... but he left Germany and returned to the U.S. ....He hated the people in charge at that club... I believe he could be procured for 2 million Dollars.
His parents are Canadian and his Father is a Cel'ic Man.
Fargo does know him personally and has visited him and his girl friend...she is in the Entertainment Industry.
They live,along the beach from SANTA MONICA..... in a seaside city.
Whether Celtic should pursue or will pursue him, I do not know....
But he would be a great addition...as you well know..
Freddy? Just the greatest PROSPECT in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD....
He is way, way out of the range of Celtic's Pocket book.
I say that he is right NOW.....
The GREATEST PLAYER THAT I HAVE EVER SEEN.
I believe he is 15-16?? years old......but he is a very mature character.
My suggestion to Celtic....
Trawl the MEXICAN LEAGUES........ that is where the BARGAINS CAN STILL BE HAD!
No PROBLEMO.........
I just have the feeling that Celtic SCOUTS ARE AT THIS VERY MOMENT CHECKING ION ONE OR TWO OF THE CRUZ AZUL first team.
I have not been able to enlighten you to much that you do not already know.
Sorry about that,Chief.
Hail! Hail!
Kojo.
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Gordon and discybhoy - well done.
R of I, China and New Zealand. Can't have been many of us at the NZ game, only a crowd of 5000 or so on a Monday afternoon. Can still remember the scorer, Wynton Rufer, who I think played for Werder Bremen.
Tony Mowbray played after injury and broke down during the game. Think it was around March 1992. How many of you were there ?
More high jinks next Monday.
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noel
That is quite close to where I sit with my brother so I will have probably heard this eejit.
We've actually got a couple of guys behind us who do nothing but moan for 90 minutes. At the recent Hibs game one actually shouted at Shaun, "Maloney ye've done (insert expletive) all the day."
I may have used the same expletive in my reply to this guy that Shaun had, in fact, scored an absolute peach of a free-kick.
His reply? "Oh aye, I'd forgot about that."
Your old modern studies teacher was spot on with his description.
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Point about Brian McLean-would it make us all feel better if he was booed too? It wouldn't me.
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Blantyre Kev
Re 1st post comment
Carlsberg might not
'But Carling do'..... at least in hooped shirts anyway.
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John_H
No player should get booed for playing for a country he is eligible to play for. I would criticise anyone who chose to boo young Brian McLean as much as I criticise the abuse young Aiden receives at a lot of the away grounds in Scotland.
The point I'm trying to make (perhaps not very well) is that the abuse Aiden gets is disguised by apologists as it being a result of him choosing another nation over the nation of his birth.
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Kojo-San_Fran_Tic -
One reason FREDDIE ABU and LANDON DONOVAN do not attract much publicity over here is just that-lack of MLS on tv over here .
We have heard of Mr Donovan through his exploits with the USA TEAM and Freddie Abu because of his youth but we do not get much chance to watch them over here.
noel.
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Thanks TBE. Was struggling with aspects of t'internet I've never used before but your clear and easy-to-understand guidelines have worked a treat. Sean C has a competitor for Japanese advertising after listening to Paul articulate.
Any dates for Newcastle for Shearer's game?
Very pleased after yesterday. Although the first hour wasn't the best football I've ever seen I was impressed by the fact that we dug in. Both Telfer and Camara made good interceptions from FB's point-of-view, but Telfer gets caught with the reverse pass inside too often. Varga did well considering, but isn't long term solution as he is too slow when passed. Glad to see Virgo coming in and doing well. I'd like him to get a decent run now to hopefully cement place and please this other pseudo-Seagull.
McGeady sparked the team to life ably assisted by Pearson. Maloney never lets us down (thought Joke Brown's comments harsh in the extreme) and a bit more protection from the ref would help him.
Zurawski makes a helluva difference. Needs a player like this for the WGS experiment to work.
Not getting carried away but result every bit as significant as New Year. Bring on United and big Brewster.
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Paul-Ah wid just like to state that ah am wan of the real boabby russells and we Kursty is MA BURD.
BOBBY RUSSELL-you are skating on thin ice.
The Real AH'M BOABBY RUSSELL INAW.
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Ian in Buda, many thanks for the info. Sounds like if Celtic want him enough they will get him.
Can I suggest……
The manager is running close to his budget. If he frees up some more benchwarmer wages he will be able to spend some more.
Noel, I know well where you are coming from when you talk about the abuse thrown at Celtic players at Celtic Park.
Keep talking about it, we will reach them one at a time.
Radio SanFran Tic? Didn’t you hear, podcasting killed the radio star.
Kojo, the Mexican leagues. Why not? Always look for value.
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Players in general get far too much abuse these days.By abuse I dont mean groans of disappointment etc, but crude, personal attacks.What makes me laugh (in disgust)is if a player reacts to it, the abuser becames all precious and offended and runs off to tell tales.
