Ruud Gullit is now telling us what a wonder-kid Karamoko Dembele is! The portents on this one are not good. The best thing for Karamoko right now would be to be left alone to develop his talent for three years. Comments from international stars is the last thing the boy needs.
I suspect the unprecedented frenzy which greeted his substitute appearance at Cappielow caught his mentors off guard. The decision to play him was made on football grounds; he’d earned the right to be there so was given the chance. That’s fair enough, you can’t hold a player back, no matter what his age. If he’s not challenged you right inhibiting his development, but the best thing for Karamoko would be a long stretch of anonymity.
I can’t get overexcited at Joey Barton charged with betting on 44 football games against SFA rules during his first few months in Scotland. While the same rule applies in England, Newco don’t play in England, so offenses there have been less prevalent, and therefore the rule is less prominent. A cursory punishment would be appropriate.
The media coverage of Barton this morning gives a fascinating slant on what is already a hoary old story. Joey, we are told, may be able to work his way back into his manger’s plans if he is sufficiently sincere when they meet early next week. Joey, of course, is always sincere.
You’ll seldom encounter people with the most alarming thought processes and in any way doubt their sincerity.
If anything, Joey’s persona could do with a little less frankness. Not for the first time, the Newco management will be measuring the wrong metric when trying to assess Barton.
They’re stuck with him, in all his gloriously difficult sincerity.
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Beatbhoy,
Naw….yer wrong….spaghetti v paella…..was always gonna be a limp affair ;-))
FTSFA
H.H.
vfr800a8 on 6th October 2016 8:31 pm
TONTINE TIM on 6TH OCTOBER 2016 7:19 PM
Remember McGraw from Moron? On crutches for life because of all the steroid injections he was given to make him play.
*I remember him well, he was a goal scoring machine down at the tail o’ the bank. We were interested in him but he widnae sign for us so we got Paddy Turner instead.
He went tae Easter Road though so it wisnae the green strips he was averse tae, just us.
The Hibbees converted him (nae pun intended) tae right half and I was in the Jungle one day when ran right across the pitch and humphed the wee mhan. I’m a great believer in Karma BTW.
On that note about taking injections, the ship had and brilliant striker who we coveted when he was at Love Street, we actually thought we had signed him when he all of a sudden opted for Pittodrie; he was a thorn in our side when there.
He took pain killers so he could play in the SC Final; he only played 1 more game after that and then had to quit the game at the age of 28. I believe that he struggled tae work again as well.
The manager of the sheep at the time of the SC Final is often spoken of in the same breath as the Big Mhan.
As I hauled my shivering carcass through the front door, I was stopped in my tracks by the luxurious and welcoming aroma of roasting Sumatran coffee beans. I sat at a table by the window, looking on to the façade of the famous stadium, bathed in the weak October sun.
“Usual?” Asked the young waiter, smiling at me.
“Please” I answered, returning his smile.
I rested my hands on the quality linen table cloth, as I warmed up and looked around. There was the usual kind of crowd in. Some fans, some locals, the old guy who always sat on his own, at the same seat. A group of women in their twenties were animated and hysterically laughing at something or other. Two serious looking bespectacled men, both wearing fawn coloured sweaters, were furiously concentrating on the chessmen laid out on the board before them, as they sipped their drinks.
The waiter returned with my order. Cortado Coffee, apple strudel, scented with cinnamon and a glass of Cognac. As I sipped the comforting coffee, I looked around at the images on the walls. They told the story of the club, my club, from heroes that were before my time, McGrory, Gallagher and Malley, through the Lisbon Lions that I watched on small black and white televisions, as a wide-eyed youngster, to today’s stars, carrying the flame for the Celtic support.
I felt at home in this place. My daughter arrived, weighed down with the trophies of her assault on the shops. It was great to see her. I ordered her Capuchino and well-fired roll and square sausage that she always had. She touched the replica European Cup that was on the shelf near our table.
“For luck” she smiled.
The waiter approached us and WOO WAAH WOO WHAA WOO WHAA WOO………………..
………..WTF? Oh no, that’s the alarm. Got to get up for work and……….
……… OH NOOOOOO. IT WAS A DREAM. THEY HAVEN’T BUILT ALMORE’S CAFÉ YET. :)))
BEATBHOY…
You could sense Italy were going to nab something from about 20 mins to go.No matter what anybody thinks about their style they know how to get a result.Masters at it.
Spain only got themselves to blame.
BABASONICOS71 on 6TH OCTOBER 2016 10:13 PM
The reality is that he’s as rough as a bag o’ nails. He will be frightening when he gets smoothed out!
FAC the Act
KTF
Well done Ireland,a win’s a win.
Bournesoup Recipe
Have enjoyed your ” stuff ” for quite some time on CQN .
Happy Birthday to you.
TONTINE TIM on 6TH OCTOBER 2016 10:19 PM
Many a great player/prospect ruined by ignorance and little respect for the player!
Widnae get that noo!
FAC the Act
KTF
Hunderbirds
Very, very good!!
The lurkintim
Spain should’ve had them licked long before the end, but their defence just couldn’t stand tall when they got down to the business end.
BABASONICOS71 on 6TH OCTOBER 2016 10:18 PM
The early signs show that he could be our biggest star yet on the conveyor belt.
I think he (and his agent) have got their head screwed on so I think he will b with us for 2 or 3 seasons!
FAC the Act
KTF
HUNDERBIRDS ARE GONE on 6TH OCTOBER 2016 10:21 PM
Brilliant!
FAC the Act
KTF
Babasonicos71,
Got to admire yer glass half full….yer right…..enjoi Dembele whilst we can…..then onto the next prospect ;-))
FTSFA
itsthehopethatkillsyouCSC
hopespringseternalCSC
H.H.
