"He was in the Feyenoord team at Ibrox when we drew with Rangers in the Uefa Cup and also played in our return leg win. That has given him a taste of beating Rangers and I'm sure he will want it much more often now he has joined Celtic."
thanks bhoys for info
I think the midfield is the key for us this season ,If GS can get that right I think we could go from strength to strength.Although we will see a massive challenge from the MIB and polo mintys Media puppets Although the guy in the Scotsman must be a glove puppet as you surely can't get coverage like that with strings alone ,no my friends stuff like that needs a special kind of manipulation IMO
Copied from the last post as I was typing it out when Paul sneaked in.
Paul67 August 17, 2008 12:41 PM
Still looking for a striker with pace? Is Pavlyuchenko still on the shelf?
Do you know what the status is re Silvestre?
Is Basa still on the radar?
Is wee Shaun a goer....in the signing sense?
Is it tata Bobo and TG?
and what is the weather like on SDM's wee planet?
if you can get beyond the inducement of vomit from reading that Scotsman article, there's some very interesting conclusions to be made from it - if we can safely assume it comes directly from Murray and his PR machine.
What fascinated me is that at one point the journalist (in a really bizarre style of aggressively addressing Murray's detractors by talking directly to them) asks "if Smith has 10 strikers and can't beat Kaunus, why are the fans having a go at Murray and not Smith.."
So from that quote, I can come to a fairly safe conclusion that Murray directed his PR puppets to try to turn fans' anger on Smith rather than himself.
Nothing like a bit of back stabbing of Uncle Walter by Dodgy Dave to boost morale...
"Barry Robson is just a big daft lad" Billy Dodds.
That's actually quite insulting, Billy. I'm sure there are quite a few footballers in Scotland who might not be a star in mastermind but you choose to publicly call a Celtic player "daft".
You don't exactly come across as a genuis yourself, Billy - people in glass houses and all that....
Paul,
nice wee teaser you left last night. I was tempted to scroll through the net and figure out who played and who didn't. Thankfully, commonsense took over. I'll wait and see.
Someone asked about Robinson of WBA. He did play yesterday. Looked ok. Played as a stay-at-home left back. But you would stay at home, playing against this Arsenal side, wouldn't you?
Can't remember who made the excellent point about our moaners moaning about the lack of well established 'name' players.
It seems to me that Celtic have been telling us for ages that we won't be regular visitors to that shop.
And finally, before I head out to watch the game......Didn't we sign JVOH as a result of him having a BUY-OUT CLAUSE?
I'm surprised Lawell didn't rub their noses in that one this week.
michele i dont remember who is in my fantasy team but there were a lot of zero points...will get busy when the transfer window shuts...
awe naw.. ive had setanta for ages..usually watch it with sound off and listen to bbc schottland updates....or listen to my laddie "commentating" ..lets face it an 11 yr old has much more sense than the mouthpieces on setanta..or the radio for that matter..
grrr it rips my knitting when news now makes a link to "Celtic:new signing makes his debut"...and some secondrate site has some old news about gary gillespie ....
things peeps will do to get hits on their site ...
Paul67 - "You then came back referencing Celtic losing players to the Championship. Clearly Celtic only lose players to that league when they do not make the grade." Yip I agree.
Loovens is not the experienced player we hoped for and thats the issue I see with the majority of the support. I'd be surprised if most did not feel the same. That doesnt mean we'll be boycotting Celtic; I support every player. I got into many a scrap when GS was appointed with the Pro-MON brigade.
Thanks for responding though. Anyway, its 5am and I'm half asleep!
Silvestre - now, he is an experienced pro, he might actually do OK for us. This is the opposite of what I expected. Mainly because he is 33 and question his desire. Of course, a 33 year old Champions League regular who has worked under Ferguson can't be too bad and as a loan, it aint all bad.
Crespo - same. As long as these guys come in on loan, I have no qualms and would be happier than buying some squad player.
paul 67...