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I honestly don't know where the Halmosi deal stands right now. My guess is that things have cooled over payment terms and we are now witnessing a bout of brinksmanship.
Prior to going over to Scotland, it was reported that four clubs (Celtic, Crystal Palace, Blackburn and Everton) had registered interest in Halmosi but that none had gone as far to make an offer. So with a year left on his Debrecen deal, the Hungarians clearly have time against them. If no other club makes a move before the transfer window closes (and there is no sign of him going out to any other club), one would think that they'd return to the negotiating table. Otherwise, Halmosi's value to Debrecen will drop considerably and they'll miss out on much needed revenue.
As I said on Friday evening, the summer deal for Zurawski was also protracted and this may just be PL ensuring that there are apropriate checks and balances in the payment schedule to avoid us being stung should Halmosi fail to settle.
Given that there's no word at all from Celtic on Halmosi, should we assume that he remains a possibility?
A Hungarian friend, and keen Celtic supporter, reckons we should do our utmost to sign Halmosi. He thinks that 1.5 million Euros is an absolute bargain. But then Varga is one of his favourite Celtic players so the Hungarian connection clearly rules his mind.
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Sir Paul,
I just listened to Your Match Synopsis.
Darned good...... right on the Time SCALE ......as a keen practitioner at the 88s of the MINUTE WALTZ .....I figure you could accomplish that wee exercise nae bother.
I guesstimate you crammed a whole 90 minutes into a Single minute.
Bravo! A not without difficulty encompassment, of all the salient turning points in the game!
Ya done good,kid!
En Passant.......
Are you sure you are not Blessed with a touch o' the Brogue?
Sounds like a BROGUE......Definitely NOT A BURRRRRRRRR!
That is the Consensus of opinion amongst the Listeners, here!
Cut to the chase....... Is Your antecedents Irish?... and not too lately removed from the the auld sod?
Curious.
And your voice does have a Very Pleasing Timbre..
I like it!
Hail! Hail!
Kojo.
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Evening gents
Congrats Paul on the piece and the technological breakthrough.....Now I just need to find out what a podcast is and see if I can tune into it with my CB!!
Paul
With the summer weather fast approaching-- it must be nearing CQN t-shirt weather is it not?....another groundbreaking move me thinks in the not too distant future...Will Noel be the first proud owner of the limited edition tees?
On the footie front:
Coming to terms with my dislike of the KM signing...(barely)
Still chuffed with the result yesterday....not the greatest of performances but a good result at what has been a tough ground for us in the past....
I thought Maloney(he just gets better and better), Virgo and Zurawski were the star performers..
A weak performance from Naka but the man did have a virus so can be excused....
I thought BBJ was good in defence but immobile as always in attack....cant wait for the summer....(unless wgs can convert him to a Centre Back ;-))
I read the comments on Varga and was a bit surprised...although he did better than I thought he would he still looks very slow and gifted opportunities to Motherwell on a few occasions...Bobo and Virgo for me...
And Mr Wilson's time has come...
ST Anthony...
I recently looked into the China game and couldnt find much on it...could you fill me in with some details if poss....
Keep the faith...
PS www.sixtee7.com is back open for business
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St. anthony, i can remember dogging uni to go to the NZ game. Was it not a tuesday?? i know i'm being pedantic. It was my first time in the main stand, being a jungle bhoy.
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Paul
Just in from work and had the pleasure of 60 seconds of your dulcet tones....Nice one...One small step for Cyberspace a giant leap for CQN...will check out the rest later..
PS Is the word 'dulcet' ever used without 'tones?
Just a thought that is irritating me...
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My dear friend, Noel90,
U.S. Soccer is just now approaching FULL MATURITY.
There is NO DOUBT in my MIND.....
That the SLEEPING GIANT OF SOCCERDOM, has climbed down from the Beanstock...... and is now READY TO TAKE ON, AND BEAT THE ENTIRE WORLD!
Within 3 to 5 Years...... U.S.A. will rule the Roost....
Ya Heard that Here..... FIRST,FOLK!
When this becomes apparent to everybody.......
Then Fans in this Country, will see and hear, more and more of the excitement that can be found in the U.S. Soccer scene.
The American Public will then get more behind their clubs, as the American Fans are spoiled, because their sports outfits,have ALWAYS BEEN LEADERS IN WORLD SPORT.
Now that the SOCCER aficionados,sense WORLD DOMINATION..... Then SPECTATOR SHIP will burgeon in the U.S.
This will be great for Soccer EVERYWHERE.......
A Vibrant and growing Interest in SOCCER, is always a GOOD THING for everybody.
Hail! Hail!
Kojo.
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PJBhoy
Celtic's Dulcet passing at Ibrox could be used...
