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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*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.
There’s a guy works down the chip shop swears he’s Elvis.
http://youtu.be/DL2GmaI3Xus
i see some posters on this blog are not exactly fans of hamburg
i wonder why
had we a run in with their hooligan element in a european match or is it a st pauli thing?????
squire danaher
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You bring good news from the front.
Always like to see the Hamburgers getting a taste of misery due to myself and pal “engaging” with a couple of them in Oswald Street the last time they were in town.
Agreed, can only wish more pain on Hamburg after their incendiary pro-loyalist TIFO against us.
West of Ireland CSC
Hamburg have a real affinity with the dead club and vice versa.
Pro loyalist fascist thugs of the first order.
Hunburg, pure and simple…..not so pure mind you
but diffidently simple.
Surprisingly Tam Cowan just tore a zombie a new one explaining to the devastated chap that Rangers weren’t demoted but we’re actually given a massive helping hand up. nevin said hee haw of course
TootingTim
16:06 on
10 May, 2014
Revealed In Full!! CCTV pictures from outside McChuill’s today…lens a bit dirty…
Very good.LOL.
Il Padrino…heard that, still not a fan of Cowan, a bore
who makes a living telling jokes that are 20 years old.
West of Ireland CSC
Try this for size, against us in Europe, I was there:
http://i62.tinypic.com/kamz4h.jpg
Shower of hun bassas!
The ‘silence’ from BDO / FTT is becoming really strange …… are there dark, pathetic little forces at work ? ……..bless them..!!
While performing my morning ritual of perusing the Twitter machine – the names of former Rangers kept populating my social media space.
Kris Boyd was scoring a huge goal for Kilmarnock, Peter Lovenkrands was being released by Birmingham City, & Madjid Bougherra was on the verge of leaving his club in Qatar.
Couple this string of news with the recent developments of other former Rangers greats looking for new employers – Kenny Miller, Barry Ferguson, & Nacho Novo.
Will all of this be too tempting for Ally McCoist to pass up? This would be his opportunity to earn his salary, turn on the charms, & lure back these former greats to lead the club to glory? Right?
If anyone could convince players to play at a reduced salary it was Ally. Right?
This from some Hun website.Deluded,dumb.They are even wanting Baz back as “Player/Coach.””His dour face would compliment Sleekits happy go lucky attitude”
The phrase”You could not make it up”is overused,but not in this case.
Oh how they make us laugh.
It would make my day if that shower of scum that support HSV were to suffer the ignominy of being relegated to the Bundesliga 2 for the first time in their history.
Hail! Hail!
PMTYH
T.D.I’m in your camp. As I have said previously we cannot agree all the time, I haven’t got a problem with that, but I reckon when push comes to shove you are’one’of the biggest Tims on this site.
Rock on.
HH
Pogmathonyahun aka Laird of the Smiles
18:29 on
10 May, 2014
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Try this for size, against us in Europe, I was there:
http://i62.tinypic.com/kamz4h.jpg
Shower of hun bassas!
I really laughed out loud when I first saw this.Hamburg,which was flattened by the RAF in the war,and they show a giant “Butchers Apron”.The stupidity of the “Hun”seems to know no bounds.From the originals,to their bastard offspring in Britain.
Even in death the wee Mhan is leaving his mark, over £21.5K in just 2 days!
God Bless wee Oscar RIP.
http://www.justgiving.com/oscarknox?utm_source=emailvision&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=comm_donation_receipt
Turkeybhoy….every other club in Scotland is giving young
players a chance, and signing players with a sell on value,
apart from the hun……they will never learn….thank God.
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon, supporting WEE OSCAR..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
18:31 on
10 May, 2014
The ‘silence’ from BDO / FTT is becoming really strange …… are there dark, pathetic little forces at work ? ……..bless them..!!
We were told that BDO could take anything up to 3 years.The FTT,I am sure are crossing every T and dotting the Is(That does not look right).Looking at the “Take That”story today,I think the tax loophole is something they really are after.But as usual,we wait.
valentinesday,
I know.Long may it continue.Everything is “The short fix”,for the dummies.Can you imagine if that were some Celtic Blog printing that,if we were in their state.This blog would internally combust !!!!!!
Just in from the hootenanny. Great to meet so many like minded Celts just a pity I had to leave early for a night out. Billy No Wells set was tremendous
Hail Hail to you all
All facists in europe are now going to be emboldened with the US using the extreme right in Ukraine. Look out for an unsurge in ultra right nationalisim.
