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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Streets of NY
WolfetonesCSC
Roy C
CQNs best ever DJ.
Good stuff pal.
Gordon64
I reckon if she/he walked in on the hootenaners the noo, they’d be fighting over her/him
Roy C
Great tune fae the dubliners there.
Just back from the Hootenanny.
Great day but left early to give my liver and brain cells a rest before Trophy Sunday.
Turned on the TV to see a bearded lady in a tight dress singing in a foreign language. I was looking for Eurovision but must have clicked on to the Sky Adult channel by mistake.
Hope I’m not getting charged £5.95 for this!
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua_8LP802xY
Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb, a great combination.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8YXqGR3IVY&feature=player_detailpage
Big Country-Chance
HH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=9udxbvHiqGw
The Skids
YNWA
Tomorrow :
Another trip down Paradise Way
Who needs hallucinogenic drugs when you’ve got Eurovision?
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JinkyCSC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=gZB4jcPmFGo
Sam Cooke
aiden bhoy
Usual Captain ‘s stuff, but did mention missing old firm games.
Hail! Hail !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOXq_vLCjco&feature=player_detailpage
Otis Reading
lovehimCSC
Roy C
Another version of the Sam Cooke song….worth a listen
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ag_b9lGjmo
Ted hawkins
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a young King
HH
roy c
Now you are cooking with gas.
Quality tunes.
Cash and Strummer’s take on Bob Marley
http://youtu.be/cz8_H5m6ymA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=xtMhtMc1GW8
The Boss-Secret Garden
HH
pedro like it
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nsVsxr-JYBQ
A wee scottish band, givin it some funk!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=eDB85BBV1uA
Jackie Wilson
HH
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8zrKnkd6ss
Donald fagan……
Remember the video fae the old grey whistle test?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=eDB85BBV1uA
The Verve
HH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1lyu1KKwC74
The VERVE
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5os4NFeKFFs
Judy Collins….send in the SFA !!!
19s Beat Arbroath 5 – 2 in the league cup semi today. Play Ayr in the final.
Eurovision Quick News???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJRP3LRcUFg&feature=player_detailpage
The Smiths
johnnymarrCSC
Ianbhoy929
Gies a tune :-)
Good evening all
I hope the Hootenariers are having a ball tonight. Good on them, wish I could be with them.
A superb response to the Wee Oscar Charity online on twitter. Bless all who contributed. :-))
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Eels “Novocaine For The Soul”
http://youtu.be/V2yy141q8HQ
The @celticfc players will wear black armbands at tomorrow’s match in honour of @Wee_Oscar
HH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=lSIw09oqsYo
Gerry Rafferty
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YyaSQLlS5e8
Nature is a language, can’t you read?
Get some of this on now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=6ul-cZyuYq4
Go your own Way
HH
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LGqN0nr58NA
Neil young ….sail away
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2ZKQfp7D6U&feature=player_detailpage
Goodnight Troops
HH
Weefra is this one of yours?
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