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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Rwe
They will declare Larkhall an indie state if its a yes
Bsr
Someone at work today said a wummin with a beard won the Eurovision and it did not surprise me
Idle thoughts
For those born before April 1966 (and after April 1954)
Today is our 25th lifetime title.
BMCUWP, I’m surprisingly fine too.
The sun is shining, I’m going to cheer the Champions and celebrate a life that touched us all. Mixed emotions of course, but there is nowhere else I would be today.
Kayal33
I think Sammi will start today even after his Eurovision heroics last night.
Quite possibly the last time we will see the big guy in The Hoops so i kinda feel Lenny will let him loose 1 last time?
Get yer money on him for 1st goalscorer as well ;)
Lawrenzo
http://www.pragueexperience.com/bars_pubs/highlights/bars_sports_bars.asp
HH
RWE
Celtic Way – filling up nicely two hours before KO
Thindime
Relayed that to my wife….she didn’t get it. bless her
Just back from Mass, candle lit and prayer said for wee Oscar.
Our loss and heaven’s gain.
Morning all.
On the train with BMCUW and PFayr heading for Kilwinning to watch the game!!
Fantastic day yesterday and it was great to meet so many CQNers.
HH the champions!!
On the train to Glasgow. Lots of hoops heading for a party!
Thanks Awe Naw – going a wee wander to find one showing the game!!
HH
Tallybhoy
ask pf if he received the pic I sent.
famously roundabout one. Costa’s is in many ways more traditional. She has always been a coach, apart from four years as a scout for Celtic, her most significant involvement in the men’s game. While studying for her coaching badges –she has her Uefa A-licence –at the Scottish Football Association’s well-regarded course (which Mourinho also attended) she impressed the instructors so much that they recommended her to John Park, Celtic’s chief scout. Celtic say she did an “excellent job”. “I am always grateful to Celtic –everyone is speaking about the fact I am the first woman to coach a professional men’s team but I was also the first female scout of a professional men’s team in the world. Celtic had the courage and nobody speaks about it,” she says. “It was an amazing experience, a natural thing for me, for [Park] and for my colleagues.”
BSR
Thanks for the pic.
Aw Naw
You reading the Record again :o)
http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/referendum-news/orange-order-may-stage-pro-union-march-on-eve-of-scottish-referendum.24188536
A valid reason to think about voting strategy!??
HH to the Championees
Gerrybhoy
Some comments on previous page
bognorbhoy
Was wondering if you managed to get your sister last night and if you went for a meal?
Thanks for your very kind offer last night.
It was very much appreciated.
Keep posting bud.
Great day yesterday met some terrific people, off to the game now unfortunately more alcohol will be consumed today they say the 1st one is the hardest will soon find out
Thunder road
you made the correct choice last night when you decided to bolt..
hopefully see you again and you won’t feel left out…
take care…
…………………there was me thinkin’ all wummin had beards……………..*cough*
Merkin CSC.
Morning all it’ll be an emotional day in Paradise today. Hope the heads are ok this morning.
Lawrenzo,
Try here
http://caffreys.cz/
I watched us win the league here in 2008 the last game of the season v The Arabs. It is more likely to show EPL but if you ask they might put the big screen on in the back for you as they did for me. I was the only Tim in the place and got a bit emotional when we won, I was then joined by lots of other customers for a wee celebratory drink.
Just watch out for pickpockets and taxi drivers trying to rip you off, Prague not my favourite place these days Brno is far better.
tallybhoy,
Jeeso you ghuys are hard core, pleasure to meet your goodself yesterday and sooo many other cqners.HH
Supersutton.. you still about mate ?
Sipsini
you still at the back door?
robcfc11
11:13 on 11 May, 2014
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Just heading out to the game. will be checking posts as I walk.
bt
What time did you stay until?
I would have loved to stay longer but i barely made it for that last bus home when i had vowed to go for an earlier 1 and avoid that scenario before the day started!
I thought i had left in plenty time to walk to Buchanan Street but i did not factor for the zig-zag technique that happens at the end of a session!
It was a pleasure to meet you as it was with everyone.
Hopefully we can all do it again sometime soon.
Kind of mixed up with a few names and faces because i am not the sharpest tool in the box and toooo many beers does not help!
Bt,
Haha, naw, waited an hour and jonny the tims missus got home with her mate and gave me my keys which my bhoy had left there.
Enjoy the game mate.HH
Todays First 11..
Celtic team to play Dundee Utd: Forster; Lustig, Ambrose, van Dijk, F. Twardzik; Brown, Johansen. Mulgrew; Commons; Stokes, Griffiths
Where is the gazebo??
is ur lad in the glasgow area ?
TR
MRS BT picked me and TBJ up at 10.30.
Off to communion bhoys, enjoy the game
sipsini
You have no idea how good that fish supper that you appeared with last night looked and smelled to me :P
I must admit it flashed through my mind to snatch it off ya and run away, never to be seen again!
Clarkston.
Just had photos sent through,my son and 3 grandchildren at The Celtic Way,brilliant
Hail Hail the Celts.
Ernie,
OO membership has been on the decline in all the countries it is found and it is not only Scotland and NI.
‘Orangeism is also active in former British colonies – principally Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the two west African countries of Togo and Ghana.’
Why do you think it will increase IF Scotland gains independence?
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Enjoy the Game Bhoys..
A Late Injury in Training means it will be the First time l have watched Us Lift the Trophy in the House Myself since..
Tommy Burns Thursday..
That Wee fact just..
Cheered Me Up..
Keep The Faith..
Summa