At around 13:16 tomorrow afternoon Fraser Forster will hopefully break the 40-year record of Aberdeen’s Bobby Clark for not conceding a goal in Scottish league football. Clark’s record is next up for the Celtic keeper but the British and European records are not too far away.
Apart from Celtic Park itself there would be no better place to break this record than at Tynecastle, but the most important part of the day is to secure a win. Concede early but win the game and we have done our job. Break the record and leave pointless and we will have nothing to celebrate.
Clarity has never been a prominent feature when it comes to the analysis of football finances. 2012 threw up a slew of ‘experts’, practically all of whom swallowed lines from PR people instead of explaining HMRC’s published rules on voting for or against Company Voluntary Arrangements.
Journalists were briefed on HMRC’s intentions, which filtered to the ‘experts’, soon this PR version of events was accepted an a reality. The same was going on inside football. One journalist called me back then to dispute my challenge to his assertion that Celtic would have vote to allow Newco Rangers into the SPL, and that the SPL itself was absolutely certain to vote them “back” (sic.). Celtic were never going to that way and by then the SPL tide had turned.
It was not in Celtic’s interests to have Newco parachuted into top flight football, which has become clear in the subsequent years, although many in Scotland, including a sizeable chunk of the Celtic support, thought otherwise, and that the club would vote in favour.
It was, therefore, refreshing to watch BBC Reporting Scotland last night without the 2012 flops. A new expert was found to ask the pertinent question, a £1.5m loan is fine for a short-term fix but what about the enormous long-term problems?
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bsr
twists n turns
05:50 on 22 February, 2014
BY HARRY BRADY SEASON 2013-2014 22/02/2014
CELTIC FANS FORUM MINUTES
BRTH, I am awe struck by your post. Total respect Sir, if Celtic had sense they would employ you, if they could afford you. HH
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twists n turns
05:50 on
22 February, 2014
Corkcelt,bamboo,
Pretty sure John Clark’s goal came in a Cup replay at Easter Rd after a goalmouth scramble.
I’m sure I read that in Ronnie Simpson’s book as he was in goal for Hibs.
Vmhan – YNWA Wee Oscar
Celtic team to play Hearts: Forster; Matthews, Ambrose, van Dijk, Mulgrew; Brown, Biton, Johansen, Commons; Stokes, Griffiths (MH)
Subs: Zaluska, Samaras, Boerrigter, Balde, Pukki, Fisher, Herron (MH)
Tallybhoy according to Wiki its 182 and 1 goal but then again Wiki could be wrong.
WARNING.. This is a post about football.. scroll on if not interested :)
Watching Perth glory v WSW on BT sport and saw William Gallas attempt to trap a nothing ball, miss it then turn and try to launch it away only for his standing foot to knock it away and take a fresh air swipe to allow the WSW striker to waltz in matilda like to score
notevenaschoolboywouldmakethaterror CSC
Till later all
Broonie is back at the hell hole where he just likes scoring :)))
Rob: Gallas should be made to play with the kiddies at half-time.
macjay1/embra
Thanks, just skim read back need time to consume, initial thoughts that the questions were better than some of the answers.
Tricoloured Ribbon
12:21 on
22 February, 2014
The night the gates were knocked down,I think.
Ah,the good old days.
KevJ,
Ta, Celtic is really simple.
All the Young Dudes.
Enjoy the game today Celtic Brother.
bsr
agreed – will digest tomorrow after a long day in The Roseburn Bar near the game today
And before I disappear to watch the GAME, I must drop this Awesome possum track for the BeeZeR.
Just cannae ever get enough.
Corkcelt
The stats I looked up for John Clark come from the ‘Celtic Biography’.
According to it he played a total of 284 games – 4 as a sub – and scored 3 goals between 1958-71.
HH!!
Paddybhoy,
Beanie hat here safe and sound.
Great job,thanks buddy.
Hun asks… “has he done well?”
leftclicktic We are all Neil Lennon
Yer a glutton for punishment!
Did I see a dodgy handshake between McCall and McCLean last night at the end of the game?
Was McClean the 4th official last night?
McCall embraced that cheat a lot more than he did Jackie.
The Establishment are really hurting. Celtic just Do it Nike stylie.
Best of luck to the bhoys today especially fozzy in goal
Fraser chiselled into the rocks
BRTH @ 12:12
Excellent post – very positive thinking and hugely encouraging if the PLC pick up your thinking.
HH
Well done Fraser…
tallybhoy
11:50 on 22 February, 2014
The two players who have impressed me the most this season are Virgil and Kris Commons.
On a level playing field they would be certs for the two POTY awards.
…but we’re talking about Scotland here.
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I it is Scotland…
Henrik twice
Jackie Mac
Viduka
Sutton
Maloney
Isaguirre
Charlie M
I dare you if you keep coming away with anti Scottish crap you think it will be believed
But don’t let the truth get in the way of a crap blog