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Currently 1st, buts lets see where I end up when Blogger starts playing silly beggers
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1st?
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Podium, silver bronze
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Keep smiling Kenny, you have made the right choice
ps
1St?
Stephen with a "PH"
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I am sure many of you will know, Patrick Rolink, who was the organising force behind the Lions events a few years ago. He is on stage in Glasgow with his new comedy show.
Details are:
Saturday 18th March @ 8pm.
Blackfriars, 36 Bell St, Glasgow
Book on 0870 013 5464, tickets £6/£4.
Outstanding value for a night out.
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Paul, Kojo, Fargo, noel ?????????
Could you please pass THIS on to WGS, PL, BQ or whoever.................????
Well worth reading for everyone else.
pablophanque
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For once Paul I agree with you wholeheartedly.
When Miller was scoring against Italy and Norway he was - by the media - the greatest thing since Barry Ferguson (shurely some mistake) however once he signed for Celtic the snide comments from the press started - this is basically done to plant seeds into the heads of the Celtic support who cannot think logically for themselves to undermine the player.
Much as I was against the signing (quality not history) he is a Celtic player now and will receive my usual 100% backing and support.
He will of course now be the anti-christ by a major section of the Scotland support.
Celtic fans however should give him
a great big welcome and plenty of time to settle as a GIRUY to all the hun element of the media
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Dear All,
I seen KM at Edinburgh Airport a couple of weeks ago. He seemed a bit wary of people around him, probably a common thing for well kent faces. But then who knows what grief he's been getting recently.
I welcomed him on board and mentioned that we're ALL looking forward to him joining in the summer.
Irrespective of what has gone before he IS one of us now.
So give him your support and if you see him give him the same message.
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Kenny will get tremendous service from the midfield and will score at least 20 goals next season. Well, that's what I think. I know he hasn't been prolific but in our team I even fancy myself to get a dozen goals a season and I've got as much talent as some of those people you see on top of the pops these days. Chico could probably do us a turn. Don't know who he is but I keep hearing his name...He must be good then ???
Any decent striker for the hoops should pass this landmark easily.
I wish KM all the best.
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I think the fact the he used to play for rangers might help him win over the Celtic support in a strange kind of way. The more abuse he gets from them the more it will encourage a lot of the hoops doubters to lay off him and maybe even back him.
After all, he is one of us now.
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G14 to take part in EU review
From the stated article in today's list.
I remember listening to a UEFA representative when this was first launched who derided the G14 and stated that there was no need for UEFA or FIFA to have any dialogue since the G14 was not a body representing anything.
Perhaps they are boing to pressure or power?
There is an alarming quote from the G14:
'When we talk about G14 being the voice of the clubs, we don't just mean the 18. We mean all clubs,' Bettega said.
The idea that the rich and powerful cartel represent the best interests of all clubs is laughable. Often interests are diametrically opposed such as the media revenue returns from the CL where G14 Clubs benefit to the detriment of others.
The G14 should be discouraged from assuming this mantel, unless of course they let us in. :-}
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Hi all
Could not care less about KM's performances for Scotland but when he pulls on the Hoops he will get my total support and hopefully prove the skeptics wrong.
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Hi Paul,
Much as I think Mr Miller chose the wrong team to return to Scotland with I agree with you that he should get the full backing of every Scotland fan when playing for us. I'm sure I'll be among those chanting reject or failure at him when he visits Ibrox but hope he plays the game of his life each time he plays for Scotland. On the bright side I'm glad it means it's a Celtic player rather than a Rangers one risking injury in internationals :-)
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Gold and Silver I can retire happy now.
As for Kenny Miller lets hope he settles quickly and the muppets who listen to Murray's minions through the press dont give him grief, after all, he was once on the dark side but nows he's seen the light. The sun always shines in Paradise
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It'll be interesting to see what marks out of ten Miller gets in the record tomorrow morning, even if he has a blinder he'll still get '6'.
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EdwardUrsus
Thanks for the reply to my question posted on the last blog, I knew you would give me an honest answer.
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twists+turns, do you actually buy the record? i used to purchase it,but broke the cycle now i don't buy any newspaper and find myself 5% happier as a person. 3 words dude, Thugs and thieves.
