Short-term fix for staple Euro strategy

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There’s always a bit of reticence signing a player who has been away from his previous club for four months. Carlton Cole hasn’t played since starting West Ham’s final games of last season, and presumably has only trained in isolation since then.

Expectations of a quick return, should Celtic offer him a contract, have to be tempered with the realisation that he’ll be at least a month away from full fitness, but by then we will be set to face Molde away.

One aspect of our play that will concern Ronny Deila is that we’re short of attacking variation. The high ball forward to Samaras, so long our staple on the road in Europe, is not an option. This will be the reason why Carlton is training at Lennoxtown this week.

I’d expect a short-term deal to be concluded between now and January, to give both sides a chance to check out the fit.

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  1. Neg

     

     

    It is spelt fascist. The Scotland I live in is never fascist. I am not on your wavelength here pal.

  2. Careful with that tax. Really? Do I.

     

     

    Or are you just looking at yourself in the mirror?

     

     

    I am so comfortable with who I am and what I have achieved (you will never know) but your desperate desire, along with BGX, to fall into your prejudice only reveals yourself weaknesses.

     

     

    All that haste to tell very one how silly I am only reveals how silly you are. Your earlier sexism reveals you.but to be fair people have done worse in the blind stupidity of nationalism.

  3. garygillespieshamstring on

    I was recently subjected to sectarian abuse shouted from a window of a flat because I was carrying a Celtic scarf.

  4. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    CLOGHER CELT on 23RD SEPTEMBER 2015 12:05 AM

     

    Macjay,

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Ok. thought so.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Maybe have a beer when you are back in Glasgow,

     

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    Hope so.

     

     

     

    Didn`t understand the rest.

  5. Careful With That Tax, Moonbeams on

    BGX is a sweaty sex pest now .. Because he’s no into bulligdon swine molesters ..

     

     

    Must be true BGX !

     

     

    Arf, arf!!!!

     

     

    Neg, you’re are brass neck to our wee country .. I’d be the the first to boot your arse over the border, once independence is declared ..

     

     

    You’re worse than the orange bigots .. Spinless rocket!!

  6. BGX

     

     

    Now

     

     

    Take a deep breath.

     

     

    Read back

     

     

    Think

     

     

    And realise what a fool you are making of yourself.

     

     

    But if you don’t get it

     

     

    Others will

     

     

    Your homophobic tendencies are showing.

     

     

    And even funnier.

     

     

    I’m not gay.

     

     

    Genuinely hilarious watching you collapse into yourself BGX.

     

     

    Thanks for that.

  7. Careful with that tax. OMG even better.

     

     

    Now we are throwing the non beleivers over the border.

     

     

    Cqn I give you real I’ve facism.

     

     

    This is just so life affirming dealing with these two idiots. Thank you both.

  8. Careful With That Tax, Moonbeams on

    Aye you are .. Why your so angry at the world ..

     

     

    We’re all inclusive in Scotland Neg.. You’re no getting judged because of your urges ..

     

     

    I know Glasgow a rough town .. But we’re all inclusive ..

     

     

    Big Bhoy ;)

     

     

    Drop the anger!!

  9. Negannon2.

     

    Im off…Its been a blast…Laughing at you..

     

    Ps.

     

    I think Turkeybhoys A Straight Guy….Just heads up Girlfriend…

  10. Delaneys are you reading some of your fellow nat supporters here tonight? This is their genuine beliefs? Ok with that?

  11. Careful With That Tax, Moonbeams on

    Let it out Neg .. I’ll give you a big oke cuddle ..

     

     

    Nothing else mind!!

     

     

    :)

  12. Careful With That Tax, Moonbeams on

    Oke ?

     

     

    Ole lol

     

     

    Us fascist nationalist, nazi bastards ..

     

     

    Will forgive you!

  13. Careful with that tax. I know you don’t get it yet. But you have just destroyed any credibility you ever had on this site.

     

     

    It’s great that you, BGX, and I heard he was dead have exposed your self for the mysogninistic, sexist, homophobic and therefore generally fascist future of Scotland.

     

     

    God bless us.

  14. Ugh Delaneys I’m so beset by these attack dogs I just assume that everyone is.

     

     

    It’s been a great evening on cqn though.

     

     

    All these masks slipping.

