Two years ago I had a memorable journey from one end of Poland to the other, mostly in silent prayer that our man from Poland would slow down, to check out a few footballers, including Wisla Krakow striker, Pawel Brozek, who obliged with a goal.
Pawel has played mostly as a lone striker, he can hold the ball up and bring others into the game. He’s not a particularly tricky player but he has good positional sense inside the box. His move to Trabzonspor last year hasn’t worked out well as he has played back up to scoring sensation, Burak Yilmaz, who is averaging better than a goal per game in the league this season. Brozek’s record at Wisla was comparable to Maciej Zurawski, who he replaced as top striker in the league.
The Polish CQN brigade told me Celtic should move for Pawel and his twin brother before Trabzonspor signed them. When news leaked that Pawel was a target to replace ex-Rangers player (too soon?) Nikica Jelavic our man in Poland suggested he would pick up a lot of points for Rangers in the SPL.
If he comes to Celtic on a six month loan both parties will have plenty of opportunity to figure out if there is long term fit. In the meantime, should Pawel arrive we have someone to put pressure on Gary Hooper and Anthony Stokes and the Cheeky Chappie will have to consider his next move (again, too soon?).
On the subject of Jelavic…. Remember in August 2010 when we were told he “effectively went on strike” to engineer his escape from Rapid Vienna after the player declared he wasn’t able to face Aston Villa? I hear he’s unable to play against Hibs this afternoon.
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Lennybhoy.19.55pm
Another d would have made it nearer the mark (oddtim)just about correct,I would say.
Blantyretim seems to be getting a bit off hassle tonight,is he lagered up,and causing trouble?.
RTC gave Tom English a doing on Twitter this evening.
Tom said there was lots he’d like to say about the Rangers situation but wasn’t able to do so because he had to show the legal team at the Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday that the burden of proof was sufficiently in his favour. He said bloggers didn’t have this problem.
RTC nuked him by pointing out that this didn’t mean Tom English had to print PR-led pro-Rangers garbage instead. In other words, if he couldn’t say what he wanted to say about Rangers, he at least should have held back from saying what Rangers wanted him to say.
If my memory serve’s me right, we have always made it a difficult fixture, when playing Falkirk in the Cup,however, I would stress that we have the big pitch in our favour, and we have been pretty consistent, personally I think we should win comfortably, but we will have to be at our best, as we know what has happened in the past, whats your thought’s folks.
Awerabest PJ.
MountainBhoy
We do spank most of the teams most of the time. We have lost the last three leagues by four points, six points and one point respectively. Ask any Celtic fan and he or she will be able to point to games in which point-losses of those magnitudes in the respective seasons are entirely, entirely attributable to appalling refereeing decisions that either favour Rangers directly or favour other opponents of Celtic.
There are no exceptions to this.
Celtic would have won each of those championships if the club had put itself seriously into debt to acquire the extra talent required to overcome the cheating. You could argue just as convincingly that Celtic should and would have won each title if the cheating hadn’t taken place.
Papa John says: 28 January, 2012 at 21:55
The Hampden groundsmen will be re-doing the lines to narrow the pitch as we speak.
Paranoid?
S
Papa John
I doubt it will be a breeze, Elvis will have his team hyped up and they will go for it.
I think as ever the cream will rise to the top, all I ask for is a fair referee.
Evening Bhoys spent some quality time with the missus this evening. Is it with reading back over the previous half dozen pages?
Papa John…….we have another GREAT MAN at the helm now….. and they don’t like it !!!!!
Blantyre tim…..of course there are games we should have won, but didn’t win…..that happens to every team, every season….it’s the games we didn’t win for ‘non-footballing reasons’ that made the (intended) difference……the great thing is that their collusion has brought them all down…..
I remember one Champions league night, when I had visitors and when Marseilles? scored against them in the last minute, I had to leave the room (house) to let out a roar……I remember thinking “this is a big loss for them”….I was right…they started down the road to ruin that night…..remember??……..that was the moment (by the way , everyone was laughing at me when I ‘slipped back into the room’……LOL…!!!…….I will NEVER forget that night
My dear,dear,dear,friend.. Oldtim
Pal.. Ah am surprised at you ,Pal.
Dae ye know recognise the fact that
Blantyre Tim..
Is only Telling the TRUTH?
and
The Truth..is Hard tae Swalllow..it ayewiz is.
So..
Sure,he wull run intae a Firestorm of Controversy..
that always is the risk a
Truth Teller Takes.. when he speaks oot.
Ah say..
Guid Fur You . Blantyretim.. ye ur a Mensch.
Kojo
yer pal..who likes ye aloater
Kojo…..Did you forget to put a few bolts in tonight….!!!!!!!!!
Celtic_First says:
28 January, 2012 at 22:00
Nail on head withe the banging tool…direct hit!!
