Fine-tuning Tommy Burns methods

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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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  1. Snake Plissken

     

     

    19:04 on 2 May, 2013

     

     

    I think ye ur doing that man a disservice.

     

     

    Let us all just assume he is an old Man that has no access to the Internet and is quite lonely.

     

     

    I reckon he would Flourish on this site, but you never know these things.

     

     

    I love the KLF and their music because they are so infidel/individual.

     

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dGj9h8ggCc

     

     

    Drummond Blair.csc

  2. with one phone call celtic could shoot that (stands closing) suggestion down

  3. Snake Plissken on

    petec

     

     

    the real issue is the program itself which kicked off decent guys like our own Terry ONeill because he wouldn’t kowtow to their garbage.

  4. Just heard that my brother has got “the letter” offering him 2 tickets for the cup final.

     

     

    Now, he hasn’t been to Hampden since the season we played there and couldn’t locate an away ground without the aid of a SatNav! In fact, the last time he was at an away game big Billy won the coin toss!

     

     

    I doubt this helps anyone unravel the mystery of the criteria Celtic have used here?

  5. 67Heaven ... I am Neil Lennon..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors on

    SSB are exceeding their normal comedy level tonight……the word ‘recession’ is never used….as far as their small-minds are concerned, the problems are all down to the way we have treated the oldco who corrupted Scottish Football for decades ….to a gobsmacking extent……. Keep the trumpets blaring, pundits, but zombies cannot hear…….LOL

  6. Hamiltontim on

    MattE

     

     

    I’m talking on a par with 1957.

     

     

    I’m a greedy Tim!!

  7. Hamiltontim

     

     

    Was the LAST EVER Glasgow Derby last season not a fitting way to bring the curtain down on that particular fixture.

     

     

    It sure worked for me!

  8. pedrocaravanachio67 on

    the quiz question on SSB will have the orc hordes flumoxed.

     

     

    Petec

     

     

    great to meet you on Saturday, but must disagree re Lawrie, he is a “jim goodwin”

  9. Kilbowie Kelt on

    There are, at least, DOZENS of CQN’ers from in or around Dennistoun.

     

     

    I will bet tuppence that NONE of them know Laurie.

     

     

    No further comment, M’Lud.

  10. Gene's a Bhoy's name on

    English div2 playoffs about to kick off -thank God the vale got automatic promotion so i can watch without stressing.

     

    Don’t forget ssb stands for sustain sevco broadcasting

  11. 67Heaven ... I am Neil Lennon..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors on

    Dalziel is WORRIED because some Celtic fans are coming onto SSB saying they will not be renewing their SBs…..hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha …..I was criticised a few weeks ago for listening to SSB now and again………but, why not….it’s the best comedy show in town……hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

  12. Snake Plissken

     

     

    19:29 on 2 May, 2013

     

     

    petec

     

     

    the real issue is the program itself which kicked off decent guys like our own Terry ONeill because he wouldn’t kowtow to their garbage.

     

    _____________________________________________________

     

     

    And that is the downfall.

     

     

    When they neutralise that voice, in this case Terry, they have signed their own death warrants.

     

     

    It take decades sometimes for the Truth to come to Light, other times it takes Minutes. ;))

  13. 67Heaven ... I am Neil Lennon..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors on

    pedrocaravanachio67

     

     

    19:35 on 2 May, 2013

     

     

    …and each text answer costs £1…………crooks…..hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

  14. snake plissken

     

     

    I have absolutely no doubt thems will be back even more bitter and violent.

     

     

    Monday was an example…

     

     

    A few years ago i took my son and daughter to watch an under 16 final at Hampden between us and them.

     

     

    The fans mixed and mingled believe or not, ye their was segregation inside and the

     

    songs were sung.

     

     

    When the game finished their was no trouble.

     

     

    The point being if they hadn’t died and have the feeling they were hard done too,

     

    mondays game would have probably trouble free.

     

     

    Thems are an angry animal. HH

  15. pedrocaravanachio67 on

    67Heaven…

     

     

    that’ll £2 fae each of them then!!

     

     

    I think romeo will be gettin a longer show pretty soon.

     

     

    Guidi heartened by the 50,000 turning up on saturday to see them win their 55th title….WTF…..newco won a division no the title.

     

     

    Get intae them Sean.

  16. Kilbowie Kelt on

    The Boy Jinky

     

     

    19:39 on 2 May, 2013

     

     

    Kk

     

     

    Your the last of the high rollers

     

    ___________________

     

     

    Correct, TBJ.

     

     

    I will back my judgement ’til my nose bleeds.

     

     

    :¬)))

  17. Gene's a Bhoy's name on

    I see thems are rewriting verdicts

     

     

    SFA find green guilty of ‘breaching 2 discipliniary rules’ whereas sevco state that green was guilty of making offensive not racist remarks

     

    So there we are

  18. Marrakesh Express on

    TOTP 1978

     

    Where did the years go?

     

    Time of my life up the toon three nights a week.

     

    Poor period at CP though, until big McNeil came later that year.

  19. Listened to it till the end, they really do make me want to spew. The can gtf! Couple of Tims came on let them have it as far as the reorganising of Celtic Park is concerned, they did not like that.

  20. pedrocaravanachio67 on

    Aaaaaaagghhhhhh……thank f*** for that music….i know it’s my own fault for listening, but really, i dont think i’ve heard a better tune all day.

     

     

    chelsea (-1) @ 6/5 …..worth a sheckle or 2?

  21. Tbj.

     

     

    Agreed.

     

     

    A tim started in work on Monday…huns have nicknamed him paddy mc court…He’s chuffed wae that…liked what they call me aswel :-))

  22. Marrakesh Express on

    Clyde ssb is one rank rotten radio show. Its a must avoid now, better for the blood pressure. Try Danny Kelly talksport for comparison and you’ll hear what a real phone in is all about.

     

    The guy knows his stuff and is witty with it, unlike the condescending know-all Keevins or his dullard mates Johnstone and DL.

     

    Pull the plug on the hun organ now.

  23. its astonishing the way orcdom has crumbled

     

    so toxic theyll not recover for at least 10-20years

     

    i hope i hope i hope

  24. i tried listening to clyde-nothing but a bunker of huns

     

    so nauseating-i usually handle 5-10mins-

     

    i remember a fresh radio station –

     

    back in the day-they were good once

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