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I haven’t bought tabloids since “thugs and thieves” I would now and again email radio snide but gave up after Mc Leash made his dignity comments. After he said 120 odd years of dignity etc, I asked them if they thought he included their signing policy in this. The answer I got forced me to give up. Paul Cooney said “no he meant dignity since HE had been at the club”. So there you have it McLeash has been at Ibrox for more than 120 years!
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Randalstown hoops site saying Magic has picked up an injury and will be left out of the game against USA.
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pablo....
im already salavating at the thought of that valentin belkevich.
not sure the board would sanction half a mill for him though.
the reaction to kenny miller in the scotland top if he had done this 10-15years ago would have been ''booo.....'' be interesting to compare the reaction he gets at the 3rd best stadium in glasgow, with the reaction he will get at away grounds. (especially the THE AXIS OF EVIL GROUNDS.......
IBROX
TYNECASTLE
FIR PARK
RUGBY PARK
BROCKVILLE
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Kirsty
Surely you cant be serious about
Fir Park "the family club" - John Boyle
Rugby Park "the family club" NO.2 -Dave McKinnon
Brockville "the community club" - a blind and deaf man.
You wouldn't be a bigot would you.
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rintimtim
I think Smith's not picking Boyd simply because he's not up to the standard needed if we are to have any chance of qualifying for the World Cup - at least not as yet. There is no doubt that Miller Riordan and O Connor and Mc Fadden are presently better bets. Boyd has an eye for goal but has no pace and would struggle at international level. Naysmith? Why on earth not? An extremely good left back with a number of Scottish caps. I'd be delighted if he regained his place.
Let's face it the Irish play Ian Harte so what does that tell us? Certainly not that Ireland are awash with talent though they have had more of that in recent years than Scotland have had. As I've said before if these lads had the choice between the Scotland of the 60's and early 70's and Ireland I don't reckon there'd be quite the same pull. Professionals want to play on the big stage and will go, if they have a choice, where offers best opportunity.
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im actually looking forward to watching a scotland team tonight, i dont care about the result. im only watching to see how caldwell and miller do. now that they are dyed in the wool tims.
10.04am ed. (the blue infiltrator)
in reply.
sorry, early morning grump.
But i do honestly think u have been lucky to get threw, that differs from being there on merit.
i perhaps could have been more eloquent.
i wont even go near some of the sectarian/bigot/racist issues others question you with (for your take). i mean, i know some r*****s supporters personally ;-))).
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that'll be thru'
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Edward
Perhaps if you had offered the lad a decent wage he'd have chosen your team. Biscuit tin mentality? ;o)
Hope young Kenny has a stormer tonight.
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Edward 1.03pm - hope John Kennedy doesn't read your post. :o(
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Al Obundy
zbyszek said in the last post that Zurawski probably wouldnt play because his hamstring was niggling and they werent going to risk it, thankfully this was caught
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QOTSA75
Is Thugs and Thieves 3 words or 2? ;-)
Davey Hay
Who was it threw the Huns into the last 16? Was it that Italian Ca'ta'Pulto :-)
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The reaction to Kenny Miller will be interesting hope he does well and Maloney gets a deserved start.
I was watching the Norway vs Scotland game in a (heaving) Scottish bar in London, when the injured Miller was replaced, a guy turned round to me and said - "not Beattie"
"He's playing well" I said.
"He's a Tim" and proceeded to slag him each time he was on the ball. I've noticed many times if you wear a Scotland top (Rugby - the current football one is a bit metrosexual for me) it's assumed you can't be a bhoy!
THIS SHOULD CHANGE!
With Tommy Burns in the management, Miller, Caldwell, Wilson, Maloney - the youngsters coming through ALL THINGS BEING EQUAL Celtic should have more of an input into the Euro 2008 qualifiers than anytime (in living memory!)
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Paul67,
Any chance of putting This
at the top of the page while the competition is running?
We're not going to find an easier way to raise £250K.
Everyone else, encourage other sites you frequent to do the same. The more entries we make the better the chance.
