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Four Four
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Two
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Fife?
I struggled to make it along Ballater street last time for the 5's.
I'd need a passport and a bureau d'change to go that far......and i can't even play golf :-(
I hope it's a successful day out though and contributes again to a worthy charity.
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An Englishman, Irishman, Welshman, Scotsman were captured while fighting in
a far-off foreign land,
and the leader of the captors said: "we're going to line you up in front of
a firing squad and shoot you all in turn.
But first, you each can make a final wish."
The Scotsman says: "I'd like to hear The Flower of Scotland just one more
time to remind me
of the auld country, played on bagpipes in the style of the Royal Scots
Dragoon Guards."
The Irishman says: "I'd like to hear Danny Boy just one more time to remind
me of the auld country,
sung in the style of Daniel O'Donnell, with Riverdance dancers skipping
gaily to the tune."
The Welshman says: "I'd like to hear Men Of Harlech just one more time to
remind me
of the auld country, sung as if by the Aberavon Male Voice Choir."
The Englishman says: "I'd like to be shot first."
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Where's ya undies?
The Englishman's wife steps up to the tee and, as she bends over to place her ball, a gust of wind blows her skirt up and reveals her lack of underwear. "Good God, woman! Why aren't you wearing any undies?" her husband demanded. "Well, you don't give me enough housekeeping money to afford any."
The Englishman immediately reaches into his pocket and says, "For the sake of decency, here's $20. Go and buy yourself some underwear."
Next, the Irishman's wife bends over to set her ball on the tee. Her skirt also blows up to show that she too is wearing no undies. "Blessed Virgin Mary, woman! You've no undies. Why not?" She replies, "I can't afford any on the money you give me." He reaches into his pocket and says, "For the sake of decency, here's $10. Go and buy yourself some underwear!"
Lastly, the Scotsman's wife bends over. The wind also takes her skirt over her head to reveal that she, too, is naked under it. "Sweet mother of Jesus, Aggie!
Where are yer drawers?" She too explains, "You dinna give me enough money ta be able ta affarrd any." The Scotsman reaches into his pocket and says,"Well, fer the love 'o Jesus, here's a comb. Tidy yerself up a bit."
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>Sick Leave...
> >
> >I needed a few days off work, but I knew the Boss would not allow me to
> >take a leave. I thought that maybe if I acted "CRAZY" then he would tell
> >me to take a few days off. So, I hung upside down on the ceiling and
> >made funny noises.
> >
> >My co-worker, a blonde, asked me what I was doing. I told her that I was
> >pretending to be a light bulb so that the Boss would think I was "CRAZY"
> >and give me a few days off.
> >
> >A few minutes later the Boss came into the office and asked "What are you
> >doing?" I told him I was a light bulb.
> >
> >He said "You are clearly stressed out. Go home and recuperate for a couple
> >of days." I jumped down and walked out of the office. When my co-worker
> >(the blonde) followed me, the Boss asked her"...And where do you think
> >you're going?"
> >
> >
> >
> >...........(You're gonna love this.....)
She said, ...."I'm going home too. I can't work in the DARK
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What about a Far East CQN golf outing.....?
Timoot??
Hail Hail
SPC
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Looking forward to going to the dinner-can't say anything about the golf as I'll probably still be footsore after all that bloody marching the previous day`¬)
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Is there enough for a bus from the West this year as I think it's my turn to drive the Godfather from G83!
Superbly navigated away from T in the Park this year I see.
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I can empathise wi Christopher Plummer, when he was ordered to join the navy of the Third Reich at Bremerhaven it was like the day I was sent to Shotts. Where is Aberdour, is it in the MLs ?
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WG:
It's in MLFife, just the other side of Craigneuk.......
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Wits wrang wi Wishy Gowf Club (apart fae the obvy)? We could partake of the South Devon red in the thereafter and me and Mystery cud hiv a square go doon Belhaven Park.......spectator donations to That Wishaw, The Marching City.
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What about having a warm up at the pitch 'n' putt at Bellahouston Park, (which happens to be situated just under the Pope's Altar so WG could make as many biblical references as possible)?
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A small guy is sitting at a bar when a big thug walks in & hits him to the floor & says "thats a karate chop from Korea".
Later the big thug walks up to him & hits him again & says "thats a judo chop from Japan".
The small guy walks out & returns a short time later & smacks the big thug on the head,knocking him out cold. He then turned to the barman & said "when that c*nt wakes up,tell him that was a crow bar from B & Q".
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Pot. Kettle. Black.
Also manages to lump us in with the baddies, despite our exemplary record on our travels...........
Stop sectarian songs says Goram (fae the beeb)
Goram was a fans favourite in a successful Rangers career
Former Scotland and Rangers goalkeeper Andy Goram says there are no excuses any more for sectarian singing.
And he warned that the Ibrox club will suffer the consequences, with fans possibly banned from travelling, if Uefa rules are broken again.
Goram told BBC Scotland: "If we don't stop them (the fans) then we're going to get punished big time.
"We all know the rules so we've just got to abide by them - it's simple, it's just got to stop."
Uefa are preparing to launch an investigation into what some away fans were chanting after the Ibrox club's recent Uefa Cup tie in Pamplona.
Uefa's Control and Disciplinary Body imposed a fine on Rangers following "improper conduct" of some of their supporters, notably the smashing of a window of the Villarreal team bus at the second-leg of their Champions League match in Spain last March.
Despite an in-depth investigation, Rangers fans were found not guilty of alleged "discriminatory chants" at both legs of the tie, which Villarreal won on the away-goals rule after the two sides had finished 3-3 on aggregate.
However, Uefa's disciplinary inspector Gerhard Kapl challenged the decision and Rangers were subsequently "serverly warned" about their responsibility for any future misconduct of their fans.
Every club, Celtic and Rangers, knows the rules about singing so there's no excuse now
Andy Goram
Goram said that both Rangers and Celtic cannot afford for Uefa to impose further sanctions on them.
He said: "Every club, Celtic and Rangers, knows the rules about singing so there's no excuse now.
"I don't know what's going to happen now, whether they (the fans) are going to get banned from away games.
"It would be a big loss to fans who don't do that (sing sectarian songs).
"I don't know about getting thrown out of a tournament - I think that would be a bit harsh and teams as big as Celtic and Rangers can't afford for that to happen."
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lefty -
I suggest you cunningly liaise wi NAFOS behind my back and arrange a bus to Aberdour. You could pick up the ML1ers then get me and Arthur Lee in Toni's,the chippy beside the Teser (I'll have the sausage supper and Arthur will have a non-toffee-infused Freddo, arthur will pay for both). Thereon to Newmains (ML2 9**)and the motorway east. What (apart from NAFOS) could be simpler ?
Let me know when you've got it sussed leftster....
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winningemmell..."Wishaw the Marching City"
Is Wishaw a real place then? I thought maybe it was imaginary and only appeared once a year (In July?)...a bit like Brigadoon....Do you have to catch a special train from Central Station at Platform 9 3/4?... Wishywizard Express...:-)
Iblameinternationalweek
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ghirlfae -
oh Wishaw is a very real place, twinned with Armageddon.
Go to Glesca Central low level (and we don't get much lower than ML2) and all manner of Lanarkshire becomes apparent on routewards East. If you're a real ghirl I could meet you in the Teser and show you around town. Believe me the pleasure would be all yours. I could wear brown leather boots like Captain Von Trapp and fail to hit the high notes of Edelweiss, we could then climb Tinto Hill and win our freedom............but I need to be in Dundee on Setirday.
