It remains a possibility that Atletico Madrid will lose today’s league decider against Barcelona and next week’s Champions League final against Real Madrid (vernacular: ‘do a Hearts), but I hope not. The fact that they have pushed the two most celebrated football clubs on the planet to the limit, across two tournaments, is already remarkable. Should they deliver on two fronts, it will be the most stunning achievement in European football in 47 years.
There was a healthy amount of bloodlust for the Uefa Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules to fine the life out of the likes of Manchester City and Paris St Germain, before banning them from Uefa competition. This was never the point.
What Uefa have done is bring Europe’s two most freely spending clubs into line. FFP will restrict City and PSG’s expenditure, transfer market activity and squad selection. This is a result.
It’s a pity we’re not at Celtic Park to lift the Scottish Cup today. *!*!
Enormous thanks to Tommy Gemmell and everyone who participated in the entertainment here yesterday. Tommy thoroughly enjoyed the banter and will be back on the blog below this article early this afternoon to catch up with the questions he didn’t have time for yesterday.
You can buy a signed copy of his new autobiography, which he can add a personalised message to, by ordering below:
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Ernie.
Aye you’re correct about a group of fans, not the whole of the celtic support. There’s not been many youth players that have had a shot and let themselves down. For whatever reason they don’t get another shot then get loaned out. Atajic is the prime example.
!!Bada Bing!! @ 10.24
Congraulations
HH
sydneytim
All player I mentioned came through the ranks, were part of successful Celtic teams and were full internationals. You may not rate players but by definition any player who does the above is a success story for our youth set up
“Think back to that. U16 scottish team that got to the final at Hamden v the Saudi. Under 30′s. How many make the grade”
How many of the tournament winners (Saudi Arabia) made the grade?
Did we burn them out annaw?
I wonder if Young Boys of Berne have a decent youth policy?
MWD
What happened to the 26 years worth of ole Bada Bing S/T money?
Geordie Munro
10:43 on
19 May, 2014
How many of the tournament winners (Saudi Arabia) made the grade?
Did we burn them out annaw?
They returned home to collect their pensions…………………………
Cheatingbassa’s…………………………
Bournesoup. Lol indeed derk
I don’t mean bringing the youths to Scotland. I mean setting up youth teams abroad and reducing the ones with no return here
Yup scots are just not producing players
Maybe we need Jackie fae Poland back to breed
SydneyTim,
For our investment our return has been poor. First class academies & first class facilities is not relating to a first class return.That I will agree with.
IMO we have spent that much money on projects our “Kids” are not getting a fair crack of the whip.
It seems we need another ” Antalya ” tournament where we had to have six teenagers on the park . Ok we got beaten, but did they let us down against powerful opposition.
ref the debate yesterday about same. Especially Kojo,s astute analysis.
Where I disagree with you is that ” its the same all over the UK”. I would point you to Southampton or possibly even Brentford.
HH. always in Celtic.
Lions roar. Indeed lol. Our boys ran out of steam but you could see the Saudis sweating on their beards, plus they were still drunk from their night at vickys
Interesting-to me,at any rate-piece on a guy who has made some very telling contributions to the debate about ‘too big to fail’ banks,and a few other things.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/andy-haldane-the-coming-man-of-british-banking-8975109.html
Particularly this bit-
“In a seminal 2010 speech, Haldane put a figure on the broad cost to the British economy of the 2008-09 crisis (possibly as much as £7.4trn). He put a figure, too, on the de facto hidden public subsidy to our largest banks as a result of their notorious “too big to fail” status (an astonishing £50bn a year). These calculations played a vital role in swinging the political debate on banking reform from “let’s go back to the status quo as soon as possible” to “actually, things really must change”.”
Pretty eye-watering sums of money. Like being hit somewhere by a turnip.
rwe
I dont think the particular beverages are an issue, just the quantity consumed.
Deeply regretting my consumption this morning!
Morrissey
talk later.
At work and got toooo much of it….hungover to boot :(
Moonbeams,
Ha! Must be a better system than newells old boys :)
Greenpinta. I agree 100% with what you say
Is pukki better than Dylan ?
I have always said invest heavily in a few top players ( players that will give the fans some heroes ,Pay them well then back them up with youth Instead we fill our squad with average foreign players and some really poor ones ( derk pukki Balde as an example )
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS ………Praying for our WEE HERO!
10:49 on
19 May, 2014
The end of boom and bust……………………..
GB saved the world……………….http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/3701712/Gordon-Brown-mocked-over-save-the-world-slip-up-in-Commons.html
Now dodgy dave is looking after his friends in the city after attacking GB……..
Laughable
IF ANYONE GETS AN E MAIL FROM ME…..PLEASE DELETE IT.
MY ACCOUNT HAS BEEN HACKED.
VERY SORRY.
HH
Skip to 23 mins 35sec..not for the easily offended!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djveu2ilaRk
Sydneytim
Darnell Fisher and Liam Henderson have made an impact this season. I know he has taken time to do so because of a horrendous injury but young Filip Twardzik had a great game in the final game of the season. I think we’ll see more of him next season.
Are Sonic Youth still Sonic Youth?
MWD says Aye (but no in the case of the question i just posed as they cannae be noo)
Richie #TeamOscarForever
Brilliant..
