A year ago you and I discussed Scott Brown’s fitness with some concern for the season ahead. Since then the captain has not skipped a beat, his form and availability for selection have been without question.
It is clear he can cope with a Scotland game this weekend, and no doubt finish the season untroubled, but Scotland have an international against England on 10 June, two weeks after the Scottish Cup final, and four weeks before Celtic’s Champions League qualification campaign gets underway.
If Scott is to participate in all games, he will have a week off after the Scottish Cup final before being called into the Scotland squad, then two weeks before Celtic’s preseason training starts. For a player of his age, with his injury profile, this schedule would not allow sufficient recuperation ahead of a new season.
Selfishly, the most important thing to you and I, and to Celtic, is Champions League qualification, more so than the Scottish Cup, or than a season of invincibility, delightful, though both would be. What Brendan Rodgers backroom team need to do is prepare Scott as thoroughly as possible for the middle of July. Planning should start now.
If there’s another player in the Celtic squad who I would also like to ration his football it’s Mikael Lustig. The Sweden international is likely to be involved in both their international squad in June; a World Cup qualifier against France and a derby against Norway.
If Scotland fail to get a positive result against Slovenia on Sunday, Scott might consider it best to retire from the international stage, again. He and Mikael could do with a few weeks on the beach at the end of the season.
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I’m more worried about my Nieces and Nephews.
BMCUWP<>CSC
CELTIC WINNING
When I was a young fella, a very young fella, served my apprenticeship with my Da, he always told me things that have come back to haunt me and by God I wished I paid more attention to him at the time, but you don’t cos you are a young fella who thinks they know it all.
The bold TET sliced half of his thumb off this after, cos I didn’t listen to my Da and what he told me, never cut towards yourself, simples really and have listened to him for more than 60 years yet today I had a lapse, what a tosser, the thumb will be out of action for a month or so.
The moral of the story is listen to your elders, cos as sure as feck they know :-)
Belated birthday wishes to Roy Croppie and Lucy.
Dublin playing Roscommon in National Football league. Second half about to begin and Dubs 11 points ahead. If we go on to win it it will be a new record being unbeaten thirty five games in a row (incl. 6 draws).
COYBIB
THE EXILED TIM
Want to come over here and tell my two boys that.
They are also “blessed” with the affliction of never listening to their parents……….
PETEC on 25TH MARCH 2017 7:22 PM
Pete, both y bikes ate v-twins. It suits a Ducati!
KTF
JIMMYNOTPAUL on 25TH MARCH 2017 7:32 PM
A few ideas are germinating so hopefully we can kick of very soon!
KTF
BCW
:-)
My young fella is 30 this year and still acts like a wean, fed up telling him, but you do cos it’s what we do.
HH
BROGANROGANTREVINOANDHOGAN
My Dad and I are going to respectively decline the night out.
Last time you mentioned cost,it was £26,now it’s nearly three times that.
To get our moneys worth we would end up in a state neither of us wish to be in public.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 25th March 2017 8:08 pm
BMCUW lol
I think if you check back you will find that I mentioned that the “Open Bar” charge mooted by the venue was £26 – this has simply been added to the original food charge.
Still working on the concert for the following night though have had literally no time this week due to family and work commitments.
HH
BRTH
Hello again all you young rebels.
Another hot and sunny weekend here in Oz as we approach
winter, our bhoys had their first meaningful friendly yesterday
as we near our seasons start although it was anything but a
friendly, the wee mhan struggled a bit against more mature
players and although he smacked the post and laid a goal on
a big centre half kept him quiet so i cheered up a bit when i saw
the big C.H with a Celtic trackie top on after the game so things
weren’t so bad getting beat 3-2.
The bhoys are heading to the Celtic training camp in a couple of
weeks and i must give the club some credit for putting on more
training sessions over here, a new one is happening at Chadston
and is completely booked out as soon as it was announced the
support for Celtic over here is massive so maybe were not the
forgotten race after all.
Maybe a wee shoppe now and i’ll be in paradise.
H.H Mick
Past pupil just scores to stretch the lead to eighteen points with twelve minutes left.
JimmynotPaul,
much to my chagrin and (manys a saturday/sunday morning hangover/man flu) Askits are no longer sold.
The German pharma and chemical Giant Bayer stopped production a few years back apparently due to supply issues of a key ingredient.
Manys a time I have bemoaned that.
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
TET,
Ouch.Hope there is not too much pain,and a good heal.
The Token Tim. 8.24.
It was King Lubo that asked :-)).
Thanks for the information.
BRTH.
