Every Celtic fan will be delighted Fraser Forster was included in the England World Cup squad. Fraser joined Celtic on loan four years ago, becoming a permanent member of staff in 2012. His transformation over that period has been remarkable, which is no fluke.
He is the most dedicated footballer at the club. First in each morning, around 2.5 hours before official start time, he’s also last out of Lennoxtown almost every day. He is possibly the most complete 365-day-a-year athlete we’ve ever had. This is a player who has set high personal achievement goals and has allowed no distractions to get in his way.
Enormous credit also has to go to the man who has guided him through his meteoric rise in recent seasons, goalkeeper coach Stevie Woods. Without the focus, technical development and remedial work Stevie has added to Fraser’s development we would not have nearly as effective a goalkeeper between the sticks.
It is never good to see anyone lose their job but surely the decision for Hearts to sack Gary Locke was one of the easiest to come out of Anne Budge’s 120 minute review (which was more productive than one 120 day review). Hearts early and late season form, where they comfortably recorded victories against most of their peer group, told a tale of what happened for six months of the season, when the team failed to show up.
Locke had the resources to keep his team in the league this season but found every excuse available to ensure they finished bottom.
I’m less sure Danny Lennon deserved to be hooked. The gap between St Mirren’s 8th placed finish with 39 points and Hibs on 35 points is narrow, but when he needed to dig deep, Lennon was not found wanting. St Mirren might not be so fortunate with their next guy.
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Micktt you are right doesnt matter who you are every celtic fan is entitled to their views. Its how you respect each others views thats the key.
Hamilton Tim
I’ve yet to hear a bad word about Kris , and indeed his good lady. They seem to have taken Celtic fc, Celtic fans and Celtic ethics to their hearts.
Can only imagine how difficult a day yesterday must have been for all of you.
John O’Neil
shit stirrin as usual, tony has a very valid reason on why he has not been on lately, many know why, you don’t ,he will be back in good time….
bmcuw
sorry I missed you yesterday, got stuck down in Greenock until after 6…hope you left some beer in the brazen for the week-end?
Acgr
I like to feel the wind around the trossachs
Micktt
Absolutely brilliant.
My capitals
often get bypassed, but I don’t stop posting, met a few of the guys and they’re anything but INTELLIGENT or snobs, you tried the meeting thing.?
ernie lynch
tony’s fine mo chara, I was with him all day sunday and he was in fine fettle if not a little fragile..
billy bhoy 05
Do you know for sure that the costs for Trident Come out of Scotland’s money? I would have thought defence costs came from Central Government.
JustaskinglikeCSC
Bjm
She won’t go to Aintree. She’s only 4 and gave a great performance against older horses. She’ll have a wind op and be back in the Autumn. ( unless something has changed in the last 6 hours that I’m unaware of).
Winning Captains
How about Maurice Johnston?
(I will be off-line for the next week)
HT / TNT
I totally appreciate your sentiments about KC and LH
But
I have another opinion about getting Celtic
I think Celtic are a very lucky football club to have the calibre of human beings who support them
Guys like KC … As well as the thousands of good hearted kind and compassionate people / fans are what they are ,,,, not because they are Celtic fans .
Having said that … I’m happy they are all part of the Celtic family
Just my opinion
TnT
Cool – wasn’t doubting your info.
It has always been pretty good up to now, and better than anything I see on RP ;-)
Cheers,
BJM.
masty is neil lennon and both of us are supporting wee oscar
17:43 on 13 May, 2014
Glad he’s OK. Pass on my regards.
ernie lynch
will do..
hrvatski jim
You are polluting the blog with that name.
not quite a shameless repost,on the anniversary indulge me with this we tale that I posted on ‘don’t shrink’ a couple of weeks ago……….hi tony, charliebhoy from cqn here I read about your journey to Glasgow with great pleasure, I think that stories like yours, are very inspirational and after recovering from a near death experience, I often wonder why soldiers etc never tell their brave tales, it boosts the moral of anyone to hear how someone can fight the good fight. my battle started on may the 13th 1981 as a motorcyclis, I collided with a ford capri, resulting in among other things a triple skull fracture, I was only 20 then but since then ive got married had four kids and now a wee grandson charlie too, the date I mentioned is also the same date that pope jp2 got shot and he came to Glasgow bellahouston only a year later, to say mass and as the popemobile drove past, our eyes met and I thought : I bet he never asked “hows charliebhoy”? as soon as he regained consciousness ..you may be aware he was canonised at the weekend there.so the guy telling you this tale has actually looked into the soul of a saint, I will pray to him tonight for you and all the others affected with MND keep the faith tony and in a metaphorical sense, you know you’ll never walk alone
………………I attended the hootenanny but unfortunately the batteries on my hearing aids packed in on the train going through so in my wisdom I decided just to people watch, and you lot having a laugh was truly a sight to behold I did speak outside with hebcelt (where I could hear) but the noise inside just meant the odd nod and occasional hiya ……but I did enjoy my day specially getting to bar 67 and £2.50 a pint thanks lhads and lhassies h h
just a wee reminder of what happened on this day 33 years ago……
micktt
Hiya buddy.