WG x (if you're a ghirl)
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I would love to have a game of golf,but age and weight have damaged my health.
I'm posting to offer a bottle of malt for nearest the hole at the first,If memory serves an eight or nine iron to the green.
Also at the second a bottle of courvoisier for nearest the pin,depending on the wind maybe it should be nearest the green.If thats okay I'll bring them through at the Motherwell game and some one can pick them up.
13th july was when I was born my mother held onto me for a couple of hours born 1-30AM on the 13th.
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WG from the last thread.
Is the sound of music a habit with your wife?
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gl2 -
she actively supports the Nazis in the movie..... all of them except Herr Schmidt. She believes Maria was a submissive and that it might be something to do with her Church background and I, for one, tend to agree. She made me dress up as Captain Von Trapp for the singalonga. We went as a foursome wi NAFOS and Mrs NAFOS - NAFOS dressed up as the gazebo.
while we're at it - has there ever been such a bare-faced transparent lie as All Butter Shortbread ?
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Ghirl,
as an ex-ML2er (I am now thankfully a ML1er - Carfin the good ML1!) I can confirm WG's Wishy comments.
It also happens to appear every Friday night from approx end of March to end of Aug every flamin year with special guest appearances by the Wishy 202 (they have all appeared in The Hills have Eyes!) and driving down the main Street onto Glasgow Rd can be hazardous in the extreme!
Cheers
TTT
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Oldtim67, many thanks for your kind offer. Drop me a line from the About page.
Ants, from the previous article.
Comment deleted. I am sure Celtic players are not all angels, but this is not the place for gossip about their personal life and misdemeanours.
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WG
I'm really Bertie Auld...
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wg
what about your sound of music catalogue on a the number 21 oporto bus.
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ghirl -
turn the heatin up then darlin
arthur lee -
I had the natives in raptures, Portuguese and I aim to please...
Rapture In The Chambers - Spirit
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touché.
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WG
Have you no work to do today? Or are you simply wasting your employers money, a bit like some fellow (so-called) professionals I won't name.
How's the feline induced illness today? Could you not trade in Jinky O'Maley (?) for something more suitable, like a goldfish?
Larsson
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WG
Just read all your posts today in one go.
You're on top form, I see.
Someone just came in to my office to ask what I'm laughing at.
Try explaining the All Butter Shortbread and Bertie Auld ones to an Arab...
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Larsson -
Jinky is not Paolo Di Canio, he is neither fascist nor tradeable. He is however fishist.
WG
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WG
Are you Jock Broon?
Larsson
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I see that "Wattie's Wonders", have lined up a "friendly" with their English cousins at the "Citadel of Sin".
Now after having their annual Loyalist Love Fest in Belfast, they can now enjoy another one with their fellow Loyalist lovin' amigos from London Village.
If they are prohibited from celebrating their cultural ties,with their fellow plankton however, what songs will they sing?
"Knees Up, Mister Griffen"?
"My Old Man Said Follow, Follow the Band"?
They could also run a "Pearly King Billy" competition!
OH THE JOY!!!
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tintim -
cheers amigo
Larsson -
naw but he's in ma wee black book wi Mystery and sundry others
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PlatWAT,my ole'interweb stalker-howzabout my mum's party piece'If you're Irish come into the parlour there's a welcome there for you'
Are you going to Aberlour-we could settle a few'musical disagreements over a beer or six,eg Emmylou Harris v I dunno,Suzi Quatro?
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PlatWAT-Are you going to Aberlour-the Kerrang!CSC could run an air guitar competition for those who are too fast to golf,too sad to grow up`¬)
Life is Green!
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brattback
The Gowf day, but without the gowf, is a distinct possibility this year, me aul' muck-ah!
I could maybe bring some earspplittinturnthesounduptoeleven tpe CD's for you?
Suzi Quatro?, I preferred her brother, Audi!
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Long time lurker & this is my first attempt at posting - so be gentle! I sometimes feel like the guy on the fast show who agrees with the last opinion he hears, I read a negative comment & I find myself thinking "we're all doomed" then someone posts a positive comment & I cheer up. In 40 years of supporting Celtic I can remember 9 in a rows etc but I can also remember "Black Sunday" & possibly because it hurt so much is the reason that people start to worry when we stutter. We'll get there its just taking a few more games than we thought
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Quizking -
that will be your starter for ten....
WinninGascoigne
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I'll have a "P" please, quizking!
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I'll have a "P" please, quizking!
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I have a question for you, quizking
How do you get rid of double posts, when the wee bin type thing, is no longer there?
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I knew I should have picked a different name! I run pub quizzes & I use this nickname on other (quiz) sites, it's a bit big headed I know, but its beter than "quizaverage" I suppose...
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I've done 2 posts, now 3 & I get the litle bin, maybe they think I'll need it more than you
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Two Cumbernauldians (G67 but practically ML6), myself and Timmy7, will be attending the Aberlour golf day. Is there enough attendees from our region going that would justify at least a mini bus? We could either go via Airdrie onto the M8 or up through Denny/Falkirk Kincardine Bridge route.
Let me know if you are interested. If there is enough initial interest I can phone around for prices etc.
vclxi
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quizking
A big cyberweb, Paul 67 type welcome to you, from all of us who reside in the Platcave!
Ah wiz only yankin' yer chain!
In an interweb type of way, of course
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ARE there enough attendees, of course.
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In all seriousness, how DO you now get rid of double posts?
Mah wee bin HAS disappeared into some cyberlimbo type world!
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At 27/03/07 14:00, timoot said…
SPC 0540
I've been told you couldn't score in Orchard Towers, even on the Heshe floors?? ( Heh! Heh!)
Where ya been?
At 27/03/07 14:15, timoot said…
SPC/Polar Bear
Channel 107-goal 1 in Singapore is a Singapore Cable Vision (SCV) domestic only channel.Not only can't you see it outside of Singapore ,you can only see it on your home TV in Singapore if you have suscribed to it. That's why the Singtims are all so boring now( including me), they all stay at home and watch it with the 'missus' or in SPC's case Raburrd. How is Raburrd now anyway SPC? Its been so long since we had a game of golf or a pint you might be on to version 3 or more?
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dbia at 15:20 -
Don't go to Aberlour, that is in Speyside and is home to the Walker clan (of shortbread fame - All Butter Shortbread as well!!), as in Nicky Walker ex darnel goalie. It was also the place of my childhood, and where Sir Jackie Stewart and his dad Bob used to go fishing on the Spey.
You want to go to Aberdour in Fife, cos that is where the CQN Gowf Outing takes place.
Curly uselessfacts.csc
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maybe its a punishment for cyber chain yanking?
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quizking
Will you now become our resident all things Celtic quiz question setter?
There is a few on here who fancy themselves at the old question setting, but since you seem to be a regular partaker in all things quizlike, maybe you can take over?
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Curly-I'd file that in unuseless facts,actually.
QK-don't let the Platmeister rope you in to one of his Cyberposses.
It starts off all friendly and next thing you know the Plaxocets are flying in your direction.
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DBBIA,
Not forgetting his dubious taste in music........... ;-D
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brattback
Cyberposses??!!
Everybody ignores me!
everybodyscrollsbyCSC
By the way........
....... EMMYLOU 'ARRIS???!!!
