Celtic still looking for midfield magic

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A comfortable win in the end masked a difficult hour for Celtic at Inverness on Saturday.  It was not until Ki Sung-Yeung replaced Georgios Samaras that Celtic were able to prize open the home team.  Ki has the range of passing and shot that makes him a formidable attacking threat but he has still to require the consistency of concentration that would make him a certain starter.

After Paddy McCourt appeared on 69 minutes Celtic were well on top.  The Irishman brings the double gifts of time and space to the team.  He has the ability to take and retain possession despite the close attention of several defenders, allowing others to take up advance positions or relieve pressure on defence.

We’ve tried more midfield formations this season that I can keep track of and despite Ki and McCourt improving Celtic considerably on Saturday I’m not going to insist either is given a starting berth.  Both still have more to give, as do the rest of the midfield.

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  1. jhilday

     

     

    Dead right, there wasn’t any booing from the Celtic end when Sammi went off. Most of it came from the main stand which housed the home support.

  2. Dubhaibhoy

     

     

    A new year party

     

     

    Paulie Walnuts on 21/11/2011 at 5:10 pm said:

     

     

    The Fyfe Ireland thing is interesting.

     

     

    It is a small claim, which puts it at £3k or less. Fyfe Ireland’s name had not previously been mentioned in dispatches. The are not major players. Also the defender is Rangers FC Group Ltd – ie Wavetower as was, which I did not think was a trading company.

     

     

    More of the same theme though. Why on earth would a business with any concern about its reputation, far less one with a profile as high as Rangers allow itself to be sued for £3k or less? This does not suggest a management team in it for the long haul.

     

     

    There is a degree of gossip floating about that there are arrears of PAYE and/or NICs and/or VAT. Nothing I can verify.

     

     

    I’m also told there hasn’t been much recent contact between Rangers and Grant Thornton, and that there is nothing approaching a final draft of the accounts ready for publication. Given that the shares will be suspended by the PLUS market if the accounts are not published by the end of this month you would expect a flurry of activity, particularly given that there will be a huge auditing issue about whether GT can sign off as a going concern.

     

     

    I am also told that Rangers have not done any work on their defence to McIntyre’s claim and have resorted to delaying tactics. That will be up in court any day now so no doubt we’ll find out.

     

     

    HH

  3. Serge

     

     

    How are you mate , hope all is well , just recovering from a weekend in Belfast , watched the game in a good wee pub , good result now for 2 home wins.

  4. Serge (10) Tommy Burns on

    Ohits

     

     

    All good thanks, Bored though! All documentation work at the mo. Out of here in 4 weeks & back to Middle East for 2 year job in February.

     

     

    I meant to mail you sat night, Gave Paddy Power a doing on sat with Stokesy & 2-1.

     

     

    Atleast the optimism has returned, They get 2 injuries & we will see how they cope. They wont.

     

     

    Hope your pad in the sun is ok? Plenty damage there the last few weeks.

  5. Stairheidrammy @ 1800

     

     

    I don’t know how to break the news to Mrs. Huck that she isn’t sitting on a goldmine! Thanks anyway!

  6. Serge

     

     

    They dont have any strength in depth and their luck with injuries cant last surely.

     

     

    The house is OK other end of the country.

     

     

    Are you going out there with your old man?

  7. Spiers article IMO is more supportive of the GB, than the present ” custodians” of our club.

  8. Re clyde radio tonight.

     

     

    Taking daughter and her fiance to asda 5 mins up the road.

     

    In those few minutes I heard the biggest load of keek ever.

     

    So called Tims on slagging the bhoys ,green brigade whatever

     

    the two talking heads in studio agreed with every thing said.

     

    Sammi will get Lenny the sack etc.

     

    P.S Daughter says my language is atrocious :O(

  9. The Legend Johnny Doyle on

    One of the Horribles on Snyde wanting McCoist to go and buy James Morrison. Do these buffoons still not realise whats about to happen?

