It is worth more than a passing observation that in yesterday’s game Celtic had players from 11 different countries in the starting line-up:
England, Sweden, Honduras, Scotland, Nigeria, Netherlands, Finland, Israel, Ireland, Greece and Wales.
Recruitment came from clubs in 7 different league structures:
England (3) and Wales, Scotland, Norway, Honduras, Israel (2), Netherlands and Germany.
There were a further four different nationalities on the bench.
Of the starting line-up only Fraser Forster is not a full international, although that is surely only a matter of time, but Fraser is the only player we have from a large football nation, perhaps an indication that it is more difficult to recruit nationals from England, Germany, Italy, France and Spain than elsewhere.
The signing of Emilio Izaguirre from Honduras three years ago came two years after the player’s representatives had him on trial in England. It’s likely Emilio’s CV was in every mailbox in the British game, so I doubt we have much of an infrastructure in Central America.
Celtic have obviously matured links in Israel recently, Beram Kayal and Efe Ambrose have delivered value, while Nir Biton fits the profile of the player Celtic should be looking for. Embedding relationships in similar markets offers a higher likelihood of value – and therefore football development – than taking our chance on the mainstream British and European circuits.
Prize to anyone who can point to Guinea-Bissau (Amido Balde’s country of birth and location of a Sporting Lisbon-associate club) on the map. There is a lot of work to do to catch up with the Portuguese.
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bsr – didn’t know lemmy played for the hoops
Just watched the St.Johnstone goals from yesterday there – the referee didn’t go anywhere near their goalscorers when they were celebrating.
Compare this to the crazy,manic,insane reaction of the mad mib Gollum after Balde’s goal.
Why was he getting on like that for?
Bolting over to our players, blowing his whistle like a demented lunatic.
Celtic players are not allowed to celebrate after scoring a goal eh? Nothing new in that,remember the JVOH sending off sure.
They don’t want us scoring goals now,full stop.
It’s killing those hun rats,it really is.
Cadizzy
Definitely Hendriks Gin with a hint of cucumber…oooh er missus….
Kikinthenakas
They Say…
It’s Awe Right .. Kiddin’ and Swankin’…wi a few Bob in yer Pocket.
And, Ye know sumptin…???
“They”… ur Right!
Fur..
It Feels So Greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!
So Why is Everybuddy, no Happy… And Enjoying the Comfortable Positon,,, Monetarily Speaking… in which the
Celtic Board ,has Positioned oor beloved Club?
In Ma Opinion..
Oor Board should be Congratulated.. No Excoriated.
Right?
Course, Ah am Right.. Ah alwiz Am.
Kojo,
Still.. Laughin’
modern war films are rubbish
the enemy are only a few cliques away…
16 roads – Wee Oscar the Celtic warrior.
17:36 on 28 October, 2013
Just watched the St.Johnstone goals from yesterday there – the referee didn’t go anywhere near their goalscorers when they were celebrating.
Compare this to the crazy,manic,insane reaction of the mad mib Gollum after Balde’s goal.
Why was he getting on like that for?
…………………………….
I was sure I saw a lump rise in Willie’s shorts at that time.
He is either carrying a cucumber for a snack or he has homo erotic activity when he sees a chance to impress uncle Hugh at Uefa.
neil canamalar lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
Welcome back to the CQN clique.
I am sure that would be how many other Celtic fans would regard all of us.
Keep up the good work Canalamar.
Hail hail
Can anyone do the Amido celebration as one o them wee emoticon thingmies ?
It’s a bit harder than the Broonie, that’s for sure.
They have the Celtic booking thing down to a fine art, it’s very obvious they have an agenda on goal celebration by Celtic players, and another wee thing starting to stick out as well is LINESMAN, last game player one yard offside”, goal against Celtic, Sat. Two yards onside, Celtic given offside, penalty claim binned, so far the linesmen are.becoming a big part of our game, or am I paranoid?
big nan
17:40 on 28 October, 2013
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He is a lowlife scumbag mate,they all are.
Canamaler…good post
HH
All this talk of cliques takes me back a few years when there was also quite a lot of talk of such amongst the regular fallings out flounces and good humour that generally abounded amongst the myriad of poster of the time. Being regularly ignored I decided I needed to join one of these cliques but who would have me.? To my rescue came a poster who never failed to ever be any less than engaging in all his posts. I was delighted to become a member of the Lurgan clique. You are sadly missed Lurgan 53. It would be good if this blog could return to the spirit of those times.
Canamalar
A gracious apology. Welcome back.
Jack
I couldn’t get a Celtic end ticket for yesterday so bought 2 Thistle end tickets for my daughter and I. Jackie Husband stand row E (which was 3 from the front) £50 for us to get soaked to the skin as the rain teamed down on us.
I haven’t sat in with the opposition support since an ill fated attempt to see a game at Ibrox were we got gubbed 3-0 and Mark McGhee almost scored and I got thrown out.
I don’t know what I expected sitting in with the Thistle fans, certainly there was a lot of families. There were however a number of incidents that wasn’t in line with the good old bohemian family club they make out. The guy next to me had a “prody boys” wrist band on and was steaming. As the game went on we were referred to as scum constantly by a large number around me, a few sectarian comments came from behind me and one racist comment about Effe, which in fairness was quickly shouted down.
