The success rate of Celtic’s player recruitment strategy in recent years has been exceptional; pound-for–pound better than any period in our history. Forster, Mulgrew, Lustig, Matthews, Izaguirre, Wilson, Ledley, Wanyama, Commons, Kayal and Hooper have arrived for limited outlay and have propelled the club into the latter stages of the Champions League.
By contrast, Mo Bangura failed to impress on any occasion tested. At another time it would be easy to write him off but it seems unusual that the current system for scouting and assessing footballers has led to a striker who only yesterday recorded his first goal for the club.
In all honesty I suspect Mo will not get a chance to turn things around at Celtic, there are several strikers ahead of him in the squad and our scouts will forever be working on fresh recruits, but this doesn’t mean he is a bad player. It’s more likely that his induction into Scottish life missed a crucial step.
Did you see the story and photograph about Michael Johnson yesterday? The 24-year-old was paid-off by Manchester City near the end of his £40k per week contract. He was unfortunate with injuries but there is a lesson for football to learn in his demise.
The day anyone, young or old, clever or stupid, signs a £10m contract life can become one long party. ‘You don’t like my attitude/weight/blood test/friends? I’m on a multi-million pound contract, deal with it.’ How can football deal with this issue?
For the record, there is absolutely no connection between Mo, whose attitude has been first class, and Michael Johnson’s demise.
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Bumped in to a friend who used to travel to the games with us in the eighties when I followed the bhoys home and away.
He reminded me of the quickest booking I think we ever saw in a live game. Aberdeen V Celtic, Pittrodrie, Neale Cooper on Charlie Nicholas, 3 seconds.
Guess it would probably be about 82 or 83. Anyone remember that one?
Great header Puyol, 2-1 Barca
channelislandcelt
20:58 on
16 January, 2013
Ha Ha…how good would that be?
Ann anagram of hamburgers is shergar bum.
Weefra HH
Jobo Baldie
18:28 on
16 January, 2013
Oh and ps, anybody recommend any ‘wow’ accommodation in St Lucia? Silver wedding and all that.
Jobo, if still about, Sandals Grande was superb – I did it in 2009 for my silver wedding, you have access to all 3, as a wee bus transfers you between them. We just hopped around them at night to try the different restuarants, there is only about 30 mins max between them all (including stop in middle one). I would suggest well worth the money and worth it for the occassion
Hail Hail
HMV are releasing a record to celebrate their admin: Its the Vinyl Countdown.
Weefra HH
Pfayr
Not a bad side – though I’d prefer Joe on the left and KC on the right. Really looking forward to the game – missed it more than the drink!
Jimbo
Dan-I remember he done it for Aston Villa v Celtic in a pre season “friendly”,kicked off and Cooper assaulted Nicholas.
How boring is this arsenal game?
Weefra HH
Weefra..,
3500 people no getting their last wage
Arsenal doing everything but scoring…
My personal faves on the horse joke front are praecepta’s stirrup of figs and channelislandcelt’s one at the top of this page. :)
Dan
Dec 82- week after the league cup final. We won 2-1 – Provan and Macleod. Cooper should have been sent off!
Jimbo
Dan
Beale Cooper tells a very amusing story about that booking , during his after dinner speech .
Fergie had him wound up for 2 weeks building up to the game to nail Charlie.
Fergie , win at all costs.
TY
Dan….. Cooper nailed Charlie who wasn’t out the centre circle after taking kick off!
Shameless thug, on orders from Swalex !!
sipsini 21:03
I think there would be mass protests :0)
HH.
Dan
21:02 on 16 January, 2013
Sure it wasn’t Celtic Park? I remember a foul directly as the whistle went fot the start of the game- 1984????
Defo Pittodrie
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BAr32rCCYAAY3vS.jpg
Tesco burgers
PFAyr
Like Smashingmilkbottles in a nightclub.(:-)
TT
!!Bada Bing!!
21:06 on
16 January, 2013
Dan-I remember he done it for Aston Villa v Celtic in a pre season “friendly”,kicked off and Cooper assaulted Nicholas
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Can’t remember that one mate. What year would that have been? The one I remember was definitely at Pittodrie. Might have been Charlie’s first season, when he was on fire and almost unplayable. Not sure if the old memory is playing tricks on me, but seem to remember at one point the whole of the Aberdeen defence taking turns to foul him, so as not to get one of them sent off.
neil
Great point, but what about Blockbusters, their still trading. Wtf is that aboot?
Btw no disrespect intended, been there myself.
Weefra HH
Like roberttressle beat me too last night, I’ve had my filly this horsemeat
kikinthenakas
20:50 on
16 January, 2013
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Family and I stayed in the villa don rafael in puerto del Carmel about 8/9 yrs ago. Very plush but a wee bit out of the way and a steep hill to travel home :>)
http://www.booking.com/hotel/es/villas-don-rafael.en.html?aid=311076;label=villas-don-rafael-XDBfOzugUQggD4Cd89FE0ASM11111971380:pl:ta:p1:p2:ac:ap1t1:neg;ws=&gclid=COWXtprk7bQCFU3HtAodoD0A5A
Great for a family but a bit of a trek to the beach, check it on the map.
V
Viewfaethewindae
I was at the match.
It was definitely at Pittodrie.
TT
viewfaethewindae-Could be same game i’m thinking of,think Cooper got subbed after half an hour of kicking every Celt he got near,sure he was with Villa at the time.
HH Paul 67, what is your email address?
Walcott wants a £100k a week to stay at Arsenal
On this evidence, i wouldn’t give him a £100
On the horse meat story, a serious question – how come it took the Irish food safety guys to pick it up?
kikinthenakas
20:50 on 16 January, 2013
Im sure Vmhan is the bhoy for Villas there. I stayed in a small complex last time which was good only 16 apartments in it.
Superb goal …..Wilshere….good player that young boy
After 6 or so sitters – Arsenal go 1 up thanks to best man on the pitch – Wilshire.
No wonder Martin and Neil look so glum.
One of those impersonators has managed to bluff his way into the official picture of Fergie’s managerial get together and squeezed in between the two of them!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2263257/Alex-Ferguson-Success-brings-control-managers.html
SPF
I see he beat me to it
Walcott imo will jump ship to man utd
Atticus Finch
Is your offer still open?
nakas
7 or 8 years since I last visited Lanzarote ..
So many jobs at steak – it’s a record breaker – they’ll have to face the music. As for horse meat in Tesco burgers we’ve probably been eating them for donkeys.