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Platowasatim, to set questions on here you need to be a bit of a historian, I'm a fan (or customer)of Celtic. love it's history & culture but I've read posts on here from people who "know their history" & wouldn't dream of trying to set questions for them!!
mightgobacktolurking.csc
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quizking
Don't go back too lurking!
ALL points of view are welcome here.
Even noels'
I have been posting Platonic cyber keech on here for a while now, and no-one bothers.
I just get ignored!
Anyhoo!
Must dash
Toodle pip, y'all
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Platmeister-I'll ignore that latest hissyfit.
Jeez,and they say Elton John's a primadonna..
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vclxi,
I would like to go to the Gowf Outing, but cannot commit at this time - I return from hols on the 12th July (NAFOS knows the significance of this date to me!) and without having the OK from She Who Must Be Obeyed, I must wait before replying in the affirmative or the negative (most likely unfortunately).
I will reply asap.
Cheers
TTT
PS - Just for the avoidance of doubt I am an ML1er and the minibus idea would be ideal methinks.
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dbbina
whos this primadonna elton john were signing????
better no tell WGS, hell be asking kojo/collie et al. if they know anything about him/her/it?
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vclxi
me and faither are c'nauldies
mini buso sounds tip top.
just need to cancel the annual outing to gleneagles that day first and ill rope mysel in
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Aiden McGeady has been confirmed as starting for the Republic of Ireland in tomorrows match against Slovakia.
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Welcome quizking, especially welcome as you come with an open mind.
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TTT ,
I remember the significance well . It was also the day we signed Darren Jackson !!!
Doormattedness also noted .
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I still don't know how to do the link thing.....and i'm still at work so don't have time to start learning just now.
(copy and paste into your browser)
This is one of the funniest football headlines in ages:
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=412997&cc=5739
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Quizking -
how does one get NAFOS to open his wallet ?
Right enough pussyfooting around, are you an MLer or one of those cyberfools from Dumbartonshire ?
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I hope Craig 'Bellers' Bellamy ain't going to the golf outing. If he is team him up wi Arthur Lee.
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WG
Get back in yer box.
Dunbartonshireforevercsc
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dontbratt -
pre-Madonna ?, that old sod is prehistoric!
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EDB -
I knew I'd lure you out the lurkrock
H,L&S CSC
:-)))
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EDB you know the only good thing about Dumbarton is it view out over Ghods town.
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Actually VC, I’m G68 – the posh side of the A80. And I’ve never been an MLer of any description – unless you’re counting my time working in Harthell.
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timmy7 -
you should be SirTimmy7 having worked in that cesspit
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LW,
funny indeed. :-)
Wonder how many attempts the writer had at trying to get as many inuendoes into the 1 headline!
NAFOS, don't try and give out the impression of your the one who wears the troosers in the NAFOS household, we all know better!
TTT
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TTT -
NAFOS wears his wife's kimono in his house and we have eye witnesses, not a pretty sight either as you can imagine....
WG
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Can't manage the Fife trip as I will be flying back from celebrating my 25th wedding anniversary that weekend
So, I'll have to miss the drinking again- don't do gowf.
Enjoy the event and I hope you're not held up on the first tee by Murdo Fraser, Fraser McMurdo, Logan Baxter and Baxter Logan practicing their arcane rituals before starting a fourball or would it be a foursome?
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I've never played around
of golf in ma puff
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Deid baw gemme, a mixture of pool and cross-country
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WG
To me it looks like a mixture of baggage handling and Red Hand salutes (that might just be me swinging the wrong way!!!)
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settingfree -
I love to watch the teeing off on tv. The same thing happens every time. The guy faffs aboot then decides tae hit the baw - Whhooooof - there is a two second pause and then, no matter how bad the drive, some brownnose starts to clap and then the others clap. I then switch back over to Good Morning.
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WG
You da Maan
that switches over.
What's with the "Whhooooof"- was Erchie MacPhersie doing the commentary?
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settingfree -
it's actually mair a
whiiiiick
and it's worse when it's the Ryder Cup. It got so bad I started supportin America.
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But............and there must always be a but..... did you ever open up golf balls and get the elastic band eruption, brilliant, brilliant, even better than licking batteries.
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the stink bomb was in the middle, oh what fun we had
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.......the stink bomb was of course reserved for the school nextdoor
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Well Wishy must be twinned with somewhere in the US of A-
Amityville?
Black Oak, Arkansas?
Little Rock, Arkansas?
Boulder, Colorado?
Wee Chuckie, Hollywood?
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Wg,
You are in inspired form today.
On a more serious note. Did anyone read the KTF article about David Taylor "warning" Rangers fans of the penalties of their consistant foul behaviour?
The article finishes with him promising to inform UEFA of the fact that it realyy is a social problem in Scotland and not really the fault of one club.
To think that some people deny the existance of internation Freemasonry
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then Ah'd be summoned by some authoritarian and lettered home to my parents. The best comment on my report card which ma maw still cherishes is 'impudent little pup' and me a cat lover tae.
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settingfree - Washington (for the masonic connection)
Tom the Tim - ditto, Our Man in Havana(laugh) !!!!
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Stations beckon,
laters amigos
WishyGolfbawstripper
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Celtic have just released the following statement:
" Celtic Football Club are disappointed that EUFA have fined the Club for alleged bottle throwing incidents in the San Siro Stadium. The Club intends to appeal against this punishment.
We will show that the exchange of empty, plastic water bottles has a long tradition in Scottish culture and such exchanges are gestures of friendship and respect.
Celtic Football Club does understand how this innocent gesture can be misconstrued by others unfamiliar with our culture and in the meantime urges supporters to desist from this practice."
Well, it worked for them.
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UEFA will bottle it as usual
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The bottles were thrown from the grassy knowl at the back of the milan section of the ground close to the "celtic end".
Lubo.
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Lubo-
the bottle came from the 4th floor of the Milan Book Repository..........
Anybody got a loan of a set of golf bats ?
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Republic Of Ireland team to start against Slovakia tomorrow night-
Given
Finnan, Dunne, McShane, O'Shea
Kilbane, Carsley, Ireland, Duff
McGeady
Doyle
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From E-tims...
Darryl Bentfoot - UEFA bottle it with Celtic fine
Brilliant.
Lubo.
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I've a magnificent response to the CQN Open so far.
Not just in terms of numbers, but offers of sponsorship for the great cause of Glasgow the Caring City's work in South Africa, donations, offers to drive guys back to Glasgow, you name it.
Best fans in the world? Might send details of CQN Open to UEFA.
If you've sent me an email, I'm now on the case and you'll get a reply tonight.
Thanks guys!
Phil Mickelson CSC
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Rest assured, WG, if the british offered me a bauble of any description I'd tell them where to stick it.
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All right bhoys,
IT'S QUIZ TIME,
No excuses now, The quiz is open to all so no runnung off to the tesser or anywhere else W G, just answer the questions.
VOLUME 2,
RELIVE THE GLORIOUS YEARS.
1, Which Celtic player scored against Paraguay in the 1958
World Cup Finals?
2 Who were the opposition in the 1966/67 European Cup
semi final?
3 Who captained Celtic in the 1979/80 Cup Final?
4 Who scored Celtic’s winner in the 1978/79 Cup Final?
5. True or false, Jock Stein was Scotland’s manager of the
year in 1965/66.
6. Which Celt was voted Player’s Player of the Year in 1991?
7. Neil Mochan returned to the club as assistant to which
coach?
8. Which club did Celtic play in the final of the Empire
Exhibition?
