Delighted for the Celtic Youths, who won the Under-20 league for the fifth successive season. Youth football is not skewed in favour of the wealthier clubs in the way first team football is. Celtic will be able to afford better coaches and scouts, but wage levels at this age are broadly consistent across the board, so that five year stretch is an indication that we’re doing a lot of things right at development level.
Greg Dyke’s review of English football this week drew an incredible level of condemnation but it’s central thrust, how to translate 18-year-old talent into first team stars, remains a challenge. Especially at clubs competing who recruit to compete at the very top of the European game. Celtic chose to send many of their top Youths out on loan this season, one of the suggestions Dyke’s report made. We’ll see how productive this proves.
The final week of the season saw the Youths need two wins, against Rangers* and Dundee United Youths to deny the boys from Sir David Murray Park snatching what would have been a significant title. While progress has been patchy for their first team, Youths boss, Gordon Durie, has narrowed the gap at the top better than the other Murray Park coaches. If and when they can afford to get rid of McCoist, don’t be surprised to see Durie step up, I hear he’s impressed for all the right reasons.
*occasional use of the word “Rangers”, “Airdrieoneans” or “Elvis” without the prefix “Newco” or suffix “Costello” does not infer that the original entities to bear those names are currently in existence. Both football clubs were liquidated, Sevco Scotland changed their registered name to Rangers after administrators of the old club changed and released their name. Clydebank changed their name to Airdrie United, and then to Airdrieoneans.
Pump it up.
Hope everyone one attending the Hootenanny this afternoon has a great day. My chances of getting there and remaining intact is diminishing by the minute.
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timbhoy in spain
23:39 on 10 May, 2014
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Yep, I’m old enough to remember CSNY’s fathers, lol.
I love NY, saw him once in Birmingham many years ago with my then girlfriend. It was the night before I went over to see Celtic v Ajax, the 2-1 game. I had my first argument with her that night and we’ve been arguing ever since, been together for more than 30 years :-)
Hope Sami is Captain tomorrow and big Johan gets the Trophy first
Why DID Neil Young want to know where the Bank of Scotland was?
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdtv39_neil-young-old-laughing-lady-1976_music
The clock has struck midnight and today is another day in Paradise for many (including those who will be there in spirit) – I leave you with a profound song:
http://youtu.be/JOIo4lEpsPY
Says much about who we are and who we will thinking of.
Goodnight – God Bless and H!H!
Timbhoy in Spain
Great band indeed.
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=country%20girl%20csny&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CDQQtwIwAg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DutqkfEBI1uU&ei=MLBuU_6sC8PkOujmgIgK&usg=AFQjCNFqCuglbz6d-9-mOkbkdw-isl_bPg&bvm=bv.66330100,d.ZWU
Ha Ha ernie very clever but was she no Threadneedle Street ?
Or mibbe he knew aboot Sir Robbin David ?
Beatbhoy even further back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3XnYpGY5Z8
Praecepta,is this no the one you meant ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt2mbGP6vFI
!!Bada Bing!!
00:01 on
11 May, 2014
Hope Sami is Captain tomorrow and big Johan gets the Trophy first
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Totally agree, BB
Two guys from other countries who have served us well, respected the jersey and will always be welcomed back.
Still wish we had Sammi under contract going into a World Cup
Timbhoy in Spain
That’s a crackin’ wee song, which I’m hearing for the first time.
Did Nash leave the band due to him wishing to make less ‘pop’ songs and/or because they didn’t want to record ‘Our House’ ?
Nice to put so many faces to names, I’m posting from a doorstep as I have no keys to get in.
caesar the cat is going mental the other side of the door…ach well, let’s hope pne off my kids will be home soon.
shit, that’s the rain on:(
Sipsini
Have you tried the cat flap??
Hey sipsini hope you get in ok out the peein rain hh
beatbhoy,tTommysbhoy.
That’s what cqn is all about..
banter:)
no I think Graham left the Hollies cos he was just progressing music wise
& you´re probably right he was moving on from ” pop”
Ernie
I was a black cab driver back then and I was at the wee Central Station feeder rank and I pulled up to the front of it, and ….nearly didn’t stop.
NY was standing on the corner at the station entrance, all alone with his guitar case.
I had worn out copies of After the Goldrush and Harvest so I had to speak to him. He was self effacing, said very little, and I think he thought he was going to get smacked. Eventually, I had to get back into my cab as all the guys behind me were beelin.
fiveyearsdrivingataxi CSC
HH
Ooh ah Samaras.
Congrats on winning Eurovision Song Contest!
Good laugh. Mrs S not so happy.
Anyway, wee saver treble up today wt Dunfermline, Cbeath and The Bairns,
God Bless wee Oscar’s family.