Hail Hail
Phob
ps. For the record, if we win I'd sign Ronaldhino on loan for 1 game next January and then let him go back to that wee team in Spain.
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I hope that Miller is not treated unfairly and I don´t think he will be. I think there has always been a hardcore scottish support who are only interested in getting behind the team, some of them follow no other club teams. But when a 60,00 crowd at Hampden was swelled with say 10,000 - 20,000 Glasgow Rangers minded fans, at the first sign of a mistake a Celtic player would be booed. I think this has diminished down the years as the Tartan army has emerged as a positive phenomenon. Remember they had their "Seville" themselves as well in 1982 when they danced in the streets with the Brazilians and they were just as happy after the 4-1 hammering as before. Scotland supporters began to lose the image as moaning faced drunken troublemakers after this.
Derbyshirebhoy - you are clearly more up to date with the merits of the current players in the squad than I am and perhaps these other forwards are more deserving of a place in the squad. However tonight's game is not a World Cup qualifier it is a friendly and Scotland have not won a friendly in Glasgow for ten years. Sometimes goalscorers do not appear to be great players but they have an uncanny knack of putting a ball into the net, that is what they are needed for. Boyd can obviously stick them away, his goal against Hibs for R2ng8rs recently demonstrated that. Besides he might get tired out playing for Scotland!
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Is the game on TV tonight, if so what channel?
(sorry if it's already been asked!)
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I see that Murrayfield, with a capacity of over 65,000 is being touted as a venue for the hearts v hibs cup semi. How many can get into New Hampden? 50,000? As Fergus said in his day it is a national scandal how wee our national stadium now is.
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Murrayfield
Poses the wider issue not yet touched on. Can they fill it? My guess is that there will be spares going at either venue.
Hampden is the National Football Stadium and as such should be the designated venue. I can't believe their fans don't want a big day out, but want to play each other down the local park.
40,000 if they're lucky would be my guess.
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malone19
Scotland on Sky Sports3
Curly
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E-Tims have just posted a new Darryl Bentfoot article called "The Bravest Player in World Football"
If you have time go read it - truly brilliant stuff.
proof if ever it was needed that abuse or whingeing is not the way to deal with the Darryl Broadfoot's of this world - just satirise and lampoon them - much more effective.
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curly
Cheers!
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Paul, one of the many positive things that this site enjoys, is its lack of sectarianism, you personally deserve a lot of credit for that. Having read and re-read the blog on KM today, I still had the same thought in my head, fanning the flames kept coming to mind.
Kenny Miller's statement to the Celtic fans was I believe, more about performance than reception. Unfortunately the reception he can expect off of the r*****s fans supporting Scotland, is sadly predictable so there is nothing new there.
The comparison with Alfie is justified, even although I like to think Scotland as a nation has moved on in the past 30yrs, somethings will never change.
My point is I dont think we should be giving the detractors of this site any ammunition, when you think of the number of Scotland caps the likes of Jinky and Bobby Murdoch won and the abuse they took from so called Scottish fans, I like hearing the anti-Celtic brigade trying to justify it, because they cant and it was shameful. For that reason alone I dont think we should go down the same road.Yours John-b.
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Shamrock diary
I have to disagree. The best way to deal with all sportswriters and ‘experts’ who contribute to phone ins is to ignore them.
Mentioning thier name or lampoomning them is just giving them the attention they crave.
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USA v Poland on ESPN2 at 2pm eastern.
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Paul
Totally agree on KM. Go get'em, son!!
noel91
You have been on top form recently. But remember, form is temporary, CLASS is permanent!!
johnnyquest
KEEP TELLING IT TO THAT AUL HAUND, NOEL 91!!
He has to exposed for the aul haund he undoubtedly is!!
That reminds me. The picture quality in supercelts' "Jock Stein Years", must have brought back fond memories of them old "grainy pictures", eh noel91??!!
It was also interesting to see the future "Lisbon Lions", committing defensive howlers, that are so familiar to us all!!
Was there any calls for Jock's head after they games, Noel91?
NOEL91 IS AN AUL HAUND!!
NOEL91 IS AN AUL HAUND!!
