Joe Hart is already away and, according to an interview he gave to Swiss media, Benjamin Siegrist is leaving too, despite two years remaining on his contract. Reducing the goalkeeper count from three to just Scott Bain can be interpreted that Celtic are confident with their options at this time.
Whereas fringe outfielders often get a chance to play in the era of five substitutes and the need to rest players, backup keepers can go years without seeing competitive action. Then when they are thrust into it, as with Scott Bain in May 2023, the rustiness is often on display. It is a career where the overwhelming compensation is the wage, not professional development.
Joe was one of a few transformational signings we made in the summer of 2021. The first-choice keeper target feels like the biggest transfer decision of the summer. Great, if we get it right, but whoever comes in to replace Benjamin could be equally important.
When Gordon Strachan started as manager in June 2005, David Marshall was first choice goalkeeper and expected to retain that position, with new signing Artur Boruc as backup. That scenario soon changed as Gordon realised what a gem he had in Artur. The following seasons saw Celtic reach the knockout stage of the Champions League twice, with Artur becoming one of the highest rated keepers in Europe.
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Great to see Joe Hart in the Berlin BBC studio for our game tonight. Joe will always bring a positive vibe re us, and proved a top analyist. Quite impressed with Rachel Corsie too, and of course Davie Moyes knows his stuff.
Gabby Logan always enthusiastic. Good alternative to the usual MOTD suspects.
Like wee bitchy women ,some on here,slagging Gilmore.No idea why.Never started a game for the scum,and left at the first opportunity,getting them bare minimum cash.” His Mammy hates Green” Fekin grow up.
Sorry to say it ,but Scotland are garbage .
Hanley Hendry Ralston & Gunn 😡
Much improved performance tonight
We scarificed our winger, christie, for the feck boy diddy gilmour
And it worked well
I thought that McGinn, struggled to make a mark on the game
McTominay was outstanding
KT played really well until, his body gave out
As for Ralston
(His poor back pass aside)
Who and where was his outball
Too many times he was played a ball that played him into a culdesac
Howevah
Much improved performance
Happy Scotland fan tonight
Get it fooking into the hungarian ghoulash eaters on sunday
Dearie me.
FANADPATRIOT
Who would you play instead of Hanley Hendry Ralston & Gunn??
Stivs
Dearie you
Or
Would you like to elaborate on it
Clunks
Geez 10 tunes wi micro commentary and quit wi yir nonsense
An tearman
Geez 2 posts with micro jibberish
The ask Stivs
What he means by dearie me??
it still stands
What does popping onto the blog and saying
“dearie me” mean???
It some virtue signalling nonsense
Turkey…Reel yer neck in……And wise up….
clunks….do the thing your good at…..
Tony rich….nobody knows
Who gives a f what he means by dearie me,
He is a respected poster on cqn of long standing,who offers his own original view
Just deal with it.
Its why your not mod,you dipped your head in before thinkin
Dearie me became cqn parlance when you were mod and thought no one seen the posts you were posting on cqn then deleting,wee hint we all seen them.
Its a blog Clunks,variation is tbe name of the game,the exact opposite of what you were trying pen folk into,
Chill ya banger,to me its a bit obvious who you dislike,take your thimbles aff and relax
HH
AT
Who the fook did refer to when he said
“Dearie Me”
It’s a simple fooking question???
Who??
And don’t answer for him AT
You can STFU
And let stivs respond
And chill ya banger as I was not asking you
Let the blog blog flow, shut the f&ck up and let the chat go
So Stivs
Who da fuq was the “dearie me” comment posted to???
AN Tearymann
Shush you knobber and let stivs answer
Dearie me
Just back to my hotel after the game.
Really brave performance by Scotland players against a really solid very experienced team at this level.
So nearly snatched it in 2nd half. Massive credit to players like Ralston Gilmour Hanley Cal McGinn and Adam’s who didn’t start the game well but really grew into it and did not hide.
I really hope this result will galvanise them an enable them to push for a decent final group outcome on Sunday.
4 points is 99% certain to get through. 3 about 66% based on current situations. These could change in next 3 days. It may just be possible
(Approx 25%) that 2 points could be enough but our GD might reduce that to 15%.
Weirdly 3rd place is maybe better than 2nd. 2nd would mean Berlin v prob Italy on Saturday. 3rd could be Slovakia or Romania or Turkey or Portugal.
Interesting to hear re BBC vs BBC Scotland. I have McCann Thomson Crichton Jane Lewis McMullen and English staying in my hotel. I will be interested to see their written or hear spoken word and will ask the question how can an English coverage of a Scotland game be so much more positive than a Scottish broadcast output.
I also thought tonight’s Flower of Scotland was without doubt the best I have ever heard in a stadium anywhere. The noise level in the ground was insane.
