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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Real madrid on fire. stunning performance.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/blog/_/name/celtic/id/201?cc=5739
Michael
Mulgrew is developing into a very good player but is still naive in a defensive sense.
Quality players will take advantage of this.
The mini huns goal yesterday was a good example of this.
He backed off when there was no need to do so as he had support in numbers.
He has to learn when to commit or hold position.
Phone needs charging so that’s me for the weekend.
Hope everybody has a good week.
H x 2
Jimbo
Gordon J
Pretty surprising first quarter in 49ers v falcons?
!!bada bing!!
19:39 on 20 January, 2013
Even if we go to Turin a goal down ,we will still have a good chance to go through IMO.
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I agrees d sense that might be our best option …
HH
fan-a-tic,
I fancy the Falcons – they’ve been flying a bit under the radar despite a very good season. Think this one will get much closer before its over though.
Not following this notion that going to Turin a goal down is any kind of best option or gives us a good chance
Take a look at Juve’s defensive record …
Jinky.
Lost all my e-mail addresses.
If you still have mine no prob.hh
Hope big FF isn’t out for too long. He is the key to us getting past Juventus, much more so than Hooper IMO.
I had a rant post re Christian persecution around the world, but it disappeared into the ether. Perhaps for the better.
From Arabia to America the Christian faith and its values are under attack.
http://www.persecution.org/ Lists persecution around the world.
San Fran need to get within a score of Falcons before the half or…………
I’m on bread and water all week.
TD 49ers
Pf Ayr
No-one wants to go to Turin one down
However …
I agree with the view we would still have a good chance to go thro’ … 1-2
HH
Big Fraser just needs a new pillow, heated trousers, his pipe and slippers and he’ll be fine.
Tallybhoy
20:22 on
20 January, 2013
My old dad who is 88 and was taken to his first Celtic match in the late 30s
superb!
Big Fraser’s problem is that his pillow’s too far from his feet >)
Let Juventus worry about us – bring them on
;o)
Saltires
Perhaps you should read your own post
FWIW….if we go to Turin a goal down ,IMO we will have no chance
Never mind it being a ” best option” or giving us a good chance
Big Fraser “sleeps in the kitchen with his feet in the hall”.
Love the big man
;o)
I think I have solved the mystery of the disappearing flegs that caused such ire in the oul’ 6 counties recently.
Those pesky left wingers in Cuba have been stealing them
Them pesky Cubans
…PFayr
Greetings!
Disappointed at not making the CQN day out on the 12th – another time in the not too distant future hopefully.
Daughter’s 18th birthday party in the house that night – I was the bouncer!
Had a wee refreshment with BMCUW earlier on in the week – spoke very highly of you! He walked to the station to catch the last train to Kilwinning and got there as it was just pulling away! He went back to the pub and got a taxi home!
HH!!
I would have thought our best option is to win the first leg 7 – 0. Or maybe 8 – 0.
That would give us a pretty good shout going to Turin!
Tallybhoy
Your family live in Troon?
Bobby Collins
Someone asked earlier about him.
A friend of mine who is related to Joe Jordan told me a wee while ago that Bobby has Alzheimers.
When Joe was at Morton, Bobby recommended him to Don Revie.
TALLYBHOY 2023
Aye,I remember reading that too.
Two points…
1-I wish I had seen the tackle!
2-George Connelly,what a marvellous footballer But we all know that……
Tallybhoy
Shame you missed the night ..good laugh , beer and curry …
Next time for sure
did we miss big fraser?
the goal we lost was a deflection..Zaluska is an able relacement..
Gordon j
That’s my kind of best option !
BT
steady on
You’ll have GL2 on talking about Mark Brown
Big Fraser has a specially made pillow as he is so tall.
…PFayr
Yes.
BMCUW
Evening! Missed any trains recently? Been snowing in Swindon I see. Raining here.
HH!!
CQN
Just heard from an old mate I haven’t seen for many years, he lurks, should post mind you, a right good Tim.
Get posting Rathcoolebhoy, great to hear from you.
Mail sent.
PF
hmmmmmmmmmmm
pfayr-I never said going to Turin was the best option,obviously the worst of three outcomes.I said IMO we will still be in the tie if we are a goal down from the first leg.HH.
Thanks to the guys who gave me ticket advice last week.
Went as a guest supporter yesterday with my daughter to her first Celtic Park game.
Had a good day – she was over the moon – tempered for me by my wishing I was at the Ross County game earlier.
Still, circumstances were I wouldn’t get the chance to take her to a Celtic game for goodness knows how long – couldn’t miss the chance this time.
Was up in 409 and a good view of the Green Brigade entertainment.
So, thanks for the hospitality!
…PFayr
Heard that the curry was hotter than those heated trousers!
Troon, yes.
HH!!
Gordon J
Kappernick has got his feet moving.
Game on.
Alasdair
my daughter is a tim also…. o))