Celtic were looking for a right back throughout the second half of last term, but in the early weeks of his tenure, Brendan considered Mikael Lustig and Saidy Janko sufficient for the season ahead. Mikael is four years into a successful Celtic career but his fitness issues are of a persistent nature. We’ve reached Peak Swede.
Saidy missed lot of last season, also through injury, but he showed potential in his early outing this term. Aspirations for the lad crystallised in Israel last week, but not in a good way. I’m not going to defend him, because he was unquestionably poor, but agreement only exists on his poor showing because he was prepared to receive the ball so often. Not everyone in black that night was as keen to get on the end of a pass.
That opened the door for Cristian Gamboa, 26, second choice right back for West Brom. We’re very keen, apparently. West Brom manager, Tony Pulis, is less in need of a full back whose key attribute is getting forward at speed. Horses for course, I suppose, West Brom face different challenges than Celtic.
Two rumours have circulated this week: Celtic are looking for a midfield player and James McCarthy’s position at Everton is less secure than it was a year ago. Whoever has been linking these two facts has overreached – or made them up. Celtic have no idea where this one came from but were clear, there’s nothing in it. Getting the right midfielder remains a task in hand, but usual caveats apply. There are no guarantees we’ll land all our targets this summer.
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Looks like the Level 5 day off is a Tuesday :-)
Just reading back – see my wee bhoy kicked off some great music discussions earlier on. That Blackberry Smoke are the best new (for us) band that I’ve heard in years.
So much good stuff – music and literature – posted tonight.
Looking forward to listening / reading the suggestions.
I’d add – for the prog-rock gang – RUSH’s epic 2112.
20 minutes-plus of awesome music, lyrics and storytelling (if you like that sort of thing – and me and Wee BGFC certainly do!!!) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZm1_jtY1SQ
Sleep tight, troops.
HH
BGFC
BSR
:)) and lots of wee smiley faces.
NEUSTADT-BRAW on 30TH AUGUST 2016 10:23 PM
CRC…..in my wee heid….. I give bloggers characters from SHARPE. Novels……you should try it …..lots of fun
Who would be ELS.????
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You will need to give me a clue re ELS again? Give me the book?
Do you not fancy joining LMS8, which really is a big raffle after all?
HH
CRC
TURKEYBHOY on 30TH AUGUST 2016 10:09 PM
NEUSTADT-BRAW on 30TH AUGUST 2016 9:02 PM
Every Tom Sharpe book had me crying with laughter.
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How you doing pal?
Aye you have to very funny to get banned from countries!……
Hope your wee place runs free…keep your heid doon…
Braw.
On the literary top 10 — need to admit I probably haven’t read 10 novels.
However for fall about laughing at the shear effrontery of the story being told could I please put forward “Atlas Shrugs” by that well known frustrated, right wing mentalist welfare queen Ayn Rand.
I could even finish the first of the three sections it was that bad.
And to think it almost single handedly ignited the current US right wing, reactionary, greed is good backlash. Just where would be if she had managed to get the good length she always craved?
Total dross.
GLENDALYS
You were in Dire Straits there ☺️
My top ten top tens:
1. Top ten CQN flounces
2. Top ten CQN level 5 infiltrators
3. Top ten CQN board apologists
4. Top ten CQN keyboard hard men
5. Top ten CQN malcontents
6. Top ten CQN left wing cliques
7. Top ten CQN right wing nut jobs
8. Top ten CQN debates
9. Top ten CQN sin binnings
10. Top ten CQN moon howlers
Calibhoy … the other thing I remember about the AC show … besides a very cute girl that I had a huge crush on at the time …. was this crazy country -punk girl with a spiky hair cut and funny glasses at the back of the gig, hooting and hollering and sort of square dancing with herself …. we were all like ‘what the hell?!’ … a few years later, we saw that girl on TV, and did the old ‘ hey, that is the girl from the AC show ..’ turned out her name was Kd lang!
funny the things you remember.
Whit??………Nae Elvis Costello???
Inside The SPFL @AgentScotland 49m49 minutes ago
Celtic looking at 1 in 3 out tomorrow
Hibs looking at 1 or 2 in
Aberdeen hoping for 1 poss 2
Dundee looking for 2
Rangers expecting bids
What are we watching this week? Anybody care?
I’m a Red Sox fan. Doesn’t mean anything to any baseball fan who doesn’t know I go back thirty years before 2004.
One month to the play-offs. Four of the six leagues sorted. Find a game, pick a team and enjoy the only American game that matters.
RobertTressell @10:37
.. is it like bingo? the one who ticks the most boxes gets a prize? I think I might fit in a few of those…. probably not enough to win, mind you…
Ten best Concerts ? Jings, that’s just too difficult.
Probably the greatest concert ive been to though
was probably Leonard Cohen at the SECC in 2008.
SOUKOUS on 30TH AUGUST 2016 10:12 PM
Hope all these lists are being read in an Alan Freeman voice.
Not arf
Great Music — Frankie Miller in 1993?
Glasgow Green in a circus tent as part of some festival.
Promoted by a London company — the Fleagth — with Van the Man / Christy Moore / some fat bloke from the Commitments on the main stage but the bold Frankie just blew them all away with a set that was just different class.