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Peter Osgood RIP
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iwasinthejungle
hear hear....
cracking player in his time...
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My thoughts on Km are he'll simply be a back up striker or a rotated sub option. Maybe he'll earn his place who knows.
My opinion of this scenario which is building up ,One the young kenny can feel himself, is that he is being built up high only to be cut down hard and fast. Such is life for a scottish player in scotland.
One or two Scotland performances have put him on a platform. One which he'd better stay on or face the music from the general scottish Celtic support.
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This is the reply from Sky after my complaint of their coverage of last weeks game at the place of all things evil.............
"Dear Mr
Thank you for contacting us regarding coverage of Rangers v Villarreal and for your patience while we investigated your complaint.
I was sorry to read of your unhappiness with our commentators reference to the vocal support from the home fans in the 85th minute of this Champions League match.
As I am sure you can appreciate, all of our commentators, including Ian Crocker (the commentator for this match), are concentrating hard on the game in process. They hear the background noise but not the actual content of the shouting and the songs. The last thing Ian Crocker, who is English, would expect to hear is a song with the offensive line that you mentioned. Also our sound men are trained to listen out for foul language and to cut the microphones when appropriate. Unfortunately, in this particular case, a song like this would and did catch them out due to Ian Crocker and the sound engineer being English and unaware of the wording/history behind this song.
If I may also explain, Rangers Football Club have made huge strides forward in eradicating sectarianism from the ground. However, there still seems to be a small minority of the supporters with these bad habits. Sky Sports themselves are also involved in the 'Let's Kick Racism Out Of Football' campaign. Kick It Out works throughout the football, educational and community sectors to challenge racism and work for positive change.
I have been assured by our Deputy Head of Sky Sports that he will be instructing our commentators and sound engineers to be more vigilant, and not just to listen for bad language but for songs and chants of a sectarian nature.
Thank you, once again, for taking the time to contact us.
Your sincerely
Angela Hart
Viewer Relations "
Make up your own mind !!!???
I already have...........see no evil, etc.
pablophanque
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Edwardursus
It will make a change a Rangers player actually making it to play for Scotalnd. Bazza is a good example. This guy has dropped out of more Scotland squads than anyone and turns up the following saturday to play for his club.....numerous other examples but have to work...CFC propped up the national team for years... Jackie McN etc. and were treated like @#~] by most fans and meeja alike. So dont give me that .......there then!.
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John B, thanks for you supportive words.
I try to stay out of the sectarianism debate, as you know, football blogs have real limitations in areas such as this.
I have some fears for Kenny Miller, largely as a result of what I have read some Celtic fans say here, sectarianism is not one of them though.
If an ex-Celt declined to return to Celtic and joined a better Rangers team instead, we would be gutted, and not full of good wishes for the player.
When Rangers fans see Kenny Miller in the hoops, they will see their own decline in him. This is a former Rangers player who would rather play for Celtic. The pain of losing a goal to Kenny Miller will be double that of losing a goal to any other Celtic striker.
The infamous banner a Celtic fan brandished at Fir Park recently about Kenny Miller is a sign of what can happen if wise heads say nothing.
We need to be alert to his need for support.
Pablo, well done for bringing the case to Sky. I tend to sympathise with Ian Croker, who I suspect is not up on the words coming out of Ibrox (my sympathies have been developed over watching the 6-2 DVD so often).
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Does anyone actually know if UEFA did send monitors to snake mountain last week to report on issues?
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When's Lent over?
I gave up coffee this morning and I'm rattling like a snake in a box of Honey nut loops
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Kenny Miller may find it hard to hold a place in the team but he has the advantage of being bought by GS.
Anyway, how did that Alfie Conn song go? "He used to be a h** but he`s all right now, Alfie , Alfie Conn"
Sorted!
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dontbrattbackinanger
Roll on St Patricks Day, the Irish have a get out clause, well for one day at least, the pub beckons
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I bet you enjoyed writing that comment 'they will see their own decline in him'.
I for one, can't wait to see Special K in the hoops. I think he will be a sensation.
'He missed all four old firm games last season - he quite likes making up for lost time...world class'.