Babasonicos71
There’s an episode of the Sopranos in which Tony sings “South of the border, down Mexico way” as he’s about to tee off while playing a round with Uncle Junior, who’s just beginning to realise that someone’s been talking out of turn about his, er, private life.
A bit of a slagging, that ended up having very serious consequences.
What a programme!
I would hope that Brendan ,on accepting his commission , made it perfectly clear that he had no intention of coming to a ” selling club “.
I would be very surprised if he had not.
The caveat.
I think sometimes signing agreements are made which state that if an acceptable offer , perhaps specified , is made by an EPL club , then Celtic would be obliged to accept it.
Maybe I’d’ve been better adding ‘of golf’ given tonight’s Olympian story.
THELURKINTIM on 6TH OCTOBER 2016 10:34 PM
In the current environment that’s our reality. I’m just glad we get some of them on the way through.
Even the super duper EPL lose players last he Suarez and Bale to better leagues.
FAC the Act
KTF
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON on 6TH OCTOBER 2016 10:35 PM
I just hope our sell on clauses are set high!
FAC the Act
KTF
Hunderbirds Are Gone,
I think that just cleared my congested lungs…..hahahahaha…..lol ty ;-))
FTSFA
FAC the Polis
H.H.
Tontine
Frank McDougall?
Call Me Gerry
Paul writes the blog post each day and comments follow. He seldom writes the other articles which are posted on a daily basis. Anyone can submit features and if they want their own name on ( e.g. Kevin Graham’s excellent Celtic poem today on National Poetry Day), or their blog name ( e.g. vfr800’s frequently stated strong opinions) or indeed no name at all.
The article you refer to was submitted today – as was the poem – and both were posted.
CQN has over 320k users in the last 30 days having grown from 110k when the new format was introduced.
Any controversial articles are passed by Paul but someone thinking we can go all season without losing in the league hardly falls into this category.
We posted an article earlier in the week on Leigh Griffiths stating we can go all season without losing at home in all competitions – that includes avoiding defeat against Barcelona. Maybe a bolder claim?
BEATBHOY…
When Uncle Junior puts his ball in the muff,I mean rough.
Best programme ever.
VFR88A8,
That’s far too pragmatic…..where’s yer green tinted specs….;-))
FTSFA
FAC the Polis
H.H.
Iceland would’ve caused a few betting slips to be scrunched and tossed away going into the 90th minute, 1-2 v Finland at home, but they scored twice to get the points.
That’ll get the doing from France out of their system.
http://youtu.be/LVWV9jDf8Ek
Dallas,
Thanks for that.
Had a feeling it was. I remember thinking that it took a lot of guts to step up in the shoot out after missing from the spot in during the game.
00ps ……;-))
H.H.
If Moussa keeps improving he will go. No doubt about it.
Ki, Forster, van Dyke, Dembele. We can use that group of players and their career trajectory as a bargaining chip in the future. A bargaining chip that can hopefully net us other top drawer youngsters from Europe and beyond
We may only have these players for a few years, but cleverly managed, and we have a clever manager, this “greenprint” can serve us well.
What else can we do?
At the moment I get tickets for all domestic away games because of my history of taking them. The way it works is that the more away tickets you take, the greater chance you have of obtaining tickets for ‘harder’ away grounds.
Hearing rumours that this is about to stop and that every game will be a ballot. Every man for himself.
I would be banned by Paul if I expressed my views on this should it come to pass.
VFR800A8 on 6TH OCTOBER 2016 10:39 PM
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON on 6TH OCTOBER 2016 10:35 PM
I just hope our sell on clauses are set high!
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Until recently , I don`t feel that we were in any position to be taking the high ground in negotiations.
Things are now different.
Thanks Brendan and those who had the vision to sign him.
Chairbhoy @ 9.05
“The biggest thing that – The Children and Young People’s Commissioner Scotland – has to worry about it talented young footballers been exploited by Football Clubs. ”
Nowhere did Tam Baillie ever state or hint that this was the biggest issue in the lives of Young People.
It was merely an issue.
But, he is acute enough to know that football issues draw publicity and he can draw attention to other issues on the back of this and maintain the media profile for his policies. That is the dream of all PR people, marketing gurus, Single-Issue Lobbyists et al.
He is, I am afraid, doing his job and doing it well (judged by the criteria of how good is the press coverage of these issues). Tam is unlikely to say anything too untoward and he did not fall into that trap today.
It was other people that are pointing the finger at Celtic. Tam was just pointing the finger at the rights of young people and that includes Talented Young Footballing People
Babasonic … Sopranos was great … but The Wire was even better… best program I have ever watched. And Omar is my favourite tv character ever
Babasonicos71
Indubitably.
Mike in Toronto
Was just about to go to sleep when i read your comment
The Sopranos is the greatest tv show of all time.
The Wire is the most overrated
B-)
THELURKINTIM on 6TH OCTOBER 2016 10:44 PM
I’m always wearing my green-tints specs; unfortunately they are also tinted with some pragmatism!
FAC the Act
KTF
HUNDERBIRDS ARE GONE on 6TH OCTOBER 2016 10:46 PM
What else can we do?
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With regular C.L. income ( which should have been routine ) we can sign and keep until we decide they should move on .
MIT…
Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiitt…Wire was superb.Bettered only by the boys from the Bada Bing.
Big Jimmy on 6th October 2016 8:06 am
Yes you are correct I was all muxed ip. It was Zaire v Brazil not Scotland in the 1974 WC.
I was just a kid then and also believed in a Sanity Clause :)
and yes he’s probably still running like CW.