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.
Tommy Gemmell
We are going to have the one and only Tommy Gemmell on the blog on Friday afternoon between 13:00 and 16:00. He’ll be available to take your questions and talk about life, football and anything else you care to bring up. Tune in.
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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.
Please accept my apologies but I have other commitments and I do try to keep up with posts that ask for a respond. I have done already this afternoon.
The position of all pro independent parties is that Trident will be removed. That is the stated case but all parties agree that it will be necessary to keep Trident at it’s present location as I said earlier. This is the fact not an opinion.
No costs will be incurred by us, and the removal will be negotiated with Scotland being in a strong position.
I understand this info is also contained in the White Paper.
Hope this helps
acgr
ger57 told me that you and morrissey led him astray at the end of the hootenanny!
Is this true?
HH!!
Actually, it doesn’t help at all and smells like campaigning gibberish to fool the unwary.
A vague amount in hundreds of millions from an unnamed and unverifiable report published by unknown people at an unspecified time with unknown parameters and data – commissioned by other unknowns for unspecified purposes.
Back to the drawing board :o)
opinionsarestillus CSC
a ceiler gonof rust
18:19 on 13 May, 2014
Tallybhoy, I think I scared MickTT’s blonde off with my fly tying stories.
J.R. Hartley would not have approved.
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I have some hair for ye, and you were mentioning Brazilians earlier on now……….!
Ayrshire is Green and White
Good evening all
HT
Nice wee comments about Leona and Stephen. Their strength and courage knows no bounds. God bless them.
In other news, been reading a few comments on the ole Indy situ. A wee thing keeps popping into my head, THE HS2. How much is this costing Scotland and it isn’t even coming here. You can bet yer bottom dollar that more NS Oil revenue will be going on that and that is why WM is crapping itself in case we vote the correct way. YES for me. :-))
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Jack Irvine’s puppet:
“The news I am hearing is very healthy levels of renewal and a projected overall uptake in the high 30Ks”
He’s brilliant…
Stein……………..
who?
Steinreignedsupreme
I was told by a hun ST holder of some 30 years that its more like 8k..
bankiebhoy1 19:09 on 13 May, 2014
“Stein……………..
“who?”
Scruffy McMurdo’s boy. He puts his name to Jack Irvine’s press releases.
Another recent gem was “the ‘Rangers’ board has £50m set aside for when the tam reaches the Champions League”.
Ha ha Ha
http://t.co/y30qITmXJB
market always reacts well to austerity because it tells them that someone with their sensible head on is in charge.
masty is neil lennon and both of us are supporting wee oscar 19:10 on 13 May, 2014
“I was told by a hun ST holder of some 30 years that its more like 8k..”
Aye. General consensus is they have sold less than 10,000.
A Sinkhole
Another Sinkhole
‘Tam’ will of course reach the CL before Sevco.
Masty
Aye it was a bit of a surprise to see you reappearing up in Bar67 :-)
TnT
I think you’re right there’s much that go on behind the scenes by many that goes unnoticed.
WeeFra
How’s D?
Stein………………….
thanks..
:)))
ahh yes, that bam has form for such shengus…….
….he’s “On The Journey”….
Aye.
That Trident’s removal is a campaign promise from “all pro-independence” parties may be a fact.
That retaining Trident for a two year period is acknowledged by all parties may also be a fact.
I am not bothered one way or the other, whether they are facts or not, since those are not the statements that I questioned in your post.
I’m afraid that in your answers you do the very thing that provoked my question in the first place, eg when you state…
“No costs will be incurred by us, and the removal will be negotiated with Scotland being in a strong position.”
How exactly will Scotland be in a strong position? How will the removal be negotiated? Who will negotiate the removal? Who will verify the removal? Do the English/Welsh/Norn Ireland voters know that they (apparently) will foot the bill for this process? How has this arrangement been arrived at and who decided? How transparent was the process and who exactly is held accountable for it all?
I am not being petty or anything else when I pose these questions. I am following up on my own opinion that the debate on this important issue of independence is ill informed, emotionally charged and devoid of real answers to important questions.
I respect your choice obviously, but personally, I have grave reservations about the process – and not at all about whether I want an independent Scotland: that is a given.
An informed choice by an electorate is vital, and the usual rules of political ping pong really have to be put to one side to achieve this.
As for White Papers – they are not worth the paper they are printed on :o)
Thanks for the blether and I’ll let you get back to your work.
