I heard Leigh Griffiths was being damned in a Scottish newspaper with a wide-eyed wonder about how many goals Steven Fletcher would score against Hamilton Accies, Ross County and Kilmarnock. Not Fenerbahce, Aberdeen or Malmo, who Leigh has scored four times against in four games, but didn’t rate a mention. Not even his goal against the mighty (cough) St Johnstone was recalled.
Leigh is the great underdog of our time. The Tea Cake Warrior who has reached above this allotted station. Hostile journalists are not alone in dismissing his potential, ask around, there are some in our own ranks.
Yesterday he responded, with wonderful understatement, to Paul Dykes tweet (below), noting the return he’s given compared to some of the more successful strikers we’ve had over the last dozen years of so, with “Not too bad I suppose…”
Goal scoring stats don’t tell you everything. Griffiths, Hooper and McDonald have a better goal return in their first 50 Celtic games than Henrik Larsson, but they are nowhere near the player he was, but if you are paid to be a goal scorer, this is a pretty important measure.
What Larsson did after those 50-or-so games was kick on with impressive style, eclipsing the exploits of Dalglish, and gave a return only McGrory could match. It’s totally unfair to ask Leigh to emulate Larsson, but there are comparisons with the immaculate Swede, Hooper and McDonald he achieve. All of them scored big goals for Celtic in important games.
When given a chance, Leigh has delivered in Europe. He never played for Celtic against Oldco Rangers, but he opened the scoring in an important League Cup semi-final against Newco last season, and he shows none of the complacency one or two on the above list were, on occasion, accused of.
A “bunch of Scots wrinklies” are walking through the Grand Canyon from Friday to raise funds for St Andrew’s Hospice in Airdrie. The Hospice costs thousands of pounds each week to carry out the work they do. Have a look here at what one of the “wrinklies” has to say about it. You’ll no doubt read more from Weeron inside.
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Geordie Munro.
I agree with you,I thought he played well in games, but his name was his enemy, Probably a good player in a Scheidt team.
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It is physically and spiritually impossible for any of them to be bigger than Celtic…………
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I take nobody will be emailing their msp about the harassment of our fellow supporters.
FOURGREENFIELDS
I think the local MSP is taking the case forward,how far he gets is a different question.
Can’t remember his name offhand,McMahon maybe?
Good luck to him anyway. Cops are outa control over this. The young lads concerned shoulda told them to ‘eff off,wuv goat a deal gaun doon here,doll.’
These amateurs in charge of FOCUS,will see blanket policing and taking banners off teenagers as a ‘successful operation’.Fuds.
BMCUWP
I think your right mate but if we all email our msp and keep contacting them on the issue then we have a better chance of forcing change .
This issue is not making the headlines it should hence the authorities think it’s OK to persecute young football supporters and nobody will challenge them.
Looking forward to Saturday mate.
HH
Bmcw
It’s getting back to the same thing, the kids where not cute, fly, wide enough, that tart cop wi the big mouth asks me …..are you a part of any group?………I’m saying yes, if she asks me the groups name? I’m saying….unrepentant group to stop illegal police searches on football fans…..an let her pick the bones out of that wan, cops ask stupid questions, so give them stupid answers, but no bad language,or they got yi, what they are doing is stupid and daft, so just play the game, act the dafty.
As for MSPs MPs, ? Gimmi a break, they will do nothing, NOTHING, keep it sweet, keep it smart, best thing they ever got was phones wi cameras, wish we had them in my day, keep them on all the time, keep battering them into you tube, constantly, you don’t need MPs, the tools there use it properly and be clever, it’s worth a shot because nothing has been happening wi FAC meetings as far as I can gather.
Delia Smith’s Pancakes
Oh well the Oracle has spoken , that’s me told .
Hey, I’m open to any thing that works, and willing to have a look at and discuss things, so your smart arse comments don’t help, the name calling doesent help either, no wonder your meetings come to nothing wi that attitude, all I posted was my thoughts on it, and they where different from yours, as they are most times, you just don’t get it, honestly, always with the smart arse comments, that attitude doesent help the cause, or the kids who are being arrested, arrogant and pompous, you sure your no a cop?
What meetings ???
Bsr,
They look crepe
MPs MSPs what do they EVER do?
Coal Miners?
Pole Tax?
Bedroom Tax?
The list goes on, it’s the people who get things done, putting there heads together and getting a strategy, not name, calling and acting like a spoiled brat, my point is the kids are being groomed, well groom them right, tell them what to say, have an adult with the or two for that fact, and like cops act good one bad one, you want to stop this carry on, stop putting hurdles up when other people make suggestions, leave the floor open, have a look at them, something might come out of it, but don’t shoot down in flames everyone YOU disagree with.
Does anybody know if the six cops who were involved in confiscating the Lhads’ banner have received counselling yet?
I imagine they must be traumatised by the offensive nature of the banner given their great urgency to confiscate it and may not be able to continue their policing duties in the highly focussed manner apparent on Sunday.