HH
Where is Tony Donnelly ? Hope you are well, son.
Someone mentioned Roll Away the Stone earlier. Here’s another from that era.
The late, great Mick Ronson’s version of Io me ne andrei (The Empty Bed)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu22I17YqMc
TCR
Hope you are no in Clydebank cop shop bro. What a mad journey home. We are Humans, huns are zombies! Hahaha
Thanks to every member of the CQN team who I got the chance to meet tonight. I’m sure if I hadn’t been there at a business meeting (sort of) I would have met a bunch more of you.
A lot of faces I was meeting for the first time. An excellent chat with BRTH included … amazing that tonight is our first time of meeting.
Love and respect to all of you.
Nakasammi
And the man did love his power chords too!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y15iusA4ylc&feature=kp
Night night Timland. Unlikely I will meet up with all you ghuys tomorrow, so take care and a big HH for Wee Oscar.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
James F
‘Fishally…….Welcome aboard……….
;)
HH.
bankiebhoy:
Thank you :) Found my way home … at last :)
Beatbhoy
Without Mick Ronson, Bowie would have been David Who?
Somebody told me today that Hibs went down……
Great…….
No friends of Celtic when I think back to my time following the Hoops all over Scotland and beyond.
Definitely no friends of Celtic….in fact…quite the opposite!!
Why is there a big Celtic party going on in Dalmuir the noo?
Championees, Championees, Ole, Ole, Ole. :))
Clydebank is Green and White!
beatbhoy
A great track that one.
What a great talent Mick Ronson was.
Here’s one for all my brothers and sisters from tonight.
As a guy who runs a music mag, I can tell you that I rate this song as one of the greatest ever. I could listen to the band all day,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROGEHq1WZqU&feature=kp
DD
The fact that Bowie felt able to give away a song of the quality of ‘All The Young Dudes’ to help save an ailing band’s career speaks volumes for his talent, not to mention generosity. But I wouldn’t disagree that getting together with MR was a major plus for the Thin White Duke.
James Forest…..
Fleetwood Mac are indeed a sublimely talented band.
A rock/pop equivalent of a Symphony Orchestra.
Had the great fortune of seeing them live once.
Still paying the ticket up in instalments lol
Hail Hail mate…..Love your blog.
Beatbhoy yer taste in music is great & yours too James of the Forrest & Ah luv your writings & Ah´m gettin a wee bit pineapple chunk noo but what the heck
we´re aw Tims & we supportthe greatest team that ever was.
Well as far as I´m concerned anyway.
COME ON YOU BHOYS IN GREEN
http://youtu.be/q357cCcTYf8
NatKnow
16:13 on 10 May, 2014
‘The use of any word cannot INFER anything – it can only IMPLY something.’
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‘However, as I have often heard Dr. Johnson observe as to the Universities, bad practice does not infer that the constitution is bad. ‘[James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson, 1791]
‘Lucy … reseated herself with an alacrity and cheerfulness which seemed to infer that she could taste no greater delight.’ [Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, 1811]
‘to be a literary man infers a certain amount of — well, even formal education.’[William Faulkner, 25 Feb. 1957, in Faulkner in the University, 1959]
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As you should know ernie, words change meaning over time. “Gay” has a very different meaning now than it did in the 19th C for example. Here is a definition from the most recent entry in the Oxford English Dictionary :
infer ɪn’fə:
► verb
(infers, inferring, inferred) [with obj.] deduce or conclude (something) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements: [with clause] from these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing.
I’m afraid your mouldy old quotes are irrelevant. :-)
Forest=Forrest
Sorry……friggin iPad and fat finger combination….
Timbhoy in Spain
Hail Hail! And buenas noches!
A wee song, a track that is so hip and trendy, like that wee guy was, always in this Life. FFS – Can you imagine how amazing he will be in Heaven, I loved the comment by BRTH about Heaven being full of 5 year olds (and pets), seriously, I dinnae know if he is being serious, I suspect he definitely is, but I would not want myself to be ridiculed for Believing, as it hurts in this day and age. Jesus told us all to be like little Children.
LOVE Shining on
I’m very sorry for not making the day oot, I could have made it but I felt I would not have been as positive as I could be today. Apols to Bob, 16roads and Tricolour, I intend to make it up to you, dinnae ken how, but I will.
ryecatcher:
Wish I’d got to see them live. I did have the sublime pleasue of seeing The Stones a few years ago, and the immense pleasure of seeing The Boss last year.
I think the Fleetwood Mac Greatest Hits album is one of those few albums that has no weak songs on it at all … every one is a masterpiece.
timbhoy:
Agreed mate. The greatest team that ever was, full stop! :)