Just days after The Beating of Barca in 2004 the youthful Celtic chief executive, Peter Lawwell presented teenage sensation, David Marshall, with a new contract, reward for his incredible goalkeeping performances against the Catalans. Having made only a single first team appearance, in a cup game against (then) lower league opponents, David played the second half of the first leg against Ronaldinho & Co, then all of the second leg, without conceding a goal.
It Camp Nou performance was the most remarkable I’ve seen from a keeper. After years looking for a solid performer to make the position his own, it looked like we had a new star.
A year later David had, if anything, regressed. He remained first choice until after the start of season 2005-06 but Artur Boruc, for a while the genuine article, soon replaced him. David was shipped out to Norwich before eventually settling at Cardiff City, where he has built a solid career, but his star never shone as brightly as we expected it to. His Scottish contemporaries, Allan McGregor and Craig Gordon, both overtook him.
It is incredibly hard for a youth player to break into a team like Celtic in a position like goalkeeper, or striker, the pressure to deliver – every time – is so high, we are a whole lot more likely to introduce wingers. The parallels between David Marshall and Tony Watt are remarkable, so far.
From the outside it’s hard to guess what went wrong for David at Celtic. He lost his place at Celtic when he was just 20 and the trajectory of his career was never the same but 20 is still remarkably young for a keeper working at Champions League level. Tony Watt is two years younger than David and he is in the considerably better position of being able to come on as substitute for sections of games, or to drop away for a few weeks, if necessary.
We should expect more fantastic splurges of form from the player but there will be frustrations and dips in form too. He has the skill, speed and strength to make it. With hard work and patience he stands an excellent chance.
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Has anyone asked Greater Manchester Police about the sevco huns playing in Manchester?
“What will change football over 5-to-10 years is this insatiable demand for the big clubs to play each other,” Green said. “And this is not the insatiable demand from the west Midlands or from north London. This is the demand from the Middle East, Asia, the Far East.”
I understand that on the streets of Sana’a, Dhaka, and Jakarta, aside from the splutter of the tuk-tuks and the ululating from the mosques, one hears little else but the incessant cry of “We Want Sevco!” (thumbsup)
philvisreturns
He just can’t get enough of Celtic.
Green, surely they will twig soon that they are being strummed for the fools they really are. LOL
Maybe not.
Meanwhile over in Happy Town.
Celtic better get a win against Benfica or else!!!!!! ;))
tomtheleedstim
“How did Ewan Murray get from Charles Green to the “Old Firm” with those comments?”
Because Chuck, knowingly, tries to drag us into his sales pitch quagmire at every opportunity. It has to stop.
That would have been a good request at the AGM today!!!
philvisreturns
16:48 on 16 November, 2012
LMFAO
So the huns, according to Chuck, would be welcomed into the EPL by clubs like Man Ure and into La Liga by Barca and Real Madrid?!
He forgot to mention Serie A and the Bundesliga!
The man becomes madder and more deluded by the day!
Hunbelievable yet again!
HH!!
I get the feeling that Ole Chas is an acid casualty…..
FlashbacksCSC
Serious question – do you think that Charlie Green spends a fair bit of the day feeling the worse for bevvy?
How else could you explain somebody talking that much crap…
ASonOfDan at 16:43 on 16 November, 2012
Jeez, thank God you said that, I was cursing and swearing at my atlas trying to find Cananda!
.o)
I am disgusted that our AGM passed off without a single shareholder demanding that we go on a tax avoidance spree and a credit splurge to ensure we are no more and we set up a new club and join the bottom tier of Scottish football so we get Man Utd and Barca beating down Uefa’s door to play US every second week .
I mean how bloody short sighted are our board
SACKTHEBOARD CSC
If Charles Green’s team get lucky – really lucky – they might get into the third tier of Scottish football next season.
Anything above that would just be wishful thinking.
Starry
Do you think he will turn up at the next share issue gig with a whistle and a glow stick
Whaaaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaaa
Gon yersel Chuckles ya space cadet
fergus slayed the blues
How funny would that be, Ole Chas wi’ the Vics and the white gloves…
My wee girl is looking at me PMSL!!
Chas is the kind of guy who takes Class A’s just to feel normal…
petec – Chuckles wants to keep namedropping Celtic in relation to his new club so he can pretend the Sevco franchise is a big deal in order to separate the slabbering hordes from their cash.
It isn’t. Sevco is small time and Charles Green is small time.
Celtic are the Waitrose of Scottish football.
Sevco are the ice cream van that sells individual cigarettes and has an unlicensed Disney character painted on the back saying “watch the weans”.
Charles, stop trying to make “the Old Firm” happen. It’s not going to happen. (thumbsup)
What Neil says is the Truth, he has always used the Truth to beat people.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWdrIve5BKI
My Son was smiling like nothing I have ever seen before watching this when we watched the re-run later when I picked him up.
Efe Ambrose is the man.
John Hartson.csc
Aul’ Spiv Chuck disnae know the history of RFC (deceased), otherwise he would have shied away from mentioning trips to Manchester and Barcelona !