Peter Lawell has come out of late saying that celtic are actively trying to strengthen the squad...
as we didnt have a CL qualifier to navigate we could really wait till the window closes...
now...
do you think we have waited to see rangers show thier hand as murray has just done with the loaned spanish kid,mendes,davis (almost) and edu (pending permit)..
for us to go aaaahh!...but look who we have signed!!!!....
i really hope so...as signing the likes of a 'crespo' really grabs my imagination....
i hope the delayed hooped to coincides which a big name player whom i can proudly get put on the back...and not celtic trying to double whammy on shirt sales...
Go on PL and GS put a huge nail in rangers coffin......pleeeeeease
Celtic, Celtic thats the team for me, Celtic, Celtic on to victory, They're the finest team in Scotland, I'm sure you will agree, We'll never give up till we've won the cup and the scottish football league.
They come from bonnie Scotland, they come from county Cork, They come from dear old Donegal and even from New York, From every street in Glasgow they proudly make their way, To a place called dear old paradise and this is what they say.
Celtic, Celtic thats the team for me, Celtic, Celtic on to victory, They're the finest team in Scotland, I'm sure you will agree, We'll never give up till we've won the cup and the scottish football league.
paul 67...
Peter Lawell has come out of late saying that celtic are actively trying to strengthen the squad...
as we didnt have a CL qualifier to navigate we could really wait till the window closes...
now...
do you think we have waited to see rangers show thier hand as murray has just done with the loaned spanish kid,mendes,davis (almost) and edu (pending permit)..
for us to go aaaahh!...but look who we have signed!!!!....
i really hope so...as signing the likes of a 'crespo' really grabs my imagination....
i hope the delayed hooped to coincides which a big name player whom i can proudly get put on the back...and not celtic trying to double whammy on shirt sales...
Go on PL and GS put a huge nail in rangers coffin......pleeeeeease
paul 67...
Peter Lawell has come out of late saying that celtic are actively trying to strengthen the squad...
as we didnt have a CL qualifier to navigate we could really wait till the window closes...
now...
do you think we have waited to see rangers show thier hand as murray has just done with the loaned spanish kid,mendes,davis (almost) and edu (pending permit)..
for us to go aaaahh!...but look who we have signed!!!!....
i really hope so...as signing the likes of a 'crespo' really grabs my imagination....
i hope the delayed hooped to coincides which a big name player whom i can proudly get put on the back...and not celtic trying to double whammy on shirt sales...
Go on PL and GS put a huge nail in rangers coffin......pleeeeeease
57th in the CQN league and 17th in the Selectabet league, just the way I like it, hang in the back then overtake everyone in the last couple of weeks, I've got everybody where I want them, it's a marathon not a sprint.
Just spotted the Crespo loan deal rumours on a few of the newsnow headlines.
What do you make of these?
sounds unlikely to me, but if true do we reckon he'd do any better than what we have? although a BIG name, at 33 he's unlikely to be the mobile striker capable of creating his own game winning moments some (myself included) would like to see
foul against JVOH????
richmond is the MIB....
levein watching from the stand...
naka giving us a nice outball on the RHS
free kick to celtic naka shoots into keepers arms..
would be happy if we didn't borrow any of the pair of them, dont care about getting in someone primarily for the headlines or shirt sales, would prefer our own players were allowed to play and build confidence than sit on the bench watching a 30+ loanee
Only 8 minutes gone and I feel that Skippy is out of sorts, he looks like he has lost a step or two, hopefully he will prove me wrong by banging in a couple.
7 mins....McGeady goes down left, ball knocked out by Utd defender... goal kick.
Shocking decision.... is Richmond or any of his family a Utd fan. I think we should be told.
do you know if the game is on the telly here. I'm guessing no as I saw yesterdays Liverpool game getting a repeat at 7.30 so gave up to listen to CH67.
Now can't seem to get that to work. Gutted.
Anyone know where I can listen to the game online?
I dont think Naka is having a good game so far. I realise he's just had an op and had a long season but his passing is off. I agree, another week would do him well.
Robson and Caddis on the bench so i'm not overly worried just yet.
whooosh
2-1 to celtic..
Michael Phelps
fergus slayed the blues
naka in squad - no team yet but here is a wild guess
boruc
hinkel
caldwell
mick
naylor
robson
brown
hartley
aiden
voh
skippy
podium
first?