9. How many caps did Joe McBride win, was it 2,4,6,or8?
10 Which two players scored the goals in the Semi Final Cup
win over Hearts in 1988?
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empty vessels dae cost bhoys
hail hail
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Martin42,
Here goes:
1. Bobby Collins
2. Dukla Prague
3. Danny McGrain
4. George McLuskey
5. False (wis it the Killie Manager?)
6. Paul McStay
7. Sean fallon
8. Everton
9. 2 caps
10. Mark McGhee & Frank McAvennie
CaltonTongues
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Martin42
Great quiz! Honest answers without resorting to google;
1 DK
2 Dukla Prague
3 Danny
4 Did TFOD not win the cup that year, eventually beating Hibs after about a million replays?
5 True
6 The Maestro
7 Big Billy
8 Everton
9 2
10 Worth a million pounds and Andy walker
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Noel,
You got mail,
Cheers,
Martin.
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Martin42
Tommy Docherty
Dukla Prague
Danny McGrain
Question 4, Stewards enquiry.
True
John Collins
Jimmy McGrory
Empire Trophy
8
Mark McGee, Frank McAvennie
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newtagggsybhoy,
79/80 was the riot final.
Or 2-0 as we called it as we beat them twice:-)
CaltonTongues
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Paul67,
Reread Q 8.
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martin42-
No 4- Dont recall celtic winning the cup that year ,im sure hun beat sheep that year in final?
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Martin42 :- I've given this my best shot but I don't expect to have too many correct.
1) Bobby Collins
2)Dukla Prague
3)danny McGrain
4)wasn't that Rangers v Hibs?
5)false (guess)
6) Pail Elliot
7)No Idea
8)Everton
9) 2
10)No Idea
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question 4 should read 79/80
where does martin42 get this shoddy info or was it a typo ?
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Martin42,
Did you mean to link Q4 with Q3?
That's the way I read it and answered it.
CaltonTonguesmindreadingCSC
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number 4, 79'80 final......McCluskey
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Thanks Whitedog,
The question actually read,
Who scored Celtic's winning goal in the 1978/79 Scottish Cup?
I t does not say Final, so perhaps I confused the issue,
Just testing.
Answers soon.
Martin
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Martin-
you got mail back.
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Guys get your names down sharpish for the golf as it will be massively over-subscribed.
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Well bhoys,
Here are the answers, of course allowing for the odd slip up.
Congrats to Edward, he was the only one to get question 6 correct.
The answers are,
1, Bobby Collins,
2, Dukla Prague,
3, Daniel Fergus,
4, Goerge McCluskey,
5, True,
6, Paul Elliot.
7, Sean Fallon,
8, Everton.
9, 2.
10, Mark McGhee and Andy Walker.
Well done to all who tried and a big thank you to Whitedodhunch whose questions I am using.
Cheers,
Martin
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Martin,
1. Willie Fernie?
2. Dukla Prague
3. Danny McGrain
4. George McCluskey (Rangers beat Hibs in 78/79 after 2 replay's.)
5. Definitely Jock, British manager of the year too I believe.
6.Paul Elliott
7.Jimmy McGrory.
8. Everton
9. Would have said 1 but choose option "2"
10.McGhee & Walker.
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Martin,
1. Willie Fernie?
2. Dukla Prague
3. Danny McGrain
4. George McCluskey (Rangers beat Hibs in 78/79 after 2 replay's.)
5. Definitely Jock, British manager of the year too I believe.
6.Paul Elliott
7.Jimmy McGrory.
8. Everton
9. Would have said 1 but choose option "2"
10.McGhee & Walker.
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Good try, Gordon, after I screwed up question4.
Cheers,
Martin.
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Have done jonnybhoy, looking forward to it!
Tomorrow's Herald says that McManus to retain his place in front of Pressley for the game tomorrow night. Congratulations due to him if that is the case - now 1st choice for his country at 24 as well as Celtic captain in waiting.
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Perhaps, due to the popularity of the original, and the distance to it for us up here in the sticks, we should have a North East CQN Gowf Outing.
Any takers? Or will we just meet up for curry and beer instead?
Curly
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Would love to go to the Golf Day (well the night bit)having missed the previous two due to Holiday timing.
Anybody going from Uddingston area that i can cadje a lift wae ?
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I'm not trying to steal Martin's thunder here it isn't a quiz, could anyone on here among the historians tell me who the first Celtic players were to play for the following and when they first played? Scotland, England, Wales, N.Ireland, ROI, and one that does interest me as I don't know if they played internationals the Free State before the ROI came into existence. Thanks for any info.
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Edward guessing here but if you mean while they were with Celtic I would go for Thommo just before the last world cup for England as I cant remember any other Engurlander getting a cap while he was with us.
I will also go for John Hartson for Wales although not too confident on that 1.
Does nto look like I will make the golf day as that is around the time that me and the pride will be terrorising the beaches of mainland europe.
Martin I knew all of those answers honest.
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Terry,
Hows about one from Mossend, will talk nearer the time.
Edward,
You can steal my thunder any time, are you coming to our golf day/night?
Greenlion2,
Aye right.
Cheers,
Martin.
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Martin -
sorry I missed your quiz, chapel then Teser as you predicted.
Any word from MT (?), I doubt it tbph
I thought Quizking would win the quiz hands down. My specialist subject is Polish Popes.
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Lyon for England ? Three on his shirt ?
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Edward -
I believe Patsy G represented Ireland in all its forms but am too tired to check it out amigo
WG
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GL2 :- Apologies for bad wording, I did mean players who were at Celtic at the time.
Martin42 :- I doubt if I'll make that one I think I'll have to wait on a west coast event to attend.
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Winningemmell,
Not yet but still plenty of time .
At the present rate of typing, I probably will still be writing it a year from now.
I have only been at it for the last two years.
Cheers,
Martin.
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Edward - you and I are due a scoop in the 19th hole, let me know if you're ever in ML2. I'll dig up NAFOS and Arthur Lee and we can chat about our beloved Hoops.
WG
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Martin -
his child is due on my birthday and the scheduled day for us winning the league so I'll be in touch with him soon, ma maw his knitted the wean a shawl, known as a Wishawl :-)
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Curly,
Flying visit - have been busy earning pennies in foreign climes.
CQN NE Chapter Golf outing is an excellent idea. I'd be happy to host it provided of course it was more than just the two of us....ok... even if it's just the two of us.
LFT
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Update.
Confirmed signing of " Skippy " for 650,000. Pre-contract for signature on July 1st.
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confirmed by who?
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Mmmm ... what's the verdict from the ML2 Panel?
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Scott MacDonald signed on deal 1 st July well done Gordon Strachan another piece of crap you have bought and one the supporters will not stand for GET OUT!
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Where has this been confirmed, Enrico?
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Winningemmell :- The 19th hole sounds good as does the swally, I can even talk about the hoops but can't see me describing them as beloved :-)
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ML2 jury out, chairperson of jury already saying No, please No.
Pressley yes, Kangaroo Cartwheeler No
but if it comes to pass then I hope he gets a pouchful, I have supported players I detest and will continue to do so because, as they say on the best golf courses, the club is bigger than the WG's feelings
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nakamura05, you do not talk for the supporters. why wont "we" stand for it.
least it is actually someone who has done damage against us.
Kenny miller got away with a lot as nobody seemed to want to slag him in case of being acused of slagging him for beinh a h*n.
