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First!
Which makes a change, cos I'm usually last.
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Celtic have also produced David Marshall, Stephen McManus and Darren O'Dea to name a few.
The dilemna in my opinion is the moral aspect of recruiting 16 year old foreigners... like Celtic seem to be doing at the moment.
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second last
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make that third
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One major element in developing youth players is time;which is usually not what the manager has.The most successful managers in the UK at developing youth players are SAF,Arsene Wenger,and the great Dario Gradi,who just happened to be the 3 managers with the longest service in the League.
That's not coincidence.
For a club like Celtic with [relatively]limired financial resources the aim should be to bring through 1 or 2 youth players every year to the 1st team squad.
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Sannabhoy goes fifth ! Spent too long typing!
Cheers p67. I don't have a major issue with spreading the net to 16yo Italians. At the end of the day , we're still developing talent - you can't tell me Santocino(sp?) is the finished article. The training staff still have their work to do. In this increasingly-shrinking global village we live in , it's no longer enough to recruit within a 30 mile radius of Paradise (although what a team/achievement that was)- we need to spread our net and , possibly , a byproduct of the recruitment of Buruc , Naka et al will be the desire of a young Pole/Nippon to play football 'The Glasgow Celtic Way'.
Hail Hail
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Off topic I know but would anyone have any idea why Celtic have taken a payment of £29 from my bank today with another 6 payments of £29 due to come off?
I thought the Direct Debits for CL games are due to come out on 10/9, but even then they messed my application up and didn't put me down for the Home Cup Ticket Scheme and paid £174 yesterday for mine and my brothers CL tickets?
On hold just now to ticket office but any help appreciated!
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Liam Miller the first?!?
Kennedy made his debut a month or so before the Rat. He's still the youngest ever first team Celt.
And this is to forget guys like Stephen Crainey, Jamie Smith and Colin Healy, all won medals, all played for their full national team whilst at Celtic and only Smith left for hee-haw.
And with the deafening rustle of my anorak now drowning out all other sound I'll leave.
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Even within the countries you mention, France, Portugal and Holland, it is rarely focused nationally.
England and Scotland are hamstrung by the work permit laws, other countries can cast their nets wider. France recruit youths from Africa, Holland from Africa and South America, and Portugal from South America.
As an example, note Freddy Adu choosing Benfica, work permit laws cited as a factor in his not selecting a club in the UK.
These laws mean that Scottish and English clubs have a far smaller catchment area, and hence a smaller chance of success. However the recent partnership between Celtic and the Belgian club (forget the name) wherein we provide players for them to loan, does provide some indication of Celtic FC's strategy in this area.
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I think McGlinchey is now the youngest ever first team Celt.
Interesting timing, in the Times it claims that one of the reasons for Ballack's exclusion is Chelsea can only register 23 players, not 25. They have only 1 player from their national association / academy and the regulations state 3 as a minimum.
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Celtic Lover
Quote" Eddie Murray " 1956 - 62".
timoot.
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Paul67 Shun
We need to set up a deal (a regular one) with a "wee team" to develop our young players.
We have done this in bits and bobs but need to establish this full time
That way, every season, we can send say 5 youth players on loan to this team
we have a lot out on loan just now, but for some of them to play and develop together would be amazing.
Maloney, Kennedy, McManus, O'Dea, McGeady, Beattie, Wallace,
all had good spells on the 1st team
thats some return for a few seasons
lets hope simon ferry can get back fit as he is different class, as well as many other excellent young players
The Celtic Youth set up is to be applauded, especially for the amount of GENUINE 1st team players it has produced.
MON THE WEANS
MON THE HOOPS
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Paul67,
What do you think will happen to Barrowfield when we move to Lennoxtown next month? Do we actually own the land or do we just lease the site? I thought there were something written that if we exit the site we need to pay a market value back to the council. The Celtic strategy for the moment seems to loan the good young prospects to get the first team experience. Guess this puts them in the shop window as well as seeing if they are going to make the grade in the 1st team.
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Lack of incentive coupled with the fear of failure is at the root of this problem with youth development south of the border.
