Photo by Vagelis Georgariou, Biglens.
Almost exactly 10 years after Celtic fans alleged Porto’s adherence to the rules was less than faithful, when they won the Uefa Cup after extra time, their creative genius, Deco, failed a drugs test a substance used to mask performance-enhancing substances were found in his blood.
Is anyone surprised?
Congratulations to the Celtic under-20 team on securing league and cup double, the fourth consecutive season Celtic youths have recorded this achievement. John Kennedy and Stevie Frail’s operation is years ahead of what was previously known as their domestic competition.
Celtic have been fine-tuning youth development since Tommy Burns returned from Amsterdam all those years ago with new strategies, some of which are still being used. The cream graduate as Champions League players, but Celtic are pretty much running elite-level youth development in Scotland, a fact made clear when you look at the enormous number of Celtic training academy graduates earning a living across the rest of the league.
It used to be the case that Celtic wasted young talent. Perceived wisdom was “Go to Aberdeen or Dundee United, they’ll turn you into a player”. The opposite is now true.
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tommysbhoy am I wrong with Johnny Paton snr and jnr ?
wee clue… one is in a song with sixty thousand celtic fans who proudly sing the news….
punkrockbhoy
afraid so..h.h
did Patsy Gallagher have a son that played for Celtic, not sure of his name
John Divers and John Divers
Ahh just checked ans snr never played comp game.
Got to agree about Qua. It`s at the lower range of Italian places in Glasgow but it is cheaper than the other places mentioned. :-)
kayal33 no.7yes willie
bigyinmilan
weldone no.8h.h
googybhoy ♥ Celtic
14:55 on
2 May, 2013
natknow – “we welcome the paper-chase…”
14:27 on 2 May, 2013
Same seminary experience as you. I also found that all those that did not make it as priests turned out to be very fine human beings. As a few on this blog could testify.
Agree with that. I’m still in contact with many old schoolmates and they’re all fine upstanding citizens.
voguepunter
he should know of this player..st.collumbkilles bhoy
Thanks for resta
Amori on Ingram St. is very popular with the “young yins”, i.e., thems with 2 cars, a city centre flat/apartment, no kids, and 2 incomes! Oh, and posh students! They probably do 2 for 1 deals, which is a big attraction for them! Cant vouch for the food, as I only know these places from the outside!
Thejoysofbeingataxidriver CSC
HH
the other .. a captain and a member of a world cup team in there day..
Tommy Burns son played in his benefit match. That count?
LB
Ta for resta ,and restaurant info bhoys.It’s only the wife i’m taking out :)
tommysbhoy
15:18 on
2 May, 2013
Jimmy McMenemy was a Rutherglen bhoy, did he have a son (or father) who played for us?
Jim and Frank Brogan?
!!Bada Bing!!
15:24 on 2 May, 2013
Jim and Frank Brogan?
*they were brothers, if Jim had Frank’s talent or Frank had Jim’s grit we would have more than 1 Star on our tops.
Tommysbhoy – is it Jimmy McMenemy – don’t know sons name.
livibhoy..only if you can get the remaining two m8
Tontine tim-dooooogh
googybhoy ♥ Celtic
14:55 on
2 May, 2013
natknow – “we welcome the paper-chase…”
14:27 on 2 May, 2013
Same seminary experience as you. I also found that all those that did not make it as priests turned out to be very fine human beings. As a few on this blog could testify.
*I recall meeting yer da in an establishment that had the same name as yer maternal family’s and asking him if you were going to be a priest as you had been to Langbank and were now at Blairs and he said no but you would get a great education.
He travelled the world working to pay for it.
kelvinbhoy how are you m8?
yes it is..forgot you’re a ruggi bhoy..son is john h.h
“@BBCScotlandNews: SFA sue Craig Whyte over unpaid fine http://t.co/w2HYPzw6rt”
Brilliant, Craigy breaking the rules and the SFA suing him.
The SFA are getting as bad as the sevconians they don’t do irony.
Vote for Sammi!
http://www1.skysports.com/news/11782/8680224/PFA-Scotland-Goal-of-the-Year-2013
tommysbhoy…I am well, hope you are good. Although I am a Ruggie lad, I am a St Mark’s bhoy rather than as I call them St Comical’s!!!
Good luck wi that one Regan,ya Goodwin ye.
John Clark and Martin Clark
HH
Paul Dalglish came on as sub in Youth Cup Final and then a couple of weeks later played in a Celtic Legends team.
Some career path !
I think he was a subbed sub in the youth game.
I always thought that his inclusion in teams would be hard to explain without mentioning his father.
From the previous thread….. did anyone mention Henrik Larsson?!?!
Big Pierres 2 front teeth,
I meant to and forgot. Old age……hmmmmm……….
hen1rik
dont see them gettin two bob..i wonder if they will do the same to the club he owns ..to get the lns enquiry costs paid and whatever else they owe..walturds fine when was tapped from scotland job??
will ticketbus end up owning thems by default as they won case against craigie..who will buy the assets in that case as the Ipa could be invallid..ohhh what a mess indeedy…h.h
Tontine Tim…
sorry to “butt in”….but your post caught my eye….
I knew 7 different guys who went away to be priests….and only 1 made it.
I’ve met 3 of the other 6 since…and their status in life was varied….
One is a retired Lawyer…One a retired teacher….and the third spent many years labouring on building sites…before he passed away…
Hope you don’t mind I mentioned it…
Bada impressing the wife is it? whitedoghunch,s La Laterna on Hope St is hard to beat or Ingram wynd-though not Italian should secure the “brownie points” bon appetit. Hail Hail Hebcelt PS check their pre-theatres
kelvinbhoy
hehe..good m8.will pop over an see yi at halftime st.j game..youv been warned haaa h.h
Hen1rik
Thanks. I was hoping that was what it would be.The amount of news we see posted on here which is potentially terrible for Sevco is matched only by the MSSM`s refusal to print/voice any of it 0:-)
JJ
Hebcelt-will do mate ta.