Would have thought that as WGS was able to buy miller, and especially pressley, who was seen as many as the epitome of hunnish but who in fact as been a very good acquisition, then why wont the celtic support stand for this signing.
I dont blame mcdonald for black sunday, all the culprits culpable that dat were celtic players, wanted to jump from the stand that day but wasnt down to a goalscorer actually doin his job. this "journeyman" put away the only chances he had that day while a number of our strikers squandered chance after chance and a few one on ones.
Had we singed him a few years earlier then maybe...
if it is indeed confirmed look forward to him proving the doubters wrong.
saw stats from someone on here last night about his only goals against top teams in scotland was 1 against us and 1 hibs.
Up to this season boyd had a very poor scoring record against the top sides, and still hasnt scored against celtic in his CAREER.
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tyronecelt -
brilliant but you'll be deleted for sure by Oor Paul for the cblankblankt word which isny Celt. I think the Falkirk game's when big Mick punched Crawford Baptist and who can blame ?
WG
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TyroneCelt, comment deleted for language violation.
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Evander Sno only lasted 3 minutes against Ireland U-12's tonight. The Hoops on International duty injury jinx strikes again. Hopefully it isn't too serious
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Edward -
look forward to it amigo, I intend to perform the rubber on the wrist primary school truth test my friend jsyk
WG
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hoopyathome -
under 12s ? Liberty takin Dutch
WimvanhaneGem
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Straight up , from Motherwell side. Its done whether some like it or not.
Talk about facing your demons?
Only thing I'll say is EVERY time he plays against us he causes us problems.
Also Big Sno was injured this evening against Irish U21.
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Aye, Ok. It's late. U21's. That's what happens when you try to get an 'exclusive' onto the boards!!
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Sorry Paul. I thought that might happen so I'll try the story again with a few amendments...
I was at the 'historic' Ireland v Wales match in Croke Park last Saturday (I'm normally there watching GAA all the time) and despite the Irish victory it was a very disappointing game. It would have been much, much better of course if Aiden and Darren had been playing for the 90 minutes!
(I was angry that Aiden only got a couple of minutes at the end, especially with so little excitement on the pitch all day - now he's playing against Slovakia when I'm not there!).
Anyway, the point of my story is that the day (eventually) turned out to be a cracker because my ticket source (a GAA official) had got me and my father-in-law two tickets for the VIP section of the Hogan Stand and two passes for the post-match reception afterwards, which was attended by over 100 former Irish internationals.
Everywhere we (I subsequently managed to get three more friends inside) looked there were familiar faces throughout the reception room and we had great fun at the free bar for a while with players like Phil Babb, Terry Phelan, Curtis Fleming, Keith O'Neill, Graham Cavanagh and ex-Celt Chris Morris, getting our photos taken with them all. I had a good chat with Chris about his time at Celtic.
We met many other famous ex-players and my father-in-law was in heaven meeting and chatting to his heroes from the forties, fifties and sixties in particular.
But there was one conversation we had that was way ahead of the rest, and it was with Big Mick (McCarthy).
Mick spoke to us for 20 minutes and I just couldn't believe how friendly and funny he was. I'd always liked the man but after sampling his personality up close he rose greatly in my estimation.
The ice was broken when he called my father-in-law a 'four letter word beginning with C' for his inability to take a photo of the two of us on my digital camera (he got the photo taken eventually!), with Mick then explaining himself by stating he 'Can't Use New Technology'!!!
Mick then had us laughing for the next 20 minutes and the funniest part was when after I told him that I'd been 100 per cent on his side in the World Cup row and that there was a part of me unhappy after Keane (who I still hadn't forgiven for walking out on Ireland) signed for the Celts, he said that he ended up supporting Rangers for as long as Keane was at Celtic and suddenly broke into a rendition of the 'B---- Boys' in the middle of the reception! I advised him not to sing that one so loud but then suggested that nobody was likely to confront Big Mick no matter what he was singing.
I said to him that he must have heard that song quite a bit when he was with the Celts and he laughed that it was still ringing in his ears from those days.
He was so open about everything and basically said that Keane wasn't really the 'wisest' man on earth (stronger words than that of course!)
I assured him that he was very fondly remembered by Celtic fans and that I'd recently enjoyed reading little stories on CQN about him sorting out a few opponents during his time in Glasgow. He said the Old Firm games were just pure bedlam for 90 minutes and that they look a lot more peaceful nowadays, and when I asked him if there was any bruising encounter that really stood out from his Celtic days he referred to a Falkirk match (I didn't know what game he was talking about!)
Anyway, I'll not go into absolutely everything that was said but it was certainly great fun for the full 20 minutes in his company - and when I thanked him and told him it had been a great honour that he had taken so much time out to be so friendly to us, he concluded by saying that he talks to everybody and added that 'FFS I'm even talking to RK these days!'
The annoying thing about the reception was that while I'd been talking to other players I missed the opportunity to meet and get a photo with another famous Celt, big Packie, who had just left as I was looking around for him.
But it still turned out to be a great evening in the end.
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WG,
Erudite as ever. I expect nothing less from a OLHS fp (am guessing a bit there).
What's that Skippy ??? Nakamura05's stuck down a mineshaft????
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Lft -
St Aidan's bhoy to the core
WishyGhuy
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Nakamura05, you (I presume) are a supporter. You don't get to decide signings, you get to support them. Let the manager do his job and you do yours.
Heck, I've even cheered our fouly big Wookie.
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Okay ghuys and ghals (think ma romance wi the wan fae the north country's over) - nite all and sweet dreams
7 (Seven)-1
WG
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Timmy7 i presume you are not a supporter who goes to the games if so you would remember that on black sunday after he scored two goals that denied us the league, Mr McDonald done 3 yes 3 lap of honours at the full time whistle whilst i was still in my seat gutted this stuck with me! Why would anyone care that much about winning a meaningless game so much yet to do that sort of celebration as if he had won the league for his team! This was one week after puttin a no show in at ibrox which they got beat 4-0 Mr McDonald your not welcome at Parkhead!
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WG,
Apologies. Have several relations that went to St A's. LFT Senior went to the other place as a resident of ML2 but that was probably many moons before you.
The only positives in our most recent alleged signing are 1) He's a better finisher than Miller, 2) He stays on his feet marginally longer than Beattie, and 3) the FOD wanted him (despite there protestations - no pun intended)
LFT
LFT
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You presume wrong then Nakamura05. LONG time Season Ticket holder.
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if mcdonald is good enough (not sure if he is) then welcome. Personally his performance on black sunday warms me to him - 2 goals and he seemed to be happy to score. If he'd have skyed them or scored and looked sad i'd have worried we'd signed a daft supporter rather than a professional footballer.
For anyone who queries why he he was happy to score, remember he isnt bonkers like you, he doesnt eat, sleep, whatever Celic, he's someone who plays football for a living.
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appart from the black sunday link does anyone think he is someone we should be going for or for that matter better than what we have in the team or not
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A Letter
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Apologies if this has been mentioned, but from the depths of my memory...wasn't it widely reported in the aftermath of black sunday that McDonald would have hell to pay from his family back in Oz because of the far reaching Celtic supporting roots he came from? Just a thought to those slating him for his apparent tendencies.
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mad vlad
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is there any body out there?
HH
tpb
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Timoot said :- Channel 107-goal 1 in Singapore is a Singapore Cable Vision (SCV) domestic only channel.Not only can't you see it outside of Singapore ,you can only see it on your home ....
Timoot you get the channel in Thailand, Philippines so you staement is not correct my friend.....
