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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neganon2
20:03 on 13 May, 2014
Well, that’s clear enough …….. Hahahahahahaha
GG / Masty, that is a great shout. Dont know much about him but I found out recently that he was great friends with my dad’s older brother. He also helped carry the coffin at my uncles funeral. My uncle was a catholic and a life long tim.
I think he’s got or used to have a pub in bucksburn?
Anyway, it would be good to hear about past encounters from the perspective of our old adversary.
Billy bhoy I have just read back and found your post comparing those who would vote no to independence with the BNP.
You are utterly discredited and the mask of SNP nationalism has slipped.
You are an utter disgrace.
Glad to be of service 67 heaven. As I said before each must vote to their own conscience. But if billy bhoy is in any way representative of the bullying Nats and how Scotland will feel after independence then god help us all.
TinyTim
20:04 on 13 May, 2014
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
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Dear God. They never cease to bemuse and AMuse.
The circus of the damned rolls on.
10 is a nice number
Purely amateur economics and just a suggestion but simplicity may be the key to solving the worlds imbalanced wealth structure
How about 10% tax across the board on incomes onshore and off and all other current taxables with 1% per cent of the sum collected put into a fund to be used to enrich the lives of those less fortunate across the globe
In the UK and most developed countries I expect any shortfall in workers PAYE contributions will easily be overcome by similar tax contributions from those with the luxury of choice on all their incomes off and onshore
tinytim,
No surprise there then, vultures, the lot off them.
Celtic mate in the work was telling me, Sally gets his mates in to do work at ipox…only if he gets his cut…sleekit greedy man.
Stairheedrammy. You misunderstood my question. I felt TD was simply an inverted snob.
acgr
paddy crerand’s brother in law (both married to twins) worked for me for many years and told me many stories of WH and jim baxter, said both loved playing for rangers, but, detested everything that club stood for, even to the extent in baxters case refusing to go to supporters functions..
TT
If memory serves … Not the first time someone mistook you for a Hun ;)))
Maybes a pair of overalls might help you look the part ;)
Been out. Just back in for a moment…
Are we to believe that Margarita have a pizza the catering action? And a large slice of it at that?
Sounds like they’re making a lot of dough too.
Tiny tim…..
Hope you scrubbed with a wire brush and Dettol after talking to Jeff Winter….
I have had the serious misfortune of being in the scumbag’s company twice……
Would rather catch anthrax and headlice than ever do it a third time.
NegAnon2
20:12 on
13 May, 2014
Stairheedrammy. You misunderstood my question. I felt TD was simply an inverted snob.
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pmsl….you could not be more wrong mate…….cantankerous auld bassa I would have agreed on…
Masty
We did indeed have a chat in bar 67..
It was so loud I had spoken to tallybhiy then asked bmcuw to introduce me.. oops
And that was me sober…
If Scotland is such a ghastly place, why do so many people come here to start a new life? Good luck to them as well.
Nonsense. You want a backward, nasty country, there are plenty out there. Scotland ain’t one of them.
Good Evening Timland.
Now that our season is over, it’s only right,
I suppose the yes/no fannies come out/on
to play…..I don’t vote,it would take me 20mins
to walk to and back from the polling station,20
mins I’ll never get back……EFF THAT
BT
it was a pleasure mo chara…had a ball in mchouills, went back to the brazen, sat for half an hour and went back for more, CQNs does that to you..
Masty
You are part of the drumsegard large..
Lets see now a bloody good and sound reason to vote yes, get rid of Trident! an admirable aim, no nukes in Scotland that will certainly encourage many to say yes. But wait a sec what’s that now? An independent Scotland wants to join NATO a nuclear armed military alliance? So let me understand this we don’t want the Nukes on Scots soil but will happily join a club that does have them?
NIMBY anyone
The tainted whiff of utter hypocrisy wafts across the room.
jeff w—-r
BOAK…..
sipsini
20:11 on 13 May, 2014
tinytim,
No surprise there then, vultures, the lot off them.
Celtic mate in the work was telling me, Sally gets his mates in to do work at ipox…only if he gets his cut…sleekit greedy man.
do you think all those 9 players who got 4 times what they were looking for to sign get to keep all of it?????????HHHHHHMMMMMMM
WILL ALLCOME OOT IN THE WASHE.