When we scored the first goal a few bhoys who had the same idea as me, but couldn’t sit on their hands, jumped up and were pounced on by “the family club” and a lot of threats issued and “Irish Scum” was one of the shouts, the guys were thrown out. I don’t know why I was surprised and disappointed by them but I was.
With apologies to William Topaz McGonagall, Poet and Tragedian.
Wee Wullie Collum got a great big hard-on
When he though Baldie he could card
But Amino wasnae green-o, and his joy wasnae seen-o
And then Wullie’s willie shrank into a shard
Gotta Leave, Steve.
Seeya
Kojo
Still,Laughin’
it would be very interesting to know if somewhere within the CQN list file assuming there is one in the archives maybe if there is a list of all the posters who have been banned from CQN, that would be a list worth re-posting. If such a list did exist I’m sure you will find that the street credibility of the banned posters soared when they were finally re-instated.
Tonydonnelly67
Tony..I was a bit rude to you yesterday. .apologies
HH
quantum,
Take it at face value, it happens lets no jump to wrong conclusions, what happened is a conclusion I actually got right, I broke the rules somebody didnt like it and I got sanctioned, end of, I done the crime and done my time, there are far more important issues to deal with, off the top of my head, the governance of Scottish football, lets no make this wee distraction the main event :o)
Wullie Collum thought
That Balde could not
Resist the temptation
For wild celebration
tonydonnelly67
17:43 on 28 October, 2013
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Indeed.
Balde was wise to it though.His celebration,or lack of,suggests that Lenny is also well aware of the mib agenda.
Stokes already two bookings for nothing.
The next time one of our players scores a goal he should run over to the mib and pretend to apologise.
Raised hands,sorry about that ya cheating cant ye.
Lou Reed some nice songs but in reality he was so much up his own self indulgent a**
“He reduced the Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle to tears in 2010 after he refused to let her perform Perfect Day on the America’s Got Talent TV show”
thindimebhoy
17:53 on 28 October, 2013
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He certainly had a good innings,considering all the junk that he took over the years.
That’s money you see,an ordinary impoverished junky would be lucky to reach the age of 40.
Good riddance to him I say.
Thindimebhoy
17:53 on
28 October, 2013
Lou Reed some nice songs but in reality he was so much up his own self indulgent a*
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Whit !! Lou Reed and the Velvet underground changed modern music dude. Frankly if I had written perfect day there is no chance I would agree to let Susan Boyle or any other eejit from either America or Britain’s got talent sing one of my tunes.
Lou Reed’s music is the very antithesis of the dross one sees on one of Simon Cowell’s money making vehicles.
Canamalar,
I think you need to change your name to SPAMHEAD
I have been struggling with the CQN censorship rules since CQN started.
So now we have it.
You send an email to Paul67 and if you have had a previous warning you are oot nothing else matters.
Steady as you go. Calm doon. Thats twice the SPAM filter has caught you out.
What happend to once bitten ???
HH
…. Thought velvet underground was for willy woofters
desertbhoy
18:07 on 28 October, 2013
deary me whats wrong with willy woofters now ?
HH
Now that this latest ‘conspiracy’ scenario has been resolved can someone involved proposing this issue re challenges made re governance of Scottish Football at the Celtic AGM please answer me an honest and genuine question :
If the board at Celtic are forced to show how they challenged this issue at SFA and UEFA level, and do so, then what should the next steps be ?
Obviously there will be the negative media kick back etc
but do we then withdraw from SFA / UEFA as they are corrupt ?
Or do we do a Sion ?
If the board is tasked with looking after it’s shareholders interests then surely the balance of risk here is a very delicate one ?
Thindimebhoy 17:53 on 28 October, 2013
“Lou Reed some nice songs but in reality he was so much up his own self indulgent a**
“He reduced the Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle to tears in 2010 after he refused to let her perform Perfect Day on the America’s Got Talent TV show”
What was SuBo doing wanting to sing a song about heroin addiction?
New CQN Clique T Shirt out now at selected speak easys and bootleg markets
DR: “Nazi-style salutes.”
That’s Nazi salutes to the rest of us.
steinreignedsupreme
18:10 on 28 October, 2013
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Apparently she thought that the song was about a day at the zoo.
Strange but true.
Aw naw….
Not my cup of tea, but each to his own.
I actually thought it was a “club”.
thindimebhoy
18:11 on 28 October, 2013,
Ha Ha….. Can I get one ;-))
16 roads – Wee Oscar the Celtic warrior.
18:14 on
28 October, 2013
steinreignedsupreme
18:10 on 28 October, 2013
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Apparently she thought that the song was about a day at the zoo.
Strange but true.
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LOL There ya go Lou’s reason for not letting her sing his tune – she is as dumb as a bag full of dumb things.
16 roads – Wee Oscar the Celtic warrior.
18:14 on
28 October, 2013
Maybe it was. :)
Oglach
I liked some of his songs although I thought Velvet Underground were a tad too hedonistic for a simple ole Catholic boy like me
It was right mean of him not giving Subo permission to sing his song
Steinreignedsupreme – The Stranglers had already refused to let her do Golden Brown.
16 roads – Wee Oscar the Celtic warrior. 18:14 on 28 October, 2013
“Apparently she thought that the song was about a day at the zoo.
“Strange but true.”
Aye. I could believe that. I don’t think SuBo was too familiar with the goings on at The Factory.
She’s a Tim though, so we’ll go easy on her…