Dulcet as well as meaning "pleasing to the ear" can also be used as being "extremely pleasant in a gentle way..."
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rumoid the China game was my first ever and was a pre season in '79. I have the programme somewhere. Will find it later but earlier tonight searched out another bit of nostalgia
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Thankyou for an excellent example Rumoid.
Kojo. A couple of months ago I watched the play offs between New England and New Jersey...Interesting bout between two managers we are all familiar with (a certain Mr. Johnston and a Mr. Nicol). I was amused by their headphone interviews while the game was still playing. The standard of play is most certainly improving.
Talking to Americans about 'soccer'. Yes it is becoming more popular they say. But some have pointed out that the sports seasons here are already taken up fully by traditional american sports. I posted a couple of weeks ago about being approached by three separate African Americans who were disgusted with the whole game of Soccer because of a report on HBO about racism in European game. They were angry, and had no time for the beatiful fgame as a result. I was left speechless for once. Could not defend the game I love. One sizeable chunk of the market here was neutralised by that program...Real Sports with Brian Gumbell....
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Posted this yesterday!!
Kojo, thought your observations in Hamell was interesting. Think it was a few weeks ago that some English club were keen to sign him but not for the 100grand the well were looking for him. One hundred thousand isn't alot to pay for someone that can play fullback AND leftside midfield? Not a bad crosser of a ball. Won't even need to break the bank with wages as well??? Wadja think
Does anyone have any info on the forward were after?
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Sky Sports report Didier Agathe has joined Middlesbrough for a training trip to Spain. Wonder if he'll try a leg?
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Rumoid @9.43...don't know where St.a is. We beat China 6-1 pre season '80. If you saw my post last night re the "anti Miller" banner at Fir Park you will see that you are not alone. He's a Celt now (well nearly)give him a chance.I know that you will.CDR @9.47 I think that you're correct.
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Posted this yesterday!!
Kojo, thought your observations in Hamell was interesting. Think it was a few weeks ago that some English club were keen to sign him but not for the 100grand the well were looking for him. One hundred thousand isn't alot to pay for someone that can play fullback AND leftside midfield? Not a bad crosser of a ball. Won't even need to break the bank with wages as well??? Wadja think
Does anyone have any info on the forward were after?
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I'm hoping we can free up more than just "benchwarmer wages". Thommo and Agathe aren't even playing reserve football, never mind warming the bench!
How much are we paying them to do nothing?? £25/£30k per week??
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I see that Sven is standing down from the England job after the World Cup.
What's the chances of WGS being linked to it by the red tops on the day of the Rangers game?
It's guaranteed that they will have an anti-Celtic story for that day.
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Been reading some posts and anybody thinks that McManus should get his place back in the team needs there head examined.
The only place he should get is a place in the reserves they guy is never Celtic claas.
As i said to many people today if Varga was beside Du wei in the Clyde game i reckon you would have seen a better performance from the man from China.
Virgo praised Varga yesterday with regards how he helped him through the game by talking to him and using his experience.
It was Varga that also went to the Nou Camp with JK and helped him through that game then Ibrox as well.
Give me Varga anyday over McManus.
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My dear friend,GM,
Hammered home the Fabled Fastener!
Celtic have made both subjects, in you submission.....
Millionaires..........
Provender for Cerebral Musings!
And what are we getting in return, at this point in time.....????
A big fat Sweet Fanny ADAMS!!.....Can I use that one?....try and stop me!
Thompson and Didi...... Should be targets for immediate Banishment!
And do not think, that PIERRE is Not AWARE, of the Grain Drain from the CELTIC SILO!
These are two Work(?) Horses, that should be put out to Pasture, in someone else's field. But,PRONTO!
GM, you and I are in sympathy on that observation.
Agree? Ya BETCHAAAAAAA!
Hail! Hail!
Kojo.
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Mick,
Where did you hear we were after a forward?
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Noel. Greenhuns! Loved it. Should be a chant with pointed finger...
See Social Studies teachers..
Creme de la creme
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Thanks Kojo, I have 100% Irish blood, but it has been pure Lanarkshire for a couple of generations now.
The podcast was just a wee toe in the water. ‘Keep it to a minute’, I thought, don’t bore them.
It’ll be interesting to see where things go in the next couple of years with the media business models up for grabs.
Thanks rumoid. Maybe we need a wee competition to win a T-shirt?
Cheers PJBhoynyc.
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Cheers Whitedoghunch....wouldnt mind seeing the programme when you find it...
Dont know much about Alphaville...I think your man from simple minds had something to do with them a long long time ago though....
Cheers Gordon...will give KM a chance just as I have with telfer and Camara...lets hope he is more succesful than both...I think the best we can hope for is that he can at least emulate Novo's record...I hope for better things for Celtic however...
Cheers for the info on the china game btw...