Simple message that says it all Celtic Park this afternoon.
Catman, pure jealous mate!
Family duties kept me away from the Celtic family today and just home.
No way am I gonna head into town to meet the CQN steamers now…..too late methinks.
Was hoping to meet so many new faces but such is life.
Delaneys D. – how are you and your bhoy faring?
HH all, time to have a beer.
Ps letter calling me for jury duty on the 19th when I got home. Been one of those days:-(
Hope all at the hootenanny are having a great day. It’s my daughter’s Communion tomorrow so will miss the trophy presentation. Have just had a walk up the Celtic Way and it looks resplendent. A small number of scarves and strips on show just outside the main entrance which I’m sure will grow in number by kick off time tomorrow.
RIP Oscar and May God bless and support your family.
Maybe Sevco , Hamburg, Hertz , Linfield and Chelsea could form a wee Hun league of their own .
On the moon!!!!
Terry Butcher
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Posted Today, 11:47 AM
Genuine question and I don’t believe it will happen or it’s in anyone’s plans (board or DK) but if we go into admin2, do the people who have paid upfront and renewed lose their money or do they become a creditor and get a small percentage back?
If it is only a percentage then the fall out would be devastating.
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Michael Mols
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Posted Today, 02:22 PM
View Postpeter1872, on 10 May 2014 – 11:47 AM, said:
Genuine question and I don’t believe it will happen or it’s in anyone’s plans (board or DK) but if we go into admin2, do the people who have paid upfront and renewed lose their money or do they become a creditor and get a small percentage back?
If it is only a percentage then the fall out would be devastating.
You become a creditor and will get nothing or pence in the pound. That is why the credit card bit is so devastating it means the card service provider believes the long term future of the business is ‘questionable’.
Ha Ha Ha Ha,they really are priceless.A bit slow on here tonight,so a wee look at Hun Media is always good for a laugh.
They are giving Richard Gough some stick for saying they died.Very funny.Some hun said”Walter said it as well”Some other numb nuts answered”Walter was misquoted,Gough was not”.
Burghbhoy
19:00 on
10 May, 2014
Maybe Sevco , Hamburg, Hertz , Linfield and Chelsea could form a wee Hun league of their own .
On the moon!!!!
==================================
Take Man City with them and could be a blue moon!
Colour Blind Bhoy….I will be at CP the morra,but have to
say bud I’m envious of you,the day my 2 sons a daughter
made their first communion were amongst the happiest
days of my life,God bless her and her family,I know you
will all have a fantastic day.
Turkeybhoy
“We wish the new Rangers Football Club every good fortune.”
Walter Smith (misquoted) hahahaha
burghbhoy
19:00 on 10 May, 2014
Maybe Sevco , Hamburg, Hertz , Linfield and Chelsea could form a wee Hun league of their own .
On the moon!!!!
Ho you!?! What’s the moon ever done to you?!?!
;-)
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HH jamesgang
valentinesday, thanks for that, looking forward to it very much, hope you enjoy the celebrations tomorrow, hail hail
TD get posting again. Comments like that of ‘ the celtic way’ shame the moniker name.
Hail! Hail! More power to your keyboard :))
This afternoon we remembered, we laughed, we even gloated but no matter what one wee Bhoy was at the centre of everything.
HH
Goodnight Timland.
A Eurovision party beckons…aye I know!!!!!
valentinesday, squire danaher
Thanks for your enlightenment on the subject – much appreciated.
Doesn’t stop me from being a grumpy old bugger with respect to the sporting media here.
Don’t want to say “lazy sports journalism” because it isn’t even sports journalism.
As I said before, you wonder if they assume you know things or if they just don’t know (or care) themselves.
You read articles and it’s like a jigsaw puzzle with the important bits missing.
I should be used to it I know, but I’ve also seen how sports are reported in other countries…
… and maybe even here once upon a time.
merci & Gardez la Foi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=DMwUCmuND8Q
To Gordon64, Voguepunter and Bada Bing,,,some company!
HH
Jamesgang
Fair point mate , why inflict that collection of rogues on an unsuspecting , peace loving clanger population.
They can play in hell
16 years ago I may have been inebriated:
https://twitter.com/tirnaog09/status/465030185713405952/photo/1/large
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