After full time on Saturday Celtic fly east to play Shakhter Karagandy in Kazakhstan, which is five hours ahead of UK time, but fortunately kick off on Tuesday is 9pm local time, 4pm in the UK, so the team will not have to adjust body clocks. Such a long flight immediately after a game is not without risk, though.
Muscles need to stretch and move freely after exertion. Players will need an exercise routine for the plane to mitigate the risk of the kind of strain injuries we see so often. Get a schedule for them to walk up and down the plane every hour.
I expect Celtic will have a scout at the Astana Arena for Friday’s game between Astana and Shakhter Karagandy but it might not be too revealing. The Shakhter coach and first team squad didn’t even attend the game prior to their last Champions League qualifier against Albanians, Korce. They were locked away in preparation as the second team were deployed for the league game.
It’s back to the Astana Arena, with its plastic pitch and closable roof, which is 135 miles from Karagandy, for the visit of Celtic, who will be hoping the pitch is a better standard than the one they played on in Sweden last week. Neil Lennon could perhaps put a call into his former team-mate, Aiden McGeady, who played on the surface for Ireland 11 months ago (Ireland won the World Cup qualifier after being a goal down with a minute of normal time left).
Longmuir to Rangers International
It was a clear five months ago we ran the story, Longmuir and the Newco job, saying “Speculation that Mr Longmuir is taking care of current business until he is ready to move to Newco is becoming hard to ignore”. Back then CQN suggested that if Longmuir “loses his ability to be a dealmaker” there might not be much he could offer such a high-flying football team.
If the SPFL are surprised, they shouldn’t be. Anything other information Mr Doncaster wants I’ll be happy to help.
The March article linked above also speculates that Newco could go into administration this season, lose players and suffer a points penalty, resulting in relegation. Don’t know how I missed the target so badly with that one……
Charlotte Fakes revelations from last night will have been news to no one here, but they will embarrass more than a few elsewhere. What the Scottish football authorities must now consider are actions, and guidance and advice to Scottish Football League clubs during the last year.
“Have we actually offered him a job”? There’s one chief exec who is delivering £500k of comedy value per annum. Here’s a phrase which might come in helpful soon, “It’s too late, we’ve no money, you can’t deliver what we wanted and you’re useless”.
Has anyone suggested that being owned by a Hedge Fund is like a new signing? Positions are being adopted for the bun fight ahead. It will not be pretty.
Have you signed up for the 1254125 Great Scottish Run yet? For serious runners there is a 10k or Half Marathon to choose from, but there are shorter distances, from 1 mile, for the less-athletic and for kids. With the soul of our game being chased by so many unappealing influences this is a great way to anchor Celtic back where the story started.
Get involved, guidance tips here.
Anyone else who presents a Daily Record transfer story to me as fact is getting a right dirty look.
Plug for a show at the Fringe about a Leeds-based part of the Irish diaspora.
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Did WGS refuse to Celtic players to Japan for a daft wee tourny?
squire danaher
Thank you sir…..he’s not a pretty footballer….but he’s effective….
Naisy is on, we’re saved…!
T4
You know they’re beat when you see Naichance
Is that boy Zaha the one with the quick feet like Ronaldo…. he been @#$^
HH
oh thers #ask neighskill oan..ffs..right dug lets go….aff oot
Wat the hell has happened naismith he looks like benjamin button
Cheers BT
send
Just switched over,Brown stillplaying,utter disgrace stick it up you Strachan.
Has Naismith turned into Matt Lucas during the summer?
Ye ghods…..2 up front……….that’s new…
Bhoylo83
I think the hutton 9m was another hun-msm porky. Joe lewis/enic rfc stake was involved there. Oldhuns wouldve saw little of it.
Whittaker is a truly appalling footballer.
eldiegobhoy
19:03 on 14 August, 2013
Absolutely spot on….!!!!
jude
agree with yi on snoddi
Micktt
Dya mean fred astair
31003
21:45 on
14 August, 2013
Ye ghods…..2 up front……….that’s new…
Craig Levein is currently hiding behind his sofa
Naisy adopts the uncle fester look
My ghod….I’m almost proud to be nearly Scoddish….
Kayal 33- bring back the 1-4-6 !!
wee chesney has defo got them playin better than some previous managers wi ebts lol
Incredibly difficult to fathom but has Naismith gotten uglier?
Its the spartacus wan I was think of.
how did that stay oot
Lambert does a Sebo.
tommytwiststommyturns
21:43 on 14 August, 2013
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
rhodes is keech
Marrakesh Express
Well even if they made 500k it was still too much
B-)
Rhodes turns a promising attack into a corner for engurland..
Fanad – did NFL ask him not to play Broonie the full 90?!
WGS commented in the last few days about how he asked a previous Scotland manager to go easy on his Celtic players and the fecker played them for 89 minutes! He wasn’t impressed!
T4
Chas tae Rhodes….look for return……naw….ah’ll pass the other wie tae a Englunder
Margaret McGill
“They are all corrupt and the Celtic Board are too”.
Unbelievable!
Give the laptop back to your carer ffs.
tommysbhoy
21:49 on
14 August, 2013
rhodes is keech
he’s a goalscorer, give him chances he’ll put them away, does little else
bournesouprecipe
21:48 on 14 August, 2013
No …. Not possible..!!
get ready to steal their goalposts
We wiz dun
hope big ally braz get promoted to bt sport..well done scotland..we took the battle tae them..ack well sheep next hh