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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from about 6yrds should have added
Aw naw….
Aluko gets MoM, he’s bought the champers already
huns trying to time waste….hanging on
Help,Virginia !
So Broonie hiz re-signed..
Ah feel like we jist purchoised a very expensive lottery ticket….
..And won a lifetimes’ supply o’ Buttermilk Dainties..
..An ah’m no sae sure ah’m awe that keen oan….Buttermilk Dainties !
Aluko gets man of the match. Not bad for someone who has had to take a 2nd job taxi driving in the Cambuslang area to help pay his transfer fee to Rangers.
FT
ft at snake mountain
F-T orcsville…:(
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Oh they are awful.
I have this feeling Charlie Richmond may be taken out his coffin for the 28th.
brimmer
seems the orcs put Dunfermline to the sword then!!
Roll on tomorrow when we can watch a proper football team…
An og and a dodgy pen. The pact with the devil is still in place then
Aluko MOM at Mordor,,,so this boy is the huns saviour,,,,jeezo!!!
Hail hail
Now Broonie has signed I reckon we must be losing a couple of midfielders in January.
We have Broonie, Forrest, Ki, Kayal, Ledley, Commons, Wanyama plus young Dylan and Samaras on occasion, so I can’t see a place for Paddy except as an impact sub.
I would reckon that a bid for Ki (£4M), Paddy (£500k) or Commons (£1M) would be accepted.
I also reckon that Celtic plc would love to get a bid for Cha, Loovens and Mark Wilson, while El Kaddouri will be sent back at Christmas.
So a goalie, a centre back and Diawara would be very nice Christmas presents.
New Goalie, FF
Lustig, Matthews
Kelvin Wilson, Rogne, Chas, New CB, Big Dan
Izzy, Twardzik
Broonie, Forrest
Ki, Kayal, Wanyama, Ledley.
Commons, Samaras, Dylan
Diawara, Stokes, Bangura, Hooper.
That squad should win the treble.
EC67
Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon says:
3 December, 2011 at 16:56
Your prediction came horribly true, the penalty being the difference between one point and three, the fix goes on..
I liked when the ref insisted several times that Goian walk over to him at his booking, and when he didn’t he instead walked over to Goian. Strong refereeing ….
My Hex on them is working…………. last 3 games I’ve bet their opponents @+2 to win. Got 7/5 the Pars!
Rangers TV at the penalty: “there was contact, albeit light contact and he HAD to go down”
Had???
If they had to win at least it was only by one goal so no material impact on the goal difference.
West Ham can go F**k right off,,,just bust my coupon for £150,,,,scunnered!!!
Hail hail
MikeyBhoy says:
3 December, 2011 at 17:00
I know. The penalty would have been given anyway.
ibleedgreenandwhite1 says:
3 December, 2011 at 17:03
Snap! .40p bet 11 up from 12 – cost me £100 :-(
I assume that Steve Conroy will be slated in the media the same way
Stevie O`Reilly was after the Inverness red card?
Mmmmmm
seanbhoy69 says:
3 December, 2011 at 17:08
The surname has the right credentials.
seanbhoy69 says:
3 December, 2011 at 17:08
I assume that Steve Conroy will be slated in the media the same way
Stevie O`Reilly was after the Inverness red card?
Mmmmmm
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Exactly what are you implying Sean,,,,:D
Hail hail
dirtymac
Exactly mate.
On where do we play Scot Brown debate in tough away matches like tomorrows game I would start with Brown wide right later in the game I would replace him with young Forrest.We all know Broonie is a competitive player he will soften up defences for young James to finish them off.The Rangers were very lucky an o.g. and a very soft penalty and they hung on to win 2-1 so we need to win tomorrow.H.H.
So the Huns got their penalty and a fluky OG
How predictable
My dear,dear,dear,friend.. The Singing Detective.
Hiya,palomine??
Yep..
Noo that ye it tae mind…
Those Buttermulk Dainties..
Them that used tae coast..
according, tae collie.. a Ha’penny A Piece.. NO… Each..
Jist “A Piece”… sure, wur nice…so they tell me.
Ah Nevah Tasted wan,though.
The Sweet Taste o’the Glad Tidings which Broonie”s Re-signing.. Brings..tae Celtdonia…
Could Soon.. if We dinna get rid of A Coupla o oor Present Mid Fielders…
Turn intae the Taste that ye get when ye drink a Boattle o’ Sour Mulk..by mistake.. when ye waken up wi a Throbbin’ Hangover..and a Burnin Drouth!
Fur, Too Many Mid Fielder’s Vying fur .. Too Few ,Available… Joabs..
Doth Maketh..
a Fine Kettle o’ Fish!
Kojo
yer pal..who likes ye mair and Mairer.
ibleedgreenandwhite1
I think you know mate.
Bet then again I`m just a paranoid Fenian *******!!!
Well so they tell me anyway.
:)
ibleedgreenandwhite1
I think you know mate.
Bet then again I`m just a paranoid Fenian *******!!!
Well so they tell me anyway.
:)
You are indeed m8 lol lol :D
Hail hail
ibleedgreenandwhite1
Of course not that I would question the integrity of the wonderful media
in this country mate.
Being such professionals they will no doubt do their job as well as
they always do.
ibleedgreenandwhite1
I prefer the term `unrepentant Fenian *******`.
:)
seanbhoy69 says:
3 December, 2011 at 17:21
ibleedgreenandwhite1
I prefer the term `unrepentant Fenian *******`.
:)
Im a fan of that one too m8 lol
Hail hail
ibleedgreenandwhite1
Hail Hail mate.
Paul67 et al
Scott Brown is one of our more effective players. He has an effect on every game in which he plays. I for one did not want to lose him half way through the season, or him being resigned to leave with half a season to go. Neil Lennon has a committed player, and Celtic retain residual value, which depending on form and fitness could be substantial. Forget about who we are going to leave out the team, the only people being left out are already on loan to other clubs. They now must be moved out. The first team squad needs to be full of as many effective players as possible, and added to only in areas where we can genuinely strengthen the team. The midfield is not one of them. But do not assume that, at a time when we are looking to win our first league title since 2008, we can afford to sell any of our midfield players, we cannot, we need two for every position there and we will very rarely have that. We lost two only this week, Ledley, who has been covering at left back, and Wanyama. Brown walks in to the team tomorrow, inside right of a five man midfield with Forrest alternately going wide, or cutting inside. Any other questions?
ibleedgreenandwhite1 says:
3 December, 2011 at 17:03
I know the feeling. CQN coupon today, 6 games today and Everton tomorrow. 5 of the 6 win today, Southampton (top) Vs Doncaster (bottom) Doncaster won. I picked that game.
However, Brighton scored in the last minute and gave me another line: Shrewsbury, Leeds, Brighton and Sheffield Wednesday.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Frazer wishart saying on radio Scott Brown contacted him a few weeks ago asking about when he could talk to other clubs.
Jeezo, head of players union using his job there for starting stories on the radio, no confidentiallity?
seanbhoy69
How do you think we will get on at Tannadice???
Hail hail