Are you doing the OBS golf day on 21/04/07?
Hail Hail
SPC
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Singapore Celt
Correct. We get the games in Thailand as well
Polarbear
Was is you that was looking for the games in HK? You could try looking at www.goal.tv as the channels and listings should be given there
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here are the details
Hong Kong
PCCW NOWTV (via TVB Pay Vision)
Goal TV 1+2 on Channel 825 and 826, part of basic package
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Bangkokbhoy -
thanks for the info. it was me who was asking. I am in an apartment block that has a piped in standard cable package. i definately do not have any of those channels.
it will either be t'internet or the pub. given the saturday evening kick-off time, the pub seems like a good option. i checked out the HKCSC site, but its out of commision at the mo, so I dont even have an address for them.
HH
tpb
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got it -
CARNEGIES, LOCKHART RD, WANCHAI
thats a shame..... Wanchai is well dubious!! ;-))
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Morning-
Roy Keane NEVER talked to andy goram when he was at Manchester United .
Good.
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From The Huddleboard.
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See us Far East CQN'ers..... i tell you we just love to help each other...
Hail Hail
SPC
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Morning Mr. 90!
Enjoy your shift!
Hail Hail
SPCwhoonlyhas4.5hrs to go
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nice one noel.
poor old andy..... he just wants to be everyones pal!!
HH
tpb
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it destroys my soul to see such a long gap after my previous post!!
HH
tpb
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TPB,
just to keep you happy.... :>P
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ta SPC
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tpb
You've still got a soul?
What's that like then? Or do you mean sole, as in something fishy?
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Done here.
Think I will have Chinese tonight.
晚上好
tpb
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Scott Mcdonald,Hoopslegend.I'm more bothered about what he'll do for us in the future than what he's done against us in the past.
He'll either play every week or disappear into the Temple of Djoumbe,never to be seen again.
There is a warning of a gale in Trafalgar.
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Looks like Macdonalds a done deal.
Celtic have completed a deal to sign Motherwell striker Scott McDonald this summer, the player’s agent claims.
The 23-year-old Australia international admitted he was bitterly disappointed to miss out on a January move to Rangers, who offered £400,000 on transfer deadline day.
But his Old Firm ambitions are now set to be fulfilled at Parkhead after being persuaded by international team-mate Mark Viduka, a former Celtic frontman, to join the Hoops.
McDonald’s agent Lou Sticca told The Sun: “It’s all done and dusted and it’s a good deal for everyone concerned, a win-win situation.”
Sticca added: “Mark Viduka has been in the international camp with Scott for the Socceroos.
“When he told him it could be Celtic or Rangers there was only one team Mark was pushing for.
“Scott didn’t need pushed to Celtic but Mark was a convincing advocate of what he could achieve if he chose Parkhead.”
McDonald has hit 12 goals in 34 appearances for Motherwell this season, including one against Celtic in October.
He will be best known to Celtic fans, however, for the late double he struck against them for Motherwell on the final day of the 2004/05 season which handed the Bank of Scotland Premier League title to Rangers.
As far as I am concerned he is just another Celtic player now and gets my full backing. Maybe he will turn out to be an ace goal poacher, maybe not. At £750,000 his record suggests he is worth a punt. As far as his attitude to Celtic goes I understand he snubbed Hun celebration when he went back to Oz after Black Sunday.
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nakamura05
Your comment from last night (or early hours) re Scott McDonald was a bit OTT
I'm afraid I am old enough to remember Celtic signing two players in Harry Hood and Dixie Deans that met with utter derision at the time from sections of the Celtic support.
Kojo actually referred to Dixie's signing in one of his posts a few days ago.
Both Harry and Dixie were great players for Celtic but if it had been left to some in the Celtic support to sign players rather than Big Jock neither of those two excellent contributors would have ever worn the hoops.
I'm not saying for a second that we should even consider SM in the same light as those two brilliant players and anyway it is not official yet he will sign but if he does eventually commit to Celtic you don't need to be so caustic about it and it certainly doesn't warrant a demand for the managers resignation.
I suspect this is only the start of the transfer madness that is to come between now and 31 August and we will all need to get used to it.
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DBBIA
Today's Sun, Stephen Appiah - £3m.
£750k for Scott MacDonald may prove to be better value than £6m for Craig Bellamy...
If only Bellamy had shown MacDonald's application for sticking it in the net on Black Sunday, not saying they are of comparable ability just saying it's worth remembering - that's all!
Great goalscorers, not scorers of great goals should apply here.
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Jeez,first it's Andy Goram teaching us brotherly love and now it's Mark Verruka on the joy of Celts.
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TMC-if it's true[ie in the Daily Telegraph`¬)]that would be a moonbeam.
Good point about price.El Gordo's best signing this season has been Lee Naylor.
The applause players get when they leave the club is more important than the fanfare,or lack of it,that greets their arrival.
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Welcome Scott. Listen it wasn't anyones fault we lost on Black Sunday other than ours. We were bad and the lad was only doing his job. 20 goals next year and you'll be a hero.
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In the late 1970's when Ferguson first went to Aberdeen his demands of the players were to become the best team in Scotland and then build on it from there.
To do that he instilled a fearsome fighting quality in his team and an unbelievable confidence that they could beat the best.
Then, as it is now, we were the best and to become top in Scotland Aberdeen had to overtake us.
Rangers were utter gash and entering a few years in the wilderness so the games that really mattered were the ones between Celtic and Aberdeen.
Yes many of us remember the feeling that Miller, Mcleish, Simpson, Leighton and Strachan raised their game against us but it in hindsight it was obvious why and that was to take Celtic down from the top they had to raise their game.
We didn't realise it at the time but looking back we can begin to see the emergence of the mind games that Ferguson has subsequently used throughout his career.
The more I watch our manager in action the more I detect an element of that in his strategy.
This is now the second or third time he has waited to show the other teams that he has no problem in conducting business that others cannot afford and always at a time and a space that suits him.
I suspect that McDonald appeals to WGS because he is small, pacy, terrier-like and enjoys committing defenders to the tackle - all skills that WGS had in abundance himself.
Also McDonald has that ability to raise his game when the best team visit his patch so his desire to impress is also there.
I also supect that WGS sees the potential to improve the player and make him substantially better than he is. Let's hope so because what may be good for Motherwell and be worthy for praise down Fir Park bears no resemblance to what is required for us so he will need to improve.
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Couple of points
Who said we are buying Scott macDonald? His agent and a couple of dodgy newspapers? I will wait to see if this is a red herring or not.
If he does sign, well it might not be too bad. Saw the Motherwell game at Celtic Park last October and he barely got a touch all game and ended with a goal on possibly his only chance. Imagine what he could do with a few chances?
Also, he has scored one third of motherwells goals in the league. About the same ratio as boydichenko.
Add to that the fact that his team will be on the back foot in many of the games, then it's not bad going. Plus he's strong, looks tough to play against, and knows the league.
If he was to come, it may not be too bad a buy.
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Scott MacDonald started his career in the UK at Southampton before being released and heading to Bournemouth.
Does anyone if WGS was the manager at Southampton at that time?
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BangkokBhoy
Its all over the Australian
press.
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A rabbit walks into a pub and says to the barman, "Can I have a pint of beer and a Ham and Cheese Toastie ?" The barman is amazed but gives the rabbit a pint of beer and a ham and cheese toastie.
The rabbit drinks the beer and eats the toastie, and then leaves.
