Find how best to use Scott Brown

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Neil Lennon will be delighted to have secured his captain, Scott Brown, on a new long-term contract which sees the player tied to the club until after his 30th birthday in 2015, with the club having an option to extend the deal by a further 12 months.

Scott joined Celtic in 2007 and played central midfield until last season, when he was occasionally used wide right, to great effect.  Reflecting some of the conversations we had earlier this week with Georgios Samaras, who has recently been a revelation wide-left after years of frustration as part of a front pairing, Scott seemed to revel in the space the wider position allowed him to exploit.

Before joining Celtic Scott made his name playing almost as an auxiliary striker at Hibernian, where he would burst into the box with well-timed runs but at Celtic he is more commonly anchored in a defensive midfield role.  As a consequence, despite having played more games for Celtic than Hibs, and playing for a team who attack far more often, he has still to match his Hibs goals scored total at Celtic.

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  1. DUSHANBE BILLYBHOY on

    QUESTIONABLE MUSIC…

     

     

    GET ARGENT OR THE WATERBOYS ON….

     

     

    “HOLD YOUR HEAD UP, HOLD YOUR HEAD HIGH”!

     

     

    BETTER STILL ……”LET THE PEOPLE SING”…..

  2. Pars bursting thro the middle 1-2

     

     

    Goyan elbows the guy to the deck

     

     

    Should be a red, goalscorin chance

     

     

    Not even a hint of pink never mind the deserved red !!

     

     

    Owl Stevie-boy at it again ! Ha !

  3. brimmer

     

    gordonj

     

     

    dont think its about dropping anyone, in the winter its about keeping players fresh and on their toes, JF is young and has some good and bad games, complains too often when knocked off the ball for my liking, but in the heavier pitches and going into the 2nd half of the season injuries and suspension will take there toll, esp where the MIB’s are concerned. Squad game for me to win the league, Lenny will have a job trying to keep them all our midfielders happy happy, which for me is a good thing.

     

     

    HH

  4. kikinthenakas says:

     

    3 December, 2011 at 16:15

     

     

    I hear you,but he’s our captain.

     

     

    In his prime

     

     

    Just signed a new deal.

     

     

    Does he or doesn’t he play EVERY week?

     

     

    brimmer

  5. johnniem

     

     

    well said !!

     

     

    it is indeed great to be alive !

     

     

    love Mary’s Meals

     

     

    off oot !

     

     

    mon the Pars !

     

     

    have a good evening one and all

     

     

    :)

     

     

    that Stevie Conroy….haha…hilarious !!

  6. You know, the Nigerian diver actually does look decent.

     

     

    It’s a Pity that

     

     

    A) He plays with them

     

    B) He doesn’t get paid

     

    C) He washes his own strip

     

    D) He looks at Lafferty’s kisser everyday.

     

     

    Only got yourself to blame.

     

     

    brimmer

  7. Brimmer

     

     

    not for me at the moment, happy to see lenny leaving out Hooper and Kayal in games earlier as they came back hungrier, dont think it will be too long til JF gets a rest. Dont think we have had anyone since Henrik who would be guaranteed to play every week.

     

     

    HH

  8. tommytwiststommyturns on

    Lenny – cheers mate. Don’t feckin start me on Bangura again….! :-)

     

    Sorry I was a bit of a nark yesterday.

     

     

    T4

  9. Paddy Gallagher on

    Just got my Ibrox advent calendar, but I can’t open the windows because they are all boarded up!

  10. Btw the old pars are doing ok.

     

     

    (kiss of death brimmer,ya tool)

     

     

    Hun commentators make those American one’s on soccer am look

     

    like Martin Tyler.

     

     

    Btw I can understand the hun fans ganging up on clubfoot.

     

     

    He is one shanna of a player. Total gash.

     

     

    Oh I hope he plays on the 28th

     

     

    brimmer

  11. T4

     

     

    did you just wait on the bhoys or did you come down and join them?

     

     

    hope you and canamalar sorted it out..

  12. Radio Ulster’s Talkback did a piece yesterday on Effin. Noel McBride came online and explained that there is a place in Inisowen called Bocan pronounced “buckin’”. So there is a Bockan dancehall, a Bocan football team and a Bocan snooker team. Noel did an impersonation of the great GAA commentator Miceal O Hehir doing a commentary on an imaginary All Ireland semi final between Bocan and Effin,

     

    Hello and welcome to the semi final between Effin and Bocan. The match is being played here in this big Effin stadium. At the moment the Effin pipe band are on the field and they’re being booed off by all the Bockan supporters who have come here in a big Bocan double decker bus.

     

    The manager of the Effin team is John J O’leary who is a partime Effin butcher and In a few moments time the ball will be thrown in by the Effin bishop or the bishop of Effin who is sitting beside the Bocan mayor’s wife. All leave has been cancelled for all the Effin garda. The match has now started and the Bocan full forward John O’Driscoll has gone through the 70yard, 60 yard 50 yard line he is in the penalty area and he has been tripped by an Effin defender

     

    It is a Bocan penalty. Who will take the bocan penalty? O’Driscoll takes it and drives it high over the Effin bar and all the Effin and Bocan players are fighting and arguing and the referee has abandoned the match because the language is a disgrace.

