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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twists n turns
18:46 on
28 October, 2013
I see that over on FF they have a ” how staunch are you” thread underway.
Staunch? Spelling not their strongpoint then.
Stench, that`s their strongpoint.
Right offski to download latest episodes of the walking dead (Not the Sevco variety) and homeland.
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
18:23 on 28 October, 2013
The conspiracy of censorship grows beyond the host.
You have been welcomed back with open arms by a lot of people on this blog, don’t spoil it, or as Awe Naw says “calm doon”.
HH
gsu
sipsini
18:44 on 28 October, 2013
thindimebhoy
18:27 on 28 October,
I probably need about fifty for the clique ;-)) hail hail.
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So the Spivco Board is not a clique?
Canamalar
HH
Peter Grant’s best 11 he played with on Sportsound
Bonner
McGrain Aitken McCarthy McKinlay
Di Canio McStay Collins Burns
McAvennie Nicholas
Manager – Billy McNeil
canamalar
so therefore no reason for Celtic to be afraid or concerned to be seen to act against and lobby against the huns continued inclusion.
Why didn´t they ?
HH
Aw naw…
What about 10 years after, stone the crows, awb, doors an john heisman colosseum?
Neil Canamalar Lennon hun skelper extraordinaire
Are you a hun?
tonydonnelly67
18:37 on
The Lying King transferred his money and shares etc in Ben Nevis Holdings over to his mother as a way of avoiding paying tax. The SA authorities saw through this and the rest as they say is history
Beddy baws time in the desert…
Good night Timland.
…play nicely and don’t hurt anyone!
Evening all
Just read a quote on Twitter from somebody called John DC Gow of something called The Rangers Standard describe Dave ‘Parky’ King as being convicted of 41 minor offences. Jeez these Peepil are unpleasant.
Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox
Greensideup..,
Dont spoil it ?
No sure what you mean, P67 told us MrZ did not make a complaint so other people did, all I done was speculate at their motives. The resolution is a big issue and there are people who want it killed off, thats quite evident from feedback on here deliberate misinterpretation is the order of the day, the most obvious being anti-board. I don’t see how anyone can read it and think its anti-board. And I can only surmise they will attempt anything to kill it if that is their interpretation.
jimbo67
So does @Richwilsport thwe reporter in the herald ,their desperation is a joy to watch.
A” Glib shamless liar” & “convicted criminal” is their last hope.
They need to ask themselves who owns the shares :))
As things stand the best King can hope for is a job for the spivs:))
Jimbo67
Each of those *minor * offences carried a jail term of two years……..if he hadnt raised the money to pay off authorities …
HH
tonydonnelly67 16:01 on 28 October, 2013
………..”The resolution is a good one, but in the wrong hands of a poor messenger and his cronies, they are all board haters or PL haters”.
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What utter tripe. I’ve supported the resolution pretty much since Canamalar tried to get support on here for it. I’m neither a hater of the bored nor do I hate Peter Lawwell.
I might also add I’m not a crony of Canamalar. I’ve never met the guy and like others here I’ve had my spats with him.
The part of your post I’ve quoted above is simply your opinion. It’s drivel, but it’s still just your opinion.
Awe_naw….,
The timeline, auldheid has only recently gathered all the information to show the timeline does not tie up with what was claimed.
The board acted professionally by treating the SFA as professionals and taking their word as professional body. Auldheids info has changed that and raises questions about the integrity of the information they were given, I for one hope they agree and reopen the matter through the CFCB, as they can obviously no longer trust the SFA to provide reliable information going on the evidence of when the concerns were first raised.
Wtf is the craic with this broadcasting from the Sky Sports cafe ….bollox
Leftclicktic & Channelislandcelt
They are beyond belief. Thick and with worse morals than the foxes out my back
Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox
Oh and a great big Hail Hail to all who have welcomed me back with open arms, thank you.
My, my the wanderer returns :-)
Canamalar,
Its anti board because the board dont want it. Little speculation as to why from those that support the resolution even in spirit but feel strongly inclined to support the board on it. Even the possibility of minimal negligence is unconsidered. They either know the truth and that its bad news for us but wont state or speculate as to why. Know their place in the scheme of things or they think the entire plc is infallible. So the debate is steered towards personal attacks. Until they come up with something credible. Transparent and credible. I suspect the threat of disruption to a POSSIBLE invite will be the card that is played. Unless that is credible and transparent I would err on the side of not believing them.
HH
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
19:10 on 28 October, 2013
Greensideup..,
Dont spoil it ?