The Premier League is awash with money whilst the cost of falling out of it is horrendous. As a consequence clubs and managers take the easy option of buying in a "ready made product".
In Scotland, with the demise of the Sky contract, youth development became the only way for all clubs to compete and Scottish Football in general and the international side in particular is beginning to see the benefits.
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10:42, Celtic_First
If anything untoward happens I'm saddling up Roy's horse, Trigger, riding off into the sunset with my Celtic scarf flying proudly in the breeze and my dubbined boots,those with the steel toe caps, strung over my shoulder. I'll also be singing that well known freedom song "Don't Fence Me In"
Hi, Ho Silver!
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13:26, timoot
H. Your memory is quite good for a guy of your age.
M
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Bobo Balde:
Did no one else hear Peter Martin quote Gary Pendrey after Sunday's game. Apparently, Gary asked Bobo why he didn't want to go to Sunderland on loan and Bobo replied "I don't want to play football at the moment." WTF?
Now I'm no expert in employment law but, if I refused to work cos I didnae feel like it, I'd get sacked on the spot contract or no contract.
CaltonTongues
P.S. Sack the White Boots and bring back 3" metal studs ala McManus.
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I don't feel like working just now.
Can I be excused?
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Course you can dontbrattbackinanger.
And here's your £30K pay for this week just for signing that bit of papaer a couple of years ago....
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I told my gaffer that i didnae want to work & he just laughed & told me that i had to have started work in order to stop.
Cheeky bar steward!
Hail Hail
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DBBIA,
I thought this was your work:-)
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The Curse Of The Drinking Classes
I think big bad Bobo stopped work on Black Sunday and then entered NAFOS' wee (but thick) black book.
NAFOS only ever refers to Bobo as Dee-annbobo Badly and takes things personally.
" the fans they all are silent/ as they travel near and far...."
hisny quite happened that way wi the Craigneuk bus.
WG
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We should set up an agreement with Albion Rovers to send our youngsters on loan to Coatbridge to gain valuable experience against hardened professionals.
The Rovers dont have money to spend on players & this would help them out as well as us.We would continue to pay the young Bhoys wages & also have them train with Celtic if required,then see how they cope with regular first team football.
Due to it`s location it would not be much upheaval for these Bhoys as say going to Ross County or the likes would be. This would be a similar step to what the young Lisbon Lions had to do all those years ago with the junior teams.
Hail Hail
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A couple of years ago I did something very bad and as a result got sentenced to spend the rest of my life in hyperspace;pushing the boulders of Carlisle United and the Allman Brothers up the hill of CQN,never to reach the summit.
So it is work,on the virtual chain gang,bashing out posts instead of Tennessee plates.
Possilbhoy-if you've read the'Pointless'book,about East Stirling,you would probably want to make sure they had fixed the bogs in the dressing room before sending the Bhairns there;~)
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You need to be a bit careful with loan deals though. We don't want our young players going to teams with poor coaches and facilities. They're better off staying with us. Plus going to the lower leagues will probably increase the chance of them getting injuries because they get away with fouling more. There is no point sending a promising striker to a defensive team which gets hammered most games and creates one chance per match. The striker wouldn't get a chance to show off his quality. I do like the idea of them going to Belgium though, foreign teams tend to have better technique and it would be good life experience for them to spend sometime in another country learning a new language and living in the sun.
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Don't know about Belgium mind you....what language do they speak......Belgique? And as for living in the sun, just how sunny is it in Belgium. And as for living off sprouts...........hmm
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In Belgium they speak French and Flemish which is very similar to Dutch.
On another slightly different point do TV deals have to be from the same country? For example, we'll never join the Premiership or the Championship but what's stopping us having a collective TV deal with say the Championship. Obviously they'd get the lions share but they would also benefit from having the Glasgow clubs and maybe even some European games.
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Went to the land of Joos for the Euro2000 jamboree-had to buy sun tan lotion!
There was a major scandal a few years ago involving Belgian clubs and young African players.
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I think it's worth pointing out that young guys can be in the best academy in the world but unless they have the deep desire to make it all the way and the willingness to practice for hours every single day outside of scheduled coaching it's still unlikely they'll make the grade.