Could you enlighten me regards transport to Edinburgh Airport,is there transport laid on or do we make our own way to the Airport I have a couple of options, book a Hotel for the night before, or order a taxi to take me to the Airport for the flight in the morning, or if there is anyone going by car on the M9 They could pick me up at home, willing to pay my share of petrol and it would only be a five minute diversion to pick me up.I don’t want to leave it to the last minute.
The comedy stylings of FF.
First point of note is the spelling in the thread title, which allows the reader to get in the mood with a gentle chuckle or just a smile.
“Alex Rae In Frame For Rangers Roll”
But then the opinions expressed in the post, remember this is Alex Rae we’re talking about, leaves the reader requiring hospital treatment for burst sides.
“He would be a good candidate. Intelligent, experienced and knows the club and the league.. not to mention his passion for RFC.”
Mahahahahahahaha aha
………….. Alex Rae……….yes please!
:)
Dublin win 2-29 to 0-14. That’s a new unbeaten record in senior Gaelic football.
Old Tim
We are all making our own way to Edinburgh Airport.
Some are driving, some are taking public transport and some are staying at the airport hotel the night before.
BRTH
Good Evening.
I find the ‘international break’ utterly tedious…
Anyway, meanwhile, here is a new piece about how Sevco have confirmed their plans to dominate Scottish football…
https://theclumpany.wordpress.com/2017/03/25/sevcos-confirmed-plan-to-dominate-scottish-football/
The news of the demise of the Askit might be enough to give an Askit a sore head?
TET…
Sorry to here about your injury, no more hitchhiking your way to the local for a while. ;))
Almore – Barney Rock himself said in the Irish News during the week, that the current Dublin team still have a long way to go, before they can be even considered as the beat of all time.
I think he stated yous would need to win the next three Championships, then perhaps in 2020…
Good luck with that.
A myriad of different factors and reasons have to be considered.
HH.
Beat should read best obviously.
HH.
16 Roads: Tonight was an easy win but Dublin haven’t played great in this league campaign so far. The game is a lot different now – so much hand passing and Dubs in particular are super fit.
Still enjoying it though. Better than last night’s fare in the Aviva.
Turkeybhoy-Sipsini
No pain, a new stanley blade so a nice clean cut, in saying that it’s starting to throb a bit now, Mrs Tet’s medication is wearing off, but no tip and side of the thumb for the ol hitchhiking, it’s gonna look weird mind you :-)
HH
Scotty Sinclair 28 today, happy birthday fella!
Askit
Basically , aspirin and caffeine.
There must be very close equivalents.
I would take a copy to my local chemist and enquire about substitutes.
https://www.drugs.com/uk/askit-powder-leaflet.html
TET
MAy your recovery be speedy,
When i am trying to pass on good advice to my daughters and the wee mhan,its all based on what i learned off my elders and the complete opposite of how i thought as a know it all young man.:))))))))))))))
https://twitter.com/FocusOnCeltic/status/845425039663157253
57 secs, great tackle by JK.
And the save from Marshall at 1 min 45 secs was absloutely ridiculous!
Obviously I’m delighted for you personally Almore, with the success yous are enjoying nowadays.
Nightmare for everyone else it is though.
Hail Hail humble Dub Tim.
16 Roads: I hope that when Dublin do lose that it will be to a team who will play better than them, if that makes sense. Dublin, Kilkenny in the hurling, and our own beloved Celtic have set standards that all other teams should aspire to.
The Best Son Ever.
Aidan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5JXCFh_CCU
Weebobbycollins , sorry for not replying to you last night. I fell asleep on the couch .
Thanks for posting Little Huey’s (or to translate his name into Glaswegian, wee Shuggy) extremely powerful version of a change is gonna come. That was the first time I have ever heard it.
Occasionally, there is a Celtic Northern Soul flag with the clenched fist and keep the faith on it , flying in among the Green Brigade. It looks as good as the Bob Marley One Love flag they fly.
Can’t help but wonder if the Welsh manager instructed his players at half time, to put the boot in second half.
Ireland were roughing them up, no doubt about that – fairly though.
One of the best full backs in European football career now hanging in the balance, due to an abysmal challenge from a mediocre Championship player.
I would ban international football full stop.
HH.
ALMORE on 25TH MARCH 2017 9:20 PM
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Never a truer word spoken.
Gentleman Almore.
KTF.
@TET….The precious precious thumb……. sorry to hear you marmalised yer digit..
As a wean learning the geetar I never knew whit a plectrum was…..
So I stole my big brothers bone fae his shirts….I got fed up wae getting skelped..
for stealin said bones ..so..i reverted tae the precious thumb…
I protected that wee wiggly beauty for 50 year..wore gloves for everything… hid it fae the world..
Your wee mishap shall be a lesson to all plectrumless budding geetarists….
Treasure yer thumb Don’t be dumb…:)
H.H