HH
Celtic supporter? on SSB thinks their patter on a Saturday is “absolutely brilliant” oh dear, each to his own right enough
The Bitter Together Camp is:
The Loyal Orange Order
UKIP
English Defence League
British National Party
Lib Dems
Tories
Newco Labour Party
A number of CQN Bloggers
Nasir and Clichy left out of France WC squad
Another belter from Jack’s puppet – telling a story about Hateley:
“I always remember a night when I took the big man to a Q&A session in the Louden on Duke Street years ago, at the height of his career at Ibrox. Someone in the audience asked Mark what he thought about Rangers’ chances to win the league and mentioned Celtic as competition.
“Big Mark stopped the guy mid-sentence and said: “There’s something you need to know. I don’t regard Celtic as competition to us. They are no competition to Rangers at all.”
“The place erupted and it was clear to everyone present that Hateley wasn’t just playing to the gallery or saying what fans wanted to hear. He was speaking as a bluenose, someone who had bought into Rangers heart and soul.”
Must have been like a new signing for them…
Eldigobhoy, naw you were not alone in being sober on saturday. I was too. It was sunday morning before I got drunk…….hic:-)
“Big Mark stopped the guy mid-sentence and said: “There’s something you need to know. I don’t regard Celtic as competition to us. They are no competition to Rangers at all.”
Um, how’s that working out for you there, Mark?
Gary67 (formerly Kayal33)
19:33 on 13 May, 2014
Nasir and Clichy left out of France WC squad
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And Nasri’s been left out too!
typoCSC ;))
My friends in Celtic,
I wonder. Do more Celtic supporters listen to SSB or equivalent in the relevant catchment areas than participate on CQN.
Many supporters ( including myself periodically ) seem to do both.
I do not base my facts on what I hear, but it does provide some light amusement.
4000 season tickets sold for Castle Greyskull . Now that is funny.
HH.
BNP:
Saw NG on a political show. Feel sorry for him. He is paranoid, odd, full of hate and scared of Muslim women who cover their faces. What a sad man. His hate also deprives him of some wonderful culture.
sandman
Bloody iPad!!
neganon2
18:05 on 13 May, 2014
Billy bhoy no matter how loud you shout and how loud you bang that drum you ain’t changing a single mind.
You are absolutely wrong… There are a number of folk changing to the Independent camp.
Your hatred of this wee horrible, bigoted country turns any right minded person ‘s stomach.
Only you know why you continue to live in this cesspit.
Whereas I live in a super country with many brilliant attributes, although there is certainly improvements to be made….And this process will start on September 19
Glorious weather here in North
ayrshire. Away out
Greenpinta
I confess I am an SSB lurker particularly when the good lady decides to catch up on her recorded programmes
HT
A bit better, thanks for asking. She’s back on the one stick which is a vast improvement. :-))
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
WC. That sounds so much less formal than winning captains.
I have another couple of suggestions
Tony Hamilton to talk about the Celtic Foundation it’s aims, connections, achievements and how it is continuing the work started by Brother Walfrid.
Now for one which may ruffle a few feathers
Willie Henderson. To talk about the old encounters, his rivalry with Big Tam and his close friendship with Jinky. I reckon he would open a few eyes and minds.
Billybhoy,
Don’t agree with your position but I appreciate your gratitude for the country which you live in and for your positive vision. What a contrast to the other lot.
GG
Willie Henderson. To talk about the old encounters, his rivalry with Big Tam and his close friendship with Jinky. I reckon he would open a few eyes and minds.
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great shout…..
ernie lynch
15:14 on
13 May, 2014
NatKnow
15:01 on 13 May, 2014
‘And so would Pascal…’
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Are you here all week? Should I have the veal?
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I’m here longer than a week, ernie!
Whatever you have, don’t take the soup… ;-)
WC
Lorraine Kelly, Clare Grogan or Susanna Reid?
All for their in depth view on all things Celtic.
DonttellthewifeCSC
Billy bhoy. As earnie has said. Explain your point about looking forward to ridding Scotland of unionists.
You are a modern scottish nazi. You want ethnic cleansing of those who disagree with you and your continued propaganda and lies are an anathema to this site.
And Scotland is a nasty bigoted country and independence will only make that worse.
Hearts 1…….hehe
On the take up of Sevco tickets.
The chap who replaced the £1.5 million hedge fund loan was promised that the first £1.5 m of income would be used to repay him before any other party.
He was also to receive £75k interest on his loan.
As of last Friday he had not received a penny and the club are not answering his correspondence.
He believes that they have not sold 3000 season tickets as of last Friday night.
My source.
Jeff Winters the ex referee.
Jeff didn’t know who he was talking to when he stated this.
TT