1st
have setanta so can do live updates....
now the read the article ;-)
have setanta so can do live updates....
now to read the article ;-)
mon the hoops
haha long way off....
mon the hoops 1-3!
naka is in. robbo out. crosas on bench.
think robson had a viral infection earlier this week...
welcome back naka....
wonder what the back 3/4/5 will be now...
lets hope wee naka can do the business, and make us a lot more pleasing on the eye !!!!
in saying that, wgs philosophy is too kill the game with possesion, and take it away from a cup tie,
not my preferred way, but you have to hand it to him. !!!
nakamura to score
nice comments from pierre about loovens move....
"He was in the Feyenoord team at Ibrox when we drew with Rangers in the Uefa Cup and also played in our return leg win. That has given him a taste of beating Rangers and I'm sure he will want it much more often now he has joined Celtic."
thanks bhoys for info
I think the midfield is the key for us this season ,If GS can get that right I think we could go from strength to strength.Although we will see a massive challenge from the MIB and polo mintys Media puppets Although the guy in the Scotsman must be a glove puppet as you surely can't get coverage like that with strings alone ,no my friends stuff like that needs a special kind of manipulation IMO
michele cocozza
how do i access the fantasy football. i forgot to put in in my favs
thanks in advance
Copied from the last post as I was typing it out when Paul sneaked in.
Paul67 August 17, 2008 12:41 PM
Still looking for a striker with pace? Is Pavlyuchenko still on the shelf?
Do you know what the status is re Silvestre?
Is Basa still on the radar?
Is wee Shaun a goer....in the signing sense?
Is it tata Bobo and TG?
and what is the weather like on SDM's wee planet?
http://fantasy.premierleague.com/
michele sorry for cutting yer grass...
macky hope this helps
mackybhoy fron the village
http://fantasy.premierleague.com/
Right aldo, your oot the league. How very dare you???
Come on Celtic, gotta be better than last week! No pub for me this week so I'm relying on you ghuys to bring me the news as it happens!!!!!!
michele> lol im near relegation zone as it is!!!
maybe todays games will catapult me up the league...
to be honest the grass was looking a bit shabby..look it is all nice and trimmed to exactly 2.5467 mm
Setanta loses coverage again !!!!
I let last week go but if it happens again during the live transmission then I think I will be having a wee chat with some Setanta employee later
Alod67 .... welcome to Setanta LOL
Once A Bhoy, aye and no.
Hail, hail
Naka plays.
2-0 to the Hoops
STANDING UP
fergus -
if you can get beyond the inducement of vomit from reading that Scotsman article, there's some very interesting conclusions to be made from it - if we can safely assume it comes directly from Murray and his PR machine.
What fascinated me is that at one point the journalist (in a really bizarre style of aggressively addressing Murray's detractors by talking directly to them) asks "if Smith has 10 strikers and can't beat Kaunus, why are the fans having a go at Murray and not Smith.."
So from that quote, I can come to a fairly safe conclusion that Murray directed his PR puppets to try to turn fans' anger on Smith rather than himself.
Nothing like a bit of back stabbing of Uncle Walter by Dodgy Dave to boost morale...
Aldo. Me too. Still got 5 players playing today including my captain. Hope i'll be up there too. Come on Tevez!!!
Mic
WGS just told Chick Young the Silvestre story is 'Lazy Journalism'. We'll hear that more often the O** F*** this season
Did anyone get the name of the player that was left out their team squad yesterday that Paul was talking about??
strachan on the bbc invites chic to go and interview the "lazy journalists" who make up transfer stories :-)
boruc
wilson
mick
caldwell
hinkel
naka
brown
hartley
mgeady
jvoh
skippy
"Barry Robson is just a big daft lad" Billy Dodds.
That's actually quite insulting, Billy. I'm sure there are quite a few footballers in Scotland who might not be a star in mastermind but you choose to publicly call a Celtic player "daft".
You don't exactly come across as a genuis yourself, Billy - people in glass houses and all that....
The Narrowbhoat Tim reporting for duty, I hope to break the 9.6 second barrier in updating today's match.
3-1 for the Bhoys, JVoH first goal scorer.
