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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summa….
Some think Ole Canamalar is a Desert Rat..Not a Fox…….
the desert rat outfoxed the desert fox.
BOURNESOUPRECIPE
Nae wonder I canny get a fixed odds up!
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CultsBhoy loves being 1st forever & ever
14:02 on
28 October, 2013
Hamilton
Agree. Some of the best posters take a scunner and voluntarily absent themselves rather than witness the Hunnish behaviours that can find their way on to CQN ….
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Note to Self..
Remember and Pretend to take a Scunner ( find oot whit it means) and take Voluntary abstinence..and Use some of PFAyr’s big big Words..Then l will get Noticed..
Summa
quantum
13:08 on 28 October, 2013So Canamalar has been banned.He has just spent the last 6 weeks preparing a resolution for the AGM that if accepted would force the board into asking questions as to how Rangers got their licence in their last season , questions the board are desperate not to be asked.Canamalar was like a dog with a bone , he never gave up. He asked the questions that many Celtic fans want answers to but neither have the expertise or the tenacity to pusue the suits that know the answers to those questions. The celtic board were not pleased!Then Canamalar is banned supposedly for upsetting other CQN users and not the board!. What a coincidence.Hope you come back soon Canamalar . You represent a significant section of Celtic supporters.Suppose it all depends on what mood PL is in.
Can’t better that.
DESERTBHOY
Back to the grind,bud?
See ya in 2051 when you return to Paradise for your regular visit!
Steinreignedsupreme
13:26 on 28 October, 2013
LEST WE FORGET
Sevco Newsdesk 28 October 2013
…the amount of qualified welders on the books of the old club remains a world record…
pmsl
MON HH
Paul67
Did you ban philvisreturns?
Did Lawwell put you up it?
We demand answers.
(thumbsup)
my boss is peter principle
12:39 on 28 October, 2013
It appears you can’t upset poor people’s feelings on here or you get banned, but hey you can always just ask them were their season tickets is and sort things out, that seems to be ok
Only last week a poster offered to meet up with another poster for a quiet word
Yes the clique has won this round,
Canamalar all the best mate, I love you style
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Please enlighten us as to the identities of the member of the clique.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS forza Oscar and Mackenzie 14:10 on 28 October, 2013
I stand by my comment from yesterday and claim another fiver!
Another slow day?
If you have time can you call me sometime this week before 4pm,please? It would take too long to explain by mail-the way I type,anyway(!)-but no great rush.
Cheers,fella!
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I live in the shadow of Jabba. The Daily Retard’s loss really has been Sevco’s gain.
Although my efforts get nowhere near the unintentional comedy that comes so effortlessly from Planet Sevco.
I’ll call you on Wednesday.
SOS
Not sure what your point is..
Hamiltontim:
Trust me, I think you can, I think you’d be pleasantly surprised in the company of canamalar and a few beers.
Get the opportunity and let me know if I was wrong. If I was, then I’ll buy the beers when next we meet, however, if I’m right, I’ll still buy the beers, you can buy the whiskies’.
Mikel Lustig
– chooses his favourite Celtic pictures
DON’T mention the clique!
bsr
was that photo taken in Movember?
Joining a Clinique is good for your skin
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS forza Oscar and Mackenzie
14:16 on
28 October, 2013
DESERTBHOY
Back to the grind,bud?
See ya in 2051 when you return to Paradise for your regular visit!
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yes bud.. just popping in and out to break the drudgery…
no, will be back, god willing, before I get the telegram, if I last that long. Not sure I exist on the list to get one anyway
I am trying to imagine what would ever persuade me to mail Paul67 because somebody had made a posting which offended me.
I am, of course, wasting my time. There could be no such scenario.
There have over the years been posts which I thought were offensive, some even reprehensible & inhuman. Mostly they have came from the same source, in one of its guises.
The way to get away with posting extreme views is to dress them up in folksy narrative & assure the blog that you are laughing raucously.
Sadly, honest & staightforward guys like Canamalar just post what they actually feel at that angry & frustrated moment. Somebody then becomes outraged & objects.
It aint what you say,.. it’s the way that you say it.
I must not forget to add :¬))).
STEINREIGNEDSUPREME
Thanks,mate.
Star as always.
Getting ma kill on here today reading all the drama queen comments ’cause somebody got a wee warning for their bad behaviour.