     

     

    I didn’t think homophobic would be part of it but narrow minded stupidity is a guess more all encompassing than we thought……

  15. Captain Beefheart on

    Perhaps every time NEG uses the word fascist, our board could donate money to our striker fund? We may get someone better than Cifci and Stokesy?

     

     

    .jesting Neg.

  16. Neg

     

     

    Sorry pal. I will never attack a Drumchapel Tim. Some of the best people I know and related to.

     

    Olivers Army CSC

  17. Negganon2.

     

     

    i must say it was You Who reffered to Sexual Tension between you and Turkeybhoy…It wasnt Reciprocated by Turkeybhoy in anyway or Form..My Conclusion..

     

    Wishful Thinking on your Part…But keep Trying Girlfriend..

  18. I know Delaneys, I know :) . In lower bears den we spelt it differently.

     

     

    I am just so exhausted dealing with all these cqn intellectual heavyweights…..

  19. Careful With That Tax, Moonbeams on

    Wee cuddle neg .. We won’t sent you to the gas chambers .. Us Evil Nazis ..

     

     

    It’s no the 20th century Germany .

     

     

    We’ll look after our wee spinless Scottish Unionists, after a yes vote ..

     

     

    Offer you a wee ticket to Preston .. Or you can stay here and help make the country a success ..

     

     

     

    Up to you! :)

     

     

    ….

     

     

    Nobody up here will stop you moving south .. Nobody up here will stop the English that will want to escape the NAZI RIGHT WING ENGLISH GOVERMENT from moving North ..

     

     

    Glad to have them here..

  20. Good night careful with that tax.

     

     

    I will sleep tight on the stupidity you display.

     

     

    It will stop any chanvpce of you gettin Tyne change you want.

     

     

    Xxxx (for BGX who will get all excited).

  21. Negannon2..I Feel your Pain…Just sing out loud and proud”I am What i am”…

     

    Sisters are doing it for Themselves..

     

    ….Its Just WAYYYYYY tooooo Easy Now….YES YES AND AN INDEPENDANT SCOTLAND….

     

    YES…

  22. Careful With That Tax, Moonbeams on

    Every bodies stupid .. Who doesn’t lie in his mammy’s freshly made bed in Bearsden or wherever you’re from ..

     

     

    Getting his ass wiped from Tory Toff’s or Southern Labour malcontent’s!

  23. Just watching the bayern Wolfsburg game … Lewandowski comes on as a sub at half time, and scored 5 goals in 9 minutes with only 8 touches,

     

    , some were spectacular. A treat to see someone so good at their craft.

  24. What strange bed fellows we have here.

     

    Political insults deteriorating into sexual innuendo.

     

    As if we need to be fighting while Celtic are rampant and Sevco are rogered.

     

    I’m really looking forward to tomorrow night to witness us going further than the hill billies.

  25. Careful With That Tax, Moonbeams on

    No even gonna google it mate ..

     

     

    Feck the establishment ….. Feck the British Isles .. Feck this shitty union …

     

     

    ‘ thig ar là’

     

     

    Or if you prefer ..

     

     

    Tiocfaidh ár lá

     

     

    Nite, big yin .. Hail Hail

  26. CORKCELT

     

    22ND SEPTEMBER 2015 8:57 PM

     

     

    Fair comment. I thought the same myself. I’ve had a few pints in the friars walk.. .. great pub.

     

     

    HAIL HAIL

  27. Interesting how the blog mood, so good-natured after the Zombie pumping, turned into one of division, hounding and persecution as the rabid politicos took hold and shifted the whole meme of the evening into a watery semblance of the state everything was in a year ago as the country voted no.

     

     

    What a shame to end an evening full of footballing-induced good cheer in one of bitter sniping and polarisation, just as happened last year every time perspectives were shofting towards something fitting for the nature of this blog. Think I’ll tune out til tomorrow; one thing the fanatics never learn is that fanaticism alienates the very demographic enthusiasm seeks to recruit.

     

     

    But on here recently, it’s all shouty people (peepil?) on deck whenever there’s a notable event to divert attention from.

     

     

    You’d think there was an agenda at play…

     

     

     

    Night, bamsticks.

  28. I know it was 19 pages ago and the best part of a day

     

    but

     

    I don’t think we should be signing a past his sell by date striker who doesn’t score and can’t command a contract from West Ham.

     

    I’d rather we gave the likes of Nesbitt, Lafferty or Duffy a run out from the bench or even a start.