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Paul,
Don't mean to give idiots the fuel of publicity etc, but what did the banner at Fir park say?
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PF, think it went something along the lines of: Miller, i'd rather have a bud!
Something mindless like that.
Give the guy a chance, i for one will be jumping for joy if he runs by my seat next year after he pelts one agains the gers!!
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pelts on in should i say!!
I wouldn't be too bothered if he pelted a ger mind you!!
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PrivateFraser, suffice to say it expressed an assessment contrary to the managers.
Thismancraig, you bet I enjoyed it.
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I have one major complaint about Miller. Namely the way that he turns and sprints as fast as he can away from all his teammates to celebrate. Watch his goals, its really bizzare.
Hope he gets alot of practice...
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pablophanque,
Well done all round - your good self for highlighting it and Sky responding, under the circumstances as fairly as they could.
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Oh the Aberdeen banner at Motherwell? "Agent McLeish, Mission accomplished, return to base"
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DontBrattBack-
"....rattling like a snake in a box of honey nut loops......"-
SUPERB !
noel.
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Miller will score SCORES of Celtic goals! We will take him to our hearts. The more they abuse him, the more we will support him!
To BBJ and Welsh people everywhere,
Happy St Davids Day!
I see the net is supposed to be closing in on the £50 million bank robbers. I wonder if they are among the investors TFOD are banking on?
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thismancraig - that line stood out for me as well. Very poetic, Paul67 :
"When Rangers fans see Kenny Miller in the hoops, they will see their own decline in him"
I'll support any player that pulls on the hoops. Kenny Miller isn't a signing I would have made but I'm not employed to make these decisions. Similarly, I find it unfair to publicly criticise a future player before he's got the chance to win us over.
I've a sneaking suspicion that he'll score some great and important goals for us despite others being our top scorers. Maybe my optimism's taking over - or maybe it's just a reaction to anyone else rubbishing him.
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Maybe Plan Z?
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Sad news indeed re Peter Osgood. For those who never saw him think Chris Sutton but nimble footed to add to all the rest. One who deserved more caps.
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Looks like Henrik is playing tonight! Swedish coach hails strike force
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The semifinal means a postponement in our league game against the Orc-lites on April 1st.I remember playing them at CP on a previous April Fools'Day and beating them 6-0.
RIP Peter Osgood
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Miller
There is a fairly twisted case for Miller getting pelters tonight (or any other night at National Level). If he gets pelters nothing will endear him more to the 'tic fans, except perhaps a double at the Govan Bigot Bowl.
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Derbyshire
Agree re Peter Osgood getting more caps, especially since people like dear old Jeff Astle amongst others got games for Engerland around that time.
Cooke, Hudson, Osgood, Hutchinson and Hinton was the Chelsea front 5 around that time.
Leabgarrow
Re CL / Europe performances. Even taking the average over 5 years I do not feel that Celtic has been better than average given the funds available and standing of the club.
3 eliminations in Group stages (2 dropping into UEFA) and 1 did not qualify resulting in a strong UEFA Campaign.
Yes we beat the 3 sides you mentioned, but 2 were in the UEFA Cup (not generally valued by the top sides), and the one CL win was easily offset by a 3-0 away defeat which contributed to an early demise from the competition for Celtic.
I appreciate the point re Porto going on to win CL a couple of years later but this was with a different coach and a number of different players. Liverpool similarly had a radically different set up, indeed they were major underperformers the season we met them.
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Zurawski has picked up an injury in training. I just love internationals me.
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Paul
Good point on Ian Crocker in the 6-2 game.
What about the commentary when Lambo slammed in the 3rd. Something like
"And in Paradise this is the stuff that Celtic dreams are made of."
or when Henrik chipped Klos
"That.....is..........magnificent!"
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Davie Provan's summary of the 6th takes a bit of beating...
'He can't have much left gas in the tank'
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Burnley78 : "UEFA Cup, not generally valued by the top sides"
It's not as though they stopped trying just because it was the UEFA Cup though, is it?
Even if Barcelone fields a weakened team, they're still leagues ahead of us.
