Effective players

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We had a family conversation this will about the most effective Celtic players we have seen for each position, not necessarily the best there.

I went straight to Alan Thompson. Alan was a hard left-mid when he arrived from Aston Villa in 2000, who became a wing-back under Martin O’Neill. His contribution to that successful Celtic team is incredible. The winner against Barcelona, Champions League goals and so many against Rangers, tell a story, as do his assists.

He was loved by his manager and capped by England while at Celtic. Still, he had limits. He was slow to recover fitness after injury and did not have the finess of a McStay or Collins, not everyone “got it”.

David Turnbull is a different type of player but I see parallels. He is also a player managers rate. Lots more to come from David.

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  1. My friends in Celtic,

     

     

    Just completed a surprise Celtic quix at work.

     

     

    My mate got a nice congratulations E mail from Celtic on his birthday c/ w quiz.

     

     

    Nice little touch.

     

     

    Hail Hail.

  2. Tom McLaughlin on

    TURKEYBHOY

     

     

    There you go. The Red Fascist Ernie has ordered you not to speak up for the benefits of Scottish Nationalism on his blog. And he has the teremity to call us a cult?

     

     

    Rusible.

  3. without IQ5

     

     

    giving us his ECL Qualification updates, how are we going to know how our minnow previos opponents are doing.

     

     

    midgieland through on penalties

  4. Up went the hairbands in the woman’s game

     

    Up went the hairbands in the woman’s game

     

    All the ponytails were put into place

     

    To keep the hair out of the face

  5. TOM MCLAUGHLIN on 26TH JULY 2022 7:45 PM

     

     

     

    ‘Spare us’ ≠ ‘ordered’.

     

     

    Surely a bright lad like yourself would know that?

  6. Gene

     

     

    I was thinking the same. The level of bias is astonishing.

     

     

    That said the goal has really settled the game IMO. I can’t see Sweden getting one back. Engerland will grow in confidence now.

     

     

    The swedes had their chances in the first 20 minutes.

     

     

    I do so hope I am wrong.

  7. GENE on 26TH JULY 2022 8:33 PM

     

    And I thought the male version of the English commentators were biased

     

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    I was thinking the same.. Hardly a positive comments on the Swedish team who were the better team for the first 30 minutes. Cracking goal. I watched the England v Spain game and the football by the Spanish midfield was amazing.

  8. <4 ( years!)

     

     

     

    :))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

  9. itscalledthemalvinas on

    Can we sign Aaron Ramsay(legend) and stick him in our B team but give him 15mins at the lavvy against the Old Firm ?

  10. B Team trailing Berwick 1 nil , after 55 minutes .

     

    Think Berwick lost their opener 6 nil to Hearts B,

  11. Of course Keir Starmer is not just a QC he’s a KC into the bargain. Middle name Rodney.

     

    That said at least he never accused his accused of being ‘just a bigoted woman’.

     

    Unlike Pa Broon, of ‘British jobs for British workers fame’. Also known for achieving 4.5 millions votes fewer, in 2010, than Jeremy Corbyn achieved in 2017. That said, Rodney has not thrown Pa Broon under the bus, no, he did that to JC, under a Boris Bus, or was it the 43, and out of the Party. Along with tens of thousands of others. And over 16 mill pro Euro voters, again under the Boris bus. Tant pis. Lets make Brexit Great Again.

     

    Thankfully he did not say ‘endogenous’. Better leave that to his economic adviser, er Pa Broon.

  12. Offside, blocking the goalkeepers view, VAR gotta disallow the goal. No?

     

    Coming to a Celtic match near you, in the not too distant future…..

  13. I wouldn’t wipe my erse with the Sun and I am no fan of Starmer’s but I believe both Alex Salmond and Jim Sillars wrote for that arserag , at least one of them wrote for it after Hillsborough.

     

     

    No party wants to give up any platform to influence but the SNP leaders can afford to lose the Liverpool vote

  14. JACKIEMAC on 26TH JULY 2022 8:52 PM

     

    An Tearmann – I reckon we started cancel culture by blowing up the column

     

     

    :-))

     

    Some reason the song and robust wee chorus stick wi me,think it was on one o the reb ones from the Barras here.

     

    HH

  15. As I feared. Engerland far too strong now. Huge belief could carry them through.

     

     

    Spain without key players and then Sweden who had no plan B.

     

     

    France could beat Germany and will never beat Engerland in the final. Best hope is Germany do as they do and win it from a position of not being favourites.

  16. Remember it well,

     

    Enjoyed it at the time but in retrospect the Authorities should just have removed the Statue of Nelson & replaced it with one of Pearse or Connolly,

     

    The column was quite impressive a lot better than the Spire currently in place,

  17. Burnley 78

     

    Could be the ultimate embarrassment for the men’s team when the women bring it home

  18. Disappointing defeat for B Team. Kenny, Lawal, Dede, Moffat, Summers, Oluwayemi, Otoo all playing,

     

    As I said earlier Hearts B beat Berwick 6 nil in opener.

  19. TheLurkinTim on

    David66…not seen you post for a bit, BJ sed u wer poorly…let us know yer ok, dude

     

     

    H.H.

  20. SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 26TH JULY 2022 9:21 PM

     

    ‘I wouldn’t wipe my erse with the Sun and I am no fan of Starmer’s but I believe both Alex Salmond and Jim Sillars wrote for that arserag , at least one of them wrote for it after Hillsborough.’

     

     

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    And Jimmy Reid was known as the hun in the Sun for a reason.

  21. bournesouprecipe on

    GLENDALYSTONSILS @ earlier

     

     

    A lot of Celtic supporters would prefer Callum in the channel or ace in the hole. It might depend on Mooy👍

  22. Every politician knows what they are doing dealing Rupert the bin raider.

     

    Every politician knows what they are dealing with in Liverpool especially.97 Liverpool fans slandered and used willingly as the state and its favoured instrument instrument Rupert wee bin raiders,the scum

     

     

    Not even useful as after a night’s camp :-)

     

     

    HH

     

     

    As is the sun in Liverpool