     

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/bbc_radio_ulster Go to Talkback 2 December @52 minutes

  13. tommytwiststommyturns on

    BT – Canamalar was a total gent, unlike on here! :-)

     

     

    The bhoys came up to the Griffen. Once most of the bhoys showed up we went to Jinty’s. Aidan was there with some mates, it’s the Russian winter break.

     

     

    T4

  14. .

     

     

    Has anyone Heard of TheNarrowBhoatTim..?

     

     

    Don’t think he Has been Seen since he Met Canalamar for Drinks one Night..:O(

     

     

    All You Bhoys accounted for Today..?

     

     

    Summa

  15. tommytwiststommyturns on

    Summa – all accounted for, but two wallets disappeared….no kidding!

     

    We think that was before we got to the Smiddy though, so can’t blame the big man!

     

     

    T4

  16. coorslad is Neil Lennon on

    Houl your weest,Noel mc Bride,one of the funniest men I have ever seen.Hus son is the same..He does one simlar,were he swaps his s’s for p’s..

  17. “It’s not the profanity that I mind so much……..it’s just all the bad language that upsets me!”

  18. My dear,dear,dear,friend.. Jist Serge @ 15.41

     

     

     

    Ye well know My Criteria which must be satisfied,afore Ah Pass Ma Judgment oan

     

    the Worth of a Player..

     

     

    And..

     

     

    If ye Dae,happen tae Know, whit IT is.. then..

     

     

    How Aboot Letting ..

     

     

    Me, Know,whit it is!

     

     

    Ach..

     

     

    A Jist Jest..

     

     

    Sure, Ah know whit it is..

     

    And it is This..

     

     

    For Me tae Gie a Player a Clean Bill of Acceptance..

     

     

    He ..Must..

     

     

    “SHOW ME .. IMPROVEMENT”

     

     

    Oan a CONTINUOUS BASIS!!

     

     

    And.. Broonie, hisnae shown.. Me… Mair that A Lick or Two o Times ,when he Turned in an Acceptable Performance.. a Performance which merited his Transfer,since ‘ere he Passed thru the Portals o’ Parkheid oan the Clyde!

     

     

    And Those Acceptable Performances hiv bin.. disgustingly…Few..and Far Between.

     

     

    Na..

     

     

    Broonie,

     

     

    IN FOUR LONG Years..

     

     

    Has only shown Me.. as they say in awe the Well written Books.

     

     

    Only…’

     

     

    “Unfulfilled… PROMISE”

     

     

    Noo, that Broonie has bin re Signed..

     

     

    And is Wed tae Us Fur Over Three Mair Years..

     

     

    The Time his Come.. Fur Broonie tae Stoap Cuttin’ Bait….and Damn well… FISH!

     

     

    And.. as ye know.. or may no know..

     

     

    As Ah am Fae..

     

     

    Missouri…

     

     

    He must SHOW ME!

     

     

    Noo.. awe awe o’ the Above, Notwithstanding..

     

     

    Broonie, noo, has the Find his Way into a

     

     

    First Team STARTING BERTH,in the ..well.. Team.

     

     

    fur..like Ah saud, Previously..

     

     

    “This is Anither Fine Mess ,That ye hiv Goat Us Intae, Stanley!”

     

     

    Everbuddy, knows that there ur only.. Two Central Mid Field Berths, which are available..

     

     

    Fur..

     

     

    Broonie, is Entirely Unqualified as a Rampaging Wing Half.. those Positions are mair than Adequately filled.by

     

     

    Master Forrest.. and the Now Resurgent.. Sammi , the Fickle Flying Celt.

     

     

    Ah noo ask ye..this.

     

     

     

    Who are we gonna Drap.. as a STARTER…fae the Present Assembled Central Mid Field..Ledley, Kayal.. or Wayama.. and then there is the No Small matter of Finding a Spot in the Middy.. Fur Master Ki??

     

     

    Lenny, may know.. but Ah soitenly.. Dinna!

     

     

    It sure looks tae me that Lenny has A loat riding oan

     

    this Signing which he jist Completed.

     

     

    Wan way oota the Selection Dilemma,of course..

     

     

    Wid be tae Sell .. Wan or TWO of our Present Mid Fielders, who are now holding doon a Starters or Semi Starters Role In the Team.. this wid, Soitenly,Allow..

     

    Broonie.. As Captain..

     

     

    Tae take over wan of the Positions in the Middy as

     

     

    As A Permanent Starter.. as

     

     

    wid Befit…well….

     

     

    a Celtic Captain..

     

     

    Hmmmmmmm…

     

     

     

    Ah tellya. that there are Interesting times ahead in the Transfer Market, fur us,pal..

     

     

    Canny wait tae see where the cat wull Jump.

     

     

     

    Kojo

     

    yer pal…who likes ye aloater

  19. praecepta says:

     

    3 December, 2011 at 16:40

     

     

    That’s a pity. Nothing that a 3rd or 4th couldn’t solve.

     

     

    Goian’s a cynical tw@t

  20. Green Oak Tree on

    Green Lantern (((((0))))) says:

     

    3 December, 2011 at 16:32

     

     

    Never even close to a penalty….Shocking..

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