Having been the next door neighbour of a current celt I know for certain nothing else came close to helping him make the grade than his own desire to practice with a ball in the street every spare minute he had.
I'm not going to suggest for a second that academies don't help but the players themselves must want it so badly it hurts otherwise there's already little chance for them.
Clearly the drinking culture in Scotland from a very young age is a/the major factor in young guys losing their footballing ambitions. It can possibly be identified as the main reason for us being the best fans...but the most unhealthy people in Europe.
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I just don't see the benefit of loaning out players to Albion Rovers or any other shoestring outfit lower down the divisions unless we are to supply those clubs with coaching staff also.
If they're playing level is that of scottish league 1 or 2, they'd be better staying with the youth teams. Maybe loaning out to first division clubs would benefit those players who are coming out of the youth system but not getting a look in on the first team.
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East Stirling are on a roll - 6 in a row !
Why don't we send the young Bhoys to the Junior leagues as we did in the old days ?
Seriously, there's such a gulf now between the top level and the lower leagues that I'm not sure there's any benefit of sending players out on loan with the aim of getting them into the first team. Maybe they'd be better to stay and train with Naka etc
I think young players who are loaned out to lower league teams are there because that is their level. It's really to help them find a new club.
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Hello CQNers,
like the topic here as I feel it is swerved by the media.
It is pretty safe to day that academies in Britain have been a failure of the highest order. Moreover, there is little evidence to suggest the quality of players coming through now is getting better which is even more concerning!
Paul - you have pointed out the obvious but nonetheless crucial factor here - first team football is the only way for young players to develop.
The lack of competitive edge in youth and reserve games worries me greatly.
Looking forward, I am glad to see Celtic looking to address this issue by pushing for a B team to compete in lower leagues and a feeder club abroad.
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Interesting to see what happens at Ajax this year.
Obviously, these guys are the models for 'grow your own' and 'asset management' with a few hefty inbound transfer fees coming their way each season.
However, they also compete in the CL with reasonable expectations that they will make the group stages.
This year they failed to make the group stages with only two days left of the transfer window plus their remaining best players are alrerady CL cup tied. For a team like them with their business plan - does this result in a fire sale in January as 'Plan B'?
Or do you always operate with a UEFA cup budget in mind?
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Nice little Virgo video on youtube. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MFndJmZ4DcI
One of the comments has someone claiming he went to school with him and apparently he was always a striker then. He looks to be getting used up front with Colchester and Strachan has used him more up front as well. Maybe he'll be a future target man for us if he ever gets over his injuries/bad luck/loss of form/fitness...
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Nice poachers goal here
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_UQtHi5beGg&mode=related&search=
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.............right.....who's stole my monitor?
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His goal last week at the end of this video
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jzMqphKKDFY
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KinLOCCCHHHHHHH Street
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Oh what a blunder by John Greig.
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and all that's been said about the spirit of Manchester United suddenly descends upon Wembley and now Brian Greenhoff gets ready to play a part he thought he'd never pl...SUNDERLAND !!!!!!
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sweet skills from Brady
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Celtic FC, Champions of Europe
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John, you're immortal.
Applies to Thomson as much as Stein.
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John, you're immoral.
Various Spiritual Directors to
WG
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Teser
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Budweiser definetly the best lager in the world
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£1.39 a whip
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....Corona's sometimes a good substitute
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Interesting to note Walter Smith last week bemoaning the 3 Player U21 rule, and the fact that he can't pick certain players to put on the bench because he has to have at least 3 players who are under 21.
I then looked at the bench for the very next Celtic game and had to honestly admit that any one of our U21 players can walk into our first team and give a good account of themselves.
Walter needs to be told that the U21 rule was brought in to protect the Scottish game from myopic "Buy the league" managers like him and Sounness. And as someone else has said previously, the Scottish game is now improving as a result!
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Budweiser is the Rangers of beer, unpalatable and definitely NOT to my taste.
Budnonetheweiser.
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Corona is the real Madrid of lagers, firmly of the Faith but a bit regal.
Tastes like cat's pee sadly.
