Fraser Forster has missed the last two games with a neck injury, which Neil Lennon suggested could have been sustained as a result of sleeping on an unfamiliar pillow in Spain last week. Fraser has been treated by a chiropractor but it might be a few games before he is back between the posts.
This is a known phenomenon. As well as bikes, spare tyres and pumps the GB Olympic cycling team make sure that each cyclist brings their own orthopaedic pillow on each journey. Olympic cyclists, like professional footballers, are finely tuned athletes who stress their bodies each day. Muscles are continually bashed and stretched making their bodies especially vulnerable a whole range of ailments.
The GB Olympic cycle team also used heated trousers. To be best of my knowledge velodromes are not particularly cold but as much as any type of athlete, cyclists require their leg muscles to go from rest to full throttle in an instant. Warm muscles are less prone to hamstring, calf, rolled ankle and ligament damage.
Did all this fine tuning get them anywhere? GB cyclists won 7 out of 10 gold medals available to them, so they are doing something right. Jock Stein was the first British manager to take food with the team when they played away in Europe, soon everyone was doing it. The need to find ways of ensuring Celtic are as well prepared as possible for every training session and game remains just as important.
Orthopaedic pillows and 20 minutes in heated trousers before warm-up would cost less than £1000. They would support neck muscles and potentially reduce our horrendous muscle-injury record. Best practice suggests we look into this.
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angelgabriel
15:25 on
20 January, 2013
The same lad who he and his mates thought it would be fun to attack a guy and his girlfriend breaking her arm. Allegedly.
I sh@t me troosers wan time and they were very warm
Tallybhoy
Tell it to the judge ,son.
Hail hail :O)
Had the same experience…..changed pillow 6 months ago….ended up at chiropractor …..had trapped a nerve in my head, due pillow change ….sorted in one session ……..
gordon_j backing neil lennon
15:24 on 20 January, 2013
Heated trousers are the leading cause of toasted balls syndrome worldwide.
And that’s a fact.
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And roasted nuts.hh
I could sleep better at night without a pillow if someone paid me 25 grand a week
Just told my auld faither about heated trousers – he wants a pair!
HH!!
can vouch for the pillow thing- had to change my pillow arrangement after coming down with shoulder impingement (ya f*&^ing wah?) – one of the many things which has changed in the bedroom over the last ten years
Bazzabhoy
Was not aware of that incident.
Just think he is a good player.
Fiorentina 1 ——- Napoli 1 .
Good news for Juve .
Juve are 5pts clear of Lazio and Napoli.
Juve play Genoa next Sunday night.
Catania are currently 1 up away to Genoa.
There’s going to be a few goals in this next game….any score predictions?
Spurs ahead at h/t and Utd at f/t is 25/1….
T4
48,400 at the game yesterday …… Still waiting for someone in the meeja to report that it was a very good crowd……HeHe
Paul67 et al
Last night I dreamt I was eating a giant marshmallow.
Woke up this morning, and the pillow was missing!
Old Jokes CSC
Free heated trousers with a Season Ticket.
Auld age ailments dot com today…..
Always wear long johns….never cast a clout til may’s out……..
Paul67
Good points -the way to go..
Bradley Wiggins talks about how he resisted the ‘head’ coach Steve Peters as the idea of revealing his inner self/fears was alien to a boy from Kilburn
he changed his mind (no pun intended :-) after a chance conversation at the water font prior to the Athens Olympics… reading between the lines that first wee chat was ..errrm… contrived by Peters.
Previously -at Sydney Olympics Bradley won a bronze medal
At Athens he went on to win Gold, Siiver and Bronze – he acknowledges the benefit of his chats with Peters
Since then he chats with the ‘head’ coach regularly as part of his fitness and well-being programme
At the next olympics he snaffled 2 golds and sundry world champion golds
He is the first brit to win the Le Tour
http://www.leadersinperformance.com/the-leader/steve-peters-the-brain-behind-the-medals-pt-1-2/
the sooner our bhoys start having wee chats with Mr McGuinness… the better
Heated trousers have been around since the 1970’s, they were called Hot Pants.:))
In the week we said goodbye too iron man,can’t help but wonder what he would
have made of this injury.
3-0 Murderwell
Last part of packing when going on Hol’s the WIFES PILLA,( been doing it fur years ) forget the passport’s or the Tickets, would be better jumpem ship, if ah forgoat it.Of course as she keeps reminding me, if it’s good enough fur ra Queen, ah rest ma case.
Awerabest PJ
67
come on ! honestly, you should know better
‘fans desert paradise’
‘goals galore in empty heaven’
‘tragedy of a league without rangers even shows in green glasgow’
I’ll go for 3-2 Man Utd.
How many teams have played against 10 men this season? One….
Actually Anyone got any statistics on the number of times teams have played against 10 men in all competitions this season? any season?
For sevco its about 10 times now and its still only January!
As I said before anyone who things this shower are history are deluding themselves. Scottish refs think they have a future that’s for sure.
Paul67
Orthopaedic pillows are the business and affordable, as are a pair of ……. erm wummins tights, I like black although green yins for the 17th March :-)
StayingwarmatallcostsCSC
jackie mac
15:42 on
20 January, 2013
They are pathetically comical……LOL
Celtic Mac
15:39 on 20 January, 2013
Are you a little down in the mouth?
Mags – that’s what I’m thinking, with Utd coming back from 2-1 down. Ach this score prediction lark is a breeze!
T4
3-2 murderwell saints 2 goals in 2 mins, game on.
Game on, 3-2, St Johnstone score two in as many minutes
Chuckles Green will be OK – his pants are always on fire.
My son is a rangers fan…not my fault, blame his dad, my ex. He has an answer and an excuse for everything, just about, but he can’t explain why sevco play ten men almost every week. Things can be a little tense in our house at times when we talk about Scottish football as you can imagine.
HH
Is that a pillow down your heated trousers or have you just got a fat a**e
Paul67,
I have noticed subs in rugby games warming up on exercise bikes, placed in the tunnel.
I think that this is a great idea and Celtic Park would be ideal for the use of.
I heard an unsubstantiated rumour that there were still some Celtic supporters subscribing to Sky Sports.
Personally, I don’t believe it!
Vmhan
I heard that builders wear wummin’s tights under their trousers during the winter, anyone care to clarify?
HH
I just don’t rate that United midfield, I’m amazed that they are 7 points clear. Still with Van Persie and Shrek coming off the bench, they can win this 3-2 or 4-2.
That’s where the money has gone to match my big gob!
T4
Afternoon all
Didn’t see the Peterhead match today so no idea if the red card was merited. I understand this is the tenth occasion in the league that the Zombies have played against teams which have had a player sent off. Can anyone tell me how many of these red cards were given in matches played subsequent to the Z’s loss to Stirling Albion. How many Z’s players have faced ‘the Ultimate Sanction’ in that same period and not had the decision overturned?
Jimbo
Pillows, I bought a couple of them memory pillows in Primark, 10 euros each, best money I have ever spent, they are magic.
Need manure for a nice wee four timer……….
Vouge
I’m feelin a bit dizzy up here on the podium- A first for me.
How’s yersel an the rest o the gang.Hope you did’nt overdo it at our lord’s birthday.
Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon
15:10 on
20 January, 2013
nothing surprises me thses days………