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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Talking of Myalgic Encephalopathy I saw a. T shirt at the weekend worn by a fellow old codger.
It read.
Doolittle & Leavitt
Retirement Planners
Tom Molach
21:46 on 13 May, 2014
You’re the other nat halfwit aren’t you?
The one that claimed to know me and that I lived in London.
You still claiming that?
Hey hebcelt
Just caught your post.
Wonderful to meet you, Thank goodness I was almost sober when we met. Did I actually talk any sense at all?
I did not last the pace, been off the demon drink for medical reasons (don’t get a heart attack on Jura!) But, what a great way to meet so many similar thinking people.
Thanks a million
Billy bhoy there you go again making up statistics. Does that support your right wing conservative Christian views does it?
And to repeat Scotland is a horribly sectarian cesspit. I should know I have lived here for 46’years, brought up in drum chapel and faced being homeless and disenfranchised, I fought my way out of it but I see it every day.
You though seem to have skipped all that.
I no longer believe you. In anything you say.
Which two celtic players picked up two league winners medals this season and who picked up a medal and played the least amount of minutes?
micktt
21:27 on 13 May, 2014
If you don’t mind me asking who was the guest speaker and would you know if he was possibly still doing it?
My friend is on the look out for another to perform at his up and coming gig for his bhoys sportmans.
Thanks M
Some good craic on here as I’ve read back
Usual (sadly) inane political blog bashing
Usual wind up merchant …..and more wind up
Waste of space ….add nothing
Leigh and Stefan won two titles
Leigh Griffiths & Stefan Johansen. Atajic?
Neganon
“I no longer believe you. In anything you say.”
Braw! Any chance you can ignore his pish and spare us your counter pish? ;)
geordie munro
Lustig & Kyal it must be ?
Geordie
Griffiths, Johansen …
Kayal ??… Henderson ….hedging :-))
Johansen & Henderson ?
Could Herron, Twardzik, Chalmers, Fisher :-)
Geordie
Stefan and Leigh
Derk?
Ryecatcher
Have a safe trip.
I am sure the rules are still the same and by my reckoning you must play ten matches minimum in a league campaign to win a league winners medal.
Herron?
I would say Biton maybe — Zaluska probably
EDB
I haven’t forgotten that bit of research I have to do for your daughter.
Working on it in between being a clown.
2 points to Pfayr so far:)
And the 2nd part is……..
……wee jay who lenny gave his medal to.
Hehe sorry guys.
Night folks x
A6.7 The Company shall present to the Champion Club, 25 League championship
medals for Players, other staff and Club Officials. Additional League
championship medals may be purchased from the Company with the prior
consent of the Board. Only those Players who participated in 25% or more of
the League Matches for the Champion Club in the relevant Season will be
eligible to receive such medals.
Nice :-)
Steven Myoukolo
Biram Kayal?
Geordie
If you open your eyes and read all the posts you will clearly see that I was first to post Leigh and Stefan
FFS … You guys just don’t take this site serious enough ;)
Hamilton Tim
Sorry the hat is not for rent!
( unless you are blond and look like Cameron Diaz!)
howevah, it would be good to chew the fat with you, I am the only non teacher in the family, ex wife, aunts, uncles. mum and dad, only sister, all in the profession, so I understand a lot of the frustrations you meet.. As for the discussion on ethnic schools, well I went to seven different schools before a got an A level, so I suppose my opinion is not worthy of comment!
And for the spelling police;- go and – – – – –
I can spell. just can’t type.
Peace and love
brogan rogan trevino and hogan supports oscar knox, mackenzie furniss and anyone else who fights neuroblastoma
21:36 on 13 May, 2014
Can I just thank everyone who read Mary’s Blog yesterday about ME Awareness day.
………….
It was also fibromyalgia day on Monday, a connected illness.
It affects a few CQN’ers and their partners, i also met a lurker at the cqn10 do who suffers from this but didn’t want to blog about it, shame really.
A great blog from your friend though (thumbs up)
V
Hahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahajahahahahah
Did some one mention disinformation ? Propaganda?
Go on geez yir definitions? And none o that bliar shoite?
I love the tories together
But let democracy speak
Vote yes.
Social economic and pilitical power
I want every bit of it.
Not what is deemed.
Later celts
Back to smiling
HH :
Tbj,
Apologies to you and kayals imposter;)
Just been reading back through the blog.
Had a wee double take when I saw the moniker paulelliotsperm.
It took a few seconds before I twigged that it referred to his curly hair rather than anything produced by his reproductive system.
Now if I saw leighgriffithsperm as a blog name, I would never think of a hairstyle.
Evening bhoys. Can some of you good Ayrshire Tims tell me the best way to Galston from Glasgow.
mighty tim supporting wee oscar
22:20 on 13 May, 2014
The best way?
I would go via Barbados.
A wee bit of animosity on the blog, opinions, we all have them and they differ
Live and let live. Much more important things happening in the works tonight to worry about.
Take care Timdom aff oot!
mighty tim supporting wee Oscar
Just go down the M77
Garygilliespie
Looked like Leigh had a whole crèche on pitch with him on Sunday.
MT
Straight down the M77 mate.
Did emdae notice the likeness between the Polish manager and Moe from the 3 stoogies?