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".............and its Corona in full flow. He's slipped past Tongue, sidestepped Tonsils, and....oh yes...what an inspired substitution"
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Right Ah'm chokin, been a long day doin ma Bobo Balde here in apache country.
Free The People, Let Them See The Light Of Day.
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Deportiva La Corona 1
The Pride of London 7
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WG
If any of your spiritual directors ever said that to you, either he (or she) must have been at the Corona, or more likely the Three Crowns.
Unless it was a discussion about eternal life, in which case I take it back.
Now I also realise I've planted the seed in your mind of what might happen to vocations numbers if they allowed female spiritual directors.
And we were allowed to choose our own.
Kristin Scott Thomas would never have been able to handle life at the Gulch or Blairs.
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31003
Is that why you stick to numbers in your name, because somone keeps knicking your letters?
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Kittoch
While we're talking about letters, I wonder if you can help me solve the last clue on my crossword?
"Postman drops his mail"
Any idea?
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Right Tech time again (please)
On one of my laptops when I refresh to get the new posts, it refreshes and stays on the same page which is without doubt the best way.
On the other one it refreshes back to the title page and I have to click on the comments again and wait for it to refresh all over again.
Anyone know why this is????
KittochWhoIsStumpedAndFedUpWithIt.
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mike
I'm not sure the 3 under 21 players rule is working. It means that, potentially, you have players on the bench who have not earned the right to be there and who have no prospect of coming on. The strange anomoly is that goalkeepers don't count - why? Don't we want to develop goalkeepers as well?
I know GS has said in the past that it means someone like Riordan has to be left out even though he is still a young player. I'm not sure about it. We are of course fortunate to have a decent well of talent to chose from however teams like Motherwell end up just piling somebody in there.
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31003
Post???
No mail, drop man which is male leaving post
KittochWhoIsBrilliantAtCrosswords
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Stephen @1512
Oh Awe da Reasons afore pit Forth,
o' why oor Yoof plans FAIL,
Da WAN dat you gave, is RICHT OAN DA BUTTON..
In fact, it DINNAE MISS , DA NAIL!
Da Successful Key,in any Field ye want tae name... and dat includes Da Enterprise o' Chipper ....
IS "SINGLE- MINDEDNESS O' PURPOISE"... jist like practised by DA GIPPER!
Da TYPICAL young Scoattish Lad, is mair interested in Pubs an' Dames... an' awe dat immature Crapola!
While da Sooth American an' African lads.... Git der Heids doon... an' Wire in... TAE... Practise, Practise, Practise!...
An'der biggest Temptation,and Immoral act, is...
Tae Over-Dose... oan, GRANOLA!
Da young Scoattish Bhoys we hiv da noo,
ur like a different Breed,
Dey hiv too much Cash, Dey wanna Cut a Dash.....dey ur too Lazy!... tae Succeed!
Dat is a Nutshell is da Trouble in DA GLEN!...
When Maist o' da LISBON LIONS....
were brocht up...
Dey Lived in a BUT n' BEN!
Poverty is da Spur!
An' dat is da Daily Opinion,da Day...
Froam dis wee... NO, sae Demented... CUR!
collie.
Tail's Awaggin', Awaggin'
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Kittoch
Dosen't fit
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Kittoch I had the same problem since starting on here until a few months ago. The computer which takes you back to the hompepegae is set up as celticquicknews.com reset it to celticquicknews.co.uk and it will work ok.
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greenlion2
You must indeed be proud among your pride.
That is working a treat
Thank you sir
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I don't believe it... yet another new Celtic strip has been revealed! And this one is intended to raise awareness of "anti-sectarianism", that abhorrent Scottish disease. Obviously none of the inhabitants of the other end of Glasgow have heard of it, as they need their awareness raised...
Anyway, if anyone fancies trying their hand with a strategically places Celtic scarf, well, good on ya!
P.S. Apologies if someone else has just pre-empted this post, but someone came into my office to see me as I was mid way through...
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31003, normally the clue reveals how many letters are in the word. And if it's the last one there should be some letters already completed.
Are you going to divulge this information?
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31003
Re the postman who dropped his mail...