     

     

    JD

  10. Serge (10) Tommy Burns on

    Ohits

     

     

    That’s good to hear. No it’s with the same company & to Jordan, Surrounded by mayhem in every direction haha. My Dad hasn’t been keeping too well & is flying back to Scotland in 2 weeks. I’m meant to be coming back here after Xmas but I’ve told them i wont be, I want to spend some time with my Dad, I Haven’t had an Xmas with my parents in 4 years because of our rotations so enoughs enough for this year. I have my oldest bro’s wedding also…….ON THE 28TH DEC, I might have to miss it hahaha.

  11. Moionbeams,

     

     

    With you 100% on the “Boo Bhoys” issue.

     

     

    A Celtic player should NEVER be subjected to that, by his own people.

     

     

     

    (Or by anybody else, if you ask me!)

  12. Serge (10) Tommy Burns on

    Ohits

     

     

    Celtic 6 Dunfermline 0

     

     

    Stokes 1st goal, 100-1

     

     

    Go on you know you want to ;-)

  13. Starting a petition ,to bring back the border guards at Spittal,to keep your mob oot.

     

     

    We will of course grant safe passage if going to paradise .

  14. Serge

     

     

    You need a serious word with him , the first thing you check is the fixture list before organising anything haha.

     

     

    Up for the game on Saturday cant make it on Wednesday , taking my youngest son and 3 of the Grand Weans , its getting an expensive business nowadays and it plays havoc with my post match swally!

  15. voguepunter says:

     

    21 November, 2011 at 20:06

     

    Starting a petition ,to bring back the border guards at Spittal,to keep your mob oot.

     

     

    We will of course grant safe passage if going to paradise .

     

    ___________________________________________________________

     

     

    LOL,,,your mob need guarded,,,us Milk bhoys go where we like when we like,,,,:D

     

     

     

    Hail hail

  16. Serge (10) Tommy Burns on

    Ohits

     

     

    I didnt even congratulate him, When he said the date i flipped. Every rotation i know in advance what games i get to, grrrrrrrr.

     

     

    Are you going back down the road soon, Will be hitting mcChuills in Jan at some point im sure must check the fixture list.

     

     

    Thats 11.15 here so better call it a day, Alarm goes off at 4.15 :-/

     

     

    Good talking to you mate, Hope you do that bet now, haha. HH

  17. Well said Graham Spiers. He can be frustrating sometimes, but compare the articulate, fairminded tone of that article to the human bilge pumps that re Leckie and Traynor.

  18. Amish live in Pennsylvania.

     

     

    The only things the huns have in common with them are that both communities look at bit odd.

  19. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    Awe_Naw…,

     

    you only said it first cause I wisnae on the blog that day :o)

     

    I reckon you never appreciated all the qualities of that question, did you :o)

     

    or youd have been using it yourself, and your more than welcome to get intae them with it.

     

    That few degree’s, is the difference between a good tim (A tim giving the benefit of doubt to convoluted arguments) and a dirty twisted hun (The so called literati of them, the ones that twist our words and try to make sectarianism and racism seem a reasonable).

     

    Countering my argument with logical discussion is something I only expected from meeja house and the idiot meeja illitirati, not tims who have been branded second class because the team they support.

     

    The fundamental philosophy of the question and how it is worded leaves no room for maneuver, I was even attacked for that by eurochamps67 as if it was a bad thing ffs :oD, oh I forgot to add him to the list.

     

    Either the huns non contribution to the british resources is responsible for the undermining the soldiers or its not.

     

    Answers like

     

    What about everybody else that doesnt pay taxes ?

     

    What about govt’s that distribute those non resources ?

     

    its all whataboutry and stinks of hun to me.

     

     

    use the question its a cracker and you know it :o)

     

     

    Bhould Bhoy,

     

    my favorite scene of all time.

     

     

    hail hail

  20. Huck at 19.42

     

     

    I was joking Huck- check them out on e bay- depends how rare they are and their condition- you should see some similar ones on ebay, though dont expect to outdo a Eurolottery millionaire

     

     

    Stairheed

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