I just want to make sure those brave boys and girls aren’t putting their lives on the line to protect our delicate sensibilities for nothing.
FOURGREENFIELDS on 8TH OCTOBER 2015 11:48 AM
What meetings ???
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Well I would think that if your getting in touch with an MP? There would be a meeting of some sort, with Celtic representatives?
Would the SLO at Celtic Park not be the man to deal with this?
You put the hurdle up by dismissing my query about people contacting their msp about the harassment of our supporters . Of course we should look at all avenues to fight this ridiculous Act and that includes giving advice to the young supporters on their rights , read back and see who shot who down .
I haven’t a clue who my local MSP is So Naw
Afternoon Bhoys
Any thoughts on tonight’s scores
Going to the bookies?
HH
I contacted the msp as an individual , I don’t represent or speak on behalf of anyone except myself . I asked him to look into this incident on my behalf , it might get me nowhere but at least I’m trying .
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HH
Good Afternoon.
A group of us are going to “sleep out” at Celtic Park in the open air on the night of 14th November to try and raise some money for, and highlight the problems of, those who are homeless in and around Glasgow.
The event is organised through the Celtic Charity Foundation and other partner sharities such as The Simon Centre and The Invisibles will benefit.
If you are interested in joining us – we are looking for around 120 volunteers
– then please join up here.
http://charity.celticfc.net/news/351
It will probably be cold,wet,miserable ( have I sold it to you yet? ) and uncomfortable – but even with those who have agreed to do it already there will be some rare craic!
Of course we will only be homeless for one night and by choice.
Many others don’t have that luxury and are homeless for one reason or another for prolonged periods or even on a permanent basis.
If you want to help me help them even in just a little way then you can make a donation on my donation page here:
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The money raised will be donated by the Celtic Charity Foundation to provide food, blankets, shelter, clothing, medicines and whatever else is needed to as many homeless as possible.
Rerettably the number of homeless people in our community is on the rise and Government isn’t listening or doing enough.
Thanks for reading and many thanks for the donations received thus far.
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Bmcw It’s getting back to the same thing, the kids where not cute, fly, wide enough, that tart cop wi the big mouth asks me …..are you a part of any group?………I’m saying yes, if she asks me the groups name? I’m saying….unrepentant group to stop illegal police searches on football fans…..an let her pick the bones out of that wan, cops ask stupid questions, so give them stupid answers, but no bad language,or they got yi, what they are doing is stupid and daft, so just play the game, act the dafty. As for MSPs MPs, ? Gimmi a break, they will do nothing, NOTHING, keep it sweet, keep it smart, best thing they ever got was phones wi cameras, wish we had them in my day, keep them on all the time, keep battering them into you tube, constantly, you don’t need MPs, the tools there use it properly and be clever, it’s worth a shot because nothing has been happening wi FAC meetings as far as I can gather. – See more at: http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/griffiths-understatement-nailing-detractors/comment-page-9/#comment-2694211
If you note at the end I said…..as far as I can gather…..that’s me putting and posting my opinion, not shooting you down, you gave yours, I gave mine, its opinions, some might like yours, some may not, and vice versa with me.
I’ve contacted my local SNP MSP. He came to the house to discuss it and said he would raise it with Paul Wheelhouse. He told me that he voted this bill in but that their has been a lot of discussion about this within the SNP and they are waiting on a report to be published. He hinted that this might be scrapped in the future. It came across to me that they know this is a poor piece of legislation but want to save face and replace it with something else, what that will be I have no idea…
So it might be a waste of time contacting the MSP’s but then again it might not. Maybe if more people contacted them instead of arguing about it on a blog something might be done.
Just my thought of the day….
Philbhoy,
You only have to ask……
2/1
HH
West End of East End
Let’s hope your right, and well done, it’s a positive so that’s a good thing.
PS I don’t argue, I may have a different opinion from you and that’s about it.
TONYDONNELLY
Nope. I did not offer my opinion on it. Nor have I at any time.
You’ve not held back on yours though. That’s five days solid of talking pure unadulterated pash on a subject you know eff all about,and aren’t interested in researching because you’re right,it’s your opinion,and that’s it. And yet anyone else expressing their opinion is subjected to more of yer pash cos it’s just your opinion.
Beats me. That’s why I rarely respond to you now. I’m getting to the age where life’s too short.
Live long and prosper,as they say. I hope you do. But my mental health will be all the better for letting your comments pass me by.
West End of East End on 8th October 2015 12:17 pm
That’s kind of my feeling. I mentioned this the other day. In order to save face they won’t actually repeal it. They’ll just have Police Scotland phase out bringing charges under it and go back to using BotP etc that were all perfectly usable anyway.
WEST END OF EAST END
Thanks for your reply , the more people who contact their MSP the more chance we have of forcing change .
BMCUW
I’ll get the first round on saturday.
You’ll be fine!
Oh, and a great post!
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Best of luck
Geordie Munro
Thanks!
You goin’ on Saturday?