Paul67 didn’t support the resolution! LOL! Naw. He just provides the platform that allowed it to garner support over a matter of months. If he’d wanted to he could have pulled the topic from his blog – but he didn’t….or was he out-foxed?! Haha! Anyway – he may be waiting for the AGM in order to provide his spirited support in person! :-)
Paul67 – what other evil plans are you hatching with “The Bored”? Hope that long-haired white cat you no doubt have doesn’t cause too much hoovering up for your misses.
TantrumsAndTiarasCSC
Since everyone else is saying thepiece I thought i’d say mine.
PEACE.
MWD
DESERTBHOY
FFS,don’t mention lists on here!
I did it once,but I think I,naw,didnae get away wi it at all.
Got flung oot the clique. Didnae even know I was in it,the cliquish bassas….
P67 et all –
Canamalar thinks your mail may be in his spam folder. It’s possible although he has been quite diligent looking through his spam because of the resolution but he could still have missed it. Anyway, he has read your post and knows the situation.
MooooonTheHoops 14:16 on 28 October, 2013
LEST WE FORGET
Sevco Newsdesk 28 October 2013
…the amount of qualified welders on the books of the old club remains a world record…
pmsl
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And they made their own war medals as well.
Kilbowie Kelt
14:29 on 28 October, 2013
‘I am trying to imagine what would ever persuade me to mail Paul67 because somebody had made a posting which offended me.
I am, of course, wasting my time. There could be no such scenario.’
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That almost sounds like a challenge.
(ps I agree with you.)
Steinreignedsupreme
14:34 on 28 October, 2013
‘And they made their own war medals as well.’
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Some just bought theirs off ebay.
NatKnow – Supporting Wee Oscar @ 14:30
Read my posts on the blog today. I may have out-foxed you. ;)
cadizzy
The Battered Bunnet ‘s – lookalike last Movember
Morrissey the 23rd
14:36 on
28 October, 2013
NatKnow – Supporting Wee Oscar @ 14:30
Read my posts on the blog today. I may have out-foxed you. ;)
No doubt you have mate – I’m not the most difficult to outfox! Sounds like Canamalar just needs to make a decision about whether to come back onto the blog and let Paul know. Hope he does – but only if he disny start shouting at me! :-))
I think Vic Wanyama did well to jump ship to Southampton. The Saints are obviously aiming to reach and stay in the top of English football but he got pelters on here for going to a team thought by many of our esteemed posters to be a club with no ambition other than avoid relegation from the EPL
HASHADENOUGH
If you were a Goth regular then we’ll definitely know each other since I was never oot the place.
British Rail…………… are pleased to announce that due to the storms and driving rain services will be a crap as normal.
Due to all the shennanigans on here of late, what with one clique falling out with another. I think its high time someone done something about this. I am that man. As of today I am going to introduce and offensive behaviour on internet act (OBOI). Anyone saying anything that i find offensive will instantly be reported to the authorities and glasgow city council. Said posters will then be driven around the perimeter of the pitch on matchdays in a flatbed trailer whereupon all the secret toilet smokers will be lined up to flick their butts and ash in the general direction of the offender.
Do not say you have not been warned.
p.s If i feel you have been offensive but cant really explain why or how, then you will still carry out the stated punishment.
s
Dia daoibh uilig
Just popping in with a few horses I Got word for.
Run and jump 3.45 Naas
Grange 3.15 at Naas
Bruff 4.05
Ádh mór
BB
Kitalba
Ok I’ll bring the badges!
Re your point about the boil needing lancing. I’m just finding it more difficult to differentiate between the lancers and the boils :-)
Cults/Doc
CQN really is an incredible place, it got me through one of the most difficult periods in my life almost exactly 2 years ago and you only need to have read OldTim67’s post from the other week to see the positive effect it has had on others. It’s just that at times the nastiness is all too prevalent and tolerance goes out the window.
Steinreignedsupreme
14:34 on 28 October, 2013
LEST WE FORGET
Sevco Newsdesk 28 October 2013
…the amount of qualified welders on the books of the old club remains a world record…
pmsl
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And they made their own war medals as well.
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Hahahaha! ma sides…. Stealing Off Me & You Since 1872
I’m a clique…. ( can you be one by yourself)?
79 caps, from earlier.
I think p67 was referring to pukki being signed from a German club in that statement.
I dunno if you had this answered as there’s an increased amount of pash on here today to scroll through.