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Burnley78
Charlie Cooke Alan Hudson. I'm drooling as I type. To think that at the same time we were also treated to the likes of Lorimer Grey sniffer Clarke Giles with Leeds and of course Law Best and Charlton with Utd. Didn't know we were born!
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Paul very good answer to my post, your comment regarding wise heads saying nothing is very true, having reflected on it I have to agree because from that point of view, I would do the same myself.
I am still glad I posted though as I hope it inspired you to come up with the quote regarding the r*****s fans staring at their own decline, go to the top of the class. yours John-b.
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The E Tims Scouting info worth a read. There are gems to be unearthed in foreign parts.
I would love to see Thomas Rosicky of Dortmund in the Celtic Hoops. I'm surprised he isn't playing in Italy or Spain. There is something Luboesque about him.
Pleased to hear that Craig Beattie is doing well in training. With Craig, Magic and Kenny, we should have real pace in attack next season.
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And along with the flower of Albion there was a group of players north of the border who were playing at the highest level in Europe with a flair and elan which has rarely been equalled;their exploits in the EC got them tremendous credibility even though their domestic league was regarded as non-competitive.
I think there is a large number of 'non-Celtic minded' Scots who started to follow the team then besause of the fantastic football they played.
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Dontbrattbackinanger
Tommy "The Big Shot" Gemmell's contribution to the excellent "Celtic Minded" should be standard reading in schools!
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pablophanque
Well done could you go back to them and ask how small is a `small minority'how do they know it is a `small minority'have they measured it and if so how? If the `small minority' were being congratulated for making such a large noise how did this `small minority' manage to achieve making it sound like the majority?
If indeed it it a `small minority'
does this not indeed make it easier to root them out?
What about the `small minority' in the San Siro? (sorry I can't remember what the San Siro is called when Inter play there).
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Kenny Milar’s goal scoring record this season in league games compared to Zurawski, Hartson and even Petrov
League, Goals, Games per goal
24, 7, 3.4 Millar
13, 12, 1.08 Zurawski
22, 15, 1.4 Hartson
27, 9, 3.0 Petrov
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According to Martin's favourite site...........? The offishel orc's site has no No.1 in the league table !!!!!!!!!!??????? Resulting in Hibs being ??????????????? 4th..........Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha. Amazing.
Gawd they must be really desperate.
pablophanque
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celticbhoy
How many games have Hartson and Zurawski played as left midfield and not striker this season ? (K Millers main position under Hoddle this season)
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noel92
How are ye doin', me AULD mucker?!!
Where in the devil, has that young scallywag, supercelt gotten to?
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No Bread No Cakes
Didn't know that was were he was playing would go some way to explaining his scoring record this year but how many games has he played as defensive midfielder like Petrov?
Also his scoring record last year wasn't good either, though like this year he may be playing out of position?
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Celticbhoy
You have to remember that for almost all this season Glen Hoddle has been playing him in left midfield. Comparing his tally with Shaun's would be more appropriate and the comparison with Stan is just about right. All academic however as I don't see him being used in left midfield next year
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It is bloody freezing in Berwickshire. (just went out to get a bucket of turf for the fire). I feel for the more meteorologically challenged CQNers.
I hope the Celts get through the friendlies unscathed.
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Derbyshirebhoy
Maloney 18 games 8 goal games per goal 2.2
Agree it is all academic but it has been a slow week for news so forgive me bhoys and ghirls and Edward.
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noel93
Are you in a huff?!!
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or are you away having your tea/dinner/breakfast??
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Irelands new management team
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
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For anybody not interested in the International matches tonight, there's some mis-match kickabout on Celtic TV from August 2000. Can't remember the score............... ;o)
pablophanque
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celticbhoy
I will be happy to wait and see how he delivers in the hoops !
Do wolves have a Naka who has laid on at least three of Petrovs goals.
While we are at the 'what do stats prove' can somebody dig our Henkes scoring record for the season before he joined the hoops ! ;P
(in jest )
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Good luck to all the Bhoys playing tonight.
Hopefully all will come thru injury free.
Can't believe Maloney doesn't get a start for Scotland after the season he has had so far. Walter Mitty is a right hun.
A brace of Hails !!
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