Usain Bolt CSC
Michele Cocozza/aldo67
lying 13th in the league - majority of team still to play today :-)
Paul,
nice wee teaser you left last night. I was tempted to scroll through the net and figure out who played and who didn't. Thankfully, commonsense took over. I'll wait and see.
Someone asked about Robinson of WBA. He did play yesterday. Looked ok. Played as a stay-at-home left back. But you would stay at home, playing against this Arsenal side, wouldn't you?
Can't remember who made the excellent point about our moaners moaning about the lack of well established 'name' players.
It seems to me that Celtic have been telling us for ages that we won't be regular visitors to that shop.
And finally, before I head out to watch the game......Didn't we sign JVOH as a result of him having a BUY-OUT CLAUSE?
I'm surprised Lawell didn't rub their noses in that one this week.
Enjoy the game everyone.....
I suppose Wallace added his name to Mark Guidi´s Silvestre story to give it a bit more credence.
What´s Guidi´s job title "Making up false transfer stories for the Sunday Mail"
What's wrong with Lee Naylor?
michele i dont remember who is in my fantasy team but there were a lot of zero points...will get busy when the transfer window shuts...
awe naw.. ive had setanta for ages..usually watch it with sound off and listen to bbc schottland updates....or listen to my laddie "commentating" ..lets face it an 11 yr old has much more sense than the mouthpieces on setanta..or the radio for that matter..
TNT
I concur with the 3-1 prediction and expect Celtic to look around and start celebrating their inevitable victory around the 70th minute mark.
gerry ..he isnt very good.....
nah seriously he was injured last week and hasnt recovered...
Gerry,
That question could break the blog.
STANDING UP...Booby Petta's glorious season
aldo67,
After posting I knew someone would post that...:-)
never knew he was injured. thanks.
gerry
sadly quite alot
he is also injured
I like the look of our bench, players who can turn a game such as Robbo, GG & Caddis, a new signing to keep others on their toes.
would like to see Caddis start a game soon, you cant fail to be impressed with him.
aldo67,
Aye Scott Booth´s a diddy but I quite like the lad Lovell. In fact I´d prefer him as anchorman.
grrr it rips my knitting when news now makes a link to "Celtic:new signing makes his debut"...and some secondrate site has some old news about gary gillespie ....
things peeps will do to get hits on their site ...
thanks for the link folks
C`MON my wee japanese fello give us composure, but most of all, slickness !!!!
slickness being my word of the day
Having a look on ladbrokes for my £1 bet
McGeady 10/1 FGS
sounds good!
Valentino Rossi, the original No. 46, cruises to another victory.
Here's to our No. 46 cruising to victory this afternoon and this season.
Hail! Hail!
Cruly
Afternoon, hoping for a good performance today but reckon Levein will have them up for it after last week, so tight win for me.
Is the "The Looven Spoonfull" and "Crosas the ba" on the bench?
whos all got Joe Cole in the FF!?
Paul67 - "You then came back referencing Celtic losing players to the Championship. Clearly Celtic only lose players to that league when they do not make the grade." Yip I agree.
Loovens is not the experienced player we hoped for and thats the issue I see with the majority of the support. I'd be surprised if most did not feel the same. That doesnt mean we'll be boycotting Celtic; I support every player. I got into many a scrap when GS was appointed with the Pro-MON brigade.
Thanks for responding though. Anyway, its 5am and I'm half asleep!
Silvestre - now, he is an experienced pro, he might actually do OK for us. This is the opposite of what I expected. Mainly because he is 33 and question his desire. Of course, a 33 year old Champions League regular who has worked under Ferguson can't be too bad and as a loan, it aint all bad.
Crespo - same. As long as these guys come in on loan, I have no qualms and would be happier than buying some squad player.
anyone else got joe cole?
I have, i'm striding up the league already ;)
Mic
paul 67...
Peter Lawell has come out of late saying that celtic are actively trying to strengthen the squad...
as we didnt have a CL qualifier to navigate we could really wait till the window closes...
now...
do you think we have waited to see rangers show thier hand as murray has just done with the loaned spanish kid,mendes,davis (almost) and edu (pending permit)..
for us to go aaaahh!...but look who we have signed!!!!....
i really hope so...as signing the likes of a 'crespo' really grabs my imagination....
i hope the delayed hooped to coincides which a big name player whom i can proudly get put on the back...and not celtic trying to double whammy on shirt sales...