Question: How many letters?
Answer: ALL OF THEM! perchance?
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TMC
Surely then, that should encourage managers to develop their U21 players to be good enough to play in the first team.
I know it's a 'chicken and egg' situation, but hopefully it will bring long-term benefits for the international squad, and generally raise the game in Scotland.
I like the idea of it anyway!
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OK Mike, clearly I'm too trusting/gullible. I assumed it was a serious question!
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Mike
The thing is, managers are under so much pressure that it's very difficult to balance.
I think the idea is good but it don't think it works in practice, certainly the goalkeeper thing and 7 substitutes is a nonsense. Read Strachan complaining about U21's getting a win bonus and a false hope on a Saturday when they don't deserve it.
As I said, suits us fine but 18 players stripped every week for Gretna etc is a bit odd.
Has anybody noticed how much faith Martin O'Neill is putting in youth at Villa?
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Just heard a beautiful song on the radio there....reminded me of an ex girlfriend. It was our song. Anyway, not long after giving her the elbow, she came into what used to be our pub, a popular southside pub back in the 80's/90's. Anyway, I'm enjoying 1 or 2 Coronas on the way home from work when in she walks with her new beau by her side.
"Hullo 31003" she said. "This is Cedric, an hes an acoontant" She said this in a fashion as to make me feel inferior, but she should have known me better. "He cin coont up tae God knows whit, addin subtractin, the whole shootin match n that, know?" "Aye, magic" I said as I ordered my 6th and last Corona. "Yes indeed" said big Cedric, "My client portfolio contains some illustrious and well known sporting types and TV personalities" Was I meant to be impressed? Anyway, there she is standing there with a big smug look on her coupon, time to burst her bubble me thought.
"Well then Cedric" I said. "Good wi numbers ur ye?" "Yes" he replied, "give me any mathematical problem and I'll solve it for you"
"And if ah gie ye a wee easy wan de ye think ye could solve it in say.....3 seconds ur whitever?" ah asked. "Of course" he replied
"Okay then" I said as I drained the remnants of my Corona, "Answer this in 3 seconds,.....whits hauf a 99?" Three wrong answers, (forty four and a half, forty five and a half, then forty four and a half again) and some 20 seconds later, I left the pub with my dear ex's new beau suitably put in his place.
The perfect end to a perfect night
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Is it 9?
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SonsofErin
You're not Cedric are you?
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My clients portfolias contain some illustrious and well known sporting types, and I'm seeing your ex-girlfriend, but the similarities end there.
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, 31003
I know I'm going to hate myself in the morning ,but here goes.
Forty nine and a half and your postman had too many letters.
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Is she still thick as mince, fat and pot ugly?
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31003-Do you write the scripts for'River City'?
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dontbrak
The names were changed to protect the innocent but that was a true story
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Some twenty five years ago,every top English club had a plethora of Scottish players.
Invariably there best players were also the Scots.
What has happened?
I have a theory that at the very top level NOW.We Scots are a tad on the wee side.
At the top level the game has been taken over by giant atheletes.
Yes ,there are always exceptions to the rule.
My two favourite players of all time,were Jinky then Maradona.
I fear we need to bulk up our players a bit more.
How many Scottish players are stars now in the EPL?
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BigChipSuk
I heard that one at a training course recently, and planned to use it myself someday.
Every one of us fell for it, so don't feel too bad!
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Bigchipsuk at 16.15
There must be a NAKA joke in there somewhere.
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Collie 16:08
Glad to see you agree with me.
The fact that so many young men fall by the way side around 15-16 is a crying shame. Everyone has their own story of a friend who seemingly had the world at his feet in his mid-teens only to fall off the footballing radar by the time he turned 18. No thanks to the demon drink!
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I'm only disappointed that nobody asked what"our song was
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A big hit for Elton John back in the 70's????
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Tiny Tim
I hiv already answered yer question, my auld pal...
Scoatland in noo Enjoyin' da GOOD LIFE...
Which in itsel' in no too Hard tae take!
But, fur every IMPROVEMENT in Life...
Der is ALSO A NEGATIVE(!!) it wull MAKE!
