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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Bundoran bhoy
WUBBISH… Even
Rooney does a Dixie
Dowd couldn’t wait to point to the spot there.
Maybe he doesn’t want another 30mins in sub zero temperatures? ;)
Is the man u game on tele?
Weefra HH
weefra
sky channel 973
WeefratheTim
21:45 on
16 January, 2013
Is the man u game on tele?
Weefra HH
973 SKY
WeefratheTim
It’s on ITV London.
Weefra
Sky 973… English ITV
bundoran bhoy
Cheers matey.
Weefra HH
virgin 853
Dan
I think SAF’s approach has always stretched the rules to the limit – somewhere just short of cheating. Sometimes wished we’d had more of that attitude over the years. But not always
He was just incredibly knowledgeable about the game- and had no probs with me and my mate being Celts. I think the only men I have spoken with who seemed to just know the game as well were Sean Fallon and Bobby Murdoch. I never met big Jock though heard him at a couple of film nights
Jimbo
Thanks all you guys.
Weefra HH
Another shocking tackle from Scholes ….
Scholes could have seen red there
The oldco=newco lie will eventually surface, once it needs to be passed beyond the jurestiction of the cabal who invented it. Have they negotiated a contract with either umbro or tennents ? as previous deals expired on rangers liquidation, or are buying their fancy dress off the shelf (from sports direct??) – I’m sure we would have heard all about sponsorship deals if they had any.
So they need a shirt manufacturer and sponsor deal for next season so that they don’t pay for the priviledge, just like all the other 3rd division teams don’t. Just another few cards for chas to produce for the new big hoose he’s buildin,assuming he’s hangin aboot for next season, once him or ticketbus have cashed the season ticket money. Nae wonder he’s always in rant/diversion mode.
Get a grip newco, and get some strips sorted. No to naturist fitbae (unless they win the case to join the wummins league they were talking aboot last week)
BTW Hope Lenny can put the Bangura experience into the some you win, some you loose, box. Every signing is a gamble, and Lenny is well-up so far.
HH
jimbo67
21:47 on
16 January, 2013
Dan
I think SAF’s approach has always stretched the rules to the limit – somewhere just short of cheating. Sometimes wished we’d had more of that attitude over the years. But not always
He was just incredibly knowledgeable about the game- and had no probs with me and my mate being Celts. I think the only men I have spoken with who seemed to just know the game as well were Sean Fallon and Bobby Murdoch. I never met big Jock though heard him at a couple of film nights
Jimbo
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Yep fair comment Jimbo. If we had a Fergie or Jim McLean in the 80’s I honestly think we could have come very close to another European trophy. And Fergie is a big admirer of Big Jock and learned a lot from him as well. Fergie certainly bent the rules and just kept within the laws of the game, I guess you could say that was him learning and adjusting to the modern game.
Not surprised he did not have any problem with you being Celts, he has never come to me as being anti Celtic.
Never had the pleasure of meeting big Jock, but I can imagine it would have been special to have spent some time in his company talking football. Big Jock is and always will be my hero.
Man City player Roque Santi Cruz comes on for Malaga (on loan)
I forgot all about him including Adebayor and Santi Cruz how much did Man City spend on strikers ?
Malaga cheated by the ref
Not a very nice article in the Daily Mail concerning my old school, St.Aidan’s in Wishaw.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2263471/Shocking-video-young-schoolgirl-punching-teenage-BOY-face-times-probed-police.html
SPF
Dan
Aye I always have thought the 80s werre a missed opportunity for Celtic, the Board did not help but there was a lack of mental toughness in our team as well. Never demonstrated more than when we played Forest.
As I say never spoke to Jock but he seemed very relaxed at the functions I was at when he wad jjust answering the fans questions. A man we owe more to than any other.
Jimbo
Horsemeat found in Tesco burgers
Cameltoe found in Primark leggings
BB
women in the tesco cafe today askede if i wanted anything put on my burger.
i said a fiver each way
SPF
What a horrid wee skank
No out she has big brothers who are equally as unpleasant otherwise she would probably not behave in that fashion
Significant restraint shown by the young man ..
Bigbones
Cracker.
malaga score 2-2 with 1 min to go
Dreadful defending from Barca …2–2
I’m going to stick my neck out here …
I predict that pep guardiola will FAIL at bayern Munich and will last no more than 2 years .
Pauloantony
Why
even though he went on to play for the rotten mob, wasn’t SAF a tic fan ?
SPF – that’s a wee dirt bag – authorities should an example of scum like that
Have we signed Corgi guy yet?
ft 2-2 BARCA MALAGA
jude2005
Corgi guy ?
SPF – that’s a wee dirt bag – authorities should an example of scum like that
> Agreed. Cardigans day will come though.
:)
PFayr
Tony Watt proved that!! o))
BCW
That young fellow that was flying into sign.
Pfayr…..
I just think that Barcelona was his team..
He was a barca hero of past who served his apprenticeship in management moulding and developing the youth in the shapw of messi n co whom loved and respected him because of the impact he had in them at a young age … .
Some on peps signing at he end were disappointing .
He has no chance signing the likes of messi,xavi, ineista puyol n co.
Therefore I think the Germans will undo him …
Just a hunch
Tesco? Broadfoot? Been done yet?
News that Kirk Broadfoot has been found in the frozen aisle of a Blackpool Tesco priced at 99p confirms that players in England are over-rated.
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/
22:21 on 16 January, 2013
Have we signed Corgi guy yet?
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I understand we are just getting the low down on him before we snap him up