Go on PL and GS put a huge nail in rangers coffin......pleeeeeease
Celtic, Celtic thats the team for me, Celtic, Celtic on to victory, They're the finest team in Scotland, I'm sure you will agree, We'll never give up till we've won the cup and the scottish football league.
They come from bonnie Scotland, they come from county Cork, They come from dear old Donegal and even from New York, From every street in Glasgow they proudly make their way, To a place called dear old paradise and this is what they say.
Celtic, Celtic thats the team for me, Celtic, Celtic on to victory, They're the finest team in Scotland, I'm sure you will agree, We'll never give up till we've won the cup and the scottish football league.
paul 67...
Peter Lawell has come out of late saying that celtic are actively trying to strengthen the squad...
as we didnt have a CL qualifier to navigate we could really wait till the window closes...
now...
do you think we have waited to see rangers show thier hand as murray has just done with the loaned spanish kid,mendes,davis (almost) and edu (pending permit)..
for us to go aaaahh!...but look who we have signed!!!!....
i really hope so...as signing the likes of a 'crespo' really grabs my imagination....
i hope the delayed hooped to coincides which a big name player whom i can proudly get put on the back...and not celtic trying to double whammy on shirt sales...
Go on PL and GS put a huge nail in rangers coffin......pleeeeeease
paul 67...
Peter Lawell has come out of late saying that celtic are actively trying to strengthen the squad...
as we didnt have a CL qualifier to navigate we could really wait till the window closes...
now...
do you think we have waited to see rangers show thier hand as murray has just done with the loaned spanish kid,mendes,davis (almost) and edu (pending permit)..
for us to go aaaahh!...but look who we have signed!!!!....
i really hope so...as signing the likes of a 'crespo' really grabs my imagination....
i hope the delayed hooped to coincides which a big name player whom i can proudly get put on the back...and not celtic trying to double whammy on shirt sales...
Go on PL and GS put a huge nail in rangers coffin......pleeeeeease
lets win this game today, celtic.
big game required from brown/mcgeady/nakka to open them up
57th in the CQN league and 17th in the Selectabet league, just the way I like it, hang in the back then overtake everyone in the last couple of weeks, I've got everybody where I want them, it's a marathon not a sprint.
Paula Radcliffe CSC
Have Setanta got all the scotland away games coverage for WC qualifiers?
3-1 to us today, rounded off by a debut goal by Crosas maybeees??
Hail Hail
Scoot booth in negative comment, ill give him a few minutes.......
Afternoon all,
Just spotted the Crespo loan deal rumours on a few of the newsnow headlines.
What do you make of these?
sounds unlikely to me, but if true do we reckon he'd do any better than what we have? although a BIG name, at 33 he's unlikely to be the mobile striker capable of creating his own game winning moments some (myself included) would like to see
Gomis is the DU player who came on pretty late last week and totally changed DU's play, wasn't he? Maybe he'll need to be watched.
MON THE CELTIC
Anyone know why Loovens isnt involved today? See i have started off the fantasy league well, I'm currently 159th!!!! Oh Dear
Declan @ 1:56
strachan just rubbished the rumours for the man u left back sylvestere due to money being an issue. cant see crespo being much different.
DU kick off ..long ball to odonovan in the box..out for GK
Afternoon all.
Predict a win, scoreline doesn't really matter at this stage.
Chelski 2 0 now. Anelka from Deco assist
foul against JVOH????
richmond is the MIB....
levein watching from the stand...
naka giving us a nice outball on the RHS
free kick to celtic naka shoots into keepers arms..
Naka fk floats one in goalie comfortable save
hinkel plays up line to mcdonald..unable to collect...freekick to celtic foul on wilson?
nice link up by hinkel /naka... brown fouled free kick comes to nothing
Naka looking up for it, linking up well already. see he has new boots on too!!!
Thanks jaztim
would be happy if we didn't borrow any of the pair of them, dont care about getting in someone primarily for the headlines or shirt sales, would prefer our own players were allowed to play and build confidence than sit on the bench watching a 30+ loanee
I've missed Naka's little touches, pure class.