The following night the rabbit returns and again asks for a pint of beer and a Ham and Cheese Toastie. The barman, now intrigued by the rabbit and the extra drinkers in the pub (because word gets round), gives the rabbit the pint and the toastie. The rabbit consumes them and leaves. The next night, the pub is packed, in walks the rabbit and says, "A pint of beer and a Ham and Cheese Toastie, please barman." The crowd is hushed as the barman gives the rabbit his pint and toastie and then burst into applause as the rabbit wolfs them down.The next night there is standing room only in the pub, coaches have been laid on for the crowds of patrons attending, the barman is making more money in one week than he did all last year. In walks the rabbit and says, "A pint of beer and a Ham and Cheese Toastie, please barman," smiling and accepting the tributes of the masses. The barman says, "I'm sorry rabbit, old mate, old mucker, but we but we are right out of them Ham and Cheese Toasties.The rabbit looks aghast, and the crowd has quietened to almost a whisper, when the barman clears his throat nervously and says, "We do have a very nice Cheese and Onion Toastie."The rabbit looks him in the eye and says, "Are you sure I will like it"? The masses are silent, with bated breath.The barman, with a roguish smile says, "Do you think that I would let down one of my best friends? I know you'll love it."
"OK." says the rabbit, "I'll have a pint of beer and a Cheese and Onion Toastie."
The pub erupts with glee as the rabbit quaffs the beer and guzzles the toastie, he then waves to the crowd and leaves.
NEVER TO RETURN!!!!!!
One year later in the now impoverished public house, the barman (who has only served 4 drinks tonight, 3 of which were his) calls time.
When he is cleaning down the now empty bar, he sees a small white form, floating above the bar. The barman says, "Who are you?" To which he is answered, "I am the ghost of the rabbit that used to frequent your public house."The barman says, "I remember you, you made me famous, you would come in every night and have a pint of beer and a Ham and Cheese Toastie; masses came to see you and this place was famous."
The rabbit says, "Yes I know."
The barman said, "I remember, on your last night we didn't have any Ham and Cheese Toasties, you had a Cheese and Onion one instead."
The rabbit said "Yes, you promised me that I would love it."
The barman said "You never came back, after that fateful night, what happened?"
"I DIED", said the Rabbit.
"Mixing me toasties."
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SimAB-El Gordo would have been in charge for almost all of his time at Southampton;having said that soccerbase.com lists him as a'trainee'so how much contact they would have had is unknown..maybe he's being set up as the new Telfmeister`¬)
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Referring to yesterday's discussion:
Dunno if Wishaw actually exists, but it's mentioned in a Proclaimers song. Does that make it real?
TLW:
A better, and crueller, headline was the one from last year when Big Eck was on the shoogly peg, courtesy of Sky:
'Murray rules out Curbs'
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An Australian, an Irishman and a Glaswegian are in a bar.
They're staring at another man sitting on his own at a table in the
corner.
He's so familiar, and not recognising him is driving them mad.
They stare and stare, until suddenly the Irishman twigs:
"My God, it's Jesus!"
Sure enough, it is Jesus, nursing a pint.
Thrilled, they send him over a pint of Guinness, a pint of Fosters and a
bottle of Buckfast.
Jesus accepts the drinks, smiles over at the three men, and drinks the
pints slowly, one after another.
After he's finished the drinks, Jesus approaches the trio.
He reaches for the hand of the Irishman and shakes it, thanking him for
the Guinness.
When he lets go, the Irishman gives a cry of amazement: "My God! The
arthritis I've had for 30 years is gone. It's a miracle!"
Jesus then shakes the Aussie's hand, thanking him for the lager. As he
lets go, the man's eyes widen in shock.
"Strewth mate, the bad back I've had all my life is completely gone!
It's a miracle."
Jesus then approaches the Glaswegian who knocks over a chair and a table
in trying to get away from the Son of God.
"What's wrong my son?" says Jesus.
The Glaswegian shouts, "f*** off, I'm on disability benefit!"
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An Irishman was terribly overweight, so his doctor put him on a diet .
"I want you to eat regularly for 2 days, then skip a day, and repeat this
procedure for 2 weeks. The next time I see you, you should have lost at
least 5 pounds ."
When the Irishman returned, he shocked the doctor by having lost nearly
60 POUNDS !
"Why, that's amazing!" the doctor said, "Did you follow my instructions?"
The Irishman nodded..."I'll tell you though, by jaesuz, I t'aut I were
going to drop dead dat 3rd day. "
"From hunger, you mean? "
"No, from friggin skippin' !"
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I'm not really too happy about Scott McDoanl signing, but as always he'll get the same chance to win me over as any new signing does!
My opinion has nothing to do with Black Sunday, it has more to do with the fact that I rate him as nothing more than a pest. Never gives defenders a minuet's peace. Also I've always thought he looked out of shape and a little over-weight, that's not good for a young boy at 23/24.
Go on Scott Mcdonald prove me wrong!
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Welcome Scott McDonald - lets hope he influences many more league titles - for the forces of good though!
Lets all get behind him
The Scottish press have supported their 'hero' Kenny Miller, so much so that they had half the Celtic fans still believing he could do/was doing a job for us. Lets do Scott McDonald the curtesy of giving him the same belief - bearing inmind he is younger, with more to his game, and will actually score goals!
I've got a rangers supporting mate who reckons that Kenny Miller has the best PR man in britain - who else can consistently underperform and yet seem to convince many he is doing a job well, that he (to me anyway) clearly isnt fulfilling.
It seems almost xenophobic the press' backing of Miller - they will love us berating McDonald (before he proves to be more useful than Miller) so lets not play into their hands....
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I've always liked Scott McDonald when I've seen him for Motherwell and only recently realised how young he still is, which suggests he can get a lot better.
He can certainly finish and with more scoring chances at CP I'd be confident he could increase his strike rate significantly.
He's been a tricky customer against us every time we've faced him and I'd have no problem with him playing in the Hoops (Black Sunday showed how professional he is and it was our fault more than his that we lost that title).
I'm assuming that he will be the third choice striker anyway (an excellent third choice I'd say!) and that we are still going to be looking for a suitable partner for Jan?
And where does this all leave KM, CB and Majiec? Are all three going to be leaving or will be be keeping one of the three? (Hardly two?) And if one was to stay, which one would be the most popular choice among Celts at this stage?
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Id definitely Zurawski - 'on his game' I reckon he is the most leathal Centre Forward we have. However if we cant get him 'on his game' then unfortunately id punt him too...
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none of them.
km. couldnt score in a .....
cb. couldnt stay fit or run 10 yards without falling.
mz. needs the dosh to pay off the ex. wife. hes going.
a bid in for stephen appiah according to a lot of the press. now that would be a bit of quality in the midfield.
just need another quality striker.
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Re Scott McDonald - he can annoy and torture defenders in the SPL and he can hold the ball up the park and make it stick before finding a pass - something that I'm sure we would all have given our right or left arms for against Falkirk.
As a few have said already I'd rather he was pulling on a Celtic jersey than the alternative. Better inside the tent so to speak.
If it's confirmed I'll welcome him and reserve my judgement until I see his returns for our club - 'cos God alone knows that boy will have to earn our supporter's respect big time.
U.
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Greenlion,
That Rabbit joke would have been funnier if you had just missed out the last line but then again i am a sucker for the surreal joke:
This chap walks into a pub and to his astonishment, notices that there's a chap stood at the bar who has a huge orange for a head. Despite his curiousity, the chap decides not to pry and sits down quietly.
