For a while, Celtic burned the candle at both ends: reaching both domestic finals, and navigating four European qualification rounds, six group stage games, then a knock out round. Callum McGregor was always first choice while simultaneously fulfilling international duties.
To add insult to lack of injury, he was never injured, resulting in the accolade of him playing more football than anyone else in the world. This was an achievement, but an unsustainable one which would inevitably blunt his effectiveness.
Callum’s season ended last night, 50 weeks after he started preseason training. This time, there was an injury, resulting in him missing 12 games, although he still managed to appear in 53. Last week the Celtic captain turned 30. If we are to get the most from the remaining years of Callum’s career, this landmark should be recognised as a watershed, where business as usual cannot be allowed to continue.
Fortunately, we have no European qualifiers this summer, but Callum can now expect to compete in Euro 2024, which starts on 14 June, his 31st birthday, just three weeks after the Scottish Cup Final. He may play wall-to-wall football for the next two years of his life. What chance his body will remain fit and sharp throughout, 10%?
There are few enough benefits of competing in a weaker league, so for the sake of our senior players, we have to make the most of them. Callum should be rested wherever possible during the coming season. This may be disrespectful to opponents, but if we cannot resource a trip to the likes of Dingwall without him, we have bigger problems.
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The bricklayers needed a Wee Barra.
https://readtheleague.com/the-big-feature/the-wee-barra
“Burning candle at both ends will catch up”
Christy Moore – No Time For Love
https://youtu.be/zajeUWipqbU
Christy Moore – Beeswing
https://youtu.be/unu79PP2Klo
The Partisan – Leonard Cohen
https://youtu.be/9RYy_8u4blk
Good morning CQN from another lovely, sunny morning in the Garngad.
3 more sleeps until 22 of us head out to Turkiye what could possibly go wrong.
D :)
Good morning all from Govanhill. Turkish police leave cancelled.
(NEW) SIONNAIGH on 22ND JUNE 2023 3:36 AM
If we don’t stand up against the Green Brigade and their teenage angst we play right into the hands of Loyalist scum. It’s 25 years since GFA, we’re winning the peace. Why the fcuk are the cretins in the GB still singing about SAM missiles?
Post Scriptum
I’ll tell you one thing about SAM missiles that the Green Brigade won’t. The battery power on the mechanism meant locking onto a target before pressing green for GO, not after. Dumb fcucks.
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You rank rancid hypocrite,what has a group of Celtic fans singing got to do with the GFA.
“Winning the peace” 25 years since you done a shite by the read of your post
YOU POSTED MORE REBEL SONGS THAN THE REST OF THIS BLOG PUT TOGETHER.
NIGHT AFTER NIGHT OF REBS COVERING 2 OR 300 YEARS OF SONGS OF IRELAND NOW YOUR ON FARTING BOUT CELTIC FÀNS SINGING ABOUT 25 YEARS AGO.GTF WITH YOUR UNIONIST PASH.YOUR MORE SLIVEROUS THAN THEM.EVERY ONE ON HERE REMEMBERS YOU POSTING HOURS OF REBS COVERING 200 HUNDRED YEARS.TOTAL SCHIZO FLIP FLOP
You stick to your Victor and commando type knowledge of Sam missiles.
Since your moniker reappeared nothing but hypocrisy,and a distinct lack insight into what you posted yourself.
Now there are posters here who I disagree with over Celtic fans called green brigade,there view is respected as Celtic men you on other hand after the amount of rebel songs you post over 200 years can bolt. Unionist/blur shirt crap.
Let the people sing
Let those songs highlight your schizo flip flop
25 years hahahahaha.
There you are attention seeker
Hearing that if Odin Thiago Holm doesn’t sign before next Tuesday at half past two then rangers are due £1m and 30% of any future sell on clause .
Stolen from twitter.
An Tearmann
https://youtu.be/tuK6n2Lkza0
Mod
Delete all you wish.
That’s a fake moniker!
While on wee matty greene(celtic should instruct people how to vote) from other night appeared to bypass your sound email security,
Genius at work
https://twitter.com/CelticTV/status/1671775023621877760?t=6GG-8aQDMXDellyMLDk1gA&s=19
HH
DAVID66 on 22ND JUNE 2023 6:15 AM
Good morning CQN from another lovely, sunny morning in the Garngad.
3 more sleeps until 22 of us head out to Turkiye what could possibly go wrong.
D :)
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my great grandad was shot in the Dardanelles.
Said it hurt like f@~k🤣
A few players doing some “thinking” over the close season.
(a season of just a couple of weeks regrettably – and with Euros next summer, not going to get any longer)
IMHO, absolutely nothing wrong with athletes reflecting during downtime particularly those for whom Ange’s presence was a big factor in joining.
In most cases, I think it will all settle down without too much fuss.
Moot is an interesting one. Am threading precious few facts together to form a definitive view (CD all over the place).
33 years old.
Came in to provide a burst
Challenged to hit full fitness from a relatively low base
Did a job and did it very well
Now injured
My guess? He won’t be back.
Mooy
Mooy, who I like, is the antithesis of a Rodgers midfielder.
Like McCarthy & Turnbull, new challenges should await.
Don’t know the fee (£7m for a guy they spent £18m on) or salary but Ndidi is what Rodgers likes in there. Me too.
HH
i saw something on FB just now. An offer in for Yang Hyun-Jun, S Korean right wing i think
Huns pick up another 3 points in the pre-season cup today, sponsored by bragging rights plc.
Daily Record Sport @Record_Sport
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Nico Raskin raring to go for Rangers title battle and insists Celtic derby drubbing kickstarted Ibrox ‘good vibes’
HH
Transfer window opens 1/7
Funny season until then I suppose
HH
Seen a few dismissing the signing of Ndidi.Too expensive,high wages,etc.Maybe its me,but were we not being told by fans that we need to up our recruitment to enable us to compete in the CL ?.With a year left on his contract,cannot see him being out with our budget.Will be others looking at him,but this is the calibre of player we need.At least we should be asking.
The Korean winger we are looking to sign,having a mare of a season presently.
A few of the Celtic twitteratti spreading rumours that Jota is looking for a big move. Probably the usual nonsense but, along with Kyogo, he must be on several clubs’ radars at the very least. Ridiculously talented and only going to get better.
With 4 years to go on his contract, he may be our most valuable asset? Kind of winger Brendan loves so here’s hoping when he is off the beach he is back at Lennoxtown.
Top 4 center mids in BR’s second season
Broonie
Calmac
Ntcham
Rogic
Mooy (32) would do a great job in a BR Celtic team. He was great in Ange’s 4-3-3 why wouldn’t he do a job for BR’s teams who don’t run as much? Against a low block he doesn’t need to run.
Remember Rodgers signed Touré at 35 fir Celtic and regularly played Vardy and Johnny Evans at 35/36 last season
new article posted.
CELTIC40ME on 22ND JUNE 2023 11:52 AM
If we have any pretence to look beyond the SPFL, and BR is on record that this is the stated objective, Mooy would be a disaster at that level.
Toure was a stopgap to fix our previous obsession with Nir Bitton at CH during qualifiers, Vardy has been dropped by him & Evans has been injured / dropped.
Let’s see.
HH
Evans started every game when he was fit. He was never dropped
Vardy was never dropped – he played in 37 out of 38 games in the epl . He started more than half.
Mooy wasn’t a disaster last season in a midfiejd 3 in the CL. He played in 5 games out of 6.