Only 8 minutes gone and I feel that Skippy is out of sorts, he looks like he has lost a step or two, hopefully he will prove me wrong by banging in a couple.
AGREE RE NAKA
MORE BALANCED WITH HIM IN
7 mins....McGeady goes down left, ball knocked out by Utd defender... goal kick.
Shocking decision.... is Richmond or any of his family a Utd fan. I think we should be told.
officials are whistle happy today
The midfield is looking better with Naka in there.
header touched over the bar by boruc...
corner ends in FK to celtic...
In fairness Utd started well. They have a corner after Artur save.
Free kick to us as corner comes over.
Holy Goalie tips the ball over for a corner from a header
Mcdonald ...poor first touch
smarten your game up son
Good ball in from Aiden taken by keeper. Good game so far - both sides up for it
15 mins.
The front two need to retain possession better when we get forward.
Pauloantony, no, Celtic made their budget and will stick to it, irrespective of what Rangers do.
100 mile an hour stuff so far with a few meaty challenges, fine Scottish Football Fayre.
Nice turn of pace there by Wilson - good to see him get another chance at FB. Hopefully he can stay free from injury and solve our FB issues
Fairly even game so far, Utd not holding back in the tackle.
O'Donovan booked for barging Artur as she sees the ball out.
corner
pen chelski. Dodgy.
Lampard scores. 3 0 right on HT.
An extra s there makes all the difference in gender.
My bad.
Haha, nice little love pat by O'Donovan. Wouldn't be suprised to see him get another yellow sometime today.
well defended
Naka, Skoosh, Aiden and young Marcus all look up for the game
ftsimpson, Alan in Thailand
do you know if the game is on the telly here. I'm guessing no as I saw yesterdays Liverpool game getting a repeat at 7.30 so gave up to listen to CH67.
Now can't seem to get that to work. Gutted.
Anyone know where I can listen to the game online?
bangkokbhoy
Skippy wasting a lot of possession
pf> yep scott mcd looking out of sorts ..JVOH won a header without giving away a free kick!!
shot over the bar from DU
tosser Booth
has his first dig about JVOH penalty from last week
I HATE SCOTT BOOTH
Touching romantic moment between JVOH and Wilkie...
Agree with the Skippy comments, he hasnt started this season at all yet. looks out of form.
bangkok,
justin.
tv/
pabsports
buffering a bit slow thou
Great link up down the right between Broony and Hinkel. Keeper cuts out Hinkel's cross.
McLoovens is sorting out his Hawaii driving license.
Nice ball by Skoosh to put Hinkel into the clear to cross the ball.
Best move of the game. Brown played a great ball inside fullback for Hinkle but keeper held the cross
B8-c-Bhoy - Chicka-chicka-yeah!
Think Gordon Strachan has made his call.
Mark Wilson For Lee Naylor(or is Lee Naylor injured or suspended)
Think Robson would be better for this type of game.
Should have gave Naka another week's rest
Broony and Naka combine well. Corner on the right. Cleared.
Naka back defending
bangkok,
that has
www.
before the rest
No Maloney in the A.Villa squad
For me, Naka's return couldn't have come any sooner. I think he's playing quite well.
Scott Booth just can't help himself. According to him, every free kick we've had has been debatable.
Wilson makes a positive difference.
Naka adds so much to our game. The difference a world class player can make!
Kano
Lee and Robson both either injured or virus
30 mins.
Celtic are playing much better, controlling most of the ball, but need to ask questions of the United keeper.
GIVING THE BALL AWAY TOO EASILY
TOO MANY SPECULATIVE PUNTS
Celtic playing well from back to middle. Front two not doing enough.
McGeady booked - bad tackle.
booking for aiden for winning the ball
McGeady booked
he has to learn
mouthing all day...late tackle ..gives the ref an excuse
Aiden booked for a lunging tackle
I dont think Naka is having a good game so far. I realise he's just had an op and had a long season but his passing is off. I agree, another week would do him well.
Robson and Caddis on the bench so i'm not overly worried just yet.
Mic
I would l