After a few drinks, curiosity has overcome the chap and he decides to enquire.
"Excuse me, mate, but I couldn't help noticing you have a big orange for a head. What happened?"
"Well," says the man with the big orange for a head, "I moved into a large old house not so long ago. One afternoon, I decided to explore the attic and found an old brass lamp in the corner. I rubbed the lamp and a Genie popped out, explained he had been trapped in there for two hundred years, and would grant me three wishes for releasing him."
"So what did you ask for first?" asks the curious chap.
"I asked for ten million pounds. The Genie clapped his hands, there was a flash of lightning, and he asked me to phone the bank, who confirmed my balance was now ten million pounds!"
"What did you ask for with your second wish?"
"Well, I asked if I could make love to the ten most beautiful women in the world. Again, the Genie clapped his hands, there was a flash of lightning, and the doorbell rang. Ten supermodels ran in, picked me up, carried me to bed, and ravished me all night!"
"Wow," says the curious chap, "What did you ask for with your third wish?"
"Well, I asked for a big orange for a head."
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Are Fenerbache the Turkish mob who are after Zurawski? Ideal if they are. I've a bit of a worry on Appiah that he is a bit of an African Tommy G. While impressed by his energy at the world cup I did think that his lack of positional discipline and common sense caused his team problems.
I think we can at most keep 1 of the 3 underperforming strikers. If there was no transfer window then McDonald would be starting this Saturday - that's pretty bad. Likewise in midfield it is absolute maximum 1 from Lennon, Gravesen and Jarosik.
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Putting my tuppence worth in :
I’d get rid of Miller, Beattie & Zurawski. Is there any point in keeping Riordan, obviously not if he isn’t going to get a game.
From midfield I’d sell Graveson & Jarosik. Probably let Lennon go as well as I don’t see him as a first choice next season.
Telfer is going and we have 6 centre halves on the books so 2 of them would go with possibly a third if we could bring in someone better. Doumbe who knows ?
Which means coming in, another 2 forwards in addition to McDonald. Brown, Appiah and 1 other in midfield. 2 full backs and maybe the quality centre half.
Nae bother this football management lark !
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thismancraig
Where did you hear there was a Turkish team after Zurawski? Fingers crossed, an If he want's I'll buy his 1 way ticket to Istanbull!
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jackd
He's always linked with Turkish sides when talk of him leaving is mentioned, was between us and Besitkas (I think) two years ago as well.
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I think we need a Stephen Appiah,or a SA-type player,to put some drive into midfield.What worries me a bit[going into unlazy mode]is not his international but his club form;according to soccerbase this is:
Date of birth 24-12-1980
Place of birth
Position Midfielder
Nationality Ghana
International Caps 41
International Goals 11
Current Club
Currently playing for Fenerbahce
Signed on 01-09-2005
All time playing career
Parma 6 apps 1 goal
Brescia 10 apps 3 goals
Juventus 5 apps 0 goals
Fenerbahce 7 apps 2 goals.
Not a lot of club football to go on for someone at the peak of his career.
Unless the stats are mince..
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dontbrattback
They are mince, though I also think he's at the Freddy Adu's with his age...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Appiah
1995-1997 Hearts of Oak
1997-2000 Udinese 43 (3)
2000-2003 AC Parma 49 (2)
2002-2003 Brescia (loan) 32 (7)
2003-2005 Juventus FC 64 (3)
2005 Fenerbahçe SK 65 (17)
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Winningemmell :- From last night, I checked up on PG, he played 11 times for Ireland (before partition) and once for the Irish Free state.
Craig Bellamy and Alan Thompson cover England and Wales, can anyone help me with the first Celtic layers to play for Scotland and N. Ireland while at Cetic?
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On my above post I made a mistake, he played 12 times for Ireland
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Edward
Why Bellamy and not Hartson?
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TMC-Clearly soccerbase.com has a way to go before it can compete with the mighty Wikipedia.
I would send KM on his way back to the Coca-Cola league with our blessing,and heartfelt thanks.
I would give MZ a chance to recapture his form but if someone came in for him I would not be barracading the door.Similarly with Beats.He may find an alternative training regime more conducive to his health,or he'l end up like one of those wee Subbuteo guys that gets stood on and ends up with a big puddle of glue for his feet.
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jacd and dont
buy two single tickets one from glasgow to turkey for MZ and turkey to glasgow for SA
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EU-this is a link to the story of the multitalented Welshman Leigh Roose:doctor,sportsman and war hero.
I appreciate that 1 Celtic appearance isn't a great career but the article itself is worth reading
http://www.hellfire-corner.demon.co.uk/celtic.htm
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I used to think Beattie (bambi) would have been good if he could stay clear of injuries.
The guy can't even run 10 yards with out falling over, his balance is terrible!
I'd deff sell Miller & Zurawski if we get the chance, both at least if nothing else have a resale value of at least £1 million each! Better to get rid just now while not all the world know's there crap, just us tims!
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Edward
The scottishfa website has an international archive where you can search through all internationals ever played along with a list of caps.
I noticed that Neil McCallum played for Scotland in March 1888 for example. I imagine that his international credentials took a bit of a dive when he went to Celtic though:-)
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spirit of Arthur Lee
If that's what it took to get rid, then I'd dip my mums purse to fund it! (joke)
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frankie
the problem isnt moving players on, its getting decent replacements at the right price.
it took a lot of hard work to get in jvoh, tommy g and jj and none of them have really worked out yet.
if we can sneak appiah in under the radar it would be a real coup. cant see it somehow - cant think his people or fenarbace woudl want him to move without seeing what the other options might be
its started already - i've only just got over the excitement of the january window.
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watchow
Yes it's easier said than done. My post was my ideal scenario, it never works out that way.
JVH may work out if he stays injury free though I can't help feeling PSV got rid of him at the right time for them. But he would fall into the we worked so hard to get him give him more time category.
JJ & TG, sadly I can't see them turning it round. Players of their age & ability should make an impact right away. These days players seem to make an impact immediately or not at all.
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TMC :- Due to my forgetfullness :-) Obviously I need to check my facts a bit better, thanks for that. If there is one thing this site has shown me it's that there is always someone who does know the correct answer.
DBBIA :- Thanks for that link, as I've said before I have an interest in the early days of the game but articles like that tend to put football into perspective.
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Tyrone Celt, was going to post more or less the same on Scott McDonald.
Just one thing, if anyone is thinking of posting a you tube link to his career, make sure it is properly edited!!
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SPC at 9:56 brilliant
vclxi at 10:43... earth to vclxi.. are you on the same stuff SPC is on at this time.
DBBIA at 11:20 interesting article about the war.
I still think that Majiec and Jan will score goals together if we can get both fit at the same time.
looking through the potential move outs we could be into a major personnel chancge for team 3.
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just watched this
what our midfield needs
on appiah.
the goal against shalke was world class
and dare i say it, he looks very petrov-esque. exactly what weve
been missing. so cant see it happening now :-)
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new article posted.
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Jackd and Arthur,
I would get rid of Miller and Beattie, but I have to admit that I would keep MZ, as I think he is a good finisher and I think he could link up well with JVOH.
To be honest I think MZ was struggling with post-World Cup syndrome combined with his injuries and that's why we didn't see anywhere near his best form at the start of the season.
I would like to think we will see him back at his best if he is given his chance by WGS.
Time will tell.
Cheers
TTT
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