See... "See- Saw!"
A simple guide tae life's Mysteree!
It sums up why ,whit is whit... an' why is, why is dat!
A handy encylopedia...
When wan is Chewin' Da Fat!
collie.
Tail's Awaggin', Awaggin'
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Stephen85
Stevie lad... your IDEA IS DA PIPS!!...
Ah only grabbed da ba'..... an' elarged an'Expanded it!
You get da CREDIT!... as ah say ye DOTTED AWE DA "I"s.
Ye are a worthy NEW COMER...... ah may remark, forbye!!
Guid, lad... keep 'em commin'
An' when a Congratulated ye...
ah Soitenly....
Wiznae.... Bummin'!
collie.
Tail's Awaggin', Awaggin'
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Tinytim
More than there were a few years ago.
Like I said earlier, Scottish players are slowly, but surely, improving.
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31003
Ok, rise to bait.
What was our song?
Er...
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Kittoch 16:03
"On ONE of my laptops when I refresh to .............."
you rich show off !!!!!!!!!!!
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Bloke109'Is she really going out with him?'
by Darren Jackson's brother Joe..
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Collie
Glad to be onboard!
It was about time i stopped 'lurking' and joined the party.
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31003...living by numbers by new musik
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gl2
Will you be driving the cubs about this Friday night?
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Stephen85
Dis Blog, dis Priceless Blog, dis Blog abune dem awe!
Der is nae a Forum in awe Celtica,
is Bettah...
It's even oan da Coveted, APPROVED LIST...
O' Ma MAIST DISCERNIN' MAW!
Da fact dat ye even read it, says it awe,it awe tae me!
It proves yer da type o' fellow, dat Ma Maw wid invite tae TEA!
collie.
Tail's Awaggin', Awaggin'
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McManus69, Barrowfield? Make that 2 really good questions in two days. I have no idea!
TrueTim, indeed.
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Paul
Apropos tae naethin'..........
Ah am Verra Prood tae Relate, dat Da Board made da COICLE SQUARE!
When dey replenished CELTIC'Saggin' Mid- Field..... an' managed tae
NO SPEND A PENNY DER!
Dey IMPROVED DA TEAM...Lookee Here,ma guid lad....
Lenno replaced by Massimo!
Gravesen replaced by Broon!
Net coast,wi'a subtraction fur money in.. when sotien players ...
left oor Toon???
Da answer....
A Big fat ZERO...it dinna coast a Thing!!!!!!!!!!!...
Noo, dis dat no prove da BOARD KNOCKEEEEEERS.....
Ur jist a Bunch o' Ding-A-Lings!!
Yer, so richt, ma Bonney Gordon...
We soitenly SQUARED DA BOOKS!
Noo, we goat Gelt tae Burn, next January......
By awe da Looks!
collie.
Tail's Awaggin', Awaggin'
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Just listened to Terry put a very reasonable question to Hugh Keevins on Radio Clyde.
His reply was,fistly,patronising and evasivewhen further probed by Terry he provided an answer that lacked any real analysis of Celtic's CL opponents.
Terry,when this clown of a man resorts to character assassination you know you've won your point.
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Celtic TV tonight have the first showing of The View From Paradise - a journey through some of the club's most memorable events with the help of former players, managers, directors, journalists and readers.
8.45 pm.
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LukeKelly
Hiv ye bin takin' lessons frae Kojo?
Whit wiz Terry0s.....
Question!
collie.
Tail's Awaggin', Awaggin'
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Does anyone know when the details for travelling to lisbon will be announced.
Trying to arrange a trip away but nothing on the website
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Collie,
Apologies!!!!
Hugh Keevins had stated previously that Celtic and rangers would both finish bottom of their CL groups.
Terry O challenged him on why he came to that conclusion.
Reasonable question!
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There are two aspects to this. On the one hand investment is needed to set up good training and learning facilities, as hopefully Lennoxtown will be. But secondly you need special, talented, inspirational coaches to run these places.
If we have been able to bring on a good few lhads in these last five years without first class facilities, then surely better facilities will help even more. I am confident that we will see the likes of the Quality Street kids again.