The whole thing might have been a spoiler against T in the Park then in its infancy.
However superb day out full of great music with Frankie the tip of the spear.
Robert
1. Top ten CQN flounces Weefrae
2. Top ten CQN level 5 infiltrators Pastry
3. Top ten CQN board apologists TET ( Ha Ha)
4. Top ten CQN keyboard hard men Canamalar ( all ten )
5. Top ten CQN malcontents Neganon
6. Top ten CQN left wing cliques ( HT and Green Brigade)
7. Top ten CQN right wing nut jobs ( Macjay and Philvis)
8. Top ten CQN debates Poppy/Songs
9. Top ten CQN sin binnings Tony The Grump Donnelly
10. Top ten CQN moon howlers Petec
All above intended as light heated back handed compliments
Dont take offence
Glendalystonsils,
Mark Knopfler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLoAqCIS22o
NEUSTADT-BRAW on 30TH AUGUST 2016 10:35 PM
TURKEYBHOY on 30TH AUGUST 2016 10:09 PM
NEUSTADT-BRAW on 30TH AUGUST 2016 9:02 PM
Doing great mate,thanks.Yep,Tom Sharpe really hits all the buttons.Sitting on a train or bus,people looking at you as you take a fit of laughing.His books on SA priceless.You can see why they threw him out.
Really BRAW.
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Testing haha
CRC..
Els was the policeman in the concrete bunker ,camouflaged in bushes who thought he was fighting rebels ,but it turned out it was his colleagues in the SA police….but he did nae care cos he was well Hunnish,,,
Riotous assembly.. And then he was brought back from the dead (see what I am doing here) in Indecect Exposure…
Braw.
WITS … I am offended that I didn’t merit at least an Honourary Mention in even one category!
You dont love me! You really dont love me!
‘Senderos should be told to f888 off then. I know we need a CB but we are Rangers, you don’t stall on a move to us’
OverheardAtABusStop CSC
YogiHughes
MK is brilliant at the traditional stuff.
JAMES1955 on 30TH AUGUST 2016 10:42 PM
Ten best Concerts ? Jings, that’s just too difficult.
Probably the greatest concert ive been to though
was probably Leonard Cohen at the SECC in 2008.
Have you just woken up from it.
Sorry,could”ny help it.
Wits
I’m honoured! :-)
Other great concerts …
Cult — 1985 Kilmarnock Town Hall.
They were jumping of the balcony when they came on.
Cult (I think) — 1985 Barrowlands.
The lead singer tried to dive off the stage.
The crowd caught him and threw him back.
He tried again and disappeared out the emergency doors at the top of the bar with the audience in hot pursuit. That was the end of the encore.
Del Amitri — Auld Reekie in 1995.
BB King — Armadillo in 1998.
MIT
If there was a category for North American Music afficianados you would win hands down
HT
Was hoping you wouldnt go all Canamalar on me
Blog has been good fun tonight
James1955
Been to loads of memorable gigs….the ones i can remember at least.
The Clash/Damned at the Apollo
Fatbhoy Slim at Rockness 2010
Martin Simpson….Milngavie…..£10 to see a mega genius
Prince…The Hydro……wee guy done everything, brilliant.
Teenage Fan Club….Kelvingrove
Steve Earle….Concert Hall
Leftfield….Liverpool
And so many more.
HH
All Mod Cons- The Jam
Led ZepIII – Led Zep
Darkness on the edge of Town -Bruce Springsteen
Jack Orion – Bert Jansch
Calling Card – Rory Gallagher
Pious Bird of Good Omen- Fleetwood Mac
Faith – The Cure
Close to the Edge- Yes
Blonde on Blonde -Bob Dylan
Ziggy Stardust- David Bowie
10 is never enough…
Reading back on the book lists,
God i must be such a philistine.never heard of most of them,
never mind read them,ams afraid John Grisham is about my limit
Aff tae ma bed now before I start on Robert Johnson, Blind Blake, Willie McTell ,Big Bill Broonzy.
Just love the blues. Naw! No thae wans!-))
What is the Stars on 30th August 2016 10:42 pm
9. Top ten CQN sin binnings Tony The Grump Donnelly
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TonyD would be top of the best Karaoke singers though.
Wonderful singer.
Mike in Toronto – I like the idea. And I’d say most of us would fit in to a few of them!!!
WITS – can’t argue with that. And it is just a bit of craic! Thought I might make the top ten left wing cliques. It’s that clicky in the only one in my clique!!
Turkey shoot……ooooft
Braw…..
Pmsl
Sorry Suzanne.
BGFC…Looks like the Level 5 day off is a Tuesday :-)
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You could be right…maybe they are working overtime at the stink dome preparing the excuses for the closing of the window tomorrow…why no Senderos? Another failed medical? We lost the key to the war chest…etc…
Turkeybhoy on 30th August 2016 10:46 pm
Have you just woken up from it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tkk6phMBkOs
Top ten CQN fall outs
Top ten CQN attention seekers
Top 10 CQN lurkers
Top 10 CQN drunken rants
Top 10 CQN racing tipsters!!!!!