No sure what you mean, P67 told us MrZ did not make a complaint so other people did, all I done was speculate at their motives. The resolution is a big issue and there are people who want it killed off, thats quite evident from feedback on here deliberate misinterpretation is the order of the day, the most obvious being anti-board. I don’t see how anyone can read it and think its anti-board. And I can only surmise they will attempt anything to kill it if that is their interpretation.
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The deliberate mis-representation has been a creation of the smsm. Keevins and Guidi come to mind.
Why anyone would accept that representation from those sources without looking at the alternative, i.e. that there are real questions about the governance of Scottish football that need answering is beyond me.
The resolution seeks to get answers to those governance questions. So far what has come out from Regan is most unconvincing and it is not just Celtic supporters who are not convinced.
It is a great shame that folk have to put themselves out to get answers, but that is human nature, looking for easy answers rather than the truth.
The resolution is almost secondary now. It has placed focus on past SFA actions and demanded answers, except that this time they cannot fob off supporters with responses that do not stand scrutiny and Celtic cannot be part of a fob off.
Glad you are back and put minds at rest.
As I said earlier in response to conspiracy theory – Occam’s Razor. The simplest explanation is usually the truth. Now had the SFA only given us the truth from the beginning, it would never have got to this point. They have had ample opportunity to explain.
Ha ha, that was a genuine typo in my last post.
Canamalar, welcome back.
A surreal listening experience for me on SSB :
The panel discussing Ibrox matters , “… they need more reinvestment or they’ll be in serious financial trouble..”, blah, blah.
I left the room for 20 secs, then,
“…the good news is they now have enough food to last till May”.
( they’d gone on to talk about the Maryhill Foodbank ).
Paul67
Re the article -i am disappointed about the lack of home grown talent coming through the academy structure. Your league of nations just highlights this.
Canamalar
Genuinely glad you’re back (even if it’s so we can disagree some more) :-)
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo
18:21 on
28 October, 2013
Desertbhoy
Like everything its about opinions. I go radio rental when I hear Neil Diamond .. now there´s a man that walks funny. ;-)
Neil walks funny because (as he will tell you) he’s forever in blue jeans.
googybhoy ♥ celtic
18:52 on 28 October, 2013
They are not a clique… An organised diatribe that has their hackles up, as they are being questioned now.
Debate is healthy on Paul’s site, accusations and in fighting isn’t.
” thems” will be back in some form and aided to put us where they think we belong.
Don’t give them ammunition.
Amido
Delighted to see him score again on Sunday. He brings something very different to the team and will only get better. 4 goals in how many minutes on the park?
Boasting a little on 28/08/13 I said
“I have no doubts about Balde. He will frustrate and delight in equal measure but on balance he will be a success.”
With apologies for talking about football :>)
Quiz question.
The season we achieved 9 in a row who was the only player to play in all league matches?
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
19:10 on 28 October, 2013
I appreciate the fact that it is a big issue and you have put a lot of work into it, but you have to move on from this speculation stuff. If it bothers you that much and you want to get to the heart of the complaint and what motivated the person or persons for filing the complaint I’m sure they would be more than happy to step forward, or even take it off line with them and see what motivated them in the first place.
There has been a lot of speculation on here regarding censorship of posters, I don’t believe it. I do not know Paul67 on a personal level but I don’t think censorship just for the sake of it is in his make up. Some posters ought to realise that when you are in a man’s house you respect that man or don’t enter in the first place
HH
gsu
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo
19:29 on 28 October, 2013
They either know the truth and that its bad news for us but wont state or speculate as to why
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You may find it difficult to accept what Canalamar said, but they did not know the truth when they responded officially.
Auldheid 19:30
There’s only one version of the truth. That makes it easy to remember. Once you start lying you have to try and remember what you have said before.
Awe_naw..,
Its now immaterial, its on the agenda, invitations have been coming our way since before the turn of the century and as yet none have come to fruition. Jam tomorrow is getting harder to sell and facing up to the challenges of today is the only way forward. I went through two major phases, initially I wanted us to clean up the game and then leave the governance in a healthier and fairer state. Then I just wanted us to leave it to its own devices and let it rot in hell.
In both phases I predicated everything on the invitation and that we might have a choice, I’ve sadly come to the conclusion we’re no getting an invitation any time soon, it only took me 12 years. (quick learner:o)
So the only option IMO is get it sorted, its the only way to improve the competition and conditions for the sport in Scotland.
Naive maybe but worth a bash
googybhoy ♥ celtic.
It wasn’t meant to be personal.
Just me letting off steam. Antibiotics kicking in.HH
derbyshirebhoy
19:38 on 28 October, 2013
I must admit to a bit of delight the way he stroked the ball away to score.
I thought he looked real raw pre season but he has progressed significantly with good coaching.
I hope Pukki gets to benefit in the same way, although he does not start from the same raw point.