Richie
can I get special dispensation to walk for that length of time. Skippin gos not for me right now!
MWD says aye
Bmcuw
Good morning and enjoyed your visit last week: you can swallow those pints.
I was only making a point that Wales are not allowed to make their own decision on whether the pubs can stay open or not.
It is pathetic that they are forbidden from making their own decision on such s matter.
Your not seriously trying to defend the Westminster’s ruling on this?
It’s like a forty year old asking his Da if it’s okay to stay out late
Hail Hail
Thanks bhoys :),sydneytim has a point that has been around for years in football,getting bhoys of 16-18 years old ,to make that leap to consistent first team/squad member.A bhoy posted a few weeks ago that we had around 30 coaches at Lennoxtown for various age groups (seems a bit high), but who coaches the coaches ?How much does Lennoxtown cost per year ? Are we better just buying a ready made player instead? The ratio of players making it to the first team ,has been very poor IMO.
Originalsadiesbhoy
Would love it they do Fischer more chance than Liam as Liam is scottish and scottish players tend not take the next step. Why they don’t is a mystery
SydneyTim
Was it no because both our right backs were injured that Darnell got his chance?
Chris Sutton
some brilliant memories
has he scored the fastest goal
and the goal with the least time left in games
against rangers
Sat 7th Dec 2002
league
Rangers…………………….3-2 Celtic
craig moore……..10min………chris Sutton…..19SECs
Ronald de boer…35min………john hartson….61min
Michael mols…….40min
Sat 8th May 2004
league
Celtic…………1-0…………..Rangers
chris Sutton..90min+plus
my memory last kick of ball
in the shame game
it’s always a shame game
when celtic are involved
Sat 17th Oct 1987
league
Rangers………………….2-2…Celtic
ally mcciost……65min………andy walker…33min
Richard gough.90min………terry butcher…og35min
sent off
chris woods…………………….frank mcavennie
terry butcher
again my memory
gough goal very late on
plus
did john hartson score the fastest
second half goal against them 10secs
it came off zurab khizanishvili
but was hartson’s goal
Sat 4th Oct 2003
league
Rangers…0-1…Celtic
…………………….john hartson…10secs 2nd half
IF above stats are correct
well done bhoys
they cannot be beaten
BECAUSE THEY ARE DEID
hail hail
SydneyTim
_________
I agree with ye(so thats you doomed :)
In 35 years we’ve had Paul McStay, Charlie Nicholas and
Aiden McGeady, possibly our best CH since Ceaser,
John Kennedy.
How many £millions to produce the above ?
Hail Hail
Richie #TeamOscarForever
I was not expecting that :)))
Chris Graham @ChrisGraham76 · 11 hrs
@Bryce9A @_aldo93 I think he’s been rightly criticised for making public statements which have been proven to be nonsense.
Chris Graham actually said that about someone else. My God they attract the brainless.
Kev. I was only going back 10 years but indeed if you go 35 years indeed. Charlie and Paul and Mcgeady are about it. Gets worse when you look at it like that In the days of Paul and Charlie there was no training center. No 30 coaches etc etc All that money we started to put in about 15 years ago has brought Mcgeady. Poor poor
!!Bada Bing!!
11:03 on
19 May, 2014
Only have a youth system IF it gives you a steady stream of first team players
IF every club adopted that view……………………you be as well sticking to watching amateur fitba
BILLY BHOY 05
Not defending Westminster at all,bud. Merely pointing out that not all devolutions are the same!
Scotland’s powered over its own affairs are much stronger than those of the Welsh. I would like more,and so would the Welsh,I reckon.
As for our wee chats,the pleasure was all mine. Amazing how diametrically different-politically,at least-opinions can be discussed sensibly and reasonably.
Find the common ground,argue from there. Always works for me,haha!
Btw,Gavin is a credit to you and your better half (I) and of course to himself.
See ya in October,Bill.
Seen on FB
Six letters,
Two words,
Easy to say,
Hard to explain,
Harder to do….
MOVE ON
As TSOAL would say LOVE :))
Till later all
Ok tekky question.
Seems that my e mail has been hacked, no idea how, anyways, it sent out mails from me to some, NOT all the people on my addy list.
Strange thing is, they only were sent to those who are from CQN.
Embdy got a clue as to why this is ?
If you got one from me, please delete it and do NOT open it.
HH
SydneyTim @ 11.14 hrs.
Again sad but very true.
Ironic that the Largs set up is very much rated and had “produced” some notable coaches.
HH, always in Celtic.
leftclicktic We are all Neil Lennon
11:17 on 19 May, 2014
Seen on FB
There is a modern version they all seem to love inserting to almost every sentence….
Moving forward..grrr
MickTT
21:10 on 18 May, 2014
Evening folk’s, heard today of the passing of a true Ayrshire Celtic supporter, Wullie McCauley of the Irvine No1, a Celtic man to the core.
Can I ask you remember Willie and his family in your thought’s and prayers.
______________________________________________________________
May God Rest His Soul
Thoughts & Prayers to all
who are close. So sad.
Wullie McCauley R.I.P.
Lionsroar. As we have not produced any more players from our youth system than say dundee united Motherwell or Aberdeen. Should we not scale back our scottish youth system ( bet dundee united spend a fraction coaching their youths to our costs ) and use that saved cash to look at youths overseas ?