It was a pleasure to meet you last Thursday as well as at the hootenanny.
Dont know what happened in McChuills, but I never got the chance to say hello to your good lady. Probably too many bottles of Moretti!
Take care.
HH!!
Although I am unable to vote in the up-and-coming referendum I’ve got to say many things have recently swung my opinion. This being one of them:
The Waffen SS
Bjm
If you get my e mail address from Paul or anyone on here who is a mutual friend, I’ll send you a whole pile of stuff that you might find of interest as you plough your way through the Saturday fields.
It’ll either bore you or capture your interest!!
ernie lynch
17:30 on
13 May, 2014
Turkeybhoy
17:19 on 13 May, 2014
You think the OO has a coherent political ideology?
Seriously?
Nope.
MickTT 17.36 ha ha that’s a belter. You might not be too popular at the next hootenanny after that one………………………..:_)
Was looking at the England squad today. There’s not a great deal of pace in their defence. Positively pedestrian in fact.
On the same theme…Hateley on talksport today. What a zoomer. First point when asked by Alan Brazil if he was surprised by any decisions? ” yeah, surprised Ruddy has been left out”
fritzsong
15:47 on
13 May, 2014
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What it means above all else is never again shall we have a Conservative Government inflicting all kinds of social damage on us.
In the event of a YES vote the SNP may get one more term then it will be a loose coalition most of the time.
Salmond is there to serve as a catalyst for change…….much like Churchill had to step up to the plate in WW2 while Labour and the Liberals dithered.
Just an opinion………I’m voting YES. I’ll take my chances at the barricades with the OO ….LOL
I find it increasingly bizarre that some people will vote yes on the referendum simply because some numpties in the OO will vote no.
Here’s the thing. This country, Scotland, has nurtured the OO and allowed their nonsense and criminalised Catholics.
And yet because they say no you say yes?
Utterly utterly bizarre.
Vote with your own conscience but at least be coherent.
ghuys someone posted on here the other week about one-way car hire to manchester,think company was based on broomielaw,can anyone give me a name of company and if possible if you can get same sort of deal to newcastle.thanks in advance.
Bill Bhoy 05
You have the floor, so please answer your own questions.
You appear to be suggesting that a post Yes vote Scotland will pay for all the retained “free” services by opting out of any Trident contribution, so if you have facts then just let me know where I can find them and I will go and have a look.
Rhetorical questions implying you have the answers really do need to be challenged.
If, however, this is just your opinion, then…that’s another thing altogether.
As for the intelligence of posters or their snob co-efficient then I would NEVER judge anyone by words in a contemporaneous blog. Alleged intelligence is over-rated anyway :o)
Opinions-R-us CSC
So….this is for you Mark Hateley.
Legendary Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has hailed the inclusion of Celtic’s Fraser Forster in the England World Cup squad.
“He has proved over the past two seasons in Europe he can perform at the highest level” – Gianluigi Buffon
Buffon is a big admirer of the 26-year-old shot-stopper since his Juventus side came up against the Hoops in the Champions League last year.
World Cup winner Buffon’s Italy actually face the English in their opening Group D game next month.
“Forster deserves it,” he commented in the Daily Record. “You can talk about him not being in a top league but the amount of clean sheets he has kept has been incredible.
“And he has proved over the past two seasons in Europe he can perform at the highest level.”
TnT
Will do – will drop you and e-mail as soon as I have it.
Much appreciated.
Cheers,
BJM
mayanman
17:05 on 13 May, 2014
Where are the further devolved powers going to come from though? They won’t be on the ballot paper and none of the major parties support meaningful change there.
I don’t see any positive change coming via Westminster tbh. The major parties all still follow Thatcher’s lead and the unions are hopeless. They’re all corrupted by the City and/or scared of the right-wing media.
john McKay, well i’ll be dammed a green tie!!!!!
twists n turns
Hateley’s hurt is typically deep.
LiviBhoy – God bless wee Oscar @ 11:26 on 13 May, 2014
embramike remembering wee Oscar
We better secure a bigger table in the Roseburn Bar.
Not a bad idea – maybe even book the wee lounge for pre-CL qualifiers ??
Bournesouprecipe
Indeed.
Brazil cottoned on immediately and gave him a couple of lines of ” hail hail”
Twists- was that not Le Tissier? Brazil responded with HH The Celts are here ?
In an Independent Scotland the OO will still have their Queen as Head of State, their Union Jacks fluttering next to the Saltire.
Ireland will be United in the coming years and the Ulster Scots will return to from where they came. Everything is still in place as they left it, still with their hands on the “Levers of Power”
Anybody else notice the big increase in the numbers of “Ulster Scots” banners?
They’re comin’ back.
Billy bhoy no matter how loud you shout and how loud you bang that drum you ain’t changing a single mind.
Bada
Really?
Geez us, I thought it was Hateley.
I need a holiday, though in my defence I was multi tasking!!
Thunder Road
14:14 on
13 May, 2014
bognorbhoy
Congratulations on your podium!
thank you.
shameless i am….
Masty, good evening. Hardly sh*t stirring. Sh*t stirring is what the corrupt EU are doing in Ukraine.
Evening to everybody else.