Against Spartak Moscow , the first Russian team we have played against in Europe, half of the players involved were Scots, so we are fairly home-grown and successful with it.
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LukeKelly
Guid guy, noo dat ah know da question...
TerryO wiz askin',it maks everythin' clear in da sky!
Although Hughie....whom ah deplore... wiz no as faur as oot, as ye think!...
He goat WAN OOT O' TWO ....which is no bad at awe!...
Fur he wiz Right aboot da G.A!
DEY STINK!
collie.
Tail's Awaggin', Awaggin'
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Paul,
’It is only in recent seasons that the Celtic academy has managed to bridge the gap between a youth team with unprecedented success and producing first team regulars. Liam Miller was the first to step up, but was quickly followed by Aiden McGeady and Shaun Maloney.’
True
It took some time BUT the conveyor belt is on the move as I posted a few weeks ago this could be a big plus for Celtic, the Dutch as you have quite rightly pointed out have proven you can produce great players and keep your clubs and National teams at a high quality level without splashing the cash!
In fact
Cash is a massive disincentive to youth development – Is ANY manager from the FAPL really going to spend his time and the valuable time of his Coaching staff doing the decent thing by developing young potential? They have a single season to perform or else – are they going to develop kids that will flourish in three, four or more years? Or use their £50Million warchest!!!!
Even Sir Alex who proved YOU CAN WIN THINGS WITH KIDS eagerly reaped with abundance the crop of Boys he inherited, yet he sowed languorously and harvested selectively.
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Paul67 / McManus69
Regarding Barrowfield, my understanding is that there are number of components.
1) Social Club - Owned by the members I think though I don't know if the Supporters Club organaisation have an influence.
2) Original Barrowfield - Two pitches directly behind the Social Club, this I think is owned by the club.
3) Extended Barrowfield - Area between the original and the allotments by the Clyde. This I think is rented from GCC. I think a new pitch was laid down by the club and I think the area also contains an old style running or cycling track.
The club tried to buy this area but the price seemed to be too high for a training ground. The GCC wanted residential money for the site as it has potential.
This is mainly due to the fact that the adjacent old hospital site is being worked on as a large housing development.
As for the future other sources suggest that the club is going to swap its land at Barrowfield for council owned ground behind the old Celtic End in the vicinity of the proposed new road.
Issues on the agenda are a new bus park, new superstore, new ticket office, school demolished / rebuilt as new club museum. I don't the exact details but any news would be appreciated.
Finally the area to the south is going to have the new indoor arena and the velodrome, both large scale developments which will be used for the Commonwealth Games and beyond. I hope the club doesn't lack ambition as a "Celtic Village" development would be in the right place at the right time.
One negative at the moment is the status of the proposed relocation of "Sport Scotland" to an office block adjacent to the new arena. Not looking good as the regime in Holyrood look to gain brownie points with the Edinburgh centric civil service and cancel the move. Smaller scale relocations to the city centre have already been cancelled. Consequently it is only a matter of time before some re-organisation of Culture / Leisure quangos is used as a smokescreen to bury this important move.
If you think I am hard on DD / BQ / PL, they are misguided friends in comparison to the deadly duo, consequently I will spare you the details of my loathing for the new leadership in the Executive / Government.
They really are two small fish looking for a puddle. No pun intended.
Prepare to be disappointed.
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Luke Kelly thanks for that.
Hugh Keevins usually has an argument as thin as confetti,i wanted to test his reasoning against mine and let the two stand up for comparison.
Hugh as usual went for the"its only a difference of opinion are you trying to deny me that"
I pointed out that of course he was entitled to an opinion and that i was interested in his reasons for that opinion ,i stated my reasons for believing Celtic would qualify and wanted Hugh to qualify his opinion.
My argument stood tall against his,he waited till i was off air and resorted to his usual ridicule and insult.
I will take him to task the next time,for not giving me the right to reply.
Luke "character assasination" thats nae sweat mate, reflects badly on the man who said talk quitely but carry a big stick.
Hugh reads quotations....thats all.
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Whatever happened to Charlie Mulgrew?
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