Summer of 65
Kojo
Spot on pal.
What is wrong with me tonight.
The world is of kilter.
I’m agreeing with everyone.
Hamilton Tim
Aye. But just ignore BT.
CQN FACT!!!
You should see the wee clique of muppets he’s gathering on his side tonight.
;-))))
TAL
MWD
BT…..and let’s not forget the games they won, ably assisted by the MIB….we were, are, and always will be up against IT in this league, well, for a few more weeks anyway…..LOL….!!!!!
As Spock might say..anyone defending PL &co over their reign of Failure – are incompatable with logic…
Oldtim67
Good to see you back on again. How are you keeping?
MWD
Celtic_First..22.00……SPOT ON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Celtic_First says:
28 January, 2012 at 22:00
yes i agree, these factors did not help. Neither did pash tactics, a factor which is often overlooked. We always have a torrid time up in the far north, purely down to dodgy refs? or the wrong decisions and lethargy from our management and players? perhaps both?
Cultsbhoy
Have you actually been reading or did you come in half way through and decide for yourself the best tact to take?
MWD
Well..
Here is comes!
Jist like ah expected
The Name calling.. the sly Sleekit.. Intimations.. the
Kid Stuff..
Has started tae surface..
Yep..
Dissenters of My OPINIONS…and remember..
THEY ARE ONLY My OPINIONS.. which Everyboady is entitled tae
Voice
those People who are against ….Agreeing with Mine..
ALWAYS.
Resort of Name calling and Veilled Insults..
Directed at Little old Me..’
Ah Hiv tae Smile..
Kojo
Cultsbhoy……..very simplistic in your assessment of the situation our Club finds itself in…..but, hey ho, carry on down that narrow / dark alley…..just be careful you don’t come out at Grayskull
MountainBhoy
Perhaps both. Yes, quite.
Kojo….but we still luv you a loater…!!!!!
if you didn’t get caught
did you really do it?
refs, huns ?
MWD
Quick scroll over the last few pages. I may have to give up using the phone, turn on the laptop and get my hands dirty!! :-)
BlantyreTim
Aye. And fine well you know it.
HT
Can you try and bring some calm and clarity to proceedings.
Not sure what is going on tonight.
Everyone appears a bit tetchy.
Mountain_Bhoy is Neil Lennon says:
28 January, 2012 at 22:10
Not withstanding these factors which blighted even the greats, the undue influence of the MIB’s both anti CFC and pro RFC easily outweighs the tactical /loss of form / wrong team arguments!!! My God (and Im an atheist to boot) even them have had loss of form tactics etc! FFS you are proposing a non argument!
A level playing field we’d be the team on seven-in-a-row at the moment!!!
Summer of 65
G64
You’ve seen my posts at this time on a Saturday night, they wouldn’t help :-)
Drove past the pv earlier I should have come in for a drink!
G64
Am no tetchy, no even pashed :>)
Kojo says:
28 January, 2012 at 22:12
Kojo,
Are the young Celts on the verge of greatness?
Some of the young talent at Celtic must be among the best in Europe. I believe we have a number of world class performers an all for two bob a week;
Fraser Forster – One of the top two keepers in UK?
Issi – Best left back in UK?
Rogne – Has the potential of Vidic
Mulgrew – Young Rio Ferdinand?DINAND
James Forest – outstanding winger in UK?
Victor Wanayama – Outstanding defensive midfielder ?
Hooper – not in the class of the above, but very good.
Settle down young man and enjoy the future, the past is gone let it go.
Has it been raining in Glasgow today lads?
Just thought the pitch at Hampden might cut-up a lot tomorrow after two hours of football on it today.
BT
Do you mean in football or in general.
MWD
Gordon64
It’s cause Rangers won. Lots of the Bhoys have got the FEAR again.
MWD
MWD
Idon’t know I don’t care and it doesn’t make any difference..
Bhoys ,
Just havin a read back at the last couple of pages of posts where
the ICT collapse of last season is discussed.
Yes , we blew it , but what I recall is that this was the 4th ? last game , we knew
we had to win all of these cup finals , we lost that one , everyone in Scotland then knew it
was all over , there was no way der hun were gonnae drop any points , no way !!!
Sad but true.
Hope they go down the tubes..
MWD
I plough my own furrow..leave the lemmings to jump together..kind of guy.
Anyhow – delighted with this season, congratulations to all concerned…
Not blind to Mibbery etc but equally not blind to failings within CFC that contributed significantly to 3 squandered titles..
I sense history is about to be re-written..
Moonbeams Wet Dream.
I can’t keep up with all these name changes,so your getting what I remember you by.
I’m okay,how’s yourself,just been going back through the blog to see what Blantyretim has been saying,As Kojo has pointed me in the right direction,BT is correct in what he says,so stop giving him grief.
By the way are you going to the quiz night?.