Valentine’s Day ….
20 seconds would be too much of your life to waste on self serving parasites mate…..
Party politics is the opiate of the masses
Take everything and create no real wealth
AllinittogetherCSC
BT
that I am …
Offski Timland.
Ears have got a meeting with Bowie’s Low. What a record.ThE song named after Polish Z’s home city is especially gratifying.
Re Tommy Gemmell – you may recall he wrote a blog post for us back in February and asked for your questions. Tommy took the time to answer every question and we have added these at the end of his new book All the Best, which arrives in Glasgow on Friday. Tommy is going to spend Friday and his weekend signing the books for us and he’s on the blog from 1-4pm.
SFTBs has had an exclusive sneak preview of All the Best and rates it very highly. Paul will post SFTBs review of All the Best by Tommy Gemmell on Sunday.
Willie Wallace is packing his suitcase at the moment and will be in Glasgow later this week – he has promised to let BRTH buy us a drink and to post on here. Apparently it is his round!
We had arranged for Billy McNeill to be on CQN last Friday as a wee surprise but the terrible news about Wee Oscar passing away meant that Caesar posted his condolences and we agreed that he’d come back on another day soon.
Big Yogi now considers himself to be a CQNer and you can expect to see him at future CQN events – probably sitting at Doc’s table! He’ll be posting before they head to Lisbon and if we can allow a swear box for the day we might even get Bertie on!
The only way I am allowed to invite anyone else to the CQN xxx Lions Night in Greenock at the CSC on Friday 6th June is if they were a Celtic player in May 1967. The event has sold out, squeezed more in, cancelled the ladies bingo the lot – and still has a big waiting list.
Willie is heading back to Australia the next day and is inviting some of his old Celtic pals along – he says one or two of us might recognise a few of these guys.
You can order All the Best at http://www.CQNBookstore.com and if you email your personal message Tommy will add this for you. The email david@cqnmagazine.com
Also don’t forget to read the new edition of CQN Magazine which features loads of great content on the Lions. They are special and it is a delight to have them exclusively on CQN!
John 0’neil….
Enjoy mate….
Mind blowing album…..
One of his best ever……Maybe even his best.
BT
did I give you my phone number….
Masty.
Nope. ..
You obviously weren’t that drunk..o)
If you kill yourself its called “suicide”
If you kill someone else its called “homicide”
If you kill thousands its called “genocide”
If you have two premier league teams and neither have won the league in over 20 years its called MERSEYSIDE!!!!!!
GG
Brilliant idea to have an interview with Wee Wullie Henderson.
Great wee guy.
A Deidco fanatic but fair minded and genuinely a good spud all round.
An example of someone unpolluted by their filth.
Ran the Buchan Arms in Broxburn for years before his retirement a couple of years ago . The Broxburn CSC leave from there.Never , ever a bad word said about Wullie.
He would give us his perspective I’m sure and would be delighted to be asked I’m sure
BT
I will ask bmcuw to pass it on and I will come upto the club for a wee shandy..
Neganon, apologies, it’s been one of those days
HT
pmsl….it will probably be another 20 before it happens again..
Ex lead singer of the Smiths on his political soapbox with a new album…..
Why doesn’t he pay his taxes in UK like the rest of us?
Manchester equivalent of Sean Connery?
DoasIsaynotasIdoCSC
My friends in Celtic,
Statements like yes /no f**nies do not do the blog any credit.
It is each individuals prerogative to vote or not. We are lucky we can say that. But nobody should forget the right to vote has cost and indeed still is costing many lives.
To this day in the UK females who literally had to die to get the vote are still fighting for equality. Equality means more than equalling the gender gap on tattoos.
This referendum in September will determine futures and as this is a football blog it is important to comment on the fact that it will map Celtic’s future strategy.
HH.
Some light relief,folk-for all the youngsters like us(!)this is a breeze!
http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/quiz/2014/may/13/70s-album-covers-quiz-albums-best-1970s-sleeves-art
BMCUW
I posted an apology regarding my no show yesterday earlier, sorry again pal….if its not too much bother can you pass my number onto BT please?
MASTY
Not a problem in either case,bud. Enjoyable little evening regardless. But Greenock,ffs?
Just catching up on the site,been a tad hectic.
I’ll mail BT yer details forthwith.