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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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  3. !!Bada Bing!! on

    Roy C- fab choice of tunes mate,The Boss Brilliant Disguise and Tunnel of Love are classics ,and never off car CD…….along wi wee Poalo…..HH

  4. DJBEE on

    Hail Hail see you’s all tomorrow troops!!!!

     

    HAIL HAIL THE CELTS ARE HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  5. crowbhoy on

    roy c keep them comin my celtic brother,great tunes man,god bless cqn im proud to be in this family, hail hail

  7. !!Bada Bing!! on

    Doc – after we stopped the alleged 10:) went back to O’Learys Ruggy and played Heroes for the guys who stepped up to the plate,choon.HH

  8. RWE on

    Beatbhoy

     

     

    Nice wee story – thanks for sharing.

     

     

    And no it wasn’t me – but I hope he gets to read your piece.

     

     

    HH

  10. WeefratheTim on

    pogmathonyahun aka laird of the smiles

     

     

    21:43 on 10 May, 2014

     

    Weefra is this one of yours?

     

     

    http://i57.tinypic.com/211nody.jpg

     

     

    Haha nope not one of mine. Would be surprised if any of ours got on to the road. Tough luck on the car owner, I would be beeling. Good on the ole hen for surviving :-)).

     

     

    No a bad standard of song on the ole Eurovision tonight. Don’t think we stand a chance. :-)))

     

     

    Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.

  11. beatbhoy on

    rwe

     

     

    Thanks.

     

     

    When I got my SB, I made sure if I couldn’t use it, someone who would appreciate it could. It’s such an easy way to make a person’s day!

  19. Fred Colon on

    I don’t want to name names but when Celtic stopped ten in a row there was an impromtu parade around Coatbridge . One of my mates’s son (

  24. Sannabhoy and 2000 kids say Hail Hail to Pablo's family on

    Not long in from the hootenanny . A special thanks to BMCUW for the idea , Morrissey for lining up the irrepressible Billy No’Well and every one of you wonderful CQN’rs and lurkers.

     

     

    Had a great day – thank you one and all – it’s a fantastic feeling belonging to a family such as ours .

     

     

    Anyway , early night – got 40 weans to take to a trophy game tomorrow.

     

     

    Aint it great to be a TIM .

     

     

    Sanna

  26. leftclicktic We are all Neil Lennon on

    Fred Colon

     

    When they won the treble in 2001

     

    Thousands marched round the town one of my best days.

     

     

    The look nae helpless look on plods face as they were overwhelmed by joy :)))

  30. RWE on

    Sannabhoy

     

     

    You’re just doing things the Celtic Family way. :o)

     

     

    Hope they look at the names on the seats they get.

     

     

    What you do makes us all proud, so thanks.

     

     

    HH

  34. jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on

    ltc

     

     

    Was in the Eagle – Big Tree the Forge Barnyard that day Could nt get into Carsons they shut the doors.

  36. Celticrollercoaster luvs his luminious lime boots on

    £465 collected tonight at the hootenanny. Magic!!!

     

     

    Long way to go but we will get Wee Oscar something nice.

     

     

    HH

     

     

    CRC

  37. Gordon64 on

    Lefty

     

    You are much too kind.

     

    We are but a couple of eedjits,

     

    out for a wee bit of craic with good friends.

     

    To all those i annoyed my apologies.

     

    Until next time.

     

    God bless BMCUWP

     

    Take care Pat and Mick.

     

    HH

  40. leftclicktic We are all Neil Lennon on

    jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/

     

    My bro in law still has some video footage somewhere bud

     

    I have never seen a movement of Tims like it anywhere other than at a match.:))

     

    Good night all

  41. praecepta on

    Don’t know about the rest of the Ghang – but I’m home in one piece!

     

     

    Great day – met an A-Z of CQNers (well minus Mr.Z but had that privilege at CQteN) and not forgetting Minx. Young(ish) Team headed to Bar67 – the GB headed to the BV.

     

     

    All were reasonably ‘upright’ when I departed.

     

     

    Bed (now) and a trophy presentation tomorrow for me.

     

     

    H!H! to all that I met and here’s to the next get-together.

  42. Pogmathonyahun aka Laird of the Smiles on

    beatbhoy

     

    22:49 on 10 May, 2014

     

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    16 years ago Harald put an end to their cheating by buying titles with money that did not belong to them!

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