The Germans are incredible hosts. Really great country to visit. Hopefully Scotland can stay longer.
It was also a first tonight to walk past a riot police van leaving the football to hear their in car music system blaring out ‘no Scotland no party song’ ..all the police in great spirits despite the wreckage of the state of many Scotland fans trudging back to town.
Sound posts
And a decent summary of where scotland is at
Howevah
McCann Thomson Crichton Jane Lewis McMullen and English
Is an orgy too far lol
Clunks
Who cares?
You dont control anything here or in any convo.
Was it superally ‘who needed to know’
‘who are these people’ we demand to know.
Have a laugh at yourself firstly Clunks and lighten up,youll only end up windin yourself up( started already i see:-))) i wid advise him no to tell yi
HH
Clunks be …brave tonite…
DRAMBOWIECELT
It’s no easy matey
Howevah
Dearie me
I demand to know
Tearyman
Dearie you…
Burnley78
Tis evident on social media its a fan festival The Scots,Swiss,Italians,Albanians . In fact countries of all participants seen to have great craic,the albanians snapping the pasta(fun insult) to italians ,fans mixing,all sociable ex for you know who where chairs are getting flailed about and dambuster songs being sung,crass to say least.
Hope you enjoy your stay
HH
Catchin up..Kelvinbhoy….
Fantastic update …..Deserves more views….
If i was younger i would be right in there…
Please let me know where i can subscribe…
H.H..
So stivs
Who was the Dearie me post at 11.51pm directed at??
Was it just a general virtue signalling look at me (it fooking was!!!!)
” respected poster on cqn of long standing,who offers his own original view”
An Tearymann
please shush now a
Let stivs who is a ” respected poster on cqn of long standing,who offers his own original view” answer by himself on the morrow
???
Deary me.
Tony got it tight last night in the pub I was in – had to turn a tell a table of young guns to shut it and support the whole team at one point – fannies…..
Tony is limited we all know that but he is 100% giving you everything he has. Not his fault the guys in front of him are injured nor that he is our only genuine RB. He goes and gives his best for his country – what he meant to do, tell the coach I’m no that great better not pick me – he is a committed and brave young man but gets abused by his own fans – sickening
“When Callum McGregor eventually laid a heavy pass to the Manchester United midfielder…….”
Good morning all from Govanhill.
Tony played a loose pass for sure but the finish – ffs that’s a 1 in 50…….
The bbc comms were shocking – the whole game “ the Ralston error”……. At one point the messiah played a short pass to Tony deep in his right back area with two Swiss nearby- the pass was 2/3 yards behind Tony and McCann says “”Ralston caught on his heels”……..I mean whit………
Look at the end of the day Ralston made a bad pass that led to the Swiss equaliser, it happens as for commentary team they did go on a bit ,a point is better than none,and to me there hasn’t been a standout Scottish player so far.
If you look at Scotland’s goal you will see an early contribution from Gilmour but key contributions from Tierney and McGregor. The Swiss goal, which involved a well worked build-up out of defence, passes from their wide left to wide right and back again to wide left with their wing back (13) pushing into the Scotland half where Gilmour (who had been following the ball out to the right) got nowhere near closing him down, allowing the ball to be played forward, after which Hanley plays a poor lifted pass back to Gilmour…..
It is called putting the defence on the back foot, Tony’s pass back, Hanley and Hendry unaware of the danger from Shakiri, and a brilliant finish from the wee barrel. Davie Moyes analysed it well, but the BBC Scotland narrative, plus McFadden focus solely on Ralston. Souness tried to pin a well worked German goal on “the Celtic Captain”. We can all be critical, and most of us were after the Germany game, but there is something pernicious about the BBC Scotland contingent coverage, which is why many of us found the BBC Berlin based analysis of Logan, Moyes, Corsie and Joe Hart by far the better option. I hope that team will be in situ for the key game against Hungary Sunday night.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c800n02g810o
Surely by now it can be taken as read that BBC Scotland will always but always take every opportunity to criticise anything with even a tinge of Celtic. They detest us with a vengeance.
Hard fought draw which was a fair result. We are limited but make up for it with organisation and sweat.
Tony could do with more options when he receives the ball , mcCann’s advice to bit Tone to open up his body to receive the ball is fine if there is forward or square pass on.
Gilmour got pass marks but he needs to step up to give his wing back an infield pass option , otherwise the ball can only go back and then blottered.
Hungary looked effective down their left side , their left back looked a strong running lad with good skill. We need a cunning plan to keep him pinned back. It will be another hard game at the weekend bug got a sense the Hungarian defence is a big shakier than the Swiss.
To be fair, I think the conclusion most people would reach is that Scotland look a bit more balanced in midfield with both McGregor and Gilmour in the side?
Even then, we never look like controlling a game – but their combined abilities makes better use of our scrappy possession.