Didnt see the aformentioned banner...did hear "Pearo's a provo" being sung though....presumably from the same section of the ground...
Cheers PJBhoyNyc...I must have learnt something in those English lessons after all (I certainly missed out on the Grammar lesson)
Paul...a competition a grand idea....Best post of the month would be an idea.....
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My dear friend,Mick,
It is MUCH MORE THAN INTERESTING,my friend...... It is bordering on the Riveting!!
Why do you think,in the game yesterday, Maloney was playing on the right, instead of our other matchwinner, NAKA?
Simple, Really.....( WELSH HULK)
Maloney was considered a much sterner Bulkhead against the Dangerous Incursions and Damaging Depredations, involving the Celtic Defense,of the skillful Mr.Hammell, than the much less effective( in that category) Naka.
So, obviously your point and mine, has been highlighted by the Tactics EMPLOYED BY THE Li'l ADMIRAL!
Yes, Mr. Hammell was a target during the last Summer WINDOW of opportunity.......
Kelso, was Sure!
But the QUARRY, was left, uncaptured,at that time.
Mebbe a further Nego, could bear the desired fruit.......this time round........
Who Knows??
Hail! Hail!
Kojo.
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Paul67 Do we have any posters from Japan? I don't recall seeing any.
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Platowasa Tim 2:04PM
Many thanks! It was a rare moement of clarity when I came up with that.
Copyright the Big Train!
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St Anthony - Re. the New Zealand game I skipped a lecture to go see it, we were rank, and my car got broken into on the Springfield Road. An afternoon to remember !
Firsby hoop - even if Didier doesn't try a leg he might still get a contract. I've watched the last two matches involving the team managed by "English's brightest young coach" ... and they are rubbish.
Hammell? No thanks. We are steadily beefing up the squad now. We have to be careful not to fill it up with SPL level mediocrity. Two stars in the summer please.
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SanFran, we have readers from Japan, and one occasional editorial aide, Rie, but no posters from there.
Would be good to hear from one.
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Paul
I was looking at that million pound pixel site today - how about setting up a Celtic Pixel Page where on payment of a fee anyone could pay for a link to something Celtica - this could range from thir own name through to names of bars, supporters clubs etc - this could cover your costs for the forseeable future
I baggsy the first link
VertWolf
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For those who have not seen the pixel site this is the link
http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com/
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Just wanted to post my agreement with WGS. As much as i hate to be negative about any Celtic player, i think that Mcmanus is no better than very average. In every good central defensive partnership at least one of tha pairing needs to be a leader who shouts and organizes. It's also a great help if either or both are comfortable with a ball at thier feet and can make a pass over 30 yards. Neither Bobo or Mcmanus meets that criteria.
Of the two you'd have to pick Bobo as he's at least a better defender but I hope Strachan continues for now with Virgo and Varga, they earned the right on Sunday for the opportunity.
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Vertwolf /Paul I have a document on my desktop on 'creative' and 'non destructive' ways of raising funding for cqn when that day comes. I'd say about 6mnths a year at the most
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Just watched Hibs v dunfermline-
How good are Hibs ?
They may well finish 2ND.
They are not scared of hearts.
Or rangers.
Or US ..........
Its not over yet.
noel.
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VertWolf, interesting idea.
Celtic Quick News has yet to generate a penny of income, and costs are within the bounds of reason.
The podcasting could change this; the press conference lasted less than 2 hours, but cost $15. Hmmm. My 1 minute audio from today cost less than $2 (so far).
I am mulling things over at the moment. I really want to push ahead and see where we can go next, the podcasting is only the start! Google Ads are under consideration to offset some of the cost. What do you think?
The Pixel Page was an outstanding idea, which never occurred to me to copy here. Thoughts anyone?
Let me know what you think Whitedoghunch.
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Centre backs, I'd go for Bobo and Virgo with what we currently have, though I hope Big John K steps in shortly to shake that up.
Are we really going to ban photographers from training? Is it a swipe to get more favourable press or is it just reactionary and will blow over? If a ban is in place is it selective, do we allow Japanese, Polish etc. access?
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Paul-
please-no ads.
This is the B A R C E L O N A
Of Celtic websites-
ANYBODY UP FOR SUBS ?
noel.
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Pjbhoynyc,
Aye its a hard job for us social studies teacchers. i can do my best to be impartial when it comes to party politics, ideology or social policy, but when it comes to Rangers fans....
I do my best, honest! But, one of my favourites was stopping a wee guy into my class for not being properly attired. He had a Rangers top on, circa' 87, McEwans lager and all.
On the back he had the letters "McOist". A shame! I really didn't have the heart to tell him myself. I mean its an affliction itself being a Rangers fan without being dyslexic as well. At least you do something about dyslexia...
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I did mean to spell teacchers like that of course....!!