On the other hand, “Chuck” and “shied away” – maybe not !
This guy is Whyte to the power ten.
The SFA and the Scottish press/media should hang their heads in shame !!!
Ernie
I was at out CL game at Old Trafford not long after they had decimated the city of Manchester.
We were kept in for quite a considerable time after the final whistle and I got talking to a polis standing next me.
He repeatedly commented on how different we were from them. His express wish was that they never played in the city again.
My dear,dear,dear,friend.. Petec..
Thur ur Two Things ..In Life.. that it are Extremely Perilous.
as They are at the ROOT o’ Awe Evil..
and this is Straight oota the Bible….
Money..and Women.
And Ah hiv found that .. in maist cases where a Man.. taks a fall..
Wan or Sometimes Baith..of the “Terrible Two”… are at the bottom o’ his… Fall fae grace.
Nevertheless..
Like Everything else…
Moderation,in Awe things Is the Key.. tae Overcoming..
those Twin DANGERS..
Moderation… Woiks.. Jist .. Fine AND Dandy, if ye Practice it…
But…the allure of Baith.. is very Stroang.
Fir… Ah hiv Bin able tae Haundle the Money. Part.. quite Well…
But..
The Women Part??
Well..
There.. Ah hivnae done Too Weel..
Never Mind..
Wan oota Two..is No sae BAD..
RIGHT??
Kojo
yer pal.. who likes ye aloater..
Still.. Laughin’
Yer pal…who likes ye aloater.
The more this goes on the more I see Charles Green the more immediately picture David Icke…
Read that article I posted 3 times now and gets funnier with every read.
I hope and pray the zombies buy into it, so that when their team really do need the money, they are too skint to contribute.
“This is the demand from the Middle East, Asia, the Far East.”
Chuck talking about the dodgy investors and betting syndicates that have an interest in Sevco.
ernie lynch
16:47 on 16 November, 2012
Has anyone asked Greater Manchester Police about the sevco huns playing in Manchester?
Think you might find they are barred.
philvisreturns
17:02 on 16 November, 2012
wait rose.
Celtic are Magical, you know that and Charles GREEN really knows it.
debt is a horrific control measure.
I dinnae agree with the guys lifestyle, obviously but….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cs3Pvmmv0E
ulysses mcghee – Spot on.
Most of us assume Green is just a shyster stirring up the slabberers, but what if he actually believes what he is saying?
What if he is going through some sort of emotional crisis?
At this rate the Sevco FC website is going to make you choose an animated gif of either a red pill or a blue pill before it lets you see THE TRUTH. (thumbsup)
Sevco are the ice cream van that sells individual cigarettes and has an unlicensed Disney character painted on the back saying “watch the weans”.
Now that was laugh out loud funny! As the train I am on has just found out…
They were not even allowed to go to Bolton(for a pre season game) by the polis.
Now he wants his 5 month old club to get invited WAAHHHAAAHHHAHAHA
Huns, SEVCO different clubs same response, STAY AWAY SCUM YER NO WANTED
Never again! Police prevent Rangers return to Manchester for Gary Neville testimonial
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petec
I love at the end of that interview, big Vic says with a wee bit of a Glasgow accent:
“Cheers, thanks verymuuch”.
Ha ha – hope he stays with us a lifetime!
Celtic
Charles Grrrreen….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhjSzjoU7OQ
A can imagine the Catalonian chief of polices face on chuckys comments regarding Barcas preference when entertaining football clubs . Tribute act fans with their UGLY WUMMIN on the rampage again down las Ramblas eh ! Get outa Town ! Nante ! Non ! Never again !
As hilarious as Chuckles latest insane ramblings are, I really wish someone from Celtic would, in the politest possible way of course, tell him to shut it and stop bringing us into his wacky schemes.
sixtaeseven: Wanyama! Watt!!! and a consolation goal for Messi
I wouldn’t rule out Victor being with us in 5 years time. ;))))
Quotes man utd (wrongly)
Insults arsenal…..
Why on earth do the bears trust this buffoon.
So Green runs down Arsenal, Southampton, Aston Villa, Wigan, Swansea and Getafe in that little tirade.
Does he not realise every single one of those teams would absolutely spank his little 3rd division 2-bob outfit?
I love this guy.
He is better than Mad Vlad.
Ask man utd, eh we did….. They cannot stand you and dont want you
Memo to Agent Chuckie:
You are playing a blinder but go easy on the mickey taking, you will get rumbled after stunts like that today. ‘Welcome in Barcelona and Manchester’! Me, RTC and PL at HQ nearly fell off our seats! That is all for now, carry on.
Message ends.
Tom English @TomEnglishSport 48m
Charles Green says Barcelona and Real Madrid would love to have Rangers in La Liga. He must be having one hell of a boozy lunch.
RogueLeader
17:17 on 16 November, 2012
Charles is getting a bad Rap.
I will desist from posting a youtube link on this occasion. ;))
Allegedly – Charles Green said his wife made him swap his swimming trunks for swimming shorts in Tenerife, because women kept checking him out.
Mon the Hoops CSC