I’ve watched a large number of insipid end of season efforts over the years. The one that stands out most is home to Falkirk in 1987. It was probably the first time it was clear to me the white flag had been raised on a campaign (had results gone our way, we could still have won the league that day). Only a year earlier the same squad delivered the most unlikely title in the final game.
There was no white flag yesterday, quite the opposite, the league is all-but won. Instead we looked like a team with a lot of players wondering if they had a future at the club. The next two games, away to Hearts and home to Aberdeen, should provide enough focus to allow the level of performance to rise, but I thought that about the semi-final too.
It’s the end of the road for a few players, and for a system clearly few still believe in.
On the way into the ground a few of us wondered how often Kris Commons would be used going forward. He will be 33 in the summer, ahead of the last year of his contract. Whatever the reason he didn’t make the starting line up yesterday (or last week), his 9 minute cameo demonstrated the directness, not to mention game intelligence and skill, that Celtic are badly lacking.
Despite the plethora of No. 10s and creative wide players we’ve recruited over the last two years, Commons remains by far our most effective creative player. Without him we look to be punching with an empty glove; I hope whoever takes over takes note.
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Winning Captains
Can’t argue with that. At all
Only caveat would be that the director of football would need to be allowed to direct. Clue’s in the title.
And he or she would need to direct and control a far better recruitment and (non) retention strategy.
HH jamesgang
BEATBHOY on 26TH APRIL 2016 9:00 AM
BMCUW
Ta much!
Only the once your age matches your birth year! ( minus the 19, of course!)
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58 then, same as me!
Happy Birthday to you! HH
Ah,58.
Cryptic,mind.
Pretend yer still 50,mate. I still think I’m half that.
Jamesgang
Davie Hay would be nobody’s yes man.
That’s where we need the ex-Celt – in that job not as the ‘manager’ – Ronny never really was our manager was he?
Proudbhoy
Congratulations to you and your wife.
Offski,pub calls. And I have to raise a glass to the birthday bhoy.
This is an old clip I found the other day,sair yin.
https://vine.co/v/Mu95B0nEFih
Hamiltontim
Gracias mil, amigho!
North Cyprus
Correct! Obviously a vintage crop in ’58! Thanks, mhate!
Beatbhoy
Congratulations have a great day.
Beatbhoy, I would guess 49, however i think the Smiths is a false herring.
I’m going with 43
Thanks for all the birthday wishes, bhoys.
Proudbhoy
Health and happiness to you all on truly great day for you!
Zico-Maltese Bhoy
Thanks a lot.
Hope to make it another day I’ll never remember!
Dharma Bam
See a few posts previous to yours.
Despite my often crabbit demeanour on here, I’m glad I seem to come across a bit younger than I am!
BEATBHOY on 26TH APRIL 2016 7:54 AM
McJay @ 4:36
TOHG had me flummoxed ,but I got there in the end. :-)
Brave keeper. You had to be.
Had the privilege of talking to Bertie about this game when he was in Sydney.
Manny Happy returns.
Was Kenny Dalglish ( Some would say a Celtic legend ) not a ” Director of Football ”
That didn’t turn out too well.
An idea well worth consideration, but not without pitfalls.
HH.
Ps : best wishes Beatbhoy & Proudbhoy.
Heaven knows you’re unmiserable now
BMCUW
I’ll raise one in return, of course!
Judy Judy Judy
McJay/Greenpinata
Thanks a lot, bhoys!
Could Steve Clark persuade John Terry to be part of his background staff if he got the gig.?
HH.
Proudbhoy.
G`aun yersel , son.
Congratulations to yourself and your (recently ) extended family.
Greenpinata on 26th April 2016 9:25 am
Or could John Terry persuade Steve Clarke to be his assistant ;-)
Weather to bee or not to bee
DBBIA
I’ll soon be happy in the haze of a drunken hour.
Beatbhoy
Well I never!
The Director of Football/Head Coach model has been my preference since MON left us 11 years ago. Getting the right DoF and allowing him to choose the Head Coach is vital. Works well at Hearts with Levein/Neilson.
Gordon Strachan as Director of Football, Gary Caldwell as Head Coach?
Proudbhoy
Congratulatios on the birth of your daughter.:-)
HH
Beatbhoy
Happy Birthday mate :-)
HH
Winning Captains, any news?
Also, we have a defacto Director of Football do we not?
John Park?
Or Peter Lawwell?
On of them seems to spend time in the dressing room.
We have a lot of issues to deal with, they need addressed and Dermot Desmond needs to be seen to address them. Or move on and let someone who will spend time working on the issues get involved.
Bankier must go. Must. He responsible for oversight. Some would argue the problems arose when Rangers(2012) liquidated, I would say they arose when Mr Bankier became Chairman, around October 2011. Absolute silence from the Chairman as Scottish football collapsed in cheating and corruption.
Anyhoos, Hi Ho.
Where’s Nuneaton?
TNT
John Clark (as per the song) did indeed play in the ole ‘right half’ role. Then in a masterful switch JS made inside forward Bobby Murdoch into a ‘half back’ with the number 4 berth, and Clark switched to ‘left half’ and sometimes sweeper role.
Clark was two footed as was Bobby, big Jock was very shrewd in building the Lions.
BEATBHOY on 26TH APRIL 2016 8:53 AM
JJHS
Gracias!
Ojalá!
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On yer b`day
Trivia pa` ti.
Ojala…….God willing……………..Allah.
Lennybhoy
There’s only one other person I’ve heard mention Vanhaezebrouck. That was a few weeks ago, and the only time he’s been mentioned since. Wondered if you’ve been chatting to the same fella.
WC, would Davie Hay be up for it?
We also need someone in sooner rather than later, allowing Ronny time to finish of the season is one thing, allowing the new guy rime to prepare for the CL qualifiers is another.
Nice and sunny down here, cold though.
BeatBhoy, Hooooopy Birthday.
ProudBhoy, a proud day indeed, congratulations.
Doc
Lawwell spent more time in the dressing room than derk!
WC
I know well that Davie Hay would be a ‘yes man’ to no one. Perhaps that’s why the ‘yes men’ won’t say yes to him!
HH jamesgang
But not the treatment table:-)
Macjay
I was using it in the sense of ‘if only’, given the years JJ had taken off my age!
Doc
Cheers, mhate!
Proudbhoy
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Congratulations and may God Bless and Protect
all who are close.
You’ll Never Walk Alone….in the Jungle.
Hail Hail.
Forced out of the game with bed sores…..
HH jamesgang
Sounds better than bein’ an ole punctured bicycle on a hillside desolate.